Chapter 477: The First Confrontation with Zhou Yu
Jiang Gan's trip to Jiangdong was obviously not too smooth, although Sun Quan received him, but it was obviously impossible to agree to the surrender, although he had expected it, but Chen Mo was still a little disappointed in his heart, after so many years of fighting, he was a little tired, and he was also tired in this world.
Let's hope it's the last battle.
Liu Bei has fled to Nanzhong, there is not much hope of coming out in this life, Shuzhong has been decided, but now Chen Mo can go all out to deal with Jiangdong, the training of Shuizhai has achieved initial results, at least the Jingzhou army feels like that, as for how the battle starts, this has to be on the battlefield to know.
Dozens of ships are surrounded by two ships, it looks like it is on the river, but it is also quite large-scale, the Ming army is going down the river here, relying on the geographical advantage, the Jiangdong army is against the current to face the battle, and suffers some losses, but today's wind direction is a little uncertain.
This was a tentative attack, the Jiangdong Army took the initiative to come to provoke, Chen Mo naturally would not ignore it, dozens of ships under the command of the banner, shuttled back and forth, and did not directly rush down by the water potential.
Shoot the arrows!
The general on the ship looked at the Jiangdong warship that was slowly approaching this side, and decisively ordered, in the water battle, the bow and arrow were the dominant, and the arrows swept through the air.
The distance of a stone's throw is the distance between life and death, and the rain of arrows briefly staggered in the air, and then fell in different directions.
The soldiers on both sides have raised their shields, and the soldiers who manipulated the boats rowed their oars vigorously, and the arrows crackled and fell on the shields, and some fell on people, and the boats were still cruising on the river smartly, and several corpses fell from the boats, and the blood stained the surrounding rivers red.
Chen Mo waved the command flag, and the ship began to let go of the speed and crashed towards the Jiangdong Army downstream, dozens of ships surrounded the surroundings, after all, it was not a land battle, and the momentum could not be said to be fierce, which was also the biggest difference between water warfare and land warfare, and the short-handed encounter was also a collision between ships and ships, before boarding the ship and fighting, personal bravery could not play any role here, which was also the reason why Lu Bu failed to go south several times that year, and Lu Bu's style of play was not feasible here.
Dozens of ships collided together before the collision, and in the shaking hull, many soldiers fell directly into the water, and the violent impact sound was still ringing, and the ships with poor texture may fall apart directly, and being able to maintain stability and sobriety in this environment is the standard for a qualified naval soldier.
"Crossbow Shot!" Seeing that the distance between the two sides was close, Chen Mo waved the order flag again, and one by one the Yuanrong crossbows were set up on the cute pets, shooting wildly at the other party, the crossbow that can be fired in ten consecutive rounds can be the most valuable in this kind of war, the cold crossbow arrows shot through the bodies of the Jiangdong soldiers, and the angry Jiangdong soldiers jumped high and pounced on the ships, but they were pierced in the air by the spears of the Jingzhou naval army that had been prepared.
The battle gradually became fierce, and dozens of water ghosts quietly dived in the chaotic battlefield with a chilling killing machine, and began to destroy the bottom of the ship.
Chen Mo frowned slightly, in this case, he didn't have a very good way, but the Jiangdong soldiers were obviously familiar with this set of processes, Luoshui's soldiers were assassinated in the water by these water ghosts one by one, even if they were also proficient in water, but fighting in the water was obviously not as flexible as these water ghosts.
"Shoot at the surface!" The general of the navy on the ship hurriedly ordered, the Yuan Rong crossbow began to shoot underwater, and after a while, there were many floating corpses on the water, and some water ghosts would flee under the cover of the corpses, but the warships in Jiangdong approached at this time, Chen Mo hurriedly ordered the ballistas on the ships to begin to suppress the opponent's rear formation, sinking three ships in succession, and one of the ships began to enter the water.
In the distance, on the boat in Jiangdong, Zhou Yu looked at this scene, shook his head and smiled: "This Chen Bodao does know some water warfare, but these are not enough!" ”
As he spoke, he waved the command flag in his hand, and the sound of drums and trumpets on the river suddenly changed, and the Jiangdong naval army in front began to spread out in all directions, bypassing the Jingxiang naval army on the river, and approaching Chen Mo's boat.
"Hurry up, king!" Beside Chen Mo, the faces of several generals watching this scene changed, if these sailors were allowed to come over, Chen Mo would be in danger.
Chen Mo naturally understood this, frowned and looked at the direction of the other party's boat, this Zhou Yu ...... Don't follow the rules.
He naturally had no reason to fight with these sailors, and motioned for the boat to turn around, and at the same time, the navy army also began to move closer to this side, trying to prevent the other party from approaching, and at the same time, the flag in his hand was waved continuously, and rows of crossbowmen came to the side of the boat with Yuanrong crossbows, and shot wildly at the approaching Jiangdong sailors, as for the water ghosts hiding under the water surface, Chen Mo didn't have a good way, so he threw a few cans of fire oil down, and threw a few torches by the way, and the flames suddenly ignited on the river, so that those water ghosts who came out of sleep and breathed could not get close, but it also ignited Chen Mo's boatIn Zhou Yu's regretful gaze, the boat slowly sailed into Xiakou Water Village.
This is not a formal confrontation, similar confrontations have occurred from time to time during this time, the Jingzhou Navy has always lost more and won less, but like today, Chen Mo and Zhou Yu personally went into battle to command, it was the first time, although Zhou Yu won, but it was somewhat tricky, but Chen Mo didn't care, fighting this kind of thing, just look at the result.
"Your Majesty, this battle is too much for the Jiangdong rats!" Chen Mo returned to the camp, and a group of water generals who watched the battle came up, one by one, they were filled with righteous indignation, Chen Mo made a move today, mainly to demonstrate to these water generals, as for the defeat...... To be honest, it's normal, it's not once or twice that the Jingzhou Navy has lost to Zhou Yu's navy, but anyone who knows a little about water warfare can see that if Zhou Yu doesn't make a final trick and get out of the middle gate and make a detour to attack Chen Mo's main ship, the outcome of this battle is unpredictable.
"Defeat is defeat, nothing too much, do you still want to emulate that Song Xianggong to teach etiquette to people on the battlefield?" Chen Mo waved his hand, handed his helmet to Dian Wei on the side and said with a smile: "Defeat is not shameful, there is no real victorious general in this world, but if you take defeat as a habit, then consciously hand over the military power in your hands, go home to retire, Zhou Yu's means today you have also seen, then try to avoid it next time, there should be guards around the main ship, today around the ship, there are only six boats, this is not enough, at least twelve, when the enemy rushes up in this way, our army will not be helpless, and the other is the soldier who fights underwater, It can't be done without this in our army, Cai He. ”
"The last general!" Cai He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.
"You have been a general in Jingzhou for a long time, why don't we have this underwater fighter in our army?" Chen Mo looked at Cai He and asked.
"The king doesn't know that this underwater soldier is called a water ghost in Jiangdong, not only proficient in water, but also athletic, which is difficult for ordinary soldiers to do, and it is not very useful." Cai He hurriedly bowed and said.
"Useless?" Chen Mo glanced at him when he heard this, and said, "In today's battle, at least ten ships of our army were overturned by that water ghost, and one ship was also scuttled, is this useless?" What makes it useful? ”
"This ...... The last general is negligent, please condemn the king! Cai He hurriedly bowed down and said, since Cai's vote for Chen Mo, although he has accepted Cai's friendship. Invite', but Cai He, as the former general of Jingzhou, Chen Mo still stayed, not only because he understands water warfare, but more importantly, many old departments of the Cai family in the past can be re-found and enabled through Cai He, but although these people have some skills, they are used to the atmosphere of Jingzhou in the past, during this time Chen Mo rectified the army, and it was these people who rectified it, as the recommender of these people, Cai He is naturally the key object of care, and there are some problems, which must be eliminated here in Chen Mo.
"It's not enough to condemn the crime, but you should remember that on this battlefield, there are thousands of changes, only by making sufficient preparations, can you deal with any possible crisis, the water ghosts can not be used, but our army can not do without, since you are familiar with these water ghosts, I will hand it over to you to train a water ghost within a month! Questions? Chen Mo looked at Cai He and said in a deep voice.
"The last general commands!" Cai He hurriedly bowed down to answer the order.
"In this battle, our army will attack and counterattack, but even if there is no Zhou Yu's final blow, our army is inferior, you should be able to see it." Chen Mo looked at the generals and said, "If there is really a war at this time, it will be difficult for our army to win on the river." ”
"The king can rest assured, the last general will definitely step up the training of the soldiers, and the next time he fights again, he will never lose Jiangdong!" Several generals hurriedly said.
"The navy that has been trained for more than ten years, how can it be compared to your achievements in a few months?" Chen Mo shook his head, looked at the generals and said, "Everyone look at the map!" ”
Everyone followed Chen Mo's guidance and looked at the map behind Chen Mo.
"Xiling, Jiangling, Anlu, Wulin, Matun, Jianli, I have heavy troops in these places, and I will fight with the Jiangdong army in the future, if they are defeated, they will be led ashore and retreat to these counties." Chen Mo ordered six cities, looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Water war can't be fought, there is no need to attack the enemy's strength with your own shortcomings, land warfare is the strength of our army, on the river, they are powerful, but when they get to the shore, our army is invincible in the world, remember, try your best to save the lives of the soldiers, in the future, when the Jiangdong naval army is gone, I will rely on these soldiers to cross the river!" ”
"The king is wise!" When the generals heard this, their eyes lit up and they hurriedly bowed.
"Let's all go and rest." Chen Mo got up and waved his hand.
"The last will retire!"
Although Chen Mo's side was defeated, the atmosphere was relatively relaxed, but the atmosphere on Zhou Yu's side was a little dignified.
"Governor, our army is victorious today, why is the governor worried?" In the Jiangdong Water Village, Lu Meng looked at Zhou Yu, who was frowning, and said strangely.
"Although it is a victory today, it is a small victory, but Chen Mo's proficiency in the tactics of the navy army is worrying!" Zhou Yu frowned and said, to win Chen Mo on the river, for Zhou Yu, it is a matter of course, but Chen Mo's command of the naval army is not like a novice at all, but rather sophisticated, the advance and retreat are well-founded, when it is decided, there is no slightest drag, if it is a big battle between the two armies today, Jiangdong can win, and it is definitely not easy, the water war is like this, if it really hits the land, Zhou Yu does not dare to imagine what the result will be.