The trebuchet is huge and cannot be accommodated on ordinary ships. It can be accommodated on a building ship, but it is not necessary. This is because the common trebuchets of the late Eastern Han Dynasty did not have enough sight.
During the water battle, the ships on the water are always moving. Instead of relying on them to kill the enemy, it is better to use a hard crossbow.
Such a trebuchet can only be used to intimidate the defenders at the top of the city during a siege.
However, the trebuchet on the Wuya battleship already has a certain degree of accuracy.
As the boulders hit Huang Gai's fleet, several fast boats were hit in the middle. One of the soldiers was killed on the spot, and some other boats were smashed and began to pour water.
Huang Gai and Ling Tong gnashed their teeth angrily. They each held a bow and shot. However, the trebuchet had a very long range, and their bows and arrows could not hit the five-toothed ship.
An officer said: "General, the command flag of the Grand Governor has changed!"
Huang Gai turned around, and a black flag was hoisted on Zhou Yu's flagship and kept shaking.
He threw the bow onto the boat and said depressedly: "I have never fought such a battle before! We have to retreat before we even make contact!"
Ling Tong sighed: "If you give me twenty more warships, I will let Xu Huang die without a burial place!"
However, the second general only said that, they still followed Zhou Yu's order, the fleet retreated with full sail, and fled desperately.
After Cao Jun and the five-toothed ship, the young general Xia Houshang led more than a dozen fleets to dispatch to pursue Huang Gai, Dong Xi, and Chen Wu's fleets one after another.
At first, after Chen Wujue, he was overtaken by Xia Houshang and lost some ships. However, the flags on Zhou Yu's flagship kept changing, and the three fleets also changed formations and quickly integrated into Zhou Yu's fleet.
Xia Houshang is Xia Houyuan's nephew. His uncle Xia Houyuan lost his vanguard army. He was holding his breath and led a dozen fleets to attack Chen Wu. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu had already set up a formation. There were more and more enemy ships around, and in shock, they had to abandon some small ships and retreat back.
The Five Tooth Ship chased for a while, but saw that the opponent's formation was in order and there was a military order not to pursue further, so he stopped chasing.
Cheng Yu looked at it from the flagship battle tower and said helplessly: "Obviously the army was defeated, but he was able to quickly integrate the team and stay calm in the face of danger. Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin live up to their reputation."
Jia Xu looked at Zhou Yu's formation carefully, and shook his head and said: "There are few methods of forming formations for naval marches in military books, but Zhou Yu has already mastered the essence."
Seeing that an old poisoner like Jia Xu admired Zhou Yu, Cao Cao chuckled and said: "You two don't have to be as ambitious as others. You have your own fighting method to deal with any enemy. We will win this time, and we will fight in the future." , let’s discuss it again!”
The two of them said in unison: "Here!"
However, they soon discovered that Cao Cao simply said this and stopped mentioning the war.
Both of them are counselors who have followed Cao Cao through countless storms. They know that Cao Cao is planning for the overall situation, and they don't care about winning or losing at all.
His eyes were fixed on the Yangtze River sand table in front of him. These days, basically wherever he goes, a sandbox is taken to him.
Xun Yu was at the rear, and money and food were continuously delivered. Cao Cao didn't say anything about it. Only Xun Yu snatched the sand table from Cao Ajiu and sent it to the front line, where Cao Cao said "good" several times. Character.
When the three advisers saw Cao Cao thinking, Xun You said first, "My lord, are you looking at where to camp tonight after this battle?"
Cao Cao rubbed his forehead and nodded.
Xun You had already prepared a plan and said calmly: "The current situation is that the enemy and our armies are divided by the main force of the fleet. The river to the west is completely blocked by our army, and the river to the east is blocked by the enemy. Today the two armies are testing each other, and the war is going on. That’s it, where we go to camp at night will indeed have a great impact on tomorrow’s battle situation.”
Cheng Yu and Jia Xu listened attentively. Xun You pointed to a place on the sand table and said: "Zhou Yu should retreat for more than ten miles before entering the stronghold, but not too far back. Because of his various actions, it is obvious that we will not let our main force and Zhao Yanbu joins forces at Xiakou. However, the south bank of the area is mountainous and there are not many places to set up camp, so he can only set up camp nearby. Then we might as well stay two miles away from them and set up camp on the north bank of the river."
Cheng Yu studied the place he pointed at for a while and agreed: "This way, on the north bank of the Yangtze River, there is a 800-mile Yunmeng Daze. The lake is vast, and the narrowest point is only one mile from the bank of the Yangtze River." Gongda pointed out This place is far away from Yunmengze, so it is indeed convenient to go to the stronghold. If you go to the north bank to go to the stronghold, it will be convenient for the tiger and leopard cavalry accompanying the north bank to patrol, and it can also take care of Zhao Yan's Qi army further away on the north bank, which is very good. "
Jia Xu also echoed.
Cao Cao looked at where he was pointing, thought for a while, and shook his head.
Xun You and others were surprised and confused. Cao Cao said softly: "Go further."
The three of them frowned and followed the river bank on the sand table to the east. They didn't see a better place to set up camp, so they couldn't help but wonder.
On the contrary, it was Xu Chu, the tiger idiot next to him, who spoke. He said in a very thick voice, "Oh, I, Old Xu, have noticed such an obvious thing. Why don't you understand?"
Cheng Yuqi asked: "What's the matter that I didn't see?"
Xun You said: "Zhongkang, don't talk crazy!"
Jia Xu also looked at Xu Chu strangely, wondering why the three of them were not as smart as one Xu Chu.
Xu Chu, on the other hand, was both rough and subtle. He smiled and actually showed off his skills.
Cao Cao sneered and ignored him, just closing his eyes and concentrating.
These days, he has a severe headache, and he is always in pain.
Cheng Yu pointed at Xu Chu and laughed angrily: "Zhongkang, tell me quickly, why can even you see it but we don't?"
Xu Chu cleared his throat and said, "Because Xiao Wu is still stranded in Jiangxia! Have you guys forgotten?"
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After Cao Wu left, Xiao Qiao's face turned red and felt lost.
In fact, nothing happened last night, but in the process of doing the Five Animals Show, she had danced since she was a child, her waist was soft, and when she learned the postures of tiger, deer, bear, ape, and bird, especially the deer, Cao Wu looked at her like this. shining.
The Qiao family is also a famous family with a heirloom of poetry and rituals. She knows that there are many things that she should not do. However, there is too much physical contact, but she does not resist too much. She really doesn't know what to do.
She opened the door and came out, and saw the general still sharpening his gun, as if the longer he sharpened his gun, the more people he could kill.
She didn't like war and blood, but she was grateful to the general for keeping them safe overnight.
She came to the small courtyard next to her. Hua Tuo, the miracle doctor, was playing with a blue backpack. There was a roll of bamboo slips next to him. He was studying something.
Xiao Qiao asked curiously: "Old sir, what are you doing?"
Hua Tuo looked a little hesitant and said: "I have gained a lot of experience in treating diseases and saving people over the years. I wrote half a volume of medical skills. Because I put it in a blue backpack, I wanted to call it the Qing Sang Sutra. But the day before yesterday, my friend and I had a drink. , but he said that his Beifu is developing a kind of paper that is so cheap that everyone in the world can read. Once the research is completed, he can help me print books."
As Hua Tuo spoke, he placed the bamboo slips between his eyebrows and said, "It is naturally a good thing for everyone in the world to read. I am wondering whether I should copy these bamboo slips into a book in advance."
Xiao Qiao's eyes lit up and he said: "Xiao Qiao can also read. If the old gentleman is too busy, just let me write."
It is difficult to find pen and ink in the countryside, so it took a long time to find a suitable tool. Xiao Qiao prepared the ink by himself, thought about it, and wrote the title of the book he wanted to copy.
Hua Tuo asked strangely: "Why isn't it the title of Qingsang Sutra?"
Xiao Qiao said: "My husband told me yesterday that your medical skills are comparable to those of hundreds of schools of thought. In ancient times, there were Laozi, Zhuangzi, and Sun Tzu. You have established a sect in the field of medicine, so naturally you should be called a disciple." of."
"I can't do it, I can't do it! How can I stand side by side with the sages? I'm afraid that kid is making fun of me again!"
Hua Tuo quickly waved his hand and grabbed the paper with the title of "Hua Zi" written on it.
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"Ah sneeze!"
Cao Wu sneezed, rubbed his nose depressedly, and moved his body lying in front of the mound.
In front of him was the Jiangdong Army who was setting up camp.
On his way west from the south bank of the Yangtze River, he was blocked by Jiangdong's army and could not go any further.
