Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1805 The Battle of the Yangtze Estuary Continues Part Three
Zhuge Liang is a confident, but not arrogant person. He is very aware of his own strength and the strength of the enemy army, so he will not fight bravely.

The combat effectiveness of the Violent Bear Navy is good, but compared to the main force of the [-] Jiangdong Navy, it is still far from enough. If it really fights, it will suffer a lot.

Even if he breaks in smoothly, it's impossible for the center to blossom in the end. With He Qi's reflexes, he might even come up with an anti-encirclement, and he will suffer at that time.

So he still had to wait for Gan Ning to come to join him, so that he would have enough confidence to fight the battle at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

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When Cai Mao led his army to attack the gate, He Qi was also guessing the Ming army's combat intentions.

He Qi believed that no matter how much he thought highly of the Ming army, he would not overestimate it. The Ming army was far superior to the Jiangdong army in terms of combat power and combat thinking. He could not deny this.

Even if they occupied the most dangerous and important passage of the Yangtze River Estuary, they did not dare to underestimate the Ming army.

"The Ming army is still attacking the gate, but they don't have many troops at the gate. This makes a certain family somewhat puzzled by their intentions!"

He Qi summoned his generals to discuss the Ming army's combat strategy.

this is very important.

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in all battles. If you don't understand the Ming army's combat intentions, you will have no way to prevent the Ming army's assault.

"I think it's their feint to attack the gate, not the main attack. If it is the main attack, they should have broken through the gate by this time. The combat power of the Violent Bear Navy alone cannot be stopped by the troops at the gate!"

Zhu Zhi smiled wryly: "Although my Wu army navy is strong, I still have some shortcomings when facing the Ming army navy, so the current resistance seems to be difficult, but it's just that the Ming army has not exerted its strength yet!"

"I don't object to General Zhu's idea, but I don't think that the combat capability of the Ming army should be overly exalted, while the ability of our Wu Junerlang belittled!"

A rough general stood up, cupped his hands and said: "General He, there is a saying in the art of war. If it is true, it is false, and false is true. We think that the Ming army did not invest enough troops to attack the gate, so we can judge that the Ming army's intention is a feint. Isn't that too much?" It’s too arbitrary. The damage to Zhakou Water Village has already exceeded one-fifth. Under such casualties, our army is still fighting hard. Doesn’t the Ming army need to pay the price? If it’s a feint attack, the price they pay is Not too big, it's one of a kind!"

The rough man with a beard continued: "Secondly, the location of the gate is very important to our defensive front at the Yangtze Estuary. Now that the crocodile mouth has been lost, once we continue to lose the defense of the gate, then All the water villages at the mouth of the Yangtze River will be exposed to the attack range of the Ming army, so we are more passive, and compared to the strategic deployment of the Ming army, is it better, so I think they want to take down the gate Thoughts, I'm still very sure!"

The name of this general is Yao Song, who used to be a lieutenant of Sun Jian's Tiger Guards. Later, the Tiger Army basically disbanded, and he joined the Navy and became a general under He Qi's command.

His personality is a little arrogant, but his experience is solid, and he can be regarded as a famous general who has experienced many battles. Since the Yellow Turban Uprising, he has followed Sun Jian to fight, conquered Xiliang, fought in Changsha, went north to King Qin, laid the foundation of Jiangdong, countless battles, let him Made many achievements.

Among the Wu army, although he is not a high-ranking man, his qualifications are old. Even He Qi, he dares to say it, but although he is a little arrogant, he also understands his own character, so he is not the kind who easily offends others. Generals are just a lot of strategies and tactics, as long as they refuse to accept, they will directly refute.

This can be regarded as a kind of honesty, because of this kind of honesty, he lost many promotion opportunities, otherwise, with his qualifications, he would at least be a general.

"What General Yao said is not unreasonable!"

A school lieutenant said: "We have been guessing about the strategic intentions of the Ming army. We thought that what we thought was what the Ming army planned. This is obviously impossible. Similarly, we thought that what we thought was an impossible intention, Perhaps it is the strategic thinking of the Ming army, the position of the gate is too important, I think it is still necessary to increase troops!"

"I also think it is necessary to increase troops!"

"If we hold the gate, we will be more relaxed in the future. If we drag them all the way down from the gate, maybe we can relax and wait for work!"

"Behind the gate is Songshan Pass. Songshan Pass is facing Songjiang Pass. The entire defense is like a triangular confrontation. We can form an array. The three talents form a corner. No matter what, first block the Ming army behind the gate. Just do it!"

All the generals spoke one after another, or agreed, or added fuel.

Zhu Zhi smiled wryly.

It's not that he has any objections to Yao Song, it's just that he simply believes that the Ming army has always had the habit of taking risks, and they won't follow this step-by-step approach, and then be dragged into the quagmire by the Wu army, involuntarily stretching the front line to fight. down.

But he couldn't refute Yao Song's words.

In fact, at present, the Ming army has indeed placed the attack point at the gate, and the importance of attacking the gate is also very obvious, so the Ming army can't always feint.

But he always believed that the Ming army's combat intention was not the gate. Although the gate was important, it could be fought all the way down, not to mention stretching the front line.

If he were the chief general of the Ming army, he would definitely not fight like this. It would be too bad for him to fight like this.

He Qi was actually a little bit overwhelmed now, he paced back and forth, looking at some detailed but meaningless battle maps drawn one after another.

"Ding Feng!"

He Qi looked at a somewhat decadent young man.

Ding Feng has been limping since the battle at Crocodile Mouth. His defeat was so tragic that many Pao Ze lost their lives because of his decision.

He blames himself all the time.

"exist!"

Throughout the battle meeting, he kept his head down and remained silent. He only reacted when he heard He Qi's voice, and looked at He Qi.

"What do you think?"

"Me?" Ding Feng smiled wryly, "I can't tell!"

He Qi took a deep look at Ding Feng, and his expression became a little indifferent: "If you were the chief general of the Ming army, what would you do? Answer me right now. You don't need to think too much, just say your most direct answer." Ideas will do!"

"This..." Ding Feng hesitated.

"Ding Feng, there is no undefeated general in this world. I, He Qi, have been defeated countless times. In the South China Sea and the East China Sea, I have been chased by the Ming army. I have also failed in duty and failed to judge correctly, which led to Ming The army raided Jianye Capital, and even killed the former king!"

He Qi also had such a time, so he can understand Ding Feng's thoughts very well, and he is very tolerant of young talents like Ding Feng.

His indifferent voice was more caring: "On the battlefield, no one has ever given you a chance to regret it. If you make a mistake, it is tantamount to ruining your subordinates, so you are sure, you still have to blame yourself, and you have to go on. Is it going to be so decadent?"

A word awakens the dreamer.

Ding Feng was dripping with cold sweat. He always wanted to remember the past, but he forgot that all the soldiers under his command were still looking at him.

"The general will be confused!"

Ding Feng knelt down on one knee and bowed his hands in salute: "Please punish the general!"

"It's best if you can think clearly. I don't have any more time for you to rest. Now tell me, if you were the chief general of the Ming army, what would you do?" He Qi said indifferently.

Ding Feng was a little deliberate, but seeing He Qi's increasingly impatient eyes, he still spoke: "I might open the gate, because this is the most correct way of fighting, but it is obviously too much effort to open the gate, so I will I will think twice, and if I have to, I will choose to take risks!"

"adventure?"

He Qi narrowed his eyes.

"Blooming in the center has always been a tactic that the Ming army was good at using. They dared to take risks and bet their lives. This is one of the reasons why they are invincible on the battlefield!"

Ding Feng said quietly.

Just because he is decadent doesn't mean he doesn't mind his defeat at all. The more uncomfortable he is, the more he wants to know who defeated him.

So for the Ming army, he is getting more and more researched.

Sometimes through the past combat trajectory of the Ming army, you can deduce some of the Ming army's combat ideas, although it is a bit vague and not very practical.

But often on the battlefield, it is this kind of unrealistic and unreasonable goal that is the real combat goal.

"Your ideas are very valuable!"

He Qi thought for a while and said, "Go on!"

"If the center is blooming, then the Ming army will not attack the gate. The gate must be a feint attack. Although the casualties at the gate are not small, the Ming army has this kind of courage. Only by daring to pay can others believe that what they are attacking is the gate! "

Ding Feng gained a little bit of confidence, and began to continue talking: "At this time, the main force of the Ming army must have thought of a route that can bypass this area and directly attack the Yangtze River, even if I don't know it yet. Where is this route, but I am sure that there is one, and even if our defenses are already very tight, it is impossible to be foolproof!"

"You mean, the Ming army might attack from the direction we least expected?"

He Qi's eyes brightened up.

It is understandable that the enemy will count his own defense loopholes, but why can't he count his own defense loopholes.

If you can grasp this point, you may be able to give the Ming army a head-on blow in the water battle. Their Wu army navy has lost too much, and they still need a victory to suppress the current morale of the army.

"It's possible!" Ding Feng said.

He Qi thought for a while and said, "How is the main force of your battalion recovering?"

"The casualties are too great. If you want to make up for the damage, you need more soldiers and time!"

"I demoted Xue An, and his battalion was merged into your battalion. He is your lieutenant general. I hope that from now on, you can work together. Although Xue An is impulsive, he is a fierce general who can fight well. Use him! "

He Qi still cherishes talents, otherwise he would have killed Xue An, and if he violated military orders on the battlefield, that would be a decisive decision.

"Yes!"

Ding Feng gritted his teeth. If it wasn't for Xue An, he wouldn't have suffered such a tragic defeat, but now that He Qi gave him Xue An as his lieutenant general, then this was also a test for him, and he didn't know what to do. It's impossible to have no grudges, but he can't do revenge for selfishness.

"Ding Feng, I will give you five days at most, and you must recover a certain amount of combat power!"

He Qi looked at the strategic deployment map, and said, "I have a hunch that a big battle is coming, and it won't take long, at most ten days, and they will be able to fight in!"

(End of this chapter)