At Huya Water Village on the other side of Xiaoting, Xu Shu personally came to supervise the army.
With Ma Liang's support, the number of warships in the water village has reached fifty!
However, most of these are fishing boats supported by Ma Liang.
Fishing boats are light and fast, but they also have a huge flaw.
Not easy to maintain in strong winds.
The wind is northeasterly tonight. If the boat is set on fire, it may be blown away immediately.
In order to make up for this shortcoming, Xu Shu devised a countermeasure.
All the ships were connected with ropes, turning more than fifty miscellaneous warships into five serial ships.
These boats are rectangular in shape and can seize gaps and send them into enemy water strongholds!
The five serial boats were all covered with kerosene. Just one spark was enough to ignite a sea of fire on the river.
As long as a serial ship rushes into the enemy's water stronghold, it can be completely ignited by the strong wind.
However, there is also a risk in this mission. It is easy for soldiers to leave, but it is difficult to come back.
The serial boat must be set on fire in front of the enemy's water stronghold. Only after approaching the water stronghold can the soldiers escape.
This mission is extremely dangerous, but it is not a fatal situation.
Xu Shu deliberately left five boats to rescue the soldiers who jumped from the ship.
Even so, the mortality rate remains extremely high.
The boat is covered with kerosene, and if you are not careful, you will be killed in the sea of fire!
Xu Shu came here at this time to boost the morale of the navy and personally appease their morale.
Especially the navy commander Zhang Nan is a coward!
After hearing about this mission, I immediately fell ill.
The illness was so severe that I couldn't get out of bed for a while.
Zhang Nan could only cry to Xu Shu and ask him to choose another worthy person.
Unfortunately, Xu Shu could tell at a glance that Zhang Nan was pretending to be sick because he was afraid of death.
He immediately put down a sentence, since Zhang Nan was so seriously ill and it was almost impossible to survive, let him be a hero for once.
Xu Shu ordered Zhang Nan to be tied to a serial boat and burned together with the enemy's water stronghold.
Zhang Nan almost peed in fear, and immediately jumped up from the bed, saying that as soon as he started sweating, he was fine!
Xu Shu naturally didn't have the slightest fondness for such people who escaped from battle, but it was a pity that there was nothing he could do!
If only one person wanted to use it, Xu Shu would have told Zhang Nan to get out.
The navy army really cannot be led by just anyone, not even Xu Shu himself.
Zhang Nan was simply not qualified for the position of Navy Commander. Unfortunately, Xu Shu was the only one left with Zhang Nan as the Navy Commander option.
"General Zhang, this is a great opportunity to eliminate Liu Zhang. We must not delay the Lord's important event!"
"If the Xiaoting Water Village cannot be ignited, the fire of your Zhang family may be ignited..."
Zhang Nan looked respectful on the surface, but he was already cursing in his heart.
Well, you damn Xu Yuanzhi, threatening me is not enough, you also threaten the entire Zhang family!
However, Zhang Nan knew very well the importance of his part of this battle.
Once the fire is not ignited due to him and Xiaoting is defeated, I am afraid that the Zhang family will really be annihilated.
If you think so, Xu Shu really wasn't trying to scare him.
"Don't worry, Commander Xu, this matter will be taken care of by the general!"
Xu Shu stepped forward slightly and leaned into Zhang Nan's ear.
"General Zhang, this matter is of great importance, and may even affect our survival. We must never leave our soldiers behind."
"We must not hesitate to let them die!"
Zhang Nan nodded slightly and sneered in his heart.
Do you still need to say this?
With so many soldiers gone, five boats were needed to support them, and the soldiers were not allowed to die. How could we allow the general to perish in a sea of fire?
"Don't worry, Commander Xu, just stay here and watch the fire start!"
No matter how dissatisfied, disdainful and cursed he felt in his heart, Zhang Nan always had the attitude of Xu Shu being the leader.
Xu Shu was very satisfied with this and made his promise again.
"If we win this battle, General Zhang will be the first contributor to our Northern Army!"
"Being a prince and becoming a general is within your reach!"
A trace of greed flashed in Zhang Nan's eyes. It was certainly worth it to exchange the lives of these soldiers for the title of marquis and general.
"Military advisor, when will we set off?"
The agreed time was midnight, but the navy couldn't wait.
As soon as they get out of the water stronghold, they have to rush into the enemy camp. They can't wait in the river.
Xu Shu thought for a moment, then looked at the sky.
"General Zhang, let's go now!"
Zhang Nan was very confused, but he clearly remembered that the fire started in Liu Zhang's camp first, and then the fire broke out in the water village by the river.
"Commander Xu, there is still half an hour until midnight."
Zhang Nan is not a fool, and naturally he cannot cause defeat just because he arrived early and set fire to the enemy in advance.
If this is the result, Zhang Nan was not unlucky, but died unjustly!
Xu Shu smiled and patted Zhang Nan's shoulder gently.
"General Zhang, don't worry. The northeast wind here is extremely strong, so the chain boat will move slowly."
"If you set off now, you should be there in time!"
Zhang Nan no longer hesitated after hearing this. After bidding farewell to Xu Shu, he boarded the serial boat.
"Commander Xu, let's wait for the last general to make a contribution tonight!"
Xu Shu didn't expect Zhang Nan to have such fighting spirit.
In order to prevent accidents, Xu Shu reminded him again.
"Remember, if you set a fire when you are close to the enemy's water stronghold, you must drive the fire ship in!"
"Commander Xu, don't worry!"
As Zhang Nan boarded the serial ship, a thousand soldiers also began to board the ship, and it didn't take long for them to be ready.
Zhang Nan stood with his sword in hand, and then waved his hand.
"Set off!"
Looking at the serial boat that was gradually leaving, Xu Shu breathed out gently, then turned his head and looked aside.
"Wonbi, are you ready?"
After several military exploits, Fu Kuang has become Xu Shu's confidant and is always by his side.
"The military advisor is now ready!"
"The 10,000-strong army in Huya Mountain is ready to go, just waiting for the military advisor's order."
"General Liao and General Fu in Yiling City are also ready. They will lead their troops out of the city as soon as the fire breaks out on the south bank."
Xu Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, still deducing the omissions of the battle in his mind.
The result is the same as before, no problems at all.
“Well done!”
There were two battalions of Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong stationed in the north of the Yangtze River. Xu Shu's choice was to jointly attack Huang Zhong, who had formed a camp with his back to the river.
"Liu Zhang was so arrogant that he even formed a camp with his back to the water!"
"Let his army in Jiangbei be destroyed this time!"
Once the fire breaks out in Xiaoting, how can Liu Zhang's army in Jiangbei not be shaken?
At this time, the two armies divided into two groups to attack Liu Zhang's army at night, which could quickly increase their panic.
Under normal circumstances, it would be easier to save the crisis, but if you have to camp with your back to the Yangtze River!
Liu Zhang's army's retreat was completely cut off, and the soldiers would definitely collapse in fear.
According to Xu Shu's inference, Huang Zhong's battalion had no room for escape.
As for Zhang Liao, who was stationed at the entrance to Yiling Mountain, if he was smart, he would lead his army to retreat from the mountain road to Zigui.
However, according to Xu Shu's guess, Zhang Liao would definitely not ignore death.
In this way, Xu Shu can deal with Huang Zhong, and can also deal with Zhang Liao, and completely wipe out Liu Zhang's army in Jiangbei in one battle!
"Yuan Bi, it's almost time, we should set off!"
"After this battle, the world will undergo great changes!"
