Chapter 1002: Practicing Battle
The stone bullet in the early stage is just an appetizer, while the enemy army is a little chaotic, the thunderbolt jar that rains down is Gan Ning's killer weapon, and this thing is the most effective weapon to deal with the enemy warship, after the improvement of the Yandi utensils, the fire oil contained in the tank is more adhesive, and it seems to burn more fully than before, those craftsmen may not know what chemistry is, but they can study it through their own experience to achieve the effect that the king of Yan requires or even exceeds its expectations! The current thunderbolt canister can be attached to and burn even if it is smashed on the brick wall, and it can have a better effect by making its interior soft by high temperature, and then hitting it with stone bullets, which Gao Shun has tried countless times under Leping City, and the shooters of the Vermilion Bird Battalion have also mastered many of these tips!
According to Pang Tong's strategy to carry out the battle of Xu Yang, Liu Yi promptly called off the attack of the Yan army on the city in Leping, Dongping and Lu State, Gao Shun, Taishi Ci, Gao Lan and others have nowhere to do it, in addition to the continuous propaganda offensive in the city, the three places have become the training ground for the Yan army to attack the city, and all kinds of tactics are practiced in actual combat The effect of the drill is more significant than that of the usual drills! In this regard, Cao Ren, Yu Banle Jin and other Cao camp generals also had to serve as the Yan army's sparring partners, even if at this time, the three armies of Liaobei, Northeast Ping, and the wind were all besieged but not attacked, but after the Yan army's iron cavalry battalion cut into Yanzhou, they did not dare to go out of the city to attack the enemy army under the city, and at least they would not have to sit in the city, in case they were counted by the other party, it would affect the overall layout of the lord.
A big battle has become a training ground, I'm afraid no one would have expected such a situation before the war, but for Cao Cao, who fought hard with Zhang Hu in Hanzhong, the current situation is not unacceptable, Liu Yi's energy and Yan Jun's combat power are at least shared by Liu Bei for him, and according to the development of the current war situation, it is very likely that Sun Ce will also be dragged into this war, and the situation will be more favorable for Cao Jun, but if you think about it carefully, even heroes such as Cao Cao have to be bent by Liu Yi's courage this time, and fight three heroes alone, Is he really confident?
If it were someone else, Cao Cao might see the other party's strategy as a strategic mistake, but in Liu Yi, this is a kind of courage, there is an indescribable understanding between the two of the friends who have been friends for many years, Lang Sheng has always acted after planning and will never be overwhelmed, since he dares to do so, he at least has the grasp of controlling the battle situation, it seems that at this time, his biggest opponent has completely let go of his hands and feet, and the strategy has the meaning of a game. However, in any case, the success or failure of this move will not be determined until the whole battle is over.
First use the fire of the thunderbolt can to weaken the opponent's battlements, and then use the bombardment cannon to shoot accurately, in the duel under the fortified city, the use of this tactic of the Yan army can be said to be more and more skilled, and now Gao Shun, Gao Lan, Tai Shici and other generals already have a sense of the overall situation, and the generals of the Cao army and the strong city in front of them seem to have become sandbags in the usual practice. It can be used to hone the combat power of the Yan soldiers more sharply, of course, psychologically, the officers and soldiers of the three armies have maintained enough tension, and slowing down the attack on the city is only an expedient measure for the king of Yan, once the military order is issued, they will take the city in front of them in the fastest time, so as not to be in vain for more than half a month and the actual combat exercises.
Even the fire of the battlements made of bluestone can still be attached to burn, let alone a warship with wood as the main body, almost every thunderbolt tank that is accurately smashed on the deck can ignite four or five fire heads in an instant, under the full firing of the Xiangyang cannon on the two ships of "Aolong" and "Sea Dragon", the larger fighting ships are better, and some of them are even the ships that are already burning, and with today's strong wind to help the fire once ignited, there is a tendency to expand!
In water battles, the bow and arrow are the first to attack, but according to the conventional tactics, how easy is it to set the opponent's ship on fire? In order to deal with Cao Cao, Zhou Yu didn't know how much effort it took to succeed in a fire in the Battle of Red Cliffs! And after the "Aolong" ship was built and equipped with the ship's Xiangyang cannon, the first tactic that came to Gan Ning's mind was to use another sharp weapon of the Yan army, the Thunderbolt Canister, to cooperate with it to attack the opponent's warship! After that, it was through the brainstorming of many people, many arguments, and many times of practice that it was possible to prove that this method of warfare was feasible on the water.
First of all, the strong burning nature of the fire oil in the thunderbolt canister makes them more able to ignite the opponent's ships than the bow and arrow, and it is extremely difficult to extinguish, because this is not an ordinary flame, when he expands, there is no powerful water column shot by the water dragon, and it is difficult to scoop water only by pots and cans, etc., even if he is on the river, he is afraid that the opponent's soldiers will not have this time to borrow water to extinguish the fire! Secondly, the wind direction must be considered when attacking the enemy with rockets, because it is difficult for the arrows to ignite the opponent's ships if the distance is too far, and if the wind direction is suddenly reversed, I don't know whether the fire attack is the enemy or yourself, but with the range of the Xiangyang cannon of nearly 150 steps, this problem does not exist, this is the power of long-range combat!
What's even more powerful is that the flame ignited by the thunderbolt canister on the warship will be accompanied by thick black smoke, just this smoke will be a heavy blow to the enemy in wartime, just imagine that the warring side of the two sides on the water is not clear in sight, but the other side is clear at a glance, this advantage is extremely huge, even if it is only a moment to disturb the other party's sight, a water battle master like Gan Ning Zhou Yu will be able to use it to the fullest and give the enemy huge damage, there is absolutely no doubt here!
The Yan Army's building of the army is an all-round planning, covering military theory, actual combat skills, tactical innovation, equipment reform and other fields, and in the field of equipment change, due to the rapid development of the equipment to provide a solid foundation for the use of many new tactics, infantry artillery coordination is an example, the current Xingba for the naval army long-range fire attack method is also an example, it looks simple, the scene is full of power, but it contains countless efforts of talents in various fields, It took nearly a year to refine the equipment for the oil in the jar alone, and the materials used were the lives of hundreds of island slaves, which could not be achieved in a day!
In terms of power alone, this tactic is obviously more huge to be used in the confrontation between the two armies, but Gan Ning's purpose in attacking Yangzhou Army Water Village today is not to destroy it, only with the current strength of the Flying Tiger Army and the reserves of the Thunderbolt Tank can not do this, his biggest intention is to put huge pressure on the Yangzhou Navy Army, and strive to force out its hidden means as soon as possible or let the Jingnan Navy Army act as soon as possible to facilitate the Yan Army Lord to judge the other party's intentions in the future, and the hidden means at any time will always be more threatening than the surface! No matter how destructive this method is, once it is revealed, it will at least lose a large part of its deterrent power!
Although facing the blow of the Flying Tiger Army's novel tactics, and even this tactic is unheard of, the rich experience in water warfare and the quality of not chaotic in the face of war still enable Zhang Yun and Xu Sheng to stabilize the panicked situation in the village in the shortest possible time! The archers on the two high platforms had already begun to fight back against the Flying Tiger warship, although due to the distance and the fact that the bow soldiers had been prepared for this, the flying arrows did not cause much damage to the Flying Tiger Army, but to a certain extent, it also affected the efficiency of the Xiangyang cannon on the deck. The sailors who had calmed down began to push away the ships that were burning too much to extinguish to prevent the fire from spreading, and more began to take off their robes to fight the flames that had been ignited by the Thunderbolt Jar falling to the ground.
"Well, you can find a way to deal with the thunderbolt tank so quickly, Xu Wen is quite alert to Zhang Zhongming! Pass my military order to change the stone bullet again, and smash his high platform for a certain family! "Gan Ning's military orders will be passed to the flag soldiers on the mast through the messengers around him in the form of flags, and then through them to give orders to the various warship formations, this process is a necessary subject in the daily training of the Flying Tiger Army, and there are strict requirements for the length of time, whether the transmission is fast, the heralds in the navy are the key link, and the will of the main general is to pass on the whole army through them, from Gan Ning's military orders to the warships to fire stone bullets again It is only half a cup of tea.
"General Xu, the former Japanese army Liaodong, Beiping, and the three armies of the wind have used this thunderbolt tank in the siege of the city to use a variety of different tactics, General Gao Shun is even more called it a weapon to break the city, that day I saw our army's equipment battalion drill all kinds of tactics and tyrants know the power, but I didn't expect this thing to be used in the water war is more powerful, and there is no ingenuity." At this time, Zang Ba, who had been watching the battle of the Flying Tiger Army by Xu Huang's side, said softly to the public, with a lot of emotion in his words. The innovation of these tactics not only surprised the enemy generals, but also a general of Zang Ba's level was also deeply touched, Yan Wang not only had unparalleled martial arts, but those novel ideas were endless!
"What Brother Xuan Gao said is very true, this project is also a rare opportunity for the three armies of Northeast Liaobei Ping Fengfeng, Gao Jingfang's ability to attack the city was seen under the Tiger Prison Pass, it is indeed superior, and now the benefits of this equipment will be like a tiger with wings, but my Longxiang army must not live behind people, the current battle situation is still fighting on the water, the army is afraid that there is no big battle to fight for a while, this drill can not be abolished, the battle of Qingzhou Our army has not done its full work to get it back between Xu Yang!" Xu Huang said when he heard this, the cooperation between the main forces of the Yan army is endless, but the commander of that army does not hold his breath in his heart, there has been no big war for more than two years, and the name of the first strong army of the Yan Army of the Tiger Guard Army has been on the top for more than two years, which is an honor that the generals are gearing up to compete for.
Today's attack on the village, Gan Ning can be said to be extremely capable of tactical changes, just as Gao Shun and others will Leping Jiancheng as the object of actual combat training, Xingba also has to warm up for his Flying Tiger Naval Army to enter the state of battle, and only in actual combat can he find all kinds of problems in the army, these problems appear as early as a moment, he can correct and improve them in time, so his opponent in this war is not only as simple as the Yangzhou Naval Army in front of him, The hidden power and the Jingnan Navy will be his strong enemies!