vrcanaries Chapter 727 Zhou Yun
Chapter 727 Zhou Yun
"Oh, you're so cultured, you can even write poetry."
Yan Fuyao glanced at Shen Changgong, a smile on his face, and said,
“Well written, very poetic.”
"Of course. I have said that I am well-read and knowledgeable."
Shen Changgong said a little embarrassedly, after all, this poem was copied.
He didn't mean to show off by making up poems, he just blurted out the words when he saw the Yangtze River and Jiangling.
Everyone was looking towards Jiangling. Suddenly, a large group of sails appeared from the east. Under the shining sun in the east, they slowly came towards this side.
The fleet was so vast that it stretched as far as the eye could see, as if the entire river was occupied by warships.
There are all kinds of ships, big and small. The small ships are as fast as speedboats, and the large ships are tall and majestic like buildings. Looking from a distance, they give people a strong sense of oppression.
Shen Changgong took a telescope, looked at the warships in the distance, and sighed,
"The Chu navy is truly worthy of its reputation. Such a large fleet is truly invincible on the river."
At this moment, Yuhuatian arrived with the infantry and the Shenji Battalion.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Yuhuatian bowed and said.
"Hurry up and deploy the artillery on the shore. Once the defenses are in place, don't move them until the decisive battle begins. We can't let the enemy navy launch a surprise attack on us and disrupt our shipbuilding."
"As ordered!"
Yuhuatian climbed a hillside, looked into the distance, and after observing the terrain on the shore, he immediately selected dozens of defense points where cross-fire could be carried out and asked the Shenji Camp to place artillery.
After the artillery was set up, the Chu army's warships also arrived at the waters opposite the shipyard.
On the tallest flagship, a tall and handsome young general stood at the front deck. He looked to be only in his thirties, but his face was proud and he looked at the north shore with disdain.
"Marshal Zhou, the enemy has already occupied Jingzhou. I suspect they might be planning to build ships."
A naval general standing behind Zhou Yun said.
Zhou Yun put on a sarcastic smile and said,
"Northerners are landlubbers. They know nothing about naval warfare or shipbuilding.
No matter how many come, they are just chickens and dogs. Our dragon head boat can smash them into pieces with just a single hit.
Apart from anything else, they just can’t overcome the problem of seasickness.”
"Marshal, after their shipyard is built, should we attack it?"
"This... we'll discuss it later. I'll need to obtain the preparatory intelligence before formulating a detailed battle plan.
Didn’t Prince Lanling of Great Yan say something?
Know thyself, ever-victorious.
Although I look down on him, this sentence is still correct."
"The handsome man is wise."
At this moment, a signalman ran over with a piece of paper and said,
"General, this is the information from Yingdu."
Zhou Yun took it and held it in his hand. His originally calm brows furrowed slightly.
"What's wrong, Marshal?"
"Intelligence says that the traitor Pang Lei has surrendered to the Yan army, taking tens of thousands of Chu soldiers with him.
Now, the Emperor of Yan has appointed Pang Lei as the commander of the Yan Navy. Those tens of thousands of Chu soldiers are now members of the Yan Navy."
Hearing this, all the generals behind him were shocked.
"What? Pang Lei used to be the deputy commander of our navy. The Yan people don't know how to fight on water, but he knows it better than anyone else."
"He's been in the navy for twenty years, making him the most senior member of our navy."
"I never thought that. The Emperor and the court treated him so well, yet he was so heartless and betrayed his country by defecting to the enemy!"
"Marshal, what should we do? If the enemy is Pang Lei, then this battle will be difficult to fight."
Hearing this, Zhou Yun sneered,
"What's so hard about fighting? Although Pang Lei has been a navy soldier for a long time, he is narrow-minded and forgets his principles when he sees profit. He has lived most of his life as a foolish and incompetent person.
For a person like this, what would happen if we gave him a hundred years, let alone twenty?
He is a traitor who only wants to sell his own head. I, the commander-in-chief, will lead the navy of Great Chu and defeat him in one wave.
Although Xiang Qu was incompetent and caused the annihilation of 400,000 Chinese soldiers and the loss of half of our country, Xiang Qu still chose to die rather than surrender and sacrificed his life for his country. I respect his integrity.
On the other hand, Pang Lei is a fence-sitter, afraid of death, and a two-faced person!
This time, I will do whatever it takes to help the court get rid of this traitor! "
"Yes, kill Pang Lei!"
"I won't ask about others, I will only punish Pang Lei!"
"Traitors are more hateful than enemies!"
"I thought we could have a good fight with the Yan army this time, but I didn't expect that in the end, we Chu people would be fighting against Chu people. I am so angry!"
"When they have started building some ships and Pang Lei is leading the navy in training, we will launch a surprise attack, kill Pang Lei, and burn the Yan army's warships."
"Correct!"
"Alright, let's dock the ship south and set up camp on the south bank. Now that the Yan army is determined to build ships and attack Jingzhou, we don't need to patrol all the time. We can just send small boats to patrol and the main army can dock and rest."
"As ordered!"
The Chu army's fleet moved towards the south and gradually became unclear.
"Your Majesty, the enemy is out of our range."
Yu Huatian turned around and said to Shen Changgong.
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"Don't worry, they are far away now, we can fight or retreat, and we won't suffer much loss if we attack them.
When they come to attack us, and they are close to us, we can fight them and cause greater damage.
The situation on water is different from that on land. On land, one artillery shell can kill more than a dozen people.
But on the water, a few shots can destroy a ship, causing all the people on board to fall into the water and lose their combat effectiveness.
How could the enemy's wooden boats withstand the might of the artillery? They were like ants trying to shake a tree."
The situation now is that the Chu army thinks the Yan army is not good at naval warfare and is just garbage. The Yan army thinks the Chu army's warships are even more garbage and can be sunk with a few shots.
Who is stronger and who is weaker will be decided on the battlefield.
After Shen Changgong walked around the ruins of the shipyard again, he went in and talked with Li Shanyue and Pang Lei about how to design a shipyard, how to build a dock, how to build a ship, etc.
Then, he and Yan Fuyao returned to Jingzhou City.
On the dragon chariot, Shen Changgong put his arm around Yan Fuyao's shoulders and said,
"I suddenly had an idea. We have a group of new soldiers coming here. Can we have them cut down trees along the way and bring the wood here? I'm afraid the firewood in Jingzhou alone won't be enough for building ships.
And if we cut too much, it will be difficult for the people to burn firewood."
Yan Fuyao thought for a moment and said,
“It’s possible, but it would require a large number of vehicles.”
"Just ask the local authorities to collect vehicles and trees on the spot, write down the address numbers, and then have the new recruits bring them here. Then have the food and fodder teams take them back when they return.
It would be easier to go back with an empty truck."