Chapter 503: Destroy the Soochow Navy
When the commander-in-chief of Dongwu fell and the Wu army was in chaos, the morale of the Han army increased.
Having been suppressed and beaten by Soochow for so long, the new navy recruits who had just entered the battle were a little unable to bear it. But when they found that the enemy army was in chaos and only had the idea of running away, all the Han soldiers became excited.
"Guys, the hussar general killed the opponent's commander and chopped down the enemy's flag for us! Now the Soochow formation is in chaos. If we don't kill him now, it will be later!" The generals left by Ma Di to oversee the army immediately stood up and said to The Han soldiers drew their swords and shouted.
"Generals often teach us that when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win! Today is the day to make great achievements, kill!!"
"kill!!"
"Fight them!"
"You have to drag your back even if you die!"
Under such instigation, the fighting spirit of the Han army quickly burst out. The soldiers who could not find Bei who had not been beaten just now dared to chase Soochow and fight.
Some soldiers even thought it was not enough, and directly chased and killed the ships that jumped aboard Soochow, trying to kill two more Soochow soldiers.
These are all military merits, especially since Ma Su also specifically ordered that military merits obtained in water battles be rewarded double. With such a huge reward and a strong tailwind, even the most timid person will have the courage of an overlord.
Under this situation, the Soochow Navy suffered an extremely rare defeat. Moreover, he won first and then lost. It was a shocking reversal on the eve of the victory.
Especially at this moment, Lu Xun jumped into the water from a height of more than ten meters and fell directly into a severe coma, with his life and death unknown. And the entire flagship was directly taken over by Ma Su, leaving Soochow in disarray.
In this way, the Han army could rely on its still intact formation to forcefully attack the Soochow Navy. The two sides fought again on the river, and the battle was extremely tragic.
But in the end, Soochow was the first to be unable to withstand it. Under the powerful attack of the Han army, the Wu army's formation was completely overwhelmed. All ships, large and small, began to retreat desperately, basically unable to care about anything.
But a problem arose at this time, because Soochow's building and ship were out of touch.
Such a huge thing is extremely cumbersome in itself. Without ship escort, it would be difficult to maintain the combat power of the building ship.
But now, all the boats are running away in confusion, and the building and the boat are out of touch. After discovering that they had been abandoned by the large army, the soldiers on the building ships also abandoned the ship one after another, further accelerating the progress of the Han army.
The battle lasted for almost an hour, with both sides investing nearly 10,000 troops and hundreds of ships on the river. But the final outcome turned out to be a complete defeat of the Soochow Navy, and Lu Xun himself was even more uncertain about his life or death.
The Han army pursued the victory all the way, captured two large ships in one go, and pursued the Soochow navy for more than ten miles. It was not until the corresponding troops from Soochow arrived that the Han army stopped their pursuit and slowly evacuated with two large ships hostage.
In this battle, the Han navy won its first victory, miraculously defeating the arrogant Soochow navy!
Amidst the cheers, Ma Su shook his head helplessly on the boat. He looked at the injuries all over his body, calculated his results in this battle, and couldn't help but sigh.
"With this trick that Heaven cannot afford, I probably won't be able to commit suicide on the battlefield in this lifetime, right?"
"rnm God!!"
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The Yidao Water Battle can be said to be the first battle of the Han Dynasty's new navy. This time, under the leadership of Ma Su, the Han army defeated the strong with the weak, and successfully defeated the Soochow navy that had dominated the Yangtze River for more than ten years.
Although the victory was very lucky, it greatly boosted the morale of the Han army and shattered the myth that the Soochow navy was invincible (or there may be no myth at all)
At the same time, this battle gave a large number of navy soldiers some experience, and it also allowed Ma Su to see how to fight a real water battle. The less than two thousand soldiers who survived this battle have become veterans. These are extremely precious resources.
Of course, the biggest gain in this battle was the capture of two large ships from the Soochow Navy. When this thing was dragged back to Yidao City, Guan Xing was shocked from ear to ear by its magnificent appearance.
Then Guan Xing abandoned all interrogation tasks and insisted on living in this building and observing it.
And Soochow could be said to have lost the battle this time with a single hand. Not only was the navy defeated and returned with heavy losses, the buildings and ships were all lost, but even the Grand Governor Lu Xun was seriously injured and fell into a coma. It can be said that everything was lost in terms of face and dignity.
Especially since Lu Xun himself was unconscious and seriously injured, the military doctors were helpless and could only send him back to Jiangling for medical treatment. As soon as Lu Xun left, the Soochow army instantly lost its command and no longer had the ability to threaten Yi Dao.
There was even chaos among the Wu army because of its internal command failure. If Ma Su wanted to, he could wipe out the entire Wu army in two days.
But Ma Su did not do this, after all, it was not in line with the strategy. If we kill them all, the remaining defenders of Jiangling will be unable to come out, which will be very troublesome.
Ma Su's goal was Jiangling, and he didn't pay attention to the Soochow soldiers and horses.
Therefore, after the Wu army outside Yidao City lost its threat, Ma Di set his sights on the south.
I think Ding Feng from the south is also pretty and pretty...
So, after some preparations, Ma Di found Xiang Chong and asked him to continue to be responsible for the defense of Yidao City. And he quietly led more than a hundred people from his headquarters on a small road and quickly rushed to Wuling's aid.
Enter the city quietly, don't take any shots, and give Ding Feng a big surprise!
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While the dust in Yidao City had basically settled, the battle on the front line in Wuling seemed much more lively.
Ding Feng himself was a veteran of an era earlier than Lu Xun, and his strategy and martial arts were quite extraordinary. And Lu Xun gave him a lot of troops, a total of 20,000 troops.
Opposite him, Wuling's defenders were slightly thinner. In addition to the three thousand Wuling County soldiers commanded by Xing Daorong, there were only a few thousand Wuxi barbarians.
So from the beginning of the battle, Xing Daorong and others were basically pressed to the ground and rubbed by Ding Feng. In the end, Xing Daorong had to withdraw into the city and rely on the advantages of the terrain to defend, and then blocked Ding Feng.
But even so, the Wuling defense line is still in danger and its fall is imminent.
But at this moment, Ding Feng suddenly received an urgent report from Yi Dao.
"What? Boyan was chased by Ma Su in the water battle and was seriously injured in the dive and fell into coma?" When Ding Feng saw the battle report, he was stunned. He never expected that Lu Xun, who had always been steady, would be defeated by Ma Su in Soochow's best water battle, and he himself would be seriously injured and comatose.
No matter how strong Ma Su is, can he still crush Soochow in a water battle?
However, after being stunned, Ding Feng quickly realized the crisis. Once this news spreads, the morale of the Shu army will be greatly boosted, and Wuling will probably be more difficult to fight.
If they don't handle it properly, they will probably be defeated this time and return without success. This is something Ding Feng cannot accept.
"It seems like we have to take a risk and try to attack Wuling!"