Chapter 595
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"General, it seems like they have planned this from the start!" The deputy general on the side sucked in a breath of cold air and said to Lu Xun. The road ahead was basically blocked. There was no need to think about going down the river to Shouchun. If they forcibly broke through, they would only end up with the destruction of the ship and the death of the people.
"Haha!" Lu Xun's face was also full of bitterness. He could see that the iron chains above the Yangtze River were not something that could be done in two or three hours. It would definitely take a few days. It could be said that Lu Xun had fallen into the trap of the Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy. He had lost from the start.
Lu Xun looked at the enemy warships that were getting closer and closer. Who was the one who came up with this Iron Chain River plan?
Was it Zhou Yu? Or was it Sun Ce? Or was it Zhuge Liang? Wen Pin?
Lu Xun shook his head helplessly. Now was not the time to think about this. The enemy was in front of him.
"Hahahaha! Run, why don't you run! " Sun Ce sneered on his flagship. Before this, his Jiangdong Army had suffered in the hands of the Yangzhou Navy. First, there was Gan Ning, the Jin Fan Bandit, who sent Jiang Qin's 30,000 Jiangdong Navy to the bottom of the Yangtze River. Now, there was Lu Boyan.
Although he was weak, his talent was not inferior to Gan Ning. He had caused the Jiangdong Army to lose 15,000 people.
If the Jiangdong Army and Jingzhou Army had not prepared in advance, Lu Xun would have escaped. When Lu Xun hid in Shouchun, the Jiangdong Army would not be able to do anything to the Yangzhou Navy.
As long as the Yangzhou Navy was not eliminated, Sun Ce would not be able to sleep well.
"Mister Zhuge is really talented!" Sun Ce could not help but look up to the sky and roar. Originally, with the speed of the Yangzhou Navy, if they wanted to run, the Jiangdong Navy and the Jing Province Navy would not be able to outrun them. However, even if they ran, the Iron Chain River and the Yangtze River were blocked. They could not run even if they wanted to.
Zhou Yu stood beside Sun Ce and nodded with a smile. Zhuge Liang's ability was something that even Zhou Yu felt ashamed of. Zhou Yu was not a jealous person. As long as it was beneficial to his sworn brother, Zhou Yu would accept it. If Zhou Yu was jealous, then how could Lu Su and Zhang Zhao exist? Those two people were not worse than Zhou Yu. Zhuge Liang was too outstanding. That was why Zhou Yu wanted to kill Zhuge Liang. He was afraid that it would be difficult to subdue Zhuge Liang. However, now that Zhuge Liang had the intention to subdue Jiangdong, not only could he obtain the new warships of the Yangzhou Navy, he could also eliminate the Jingzhou Navy and subdue Zhuge Liang. This was killing three birds with one stone.
"Has Mister Zhuge not thought about it?" Sun Ce could not help but ask Zhou Yu about Zhuge Liang's plans.
"With Old General Huang, Mister Zhuge will understand!" With Huang Gai by Zhuge Liang's side, Zhuge Liang would not run away. If this battle was won, then there would only be one overlord on the Yangtze River, and that was the Jiangdong Navy. Zhou Yu believed that Zhuge Liang would be a wise man.
"That's good. Pass down my orders. Beat the drums and march. Capture the fish in the net!" Sun Ce waved his hand and shouted loudly.
"Yes!" The Jiangdong Navy received the order and the war drums began to roar.
On the other side, Wen Pin came with Sun Ce. Seeing Sun Ce beat the drums and march, Wen Pin did not fall behind. The Jingzhou Navy also beat the drums and besieged the Yangzhou Navy.
"Do you really think that you can eat Lu Xun?" Lu Xun looked at the Jiangdong Navy and the Jingzhou Navy rushing towards his fleet. They were afraid that if they were late, they would not be able to get any benefits. They were already treating the Yangzhou Navy as a dish on their plate.
"Pass down my order, fire the cannons and turn the ship around!" Lu Xun shouted to his subordinates, and orders were transmitted out one after another.
"General, what are you doing?" The deputy general stared blankly at Lu Xun. Lu Boyan should be thinking about how to get out of this predicament instead of being impulsive. The deputy general's suggestion to Lu Xun was to sacrifice a few of his brothers on the battleships and use them to break through the chains at the front. Then, they could use the destruction of a few battleships to escape.
"Haha, if this General's warship was the same as the Jiangdong Navy and the Jing Province Navy, then it would be fine. However, you must know that we are riding on the new warships that Milord painstakingly built for us. These new warships were ordered by Milord not to fall into the hands of the enemy. Once the warships fall into the hands of the enemy, then the Jiangdong and Jing Province Navy would be able to use the new warships with their vast experience in naval warfare.
At that time, the Yangzhou Navy would not be able to get their hands on the Yangtze River. With the Jiangdong Navy and the Jingzhou Navy's foundation, they would not allow the Yangzhou Navy to have any ships. There were also the ballistae on the new warships. This was a secret that could not be lost. Once it fell into the hands of the enemy, countless soldiers would be sacrificed. This was especially true since the ballistae could be used to defend a city. It made it impossible for Lu Xun to sacrifice a few ships to cover the retreat of the other ships.
"These are the new warships!" The Deputy General was silent. The Yangzhou Navy started late. The quality of the personnel could not be compared to the Jiangdong Navy. Even the Jingzhou Navy was not as good. They relied on the new warships and ballistae to be invincible. If they lost the new warships, then the Yangzhou Navy would not be able to surpass them.
"Not to mention! These brothers are all our fellow soldiers. Tell me, who should I sacrifice and take away? Who would be willing to be abandoned? "Lu Xun asked the Deputy General. No one was willing to be abandoned. Even if he was to bring up the rear, it would be a last resort.
These 20 warships were the Yangzhou Navy. There was a distinction between high and low. Those who joined my army were my brothers.
"This General is willing to follow General's orders. I will not hesitate to go through water and tread on fire!" The Deputy General suddenly knelt down and cupped his fist.
"Good! Then the first thing I want you to do is to pass down the order. We are ready to break out! "
"Yes!" The Yangzhou Navy quickly turned around. The cannons were opened and the oars were lowered into the water. The ballistae were loaded.
"A cornered beast?" Sun Ce saw Lu Xun's actions from the flagship. Were the Yangzhou Navy warships ready to fight to the death?
"It's just a deathbed struggle!" Zhou Yu said calmly from the side. A cornered beast would bring the hunter down with it. A dying struggle would not be able to cause any big waves.
"Milord, we should also take out the ballistae!" Zhou Yu said indifferently to Sun Ce. The Iron Chain River plan was Zhuge Liang's idea. Zhou Yu naturally added details to the plan.
Although the Jiangdong Navy's warships only had five ballistae, there were almost two hundred warships. In total, there were a thousand ballistae. As for the range of the enemy's ballistae, there was no need to consider it. The two armies would only get closer and not further apart. The Yangzhou Navy was completely blocked by the Jiangdong Navy and the Jingzhou Navy on the river.
"Come. Come on, let's have a contest, Sun Ce! "
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