Chapter 161 Bloody Battle of the Yangtze River (4)
When Sima Yan's think tank Fu Fu was in charge of Huainan, Sima Ji once asked Fu Fu, who was also the think tank of the Prince of Jin, why did he always feel uneasy when fighting with the Shu army? Fu Fu was a literati and seemed to know nothing about marching and fighting, but Sima Ji felt that since this person was a think tank, he obviously had more than one level of knowledge.
Fu Qi thought about it and told Sima Ji that you know yourself and your enemy and win every battle. As the governor of the navy, you cannot be unfamiliar with your own soldiers and generals. You are always afraid of them because you cannot figure out the background of the Shu army. Sima Ji feels very cowardly, because every time you think that you have calculated the Shu army thoroughly, you are always affected by sudden blows. Is this not enough of his intelligence work? Fu Qi's next sentence made Sima Ji very useful. For generals, you should have a sense of crisis, so that you can be cautious and avoid acting loyally.
The Shu army has not made any innovations for a long time, and Sima Ji is actually lazy in his heart, but whenever he thinks of Fu Fu's words, he feels that he should also leave a backup plan. The battle situation in the distance suddenly changes, and the four warships dispersed from the Shu army's assault fleet suddenly reverse the situation! Sima Ji was stunned...
The Sichuan ship can actually spit fire!?
Three pillars poked out from the bow of the Shu Han warship, and the blazing flames continued to erupt from the three pillars, and the fire pillars were spewing out two or three meters away. In the water battle, two or three meters were not considered a distance, because it was too close. The farther away, the greater the lethality, and the closer they were, the destructive power was the first. Compared with attack methods such as rockets and stone casting, the fire pillar was very limited in terms of both lethality and destructive power, especially the attack range of two or three meters was not practical.
Unfortunately, the situation in front of him was that the fire-breathing ship of Shu Han rushed into the Wei ship array. The fire pillar sprayed in the head. The Wei army on the ship was shocked. Not to mention resistance or dodging, they were all left behind. Could the Shu people be gods? They could actually spit fire!? The deterrence in their hearts made the Wei army lose their fighting spirit, and the spray after close body made the close Wei ship ignite a raging fire. The violent impact caused waves to shake, and the fire became even more chaotic. The fire-breathing ship pushed the Wei ship away and rushed towards other dense places on the water!
This is undoubtedly Liu Chan's masterpiece, but Liu Chan did not dare to make a contribution to this. As early as when he was inspecting the Ku Mansion in Sichuan, Liu Chan found some strange big chariots in the Ku Mansion. These big chariots were two or three meters tall, with various patterns painted in red paint on the black background, which looked very strange. The patterns were different in images, including tigers, leopards, elephants, and many species that Liu Chan could not call out. It is said that they were all ferocious birds and beasts that were passed down from ancient times. After inquiring, they found that these big chariots were used to deal with wild beasts in the south when Zhuge Wuhou was fighting against the wild beasts in the south!
The poor mountains and rivers in the south are raging, and many barbarians are good at driving wild animals. Many of the Shu army's southern expeditions are inevitable to fight with these barbarians with supernatural powers. The wild beasts in the south are jackals, tigers, leopards, elephants, snakes, and dogs. The soldiers were afraid when they saw it. When the march was blocked, Zhuge Wuhou took out the "chariot" that had been prepared for a long time. These chariots looked shocking, and they were even more dazzling in the sun. The wild beasts roared and killed, but countless pillars of fire were sprayed out from the chariot. It is natural that wild beasts fear fire, and the figures drawn on the chariot were lifelike, like a ferocious spirit, so the beasts naturally scattered. From then on, the beasts who drove away the beasts in the barbarians never dared to come and show their ugly appearance again.
Heroes finally have a place to use their skills. These chariots have been idle for decades and no one can use them. Apart from dealing with wild beasts, no one thinks that this thing can be used. They can only be placed in the deepest part of the Ku Mansion and slowly become abolished over time. Liu Chan was very interested in this and kept praising Zhuge Wuhou's wisdom. Since Zhuge Wuhou could create this fire-breathing function, he must carry it forward.
How many wisdom crystallizations have been buried in history? Perhaps, what is presented to future generations is only tiny...
The fire-breathing ship was raging in the Wei army fleet. The Wei people saw this fire-breathing "monster" from afar and couldn't help but feel reluctant to fight, fearing that they would not be able to avoid being buried in the sea of fire. In this way, the originally rock-solid encirclement began to loosen. In fact, the fire-breathing ship had a limited range. If it was not approached, there would be no threat. I only sigh that this thing was unprecedented, and I had never seen it. Everyone was frightened and had no desire to fight...
"Tell me the order, and ask the army to attack from afar, and those who retreated will not be merciless!" Sima Ji's face was gloomy, and he could see the reality of the fire-breathing ship at a glance. When the order was passed, Sima Ji felt a slight sense of joy. Although he did not think that the Shu army could break through the siege of these thirty warships, whenever he thought of Fu Wei's words, he still arranged thousands of troops and several warships on the landing shore in ambush just in case!
As soon as the Shu army warships dock and soldiers land, they will be ambushed by the Wei army, and the ambushed Wei warships will also come out! The soldiers did not have time to retreat on the land, and the warships could not effectively resist the refusal for a while. Such a killing situation would inevitably annihilate the Shu army!
"My boys, we are here!" Teng Xiu saw that the Wei warships around him were running around like headless flies, and immediately led the armored ships and the remaining warships to start chasing the Wei ship!
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The continuous impact made Teng Xiu feel very happy. Two Wei warships broke out in response. The Wei soldiers on the ship panicked and fled around but had no way to escape. Some people beat their hearts to survive, but they saw that the Yangtze River was under their feet... Not to mention the rapid flow, the depth of the water was even more difficult to measure, and jumping in was also dead. Some people cried, some knelt on the ground, some people drew their swords to commit suicide, and some were shooting arrows at the Shu army until they died... Of course, some people chose to jump into the river and seek survival...
In this scene, Teng Xiu saw a lot, and the situation between the two sides is an enemy country, and it is difficult to describe all the new and old hatreds. If it were the one who was sinking the ship, the Wei people would not save them. Who should pay attention to the life or death of the two armies?
"catapult!"
"put!"
Seeing the direction and flag words pointed out by Teng Xiu's flag, the armored fleet put all the firepower into the northeast without hesitation! There were five or six Wei warships gathered to flee. Although the armored ships could chase them, they were not as fast as this. The stones were thrown to the highest point with the whistling sound of the wind, and then a terrifying arc was drawn and quickly fell!
When it hits the Yangtze River, it stirs up waves at a height. When it hits the boat, it is a big hole. The upper slab can penetrate two layers, or even more. This is still good. If it happens to hit the mast, it will be troublesome. Although the mast is thick, it still cannot resist the stone-throwing attack. In the face of the stone-throwing attack, the broken part of the mast is connected with the sail, but it will also tear the rope and tear the sails. Not only will it be pulled down and smashed countless buildings on the boat. When it falls into the water or the boat board, it will make people's scalp numb. Occasionally, it will not dodge, and the bad luck will be smashed into meat pie, and blood will splatter on the cheeks of others. It will not tell whether it is blood or the river water burned by the fire of war.
This is just an ordinary stone-throwing attack, and another type is a fire bomb. What water war is most afraid of is fire. People cannot stop it when the fire falls. The warship sinks, and there is no guarantee of the foot. Only death in the middle of the river. The Wei army and the Shu army could not win a great victory in this battle. One of the important reasons is that the Shu army is good at attacking with fire!
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes. There are few ships from Shu and many ships from Wei. The damage will only be more if a fire burns the Shu army. Therefore, the Wei army often launches fire attacks from a long range and try to burn the fire on the Shu army. But the Shu army is even more powerful. If you have a long range fire attack, I will also have a long range fire attack. But even if I catch fire, I will run into your arms with a fire to burn it. This mentality and tactics make the Wei army very afraid. You can exchange for five ships for one ship. No matter how strong the capital is, you can't do this...
When the distance was closer, the Shu army prefers to use fire attack instead of conventional hand-to-hand combat and collision. In fact, in addition to the armored ships rushing and collision, the other ships tried to avoid collisions as much as possible, which made people questioned. As the two sides fought more times, Sima Ji gradually found the reason. The reduction of collisions was because the Shu army's manpower and dock scale were limited, and it was impossible to repair warships in large quantities. The fire attack was because the Shu army's warships were more fire-proof than the Wei army, and the fire attack skills were much better than those of the Wei army.
However, what Sima Ji is most confused about is that the thirty Wei ships have already spread out and fled, so why did the Shu army desperately chase and firepower to attack the Wei ships, but they just don’t land!? Couldn’t they go to pick up the Shu people in Qiao County on the shore?
Chapter completed!