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Chapter 511: Crossbow Raises Its Prestige 1

Sun Ce from Jiangdong has been doing well in the past few years. In just a few years, he robbed Moling, occupied Wujun, and pacified Kuaiji. He was unstoppable and had never encountered any major difficulties or obstacles. He had to be as good as the wind and rain, and his civil and military officials were even more talented and powerful. In terms of local governance, there were great talents such as Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Kan Ze, Bu Zhi, and Xue Zong, who had real talents, which enabled Jiangdong's economy to achieve recovery. The strategists had

The most top-notch great man Zhou Yu and Xu Xuan, who are very talented, are assisted by others. They are very skilled in using tricks and plans, and are no worse than any prince. The soldiers under them have grown from the 5,000 elderly, weak and remnants borrowed from Yuan Shu to nearly 100,000 tiger and wolf men. Such strength is one of the very powerful princes in the world, and has the foundation for fighting for dominance of the world, which has inspired Sun Ce's huge ambitions and lofty ideals to calm the world.

Sun Ce is indeed a hero of the times. He is brave enough to be among the top ranks. He is unique in leading troops to fight. He conquered talents with both soft and hard skills, cherished talents very much, and was able to use talents reasonably. This is also the main reason why he succeeded. Sun Ce was also a very outstanding and fierce man in history. In just a few years, he pacified the six counties of Jiangdong and created a prosperous situation in Jiangdong, laying a solid foundation for the later Three Kingdoms. If Sun Ce had not died early, the situation in the whole world would still be unknown, and it would be hard to say whether Liu Bei had risen.

Of course, Sun Ce also had his shortcomings, that is, his temper was too violent, his temper was too impatient, his ambition and strength were not correctly evaluated, and he was a little anxious to achieve success. So much so that he had just captured the three counties of Jiangdong and had not yet pacified the other three counties, so he wanted to take advantage of the danger and rob Lu Ning's Ruxuwu Wharf. He wanted to completely allocate the nail that Lu Ning was laid in Jiangnan to establish a base for his future Northern Expedition and a springboard for his army to go to war.

Zhou Yu firmly opposed the rebellion with Lu Ning, feeling that his strength is not strong enough now and the time is not yet ripe, so he cannot fight against the Big Bear Army. Offending Lu Ning at this time is undoubtedly causing trouble. Lu Ning's strength is too strong, but Zhou Yu witnessed it with his own eyes and commanded the Big Bear's Sea Dragon Army. Even Cao Cao, a great man in the world, now he swallowed his anger towards Lu Ning. No matter how Big Bear provoked, he always took concessions and waited for the time to be ripe before the decisive battle.

Sun Ce insisted on sending troops to attack Lu Ning and did not listen to Zhou Yu's persuasion. The two of them had a big fuss about this, and Sun Ce suspected that Zhou Yu was aiming for Lu Ning. After all, Zhou Yu and Lu Ning had a very good relationship, and he had a bit of brotherhood. If it weren't for Sun Ce's righteousness to become sworn brothers, when Zhou Yu met Lu Ning, he might have followed Lu Ning to Bingzhou to develop. This is also Sun Ce's long-standing heart disease towards Zhou Yu, and he has the ability to praise Zhou Yu and also value Zhou Yu, which makes him feel a little unhappy about the issue of Lu Ning.

Zhou Yu could not convince Sun Ce, and Sun Ce could not convince Zhou Yu either. The two of them quarreled, which made Sun Ce very angry. He simply put Zhou Yu halfway and threw him in Wujun. He personally led a large army to Ruxuwu Wharf.

Just when Zhang Liao, Xu Sheng and his two men led their army to resist the 100,000 army led by Ji Ling, Sun Ce from Jiangdong was not idle. He personally led 20,000 army and dozens of war generals, and more than 200 warships came out of Qu'a, and rushed towards Ruxuwu Wharf.

Since the war, Sun Ce has never lost all his achievements, which has also made his soldiers highly motivated. From generals to soldiers, he is a little arrogant and arrogant. He thinks that the Jiangdong soldiers are all powerful soldiers. Who in the world dares to fight against them? He is the only one who is the only one. They know that there is a heaven beyond the sky, there are people beyond the people, and there are more powerful soldiers than them. This time, when they went to Ruxuwu Wharf, what awaited them was not the fruit of victory, but the destruction defeat. It is hard to say how many of them could return to Jiangdong.

When choosing the opportunity to fight, Sun Ce was indeed powerful, grasped it very accurately, and showed the ability that the great man should have. He constantly adjusted the speed of the army's advance based on the reconnaissance of his subordinates. When Zhang Liao's subordinates and the Flying Bear Army and the Brutal Bear Army were fully committed to resisting Yuan Shu's 100,000 troops, they could no longer care about the defense of the Ruxuwu Wharf, let alone reinforcements. At this time, there were only 5,000 naval soldiers led by Ling Cao, which was the best time for Sun Ce to choose to attack. After all, Ling Cao's 5,000 naval soldiers had to guard the Ruxuwu Wharf, and had to fight and resist Sun Ce's 20,000 troops' attacks. Especially in commanding the army's operations, Ling Cao was not at the same level as Sun Ce, and was far behind in strategy, just like a child fighting an adult.

Of course, it cannot be said that Ling Cao led 5,000 Sea Dragon Army to resist Sun Ce's 20,000 troops, and there was no chance of winning. After all, the soldiers of the Big Bear Army were extremely powerful, and their weapons and equipment were beyond the reach of the Jiangdong Army, and the performance of the warships was even more unparalleled. Although Ling Cao was not as good as Sun Ce in commanding the army for combat and was incomparable in strategy, Ling Cao's ability has made a qualitative leap after studying at Jinyang Military Academy, which is much stronger than his true history. Besides, war is originally about fighting money, weapons and equipment, and fighting technology level, especially in the era of cold weapons, the importance of weapons and equipment is more obvious. Even if you have a thousand strategies, no matter how you can command battles, once you are far from weapons and equipment, you will be in vain and you will have to be beaten passively.

After Ling Cao led 5,000 naval soldiers to station at the Ruxuwu Wharf, he was cautious in everything and sent a large number of clutches to reconnaissance on the Yangtze River every day. The focus was of course on the dynamics of Sun Ce's army in Qua and Niuzhu. He sent back the reconnaissance information, the situation and movements of Sun Ce's army. Especially the scouts on the clutch, they had glasses in their hands, and could walk in time before the enemy was discovered and avoided the enemy's encirclement.

According to the information sent back by the scouts, Ling Cao calculated the schedule in front of the map, the best time and location for the army to go out. He had to firmly guard the Ruxuwu Wharf, and also attacked Sun Ce's army hard. Through the continuous suppression of water bandits in recent years, many dozens of battles, Ling Cao was more skilled in commanding operations, and the soldiers were baptized by war. Five thousand naval soldiers also became real elite troops, with very strong combat power. In addition, the excellent weapons and equipment, the warships had excellent mechanical properties, maneuverability, collision resistance and extremely powerful firepower support. In particular, all the Big Bear Navy warships were equipped with steam engines, able to drive without sails, and the tonnage was greatly improved, and the largest ones reached more than a thousand tons. Looking at the world, it was not an exaggeration to say that they could block ten, and they could indeed do it.

Sun Ce led an army of 20,000, only a day and a half away from Ruxuwu Wharf. After hearing the scouts' report, Ling Cao immediately led 4,500 naval soldiers and more than 30 warships out of Ruxuwu Wharf to fight. Only a pitiful 500 soldiers were left in Ruxuwu Wharf, which was basically all out.

Ling Cao saw Sun Ce leading more than 200 warships of all sizes slowly coming from his glasses. The formation was really scary. From a distance, it looked dense and endless. The entire Yangtze River was stuffed with no room for battle. Looking at the more than 30 warships under his command, it seemed a bit alone. However, Ling Cao was not afraid in his heart. The warships under his command were indeed not comparable to those of the small warships in Jiangdong. No matter how big or small, the tonnage was not on the same level, and the weapons and equipment were extremely powerful. Each warship had ten crossbow beds, two catapults, and the outer surface of the warships were all used.

The steel plate inlay is inlaid with excellent performance, and the front is specially used to hit the opponent's ships. These are warships that have been improved many times by Ma Jun and others. According to the design capabilities, each warship can carry 1,000 short-distance soldiers and 500 long-distance soldiers. Now, in order to leverage the firepower advantages of the warship, Ling Cao only carries 150 soldiers. The soldiers on the warship are equipped with crossbows, compound strong bows, long spears, and short swords. Each person is equipped with dozens of boxes of crossbow arrows, more than 300 arrows, helmets, and armor. They are especially made of light, practical, and have the ability to save lives.

The personal soldier next to him said, "General Ling, today it is windy in the south of the Yangtze River. The battle is not good for our army."

After hearing this, Ling Cao smiled slightly, picked up his glasses and observed the situation of Sun Ce's army again, and then said: "Don't be afraid. Although the wind direction is beneficial to them, they are sailing against the current. In addition, our army's warships have superior performance and stronger mobility, and can drive quickly without wind speed."

Sun Ce was determined to win and led a large army to sail with murderous intent. When he could see the Big Bear Army warship with his naked eyes, he saw that Ling Cao had only a few more than 30 warships. Although the warships were huge, they really seemed too single. Although they had more than 200 warships, although they were small, they could still use their number advantages and adopt the tactic of hunting wolves. Can you bear it?

Chen Wu next to him looked at the warships under Ling Cao. Although each of them was a giant, he still looked down on him. After all, there were too few people. The disadvantages in military strength were obvious. "Lord, what does Ling Cao mean? He has such a little bit of troops not defending in Ruxuwu Wharf, why dare to come out to fight? Isn't this seeking death? Our army has an army of 20,000, and he only has about 4,000 people. How can he fight? I think he is an idiot or has a head filled with water."

Although Sun Ce also felt that Ling Cao's move was incredible. Isn't this an egg to touch the stone? But he still warned his generals: "You can't underestimate it. I heard from Gongjin that the Big Bear Army's warships are very powerful. We must be cautious in everything and must not be careless, otherwise we will suffer."

After hearing this, the generals under Sun Ce nodded and agreed, but they didn't take it seriously in their hearts. Sun Sheng looked at his subordinates' expressions and didn't care. After all, the other party was really wrong. If he listened to Zhou Yu, it would be a missed opportunity. Fortunately, he didn't listen to him, otherwise he would regret it. After our army won a great victory, occupied the Ruxuwu Wharf, and walked Zhang Liao's army out of Jiangdong, what Zhou Yu said?
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