Chapter Forty-Eight: Retreat as Advance
Looking at the fleet that was going down the river to meet the battle, Xu Huizu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that the Yan army would not meet the battle, and he would cross the river in one go, and after the Yan army went ashore, he would not be able to return to the sky. Immediately, Xu Huizu thought of the secret letter written by Zhu Di to himself, and his face was full of strange colors.
At this time, Zhu Di's secret letter is afraid that it has already arrived on Zhu Yunwen's table, and it is better to solve it as soon as possible! Xu Huizu, who knew that Zhu Yunwen's ears were soft, thought secretly in his heart.
"Beat the drum and prepare for battle, the Eight Bull crossbow artillery will be ready immediately, and wait for the Yan army to enter the firing range and shoot directly!"
With Xu Huizu's battle order, the soldiers immediately moved, and the cannons and crossbows hidden in the cabin were quickly pushed to the muzzles, but the muzzles were mostly located on both sides of the hull, and the southern army was breaking the waves, only the bow of the ship was facing the direction of the Yan army, and the muzzles that could be shot were really pitiful.
Looking at Xu Huizu like this, he is also helpless, Zhu Di has now led most of the people to board the boat and cross the river, if he does not pursue against the current, he can only watch the Yan army cross the river, although he can't maximize the power of the artillery array, or even less than one in ten, but Xu Huizu can't care so much at the moment.
"Wait! Stop the boat! ”
Zhu Neng looked at the southern army that was killing directly all the way without slowing down at all, and instantly had a plan, and shouted loudly to the fleet that was rushing down at full speed.
And looking at the Yan army fleet that suddenly stopped its downward killing pace, Xu Huizu chuckled in his heart, and then a sense of foreboding arose.
At this time, the first lieutenant general looked at Zhu Neng, who suddenly gave the order, and Zhu Neng smiled arrogantly and said: "Hahaha, this matter is the old man's mistake!" The order was given, the flotilla turned around, the river crossed on its side, the muzzles on both sides were aimed downstream, and we waited and did not move! When the Southern Army enters the firing range, our army will fire again! ”
The adjutant general accompanying him said to Siwen puzzled: "General Zhu, how is this?" Why don't you run into an enemy ship and kill it as originally planned? ”
Zhu Neng laughed and said, "General Xiang, what do you think the Southern Army wants to do most at the moment?" ”
Xiang Siwen glanced back at the main force of the Yan army that was crossing the river and said, "Of course, it is to block our army from crossing the river!" ”
Zhu Neng nodded and said, "In that case, then why do we have to go up and fight?" Look at the Southern Army, thousands of warships, the hull is dense, and the attack can only be fired at the bow, and only a row of warships can open fire, the power can be ignored, the arrangement of the Southern Army is to set up a live target for us! ”
"Look at our army again, although it uses merchant ships, cannons and crossbow arrows are not as good as those of the sailors, but our army now has more than 300 large and small ships, all of which are separated from each other and lined up on the river, under the shelling, it is enough for Xu Huizu's kid to drink a pot! And if it is encountered according to the original plan, it will inevitably cause a large number of casualties under the hand-to-hand encounter, and it may not be able to stop the southern army, and this move, Xu Huizu is not easy to accept! Hahahaha! ”
Xiang Siwen also nodded with a smile after hearing this, and then said: "The general is really brave and strategic, land horse warfare knows its way well, and even water warfare is so proficient, the last general admires it!" ”
Zhu Neng was also very useful when he heard it, but he still waved his hand slightly humbly and said: "Hahaha, Siwen praised it falsely, this general is just a whim, and whether it is a water station or a foot battle, to put it bluntly, it is not the right reason for Qisheng?" If it is at sea, not limited by Jiang Kuan, Xu Huizu will pull the warship away, and under the roundabout outflanking, our army is really not an opponent! At this time, it's just the right time, the right place, and the right people! ”
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On the river, the Zhu Neng fleet, which was in the middle of the three fleets, stopped its pace, and more than 300 warships were divided into no less than ten battle lines according to their size, and every 20 meters was a hull.
Looking at Zhu Di who was in such a formation, his face was full of smiles, and he said to Dao Yan with a smile: "Now our army can calmly cross the river!" ”
Dao Yan also nodded when he heard this: "General Zhu is not obvious on weekdays, but when he sees it today, he is a talent in his own right, and he can be the commander of an army in the future!" ”
Qin Yu's heart was also full of admiration, he couldn't help but think of such an idea....
"Dashuai, you can't go any further!"
Deputy Marshal Wu Xuanzou frowned and said to Xu Huizu, Xu Huizu also knew very well in his heart that if he went up at this time, the odds of winning were not great, but Xu Huizu was unwilling in his heart, and said coldly: "General Wu is not afraid of war?" Just let Yan Jun cross the river like this? ”
Wu Xuan said lightly: "I, Wu Xuan, have led the naval division for many years, and I have fought no less than 100 battles large and small, and I have never been afraid of war or death, but the marshal Guanyan army is so arranged, and then look at the situation of our army, is there hope?" If you don't want to force an attack, wouldn't it cost you the lives of your brothers in vain? ”
The Zhenjiang Water Division has always been led by Wu Xuan, such a war will inevitably cause a large number of casualties, who is distressed if Wu Xuan is not distressed? But if Wu Xuan is restrained, things are really difficult to handle, and after relieving his breath, Xu Huizu said lightly: "Then you can't shoot a single shot, don't shoot an arrow, in the future, Your Majesty will ask you, and I will not be able to deal with each other!" ”
Wu Xuan saw Xu Huizu retreating, and he was secretly relieved in his heart, arched his hand and said: "Since the water war is not successful, our army's land war is not weak, it is better to preserve the strength, immediately turn the bow of the ship, take retreat as advance, and return to defend Nanshan!" Nanshan is located between Puzikou and the capital, it is an important pass, and if the Yan army wants to take the Beijing division, it can only take Nanshan! Our army can defeat the Yan army here! ”
Xu Huizu also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, where did he suffer this grievance, he had to retreat without a fight, and there was no way to play his true level, looking at the gaze of a cadre of soldiers, Xu Huizu had no choice but to nod and said: "That is the case, then our army will go to Nanshan to garrison, wait for the Yan army to come to fight, and see what means Zhu Di has!" ”