Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3453: Land Utilization
"Quick! Quick! Quick!"

Jiang Qin shouted, urging his men to move forward.

This section of the journey had to go down the mountain, and then climb up the opposite hillside to strangle those cavalry sentries before they could raid the cavalry's water camp, so they had to hurry!
Being slower means failure and death!
The Jiangdong soldiers followed Jiang Qin, using up all their strength, and they ran so hard that they almost stuck out their tongues.

Climbing mountains is hard enough, let alone running?

However, Jiang Qin's strategy was effective to a certain extent. He and his men suddenly accelerated, disrupting the rhythm of the cavalry sentinels.

The cavalry sentry was a little flustered, not knowing whether to prepare for defense immediately or send a message to the water fort first. In the end, he decided to have both, but the result of having both was that there were fewer people on both sides and the speed of both sides was slow!

After all, the one in charge at the Hussar outpost was just a sergeant, not a fully developed and omnipotent keyboard warrior like in later generations.

"Get ready to cum again!"

The sergeant of the cavalry shouted loudly, he felt that his men shot too hastily, without aiming, their shots would not be accurate. They should wait a little longer, let the Jiangdong army get closer, or even shoot when they were climbing up.

However, some of the cavalry sentries had already opened fire.

As expected, after the first round of arrow rain, the Jiangdong soldiers rolled and crawled on the downhill road at a fairly fast speed, and there were also many branches and shrubs, so no effective casualties were caused.

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"Charge! Kill their archers!"

Jiang Qin shouted from a distance.

At this point, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It is obvious that the cavalry sentinels here are not the kind of extremely powerful cavalry elite.

Otherwise the arrow would not have been shot like this.

Come to think of it, good steel should of course be used on the blade. This is just a routine checkpoint, just in case. Who would have thought that the Jiangdong Army would really show up?
"The opponent is not an elite!"

Jiang Qin shouted, "There aren't that many people!"

For a veteran like Jiang Qin, it only took a moment to make a judgment.

"No need to form a formation! Just climb up! Kill them all!"

If it were a competition of archery, the Jiangdong soldiers would not be much worse, but they did not have the advantage of terrain, and shooting from below onto the hillside was obviously meaningless.

The Jiangdong army quickly climbed up the mountain with great momentum...

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"Xiao Liuzi, you guys shoot! The rest of you, follow me and stop them!"

Although the hussars at the checkpoints are not elite, there are some things that only elite soldiers can do.

Because of the dispersion, not only is there insufficient force to intercept the Jiangdong Army here, but there are also insufficient manpower to prepare to light the beacon fire!

These days, there are no convenient fire-making tools, and tinder and flint are still the most common ignition devices.

However, this type of ignition device is somewhat unstable and random. It may be able to ignite the flame on the first try, or it may fail to ignite the tiny tinder even after dozens of attempts.

When the sentry leader saw that the beacon fire behind him never showed up, he subconsciously raised his arms and shouted, then rushed down with his sword in hand!

We can’t let the Jiangdong soldiers come up like this. We must delay until the warning beacon is lit!

The sentry leader was indeed a little lax before and did not give a good warning, which caused him to be startled only when the Jiangdong soldiers were approaching. But at least the sentry leader was not timid, he rushed forward bravely!

He was not good at archery, so he chose the more dangerous hand-to-hand combat to buy time and space for his comrades behind him.

The sentry leader accidentally stepped on empty air and bumped into a tree. He staggered and felt as if half of his shoulder was about to fall apart, but he still did not hesitate and continued to rush down!

There seemed to be some sounds of falling behind me.

Someone was calling out to him, but the sentry didn't even turn his head. He stared at the Jiangdong soldiers rushing towards him and shouted, "Follow me and kill them!"

He didn't look back, and he didn't know if there was anyone following him or if there was anyone guarding his flanks.

Not far below, a Jiangdong soldier was climbing up.

In a hurry, he saw Jiangdong soldiers climbing up on the other side.

The sentry captain flew into the air and kicked the Jiang Dong soldier who was climbing up, sending him flying and falling down. He himself also fell to the ground...

"Shoot! Shoot! Cover the sergeant!"

"Go ahead, go ahead!"

Chaotic shouts came one after another.

This time, the arrow was much more accurate.

A Jiangdong soldier was about to swing his sword at the sentry sergeant when he was hit by an arrow in the face just as he raised his sword. He was killed on the spot and fell backwards, bumping into another Jiangdong soldier, and both of them rolled down with their arms and legs crossed.

"Go! Go! Go!"

"Kill, kill!"

All the words, all the vocabulary, all the thoughts are combined into the most simple, primitive and direct shout.

Jiang Qin waved his sword and deflected the arrows, avoiding this round of arrows. Then he didn't care about the Jiangdong soldiers around him and just rushed forward.

At this time, no one can stop. Once they stop, they will not only become targets of the hussars on the hillside, but will also block the way of other Jiangdong soldiers behind them.

Taking advantage of a gap in the hussars' round of arrows, he quickly rushed across the empty bottom of the slope and began to climb up.

Jiang Qin felt that as long as he rushed forward, killed those archers and prevented the lighting of the beacon fire, he would have at least an 80% to 90% chance of success, although he couldn't say that he was 100% sure!

The next moment, two dark shadows suddenly fell down!
"Ahhh!" 』

Then there was another scream.

Jiang Qin looked up and saw the sergeant of the cavalry sentry cutting a bloody hole in the neck of the Jiangdong soldier!
"puff……"

Blood spurted out, covering Jiang Qin's head and face.

Jiang Qin didn't even bother to wipe it, he just raised his sword and rushed straight towards the cavalry sentry sergeant.

"Come die!" 』

"Go to hell!"

The two sides seemed to be shouting back and forth, but the meanings they expressed were surprisingly consistent.

At this point in the battle, command is no longer the most important factor, but courage has become it.

When two men meet on a narrow road, all that can be done is a fight of courage!

"We can't let them come up!"

The sentry leader also instinctively realized the key to the problem. He saw more Jiangdong soldiers rushing out, and also saw Jiang Qin rushing towards him. He no longer had any hope of returning alive, and only hoped to hold these Jiangdong soldiers back until the beacon fire rose!

"Captain, be careful!"

Hussar soldiers on the top of the mountain shouted and then shot at Jiang Qin.

Jiang Qin shrank back slightly and avoided the arrow.

The other Jiangdong soldiers did not have Jiang Qin's ability and some were shot one after another, causing casualties, but the effect was not very good because the number of arrows was not enough and the shooting speed was not fast enough to form a repressive effect.

The Jiangdong soldiers gradually rushed up and fought in chaos with the cavalry sentries.

Jiang Qin exposed a flaw, then slashed at the sentry sergeant with his sword, but was surprised to find that he failed to kill or injure the sentry with the sword. Then he realized that the people he was fighting against were not the Shanyue in Jiangdong, but the Hussars who were even a sergeant wearing armor!

Jiang Qin saw that he and his soldiers were trapped by five or six cavalry sentinels, and he couldn't help but get angry. He immediately slashed the sentry sergeant and made him lose his balance. He then slashed several times in a row, breaking the sentry's defensive posture, and finally killed him with one blow. Since when did it become so difficult to kill a sentry sergeant?

But before Jiang Qin could figure it out, he heard some Jiangdong soldiers pointing at the hillside and shouting something.

Jiang Qin looked up and saw black smoke rising into the sky!

"Damn it!"

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"Zhuge Congshi! There is a smoke signal from the rear!"

In the central battlefield, the soldier in charge of lookout shouted downwards.

Zhuge Liang turned around suddenly and saw the smoke signals on the side of the Sichuan Water Fort. He immediately realized that Zhou Yu had arranged two groups of soldiers to launch flank attacks!
However, Zhuge Liang did not panic because of this. Instead, he let out a long sigh, "This is the end of Zhou Gongjin's plan."

Zhuge Liang was truly relieved and was not pretending to be calm.

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He had been thinking about what Zhou Yu's main strategy was.

At first, Zhuge Liang was not quite sure about Zhou Yu's approach.

Although the forms of war are generally similar, such as using the majority against the minority, combining the odd and the even, etc., basically anyone who knows a little about military tactics can tell you a thing or two about them. However, the key is not how much you know, but how to use it in actual combat.

The Zhuge Liang of today is not the kind of earth-shaking and soul-stirring strategist in history, oh, or the romance of the Three Kingdoms. He is just slightly better than ordinary strategists. And the most important thing is that Zhuge Liang never stopped learning and thinking from the time he arrived at Lushan, entered Guanzhong, and traveled all the way to Sichuan and Shu.

This is the basis why Zhuge Liang is now stronger than ordinary people and has a clearer view of things and problems.

Talent is important, but if you only have talent but no hard work, your ceiling is limited...

Xu Huang was a little puzzled, "Kong Ming, what do you mean?"

It is really hard to understand why Zhuge Liang seemed to be somewhat relaxed even though his retreat was under attack.

Zhuge Liang said: "If you draw your bow but don't shoot it, you will be uneasy if you don't know where to shoot. Now that you know what you want, why should you be afraid? Zhou Gongjin's tactics and strategies seem to be varied, but the root of it is that he is poorly positioned! For example, Jiangdong is only a place with geographical advantages, nothing else! What a pity..."

The Jiangdong army was divided again.

And are the mountain roads around here easy to walk on?
Gan Ning accidentally got lost.

Therefore, the soldiers sent by the Jiangdong Army must be more elite ones.

In the Jiangdong Army, the only ones who can be considered as "elite" are the private soldiers of each general!

So one side is Zhou Tai, the other side is Jiang Qin, and here at Zhou Yu, there are only Zhou Yu's soldiers left...

These are basic inferences that most people can think of, but the reason why Zhuge Liang is called a wise man is that in addition to thinking about these things that ordinary people can think of, he can also consider deeper issues at the same time.

That is, does Zhou Yu also want him to think so?
The two generals of the Jiangdong Army are on the side roads, so what does Zhou Yu have left in the central formation?
If you kill Zhou Gongjin, you can get the final victory!
Isn’t it a simple choice?

Zhuge smiled slightly, "I thought Zhou Gongjin had other tricks..."

Xu Huang looked at Zhuge Liang and wondered if this young man was too arrogant.
Before he could do anything, his own lair was already broken into!
Zhuge Liang seemed to have noticed Xu Huang's expression, so he smiled and explained: "I didn't know what Zhou Gongjin was planning, so I should have thought about it more. Now that I know what he wants, I will defeat him with my strategy!"

Zhuge Liang was undoubtedly a person who was very good at learning and summarizing.

Although Zhou Yu's strategies seemed to be varied, such as lure, penetration, and ambush, Zhuge Liang actually concluded that all of Zhou Yu's strategies were based on his use of the "geographical advantage" of the Yangtze River!
"My lord, you said that when a general goes to war, the right time, right place, and right people are indispensable." Zhuge Liang said slowly, "Now Duke Zhou is using the right place to the fullest, but the right people are lacking! General, you can give the order to turn the army around, and then the disadvantages of Jiangdong will be fully exposed!"

Xu Huang was stunned. He looked at Zhou Yu's formation not far away, then pointed, "Then this..."

Even Xu Huang had some difficulty in making a decision when faced with the upcoming victory.

Zhuge Liang said: "Jiangdong is good for water battles, but Zhou Gongjin sent out two separate armies, crossing mountains and ridges again and again... This is the disadvantage of tired soldiers! Zhou Gongjin is not ignorant of military affairs, but he used them urgently! Liang believes that Jiangdong must have changes! This is because he missed the right time! "

Zhuge Liang raised his second finger, "Secondly, since Zhou Gongjin is familiar with the advantages of the Yangtze River, how could he not know the advantages and disadvantages of following the current? The Jiangdong navy opened up the middle road, and if you and I advance and the enemy does not move, there must be a trap ahead! Our army turned around and ruined their plan. If Zhou Gongjin pursues, he will lose the advantage of the terrain. If he does not pursue, he will be forced by the weather!"

"The third one..."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "It's a long story...General, please give the order first!"

Xu Huang looked at Zhuge Liang, thought for a moment, and then ordered the troops to withdraw back to the camp.

Although Xu Huang was not very clear about the twists and turns here, he still chose to trust Zhuge Liang, withdraw his troops first, and then think about why.

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As soon as the Sichuan and Shu troops withdrew, the Jiangdong soldiers cheered.

But Zhou Yu's face did not show any joy, but his brows were frowned.

This situation is completely different from what he expected!
The Jiangdong soldiers were smiling happily because their goal was to "win". No matter whether the Sichuan Army retreated voluntarily or left passively, they had "won" anyway, so they were naturally happy.

However, what Zhou Yu wanted was not the same as what the ordinary Jiangdong soldiers wanted.

What Zhou Yu wanted most was to destroy and consume the ships of the Sichuan Navy. If he could kill the enemy generals on this basis, that would naturally be the best.

So when the Sichuan-Shu army retreated, Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment...

In this situation, shouldn't we rush up immediately and start a home exchange operation?
Isn't this an obvious situation?

Why would you choose to withdraw?
Although Zhou Yu did not understand the theory of "sunk cost", it did not prevent him from using this mentality to achieve his strategic goals.

This is like the bad custom of dowry in some Southeast Asian countries in later generations. The seller of her daughter thought that the other party had already offered 380,000 yuan, so she might as well raise the price by 80,000 yuan or 180,000 yuan on the day of the official sale, thinking that the other party had already paid so much and would definitely not be willing to give up like this...

This time Zhou Yu adopted the same tactics.

Zhou Yu's formation was right in front of him, and it was like a sedan chair carried by eight people had already arrived at the door. But if he just withdrew like that, not to mention the question of face, how much energy, material resources and manpower would it take to mobilize such a large formation?

And once we retreat, wouldn't that be equivalent to abandoning all the previous "achievements"?

Would the Sichuan Army be willing to give up?

Aren’t you afraid that you’ll lose both your money and your life when you return?

In Southeast Asian countries with bad habits, when the betrothal gifts are given, the in-laws smile and shout loudly, but when they want to take the betrothal gifts back, it is almost like killing their fathers and enemies, and they may even have to use knives. A white knife goes in and a black knife comes out.

Zhou Yu had imagined and deduced this many times beforehand, and he felt that the Sichuan-Shu army would definitely choose to "change homes" when faced with this situation.

Therefore, he did not need Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to achieve much results. He only needed to create a situation where they would be encircled from both sides and their home base would be in danger, forcing the Sichuan Army to fight to the death. Then the Sichuan Army would definitely "sink its boats".

Withdrawal is absolutely not an option, because doing so would be too much of a loss!

But the Sichuan Army did just that!

"Commander! We won!" The guards beside Zhou Yu also laughed and said, and then they noticed that Zhou Yu's face looked very ugly, "Commander... Commander, you..."

Zhou Yu stretched out his hand, signaling the guard to shut up.

He was now very tired, and the blood vessels in his forehead were screaming in exhaustion, but he still had to weigh the pros and cons as quickly as possible and issue corresponding orders.

According to common sense, since Sichuan and Shu retreated, the Jiangdong Army won. They would chase them for a while to see if they could gain any advantage, then they could withdraw their troops and return to their own camp to celebrate...

But what’s the point of doing this?
The reason why Zhou Yu adopted such a posture was to make the Sichuan Army fall into a trap, and then use kerosene to attack with fire, killing and wounding the Sichuan ships and personnel in one fell swoop, and destroying at least half of the Sichuan navy ships, so that he could directly push into Sichuan in one breath!
But now that Sichuan and Shu have not fallen into the trap, they will have to fight a war of attrition!

If he cannot win today, others may still have tomorrow, and countless tomorrows' suns waiting for him, but what about Zhou Yu?
Even if his body can support it, will his back still be willing to support it?

Is Jiang Dong still willing to wait for the next tomorrow?
Zhou Yu looked up at the sky and suddenly felt that the wind on the river was no longer as gentle and affectionate as when he was young, lifting his hair and scarf, lingering inside his robe and around his sleeves. The wind on the river now was like a landlady who had not collected the rent, torturing him both physically and mentally.

It was like all the romantic debts from the past had to be repaid double now.

"Commander-in-chief! Urgent news from Chaisang!"

Just as Zhou Yu was thinking about making a difficult choice, a soldier rushed to the bottom of the ship and shouted loudly, "Commander-in-chief! Urgent news, urgent news from Chaisang!"

Zhou Yu's heart suddenly tightened...