Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3304 Counted Victory

Xu Huang's arrangement was quite appropriate.

He had never fought with Jiang Qin and Lu Xun before, so he adopted a relatively cautious attitude, which was his usual combat habit.

In the melee, some unnecessary casualties still occurred.

"Hurry! Hurry! The crossbow arrows are running out! Erhei! Go get them!"

"Take, take what..." Erhei responded confusedly.

"Damn, you have no brains? Crossbow arrows! Crossbow arrows!" The military school stared at the Jiangdong warship in front of him, "In the cabin!"

Generally speaking, crossbow arrows and other consumables are stored in the cabin. When they are used up on the deck, they need to be carried into the cabin. This is almost the most basic knowledge and labor of all naval soldiers.

During normal training, no one will have any problems.

Isn’t it just moving something?

No matter what you need to move, you can just pick it up, hold it in your arms, or carry it on your shoulders. The weight will not necessarily be much heavier than the burden of carrying water or firewood at home.

It can be said to be a matter of no technical content.

As a result, in the current chaotic environment and tense combat, even the simplest things inevitably lead to accidents.

Erhei, whose body movements were a little uncoordinated due to nervousness, quickly responded and ran away, but he forgot to put down the knife he was holding tightly in his hand...

You must come empty-handed when entering the warehouse to take items.

This is the operational regulation. Under normal circumstances, there is no problem.

When people focus on one thing, they often forget something else.

In the future, when he is talking on the phone, if anyone hands him an object, he will subconsciously take it, even if the object looks like a bomb or an ice cream that is about to melt. Similarly, when playing games, he will respond with “hmmmm” to any question, and will open his mouth to eat anything he is fed, even if his brain has already figured out that the object is inedible, but his mouth has already picked it up...

That was what happened to Erhei. His mind was so focused on getting things that he forgot about other things. When passing through the narrow and low hatch, he stabbed his comrade-in-arms who was hurriedly carrying a bundle of crossbow arrows from inside with his sword.

The hatch was narrow and lower than the deck, so normal entry and exit was not a big problem. However, now that the ship was in the midst of combat and turbulence, the light changed in brightness when entering and exiting, and the crossbow arrows they were carrying blocked part of their vision, causing the soldiers coming out of the hatch to not notice that Erhei was still holding a knife in his hand.

"puff……"

Blood spurted out, instantly dyeing the area around the hatch bright red.

Erhei then realized that he had actually stabbed his fellow comrade. He was so scared that he almost cried and stood there at a loss as to what to do.

"Why don't you bring the crossbow arrows over here!" The military school turned around and saw Erhei standing at the hatch. He couldn't help but get angry. "Hurry up!"

Normally, Erhei was slow, so he would tolerate it. But now he was leading his soldiers to fight for their lives with the Jiangdong people, and he saw Erhei was still in a daze...

The cadet saw the blood on the cabin door, but he didn't care at all.

In the fight with the Jiangdong Army, where is there no blood?

Erhei heard the shouts from the military academy and subconsciously threw away his blood-stained sword. Then he picked up the crossbow arrow carried by his comrade who was stabbed to death by him from the deck. With a confused look on his face, he returned to the edge of the military academy and distributed the crossbow arrows to his comrades who were lying on the parapet and trying to shoot.

"That's it!" the cadet said casually, "It's easy, isn't it? Don't be so timid! Just do it like in training!"

In the successive battles with the Jiangdong Army, the Sichuan Army also suffered casualties.

Some died, others grew up and mixed with the new recruits.

This is the normal state of war.

When bullets are flying, there is no distinction between beauty and ugliness, or between genders.

"I, I killed, I killed someone..." Erhei was about to cry.

The military school subconsciously thought that Erhei had killed Jiang Dongbing. Although he was a little curious about how Erhei killed him, he didn't think much about it and encouraged him casually: "Well done! Killing is like that! Right? Don't be afraid, just stab him and it's over!"

Erhei's face was almost twisted, and he pointed at the door of the cabin, "No, no, no, no, I, I, I, I killed, I killed my own people..."

"Ah? Huh?!" The military school finally reacted and turned back to stare at the door of the cabin, "Fairy boss! I told you to move the crossbow arrows! I didn't tell you to steal the crossbow arrows that your own people were moving!"

Erhei's tears streamed down his face, "No! I, I didn't grab it, I just bumped into it!"

"Did you bump into him by accident?" the military officer asked.

Erhei nodded vigorously.

It seemed that at this moment, all the sounds disappeared and there was a brief silence.

The military school turned his head and said, "Win this battle first! Do you understand? Win this battle first! Then go get the crossbow arrows! Go quickly!"

Erhei wiped his tears and hurried back into the cabin.

When passing the hatch, Erhei paused. He looked back at the military academy, and then did not continue to walk in. Instead, he moved the body of his dead comrade aside, as if sitting against the hatch. He knelt in front of the body, kowtowed three times, and then mumbled something before getting up and going into the cabin.

Many times, when people focus on war, they think that war is the stage for heroes, but they forget that the wood and nails used to build the stage actually also contain blood and can cause pain.

Without these ordinary wood and nails, no matter how tall and handsome the hero is, he can only stand on the ground and cannot be looked up to by others.

On the other side, Lu Xun gradually built the stage with wood and nails.

The reason why Lu Xun took the risk to personally investigate Xu Huang's movements was to ensure that his own strategy could be implemented.

Xu Huang was indeed steady, but not infallible. Xu Huang's mistake was not on the water, but on land. This is why sometimes when a large army is marching, it is obviously more convenient to take one route, but it still has to move slowly by land and water.

If Xu Huang also advances by land and sea, then Lu Xun will be helpless.

However, the speed of advancing by land and water is slow, which also means giving Jiangdong more time to prepare. The army has to cross mountains and ridges, set up camps, and can't go far in a day. Not only does it require a lot of food and grass, but it also loses the effect of a surprise attack on Yidao. Therefore, Xu Huang finally chose to focus on the attack on the water instead of the land and water approach.

This small flaw of Xu Huang would not have caused any harm to others, such as Zhou Tai, or even veteran naval commanders like Jiang Qin. Because these commanders were focused on the navy, just like they were on the phone. Only a guy like Lu Xun, who was not good at fighting, would go against the norm and set a trap for Xu Huang.

Jiangdong also has catapults.

Although there is a certain gap in technology and standards compared to the catapults of the Hussars, it is generally sufficient, especially after being inspired by the Hussars, and not only can it throw stones...

A real enemy will never be rigid and fight according to previous attack methods and routines.

While Xu Huang and Jiang Qin were fighting on the river, Lu Xun received a signal that the catapult on the hilltop had turned and was ready for calibration...

“Huff, huff, huff…”

More than ten fireballs streaked across the sky, then fell diagonally onto the river.

With a "bang", one of the fireballs hit a warship of Xu Huang's rear army.

"Be careful! Get out of the way!"

The soldiers on the warships behind Xu Huang shouted loudly.

But it was too late.

The flames from the fireball not only devoured the bodies of nearby soldiers, but also ignited the items piled on the ship.

Normally, the rear army would not directly participate in the battle, but was used to store baggage and consumables. Now these things were targeted by Lu Xun...

Another fireball fell, and flame fragments flew everywhere.

The soldiers who were burned by the flames screamed in agony, which immediately caused the soldiers in Xu Huang's rear army to panic. Most of the Sichuan and Shu navy troops who were arranged in the rear army were not as strong as the front and central armies.

This is a normal configuration. Unless there is some special strategic arrangement, who would place the most elite combat forces in the rear army to stare at the food and fodder in a daze?

But now Xu Huang did not advance by land and sea, and as soon as he entered the battlefield, he was entangled in a battle with Jiang Qin, and he did not have time to send troops to the shore to check. The most important point is that Xu Huang did not follow Zhuge Liang's advice, thinking that his troops were already enough to crush Jiangdong, so he wanted to fight a quick battle and sent troops immediately after receiving supplies. Xu Huang's rear army was attacked, and the fleet array was suddenly a little panicked, and Jiang Qin seized the opportunity and rushed forward with his entire army.

"The ship is about to hit us! Get ready to board!"

"boom! 』

The two ships collided heavily.

There was a teeth-grinding crunching sound and wood chips flew everywhere.

The soldiers who lost their balance on the deck fell into the water.

"Go, go, go!" Jiang Qin shouted, and jumped onto the Sichuan navy's warship first.

Several Sichuan soldiers rushed towards him.

Jiang Qin swung his sword across, splashing a bloody light, and roared: "Kill! Anyone who stands in my way will die!"

As they were hacking and killing each other, an arrow suddenly came whistling and pierced Jiang Qin's chest.

Jiang Qin screamed and staggered.

The Sichuan and Shu soldiers on the warship thought that Jiang Qin was dead, so their morale was greatly boosted. They shouted and rushed forward again, wanting to drive Jiang Qin and his Jiangdong soldiers off the ship.

"Ahhhhh..."

Before the Sichuan soldiers could kill Jiang Qin and his men, Jiang Qin rushed up again, still carrying the half-broken arrow on his body, and rushed into the Sichuan soldiers, hacking wildly like a wounded tiger.

With the commander in chief acting like this, the Jiangdong soldiers also started to kill crazily.

The Sichuan soldiers were confused as to the truth, and some even thought that Jiang Qin was invulnerable, or that he had come back from the dead. They were so shocked that they thought Jiang Qin was invincible, so they turned around and ran away.

In naval battles, arrows can only scatter in a rough range due to the turbulence and shaking of the ship, and their power is not as strong as that of longbowmen on land. Moreover, as a general, Jiang Qin's armor protection is not bad. Although the arrow entered his body, it was not deep. Jiang Qin fought bravely despite the injury.

Xu Huang's front army was suppressed by Jiang Qin, and the rear army was hit by fireballs, so the whole army formation was somewhat chaotic.

Blood and fire dance together.

Xu Huang and...

In this situation, Xu Huang has no way to fly.

Xu Huang knew that he was careless and fell into an enemy ambush.

There are only two choices now. One is to defeat Jiang Qin and destroy the Jiangdong water fort while facing the arrows and fireballs coming from the mountains on land. Then the Jiangdong soldiers on the shore will naturally disperse. The other is to retreat temporarily and fight again after regrouping.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Huang decided to retreat temporarily.

He felt that Yidao's Jiangdong navy was not worth fighting against.

"Withdraw!"

Xu Huang ordered.

The sound of the gong rang out on the water surface, and along with the ripples of blood and river water, it also reached the ears of Lu Xun on the high platform of the water fort.

Lu Xun closed his eyes, the flesh on his cheeks moved, and then he opened them. Some apology and grief flashed in his eyes, but soon turned into determination, "Now! Attack with all your strength!"

Let the flag wave.

In the water fort, dozens of boats were like wild horses running wildly, rushing forward along the gaps among the warships on the water!

Because of the water flow and wind force, it is easy to go downstream, but when you want to turn around, the often-mentioned phrase "a small boat is easy to turn around" will naturally occur.

When Xu Huang attacked, the battle formation formed by large and small ships was able to maintain the original array, but when it came time to go back, the large and small ships could no longer maintain their original status. The small ships had to turn around and retreat first so that the large ships would have space to maneuver.

And Lu Xun's final attack was to reveal his true intention.

The whistling fireballs could only disrupt the formation and burn and damage some of the materials on the surface of the ships, but the success rate of burning the tower ships directly with fireballs was actually very low. If the Jiangdong Army could not seize the opportunity to destroy these tower ships that were the core of the surface battle, then the Sichuan Army would repair some minor damage at any time and then make a comeback.

The manufacturing cycle of a large ship is physically long, and even if more manpower or financial resources are added, it will not necessarily be shortened. After all, in the Han Dynasty, materials and technology were limited in many aspects, especially the shipbuilding craftsmen in Sichuan and Shu, who were far behind those in Jiangdong.

This means that if Jiangdong, which suffered heavy losses, urgently recruits or purchases the tower ships of some local noble families and starts building new tower ships in the shipyard, the speed at which Jiangdong can recover its surface combat capability can be said to be unparalleled in the world at present.

Moreover, because Jiangdong has a dense network of waterways, many Jiangdong people have lived on the water since birth, so like the northern Hu people, they have an advantage in a certain combat mode.

This led to the fact that in history, Sun Shiwan of Jiangdong clearly sent 100,000 on the left, but after a while, he could send another 100,000 on the right. He sent 100,000 in the front, and after a while, he gathered another 100,000...

Time passed little by little.

The distance between Zou Ke and the Sichuan Army's tower ships was also shortening little by little.

The sun gradually sets in the west, stretching the shadow of the person in front of us very long, shining directly onto the surface of the Yangtze River...

Jiang Qin had already withdrawn from the frontline fight and took off his armor under the protection of his guards. His bloodstained battle robe had turned red in large areas, and the doctor who was nearby hurried over to treat his wounds.

It was originally just a puncture wound, but because the arrowhead was not removed in time, Jiang Qin continued to fight with the injury, causing the wound to be pulled, and the arrowhead stirred and cut in the flesh, forming a hideous large wound.

Jiang Qin, who had lost a lot of blood, turned pale, but his attention was not on his wound. Instead, he stared at the battlefield in the distance and suddenly said, "We are going to win."

The guards around were stunned and looked up, but they could only see the shattered fleet in front of them, and corpses and ship wreckage floating in the river.

"Didn't you see? Those Zou Ke went up." Jiang Qin said, "As long as we destroy the Sichuan-Shu tower ship, we will win."

"It's considered a win." Even if this victory was "calculated," it is still a "great achievement" at the moment.

Just like the Chinese national football team in later generations, it is not because they are strong, but they should thank God and their allies for showing mercy.

"We won?" The guard was a little excited, "Really?"

Jiang Qin watched the doctor bandage the wound, touched it lightly with his hand, stood up, put on a new battle robe, and said, "Send the order, move to the south bank."

There were many wreckages of ships tangled together in the middle of the river, many of which were still burning on the water, with black smoke blocking the view. The fleet deviated from the middle of the river and moved towards the south bank. After the warships that blocked the view in front moved away little by little, Jiang Qin saw the scene in the distance. Just as he expected, the Sichuan and Shu ships that fell behind were being chased by Zou Ke...

Zou Ke installed a ram and filled it with kerosene.

  Once it hits the Sichuan-Shu tower ship, it can instantly turn the ship into a huge burning sea of ​​fire!

Jiang Qin narrowed his eyes and looked at the mess on the Yangtze River. He also saw the ships ahead and the Jiangdong soldiers on the ships...

Tears suddenly fell from his eyes.

Tears streamed down his cheeks and disappeared into his beard.

This was not only achieved at the cost of his life and blood, but also at the cost of the blood and flesh of his subordinates, his private soldiers, and those ordinary Jiangdong soldiers.

Those Jiangdong soldiers who fled were all death warriors.

Although theoretically there is a chance to jump off the boat and escape by diving before the fire breaks out, in reality, due to one reason or another, if you are just a little bit slower, you will be burned by the fire, or even burned to death.

Even if it was a small-scale burn, in the Han Dynasty, soaking in river water after skin burns was basically like gambling with the god of death at the game of Pai Gow.

"One ship, two ships..."

Jiang Qin slowly counted the Sichuan and Shu ships that were surrounded, bitten, and then caught fire by Zou Ke.

The Sichuan-Shu front army was originally entangled with Jiang Qin's troops, so they naturally fell behind when they evacuated and were soon caught up by Zou Ke. The Sichuan-Shu front army's tower ships had lost a lot of escort ships and soldiers in the previous battle, and the rudders and oars of the ships were inevitably damaged, so they couldn't go faster even if they wanted to.

Zou Ke continued to move forward and caught up with Xu Huang's central army.

"Very good, the third one..." Jiang Qin clenched his fist tightly and waved it in the air, but soon his eyes widened, "What is that?"