Chapter 476: Water Battle
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Among the huge enemy fleet, the first to open the way were seven huge building ships, forty fighting ships, and hundreds of rushing ships.
The Lou ship is the largest existence among the warships, and even Jingzhou can't build it, but the Wu army uses seven ships at a time!
Obviously, the enemy army wanted to use the advantage of the huge ships to occupy an absolute condescending position, and it could also hit the fighting spirit of the Wei army.
Although the potter was in the rear, he swept his eyes and saw the huge shadow of the building ship clearly, and his brows couldn't help but stare at it.
Outside the warships, more than 20,000 Wei soldiers also tensed up when they saw the huge size of the enemy ships.
Vanguard Army, flagship.
Under the banner of the word "Wu", Wu Zixu, the commander of the navy, looked coldly, coldly staring at the huge fleet of the oncoming enemy, only as quiet as ice between his eyebrows, without a trace of fear.
The battle flag with the word "Zhou", Wu Zixu saw it clearly, and he knew that the person who commanded this huge fleet was the famous Jiangdong Mei Zhoulang.
That person, but in the state of Wu, the commander's ability is comparable to Sun Ce's existence, and if it is purely about water warfare ability, it is even above Sun Ce.
As for him, Wu Zixu, he is just the king of Great Wei, selected from a group of nameless little people in the martial arts, just an inconspicuous one.
Although he has Wu Zixu's name, he is not recognized by the world.
His reputation is not comparable to that of Koto Mei Zhoulang.
After being silent for a long time, the corners of Wu Zixu's mouth raised a sneer, "Zhou Yu, you must not take me in your eyes at this moment, today, I will defeat you and achieve my Wu Zixu's name in one fell swoop......"
The murderous intent in his eyes, and between the heroic faces, there is only self-confidence.
The two fleets were moving in opposite directions, and in a matter of moments, they were less than a few hundred paces apart, and the two armies were within the range of battle.
The decisive battle is just around the corner.
Wu Zixu did not hesitate at all, pulled out the war knife in his hand, slashed at the enemy, and shouted: "Front fleet, attack!" ”
Woo woo woo -
The flag waved, the drums of war rose to the sky, and the roaring sound overshadowed the sound of the rolling river.
The Wei warship, which was advancing at a constant speed, suddenly increased its speed and pounced on the enemy fleet like a wild shark on the water.
Wu Chu fleet, Zhou Yu on the giant building ship, swaying cloak, high-crowned long sword, face like beautiful jade, exuding an innate elegance and self-confidence all over his body.
With those beautiful eyes, he glanced ahead, and he saw the big flag with the word "Wu".
In his mind, what Liu Biao said immediately sounded, it was this Wu Zixu who defeated Cai Mao's more than 10,000 elite Xiangyang sailors with a 5,000-strong naval army, which made Liu Biao jealous of him.
"Pretending to be a thief of the ancients, I, Jiangdong Mei Zhoulang, how can I be comparable to Cai Mao's kind of waste......"
Zhou Yu's cold lips were lightly raised, his beautiful eyes burned with disdain, the long sword in his hand was lightly raised, and he shouted: "Send an order to Dong Xian, and order him to lead the first echelon to kill and break through the enemy ship formation for me." ”
Above the flagship of the giant building ship, the flag waved like the wind.
Dong Zheng, who lived in the front army, was already ready to move, and immediately waved his sword, leading more than 10,000 sailors and more than 200 warships, surging out and crashing into the Wei fleet.
The ship was like the wind, and the two fleets, hundreds of warships, frantically pounced on each other, one rushing at the other, and the other with wild arrows, shooting at each other.
Above the river, the sound of breaking the sky roared endlessly, and the sharp arrows in the sky were intertwined into a net of heaven and earth, almost covering the sky.
On the two warships, the screams, the sound of falling into the water, the shouts, all kinds of noises, in the blink of an eye, became one after another, and it was extremely intense.
The arrows could not stop the rushing battleship, and the arrows of the two armies exchanged moments with each other, and crashed head-on into the opponent's formation.
By virtue of its height and protective power, the crossbowmen on it lined up and fired arrows at the enemy ships endlessly, while the rushing ships relied on the advantage of speed to intersperse with the chaotic forces, approaching the enemy fighting ships and engaging in hand-to-hand combat.
The naval armies of Wei and Wu, nearly 400 warships, collided in a battle above the center of the river, and in the blink of an eye, they fell into an unprecedentedly fierce battle.
Although the Wu Chu coalition army has building ships, but the number is limited after all, not enough to form an overwhelming advantage, Wu Zixu with excellent command ability, commanding the newly formed Great Wei naval army, actually fought with Dong Raid on an equal footing, and could not see the trend of victory or defeat for a while.
On the giant ship, Zhou Yu's handsome face was half dark at the moment, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Obviously, Zhou Yu didn't expect that Wu Zixu on the other side was so strong in command that he could fight on an equal footing with him.
The dignified Jiangdong Mei Zhoulang, the powerful Wu State Naval Army, actually fought with the people who pretended to be ancients, and they were evenly matched.
For Zhou Yu, this is already an unprecedented humiliation!
Annoyed and angry, Zhou Yu raised his long sword and shouted angrily: "Send a signal to the Chu army, tell them not to look at the excitement and attack immediately." ”
Stalemate with Wu Zixu for another quarter of an hour is a great humiliation for Zhou Yu's reputation, he can no longer bear it, and he gives orders again angrily.
Ling Tong, the forced general beside him, couldn't help but remind: "Dudu, the Wei army's warships have obviously not all been dispatched yet, is it a little too early for us to increase our troops so quickly." ”
"If you don't increase your troops, how can you lure out all the potter's fleet, and how can this governor finish his work in one battle." Zhou Yu's handsome face raised a cold smirk.
Ling Tong's body was shocked, and he suddenly understood Zhou Yu's intentions, only to realize that their Grand Governor was not simply willful.
Zhou Yu was not afraid that the potters would go all out to fight, but he was afraid that the potters would see that the situation was not good and retreat to the north bank, and he would not be able to completely annihilate the Wei army's naval division.
If they do not completely annihilate the enemy's naval divisions, this war will be fought into a protracted war, which is obviously not in line with their strategy of fighting quickly in the state of Wu.
"Moreover, if we don't take the opportunity to consume some of Liu Biao's troops, after defeating the pottery thief, how can we monopolize Jingzhou." Zhou Yu's sly smile was even more cold.
Ling Tong suddenly realized, and couldn't help but arch his hand and said: "The governor is smart." ”
At the moment, he didn't say anything, and immediately conveyed Zhou Yu's order and issued an order to the Chu army.
On that fighting ship, Huang Zu saw Zhou Yu giving him an order, and there was obviously an unhappy expression on his face, and he really didn't want to accept the order.
It's just that Liu Biao had given him an order before, asking him to obey Zhou Yu's command and focus on the overall situation of the Wu-Chu Alliance.
In desperation, Huang Zu had no choice but to order his military general Gan Ning to lead 10,000 Chu naval troops to attack.
The drums of war rose to the sky, and the Chu army under the command of Gan Ning rushed out and rushed towards the war group.
"King, Zhou Yu has sent more than 10,000 sailors." On the rear warship, Zhang Liang raised his hand and pointed ahead.
"See." The potter only said lightly, and there was no trace of jealousy on his heroic face.
Zhou Yu made another ruthless move, and next, it depends on how Wu Zixu responds.
The potter has absolute trust in Wu Zixu at this moment.
Sure enough, as soon as the Chu State Navy was dispatched, on the flagship in front, Wu Zixu issued an order, and also issued an order to Xu Shengjun
On the second echelon, Xu Sheng on the flagship frowned slightly.
The 10,000 sailors led by Wu Zixu are still equipped with a lot of fighting ships, while the naval forces led by him are pitifully few, and they can only be dominated by rushing ships.
Such a fleet, even if it is put into battle, can help to change the tide of the war, Xu Shengshi is not very sure.
Moreover, if the battle is unfavorable, it will be very difficult to retreat again.
Xu Sheng only hesitated for a moment, then pulled out his long sword and shouted: "Second echelon, rush forward with this general and fight for Great Wei!" ”
Woo woo woo -
The horn of the attack rose into the sky again, tearing apart the surging river, and Xu Sheng led more than 200 ships of the Second Fleet, which was dominated by the Chong, to accelerate with all his strength and rush towards the battle group in the center of the river.
The two sides each sent their second echelon, and on the big river, nearly 40,000 enemy and our naval forces and nearly 500 warships were mixed together, and there was unprecedented chaos.
After a while, the situation gradually became clear, and the Wei army finally began to fall into the downwind.
The gap in the quality of the battleship, at this time, was finally manifested.
Although there were more than 400 Wei warships of the pottery merchants, the number of fighting ships was limited, and most of them were mainly shippers.
On the other hand, the Wu-Chu coalition army was far superior to the Wei army in terms of the number of fighting ships, and there were also seven huge building ships, and the quality of the battleships was better than that of the Wei army.
What's even worse is that Zhou Yu dispatched less than half of the fleet, and there were nearly 500 warships behind him, while the potters only had less than 100 warships left.
"King, the situation seems to be a little bad for our army." Zhang Liang frowned and reminded.
Zhang Liang's tone seemed to remind the potters that the strength of this water battle had been divided, and it was clear that it was not time to consider retreating.
The potter's face was as calm as ice, and he only said lightly: "This king has handed over the command to Wu Zixu, and whether to fight or withdraw, he is naturally in charge." ”
Zhang Liang was helpless, so he had no choice but to stop speaking, and continued to look at the battle ahead with an uneasy face.
The potter was as calm as ice, and Zhou Yu, who was also watching the battle in the back, was already excited at the moment, and his eyes were full of murderous energy.
The development of the war was as he expected, and the Ganning army joined the battle, which made the quality of the warships of their coalition forces surpass that of the Wei army, and naturally they gained the upper hand.
"Pretending to be a thief of the ancients, do you think you will really be my Zhou Yu's opponent, the joke ......" Zhou Yu sneered loudly, and his handsome face was full of arrogance.
In this battle ahead, although our own army has the upper hand, if we want to win the battle, I am afraid that we will have to fight for a few more hours.
Zhou Yu couldn't wait that long, he couldn't wait to end this battle, so he immediately ordered that the armies of Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Tai Shici were all pressed up.
Zhou Yu himself also personally led the Chinese army and rushed forward together.
Zhou Yu decided to put the remaining nearly 20,000 sailors into battle, and with absolute superiority, he wiped out the Wei army in one go.
"Governor, isn't it a little unsafe for the whole army to press?" Adjutant General Ling Tong reminded again.
"There's something wrong." Zhou Yu sneered, and pointed his sword forward, "The enemy army has fallen into a disadvantage, that pottery thief is cunning, maybe he has already moved the idea of retreating at this moment, if this governor does not press before he retreats, how can he completely annihilate the enemy ship." ”
Zhou Yu was reasonable, and Ling Tong was also reasonable when he thought about it, the advantage of the coalition was clearly there, even if the pottery merchants put the remaining hundred or so warships into the battle, they would not be able to reverse the defeat.
The victory and defeat have been decided, and if the potter is wise, he will definitely choose to retreat.
Zhou Yu preemptively pressed at this time, just to make the Wei army have no time to retreat and annihilate them all in one battle.
At that time, even if the remaining warships of the potters fled back to the north shore, with more than a hundred warships, what combat effectiveness could they have.
Ling Tong no longer persuaded more, so he sent Zhou Yu's order.
In the sound of the earth-shattering war drums, nearly 500 Wu-Chu coalition warships poured out of the nest and rushed towards the Jiangxin battle group.
Nearly 40,000 Wu-Chu coalition troops and more than 1,000 warships, with absolute superiority, launched a crazy offensive against the Wei army, which was at a disadvantage.
Not only are the number of enemy ships large, but the number of fighting ships is also superior, relying on the condescending momentum, the wanton rain of arrows shoots wildly at the Wei army.
On the flagship, sharp arrows flew down in all directions, but Wu Zixu stood under the big shield wall formed by the pro-army, still calmly commanding the battle.
Xu Sheng's flagship, the outer wall of the ship has been nailed with arrows, looking from a distance, like a hedgehog, and even because the right wing has received too many arrows, the hull has begun to tilt, Xu Sheng had to grab the battlements before he could barely stand firm.
The coalition army's rushing team, under the cover of powerful arrows, easily approached the Wei army's fighting ship, and the brave and unparalleled Dong attacked, carried a knife and killed on the ship, killing frantically.
In a short period of time, the Wei army lost nearly ten fighting ships, and the situation became more and more unfavorable.
"The general trend has been decided, waiting for the celebration bar." On the giant ship, Zhou Yu's face was already sneering confidently and proudly.
It seems that in this water battle, the winner has been decided.