However, in Jianye City, the Wu court had no concern at all about the arrival of the Wei naval army. Perhaps they had heard about the Wei naval army a long time ago. A group of cowards who had no courage could only climb on the shore, just like a toddler. What fears does such a naval army make people afraid?

As for the position that Ding Feng had been worried, the people of Wu seemed to be accustomed to it. Many people believed that it was just Cao Liang's pretentiousness. If Cao Liang really had any powerful means, he would have used it long ago, so why would he delay it until this time?

Therefore, after a while of uneasiness, the Wu Kingdom slowly felt relieved. With this natural danger of the Yangtze River and a powerful naval army, what else should the Wu people be worried and afraid of?

Even the Lord of Wu, Sun Xiu, was much calmer at this moment. Since he removed the powerful minister Sun Jing, Sun Xiu had not relaxed well. The Wei army was at the city, and Sun Xiu couldn't sleep or eat. However, as time went by, the Wei army had no movement, and the thunder was loud and the rain was small, and Sun Xiu gradually became accustomed to this confrontation.

Many people in Wu even laughed at the Wei army, saying that the Wei naval army was the Turtle Army. It took only a few hundred miles from Ruxukou to Xijiangkou, and it took more than twenty days to walk from a few hundred miles to the Xijiangkou. What is the difference between this and a turtle climbing? Such a naval army sailed to the Yangtze River, which was purely embarrassing.

Unlike the slackness of the Wu army, the Wei army on the north bank had now entered the final deployment. The arrival of Wang Jun's naval fleet was equivalent to putting the last piece of Cao Liang's strategic puzzle, and the crossing of the river officially entered a substantial stage.

After more than a year of preparation, the Wei army's crossing the river plan was no longer something that stayed on paper, but was truly placed in front of the soldiers.

This battle against Wu is no longer the small-scale pattern of the past, but the real battle to destroy the country. The generals of the Wei army have been waiting for this day for a long time, and now the war is finally about to start, and their excitement is naturally beyond words.

As the world gradually becomes unified, there are fewer and fewer battles to fight next. If you cannot make enough achievements in the only few remaining battles, you will not have much chance to make achievements in the future.

Therefore, all the generals of the Wei army were holding their breath secretly. They were glorious and wealthy for the rest of their lives, and were counting on this few opportunities for war. If they don’t fight now, when will they wait?

For this plan to attack Wu, Cao Liang mobilized a total of 80,000 battalions of the Central Army, 30,000 two battalions of the Right Army, 75,000 naval troops, 40,000 garrison troops drawn from each prefecture and county, and 50,000 three battalions of the Right Army, which was supported by Jingzhou, and a total of more than 270,000 troops. This is probably the largest scale since Cao Liang led his troops to fight in Bingzhou.

Mobilizing such a large number of troops also shows Cao Liang's determination to swallow Wu. In this battle, either not fight, or if he wants to fight, he must have a result.

After the defeat in Huainan, the Wu army was severely damaged. Although it has recovered a little over the past year, a large number of new soldiers flocked to the military camp, which has a great impact on the Wu army's originally weak combat effectiveness.

Of course, the Wu army could not count on the power of land warfare. Not to mention that the Wei army has many soldiers and a wide range of generals, even if it is the same force, the Wu army has no chance of winning. The only thing they can rely on is the Yangtze River defense line. If the Yangtze River defense line is lost, the Wu Kingdom will almost collapse completely soon.

But the Wu Kingdom had no sense of crisis at this moment, because they all believed that with such a defense line of the Yangtze River, the Wu Kingdom could rest assured. No matter how strong the Wei army was, no matter how many soldiers and horses were, as long as they could not cross the Yangtze River, everything would be in vain.

Cao Liang has already set the date of the general attack on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. If everything goes well, they will be ready to spend this New Year in Jianye City.

Of course, the date of this general attack is the highest secret of the Wei army. So far, it has only been conveyed to the first-level generals of the battalion. This is entirely based on the need for confidentiality and cannot allow Wu State to be targeted for defense.

The Wei army at Xijiangkou was already a knife hanging over the head of Wu. Perhaps at the beginning, the whole country of Wu would be nervous because they were always worried that the knife would fall, but over time, they became numb and often turned a blind eye to the potential danger.

Cao Liang wanted to seize the time when the Wu people were relaxed and caught them off guard. As long as he broke through the Yangtze River defense line, he would completely break through the Wu people's psychological defense line. Destroying the Wu Kingdom was just a matter of command.

Once the date of the general attack was determined, the Wei army units entered the final preparations. Cao Liang summoned generals from the Wei army camp to discuss matters and finally finalized the ultimate plan for crossing the river.

The 200 catapults in the giant catapult array have all been in place and have completed the test firing. They are already on standby. They can cast the stones at a single command.

The target of the catapult formation is naturally the naval army of Wu. Once the Wei army starts to cross the river, the naval army of Wu will inevitably come to intercept it. At this time, the catapult car needs to show its power.

Through the test firing, the Wei army has determined the battlefield area that the catapult can cover. The entire river from Xijiangkou to Jianye City is within the range of the giant catapult.

The stone bomb used by the giant stone caster is the standard stone bomb used by the Wei army's stone caster. The head is average in size and weighs exactly one hundred kilograms. Such stone bombs can cause considerable damage to the city walls. No matter how strong the warships of Wu are, they are made of wood. The 100 kilogram stone bomb was thrown high by the giant stone caster, and then fell down along the parabola. The higher the stone bomb thrown, the greater the potential energy. Such a stone bomb falling from the sky, has a very amazing destructive power, and the warships of Wu are simply incomparable.

Wang Jun's navy was responsible for the task of ferry transportation this time. The Cavalry and Infantry Battalions will take the lead in boarding the ship to break through the Wu army's shore defense position on the south bank, and open up a deep beachhead position to ensure that the subsequent army lands quickly and encircle Jianye City.

It is precisely because the people of Wu had a mysterious confidence in the Yangtze River defense that even if the Wei army had already arrived at the city, they had no plans to move the capital or evacuate it. As long as the Wei army acted quickly and brought the emperor and ministers of Wu in a pot, the Wu Kingdom would naturally be destroyed.

The first battle is about to be a decisive battle. Whether the Wu Kingdom can be swallowed up will be decided by the success or failure of the Battle of Crossing the River.
Chapter completed!