There is a proverb in the army: there are only three shots in battle.

The range of an ordinary bow and arrow is fifty or sixty paces, and the time to rush through these fifty or sixty steps is only enough to shoot two or three arrows, and then it is a hand-to-hand battle. It seems that the bow and crossbow are of little use, but in fact, these fifty or sixty steps are a ghost gate, and many people will die at this distance, and there is no chance to fight with the opponent.

The reason is very simple, the bow and arrow is one of the weapons with the highest proportion in the army, almost everyone will be equipped with it, even the generals of the army are no exception, and the full-time crossbowmen are as high as sixty percent, these many people shoot, the lethality rate is very amazing. The more crossbowmen, the most powerful. The greatest power, the advantage will be further expanded, and there will be a significant amplification effect.

Therefore, when the two armies face off against each other, whether or not they can gain an advantage in the initial confrontation has a very great impact on the entire battle situation, and sometimes it can even directly determine the outcome of the battle. If the loss of the arrow array is too large, or even directly destroyed by the opponent, the fighters of the other side will be directly exposed to the threat of the opponent's arrow array, and the casualties will inevitably be heavy.

Although Huang Zhong was the first time to command the army, he knew this very well, and he had painstakingly trained the crossbowmen for this moment.

The range advantage of twenty steps allowed him to rush to attack before the opponent had drawn his bow, and the six-stone strong crossbow equipped on the ship played the role of a fixed-point strike, directly shooting the opponent's ship's Lou Ship Sima down the command platform, followed by two volleys, which pressed the opponent to raise his head. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the sailors, under the command of the war drums, rowed hard, and the warship increased to top speed and slammed into the bow of the opponent.

"Boom!" The underwater ramming angle cracked the belly of the opponent's ship, pushing the opponent's warship up to the bow.

"Retreat! Withdraw! Lou Chuan's Sima waved the battle flag and roared loudly. The sailors shouted trumpets and rowed backwards, and the ship disengaged, and the bow of the opposing ship sank, re-entering the water, and the splash soared into the sky. Beneath the surface, the river rushed in, and the sailors fled in surprise.

"Left! Left! Lou Chuan Sima commanded the sailors forward, and the warship made a circle, accelerated again, and rushed towards another opponent.

"Shoot!" Huang Zhong gave the order, and the archers shot first again.

Almost at the same time, another warship also crashed into the opponent. The banner was victorious, and the soldiers were highly motivated, and they fought non-stop to the next opponent. The soldiers of the Jingzhou Navy Division were stunned. Last time, I suffered a loss, and I was robbed of two ships, and this time I mobilized five warships at once, ready to win by quantity, but I didn't expect the other party to be so fierce, and directly sank two warships.

Seeing the rapid sinking of the bows of the two warships, the soldiers on the ships fled in all directions, or directly jumped into the water to escape, and the rest of the sailors and soldiers panicked, and there were obvious mistakes in the originally consistent pace. Huang Zhong seized the opportunity and hit the belly of a warship again, the warship capsized, and he couldn't do it in sight. Lou Chuan Sima, who was frightened by the strong crossbow, saw that the situation was not good, threw away his helmet, took off his battle armor, and jumped into the water to escape. When the other soldiers saw it, they also abandoned the ship and fled for their lives. For a while, the water splashed on the river, and there were paddling soldiers everywhere, full of panic and fear.

The sailors and soldiers who watched the battle were originally brave enough to fight, and when they saw that the opponent was so fierce and where they still had the courage to fight, there was only one thought left in their minds: run. Seeing that the general situation was not good, Chen Sheng, the captain of the building ship who replaced Kuaiqi, ordered to turn around the bow of the ship, and was the first to run.

That is, in the kung fu of one meal, Huang Zhong sank three warships and firmly controlled the situation. Although the Jingzhou Navy Division still had seven or eight medium-sized warships, and more than 30 Mengchong and fighting ships, none of them dared to step forward to engage in battle, so they could only watch from afar.

Sun Ce was relieved. The first battle was won, and control of the waterways was taken over. In the past two days, the water level has been declining, only the middle deep water area can be sailed, the large river banks on both sides have been unable to sail, two warships are enough to ensure safety, although the Jingzhou sailors who have been frightened still have a clear numerical advantage, but do not dare to approach.

With a sound of drums, dozens of ships sailed out of Cai's dock, hooked the three warships that were about to go to the top, and dragged them back to Cai's dock for repairs.

"Work overtime, the sooner the better." Sun Ce said to the craftsmen of the Cai family: "If I can repair these three ships before sunrise tomorrow, each worker will have 10,000 yuan, and the three foremen will add another 10,000." ”

"General, you're real, aren't you?" One foreman couldn't believe his ears and asked aloud. 10,000 is not a small amount, the commission of the helper is about 2,000 a month, and the foreman like them is only in his early 3,000s, and he will give 10,000 in one night, and the foreman will be 20,000, which is equivalent to half a year's commission, which is very attractive.

Faced with the suspicion of the craftsmen, Sun Ce didn't say a word, snapped his fingers. The two righteous servants walked over carrying a camphor wooden box, and as soon as the lid of the box was opened, the golden light immediately dazzled everyone's eyes.

It was full of gold cakes, and it was neatly stacked.

"There's two hundred gold here. Give me three ships tomorrow morning, and I'll send you money, one counts as one. ”

"Don't worry, General." The three foremen glanced at each other and said in unison: "Before sunrise, the three warships are missing a plank, so we are the only ones who ask." ”

"Yes, I believe you." Sun Ce instructed again: "Tell the kitchen to kill two pigs, ensure that each person has a pound of meat, and the food is enough." ”

"Whoa." Yi Cong bowed down to receive the order, and turned to arrange.

The craftsmen were overjoyed, their enthusiasm for work was greatly stimulated, and they refused to delay for a moment, rolled up their sleeves and put themselves into work. Cai Zhou's military control these days, except for the soldiers who are fighting, not to mention meat, it is a luxury to eat enough. Now that they are not only full, but also have meat to eat, these craftsmen immediately threw the Cai family behind, and they were bent on working for Sun Ce. This treatment is much better than the Cai family.

Cai Ke and Huang Yueying stood on the small building in the distance, watching the workers spread out like a tide, feeling incredible. "The gentleman is righteous, the villain is profitable, and the sage is not bad at all. In order to grab time, he is really willing to spend money. ”

"He spent my Cai family's money, of course he was willing to do it." Cai Ke glanced at him.

Huang Yueying thought about it and suddenly laughed. "Auntie, have you ever thought about what would happen if your Cai family cooperated with the general?"

"What can I do?"

"Today two warships went out to battle, with a hundred crossbowmen, and they shot at least two thousand arrows in the effort of a meal. If you attack Xiangyang City, according to the 20,000 army, at least 5,000 crossbowmen will participate in the battle, and if there is less, you will need 50,000 arrows a day. An arrow is about three to five dollars, and the profit ranges from half a dollar to one dollar. If the Cai family can take over this business, he will attack Xiangyang for one day, and you will be able to earn three to five dollars. ”

Cai Ke was stunned, staring at Huang Yueying again and again, as if she had seen a ghost alive.

Huang Yueying covered her mouth and laughed. "Auntie, don't look at me like that, I'm telling you secretly, don't sell me. General Sun said that the world will be in turmoil, and there are two most expensive things in troubled times: one is food, and the other is ordnance. No matter how warlike a general is, these two things are indispensable if he wants to defeat his opponent, and he is no exception, and he has been raising these things for the past two days, and has spent a lot of time. ”

"Then you mean that we will give up the land and ask him to give us the ordnance to do?"

"You don't even have to give up your land, as long as you can feed him." Huang Yueying said: "The ultimate goal of land is food, as long as you don't hoard, sit on the ground and raise prices, or even don't give food, why should he tear his face with you and kill you like a river of blood?" ”

Cai Ke suddenly realized, and pulled Huang Yueying downstairs. "Let's go, go to your grandfather. Ah Chu, you Ah Weng is right, if you are a man, you will definitely be able to glorify your ancestors. I said, how did your little brain grow, how do you think about this? ”

"Auntie, even if it's a woman, you can't let me have my eyebrows. This is what General Sun said. ”

"Haha, General Sun is right, we are no worse than men."

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