I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 605: Han's "Brilliant Plan"

"Hahahaha, what are you talking about? Let me give you some advice."

Zhang Han's hearty laughter was heard from the door. After he entered, he clasped his hands towards Shen Changgong, and then sat down opposite Yu Huatian. The guards behind them brought them food, and everyone ate and chatted.

Yuhuatian smiled and said,

"We were just discussing how to defeat the Chu navy."

"Well, I don't know how to play it, and my horse can't swim."

Zhang Han picked up the bowl and started eating with a smile.

Yu Huatian continued,

"The capital of Chu, Yingdu, is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Their army, along with the army of Qian, was transported to the north bank by powerful naval vessels.

If we want to attack the State of Chu, we have to go through the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The place where the water flows smoothly is four or five miles wide, and the place where the water flows rapidly is one mile wide. There are also many mountains and steep cliffs there, making it impossible to cross.

Therefore, when we go south and seize Jingzhou, we will use the shipyards in Jingzhou to cut down a large number of trees to build ships. We need to build many large warships to compete with the navy of Chu. "

Shen Changgong also nodded and said,

"There's no other way. The Yangtze River has always been a natural barrier, making it difficult to attack. We must build ships, but building a bridge is impossible. It's too wide and too deep. With our current industrial level, we simply can't build one, and our national strength is insufficient.

Besides, our Yan army is all from the north, we are not good at swimming, and we are prone to seasickness. If the wind and waves are strong and the boat shakes, we will probably vomit all over the place and will be unable to fight."

Yu Huatian nodded and said,

"Your Highness is right. That's why we need to find local people from Chu, especially those who are good at sailing and swimming, to form our navy so that we can fight against the Chu navy.

The best source of troops is the 400,000 troops that Chu is sending to support Wei this time."

"That's right, we still need to capture more people from the Chu State alive."

Shen Changgong nodded deeply.

Zhang Han, who was eating at the side, looked at the meat porridge in the bowl, thought about it carefully, and said,

"Hey, I have a good idea."

"Oh? Master Zhang, do you have any good ideas? I'd like to hear more about them."

Yu Huatian looked at Zhang Han with a smile, his flawless face full of a playful expression.

Obviously, he was not optimistic about Zhang Han's plan.

Zhang Han sneered and said,

"Yuhuatian, stop looking down on me. Do you think I can't come up with a good idea?

Isn't the problem of seasickness easy to solve? We can just use planks and chains to nail all the boats together, just like the bridge we crossed the day before yesterday.

With so many large ships connected together, they were as stable as Mount Tai, and the soldiers could walk on them as if they were walking on flat ground.

Fighting soldiers, the enemy wanted to capsize us, but they couldn't because our ships were all connected together.

We can row the boat together, and if we hit one of him, the boat will capsize. No matter how many sailors he has, they will all be killed.

Kill two birds with one stone. "

After saying that, Zhang Han looked at Yu Huatian triumphantly.

That look seemed to be saying, look how great I am, I can come up with such a great idea.

Yu Huatian sighed, turned to Shen Changgong and said,

"Your Majesty, never let Zhang Han lead the troops into battle alone in the future."

Shen Changgong also sighed,

"Yeah, especially water fights."

Zhang Han got furious when he heard this.

"Why? My idea is not good?"

"It's not that I can't, it's that I'm courting death."

Shen Changgong said,

"Since your idea is so good, and you, a cavalry commander, can come up with it, then why can't the Chu navy commander, who is skilled in naval warfare, think of it? Why don't they do the same?"

"Uh……"

"Think about it, there are so many boats, all made of wood, connected together. The enemy can burn them all to ashes with just one fire. Then where will our soldiers retreat? Jump into the water?"

"Uh……"

"Think about it again. What happened to the Wei army on Weiyang Mountain? Do you want to end up like that?"

"Uh……"

Zhang Han said while holding the bowl,

"This rice tastes good, and this bowl looks just like a rice bowl..."

Shen Changgong laughed and stopped mocking Zhang Han.

He is not Cao Cao and would not make that kind of mistake.

At this moment, a scout came running to the door of the tent, came in hurriedly, and said loudly,

"Your Highness, the Wei army has dispatched approximately 150,000 troops from Luoyang City and is marching rapidly towards us. They are traveling light and will arrive around midnight."

"Didn't you bring your tents, provisions, and supplies?"

"I haven't seen them yet. They must be here to support the Wei army, so they left in a hurry."

"Well, I'll report back if you explore further."

"As ordered!"

After the scouts left, Shen Changgong said,

"The Wei army probably thought the battle was still going on here, so they came to support us and walked into a trap."

Yu Huatian thought for a moment and said,

"The Wei army must capture this camp and regain control of the riverbank at all costs. If we fail to take it back, our main force will be unable to cross the river smoothly.

Even if they come with over a hundred thousand men, we are not afraid. We will defend the camp tonight and fight the enemy. Tomorrow we will launch a counterattack and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. If we drive them back, they will not attack again."

Shen Changgong nodded and said,

"Okay, that's it. It's only You hour now, and there are still three hours until Chou hour.

Let the army rest quickly after eating, and tell them not to take off their armor when sleeping because there will be a battle to be fought in the early morning.

Then have the scouts keep a close eye on the enemy. Once the enemy enters within ten miles of us, we will immediately beat the drums and assemble the army to defend against the enemy's attack."

"As ordered!"

Yuhuatian hurriedly finished his meal, put down his bowl, and went to call his generals for a meeting.

Zhang Han thought for a moment and said,

"Your Highness, during the war, our Zhennan Army can launch a surprise attack on the enemy's rear. This will accelerate their defeat and drive them away."

"Alright, you can arrange it. When the two sides are fighting fiercely, you can lead your men to attack their rear.

Remember, your responsibility is only to disrupt the enemy and make them panic. Don't fight to the death and be careful of the enemy's traps.

It's dark, and it's hard for us to rescue you."

"Don't worry, my lord. Don't you understand how I work?"

"I understand. It's because I know you so well that I'm telling you this."

"Hey, I'm going to bed. I can still sleep for a few hours."

After saying that, Zhang Han also left.

Yuhuatian did not go to bed early, but divided the troops into defense zones according to their resting locations. As soon as the drums sounded, they had to take their positions immediately to guard against enemy attacks.

The Shenji Battalion also had to pull the artillery to the gun position and prepare it, and then rest directly next to the artillery.

After everything was arranged, Yuhua Tiancai went to rest.

Shen Changgong, holding the sweet and soft Gongsun Wan'er, soon fell asleep.