People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 495 Chain of Iron Chains
A line of generals stood on the viewing platform, observing the fierce battle between the navy on the river in the distance while discussing the current situation.

After watching the battle for a while, Wang Dang's expression gradually relaxed. Although he had no experience in naval battles, he could see that the Yellow Turban Navy was not at a disadvantage in this debut battle, and at least they were able to fight back and forth with the opponent.

Now that he was relaxed, he had the mind to talk about other things. He was seen looking through the telescope and reporting at the same time.

"We have troops deployed in Yuzhou and Xuzhou. Although the defense line is a little weak, the Wu-Shu coalition does not have the courage to divert its attention elsewhere. Our main force has arrived in Guangling, and they can only transfer their troops to the opposite side. As long as we achieve a breakthrough on the front battlefield here, we don't have to worry too much about the rest of the places."

Xu Chen, who was beside him, was also watching the battle with a camera. When he saw that the situation had stabilized, he felt relieved.

At this time, Xu Chen was in the mood to strike up a conversation: "No matter what, this battle is also our army's attack. The initiative is more or less in our hands. Even if Zhou Yu and Guan Yu are unwilling, they can only be led by us."

After saying that, Xu Chen put down the telescope and observed the battlefield situation with his eyes. Although it was no longer as clear and specific as with a telescope, it provided a better macro view.

It can be seen that at this time on the river, the warships of the Yellow Turban Navy and the warships of the Wu-Shu coalition were entangled with each other. Both sides raised their sails, adjusted their directions, and then increased their speed as much as possible to collide with each other.

From time to time, some small boats would be overturned with people thrown off the boat, but medium and large warships could not be destroyed by collision. The victory or defeat would be decided by real swords and guns.

There were unexpectedly bursts of rain of arrows on the surface of the river, which was a long-range attack method used by the two sides before the boarding battle.

Once they get close, the warships will ram into the enemy ship. Once the ramming stops and the enemy ship is knocked crooked, wooden ladders and ropes will be immediately set up, and the sailors of both sides will fight face to face.

In an instant, the shouting and roaring in the air drowned out the rushing waves, and the Yangtze River became a battlefield where they decided life and death.

However, this battlefield environment is very different from that on the ground.

Sailing on the river was not stable to begin with, and the constant collisions made the shaking even worse. Soldiers on both sides felt the ground was sinking and tilting. In this situation, it was difficult to even stand still, let alone fight.

However, many Wu and Shu naval soldiers were very adaptable to this environment. No matter how the ship shook, they could move quickly and flexibly.

The story of the Yellow Turbans on the other side was a different one. Although they had undergone long and arduous training at sea, there was a huge gap between training and actual combat. Only after they actually stepped onto the battlefield did the Yellow Turbans feel the discomfort that was far beyond their training level.

It turns out that getting used to living and training on the water does not mean adapting to fighting on the water. These are two completely different things.

The soldiers of the two armies engaged in close combat. The Wu and Shu navy moved swiftly in the constantly shaking environment, while the Yellow Turbans were several levels more clumsy. At the very beginning of the battle, even though the Yellow Turbans had a lot of skills, they seemed to be restrained. They could only exert 30% or 40% of their strength and skills.

Of course, it was also thanks to the Yellow Turbans' strong military qualities that even if they could only exert 30% or 40% of their strength, they were still able to fight against the Wu and Shu sailors who were skilled in naval warfare.

When the two armies were fighting on the water, the Wu soldiers moved more quickly and easily, but when they really started fighting with swords, they really had no good way to deal with the Yellow Turbans.

The lightly dressed Wu and Shu sailors all felt their scalps tingle when they saw the uniform armor of the Yellow Turban sailors. They had never fought against such an opponent before. Even the former Han army could not have done such a thing as a full-scale armored army, but the Yellow Turbans before them could do it.

No one would be willing to fight against such a well-armed army, and the Wu and Shu navy was no exception, but now they had no choice.

Whether in the era of cold weapons or hot weapons, the difference in the hard power of equipment is not the only factor that determines victory or defeat, but it is also an extremely important factor. The production capacity brought by Xuanxia's slowly taking shape industrial system has made the Yellow Turbans more and more terrifying.

Nowadays, all the Yellow Turban equipment, whether it is weapons and armor, tents and medicine bags, or even military rations and uniforms, are all products of standardized industrial production. Every Yellow Turban soldier is armed to the teeth with powerful industrial and commercial capabilities, and all supplies of food, clothing, housing and transportation are fully guaranteed.

This level of material foundation is enough to elevate an ordinary army to the level of a strong army, not to mention that the Yellow Turbans themselves are elite enough.

The Wu and Shu navy did have the advantage in water combat, but the gap in hardware also smoothed out the inequality in environmental adaptability. During the battle, the Wu and Shu sailors could kill the Yellow Turban soldiers, but if they were not careful, the Yellow Turbans could counterattack in an instant.

The hard armor provided the Yellow Turbans with enough margin for error. As long as they were not killed in one blow, they had the ability to counterattack instantly.

As a result, a strange scene appeared on the fierce battlefield. The Wu and Shu navy were obviously in high spirits, but they could not push the front line forward. Even after boarding the ships and fighting for a long time, they could not eliminate the enemy's control of the ships, and the battle situation was at a stalemate.

In this situation, any discerning person could see that although the Yellow Turbans were not good at naval battles, the Wu and Shu sailors still could not do anything to them. This naturally made Xu Chen, Wang Dang and others feel relieved.

After such a fight, we cannot say that we can defeat the Wu and Shu navy, but at least our own navy can compete with it, and then Xuan Xia will have a foothold in the Yangtze River.

"I didn't expect that our navy would achieve such results in the first battle. Great, great!" Ju Shou couldn't help but laugh. In this way, the Yellow Turbans' biggest worry was gone.

Wang Dang stared at the battlefield for a while. Although the situation was at a stalemate, he felt even more pity in his heart: "Obviously our soldiers are stronger. If they hadn't had difficulty adapting to the water battlefield, we would have been able to kill them!"

As he spoke, Wang Dang fell into deep thought. After a while, he seemed to have thought of something and suddenly looked up at Xu Chen: "I do have a way that may make up for this weakness!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked over, and even Xu Chen became interested and wanted to see what Wang Dang had to say.

Wang Dang chuckled, and began to speak with confidence and delight: "I was thinking that our sailors are not good at fighting on the water, mostly because the ships are swaying. If we link the ships together with iron chains, wouldn't it be possible to lock the ships together as a ground? Then the soldiers wouldn't have to suffer when fighting with the enemy. In this way, it would be easy to defeat the enemy."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone on the viewing platform looked at each other in bewilderment, and even Xu Chen fell silent.

Xu Chen suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked, "Old Wang, do you have a subordinate named Pang Tong?"

(End of this chapter)