That night, the Qin army's troops responsible for landing on the beach were divided into three groups, with 30,000 central troops led by Zheng Chenggong in front, which was also the best equipped unit.

The river channel at Liangjiangkou was blocked, and there were not many small boats that the Qin army could cross Liangjiangkou. These ships could only carry more than 20,000 people at most, but because Zheng Chenggong famous man dismantled the cannons from the big ship and loaded them on the bow of the boat.

Now these small boats have to be loaded with artillery and ammunition, so even fewer people can be loaded.

Zheng Chenggong's 30,000 troops will take the lead in launching the first wave of attacks. After attracting the main force of the Jiangdong Wu army to the greatest extent, Qi Jiguang and Gan Ning on the left and right wings will launch a surprise attack.

Zheng Chenggong was the strongest in front, but Li Chen did not intend to break through from the front. Instead, he used the strongest Zheng Chenggong to attract all the main forces of the Wu army to the front, giving the possibility of breaking through the Wu army's defense line on the left and right wings.

As the attacking side, the Qin army was at a disadvantage in terms of geographical advantages, not to mention that the force that ships could carry at one time was also at a disadvantage. Therefore, if you want to successfully land on the beach, you must take dangerous moves.

The sky was completely dark, and Zheng Chenggong personally led an army of 30,000 across Liangjiangkou and leaned towards the Wu army's Chanling defense line.

The 30,000 army crossed the Liangjiangkou, which must be a sign of the Wu army. Zheng Chenggong had just crossed the Liangjiangkou, and Zhou Yu had already received the news.

A fast ship docked and rushed towards Chanling City.

"Report..."

"Grandmaster, there are about 20,000 or 30,000 Qin troops leaning up to the riverside." The spy from the Eastern Wu came to report quickly.

"It turns out that the Chief Governor expected, the Qin army was holding back." Old Cheng Pu exclaimed.

Zhou Yu's heart was actually overwhelmed. Fortunately, he guessed the purpose of the Qin army and took the lead in sending three experienced veterans Huang Gai, Zu Mao and Han Dang to the riverside. Otherwise, the riverside would be in chaos after being attacked by the Qin army.

"Ka! Da! Da!"

Zhou Yu paced back and forth, for some reason, but he always felt uneasy and was very worried about the situation on the front line.

"No, I have to go to the front line to take a look!"

"General Cheng, I'll leave this Chanling City to you." Zhou Yu said to Cheng Pu.

"Grandmaster, how can the head coach move lightly?"

"In this way, you are stationed in Chanling City, and I will go to the riverside to supervise the battle." Cheng Pu said hurriedly.

"Defense on the riverside is very important. If the riverside cannot be defended, this Chanling City is probably dangerous. If I don't go there in person, I will feel uneasy." Zhou Yu sighed.

"Grandmaster, you said in person that the defeated soldiers cannot turn back to Chanling. If the front line is defeated and you don't come back, how can I keep Chanling?"

"According to my opinion, I'll go to the riverside and stay in the city." Cheng Pu advised.

After pondering for a while, Zhou Yu said to Cheng Pu: "General Cheng, you ordered people to prepare hanging baskets on the city wall. If the front line is really defeated, when I come back, you can use hanging baskets to hang me up."

Zhou Yu gave the orders to the river, and took Zhou Tai and a team of elite soldiers. For some reason, Zhou Yu always felt a little uneasy.

When Zhou Yu arrived with Zhou Tai, it was completely dark, so Zhou Yu naturally took over the command of the front line.

At this time, I saw the fog on the distant river surface, as if there were many shadows of ships.

The river wind was very strong tonight, and these dark shadows of ships shot towards the shore like swords.

"The Qin army is here."

"Prepare for battle, no matter what, the Qin army cannot be docked." Zhou Yu looked at the black ship shadow on the river in the distance and said with a serious expression.

The Wu army looked up the river on the shore, and there were dark figures of ships everywhere on the river. The Qin army looked up the shore on the river, and there were also vast figures of people everywhere on the shore.

Zheng Chenggong looked at the Wu army who was waiting for battle on the shore and thought to himself that Zhou Yu should be the only opponent of this era when it comes to naval forces.

"Report to the Grand Commander, he has entered the range, whether to launch artillery attacks?" asked the Qin general.

Zheng Chenggong stood on the bow of the ship and pressed the Eastern Wu army on the river. At this time, the artillery bombardment could indeed catch the Eastern Wu army off guard.

However, what Zheng Chenggong wanted was to maximize his interests. He only listened to Zheng Chenggong's order: "The gun ship did not move, and the rest of the soldiers rushed forward."

Zheng Chenggong's order was planned. The Qin army dismantled the cannons from the large ship and loaded them onto the small ship. However, because the recoil of the cannon was too strong, the cannon could only be installed on the bow, not on the side.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong's troops did not carry many artillery, and even the amount of ammunition was not carried much. Since they could not cover firepower, they could only attack accurately.

The reason why Zheng Chenggong ordered the gunship to remain unmoved and all the soldiers rushed towards the shore was to test the long-range firepower of the Wu army.

Although the Eastern Wu navy did not have artillery, they also had stone casters, bed crossbows and other things. The shields blocked the arrows, but they could not block these powerful long-range weapons. These weapons could easily cause huge casualties to the Qin army.

It is precisely because of this that Zheng Chenggong planned to let the soldiers pounce on him first, attract the main force of the Wu army to open fire first, and then fire the artillery on his own side to destroy the long-range weapons of the Eastern Wu.

With the order of Zheng Chenggong, except for the gun ships, all the soldiers on both sides rowed rafts and rushed towards the shore.

Now that Zhou Yu is in the middle of the shore, Huang Gai comes to the front line of crime to command. The last time he pretended to surrender, he was captured, and the Qin army used the food and grass from Fankou Dazhai to burn the food and grass. This made Lao Huang Gai feel a little embarrassed, so he was holding his breath in his heart.

Huang Gai stood on the shore, watching the Qin army ships getting closer and closer on the river, and ordered to the messenger in front of him: "Crossing tools, bed crossbow preparation."

"Once the Qin army enters the range, beat me hard."

The wind was strong in the river, and the raft was shallower than ordinary small boats, so the Qin army rushed to the shore very quickly. In a blink of an eye, the Qin army's vanguard troops had already entered the Wu army's shooting.

"Preparation!" The messenger of the Eastern Wu naval army waved the flag in his hand and shouted.

"Let me go!" The sign flag in the hand of the commander waved heavily.

In an instant, the stone catapults arranged in advance on the shore began to shoot flame-burning stones on the river surface.

These stones are not ordinary stones. These stones are almost straight up and are surrounded by hay soaked with tung oil. At this time, it is like a meteorite from the sky.

Although the stone catapult is not comparable to the Qin army's artillery in terms of range, power, and accuracy, it has an advantage that can't be compared with the Qin army's cannon, that is, it is cheap.
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