"This Xia Kou is so important? Shall we go south and go around? Sun Quan couldn't help but say. The Yangtze River is so long, there's no need to die in one place, right?

Dong Xi smiled bitterly,

"Lord, Peng Lize is already the best area to cross the river, Xiakou is up, the mountains on both sides of the river are high and the gorge is narrow and the water is rapid, and the risk of crossing the river is probably not lower than breaking through Xiakou. If you really don't want to rush through the pass, you might want to consider crossing the mountains to the north, but in that case, you will face some other problems. ”

"So, it's not okay if you don't fight Xiakou?" Sun Quan frowned. Look at Sun Quan's style all along, he often tries to find a way to surrender without a fight, this time he actually wants him to fight hard, or attack the enemy's toughest place, Sun Quan is really a little uncomfortable. In Sun Quan's mind, bypassing Xiakou, besieging but not attacking, leaving it isolated and helpless, and finally naturally able to break itself.

"Lord, of course Xia Kou doesn't have to attack. But without capturing Xiakou, we will never be able to talk about dominating the Yangtze River. The Jingzhou army has the convenience of water conservancy and is located upstream, and their fleet may go down the river at any time, or even as far as Jiangdong, which is always a threat to us. Dong Xi reminded Sun Quandao.

The biggest reason why the Sun family has been in love with Jingzhou for so many years is this. Whether you Liu Biao want to expand or not, the geographical location of your Jingzhou determines that you will always be a threat to my Jiangdong. Even if the Sun family wants to attack other places, they must always be on guard against being suddenly attacked by Liu Biao. In that case, why not do it once and for all?

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao wanted to unify the north first, and then try to go south. In the same way, the Sun family also wants to control the Yangtze River first, and then try to go north.

"Okay." Sun Quan was persuaded by Dong Xi. Although Sun Quan doesn't like to hurt the enemy by injuring a thousand and losing eight hundred, a strong attack also has the advantage of a strong attack, that is, fast enough!

Today, it's not just your Sun family and Liu Biao, once Sun Quan's intention to attack Jingzhou is discovered, someone will definitely find a way to sabotage Sun Quan and drag him back. If Sun Quan really goes to cross the mountains and adopts the tactics of besieging but not attacking, then not to mention how much time he will delay, will Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's side have already divided the victory and defeat, let's just say that in the end, if a third party really intervenes, it will be Huang Zu who can't hold on first? Or is he Sun Quan?

The longer you drag, the more variables you have, and you may miss out on opportunities. All kinds of reasons combined finally made Sun Quan choose to attack Xiakou this time.

"You first describe with me in detail the situation of your recent attacks on Xiakou." Sun Quan said to Dong Xi.

Then, Sun Quan really understood the configuration on the enemy's side and the great difficulty of this battle.

The Mengchong ship is a relatively slender and large ship. The hull is sturdy, usually used for charging, with the help of wind and current, with great speed and impact, like a spear, directly into the opposite fleet. Below deck, on both sides of the boat, there are slurry holes to extend the oars, control the direction and speed, and increase the maneuverability of the boat. On the deck, depending on the size of the ship, several levels of cabins were usually built, each with crossbow windows and spear holes on all sides, which could be used to attack enemies in all directions. In short, this is a mobile fortress on the water where no soldier will show his head. The most powerful warship of our time, which integrates offense and defense!

Now, Huang Zu has crossed two Mengchong in Xiakou, passing ships, but anyone who wants to pass must go through Huang Zu's permission. As for going hard? There are two rows of "machine guns" on the front, and there is high-altitude bombing on the cliffs on both sides, who can stand it!

According to Dong Xi's statement, Zhou Yu tried several times at that time, and the purpose was not to rush through the pass, but to consume the "ammunition" on Huang Zu's side. The arrows stored on the Mengchong ship, the arrows and boulders on the cliffs on both sides, can't they be endless, right? You're going to have to ship it, right? Once the arrows on the opposite side are not enough, the Jiangdong army can kill them in one go and take the difficulty of Xiakou.

It's a pity that after trying a few times, Zhou Yu didn't try out the bottom line on Huang Zu's side, knowing that Huang Zu's bow and arrows could not be used up, but because the damage to his own ships and personnel was too large, Zhou Yu also suffered a lot of pressure. Zhou Yu can't be so ruthless and keep taking people's lives to fill in, if he really does that, the low morale is small, the soldiers mutiny, lead people to rebel, and take refuge in the enemy army, it will be a high probability. In short, the situation ended up deadlocked.

"We have Meng Chong too, right?" Sun Quan asked suddenly. His grandson has bullied Jiangdong for so many years, there is no reason why the water equipment is not as good as Jingzhou, right? Could it be that this Mengchong ship still has high-tech content, and there are patents?

"Although it is true that we have a Meng Chong, but against the current, even if it is downwind, the impact is not enough to break through the level. Moreover, the construction of the Mengchong ship is difficult, and the cost is quite huge, and it is directly destroyed by the boulder on the mountain, which is really unbearable. Dong Xi replied.

"What about attacking with fire? How about trying to get close to the launch rocket? Or even the boat with the fire directly hit it? Sun Quan said again.

Dong Xi still shook his head,

"Huang Zu, like us, has been in water battles for a long time, and all the Meng Chong on both sides of us are wrapped in cowhide, and ordinary methods can't ignite Meng Chong at all. As for what the lord said, it sounds feasible to even hit the ship directly with fire, but two prerequisites must be met: First, our ship must not be hit by a boulder on the mountain. Second, all the oarsmen on the boat must be dead. After all, we are swimming against the current, and the oarsman cannot get off the boat in advance. Moreover, with this method, in my estimation, I am afraid that it will take more than ten Mengchong ships to succeed. Dong Xi said in a deep voice, the price is too great.

In Sun Quan's eyes, it is a trivial matter to pay ten Mengchong ships, but all the ten Mengchong ships are dead, which is difficult. Moreover, the significance of these ten Mengchong ships is only to break through the blockade of the two Mengchong ships on the opposite side, after breaking through the blockade, the Jiangdong Army and Huang Zujun will have a real decisive battle of handover. Judging from the effect, it is indeed very cost-effective, and some of the gains outweigh the losses.

Sun Quan pondered for a while, and suddenly said,

"The two Mengchong ships, if they want to cross the mouth of the turbulent river, must be connected by iron cables. If the iron cable is connected, no ship can pass in between. It is impossible for Huang Zu to refuse the passage of all merchant ships for a long time, right? ”

In this era, businessmen may not be on the stage, but behind the businessmen will always stand the family. Huang Zu is a family that can not bird Jiangdong, but can he still ignore the big family in Jingzhou?

It's okay for a short time, but after a long time, Huang Zu will definitely not be able to withstand the pressure and will let the merchant ships pass. Sure enough,

"Huang Zu would untie the iron ropes twice a day, but only two merchant ships would pass at a time. If there were more merchant ships coming, Huang Zu would definitely not open the iron cable. If you dare to rely on it, you will directly see it as an enemy attack. Many caravans, hearing the news of the blockade of the river road, have stopped coming here. Dong Xi replied.