Xiangyang is too guarded, and the atmosphere in the hall is extremely solemn. Above the main seat, Guan Yu's face was like sinking water, and Wen Ping, Guan Gan, and Liao Hua below didn't dare to speak when they saw it.

After a long time, Guan Yu exhaled lightly and asked Xu Shu on the side: "Yuan Zhi" How do you think you should deal with it.

Xu Shu sighed and said, "The enemy is infested with a naval army, and in such a situation, the only way to meet it is to use a naval army. Otherwise, not only Xiangyang, but also Jiangxia, Nanjun, and even Changsha and Wuling in Jingnan will be harassed, and the entire Jingzhou will inevitably suffer heavy losses. And Shu is even more worried that if he can't contain this army, if he attacks Xiakou, he is afraid that Jiangdong will not be able to help but attack. ”

Here I have to praise Chen Gong, this one allows the Ganning Cheshui Army to invade the city along the Han River, but it is similar to Zhang Xiu sending cavalry into Yanzhou to invade. The only difference is that Zhang Xiu used cavalry, while Chen Gong used Gan Ning's navy.

In fact, this is also due to the terrain and the use of different types of troops, Yanzhou has not many water networks and many plains, which is suitable for cavalry. Jingzhou, on the other hand, has a dense water network, and a strong naval army is enough to make Jingzhou's internal chickens and dogs jump and be unpeaceful.

And between the two, it is also effective due to the relationship between the terrain. Although the cavalry destroyed the grain route quickly, it was not easy to attack the city. However, the invasion of coastal cities by the naval army is impossible to prevent, so the effect on the Jingzhou side is faster than that on the Yanzhou side. Of course, Zhang Xiu's hand in Yanzhou also caused Zhang Shao and Guo Jia to have abnormal headaches, so I will take it here for the time being, and I will show it later.

Let's say that after Xu Shu finished speaking, Guan Yu asked Wen Ping in a condensed voice: "Zhongye, if you want to lead the Jingzhou Navy to fight against Zhang Xiu's Army, what are the odds?" ”

Wen Ping heard this, shook his head, and said, "Junhou, this matter is not accurate. First of all, our army does not know how many people there are in the enemy's navy, but our Jingzhou navy now has a total of 50,000, of which 30,000 are in Jiangxia to defend Jiangdong, and the other 20,000 are divided into Tunnan County and Xiangyang. In terms of the combat power of ordinary sailors, the Jingzhou Navy will definitely not lose to Zhang Xiu's sailors, but the 800 brocade sails under Gan Ning's hands are not trivial, and they must not be underestimated. In addition, according to reports from various places, the enemy's warships are larger than our warships, but the degree of flexibility is not yet known. As for Gan Ning, the commander of the enemy's navy, to be honest, when it comes to water warfare, he is not as good as him. ”

Guan Yu knew that Wen Ping was a real person, and what he said basically didn't have much moisture. Although Guan Yu didn't know much about water warfare, listening to Wen Ping's words, Guan Yu also realized that compared with Zhang Xiu's navy, the Jingzhou navy was obviously at a disadvantage. At this time, Xu Shu sighed and said: "Our naval army can't take advantage, I'm afraid this battle can only rely on geographical advantages." Guan Bow listened, the silkworm raised his eyebrows, and asked in a condensed voice: "What does Yuan Zhi have to do?" ”

Xu Shu nodded and said, "The prince naturally knows that the battle between the two armies pays attention to the time, place, and people. Now that the two armies do not occupy the situation, our army is slightly inferior in terms of people and on the whole, and the only thing that can be used is the geographical advantage. According to Zhongye's words, if the two armies fought in the center of the river, the Jingzhou naval army would naturally not have the advantage, and at this time, the Shu thought that the enemy army would be led to attack, while our naval army would use the coastal city and the water village to coordinate the defense and destroy the enemy warships as much as possible. It is not too late to take the initiative to attack after our army has the upper hand. Guan Yu heard this, nodded and asked, "Where does Yuan Zhi think it is better to start a war with the enemy?" ”

Xu Shu thought for a while and said: "Now the old army seems to be deep in Xiangyang County, but in fact, the enemy army is to get out of our water army. In this case, in fact, our army occupies the initiative, and our army can calmly choose the place where the war starts, so it is better to open with the enemy army at the intersection of the Han River and the water control outside Xiangyang. In this way, we can use Xiangyang City to attack the enemy, and at this time, our army can also immediately set up a water village outside Xiangcheng City. In addition, our army is upstream and the enemy army is swimming upstream, and our army still has this advantage. If you don't want to defeat the enemy army in one battle, even if you lose both, our army will be able to control the Han River and control the water if you transfer the water army stationed in Nanjun, and then General Guan will be able to attack Nanyang in a big way! ”

Guan Yu and Wen Ping listened and nodded at the same time, but on the other side, Guan Ping asked puzzledly: "Didn't Mr. say before that as long as our army is stationed in Xiangyang, it has already helped?" Why do you want to attack again at this time? ”

Xu Shu heard this, smiled slightly, and said, "The so-called one time and that time." Before Zhang Xiu's navy in the future, Cao's army stormed Xiangcheng, although there were Huihuang and 20,000 gold troops in Pi-Li, but how could a mere Xiangcheng block the pace of Cao's army's advance, so as long as our army was stationed in Xiangyang, the enemy army in Wancheng was contained, and the enemy army was not allowed to have the opportunity to support Xiangcheng, which was the greatest help to Cao's army. However, now that the enemy is invading Xiangyang County, our army has to attack. ”

Guan Bow saw that Guan Ping understood, nodded and shouted: "The generals will listen to the order!" Wen Ping, ordered Ru to lead the water army out of the water village to attract Zhang Xiu's water army to the north, but for the time being, you can't fight with it! Guan Ping and Liao Hua ordered the two of them to immediately build two large camp water villages by the Han River outside Xiangyang City, so as to cooperate with our water army to deal with Zhang Xiu's water army! The three of them heard it, and at the same time came out of the column and said, "No......"

Here, Wen Ping led the 100,000 Jingzhou naval troops stationed in Xiangyang Water Village to provoke in Hanshui, and Gan Ning naturally found out the news over there.

On the flagship of Zhang Xiu's navy, after the deputy commander of the Jinfan battalion received the news, Daxi Wu said to Gan Ning: "Boss, those shrunken turtles of the Jingzhou navy have finally come out!" The brothers have already found out that the enemy army has more than 20 ships, so there are probably 10,000 people in Jingzhou's naval army. Boss, are we going to kill them now? After listening to this, Gan Ning half-squinted his eyes and said in a condensed voice: "No! Let's go to South County first. When the commander heard this, he was surprised: "Go to Nanjun?" ”

Gan Ning smiled slightly and said: "There is also a Jingzhou naval army in Nanjun, but this naval army is not stationed in one place, but is divided into Hanshui and the Yangtze River, of which Hanshui is stationed in the water village north of Jingling!" At this time, they certainly did not expect our army to continue southward, and this naval army is now only stopped in the water village, if we suddenly attack......"

Speaking of this, the deputy commander of the Jinfan Battalion unconsciously continued: "There will be heavy losses!" ”

Gan Ning clenched his fist fiercely and said, "Yes! And the Xiangyang naval army knew that after our army defeated the naval army of Nanjun, they must have known that the hinterland of Jingzhou had no power to resist, which would inevitably make the Jingzhou naval army in Xiangyang go south to pursue us. Now they are coming out to lure us back and fight them. Lao Tzu was not as they expected, and broke the water army stationed in Hanshui, and Lao Tzu didn't believe that they didn't chase after them! In addition, we have broken so many cities along the way, and we are not afraid of food and grass supplies, so Lao Tzu will play with these shrunken turtles first. After finishing speaking, Gan Ning continued to ask: "Is there enough food and grass on the ship now?" ”

The deputy commander smiled and said, "Boss, don't worry, we just replenished the grain and grass yesterday." "But Gan Ning plundered so many cities, and naturally couldn't fit thirty new warships, so he chose a remote place in Xiangyang County and put all the surplus grain and grass into it, so that he could take it when there was no food. This is also the usual method used by Gan Ning when he led the people of the Jinfan Battalion across the Yangtze River.

Gan Ning listened, nodded, and said, "Okay!" Let's continue to go south at the current level, monitor the naval army in the north first, and if they dare to come, they will turn back and fight him, and if they don't come, don't pay attention! The deputy commander of the Jinfan battalion heard it and promised loudly.

Gan Ning completely ignored the provocation of the Wenpin army, and continued to go south along the Han River on his own, and went ashore to plunder when he was bored.

Lian Lao's provocation for two days was fruitless, which made Wenpin very angry. According to what Xu Shu said, Gan Ning looted Xiangyang County to force them out, how did he know that now that they came out, Gan Ning still ignored them and followed the robbery. Wen Ping remembered what Guan Yu and Xu Shu said, and he didn't dare to rush up to fight, so he had no choice but to send someone to send the news back to Xiangyang, and hoped that Guan Yu would transfer the Nanjun naval army to the north and attack the Ganning army in the Hanshui River.

In the Taishou Mansion, Wenpin's letter was delivered to Xiangyang in less than half a day. In the hall, Guan Yu handed the letter to Xu Shu after reading it.

But he didn't expect that after Xu Shu took the letter, his face changed greatly, and at the same time he lost his voice: "It's not good!" The Lingshui army is in danger! ”

Guan Yu heard this, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Yuan Zhi, what is going on?" Gan Ning's navy was still in Xiangyang County at this time, and it would take at least half a day to get from Xiangyang County to Jingling......"

Xu Shu heard this, shook his head, and said: "Although Shu doesn't know what the enemy's means are, he continues to go south and ignores Zhongye's department, obviously targeting the water army stationed outside Jingling.

Guan Yu heard it, thought about it, and the next moment his eyes suddenly flashed brightly, and he said coldly: "Since this is the case, there is no need to arrange it outside Xiangyang!" The herald ordered the naval army of the Jingling Department to attack and block the Ganning Department. Let Zhongye wave his army to attack urgently, and the two phases will attack Benhou, and he will not believe that Ganning will not suffer heavy losses, and then transfer the naval army of Jiangling to the north and leave! When Xu Shu heard this, he shook his plug helplessly and sighed: "It can only be like this." Seeing that Xu Shu agreed, Guan Yu immediately sent someone to Jingling to inform the navy to attack, and at the same time asked Wen Neck to cooperate.

It was already afternoon when Guan Yu sent the elite cavalry to inform him, and throughout the afternoon, the naval army under Gan Ning was resting, and when it was nightfall, all the naval soldiers suddenly jumped up. But I heard that Gan Ning's order had been conveyed: "All forward, be sure to arrive at Jingling within three hours, and raid the enemy's water village!" ”

These sailors heard this order, and they all geared up, and since the last time they fought with the Jingzhou navy led by Cai Mao, the navy army had not fought a water battle. This time, it is the power of Zhang Xiu's water army that has really grown up for the world! "So fast!"

Although it was not the first time that he had seen the new warship, now that he felt it, such a thought arose in the minds of all the soldiers of Zhang Xiushui's army at the same time. Even the soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion, who were invincible across the Yangtze River, showed a look of extreme surprise on their faces when they saw a warship with such an equivalent degree for the first time.

According to Gan Ning's estimates, the progress of these new warships in Zhang Xiu's army was at least twice as high as that of the old ones. And this is not the limit, if it is the limit, it can be faster. It's just that the limit degree will greatly damage the hull, and generally nothing important will not use the limit degree.

In fact, at the beginning, Chen Gong's design was only to lure Xiangyang's naval army out, which was also because Chen Gong was not familiar with water warfare and did not know the gap between Zhang Xiujun's new warship and the ordinary warship. However, Gan Ning knew very well, so he boldly vetoed Chen Gong's opinion, and turned south to attack the Jingzhou naval army in Jingling!

It was only a little more than two hours, and Gan Ning's leading water army had already arrived at Jingling. Slowly descended, Gan Ning immediately sent someone to find out where the water village of the Jingzhou Navy was.

After a while, quite a few scouts had already brought the news back. Gan Ning was heard asking a scout, "How is the enemy now?" ”

The scout replied loudly, "Governor, there are only sporadic lights in the enemy's water village, and our water ghosts have sneaked over to probe, and the enemy has no idea that our army is coming. Moreover, there are about more than ten ships in the water village, and the rest of the ships are not counted, and most of the enemy's warships should be in the water village. ”

Gan Ning heard it, high-fived and praised: "Great! Then he turned his head and shouted: "Pass the order, let the water ghost team drive thirty fireboats over, and be sure to destroy the enemy's warship!" Under the cover of night, thirty soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion drove thirty boats and slowly approached the water village of the Jingzhou Navy Army. Seeing that it is getting closer and closer to the water village, but the whole water village has not yet reacted.

A soldier of the Jinfan Battalion poured fire oil all over the road. However, before the battle, there had been an order not to light the fire if the enemy did not appear, so he did not light the fire for a long time. "It's near! It's close! At the same time as the soldier of the Jinfan battalion couldn't stop shouting in his heart, "The boat actually drove into the water village and approached one of the enemy ships.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it is more lethal than ramming an enemy ship with a fireship. The soldier of the Jinfan battalion did not slack off in the slightest, raised his hand and opened a leather bag filled with fire oil on the ship, and poured the fire oil on the enemy's reserve battleship!

After splashing a skin bag, seeing that no enemy had yet shown himself, the soldier of the Jinfan battalion became even more bold. He immediately took two skins filled with oil and hung them on his waist, then threw one of the hooks, and then climbed the ropes of the hooks onto the enemy's warship.

Once on the way, the Jinfan Battalion soldier first pulled up the other end of the flying hook and then threw it at another ship. The two ships are hooked up, and it will take some time to separate. The soldier of the Jinfan battalion then opened his leather bag and poured the oil into the deck of the warship. "Who are you...... What is being poured! ”

Just as the Jinfan battalion soldier was pouring fire oil, a soldier of the Jingzhou Navy Army came out and drank suddenly. Seeing this, the soldiers of the Jinfan battalion immediately threw down the leather bag, then took out the fire fold from his arms, and raised it towards the Jingzhou sailor with a smile.