I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 196 The Flowing Fire Falling from Baidi Mountain

"General, look over there." Qin Huang pointed in the direction of the building boat, "There seems to be green smoke."

Quan Cong looked at the past, and an ominous premonition suddenly passed through his heart.

At this time, Wu Jun's shouts were still echoing on the river, and even many Wu Jun were still shouting, and their momentum was still strong.

However, the fire on the building ship quickly rose, the smoke billowed, and the Wu army on the building ship was in chaos.

The commander hurriedly organized soldiers to put out the fire.

This scene was very strange. Wu Jun appeared in a strong posture, with warships displayed in a majestic manner, but the main ship of the vanguard was set on fire.

So much so that other warships did not respond, and those shouts seemed to cheer the flames of the main ship.

The Han troops on Baidi Mountain tasted the sweetness and immediately acted as fast as if they had drunk eighteen bowls of chicken blood.

"Pull together! Pull quickly!" the Han army officer roared loudly.

The three soldiers held the thick rope and used all their strength.

The gears of the Eight Ox Crossbow made a creaking sound, like a savage beast accumulating power, and the bow string began to deform.

"Hurry up! Shoot these Wu dogs to death!"

bang bang bang...

The second batch of Eight Bull Crossbows roared angrily.

Burning spears rushed out from Baidi Mountain again, and the burning oilcloth dragged a long tail in the air, like meteors falling from the sky, rushing towards the Wu army warship.

The ship was shot again.

This time, eight flaming guns rushed into the hull, bringing with them a large piece of splintered wood, nailed to the deck, and the flames burned quickly.

The green smoke rising from the bottom of the building became thicker and thicker, and kept rolling.

At this time, everyone can see that the main ship is on fire.

Wu Jun's cheers and cheers slowly died down, and the soldiers looked at this scene in horror.

Wang He, a member of the Han army, smiled and said: "General, the main ship of the Wu army is hopeless!"

Zong Yu laughed and said: "Hahaha, this eight-oxen crossbow is extraordinary!"

"Wu Jun's momentum has declined. Should we send troops?" Wang He asked.

Zongxu glanced at Li Heng, and Li Heng said: "The main ship of the Wu army's vanguard has been lost. Our army can send troops to attack, but the main force of Quan Cong is still waiting near Kuimen. Our army cannot pursue the enemy!"

Zong Yu nodded and immediately issued a military order.

The military order quickly reached the ferry at the foot of Baidi Mountain, where the Han army, which had been prepared for a long time, boarded the warship and began to sail towards the Wu army's warship, which was in chaos.

The number of Han warships was not large, but their morale was regained at this time. The war drums on the warships were beating like thunder, and groups of crossbow archers lined up on the side of the ship.

The fire on Wu Jun's ship was even more fierce. The fire broke out from below and covered half of the hull. Many Wu Jun soldiers jumped off the ship.

Like a plague, fear began to spread in all directions, centered on Lou Chuan.

The main vanguard ship was gone, and the other warships had no intention of fighting and turned around one after another.

There were still some who were determined to persevere. When they saw other ships starting to turn around, they also started to turn around in a hurry.

At this time, the Han warships quickly entered the battlefield, approached the Wu warships, and started firing crossbows at the Wu warships.

Dense arrows roared across the river, hitting Wu Jun's warship like a heavy rain.

An officer of the Wu Army shouted: "Men! Don't panic! Organize archers and shoot those Sichuan dogs to death..."

As soon as he finished speaking, an arrow hit his right eye. The sharp arrowhead was filled with sticky blood and penetrated from the back of his head.

Before he fell to the ground, several more arrows hit his chest.

"General, our vanguard is in chaos, requesting reinforcements..."

Quan Cong looked livid and interrupted the words of the person next to him. He said: "Reinforcement now will only make the chaos worse. Let them retreat by themselves, and the Shu army will not dare to pursue them!"

As Quan Cong said, the Han army did not pursue him.

Because the main force of the Wu army was near Kuimen, the Han army's warships were no match for the Wu army, and their water warfare tactics were no match.

The current situation is to rely on the Eight Bull Crossbow to burn Wu Jun's main ship, and then pursue the victory.

After the Wu army's warships withdrew one after another, the Han army's warships stopped near Baidi Mountain.

On the river, the main ship had been completely engulfed in flames. Although the rest of the Wu army's warships retreated one after another, they suffered heavy losses after being attacked by Han army's crossbows.

At this time, Wu Jun was like a frightened bird and no longer dared to fight.

The Han troops on Baidi Mountain cheered for victory.

Luo Xian hurried to the top of the mountain and said, "Li Shangshu, the Wu army has retreated!"

After he said this, he realized something was wrong and quickly said to Zong Xu: "General, the Wu army was defeated by our army!"

Zong Yu didn't care, at least he smiled and said, "Thanks to the weapons sent by Li Shangshu!"

Li Heng said: "No, no, even without this weapon, Wu Jun will not be able to get through if Zonggong is in Yong'an!"

Everyone laughed.

The previous disdain for Li Heng was gone. Even now, the whole army has a completely new outlook on Li Shangshu and has a feeling of admiration for him.

"The Wu army is now retreating to the Kuimen area, and I'm afraid they won't attack in the short term." Zong Yu said, "Then we only need to hold on. The Wu army will retreat on its own due to food and grass problems."

"Then why not let the Wu army retreat today?" Li Heng said with a smile.

"Oh?"

Li Heng pointed at the Kui Gate and said: "The mountainside of Baidi Mountain is more than 200 feet away from the Kui Gate. Although the arrows of the Eight Ox Crossbow are tied with cloth, which shortens the range, it can still hit the Kui Gate."

As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked.

Shoot the arrow from Baidi Mountain to near Kuimen?

Even Zong Yu was surprised. They had never thought about such a thing.

This involves God's vision. Only Li Heng knows the specific range of the Eight Ox Crossbow. Others only know that this thing can shoot far, but they don't have an accurate concept of how far it can shoot.

"Li Shangshu, can this eight-oxen crossbow shoot two hundred feet away?"

"How will you know if you don't try it?" Li Heng said calmly and calmly.

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. They just felt that Li Heng was pretending to be a bit big.

I have never seen a crossbow that can shoot more than two hundred feet away.

Zong Xu said: "Since Wu Jun has retreated, actually..."

"General, since Li Shangshu proposed it, let's give it a try!"

Zong Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, let's give it a try."

The military order was passed down like this.

The Han soldiers operating the Eight Ox Crossbow were shocked when they heard that they were going to shoot in the direction of Kuimen, but these people were obviously stunned by the power of the Eight Ox Crossbow.

Everyone is still in excitement.

"Just shoot!" an officer laughed, "It doesn't matter if you can't shoot!"

Everyone started to get busy again.

This time the operation was more skillful and the direction began to change.

At this time, Quan Cong's face was gloomy. He never expected that today's situation would be like this.

He stared intently at Baidi Mountain. Those flowing fires just came down from Baidi Mountain.

"How did the Shu army do it?" Qin Huang on the side couldn't help but murmured in shock, "The mountainside of Baidi Mountain is at least a hundred feet away from our main ship!"

"And what exactly is it that can project a long-range weapon with flames and hit our warship?"

Qin Huang's two key questions made Quan Cong, who was in a dull mood, even more speechless.

Quan Cong has been fighting water battles for decades, what scene has he not seen?

When Cao Pi attacked Wu on three routes, he and Lu Xun were the ones who taught Cao Xiu how to behave on the east route.

Quan Cong participated in Sun Quan's several Northern Expeditions, and at critical moments, he was able to complete the tasks without any chaos and in an orderly manner.

In addition, Quan Cong has a very strong personal charm. He is not only a tactical operational general, but also has great insights into the application of people's hearts and fighter control on the battlefield.

For example, in the 14th year of Jian'an, Quan Cong's father Quan Rou went to Guiyang to be the prefect and ordered him to transport grain northward for sale.

After Quan Cong went north, he donated all the food to the victims. When he returned, he was scolded by Quan Rou.

But Quan Cong believes that now is the time to establish the name of benevolence and righteousness, and not to be blinded by a little benefit.

Sure enough, many people from the Central Plains went south to avoid the disaster and rushed to Quan Cong and his son.

Sun Quan also looked at him differently.

So why do later generations feel that people like Quan Cong have no sense of existence?

In fact, famous generals such as Guan Yu during the Three Kingdoms period were highly praised by "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and were well-known among the people.

To be honest, there were many famous generals and ministers in the middle and later stages of the Three Kingdoms.

For example, Du Yu from the Civil and Military Temples, Guan Qiu Jian, and even Wang Ping who didn't shine much in the novel.

Although Sun Wu was scolded miserably, he had to admit that Jiangdong was full of talents, and Sun Quan's personal political ability was definitely among the best in this era.

But many things cannot be determined by personal ability alone.

The power of an individual in the face of the overall situation is very little. Even the emperor has to walk on thin ice and assess the situation to slowly promote the progress of some things.

Quan Cong in front of him?

Attacking Yizhou was not what he wanted, but it was actually the pressure from the Jiangdong princes.

Today, the flowing fire in Baidi Mountain burned Jiangshan's main ship in a short period of time, and it was done in front of all the vanguard soldiers.

This undoubtedly opened Wu Jun's eyes.

After staring at Baidi Mountain for a long time, Quan Cong said, "There should be new weapons."

"What new weapon is so powerful..."

"I don't know." Quan Cong sighed and looked away, "Order all ships to stay where they are and not move forward. After dark, gather a group of warriors and dive ashore!"

"But some ships are still approaching this way, and now the forward soldiers are worried that the Shu army's attack has reached Kuimen."

"What weapons of the Shu army can reach Kuimen from Baidi Mountain?" Quan Cong snorted coldly, "Don't worry, the Shu army doesn't dare to come over, and the weapons can't reach here!"

(End of this chapter)