"Let's go, follow me to take a look!" Liu Mang frowned. He put on his armor and picked up his weapon. Then he ran towards the Shouchun Navy camp. "Ziyang, stay here. If you are tired, go back and rest early! Let's call it a night! " Originally, Liu Mang wanted to discuss the construction of the warship with Liu Mang. But now that Escapist Liu's navy had arrived, Liu Mang must go to the navy camp!
Although the navy camp was defended by the Black Flag Army and Xu Sheng was there, Liu Mang was still not at ease. This was because whether it was the Black Flag Army or Xu Sheng, they were all landlubbers. Moreover, the Black Flag Army was wearing heavy armor. Originally, they were just switching with the City Guard. But now, they had to use live ammunition! If they were wearing heavy armor, once they fell into the water, they would not be able to float. This was the reason why Liu Mang needed to supervise the battle.
"Military Advisor, is this really okay?" Although Guan Yu had the courage to go alone, he really felt uneasy about Young Feng's actions. This was because although there were a lot of warships on the water, one must know that each warship only had two or three soldiers. If the other party really chased them out, it would be difficult to escape. Moreover, they took advantage of the night to appear here. They had been in this reed marsh for a few hours. What does this Military Advisor want to do? Guan Yu regretted boarding this pirate ship.
"Second General, come and drink, drink!" Young Feng was very indifferent. How could Young Feng not think of Guan Yu's concerns? Chase them out? It was true that these small boats were only controlled by two or three soldiers, so the speed of these boats was not very fast. But don't forget, to chase them out, one must have a warship and a navy. Now that the Lvbu's Army came by land, it was impossible for them to bring a warship. If they had a warship, it would be going down the Yangtze River. Then they would have to go through the White Horse Lake and Hongze Lake. They would have to go through Qu Ah, which was Jiangdong Sun Ce's territory. The Lvbu's Army and Sun Cejun had fought to such an extent. Sun Ce lost 100,000 troops in Wancheng city. Moreover, among his subordinates, only Taishi Ci managed to escape. The other generals were either dead or captured. Do you think the Jiangdong Army would allow Lü Bu's navy to go down the Yangtze River and Hongze Lake? That was completely impossible! Although Sun Cejun and the Lvbu's Army had a truce, it was only temporary. Once Jiangdong conquered Jiangxia or Jingzhou, the Lvbu's Army would be their biggest enemy when they enter the Central Plains.
Although Liu Mang's Army had more than 10,000 Gan Ning's navy in Shouchun, a navy without a warship could not be called a navy! Since they did not have a navy to chase them out, what was there to worry about?
Some people said that a person's mood can affect another person. This saying was really true. Pang Tong's mood obviously affected Guan Yu. Pang Tong was younger than Guan Yu by a few decades. Moreover, Pang Tong really came out of Jing Province to assist Escapist Liu and came to the stage of this troubled world not long ago. Guan Yu, on the other hand, had made his debut since the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. As a senior, he shouldn't be more panicked than a junior! Pang Tong Looking at Pang Tong's indifference, Guan Yu began to slowly calm down.
"Come, Military Advisor, Guan Yu salutes you! Thank you Military Advisor for assisting my big brother these days! " Guan Yu also calmed down. Since he was already here, he might as well put his heart at ease. At worst, he would just have to escape. Guan Yu was very familiar with water. Even if he lost all his soldiers, he wouldn't feel any heartache. As long as he could escape with Pang Tong, it would be fine. The sky was very dark. Jumping off the ship and finding a reed bank to hide would be fine.
"Hehe, thank you so much, Second General!" Pang Tong secretly nodded. This Guan Yu was worthy of being a famous general. He was able to calm down quickly.
"Military Advisor, Military Advisor, the wind is blowing!" Just as the two were drinking in the boat, a soldier suddenly came in and reported to Pang Tong.
"The wind is blowing?" Pang Tong put down the wine glass and closed his eyes. He then waved his hand "Search again!" At this time, Pang Tong thought of a person. It was the person holding the feather fan in Jingzhou. The wind is blowing and the clouds are blowing and the fog is blowing. Kongming, I hope you will not deceive me.
"Yes!" The messenger cupped his fist and left. The curtains of the boat were closed again. In less than an hour, the messenger came in again. "Reporting to the military advisor, it's foggy! It's foggy!"
"The fog is rising!" Pang Tong's eyes flashed. He stood up "What is the direction of the wind?"
"It is very big!" This navy soldier was once a member of the Yellow Turban Army under Liu Pi. He did not read any books. How could he know how to describe the fog? He could only use 'very big' to describe it. But how big is' very big '? Pang Tong looked at the soldier trying to explain but he could not understand. Pang Tong directly opened the curtains and stood on the deck of the boat to see the extent of the fog with his own eyes.
After getting out of the boat, Pang Tong laughed happily. "The fog is rising! The fog is rising! Very big, very big! "He followed the soldier's lead and said these words without rhyme or reason." The plan is going to succeed! Men, raise the anchor and advance. Our target is the Shouchun Navy! "
Countless small boats raised their sails and headed toward the Shouchun Navy's camp one after another. The fog made it so that the boats could not see each other clearly. Fortunately, the soldiers driving the boats were from the Yingshui area and were very familiar with the hydrology.
"Military Advisor, the Shouchun Navy's stronghold is right in front of us!" Traveling with the wind, they arrived below the Shouchun Navy's stronghold in no time.
"Good! Pass down my order. Sound the drums! Blow the horn! "Pang Tong pointed with his feather fan and shouted.
"Yes!" The drums sounded from Pang Tong's warship first, and then from one warship to another, the sound of the drums shook the sky.
"What's that sound? What's that sound?" When the war drums sounded, the Shouchun stronghold became restless. Xu Sheng's Black Flag Army was guarding the stronghold tonight. Xu Sheng was about to rest, but just as he went to bed, there was a commotion outside. What was going on?
Xu Sheng directly lifted the quilt. Xu Sheng believed that he was a very responsible warlord. As long as he was on guard duty, he would sleep with his clothes on. He would only take off one layer of his armor and nothing else! Therefore, when there was a noise, Xu Sheng immediately moved. He quickly put on his armor and went out the door.
"What happened?" Xu Sheng asked a Black Flag Army soldier as soon as he went out.
"General, there are enemies outside. They are preparing to attack the Shouchun Navy." The Black Flag Army soldier was also on duty, so he only knew one thing.
"Someone is attacking the Shouchun Navy?" Xu Sheng frowned. He pricked up his ears. Sure enough, there was a sound of drums outside the Shouchun Navy. War drums were usually used when attacking. They were used to boost morale. In the Huai River region, only Liu Bei's troops could be considered enemies. Weren't they just chased out of Shouchun? Now that they were back, they were like ghosts lingering around!
When Xu Sheng arrived at the Shouchun Navy's stronghold, he saw a dense fog on the surface of the river. Xu Sheng's frown deepened. It was summer, how could there be such fog? He wasn't from Shouchun, but he was from Huainan! That shouldn't be the case. On the other side of the fog was the sound of drums and battle cries. It was impossible to see what was ahead in the fog. It was difficult to see what was ahead. Now, there were lights and flames in the fog. There were at least a hundred warships! A hundred warships meant thirty thousand men. More than a hundred? Could it be that Liu Bei had mobilized his entire army?
"General, what should we do now?" There was another general on the side, Wang Wei. Originally, Liu Mang wanted to arrange for Wang Wei to join Gan Ning's Navy. This was because Gan Ning needed a deputy to help him manage the Navy. There were twelve thousand men, so they had to be divided into two groups. It was not that Liu Mang did not trust Gan Ning, but that a single person, a general, would make mistakes. But with an additional deputy, it was completely different. Wang Wei was also a person with his own views. He would not accommodate Gan Ning alone. This way, they could brainstorm together. On the other hand, Wang Wei was a general from Jing Province. Jing Province's generals were all experts in naval warfare. Such a person would be like a fish in water in the navy!
But in the end, Liu Mang gave up. This was because he had a better candidate for the deputy position in Gan Ning's Navy. This position was left to him. Who was this person? Naturally, it was Baldy Wei who was still a small soldier in the City Guard.
Although this person had been polished by Liu Mang, Liu Mang also knew that his pride could not be erased. Otherwise, Wei Yan would really be crippled. Although Liu Mang needed Wei Yan to listen to him, he also needed to ensure that Wei Yan would not betray him. He would not use Liu Mang's Army as a springboard.
Liu Mang also needed Wei Yan to maintain his drive and pride. This way, he could use his edge to confront the enemy. There was only one way to maintain Wei Yan's drive and suppress his pride. That was to find a similarly arrogant person and put them together. When these two people were put together, they would not have a peaceful life. This was because when Gan Ning and Wei Yan were together, they did not have a peaceful life. Whenever they met, they would attack each other. Neither of them was pleasing to the eye. If these two people were put together, wouldn't it be a bunch of fun?
Gan Ning was given a stage to show his talent because of his brother, Su Fei, Lü Bu, and Liu Mang. They allowed him to command an army independently. This kind of kindness made it impossible for Gan Ning to betray Liu Mang. As for Wei Yan! After being polished by Liu Mang, his desire to betray was lowered.
When these two arrogant people were put together, they did not like each other. Naturally, the competition between them would be big. Even if Wei Yan wanted to betray, he would have to guard against Gan Ning. Moreover, Wei Yan's pride would not allow his immediate superior to be Gan Ning.
Gan Ning, on the other hand, wouldn't let Wei Yan climb over his head. Strong competitiveness naturally meant strong combat power.
Since Wang Wei could not join Gan Ning's army, he could only find another way. The City Guard had Chengyu and Huang Xu. These two people were Liu Mang's confidants. Therefore, he could not enter the City Guard. Only the Black Flag Army was left. The Black Flag Army was also an elite army. Although most of the five thousand troops were new recruits, there were still more than a thousand old soldiers. These old soldiers could be regarded as the first batch of professional soldiers. In the battle of Wan Cheng, they directly drove more than ten thousand Sun Cejun down the city wall like ducks. Without them, Wan Cheng would have been broken. With these old soldiers, the Black Flag Army's combat power would increase in at most half a year.
The 5,000 strong Black Flag Army also needed a capable deputy general. This deputy general could lead the troops to calmly issue orders when the main general was not around. Wasn't Wang Wei such a person? In terms of military strength, he was not weaker than Xu Sheng. In terms of military strategy, he was even better. Liu Mang's army was too small. If there were more troops like Yuan Shao's army, he would have already let Wang Wei lead an army alone.
"Deputy General Wang, what do you think?" Xu Sheng also asked Wang Wei. After Wang Wei joined the Black Flag Army, Liu Mang talked to Xu Sheng alone and told him that Wang Wei was very talented. Xu Sheng could ask him and he would certainly have a good idea.
"General, I think that now the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. It is not suitable for us to move. We should wait and see. If they attack the city, with the five thousand soldiers, we will not let them have a good time. Even if we cannot defend the city, we can ask for help from the Lord. " Wang Wei spoke his thoughts. Wang Wei was a person who understood the big picture. He didn't want to steal the limelight from his own general, so he only answered after Xu Sheng asked.
"Well, Deputy General Wang's words are reasonable." Xu Sheng did not have a warship nor a navy. Even if he wanted to go out and fight, he could not do it. Moreover, the enemy was in the dark while they were in the light. Now, the only thing they could do was to bide their time. However, Xu Sheng still wanted to probe the situation.
"Military Advisor, there is no movement." Guan Yu was a little impatient. They were beating the drums energetically, but what if the other party did not make a move? Were they really going to attack the Shouchun Navy's main camp? There were only so few people. Don't be a joke.
"General Guan, don't be impatient." Although Pang Tong looked calm on the surface, his heart was no less relaxed than Guan Yu's. It was just that he was better at maintaining his composure. "General Guan, look at the fog rising up. Look at how beautiful the water is! If only there was a straw raincoat and a fishing rod. At this time, Pang Tong was still leisurely talking with Guan Yu about fishing in the water.
After a few minutes, the sound of fighting on the other side was still echoing, but there was no impulse to attack the city. Could it be that there was a large army gathering on the other side? "Deputy General Wang, we will bide our time. But we can shoot arrows to find out the situation." Xu Sheng said to Wang Wei.
"General, you can make the decision." Wang Wei cupped his fist and said to Xu Sheng. After all, Xu Sheng was the commander of the army, and there was nothing wrong with what Xu Sheng said. Let's shoot a few arrows. It must be known that there were quite a few arrows in this naval stronghold.
"Archers, get ready!" Xu Sheng shouted. Out of the five thousand black chess pieces, three thousand of them picked up their bows and arrows. Sharp arrows were placed on the bowstrings.
"Shoot them!" At Xu Sheng's order, the sky was filled with arrows like rain, pouring down on Pang Tong's small warships.
"Here they come!" One or two arrows might not make much noise in the sky, but thousands of arrows streaked across the sky at the same time. Pang Tong couldn't help but laugh when he heard the sound.
"Huh?" Guan Yu also heard the sound of arrows raining down. Could it be? Just as Guan Yu thought about it, he felt the warship under him suddenly tremble. The arrows finally landed on their small warship. One by one, the arrows hit the warship, causing the small boat to sway.
Fortunately, Pang Tong had connected the warships with iron chains before, so that they could withstand the impact of the arrows.
"Da da da!" One after another, the arrows hit the boat. Pang Tong had used scarecrows and a lot of leather mattresses to hang on the boat. Because of this, he was able to block the arrows. When the arrows hit the scarecrows and the leather mattresses, they wouldn't be able to come down.
"Whoosh!" An arrow with a bit of strength still managed to pierce through the straw doll outside, but it only managed to pierce into the cabin.
Guan Yu stretched out his arm to pull out the arrow and held it in his hand. Suddenly, he felt a sense of admiration for Pang Tong. No wonder his big brother often sighed and said that he regretted not having a military counselor who could give him advice. Originally, Guan Yu was very disdainful of such a person. Those military counselors were just weak scholars who knew how to talk. What was so great about them? With the three of them, his big brother would not have to worry about not being able to achieve great things. Moreover, it was not like his big brother did not have any military counselors, like Sun Qian and Jian Yong. These two people were really better off not having them. In Liu Bei's Army, they were only responsible for calculating the accounts and allocating the army provisions. They could not be blamed. Both of them were not trained in the army, so it was already good for them to be able to do so. Especially the arrival of Pang Tong, which made Guan Yu even more unhappy. His big brother gave Pang Tong nearly half of the army without saying anything. Even Guan Yu had to listen to Pang Tong's command nominally. Pang Tong also gave Guan Yu gold. One by one, Pang Tong gave Guan Yu a bad impression of him.
But now, Guan Yu was convinced. Guan Yu was the one who lost Shouchun. He was also the one who threw all the arrows in Shouchun. A war was about to break out. Without arrows, there was no way to fight. Making arrows would consume a lot of manpower and resources as well as a lot of time. Most importantly, Guan Yu was humiliated and angered by this. Therefore, Guan Yu wanted to take revenge. Guan Yu's revenge was basically to fight back. He was a general! Naturally, he thought of besieging the city. But Liu Bei's Army was not ready! But now, this Pang Tong did not even use a single soldier and easily took back the bow and arrows. According to the current density of this warship, there are more than a thousand archers. There are countless small boats here. As long as Liu Mang's Army dared to release the 200,000 arrows, they would dare to take it.
"Yu toasts to Mister. Mister is a great talent. Yu is convinced!" Guan Yu looked at Pang Tong with admiration. He raised his wine cup and drank it.
"Haha, General Guan is too polite!" Pang Tong was also smiling. He didn't come up with this plan on his own. He had been with the man with the feather fan from Nanyang, and they had inadvertently mentioned it when they were in Lunce. Now, he was using it. Borrowing arrows from a straw boat? Haha, this battle will definitely be remembered for eternity! Pang Tong smiled even more happily. Pang Tong also had another reason for using this plan. He wanted to improve his relationship with Guan Yu! Who was Guan Yu? He was the general of an army and also Liu Bei's second brother. He could be considered the second most important person in Liu Bei's Army. Although Lord Liu Bei gave him the Tiger Tally and he could mobilize 30,000 soldiers, 10,000 of these 30,000 soldiers were in Guan Yu's hands. Without Guan Yu's approval, the Tiger Tally in Pang Tong's hands was nothing more than a decoration. Coming to borrow arrows was a lie. He wanted to vent his anger and build a good relationship with Guan Yu.
Generals not getting along well with each other was a taboo when leading an army to open up new territory. It was detrimental to the lord's great cause.
"Men, turn the ship around!" One side was already tilted. Pang Tong ordered his soldiers to turn the ship around one by one, exposing the other side of the ship to the rain of arrows. This would allow the ship to maintain its balance.
"Military Advisor, aren't you afraid of Liu Mang's Army's fire arrows?" Guan Yu asked a question that had been bothering him. These boats were all made of wood. In order to increase the surface area, Pang Tong had covered them with layers of straw mats and straw dolls. It could be said that they could ignite at any time. If the Shouchun Navy on the other side were to fire arrows, then they would be in big trouble.
"General Guan, don't worry. With such a thick fog, some fire arrows won't be able to ignite!" The fog above the Yingshui River was very thick. Not only did it block one's vision, it also made the weather damp. If one were to touch the boats, they would find that the outside of the boats were all wet. The straw dolls and mattresses were all soaked, so the fire arrows couldn't be ignited.
Furthermore, when the fire arrows were flying, they would be enveloped by the surrounding moist air and extinguished in midair.
"It turns out that Military Advisor has already thought of this point. Yu admires you!" Guan Yu was not stingy with his praise. "Military Advisor, Yu has another question. Aren't you afraid that Liu Mang's Army will notice something fishy and stop shooting?"
"They won't!" Pang Tong began to wave his feather fan again. "General Guan, please listen. If you heard these sounds, would you stop your men from shooting?" Pang Tong asked Guan Yu to listen carefully.
"Ah! I've been shot. Save me! Save me! "
"Ah! Save me! "Outside, there were not only sounds of war drums and fighting, but also screams. These screams were so vivid that it was difficult to distinguish them. Moreover, the voices were very loud. When Pang Tong mobilized the navy, he chose those who had loud voices and knew how to act and use their brains. Only such people could cooperate with Pang Tong's strategy of borrowing arrows from straw boats.
"Ha ha ha ha!" Guan Yu suddenly laughed. It seemed that he was going to vent his anger today. To be honest, if Guan Yu was the garrison of Shouchun, he would also order his men to not stop shooting. The more miserable the enemy screamed, the more likely the rain of arrows would be.
"Military Advisor, can you let Yu shout out that sentence later?" Guan Yu asked Pang Tong while holding his fist.
"That sentence?!" Pang Tong smiled. This Guan Yu is still unable to let go of the words Liu Mang left him at the Yingshui, thanking General Guan for the arrows. However, Pang Tong came here to improve his relationship with Guan Yu. It was not impossible for him to shout out that sentence to Guan Yu.
"Ha ha! General Guan, please don't be impatient! "
Guan Yu's guess was right. Xu Sheng and Wang Wei, who were in the Shouchun Navy's stronghold, immediately had an "effect" after shooting the first wave of arrows. There were so many miserable screams coming from the other side of the river. It was a lucky hit! Xu Sheng's face was full of joy. According to the screams, the wave of arrows should have hit Liu Bei's Army gathered on the deck. Otherwise, there would not be such miserable screams.
At this time, Pang Tong ordered the warships under his command to light up the lights on the warships. Otherwise, it would be dark outside. Only a few warships would be lucky to be hit by the rain of arrows. The other warships did not have any spoils of war. Therefore, the lights were lit to give Xu Sheng and Wang Wei, who were in the Shouchun Navy's stronghold, a guide. Come on, come on! We are here. Hurry up and shoot us to death.
"Shit!" One by one, the lights lit up, making Xu Sheng and Wang Wei suck in a mouthful of cold air. Vaguely, they could feel that this was a really big fleet! There were more than a hundred warships. Xu Sheng and Wang Wei were glad that they did not have any warships under their command. Otherwise, they would have been ambushed.
At a glance, there were lights everywhere. If this was the Yangtze River, it would not be strange. Because on the Yangtze River, Jiangdong and Jingzhou's navy were strong. Their navy was more than thirty thousand. For Liu Bei to be able to take out so many warships in this Ying River, he must have really taken out all his cards.
Xu Sheng was very proud. His wave of arrows would kill at least a thousand soldiers of Liu Bei's Army. "Brothers, continue to shoot! Shoot them to death! When this battle is over, I will reward you! "
"Yes!" His subordinates were also very happy! As long as they shot arrows and did not have to fight, they would be able to gain merit. Why not? Therefore, the arrows were shot out very quickly. It must be known that each arrow had a mark on it. This way, when the battle merits were calculated, it would be clear which unit, which one thousand, and which one hundred killed the enemy.
"General, something is wrong!" Wang Wei was also full of smiles. He had just joined Liu Mang's Army. He needed merit more than Xu Sheng. Especially when Liu Mang sent people to bring Wang Wei's wife and family over. This way, Wang Wei did not have any worries. Although he still had some feelings for Jingzhou, after all, Liu Biao did not put Wang Wei in an important position. However, Liu Mang had promised Wang Wei that Wang Wei would not be needed to attack Jingzhou. This was Liu Mang giving Wang Wei face. He did not want to make things difficult for him. Wang Wei's loyalty also made Liu Mang very touched. Even if he was no longer working under his old master, he still felt grateful to his old master.
Wang Wei joined Liu Mang's Army this time. Other than his family, he did not bring anything. His personal soldiers and the troops he personally trained were all left in Jingzhou. This was a matter of principle for Wang Wei. He joined the Lvbu's Army because he had no other choice. However, with Wang Wei in his position, he would definitely do his best. This was not something that Liu Mang had to worry about. The waves of arrows flew out. Those screams represented merit! He, Wang Wei, was also a hot-blooded man. Naturally, he was very envious of merit. When he joined Liu Mang's Army, Liu Mang gave him the important position of the Black Flag Army's deputy general. Liu Mang had a total of three troops under his command. The first was the City Guard. This was his son's troop. There was no other way. Liu Mang started his career from the City Guard. The second was the Black Flag Army. Although the Black Flag Army had not joined for long. However, from the importance Liu Mang attached to the Black Flag Army, Wang Wei's position in Liu Mang's heart was even more important than Gan Ning's navy.
After all, the Black Flag Army was the troop that saved Liu Mang's life. Their main general, Xu Sheng, could also be considered as Liu Mang's confidant. Wang Wei would be lying if he said that he was not touched. He was only a lieutenant in Jingzhou. His subordinates were only a thousand people. Therefore, he could not wait to show his merit to Liu Mang. He wanted to tell Liu Mang that he, Liu Mang, was right to give Wang Wei this position. He, Wang Wei, had the strength and ability to repay Liu Mang.
Although Wang Wei liked merit, his mind was not muddled. He was calmer than Xu Sheng. This was because Wang Wei had long passed the impulsiveness of his youth. Wang Wei felt comfortable listening to the screams on the other side. However, if he did not listen to the screams, there was a problem. How many people did Liu Bei have in his army? Although Liu Bei's warships looked like there were tens of thousands of people here, based on the screams, Liu Bei would have lost thousands of people just from the rain of arrows. Could it be that Liu Mang was really that powerful?
"General, there is a problem with the screams!" Wang Wei immediately expressed his opinion.
"A problem?!" Xu Sheng was excited. Although he was slightly unhappy that Wang Wei interrupted him, he still turned his head to look at Wang Wei since Liu Mang personally came to talk to him.
"General, don't you think that the screams have been going on for too long?!" Wang Wei looked straight at the dark water surface.
"So what?! Although Liu Bei's army was chased away from Xu Province by Cao Jun, didn't Milord say that there are tens of thousands of people in his army? Liu Bei has tens of thousands of men under his command. Among them are the elite soldiers of Qing Province. There are also the reinforcements from Liu Pi of Runan. Look at the warships. Naturally, there are a lot of people. It is normal for there to be thousands of casualties! "Xu Sheng was very excited. The louder the screams, the greater Xu Sheng's contribution. He could not wait for Liu Bei's army to scream for the entire night.
"No, no!" Wang Wei shook his head. He did not know what the problem was.
"Deputy General Wang, don't worry. Even if the enemy is tricking us, we will only lose some arrows. When Guan Yu left, he left us a lot of arrows!" Xu Sheng reassured Wang Wei. They were shooting arrows and there were no casualties. Moreover, the water stronghold did not suffer any losses. What was there to worry about? Could it be that Liu Bei's army wanted his arrows?! If they want, then give it to them. Use your soldiers' lives to exchange for it! Xu Sheng was very generous to give seventeen or eighteen arrows to each soldier.
Xu Sheng thought so. How could he know that Liu Bei's army wanted his generosity and the arrows in his hands?
Wang Wei was listening carefully. "Ah! I was hit by an arrow. Save me! Save me! "" Ah! Save me! "" Ah! I was hit by an arrow. Save me! Save me! "" Ah! Save me! "This was the second time! The third time, Wang Wei heard the same screams. He finally reacted. The tone and the screams did not change. Moreover, did you not hear that the screams were full of energy?
How could anyone shout out like that after being shot by an arrow and being seriously injured?
"Stop! Stop! Everyone stop!" Wang Wei suddenly bypassed Xu Sheng and issued an order to the Black Flag Army under his command. This was a taboo. If the Commanding General was not present, the Deputy General would have the highest authority. However, if the Commanding General was present, the Deputy General would have to ask the Commanding General first before issuing an order. If the Commanding General was a little suspicious or narrow-minded, the Commanding General would immediately fall out with the Commanding General. However, Wang Wei did not care much. He directly ordered the Black Flag Army to put down their bows.
"Deputy General Wang, what do you want!" Xu Sheng's face darkened. What was Wang Wei trying to do? Issue an order without me? Does he still have me in his eyes? Fortunately, Xu Sheng knew that the overall situation was important. He looked at Wang Wei and wanted him to give him an explanation.
"General, the other side was not hit by an arrow. They are not seriously injured! They are cheating! "Wang Wei pointed at the screams above the water and said.
"Hehe, cheating? What can these Liu Bei's army get by cheating? Get these arrows? If he wants them, I will give them all to him! I will let his soldiers exchange their lives for them! "Xu Sheng retorted.
"General, you have fought so many battles! Do you think that the Liu Bei's army is stupid? If you had shot the arrows at the beginning, the soldiers of Liu Bei's army might have been injured because they were not on guard. However, General, this kind of unexpected loss can only be suffered once! If there is a second or third time, then we can only say that the general is an idiot. He is a three-year-old child! "Wang Wei did not care about anything else. He had to convince Xu Sheng.
"Liu Bei's general is an idiot?!" If someone said this, Lü Bu would definitely be the first to slap him to death. If the Liu Bei's army was an idiot, then what about the Lvbu's army that had been schemed by Liu Bei to lose Xu Province and was chased by others? They were the most idiotic of idiots! Moreover, Liu Bei looked simple and honest. He even managed to deceive the treacherous Cao Cao. Do you think that such a person is an idiot?! Impossible! That could only mean that the other side was cheating.
"Yes!" Xu Sheng also calmed down. He was a general. Although he was very happy with the military merits, he would not let this kind of excitement get to his head. The fog on the river slowly disappeared. A corner of Liu Bei's warship appeared in the fog. Xu Sheng's eyes widened.
"That's right, he still has this!" Xu Sheng remembered that he had the divine eye given to him by Liu Mang. Xu Sheng was muddle-headed during the war. Liu Mang, in order to let the troops guarding Shouchun have a better defense, he handed over the binoculars.
Xu Sheng hurriedly took out the god's eye from his mouth and used it to look into the thick fog. Even with the telescope, it was difficult to see anything in the thick fog! However, Xu Sheng saw the corner of the boat that appeared in the fog. On the boat, there were figures bumping into each other and screaming miserably. If one did not have the telescope and did not look carefully, one would really think that this was an enemy's warship that had been caught off guard by arrows.
But through Xu Sheng's binoculars, there was a sudden scream coming from the warship, but no one fell into the river. There was a figure with dozens of arrows in his body, but he stood there resolutely. Was he even human? Even if it was a god-refining martial artist, even if it was a peak god-refining martial artist, it would not be able to stand firm after being shot dozens of times. After taking a closer look, it really was not a human.
Although those figures were wearing armor, one could still see the heads of the figures through the telescope. How was that a head? It was completely made of straw, and those figures wearing armor were scarecrows!
Xu Sheng shot so many arrows, and all of them hit the scarecrows! If word of this got out, he, Xu Sheng, would become a joke! Why did Liu Bei's scarecrows attract Xu Sheng's arrows? There were only two possibilities. One was to consume the arrows of Liu Mang's Army in Shouchun, and the other was to retrieve the bow and arrows that Guan Yu threw at Shouchun.
When Zhao Yun chased after Guan Yu and shouted, "Many thanks to General Guan for the arrows," it made Liu Mang's Army laugh for a long time. Xu Sheng even called Guan Yu a fool! Now, he was going to become an even bigger fool.
"What do we do now?!" Xu Sheng was a little flustered. A soldier can be killed, but not humiliated. This time, he was really going to become a synonym for a fool. If it was the enemy's army attacking, Xu Sheng would not care at all. At worst, he would die in battle. That way, he would be remembered for eternity. But now, he really became a fool. "How many arrows did we shoot in total?" Xu Sheng asked a soldier of the Black Flag Army.
"General, this is already the twenty-seventh round!" The soldier of the Black Flag Army replied. Twenty-seventh round? Three thousand soldiers of the Black Flag Army picked up their bows and arrows! Moreover, it was a rotation. This meant that a hundred thousand arrows had been shot out. How many arrows were there in Shouchun? There were only two hundred thousand arrows, and Xu Sheng shot out a hundred thousand arrows.
"General, let's use the rockets!" A colonel on the side suggested. They were facing straw boats! Although straw could resist the penetrating power of the arrows, don't forget that straw was very easy to burn. If the rockets were shot out, then the unlucky ones would be Liu Bei's Army.
"Yes, yes, yes, use the rockets!" This time, it was a matter of honor. Generals were a group of people who regarded honor as more important than life. For example, although Zhou Yu and Gong Jin died young because of the climate, there was no lack of Zhu Ge's provocation. Zhou Yu's plot against Zhuge Liang was broken by Zhuge Liang again and again. Everyone thought that Zhou Yu was not as good as Zhuge Liang, but who knew that Jiangdong was conquered by Zhou Yu. It was also Zhou Yu who set the plan of the Sun family to dominate Jiangdong. It was not worse than Zhuge Liang and Escapist Liu's battle in Longzhong!
Moreover, if it was not for the problem of Jingzhou, perhaps the Jiangdong Army would have already occupied half of the country. But now, when it came to Cao Jun, they would think of a man and a woman. One was Xiao Qiao and the other was Zhu Ge. There was also Yu Jin, a general who lost his honor in the Three Kingdoms. It could be said that Yu Jin was an indispensable general in Cao Cao's pursuit of the world. He had made great contributions to the Cao Jun. However, because he was defeated and captured by Sun Quan, Yu Jin's honor was all destroyed. He actually surrendered. Although Cao Pi pardoned Yu Jin, Yu Jin was ashamed to death in the end. If Liu Bei's Army succeeded today, then the one who would be ashamed to death would be Xu Sheng.
"Fire arrows?" Wang Wei listened to the suggestion of the colonel on the side. He shook his head with a wry smile. How could he use fire arrows? He stretched out his arm and waved it. His armor was also wet. What use would fire arrows be in this damp weather? However, Wang Wei did not stop him because this might be the last resort. He knew how important the honor of a general was.
Sure enough, Wang Wei's guess was right. The fire arrows could not be used at all. It was very difficult to ignite them. Even if it was shot, it would be extinguished halfway. The fire arrows were completely useless.
"How could this be?" Xu Sheng's face was really ferocious. After being played for so long, he still thought that he had merit. Now, not only did he not have merit, he also provided tens of thousands of arrows to the enemy for free.
"Military Advisor, it seems that Liu Mang's Army on the opposite side found out." Guan Yu smiled and looked at the sporadic flames in the sky above Shouchun camp. This was the fire arrows that were extinguished in mid-air. There were still smart people in Liu Mang's Army. They could actually see that this was a trajectory. But even so, what could they do? Without a warship, it would be impossible for you to fight back. You could only watch helplessly and suffer in silence.
"Oh, they really found out." Pang Tong also noticed. "It's time to retreat." More than a hundred boats were also covered with arrows. There should be hundreds of thousands of arrows. It was enough for the next battle. The rest could be used to build a base.
"Turn around and set sail." Pang Tong waved his feather fan again.
"Yes!" The soldier cupped his fist and walked out. On the boats, the sound of the horn sounded again. This was the signal to retreat.
"General Guan, now it's up to you." Pang Tong said to Guan Yu with a smile.
"Haha, I have been waiting for a long time. Hahahaha! " Guan Yu laughed and stood up. He took a deep breath and shouted, "Hedong Guan Yu thanks His Highness, King of Shu, for giving me the arrow!" His voice was really comfortable! Guan Yu was a God refinement expert. His lung capacity was big, and his voice was not small either. He suddenly shouted, "Hedong Guan Yu thanks His Highness, King of Shu, for giving me the arrow!" Guan Yu still remembered that Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong, led hundreds of cavalry to chase along the river bank. Guan Yu thought that Zhao Yun was surrendering with heavy cavalry, but what he got in return was Zhao Yun thanking General Guan for the arrows. But what about now? Exchanging someone else's Dao for someone else's body was truly an incomparably comfortable experience.
However, just as Guan Yu finished shouting and told them to sit down, a reply came from the Shouchun Navy. A very indifferent voice appeared on the river. "Since General Guan has come to borrow arrows, then take more, lest others say that I, Liu Mang, am stingy."
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