Chapter 358 Breaking Into Jiangdong

The warships under Guan Yu's command were all parked near Xiangfan.

On the one hand, it was because Jiangdong controlled Jiangxia, and the Han River flowed into the Yangtze River from here, so the navy had to report to Jiangdong for travel, which was quite troublesome.

On the other hand, the navy staying in Xiangfan could radiate Jingbei. Even if Jingbei was defeated by Cao's army, the navy could ensure that it would not collapse and could block Cao's army in Xiangfan as a line of defense.

Now, Lu Meng's siege of Jiangling has announced the end of the alliance between Sun and Liu.

In this case, there is no need to worry, and this navy should also move.

Since Cao's army hopes that Jiangdong will reappear the style of Chibi and work together to divide Jingzhou.

Then Guan Yu felt that he had the responsibility to let Cao Cao clearly realize that Jiangdong today is no longer the Jiangdong at Chibi.

Now Jingbei has a large army stationed, and although the war is gradually dying down, Guan Yu and Xu Shu are still needed.

In this case, Gan Gui became the best candidate to lead the navy.

Because Lu Meng blocked the Yangtze River, making it difficult to exchange intelligence, Guan Yu generously granted Gan Gui the right to act at his own discretion and let him lift the siege of Jiangling.

Looking at Gan Gui's undisguised joy as he left, Guan Yu was thoughtful:

"No wonder Yuan Zhi told Ji Chang half a year ago that if he wanted to unite with Shanyue, he had to wait for the giant ship to arrive in Jianye before attacking Jiangdong."

Xu Shu smiled and waved his hand. Was it difficult to predict Gan Gui's decision?

And Gan Gui's decision did not surprise Xu Shu.

"If Jiangling is liberated, we must attack it and save it!"

Facing his father's eight hundred old subordinates, Gan Gui was not timid at all, and could even be said to be eager to try:

"Instead of leading the navy to confront the Jiangdong navy under Jiangling City, it is better to drive the giant boat directly to the heart of Jiangdong, so that those big families know what the advantage of a strong crossbow is!"

This rather reckless decision won the applause of Gan Ning's old subordinates:

"Destroy Jianye, shoot Sun Hou, spread the reputation, and welcome back General Gan!"

Just thinking about Sun Hou obediently sending his father out under the threat of the giant crossbow, Gan Gui's blood is boiling.

After reassembling the navy in Xiangfan, looking at the new modifications on the giant boat after half a year, Gan Gui did not hide his ambitions:

"I want to drive the giant boat to Sun Zhongmou and shoot him!"

The only way for the navy to enter Jiangdong from Xiangfan is the Yangtze River. To enter the Yangtze River, it must first break Jiangxia and break through the blockade of the Han River.

Lü Meng had been stationed in Jiangxia before, so he naturally remembered the navy of Jingzhou. Therefore, before he led his troops westward, he had already ordered people to destroy the Han River channel, so that boats could not pass.

The soldiers stationed in Jiangdong were bored and cursed.

After all, seeing others being led by generals to enter Jingnan and make achievements, while he was watching the unchanging scenery every day here, it would be difficult for anyone not to complain.

"I heard that Jiangling City is about to fall! I wonder how many treasures can be obtained after the city is broken."

"Come on, Wu Laosan!" Someone else laughed:

"It was said half a month ago that Jiangling would fall, but half a month later, Jiangling is as stable as Hefei.

This sentence immediately caused a burst of laughter, but the word Hefei was too sensitive, so after laughing, someone laughed and changed the subject:

"Who are we guarding against here? Now the Han River has been dug out of dozens of tributaries, and the main river channel has been dug to sink ships into the river as a barrier. Even if General Lü comes in person..."

"It can teach him to come and never come back, right? ”

However, during the conversation, a soldier noticed something different:

"Are there ships coming?"

It wasn't just one or two soldiers who were dazzled. In the distance, a navy that did not belong to Jiangdong did appear on the Han River.

The large ship in the middle was very conspicuous, and there were quite a few warships next to it. From a distance, it looked like a moon surrounded by stars.

As the navy gradually approached, they could see that the large ship gradually stopped, and then dozens of small boats broke away from the fleet and continued to move forward.

"General Guan wants to break through the pass with small boats?"

"Or are you here to persuade us to surrender?"

The Jiangdong soldiers chattered and expressed their opinions.

After all, the response here is to destroy the river channel and prevent the Jingzhou navy from passing.

Now that the river channel has been destroyed, everything that can be done has been done. We can't let them fight with eggs against stones, right?

And soon someone saw the door:

"These boats are going to block the tributaries!"

"Even if they are blocked, what can we do? "

When they got closer, they could see clearly that these boats were full of river sand. When they rowed to the holes that were dug, these boats were pierced through the bottom of the boats and slowly sank.

The holes that the Jiangdong Army had dug before were slowly blocked again, and the water flow in the Han River slowly rose again.

But in the eyes of the Jiangdong soldiers, it didn't work much. Even if the water flow rose, the flow rate was still slow, and it couldn't wash away the obstacles in the river.

As long as the Jingzhou Navy continued to move forward, it would be hindered by these things. At that time, the small boats loaded with kerosene that had been prepared at the Jiangxia Wharf would be ignited and rushed directly to the Jingzhou Navy.

This was the backup plan of General Lu.

But soon, the Jiangdong Army saw that the giant boat had lowered all the sails and began to accelerate non-stop.

"There is no strong wind today, how can it sail so fast! "Someone exclaimed.

But when they got closer, they could see clearly that the two round cars behind the giant boat were spinning very fast, and it was obvious that the power came from here.

Under the combined efforts of the sailing round cars and the Han River, and under the watchful eyes of the Jiangdong Army, the giant boat was like an arrow shot from a bow, charging on the Han River with an unstoppable momentum, and its target was the obstacles set up by the Jiangdong Army in the Han River.

There was no earth-shattering sound, nor was there a trace of delay. It was natural that the obstacles formed by these sunken ships were smashed to pieces by the giant boat, turning into a pile of rotten wood floating on the water, and then slowly drifting downstream along the Han River.

The Jiangdong Army was shocked to the point of being speechless for a moment, looking up and watching the behemoth passing by.

Everyone also saw that at the bow of the giant boat, there was a young and overly arrogant figure laughing wildly.

His voice was transmitted to the ears of the Jiangdong Army with the help of the shouts of the sailors on the giant boat:

"Lü Meng attacks Jiangling, and I will take Jianye, let's see who can break the city first!"

As the giant boat broke through the obstacles, there was no more obstacle on the Han River. The Jingzhou Navy, led by the giant boat, drove straight into Jiangxia, and then entered the Yangtze River without any nostalgia, setting sail and heading downstream.

It was not until the sails of the navy gradually disappeared that the Jiangxia defenders came back to their senses from the shock:

"Jianye? Their target is Jianye?"

"This... you should report it to General Lu as soon as possible!"

The whole Jiangxia was in chaos, but at the same time, everyone couldn't help but think about the content of the Jingzhou navy commander's call:

Who can break the city first?

This seems to be a question that does not need to be thought about. It is well known that General Guan broke Fancheng with a huge ship in the Jingxiang War.

Jianye City is of course larger than Fancheng, but is it stronger than Fancheng? That is really a question mark.

It was half a day later when the news was delivered to Lu Meng. As Sun Quan's personal general, he almost didn't need to think about how to respond:

"The navy turned around and aided Jianye!"

It was so stuck that I wasted a chapter. I will sort it out again tomorrow.

The plot that I had conceived was distorted after it was written. This feeling is too uncomfortable.