"General, what should we do next?" The Deputy General looked at the densely packed enemy and felt a chill run down his spine. The enemy had 400 warships and 100,000 soldiers. Even if they were 100,000 pigs, they would still be able to kill more than 10 of them. Did they really think that the Yangzhou Navy was invincible?
The Deputy General was a veteran of the Yangzhou Navy. He was with Gan Ning and had participated in the Yangzhou Navy's battle to send 30,000 Jiangdong soldiers to the bottom of the Yangtze River. Even so, he was still a little flustered because the enemy was 10 times more than him.
"What should we do?" Lu Xun stood on the bow of the ship. The river breeze blew up Lu Xun's hair bun. It didn't matter if the navy general wore a helmet or not. Now that the ballista was the main weapon, how could the ballista's huge arrow be shot down by a helmet?
Lu Xun was also lacking in confidence. He had won a battle before. Other than the battle with Wen Pin, Lu Xun was also a newcomer. It was only because of his Lord, Liu Mang, that Lu Xun became the new Commander of the Yangzhou Navy.
Lu Xun's heart was flustered, but he had to remain calm on the surface because he was the backbone of the Navy. If he panicked, what would his subordinates do?
"Since we are all here and both sides have met, let us give the Jiangdong and Jingzhou Navy a greeting gift!" Lu Xun suppressed his panic and said to the Deputy General.
"Pass down the order to lower the sails and meet the enemy head-on!" Lu Xun and the others were downwind, which was also downstream, so they had to lower the sail so that they wouldn't be affected by the wind.
"Yes!" The Yangzhou Navy's order was quickly passed down.
"Viceroy, Milord invites you." Zhou Yu did not need the messenger to say anything. Zhou Yu also went to the flagship of the Jiangdong Navy. Sun Ce was there watching the Yangzhou Navy's actions.
"Gong Jin, what do you think the Yangzhou Navy wants to do?" Sun Ce asked. The Yangzhou Navy had lowered the sails. With the sails, the Yangzhou Navy could maintain a distance from the Jiangdong and Jingzhou Navy. Once the sails were lowered, the Yangzhou Navy would be caught.
"Take the initiative to attack? Zhou Yu watched the movements of the Yangzhou Navy above the Yangtze River.
"My Lord, attack?" Sun Ce asked. He looked at the direction of the Yangzhou Navy's warships. Aren't they heading towards their direction? "Did the Yangzhou Navy change their commander?"
Originally, Sun Ce thought that even if the Yangzhou Navy left the Lujiang Navy's stronghold, they would go down the Yangtze River to the estuary to avoid the battle. After all, no matter how strong the Yangzhou Navy was, they could not be ten times stronger than the enemy.
Going to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to avoid the battle was a good idea, but now it seems that the Yangzhou Navy Commander didn't want to do this. Instead, he did the opposite and took the initiative to meet the enemy head-on? Wasn't this courting death? Do you really want to meet force with force?
Zhou Yu shook his head and said to Sun Ce, "This Lu Xun Lu Boyan is still the same Lu Xun Lu Boyan. This Lu Xun Lu Boyan really cannot be underestimated. The Lu Family is indeed a big family in Lujiang. They have a lot of talents. " Lu Xun taking the initiative to attack was not wrong. Instead, it was the right thing to do. This Lu Xun was becoming more and more mature.
Although the Yangzhou Navy won against Wen Pin, Zhou Yu still saw a very inexperienced strategy. This was because after Zhou Yu fought with Lu Xun's Yangzhou Navy several times, he knew that the range of the Yangzhou Navy's ballista was more than double the range of the ballista in their hands. However, Lu Xun did not take advantage of the ballista and instead chose to attack. This was a risky move. If Wen Pin had hardened his heart at that time, it would have been a lose-lose situation.
But now, Lu Xun was starting to mature. Zhou Yu couldn't help but become serious.
"This Lu Xun is trying to raise morale. My Lord, let the warships pay attention to defense. Slow down and let the Jingzhou Navy go first! " Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce nodded and the messenger quickly issued the order. The Jiangdong Navy was half a beat slower.
"Eh?" Wen Pin was not a fool. He also saw the Jiangdong Navy's actions.
"What is the Jiangdong Army doing? The Yangzhou Navy is rushing forward. Hurry up and take down the Yangzhou Navy in one fell swoop! "Wen Pin's deputy said with a sullen expression. Were the Jiangdong Army afraid of the 20 Yangzhou Navy warships? "If that's the case, then let the Jingzhou Navy go. With the new warships, the Jiangdong Army can forget about it!"
"Pass down the order. We will also slow down!" No matter what, Wen Pin had already suffered at the hands of the Yangzhou navy. Therefore, he was very cautious. It was not unreasonable for Zhou Yu to slow down.
"General? This is a great opportunity to take down the Yangzhou Navy. If we surround them, then the Jiangdong Navy will not be able to get anything from us! "The deputy tried to persuade Wen Pin to stop the Yangzhou Navy and take them down. The two armies were linked together, so there was less of a possibility that the other side would just sit back and watch. No matter what, they would be involved. It was just a matter of how long it would take. And the side that acted first would have a greater advantage in obtaining these new warships.
"Hurry up and pass down the order!" Wen Pin couldn't be bothered to explain and ordered his deputy general.
"Yes!" The deputy could only nod. Soon, the Jingzhou Navy's warships began to slow down and were once again neck to neck with the Jiangdong Navy.
"Old fox!" Zhou Yu cursed on the flagship. He originally wanted the Jingzhou Navy to take the first wave of attacks, so he slowed down. Since the Yangzhou Navy dared to counterattack, they would naturally release their strongest attack. Zhou Yu did not want the Jiangdong Navy to experience this attack.
Seeing that the Jingzhou Navy was not willing to be a sucker, Zhou Yu could only give up on the idea of tricking the Jingzhou Navy.
"Release the Bi 'an Warship!" Zhou Yu ordered his subordinates.
"Yes!" Soon, small Suan Ni ships were dropped and landed on the surface of the Yangtze River.
"Release the Suan Ni?" On the other side, the Jingzhou Navy, Fang Pin, did not understand. However, when he saw Zhou Yu put down the Bi 'an, he also ordered his troops to put down the Bi' an warships.
"Suan Ni warships?" On the shore of the Yangtze River, Zhuge Liang and his men stepped on the solid ground.
Zhuge Liang was holding a small barrel in his hand as he watched the battle between the two fleets.
"Mister, what is this?" Wu Hui asked curiously. After seeing Mister use the barrel, he kept staring at the surface of the Yangtze River. The river was very wide and could not be seen clearly with the naked eye.
"This is the Clairvoyance!" Zhuge Liang was not stingy as he handed the Clairvoyance over to Wu Hui.
Wu Hui imitated Zhuge Liang and put on the Clairvoyance. "Ah!" When he put on the Clairvoyance, Wu Hui was so scared that he screamed. His hands shook and the Clairvoyance almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang's hands were fast enough to catch it. "Careless! If it falls, even if you sell yourself a thousand times, you still won't be able to pay for it! " Zhuge Liang shook his head and almost fell. In fact, Zhuge Liang cared too much about the Clairvoyance. This was because the person who gave it to him was more important to Zhuge Liang. The surface of the river was soft and falling on it would only make it a little dirty.
"This … this … Mister can actually see that far?" Wu Hui looked at Zhuge Liang with lingering fear. He was really scared just now. Because he put on the Clairvoyance, he discovered that he could actually see the movement on the Yangtze River.
"That's why he is called the Clairvoyance!" Zhuge Liang looked at the Yangtze River and saw that the Jiangdong Navy had released the Bi 'an. Zhuge Liang frowned. He and Zhou Yu did not plan to do this.
It seems that this Zhou Yu cannot be underestimated.
"Reporting to the General. The enemy has released countless Bi 'an warships and they are heading towards our army!"
Soon, Lu Xun saw a pile of Bi 'an warships on the surface of the Yangtze River. There were about two warships released from each warship, and there were many smaller ships on the surface of the river.
Because the Bi 'an warships were small, their speed was very fast. In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the Bi' an warships had already arrived in front of the Yangzhou Navy.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A loud sound was heard as the small Bi 'an charged towards the Yangzhou Navy's warships. They rammed into the Yangzhou Navy's warships with the iron ram on their heads.
"Push them over!" Lu Xun finally understood what Zhou Yu was trying to do. He wanted to slow down his speed. Although the Bi 'an warships were small, if there were a lot of them, they could still kill an elephant. If a small Bi' an were to hit the Yangzhou navy's warships, it would be very uncomfortable. No matter how sturdy the ship was, it wouldn't be able to withstand too many hits.
"Yes!" Soon, the Yangzhou Navy's warships moved. Although the Yangzhou Navy's warships were smaller than the Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy's warships, they were still huge compared to the Bi 'an warships. Lu Xun gave a loud roar.
Soon, screams could be heard coming from the river. The Yangzhou Navy's warships pressed down on the small Bi 'an and crushed them to the bottom of the river. Under the pressure of the water, the small Bi' an warships disintegrated. Some of the Jiangdong Army and Jingzhou Navy soldiers were unable to escape in time and were crushed by the Yangzhou Navy's warships.
Releasing the Bi 'an was Zhou Yu's idea. It was to slow down the Yangzhou Navy's warships. Although the small Bi' an could not ram into the Yangzhou Navy's warships, it was enough to pin them down. The loss of one or two small boats was nothing in Zhou Yu's eyes.
"You can crush one to death, but can you crush a bunch of them?" Those little Hou rushed up dauntlessly.
"Reporting, reporting to the General, there are too many, too many!" Soon, the messenger came back. The Yangzhou Navy was advancing in a goose formation. Therefore, the vanguard warships quickly reported that there were too many small Bi 'an and it was difficult for them to break through.
How long would it take to crush them one by one?
Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, Zhuge Liang, Wen Pin, these four names were all famous. They were either brave generals or talented commanders. Lu Xun was thinking about who came up with this plan and why Lu Xun wanted to counterattack. It was because Lu Xun wanted to rely on a small victory to open up the situation. This was because there were too many enemies and many of his soldiers were trembling. They needed a victory to motivate them. Lu Xun wanted to release the motivation from his previous victory. He did not know who came up with this plan. One reason was to slow down the Yangzhou Navy's warships. Another reason was to rub off the Yangzhou Navy's spirit. If this attack was weak, then it would be difficult to open up the situation later. Once the morale of the troops was lost, it would be difficult to raise it up again. Lu Xun did not have that much time. "Open the bottom door! Lower the angle of the ballistae. Don't worry about the arrows. Shoot! "Lu Xun pulled out the ballistae. "I want to see no Bi 'an within five meters of my warships!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The Yangzhou Navy's new warships opened their bottom cannons and pulled out their ballistae. All the ballistae were lowered to a lower angle.
"Aim! Fire!" Under the order, countless ballistae were shot from the Yangzhou Navy's warships into the Yangtze River. The Zhou Yu Navy's Bi 'an Warships were very flexible, but they could not withstand the Yangzhou Navy's reckless design. The ballistae's ballistae could even penetrate a large ship, let alone a small boat. Basically, as long as the ballistae hit, the Bi' an Warships would sink. Moreover, sinking was not the end, it was just the beginning.
The Bi 'an Warships were shot through by the ballistae. The Jiangdong Army soldiers on the Bi' an Warships rejoiced because they were not crushed like the first batch of soldiers. They were able to jump into the water and escape. The Jiangdong Army's swimming ability was not bad. Moreover, the sinking of the Bi 'an Warships did not create a large whirlpool, so they were able to escape.
The Jiangdong Army soldiers were just about to rejoice when the expression on their faces disappeared. It was replaced by a deep fear.
"Pfff! Pfff!" The ballista arrows fell into the water, creating a splash of blood. It was like a fish being stabbed with a fork. Now that the fish had turned into a person, the rain of arrows fell into the water. Countless Jiangdong Army soldiers who jumped into the water were pierced by the ballista arrows. Even the heavy cavalry couldn't withstand the ballista arrows, not to mention the wooden and leather armors of the navy. The ballista arrows were made of wood, so they quickly floated up to the surface. Their miserable appearance made people's scalps numb. Those who died were better off, but those who didn't die were the most miserable ones.
After being pierced by the giant arrow, he was like a fish that had been stabbed by a harpoon. He wanted to struggle, but his internal organs had already been squeezed out by the ballista. He was already half a step into the gates of hell, but he wouldn't die for a while.
It was difficult for them to even commit suicide. Their bodies could not move at all. Endless wails rippled on the surface of the Yangtze River.
"Puff Puff Puff Puff!" Twenty Yangzhou Navy warships swept across. Basically, no place was spared. Countless ballistae's giant arrows directly sent the Suan Ni boats to the bottom of the river.
No matter how many Suan Ni boats there were, they were not as many as the ballistae's giant arrows.
Seeing this tragic scene, many of the Suan Ni boats that did not rush forward were almost scared to death. Without Zhou Yu's orders, the remaining Suan Ni boats directly retreated.
Zhou Yu did not blame them. He did not think that the Yangzhou Navy's warships would be so sharp. However, the stronger the Yangzhou Navy's warships were, the more Zhou Yu and Sun Ce wanted them.
"Let the Suan Ni retreat!" Zhou Yu ordered. The Suan Ni boats were able to breathe a sigh of relief and quickly retreated.
"Pass down the order. The warships on both sides come forward and protect the flagship! Milord, let's enter the cabin! "Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce nodded and followed Zhou Yu into the cabin. Wen Pin also noticed and also entered the cabin.
"Half sail, stop the ship and aim!" Lu Xun's order was carried out in one go. The 20 Yangzhou navy warships all opened their cannons and raised their sails. The ballistae emitted a cold light and waited for the Jingzhou and Jiangdong coalition forces to come closer and closer.
"Shoot!" Each warship began to crazily shoot the ballistae's giant arrows as if the ballistae's arrows were free.
The ballistae's arrows were terrifying. The Yangzhou Navy's new warships had four cannons on each side. Each cannon had five ballistae. One side had twenty ballistae and two sides had forty ballistae. Twenty warships meant eight hundred ballistae. Even if one ballista shot five ballistae's arrows, it was still four thousand ballistae's arrows. The Yangzhou Navy changed sides to fire, causing the Jingzhou and Jiangdong Navy to suffer.
Soon, the Jingzhou and Jiangdong Navy's warships became a hornet's nest. Each warship was shot with hundreds of ballistae's arrows, penetrating the deck. One of the warships was in a miserable state as it was shot to pieces.
Regardless of whether it was sealed or reinforced, it was all the same. It was difficult to survive under this rain of arrows.
"Yang Fan, retreat!" Lu Xun calmly commanded his warships.
"General, look at the Jiangdong Navy's warship over there!" The Deputy General pointed at the Jiangdong Navy and said to Lu Xun.
Lu Xun also looked in the direction of the deputy general's hand and saw thick black objects. Iron chains? Lu Xun frowned as he looked at the Jingzhou Navy. It seemed that the Jingzhou Navy and the Jiangdong Navy were connected. What did the Jiangdong Army want to do?
"They can change directions? Don't they need to turn around? " The Yangzhou Navy chose to retreat, so Zhou Yu walked out of the cabin. He did not immediately look at the Yangzhou Navy. Instead, he looked at the Yangzhou Navy that was preparing to leave. The warship did not turn around at all. Instead, it changed the direction of the oars.
The Yangzhou Navy's new warships were called Garen ships. They had several decks so that it was convenient to store ballistae. They were also called Ant Ships or Centipede Ships because they could extend a lot of oars from the inside of the warship. They were very suitable for inland rivers. Once there was no wind, they could rely on the oars to move. With hundreds of people moving together, the speed was very fast. With the addition of the sails, the ship's speed was even faster. If the Garen ships wanted to distinguish the bow, they would have to look at the collision timbers. Therefore, they could just leave without turning around.
Sun Ce frowned as his face turned cold. This was because the data of the battle damage had been calculated. After being shot by the Yangzhou Navy, his Jiangdong Army had lost 34 warships. Some of them were even damaged. The 34 warships were basically sunk. Even if they were salvaged, they would not be able to be repaired.
34 warships meant that they had lost nearly 10,000 people. The Jingzhou Navy was even worse. They had lost 41 warships. The two armies added up to more than 20,000 people. If they counted the small fries, the Jiangdong Navy was not much better than the Jingzhou Navy.
On the bow of Wen Pin's ship, Wen Pin's face was gloomier than the Jiangdong Navy. This was because no one told him that the Yangzhou Navy would do such a thing. Therefore, Wen Pin placed his troops on the side to reduce the losses. But now, the troops on the side were taken care of. Half of the 40 warships that sunk were his troops.
On the contrary, the newly arrived Jiangxia troops managed to escape the calamity.
"Pass down the order. Open the iron chains on the side. We will continue to pursue!" Zhou Yu said to the messenger below.
"Yes!" The messenger cupped his fist and left. Although the Jiangdong Navy and the Jingzhou Navy had suffered heavy losses, because of the iron chains and Zhou Yu's orders, the warships on the side went forward to protect the flagship in the middle. Therefore, the warships on the side were the ones that were lost. Now, they only needed to open the iron chains to separate the damaged warships.
Soon, the damaged warships were separated. Originally, they were still connected by the iron chains and did not sink. Now that the chains were released, they immediately sank. A few more ships were lost.
Sun Ce could not bear to watch. "Milord, you cannot trap the wolf without sacrificing the child. Don't the losses of our army represent the power of the Yangzhou Navy's new warships? As long as we can obtain the Yangzhou Navy's new warships, we will be invincible in the Yangtze River. The Jingchu Navy will be at our fingertips. " Zhou Yu comforted Sun Ce. If Zhou Yu and Sun Ce's plan was successful, not only would they be able to destroy the Yangzhou Navy, but they would also be able to monopolize the new warships. Then, the Jingzhou Navy would be finished. They would not be able to obtain the new warships from Yangzhou. This was because the Yangzhou Navy's King Of Shu, Liu Mang, had disappeared in Jingzhou. Moreover, Liu Mang had made Jingzhou's Magistrate Liu Biao a cuckold. Therefore, Yangzhou and Jingzhou could only be mortal enemies.
Only the Jiangdong Navy and the Yangzhou Navy could have the new warships. The Yangzhou Navy had been destroyed in this battle. If they wanted to form an army again, it would take at least three to five years. The reason why the Yangzhou Navy was able to form an army so quickly was because Gan Ning had brought the veterans of the Jiangxia Army. However, this time was different. Even if the Yangzhou Navy could build the new warships, they would need someone to drive them.
Therefore, the overlord of the Yangtze River could only be the Jiangdong Navy.
After being reminded by Zhou Yu, Sun Ce's mood suddenly became better.
"Pursue and capture the Yangzhou Navy." Sun Ce's eyes were filled with greed. Sun Ce had never suffered such a big loss before.
Wen Pin had the same idea as Sun Ce.
"Yes!" After kicking away the damaged warships, the Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy once again set sail and followed the Yangtze River downstream. The Lujiang Navy had been ignored by the Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy. As long as the main force of the Yangzhou Navy was taken down, the Yangzhou Navy would become a joke.
"Refreshing! Hahahaha! " Because of the wind and the fact that they were going downstream, the Yangzhou Navy quickly reached the downstream area. The speed of the warships made people overwhelmed by the scenery along the river.
Lu Xun's vice general suddenly burst into laughter. Not only him, but all the officers and soldiers of the Yangzhou Navy also burst into laughter after another repressed victory. How could they not laugh? Anyone who saw 100,000 enemy troops would be extremely nervous, because the pressure from the enemy was too great. If the Yangzhou Navy was compared to a boxer, he would be facing 10 adult men. It would be strange if he did not feel the pressure when he fought against 10 adult men.
Even if the Yangzhou Navy's warships were elite and their ballistae were good, the number of people was still there. In the era of cold weapons, people were competing. However, they had won. Immediately, his nervous expression was wiped away.
"Haha!" Lu Xun also laughed. Indeed, Lu Xun was also very nervous. However, the result was that they won.
"Let me tell you, the third warship of the Jiangdong Army was sunk by my ballistae." After winning and leaving the enemy behind, the Yangzhou Navy began to talk with each other.
"What's the big deal about you sinking one? I have sunk two!"
"You are bragging. If Old Li did not help you in the end, how could you have sunk the Jiangdong Navy's warship?" Some people flattered while others refuted. Overall, everyone was happy.
"Hey, hey, what do you think the Lord will reward us this time?" With merit, there would naturally be rewards. The Yangzhou Navy soldiers were discussing the rewards.
"Last time, we went with General Gan Ning to fight and destroyed 30,000 Jiangdong Army soldiers. The Lord rewarded us with five mu of land and a thousand coins. This time, I think it should be at least four mu of land." A veteran said.
"Four mu of land is not enough. Last time, you destroyed 30,000 soldiers. This time, it should be more than that! At least six mu of land and a thousand coins. " The battle this time might not be enough, but with the battle with Wen Ping, they had earned over 30,000 battle points.
Lu Xun smiled as he looked at the soldiers below discussing the matter.
"General, do you think that Jiangdong's Little Conqueror Sun Ce will be angry?" The deputy general on the side said to Lu Xun with a smile. This time, Sun Ce lost a lot of troops, so it would be strange if he was not angry.
"I don't know if he will be angry or not, but it will be ugly. As for that Wen Pin, I think he will go back and explain to his Lord Liu Biao. " Jiangdong's army had only lost around 10,000 soldiers, but adding on the 8,000 soldiers from the Jing Province, they had lost around 20,000 soldiers. As such, the ones who suffered the most were the Jing Province's soldiers.
"Haha!" Everyone laughed again.
"Well, all of you are dismissed. Let each warship calculate the number of ballista arrows." Lu Xun waved his hand and said.
"Yes!" The Deputy General nodded and soon the data was sent to Lu Xun. Lu Xun could not help but frown. This was because the number of ballista arrows on each warship was not optimistic. The previous volley was too fierce. For example, Lu Xun's flagship had three ballista arrows. Each ballista had 15 ballista arrows. Forty ballistas meant that there were 600 ballista arrows. However, two ballistas were shot out. Now, only one was left on the warship. The other warships were mostly the same.
"The ballista arrows are not as good. What should we do?" The Deputy General showed a worried expression. Their new warships were powerful because of the ballista arrows. However, the previous volley had cost them more than half of their fighting power.
"It's my fault!" Lu Xun shook his head. In the battle just now, he had forgotten to limit the number of projectiles each warship could fire, causing many of the warships to overflow with damage. That was to be expected. Because the enemy's army was pressing down on them, all the soldiers were under a lot of pressure. Naturally, they would find a way to vent their stress, and this ballista was one of them.
The Jiangdong and Jingzhou Navy were experts. They had the warships close to each other. One reason was to protect the flagship and the other was to reduce the area of impact. Because of this, many of the Yangzhou Navy's warships were hit by the ballistae. Some of the Jingzhou Navy's or Jiangdong Navy's warships that were about to sink were hit by another volley of ballistae. It was like whipping a dead person. Although it was satisfying, it consumed a lot of energy.
"But it's okay! As long as we don't fight head on, we can hold on! "Lu Xun comforted the Deputy General.
"Eh? General, are we not going to fight anymore? " The deputy general asked doubtfully. They had just given the enemy a good start in the first wave. They should have increased the battle results. Why did they stop fighting?
"Haha. If the ballista arrows still had more than two, I would continue to fight. But now, let's forget about it!" Lu Xun shook his head. If his warships ran out of ballista arrows, then they would be useless. The new warships were not designed to be used for boarding battles. Once the enemy warships got close, then the Galen ships would not be as convenient as the turreted ships. With the numbers of the Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy, the Yangzhou Navy could only be destroyed by the enemy's numbers.
Lu Xun knew when to stop. He had achieved such a result. The Yangzhou Navy's main force did not suffer any losses. They were able to destroy 30,000 enemy troops. This was enough.
Lu Xun now planned to go down the river. He had two paths. He could go through Liyang and Qu 'a to White Horse Lake. Then he could go to Hongze Lake and enter the Huai River. This way, he could go to the Shouchun Navy's camp.
The other option was not to go to White Horse Lake, but to go directly to the sea and walk along the coast to Guangling. This way, they could combine with Gan Ning's navy in Guangling and replenish the ballistae in Guangling. With the two fleets combined, they would be able to fight their way back.
This was Lu Xun's idea. The remaining ballista arrows on his warships were just enough. Lu Xun was afraid that the Jiangdong Navy would intercept them along the way.
"General, General Gan Ning should be on the way to Liaodong! It would be useless for us to go! "The deputy general was puzzled.
Gan Ning went to Guangling for Liu Mang's plan to enter the sea. He wanted to let Liu Mang obtain the precious warhorses from Liaodong. He also wanted to let Gan Ning's Navy explore the coast. If possible, he wanted to find a place to disembark. This way, he could have another trump card when competing with Cao Cao. With the current size of Gan Ning's Navy, there were few opponents in the sea.
If Gan Ning had already gone to Liaodong, then Lu Xun's trip would be in vain. Moreover, going to Guangling was much more dangerous than going to Shouchun. As long as he went to Shouchun and entered White Horse Lake, it could be said that the Jingzhou and Jiangdong Navy would not dare to pursue him. This was because the route was in Yangzhou's territory.
However, if he wanted to go to Guangling, he would have to pass through Jiangdong's waterways. Gan Ning was able to go because the Jiangdong Army and the Yangzhou Army were in their honeymoon period. Both sides had a tacit understanding not to offend each other. However, it was different now. Now that the war had started, it would not be easy to go to Jiangdong Army's hinterland.
After thinking for a long time, Lu Xun nodded. Guangling was too dangerous. It was better to go to Shouchun through White Horse Lake. As long as the main force of the Yangzhou Navy was protected, Lu Xun would be a hero.
"Good! Let's go to Shouchun through White Horse Lake! "Lu Xun nodded and ordered his deputy to lead the troops to White Horse Lake.
The sails were raised, and the Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy could no longer be seen behind them. It seemed that the Jiangdong and Jingzhou Navy could only suffer in silence. In fact, there were already people waiting for Lu Xun in front.
"Is everything ready?" In the Hengjiang Taiping era, a group of troops was being deployed here. Of course, these troops were not used to fight, but to do manual labor. That's right, they were used to do manual labor. They dug a big hole and placed iron chains in the hole. They were fixed with a thousand pounds of weight and then covered with mud.
"Rest assured, Brother Lu. We will definitely finish everything before the enemy arrives!" The deputy said to Lu Meng. This deputy was none other than Ling Cao, who had always been following Lu Meng.
"Remember, don't make any more mistakes!" Lu Meng carefully instructed Ling Chao. Lu Meng and Ling Chao could be said to be guilty. Last time, when they went to help Qin Feng in Linhuai, they thought that they would win the battle. Even if they could not win, they would at least be in a stalemate with the Yangzhou Army. Who knew that they would lose the battle. Not only did they lose the battle, but they also lost the 20,000 elite troops that the Lord gave them. Lu Meng and Ling Chao also lost the Second Young Master, Sun Quan. Before the expedition, the Lord, Sun Ce, had told them to protect the Second Young Master, Sun Quan, even if the entire army was wiped out. Now, they had lost the troops and the Second Young Master.
Fortunately, the Yangzhou army is greedy and only wants money. If the Yangzhou army got angry and killed Sun Quan, then Lu Meng and Ling Chao will definitely be dragged out and beheaded by Sun Ce.
Sun Quan returned safely to Jiangdong after receiving the ransom. However, after returning, his attitude towards Sun Ce had changed. Sun Quan's brotherly feelings towards Sun Ce had faded. He even hated Sun Ce. He gradually alienated Sun Ce, his big brother. This made Sun Ce even angrier.
Lu Meng and Ling Chao were guilty. This time, it was Governor Zhou Yu who recommended Lu Meng and Ling Chao to command the troops. The two sides of the Yangtze River were connected with huge iron chains and the entire river was sealed. Lu Meng and Ling Chao had been doing this for several days. Their 5,000 soldiers and 30,000 farmers were working day and night.
The entire surface of the Yangtze River was finally tied up with dozens of iron chains horizontally and vertically, locking down the Hengjiang River and the river surface of the Taiping Dynasty.
"En?" Lu Xun stood on the bow and looked at the Yangtze River.
"When the General returns like this, the Military Advisor will definitely reward us. If the General mentions the Medical Officer to the Military Advisor, the Military Advisor might propose marriage to the General!" After knowing that the Jiangdong Navy and the Jingzhou Navy could not catch up, the Deputy General could not help but joke with Lu Xun.
It was no secret that Lu Xun liked Physician Shang. When Lu Xun was unconscious, it was Physician Shang who took care of Lu Xun. When Lu Xun was unconscious, Physician Shang even grabbed onto her hand and refused to let her go. In order not to wake Lu Xun up, she stayed in Lu Xun's room for the entire night. When she woke up in the morning, she was lying on Lu Xun's chest.
"Miss Shang?" Lu Xun could not help but think of her beautiful appearance. His face turned red. Although Lu Xun was in his twenties, he still had not married. Because of the collapse of the Lu Family, Lu Xun had to consider the future of the Lu Family at a young age. How could he have the time to care about love?
Lu Xun shook his head to get rid of the wonderful figure in his mind. He turned to the Deputy General and said, "Do you feel that something is wrong?" Lu Xun's intuition told him that something was very strange.
"Something is wrong? Nothing? Is there an ambush? It can't be, right? " The Deputy General also felt that something was wrong. An ambush should be on land. Why would there be an ambush in the water? It must be known that the Jingzhou Navy and the Jiangdong Navy had long been left behind by the Yangzhou Navy. It would have been better if he had not come. If he had come, the Yangzhou Navy would have killed him and not buried him. This would have been a great contribution to the Yangzhou Navy.
"General, are you thinking too much? There are no other ships on the Yangtze River other than the Yangzhou Navy's warships!" The Deputy General looked at his General in doubt. They had already returned victorious. There was no need to be so nervous.
"Ships? Yes! It's a ship! "Lu Xun suddenly shouted after hearing the deputy general's suggestion.
"Ships? What ships? Are there enemy warships? Where are they? Where are they? "
"General Yang, don't you feel that the Yangtze River is too quiet? There is not a single ship on the Yangtze River! "Lu Xun asked the Deputy General.
"Maybe the merchant ships are well-informed. They know that there will be a war on the Yangtze River, so they are all at the port!" The vice general explained to Lu Xun. Nowadays, the merchants were basically supported by the gentry. Naturally, they were very well-informed. Since there was nature on the Yangtze River, they had to stay as far away as possible. If they were affected by it, who would cry to them?
"No, no!" Lu Xun shook his head. "If the merchant ships can know in advance, then what about the fishing boats?" Lu Xun said to the Deputy General. The merchant ships may be well-informed and know in advance that there will be a war on the Yangtze River, but what about the fishing boats? Those fishing boats could not be well-informed. If they did not fish for a day, they would starve for a day. At this time, there were no refrigerators. Therefore, the fish they caught were either eaten or sold. It was very difficult to preserve them. As for pickling, it was done by the rich. The price of salt was more expensive than fish.
However, along the Yangtze River, not only were there no merchant ships, but there were also no fishing boats. This made Lu Xun feel hesitant.
"Yes!" The Deputy General nodded. After being reminded by Lu Xun, he also found that their journey was too quiet. It was so quiet that it was scary. There was not a single ship on the Yangtze River.
"General, what is the situation?" The Deputy General looked at Lu Xun, hoping that Lu Xun could give an answer. However, he was disappointed. Lu Xun also shook his head.
While the two of them were still pondering, the entire warship suddenly shook with a loud boom.
"What's wrong? Did we hit a rock?" The collision was not small. The whole warship swayed with it. Fortunately, Lu Xun grabbed a handrail on the side and did not fall. However, the Deputy General was not so lucky. He was directly thrown out and landed on his face. His face was immediately covered with blood.
Under the pain, the Deputy General roared, "How can you sail the ship? Can't Reef see it? "
"It's not Reef!" Lu Xun stopped the Deputy General from shouting.
"If it's not Reef, then what is it?" The Deputy General asked doubtfully.
"Reporting, reporting, reporting, General, it's not Reef!" It's, it's iron chains. "A messenger quickly reported.
"Iron chains? You mean there are iron chains on the Yangtze River? "
"Yes, General!" The messenger nodded.
"How is that possible? How can there be iron chains on the Yangtze River? Did someone seal the Yangtze River? " The Deputy General roared.
"Kill, kill, kill!" Suddenly, there were shouts from both sides of the Yangtze River. People were bumping into each other, making people's hearts palpitate.
"What's going on? What's going on?" All the warships were puzzled.
"Pass down the order. Don't panic!" Lu Xun ordered his men. The shouts came from both sides of the Yangtze River. The soldiers on land could not do anything to the navy.
"This must be the doing of the Jiangdong Army!" The Deputy General gritted his teeth. On both sides of the Yangtze River, there were signs of Jiangdong Lu and Jiangdong Ling.
Using iron chains to seal the Yangtze River? What's the point of using infantry as an ambush? The scattered arrows from the shore could not hurt the Yangzhou Navy at all. On the contrary, the captains of several warships were angry and shot a wave of giant arrows from the ballistae. The Jiangdong soldiers on both sides of the river screamed in pain.
"Oh no!" Lu Xun's eyes suddenly widened. These foot soldiers weren't an ambush, they were only there to delay them. These iron chains were used to block the Yangtze River, they were there to stop them. They did not want them to cross the Yangtze River to reach the White Horse Lake.
This explained why Lu Xun didn't see any ships on the Yangtze River before. These ships were not well-informed, but how could he cross the Yangtze River with these iron chains?
The only explanation for blocking them here was to prevent them from crossing. Behind the Yangzhou Navy was the Jingzhou Navy and the Jiangdong Navy. Once they stopped here, the consequences were simply unimaginable. The flexibility of the new warships would be directly wiped out.
"Rush over!" Lu Xun's face became cold and shouted loudly. He must rush out of the water. If he could not get out, then only death would await him. He did not think that his 10,000 soldiers could fight against the 100,000 soldiers of the Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy. Even if they lost a wave, they were still several times more than his.
"Yes!" Lu Xun's order was passed down. All the Yangzhou warships, with full sails, rushed towards the iron chain above the Yangtze River with greater strength.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Under the impact of the 20 warships, the chains were broken one by one.
"Brother Lu!" Ling Chao looked at the iron chains that he put down with great effort being broken by the Yangzhou navy. He felt very uncomfortable in his heart. He was really afraid that the Yangzhou navy would break through the iron chains and leave.
"Don't worry!" Lu Meng patted Ling Chao's shoulder to comfort him. In fact, Lu Meng was also nervous. He was also afraid that the Yangzhou Navy would rush over and the Governor's plan would be in vain.
"Bang, bang, bang!" After breaking five or six iron chains, the Yangzhou Navy's warships were finally unable to hold on.
"Reporting, reporting, reporting to the general. The front, the front, we can't rush over!" The messenger gasped for breath.
"What's going on?" Lu Xun and the vice-general were lying on the bow. They took out their binoculars and saw that because of the impact of the iron chains, several of the warships were damaged. One of the warships was even embedded in the iron chains. If they blindly rushed forward, then the iron chains would break them.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The sound of war drums came from behind the Yangzhou Navy. At the end of the water, there were ships flying the flags of Jingzhou and Jiangdong.
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