Chapter 651: Battle Across the River
Zhang Yu preliminarily formed an allied army and issued a call to action to the world.
Zhang Yu seemed to be the new leader.
Zhang Yu made a high-profile invitation to Yuan Shao to join the Allied Forces to attack Yuan Shu.
The two were brothers, and now that Yuan Shu was proclaiming himself emperor, Zhang Yu deliberately made things difficult for Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao also had to issue a statement to attack Yuan Shu.
A few days later, Lu Bu, Sun Ce, and Cai Mao sent troops, and Zhang Yu declared himself the leader.
The Allied Forces formed, and the world looked sideways.
Yuan Shu urgently dispatched tens of thousands of troops to stop Zhang Yu.
But Lu Bu, Sun Ce, and Cai Mao sent troops from three different directions.
For a moment, Yuan Shu was besieged on all sides.
Lu Bu invaded Jiujiang County from Xuzhou, Cai Mao invaded Lujiang County from Jiangxia County, Sun Ce invaded Lujiang County from Poyang Lake, and Zhang Yu also planned to invade Lujiang County from Danyang County.
Four people invaded from almost four different directions, and Yuan Shu's army of more than one million people seemed to be unable to handle it.
The four-way army is huge.
Although Zhang Yu is the leader of the alliance, he doesn't command their army, he only needs a name.
Yuan Shu was shocked and hurriedly summoned his men to deal with it.
"Damn it, hate it." Yuan Shu cursed and said, "I thought I was easy to bully, but now I have the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, so I am the real Son of Heaven."
"Your Majesty, although they are four groups of people, they have different hearts and will not work together. We can block two groups and suppress the other two groups." Yang Hong came out and said.
Yuan Shu asked Yang Hong to continue talking. Yang Hong was his chief military adviser, and as long as he had an idea, everything would be easier to talk about.
"Your Majesty, the Yangtze River is naturally dangerous. Zhang Yu can be stopped, and a strong army can be sent to block Lu Bu's way. The rest will attack Sun Ce and Cai Mao first, and then look for opportunities to win them over and disintegrate them." Yang Hong said.
"Okay, let's do it like this." Yuan Shu ordered.
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Yang Hong suggested that Yuan Shu secretly send someone to find Yuan Shao and ask Yuan Shao to support him.
The reason is very simple, it is not good for Yuan Shao if the princes carve up Yuan Shu, it is good for Yuan Shao if Yuan Shu keeps Cao Cao and Lu Bu in check.
But don't even think that Yuan Shao will send troops to help Yuan Shu. At most, he will threaten Cao Cao and Lu Bu's rear, preventing them from sending troops with all their strength.
Another three days passed, and everything was ready.
At night, Zhang Yu and Guo Jia watched from the shore. The soldiers behind were getting ready, and some advance soldiers had boarded the ship.
"My lord, the navy will arrive in half an hour." Guo Jia said casually.
Zhang Yu looked at Jiang Shui and said, "Feng Xiao, am I being too conservative? If I am half as crazy as Yuan Shu, our territory can at least double."
Zhang Yu suddenly thought that if he recruited more soldiers and horses, he might be able to unify China as soon as possible.
Guo Jia didn't know how to answer. If Zhang Yu did this, it would indeed be possible to unify in advance.
Zhang Yu stared blankly at Jiang Shui, took a last breath and didn't bother with this issue any more.
"It seems that becoming a king has had a certain impact on my mentality." Zhang Yu said, throwing away redundant thoughts.
At this time, the Yangtze River was turbulent, and a fleet of ships from the lower reaches came quietly under the cover of night.
"Come on, let's board the boat too." Zhang Yu said to Dian Wei who was beside him.
Zhang Yu boarded the ship, Guo Jia left, he was not a combatant, what he had to do was to coordinate the armies.
The navy came from the sea, and the ships were huge, comparable to merchant ships.
The outside of the cabin is covered with skins to protect the archers inside and ensure that the rockets will not ignite the cabin.
On the opposite bank, Yuan Shu's army has been keeping a tight defense.
With an army of 300,000, the pressure on them was too great.
Yuan Shu's army was scattered along the long Yangtze River.
It is impossible to defend the entire Yangtze River, so they can only defend a few key places.
"My lord, the water army has already passed. According to the plan, they will storm Yuan Jun's defense line and provide them with cover," Dian Wei said.
"Okay, order the army to enter the predetermined waters."
The navy onslaught was actually just a cover.
It was the army led by Zhang Yu and the others who really went into battle.
So why not let the navy go to land and fight, but let the army in merchant ships go?
Because the role of the navy is still to destroy the enemy's ships and personnel on the water, and landing operations are actually not the strength of the navy.
In the other two places, Gao Shun and Ling Cao were also organizing troops to prepare for the landing operations. The difference was that Gao Shun and Ling Cao were preparing during the day.
Preparations during the day, of course, are to attract the attention of the enemy, attract their firepower, and provide cover for Zhang Yu and the others along the way.
"kill."
"Shield stepped forward, ready to impact."
"Attention archers."
"Crossbow arrows fired."
Suddenly, there were countless shouts on the river with only the sound of the waves, and the navy launched a surprise attack after approaching the local camp.
All of a sudden, the flames burst into the sky, and the sky was full of fire and rain.
The navy soldiers in Jiangdong all mounted rockets and attacked the shore. Some facilities on the shore were on fire to varying degrees, but the fire was not large and could be easily controlled.
The soldiers on the shore were suddenly attacked, and after a while of panic, they began to fight back under the leadership of the officers.
The two sides shot at each other with bows and arrows.
Suddenly, there were several loud noises from the shore, accompanied by the sound of huge destruction.
This is the sound of crossbow arrows attacking.
The crossbow attack is extremely destructive.
Dozens of crossbow bolts suddenly attacked and killed under the cover of night.
Many soldiers had never seen such a powerful weapon, and they didn't even know how to die in the end.
The two sides shot at each other with bows and arrows.
The Jiangdong navy had been prepared for a long time, blocked it with shields, and approached to attack.
The cabin is also a very important cover for the Jiangdong navy. Although they cannot attack inside the cabin, they withdrew to the cabin after attacking, reloaded their arrows, and then went out to attack.
The wind on the river was strong, and the bow and arrow were a little erratic.
Whether it is the Jiangdong army or the Yuan army, their lethality has been greatly reduced.
But the crossbow bolts were not affected, and still exerted a huge attack power.
On the shore, Yuan Jun didn't realize anything at first.
But after the battle between the two sides for about half an hour, many soldiers realized that something was wrong.
Thick logs flew towards them and killed them.
Many buildings were pierced, and even the whole person was penetrated.
Fortunately, it is at night, so the visual impact is not too great.
But the bloody facts were there, and many people began to panic.
A few miles away, Zhang Yu and the others also docked quietly.
There is also Yuan Jun defending here, but there are not many people, only 3,000 people, because the terrain here is relatively narrow and not suitable for landing.
"Come on, it's up to you, you must wear heavy armor." Zhang Yu said, patting Dianwei on the shoulder.
Dian Wei nodded, holding the double halberds in his hands, and put on the heavy armor with the help of the soldiers.
At the same time, many soldiers were also wearing heavy armor at this time, and they were all carefully selected.
"The archers are ready, they must attack uninterruptedly, and clear an open space for the landing army." The strongest system for dominating the Three Kingdoms