Just when Tai Shici led the cavalry battalion to storm the Goguryeo camp on the west bank, in the Goguryeo camp on the east bank of the Mazi River, Gao Nanwu stood by the river, watching the battle situation of the West Camp on the other side of the water, and saw that the West Camp was being attacked from both sides, and immediately felt bad, turned around and commanded his subordinates:

"Someone! Immediately send a cavalry of 10,000 people to the north to reinforce the location of the granary! Tell them that if they can't arrive within an hour, they will be court-martialed!

The herald ordered the sailors to set fire to the Han warships, and then retreated in the direction of the granary! Make sure the granary is not lost! Violators are engaged in military law!

Ordered the two infantry teams of 10,000 men to immediately mobilize all the bed crossbow catapults to the shore and block the river for Lone! ”

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Just when Gao Nanwu realized that the battle situation was not good, Zhuang Shaoyou's fleet had already moved closer to the west bank of Mazishui, and the west bank lost the long-range support of the infantry, and a few Goguryeo warships were quickly routed, sinking several ships, escaping several ships, and two brigs were captured.

Zhuang Shaoyou stood on the deck and ignored the battle situation on the west bank, but kept checking the movement on the east bank, and saw the torches of the large camp on the east bank moving, and it seemed that a large group of cavalry was moving north, and couldn't help sighing, it seems that tonight's battle situation is over here!

If this cavalry reinforces the granary, the plan to send ships to break through the blockade and burn the granary will also have to be ruined, not to mention that they have large warships in their hands, and they can't enter the tributary rivers of Mazishui at all, and the location of the granary is also very tricky, making it difficult for people to attack from the water, and attacking from land will not only have to face the attack of the big camp on the east bank of Goguryeo, but also the road is difficult to travel, so it is not suitable to launch a surprise attack.

Originally, it was planned to defeat the Goguryeo camp on the west bank tonight, attract reinforcements from the east bank, and it was best to annihilate the opponent's sailors, capture a few more small boats, and then go north, the big ships blocked the water and the east bank, and went to raid the granary with small boats, but it was discovered by Gao Nanwu, and 10,000 cavalry had been sent to reinforce the granary, and it was useless to go now.

Just when Zhuang Shaoyou was about to give up, Hua Xin on the side spoke: "General, my subordinates think that our army's naval division should take advantage of the situation to pursue!" It is best to block the exit of the Mazishui tributary, cut off the other party's grain road, although it is only thirty miles from the granary to the big camp, but it mainly relies on the transportation of the Mazishui tributary, the land route is all hills, the shallows on the river bank and the road is muddy, the march is inconvenient, and we block the river, we can attack whenever we want! Goguryeo has to be on guard day and night! After a long time, you will definitely get tired! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou pondered, it makes sense! It's not a quick win, but it's the best way to do it so far!

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The next morning, the two sides did not engage again, after all, they were exhausted after a long night.

Gao Nanwu didn't sleep all night, sitting in the big tent and meditating, now the upstream waterway grain road is blocked by the Han warships, although it can be transported by land, but the efficiency is much slower! The food in the camp was only enough for three days, and the food brought in by land every day was only enough for the whole army to eat.

Of course, if the army retreats at this time, the Han army will harass at most, and it can't do anything to itself, but last night's battle lost thousands of men and horses, as well as the 2,000 men and horses lost in the siege a few days ago, adding up to tens of thousands, spending such a big price but getting nothing, how can you raise your head when you go back?

Besides, this time I came to avenge last year's one-shot revenge, and the whole country knows about it, if I return with a feather, the impact will be great!

But if it's a battle, the men and horses on the west bank have retreated and can't be organized, that Li Chengzhu doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and the sailors are at an absolute disadvantage, and they are blocking the waterways and not fighting with you, it's a headache!

At this moment, Shi Zhan, who had not slept all night, knocked his head, sobered up, and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to fight again, you must first break the enemy's water division!" ”

Gao Nanwu was upset, and there was no longer the ancient well of the past, and said impatiently: "You still need to say this!" ”

Shi Zhan was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, fighting on the water has always been the king of fire attack!" ”

Gao Nanwu was a little energetic when he heard this, and asked, "Didn't you attack with a fireboat last night!" The warships of the Han army were extremely agile and fierce, and the fireships we sent out were sunk before they could get close! I can't just set all the boats on fire and burn them, can I? In that case, I won't be able to bring food over! ”

Shi Zhan replied: "Back to Your Majesty, you don't have to use a fire boat for fire attack!" ”

"Oh? What is Shi Aiqing's good plan? Come on! ”

"Black oil!"

Gao Nanwu's eyes suddenly lit up, last year, the Chinese accidentally dug up some black oil in a valley, and they didn't care about it at the time, they just did some experiments and put it aside, but now that I think about it, it is really a water war weapon! Floating on the water does not sink, and a little bit, the viscosity is good, if it is stuck on the boat, it is difficult to wash off, it is the most suitable for fire attack!

The only drawback is that it is too conspicuous, black, if it floats from the surface of the water, it is too obvious, but it is not insurmountable, such as at night, in the dead of night, and the most important thing is that no one has ever known this thing!

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On the night of March 21, Zhuang Shaoyou sat on the flagship, his brows tightened, now he has blocked the waterway for two days, it is estimated that the grain and grass of the Goguryeo camp should also be used up, and the land transportation is a drop in the bucket, it is said that the best way for the other party is to withdraw the army, but there has been no movement in the past two days, is there some conspiracy?

Zhuang Shaoyou looked at the people below, everyone was silent, even Hua Xin frowned, there was no good opinion, and the other party didn't move, even the gods couldn't guess what they were going to do!

Hua Xin saw Zhuang Shaoyou looking at himself, shook his head helplessly, and said: "General, now our army has the initiative, the key is the strength of the water division, since Goguryeo does not retreat, that is to fight, if it is a battle, we must first break our army's water division, but the Goguryeo water division is too weak, and we are disabled, then there is only one way to attack by fire!" However, we are not afraid of fire attacks at all! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou rolled his eyes, just like he didn't say!

Seeing that everyone had no choice, Zhuang Shaoyou always felt that something was wrong in his heart, so he ordered: "Pass the order, line up a long snake formation, the flagship is in the front, the other four-masted battleship is in the last, and the three-masted battleship is in the middle, the whole army is vigilant!" ”

Zhuang Shaoyou waved away everyone, and he also came out of the cabin, standing on the foredeck, looking at Mazishui and its tributaries on the east bank, the Goguryeo grain camp was brightly lit, and then looked up at the sky, the moonlight was a little dim, the starlight was scarce, it seemed that it was going to rain tomorrow!

Zhuang Shaoyou stood at the bow of the boat for a long time, meditated for a long time, and had no clue, so he put his troubles behind for the time being, recalled the past, remembered the things that he used to go to school and study in that era, and couldn't help but feel funny, a broken student at that time, but now he has to command the battle on the battlefield, the contrast is really big!

At that time, I felt that reading was the most painful thing in the world, but now I think about it is such happiness, and I have inexplicably embarked on this road of hegemony, and now I can't turn back.

"General! Look at the water in front of you, why is it dark? Just as Zhuang Shaoyou was thinking nonsense, a patrolling soldier suddenly pointed ahead and shouted.

"What are you screaming about! You little rabbit, don't you just want the general to promote you! Need to be so surprised? As long as you fight hard and make meritorious contributions, Lao Tzu will still conceal it and not report it! Thinking about crooked ways all day long! The chief next to the soldier smacked him on the head.

Zhuang Shaoyou listened to it but looked at the water in front of him curiously, only to see a large area of black pressure on the river surface overwhelming, if you don't pay attention to the water surface for a long time, it is really difficult to find, because the water surface reflects the moonlight, so it will be a little shiny, and suddenly come out such a black and pressed piece, the water surface is not reflective, so it will be noticed.

Zhuang Shaoyou looked carefully, his expression became more and more solemn, and he suddenly remembered Hua Xin's words just now: "The only way is to attack with fire!" ”

Right! Fire Attack! Damn!

"Someone! Signal the whole army to turn around immediately! We retreat! Hurry up! Make a U-turn and retreat as fast as you can! All boats start the human-powered oars! Delayers are engaged in military law!

You! Wake everyone up! Get everyone ready to put out the fire! Fast! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou suddenly thought of the murderous intent contained in these black things, and he was immediately shocked and angry, roared regardless of the image, and assigned the soldier who reminded him to wake up the others.

The soldier was flattered when he heard this, and the general he spoke to me! So the fart and the fart went.

The chief secretly discussed and kicked the soldier, although he was a little puzzled by the general's sudden frenzy, but he still hurried to carry it out, and notified the messenger on one side to give orders to the other ships.

In an instant, the water surface became lively, and the six warships in Zhuang Shaoyou's hands began to carry out the order and turn around, but when the light turned halfway, he saw a fire surging in the distance, and those black oils rushed towards the fleet quickly with the flow of the river, overwhelming!

Zhuang Shaoyou's flagship reacted the fastest, and when the fire broke out, it was about to turn around, and all the sailors on the ship were awakened and hurriedly went down to the bottom compartment to start the manpower oars, but it was still a little late, the stern was stained with black oil, and the fire roared, burning the stern, and the other six warships were all lined up behind Zhuang Shaoyou, so although the action was half a beat slower, it was still too late to turn around.

The two ships at the back of the queue had the most time to solve the problem, so they turned around before the fire hit, the manpower oars started with all their might, the sails were all pulled up, and they fled quickly to the south under the blowing of the north wind, and the speed was amazing, but the first four ships were damaged, all more or less stained with black oil, and the four warships were all on fire at the stern, hurriedly completed the U-turn, and rowed south at full speed.

Zhuang Shaoyou looked at the situation of the fleet with a serious expression, and saw that there was still a ship that was burned, and was chased by those black oil and fires and fled in embarrassment, so he immediately ordered: "Order all the warships, half of the soldiers go down to the bilge to take turns to control the human oars, and the remaining half go to the stern to extinguish the fire!" ”

Gao Nanwu stood on the shore and looked at the four Han warships that were fleeing like burning buttocks, and his originally happy expression suddenly became angry, he thought that the foolproof strategy was actually this kind of effect! Could the other party really be able to predict the prophet? Or is it like Gao Nanxi's second goods said that there are immortals to help?

Can this make them run? How did their ship run so fast? It's just catching up with the water and flying! Is this still a ship?