Since Zhou Yu burned a fire in Chibi, the navy tactics now include the option of fire attack. Wen Pin, a navy veteran, has long wanted to give it a try.
However, the conditions for this fire attack tactic are very harsh. Ever since Cao Cao used an army of 200,000 to personally verify the disadvantages of connecting boats with iron ropes in water battles, no one will connect the warships together again. Fire attack can The effect is very low.
Coupled with today's water warfare tactics, many large and small warships are basically arranged near large ships like the Mengchong battleship as escorts. This kind of fire attack that relies on the speed of walking can easily be defeated by the Mengchong battleship. The escort ship was intercepted.
It is terrible to burn some small ships and replace them one by one. The cost of combat is much higher than the result.
So, to a certain extent, Zhou Yu's fire attack plan is really a rare opportunity to catch up with a leader like Cao Cao who doesn't understand water warfare but still insists on directing blindly. If it were replaced by Cai Mao, Zhou Yu can't even win.
But now, a fool appears.
Although this person did not use the method of connecting the warships with iron cables and boats, this person is also a weird one. He actually arranged the Mengchong warships in a separate array, and did not arrange warships to guard them around. So who will you burn if you don't burn them?
Even though the efficiency would be lower and it would be impossible to burn all five Mengchong battleships, Wenpin's purpose was not to use fire attacks to directly win. He just wanted to use fire attacks to create chaos in the Jiangxia Navy's military formation, and then take advantage of the situation himself. Just use the army to cover up the killing.
In fact, the purpose of Wenpin was indeed achieved.
Although the five Mengchong battleships of the Jiangxia Navy were a little inferior in speed and agility, they were not nailed to death in a row.
Seeing the fire ship coming towards him, without Zhuge Ke's orders, Meng Chong's soldiers would also choose to turn around to avoid the fire ship. But the problem is that without the escort warship to help intercept, the turning speed of Meng Chong's war ship is somewhat slow. slow.
Although only five of the more than forty fire ships hit the Mengchong battleship in Jiangxia County, they successfully ignited two of them and the two in the middle.
As a result, chaos inevitably occurred in the front and center of the Jiangxia Navy. The Jiangxia warships surrounding the two Mengchong warships began to avoid the two Mengchong warships, causing the Jiangxia Navy's defensive front to start moving to both sides. Push.
Wenpin immediately seized the opportunity, charged directly in the middle, and then commanded the navy to drive the Jiangxia Navy to the two wings, and cooperated with the Xiangyang Navy fleet to counterattack on both wings, dividing and surrounding the Jiangxia Navy.
In fact, there is no need to think too much about the subsequent results.
No matter how talented a person is, when faced with the situation where his soldiers are divided and surrounded, it is impossible to recover. The best possibility is to choose to surrender all the way and evacuate the encirclement as soon as possible.
Zhuge Ke did the same thing. He chose to command the navy he was on, commanding them to break out of the siege and retreat to Xiakou. The other group could only resign themselves to fate.
In this way, the Jiangxia navy was severely defeated in the Han River water battle, losing more than half of its troops and warships. The 20,000 navy troops finally retreated to Xiakou, with only more than 8,000 men, five Mengchong warships, and only two The ship withdrew to Xiakou.
As for Wenpin, since he had won the water battle, he naturally surrounded Xiakou and attacked Xiakou stronghold. Zhuge Ke did not dare to leave the stronghold to fight.
The siege lasted for three days and finally Wenpin chose to temporarily suspend his troops.
It's not that Wenpin didn't want to go all out and directly attack Xiakou stronghold, but he couldn't. The 10,000 Baqiu navy led by Ding Feng arrived at Xiakou at this critical moment.
Leader Wenpin and Ding Feng had a collision in the waters of the Yangtze River near Xiakou. Both sides were injured, and no one could do anything to the other.
Similarly, this also made Wenpin understand that the general of the Soochow reinforcements who came this time was a person who truly understood water warfare. He could not continue to be like this.
Therefore, Wenpin decided to return to the water village to rest and prepare for the next battle.
And Ding Feng. Ding Feng led the reinforcements to Xiakou and saw the miserable and desolate appearance of the Jiangxia navy. At that time, he was angry and puzzled, and asked questions that hit his soul.
How on earth did you, the Jiangxia navy, achieve such a moral character? !
Wenpin is a famous navy general, but you still don’t know the level of the Xiangyang navy? !
Even Zhang Cheng was able to fight Wenpin back and forth back then. How come he lost so miserably in the hands of you two? !
These three questions, Ding Feng's direct inquiry was originally directed at Sun Sheng, but he directly asked Zhuge Ke, whose face turned red.
Sun Sheng was even more outrageous. He directly spread his hands and said that he had no command authority. The command of the water battle in the past few days was all the work of Prefect Zhuge. In short, this matter is not my fault! ! !
The fuss made Ding Feng embarrassed.
Zhuge Ke's status and background are too strong. Even Ding Feng doesn't want to offend Zhuge Ke directly. He is not his brother Ding Feng. He has enough military merit and prestige to not offend these groups of honorable men. It is better not to offend the second generation of your family.
But the problem is, the current Jiangxia navy has lost so miserably, someone has to stand up and take responsibility. Otherwise, Governor Zhu will not be able to explain it to him.
If you, Sun Sheng, the clan general, don't bear this matter, and I, the man who led the troops to come to the rescue, don't bear it, how can I let Zhuge Ke bear it? !
It doesn’t make sense in terms of human relations. Well, that’s what Ding Feng originally thought.
But soon, Ding Feng gave up this idea and said, whoever takes the blame will take the blame, no matter who he is.
The reason why Ding Feng changed so quickly is actually related to Zhuge Ke. Zhuge Ke actually ordered Ding Feng to hand over the command of the 10,000 navy troops that Ba Qiu came to rescue and mix them with the Jiangxia navy army. The formation was under the unified command of Zhuge Ke.
Zhuge Ke is going to fight again against the Xiangyang Navy to avenge his previous humiliation! ! !
After hearing this, Ding Feng suddenly felt that some young people still need to be taught a lesson.
Ding Feng directly rejected Zhuge Ke's order, and wrote a battle report immediately, detailing the entire process of the Jiangxia navy's defeat, and sent it to Zhu Ran.
Sorry, although everyone is from the Huaisi Military Group, I only take orders from General Zhu Ran.
You, Zhuge Ke, are the elders. What the hell, you actually dare to seize your own military power? !
As for the Jiangxia navy, whether it is Zhuge Ke who leads it or Sun Sheng who comes to command it, it has nothing to do with Ding Feng and me. I am here just on the orders of General Zhu Ran to help defend Xiakou. When Xiakou is defended, I have to go back to Baqiu to resume my life.
In this way, although Ding Feng led the army and settled in Xiakou Tun, Zhu Ran still received the true situation of the Han River water battle.
Zhu Ran was so angry that he almost tore up the military newspaper.
Well, I shouldn't have agreed to transfer Zhang Cheng in the first place. As long as Zhang Cheng was here, the battle of Hanshui would not have ended like this.
This Zhuge Ke, he usually hears people bragging about how he can be as talented as his second uncle, but this is the result? !
If Zhuge Kongming, who is famous all over the world, is at this level, he would be too easy to deal with, right? !
Zhuge Ke, this bastard, should first raise his level to the level of his father. Well, his father Zhuge Jin's military strategy is indeed not that good, not as high as that of Zhuge Jin's younger brother Zhuge Dan.
Anyway, now Zhu Ran has determined that this Zhuge Ke is just a second-generation nobleman who has been touted by others. He can manage the place and conquer the mountains. But when he actually goes to the battlefield of the national war, his true colors are immediately revealed.
Therefore, Zhu Ran directly ordered Ding Feng to take full control of the Xiakou army and guard the Han River Basin, while Zhuge Ke returned to defend Shaxian and do a good job in the defense of other counties in Jiangxia.
As for Sun Sheng and Zhu Ran, he didn't mention this person at all.
As a general of the Wu clan, even Zhuge Ke could not suppress him during the foreign war. Sun Sheng's problem should be left to the Soochow Supreme to deal with.
Now, Zhu Ran really wants to consider sending troops from Wuling County to Changsha for support.
Based on the current development trend of the war situation, Zhu Ran has completely determined that Zhang Xi's purpose of stationing troops in Wulin is to attack Changsha and Jiangxia.
Now that Jiangxia Navy has received its own support, its strength has been replenished, and it can continue to struggle with Xiangyang Navy, so Jiangxia's defense pressure is not too great.
But here in Changsha, with the two downsizing of Bachu Navy, although its combat effectiveness is still there, its control over the Yangtze River has dropped a lot.
In this case, it is entirely possible for the Shu army to block the attack of Baqiu Navy while transporting some Wulin infantry across the river and set foot on the land of Changsha County.
Although this is a bit risky, Changsha is currently guarded by only 20,000 infantry, and they are scattered within the three counties on the front.
Wulin has an army of 50,000 people, and you can't even say whether Zhang Xi has arranged for backup or whether there is a possibility of adding more troops.
And the most important thing is that once Changsha County is lost, it will be equivalent to opening a hole in the four counties of Jingnan, separating the remaining three counties from the other territories of Soochow, and making the three counties fall into the siege of Shu Han among.
Falling down is just a matter of time.
There is no other way but to demolish the east wall to repair the west wall.
For this reason, Zhu Ran ordered Zhang Cheng to lead 20,000 county troops to support Changsha from Wuling County.
At the same time, Lu Ju, the prefect of Guiyang, was sent north to Changsha to assist in the defense.
There is no way, Zhu Ran is not only short of soldiers now, he is also short of generals! ! !
(End of chapter)
