Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 275 269. Fire Suppression
After Bu Zhi's efforts, the Wu army camp was already extremely wet, and even the ground had to be frequently sprinkled with water to keep it moist. Although Lü Dai and most of the soldiers were initially puzzled by Bu Zhi's inexplicable behavior, they were relieved after Bu Zhi's "inspiring" explanation.

"Brothers, the Shu army claims that they know some magic, but it is just a trick. The essence is to ignite fire. And as long as it is fire, it will be afraid of water and will be extinguished. Now everyone has worked hard for a few days, and I have seen it. But in this case, the Shu army will definitely not be able to use their magic, and we still have the strength to fight!"

Bu Zhi found a time to stand on a high place and make a call, and the soldiers below immediately understood that General Bu was trying to crack the magic of the Han army. If the magic was gone, the Han army would be the same as themselves, with only one head on two shoulders. What would they be afraid of?

After Bu Zhi's actions, the morale of the Wu army was indeed greatly improved. Everyone was more confident that they could defeat the Han army, and they even walked with more vigor.

The Han army sailed down the Yangtze River and heard the news of the Wu army ahead. Feng Xi ordered his soldiers to temporarily stop near Chungu County and send scouts and speedboats to investigate the situation ahead.

The Han army's scouts were always very efficient, and within two days they had found out the general situation of the Wu army on the opposite side.

"Xiu Yuan, the Wu army is still the same as before, blocking the river and making it impossible to pass."

Zhang Nan was somewhat helpless as he sat in Feng Xi's temporary tent. The Eastern Wu had set up many hidden stakes and iron chains across the river along the way in order to delay the pace of the Han army.

"These should be the last combat-ready troops of the Eastern Wu. According to the intelligence from scouts and spies, the one standing in front of us is Bu Zhi Bu Zishan, the 'General of Cavalry' of the Pseudo-Wu. He has been suppressing Jiaozhou for many years. Maybe the rebellion of the Cham people in Jiaozhou last year was related to him."

Thanks to Feng Xi's policy of casting a wide net, the Han army's spy intelligence network was quite developed. In addition, the Eastern Wu was in great decline at this time, and the people were in panic, so the investigation and punishment of spies were not as severe. Therefore, Feng Xi now knew exactly who the opposing commander was.

"I have heard of Bu Zhi. I heard that he is the cousin of Sun Quan's favorite concubine Bu Lianshi. In addition, the Bu family is a big family in Jiangdong, so he is quite trusted by Sun Quan."

Zhang Nan touched his chin. He was from Guangling and knew something about Jiangdong.

"Have you spotted any ships of the Wu army? Although I think the Wu army probably has no navy left, we still have to investigate just in case."

Feng Xi thought about it and asked Zhang Nan again.

"No. The people around here also said that they haven't seen any large-scale ship movements since the Wu army arrived. There are only ships transporting supplies."

Zhang Nan shook his head, and was basically certain that Dongwu could not even afford a single navy now.

"Then let's make a test first. We will advance by land and sea, with the navy responsible for covering the infantry, and force a crossing of the middle river to see what the Wu army is like."

Feng Xi determined that the enemy seemed to have only the army, so he immediately formulated a battle plan. Influenced by later generations, Feng Xi was very fond of conducting firepower reconnaissance to test the enemy's background. If he found that the enemy had no backup plan, he would directly attack.

Although Jiangdong is now in decline and will soon perish, a lion will fight a rabbit with all its might. Who knows if Dongwu will have any tricks waiting for him? It is never too careful at this time.

I have finally survived the Battle of Yiling. It would be really embarrassing if I were to be tricked by the Eastern Wu again.

"Good. I'll make the arrangements right away."

Zhang Nan naturally had no objection to this and immediately went downstairs to prepare the boat.

Two days later, the Han army advanced by land and sea to the Zhongjiang River. Although the Wu army blocked part of the waterway, Zhang Nan's navy was still able to attack the Wu army on the shore within the effective range. The firepower of the Han navy was extremely strong. After Feng Xi's arrangement, many large crossbows, crossbows, and launchers were installed on the navy's ships first, which allowed Zhang Nan's ordinary warship to withstand the firepower of five or six warships of the Wu army.

After all, the navy of this era still relied mainly on bows and arrows and boarding combat, while Feng Xi had already developed the navy's tactics towards long-range strikes and fire suppression.

The Han army now even had catapults on some of its large ships, and its firepower was terrifying. At this moment, arrows rained down from more than a dozen warships of the Han army, occasionally mixed with explosive bombs filled with nails and iron spikes, making the Wu army on the shore cry out in pain, and they had no choice but to retreat inland, leaving a large space.

"Don't panic! Fire back the rockets!"

As a native of Jiangdong, Bu Zhi was very familiar with naval warfare, and he was also somewhat at a loss when he saw the terrifying firepower of the Han army's ships. After all, the Han army's current fighting style was somewhat beyond his inherent cognition.

However, Bu Zhi's basic qualities were there, and he immediately ordered the Wu soldiers to fight back with rockets. At this time, the ships were still made of wood, so there was still a risk of being ignited.

Unfortunately, Zhang Nan was well prepared. The few rockets shot at the ship were quickly extinguished by dry sand and did not cause any ripples.

While the two sides were firing at each other, the Han army's infantry was also preparing to land from the direction near the Yangtze River, and they were landing from both the Yangtze River and the middle river at the same time. This made it even more difficult for the Wu army to counter the Han army's firepower suppression.

Soon the Han army seized a position. Under the cover of the navy, the Han army grew in number. The newly landed Han army quickly formed a battle formation and engaged in close combat with the Wu army in the defense line they had built.

The Wu army's land combat capability was not high, and now there were new recruits mixed in with them. They were almost defeated as soon as they engaged the Han army.

"The Wu army's combat effectiveness is not high... I remember Xiu Yuan only sent 10,000 infantry this time, right?"

Zhang Nan was playing with the crystal telescope that Feng Xi had used before on the boat. Zhang Nan saw it by accident and begged for several days before Feng Xi finally lent it to him.

In Zhang Nan's vision, a dozen Wu soldiers who were fighting without any rules could be chased and killed by five or six Han soldiers who were in good formation, which showed how weak their fighting power was. There was even a scene where a dozen Han soldiers chased more than a hundred Wu soldiers.

"While the infantry is making good progress, quickly remove the hidden stakes and iron chains on the river."

Seeing that the infantry had already left the shore and it was difficult for the navy to provide fire support, Zhang Nan immediately ordered the navy soldiers to remove the obstacles set up by the Wu army in the river.

"Boom!"

With several loud noises, a series of explosions occurred on the river surface, clearing away all the obstacles of the Eastern Wu. At the same time, the sound of the earth-shattering sky frightened all the Wu army, and their speed increased a bit.

"Damn it... The Han army is so powerful... Retreat quickly! Retreat sixty miles and regroup!"

Bu Zhi was so angry that his teeth were about to break. The defense he had painstakingly built up for several days was torn into a bloody hole by the Han navy in one encounter.

But there is nothing we can do now. We can only preserve our strength first and then decide on the follow-up.

(End of this chapter)