"Raise the sails!"

"Full power!"

"Sailor paddle!"

The new warships in Guanzhong have three power sources.

The first is to use the sail to drive with the help of the wind, the second is the mechanical engine developed by Ma Jun and others, and the third is to paddle by man.

Seeing that Lu Fan fled without a fight with the Eastern Wu naval army, Gan Ning immediately took a three-pronged approach and issued an order to pursue.

Now it was autumn, the west wind was howling, and after the sails were raised, the speed of the warship soared again, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.

When Lu Fan saw this, he was immediately shocked.

He never thought that the speed of the warship would be so fast, and by virtue of this alone, the Dongwu warship was far inferior to the Guanzhong warship.

"What should I do?"

Lu Fan only led fifty warships this time, and came to the front of the Guanzhong Navy camp to call for battle, and the number of troops was not much.

He originally saw Gan Ning fighting, and he also wanted to give the Guanzhong Navy a dismount, after all, the Dongwu Navy was the best in the world, and Lu Fan naturally had a kind of arrogance in his heart.

However, when he saw the strength of the warships in Guanzhong, coupled with the fact that his side was downstream and leeward, he did not hesitate to order to escape.

When he chose to escape, although Lu Fan was a little unable to save face, he also knew that the overall situation was the most important thing after all.

In Lu Fan's opinion, even though the performance of the Guanzhong warships is better, both sides are now going downstream, and the Guanzhong naval army may not be able to catch up.

It's just that he didn't expect that the speed of the new warship in Guanzhong would be so fast.

"We can't go on like this, otherwise when the Guanzhong warship catches up, we will definitely lose!"

Lü Fan had a plan in his heart, and hurriedly called a clipper boat and ordered it to go down the river to call for reinforcements, but Lü Fan led the fleet and approached a tributary on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Gan Ning stood on the boat, holding a clairvoyant, and observed all the movements of the Soochow Navy clearly.

This clairvoyance was naturally made by Chen Xu using the principle of concave and convex mirrors and ordering craftsmen to polish it.

It's just that in this era, there is no way to make glass at all, although Chen Xu vaguely remembers that glass is made of soil, but he is not sure, let alone how to make it in detail.

Therefore, the lenses used in clairvoyance are all polished with expensive crystal, and the unit price is very high, so it cannot be mass-produced at all.

Rao is like this, after Gan Ning got clairvoyance, he was also very happy.

The reason why he was confident in defeating the Soochow naval army was that clairvoyance was also a great reliance, and after having this thing, he could observe the enemy's movements in detail and take all countermeasures.

"This Lu Fan also has some skills."

Seeing that Lu Fan led the Eastern Wu Navy and entered the tributaries of the Yellow River, Gan Ning's face couldn't help but become solemn.

At present, the Guanzhong Navy is located in the upper reaches and occupies the advantage of geographical location and wind direction, but as long as the Dongwu Navy enters the tributaries of the Yellow River, the advantage of the Guanzhong Navy will disappear completely.

Gan Ning's brows furrowed, and after a long time, he smiled: "Even if you are allowed to occupy the geographical advantage, what can you do?" ”

"Pass my military order and pursue at full speed!"

However, it was said that Lu Fan led the warship to the mouth of a tributary of the Yellow River, and immediately carefully let the warship sail into the tributary.

Generally speaking, there will be some whirlpools in the water where the two rivers meet, and boats must be refreshed when they come here.

If you are not careful, you may lose your ship.

It's just that the performance of the Soochow warship is very good, and there is no pressure at all to cross this section of the river.

After the Soochow Navy entered the tributary, he couldn't help but have a smile on his face when he looked at the place where the two rivers converged behind him.

"The ship turns around!"

With Lu Fan's order, the Dongwu warship suddenly turned its bow and lined up in a neat line.

"Anchor!"

The current here is fast, and if you can't throw the anchor into the river, it will be difficult for the boat to stay in formation.

"Just wait here for the Guanzhong Naval Army."

Lu Fan muttered to himself.

Gan Ning commanded the Guanzhong warship, and it didn't take long to come to the place where the two rivers converged, and the Guanzhong Navy saw the Dongwu warship waiting for the battle, and his face changed slightly.

A partial general said to Gan Ning: "General, the thieves are now upstream, and the wind direction is very unfavorable to us. ”

"If you rush in now, and you have to pass through the confluence of the river, I'm afraid you will be at a disadvantage."

This deputy general, who has been commanding the naval army in Guanzhong, has never been to Yizhou at all, so he naturally does not know that Gan Ning at that time, relying on the excellent performance of the new warship, went up the Zitong River along the Zitong River.

Gan Ning said with a smile: "Maybe you don't know how powerful these warships are. ”

"Pass my military orders, set up an attack formation, and the whole army will assault!"

With Gan Ning's order, fifty new warships in Guanzhong immediately headed towards the Wu army with full power.

The whirlpools at the confluence of the rivers had no effect on these ships.

When Lu Fan saw that Gan Ning actually dared to attack, he was immediately overjoyed and shouted: "Collect the anchor, raise the sails, and prepare to collide!" ”

The soldiers of Eastern Wu ordered the ban, and the movement was very fast, and soon pulled the iron anchor up, and then sailed down and rushed away.

Lu Fan visually measured the distance, and immediately shouted loudly: "Bow and arrow wind, shoot!" ”

Rivers generally flow from west to east, and this tributary of the Yellow River flows from northwest to southeast.

Now that the west wind is blowing, although the arrows shot by the Soochow naval army will be slightly offset, they will also have the help of the wind.

Moreover, the soldiers of Eastern Wu were good at water warfare, and they also knew how to shoot their opponents under what wind direction, so many arrows were shot at the Guanzhong warship.

Seeing this, Gan Ning hurriedly shouted loudly: "Assign a part of the soldiers to pick up the shield to defend and guard the archers to counterattack!" ”

Although Gan Ning gave the order, the Guanzhong army was at a disadvantage, and the range of the arrows was naturally much worse than that of the Eastern Wu archers.

Therefore, at the beginning, the Guanzhong Navy was passively beaten.

Although the archers were protected by shield soldiers, and many people were shot by arrows, it was just that under the command of Gan Ning, the warships of the two sides were getting closer and closer.

"Archer, fight back!"

Seeing that the Eastern Wu Navy was finally included in the firing range, Gan Ning was immediately overjoyed and commanded the archers to shoot back.

The ships of the two sides slowly approached, and the archers did not shoot a few rounds before they were already far apart.

Almost simultaneously, the commanders of both sides gave the order: "Put away your bows and arrows and prepare for battle!" ”

"Bang!"

The first warships of the two sides finally collided together, and the Soochow naval army was located upstream, occupying some advantages, knocking the Guanzhong warships back a long way.

"Oops, the thief ship is too strong!"

After the collision of the first warship, the soldiers of Eastern Wu on the ship looked at the hull that had cracked, and their faces immediately changed greatly.

It's just that the Guanzhong warship that was knocked away was not comfortable.

After all, the combat effectiveness of the Soochow naval army is extremely strong, even if the ships are not as fast as the new warships in Guanzhong, they will not be too different in terms of sturdiness.

In this collision, the warship in Guanzhong also suffered some damage.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

One warship after another collided together, and both warships were destroyed and sunk in the process of ramming.

After the first impact, the two sides began a broadside battle.

The ships intersected with each other, the sides of the ships were close together, and the soldiers of both sides wanted to board the opponent's ships and take them down.

"Kill!"

In this confrontation, there were no mistakes on the part of the commanders on both sides, but Gan Ning was a little lighter than the enemy.

The naval armies of the two sides fought together, and the battle was very fierce.

"Bang!"

A Soochow warship used a slap rod to throw flint onto a Guanzhong warship, and the Guanzhong warship suddenly ignited a raging fire.

"Boom!"

Another big rock fell on the ship, and a large hole appeared in the cabin, and the river rushed in frantically.

It can be expected that the sinking of this Guanzhong warship is a foregone conclusion.

"Bang!"

A Guanzhong warship slammed into the hull of the Soochow warship, losing the advantage of going downstream, and the excellent performance and flexible hull of the Guanzhong transit ship completely gained the upper hand.

After the impact, due to the reaction force, the Guanzhong warship also retreated a little.

It's just that this Guanzhong warship persevered, and after stabilizing the hull, it collided again, and finally crashed the Soochow warship five times in a row.

"Get back!"

A Soochow warship was at a disadvantage and was about to escape, but was caught on the hull by many hooks, and then was pulled closer to the Guanzhong warship.

The soldiers of Eastern Wu quickly dispatched to break the hook, but they were shot and killed by the soldiers of Guan.

The soldiers of Eastern Wu did not show weakness, and also shot several Guanzhong sailors with bows and arrows, and in order to avoid the pull of the Guanzhong warships, they still refused to support the Guanzhong warships and did not let the two sides approach.

The hook repulsion invented by Lu Ban appeared at the same time on a battlefield, and the superior side used the hook to desperately pull the enemy warship.

However, the inferior side used the refusal, desperately trying not to let the two warships approach.

In this way, a hard-fought water battle broke out, and although the Guanzhong army had an advantage in ships, its water warfare experience was not as good as that of the Soochow naval army.

For a time, the battle situation was actually in a stalemate.

Gan Ning was originally full of confidence, and wanted to rely on the excellent performance of the warship to defeat the fifty Soochow naval forces.

However, reality slapped Gan Ning in the face.

In fact, it is no wonder that Gan Ning is so careless, the opponents of the water army he has encountered before, except for the Yizhou water army, is the Jingzhou water army.

At that time, the Guanzhong naval army could still occupy an advantage with excellent warships.

However, the Eastern Wu Navy is the best in the world, whether it is in the quality of the sailors or in the manufacture of warships, they far surpass Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei.

What's more, the Guanzhong Navy has not actually experienced a large-scale water war, and it is not easy to perform now.

The battle situation in front of him made Gan Ning a little annoyed and angry.

"If this continues, even if we win this war, the Guanzhong Navy will suffer heavy casualties."

Gan Ning's eyes flashed with cold light, and he stared at the flagship of Dongwu.

"Capture the thief and capture the king, rush over, and kill the main general of the thief army first!"

Hearing Gan Ning's order, the Guanzhong flagship immediately pursued and killed the flagship of Eastern Wu, and Lu Fan was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly commanded other warships to intercept it.

However, a warship capable of becoming a flagship is naturally very powerful.

In addition, the sailors and sergeants on the ship Gan Ning are all the elite of the elite, and they are also handy at controlling the warship.

After some collision and evasion, the flagship of the Guanzhong Navy bypassed five Soochow warships, crashed into two, and soon chased next to the flagship of the Soochow Navy.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, Lu Fan simply stopped running away and let the soldiers on the warship wait.

"I don't believe that the Jiangdong Navy will be inferior to the Guanzhong Navy Army!"

Lu Fan was ruthless in his heart, and he was also ready to fight against the water, kill Gan Ning and then capture the flagship of the Guanzhong Army.

"Bang!"

Without the slightest surprise, the two flagships collided together, and both ships shook violently.

Just as the ship collided, Gan Ning bit a sharp knife in his mouth, and suddenly threw the hook out, hooking it on the side of the flagship ship of Soochow.

Then, Gan Ning's body jumped suddenly on the cabin, like a roc spreading its wings, and flew directly to the flagship of the Soochow Navy with a hook.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Seeing Gan Ning acting so boldly, Lu Fan was immediately horrified in his heart and roared loudly.

However, Gan Ning was so fast that the archers couldn't react at all.

"Bang!"

Gan Ning landed on both feet, quickly threw away the hook, and then brandished a big knife to kill Lu Fan.

"Kill him!"

At this time, Lu Fan was no longer panicked and commanded calmly.

He even had an ambition to take advantage of the numerical advantage to besiege Gan Ning in the cabin.

As long as Gan Ning is killed, this Guanzhong naval army will definitely collapse without a fight, and Lu Fan himself can also become famous all over the world.

Thinking of this, Lu Fan's eyes suddenly burst into dazzling brilliance.

On the one hand, he commanded the soldiers to start the ships and not let the flagship of the Guanzhong Army approach, and on the other hand, he asked everyone to go and besiege Ganning.

However, after all, he still underestimated Gan Ning's force.

"Kill!"

After Gan Ning fell into the cabin, he immediately roared, and the big knife in his hand swept away, killing several Eastern Wu soldiers.

"Lu Fan suffers death!"

Gan Ning was brave and rushed towards Lu Fan, but all the Eastern Wu soldiers who stopped him were all mercilessly killed.

blood, which soon stained the cabin red.

"Stop him! Stop him! Stop him! ”

Lu Fan was frightened by Gan Ning's ferocity and roared loudly.

"Bang!"

The flagship of the Guanzhong Army collided again, and this time due to the effect of the hook, the two warships did not fight for it.

Sergeant Guan, who was in the flagship, immediately killed the flagship of the Soochow Naval Army.

At this time, Gan Ning had already killed more than a dozen people and rushed to a position not far from Lu Fan.

"There is no way to retreat, there is only one battle!"

A fierce light erupted in Lu Fan's eyes, and he roared angrily and pounced on Gan Ning.

"Bell!"

"Bell!"

"Bell!"

However, after only less than Shihe, Lu Fan was already knocked away by Gan Ning and fell heavily on the cabin.

"Die!"

Gan Ning was unforgiving, and took a step forward and directly cut off Lu Fan's head.

When the Soochow naval army saw that the commander was dead, they immediately became panicked, and the formation maintained by the warships became messy.

"Those who descend will not be killed!"

Gan Ning lifted Lu Fan's head and roared loudly.

"Knock knock!"

However, at this moment, a war drum came from the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the banner of the word 'Zhou' could be vaguely seen fluttering in the wind.

"Brothers, hold on!"

"It's the Metropolitan Governor here!"

The soldiers and soldiers of the Eastern Wu Navy, who were already a little desperate, broke out into earth-shattering cheers at this time.