Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Liu Xuan's warships are all powered by steam engines. Although they are sailing against the current, their speed is not slow.

Although Jingzhou's warships are not as powerful as Yangzhou's warships, they have smooth sailing and are as fast as Yangzhou's warships.

The two fleets charged towards each other, and their relative speeds seemed extremely fast.

Sun Quan is well aware of the performance of his warships. With such warships hedging, the Yangzhou warships will never fall behind.

After all, Yangzhou's warships are most famous for their steam engine power and their hard ramming angles.

Warships above the scale of fighting ships are equipped with ramming horns at the front, especially the ramming horns of building ships, which are up to one meter in diameter and six meters in length.

Being hit by such a thick ramming angle, judging from the fact that the hulls of ships in this era were generally wooden hulls, no ship type could withstand such an insertion.

The first one to hit the enemy was naturally the faster fighting ship.

A roaring sound was heard above the river, and the warships from both sides came into contact. The Yangzhou fighting ship crashed directly into the Jingzhou fleet with overwhelming force.

The result was as Sun Quan expected, the collision angle of the fighting ships directly rammed through all the warships in the first wave of the Jingzhou fleet.

Seeing the river water pouring into the opponent's broken ship, Sun Quan felt happy and immediately waved his flag to urge the warships behind him to press on.

"The whole army attacks and goes straight to Xiangyang."

Even Sun Quan himself did not expect that the battle on the river would go so smoothly. He was the first to encounter the enemy along the way. If this progress was followed, I am afraid that he would have already led the navy before Liu Xuan's large army captured Nanyang. The army is approaching Xiangyang.

Most of Jingzhou's warships were destroyed and slowly sank into the river. The soldiers on board had already fled in small boats. This wave of fighting was over without even a side battle.

"Keep moving forward." Sun Quan looked at the almost cleared battlefield ahead. There were not many Jingzhou warships on the river.

This wave of warships from Jingzhou came to fight. There were four to five hundred warships, and the scale was not small. When the war first started, the warships from both sides almost occupied the entire Erjiang River.

However, after less than half a day of fighting, almost all of the opponent's warships sank into the river, except for some sterns and boats that carried the defeated troops to escape.

The fleet continued its mighty march towards Xiangyang.

Less than fifty miles ahead is Hankou. According to the plan, when the Yangzhou fleet reaches Hankou, it will be divided into two groups.

Sun Quan led the main fleet northward into the Han River and approached Xiangyang on the south bank of the Han River.

Gan Ning will lead the remaining warships to continue along the river and reach Bazhou, so that the river can be completely blocked.

Once the river is controlled by Liu Xuan, the entire Jingzhou will be cut off by Yangzhou's navy, and Liu Bei's strength will be greatly reduced.

Gan Ning walked over from the back of the building. There was not much joy of victory on his face, but a little worry.

"General Sun, do you think there is something strange about this battle?"

Sun Quan was startled. Gan Ning's experience in water battles was far greater than his, and his knowledge of water battles was naturally extraordinary. He quickly asked humbly,

"If there is anything fishy, ​​please let me know, General Gan."

Gan Ning said: "It is no secret that our army is attacking Jingzhou. Liu Bei will never sit still and wait for death. He will definitely be prepared. This section of the river is Jingzhou's last barrier."

"After our fleet passes Hankou and divides its forces, Liu Bei will no longer be able to intercept us. If there is only the same scale of resistance as before, then Liu Bei will collapse without a fight. But based on my understanding of Liu Bei, he will never People who give up easily.”

After hearing this, Sun Quan calmed down and thought about it.
"General Gan is right. Although our warships have advantages, they are not to the point of crushing them. The Jingzhou navy is also one of the best in the world. It is impossible to give up control of the river."

"Unless they have other intentions."

Sun Quan and Gan Ning had a discussion and decided to slow down the ship and send the stern to explore the way first to avoid being ambushed by the Jingzhou navy.

The fleet traveled for several more miles, when suddenly, thousands of small boats appeared densely on the river in front of them. They were all fast boats such as stern boats, rushing towards the Yangzhou fleet in the middle of the river from near both sides of the river.

"What kind of conspiracy is Liu Bei playing? What are you sending these boats to do? Are you going to die?"

Sun Quan said in confusion.

Gan Ning leaned on the side of the ship and looked up, "No matter what, there is a purpose. Water battles sometimes don't require fighting with real swords and guns. Everyone should be on guard and prepare to meet the enemy."

As Gan Ning spoke, he continued to stare at the incoming ship.
Suddenly, Gan Ning seemed to think of something,
"No, they actually had this idea."

"What's the idea?" Sun Quan asked hurriedly.

Gan Ning pointed at the nearest Jingzhou cockroach.

"General Sun, look, what's hanging on that stern?"

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes and looked at it, "It seems to be something like fishing nets and cloth, isn't it?"

Sun Quan thought of this and suddenly realized, "They want to destroy the power of our warships."

"Yes, I have thought about this hidden danger before. Steam engine-powered warships are good in everything, but once the paddle wheels are targeted, they will lose power and even directly cause the steam engine to be damaged."

"Unexpectedly, Liu Bei also thought of this."

When Sun Quan thought of this, he immediately raised his flag and

"Stop moving forward and turn off the steam engine!!!"

There were many warships on the river, and the roar of steam engines covered up Sun Quan's voice.

Only the warships that were closer saw Sun Quan's signal clearly, stopped quickly, and turned off their steam engines.

However, the other side was well prepared, and those who came to attack were all fast boats such as stern boats.

I saw these small warships quickly going under the Yangzhou warship, pushing fishing nets, straw ropes, cloth strips, vines and other things on the ship along the warship into the river, and pulling these things to continue sailing around the ship.

Although Gan Ning sent small battleships and stern ships to intercept them in time, the warships on the opposite side did not fight with the Yangzhou warships at all due to their speed advantage.

Thousands of small boats dumped countless fishing nets and vines into the river. These debris drifted down the river without sinking to the bottom immediately. They hit the paddle wheel under the Yangzhou warship and were winched by the paddle wheel. Got in.

"Oops, the paddle wheel is stuck."

"Quickly, put into neutral and turn off the steam engine."

"Turn, turn, avoid!"

"Oh!"

All this happened too fast, and Yangzhou's fleet was too large. Many warships in the rear had not received Sun Quan's order, and the paddle wheels below had already been caught by debris, and then continued to rotate as the paddle wheels , twisting these debris in, the more they are strangled, the more they die.

In the end, many ships that had no time to put into neutral gear and turn off the steam engine made a dull explosion. The steam engine was scrapped because the paddle wheel got stuck. "Everyone turned off the steam engines, went down the river, and temporarily evacuated to Chaisang."

Seeing that the formation was in chaos, Gan Ning had no choice but to order a temporary halt to his advance.

All ships temporarily turned off their steam engines and shifted their gears to neutral.

Let the boat float down the river.

The fleet drifted to the place where the two sides fought before. Gan Ning ordered a few of his men to dive into the water to check.
A few good swimmers plunged into the river to explore, and soon their heads emerged from the water.

"General, as you expected, there is something underwater."

Gan Ning asked, "What is it?"

"They are also some things like fishing nets and vines that have floated up from the previous sunken ship and are suspended below the water. There are also some frivolous things mixed in."

"As expected," Gan Ning breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, we turned off the steam engine power. Otherwise, when we walked back, the paddle wheel would have been stuck by these fishing net vines, and many ships would have been damaged."

Sun Quan on the side also suddenly realized, "No wonder the Jingzhou fleet was sunk without exerting much combat power in the previous battle. From the looks of it, they came here just to destroy the waterway."

Gan Ning nodded and said: "This is what I think is strange. It's a pity that I was careless. The three-pronged attack strategy laid out by the military advisor cannot be effective by water. So many ships have sunk in the river, and a large number of stuck paddle wheels have been suspended. I’m afraid we’ll have to wait until the water level rises next year before we can sail safely.”

Sun Quan was also a little frustrated, "It seems that this is the only way, but the rivers and waterways have been destroyed, and the ships from Jingzhou can't come to Yangzhou, so the situation is not bad."

"That's not necessarily true," Gan Ning shook his head and said, "Jingzhou's warships are different. They are powered by sails and wooden oars, and will not be affected by these suspended objects."

"In this case, it's okay. We will simply withdraw the fleet to Chaisang and blockade the Chaisang waterway. If the Jingzhou fleet dares to attack, then let them experience the true combat power of the Yangzhou fleet."

Gan Ning said: "It's good. Although we can't attack for the time being, we can at least defend the main channel of the river and prevent Liu Bei from landing from behind. It just so happens that I need to go back to Guangling to study with the shipbuilder to see how to protect the paddle wheel from being attacked. Debris stuck.”

At the same time, in the north of Hanzhong, Yangping Pass.

Since Jiameng Pass in Hanzhong was captured by Yousi people with special siege equipment, Zhang Lu abandoned Hanzhong and fled to Yangping Pass with his remaining soldiers. However, Yangping Pass was in a dangerous terrain and could not station many soldiers.

Zhang Lu persisted at Yangping Pass for less than a month before he was defeated by Liu Bei's army, and Liu Bei also took over Yangping Pass.

This pass is the main road connecting Hanzhong to Yongzhou. If you want to enter Hanzhong from the north, you must pass through Yangping Pass.

In order to cooperate with Liu Xuan's three-pronged attack on Liu Bei, Beigong Ling readily accepted Liu Xuan's arrangement and led [-] Qiang and Hu warriors and [-] heavy armored infantry from Chilechuan south to Yongzhou to the front of Yangping Pass.

Liu Bei also knew the importance of Yangping Pass. When he heard that Guan Yu had volunteered to garrison Yangping Pass, he agreed.

Yangping Pass is built between two dangerous mountain walls, and the pass wall is more than ten meters high.

And Guanxia is not a flat land, but a huge slope, which makes it extremely difficult to attack Yangping Pass from the bottom up.

The sloping terrain is not suitable for moving siege equipment, so only ladders can be used reluctantly.

Beigong Ling has set up camp north of Yangping Pass, and the [-] heavy infantry accompanying him have begun making siege ladders.

After Yang Ping closed the door, Guan Yu stood there with some worries and looked at the military camp below.

"Father, this is the information the child has collected."

Behind him, Guan Ping handed a stack of paper to Guan Yu and said, "Qiang King Beigong Ling, although she is a female, has amazing martial arts and is especially proficient in the art of assassination. Our army previously cooperated with Cao Cao's Xiahou Dun tribe to attack the Hetao Plain. Although there was no Fight directly against Bei Gong Ling, but six generals from Xiahou Dun's tribe below Xiahou Dun died at the hands of Bei Gong Ling."

"As a result, Xiahou Dun's troops made no progress in Jincheng for several months, and our army finally returned without success."

Guan Yu took these messages and read them over and over again, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"So, this Qiang King Beigong Ling is extremely conceited. He will personally fight in every battle and kill the enemy generals to boost his morale."

Guan Ping nodded and said: "Yes, father, although Bei Gong Ling is conceited, judging from her record, she does have the capital to be proud of. Every time she attacks, she will be able to kill the enemy and capture the flag."

"Huh, that's just because she hasn't met a real opponent." Guan Yu said disdainfully.

"Father, don't be careless. According to my investigation, Beigong Ling's riding skills are superb, especially his assassination skills. He is as elusive as lightning. He can kill in one hit and disappear out of thin air to retreat."

"Disappeared out of thin air?" Guan Yu couldn't help but look cautious after hearing this, "Please tell me in detail."

At the foot of Yangping Pass, [-] heavy infantrymen have prepared siege ladders.
The general said to Beigong Ling: "Chief Beigong, the siege equipment has been prepared and ready to attack the city at any time."

Bei Gongling looked at the Yangping Pass towering between the mountain walls not far away and said, "Then prepare to attack the city."

The general was a little surprised, "Are you going to attack directly?"

"Otherwise?" Bei Gongling said calmly, "The terrain of Yangping Pass is dangerous, and there is no way to take advantage of it."

The general nodded silently, "That's right. As long as this barrier is broken, there will be a clear path forward. However, this barrier is so dangerous that a forceful attack may not be effective."

"Just attack, and I will create a chance to win." Beigong Ling said while looking at Yang Pingguan.

Although the terrain of Yangping Pass is dangerous, the city wall is only a little over ten meters long. Even with the slope below, it is still within her teleportation range.

Bei Gongling's strategy is simple, but very effective.

Whether it was against Xiahou Dun before, or later against the Xianbei Royal Court, or against Yuan Shang, a high-ranking official in Bingzhou, using teleportation to attack and defeat the enemy's commander was the only way to create a chance of victory.

In this kind of war in the cold weapon era, the role of the general is very huge.

Once the general dies on the battlefield, or the commander's flag is taken away, it will almost trigger a chain effect.

But Bei Gongling's attack required the cover of the siege infantry.

The general took the order, immediately reorganized his troops, and launched an attack on Yangping Pass in the morning.

The defense of Guan Yu was personally arranged by Guan Yu.

There are stone mountains on both sides of Yangping Pass, and there are inexhaustible rolling stones needed to guard the pass.

So when Liu Xuan's heavy infantry rushed to the bottom of the checkpoint, they were greeted by hail-like rolling stones.

These stones fell down the city. Due to the terrain, they would not all pile up under the city. Instead, they would continue to roll down the slope, causing considerable trouble to the infantry attacking behind.

Fortunately, these infantry are all heavy infantry. In addition to full-body armor, they are also equipped with strong arm shields, which can effectively defend against rolling stone attacks.

The siege battle soon became intense. On top of the city, Guan Yu personally stood on the edge of the city wall and commanded.

Among the soldiers attacking the city, a petite soldier raised his head from the crowd, looked at the red-faced and long-bearded general on the city wall, and shouted softly,
"Teleport!" (End of this chapter)