Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 3450 Back-up preparation

Big river.

In the mountains.

At this moment, the river is full of green mountains and green water.

Although it is late autumn, the vegetation in the mountain forest is still dense, and the green, yellow and red leaves rustle in the river breeze.

The battle between the Sichuan-Shu Army and the Jiangdong Army came to a brief stagnation.

Neither side could defeat the other side's front in a short period of time. It is difficult to open up the situation in a short time on the frontal battlefield, so there will be two different options.

Attack hard and open the gap.

Chaos, tearing apart the formation.

Strong generals tend to use the first method, while generals who like to use their brains tend to use the second method.

For both Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, they almost knew that the other party knew both methods and would use them.

Zhou Tai looked at the messenger and frowned, "Did the Governor really say that?" 』

This new order is different from the one issued before!

Previously, Zhou Yu asked Zhou Tai to ambush here, waiting for the Sichuan and Shu troops to arrive. He was waiting for the signal to attack the flanks or the rear.

But now Zhou Yu changed his original order so that Zhou Tai no longer had to wait for a signal and could directly lead his troops in a side attack.

The messenger confirmed.

Zhou Tai accepted the order and nodded, "In that case, I will obey the order." 』

Although Zhou Tai is not a very smart person, he has innate intuition about battle situations and even dangers. Now his intuition was reminding him that something was wrong now.

Zhou Tai felt more and more that his previous uneasiness was correct.

But if he was asked to say what was wrong, he couldn't tell. In addition, he had searched the surrounding area with great fanfare before. If he said that he felt danger now, most of the Jiangdong soldiers would not think that Zhou Tai was cautious, but that he was cautious. Zhou Tai fell ill again.

Therefore, Zhou Tai could only order to move forward, and follow Zhou Yu's order to go around the mountains and reach the back line of the Sichuan-Shu Army.

When passing by the forest that he had checked before, Zhou Tai went in to check again for a short while, but still found no trace on the ground.

It just feels like there are more bugs on the ground.

Perhaps the difference between a large river and a big river is that most of the river banks are made of rocks.

Between the rocks is a mountain stream that is not a road.

The road is not easy to walk, and in some places you even have to use a ladder to climb.

Because the equipment of Jiangdong soldiers is not completely unified, the equipment of Zhou Tai's direct troops is different from that of other Jiangdong soldiers. Therefore, when acting, each soldier prepares and carries it by himself, and the styles and materials are different, so Jiangdong soldiers When traveling, there will be a somewhat chaotic feeling.

Zhou Tai stood on a rock, still scanning the surrounding mountains and forests with some uneasiness.

The various greens, yellows and reds in the mountains and forests create multi-layered and varied colors against the black and gray background.

Perhaps this kind of scenery will make those in future generations who have stayed in the reinforced concrete for a long time find it beautiful and full of vitality, but in Zhou Tai's eyes, he felt the cold autumn wind and the hidden murderous intent.

Some Jiangdong soldiers fell off while climbing up a rock. Fortunately, the fall was not serious. Some people were busy checking the wounds caused by the fall or friction, and some were cursing and muttering something.

Jiangdong soldiers are good at staying on ships. The swaying hull makes them feel like they are sleeping on a crib. They will not feel seasick at all. However, after standing on land, they feel a little "groundsick".

Zhou Tai looked at it, feeling even more uneasy.

Setting up an ambush and setting up an ambush is no problem for Jiang Dongbing.

Because they are waiting in one place anyway, the disadvantage of moving slower on land than soldiers in other places can almost be regarded as non-existent when they are stationary.

So Zhou Tai set off early and arrived at the ambush location in advance.

But now it is not an ambush, but an advance. We should march by land and climb mountains...

This weakness of Jiangdong Army is more obvious.

"What does the governor want to do?" 』

Zhou Tai muttered.

To the soldiers, Zhou Tai was a big shot, but to Zhou Tai, Zhou Yu was the big shot.

When big people are talking, small people have no right to speak.

Zhou Tai knew that when he issued an order, he would not care whether these Jiangdong soldiers would be injured or die if they climbed the rocks and fell. Similarly, when Zhou Yu issued an order, he would not care whether Zhou Tai would It won't hurt, it won't kill.

Zhou Tai also knew that if his Buqu was killed or wounded in the battle, he would go to the deceased Buqu's home with a sad face after returning, saying that Buqu was a brave warrior and died gloriously...

So, what if he was killed or injured?

Zhou Tai turned his head and looked in the direction of the river. Although his sight was blocked by rocks and mountains, he could still vaguely hear the roar of war drums.

Zhou Tai suddenly had a realization in his heart.

Zhou Yu's fight was not smooth.

If everything goes smoothly for Zhou Yu, then he should be following the plan step by step instead of...

On the other side.

Gan Ning stared at the Jiangdong soldiers, his face wrinkled.

Jiang Dongjun came towards them.

However, it didn't look like they had discovered them, but they were on their way. The formation was scattered and divided into several sections.

If they do nothing and hide in the mountains and forests, there is a high probability that these Jiangdong troops will pass under the skin of Gan Ning and the others...

But the question is, is it really okay to let them go?

Zhuge Liang had not yet developed a system of ingenious strategies, so of course he could not give Gan Ning any special instructions.

Originally, Zhuge Liang's plan was similar to Zhou Yu's plan, but because Gan Ning was one step behind Zhou Tai, he decided to hide in the mountains and forests as a means of keeping the oriole behind.

But now that Jiangdong's army has made a sudden change in advance, Gan Ning is forced to make a choice. Should he flank this changed Jiangdong army, or attack the Jiangdong camp as planned?

Indeed, if this Jiangdong army passes, there is a high probability that a gap will be formed, which will help Gan Ning move forward to raid the Jiangdong Water Village. However, similarly, there will also be corresponding omissions in the formation on his own side!

Although it is said that all tactics rely on changing families, when you really have to make this decision, you must not only be determined to bankrupt your family, but also sneak a few farmers out to build a wild base.

Gan Ning turned his head and looked east.

If he didn't attack this partial army of Jiangdong Army, could Zhuge Liang and the others be able to defend it? If Jiangdong Army's attack was successful, would his sneak attack on Jiangdong Army's water stronghold be considered a success?

"General, what should we do?" 』

The Sichuan and Shu soldiers on the side asked Gan Ning.

Gan Ning gritted his teeth and said, "Immortal Banban, we can't just let them go and beat them up!" 』

Gan Ning finally decided to change the original combat goal.

It was too dangerous to let the Jiangdong Army pass so easily. What if the Sichuan and Shu Army did not take appropriate precautions?

No, this Jiangdong Army must be intercepted!

"We have to stop them!" All ready! Just follow my orders and take action together! 』

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Big river.

water surface.

"boom! ” A sound like thunder sounded on the river.

This roar also broke the original mutual mirror attack, completely widening the gap in the armaments of the two sides!

With the roar of artillery fire, a "bang" sound, and the frightened screams of Jiangdong Navy soldiers, a shell roared, smashing a large hole in the deck of a Jiangdong Navy ship, and rushed into it. Enter the cabin and create a flesh and blood alley in the cabin!

The Jiangdong soldiers who were working in the cabin were either dead, injured, or fled in fear, and the entire warship came to a halt immediately!

Not only that, the cannonball may have directly cracked the cabin floor, or parts such as the keel, destroying the structure of the entire Jiangdong battleship, causing the battleship to soon begin to tilt and then tilt to one side. Almost instantly, his **** sank to the bottom of the river.

The Jiangdong Army on the battlefield was stunned for a moment.

In some things, relying on personal abilities can indeed make up for a certain gap.

Just like a lion leading a flock of sheep to fight with another group of sheep, there is a high probability that the group of sheep led by the lion will win.

But what if the opponent is not a flock?

"That's...artillery?" I see…"

Zhou Yu stared at the rising smoke and lost the ability to speak for a moment.

Even though it was the first time for him to see the power of artillery, he quickly realized that the entire surface combat... no, the entire world, all combat forms and modes, would have huge consequences due to the emergence of artillery. change!

The informants he deployed in Guanzhong also mentioned this magical, terrifying, and indescribable weapon, but Zhou Yu was dubious at first, but now seeing is believing.

Zhou Yu stared at the hit ship.

In the entire Jiangdong, no one has actually seen artillery, but this does not hinder human beings' instinct for danger. Many people will subconsciously hide behind bunkers, or simply jump off the boat to escape. The Jiangdong ships surrounding the hit ship were also turning to flee in panic. Even the Jiangdong soldiers who escaped in the water were struggling to stay away from the artillery position.

Zhou Yu slowly exhaled and calmed himself down. After all, Zhou Yu has experienced hundreds of battles. Even when faced with the artillery of new things, after a brief period of distraction, he immediately allowed his reason to take over again.

As the commander-in-chief, Zhou Yu knew very well that if he himself acted panicked, it is even more conceivable what would happen to ordinary soldiers. Although Zhou Yu, like ordinary Jiangdong soldiers, was faced with new weapons and did not have much experience in this area, this required him to remain calm in order to stabilize Jiangdong's military morale.

Zhou Yu squinted and stared, and then he discovered that not all Sichuan and Shu ships had artillery.

If that was the case, then he wouldn't have to fight, he could just order the withdrawal.

Zhou Yu saw that only the cannons were installed on the building ships, and there was only one at the bow.

"boom! 』

There was another loud bang.

But this time, it was not able to successfully hit the deck or side of Jiangdong's navy ship. Instead, it hit the upper wooden structure of Jiangdong's ship, smashing half of the wooden wall. It looks quite miserable, but in fact it has little impact on the ship's navigation ability.

Zhou Yu nodded, a little worried in his heart.

Although this thing is powerful, its launch speed is not fast, and its accuracy is not that accurate. It was just a coincidence that the first shot directly hit the hull deck and destroyed a Koto battleship.

"Did you see that?" ! ” Zhou Yu shouted loudly, allowing the surrounding soldiers and military schools to regain their fighting spirit, “Not every shot can be successful! And it won’t all sink if you get shot! 』

With the facts before their eyes, Jiangdong soldiers saw that Zhou Yu was calm and composed, and their morale was more or less restored.

"Send the order!" Avoid the bow direction of the Sichuan Shulou ship! Surround him from both sides! 』

Zhou Yu gave the order and immediately sneered, "Does this force me to outflank from both wings and then give way to the center?" That’s just right! 』

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When they saw the ships of Jiangdong Navy being hit, damaged, or even capsized, they all cheered.

All of a sudden, the sound of the valiant cavalry being victorious could be heard all the time.

It has to be said that Zhuge Liang is versatile.

He worked with craftsmen to solve many problems of how to mount the cannon on the ship.

Although these issues are also being studied in Guanzhong, they cannot be shared in real time for the big Han people who have inconvenient information transmission. Therefore, even if there is any progress in Guanzhong, Sichuan and Shu may not be able to know. Without Zhuge Liang's assistance and solving many engineering problems in the actual hoisting and installation, there would not be the roar of artillery that shocked Jiangdong.

In fact, in this era, the power of artillery was not stronger than that of large catapults.

The stone bullets of large catapults are often several times or more than ten times heavier than artillery shells, so the destructive power they bring is naturally much greater than that of artillery. After all, artillery is more constrained by production technology, while catapults can be made as big as the trees are as long as they have giant trees...

If you want to make heavy artillery, the artillery itself will be too heavy to maneuver, and there will not be so much metal to cast heavy artillery in large quantities.

Just like the artillery mounted on ships today, they are actually small artillery.

The only advantage is that the artillery's accuracy and attack frequency are better than those of large catapults.

Moreover, large catapults are used to deal with fixed objects, solid mixed earth city walls, and now no matter which angle you look at, there are only one ship on the water, even if it is equipped with iron armor and rams, it is still unable to Resist medium and close range artillery bombardment.

As a result, under the bombardment of the Sichuan-Shu Army artillery, several fighting ships of the Jiangdong Army that tried to approach the Sichuan-Shu Louship were either sunk or damaged. The entire Jiangdong Army's offensive was temporarily interrupted...

But soon, new instructions came from the rear of Jiangdong Army.

The Jiangdong Army, which received the new order, abandoned the damaged and even sinking battleships and began to change its formation.

Xu Huang stood on the top floor of the building, looking around, "Kong Ming, Jiangdong really gave way to the middle!" 』

"This artillery is really powerful!" ” Xu Huang clapped his hands and said, “Now I know what the hussar meant when he said, ‘The ship is strong and the artillery is powerful, and it is invincible’!” It's a pity that this artillery is expensive... If there are hundreds and thousands of artillery, who in the world dares to compete with the lord? ! 』

Zhuge Liang listened and nodded slightly, "What the general said is true, but...at this moment, the Jiangdong navy has not yet come out in full force...This Zhou Gongjin still has backup plans..."

"Is there any backup plan?" Xu Huang asked, "Kong Ming said that above the water, Jiangdong Army still has a backup plan?" 』

Previously, Zhuge Liang said that Jiangdong Army might have sent two lines of sneak attacks, one for the positive and the other for the surprise. Xu Huang understood this, but now Zhuge Liang said that Zhou Yu had some backup plans on the water, which made Xu Huang understand. Akira was a little hard to understand.

Zhuge Liang looked at the battlefield.

Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no shape.

Maybe the little treasure you take out can give the opponent a big shock, but the upper and lower limits of the strength of this shock are actually very different...

It's like maybe some people think they are very big, but they may just cooperate with others.

After all, these days, there are so many people who have experienced thousands of things.

The artillery was heavy, but the structure and size of the ship did not adapt quickly and automatically to the presence of the artillery. Although the artillery is roaring and majestic now, it is not completely without problems.

The artillery transported thousands of miles from Guanzhong is not big.

It's too big to be transported.

Nowadays, this small artillery can inflict heavy damage to Jiangdong Army, mainly because of the suppression of materials.

Just like bronze suppresses obsidian, black iron suppresses bronze.

Jin Kemu.

This is the wisdom of our ancestors for thousands of years.

However, the current artillery architecture is not perfect.

First of all, the artillery was installed on the bow, replacing the original eight-bed, three-gun ballista. However, the weight was much greater than that of the ballista, which forced the ship to add some ballast stones at the stern to maintain its stability. Head-to-tail balance. Secondly, the center of gravity of the artillery on the center line is obviously not as stable as the center of gravity distributed on the two wings. In rivers, lakes and seas, this may not be a big problem, but if the wind and waves are stronger, this shortcoming may cause the ship to capsize.

Another important point is that the artillery is now semi-exposed. Although it can give Jiangdong Army a direct visual shock, the same gunners and craftsmen who operate the artillery may be under greater threat.

These require further improvement, and improvement requires time, materials, and redesign. A new building-ship structure is required to cooperate with the artillery.

So now there are sharp weapons, but other things are not matched. Just like during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Six Kingdoms also created several peerless swords, but they could not defeat the Qin State, which was still using bronzes on a large scale.

Zhuge Liang watched as the Jiangdong navy began to spread out on both wings, exposing Zhou Yu's center formation. He couldn't help but shook his head, "Duke Zhou, it's true... If someone's prediction is correct, he will use his plan..."

Xu Huang was stunned, "Just follow the plan?" 』