Yingjiu laughed, nodded with satisfaction and said: "Junior Brother Zhu, today, you have once again impressed us. Master values you not without reason. Your military ability. Today, I, Old Ying, are convinced. Tell me." , what do you want us to do, to cooperate with you?"
Zhu Chaoshi looked at Yao Qichen, who was still silent: "Brother Yao, if you still feel that it is dangerous for the Qianlong warship to ambush, I am willing to personally lead the Qianlong warship to ambush at the bottom of the river. Please explore within two days." The water flow and landforms at the bottom of the Mingjiang River must be prepared in advance.”
A trace of anger flashed in Yao Qichen's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Junior brother, do you look down on me? Do you think I am a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, that's why you dare not send out the Qianlong warship?"
Zhu Chaoshi said calmly: "No, I have absolutely no such idea. However, if you have objections to this plan, you may not be so firm in its execution. After all, dozens of Qianlong warships will lurk at the bottom of the river and penetrate deep into the river." Behind enemy lines, even if more than two hundred Huanglong warships attack you, you may not have an advantage if you can successfully surface and fight head-on. This battle is about risking your life and surviving. Since I made this suggestion, then It’s up to me to carry out this plan.”
Yao Qichen gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "We in the religion are not greedy for life and afraid of death. Even if we are asked to die knowingly, we will leave with a smile. As long as we can win, we are willing to sacrifice our lives at any time. Junior Brother Zhu, You don’t know the nature of water, so you are not suitable to command those Qianlong warships. It’s better for me to lead these warships into the water myself.”
Zhu Chaoshi's eyes flashed coldly: "If Senior Brother Yao is willing to go in person, that would be the best, but how can I contact you and let you go up?"
Yao Qichen nodded: "You don't have to worry about this. We will release more than ten water ghost brothers at the bottom of the river to follow the big ship. If you need our Qianlong warship to surface, let them dive into the water. , and then in the dark night, hold a special yellow torch on the river."
Zhu Chaoshi's heart moved and he asked in surprise: "Yellow torch?"
Yao Qichen said seriously: "Yes, this is specifically to contact our Qianlong battleship. A lot of sulfur is added to it, so that when it burns, the flame is different from the ordinary torch that emits red light, but rather yellowish. Our fire in the water Brother, even at night, if you see this yellow flame, you can recognize it at a glance from several miles away, and then you can knock on the Qianlong battleship."
Zhu Chaoshi suddenly realized that it was not until today that he truly understood the operation process of the Qianlong battleship. Before nearly a year in Tianshi Dao, he had always been unable to get the usage of the Qianlong battleship. Now, he has mastered this method. There was only one thought left in his mind about how to use the demon thief's most deadly weapon, that is, no matter what, he must tell the master, brother Daogui, and brother Daoji, and even destroy hundreds of demons. The thief's warship is nothing compared to this matter.
Zhu Chaoshi nodded: "Very good. When the time comes, I will personally sit on the Tianshi and direct the overall situation. Once I find that the enemy's warship is approaching, I will let the water ghosts go into the water and sneak towards your Qianlong warship. , when the fight gets fierce, let you suddenly emerge from the bottom of the water, appear behind the enemy fleet, attack from both sides, and teach the Jin army's warships not to return even once!"
Yao Qichen nodded: "Leave it to me, I won't let you down."
Zhu Chaoshi looked at Ying Jiu and said: "Brother Ying and Brother Fan, when the time comes, you will each lead an eight-boat ship, together with other giant ships, to sweep and destroy the beacon towers of the Jin army along the river, and then lead the transport troops respectively according to the original plan. The warships will sail towards Ma Tou Ferry and Wulin Ferry. If there is a chance, they will attack these two crossings. If there is no chance, they will station themselves at the water village on the other side and wait for my further orders."
A trace of disappointment flashed across Yingjiu's face: "Aren't we allowed to participate in this water battle?"
Zhu Chaoshi smiled and said: "If we don't take the initiative to divide our troops and let the Jin army feel that there is an opportunity, how can they dare to take the risk of attacking? The division of troops between the two brothers is the key to this battle. If there is a chance to destroy the Jin army, both of them will It’s a great achievement.”
Ying Jiu sighed, shook his head and said: "Okay, but, Junior Brother Zhu, you have to promise me one thing. If you successfully annihilate the Jin army's naval warships and attack Jiangling, you must not forget it." I have no interest in us and those two ferries. Attacking Jiangling City and killing Liu Daogui and Tan Daoji with my own hands is what I dream of doing every day."
Fan Wubing laughed: "Don't worry, Senior Brother Ying, since Junior Brother Zhu said so, then when we finally join forces to attack Jiangling, we will definitely need our land forces. At that time, we will only need to leave the deputy general to lead the partial division to continue the attack on the Second Army. After a ferry, the main force returned to the main force. Without the navy and the outer city, how can Jiangling withstand the strong attack of our 80,000-strong army?"
Zhu Chaoshi felt proud in his heart. His eyes fell on the black-robed figure who had been silent and said, "Your Majesty, what do you think of this?"
The black robe said calmly: "Since General Zhu has already planned it and everyone agrees with this strategy, I have nothing to say. When the time comes, you will lead four giant ships in front, supplemented by dozens of small battleships." The ship escorts to lure the Jin army to attack, and I will implement your plan to lure the enemy and lead a large fleet of warships to chase the possible Jin army fleet. If the war comes, and you send another signal, I will How about leading a fleet to help?"
Zhu Chaoshi smiled and said: "At that time, I would like to ask you to lead the fleet directly to attack the outer city of Jiangling's water village. While intercepting and killing the enemy's retreating warships, it is best to take advantage of the chaos to attack the enemy." In the water stronghold. In this case, maybe we can take the opportunity to directly capture the outer city of Jiangling."
The black robe nodded with satisfaction and said: "This is best. However, I will be far away from you then and it is dark. I may not be able to see the battle clearly. How can I accept your order?"
Zhu Chaoshi said sternly: "When the time comes, I will light up the smoke on the bow of the ship as a signal. If there are three smoke pillars, you will come back to support our fleet in the battle. If there are five smoke pillars, you will go straight to the Jin army's water stronghold and ignore it." If we cooperate in this way, no matter whether the war goes well or not, we can have your fleet as backup. There will be no loss."
The black robe nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, then I will act according to your orders this time. The three hundred large and small warships are my guerrilla detachment here. General Zhu, there are many more on your four giant ships." Bu Sailor Soldiers, to prevent the enemy from siege, we must hold on until we can return for reinforcements."
Zhu Chaoshi smiled slightly: "We will definitely meet on the battlefield."
