Chapter 3484 Accidental Omission of Accidental Omission

Chapter 3483 Accidental Omissions Accidental Omissions

"Did you discover the whereabouts of Cao Hong and Cao Zilian?" 』

After hearing the report from the messenger, Pang Tong asked the guards to come forward with torches and marked Cao Hong's location on the map.

Zhu Ling and Ma Yue's intention was very clear, which was to let Pang Tong continue to send more troops, and then overthrow Cao Hong in one fell swoop.

Pang Tong stared at the map and remained silent for a long time.

The connecting channel between Cao Hong and Cao Cao is a plateau. At the end of the plateau, there is a hill. Cao Hong was stationed on the hill. If Ma Yue and Zhu Ling wanted to attack Cao Jun's flank, they naturally needed to defeat Cao Hong. The question now is whether to send more troops to the flank to attack Cao Hong.

Indeed, if Cao Hong can be defeated, Cao Jun's flanks will inevitably be defeated. What will follow is the instability of Cao Jun's overall front, which will lead to the overall collapse of Cao Jun.

The premise is that Cao Hong must be defeated.

If not...

After fighting for several days in a row, almost all the troops and horses took turns to go into battle. The troops and horses currently resting behind are actually those who suffered more losses in the previous two days, and the newly recruited troops in Guanzhong did not come out so quickly. It can be replenished in place, so if we really want to fight Cao Hong, it means sending these damaged soldiers and horses to the battlefield again.

When these tired soldiers and horses go into battle again, the chance of being damaged is undoubtedly much greater than that of soldiers who are full of energy and physical strength.

Pang Tong thought again and again and shook his head, "Let the navy be dispatched first... Wenyuan, what do you think?" 』

Zhang Liao also thought for a long time, "If the navy... fails to break the deadlock..."

Pang Tongtong took a picture of the map and said, "Then withdraw and rest!" 』

Zhang Liao asked: "Where to retreat?" 』

Pang Tong said: "Yan Xiang!" 』

"But the place in Yanxiang..." Zhang Liao said half a sentence, and then seemed to have thought of something, "I understand..."

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Ma Jun commanded the Guanzhong naval fleet. After receiving the order, he immediately went down the south bank of the river.

Facing Cao Jun's direction, the ships were within the female wall, and side boards were specially erected, like battlements with a higher level, to defend against Cao Jun's long-range firepower.

The soldiers of the hussars stood behind the side posts, preparing their crossbows and fire prevention means.

In the cabin, there were still some hussars waiting quietly.

They will attack Cao Cao's location under the cover of building ships.

If Cao Cao was unable to resist the attack of the navy's "Marines", then naturally the front line would collapse and the entire army would be disbanded. If Cao Cao mobilized soldiers from other fronts to defend against the navy's surprise attack, it would inevitably lead to the appearance of soldiers from other fronts. Due to the lack of defensive strength, it was unable to resist the frontal and flank attacks of the Hussars.

Therefore, these warships are both virtual and real.

If Cao Cao's army wants to block, they are just a feint to attract firepower. If Cao's army fails to block and is allowed to break through Cao Cao's center, then it will be a real move. They can land ashore and set up a formation behind Cao Cao's center. , and even transported more soldiers back and forth for encirclement and attack.

On the battlefield, the most difficult thing to deal with is this kind of fictitious and real tactics. People have to guard against them, but it is difficult to make up their mind to guard against them.

Ma Jun stood on the deck, looking at the artillery on the bow of the ship, frowning.

The artillery on the bow of the ship does have a certain power, but in actual use, it is not so ideal.

Ma Jun got a lot of inspiration from the drawings sent from Sichuan and Sichuan, but during the actual battle scenes, Ma Jun always felt a little awkward.

The reason for the awkwardness is actually very simple.

Sichuan and Shu are fighting against the Jiangdong navy, which is above the river, so whether it is the bow or the side of the ship, there is a chance to face the enemy. But now Ma Jun is above the river, and Cao Jun is more often on the river. It's on land, so the cannon on the bow is very awkward.

Or turn the ship sideways, with the bow facing the land?

However, in this way, the force of the water flow on the ship's lateral direction will be too great, making it difficult to stabilize its position.

If the ship is moved in the direction of the current, the impact on the current will be small, but the bow of the ship is often not in line with Cao Jun's position...

Therefore, the artillery was hoisted onto the building ship, but it did not exert the power that Ma Jun originally imagined.

The key is that now we need to transport soldiers ashore to form a surprise attack. Of course, the ship cannot point its bow towards the land. It must be sideways to the shore. In this way, doesn't the artillery on the bow just become a decoration?

Ma Jun frowned more and more, and then called a few craftsmen, "I said, do you think this guy can be moved to the side?" 』

"side? ” Several craftsmen looked back at the artillery, “But where is there room to put it on the side? 』

The side of the building ship is the cabin. The outer wall of the cabin is surrounded by a deck, so the space is not large.

"Tear it down!" ” Ma Jun waved his hand and spoke in a flurry of words.

Perhaps the craftsmen were used to Ma Jun's way of speaking, or perhaps they understood what Ma Jun meant. After thinking for a moment, they looked at each other, "Then... try it?" 』

"Try it!" Ma Jun nodded, "While there is still some way to go, let's take one apart and try it first!" 』

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The building boat went down the river. Although the figure of the building boat may not be visible in the dark night, Cao Jun's soldiers on guard on the shore could see the firelight moving on the water, and they hurriedly reported to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao let out a sigh of relief.

"It's finally here. 』

He had been waiting for these tower ships, and this team of Guanzhong navy had been waiting for a long time.

There were always some strange things about the cavalry, which made Cao Cao feel uncomfortable, but after the discomfort, he was surprised.

The reason for the discomfort was that it was like a thorn on the back. Although it was not necessarily fatal, no one knew when this thorn would become a knife hanging over the head!

The cavalry had done this more than once...

When Fei Qian went to the north of Bingzhou, didn't many people laugh at him and think that Fei Qian was stupid?

But what about now?

Before, the cavalry began to promote knowledge in the army and let the soldiers read and recognize characters. Didn't many people also ridicule them, saying that a group of big-headed soldiers were pretending to be civilized?

Then what?

After that, what about tea, fans, silver thread clothes, gold-painted fans, etc., didn't some people also laugh at the cavalry for not doing their job and doing these messy things?

Now it's gunpowder, artillery...

And this tower ship.

At the beginning, Cao's army did not expect that there was actually a navy in Guanzhong.

Because in the traditional Han concept, even if the navy is not a specialty of Jiangdong, it is also a product of the south. The north is all land. Even if ships are needed, they are mostly used for ferrying. Even if Lao Cao and the two Yuans are fighting for the Central Plains, there are also big rivers such as Jianghuai, but there are not many places where ships are really used.

After learning that the Cavalry Army has navy, Cao Cao felt a little bad.

Because this is not just a matter of a few ships, more importantly, Cao Cao found that this navy is actually a wonderful killer!

There were also navy in Jingxiang, but it was separated from the Central Plains and could not be transported from the river to the river.

In fact, if it must be transported, there are actually ways, but whether it is land sailing or going back along the coastline from the estuary, it requires a lot of material and manpower, and it is completely too late in time.

If the Guanzhong navy is left alone, then once the Guandong navy passes the Three Gorges and invades the Central Plains to control the river, then Cao Cao's side will be cut into two parts, north and south, and Jizhou and Yuzhou will be separated!

Jizhou was not originally very loyal to Cao Cao. After Cao Cao occupied Jizhou, he had to stay in Yecheng for a long time. If the cavalry army cut through the middle, and Zhao Nan, who was north of Jizhou, went south...

Cao Cao shuddered at the thought of this.

He knew very well that even if there were not many naval forces in Guanzhong now, it was hard to say how many would appear in the future!

If the overall strategic layout of the cavalry was really formed, what kind of psychological impact and substantial damage would it cause to the people in the Central Plains of Shandong!

There were no decent warships in the Central Plains of Shandong, and even many of the ships transporting supplies were civilian fishing boats. It would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot or an ant trying to shake a tree to use these fishing boats to fight against the warships of the Guanzhong navy.

After receiving the news, Cao Cao began to prepare for how to deal with these warships.

Now, it depends on whether these measures can work.

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Through the night, Cao Cao could vaguely see the outline of the Guanzhong navy coming with the water, and his heart gradually lifted.

Defeating the Guanzhong navy is a key point!

Cao Cao guessed the tactics that Fei Qian might adopt in the future, but guessing does not mean that he can defend against it!

If there is no way to crack the opponent's tactics, the danger will still exist, without any reduction. Cao Cao is very clear about the importance of this navy that can be strange or regular, virtual or real.

If the opponent is allowed to go downstream and set up a formation behind the Cao army in Heluo, then not only will the Cao army in Zhongtiao Mountain be divided, but also the reinforcements, supplies and baggage in the direction of Heluo will not be smooth. The Cao army may be stuck here and attacked from both sides. Such a situation will greatly affect morale and lead to the collapse of the front...

No matter what the reason, this navy must be defeated to eliminate the trouble.

How to deal with them, so far, he has thought of some ways, but unfortunately, Cao Cao is not too sure whether these methods can work.

Cao Cao feels more and more old...

It's only been a few years?

When Cao Cao was still in Heluo, he could stay up all night, just thinking about the plan over and over again, going to the field to investigate, and then rehearsing every step in his mind again and again, and he would not feel any fatigue. But now it is not possible. When he thinks too much, not only his head is swollen and painful, but also the pain in his body will affect his thinking.

Cao Cao feels that he is old-fashioned.

Old methods, old ideas.

Just like now against the Guanzhong navy of the cavalry, he can only use catapults and crossbow carts.

Old methods do not mean that they are bad and cannot be used. Just like there are artillery, but swords and guns are still the mainstream on the battlefield. The tower ships of this era are still wooden flat-bottomed boats. Whether it is a catapult or a crossbow cart, it will cause certain damage to these wooden ships.

Mainly the hit rate...

Cao Cao turned back and looked at a slope in the distance.

On the slope, facing the direction of the river, some simple camouflage was made with tents.

And behind the tents, a group of Cao army soldiers and craftsmen were busy.

The long arms of the catapults were exposed on the top of the tent.

Some laborers were hurriedly delivering stones and crossbows to the slope.

Even if the front line was difficult, Cao Cao did not use these catapults and crossbows.

Even if the hussars cooperated and launched another attack from the front and side, Cao Cao still did not let these catapults and ballistae be exposed.

And the most important thing is that Cao Cao must stand here and keep the front line motionless, otherwise once the front line moves, the position of the Guanzhong navy near the shore may change.

For this, Cao Cao paid a lot.

Now, it’s time to reach the final official stage...

Tight breath.

Grapes.

The war drums roared into the sky, and the drum beaters, who were already soaked with sweat, threw off their war robes, were naked from the waist up, and beat the war drums with the last of their strength.

The war drums alerted Ma Jun, who was walking on the water and was directing the movement of artillery in the cabin.

Ma Jun and the craftsmen demolished a wooden wall of the cabin, then padded the cannon with logs and pushed it into the cabin.

In this way, although there was a big hole in the cabin, the muzzle of the artillery changed from facing the front of the ship to facing the side. Although this change made it easier for the warship to fire sideways, it also led to The weight of the ship is somewhat uneven. However, Ma Jun didn't think this was a big problem.

Hearing the sound of Cao Jun's war drums suddenly intensifying, Ma Jun ran from the cabin to the side of the ship to take a look, "What does this mean?" Is Thief Cao afraid that we won't know his location? 』

The military academy looked on, "Then where should we stop?" 』

Ma Jun snorted disdainfully, "The old thieves are forming formation over there, they must have seen us coming!" The knocking was so loud, did you really think we would land there too? Go around! Your Majesty said, come ashore behind the enemy's lines! 』

The military academy laughed and went down to deliver the order.

Although Ma Jun was originally a craftsman, he has gradually gained some experience after commanding several ship operations. Although he occasionally does craftsmanship on a whim, he at least has the respect of some soldiers and soldiers. , will not simply think that Ma Jun has no military skills and look down on him.

Ma Jun remembered that before setting off, Pang Tong sent an order to tell Ma Jun that the Guanzhong navy was an expert and could cooperate with the troops on land to deploy troops and replenish supplies up and down the river. Of course, due to the difficulty of accessing dangerous areas in the river, as well as the size of the fleet and other factors, it can only be a small-scale fleet, so it needs to be more cautious and no mistakes can be made.

Therefore, Ma Jun planned to bypass the main front line of Cao's army and choose to land at the rear of Cao's army. As long as there was a flatter beach on the river bank, he could try to land.

Ma Jun looked back at the artillery placed horizontally in the cabin and smiled.

In this way, even if Cao Jun sees that Ma Jun and the others want to land and send troops to fight, they will be warmly welcomed by ship artillery and ballistae. Coupled with the crossbowmen arranged on the side of the ship, Cao Jun wants to come halfway across the river. Even if you hit it, you may not be able to hit it!

If Cao Jun sent a partial army to watch them closely on the river bank, Ma Jun would not be afraid.

Because Ma Jun and the others were on the boat, and Cao Jun could only run with them. After swaying back and forth twice, Cao Jun would probably be exhausted!

The best way for Cao's army to respond is to set up beacon towers along the coast, and then deploy troops at certain key points at a certain distance along the river. Once it is confirmed that the hussars and navy troops have landed, they will rush in immediately. But this means that Cao Jun's troops on the front battlefield are not enough. Now Cao Jun is no longer the time to march into Guanzhong with 800,000 men and women...

"As expected..."

When Cao Cao saw that the hussar navy did not stop beside his position, but continued to move downstream, he smiled, raised his hand, signaled, and issued the order to attack.

Whether it is Cao Jun or the Hussars, in fact, the Han Dynasty still has some things in common, such as using golden drums to convey orders, such as using firelights to guide, etc. Therefore, as soon as Cao Jun’s orders are conveyed, the Hussars on the water naturally do the same. Noticed.

Because Ma Jun and others were prepared to land at any time, they did not sail in the waters far away from the south bank, but preferred to Cao Jun's side of the south bank of the river.

On the building ship, the soldiers facing the south bank raised their shields, preparing to receive Cao Jun's arrow and crossbow attack.

They didn't even have any interest in counterattack. Even if the rain of arrows fired by Cao Jun from the coast was dense, what would happen?

In addition to hearing a clanging sound, how much actual harm can there be?

But soon, the hussars soldiers on board the building noticed something strange...

Because the whistling sound coming from the air is a little different!

Soon, the hussars on the boat reacted, and someone shouted: "Be careful of throwing stones!" 』

The stone bullets whizzed in and hit the river with a thud, causing splashes all over the sky!

Although the stone bullet failed to hit the ship, it still shocked the hussars on the ship!

Before the hussar soldiers could react, a series of stone bullets fell from the sky!

"Turn the helm!" ” someone shouted.

However, Ma Jun shouted at the next moment, "Can't turn!" accelerate! full speed! Rush over! 』

The craftsmen next to Ma Jun were still a little confused, but they quickly understood the direction Ma Jun was pointing and shouted: "Speed ​​up!" accelerate! Rush over! Rush over! 』

It was originally intended to give the artillery a chance to fire from the side, but now it has become a hindrance!

Because the center of gravity of the ship has changed, and the building ship is still generally a flat-bottomed ship, if it makes a sharp turn with an unstable center of gravity, then the building ship, which originally has a high center of gravity, will be at risk of capsizing directly!

And the belly exposed by the sharp turn will obviously be more fragile than the deck!

"Charge! Charge!"

Ma Jun shouted.

Now it's just a race against death!

Ma Jun knew that no matter whether it was a catapult or a crossbow, the shooting angle was limited, so as long as it was out of the angle covered by the Cao army's catapults and crossbows, then even if the Cao army wanted to adjust, it would be too late!

Ma Jun's decision was undoubtedly correct, but unfortunately Ma Jun missed one thing...