In the water battle, the upstream defeats the downstream, and the fastest speed is better than the slow speed. Large ships have the advantage of crushing small ships. These are basic common sense, but just by knowing these common sense, you will definitely win?
Gan Ning is not unfamiliar with these common senses, but now he is a little restrained.
Because some people know better than him how to apply this knowledge to the extreme.
When you reach Zigui, it means entering a relatively steep area of ​​the river. There are not only reefs, but also shallows in the river. Faced with these murderous intents hidden in the river, it is obvious that the lightweight boats will be more flexible than the battleship sills of Gan Ning and others.
The soldiers from Jiangdong who were walking on the boats with a speed of galloping horses were not afraid when they saw Gan Ning and other ships cutting in obliquely, trying to crush and hit them. They even made various vulgar gestures towards Gan Ning and others. Then when Gan Ning and others' ships approached them, they sacrificed various magic weapons.
Penny.
Fishing net.
Even tinder oil.
Like a pole vault on the water surface, a lighter-weight boat, with tough bamboo poles as a buffer, it intersects with the aggressive Ganning Pilot ships. Some even slow down the Ganning Pilot speed, and instead increases their own speed.
The fishing net was thrown on the long oars, and although the tincture oil could not be lit in pieces, it was still no problem to create a flame isolation belt for a short time. Other means made Gan Ning's expected impact and suppression did not achieve very ideal results.
Of course, some boats were indeed sunk and pressed down, making the hull rise high. The whole boat fell into the water and was taken downstream by the water flow. However, most boats were like swimming fish, avoiding the impact of Gan Ning and others with flexible maneuvers. Then, they were preparing to trap Gan Ning and other ships near the shore!
There are some differences between the direction of the near-shore water flow and the direction of the river center. If you accidentally encounter a reef or shoal at the bottom of the boat, in the current situation, there is almost only one way to abandon the boat and escape!
Gan Ning originally wanted to take advantage of his familiarity with the Jiangdao to force the Jiangdong naval army to make mistakes in the chaos, and also wanted to force these boats to crash into the reef or strand on the mudflats. However, what Gan Ning did not expect was that perhaps these boats were too flexible, or perhaps the Jiangdong naval army had mastered the investigation of this area to a certain extent, so the number of boats to crash into the reef or stranded by Jiangdong was not large. However, two of its own fleets rushed too hard and plunged into the shallows and could not get out. They had to abandon the ship, burn the ship, and go ashore to escape.
Gan Ning wanted to break out a way, but he didn't expect that the walking boats would be so flexible that he not only could not mess up or destroy these walking boats, but instead caused his fleet's speed to drop unconsciously.
The Jiangdong Tower Boat chased after him.
The collision plan failed...
Huang Gai stood on the building boat, holding the railing, staring at the ship in Ganning in the distance with bright eyes.
The drum sound that controls the rhythm in the cabin is like a towering boat turning into a giant beast floating on the water. The dull sound is like a heartbeat, and it is accompanied by dozens of oars with arms and thighs that are exerting force at the same time, hitting the water surface, and fighting against the water flow.
The sails were originally half hanging on the deck of the building ship, but now they were almost all pulled to the top. The soldiers in Jiangdong shouted and cut the wind diagonally without the need for special instructions from the school. And with the cooperation of the oar and the helmsman, the huge building ship not only did not flow down by the water, but instead went upstream!
At the bow of the building, huge splashes of water rolled up, like yellow thoughts.
The soldiers of the Jiangdong Navy were very excited, but Huang Gai had no expression of excitement on his face.
As time goes by, the time window that benefits Jiangdong is shrinking.
A quick battle and a quick decision.
This is also the secret of military strategists that many people can know, but it is not easy to do it.
The word "Speed" is not only Gan Ning in front of you, but also the entire naval army front.
The "speed" in front of him is not a fool or a sheep. He will jump around and resist. Even if Huang Gai arranges three moves before and after, he may not be sure to keep Gan Ning here completely. If Gan Ning escapes to the dangerous gorge area ahead, it will be difficult to chase him.
Then what about the entire front? If you wait for the spring rain...
Due to the terrain of the river, the velocity of the water flow is actually different.
Now it is a dry season, and the water flow is not fast. If it is a high season and the water flows are turbulent, you can naturally go downstream and take three thousand miles a day, but can you go upstream and go upstream...
But the problem is that Zhu Zhi has not come yet.
Obviously, Zhu Zhi doesn't want to take over this stall.
Zhu Zhi may not be as good as Huang Gai in water wars, but he is obviously more sensitive than Huang Gai in political touch.
It is not impossible to sail against the current when it is spring, but it requires a slimming. In some areas, you still need to open the shore first before you can send someone to pull the slimming. This speed is not as good as traveling directly on land. Therefore, when it is absolutely not necessary, spring and summer are not suitable for combat against the current.
Then Zhu Zhi could use the past six months to make a move, but he could not say...
Governor! Huang Gai sighed in his heart, Jiangdong... Jiangdong is such a ghost, looking like a human on the outside, but in fact they are all ghosts!
Huang Gai was full of thoughts, but his Jiangdong naval soldiers encircled Gan Ning according to the original plan.
『Left full rudder!』
Gan Ning looked back at the approaching ship and shouted, "Prepare to throw tincture oil!"
There is no way to continue to be entangled with the walking boats, so you must leave immediately, otherwise you will be surrounded by the large Jiangdong ship chasing behind you in the shallows on the shore!
『Left full rudder!』
As the messengers in Ganning cabin shouted at the silence of their voices.
The wooden iron-clad rudder made an overwhelming squeak.
『Left full rudder!』
The flag bearer on the Dinglu command platform tightly grabbed the handrail to prevent him from falling off the boat due to tilt. He waved the flag and responded hoarsely.
The water flows down and the boat goes up.
Whether it was a oarman or a soldier hiding in the cabin, layers of white smoke rose from his head and body, his red face and blue veins began to turn under Gan Ning's command, and at the same time accelerated.
There are new styles of boats in Jiangdong, and ships of Ganning and others are also equipped with new flywheels.
The shadow of the Jiangdong Navy's tower ship gradually enveloped.
The rumbling drums mixed with everyone's shouts and waves filled the two mountains and above the river.
"Ah?" Huang Gai looked at Gan Ning's ship starting to adjust the direction again, and couldn't help but tickled, "It's really...
The people do not have three orders, and the formation does not have three orders.
Gan Ning can still command the three orders in front of the battle, which is enough to prove that Gan Ning's ability and the soldiers under him already have the foundation of elite soldiers.
But that's it.
"Prepare for fire protection!" Huang Gai issued an order, "Calling and raking!"
The flag bearer of the Jiangdong Navy raised the battle flag, and the bright red and black green flags flew up and down.
『Quick! Quick! Take the water rake up!』
The Jiangdong Navy took out a strange-shaped bamboo artifact from the cabin and then placed it on the bow of the ship.
The turmeric oil poured down, Gan Ning stretched his head and looked at it, and his face changed.
Because the overall formation is destroyed, when the turmeric oil tactic is implemented, it is more like a turmeric oil belt than a whole sea of ​​fire!
But now it is too late to adjust. According to Caodian, after pouring the turmeric oil, you have to ignite it directly.
And even if the ignition is not lit, the turmeric oil will be poured out and cannot be collected...
Flames rose up, covering part of the Jiangdong warships behind them.
Gan Ning exhaled.
However, the Jiangdong warship that rushed out of the sea of ​​fire immediately surprised Gan Ning.
Although some tincture oil was still stained with the warship, most of the tincture oil burned in front of the bow of the ship. Because the number of tincture oil stained with the ship was small, the Jiangdong navy quickly covered it with damp cloth and sand.
『What's that thing?!"
Gan Ning widened his eyes.
There are a lot of wood and bamboo on both sides of the Yangtze River.
The water rakes of the Jiangdong Navy are not high-tech, but they are like mine detonators before the tank, which separate the turbulent oil and burn them on the water rakes when they are stained. When they leave the sea of ​​fire, they will just throw the water rakes away...
Of course, it sounds simple and the equipment is not complicated, but when it is used, it naturally becomes the standard for measuring a general's ability to control it.
If Fang Cai knocked away the entanglement of the boat, then the array could be restored. If the array could be restored, the range of turmeric oil pouring could be larger. If Huang Gai could find out that Huang Gai's actions were earlier, he could run further and lead them to Xiling Gorge...
But Gan Ning also knew that the result was the best situation he could achieve.
No cards in hand...
Now, there is only one way.
Escape.
At full speed, escape!
The most dangerous thing about the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is the section from Zigui to Badong. As long as you enter the Xiling Mountain range, the chance of escape will increase.
But obviously Huang Gai didn't want Gan Ning to escape so easily.
With the sound of war drums, Jiangdong Tower ships that entered the shooting range began to project crossbow guns and stone bullets at Ganning and other ships.
As the launch order was issued, three consecutive crossbows equipped at the bow of the ship roared towards Ganning and other ships. Three crossbow guns, like spears, pierced straight down, most of them fell into the water, but once they were stabbed, whether they were shot into the hull or the human body, they were extremely destructive.
With the burst gun shooting, the small catapult cart on the upper part of the tower also began to project stone bombs at the Ganning fleet. The catapult cart placed on the ship is relatively smaller, and the stone bombs projected are smaller than those on the land type, probably the size of a human head, but the damage caused by the smashing is not small at all!
In the Ganning fleet, some of the trunks that were behind were shot by crossbow guns. With the sound of clicking, the crossbow guns penetrated directly from the upper roof to the inside of the cabin, and then they saw blood splashing out from the gaps in the cabin!
Then stone bombs fell from the air. Although most of the rock bombs had no accurate heads, as long as they were hit, whether it was the deck or the roof, whether it was wood or fleshy, they basically turned into pieces in a loud bang.
The siege that was shot or hit quickly dropped and was caught by the Jiangdong Tower ship behind.
The archers of the Jiangdong Tower Boat leaned out behind the female wall and shot densely with arrows. Many of them were carrying fire heads and shot over the siege. The Sichuan and Shu navy under Gan Ning, who was about to fight back on the siege, were immediately shot like hedgehogs.
The fighting ship that Gan Ning was riding on naturally also attracted key attention.
When Gan Ning saw a black shadow coming towards him in the sky, he felt a numbness in his scalp. Without saying a word, he turned over a somersault from the top of the hut to the deck.
As soon as he landed on the deck, Gan Ning had not had time to stand up, he heard a loud noise above his head. When he looked up, he was hit by a stone bullet when he was standing. Wood chips flew across the board, the flag was crooked, and it fell to the river.
Seeing Gan Ning's flag falling on the ship, the surrounding ships were in an uproar. Gan Ning quickly stood up, grabbed a flag, and then turned over and half of the tower was smashed. He waved the flag to indicate that Ge Laozi was not dead yet. This was to calm down the surrounding Sichuan and Sichuan naval army so that he would not be confused on the spot.
『General! General is dangerous!』
On the deck, Gan Ning's guards were anxious to jump. Now that the Dinglu has collapsed, Gan Ning has personally taken advantage of the situation to prevent his morale. However, because the Dinglu has collapsed, they have no way to go up to protect Gan Ning, so they can only be anxious on the deck.
Gan Ning's actions certainly attracted the attention of the Jiangdong Navy and Huang Gai.
『Shoot this beast!』
Huang Gai pointed at Gan Ning without hesitation.
Huang Gai admires Gan Ning's courage, but it does not mean that he must show mercy to Gan Ning's subordinates.
Huang Gai was definitely unwilling to play hard to get a general who could directly kill the Bashu naval army.
Crossbow guns and stone bullets roared, crackling around the Ganning Dou Ship and clattering, either slapped on the water or plunged into the river...
Like a miracle, Gan Ning was unharmed under the attack of the Jiangdong Navy, at most he was splashed with water.
Gan Ning laughed loudly and made an insulting gesture to the Jiangdong Navy...
It immediately attracted a second wave of attacks.
This time, the hit rate seemed to be a little higher, but only three or two crossbow guns shot the fighting ship and stuck on the deck at the rear. Most of the other crossbow guns and stone bullets were still lost.
"Jiangdong is just like this!" Gan Ning laughed loudly and looked around boldly, "See? Did you see it? They couldn't even hit me while I stood!"
The Bashu navy all cheered and their morale suddenly rose.
Huang Gai was furious and slapped the railing suddenly, then woke up the next moment, "Send the order! It's too far away from this guy, and it's not accurate enough! Each ship is focused on the nearest target!"
If there were sniper rifles in later generations, Gan Ning was seeking death if he did this, but now he didn’t even have a direct sight and shot all depends on experience. The more he wanted to hit a fixed target, the more he would be in the rippling waves and ups and downs, it would definitely be more difficult.
In addition, the Ganning Dou Ship is located in the queue and is a little far away from the Jiangdong Tower ship behind. So the more accurate it is, the more it is fired, the more it is going to be. The more it has to shoot Ganning in one breath, the more it has wasted crossbows, guns, and rock bullets, which also makes the soldiers like Bashu excited and improve their morale.
As the battle continues, whether it is a boat or a boat, whether it is a long oar or a flywheel, it is always a manpower. People are not machines, and fatigue and speed reduction are inevitable.
After the initial high-speed explosion, the largest Jiangdong Tower Ship was the first to slow down in the competition against the current.
The building ship is large and is most affected by the current. Although it can be used to cut the wind upwards on the inclined surface of the sail, it also means that it takes more lines. Compared with the Ganning Train and the fighting ship that can basically maintain a straight line, it takes more effort and effort...
In terms of Jiangdong, although the speed is extremely high in the early stage, its speed is entirely based on the physical strength and coordination of the oars. When the battle continues, the physical strength of the oars will decrease, so naturally they will not be able to get faster even if they want to.
Only Gan Ning's craftsmanship and fighting ships are equipped with flywheels, which can be used to allocate relatively more reasonable hands and legs. Just like the college entrance examination questions in later generations, if you are tired of Chinese, you will go to math, and after you finish English, you will go to other subjects...
Therefore, overall, the overall endurance of Gan Ning and others will be better than that of Jiangdong Army, which also made the Gan Ning Army and Huang Gai Army gradually widen the distance during the pursuit.
"Ming Jin, withdraw the troops." Huang Gai looked at Gan Ning with three or two remaining big cats and kittens, fled in a panic, snorted and ordered the troops to withdraw.
The soldiers from Jiangdong were cheering.
Huang Gai also hung a smiling face, nodded to the surrounding area, then turned around and got off the podium and returned to the cabin.
As he was about to enter the cabin, Huang Gai turned his head and looked at the two ships that were burning on the shallows. He frowned and thought for a while, then pointed, "Send some people to put out the fire and drag it back to see..."
"Hmm?" Huang Gai's guard was stunned for a moment, "Are they those two ships?"
Huang Gai nodded, and without explaining why, he entered the cabin.
He won this battle.
The Jiangdong Navy was celebrating the victory, but Huang Gai was not very proud of it.
Because Huang Gai knew that it was normal for a naval army that was almost the most sound and largest at present, to defeat the Bashu naval army, which had fewer ships shortly after construction.
This does not mean anything, but the tenacity and tenacity of the Bashu naval army is like the kind of fearless death and fighting bravely that Gan Ning showed, but slowed down the dignified Jiangdong naval army...
It can even be said that even if Huang Gai injured or even killed Gan Ning in this battle, it may not affect the entire battle situation.
Because winter has come...
The window period is about to pass.
When spring comes, the Jiangdong naval army will only stagnate completely.
"Come here!" Huang Gai called out softly, "After going back, prepare immediately, I'm going to meet Governor Zhu!"
However, it shouldn't be him who is troubled by this matter now.
Huang Gai turned sideways, leaned obliquely inside the cabin, and closed his eyes slightly.
In addition to external strategic goals, there are also internal strategic goals.
Taking advantage of the slightest defeat of Gan Ning, Zhu Zhi came forward...
Chapter completed!