Chapter 90 The Battle of Chibi No. 4, a narrow road encounter
Almost at the same time that Cao's army left the camp, the Jiangdong army also dispatched.
Unlike the Cao army, which temporarily changed his mind and decided to send troops in advance, the Jiangdong Army set off before the sun rose from the beginning.
The reason is very simple, Cao has a large army, and it is not easy to deploy troops in the dark, while the Jiangdong army is not only small in number, but also elite, and it is easier to mobilize.
In ancient times, there were not many lighting tools at night, and the five-toothed ships were full of torches, and the speed of travel was not fast.
From afar, Cao Wu saw the Jiangdong Army dispatching, and he sneered in his heart.
As the strongest military strategist in the world, Zhou Yu really would not miss the opportunity of the big battle on a sunny day.
From the beginning of war avoidance and guerrilla warfare, to the current wisdom of both sides, the Jiangdong Army has been forced to become more and more passive by him step by step from the beginning of the initiative.
To the east is Xiakou, which cannot be retreated, and to the west is Cao's army, which cannot be entered.
After many schemes and being eaten to death, Cao Jun finally forced the Jiangdong Army into a corner.
On a sunny day, Cao's army will attack, so he Zhou Yu must engage in battle.
Even if the rain helped the Jiangdong Army delay time, and the East gave the Jiangdong Army the advantage of charging, but fewer people is less people, once the narrow road meets, isn't the two armies still competing in strength?
In this decisive battle, Zhuge Liang's tactics were very simple, and they were also the result of joint discussions between Xun You, Cheng Yu, and Jia Xu, the smartest minds in the world.
Zhuge Liang divided the generals into several rows, and the rows of warships set sail.
From the above of the river, Cao Jun is a "soil" shape, the Wuya ship is the prominent point, and the other warships form a "one" character, which is horizontal behind the Wuya ship, and each row is longer than the previous row.
When the two armies meet each other, the rows of battleships will form a crescent moon shape and press up from both sides, so as to achieve the effect of siege.
The Jiangdong Army is a "Tong" shape, the Jiangdong Army formed a front arrow formation, Zhou Yu's capital governor flag fluttered behind the front arrow array, and finally Liu Beijun was in the rear, ready to fill the position at any time.
Zhou Yu is in charge of the Chinese army, and his command ability can be maximized.
The two armies set off almost at the same time, but because of the small number of ships in Jiangdong and the favorable wind, the ships were faster.
Zhuge Liang stood on the ship, saw the formation of the Jiangdong Army, decisively implemented his strategy, and let the soldiers beat the drums of war.
Because it was a headwind, the three five-toothed ships hung diagonally with half sails, and when they heard the drums rise again, the sails began to open.
In the darkness before dawn, the five-toothed ship was like a terrifying giant beast, with a black shadow, directly pressing towards the Jiangdong army.
Lu Meng was dressed in white, and his building boat was at the forefront of the Jiangdong Army's front and arrow formation.
As Cao Wu guessed, only he could act as a pioneer in the death of Jiangdong Si.
With more than 10,000 people, against hundreds of thousands of Cao troops, this was a war that was born after death, and all the Jiangdong troops left their letters after dinner in the morning.
The mourning soldiers will win, and the Jiangdong Army is also a mourning soldier, for the sake of Xiakou City in the distance, for the six counties of Jiangdong, they have no room to retreat.
Lu Meng drew his sword and pointed at the five-toothed ship, closing one eye, estimating the distance between the two sides.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The trebuchet on the five-tooth ship has been activated.
These days, the Jiangdong Army has also gradually mastered the skill of fighting against the five-tooth ship trebuchet, that is, the opponent's catapult speed is too slow, and the speed of the ship can be adjusted in the interval between the slings to dodge.
It's just that now the Jiangdong Army is charging with all the troops, and the density of ships is too great, and there are always some ships that are hit and there are casualties.
Lu Meng did not dodge or dodge, still standing at the bow of the boat.
With a "whoosh", a half-human-long arrow rushed towards him, and the soldiers next to him had already prepared and formed a shield array to block the arrows.
The arrow was stuck in the strong shield, and the tail feathers were still fluttering.
"Throwing stones, strong crossbows, what else, come again!"
Lu Meng licked his lips and shouted: "Release the arrow!" ”
It was too late to say that it was too late, and the entire Jiangdong army fired arrows in unison, and the arrows shot like locusts at the five-toothed ship.
However, there were bunkers everywhere on the five-tooth ship, and there were no casualties at all.
Cao Wu stood at the highest point of the general's platform, and when he saw the Lu Meng flag hoisted by the other party, his heart was slightly wider, and he asked Xu Chu to pass the order, and the three five-tooth ships crashed into the enemy at the fastest speed.
With the hardness of the bow of a five-tooth ship, even if it is a headwind, it is not afraid of colliding with the other party.
He had to crush Zhou Yu's flagship with the five-tooth ship before the east wind blew bigger and bigger.
At this moment, behind the Blade Array, on the flagship of the Jiangdong Army that Cao Wu had been staring at, the color of the flag changed.
After that, a total of four building ships on the left and right sides of Lu Meng suddenly changed their sail direction.
The sailors on the building ship struck the rudder suddenly, and the ship turned sharply, and the four building ships turned from charging vertically to hitting across the river.
And Lu Meng's building boat lowered its sails and slowed down, falling behind.
Cao Wu saw it sincerely, and while admiring the Jiangdong Army's command ability and ship-control skills, he also instantly understood the enemy's intentions.
The four building ships were used for reimbursement, and he had already seen that there were basically no soldiers on the four ships, only some sailors.
Their mission is to hold off the Great Ship of the Five Teeth and let the other small ships go around to attack other ships.
He waited at the bow of the ship for Zhuge Liang's order.
The sound of drums came from the Zhuge Lianglou boat behind him, the drum beat was clear, and the order given was still - charge!
The three five-tooth ships did not stop and crashed straight towards the building ship.
"Boom!"
A loud crash shook the eardrums of everyone nearby.
The five-tooth ship is too strong, and when an ordinary boat collides, it is like a small sampan being broken, and even if a huge building ship collides, it will crack its mouth.
However, in this collision, the Jiangdonglou boat that was hit was unexpectedly undamaged.
Cao Wu immediately understood that the other party's building ship was specially reinforced.
"You have prepared a lot for this battle!"
Cao Wuleng snorted and ordered the strong crossbow on the Wuya big ship to shoot the sails of the Lou ship, as long as the canvas was shot down, the Lou boat would be washed away by the river, and it would never block his way again.
But at this moment, Lu Meng, who was hidden behind by the four building ships, suddenly raised his sword and shouted: "Start the fire!" ”
On top of the four building boats, dozens of sailors jumped out of nowhere, all of them were good at the waves, and their steps were steady on the shaking building boats, each carrying vegetable oil, and splashing it on the Wuya big ship.
The board of the five-tooth ship was higher than that of the building ship, but the other sailors were all extraordinary, obviously carefully selected, and barrels of oil were poured on the five-tooth ship.
At this moment, even the stupid Xu Chu could see that something was wrong.
All the other party's means seem to be aimed at their five-tooth big ships, and the purpose is to fight the three big ships.
However, Cao Wu was not in a hurry, ordered the soldiers on the ship to form a formation, and also formed a shield array.
The word "fire attack" has already been thoroughly studied by him, if this red cliff battlefield can still ignite a little spark, wouldn't he have prepared in vain all these years!
Sure enough, the opponent's torches and rockets could not reach the Wuya ship at all, but the enemy sailors did not dare to raise their heads when they were shot by the crossbows.
At this time, the two flanks of the Jiangdong Army's front arrow formation had already encountered the Cao Army in the first row.
Cao Jun here, Le Jin on the left, Xu Huang on the right, the two ordered their fleet to rush, but the Jiangdong Army had a new trick.
Under the command of Zhou Yu's flagship, the two wings of the front arrow array shot arrows one after another when they received an arrow from the enemy.
The wind helped the arrows, and their shooting distance was farther than that of the Cao army, and many Cao soldiers were hit by arrows, but when it was time for the Cao army to shoot, they retreated and circled around, and did not engage the Cao army.
This is precisely because the Jiangdong Army gave full play to its technical superiority in the naval army, beating the warships like light cavalry, shooting without charging into battle.
Xu Huang was furious, and Le Jin frowned, but Zhuge Liang was unmoved.
So far, he has only given one kind of military order, and that is to charge forward!
I have a lot of soldiers, no matter how many strategies you have, as long as the formation is not chaotic, I will crush the past!