Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 776 Beheading Operation

Taishi Ci raised his head and looked at the rockets exploding in the sky. He said to the general beside him: "Hang up the sails and head north at full speed."

After hearing this, the general immediately ordered the soldiers to raise the sails, and several large ships slowly sailed out of the harbor blocked by trees on both sides, and began to accelerate slowly under the blowing of the night wind.

In this era, Chaohu was hundreds of miles in radius, and it was too easy to hide a few ships. Moreover, the navy on both sides of the Jiangdong Army wanted to gain credit and advance first when they marched, and no one bothered to search the coast.

In this way, Taishi Ci's ships, which were hidden in the secret place of Chao Lake, were easily fooled. Now his position is at the side and rear of Zhou Yu's army.

As night fell, the entire Chaohu Lake began to be shrouded in darkness. Taking advantage of this dark night, what Taishi had to do was to implement the tactics he had advocated before the war.

Take advantage of the darkness to raid the enemy coach's flagship!

At first, this plan was opposed by Lu Xun, Zhuge Liang and others, who thought it was too risky. If one person was not enough, all the people led by Taishi Ci would never come back!

Taishi Ci smiled and said: "Although I am not talented, after listening to it, even if there are so many strategies in it, it will still have to be fought with real swords and guns in the end. Even in the best situation, it will take a lot of lives to kill it." Are they forcing the troops to retreat?"

Lu Xun, Zhuge Liang and others were silent. They had to admit that this time Jiangdong dispatched at least tens of thousands of soldiers. Even if they used blinders to cover up the soldiers who stayed in Shouchun, Hefei, they were still on par with the opposite party.

Although Yuan Xi's military had an absolute advantage in land battles, in water battles, the Jiangdong Army was backed by the Anhui River and had a steady stream of supplies. Compared with the small number of Yuan Xi's navy ships sealed at the dock, it still had an absolute advantage.

As long as the opponent controls the Chaohu Pier, even if the battle on the shore is unfavorable, they can board the ship and retreat at any time. However, Yuan Xijun, who has no navy in Chaohu, cannot pursue the opponent.

If they can't defeat the opponent, they won't be able to make Jiangdong's army realize that it was a mistake to get involved in Jianghuai. Even if they retreat temporarily, they will come back quickly next time.

So the key question is how to inflict enough pain on Jiangdong and destabilize their situation to make them realize that going against Yuan Xi is a serious mistake. At least within a few years, they can focus on stabilizing the situation in Jiangdong. purpose.

After Taishi Ci finished speaking, he said to Zhuge Liang: "The military advisor also knows that Jiangdong Army cannot be completely eliminated, right?"

"So wouldn't it be better if we could give it the most direct blow at the minimum cost?"

After Zhuge Liang heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "The general is indeed very thoughtful."

"To be honest, it's not that I haven't thought of this strategy, but the general is the mainstay of the lord's navy. If there is a shortcoming in three games..."

Taishi Ci laughed: "The military advisor should understand that I am just a rough man. The strength of the navy does not depend on one or two people, but on the method of training troops."

"Now Boyan has mastered the essence of the navy, and with his words, he will be able to find more navy generals sooner or later."

"Now these navy soldiers have been trained by me personally. If I want them to trade lives with Jiangdong, I would rather try it myself."

"Furthermore, my lord understands that my body has been damaged to the core and is becoming worse than before. The chances of making meritorious deeds in the future will probably become slimmer and slimmer. Now that I have such a good opportunity, please grant me my lordship."

Yuan Xi, who had been silent all this time, sighed and said, "Ziyi wants to do it, and I won't stop him."

"But you have to agree to one condition."

Taishi Ci perked up and said, "My lord, please speak."

Yuan Xi said word for word: "Don't blindly attack. If the situation is not good, run away when you need to."

"If you can't escape, just surrender. I will definitely find a way to get Ziyi back."

After hearing this, Taishi Ci smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord. I'll take note of it."

Seeing his expression, everyone sighed in their hearts, thinking that Tai Shici was simply perfunctory. His purpose was to kill Zhou Yu in a surprise attack. How could he surrender with his opponent who was determined to die?

Zhuge Liang said: "In the past few days, I have watched the Youzhou Army's large crossbows throwing stones, and I have some ideas."

"It only takes a few days to make slight modifications, and it can be applied on the ship, and it will be even more powerful."

"If the general's ship is equipped with more of these things, it will definitely give Zhou Yu a serious blow."

Taishi Ci, who was standing on the bow of the ship, retracted his thoughts and looked at the vast lake where the sounds of fighting continued to come from the distance. He turned back and forgot about the densely packed ballistae on the deck, thinking that success or failure depended on this.

In the past few years, he had been fighting and fighting, and he had to use the breathing method he learned from Zhangjiao in almost every battle. After the war, his energy and blood exhaustion and fatigue became more and more obvious, which made Taishi Ci understand that he would not live to be old.

Zhao Yun also exchanged the methods he had learned with Tai Shi Ci, but Tai Shi Ci found that Zhao Yun's breathing method was indeed more righteous and peaceful, but it was not suitable for him. Furthermore, Zhao Yun has a better physical foundation and is more skilled in spear skills, so when facing enemies, he does not need to use breathing techniques to suppress them all the time.

But Taishi Ci is different. Taishi Ci is self-taught and has practiced hard since he was a child. Moreover, his big bow bursts are extremely harmful to the body, which is completely different from Zhao Yun.

So Taishi Ci continued everything as usual. He said to Zhao Yun: "When a man is alive, he should make great achievements and carry a seven-foot sword to the court. I don't have much time left, so I have to hurry up."

Zhao Yun was silent for a while and said, "Ziyi is actually already in the court."

Taishi Ci was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Zhou Yu looked at the moon in the sky, feeling increasingly uneasy. After fighting for a whole day, all the generals he sent failed to achieve the expected goals!

Although Han Dang and Jiang Qin's side did not collapse, the losses were far heavier than those on the opposite side.

This is still the best way. Over there, Dong Xi's army on the shore has almost completely collapsed. Cheng Pu continues to fill the fleet into the swamp. Some of the ships he sent also forcibly boarded through the woods that were still burning. He was on the shore, but was killed on the shore by the Youzhou soldiers who came over.

They braved the smoke and coughed while fighting. Even until their death, they still didn't understand why the Youzhou soldiers on the opposite side covered half of their faces with something, as if they were not affected?

Naturally, they didn't understand, because although the cotton that Youzhou tried to grow in those years failed a lot and was not suitable for planting, cotton bolls could be made into simple masks by taking them apart and flattening them, mixing charcoal inside, and sandwiching linen cloth outside. Smoke is very effective.

Wearing a mask and fighting in the smoke naturally conserved physical strength better than the unprotected Jiangdong soldiers, so Han Dang sent people ashore several times, but they were all defeated by the Youzhou army.

Cheng Pu looked at the tragic situation on the shore and couldn't help but clenched his fist and slammed it on the side of the ship. Since the Battle of Guangling, this fierce tiger army has become more and more difficult to deal with!

He remembered that when Sun Ce was alive, Jiangdong could not get any advantage from him. Now that Sun Ce is dead and Zhou Yu leads the army, can he really defeat the fierce tiger?

Not only Cheng Pu was confused, but Lu Meng, who was forcibly landing, was also in a dilemma.

He mobilized large ships, forcibly rammed away the enemy's burning ships, and cleared a waterway leading to the dock.

Then he took the big ship to the dock and personally led the troops ashore. Then he was immediately attacked by Zhang Liao, who had been waiting on the shore for a long time.

Jiangdong's soldiers were completely routed by Zhang Liao's cavalry in one round. They screamed and fell back, jumping into the water to escape. Seeing that they could not stop their decline, Lu Meng had to retreat to the boat first, but at this time he discovered that fire bombs were being used on the shore. Attack the ships on your own waterway and want to cut off your escape!

Zhou Yu heard the urgent reports from all sides, so he had to send out most of the remaining ships again. Even Ling Cao went to rescue Lu Meng. At this time, almost all of Zhou Yu's Chinese troops were sent out to rescue the emergency, and only the remaining Dozens of ships, large and small, were disembarked.

He stood at the bow of the ship with a gloomy expression. In fact, Han Dang Cheng Pu's experience was not beyond his expectation. Dang Lu Meng made Zhou Yu a little disappointed.

As a forward, he should move forward courageously, but until now, Lu Meng has been too cautious, timid and hesitant, resulting in wasting too much time at the dock. If he could capture the dock early and rush to help either side, he would not have achieved what he has now. so!

Moreover, according to intelligence, Yuan Xijun deployed the smallest number of troops at the dock. There were many hundreds of ships, but many of them only had a hull, and either straw or other fire starters were placed inside, or they were simply filled with rocks and sand. , only the dozens of warships outside are used for combat.

There were even fewer soldiers on the shore. It is said that Zhang Liao, who had just surrendered from the Youzhou Army, led the army with only a few hundred people. These people were able to fight Lu Meng back to the ship. Did he expect too much from Lu Meng?

Zhou Yu had heard of Zhang Liao's name. He was originally a general under Lu Bu, but his reputation had never been prominent. He had followed Lu Bu for so many years and had not gained any reputation. He was obviously a rather mediocre person. After Lu Bu's death, he tried to rely on Yuan Xi to become a leader. Generals probably rely on nepotism from both sides, right?

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu became even more irritated. There were many more famous generals on his side than fierce tigers, but they couldn't defeat each other two on one, so there was no need to fight that battle!

Seeing that the night was getting dark, he ordered people to light torches on the bows of each ship so that the boats carrying messages could find their direction. The war had reached such a point that it was impossible to escape. It seemed that the battle was going to continue until dawn.

The night wind blew by, and Zhou Yu realized that it was blowing from behind. He felt a little relieved. The wind direction was always in his favor. At least the other party had to sail against the wind if he wanted to counterattack, so he had enough time to deal with it.

Moreover, the attack has already reached both sides of the pier. The other side should no longer send out extra troops, right?

At this time, more than ten miles behind Zhou Yu, three large ships were sailing at full speed.

Taishi Ci stood on the bow of the ship, watching the warship under his feet chop through the waves, but his heart was not at all relaxed.

Because the most critical step is still missing.

Although most of the opponent's central army has been transferred away, how to find Zhou Yu's flagship among the remaining ships in the dark night is the most critical.

With only three of his ships, he obviously cannot raid all the ships and can only focus on attacking the flagship. However, if he chooses the wrong target and allows the opponent to catch his breath and counterattack, he will be the one who dies.

He looked at a rocket in his hand and hesitated for a moment.

(End of this chapter)