Chapter Seventy-One: Tactical Objectives
"General, we seem to ...... Can't shoot them......"
On Liu Jun's flagship, the deputy general who had just been kicked was frightened at Zhang Ying, and said cautiously.
It's no wonder that he has no face and no skin, because after firing at the opponent's warship for a while, he found that his side has almost no defenses against the stone bullets flying from the opposite side, and a shot will either kill or break the ship. And the opponent's defense against the arrows fired by his own side is almost exhaustive, as if he has been deliberately trained.
The most important thing is that the flagship he is in should be the safest, but now it may be smashed into a meatloaf at any time, so he has the courage to speak to Zhang Ying again......
Zhang Ying also found that it was not a way to go on like this, so he held back his anger and said, "Then what do you say?" β
Seeing that Zhang Ying's face was a little softened, the deputy general took a few steps closer and said, "Why don't we withdraw first, and then come back when we find a way to restrain ourselves......
"Fart!" Without waiting for the deputy general to finish speaking, Zhang Ying opened his mouth and scolded back, "Withdraw the army just after the war, do you want to go back and be beheaded?" Don't forget what our mission is, we must bring all the enemy forces over. β
"But we can't beat them, do we just stand here and be beaten to attract them?" The adjutant looked like he was about to cry.
Zhang Ying gritted his teeth and said: "Press it, the whole army will press it on me, don't think about shooting, we can't beat them at a long distance, wrench together with their naval army, let their warships serve us as a shield, and see what their stone cannons do!" β
The adjutant general was stunned and said, "General, we are a feint!" β
"It's a fart!" Zhang Yang scolded unceremoniously, "It's not up to us to say how to fight now, press it, and the violator will be killed!" β
"No." The adjutant general was helpless and began to act according to orders.
In accordance with the order of the commander-in-chief, Liu Jun's warships killed Sun Ce's ship formation together, and for a while they really got what they wanted, and the sight of the forts on the shore was blocked by their own warships, so the more than 20 ships in the front line of Liu Xiang's navy suddenly became quiet after receiving an unknown number of stone bullets, which made the soldiers on the ship feel a little unreal.
Seeing that all the other party's warships were pressed towards him, Sun Ce on the warship was not only not afraid, but also showed a seemingly cruel smile on his face.
"Disarm, retreat." Faced with the enemy ships that were getting closer and denser, Sun Ce sneered and gave the order.
In the face of the enemy's attack, Sun Ce, as the commander of the naval army, not only did not order the battleship to come forward, but also ordered the whole army to retreat on the contrary, which seemed to be a bit abnormal, but no one around him expressed any objections, they had already known this result, because this process had been rehearsed more than once.
Yuan Yao's navy army only had ships and fighting ships in the formation, and other small boats and subsidized ships were not included in the formation, the purpose was to gather and disperse, so under the gaze of the whole army of Liu Yao's navy, the 8 fighting ships and 30 ships of the Yuan army, under the command of Sun Ce, dispersed in less than a while, and the sight had been blocked, and they returned to the range of the fort in an instant.
Zhang Ying, who was standing on the fighting ship, saw the unobstructed water village in front of him, and suddenly his heart shook uncontrollably, and then he saw hundreds of streamlines with firelight, and went straight to the team of sterns in front of the battle......
"It's over!"
Although Zhang Ying didn't know what this round of shells with fire was, he seemed to have some understanding in his heart when he saw that the other party didn't care about it, only aimed at the team in front of the formation and struck hard, and swore not to give up if he didn't destroy it......
The forts on the shore in front of Liu Xuan's army were only a stone's throw away, and it seemed that the forts could be suppressed with bows and arrows at this time, but the other party did not give them this opportunity, and a hundred rounds of fire oil bombs smashed into their heads in unison.
The distance of one arrow is about 50% for the ballista on the shore, and the hit rate of hitting the moving target can already reach about 50%, so the precious fire oil bomb can finally come in handy boldly.
The moment the oil bomb fell, the more than 20 ships immediately burst into flames. From a distance, it looks like the water of the Yangtze River is on fire.
The average fuel bomb is about 10 catties of oil per shot, and 100 rounds is 1,000 catties, because the enemy ships are too densely formed, so more than 50 percent of the oil bombs are all smashed on these more than 20 ships.
As a result, it is almost certain that most of these ships are going to be destroyed, after all, the ships are small, the fire extinguishing conditions are limited, and they are all wooden, and if they are not extinguished immediately, they will soon be burned down.
Even if the current fire oil is more than one grade worse than the gasoline of later generations in terms of combustion value, it is still oil no matter how it is said, and it is difficult to extinguish it when it is ignited.
However, what was even more surprising was that the 100 rounds of fire and oil bombs in the second round of the Shuizhai Fort, as if they still hadn't seen the other enemy ships in front of them, once again smashed all of them into the flotilla that was already on fire.
This time, the hit rate is even higher!
All 200 rounds of fire oil bombs smashed into an area, and this time the water of the Yangtze River did not "seem" to burn, but "really" burned. Because more and more fire oil leaked to the surface of the water, it was enough to burn for a while before it was washed away by the current.
This time, the 20 ships were almost 100 percent sure of their finish, and they had been hit too many times, with an average of five or six fire oil bombs on each ship, which could no longer be destroyed by manpower.
However, another hundred rounds of fire oil bombs flew over......
300 rounds of fire bombs to hit the same target in a row......
The soldiers on the ship simply gave up fighting the fire and all began to dive into the water......
"Shhh Seeing this, Zhang Ying couldn't help but take a big breath, "Damn, this is really a fight to the death!" β
"That's right, oil bombs! How did I forget it, the stone bomb can hit so accurately, the oil bomb is naturally no problem, and the loss of more than 20 ships, the lord will definitely not spare me......"
Zhang Ying couldn't help but shudder when she saw this tragic situation in front of her.
"General, what shall we do? If this continues, our ships will probably be burned. The adjutant general didn't notice the depressed Zhang Ying, and he added fuel to the fire and said excitedly.
"What to do...... What should we do......" Facing the adjutant general's request, Zhang Ying muttered with confused eyes, completely at a loss!
"......" lieutenant was dumbfounded.
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"The first tactical objective...... And it did! β
On the main fort of Shuizhai, the main general Lu Fan looked at the team of ships shrouded in fire in the distance, and then turned his head to look in the direction of Shuaitai, with a trace of disbelief on his face.
"This inexplicable Cao who joined the army seems to be really useful!"
The so-called "first tactical goal" was one of Cao's plans in wartime: through this battle, the gap in the size of the naval armies between the two sides would be reduced.
For this purpose, each warhead has its own tasks, and even the Thunderbolts who joined later were assigned tasks -
Sun Ce's navy was responsible for luring; The LΓΌ Fan ballista was responsible for the attack; Liu Ye's Thunderbolt Formation was responsible for attacking behind enemy lines and driving the enemy forward; Finally, the oil bomb delivered a fatal blow.
Now that we have eliminated 20 ships of the other side at once, this goal can be said to have been almost achieved.
Although the artillery under the command of Lu Fan was the main firepower of this tactical target, he did not participate in the formulation of the plan, but only gave orders that had been trained several times step by step, in fact, he disdained this rigid behavior in his heart, but he never thought that the effect would be unexpectedly smooth.
Therefore, although 20 ships were wiped out in his hands, he still didn't react psychologically.
But because he has a plan, he knows what to do next regardless of whether he reacts or not......
"Carry out the second tactical goal: all the batteries to attack freely, set fire to the far ones, aim at the waterline at the close, and smash the leaky water for me."
"No."
The so-called second tactical objective, in addition to continuing to destroy the enemy ships, is to reduce the enemy's ability to move, in order to pursue as many enemy ships as possible after the defensive counterattack is completed, and once again reduce the enemy's living forces on the water. Therefore, it can be said that the plans formulated by Cao, who joined the army during the war, were mainly aimed at Liu Xuan's naval warships.
If it weren't for the fact that the navy did not have Liu Xuanqiang, Yuan Yao would have been able to cross the river a long time ago, rowing a sampan to grab the beach and landing, but now he can only honestly stay in Lujiang to build ships to increase the number of his warships.
If you want to be stronger than Liu Xuan's navy, then in addition to increasing the number of your own warships, the second way is naturally to reduce the number of opponent's warships.
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Seeing that the plan was successful, Lu Su's originally serious face finally showed a smile, and then turned to Yuan Yao and said, "Lord, we have succeeded." β
Yuan Yao smiled and said: "Yes, now the gap between our naval army is not so big, maybe we will be able to cross the river and start a war soon!" β
Lu Su smiled and nodded, then returned his attention to the battlefield......
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"General! Wake up, we'll be done if you make any more mistakes! β
Zhang Ying, whose eyes were out of focus, was woken up by the deputy general, and his expression finally came to his senses......
It may be that things are reversed, looking at the battlefield that is almost one-sided, Zhang Ying, who knew that he could not escape punishment, suddenly turned ruthless after hearing the words of the deputy general "finished", and then gave a dangerous order......