Chapter 121: Middle Way Volley

Xu Da learned the news from the Wu Chang under his command, and was also suspicious of whether Zhang Bixian intended to set a trap and use his own boat as a bait to lure the enemy.

"Marshal, how do we deal with this matter now, whether to still attack the warships of the Han Army's naval division, or to evacuate first and rush back to rescue the other brothers of the Ying Tianshui Division." Seeing that Xu Da was silent, Wu Chang stepped forward to ask.

Xu Da felt that even if Zhang Bi had a premeditated plan and arranged a battle strategy to deal with him, with his own ability, he could also deal with Yuru, and there was no need to be sad about such obscurity and uncertainty, and he didn't wait to see what was going on for a while.

Xu Da slowly took a few steps towards the side of the ship, and the commander and the general saw that the commander was like this, although they were puzzled, they also followed Xu Da behind him, and walked with Xu Da to the side of the ship.

The wind and waves on the river are high, the sound of fighting shook the heavens and the earth, and the officers and soldiers of the Han Army Naval Division under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of the Han Dynasty, were still fighting endlessly with the officers and soldiers of the Ying Tianshui Division behind His Royal Highness, and there was no sign of stopping for a while.

Xu Daji looked at it, but found that several warships of the Han army and navy had turned their bows, broke away from the desperate battle array of the officers and soldiers of the Yingtian water division besieging the palace, and turned around and went straight to the boat of Zhang Bixian, the general of the Han army who was besieged by the warships of the Ying Tianshui division under his command.

Looking at the situation, the warships that stood out from the formation were all warships that found out that their commander's warships were besieged by the warships of Ying Tianshui Division, and they were worried about the safety of the commander, so they turned around and came to the rescue.

For this situation, Xu Da already knew in his heart that Zhang Bixian did not have any premeditation, and what he said to Wu Chang was just an exaggeration, if Zhang Bixian really arranged a strategy to lure the enemy, then the actions of the Han army naval fleet under the command of Han King Chen Youliang should be uniform, and now from the Han Army Naval Division under the command of Han King Chen Youliang, it seems that Zhang Bixian did not have this kind of strategy.

Xu Da put his mind at ease, turned his head and said to the generals and commanders behind him: "It seems that the Han army is not prepared, but since there are warships to rescue them, it seems that the battle of the Han army's naval fleet under the command of Han King Chen Youliang has been loosened a little, and it is really a good thing for the naval division behind our army." You must be prepared for battle, try your best to drag the Han Navy Navy warship under the command of Han King Chen Youliang who came to rescue Zhang Bixian's ship, attract firepower, and let the enemy's lore array quickly collapse, so that the rear division of our army's Navy Division can quickly evacuate. ”

Hearing Xu Da's instructions, the general and the commander were both impressed in their hearts.

Captain Wu still couldn't let go of the battle on the warship in his heart, so he asked Xu Da in a loud voice: "Marshal Xu, how to deal with that person Zhang Bixian, do you want your subordinates to lead someone to kill him, so as to frustrate the spirit of the opponent's sailors."

Hearing this, Xu Da lowered his head and pondered for a moment, before he raised his head and said: "In today's battle, the first task is not here, and it is not feasible to seek the head of the opponent's generals at the moment. This is a big trouble, and the immediate priority is to rescue the besieged warship of our Ying Tianshui Division, and there is no need to provoke the opponent. ”

Wu Chang listened to Xu Da's words, thought about it slightly, and naturally understood what Xu Da meant. Then he said to Xu Da: "The marshal means that you don't need to pay attention to Zhang Bixian, the general of the Han army, as long as the division of our army is rescued from danger first, but this is true." ”

Xu Da heard the question of this captain, so he said with a deep bow: "Yes, this is exactly what Ben Shuai meant, now is not a good time to fight with the Han army sailors under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang, there is no need for us to fight with the Han army sailors under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang here." ”

The general beside him heard Xu Da's words and understood the reason, so he said to Wu Chang: "Marshal Xu means that there is no need to fight with the Han army naval fleet under the command of Han King Chen Youliang here, the strength of the Han army's naval fleet is not something that I can easily deal with with the warships of the Tianshui Division. ”

When Xu Da heard the words of such a general, he was very pleased, and said approvingly: "Yes, this is really the intention, today's war, there is no need to distinguish between winning and losing." Our army can make use of its strengths and avoid its weaknesses, end the matter first, rescue the warships and soldiers behind our palace first, rest for a while, and then compete with the Han army sailors under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han. At present, there is no need to kill Zhang Bi here first, so as not to cause trouble in vain, and it will not help. ”

Xu Da's remarks made Wu Chang's heart move, and he already understood that Xu Da did not necessarily mean to take Zhang Bixian's life, but just wanted to transfer the warships of the Han army and naval division under the command of Han King Chen Youliang by besieging Zhang Bixian's ship, so as to reduce the pressure on the warship troops of Ying Tianshui's palace.

Understanding Xu Da's meaning, Wu Chang also understood that today's battle was nothing more than a strategy set up by Xu Da to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and its fundamental purpose was not to hunt the opponent, but to bluff, and to use the situation of hunting the opponent to instigate other warships of the Han army under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang to come to rescue the enemy commander Zhang Bixian's ship, so as to reduce the pressure of the Han army's naval division under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang on the soldiers of the Ying Tianshui division in the fierce battle.

This kind of strategy is really clever, and Wu Chang naturally admires Xu Da very much in his heart. But he didn't know that this strategy was not Xu Da's original intention, but the original idea proposed by Chu Liuyan and Xu Da, Xu Da was just the pursuit of Xiao Gui and Cao Sui, which Xu Da did not break with any of the soldiers under his command.

After Xu Da's generals and commanders accepted Xu Da's instructions, they immediately took some soldiers of the sailor division to respond to the situation, leaving Xu Da still standing on the deck, speculating about the changes in the situation of the war between the two sides.

In the distance behind him, Chu Liuyan also stood on the deck of the ship, closely watching the changes in the situation between the two sides, and when Chu Liuyan saw that there was an abnormal movement in the battlefield of the Han army sailors under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang, several warships of the Han army sailors under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang rushed out of the battle array. Chu Liuyan was overjoyed in his heart, knowing that the strategy he had set with Xu Da to encircle Wei and save Zhao had worked, and the rest of the warships of the Han army's naval fleet under the command of Han King Chen Youliang really would not sit idly by and watch the ship of the commander in the army being besieged by the warships of the Ying Tianshui Division, and he did not give the order to return, but turned to rescue Zhang Bixian's ship.

It seems that even if Zhang Bixian did not order the rest of the warships of the Han army's naval fleet under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han, to come back, these warships still spontaneously turned back to rescue the commander's warships. In this way, the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao also worked, but the most important thing at the moment was to drag these rescued warships, so that the other warships of the Han army's naval fleet under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han, who were still laying a large array to besiege the sailors behind the Ying Tiandian, saw that something was wrong and had to continue to divide their troops to rescue.

In this way, it will definitely make the decisive array laid out by the Han army's naval fleet under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of the Han Dynasty, who began to be a little sparse, become more and more unable to form a formation, and then it will be unable to support it and fall apart.

Chu Liuyan knew in his heart that if he wanted to achieve this situation, there were still many things to do at the moment, and the first thing was to try to intercept the Han army sailors under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han, who had begun to rescue. In this way, two effects can naturally be achieved, one is to deter the enemy's courage, so that the soldiers on Zhang Bixian's ship, which was besieged by the warships of Ying Tianshui under Xu Da, feel that there is no hope for the Han warships to be rescued, so they will naturally order other warships to rescue together. Second, they can continue to force the generals of the Han army under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han, who are besieging the rear of the palace of the Tianshui Division, to continue to allocate troops and warships to support the troops who are back in front to rescue the blocked troops.

With this realization in his heart, Chu Liuyan asked the herald to gather all the warships that could be summoned at the moment, and immediately supported Xu Da's warships on the flank, dragging the warships of the Han army's naval fleet under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han, who were trying to rescue Zhang Bixian's ship.

When the herald heard Chu Liuyan's order, he naturally didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately accepted the order.

After a while, Chu Liuyan's boat waved a flag, ordering other warships that could block the Han army's cloudy sky sailors to gather together immediately, and then under Chu Liuyan's order, they began to rush towards the warships rescued by the Han army's sailor fleet under the command of Han King Chen Youliang.

The two armies were extremely close, and the warships under Chu Liuyan's command soon intercepted the warships of the Han army's naval division under the command of Han King Chen Youliang on the flank in the middle of the way, preparing to rescue Zhang Bixian's ship.

Chu Liuyan gave an order, the warship of the Ying Tianshui Division launched a fierce attack, and the rescued warship was caught off guard, and was in a hurry by the impact of the warship under the command of Chu Liuyan, and the generals of the Han Army Naval Division under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of the Han Dynasty, did not expect to kill a Cheng Biting Jin in the middle, and he couldn't cope with it for a while, and a leading battleship was immediately surrounded by the warships of the Ying Tianshui Division who were besieging him, and after a while, Let the Ying Tianshui Division, who rushed up with momentum, wipe out all the Han naval divisions under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of the Han Dynasty, on the warship, and only one general with more than a dozen sailors and soldiers saw that the situation was not good, so they hid in the cabin and resisted stubbornly.

The design of the warship of the Han army sailors under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang is extremely clever, although the officers and soldiers who hid in the cabin are not many, but the soldiers of the Ying Tianshui division who rushed to the warship organized the soldiers to attack bravely several times, and still could not kill the soldiers of the Han army sailors under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang who hid in the cabin one by one, and only dropped a few corpses after several charges, but they could not force out the soldiers of the Han army sailors who hid in the cabin.

"Chu army division, our army captured a warship of the Han army's naval division under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han. Whether you want to destroy this ship, please ask the military advisor to show you. A general hurriedly felt Chu Liuyan's side, and hurriedly asked Chu Liuyan for instructions.

Chu Liuyan got the report of capturing a Han army sailor under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang, and his heart was extremely happy.

It is based on Ying Tianshui Division and the Han Army Navy fleet under the command of Han King Chen Youliang have fought dozens of times, because the opponent's warship is too powerful, although there are occasional small victories, but it cannot bring a Han Army Navy Naval Division under the command of Han King Chen Youliang, and has always been about the internal structure of the Han Army Naval Division under the command of Han King Chen Youliang, even the generals in the army who have fought dozens of times with the Han Army Naval Fleet under the command of Han King Chen Youliang are just speculations, and have not seen the real thing at all. Other generals are like this, and Chu Liuyan is no exception.

At this moment, when he heard that the soldiers in the army had shot down a warship, Chu Liuyan asked the general who came to pay his respects: "Very good, this battle was fought beautifully, but the warship of the Han army's sailors under the command of Han King Chen Youliang is extremely useful for our army to understand the enemy's combat situation, and it cannot be easily damaged." Lead the way in front and take your division up to see what is going on. ”

When the general heard Chu Liuyan say this, he was slightly stunned, hesitated for a moment, and looked like he wanted to say something and stopped, as if he had something bad to say to Chu Liuyan.

Chu Liuyan was surprised, so he opened his mouth to this person and asked, "General, don't you have something else to say to your own military division?" ”

"Don't be surprised by the Chu military division, his subordinates do have a situation to report." The general heard Chu Liuyan's question, and he was not ambiguous at the moment, so he answered.

Chu Liuyan asked: "If there is something, you can say it directly, you don't have to hide it, you know this rule in the army." ”

"Yes, Chu Division, although our army has captured the local warship, but still not completely captured, although the Han army sailors under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang on the ship were all killed by our soldiers, but there are still some sailors who are brave to hide in the cabin, the cabin seems to be connected to the bottom of the deck, the situation is unknown, easy to defend and difficult to attack, our soldiers organized several charges, but it still did not work, and let the Han army sailors under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang who were hiding inside secretly assassinate some of the soldiers of our navy division, Dozens of corpses were left behind. The other soldiers were a little frightened in their hearts, and felt that there was no need to fight with their lives to attack, and wanted to gouge through the enemy. The general said to Chu Liuyan.

"Really?" Chu Liuyan was horrified, originally thinking that the warships of the Han army sailors under the command of Han King Chen Youliang were just wrapped in a layer of iron sheets, which were invulnerable to fire and water, and were extremely strong. At the moment, it seems that this is far from the case, and it seems that there are some mechanisms designed on the ship, which are by no means as simple as I usually think. Thinking of this, Chu Liuyan felt that he had to see the internal structure of the Han Army's naval fleet warship under the command of Han King Chen Youliang, but even so, Chu Liuyan still felt that time was running out, and he had to act immediately.

"That's true, there are some strange things about the warships of the Han army, and the Chu army division can't easily set foot in dangerous places. If the military division insists on keeping the ship of the Han army and naval division under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang, the last general will order the officers and soldiers of the army to continue to attack, and the Chu military division will still sit here for the time being, waiting quietly. ”

Chu Liuyan smiled at the general and said, "The general's good intentions are understood by this army. It's just that the army division is still extremely concerned about the warships of the Han army and sailors under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang, and is eager to go and investigate. ”

Hearing Chu Liuyan's words, the generals in front of Chu Liuyan felt a little embarrassed, and at the moment they had not yet wiped out the remnants of the Han army on the warship of the Han army's naval fleet under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang, if they let Chu Liuyan go to explore the internal structure of the hull at this moment, if something went wrong, he could not afford to bear this great responsibility.

The general hesitated in his heart, not knowing whether to agree to Chu Liuyan's request.

Chu Liuyan saw that this general had a puzzled look on his face, and his heart was a little strange, but after thinking about it slightly, he immediately understood the reason. Chu Liuyan thought for a while, and then said to this person: "General, please listen to me, if this military division can't go to the ship of the Han army sailor under the command of Han King Chen Youliang today, it must be unwilling." The general did not want his army division to go to investigate, naturally it was also for the sake of the safety of his army and division, and it stands to reason that the remnants of the Han army's naval division under the command of Han King Chen Youliang have not been destroyed, and it is bound to be more thrilling if he rushes forward. However, this army division has already come up with a strategy to defeat the enemy, you only need to deal with this matter according to the will of this army division, and this army division will keep you, and after a while, you will be able to wipe out all the remnants of the enemy's naval division and soldiers. ”

When the general heard Chu Liuyan's words, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Chu Liuyan: "What is the best plan for the Chu military division, if the soldiers under my command can take this ship without casualties, the last general will obey his orders, and ask the Chu military division to show it quickly." ”

Chu Liuyan smiled and said, "You don't have to be anxious, you go down first and let people prepare more things that cause fire, which should be useful." ”

Hearing Chu Liuyan's instructions, the general felt a little strange in his heart, Chu Liuyan obviously told him that he wanted to clean up the remnants of the Han army on that ship, but after hearing Chu Liuyan's words, he made the more fire-igniting things he prepared, so that he wanted to burn the entire ship, so it was simply simple, but it was not contrary to the original purpose.

"Strategist, if you burn the warship, you can annihilate all the enemy troops, but the warship of the Han Army's sailors has also been destroyed, how can the warlord go up and investigate." The general was puzzled, so he asked Chu Liuyan.

Chu Liuyan smiled slightly: "When did this army division tell you that you were going to burn the Han warship." What is the reason for your words? ”

The general asked with some confusion: "If the military division does not want to burn the Han warships, what is the use of preparing things to set fire to the generals." ”

Chu Liuyan smiled and said to this person: "The general's words are wrong, this military division ordered you to prepare something to ignite the fire, but he just wanted to use the method of smoke and fire to smoke out the soldiers of the Han army's recalcitrant naval division who were stubborn in the closed boat. ”