Chapter 499: Water Warfare is Still Jinfan Strong
On the morning of the 22nd, Zhang Xiu was reminded by Pang Tong to fight with Tai Shici, Gui Shuang and other top ten training Liu Bei's battalion, but Zhang Xiu's soldiers and chariots were insulted in every way, and no one in Liu Bei's battalion came out to answer. And Liu Beijun's military chariot could not stop cutting down trees on the mountain behind him and transporting them into the camp. Zhang Xiu let the military chariot scold for a day, and only led the troops back to the camp at sunset.
When night fell, Gan Ning led the 200 soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion, who had already eaten well, to the water gate in the south of Jiangzhou, and the soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion all hung short knives from their waists and held a piece of wood in their hands. A hole was made in the wood as Zhang Xiu had instructed, and the bamboo was pierced.
I only heard Gan Ning's order, and two hundred Jinfan battalion troop vehicles jumped into the water with wood, and at the same time the water gate quietly opened, and Gan Ning led two hundred Jinfan battalion troop vehicles out of Jiangzhou City quietly from the water gate. Gan Ning and the 200 Jinfan Battalion swam quickly to the center of the river, and then held the wood and hid under the wood, flowing down the river.
Zhang Xiu in the city watched Gan Ning and the two hundred Jinfan battalion leave, and asked Pang Tong worriedly: "Shiyuan, you said that Xingba and they will go, but will it be dangerous?" ”
Pang Tong smiled slightly and said: "Lord, water warfare is different from land warfare, if you are ambushed in a land battle, it may lead to the annihilation of the whole army. However, even if the water war is not good, it is possible to escape from the water. Xingba is invincible across the Yangtze River. In terms of water warfare, even Cai Mao, the governor of Jingzhou, was not his opponent. Liu Bei has only one person under Wen Ping who can lead the water army, but Wen Ping is actually not very good at water warfare. Although Xingba led only 200 people, but all of them are elite, if the ship is successful this time, our army will no longer be passive, even if it fails, with the ability of Xingba and Jinfan Battalion soldiers, they can easily escape from the waterway. Therefore, the master is victorious and undefeated! In the end, Pang Tong was full of confidence.
Zhang Xiu couldn't help nodding when he heard this, and at the same time secretly said in his heart: "This is the benefit of having a powerful general." Liu Bei's subordinates can be ranked first, as well as Guan Zhang, Chen Zhi, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, Yan Yan, and the talents of the latter two are only second-rate, even if Liu Bei has Zhuge Liang, there is no one to use. On the other hand, "Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu just looked at the direction of Liu Bei's camp and sneered.
Pang Tong heard this, and said to Zhang Xiu: "Lord, I'm going to prepare later." Zhang Xiu nodded when he heard this, and left with Pang Tongyi.
Let's say here, Gan Ning and others floated down the river, these people who have been begging for a living in the water for a long time. He was afraid of such a lurk, holding the wood and leisurely closing his eyes to rest, waiting for Gan Ning's order.
Gan Ning was familiar with the situation of the river, and had already looked at the degree of the water flow before coming out, and calculated the time before coming out, so when Gan Ning and the others went down the river and crossed Liu Bei's camp, they arrived ten miles behind Liu Bei's camp. The sky was already dark. And the weather was just as Pang Tong expected, the whole sky was full of fog, and the visual range was only five to six paces.
Although it is not long after the beginning of autumn, the weather was cool for a while, and then it turned hot, which created this foggy weather, otherwise, the foggy weather generally appears in autumn and winter, and generally will not appear so early.
Although the foggy weather makes it impossible to see above the river, Gan Ning and his Jinfan Battalion have a unique skill, that is, they can see underwater, especially now that the sky is bright and the water is no longer so dark, Gan Ning and others can see much farther underwater than on the water.
"Wow, whoa, whoa
When Gan Ning and the others were looking for Liu Beijun's grain carrier, there was a sudden undercurrent underwater. At the same time, there is a soft sound of water flowing on the surface of the water. Gan Ning and the others were so familiar with the underwater situation, feeling this undercurrent coming from the downstream, as well as the slight sound of the water, they immediately guessed that a boat was coming
Gan Ning grabbed the wood with one hand and swam quickly in the direction where the undercurrent came from, and the soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion under the water saw it and did the same. Follow Gan Ning to swim in the direction where the undercurrent is coming. Sure enough, he didn't swim for long, and he saw several black shadows in front of him, which were obviously the bottom of Liu Bei's grain carrier.
At this time, Gan Ning did not swim again, but picked up the wood again, and floated along the current to the grain ship, while adjusting his direction underwater.
The white fog was filled above the river, and Liu Beijun on the grain ship didn't notice it at all. Two hundred pieces of wood drifted down the river, and the military wagons on the grain ship were still chatting.
"Close" under the water, Gan Ning silently calculated the distance in his heart.
"Right now!"
"Whoa...... Crash...... Hoo Ka..."
"Dangdang,"
On the originally calm river, dozens of figures suddenly rose from underwater, and the leader was Gan Ning. I saw Gan Ning first turn over the wood, and then kick on the wood hard. The whole person swooped down on the grain ship like a big bird. And the bell lock that has been wrapped around his waist can't help but make a clear sound, and at the same time, he has untied the iron rope hanging from his waist, and raised his hand to call Liu Beijun on the grain ship!
Gan Ning rushed to the front, and the soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion behind were not slow, and everyone was holding swords and had already killed several grain ships next to them. There were not many troop vehicles on these grain ships, only two or three people. There are only four or five people at most, how can they stop the soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion who are like wolves and tigers.
There was only one sneak attack, and before the soldiers on the grain carrier in front could react, they had already died under the knives of the Jinfan Battalion, and the first few ships were controlled by the Jinfan Battalion at once.
Just as Gan Ning was about to let the soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion continue to snatch the grain ship in front, he heard a person laughing in front of him: "Hahaha, Xiaoru and the others have fallen for my family's military master's clever plan!" Put rockets! ”
"Woohoo"
"Whew"
With the order of the man in front, one by one the ignited arrows flew from the front and fell into the grain ship. After a few "whirring" sounds, several grain ships that had just been captured by the Jinfan Battalion had already been set on fire, apparently containing flammable materials.
Gan Ning sneered indifferently and shouted: "Jinfan Camp listen to the order and go into the water!" Grab the ship! ”
"Poof... Poof..."
A series of sounds came, and with Gan Ning's order, the soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion jumped into the water one after another. Look ahead and swim ahead.
"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! ”
"Woohoo,"
With Liu Beijun's command of the generals, many soldiers appeared on the grain transport ship behind. Holding a bow and arrow, looking at the surface of the river, he couldn't stop releasing arrows. However, the fog on the river was thick, and the real situation could not be seen clearly, so these Liu Bei soldiers released arrows indiscriminately, and there was no accuracy at all.
"Wow, whoa, whoa
"Dangdang,"
The clear sound of the bell lock was ringing again, or Gan Ning was afraid to turn over on the grain ship in front of him, and the iron rope in his hand danced wildly, and several Liu Beijun were on the side of the boat; Although Liu Beijun's ten cars also recited water, where was the opponent of the Jinfan battalion soldiers, and before he knew what was going on, he was surrounded by the Jinfan battalion soldiers and hacked to death.
And Gan Ning, who got on the ship, knew that Zhuge Liang had indeed made arrangements here, and there were at most five military vehicles on the grain transport ships in front, but there were at least twenty people on these ships, and everyone was equipped with swords, shields, bows and arrows.
It's just that these Liu Bei soldiers are prepared, but where are the opponents of the invincible Jinfan Battalion soldiers across the Yangtze River, these Jinfan Battalion soldiers are all outstanding in martial arts, and the killing methods are endless, Liu Bei's soldiers were either killed directly or forced into the water, and were killed by the Jinfan Camp soldiers in the water.
Gan Ning pressed forward step by step, snatched a grain ship and immediately jumped to another, and as soon as he jumped on the ship, he heard someone read in a distracted voice: "How can this be? Didn't the military advisor say that they didn't have physical strength, how could they have such powerful combat effectiveness? ”
Gan Ning heard this, sneering in his heart, but at the same time he admired Zhuge Liang, if there was no Zhang Xiu's tricks, even if the soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion were brave, they would definitely be physically exhausted after swimming thirty miles. At this time, it is quite good to be able to fight with Liu Beijun's soldiers, and it will be as simple as chopping melons and vegetables like now.
Thinking about it, Gan Ning didn't hesitate anymore, shook the iron rope in his hand, and hit the general who spoke just now, the general had no fighting spirit at all, and saw Gan Ning calling the iron rope. After only blocking a few moves, he was pumped into the water by the iron cable. There were already military vehicles of the Jinfan Battalion waiting in the water, and when this general got out of the water, he was swarmed by the soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion. Stabbed to death with a knife.
As soon as the general who led the troops died, the remaining Sergeant Liu Bei led the hustle and bustle, and the chaos became even more chaotic, and in just a short time, the remaining ten grain ships that were not ignited by the fire were all taken away by the soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion.
"Knock knock,"
Just as Gan Ning and the others had taken away the ten grain ships, they heard the sound of war drums on the river in the upper reaches of the southwest. Gan Ning heard it, looked at the fog that had not yet dissipated, smiled coldly, and read: "It's coming so fast!" It's a pity," and then shouted loudly: "Jinfan obeys the order, the target is southwest." All forward, rush! ”
"Kill,"
Gan Ning gave an order, and these Jinfan Battalion men, who had not operated a boat for a long time, responded at the same time, and rushed towards the place where the drum came from with the heavy grain carrier.
Gan Ning frowned when he felt the slowness of the grain carrier, and shouted: "You all throw all the grain and grass on the ship into the river, quickly!"
Gan Ning's order was issued, and the soldiers and chariots of the Jinfan Battalion naturally complied. As a large amount of grain and grass was thrown down Jiangzhou, the load of the grain ship was reduced, and the degree began to increase. Although these grain ships are not as good as the warships, and there are not many defensive facilities, the soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion have used even the worst ships. Didn't care that it was a bulky grain ship. After only a few moments, he became familiar with the condition of these grain carriers, and rushed to the place where the drums came.
"Kill" Gan Ning stared at the faint black shadow in the fog, and had already guessed that the warship of the Jingzhou Navy was in front of him, and at the same time heard the faint sound of shouting and killing.
Gan Ning shouted: "All ships retreat and get out of the battle!" Now everyone who has tools in their hands will go into the water with Lao Tzu and scuttle the boats of the Jingzhou people! After saying that, he picked up the iron cable, took a few steps, and jumped into the water with a "poof", and a total of more than 30 soldiers of the Jinfan Battalion on the grain transport ship next to him picked up the chisels and hammers they had brought before they went out and jumped into the water.
"Puff, puff,"
The sound of soldiers jumping into the water continued. The military vehicles of the Jinfan battalion were already extremely familiar with this mode of warfare, and after the people who should have jumped into the water, the military vehicles operating the boat immediately turned while widening the distance between them and the Jingzhou naval warships.
This fog really helped Gan Ning and the others a lot, and at this time, on the warship of the Jingzhou Navy Army, all the Liu Bei soldiers did not know that Gan Ning and the others were diving from underwater. I just kept judging the direction of the grain ships of the Jinfan Battalion by sound, intending to sink all these grain ships.
"Not good! It's flooded! ”
"Help, the ship is sinking
In the warship in front of the Jingzhou naval army, a shout suddenly sounded. The flagship in the middle of the fleet. Wen Ping heard such a shout from the front, and was immediately shocked. Lost his voice: "Not good! It's the enemy's water ghost! Then he settled down and immediately shouted, "Quick! Send the water ghosts into the water to intercept the enemy water ghosts, and the fleet will pause its advance! Eliminate the enemy water ghosts first".
Now that the river is filled with white mist, the bow and arrow that could have been able to deal with the water ghost have no effect at all at this time. Wen Ping is also smart, and he knows that in this case, the best thing is to send water ghosts down to entangle with the enemy.
"Puff" "Puff"
On the warships of the Jingzhou Navy Army, water ghosts jumped into the river one after another and saw this situation. Wen Ping's heart settled for a moment, and secretly comforted: "Don't worry, my soldiers are overwhelming, and we should not be afraid of the enemy." At the same time, he also secretly scolded himself for being careless, Wen Ping had heard of the water battle between Gan Ning and Cai Mao at the junction of Xiaoshui and Hanshui, and knew that Gan Ning had such a hand, but he was unprepared for it today.
Time passed minute by minute, and Wen Ping waited quietly, and at this time, there was no news of a ship entering or sinking in front of him. A wet water ghost came to Wen Ping and arched his hand: "General, there is no trace of the enemy nearby, because a ship has sunk in front, the last general is afraid that his brothers will be swept into the bottom of the river by the shipwreck." I didn't dare to let them move forward, and the enemy didn't dare to be there. ”
Wen Ping heard this, nodded and said: "The enemy is cunning, it is better to be careful in everything." Now that the fog on the river has not dissipated, you can't see, you will continue to lead the water ghosts to stay in the river, do not let the enemy water ghosts come to sneak attack again, and after the water ghost leader leaves, Wen Ping commanded: "The fleet will stop for the time being, and then move forward when the fog dissipates!" And all the soldiers heard and answered the promise together.
An hour later, the blazing sun finally steamed most of the fog on the river, and Wen Ping and the others could finally see the situation on the nearby river clearly. When he looked up, he saw that the river was in addition to his own fleet. There are no ships. See you for your appointment. The brow furrowed. He lowered his head and pondered for a while, and suddenly sighed: "Not good! Fallen for the enemy's trick! ”
The adjutant general next to him heard it and immediately asked, "General, what's going on?" ”
Wen Ping couldn't help shaking his head and sighed: "The enemy army is not trying to destroy our army in one fell swoop at all, but to bluff our army with water ghosts, in order to retreat." After speaking, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "Gan Xingba, a wise and brave general, I can't do it!" ”