Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Pointing to the map, Pang Nuan said to Ju Xin: "Look, Ju Qing, judging from the current defense lines occupied by the three major families, the Yangtze River basin they need to defend is thousands of miles long. According to previous reports, now There are about 7 to [-] troops in the hands of the three major families, and this force is obviously not enough to support their full defense."

Ju Xin thought for a while, and said: "But don't forget, Mr. Wu Ding, there are only so many ferries along the Yangtze River, and there are even fewer ferries that allow the army to pass through. They only need to focus their troops on those few crossings. It is enough to be able to pass through the ferry of the army."

Pang Nuan smiled and said nothing, and then pointed his finger at one of the places on the map: "Juqing, this time I plan to lead a large army to station in Liyang, and then cross the river from Liyang to take Moling and Danyang cities directly. how?"

Ju Xin tilted his head and looked at it for a while, and said: "If you can cross the river, then what Wu Ding-jun said is naturally not a problem. But, how will Wu Ding-jun cross the river?"

Pang Nuan smiled, and suddenly said: "Juqing should know that there is a navy in our army, right?"

Ju Xin nodded and said, "Of course I know that."

As a landlocked country, Zhao State originally had no navy.

But after the Wei State was destroyed, the original Wei State Navy was incorporated by Zhao State.

Although Wei State is located in the Central Plains, because Wei State's water extends in all directions, it can even reach the Yangtze River from Daliang, so the scale of Wei State's navy and the number of ships are not small.

Since Lian Po didn't need a navy, this time the navy was also dispatched to the south to fight with Pang Nuan's army, and Ju Xin, as Pang Nuan's deputy, of course knew about it.

However, Chu State has occupied the land of Wuyue for so long, so there is no need to think about it. There must be a naval army, and the naval army on Chu State’s side occupies a favorable location. In addition, Zhao Guo’s naval army usually fights in the relatively flat Central Plains. However, it is also difficult to predict the outcome of the battle in a torrential river like the Yangtze River.

It is precisely because of knowing these situations that Ju Xin feels that crossing the Yangtze River is the most difficult problem.

Facing Ju Xin's doubts, Pang Nuan smiled mysteriously, and suddenly said to Ju Xin in a low voice: "Actually, our army does not only have this navy army."

Chapter 29 Pang Nuan's Raiders (first update)

"Huh?" Ju Xin was stunned for a moment.

Pang Nuan chuckled, and said, "Don't forget, Ju Qing, that China is so big, it's not that only Wei and Wu are near the sea and near the river."

When Pang Nuan was speaking, a fleet of ships was sailing forward on the East China Sea hundreds of miles away.

Compared with Wei, Wu, Chu and other countries, Qi is located on the Shandong Peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the scope of activities of the navy is mainly at sea.

Qi State's navy is very powerful. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the overlord Wu Wang Fuchai once ordered Wu State's navy to attack Qi in the north. He fought against Qi's navy in the current Yellow Sea Basin, and ended in Qi's victory.

More than 100 years have passed. Although the Qi State has perished, and the Qi State Navy suffered heavy losses due to the battle of Zhao State's destruction of Qi, it still retains a fairly objective force.

The current fleet of the Zhao State Navy, which is composed of ships from the Qi army, consists of a total of 150 four warships. The ships are of different sizes and have different names. Formed a formation of wild goose wings, about three or four miles away from the shore, riding the wind and waves and heading south along the coastline, which is quite spectacular.

The flagship of this fleet is the "Great Wing", one of the largest sea warships of this era.

Wu Zixu's method of warfare said, "A boat with big wings is six feet wide and twelve feet long. It can accommodate 26 soldiers, 50 lifters, three boat hands, four each with a long jun, spear, and long axe. There is one servant and one shooter each, and there are 91 people in all."

大翼长23米、宽3.5米，可以载官兵和桨手90多人。依照齐国水师惯例，船中兵器有劲弩32张、箭3300支、轻重盔甲各32副。

The large wings of this flagship ship are divided into upper and lower layers. On the upper layer, many soldiers can be seen sitting or lying on it to rest, while on the lower layer, there are many warriors paddling the huge oars vigorously. The sea surface added a new force to the ship besides the wind power, and it was able to move forward at an extremely fast speed on the sea surface.

A Zhao Guo general was standing on the deck of the big wing at this moment, staring at the seemingly endless coastline in the south with fiery eyes.

There was a sound of footsteps, and a man dressed in the uniform of an officer of the State of Zhao, with a dark complexion and skin, came over and saluted General Zhao respectfully, speaking Zhao State language with a strong Qidi accent Said: "General Sima Shang!"

Commanding this navy is none other than Zhao Guopian general Sima Shang.

Sima Shang, who performed well in the First Battle of Shangdang County when the Six Kingdoms defeated Zhao, was appreciated and promoted by the county captain Ju Xin who was in charge of stationing Shangdang County at that time, and recommended him to Pang Nuan's command.

Under Pang Nuan's command, Sima Shang made many military exploits and was promoted to the position of partial general all the way.

Shortly after the fall of Qi State, Sima Shang was given a special task, that is, he will become the commander of Zhao Guodong Lai Navy, the original Qi State Navy.

From land to navy, this is obviously not a very easy job.

But for Sima Shang, who was born in a poor scholar family, as long as he can be promoted, other problems are not a problem.

After a period of adaptation, today's Sima Shang has fully adapted to this kind of life.

Because the people of Qi burned a large number of ships in the battle against Qi, Sima Shang only had 150 ships under his command. Since not all ships were large warships like Dayi, there were only more than 5000 ships in the fleet. less than 6000 people.

In the early years of the Warring States period, when Yue State went north to attack Qi, there were "three hundred warships and 8000 dead soldiers", plus at least tens of thousands of other miscellaneous soldiers, it was not a problem, which can be called momentum vast.

However, Sima Shang still had great confidence in himself.

After all, after such a long period of training, these five thousand soldiers have already been able to use their hands like fingers.

Of course, training is just training after all, and if you want to truly make a difference, you still have to come on the battlefield.

Now is the time for Sima Shang to make a real contribution!

Sima Shang took a deep breath and said to the lieutenant beside him, "Liu Liang, how far is it from the border of Chu State?"

Liu Liang smiled, pointed to the front and said, "General, please look at the big island in front of you. This island is called Jiangdong Island. When you arrive here, it is only a two-day boat ride from the border of Chu State."

Sima Shang followed Liu Liang's finger to look over, and sure enough, he found the shadow of an island appeared on the horizon far in front of him.

A smile appeared on Sima Shang's face.

"finally come"

The opportunity to make contributions is finally ahead!

Sima Shang made some calculations, and then said: "The order is to go down, the whole army will rest on the island for three days, and continue south after three days!"

Pang Nuan smiled and said to Ju Xin who looked surprised in front of him: "If nothing goes wrong, the five thousand sailors led by Sima Shang should have already entered or will soon enter the waters of Chu State."

Ju Xin couldn't help but said: "So, this is Lord Wu Ding's surprise soldier? But if it is discovered by the Chu people, what should we do? Although Sima Shang is brave, but in terms of fighting on the water, I am afraid that he is not as good as the Chu army. Bar."

Pang Nuan laughed, and said: "Mr. Ju, could it be that you forgot that the current Chu State navy should be on the river ready to intercept the army I'm leading!"

Ju Xin was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly slapped his thigh, and said with a smile, "It's just a fool."

By this time, Ju Xin had fully understood what Pang Nuan meant.

In Pang Nuan's entire strategy, the 15 army he led was actually used to attract the attention of the troops of Chu under the command of the three major families.

As long as the people of Chu State concentrate all their land and water forces along the Yangtze River, there will naturally be a defensive vacuum on the sea in the east of Chu State.

In this way, Sima Shang's naval army can go straight to the hinterland of the three major families from the sea.

Pang Nuan pointed to the map with a smile, and said: "There is a city here, called Nanwu City. After Sima Shang landed, he will be the first to take down this Nanwu City. Then start from Nanwu City, just At most one day and one night can reach Wucheng. At that time, the main force of the three major families may still be on the river to guard against our army's attack."

Ju Xin said with a smile: "If this happens, I'm afraid our army will speed up and go south. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will drag Sima Shang back."

Pang Nuan laughed loudly, and said: "That's natural. Alright, Mr. Ju, we don't have to waste time here, let's go!"

A guard on the side had already led the horse, and the two old generals got on the horse, and after a while, they disappeared into the army of Zhao Guo who was constantly heading south along the road.

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