Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3627: Yunmeng Fubo hides murderous intentions, Jiangling beacon fire breaks the enemy's plan

Is Yu Jin a fierce general?
He is, but he is not.

In the early days of Yu Jin's campaign against the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, he was "the first to climb the ladder in every battle", showing his bravery. In the process of fighting with Yuan Shao, he even broke through Yuan Shao's separate camps, and was praised by Cao Cao as "bravery surpassing Xin Bu". He even became the only general of a non-Famous family to be granted the power of the imperial sword during Cao Cao's period, and his official position reached General of the Left, second only to Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren.

But in history, Yu Jin was defeated by Guan Yu and surrendered...

If battlefield bravery and military achievements are used as criteria, Yu Jin is indeed a fierce general. However, his act of surrender is difficult to associate with the traditional Han concept of a "fierce general".

When Yu Jin saw Xu Huang and his men rushing into the camp, he realized that the camp could not be defended.

However, Yu Jin still wanted to maximize the effectiveness of the camp, so while he ordered his men to resist, he also ordered the preparation of kerosene.

There is a lot of water and grass in the Yunmeng Lake. Unfortunately, it is summer and the water plants are very lush. They cannot dry up like in autumn and winter and can be ignited at any time. But with kerosene, it is different.

When Yu Jin saw Xu Huang and his team of heavily armored axemen rushing into the camp like rhinos, he knew what his Cao army soldiers would be like. His soldiers were all brought up by Yu Jin himself, so he naturally knew the situation. If it was a normal battle on the battlefield, Yu Jin would not be afraid, but when it comes to fighting against such heavy armored soldiers like iron towers, he would either grind them to death with blood and flesh, or use other means to deal with them.

What Yu Jin thought of, naturally, was fire attack.

Lure Xu Huang and others into the deep camp, and then set fire to them. Even if they cannot be burned to death, it can at least block Xu Huang and others from further attacks.

The key is that as long as he is sure that Xu Huang is here, Yu Jin can take advantage of the convenience of the ships and navy to choose to travel through Yunmengze, seize the initiative on the battlefield, and cooperate with Cao Zhen to destroy the empty Jiangling Forward Camp after Xu Huang left. If Xu Huang is ready to return to the army to defend the Jiangling Forward Camp, Yu Jin can also continue to look for opportunities to attack the Jiangling Water Fort.

Anyway, both sides can make their own moves, so Yu Jin will not fight to the death with Xu Huang.

Although heavy armored soldiers are powerful, their biggest problem is that they move slowly.

If they really fought Xu Huang head-on, Yu Jin was not sure how many of Xu Huang and the other heavy-armored axe gang members would die, but he knew that many of his own soldiers would definitely die.

"Has the waterway been cleared?"

Yu Jin felt a little distressed when he saw Xu Huang and his men "cutting melons and vegetables".

After all, most of these Cao army soldiers were brought out by him, and now they were being pinned to the ground by Xu Huang and others...

"Cleared out!"

The soldiers under his command replied.

"Is the kerosene ready?"

Yu Jin asked again.

"Ready! Waiting for the general's order!"

The soldiers responded.

Yu Jin glanced at Xu Huang again, gritted his teeth, and said, "First pour the oil, then sound the gong!"

The Cao army soldiers are still holding on now, that's because Yu Jin has left some psychological influence on them during the training process, so even if they are timid, they can hold on a little bit when they see Yu Jin is still in command, but once the horn is sounded...

"Pour it first..." The guard subconsciously wanted to say something, but seeing Yu Jin's murderous eyes, he said, "Yes! I will obey your order!"

The kerosene spilled.

Yu Jin turned his head to take another look, then continued running towards the warship on the water.

As soon as Yu Jin's flag moved, Xu Huang saw it.

"Don't run away, thief!" Xu Huang shouted.

As soon as Xu Huang shouted, the others followed suit and immediately the morale of the soldiers in Yu Jin's camp was shaken and they scattered!

This is the case in most places, both in ancient and modern times. If the upper and lower levels are united, sharing weal and woe, then even if there is bloodshed and heavy casualties, they will still persevere. However, as long as the upper level begins to evacuate and escape, relax and enjoy, then it is no wonder that the lower-level soldiers will waver in their will and scatter like birds and beasts.

"Set fire!" Yu Jin said in a deep voice, "Trapping the enemy with fire!"

"General! Our men haven't retreated yet..." a soldier shouted.

Yu Jin grabbed a torch from someone and said sternly: "If the enemy gets closer, how can you and I board the boat? We must not lose the big picture for the sake of the small!"

As if to confirm Yu Jin's words, Xu Huang's soldiers burst into a huge roar and chased after Yu Jin and others.

Yu Jin threw the torch towards the place where the kerosene was spilled.

The torches somersaulted in the air and spun down.

When the first flame jumped up, Xu Huang was leaning on his battle axe and gasping for breath.

No matter how brave he is, he still needs to catch his breath.

Suddenly, he saw a strange blue flame jumping on the reeds and water plants, followed by the second and third, and in the blink of an eye, a large area was lit up with blue and yellow flames.

"Retreat quickly!"

Xu Huang suddenly yelled.

Along with the flames, there was also rising black smoke, which was like a monster with bared fangs and claws, instantly swallowing everything around it into its belly.

Yu Jin boarded the ship and looked back at the camp that was instantly engulfed in flames, and remained silent.

The heat wave lifted up his graying hair and cast a dancing shadow on his face.

Three months ago, he was still sweating with these soldiers, promising them that as long as they worked hard, tomorrow would be better.

Now he sent them into the sea of ​​fire, relying on their sacrifice to prolong his life.

There were terrible howls coming from the sea of ​​fire.

Perhaps he was caught up by Xu Huang and other soldiers, or perhaps he was unable to retract his feet in time and crashed into the sea of ​​fire.

The flames blocked everything.

Yu Jin burst into tears, "They are all good men!"

Soon, Yu Jin put away his sadness, waved his hand and said, "Don't let me down..."

Just when Yu Jin was about to use the "sacrificed" soldiers as an excuse to encourage other Cao's soldiers to continue to carry forward their style of not fearing fatigue or death, and to carry out the strategy he had previously planned to wear down Xu Huang and others, he heard a soldier on the tower ship's lookout shouting, "General! Sichuan Navy!"

"Chuan... what?" Yu Jin was shocked. He pushed aside the guard beside him and rushed to the other side of the ship. Looking from afar, he suddenly found that at the end of the river, on the river, there were many warships lined up at some point.

And on the mast of the battleship, the tricolor battle flag was flying!
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In fact, when Xu Huang marched forward, Gan Ning was already ready to set off.

Cai's private soldiers, as local tyrants, were responsible for finding Yu Jin's camp hiding in Yunmengze. However, when it came to taking action, Cai's private soldiers neither had the courage nor the ability.

But the problem is that if Xu Huang or Gan Ning come to attack, they must ensure that Yu Jin cannot escape. Otherwise, it will be no different from not attacking at all. Yu Jin's troops are both land and water. If Xu Huang comes alone, Yu Jin can escape to the water. If Gan Ning comes alone, on the one hand, he may not be able to successfully destroy Yu Jin's fleet. On the other hand, even if Yu Jin's warships are destroyed at the cost of both sides, Yu Jin can still escape to the land, and Gan Ning will be helpless.

Therefore, it must be that Xu Huang and Gan Ning have to act together, and their timings must be similar and their coordination must be perfect.

In the current Han Dynasty, it is undoubtedly difficult to carry out ultra-long-distance and large-scale coordination between troops without the help of instant communication tools.

So the first thing we need to do is to set up a pairing and let Yu Jin follow the rhythm of Xu Huang and Gan Ning and cooperate step by step... In fact, Gan Ning could have come earlier, but Gan Ning could not take the initiative.

Because if Gan Ning made the first move, Yu Jin might see Xu Huang and his men coming on land and escape to the depths of Yunmengze or retreat towards Xincheng. Then, whether it was Xu Huang or Gan Ning, it would be inappropriate to chase him or not.

But now it is different. Xu Huang has gained the upper hand on land, and Yu Jin did not hesitate to set fire to the camp in order to fight against Xu Huang. Of course, Yu Jin's setting fire is also correct in a sense. If Xu Huang bites his ass and attacks him, Yu Jin will have no room to board the ship. At the same time, even if Yu Jin escapes by ship, won't the other war supplies fall into Xu Huang's hands?
That's why Yu Jin "reluctantly" set the fire, but who could have thought that such a fire not only provided the best target guidance for Gan Ning's troops, but also cut off their way back to land?
Gan Ning had actually arrived at dawn, and when Xu Huang launched the attack, he also wanted to join in and end the battle as soon as possible. After all, Gan Ning knew that Xu Huang had set up an empty camp under Jiangling City. If it was discovered by Cao Zhen, even if it was not destroyed, it would still suffer some damage. The longer it wasted, the more dangerous it would be, so a quick battle and a quick decision was the best strategy.

Moreover, Gan Ning's personality was originally carefree, the type who would swing a blade without complaining. However, after spending a long time with Xu Huang and Zhuge Liang, Gan Ning gradually changed.

If you want to speed, you can't reach it.

Gan Ning understood that if they really rushed out together when Xu Huang launched the attack, Cao's army would still have a chance to react. They would shrink their defense, hold their ground and wait for reinforcements, and would most likely fight to the death. Even if Xu Huang and Gan Ning could succeed in the attack, casualties were inevitable. But now it was different!

When Yu Jin evacuated the camp, his morale was at least halfway gone. When he found himself blocked, his morale dropped another three or four points. In addition, since they had already left the place where they could hold out, everyone would definitely be thinking about how to escape, and the remaining morale of Cao's soldiers would soon be exhausted...

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, but the arrows had already penetrated the gauze-like mist, leaving traces that were then stained with blood.

The lookout on Yu Jinlou's ship issued a sharp warning, "Three ships! Left front!"

Yu Jin clasped his knuckles against the side of the boat and shouted amidst the whistling arrows, "Turn left and speed up! Crash out!"

The long oars broke the water surface in unison. The helmsman at the stern pressed the rudder to the port side, and as the ship turned, three feet of white waves splashed up.

The sound of water whimpering under the boat.

The smell of newly-painted tung oil on Cao's warships mixed with the scent of armor, and the smell of rust permeated the air.

Most of the Han people's current ships are flat-bottomed boats, which can easily navigate in the shallow waters of swamps and wetlands.

"Switch to rockets!"

Yu Jin's roar broke through the fog.

The archers on the warship wrapped the arrowheads with oil-soaked linen and then thrust them into the burning brazier nearby.

Three warships of the Sichuan Army broke through the fog, and the iron-clad rams on their bows flashed cold light, like the bared fangs of a giant crocodile.

"Strong wind! Strong wind!"

The rocket roared up, leaving a trail of brilliance, drew an arc in the air, and then fell down.

When the first wave of rockets swept across the water, the sails of the Sichuan Army had suddenly dropped, and the cut cables whistled across the deck, and then fell helplessly.

The water-soaked cowhide was spread out and covered over some flammable items.

The rockets fell and the arrows pierced the water-soaked cowhide, making a squeaking sound, like the unwilling cries of a mouse caught in a cage.

Rockets were fired down intensively with each passing day, and the Sichuan soldiers on the ship could only hide under cover, making it impossible for them to identify and observe the direction.

Yu Jin's ship avoided the incoming warships, but the other ship following Yu Jin was not so lucky and was hit head-on by two warships.

The warship could not withstand the kinetic energy of the tower ship, and its deck shattered and its keel broke. However, a hole was also knocked out on the side of the bow of Cao's tower ship. Suddenly, the bow sank and the bottom of the ship lifted up. The Cao soldiers who were standing unsteadily on the deck fell into the water like dumplings!
Yu Jin had no time to take care of other things, and did not order to rescue the Cao army soldiers who fell into the water. He now had only one goal, to break out of Gan Ning's interception and enter the river!

The green smoke that filled my eyes was blown away by the wind in an instant.

Yu Jin heard the sound of a bronze whistle coming from a distance, which was a short-distance communication method commonly used by the Cavalry Army.

Yu Jin looked up and a black spot suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

The tower ships in the distance began to throw missiles, but they were not stone bullets, because stone bullets could not be fired so far.

The black spot quickly passed through the air, stirring up the fog, and landed not far from Yu Jin's fleet.

Yu Jin looked closely and saw that it seemed to be a spherical object made of reed hay...

Before he could see clearly what it was, he suddenly felt his right cheek getting hot. A stray arrow brushed past his ear. The burning pain made his heart beat violently. He knew what it was!

Fire bomb!
This is the Sichuan Army practicing shooting!

The kerosene bullets are lighter than the stone bullets and will be thrown farther, but they will also deviate further...

"Hold the rudder hard to left! Stay on the shoal! Get out!"

Yu Jin gritted his teeth, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

This is an extremely dangerous action. If you are not careful, the entire ship may get stuck on the shallows!
Gan Ning's warships also did not dare to get too close to the shoal because they were not familiar with the terrain here and did not know if there was anything under the shoal, and they might get stuck.

Yu Jin dared to do this because they had investigated the terrain here in detail when they set up camp here!

The keel of Yu Jin's ship scraped across the shallows, and the bottom and hull of the ship made a teeth-grinding groaning sound.

The warships that tried to intercept were not familiar with the terrain and failed to control their hulls. One of the warships suddenly trembled, and the entire ship lifted up, like a war horse that had lost its front hoof. The rocks hidden in the shallows tore open the belly of the warship, and immediately stuck the warship on the shallows. The rushing water poured into the cabin, mixed with the screams of the soldiers, which was particularly harsh.

That’s right, at the moment, Yu Jin had no intention of fighting Gan Ning to the death. Instead, he wanted to use his familiarity with the terrain to escape as far as he could!
When Gan Ning appeared with the Sichuan navy, Yu Jin realized that he had fallen into a trap.

On land, facing Xu Huang's heavily armored axe-wielding soldiers, Yu Jin's Cao army had no ability to restrain themselves. Now they had even burned down the camp. If they got off the boat again, they would probably be so scared that they would run away on the spot when they saw Xu Huang's big axe swinging at them!

On the water, after seeing Gan Ning throwing the "kerosene bombs" for training, Yu Jin immediately understood that if he continued to stay where he was, or fought with any other warships, then the sea of ​​fire falling from the sky would be his final destination!

So without much hesitation, Yu Jin immediately decided to escape at all costs!
The waterway was indeed blocked by Gan Ning, but that doesn’t mean there is no way of escape.

Crash away Gan Ning's ships that are blocking the way, take advantage of the familiarity of the shallows, and escape!

After Yu Jin fled, the rest of Cao's navy certainly lost their order and strategy. In the chaos, Cao's soldiers didn't know how many people Xu Huang and Gan Ning had sent. They only knew that they were being attacked from both sides, and their leader Yu Jin was only concerned with escaping and didn't care about them. Everywhere they looked, there were flames and enemy troops.

The main general fled, and they were attacked from both sides. These Cao soldiers soon lost the courage to fight and laid down their weapons and surrendered.

"Get out! Get out!" Gan Ning slapped the handrail of the ship.

He didn't expect Yu Jin to be so "decisive". After seeing the Sichuan navy coming, he immediately led his small troops to flee outside the battlefield!
Because the Sichuan navy was unfamiliar with the terrain, some of their ships got stuck on the shallows while trying to pursue Yu Jin.

Unless they follow behind Yu Jin, they will go wherever Yu Jin goes and will not be stuck. But if they follow behind Yu Jin, how can they stop Yu Jin's small force?
Although ships are like cavalry on the water, they are much heavier than cavalry. If anyone wants to use telescopic cannon tactics, the huge inertia will immediately let these whimsical guys know what the laws of physics are.

Seeing Yu Jin escaping close to the edge, Gan Ning became very angry.

Who could have thought that the commander of an army, a general of Cao's army, would actually leave himself a way to escape?

However, Gan Ning immediately thought, even if Yu Jin wanted to escape, where could he escape to?
They must either flee to Jiangling or to Xincheng.

Fighting ships and tower ships are easily trapped by shallows, so use the warships!

"Get out of here! Block him!"

Gan Ning commanded the fighting ships to stay behind to deal with the surrendered Cao army soldiers and warships, while the more flexible warships with smaller loads all turned around and followed Yu Jin's small fleet, rushing towards Yu Jin's small fleet like swimming fish.

The ship that Gan Ning was riding on stretched out its long oars and reversed the ship with all its might, taking the remaining two or three warships with it and moving them back out of the waterway.

What, turn?

Want to turn around in a narrow waterway? Do you know the relationship between the turning radius of a ship and the length of the hull and the rudder of a warship?

Although Gan Ning's method of reversing the boat would obviously be slower, Gan Ning felt that this time, he would definitely be able to keep Yu Jin, regardless of life or death!