Yang Xi's purpose was never to destroy the Baqiu navy of Soochow, but to train troops.
Yang Xi knew that if he really relied on his superior strength to eliminate the Baqiu Navy and occupied Baqiu, he would be greeted by the main force of the Soochow Navy.
Even if Baqiu is not captured, the Soochow Navy will not sit back and watch the Baqiu Navy be destroyed, and will inevitably launch a retaliatory counterattack.
At this time, it was impossible for the newly established Jiangling Navy to withstand the attack of Soochow Navy. In the end, they could only retreat to the Public Security Bureau and rely on the turtle formation to contain the enemy.
If this step is achieved, let alone whether it can withstand the retaliatory counterattack of the Soochow Navy, the Jiangling Navy that has just been formed will definitely pay a heavy price.
Another one. Even if Yang Xi wanted to encircle and annihilate the Soochow Navy, he actually couldn't do it.
Yang Xi had just defected to the Han Dynasty from Soochow, and he knew very well the actual combat power of Soochow's navy.
Although Yang Xi sent Zhong Limu and 5,000 navy soldiers to lure the enemy, Yang Xi also knew that it would be a bit difficult to rely on Zhong Limu to hold back Liu Lue and create enough time for him to encircle Jiangdong Army.
In fact, Zhong Limu thought so too.
When retreating to lure the enemy, the Jiangling navy was inexperienced in water warfare and its boat handling proficiency was not as good as that of the Soochow navy. As a result, they pursued them closer and closer.
But when the counterattack was about to delay the opponent, the Jiangling Navy led by Zhong Limu was easily escaped by the Liulue Division, and the distance was widened in a short period of time, making it impossible to catch up.
This is not only a gap in experience of the navy, but also a gap in the general's command of the navy. With the current Zhong Limu and the 5,000 Jiangling navy, it is impossible to hold back the Soochow navy who stayed behind.
Yang Xi actually anticipated this possibility, so the three Mengchong battleships he brought this time were actually not real Mengchong battleships.
Liu Wei was far away and could not see clearly. He could only judge by the size difference between him and Zu Ke that Yang Xi had brought three Mengchong warships and nearly a hundred warships came over from Zu Ke.
But in fact, what Yangqi brought was three catapults and Mengchong. They were either battleships or mobile turrets for catapults.
This thing has no melee combat capabilities, and its forward speed is also greatly limited. It relies on the eighty walking boats to protect it. In fact, if you stay a little slower, Yang Di may not have a chance to encircle him.
But Liulue didn't have clairvoyance, and regardless of whether Yangqi really brought three Mengchong warships, just relying on these nearly a hundred ships, Liulue had to retreat.
As for why Yang Di only brought the chariot and Meng Chong instead of the real Meng Chong warship, Yang Di naturally had his own plans.
In fact, every time Zhong Limu took the initiative to attack, he did not go alone. He was followed by 20 walking boats led by Wen Dai, more than 40 fishing boats collected, and a thousand fishing boats. Soldiers.
Every time Zhong Limu took the initiative to provoke in front of Baqiu Water Village, Wen Dai took this fleet and hid in the reeds near Baqiu Dongwu Water Village, waiting for the opportunity.
Liu Lue did not send troops to pursue, so Na Wendai had to withdraw his troops back to Jiangling with Zhong Limu. But this time Liu Lue led the navy to pursue Zhong Limu's troops. Only a few hundred people were left in the water stronghold. Remaining troops.
At this time, Wen Dai finally found an opportunity. With twenty boats as the vanguard, he rushed into Baqiu Water Village. After driving away hundreds of left-behind troops, he began to go ashore to plunder the ordnance and food stored in the water village. .
Take away as much as you can and leave the rest.
During the looting process, Yang Di also told Wen Dai not to be reluctant to fight, but to evacuate the water village as soon as possible before Liu Lue returned for reinforcements, cross the river, and disembark from the Mianyang County ferry on the north bank of Chang'an. Liu Lue must not be allowed to Returning troops, or the Soochow reinforcements coming from Lukou blocked the way.
Yang Qi did not want to overly stimulate the Soochow Navy. Otherwise, the best way to deal with it would be to burn the ordnance, food and grass, and the water fortress together.
But doing so would be tantamount to destroying the entire Baqiu Water Village of Soochow, and Soochow would definitely not give up.
Therefore, when Liu Lue and his troops quickly retreated to the water stronghold, they found that their water stronghold was still intact, but a lot of the food, grass and weapons in the water stronghold had been robbed. Liu Lue was angry, but there was nothing he could do.
The looting enemy troops had already escaped early, and at this time, outside the Baqiu Water Village, the navy led by Yang Di was about to attack. How could Liu Lue have the time to count how much weapons, money and food he had lost? The most important thing now was The best thing to do is to close the gate of the village tightly and defend the village by the water.
At the same time, Liu Lue quickly sent someone to send a message to General Zhu Ran in Lukou by land, asking him to quickly lead the navy to come for reinforcements. If he arrived quickly, he should be able to block the Jiangling navy and defeat it in one fell swoop.
However, it is obvious that Yang Di is not afraid of this at all, everything is still in his plan.
Fifteen thousand navy soldiers, more than 130 warships, and two Mengchong warships surrounded Baqiu Water Village. It was definitely impossible for Liuluo to take the initiative to lead the fleet into battle again. If he went to war again, he would die no matter what. have no idea.
The only thing left to do is to rely on the water stronghold's defense system. In this case, Yang Di has nothing to fear.
He directly ordered the navy fleet under his command to start practicing various formation changes of the navy, as well as long-range attack methods such as bows, crossbows and darts. This was the best opportunity for actual combat practice.
It's a pity that Yang Di is also worried about the heavy casualties of the water soldiers under his command. Otherwise, Gao Luo also wants to practice how to attack the water stronghold and the ability of hand-to-hand combat near the water.
Well, I can only wait until I have such an opportunity next time. Now, hurry up and practice.
As for Liu Lue, besides being huddled in the water stronghold and being beaten passively, the only way to fight back was to rely on the arrow tower at the entrance of the water stronghold, allowing the soldiers to fire arrows back. He couldn't even use the crossbows near the water stronghold.
Without him, these bed crossbows arranged near the water village were almost immediately smashed by the three carts brought by Yang Di, and they were destroyed first by taking advantage of their range advantage.
Without him, these bed crossbows arranged near the water village were almost immediately smashed by the three carts brought by Yang Di, and they were destroyed first by taking advantage of their range advantage.
It's even a bit strange to stay here. Faced with such a good opportunity, all the Soochow warships huddled in the water stronghold. The place was small and they couldn't move. Why didn't the commander-in-chief of the Jiangling navy order the enemy to throw stones at them? Block, destroy the warships in these water villages.
If the range is not enough, it is still possible to destroy some warships, why not do it? !
This is a problem. To put it bluntly, Yang Xi did not want to provoke the Soochow Navy too much and trigger a full-scale retaliation by the Soochow Navy.
The main purpose of sending troops this time is to accumulate the water warfare experience of Jiangling Navy, and to plunder some grain and grass to replenish military supplies. As a supplement, your Soochow Army will not retaliate on a large scale because of the loss of these grain, grass and ordnance.
If this is the case, it is really possible to trigger a war between the two countries in Jingnan.
Yang Xi couldn't be sure whether Jingzhou was ready to go to war with Soochow again. He didn't want his military training this time to become the trigger for a war between the two armies, so he was more or less holding back.
But Liu Lue didn't know that he could only huddle in the water stronghold, passively being beaten, and then helplessly watch the sky getting darker and darker.
Logically speaking, the Jiangling navy should retreat at this time. After all, in this era, there is no concept of night battle in naval warfare.
Water warfare is a battle that requires a sufficient understanding of hydrological conditions. However, with the hydrological conditions of this era, even the most familiar water soldiers must rely on visual observation. Fighting at night does not meet the conditions for combat.
Therefore, water battles usually require both sides to withdraw their troops near dusk and return to their respective villages. It is too risky to sail at night.
However, Yang Di did not withdraw.
Nighttime is not suitable for water battles, and Yang Di certainly knows that, but the problem is, isn't he training troops? What kind of battle is this?
The warship stopped at the entrance of Baqiu Water Village, and then the soldiers kept shooting arrows back and forth to practice their ability to fight with bows and crossbows on the warship. There is no need to divide it into day and night.
If it affects the movement of soldiers on the ship, if they are afraid of accidentally falling into the water, then light a torch.
Do you still want to wait for this kind of training opportunity that is close to a real combat atmosphere? !
There's no way we'll get another chance like this, okay! ! !
In this way, the water war version of burning the midnight oil took place in Baqiu.
Ignore the angry one, I have no choice but to open the village gate directly and die together with the enemy.
This gentleman really can't stand this anger, how can he bully others like this?
Fortunately before, Liu Lue failed to see the true purpose of Yang Xi. He thought that the enemy simply lacked the correct tactics and theory to attack the water stronghold and didn't know what to do, so he could only shoot arrows to suppress it.
But as sunset approached, the enemy troops actually fought at night and shot arrows into the water village to suppress them. All fools knew that the bastard coach on the opposite side was just training his troops! ! !
Good guys, are you using our opponents as a target? !
No matter what Liu Lue did, he didn't want to be angry with him, so he ordered the navy to get on the boat and leave the stronghold to meet the enemy.
As a result, before Liuluo could finish concentrating the fleet in the water village, he saw the strange movements in the water village and directly ordered the three ships to rush into the water and start firing salvos. In an instant, he concentrated fire and destroyed the five ships closest to the water village. The Soochow army came to Ke door.
At this time, Liu Lu calmed down and went out. He would either be stoned to death, or his boat would be destroyed and drowned in the river. He could just choose a way to die, and it would be impossible to cause any substantial harm to the enemy.
If that's the case, forget it and just feel aggrieved.
Liu Lue might have been able to rather die than be humiliated, but Liu Lue discovered that since the Shu thieves destroyed the five ships, the soldiers under his command have been much slower to assemble. Not everyone has their own Such a character and temper.
Even the lieutenant general who stayed behind bravely came over to persuade the Shu thieves that they thought they had too many arrows and wanted to shoot more, so let them shoot. At the worst, they could prepare more shields, grass dams, etc. for the soldiers guarding the fortress. , just survive tonight.
Wait until tomorrow, when General Zhu from Lukou gets news that he will come for reinforcements. This group of Shu thieves will not be able to escape.
Let's let the enemy be proud for a while. It's hard to say whether we will win or lose in the future.
The deputy general's words made Liulue sigh deeply and ordered to comply.
If the soldiers have no will to fight, the generals will have no will to fight. If you leave the stronghold, you will die, but if you stay in the stronghold, you will survive. What will you do if you let the troops stay? !
Moreover, Liu Lue did not think that these Shu thieves would stay until General Zhu Ran led the troops to block them. The naval general of the Shu thieves had completely taken the initiative in the water battle from the beginning of the battle. This kind of How could people not be wary of the direction of Lukou? !
And so it is.
Early the next morning, before dawn, Yang Di began to give orders to pull anchor and set sail, retreating to Jiangling Water Village near the Public Security Bureau.
By the way, before leaving, Yang Jin ordered three ships to rush into the water, focus their fire on the attack, and directly smashed the gate of Dongwu Bachu Water Village.
This is actually telling Liu Lue that it's not that I can't hit you, it's just that I don't want to hit you. If you dare to chase you, don't think about going back again if you have a chance.
(End of chapter)
