Chapter 113 Swallow Wu (4)
Wei general Sima Ji is not an excellent general. Seeing that Jiangdong opposite cannot produce any sufficient figures, the Wei State in the north is similar.
A large number of generals died in battle on the battlefield against Wu and Shu. Several major defeats led to the death of a group of elite generals and surrender to other countries. Wang Jiming was to restrain the main force of the Jiangdong Navy, but the Wei navy was not an opponent, and to restrain the main force of the other party, he could barely do it.
The few generals were mobilized to Wang Ji's command, so Sima Ji had to use the sneak attack here. Sima Ji had little experience in fighting water. Fortunately, he was familiar with the methods of shipbuilding and had a deep understanding of hydrological ships. It seemed that he was still hopeful to have such a person leading the army.
But what the Wei army did not expect was that the three generals of the Wu Kingdom, Tao Rui, Zhou Bing and Lu Chang, had little official positions and low prestige, but they could gather more than 100,000 troops here to fight against Wei Shu, which was much beyond the expectations of the Wei people.
"What!? Explore again!" Sima Ji heard the spies report that there were 60,000 to 70,000 naval troops in the Wu Kingdom ahead, and immediately widened his eyes and couldn't believe it and asked someone to explore again.
The war in Jingzhou was tight, and the troops were in the middle of Ruxukou were overwhelming. Why did Chaisang have 60,000 or 70,000 naval troops in such a situation? Sima Ji couldn't figure it out and just wanted to figure it out. There were 30,000 Wei troops who went to fight with him, of which more than 20,000 were naval troops that had been trained in the inland lakes in the north for a long time, and in the Jiangxia County, the rear, there were 50,000 Wei troops waiting for news of the victory of the navy.
The Wu fleet in the distance saw the hesitant attitude of the Wei navy. At that moment, the Navy General Zhou Bing led more than 30,000 naval troops to stay, while the Deputy Governor Lu Chang brought nearly 40,000 Jiangdong naval troops to the Wei army. You, Wei people, dare not fight, will you wait until the Shu navy arrive if you don’t fight?
"General, the people of Wu are coming!" The general beside him reminded Sima Jidao when he saw this.
"Hiss... prepare for the fight!" Sima gasped and said in a cold breath. He couldn't afford to withdraw without fighting. Could it be that the information was wrong, and the main force of the Wu Navy was here instead of Ruxu's mouth?
Navy warfare is not like land combat. Even if the quality of the sergeants is different, the ships that set the advantage. The main ship of Wei State is a giant three-story high ship with a length of dozens of feet. Even if the knights ride a horse on the ship, they will not feel any bumpy.
There were no warships larger than those in the Wei ships on the Jiangdong side, but the size of ordinary two-layer warships is almost the same as that of the third-layer warships of the Wei State. There are countless in number. In contrast, the three-layer ships of the Wei State Navy only have five or six.
The war was going on quietly, and Lu Chang led the Jiangdong Navy to advance rapidly, and arrows shot towards the other side like locusts. Sima Ji, the general of the Wei Navy, was not a simple figure. The position of the Wei army ships was constantly adjusted according to the hydrology and wind direction, and maintained a reasonable distance from the Wu Navy, and also used long-range attacks to fight back.
One was intended to fight quickly, while the other was to fight steadily and not impatiently. Nearly a thousand warships on both sides gradually spread out on the water surface and cut into countless areas to fight.
In the main warship confrontation area, the Wei army and the Wu army were in a 55-5 battle situation. Relying on the scale of the main warship, even if there were more warships on the main warship than the Wei army, it would be difficult to chew off this tricky bone. Sima Ji not only arranged archers on the ship, but also had stone casting cars!
After years of fighting with Wu and Shu, a unified understanding was generally formed in the court of Wei. Weapons and weapons must be developed and reformed in order to better gain advantages in the war. Wu and Shu were only in two or three states, but the Wei State was defeated step by step. Even though there were reasons for wisdom and strategic mistakes, the shadows of catapults, Zhuge crossbows and even advanced fighting tools could be seen everywhere in some key battles.
These seemingly inconspicuous weapons and armies faintly restrict the changes in the war situation and guide the trend of the world. If Ma Jun's departure did not attract enough attention from Wei, then after suffering consecutive hardships, Wei had secretly invested heavily in vigorously promoting reform and design in areas such as armies.
Those who have ideas provide ideas, those who have skills provide technology, money is not a problem for the Wei Kingdom. There are many people who support each other in the Central Plains family, and strange people from the people have also entered the world and devoted themselves to the rolling wheel of history.
Liu Chan valued Ma Jun and paid great attention to science and technology to achieve extraordinary results. It was like a heavy punch that knocked down the behemoth in the world, changed some of the concepts of the ruling class of Wei, and invisibly accelerated the progress of the times and the development of science and technology, but the people who suffered the loss were the people of Wu.
The Jiangdong Navy was the best in all aspects, but the Wei Navy was not as fragile as expected, and even surpassed the Jiangdong Navy in terms of fire prevention and attack methods. This catapult cart that appeared on ships was much smaller than the catapult cart in land battles, but the throwing distance was almost the same.
The casting cart throws not necessarily large stones, but also fireballs and gravels. The shell of the fireball is woven with plants and trees, filled with flammable materials and soil for pressing. A torch is a little, then cast out, and when it falls on the other party's boat, it will break through the shell, and flammable materials are ignited everywhere.
If it is extinguished immediately, it will not cause any damage. As the battle situation becomes more intense and large-scale throwing, how can the defensive side extinguish the fireball? Besides, there are not many thrown on the sails, which is a big blow to the ship.
Gravel is even more shameless. Throwing a complete large stone is indeed amazing! If you throw it accurately, it is common to sink a ship. The target of the gravel is not a ship, but an enemy on the ship. A small stone falls from a high altitude and its lethality is amazing.
Unfortunately, these powerful weapons can only be arranged on large ships, but cannot be arranged on ordinary warships. Therefore, the main warships of the Wei army became more and more braver as they fought, but the Wu Kingdom gained the upper hand on the water surface around.
The shouts of killing resounded across the water, and warships of all sizes shuttled together and climbed and killed each other. The big ships crashed into small boats, and the small boats besieged large boats, and there was nowhere to escape, and there was no way to escape. Only by defeating the opponent could they survive. Even the soldiers of Jiangdong who were well versed in the vast river were only the word "death". To a certain extent, water battles were much crueler than land battles.
Thick smoke filled the sky, and a loud bang came, and another main warship of Wu State was sunk by the Wei State's thrown stone. The nearby ships of Wu State all rushed forward to rescue their companions when they saw this, while Sima Ji frowned and looked at the battle situation around, with a bad look.
The carrying of stones and fire bombs was always limited, so we could only withdraw our troops at this time. At present, we could still rely on the combat power of the main ship for a while, but other ships had long been trapped in hard battles. Thinking of this, Sima Ji ordered the flag officers to frequently sing flag words, and the warships also sounded the gold horn.
Hearing the signal of retreat and flag words, the Wei army no longer entangled with the Wu army, and struggled to leave the Wu army beside him and approached his main fleet. The water surface was vast and boundless. If he escaped in various places, he would say he would go back and gather. However, the speed of the Wu people's warships and boat-carrying skills were enough to catch up with the Wei ship and defeat them one by one.
Only by relying on the combat power of the main battleship can we break through the siege together and safely exit the battlefield.
When the Wei army heard the sound of gold, the Wu people could hear it. How could they give up the good situation? Suddenly, the large and small ships of Wu began to chase the Wei navy with high temperament. They were so fast that they simply hit the other side's hull, and then crossed the ship and started to kill.
Lu Chang looked at the more than a dozen warships left on the water that had already sunk into the water, and his heart was filled with anger. Although this battle was won, the price was too high. Seeing that the main fleet of Wei State's forces gradually drowned out stones and fire bombs were gradually scarce, and he had not even thrown for a long time, the main navy of Wu State also chased after him!
Just as the two sides were entangled and fought each other, the Shu Han navy on the other side also arrived as scheduled. Looking at the fireworks surround the river, the sound of killing shook the sky, Huang Chong turned around and smiled bitterly: "It's really time for the people of Wei to come. It's hard to fight now."
The deputy general beside him said: "The Wu people's naval forces have several times more combat power than expected. Whether to fight or retreat depends on the orders of the master."
"Well..." Huang Chong looked at the battle in the distance and obviously came to an end. The Wei army began to retreat, while the Wu army pursued him reluctantly. If the Shu army threw himself into the battlefield, the Wei army would definitely take advantage of the situation and retreat. The Shu army would have to fight with the world's strongest Jiangdong Navy. What's bad is that there are still tens of thousands of Jiangdong Navy in the distance.
At this time, Zhou Bing, the general of the Wu Kingdom who was still holding troops from afar, also discovered the arrival of the Shu army. At that moment, more than 30,000 Jiangdong Navy began to move gradually and came forward. The two sides were still far away, but it was time for the Shu people to make a decision.
If you want to retreat, you should retreat quickly before the two sides have had a substantial contact. If you want to fight, you should take advantage of the opportunity to go downstream and launch an offensive immediately. Huang Chongshang was hesitating, but there was a message on the other side, and Shu general Luo Xian sent people to spread his views.
Huang Chong was stunned when he heard this, and then thought for a moment and said, "This plan is very good, withdraw troops quickly!"
The Shu army suddenly showed up and left. Wu general Zhou Bing was a little surprised, but he was also expected. He was ready for battle, both the troops and tactics were impeccable. In addition, the Wei army was still on the battlefield, so it was reasonable for the Shu people to retreat.
At this moment, the situation of the other side also changed. After joining most of the ships, the Wei army began to pour oil and set fire to block the Wu ships from chasing.
The flow of hydrology and wind are both beneficial to the Wei State, which is also Sima Ji's extraordinary feature. No matter what you do, you must have the advantage in terms of natural conditions. Lu Chang was also aware of this and did not arrange for the Wu army to get close, so there was no harm.
The war ended like this, and the imagined three-party war did not happen. Whether the Wu people were fully prepared, the Shu people were not prepared enough, or the Wei people's strength was far beyond expectations, it was no longer important. After this battle, the Wu Kingdom could finally take a breath, slow down the gods, cheer up their morale and take on the battle.
The most important thing is to inspire people. As for the results of the battle, it is not as important as usual. On the water, there are fire and black smoke, the wreckage of ships, and a few Wei ships that had no time to escape were besieged by the Wu Kingdom.
Chapter completed!