Li Jue occupied the Xiao Dock, and the Wei River was his main point. Naturally, he could not tolerate the existence of Guo Si's forces on the surface of the water.
Yang Rui set off in the evening, leading his navy upstream. By midnight, they had already reached the intersection of the Jing River and Wei River. They began to encounter Guo Si's ships that had been routed upstream.
Most of Guo Si's routed navy were small and medium-sized ships, similar to battleships. The largest ship was only a medium-sized transport ship.
These ships were naturally not enough to face the large ships of Yang Rui's navy. Especially in the hazy night, their vision of each other was limited. By the time they discovered each other's presence, they were already very close to each other.
Guo Si's navy, which had never encountered large ships like turreted ships, warships, and Bi 'an, could not react in time. They even thought that they had crashed into small hills on the shore.
However, they soon discovered that these "hills" could move. They could not avoid them even if they wanted to. It was only under such circumstances that they understood the situation they were in.
As for dealing with the small and medium sized ships of Guo Si's navy, it was naturally easy for Yang Rui's navy to deal with them. The most effective method was to use the Bi 'an to charge forward and then engage in a frontal battle.
Boarding battles were the most important way of fighting on the water in the Three Kingdoms Civilization game. They were even more common than long-range battles with bows and arrows.
At the same time, Bi 'an ships were long and narrow and fast. They were originally offensive ships with good defense. They were specifically used to clash with enemy ships. The front of the ship was equipped with a structure similar to a battering ram, and there were crossbow windows and spear holes on the left and right. They were very suitable for close combat.
Guo Si's scattered ships were often not able to last more than one round under the attack of 20 to 30 Bi 'an ships. They were directly sunk.
Although bows and arrows were also sharp weapons in water battles, the warship itself was an effective obstacle. Otherwise, Zhuge Liang would not have been able to borrow arrows from a straw boat by placing a few straw men there.
Yang Rui had also brought archers and other ranged forces with him to participate in the regional storyline this time. However, they were all placed in Sky City and did not appear on the registration list, so they could not be used at this time.
Of course, Yang Rui's navy didn't just rely on boarding battles. They also had other tricks up their sleeves. It was just that there was no need to use them at this moment.
Although they had encountered Yang Rui's ships time and time again, the advance of Yang Rui's navy was not affected much. In the middle of the night, Yang Rui's ships were able to move freely. The Bi 'an was at the front while the turreted ships and warships followed behind. Their speed was not affected much.
In the latter half of the night, Guo Si's ships were getting fewer and fewer. On the other hand, Li Jue's ships were getting more and more numerous. From the looks of it, the two armies had already finished their battle. Li Jue's navy was just following the current to search for Guo Si's ships.
Perhaps it was due to the influence of morale, but compared to Guo Si's ships, Li Jue's ships were clearly much stronger. It was probably because they had just won a battle against Guo Si.
However, when Li Jue's ships encountered Yang Rui's navy, they were not a match for him either. Putting aside the strength of the navy, the level of military equipment of both sides was not on the same level.
Compared to the soldiers, the enemy was much weaker. Taishi Ci's special unit, the Scaled Water Soldier, was comparable to a dragon on water. It was not something an ordinary Fifth Grade or Sixth Grade soldier could compare to. Not to mention, there were already Sixth Grade soldiers among the Scaled Water Soldiers.
Yang Rui was also looking forward to seeing the performance of the Scaled Water Soldier. After all, Yang Rui had also used the buff book for the Scaled Water Soldier. The buff book that Taishi Ci used was copied by Cai Yan.
Even more interestingly, Yang Rui discovered that he could also command Taishi Ci's Scaled Water Soldier. Moreover, he could buff it with the attributes of the Scaled Water Soldier. Yang Rui's guess was that the Scaled Water Soldier should be able to be used by all soldiers of the same faction.
For example, the Flying Bear Soldiers of the Western Liang faction didn't just seem to be a special unit that could be used by one or two generals. Different generals should be able to unleash their own attributes.
Similar situations would likely occur in the future. This discovery was extremely useful for Yang Rui. He had Cai Yan, the 'copier', by his side. He could make a copy of the buff book for the Scaled Water Soldier.
Under such circumstances, if Yang Rui could obtain a certain number of buff books for the Scaled Water Soldier, not only would the number of generals with the Scaled Water Soldier double, but it would also greatly benefit him when it came to leading and coordinating his troops.
On the Wei River, as time went on, the boats of the Guo Sishui army had long since disappeared.
The ships of Li Jue's navy had encountered Yang Rui's fleet a few times on a small scale. After being utterly defeated, Li Jue's navy seemed to have received the news and gradually stopped appearing.
When dawn was about to arrive, Yang Rui and Taishi Ci's navy had already arrived at the water region that was only a few dozen li away from the Dragon Dock. On the map that was magnified a hundred times, this was equivalent to them arriving at the Dragon Dock.
Li Jue's navy naturally wouldn't allow Yang Rui's navy to do as they pleased. They gathered all their forces on the water and gathered over a hundred ships of various colors on the river, intending to stop Yang Rui's navy from heading to the Dragon Dock.
On the surface of the Wei River in Fufeng Prefecture, following the first ray of sunlight, Li Jue and Yang Rui's navy were facing each other from afar. They were already at daggers drawn and ready to fight at any moment!
"Whose navy is in front? This is where Grand Marshal Li Jue's troops are stationed. Why don't you leave quickly to avoid a disaster …"
The ship in front of Li Jue's navy didn't look much smaller than the Dragon Dock. When Yang Rui's navy arrived nearby, a general stood out from the bow of the ship and shouted loudly.
Although there were more ships, they were much smaller than the ships downstream. Li Jue's subordinate didn't have much confidence and only hoped to use Grand Marshal Li Jue's name to persuade Yang Rui's troops to leave.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh …
Hum! Hum! Hum …
Puff! Puff! Puff …
"…"
However, Li Jue's words didn't have any effect. What responded to him was a series of muffled sonic booms and vibrations.
About a hundred meters away from Li Jue's navy, three of Yang Rui's ships suddenly began to display their might. A large number of thick and long crossbow bolts shot out from the ships. Each bolt was as thick as two fingers, several times thicker than a normal crossbow bolt.
Occasionally, a small number of crossbow bolts as thick as a forearm were mixed in. Just by looking at their appearance, one could tell that they were terrifying.
The Divine Crossbows and Divine Armaments Sky Shattering Crossbows created by the Grandmaster Carpenter Jiao Wen began to display their might!
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