Chapter 3420: Prelude

Chapter 3419 Playing the Prelude

Classmate Xiao Zhang was very arrogant. He led two thousand people and felt that he was awesome. He thought he could successfully capture Suoyang Pass and be promoted to captain general. There are many people who have gained a little bit of power but forget how much they weigh. However, this kind of people often forget one thing. They lack ability but control the authority. If they don't play well, they will definitely cause trouble.

Zhang Tiansheng didn't play well.

I opened the big move as soon as I started, but I got nothing, and then it was postponed until the afternoon. Do I need a big move? The CD is not good, do I need to pile up troops? After fighting for a day, no one can get excited, so in the end I can only withdraw temporarily. Come down and cook...

As a result, the rice was only half cooked when soldiers came to report that they had found several people dead at the sentry post and their clothes and armor had been stripped off.

Zhang Tiansheng realized something was wrong and immediately sent someone to check and investigate, but it was already too late.

On the mountain road, it is impossible to cook food at a fixed location and then line up to eat like it is in a military camp on weekdays. Due to terrain restrictions, Cao's soldiers were scattered, and because the attack during the day failed, many Cao's soldiers subconsciously went to light fires far away from Suoyang Pass.

This creates many invisible gaps.

However, Zhang Tiansheng thought that it was just the hussars at Suoyang Pass who were about to escape, so he ordered Cao's soldiers to immediately search for the "escaping" hussars and wanted to hunt down the hussars. On the other hand, he led people to Suoyang Pass. Go to Yangguan.

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After all, all the hussars soldiers fled, which proved that his "offensive" achieved good results.

No matter what the process was, he won now anyway.

Isn't it?

In front of Suoyang Pass, Zhang Tiansheng was still somewhat cautious...perhaps it cannot be said that he was cautious, but just an instinct to save his life, so he sent a few soldiers to investigate first.

The soldiers of Cao's army dared to be angry but did not dare to say anything. They trembled and stepped forward to check for a moment, and then they were so "excited" that their voices trembled and shouted, "They are all running away!" All, all ran away! 』

When Zhang Tiansheng heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and felt that he was indeed a born lucky general!

Isn’t this the credit that comes with it?

When the time comes, it will be nice to report more battle losses and underreport battle gains. The price difference will be higher and lower.

Zhang Tiansheng, who was hurriedly moving forward and wanted to be the hero of regaining Suoyang Pass, entered the gate of Suoyang Pass with the city gate wide open. After walking a few steps, he felt something was wrong——

Because the soldiers of Cao's army who were sent to investigate were missing!

Just as he was looking around, he heard an order, and arrows whizzed down!

Cao Jun's soldiers were in chaos.

Zhang Tiansheng secretly cursed "damn it", knowing that he had fallen into a trap, but he quickly realized that the number of arrows of the Hussars was not very large, and Cao's army was not seriously injured, so this was still an opportunity!

Now that he's already in, how can he just run away like this... um, walk back?

He originally thought that the hussars would take advantage of the night to escape, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so bold and try to trick you into committing suicide! He admitted that he had underestimated this enemy force of several hundred, but there were only a few hundred enemy soldiers!

Zhang Tiansheng came to a new judgment almost instantly.

Come on, spend some time!

"attack! attack! No one is allowed to retreat! Let everyone behind you come up! 』

Now it is equivalent to entering Weng City. As long as the last gate is opened, no matter whether the hussars are really escaping or pretending to escape, Suoyang Pass is equivalent to being defeated!

Cao Jun's soldiers were a little confused and didn't understand what Zhang Tiansheng's brain was like...

"boom! 』

Ahead, something exploded on the ground, and immediately after, several of Cao's soldiers fell to the ground and screamed.

"Five Elements Thunder?" 』

Zhang Tiansheng was startled, but he soon discovered that the five-element thunder was not very lethal. Except for a few Cao soldiers who fell around the point where it was bombed, the others did not suffer much damage. . Nowadays, Cao Jun's soldiers have seen a lot of Five Elements Thunder, and they know to some extent that the power of this thing is not great. After the explosion, the broken iron fragments inside fly around, but it can hurt people, but as long as they are blocked with a shield, it is no more powerful than an ordinary crossbow. The vector phase is almost the same.

"Raise your shield!" Hold on! 』

Zhang Tiansheng shouted: "As long as their arrows and Five Elements Thunder run out, victory will be ours! Our soldiers will arrive soon..."

"boom! 』

There was another bang.

"Ahhhhhhh!" 』

Before Zhang Tiansheng finished speaking, his left eye suddenly hurt, and there was only a bloody red in front of his eyes. The pain made him scream, "My eye...my eye...ahhhhhh..."

Who would have thought that a piece of debris or a piece of stone destroyed Zhang Tiansheng's left eye in the explosion?

"My eyes..."

Severe pain came, and Zhang Tiansheng fell into madness in an instant. He couldn't believe that he had injured one eye so easily.

But the fact had happened, and blood kept flowing down his face.

There are so many nerves involved in the eyeball that the slightest discomfort will drive people crazy, let alone direct collapse and damage?

This made every nerve in Zhang Tiansheng's body twitch and tremble violently.

Now, Zhang Tiansheng has nothing to think about. There is no Suoyang Pass, no fruits of victory, only the chaotic and painful brain is churning, and there is only one thought in his mind, "Am I blind?" Will I die? 』

"Let's go!" Let’s go! Take me away! quick! Take me away... I want to treat my eyes..." Zhang Tiansheng shouted, "My eyes..."

Why is he hurt?

Isn't he a God-given general?

Why?

"Tsk tsk! This guy is so lucky! 』

Never could not help but mutter.

Previously, whether it was arrows or five-element thunder, they were actually aimed at Zhang Tiansheng, but unfortunately they missed, either missed or crooked. In the end, Zhang Tiansheng was injured. From a certain perspective, maybe the name Zhang Tiansheng does have some effect?

"Cao's army was defeated!" 』

"The hussars are victorious!" 』

"Wan Sheng!" 』

He always shouted with the hussar soldiers, and then rushed out to chase Cao Jun.

"kill! 』

Swords and guns were waved, and blood dripped again.

The soldiers of Cao's army who were killed fell to the ground, but more of them turned around and fled...

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Big river.

On the river, one can see dense Jiangdong navy.

Opposite the Jiangdong navy were naturally the soldiers of Sichuan and Shu.

The two sides took up positions on the river.

Zhou Yu was covered in fur and carefully looked at the ships on the opposite side. His eyesight has declined a lot now, and it will inevitably become blurry and prone to tears after a long period of viewing. However, Zhou Yu can still work hard to check the proportions and structure of the opponent's ships to revise and improve his plans.

Fighting on the water surface is nothing more than wind assisting water, and water borrowing the power of wind.

Add the word "fire".

It's easy to use, but it's not easy to use it well.

Soon, Zhou Yu discovered that among the Sichuan and Sichuan naval forces, there were some extremely fast ships that shuttled through the queue of ships, not much slower than those of the Jiangdong navy.

The Jiangdong navy basically gave up all armor and combat, and concentrated young and strong rowers to be able to rush forward like flying. And among these Sichuan and Sichuan navy, there were actually such ships and The oarsmen can only explain one thing. The development speed of the Sichuan-Sichuan navy is much faster than Zhou Yu's expectation.

Ships, soldiers...

Zhou Yu was silent for a long time.

He squinted and looked at the general's flag, which was no bigger than a grain of rice.

"Xu...Gan...Zhuge..."

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Zhuge Liang's flag is on the front line, but people are not really on the front line.

The flag thing is probably a habit that came from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was most likely a habit that came about when fighting foreign races. Because there was linen inside China, while the foreigners outside only had fur, so during that period of time, the only people who could carry flags were the Chinese, while the foreigners could only hold up long-haired banners.

But later, some princes felt that the colorful banners of the Hu people were also good-looking and majestic, so they made a larger one to show off on the battlefield, so they were no longer so particular. Flags could be used to express status, but the role of guiding the troops remained. It was not until the widespread use of small tools that the number of flags was reduced.

Flags not only boost the morale of your own soldiers, but also confuse your opponents.

Just like now, Zhuge is not on the front line, but the flag is on the front line.

Gan Ning was also not on the front line, and the flag was also on the front line.

The only person commanding on the front line was Xu Huang.

Gan Ning took the land route, and Xu Huang led the navy.

This configuration is a bit inappropriate, but Zhuge doesn't have any good ideas.

As the central coach, Xu Huang certainly cannot take risks. Even if Xu Huang agrees, Zhuge Liang will not agree. On the battlefield, there are no weapons and no eyesight. Who can guarantee that he will not be injured or die?

If Xu Huang suffers from something unexpected, even a simple minor injury may affect the entire subsequent battle situation. So even though Zhuge Liang knew that such equipment could not fully bring out the general's full capabilities, he could only match it like this...

In fact, Zhuge Liang did not know that the problem he faced with the matching of generals was also faced by Zhou Yu.

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Many times, it is not possible to do everything as you wish.

This has nothing to do with age.

Even when they are seventy or eighty years old, there are still many people who still have to work out to earn food rations for the younger generation who are nibbling on the elderly.

Zhou Yu had Zhou Tai, Zhu Zhi, Jiang Qin, and Lu Xun under his command, which seemed to be a lot. However, Zhu Zhi could not be used, and Lu Xun was young. In addition, he needed manpower to keep Zhu Zhi from messing around in the rear, so he could only keep Lu Xun. In the Jiangling camp, he only took Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin to fight.

Originally this problem was not a big deal, after all, only one brain is enough, but...

The two sides lined up and then began a tentative confrontation.

"The Sichuan-Shu army is not familiar with training!" We have an advantage! 』

Jiang Qin encouraged him loudly, "Don't be afraid!" We can win! 』

Although he said this, when he touched his wounds that had not yet healed, he couldn't help but twitch, and his heart would skip a beat.

Yes, the Sichuan-Sichuan navy is indeed not well-trained. This can be seen and felt. But why is such an unfamiliar navy forcing the Jiangdong navy to such an extent?

He was also injured?

Was he negligent, or was there some fatal mistake in his strategic and tactical arrangements?

Jiang Qin couldn't understand, but soon he stopped thinking about these problems, because Zhou Yu was here, and these troublesome things were left to Zhou Yu to think about. Anyway, Zhou Yu was smart enough and should know what was going on. , Jiang Qin only needs to focus on the battle in front of him.

The Sichuan-Shu Army occupies the upper reaches and has certain water conservancy advantages.

However, this advantage of water flow is also relative. After all, when the two parties are twisting together, it is not certain who is on top and who is below...

"Fire the arrow!" 』

"Strong wind!" 』

Before the two sides came into contact, they greeted each other with a hail of arrows.

The arrows of the Jiangdong Navy were somewhat headwind, so most of them landed lightly in front of the Sichuan-Shu Navy. However, the arrows of the Sichuan-Shu Navy struck quite a few ships of the Jiangdong Navy. However, due to the river wind, relationship, so the severity varies, and there is also not much accuracy to say.

Jiang Qin didn't care about the small disadvantage at the moment. Because he knew that long-distance projectiles were not as lethal as close-range shots, and once the two sides got closer to each other, the Jiangdong Navy was good at the characteristics of boats, which would allow the Jiangdong Navy to shoot at medium and close ranges. Take more advantage!

This has been confirmed in previous battles between the two sides.

After two or three rounds of arrows, the distance between the two sides quickly narrowed...

"Rocket! 』

"ignition! Arrow up! put! 』

In the last two rounds of arrows at the mid-range, both sides unanimously chose rocket attacks.

This is the most appropriate attack method.

Although the cloth strips tied to the rocket will further reduce the range and accuracy, at this distance, the key is to hit the ship, stow away the uncovered sails, and accidentally pile up the tinder on the deck...

Of course, the most critical thing is to prevent fire ships.

Ordinary ships, if they only have a few rockets, as long as they are not in key positions and do not hinder the subsequent battle, they will not even pay attention to them. For example, the rockets on the side of the ship or on the parapet will not be affected by the next wave. It jumped up and was killed.

But if some ships are nervous, or even deliberately avoid and extinguish the rockets, they will be the targets of the next round of rockets...

If you get closer, you will enter the impact range.

"Prepare for impact!" 』

The Jiangdong navy at the bow of the ship shouted.

As soon as the skilled Jiangdong Navy soldiers heard the siren, they immediately grabbed hold of all the objects around them. Ropes, railings, and even wooden slats fixed around the cabin.

The Jiangdong navy did not pay much attention to the Sichuan-Sichuan navy ships that rushed up at first, because these ships were obviously smaller in size, just one size larger than the boat, and some even looked like they were converted from ordinary fishing boats... …

In the eyes of the Jiangdong navy, those small boats in Sichuan and Sichuan were like small sampans.

Even if the Sichuan-Shu Army collides, we are all the same wooden boats, harming each other, and the Jiangdong navy will not show its belly stupidly for the Sichuan-Shu Army to collide. We are all relatively similar on the bow. Yes, the bigger ones certainly have some advantages.

The sun shines on the river, reflecting the dazzling light.

Jiang Qin suddenly felt that the bows of the Sichuan-Sichuan navy were unusually dazzling...

Not fire, but cold light.

What is that?

Are there knives and guns installed on the bow?

Soon, Jiang Qin knew what it was.

The ships of the Sichuan and Shu Army were actually covered with iron on their bows!

"Bang!" 』

"Crack!" 』

The first thing to hit was not the hulls of both sides, but the water barriers supported outside the hulls.

These water fences are relatively weak, but have a certain degree of elasticity and serve as buffers when ships dock at the dock. Some ships will stow away during combat, and some ships will not. There are even a small number of ships that install some sharp wooden stakes on the water fence to prevent or hit each other's ships.

Jiangdong navy also has additional equipment on the bow of its own ship, but...

Most are wooden piles.

Because this kind of wooden stake was enough in Jiangdong's previous battle.

Now that it is enough, who will study new designs and new equipment?

The ships in the vanguard of both sides collided with each other, as if they were giving each other a cheek-to-cheek salute.

Jiangdong's warship shook violently.

The sound of wood breaking, creaking, clicking.

Jiangdong soldiers thought it was a Sichuan-Shu Army ship that hit the wooden pile installed on Jiangdong's ship and cracked, so they all laughed and asked each other.

"Is it broken?" ! 』

"Did they sink?" 』

"Kill them!" 』

"Hahaha……"

After the ship stabilized a little, Jiangdong's soldiers lay down on the side of the ship one after another, looking down, but when they saw it, they were shocked.

I saw that the sharpened wooden piles installed on the bow of the Jiangdong ship had been knocked crooked, and they did not cause much damage to the Sichuan-Shu fighting ship that was equipped with iron. Perhaps the only damage was to the iron-clad A shallow pit formed on the bow of the Sichuan-Shu Ship...

The iron-clad bow of the Sichuan-Shu ship was like a hammer, smashing through the side plate of Jiangdong's ship.

There are several Sichuan and Sichuan soldiers who are holding the Jiangdong ship with their long bamboo poles, trying to pull out the Sichuan and Shu ship's bow!

Looking at the position of the bow of Jiangdong's own ship on the water surface, a deep crack had been knocked out.

"Damn!" It's leaking! 』

"Shoot them!" 』

"Spray them to death with fierce fire oil!" Go get the musket! 』

"Fix the cabin!" Go down and patch some holes! 』

Jiangdong soldiers were a little confused, and their orders were contradictory.

The Kodong ship whose side deck was smashed was not equipped with watertight cabin technology, so once water entered, it quickly began to sink.

The technology of watertight compartments is not that high-tech.

Jiangdong's spies also knew more or less about the new structure of Guanzhong's tower ships from the shipyards in Guanzhong, but Jiangdong knew it, but it was not easy to do it.

Shipbuilding is not something that can be done in a day or two. If old ships want to install watertight compartments, the money and expenses are also a huge expense. Therefore, even if some people in Jiangdong realize the importance of watertight compartments, they still only modify individual ships. Most of Jiangdong's ships are still empty and have no watertight compartments.

『Bang! 』

Not far away, another Sichuan-Shu fighting ship hit the Jiangdong ship.

This time, Jiang Qin saw it clearly.

Although those Sichuan-Shu fighting ships with iron cladding are small in size, they have a lower and more stable center of gravity because of their small size. The iron-clad bow was like a hammer or an axe, directly knocking the sharp wooden stakes installed on the Jiangdong ship to one side, making a tooth-grinding creaking sound, and then it hit the Jiangdong ship with a "bang", breaking the side of the Jiangdong ship...

"Avoid! Avoid the collision!" Jiang Qin shouted, "Turn the rudder! Turn the rudder!"

The flag bearer of the Jiangdong messenger on the tower ship waved the flag so hard that it almost flew up, and the sound of the warning gong also rang in the fleet.

In surface combat, the big ones usually bully the small ones, but now the small ones chase the big ones and collide!

And this feeling that made the Jiangdong navy uncomfortable was the prelude.