beggar prince

After receiving the letter from the chief general of Xiangyang, the imperial court immediately sent [-] sailors and [-] cavalry to reinforce Xiangyang City from Yingzhou and Xinying, the two cities closest to Xiangyang.

The head of the Yingzhou navy immediately ordered the navy spies to investigate the preparations for the Southern Army's naval camp, and then sent sailors with good water skills to destroy the defensive organs set up by the Southern Army in the water.

In the middle of the night, the moon is cold and the wind is clear, and the wind is biting.The head of the Yingzhou navy was ready. He stood on the bank of the Han River holding a torch and commanded [-] sailors to board the warships, and the sailors boarded the warships in an orderly manner.

Two hundred warships were filled with 30 dans of food and grass.The thin ice on the river could not stop the warship from moving forward, and there was a crisp sound of ice cracking.The battleships, like sharp arrows flying like sharp arrows, went straight down the Han River and headed for Xiangyang City in the middle reaches.

Xinying's [-] cavalry, riding horses covered in silver silk soft armor, holding plain knives, bows and arrows, and holding torches galloped all the way on the mountain road.

The cavalry did not dare to stop for a moment, and rode their horses towards Zhao Yuanjian's barracks outside Xiangyang City.

Zhao Yuanjian's navy finished its drills along the Han River and returned to the army account to rest.

At this time, the sentries standing guard and patrolling dozens of miles away saw the black and dense ships appearing in front of them.The sentinel blew the horn in a hurry, and the patrolling soldiers in the distance continued to hear the sound of the horn and blew the horn one after another.

General Xishu woke up suddenly when he heard the horn in his sleep, grabbed the water fork, put on bright armor and ran out of the camp.

The [-] soldiers in the navy quickly put on the black water military uniform with bare arms and legs, jumped into the Hanshui River, and went to investigate.

[-] sailors quickly boarded the warships to prepare for battle, carrying ropes on their backs and simple knives, ready for battle.The sails of the warships were heavy, and the warships were densely scattered in the river mouth, and the atmosphere was very tense.

The navy sailed to the upper reaches of the Han River to intercept. On the Han River, there were many dangerous warships and masts.

The General of Xishu has already set up a mechanism at the bottom of the Han River—underwater mines. Hundreds of large wooden boxes sealed with grease are filled with drugs.

At the fourth watch, there are only a few stars in the sky, and the sky is as dark as ink.The Xinying cavalry team rushed to the woods of Zhao Yuanjian's barracks and lay in ambush.The cavalry chief sent out a death squad. They rode horses and held torches, and galloped into the camp of the Southern Army.

The sentinel of the Southern Army had no time to react, and was shot to death by Hongying of the Death Squad.The death squads threw down the torches, and the tents instantly burst into flames.

Seeing the fire, the Xinying cavalry quickly rushed into the barracks, hacking and killing.The sleeping soldiers of the southern army rushed out of the tent with steel knives and bows and arrows, and resisted the Xinying cavalry who came on horseback.

Zhao Yuanjian rushed out of the camp with a red-tasseled spear and silver frost armor, Qi He and the guards protected him.

Zhao Yuanjian flew on his horse. In such a dark night, he couldn't see how many Xinying cavalry rushed into the camp.He hurriedly asked Qi He to press the grain and grass, and fled to the rear.

Thousands of Xinying cavalry surrounded Zhao Yuanjian's regiment densely.

Zhao Yuanjian took the reins and rode the horse, and played with the red-tasseled gun. The red-tasseled spear was like a swift and fierce dragon in the air, knocking down dozens of cavalry in a row, and the cavalry fell down on the horse.

His gun killed more than a dozen Xinying cavalry in a row.He slashed those horses with a gun, and the horses roared and kicked, and the surrounding Xinying cavalry turned their backs and fell into a mess.

Zhao Yuanjian saw the opening, and took the opportunity to ride his brave and invincible red-trained war horse and jumped out of the encirclement.

General Zhongwu, who came to the rescue, asked the soldiers to fire guns, which blocked the cavalry who were chasing Zhao Yuanjian forward.

The arrows flew away like rain, and pierced the horse's head, blinding the horse's eyes.Stuck on the horse's leg, the horse's leg was paralyzed.

The barracks was full of flames, the sound of knives and arrows was endless, and the screams were like the roar of evil spirits in hell.

Zhao Yuanjian's army fled in a hurry, and was intercepted by the Xiangyang army who rushed forward.

Early in the morning, the weather was cloudy and cold, and the sun was not bright, like a silver plate.A few black clouds floated in the gray sky, and thousands of crows flew by, covering the sky and the sun.On the ground are dry trees with twirled branches, and not far away is a mess of golden withered grass, and groups of wounded soldiers are lying on the dry grass.

Zhao Yuanjian killed the attackers from both sides overnight. He stood on the hillside looking at the thick smoke and the corpses of soldiers all over the ground.The wind blew up his messy hair hanging on his forehead, he was panting heavily, his eyes were bloodshot red, and he stabbed the red-tasseled spear hard into the ground.

He threw down the bird-feather silver helmet, combed his hair, and wiped the dust from his face with a brocade handkerchief.Looking up at the boundless mountains and the Han River, he breathed out heavily.

He looked at it for a long time and his eyelids gradually sank.The fight last night was too fierce, he had never experienced such a fierce fight, and he was too tired.

He took a deep breath, he wanted to cheer up from his exhaustion, he wanted to hurry up and find a new place to set up camp, and he had to hold on so he couldn't sleep.

He squatted by the river, smashed the thin ice with his hands, filled a handful of water, and threw it on his face.The cold river water woke him up instantly.

He simply ate some pancakes while sitting on the big rock by the river, and unscrewed the cowhide water bag to drink a few sips of water.After eating, wipe your face, squat down and fill a jug of water, and put the jug on your waist.

He stood up and counted the number of people. They lost [-] soldiers this time.

General Xishu came galloping on horseback. When he saw Zhao Yuanjian, he knelt down on one knee and cupped his fists and said, "We have been tricked. The Yingzhou navy rushed into our navy camp last night and destroyed the underwater mines. We stopped them." They couldn't stop their warships, and their warships rushed downstream and went straight to Xiangyang."

Master Xu: "We were also attacked by surprise. They told us not to help your navy in time."

Zhao Yuanjian: "It seems that we have to occupy the two cities of Yingzhou and Xinying before we can obtain Xiangyang."

Zhao Yuanjian and the military division studied the maps of the two cities of Yingzhou and Xinying. These two cities are on the upper reaches of the Han River, Yingzhou is on the north bank of the Han River, and Xinying is on the south bank.The two cities are the horns of each other, and the two cities are not far apart. If one is attacked, the other will respond quickly and rescue in time.

Zhao Yuanjian sent spies to inquire about the situation of the Yingzhou Navy.After a few days of investigation, the Yingzhou navy was on guard in the upper reaches of the Han River.

Zhao Yuanjian sent [-] sailors to sneak into the Han River to destroy the underwater institutions in Yingzhou.Those sailors pretended to be ordinary people and sneaked into Yingzhou City. They stayed calm and jumped into the water at night.

They inspected the Hanshui defense line in Yingzhou, and returned to the Southern Army camp by boat.

An experienced sailor reported to Zhao Yuanjian: "Yingzhou navy set up iron cables and wooden piles in the upper reaches of the Han River, and it was difficult for us to destroy them. We only destroyed the underwater mines in Yingzhou."

Commander Xu: "This is really well-defended. It will take at least a year to destroy these organs. This subordinate has a plan. We can attack everything and catch him off guard!"

Zhao Yuanjian stroked his two beards and asked, "Why are you attacking the west?"

"We feigned an attack on Xiangyang City to attract the forces of Yingzhou and Xinying to concentrate in Xiangyang. We took the opportunity to quietly dispatch navy and cavalry troops to attack Yingzhou and Xinying!"

A happy expression appeared on Zhao Yuanjian's face. He felt that this strategy of slapping things around was really good.He said: "A good military division really uses soldiers like a god!"

Zhao Yuanjian asked General Zhongwu and Qi He to prepare such advanced weapons as Fulei, Dulei, Mingyanglei, and Mu Laoya, as well as artillery, catapults, and small warships.

Zhao Yuanjian prepared small warships because large ships could not pass through iron chains and wooden stakes.These organs can intercept large ships, but small ships can easily cross the chains.

On this day, with the sound of drums and flying flags, General Zhongwu led a [-]-strong army to attack Xiangyang City. He commanded the soldiers to line up the Taiyi formation and wait for the Xiangyang army.

General Zhongwu led the army to stand under the city and yelled: "Xiangyang Chief General Xiaopeng is an incompetent, cowardly, only three-legged cat. Yu Xiaopeng was able to become the chief general because he eats soft food and relies on nepotism. Relying on your brother-in-law being Minister of the Ministry of War, he became the chief general in Xiangyang City. You are afraid of your wife so that my concubine dare not enter the house, and you kneel to wash your wife's feet every day. You are a coward, you are extremely ridiculous, hahahahaha... .”

All the soldiers of the southern army shouted in unison, and the sound seemed to be heard for dozens of miles, and the people in the city could hear it.

Standing on the top of the city tower, General Xiaopeng, General of Xiangyang, was so angry that his lips trembled. He raised his knife and slashed at the horse rope.But he still closed the gate of the city tightly, not daring to let the army go out to fight.

General Zhongwu fired copper-cast cannons at Xiangyang City again and again, and the cannons continued to sound and roar every day.Fires broke out everywhere in the city, and the Xiangyang army rushed out of their tents to put out the fire all day long.

General Zhongwu used improved catapults to attack the city walls and gates of Xiangyang City every day, causing holes in the city walls.Soldiers guarded the entrance of the cave day and night, lest the southern army send death squads to storm Xiangyang.

Xu Junshi asked General Zhongwu to excavate the Han River to divert it to Xiangyang City.

On this day, Xiangyang city gate was almost opened by artillery bombardment, and a fire broke out. The soldiers of the southern army attacked the city gate like a colony of termites.

The chief general of Xiangyang lit up the smoke and asked for help from the two cities of Yingzhou and Xinying.The two cities of Yingzhou and Xinying quickly dispatched troops to rescue.

At this time, Zhao Yuanjian had led 15 southern troops to lurk between the two cities. When the troops from the two cities came out, he took the opportunity to lead the army to capture the two cities.

Qi He commanded [-] infantry and cavalry to surround Xinying City. Xinying City had only [-] defenders. Qi He quickly captured Xinying City.

Although Xinying's defenders lit up the smoke, it was too late. The Xinying army was fighting anxiously with the Southern Army in Xiangyang.

Zhao Yuanjian personally led the main force to attack and occupy the Yangcheng River in Yingzhou. After the occupation, he sent a large army to dig the Yangcheng River embankment.

The dam was full of heat. Although it was winter, the soldiers were busy digging the dam and sweating profusely.They took off their cotton robes and bare their arms and legs, holding chisels and hammers, tinkling non-stop.

Several groups of sailors carried the crash car and slammed into the boulders on the embankment, knocking several boulders loose one after another, cracks appeared in the embankment, and flooded in.

Zhao Yuanjian ordered the use of underwater mines to blow up the dam.There were dozens of bangs, and several small holes were exposed in the embankment.

The sailors continued digging along the small holes. In less than a morning, several huge holes were exposed in the embankment, releasing the monstrous water of the Han River.

General Xishu led his water army into Yangcheng River.

The [-] sailors carried flags and sat on [-] small warships, pouring in from the holes in the dam like locusts, and headed straight for the water camp in Yingzhou.

The small warship sailed near the Yingzhou water camp, and immediately fought with the [-] Yingzhou sailors defending the city.They threw artillery, wooden crows and floating mines at the sailors in Yingzhou.

The warships in Yingzhou were basically large ships, and it was too late to escape. The ships were blown to pieces and their sails flew into the sky.

Fragments of ships and corpses of sailors are everywhere on the river, rising and falling with the river.

Twenty thousand Confederate sailors dived into the water to hunt down the Yingzhou sailors.Sailors from the two sides fought under the surface of the river, and bubbles came out of their mouths and floated upwards.The river water floated their tulle, and the water was deep and dark. They were like water ghosts, undulating under the water.

The sailors of the southern army cut the throats of the sailors of Yingzhou with a dagger, and their blood floated upwards, floating on the surface of the Han River, dyeing the river red.

Standing on the high platform of the Yingzhou navy camp, Zhao Yuanjian pursed his lips and untied the silver frost armor, feeling very happy.

The Southern Army Navy quickly occupied the upper reaches of the Han River, completely cutting off the communication center between Xiangyang and the imperial court.

Zhao Yuanjian successfully occupied the two cities of Yingzhou and Xinying within one day.Send heavy troops to guard the water army, and cut off the connection between the two cities and Xiangyang.

And Xiangyang City also won a complete victory here. Zhao Yuanjian's [-] reinforcements rushed to Xiangyang City to meet with the General of Xishu, and wiped out the [-] soldiers and horses in Yingzhou and Xinying.

Qi He led the navy to defend the two cities of Yingzhou and Xinying, and Zhao Yuanjian led the infantry and cavalry back to the barracks outside Xiangyang City.

Zhao Yuanjian once again besieged Xiangyang City, this time Xiangyang was completely trapped, and the soldiers in Xiangyang quickly ate up the stored food.

The chief general of Xiangyang was forced to write to the Queen Mother again to ask for help.