81. Battle of Repulse Bay (2)

The chamber is a large grass liao.

Water Princess, Lotus Leaf, Water Chestnut, Lu Wei, Xin Ge, Zhao Yun, Zhou An, Long Hong, Wang Fei, Niu Quan, Wang Yang, Doluo, Uza Patriarch.

The water princess looked around at the generals present and said solemnly: "Now that I have received the news from Miki Jiro's flying pigeon, Soochow will send forty large ships to conquer Yizhou." Forty warships, estimated at more than 10,000 soldiers. Now convene the generals to discuss how we should respond. ”

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the generals and officials discussed one after another, and Zhao Yun couldn't sit still.

Zhou An was the first to say loudly: "Fight!" Fight with them. I've been in Yizhou for more than 20 years, and I still let people out in the end? ”

Lu Wei and Xin Ge said: "We have come to Yizhou since we were young, and it is not easy to build this home in 20 years. We think it's going to be fought. ”

Wang Fei also said: "Fight! Back then, I abandoned Gongsun Yuan and voted for the princess, because I saw that Gongsun Yuan was greedy for life and afraid of death, and the princess could take the lead, and the battle was fought in a disciplined and law-based manner. So I thought, follow the princess, yes! ”

Doro, the patriarch, lotus leaf, water chestnut, unanimously said: "Fight! Hit the momentum of Yizhou people. If you lose, you don't lose, fight! ”

The water princess nodded and said: "Everyone thinks that if you want to fight, I also think that if you want to fight, you must first be ready to fight." Now let's get specific. Let's discuss, where are we going to fight the Soochow fleet? Do you want to fight at sea, or on land, or retreat to the mountains and fight in the mountains? ”

Ryuhiro said: "I think if you want to fight, you have to fight at sea. Only by fighting at sea will our homeland not be damaged by war. ”

Zhou An said: "Of course, it is best to fight at sea. But at sea, we have only two ships, and the enemy has forty ships, and the crowd also squeezes our warships. ”

The water princess said: "How to fight, we will discuss it in the next step." There are many of them, 10,000 people, and we are hundreds, and they will squeeze us out on the land, and they will also squeeze us out. Let's first discuss, for the sake of our Yizhou homeland, where to fight, is the best for the people of Yizhou, so that the people of Yizhou suffer the least loss. ”

The crowd said: "Of course, it is on the sea, and if we fight on the sea, we will lose the least of our homeland on land!" ”

The water princess nodded and said, "Since everyone agrees: to fight, and to fight at sea." Good! Now, let's look at how to fight at sea. ”

The generals looked at each other silently.

Seeing that all the generals were serious and nervous, the water princess smiled and said, "Every war will have its peculiarities. The most important thing is to be able to know oneself and the other, so as to make the best combat plan and achieve the best results. We should be grateful to Jiro Miki, who used flying pigeons to pass on the book, so that we knew the strength of the enemy army and the time of departure, and bought us three or five days, and these three or five days of preparation will be the key to our victory. Miki Jiro should take credit. ”

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "That's true, Miki-kun should take the lead." ”

Zhou An said suspiciously: "Two warships against forty warships, at sea, how are we going to fight?" ”

The people looked at each other, but they did not speak.

The water princess asked everyone to think for a while, and then calmly analyzed: "The enemy army has forty large ships, but not all forty are warships. It is estimated that about 30 of them are real warships, and in addition, in order to ensure the expedition to the open sea, 10 of the Soochow fleet should be grain and grass supply ships. ”

All the generals nodded, thinking that the analysis was reasonable.

The water princess continued to analyze: "These ten grain and grass ships are precisely the weakest and most critical ships in the Dongwu fleet. The destruction of these ten grain ships would paralyze the entire enemy's army, and they would have no choice but to surrender. ”

Zhao Yun stood up and applauded: "The princess is worthy of being the Soldier Saint Sun Wu, and she immediately grasped the weakest and most vital point of the enemy army. Poison is nothing but a starvation, and it is a starvation two thousand miles away from the home port! The battle plan of attacking the enemy's grain and grass ships was well formulated, and it was precisely the best move to attack the strong with the weak. ”

Seeing that Zhao Yun, who had experienced a hundred battles, agreed with the princess's plan so much, the generals immediately felt full of confidence, and the dull atmosphere was swept away.

Seeing that all the generals were in high spirits, the water princess further said: "In addition to aiming at the grain and grass ship, we must also aim at his flagship. There were thirty enemy ships, but his flagship was only one. If our two ships work together properly, storm its flagship, and subdue one with the strength of two ships, I think it can be done. When we control the enemy's flagship and commander, we may be able to win without a fight. ”

Two warships against forty enemy ships, and everyone had no clue. Now that the water princess had broken down the forty ships of the enemy army one by one, everyone heard that their two ships actually had the hope of victory, and they couldn't help but cheer and shout: "Wow! Good! Just hit it like that! ”

The Soochow fleet has forty warships, and the Water Princess fleet has only two ships, and the water princess's target is the ten grain and grass ships of the Soochow fleet, as well as the flagship of the commander of the Soochow fleet.

It is not easy to find ten of them from a fleet of forty warships on the sea!

It is even more difficult to cross the protective circle of forty warships with two warships to attack the ten grain and grass ships!

Moreover, it is more difficult to find the flagship of the Soochow fleet from the forty warships, and to attack and subdue the flagship, which is more difficult than ascending to the sky in the eyes of ordinary people.

Attentive friends should be able to see that there is an important mistake in the water princess's analysis of the Soochow fleet!

In the seventy-six chapters of "Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi", we all see that Sun Quan arranged not one commander for the Eastern Wu fleet of "Yuangui Yizhou", but two commanders, Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi, who each led a part of the fleet, each with a flagship.

If the Water Princess attacks and subdues one of the flagships in a naval battle, the impact on the overall situation of the battle is irrelevant. Under the command of another commander-in-chief, the Soochow fleet still has an absolute advantage over the water princess fleet.

The water princess has no advantage at all in this battle, and the only advantage she has is the home advantage!

The only advantage of the water princess is that she can choose a favorable battlefield by herself and design the advantage of luring the enemy army to the battlefield she has set.

The water princess was very relieved to see that the generals trusted her so much and her confidence was high.

The water princess said: "Since everyone agrees on the battle plan, then it is necessary to prepare immediately." There is not much time, only three to five days, and if we are well prepared, we will make fewer sacrifices. Everyone must keep in mind that we are facing 10,000 elite naval troops of Soochow. ”

All the generals nodded solemnly and said, "Go all out and get ready for battle!" ”

The water princess paused and said, "Now start to order: General Lotus Ye, General Zhou An, order you to recruit small boats to carry firewood and grass to attack the enemy's grain and grass ships, and at the same time prepare gunpowder such as sulfur and nitrate." Within three days, at least 30 fireships should be prepared and concealed outside the harbor to wait for orders. ”

Lotus Leaf and Zhou An said: "Order!" ”

Lotus Ye and Zhou An went down to prepare.

Friends can see that the water princess used to attack the grain and grass fleet of the Soochow fleet is a separate firewood and grass ship, at least three firewood and grass ships to attack one grain and grass ship.

The water princess ordered again: "General Lu Wei, General Xinge." ”

Lu Wei, Xin Ge said: "In!" ”

The water princess said: "You requisition the construction carpenter, choose a place to build an elevated lookout outside the sea gate, and complete it in three days." After the completion of the project, a lookout post was dispatched to keep an eye on the day and night, and once the Soochow fleet was discovered, it immediately sent a signal to the headquarters. Signals are signaled with flags during the day and lights at night. Remember, don't be negligent. I received a signal from the lookout that the Soochow fleet was coming, and I will immediately go up to the lookout to observe and arrange for the battle. The sooner the Soochow fleet is discovered, the better. ”

Lu Wei, Xin Ge said: "Order!" ”

Lu Wei, Xin Ge went down to prepare.

Friends can also see that the water princess is preparing to meet the battle as soon as the Soochow fleet arrives in Yizhou, and does not give the Soochow fleet a little time to prepare a buffer, and wants to immediately enter the battle when the commander of the Soochow fleet has not yet understood the battlefield in Yizhou.

There is a famous saying in the rivers and lakes: If you shoot, you will know if there is one!

You must personally observe the Soochow fleet in order to recognize the true face of Lushan. The water princess made a big move and built a lookout, that is, when the Soochow fleet was about to come to Yizhou, she could observe and understand the Soochow fleet at the first time, and understand the reality of the Soochow fleet first-hand from the formation and speed of the Soochow fleet, and make necessary adjustments for the upcoming battle.

The water princess ordered: "General Long Hong, General Wang Fei." ”

Long Hong and Wang Fei said in unison: "Yes." ”

The water princess said: "This siege, to seize the enemy's flagship battle, female soldiers are not suitable to participate, by General Long Hong led the archers to cover, by General Wang Fei, who is good at climbing and seizing ships. After the first wave succeeded, the forces of both ships were all pressed, and the original ships could be abandoned, and the battle could be ended in the shortest possible time. From now on, you should immediately select troops and put them into practice. The enemy's warships were of the same type as ours, and they repeatedly practiced on our own warships and forcibly occupied the command platform. ”

Long Hong, Wang Fei said: "Order!" ”

Long Hong, Wang Fei went down to prepare.

The water princess knows that her female soldiers are well versed in water warfare, but in the hard-to-face hand-to-hand combat, the female soldiers are at a disadvantage. Therefore, Wang Fei, the general of the Liaodong Yan Army, who is good at climbing boats and seizing ships, Long Hong, who is good at water warfare, and Doro, who is good at hunting, are used to attack the enemy's flagship and seize the enemy's commander's command platform.

The water princess said: "Wang Yang, Niu Quan." ”

Wang Yang and Niu Quandao: "In!" ”

The water princess said: "The two of you led the Yan army to three ships, the wooden number, the water number, and the fire number, and repeatedly practiced the method of luring the enemy to sail around, the purpose is to find the enemy's flagship and lure the enemy's flagship out, so that the main forces of Long Hong and Wang Fei can cooperate to seize the ship." ”

Wang Yang, Niu Quan said: "Order!" ”

The water princess said, "Two generals, your task is very important. If the situation is unclear and the enemy flagship cannot be identified, I will personally board your ship and deal with the enemy until the enemy flagship is found. ”

Wang Yang said with a smile: "Please rest assured, the princess is going to catch (hide and seek) with the officers and soldiers, which is our dragon and bird boat's forte." ”

The water princess nodded, looked at the ocean, and the cows all went down to prepare.

At this time, the water princess had not yet decided on how to find the flagship of the Dongwu fleet, so she had to specially select the generals of the Yan army, who were good at maneuvering and fighting on the sea, to practice the method of finding the flagship among the forty warships of the Dongwu.

The water princess said: "General Zhao Yun, General Doro." ”

Zhao Yun, Doro said: "Yes." ”

The water princess said: "The two of you will lead all the rest of the soldiers to train and attack the stranded enemy ships in the area of the shallow bay on the land, and prepare a large number of bamboo rafts, loaded with firewood and grass, and plug in branches to camouflage, ready to burn the stranded enemy ships at any time." ”

Zhao Yun, Doro said: "Order!" ”

The water princess added: "It is the end of winter and the beginning of spring (the end of the first month of the lunar calendar, the second month of the lunar calendar), the sea is very cold, and each soldier who goes into the water is paid 200 yuan a day to buy wine to keep warm, and I want to teach them how to protect their feet and hands. ”

Zhao Yun and Doro responded: "Yes! ”

Zhao Yun, Doro went down to prepare.

The water princess gave full play to her home advantage and set the battlefield in the beautiful and inviting Repulse Bay.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Soochow Fleet had just arrived, did not know the water conditions of Repulse Bay, and was deceived by the illusion of the vast and calm sea of Repulse Bay, the commander of the Soochow Fleet would not hesitate to direct the warships to rush to the shore of Repulse Bay.

At this time, the water princess will command the main force of Yizhou that is ambushed on the shore (including hidden in the water) to attack the stranded warships of the Soochow fleet.