Chapter 945: Breaking Zhou Yu
For half a month, the Guanzhong Navy was closed, no matter how provocative the Dongwu Navy was.
It's just that Soochow still tirelessly uses the tactics of tired soldiers, and the soldiers of Guan are gradually familiar with this kind of life.
In the early morning of this day, the gate of Guanzhong Water Village, which had been closed for a long time, was finally opened.
Gan Ning led the huge Guanzhong fleet and slaughtered the Dongwu camp.
In the Dongwu Water Village, Zhou Yu held a letter in his hand, and his face showed a deep expression.
"Metropolitan Governor, Grand Metropolitan Governor, Gan Ning will do his best to attack!"
Zhou Yu was not surprised when he heard this, and said: "If Gan Xingba has been trapped in the water village, I can't help him. ”
"Today, I actually took the initiative to attack, and the day of breaking the enemy is not far away!"
"Knock knock!"
The sound of war drums echoed on the surface of the Yellow River, and the warships in Guanzhong chopped the waves, killing the Dongwu Water Village.
"Gan Xingba is here, Zhou Yu quickly came out and died!"
Seeing that he had come to the side of Dongwu Water Village, Gan Ning immediately sank into the dantian and roared loudly.
The generals of Eastern Wu were furious when they heard this, and they asked for battle, but they were rejected by Zhou Yu one by one.
"Pass my military order and defend the camp!"
Although the generals of Eastern Wu were unwilling, they would not disobey Zhou Yu's orders, so they had to grit their teeth and go to defend the camp.
Gan Ning shouted for a while, seeing that the Dongwu Navy had no intention of coming out to fight, he was not in a hurry or annoyed.
He sneered a few times and ordered: "The warships are lined up, and the new trebuchets are ready to throw all the oil tanks into the thief army!" ”
"Aim at me and try to smash on their ships and the guards!"
The non-commissioned officers of the Guanzhong Navy, who had been disturbed by the attack for a long time, immediately responded with a bang, and excitedly manipulated the warships to line up.
Then, they began to use a new trebuchet to smash one by one oil canisters into the Dongwu Water Military Camp.
I have to say that after Ma Jun's modification, the range of these petite and exquisite trebuchets was actually very terrifying, and countless oil canisters were thrown into the Dongwu Water Village.
Even, due to the improvement of accuracy, many Soochow warships that could not dodge were also hit by fire oil cans.
Of course, most of the canisters were thrown into the river and floated above the water.
They originally wanted to go downstream, but many of them were intercepted by the Dongwu Water Village, piled up together, and gathered more and more.
There were also some canisters that smashed on the stakes and shattered, and the oil in them flowed down the stakes into the river, floating black on the water.
"Governor Dadu, Gan Ning doesn't know what to use, but he can throw that special oil tank in Guanzhong into the water village from a long distance."
Zhou Yu was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly shouted: "The whole army is on alert, guard against fire attacks!" ”
As soon as Zhou Yu's order was conveyed, one fireball after another was suddenly thrown from the direction of the Guanzhong Navy and by those new trebuchets.
"Boom!"
These black oils ignite when they catch fire, and even those that float on the surface of the water still can't get rid of the fate of being burned.
For a time, the entire Dongwu Water Village was immediately ignited with a raging fire.
The west wind howled, the fire spread, and the Dongwu Water Army camp was soon engulfed in flames.
"Abandon the village and leave!"
"Abandon the village and leave!"
"Abandon the village and leave!"
Seeing that many warships were ignited by the flames, Zhou Yu was immediately shocked and commanded hoarsely.
Even if Zhou Yu was talented, he didn't expect Guan Zhongjun to invent this thing, in the end, he still missed a step.
Science and technology, sometimes in war, can really play a miraculous effect, and even rewrite the outcome of a war.
The fire spread in the Dongwu Water military camp, and Zhou Yu quickly came back to his senses and commanded calmly, except for the disbelief at the beginning.
"After the warship was set on fire, the sergeant on board jumped into the water and fled, and the nearby warships rushed to the rescue!"
"Pay attention to the fire and wind direction, and dodge the oil canisters thrown by the Guanzhong Army!"
"Hurry up and pull out all the fences that intercepted the oil canisters, and let them be washed away by the river!"
In response to the current situation, Zhou Yu conveyed one order after another, and many Eastern Wu generals also unswervingly carried out the orders.
I have to say that Zhou Yu's ability to adapt to changes is absolutely terrifying, and this fire was definitely able to burn down the entire Dongwu Water Village.
Even, even the Soochow naval army will collapse because of this.
However, it was precisely because of Zhou Yu's command that the soldiers would recover from their panic and then make the most correct decision.
Gan Ning saw that Dongwu Water Village was engulfed in flames, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar, still letting the trebuchet keep throwing fire oil cans.
However, because the direction of Dongwu Shuizhai was engulfed in flames, thick smoke billowed out, which also blocked the view of the Guanzhong army, and the sergeant of Guan Zhong threw the fire oil canister, which was simply impossible to be as accurate as before.
"General, general, the Dongwu Navy seems to have abandoned the village and fled!"
A soldier pointed into the distance and yelled at Gan Ning.
Gan Ning raised his eyes and really saw the Dongwu warship, which rushed out of the sea of fire in an orderly manner, and then quickly lined up in formation.
"How is this possible?"
The situation in front of him made Gan Ning can't help but scream.
He didn't expect that the Soochow Navy could still do so well under such circumstances.
"Set up an attack formation, and the whole army will pursue!"
Seeing that the Dongwu Water Village has been burned down, but the vast majority of the Dongwu Water Army has fled, how can Gan Ning give up?
With Gan Ning's order, Sergeant Guan, who was happy to throw the canister of fire oil, immediately put away the trebuchet and drove the warship closer to the center.
"Full speed ahead, hunt down the thieves!"
Seeing that the attack formation was set, Gan Ning immediately issued an order and began to pursue the Dongwu naval army.
"Knock knock!"
The sound of war drums rumbled, and warships galloped on the surface of the Yellow River, and water waves rippled up.
"Kill!"
Sergeant Guan, who had been harassed for a long time, was holding back a breath of anger in his heart at this time, shouting and rushing to kill.
Zhou Yu stood at the stern of the boat, looking at the water village that was burned to the ground, a haze flashed in his eyes, and looking at the Guanzhong Navy that was gradually approaching, it made Zhou Yu's face slightly gloomy.
"Where is Ling Tong?"
"The last general!"
"You lead some huge warships, bring some fast boats, and intercept the pursuit of the Guanzhong naval army!"
"When you can't do anything, destroy the large warship and lead the soldiers to escape in a small boat!"
The current situation is extremely unfavorable for the Soochow naval army, and Zhou Yu can only break his arm to survive and abandon those slow but powerful heavyweight warships.
Ling Tong's face changed slightly when he heard this, and then he said, "Grand Governor, if these warships are abandoned, the Eastern Wu Navy will be destroyed." ”
Zhou Yu said with some amazement: "If you don't abandon these warships, the Eastern Wu Navy will be wiped out." ”
"Can't you understand which is more important?"
Ling Tong's face was suffocated, and then he painfully took those large warships that were slow and set up a position on the Yellow River, preparing to fight to the death with the Guanzhong naval army.
Ling Tong had already made up his mind to live and die with these warships.
Zhou Yu saw through Ling Tong's thoughts, and immediately shouted loudly: "If you want to live and die with the battleship, those Jiangdong sons who follow you in battle will die without a place to be buried." ”
"If you lead Dongwu Erlang to escape in a small boat after intercepting the Guanzhong warship, the Dongwu Navy will have hope of rising."
When Ling Tong heard this, he was immediately shocked in his heart, bowed to Zhou Yu on the warship, and then led the large warship without looking back, facing the Guanzhong naval army.
As for Zhou Yu, he led the small and medium-sized warships of Eastern Wu and floated away along the Yellow River.
"I don't want to do this either, it's just that with the speed of those large warships, there is no way to escape the pursuit, if you don't give up, what can you do?"
The west wind curled the ends of Zhou Yu's hair, and his upright posture seemed to have become a little rickety at this time.
The Yellow River collapsed, venting the anger in his chest, but Zhou Yu hid this anger in his heart.
The warships gradually moved away, Zhou Yu looked at the ships behind him, and sighed faintly: "It's a pity, it's just a little bit close." ”
"Bump into it!"
When Gan Ning saw the large warship that Dongwu was in charge of, his eyes suddenly showed excitement, and he roared loudly.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The warships of the two sides collided fiercely, but the first confrontation between the Guanzhong naval armies, even because they went downstream, did not gain the upper hand.
After all, although the speed of these warships brought by Ling Tong was relatively slow, they were all very large.
Even if the performance of the Guanzhong warship was relatively good, in the process of the first impact, it still had a slight disadvantage.
It's just that the number of warships in Guanzhong is far more than that of the Dongwu warships, and if the stalemate continues, the victory or defeat can definitely be predicted in advance.
"Engage in broadside battles, prepare to take the ship!"
Gan Ning was very greedy for these large Dongwu warships, and immediately commanded the Guanzhong warships and killed them in an encircled posture, wanting to let the soldiers board the Dongwu warships and take these big guys.
When Ling Tong saw the formation of the warships of the Guanzhong Navy, he immediately smiled coldly and shouted: "Regardless of the casualties, if you hit with all your strength, there is nothing if the warship is destroyed!" ”
Since he was ready to abandon these large warships, Ling Tong had no scruples at all, and resorted to a lose-lose strategy.
The actions of the Dongwu Navy once again disrupted Gan Ning's rhythm, and he looked at the crazy Dongwu warship, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"You are not afraid of death, and we are not afraid of death!"
"Pass my military order, impact! Strike! Bang hard! ”
The coaches of both sides were crazy at this time, and they didn't care about the damage to the warships, and they hit hard again and again.
This water battle lasted for a whole day, and there were very few remaining Soochow warships, and after those Soochow warships were crashed and destroyed, the soldiers on board jumped into the water and moved.
The Soochow Navy developed a small warship, which was low in combat effectiveness but extremely fast.
Many of the surviving soldiers of Eastern Wu moved to these small boats, and then fled the battlefield in small boats, chasing in the direction of Zhou Yu.
"Bang!"
The flagship where Ling Tong was located once again crashed into a Guanzhong warship, and at this time, this flagship was already scarred and obviously unable to support it.
"General, the warship is sinking, so let's get out quickly."
A naval army general ran to Ling Tong's side and roared loudly.
Ling Tong reluctantly glanced at the flagship, then gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "Escape in a small boat!" ”
With Ling Tong's departure, this fierce water battle finally came to an end.
After this battle, the Dongwu naval camp was destroyed, and all the large warships of Dongwu were destroyed, and only Zhou Yu fled in a hurry with some small and medium-sized warships.
From now on, if nothing else, the control of the Yellow River will be firmly in the hands of the Guanzhong naval army.
Looking at the wreckage of the battleship floating on the surface of the river, as well as the corpses floating in the water, Gan Ning's face was not very good-looking.
Although the Guanzhong Navy was victorious, the tenacity of the Eastern Wu Navy was very unexpected.
During the battle, the Guanzhong warships were also damaged a lot, and many Guan sergeants were killed.
"Rescue the survivors! Salvage the corpse of the robe! ”
Gan Ning did not continue to order the pursuit of Zhou Yu, who had escaped, because he knew that he would not be able to catch up at all now.
"Since the Dongwu Navy has lost the water village, it is only a matter of time before it is destroyed, and there is no need to rush to capture Zhou Yu."
"It's just that since the lord values Zhou Yu so much, I might as well capture him alive and dedicate it to the lord, wouldn't it be a great achievement?"
After a day of fierce fighting, the sergeants and soldiers were also exhausted.
What's more, some time ago, they were harassed day and night by the Soochow naval army, and they were already physically and mentally exhausted.
It is not easy to persist in fighting until now, and the strong will of the Guanzhong Army can also be seen in the tube.
In the early morning of the second day, Gan Ning sent someone to report the victory to Mengjin, and on the other hand, sent a speedboat down the river to reconnoiter the movements of the Eastern Wu naval army.
In the evening, Gan Ning was still busy with military affairs, and the rest of the soldiers were still recuperating.
After all, some time ago, everyone was physically and mentally exhausted by the Dongwu Naval Army, and yesterday they experienced another big battle, even Gan Ning felt a little tired, let alone these ordinary soldiers.
"General, the sailor clipper who went to be in charge of reconnaissance has returned."
Gan Ning was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Can you find out Zhou Yu's movements?" ”
The man smiled and said, "On the Yellow River, how can you hide it from our ears and eyes? ”
"After Zhou Yu lost the Dongwu Water Village, he led the remnants of the defeated army to retreat to the bank of the Yellow River, and within a water basin, he sent people to ask the coalition army for help."
Gan Ning was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Zhou Yu and the others enter the water, as long as we block the entrance, won't these Dongwu naval troops become turtles in the urn?" ”
The man shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's not that simple, the reeds are dense in that water, and the Dongwu Navy only has small and medium-sized warships left, and it is difficult to find them out by hiding in the reeds." ”
Gan Ning thought about it for a while, but said with a smile: "Why bother, since there are reeds all over that water, you only need to put a fire to burn the Dongwu Navy." ”
"Pass on my military order, rest for a night today, and then prepare for the whole army to go out, burn the reeds, and capture Zhou Yu alive!"
At this time, Gan Ning was full of pride.
It can be expected that if Zhou Yu can be captured, the blow to Dongwu will definitely be very big.
And Gan Ning will also become famous in a battle, and the soldiers of Eastern Wu in the future will be terrified when they hear the name of Gan Ning.