Chapter 387 Chibi Battle (1)
Hundreds of small and medium-sized warships on the river surface were sailing against the wind and waves, and rushed towards the Jiangxia Army's water camp. Behind the small boat, nearly a hundred warships lined up, commanded by naval generals Zhang Yun and Cai He.
At this time, bursts of rapid alarm bells came from Chibi Rock, "Dang!Dang!Dang!Dang!" The bell sounded panicked and urgent. This was the discovery of military information by the Jiangxia sentry.
On the bow of the boat, Zhang Yun sneered. He finally waited for this day. The hatred in his heart had been hidden for many years. Finally, it was the moment he took revenge. He would tear Liu Jing into pieces to relieve his hatred.
"Does the general think Liu Jing will be trapped?" Cai He next to him asked with some concern.
Zhang Yun glanced at him and said coldly disdainfully: "This is not a plan, it's just a surprise attack on Liu Jing."
He pointed to the Jiangxia Army Water Village, "Didn't you see it? All the warships are in the water village. As long as his gate is blocked, how can they deal with the battle?"
Speaking of this, Zhang Yun ignored Cai He and turned around and shouted loudly: "Beat the drum!"
"Dong!Dong!Dong!" The drums sounded loudly on the warship, which was the order to raise fire. There were three Cao army naval soldiers on the hundreds of clutches rushing towards the Jiangxia Army Water Village. He raised the torch to ignite the turret in the ship. Hundreds of fiery clutches suddenly appeared on the river, sailing towards the three gates of the Jiangxia Army Water Village.
Hundreds of fire ships were instantly congested in front of the gates of the three water villages. The fire gathered and the fires soared into the sky, and the gates on both sides of the water village were lit. Hundreds of Jiangxia sentries dived into the water village.
But strangely, the water village was still very quiet, and Jiangxia soldiers rushed onto the warship in chaos, which made Zhang Yun feel a little bad. He suddenly found that there were not many warships in the water village, and it seemed that there were only two or three hundred. Where did the other warships go?
Zhang Yun suddenly became a little panicked
On the north bank, Cao Cao was wearing a helmet and armor, holding the Sword of the Heavenly Sword in his hand, watching the movements on the south bank of the Yangtze River on the observation stage. He suddenly saw countless fire points appearing on the river. He was immediately overjoyed and waved his sword and ordered: "The first batch of troops set off!"
The gate of the water village was wide open, and hundreds of large ships carried the first batch of nearly 50,000 Cao's soldiers and sailed out of the water village. The sails were bulging. With the strong northwest wind, they rushed toward the south bank of the Yangtze River. They did not sail directly to Chibi, but to a wilderness several miles east of Chibi. The 200,000 Cao's troops would forcibly land there in four groups.
Cao Cao also knew that the risks existed. He didn't know how long the fire could block the Jiangxia warships, but he insisted on a principle that the Jiangxia army had a large ship of more than 1,000 stones and could not fight against the wind. Even if a small boat was sent, he was not afraid. The small boat could not shake his troop transport ship.
Hundreds of large ships were like small hills moving on the river, undulating and sailing on the river surface. Hundreds of small warships were escorted around. The water surface was very waved and very bumpy. The soldiers in the cabin could not bear it. Some people began to cover their mouths and ran towards the corners, which caused more people to suffer.
Just as the troops transport ship left the water camp, a soldier suddenly pointed to the southwest and shouted: "Look, what is that?"
Everyone turned their heads and looked southwest together, and were stunned. They saw dense small boats of sampan boats on the southwest river surface, with thousands of ships, which were quickly heading towards Cao Jun Water Village, like a group of fish.
Cao Cao was shocked, and then he suddenly remembered that most of the small warships in the water village had been sent out, but no ships had intercepted the opponent's small boats. At this time, Zhang Nan clasped his fists and said, "There are still eighty hundred stone warships in the water village, and Bei Zhi is willing to go out to intercept them."
Cao Cao ordered urgently: "Go quickly!"
Zhang Nan ran and jumped off a warship, pointed his hand and said, "Strike!"
Eighty hundred stone warships sailed out of the gate of the water camp in a row. Cao Cao ordered tens of thousands of crossbowmen to run to the head of the camp, and took the bow and arrow, waiting for the battle. At this time, Cao Cao was extremely worried. It was obvious that the Jiangxia army was not unprepared. They were prepared long ago. So what would happen to the battle tonight?
Cao Cao was a little afraid to think about it. He turned around and looked at Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu was also pale. The thing he was worried about finally happened. He was confused and didn't know what to do for a moment.
But he had to give the prime minister an answer, and Cheng Yu gritted his teeth and said, "As long as the large Jiangxia army warships cannot participate in the war, this is a kind of harassment."
Cao Cao was a little calmer. Cheng Yu was right. As long as the wind direction remained unchanged, he would not have to be afraid. He looked back and saw that nearly a thousand large ships loaded with the second and third batches of 100,000 soldiers were ready to set off. Now he would wait to remove the harassment of the Jiangxia army.
Cao Cao shouted, "Close the village gate!"
The gate of Cao Jun Water Village closed creakingly to prevent enemy ships from breaking into the water village through the gate.
The sampan sent by the Jiangxia army is called a shuttle. As the name suggests, it is a slender fishing boat, which is only four feet wide and two feet long. It can be seen everywhere in the rivers in the south of the Yangtze River. Most of the boats stand a row of ospreys at the stern.
The advantage of this small boat is that it is fast and extremely flexible, and can pass through the gaps of large boats. It has a special feature specifically for water villages, that is, it can easily pass through wooden stakes of seven-foot spacing in general water villages, so this shuttle ship is nicknamed the "water village killer" by soldiers.
However, the disadvantage of this kind of shuttle ship is also very obvious, that is, it is difficult to control. If you shuttle through the river, a wave can knock it over. Unless you have a strong driving ability, sailing on the Yangtze River is extremely risky.
But for the Jiangxia Navy, it must have such a fast reaction army. As early as in Chaisang, the Jiangxia Army began to train the navy to control such shuttle ships, and has trained 5,000 outstanding sailors.
This time, the Jiangxia army sent two thousand shuttle ships, each with two soldiers, one rowed a scull at the tail and the other stood at the bow and controlled the navigation direction. Ten barrels of turbulent oil were placed between the two, covering the oil cloth.
At this time, Cao's general Zhang Nan led 80 small boats with 100 stones to fight towards each other, but the shuttle ships were like frightened fish, avoiding both sides. They were extremely flexible, and the Cao's warship did not hit a single one.
But soon, the Jiangxia general Shen Mi began to organize shuttle ships to counterattack. Ten shuttle ships besieged a Cao army warship and attacked from all directions. Shen Mi was naked, holding a shield in her left hand and a sharp short halberd in her right hand.
He had already stared at the small boat where the chief general of the Cao army was. When the shuttle ship approached the small boat, Shen Mi jumped onto the bow of the boat, swung the short halberd, and blood burst out. A Cao army soldier screamed and fell into the river.
Zhang Nan turned around suddenly, holding a big knife in his hand and stared at the uninvited guest on the bow of the ship. He suddenly roared and slashed with a sharp momentum. Shen Mi smiled coldly, and his legs were filled with a thousand pounds of force. He used force on both sides and Cao's boat suddenly shaking violently.
Several Cao army soldiers fell into the water in screaming. Zhang Nan was also unsteady, staggering, his body swayed to the left, slashing the air with a knife, Shen Mi was waiting for this opportunity. The short halberd slashed out like lightning. With a scream, Zhang Nan's head flew up and his body fell into the water.
Chen Mi's victory inspired Jiangxia soldiers. They did the same thing and shook Cao's small boats. Soon, most of the eighty boats capsized, and all the soldiers on the boat were killed. Chen Mi raised a horn and blew his head up, "Woo---"
Dozens of horns were blown at the same time, and the low sound of horns echoed on the river surface, inspiring the soldiers of the Jiangxia army. Two thousand shuttle ships gathered again and rushed towards the Cao army's water camp.
Caojun Water Village is exactly the same as Jiangxia Water Village. They are both Jingzhou-style water villages of the same lineage. Wooden stakes are built at the bottom of the river. The wooden stakes are separated by seven feet apart. The warships are moored behind the wooden stakes as the ship wall.
In Jiangxia Water Village, a 500-stone ship is used, which is not too big or too small. The ships are connected by iron chains and wooden boards are laid as the ship wall.
The biggest advantage of this kind of ship wall is that it is convenient for crossbowmen to defend in front of the water village. At the same time, because the gap between the ships is very small, even if the enemy boats attack with fire, they can only burn the ship wall and cannot penetrate deep into the water village.
However, the situation of the Cao army was a little special. They had an army of 200,000, and their daily food consumption was huge. Five hundred stone warships needed to transport food. The warships below five hundred stone were relatively small. Therefore, the Cao army used a warship of 2,000 stones to line up as the ship wall, and were also connected by iron chains and laid on the ship board.
But in this way, a loophole appeared, that is, there was a gap of six or seven feet wide between the ship, and the shuttle ship could pass through the gap and rush straight into the depths of the Cao army's water camp. The appearance of the shuttle ship of the Jiangxia army obviously captured this fatal loophole.
The dense shuttle boats rushed to the water camp a hundred steps, and the overwhelming arrows roared. The soldiers at the helm in front squatted down and raised their huge shields to greet them, while the paddlers behind them hid behind the turbulent barrel.
Despite this, many soldiers were shot by arrows, or the ship lost its direction, spinned on the water surface, or lost its power, and the ship slowly slowed down, but this was only a few, and most of the ships rushed into the water camp through the gaps.
The soldiers used an axe to smash the oil barrel and pushed it down the river. Soon the fire broke out, igniting the boat and igniting the river. The soldiers on the boat jumped into the water and swam hard outside the water village.
This is an extremely spectacular picture. Rising fires were burning in the two water villages in the north and south. The difference is that the Jiangxia Army Water Village is an empty village with only more than 200 old ships, while the Cao Army Water Village is a real village, with not only more than 1,000 warships, but also 100,000 soldiers preparing to cross the river.
The wind took advantage of the fire, the flames soared, and the soldiers screamed and scrambled, rushing to escape. The water camp of Cao's army was in chaos. At this moment, another scene that Cao's army could not imagine appeared.
Chapter completed!