People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 497 Arrogance
In Jiangcheng County, Danyang Commandery, Yangzhou, Wu State, in the nearby river channel, one can see thousands of sails erected all over the place. Navy warships of various sizes tightly block the waterway, and there are even military camps on the south bank. The defense is extremely strict.

Jiang Cheng was on the southern bank of the upper reaches of Guangling, entering from the estuary. The waterway had begun to tighten here, making it more convenient to deploy a water defense line.

Moreover, behind Jiangcheng County is the Wu capital Jianye. Setting up a defense line here will be more conducive to the deployment of supplies and manpower. As long as the Yellow Turbans cannot break through here, they will not be able to threaten the Wu capital.

Of course, the defense line of the Wu and Shu navy is not limited to Jiangcheng. If the Yellow Turbans want to break through the blockade, there are still many obstacles behind them.

After all, river warfare is different from land and sea warfare. There is only one route for fighting here. Both sides do not need to consider any detours. They can only fight head-on with real swords and guns. Whoever is stronger can control the waterway.

Along the banks of the river, the armies of Wu and Shu built general platforms. From the high vantage point, one could have a panoramic view of the entire river, and if a war broke out, they could also observe it clearly.

Although the river had remained calm enough during these days, Zhou Yu and Guan Yu, as the commanders-in-chief of the Wu and Shu armies, still came here every day to observe the situation. Beside them stood civil and military officials such as Lu Su, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Xu Shu, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and many others.

As for Sun Quan and Liu Bei, they were in the camp further behind. Until the real war started, they, as monarchs, only needed to sit back and take care of things.

"The Yellow Turbans are still silent today?"

Zhou Yu was actually holding a metal cylindrical object in his hand, placing it on his right eye and looking into the distance. This was obviously a telescope that only Xuan Xia had.

And it's not just Zhou Yu who has one. In fact, most of the people on the stage hold one.

This is not a strange thing. After all, Xuanxia's industry and commerce are developed enough. Things like telescopes, which do not require high technical content, are now rampant and cannot be controlled as military weapons. Of course, there is no need for Xuanxia to deliberately control this thing.

The role of the telescope on the battlefield is not worth Xuan Xia's concern. Even if the enemy country finds the telescope, it is not a big deal.

Hearing the question, Lu Su stepped forward and said, "The small boats sent out by our army have just returned. They have already found out the movements of the Yellow Turbans. The Yellow Turban navy is still idle downstream today, and is only making some routine defensive moves."

Guan Yu, who was standing by, narrowed his eyes immediately: "After the Yellow Turbans entered the Yangtze River for the first time, there was no movement for several days. What is their plan?"

Cai Mao snorted coldly and said with some pride: "In the last battle, my coalition navy beat them so hard that they lost their way. They must have been afraid and didn't dare to attack. In my opinion, we should not overestimate the Yellow Turbans. Instead of wasting time by deploying the navy here, we should take the initiative to attack and defeat them to end the war!"

Zhang Yun on the side also agreed with him: "That's right, I think the Yellow Turbans are just like that. Those soldiers are all landlubbers. They can only fight with all their might. As long as our army increases its offensive, we will be able to defeat the enemy in one battle!"

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's arrogance attracted the attention of Guan Yu, Zhou Yu and others.

It is really surprising that Zhang Yun and Cai Mao looked down on the Yellow Turbans even though they did not dare to neglect them.

But after thinking about it, Guan Yu and Zhou Yu finally understood that it was no wonder that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun looked down on the Yellow Turbans.

The strength of the Yellow Turbans was due to their almost invincibility in land combat. Both Guan Yu and Zhou Yu were well aware of this. No one dared to look down on the Yellow Turbans after seeing their combat power. However, naval commanders such as Cai Mao and Zhang Yun had never directly fought against the Yellow Turbans. Until a test a few days ago, the performance of the Yellow Turbans' navy could only be described as barely adequate. This naturally gave Zhang Yun and Cai Mao more confidence.

Zhou Yu suspected that it was not just Zhang Yun and Cai Mao who thought so, but that the naval commanders of the Wu army might also hold the same view.

However, Zhou Yu and Guan Yu would never be affected by Zhang Yun and Cai Mao's attitudes. Facing such a powerful enemy as the Yellow Turbans, no matter what the situation was, they would respond with full vigilance. As long as the Yellow Turbans were not completely wiped out, they would remain sufficiently cautious and vigilant.

It's not that they are cautious by nature, it's just that they have a psychological trauma from the Yellow Turbans.

"No, our navy can naturally gain an advantage by relying on its size as long as it blocks the waterway. If we take the initiative to attack, it will be a loss of strength and weakness. This is not a wise move. As long as the Yellow Turbans cannot break through the upper reaches, they will be unable to do anything in this battle, whether it is a naval battle or a land battle!"

After all, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were people of Shu Han, so it would be better for the people of Shu Han to veto their proposal. Xu Shu stepped forward at the right time to explain.

Guan Yu then nodded, stroking his beard as he nodded: "Since we can hold the enemy as long as we stay on the defensive, there is really no need to actively seek change. The more advantageous the situation is, the more cautious we must be. Only the side in desperate situation will seek changes!"

Zhou Yu burst into laughter, and his casual words and actions were full of heroic spirit: "Yun Chang is right. No matter what the Yellow Turbans plan, our army will just stand still and wait and see what tricks they can come up with!"

Guan Yu also smiled, and there was a hint of coldness in his eyes as he looked downstream.

It has to be said that there were not many opportunities to control the Yellow Turbans. This time, we were able to gain an advantageous position over the Yellow Turbans with the help of the navy, which was already a great surprise.

This kind of opportunity may only come once in a lifetime, so there is absolutely no room for risk. We must advance steadily and wear down the Yellow Turban navy and completely eliminate the Yellow Turbans' naval power. Perhaps then the chance for Wu and Shu to turn things around will come.

Without a navy, the long Yangtze River is full of loopholes for Xuanxia. In the future, Wu and Shu will cooperate to continue harassment, forcing Xuanxia to deploy a bottomless pit of troops along the river, which may one day drag down Xuanxia.

Guan Yu's imagination was beautiful, but it was destined to be just an imagination. Even Guan Yu himself understood that this was just self-consolation when he was too powerless in the face of the Yellow Turbans. Unless everyone in Xuan Xia was a fool, they would not follow this script.

It was not until the noise on the platform gradually died down that Zhou Yu made his own judgment: "The Yellow Turbans will come sooner or later. If they want to continue the fight, this waterway is the only way they have to take. No matter when they are going to act, our army must be fully prepared."

As soon as the words fell, the sky suddenly darkened. Everyone looked up in surprise, only to find that dark clouds had been surging in the sky without them noticing, and there was wind blowing all around them.

Lu Su's expression became serious: "Something bad is going to happen!"

Zhou Yu held the sword at his waist and looked downstream: "Could it be the east wind?"

(End of this chapter)