Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3419: Prelude
Student Zhang was very arrogant. He thought he was awesome because he led 2,000 people. He thought he could take Suoyang Pass and be promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. There are many people who forget their own abilities after getting a little power. However, such people often forget one thing: they are incompetent but hold power. If they don't play it well, they will definitely bring disaster.

Zhang Tiansheng didn't play well.

I used my ultimate skill right at the start, but ended up hitting nothing. Then it dragged on until the afternoon. Should I use my ultimate skill? The CD is not ready. Should I stack soldiers? After fighting for a whole day, no one is motivated. In the end, I can only retreat and cook for the time being...

As a result, when the meal was only half cooked, a soldier came to report that several of the sentries were found dead and their armor had been stripped off.

Zhang Tiansheng realized that something was wrong and immediately sent people to check the place, but it was too late.

In the mountainous path, it was impossible to cook food in a fixed place and then line up to eat like in the military camp on weekdays. Due to the restrictions of the terrain, the Cao army soldiers were scattered, and because the attack failed during the day, many Cao soldiers subconsciously went to a place far away from Suoyang Pass to make a fire.

This creates many invisible gaps.

However, Zhang Tiansheng still thought that it was just the Hussars of Suoyang Pass who were preparing to escape, so he ordered Cao's soldiers to immediately search for the "escaped" Hussars and wanted to hunt them down, while he also led his men towards Suoyang Pass.

After all, the Hussars fled, which proved that his "attack" had achieved good results.

No matter what the process was, he won now.

Is not it?
Before Suoyang Pass, Zhang Tiansheng was still somewhat cautious... perhaps it could not be said that he was cautious, but it was just his instinct to save his life, so he sent a few soldiers to investigate first.

The Cao army soldiers were angry but dared not say anything. They trembled as they stepped forward to check for a moment, and then shouted in a trembling voice, "They all ran away! They all ran away! "

When Zhang Tiansheng heard this, he was overjoyed and felt that he was indeed a born lucky man!
Isn’t this the credit that’s in our hands?

At that time, if we report more battle damage and less battle spoils, and make the difference, wouldn't it be great?
Zhang Tiansheng, who was rushing forward and wanted to become a hero in retaking Suoyang Pass, entered the wide-open gate of Suoyang Pass. After taking a few steps, he felt something was wrong.

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

Just as I was about to look around, I heard an order, and suddenly arrows whizzed down!

The Cao army soldiers were in chaos.

Zhang Tiansheng cursed inwardly "Damn it", knowing that he had fallen into a trap, but he quickly realized that the number of arrows from the Cavalry Army was not large, and the casualties of Cao's army were not heavy, so this was still a chance!
Now that I've come in, how can I just run away like this... Well, go back?

He originally thought that the Hussars would take advantage of the night to escape, but he didn't expect the enemy to be so bold and play a trick to lure him into a trap! He admitted that he had underestimated this enemy force of several hundred soldiers, but several hundred enemy soldiers were only a few hundred!

Zhang Tiansheng made a new judgment almost instantly.

Come on, let’s fight to the death!

"Attack! Attack! No one is allowed to retreat! Let those behind come up!"

Now they have entered Wengcheng. As long as they open the last gate, no matter whether the Cavalry Army is really escaping or pretending to escape, Suoyang Pass will be captured!

The Cao army soldiers were somewhat confused, not understanding what Zhang Tiansheng's train of thought was like...

"boom! 』

Something exploded on the ground ahead, and then several Cao army soldiers fell to the ground screaming.

"Five Elements Thunder?"

Zhang Tiansheng was startled, but he soon discovered that the killing power of the Five Elements Thunder was not very great. Except for a few Cao soldiers who fell around the explosion point, no one else was hurt much. Now that the Cao soldiers saw more Five Elements Thunder, they knew that the power of this thing was not very great. After the explosion, the broken iron pieces inside flew around, which could hurt people, but as long as they were blocked with a shield, it was not much different from an ordinary crossbow arrow.

"Raise your shields! Hold on!"

Zhang Tiansheng shouted: "As long as their arrows and five-element thunder are used up, victory will be ours! Our soldiers will be here soon..."

"boom! 』

There was another bang.

"Ah ah ah ah ah! 』

Before Zhang Tiansheng finished speaking, he felt a sudden pain in his left eye. All he could see was a bloody red. He screamed in pain, "My eye... my eye... ahhhhhhhh..."

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

"My eyes..."

Feeling the severe pain, Zhang Tiansheng went crazy in an instant. He couldn't believe that his eye was injured so easily.

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

The eyeball is connected to a lot of nerves, and even the slightest discomfort can drive people crazy, let alone direct collapse and damage?

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

Now, Zhang Tiansheng has nothing to think about. There is no Suoyangguan, no victory, only confusion and pain in his brain. There is only one thought in his mind: "Am I blind? Will I die?"

"Go! Go! Take me away! Go! Take me away... I need to get my eyes treated..." Zhang Tiansheng shouted, "My eyes..."

Why was he hurt?

Isn't he a God-given blessing?
why?
"Tsk tsk! This kid is so lucky!"

I couldn't help but mutter.

Previously, whether it was arrows or five-element thunder, they were actually aimed at Zhang Tiansheng, but unfortunately they just missed, either by a deflection or by a deviation. 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!" 』

Conglai and the hussars shouted together, then rushed out to chase and kill Cao's army.

"kill! 』

Swords and guns were waving, and blood was flowing.

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

……

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Big river.

On the river, you can see the densely packed Jiangdong navy.

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

The two sides deployed their battle array on the river.

Zhou Yu, wearing a fur coat, carefully looked at the ships on the other side. His eyesight had deteriorated a lot, and it was inevitable that his vision would become blurry and he would easily tear up after looking for a long time, but Zhou Yu could still try his best to check the proportions and structural systems of the other side's ships, so as to correct and improve his own plans.

Surface warfare is nothing more than the wind helping the water and the water taking advantage of the wind's power.

Add the word "fire".

Everything is simple, but it is not easy to use it well.

Soon, Zhou Yu discovered that among the Sichuan navy, there were some extremely fast ships that shuttled through the fleet, not much slower than the boats of the Jiangdong navy.

The Jiangdong navy's boats basically abandoned all armor and combat equipment, and only concentrated young and strong rowers to be able to advance quickly. The Sichuan navy also had such ships and rowers, which can only mean one thing, that the Sichuan navy's development speed was much faster than Zhou Yu expected.

Ships, soldiers...

Zhou Yu was silent for a long time.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the general's flag which was not much bigger than a grain of rice.

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

……

……

Zhuge Liang's flag was on the front line, but he himself was not really standing 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 is most likely a habit that was created when fighting against foreign races. Because the Chinese had linen cloth inside, while the foreigners only had fur, so during that period, the Chinese were the ones who could raise flags, while the foreigners could only raise long-haired banners.

However, later on, some kings and princes thought that the colorful banners of the Hu people were also beautiful and majestic, so they made a bigger one to show off on the battlefield, and thus became less particular. However, the function of using flags to indicate identity and guide troops remained until the widespread use of small communication tools, which reduced the number of flags.

Flags not only boost the morale of one's own soldiers, but also confuse the enemy.

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 one commanding on the front line was Xu Huang.

Gan Ning traveled by land, and Xu Huang led the navy.

This configuration is a bit inappropriate, but Zhuge has no good solution.

As the commander-in-chief of the Central Committee, Xu Huang certainly could not take risks lightly. Even if Xu Huang himself agreed, Zhuge Liang would not agree. On the battlefield, swords and guns are blind, who can guarantee that they will not be injured or killed?
If Xu Huang got hurt by something unexpected, even a simple injury, it could affect the entire subsequent battle situation. So even though Zhuge Liang knew that such a configuration could not fully bring out the general's maximum ability, he could only use it this way...

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

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

It has nothing to do with age.

Even when they are in their seventies or eighties, there are still many people who have to go out to work to earn money for the younger generations who are relying on them for food.

Zhou Yu had Zhou Tai, Zhu Zhi, Jiang Qin, and Lu Xun under his command, which seemed like a lot, but Zhu Zhi was useless and Lu Xun was young, and someone was needed to keep an eye on Zhu Zhi and prevent him from messing around in the rear, so he had to leave Lu Xun in the Jiangling camp and only take Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin with him to fight.

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

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

"The Sichuan army is not familiar with drills! We have the advantage!"

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

Having said that, when he touched his unhealed wound, he couldn't help but twitch and his heart would skip a beat.

Yes, the Sichuan navy was indeed not familiar with drills, which could be seen and felt. But why was it such an untrained navy that forced the Jiangdong navy to such a point?

Did you get hurt as well?

Was it my own negligence, or was there some fatal mistake in the strategic and tactical arrangements?

Jiang Qin couldn't figure it out, but soon he stopped thinking about it because Zhou Yu was here, so he let Zhou Yu figure out these troublesome things. Anyway, Zhou Yu was smart enough and should know what was going on. Jiang Qin only needed to focus on the battle in front of him.

The Sichuan Army occupied the upper reaches and had certain water conservancy advantages.

However, this water flow advantage is also relative. After all, when the two sides are twisted together, it is not certain who is on top and who is on the bottom...

"Fire the arrow!" 』

"Strong wind!"

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

The Jiangdong navy's arrows were somewhat against the wind, so most of them landed lightly in front of the Sichuan navy. However, many of the Sichuan navy's arrows hit the Jiangdong navy's ships, but because of the river wind, the weight of the arrows varied, and they were not very accurate.

Jiang Qin didn't care about the slight disadvantage at the moment, because he knew that long-range projectiles were not as lethal as close-range shooting, and once the two sides were close to each other, the Jiangdong navy's expertise in boats would give them more advantages in medium and short-range shooting!

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

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

"Rocket!"

"Ignite! Load the arrow! Release!"

In the last one or two rounds of arrows at medium distance, both sides chose rocket attacks at the same time.

This is the most appropriate way to attack.

Although the rockets were tied with cloth strips, which would further reduce their range and accuracy, at this distance, the key was to hit the ship, the sails that were not properly folded, and the tinder that was accidentally piled on the deck...

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

For ordinary ships, if there are only a few rockets, as long as they are not in critical positions and do not hinder subsequent battles, they will not even be taken seriously. For example, rockets on the side of the ship or on the parapet may be destroyed by the next wave.

But if some ships are nervous, or even try to avoid or extinguish rockets on purpose, they will become the target of the next round of rocket fire...

Any closer and you'll be within the impact range.

"Prepare for impact!"

The Jiangdong navy at the bow shouted.

As soon as the skilled Jiangdong navy soldiers heard the alarm, they immediately grabbed everything they could hold onto, including ropes, railings, and even the wooden planks fixed around the cabin.

At first, the Jiangdong navy didn't pay much attention to the ships of the Sichuan navy that rushed up, because these ships were obviously smaller, only one size larger than the Zou Ge, and some even looked like ordinary fishing boats...

In the eyes of the Jiangdong navy, the small boats from Sichuan and Shu were like small sampans.

Even if the Sichuan and Shu troops rammed them, they were all riding the same wooden boats, so they would harm each other. Moreover, the Jiangdong navy would not be so foolish as to expose their bellies to the Sichuan and Shu troops. Their boats were relatively similar in size and collided with each other, so of course those with larger bodies would have a certain advantage.

The sunlight shines on the river, reflecting a dazzling light.

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

Not a flame, but a cold light.

what is that?
Are there knives and guns installed on the bow?
Soon, Jiang Qin knew what it was.

The Sichuan Army's ships actually had iron wrapped around the bows!

"Bang!" 』

"Crack!"

The first thing that collided was not the hulls of either party, but the water fences supporting the outside of the hulls.

These water fences are relatively weak, but have a certain degree of elasticity, and are used as buffers when ships are docked at the pier. Some ships will retract them during combat, while others will not. A small number of ships will even add some sharp-angled wooden stakes to the water fences to prevent or collide with the opponent's ships.

The Jiangdong navy also installed a device on their bows, but...

Most of them are wooden stakes.

Because this kind of wooden stake was enough in the previous battles in Jiangdong.

Since it is enough, who would research new designs and new equipment?
The vanguard ships of both sides collided with each other, as if they were kissing each other on the cheek.

The Jiangdong warship began to shake violently.

The sound of wood breaking, creaking and crackling.

The Jiangdong soldiers thought it was a ship of the Sichuan Army, and it hit the wooden piles installed on the Jiangdong ship and broke into pieces. They all laughed and asked each other.

"Did it break?!"

"Did they sink?"

"Kill them!"

"Hahaha……"

When the boat became a little more stable, the Jiangdong soldiers lay on the side of the boat and looked down, but they were shocked when they saw it.

The sharpened wooden stakes installed on the bow of the Jiangdong warship had been knocked crooked, and did not cause much damage to the iron-clad Sichuan warship. Perhaps the only damage was a shallow pit formed on the bow of the iron-clad Sichuan warship...

The iron-clad bow of the Sichuan ship smashed through the side of the Jiangdong ship like a hammer.

Several Sichuan soldiers were using long bamboo poles to push against the Jiangdong ship, trying to pull out the Sichuan ship's bow!

Looking at the bow of Jiangdong's own ship on the water surface, a deep crack had been created by the collision.

"Damn it! It's leaking!"

"Shoot them!"

"Spray them with flaming oil! Hurry up and get the blaster!"

"Repair the cabin! Go down and patch up the holes!"

The Jiangdong soldiers were somewhat panicked, and the orders were contradictory.

The Jiangdong ship whose side deck was damaged was not equipped with watertight compartments, so once water entered it, it quickly began to sink.

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

The spies in Jiangdong also knew more or less about the new structure of the Guanzhong tower ship from the shipyards in Guanzhong, but even though Jiangdong knew it, it was not easy for them to do it.

Shipbuilding is not something that can be done in a day or two. If you want to add watertight compartments to an old ship, 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 them on individual ships. Most of the Jiangdong ships are still empty and have no watertight compartments.

"Bang!" 』

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

This time, Jiang Qin saw it very clearly.

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

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" Jiang Qin shouted, "Turn the rudder! Turn the rudder!"

The flag-bearer from Jiangdong on the tower ship waved the flag so hard that it almost flew up, and the sound of warning gongs also rang out among the fleet.

In surface combat, it used to be the big ones bullying the small ones, but now it’s the small ones chasing after the big ones!

This awkward feeling that made the Jiangdong navy feel was just the beginning.

(End of this chapter)