Chapter 701 Fierce Battle Against Chibi

The clear Han River rushes all the way, flowing into the turbid Yangtze River like a tiger. The river water is clear and turbid, and the clear and turbid water flow together and the river does not blend with each other, forming a very obvious boundary, clearly distinguishing Wei from Wei.

The ocean-going fleet of Dasheng went down the river and entered the mighty Yangtze River.

The torrential river flows endlessly.

Ouyang Shuo stood on the bow of the boat, staring at the vast Yangtze River, thinking of that ancient poem that has been sung for thousands of years.

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the river is long and tempestuous, it was like a hero.

Right and wrong success or failure turned around empty.

Aoyama is still there, How Many Suns.

White-haired fishermen and woodcutters on the river, used to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze.

A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet.

How many things in ancient and modern times are all jokes.

...

For a while, I felt a lot of emotion.

Ouyang Shuo's state of mind was like the Yangtze River in front of him, sometimes passionate and sometimes calm. The vast Yangtze River has bred countless Chinese civilizations and embraces all things.

Only in this way can it last forever.

Jia Xu stood behind Ouyang Shuo with an unpredictable expression, and his eyes were full of thoughts.

The shock brought by the ocean-going fleet to Jia Xu has gradually calmed down with the passage of time. What Jia Xu can't understand now is what Ouyang Shuo has been doing these past few days.

After capturing the four generals Lu Su, Lu Meng, Gan Ning, and Zhou Tai, Jia Xu was surprised that Ouyang Shuo didn't even see them, and just ordered the sergeant to take good care of them.

Such behavior is too strange.

Jia Xu had long seen that Ouyang Shuo was thirsty for talent, so he was obviously very indifferent to these generals. Otherwise, when cleaning the battlefield, they would not have given orders not to let anyone go.

That being the case, why didn't they see them and persuade them to surrender?

Jia Xu didn't understand.

Ouyang Shuo sensed Jia Xu's doubts, but he was not ready to explain. In the battle map, it is easy to capture generals, but it is difficult to subdue generals. The most difficult thing is to obtain their sincere allegiance.

At this moment, the war had just begun, how could Ouyang Shuo expect Lu Su and the others to surrender obediently. If that's the case, Ouyang Shuo still dare not accept it, there must be fraud.

Instead of wasting more words, it is better to wait for the opportunity.

Right now, Ouyang Shuo's focus is how to capture Chibi.

Defeating Lu Su's army did not really kill them all, but took more than 2,000 prisoners along the way. In the past few days, intelligence officers have obtained some information one after another by interrogating the prisoners.

One of them is "Lu Su received an urgent order to return to Chibi immediately".

Ouyang Shuo couldn't guess whether Huang Gai and Liu Bei received the same urgent order. But what is certain is that Chibi is not peaceful at this time, and there must be preparations.

Especially after Lu Su's army is wiped out, the enemy will definitely be vigilant.

In this way, Ouyang Shuo had to be more cautious.

When he first entered the Yangtze River, Ouyang Shuo still thought about whether he should go up the river first, destroy Huang Gai's army along the way, so as to avoid future troubles, and then deal with the Red Cliff defenders.

Jia Xu disagreed with this.

"Huang Gai's army is very likely to join Liu Bei's army at this time. If they attack rashly, they are afraid that they will fail to rape the enemy. Instead, they will be trapped in a quagmire and will not be able to escape, which will affect the plan to capture Chibi. On the contrary, we only need to take Chibi and cut off their communication with Chaisang. , then Huang Gai’s army will come uninvited. Until then, we only need to relax in Chibi and wait for work, so why bother to go on an expedition?” Jia Xu analyzed it this way.

After hearing this, Ouyang Shuo was amazed.

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On the seventh day of the battle, Dragon Head aboard.

Only two days away from Chibi, Ouyang Shuo ordered the fleet to slow down. At the same time, hundreds of red horse boats left the fleet and took hundreds of frogmen to Chibi to investigate the enemy's situation.

The fleet moved forward slowly while waiting for information ahead.

On the eighth night, the first frogmen brought the latest information.

According to the frogman's description, the enemy built a large water fortress in Chibi and Wulin respectively. There are many warships in the water fortress, no fewer than a hundred ships, and the defenses are heavily guarded. Outside the water village, it was deliberately camouflaged.

Especially the water village on the Wulin side, the surrounding water walls are all burnt wood. From the outside of the water fortress, it is impossible to see the situation in the water fortress clearly, and it is impossible to find the warship with malicious intentions.

Some tall warships were deliberately camouflaged.

If the army passed by the river between the water villages without any precautions, it would be hard to imagine that there were huge numbers of sailors ambushing on both sides. If you are not careful, you can be ambushed.

The enemy's purpose is self-evident.

In addition, the frogman brought another piece of important information.

According to the description of the special frogman who sneaked into the water stronghold and boarded the warship at night, the enemy warships were also mainly building ships and warships.

According to preliminary estimates, the entire artillery will not be less than 300.

After hearing this, Ouyang Shuo's eyes flashed brightly. There is no doubt that Xiongba and the others must have mastered the artillery manufacturing technology, otherwise, it would be impossible to equip such a large number of artillery.

"The secrecy work is really well done!" Ouyang Shuo sighed.

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In the war room.

"Wenhe, what's the best strategy?" Ouyang Shuo asked Ji Jiaxu.

Even Zheng He turned his head and looked at Jia Xu with anticipation in his eyes. After getting along for a few days, Zheng He admired Jia Xu's resourcefulness.

Jia Xu was not humble either. Isn't that what a counselor's duty is? He pondered for a moment and asked, "I ask the governor, if you attack by force, no matter what ambushes the enemy has, and directly face the enemy troops on both sides of the river, what are your chances of winning?"

Zheng He heard this, with a solemn expression, got up and came to the sand table in the center of the war room.

On the five-meter-long and three-meter-wide sand table, according to the information detected by the frogmen, the layout of the enemy troops in the Battle of Chibi has been perfectly reproduced in the sand table through countless warship models.

Zheng He placed the warship models representing the ocean-going fleet one by one on the river between the two water villages. While laying it out, while meditating, the battleship model was placed extremely slowly.

Obviously, Zheng He was simulating the war scene in his mind to formulate the fleet formation and firepower arrangement.

It took a full half an hour before the model of the ocean-going fleet was placed. Hundreds of warships were packed to the brim on the narrow river.

Even Ouyang Shuo couldn't see the mystery of this formation at once.

After placing them, Zheng He didn't stop, but began to adjust the warships in the water villages on both sides. Battleships were moved out of the simulated water fortress by Zheng He, and began to flank the ocean-going fleet from left to right.

Seeing Zheng He's stern expression, Ouyang Shuo felt that the sand table was already raging with flames of war, artillery was firing, and a tragic fight was going on.

Ouyang Shuo and Jia Xu held their breath, not daring to disturb Zheng He at this time.

Following the deduction, one after another warship was sprinkled with kerosene by Zheng He and lit with a candle, which represented the fall of the ship. The small flame contained an indescribable chill.

The further you go to the back, the more warships are on fire.

At the same time, Zheng He was constantly adjusting the formations of the enemy and us.

Simulating the tactics of both sides at once is a huge test for brainpower and strategic command.

Ouyang Shuo could clearly see that Zheng He's forehead was already dripping with sweat.

Zheng He himself, seemingly unaware, was still simulating the battlefield. The further back, the more warships "on fire". Even the ocean-going fleet was not spared, and warships caught fire one after another.

After a full hour and a half, the entire battle was considered over.

Nuo Da's sand table suddenly became empty. The models of warships that had been set on fire had already been burned to ashes. Only dozens of warships were floating alone on the "river", and some warships were still emitting black smoke.

Ouyang Shuo and Jia Xu looked at each other with solemn expressions.

The situation couldn't be more obvious. If the attack is strong, even if the ocean-going fleet wins, it will be a miserable victory.

Ouyang Shuo couldn't bear such an ending.

The purpose of the ocean-going fleet is not only to defeat the defenders of Chibi, but to firmly occupy the strategically important place of Chibi. If it was just a miserable victory, how could the crippled ocean-going fleet be able to withstand the attack of Huang Gai and Liu Bei's coalition forces? In that case, it would undoubtedly be a failure.

Therefore, the ocean-going fleet must kill the Chibi defenders simply and beautifully.

At this moment, Zheng He had regained his composure, and bowed to Ouyang Shuo, "Your Majesty, sir, you have all seen that after deduction, our army only has a 60% chance of winning. That's it, it hasn't been calculated yet, Huang Gai's army and Liu Bei's army arrived on the battlefield in time for reinforcements."

"During a fierce battle, if a large army comes to reinforce it, the consequences will be disastrous." Zheng He looked solemn.

After hearing this, Ouyang Shuo was speechless for a while.

Chibi was originally a strategic point, and the location is convenient, but now it is in the hands of the enemy.

How difficult it is to deal with the enemy force cleanly and neatly without taking advantage of the geographical advantage when the strength and equipment are not much different.

For the current plan, there is only a trick.

Ouyang Shuo raised his head and looked at Jia Xu with anticipation in his eyes.

Jia Xu stared at the sand table, frowning, obviously he hadn't thought of a way to defeat the enemy.

"Your Majesty, can we use the frogman tactics we used before?" Zheng He interjected.

"You mean, arrange for the frogmen to dig the boat?"

"That's right." Zheng He nodded, "Secretly chisel out their warships and see how they can still show off their power."

The first use of frogman tactics killed the Spanish Armada and brought Ouyang Shuo a huge amount of wealth. The shocking scene at that time had a great impact on Zheng He, and it is still fresh in my memory.

Ouyang Shuo thought for a while, then shook his head and refused: "It's not right. It's on the river, not in the sea. The river is narrow, and our fleet can't reach Chibi at all, waiting for an opportunity. Besides, their warships are all parked beside the water fortress now. In the middle, once the enemy warship is cut through, they can abandon the ship and flee directly to the shore."

"In this way, only their battleship is destroyed, and the enemy's army is still intact. In this way, even if we occupy Chibi, we will still face constant harassment from the army." Ouyang Shuo saw it accurately.

There is another point that Ouyang Shuo didn't say.

Not completely getting rid of the Chibi defenders would be detrimental to his next plan.

"So, this can only be used as a last resort, and there is no choice." Ouyang Shuo made a final decision, "If possible, we still have to think of a more effective strategy."