Great Military Division

Chapter 492 Sun Jian: Haha, is this Cai Mao's trump card?

How could Sun Jian not know.

According to the normal rhythm, once there is a chance to break through, it is bound to concentrate its strength to tear a bigger hole from this point, so as to completely tear the enemy's defense line, so as to maximize the tactical effect.

But unfortunately.
This time, Cai Mao didn't do this, instead, he continued according to the original rhythm, so giving up a little chance for a breakthrough is obviously tricky.

"What's your opinion?"

Sun Jian glanced across the battlefield and asked tentatively.

"This"

Logically speaking, I am not the commander of the navy, and I am not qualified to intervene in command.

But since the problem has been discovered, it must not pretend not to know.

What's more, now that Sun Jian personally asks his opinion, he can ignore it!

Zhou Yu thought for a moment, and finally said: "The general thinks that we should take advantage of the fact that Cai Mao is not fully deployed, and start a decisive battle with Cai Mao at the fastest speed, and give full play to the greatest advantage of our warship."

War, in a sense, is to use one's own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. Only in this way can it be possible to win the greatest victory at the lowest cost.

As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, at least he must understand what the strengths of his own team are and where the weaknesses of the enemy team are, so that he can prescribe the right medicine and bring out the strongest power of the army.

It is clear.

The biggest advantage of the Nanyang navy lies in the superiority of the warships. Not only are the weapons advanced, but most importantly, the warships are tall and strong, like a fortress on the river.

And his own disadvantage lies in the soldiers under his command. Although they have been trained for a whole year, they have not experienced a decent actual combat after all, and they are not as tough as the soldiers of the Jingxiang Navy.

Sun Jian immediately understood Zhou Yu's meaning. Although Gan Ning was strong, it was only partial and could not affect the overall situation at all. If he devoted more energy to Gan Ning, he would fall into Cai Mao's trap, which would affect the battle situation instead.

Such and such is really worth the candle!

Sun Jian nodded with great interest, and said with emotion: "You are right, we cannot be led by the nose by Cai Mao, we should launch an all-out attack and give full play to the advantages of our warships."

"Come here." Sun Jian greeted.

"Yes." The messenger cupped his hands.

"The order!"

Sun Jian took a deep breath and ordered sonorously: "Launch an all-out attack, break through the formation of the Jingxiang water army in one go."

The messenger intervened to answer the order: "Here."

next second.

Above the mast, red and green flags flashed.

Then, the sound of beating drums with a specific rhythm resounded in the sky.

In an instant, Huang Gai, who was about to intercept Gan Ning in a roundabout way, froze for a moment, turned his head and looked back, and found the order to attack in an all-round way.

"How is this going?"

Huang Gai was stunned, as if he couldn't believe that such an order came from Sun Jian: "Are you going to give up intercepting this thief? Let him break into our defense line?"

"General, what should we do?"

The lieutenant not far away asked loudly.

"What can I do?"

Although Huang Gai didn't understand, he still had to carry out the order.

At that moment, he yelled suspiciously: "Turn around quickly, launch a general attack, break through the enemy's camp at the fastest speed, and wipe out all the fire and thunder for me."

The deputy general below responded loudly: "Here."

Not far from Huang Gai, the general Pan Zhang couldn't help saying: "Fuck! Launch a general offensive at this time? Isn't that to let Gan Ning continue to charge our defense line? How did the general think about it?"

"Damn!"

Pan Zhang secretly chewed.

At this moment, he seemed a little hesitant.

but
When he saw that Huang Gai was already turning around, he thought that if he intercepted Gan Ning alone, he might not be able to stop the enemy ships rushing from behind. If he went now, he would be disrespecting orders, and it might be a mistake. Suicide.

Because of this, Pan Zhang no longer hesitated, and ordered sonorously: "Brothers, turn around and launch a general attack. You must tear the camp of the Jingxiang navy for me as quickly as possible."

All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Here!"

Soon.

Thousands of warships of the Nanyang navy pointed their spearheads at Cai Mao's navy.

The destroyer and the frigate opened the way first, and the ballista ship raised all its sails, turned on its horsepower, and rushed directly at the Jingxiang navy, ignoring Gan Ning who was rushing to kill him.

Even Gan Ning, who was attacking, couldn't help being stunned: "Oh, the Nanyang navy dared to let us charge and kill. Brothers, follow me and charge in."

All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Kill!"

The battleship braved the wind and waves, rushing all the way.

There was a bang.

The two battleships collided.

The iron spear in Gan Ning's palm sprang out like a spirit snake, pierced through the neck of the Nanyang soldier with a puff, and then pulled it out, as graceful and comfortable as a dragonfly touching water.

Immediately, Gan Ning jumped onto the bow of the Nanyang warship, swept the double-arc shield in his palm, and knocked away the piercing Huanshou knife easily.

Backhand!

It was another move that opened and closed to sweep away thousands of troops.

How could the Nanyang Navy withstand such a fierce attack on the narrow working surface? Even if two soldiers fell into the river, it would hurt the fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs in the river.

The frigate of the Nanyang Navy was a light warship with ten men. Gan Ning took the lead and attacked one after another, killing more than half of the soldiers in an instant, occupying an absolute advantage.

At this moment, there were only two people left on the battleship. They knew that they were no match for Gan Ning. If they fell into the water, they would freeze to death even if they did not drown.

So simply.
As soon as they gritted their teeth, they pulled out the volleyball and pulled out the lead wire. They stared at Gan Ning viciously with a pair of eyes the size of cow eggs:

"I'm with you"

Before he finished speaking, Gan Ning saw the iron spear in Gan Ning's palm rushing like thunder, sweeping across from the left side with lightning speed, and the two of them were thrown into the water before they even had time to react.

Boom!

Boom!

There were two explosions in succession, splashing a column of water ten feet high.

However.
Gan Ning didn't care about this episode at all, and then rushed forward, completely ignoring the bumping battleship under his feet, as if walking on flat ground, he rushed to the next battleship, continued to fly guns to kill people, and iron shields attacked people.

Under the leadership of Gan Ning, the soldiers of the Jiangxia Navy behind them rushed forward with their Huan Shou knives as if they had been spayed with chicken blood.

Have to admit.

Although the Nanyang navy has undergone rigorous training, the training in the lake is just training, and it is difficult to truly compete with the elite navy soldiers.

As soon as the two sides fought each other, they fell into the lower peak in an instant. If it weren't for the ambushes and thunderbolts in their hands, they might not even have the strength to resist.

The flanking battlefield was in full swing, which was indeed beyond Cai Mao's expectations, but Sun Jian's daring to launch an all-out attack made Cai Mao's jaw drop in shock.

especially!

After the Nanyang navy launched a full-scale attack, the sky was full of fire and thunderbolts, like raindrops, covering the Jingxiang battleship group, which stunned their own team all at once.

After all, not all the fleets had the foresight of Gan Ning. When they encountered the thunderbolts, they had to dodge and block them. They panicked and fell into the water one by one.

Gan Ning could tear apart the defense line of the Nanyang navy, but for Cai Mao, the defense line of the Jingxiang navy was also torn apart by the Nanyang navy in an instant, and it was shattered.

"Damn!"

Cai Hao stared at the overwhelming Nanyang navy, his heart was bleeding: "Sun Jian was not fooled, he dared to launch a full-scale attack, he really did something wrong."

"Degui."

On the side, Kuai Yue frowned, and his heart pounded: "Let the brothers hurry up and get into the water. If this delay continues, the entire defense line will collapse."

Cai Hao originally wanted to find a suitable opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the Nanyang navy, but now, the situation has completely exceeded his expectations. The Nanyang navy has fully utilized its weapon advantages and killed the Jingxiang navy. There is no resistance.

If it really continues, I am afraid that the Jingxiang navy will be completely defeated, and the entire Jingbei will be lost by then. Compared with it, Cai Mao would rather give it a go.

"That's all there is to it for now."

Cai Mao gritted his teeth and let out a hard breath.

At this moment, he is very clear that it is definitely not a good time.

After all, the time for the water ghost to enter the water is limited. If the distance cannot be shortened and the ballista ship in Nanyang can be temporarily controlled, even if the water ghost enters the water, it may not help.

"The order!"

Cai Mao gritted his teeth, and gave an order with reluctance on his face: "The whole army launches a counterattack, all the warships press on, let the large-scale warships take the lead, and we must stop the Nanyang Navy's charge!"

"The water ghost finds the right opportunity to go into the water. If it can scuttle a ballista ship, this general will reward an additional horseshoe gold on top of the original reward."

When the messenger heard the order, both eyeballs shone with golden light, as if he wished he could turn into a water ghost and cooperate with the army to pierce through Nanyang's ballista ship.

After all, that is a horseshoe gold, which is enough for ten years of expenses. As long as you have money, you can buy a [-]-acre land equity certificate in Nanyang, and you can live for a lifetime just relying on income.

But the orderly finally stopped fantasizing, and responded with a clang: "Here." Immediately, the order was delivered.

The next moment, red and green flags flickered on the mast.

Immediately afterwards, the thunderous sound of beating drums also resounded across the river and everywhere.

Chen Ying, Deng Long and the others immediately understood what Cai Mao meant. Dozens of warships from the Jingxiang Navy rushed directly to the battlefield. .

"Damn!"

Cai Hao rested his hands on the female wall, leaned out, and stared at the battlefield with his eyes: "If you fight against the Nanyang Navy, as long as you can persist for two hours, a miracle will surely happen. I really don't believe it. Nanyang is really invincible in the world. ?”

Kuai Yue was also extremely nervous. He knew very well that once Xiangyang fell, Jingbei would fall in an instant, and the failure of the Han River, even if the battlefield was transferred to the Yangtze River, would not succeed.

this means
The failure of the Han River is the failure of the Jingxiang gentry.

Perhaps, the only difference between the two sides is the difference in time, nothing more.

But at this moment, Sun Jian was completely relieved. He glanced at the desperate Jingxiang navy, then turned his head to look at Zhou Yu, and said calmly:
"You're right. The Jingxiang navy must have a conspiracy, otherwise they would never have made such a desperate move. Let's see how he moves now."

Zhou Yu frowned and fell into deep thought: "Cai Mao's doing this is more like putting all his eggs in one basket. After all, he has already put all his troops on it. I really don't know what strange tricks he will have."

"I also do not understand."

Sun Jian was also stunned, sighed softly and said, "Usually, it is right to hide a surprise soldier, but now, he puts all his troops up, and it doesn't actually have much effect."

"This fellow Cai Mao."

Sun Jian took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, and asked himself: "What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd? There must be a conspiracy behind such a reckless move, but what kind of conspiracy can there be if all the warships are already on board?"

now.

On the surface of the Han River, ballista ships used ultra-long distances one after another to launch attacks on enemy warships. The warships of the Jingxiang Navy, because of their relatively large size, had already been hit by arrows one after another.

It's just that the hull of the warship is relatively thick, and the force it can withstand is also relatively large, so even after dozens of explosions, it still didn't hurt the bones, but it was broken.

But
Although the building ships and battleships did not suffer much damage, the deterrent effect of the Fuhuo Thunderbolt on the soldiers above was not much at all, even greater than the deterrent effect of light warships.

After all, the buildings and warships are so huge that they can easily become the target of the Nanyang navy's concentrated fire. When the smoke-filled thunderbolts came over, they realized the gap between the two sides.

However, the more the Nanyang navy had an absolute advantage, the more Zhou Yu and Sun Jian couldn't figure out what was the point of Cai Mao's desperate resistance?Instead of this, it is better to retreat in defeat, pull all the soldiers and horses back to the south of the Yangtze River, and find another opportunity to fight.

This is enough to prove that Cai Mao must have a conspiracy!

only.
For now, they don't know much about it.

Just when Sun Jian and Zhou Yu were guessing Cai Mao's long-planned conspiracy.

Suddenly, an announcement sounded from behind:
"Report—!"

Sun Jian turned his head to look.

However, the soldiers on his own warship came rushing forward, bowed their bodies and cupped their hands and said, "General, a large number of water ghosts suddenly appeared around our battleship. They held iron hairpins and small hammers in their hands, and they might destroy the bottom of the ship."

"what?"

Suddenly, Sun Jian was stunned.

Zhou Yu at the side was even more stunned: "No way, Cai Mao sent water ghosts to destroy the bottom of our boat?"

The soldier nodded and said with absolute certainty, "It should be destroying the bottom of the ship."

Sun Jian was stunned for a while, then tried to ask: "How many people are there?"

The soldier replied: "About two or three hundred people."

"Ha ha."

Sun Jian snorted twice in embarrassment.

But he didn't panic at all.

Because the bottoms of the medium-sized battleships of the Nanyang Navy are all specially treated, and they are extremely strong, comparable to gold and iron. Not to mention piercing through the bottom of the water, even on the record, it is not so easy.

What's more, the current river water is as cold as ice, and ordinary people can't last long at all. Under such circumstances, how can the iron hairpin in his hand be able to cut through the bottom of the boat?

"Could it be that these water ghosts are Cai Mao's trump card?"

Sun Jian turned his head and glanced at Zhou Yu, giving a conclusion that even he couldn't believe.

"Perhaps so."

Zhou Yu let out a long breath, with a slightly disappointed expression.

He originally thought that Cai Mao might have some superb tactics to turn things around, but looking at it now, it seems that it is a despicable method that cannot be put on the table at all.

unfortunately
Such means had already been taken into consideration when Nanyang Hanting built the ship. They used technical means to directly achieve intrinsic safety. Therefore, Sun Jian and Zhou Yu did not consider this situation during the whole process.

"Hahahahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

Sun Jian looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, completely relieved, he let out a long breath, and waved his big hand: "Send the order, the whole army presses up, and kills the last bit of energy of the Jingxiang navy."

The messenger bowed his body and bowed his hands: "Here."

"Oh, right."

At this moment, Sun Jian suddenly heard something, waved his hand, and ordered: "Send people to besiege Gan Ning, and he must be captured alive. I will keep this man of great use."

The messenger nodded: "Here."

Immediately.

On the mast, the red and green flags flickered, followed by the sound of thundering drums.

The main battleship that Sun Jian was riding on also rushed forward, so that the water ghosts below were even less likely to break the ship.

At this moment, Cai Hao stared at the main battleship of Nanyang, which had always stood like a castle, and was completely stunned: "What's going on? What's going on? Could it be that Sun Jian was on guard?"

Kuai Yue was even more astonished: "There has been no movement for such a long time, it seems that Sun Jian is indeed on guard, De Gui, we have already lost the battle, we should retreat quickly, or it will be too late if we don't leave."

"Damn!"

Cai Hao slammed his fist on the fence and made a bang: "If we can't win the Han River, can we win when we reach the Yangtze River? And if we lose, I'm afraid those guys in Jingnan will not accept us either. "

Kuai Yue didn't know this.

He sighed and said softly, "De Gui, what do you mean?"

Cai Mao's gaze was like a torch, and he solemnly said: "Fight to the death, and swear to surround Xiangyang."

Kuai Yue shook his head: "Degui, don't be impulsive. Our navy is by no means an opponent of the Nanyang navy. If we withdraw now, there may be room for maneuver."

"The Jingnan Mountains are high and densely forested. We can take the infantry away and continue to entangle with the Nanyang Hanting. Wuling Man, Wuxi Man, Lishui Man, Qian'an Man and other ethnic groups have always ignored the Central Plains Dynasty. Let's make good use of this power. You can also stand firm in Jingnan."

"Degui!"

Kuai Yue said earnestly: "As long as we still have breath, we will have the opportunity to return to Jingbei and Xiangyang, but if we lose everything, we will never be able to go back. You have to think about it clearly."

"This"

Cai Mao hesitated.

In fact, he really wanted to live, as long as there was hope of life, who would want to die?
After thinking for a long time, Cai Mao frowned and said, "However, it may not be so easy to mobilize infantry now."

Kuai Yue said softly: "Don't worry, I have already arranged it, just to prevent the navy from being defeated, so as to leave us a way out. I thought it was useless before, but now it seems that it can save our lives."

Cai Mao breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help admiring him secretly: "It's admirable for you to be thoughtful and considerate. If that's the case, let's go now, don't waste time."

"it is good."

Kuai Yue agreed, turned and left.

Cai Mao tactfully did not give the order, and followed Kuai Yue, preparing to leave by boat.

After all, once the order to retreat is given, let alone the Jingxiang navy, they will not be able to leave, not to mention that they cannot leave. Letting them carry it in front is the greatest protection for them.

However.
The actions of Kuai Yue and Cai Mao were all seen by Zhou Yu, who was hundreds of steps away.

He put down the binoculars, smiled and said: "Sure enough, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue left the Jingxiang Navy and left. If I guess right, they will rush to Jingnan in the shortest possible time."

Sun Jian also put down his binoculars, turned his head to glance at Zhou Yu, and smiled calmly: "That's right, it's up to you there. I heard that there are many barbarians in the direction of Wuling, and they don't obey the management of the court."

"Well, it's true."

Zhou Yu nodded calmly, and said softly, "If it's just barbarians, it's fine. Now with the bewitching of Kuai Yue, Cai Hao and others, it will be more difficult to regain Jingnan."

"Yes."

Sun Jian was filled with emotion.

After all, I was the prefect of Changsha back then, so I knew very well how terrifying the barbarians in Jingnan were.

They grew up in the mountains and forests, and they were completely self-sufficient in weapons and food, and they did not respect the orders of the court at all. Even Sun Jian himself did not dare to underestimate these guys.

In fact, Sun Jian also led people to crusade against the barbarians and had a small victory, but as long as the opponent was scared, they would plunge into the forest and not fight you head-on.

Sun Jian led people into the mountains to suppress the bandits, but he was always ambushed by them, with more defeats and fewer victories, so that later, he didn't bother to make enemies with these barbarians, as long as the opponents did not affect his power.

"but."

Sun Jian smiled lightly at Zhou Yu: "I believe that your ability, like General Fubo's Ma Yuan, will achieve great success. Maybe with this battle, you, Zhou Yu, can be promoted to a higher level."

Zhou Yu responded with a smile on his face: "I hope so. I think His Majesty must have his own considerations. I can only do my best to make this matter the best."

"kindness."

Sun Jian nodded and nodded: "It's good that you have such a mentality, don't worry, this general will fully cooperate with you, your talent should not be buried in the mandarin duck army."

Faced with Sun Jian's praise, Zhou Yu simply cupped his hands and said softly: "The general is absurd, Yu can't afford it, he just serves the imperial court, no matter whether it is the Mandarin Duck Army or where it is, it is the same for a certain person." of."

The army belongs to the imperial court, and the generals of each army are just leading the troops with integrity. At best, they are the emperor's agents. They have no right to pick and choose, and can only obey the arrangement of the imperial court.

At this moment, there was a strange noise in front, which caught Sun Jian's attention: "Haha, the defense line of the Jingxiang navy has been completely broken. The sinking of this warship will deal a great blow to the morale of the Jingxiang navy. .”

"Yes."

Zhou Yu nodded affirmatively, bowed to Sun Jian and cupped his hands: "Congratulations, general, congratulations, general, this time you can really return to the court."

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