Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1068 Battle
The four generals of Jiangdong began to discuss how to deal with Yuan Xi's navy. Jiang Qin said, "The fierce tiger has many tricks, and there are also strange things that get angry. Everyone must be careful when fighting."

"In the last battle of Chaohu Lake, Gongjin certainly lost due to the fire attack, but the huge rockets on the other side that could fire a hundred steps away also played a key role, otherwise the navy would not have been defeated so miserably."

"So when you approach, you must be extremely careful of the enemy's kerosene rockets to avoid being taken advantage of."

Xu Sheng agreed, "It is indeed very troublesome. This thing has a longer range than a bow and arrow, and it specifically burns the sails. It is very difficult to deal with."

"But if we don't compete with bows and arrows, we will have to engage in close combat. However, in the last battle, I observed that the fighting methods of the Xionghu Navy and the Jiangdong Navy were completely different."

"The advantage of our Jiangdong navy is that they are strong and flexible, have strong jumping ability, and can move freely on the ship with short weapons and wooden shields. Over the years, Jiangdong has relied on this to win every battle and gain a great reputation."

"In contrast, the northern soldiers are tall and bulky, and are used to fighting on flat ground, and are mostly used to using long weapons. After they board the ship, they are not only unaccustomed to the shaking deck, but also unsuitable for the Jiangdong soldiers who are good at close combat, so they are always at a disadvantage in naval battles."

"But in the last battle of Chaohu Lake, the fierce tiger soldiers used long weapons to form a formation beside the ship's side to prevent the Jiangdong soldiers from boarding the ship and engaging in close combat. It was very effective and left us at a loss as to what to do, so we have been unable to break the deadlock for a long time."

“We also need to think carefully about how to deal with this time.”

Ding Feng listened and said coldly: "It's no big deal. Just because it's hard to get close doesn't mean you can't get close!"

"As long as we concentrate our superior forces, for example, three ships besiege one ship, and board the ship at the same time, how can the enemy resist us when they have three times as many soldiers as us?"

"I think last time, Gongjin underestimated the enemy and insisted on attacking the opponent head-on, which fell into the opponent's trap!"

"In my opinion, we should each lead a fleet and attack the ships on the flanks. Several ships will attack one of the enemy ships at the same time. Our thousand ships will first kill one or two hundred of the enemy ships, and then we will do the same and slowly eat away at them. How many of their ships can withstand the consumption?"

Jiang Qin heard this and praised: "Chengyuan's plan is brilliant!"

"We will advance step by step and steadily, and we will be able to achieve immediate results and gain victory!"

Pan Zhang said, "What if the other side unites and fights together?"

Ding Feng laughed, "Isn't this better?"

"We have the advantage in ships. As long as we surround the enemy and keep using bows and arrows to induce them to fight back, even if they use rockets and kerosene, how much can they consume?"

"Once their momentum weakens, I will charge in first and completely destroy their formation. All you have to do is follow me!"

After hearing this, everyone praised him, "Cheng Yuan's bravery puts us to shame. If we were on the battlefield, we would all advance together!"

After everyone had finalized their plan, they boarded their own ships and left, ready to advance at full speed. Although they looked confident on the surface, they were actually somewhat insecure in their hearts. Their performance was mostly to cheer up their peers.

After all, the opponent is a fierce tiger who has defeated Jiangdong several times. I can despise him on the surface, but it does not mean that I really underestimate him in my heart. If he deceives even myself, I will suffer a great loss in the battle!
After a day and night of marching, Jiangdong's huge fleet finally saw the coastline of the Korean Peninsula after a journey of thousands of miles.

The Jiangdong soldiers on the ship were all from Kuaiji County and were good at swimming. However, after living at sea for a long time, they were no longer as energetic as before they got on board the ship. It was already a rare achievement for them to be able to exert 70% to 80% of their combat power.

Jiang Qin and others who led them also knew it well, but now they have no way out. This is a desperate gamble, and the stakes and rewards are equally huge. They now have only one goal in mind, which is to kill the fierce tiger and completely wash away the shame of Jiangdong!

Soon, the spies sent out reported back that Yuan Xi had been attacking Weili City with catapults for the past few days, but had not yet taken it. However, the situation in Weili City was precarious and it was feared that it would not last for a few more days!

As for Yuan Xi's fleet, apart from a part stationed near the dock and soldiers landing to attack the city, another part was patrolling the nearby sea, and another part was clearing the coastline around Weili City. There were only a few thousand Yuan Xi's soldiers at the dock now, which was a great opportunity for a surprise attack!
Jiang Qin breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news. They finally arrived in time. As long as they raided the dock where Yuan Xi's army was located, cut off his retreat at sea, and blocked him under Weili City, they would be able to kill him without a burial place!
At the same time, Jiang Qin was also secretly alert. This seemed to be the time when he was closest to success, but it was also the time when he was most likely to fall into a trap. He had already suffered enough losses facing the ferocious tiger Jiang Dong, so it was never too careful.

So he mobilized dozens of ships as the vanguard to attack the dock, and at the same time notified Ding Feng and three others to cooperate in the attack.

Soon, other fleets also sent out vanguards to attack the dock, hoping that Yuan Xi's navy would return to support the previously occupied dock, and then completely separate Yuan Xi's shore and water forces! Almost at the same time, the news of a large number of fleets appearing on the sea also reached Yuan Xi's military camp.

Yuan Xi understood that this news would reach Weili City in half a day at most. By then, the soldiers in the city might go out to counterattack and cooperate with the Jiangdong navy to attack him.

Therefore, this half day is extremely critical. One must make all the arrangements and wait for the opponent to fall into the trap, and use the time difference to defeat both sides separately. The key to the final decision is whether Zhuge Liang and Tian Yu's fleet can arrive on time.

If the reinforcements do not arrive in time, Yuan Xi will most likely be surrounded and killed on the shore!

Yuan Xi stood up and began to issue orders one after another. He had experienced life-and-death battles more than once or twice over the years. Now he no longer had the inexplicable fear in his heart. Instead, he had only a calm yet surging desire to fight!
At noon, the war officially began.

Jiangdong's more than 200 warships, all of which were light and fast boats, approached the dock at an astonishing speed and broke into Yuan Xi's navy which was anchored near the dock.

Yuan Xi had already ordered his men to pull most of the catapults back to the shore, and hundreds of catapults then launched intensive attacks on the Jiangdong fleet.

But these vanguard ships of Jiangdong certainly would not wait to be attacked. They quickly approached the ships stationed at the dock with the aim of seizing the ships and killing people!
Ding Feng personally led his ships to attack the nearest Yuan Xi navy ship. Seeing that the other side still hadn't pulled up the anchor, he immediately realized that this was to stabilize the ship and use the land battle method to fight on water.

He made a prompt decision and shouted, "Don't stop, hit it!"

When two ships collide, the one that hits the ship will naturally have the advantage, while the soldiers on the side that is hit will feel dizzy and fall into a passive position. Thinking of this, Ding Feng sneered in his heart, the other side is looking for death!
With several loud bangs, the Jiangdong ship in the front had crashed heavily into the side of the anchored Yuan Xi navy ship!
Just as Ding Feng expected, a big hole was knocked out in most of Yuan Xi's naval ships, and the ships were shaking constantly, but what puzzled Ding Feng was that the ships on the opposite side were silent and made no sound.

Ding Feng took a closer look and suddenly realized that all the people on the ship had obviously gone ashore, leaving some empty ships here to block him!

While secretly cursing Yuan Xi's navy for being cowards, he looked at the overwhelming stone bombs with a headache. Then he understood why the other side's catapults were so fearless. After all this time, the man's boats were empty and there was no worry about hitting their own people!
Ding Feng did not expect that Yuan Xi would simply abandon the navy ships. This miscalculated move, and they were covered by the stone bullets thrown by the catapult. He commanded the sailors to retreat and turn the rudder, and ordered the soldiers to dodge, and he was immediately in a panic.

Pan Zhang, who was far away, saw this and thought that Ding Feng was in a hurry to take the credit, and this time he suffered a big loss. One should not be too impatient.

Pan Zhang was quite cunning. Seeing this, he ordered his fleet to bypass Yuan Xi's empty navy ships and prepare to look for a landing place from other places.

However, he soon ran into trouble. He saw a very flat stretch of coastline and immediately let the fleet pass. However, halfway through the journey, more than a dozen ships in front of him all ran aground.

The ships behind were in no hurry to turn around and were squeezed together, becoming unable to move. Pan Zhang's fleet was in chaos and could not launch an effective attack for a while.

Xu Sheng, who was far away, saw this and thought that Pan Zhang usually liked to take advantage of small things. This time, he did not attack head-on and suffered a big loss.

Don’t you think that at such a good landing site, the other side would not send people to defend it and wait for you to land?

In comparison, the sea area where Yuan Xi’s navy ships are located is the fastest landing location. As long as they can reach the beach, they will be halfway to success!
He immediately ordered his fleet to advance towards Ding Feng's fleet. As long as there were enough ships, the enemy's catapults would not be able to cover them!
Jiang Qin chose a middle route. He ordered the fleet to move close to the empty ships of Yuan Xi's navy. This way, they could avoid most of the stones and there was no risk of running aground.

Soon, except for Pan Zhang, the other three generals had already sent their fleets into the battlefield. Braving the sparse pelting of stones, they launched a surprise attack on the hundreds of ships docked at the pier.

Now it doesn’t matter whether there are people on these ships or not. What matters is to cut off the enemy’s retreat and leave them with no way to escape!
Ding Feng, who was in the front, finally broke through Yuan Xi's airship formation. Looking at the hundreds of ships of Yuan Xi's navy crowded with people on the shore, he knew that they were the real enemy troops, and a boarding battle would follow!
Soon, the vanguard fleet led by Ding Feng was within a hundred steps of the shore, and then, as expected, Yuan Xi's navy began to fire large rockets to meet the attack.

Ding Feng was well prepared and had ordered his men to lower the sails and rely on the inertia of the ship to reach the shore. After the rocket landed on the deck, he ordered his men to throw it into the sea in time and then extinguish the burning kerosene inside the rocket.

After Yuan Xi's navy launched dozens of rockets, they found that the effect was minimal, so they decisively used the second tactic: bombs.

The bamboo tubes with burning fire signals were thrown onto the deck of the onrushing Jiangdong ship and exploded, but the Jiangdong soldiers were hiding in the cabins and under the decks and suffered almost no damage.

When they heard the explosions becoming less frequent, they received the order and swarmed onto the deck, ready to board and engage in close combat.

(End of this chapter)