The Wei army had also fought landing operations before, such as the Battle of Crossing the River between Jianye and the Public Security Bureau, and both of them were successful.

However, compared with this landing method on the other side of the shore, it is obviously not suitable for the Battle of Xiling. Although the Wei army has already grasped the water control power of the Yangtze River, the other side of Xiling is basically steep canyon cliffs, and the Wei army cannot gain a foothold on the shore, so there is no way to talk about launching a crossing river battle from here.

In addition, the river water on the Xiling River is too turbulent. This is the last section of Xiling Gorges in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. There are many dangerous shoals in the river and the water flows fast. Even experienced boatmen must be more careful when walking on this section of the river. Otherwise, if they hit those dangerous shoals and reefs, the boat will be destroyed and the people will die, and there will be no burial place.

Therefore, although the Wei army's warships can pass through such a river, they can also use the power of the navy to block the waterway, so that the Shu army's ships cannot navigate the Yangtze River, they cannot pose any threat to the rock-solid Xiling City. It is almost impossible to replicate the feat of Jianye crossing the river in Xiling.

However, Cao Liang had other ideas. During the two crossings between Jianye and the Public Security Bureau, the Wei Navy actually only acted as a ferryman, and the navy's warships were only used as ferry boats.

Now due to the geographical conditions of Xiling, Cao Liang could not complete the crossing of the river in Xiling, so this did not hinder Cao Liang's plan to directly attack Xiling.

In this plan, the navy is of course the main choice, and joint combat in land and water will also become a new combat mode.

In the previous crossings of the river, the navy played only the role of a ferry, and its transport distance was only equivalent to the width of the river. The distance of this joint combat in the water and land will be nearly two hundred miles from Jiangling to Xiling.

This will be a new test for the Wei army.

When the navy was established in Chaohu, Cao Liang not only built a fleet, but also a marine army among the navy. Otherwise, the navy alone would have no more than 75,000 troops.

Among the navy, Cao Liang selected 20,000 people as the Marine Corps, which were set as the left battalion of the Land War and the right battalion of the Land War, with 10,000 people in each battalion. The organizational structure was almost the same as the infantry battalion, and each was led by a captain, and was unified in command by the navy commander Wang Jun.

Although the navy and marines come from infantry, their combat mode is completely different from that of infantry. They have amphibious combat capabilities and can use waterways to conduct long-range and long-distance raids on enemy targets.

Although the previous crossing of the river landing was also a cooperation between the infantry and the navy, the cooperation between the two armies was quite unfamiliar. The navy fleet at most was only responsible for a ferry task. In the crossing of the river landing, there was not much presence. The infantry troops were still responsible for the main offensive mission.

But the Marine Corps is completely different. First of all, it is a subordinate of the navy, and it belongs to the same combat sequence as the navy, and it is practiced together for many years. The two armies have a very high degree of compatibility and are very skillful in cooperation.

More importantly, since the navy fleet and the Marine Corps are under the unified command of Wang Jun, there is no problem of coordinating and commanding when fighting.

The Marine Corps had existed since the establishment of the navy, but for the sake of confidentiality, it did not declare it to the outside world. Moreover, during the following two cross-river landing operations, the main offensive missions were all field troops, so the Marine Corps had never appeared and was unknown.

Even many people on the Wei State did not even know the existence of this team, let alone the Wu State and Shu State.

Cao Liang has always kept the Marine Corps in an invisible state, just to catch the Shu army off guard if they have the opportunity to attack the Shu army in the future. After all, in the eyes of many people, the Marine Corps fleet can only show off its might on the water and cannot get ashore at all.

The original intention of Cao Liang to form a naval marine was to change the situation where the navy was unable to get ashore. A truly powerful naval army could not only dominate the rivers, lakes and seas, but also had amphibious attack capabilities.

Amphibious combat is not a combination of the navy and the army, but a new combat mode. When Cao Liang instructed Wang Jun to form a naval marine, he asked Wang Jun to fully establish a long-range investment force and have the ability to attack. Amphibious cooperation must be skilled and flexible, with many changes in tactics, and can attack and defend when advancing.

Wang Jun has always strictly followed Cao Liang's will and built this navy and marine corps with high standards and strict requirements.

Wang Jun was the deputy governor of the Central Army in the past and was not unfamiliar with the training of the infantry. Although forming a naval marine was a brand new task, Wang Jun was still at ease in building a naval marine with the experience of being an infantry general.

Wang Jun's specialty is that he is diligent, studious, and willing to study hard. After he became the governor of the navy this time, in the eyes of many people, this is quite abrupt. After all, Wang Jun never had the experience of navy combat in the past, so how could he be competent for this position?

But unexpectedly, Wang Jun was not only competent for this position, but also did a very good job. It can be said that Wang Jun's transformation was very successful. Everyone praised Cao Liang's vision for such a unique one. No one among the generals of the Wei army chose Wang Jun.

Facts have proved that Cao Liang's choice was extremely correct, and no one is more suitable for the position of Navy Governor than Wang Jun.

Wang Jun has been working diligently in the past two years, working hard to build the navy army, and the achievements made by the navy are also remarkable.

The Wei Navy not only assisted the army in the crossing of the river in Jianye, but also severely damaged the Wu Navy in the water battle in Pengze Lake, thus firmly grasping the water control power of the Yangtze River in the hands of the Wei Army.

This is an amazing achievement. You should know that in the 60th year of the founding of the Kingdom of Wu (calculated from the establishment of the Jiangdong foundation of Sun Ce), the navy was the strength of the navy. It was precisely because of the natural danger of the Yangtze River that Sun Wu safely guarded half of the Yangtze River.

Now the strong rise of the Wei Navy has completely shattered the dream of separatist rule of the Wu Kingdom. Without Wang Jun's naval army, how could Wei cross the Yangtze River as if he were walking on flat ground? Therefore, the Wei Navy was the first hero in the destruction of the Wu Kingdom.

When the situation was unblocked when entering Xiling, Cao Liang thought of the navy again. The navy and marines have been in the army for many years and have been silent. Now, it is time for them to show their power in the world.
Chapter completed!