Tan Daoji laughed: "Say one thousand, say ten thousand. It turns out that the demon thieves want to lure our army's Huanglong warship to take the initiative to attack, and then destroy it on the river. In this way, it is equivalent to dismantling our water city and water village outside.
Fortifications, right?”
Liu Daogui nodded: "Yes, if you attack the water stronghold, even if you have eight giant ships, it will be very difficult to win. But if these warships are destroyed outside, then only the empty stronghold will be left in the water city."
There is no need to worry about counterattacks. As long as the ballistas and trebuchets on the giant ships are set up outside and the firepower is fully activated, Jiangling Water City will be completely opened in about ten days. By then, the enemy will
The army can then land from Shuicheng and attack Jiangling itself."
Lu Zongzhi sneered and said: "Even so, we still have tens of thousands of troops. If they want to cross the water stronghold to attack Jiangling, then these giant ships will not be able to support the attacking army. Even if we defend the city, we can also defend Jiangling."
Liu Daogui said calmly: "But in this way, our fleet will be lost. Even if we defend Jiangling in the future, we will no longer have the ability to take the initiative. We have to consider not only defending Jiangling, but also playing a more important role in future wars."
Warships are needed for many functions, whether it is marching eastward with Xile Ge's Yuzhou Army to flank the demon thieves, crossing the river to attack Changsha County and cutting off the demon thieves' retreat, or even heading west to Baidi City to capture Qiaoshu.
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"We have been running Jingzhou for several years and have finally managed to own more than 200 warships. If we lose them all in this battle, it will mean that we have lost the ability to actively attack the demon thieves and Qiao Shu. This is absolutely unacceptable.
So, if I had to choose, it would be best to destroy part of the demon thieves' fleet, especially those eight-foot giant ships. If these giant ships are destroyed, they will lose the ability to attack Jiangling Water City and the beacon towers along the river. Then
The initiative in the war has shifted to our side."
Lu Zongzhi frowned: "However, our army's naval warfare strength is far inferior to that of the enemy's navy. If we take the initiative to attack the enemy's giant ships and fleets, it is like hitting a stone with an egg. Silly.
In the water stronghold, we can still drag it for ten days and a half. If we get out of the river and are caught by the enemy, we may be wiped out directly."
Liu Daogui smiled slightly: "Surprise and attack unprepared are the essence of the art of war. The enemy came from afar and was arrogant. They thought there were giant ships and our warships did not dare to attack. This is our opportunity. Moreover, they
Now they are attacking our army's beacon towers along the river, but we cannot fight back and can only retreat. This will further fuel their arrogance. Although the two leaders of the demon thieves, Lu Xun and Xu Daofu, have been together for many years, they are inseparable.
, but according to our intelligence, they seem to be inseparable, and both want to use their military exploits to dominate one person and overwhelm the other. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that Lu Xun personally led the troops this time, while Xu Daofu stayed behind in Yuzhang.
A brand new way of striving for merit.”
Tan Daoji said with a smile: "Yes, I heard that Zhu Chaoshi, the traitor, also killed Lu Xun's sister and Xu Daofu's wife Lu Lanxiang when he rebelled. Originally, Xu Daofu wanted to kill Zhu Chaoshi for revenge, but Lu Xun refused.
After killing him, he promoted Zhu Chaoshi to his deputy general. This time the demon thief came, and Zhu Chaoshi was also in the formation. This man knew the details of our army, and even learned the true art of war from Brother Jinu, so he wanted to deal with him
, we still have to plan carefully, but maybe we can just take advantage of the internal discord among the demon thieves and take advantage of it."
Liu Daogui sighed: "I have always had a strong premonition that Zhu Chaoshi did not really rebel, but maybe he was just forced by the situation. In the future, we still have to leave it to the elder brother to deal with this person. If we can capture him alive, we will try our best to capture him alive."
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Yanzhi said angrily: "When the time comes, I will dig out this guy's heart with my own hands and see how it grows. Brother Jinu, Brother Wuji have been extremely kind to him, and they can turn traitor.
How can I be worthy of those comrades who died in battle? No matter whether he surrendered voluntarily or had other ideas, I will never forgive him. Capturing this man alive is a must, because we cannot let him die too cheaply!
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Liu Daogui frowned and said: "We will not discuss this person's matter for the time being, but we must take into account the fact that Zhu Chaoshi knows the details of our army. Do you think he would have expected my proposal just now?
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Tan Daoji looked stern and said: "If it were Lu Xun, he would not have thought that our army would dare to take the initiative to attack, but if it were Zhu Chaoshi, it would be hard to say. This person has always been superior in the knowledge of military art. He has been in the past war games.
At that time, he also took the initiative to attack many times. Even when he guarded Nankang, it was because he had repeatedly advised Brother Wuji at that time, saying that he was willing to be the vanguard and take the initiative to attack Lingnan."
"Although he was later defeated and captured, these ideas were still in his consideration. I suggest that with Zhu Chaoshi around, we should not implement such a radical strategy. If we are attacked, I'm afraid our warships will be destroyed.
All lost."
Liu Daogui sighed: "Then, if our warships are trapped in the water city like this, and we set up long-range weapons on the giant ships to attack the enemy every day, can we avoid losses, or should all the warships be fixed in the water city?
In the water stronghold, as a fixed fortress, give up the attack strategy?"
Tan Daoji gritted his teeth: "I think we should let all the Huanglong warships attack now and have a battle with each other. If there is a chance, destroy his giant ships. If there is no chance, quickly move westward and move to Wuling.
County, Tanzhi, although Wuling's water village is not as good as Jiangling, the demon thieves should not send the main force to attack for a while. If we are lucky, we can also divide part of their troops to patrol the river and monitor, so as to relieve the pressure here in Jiangling.
pressure."
Lu Zongzhi nodded: "Yes, while the river outside Jiangling has not been blocked yet, we might as well move the warships first. If that doesn't work, let Tan Zhi drag all the ships to the shore to avoid the enemy's attack range.
, there are still more than 10,000 elites in Wuling, who have retreated to Wuling from all over Xiangzhou. They are loyal and reliable. They have repelled enemy sieges many times in the past six months and have become our only fortress on the south bank of the Yangtze River. It is really
If that doesn't work, with more than two hundred warships, we can still protect Tan Zhi's troops to break out of the encirclement and transfer."
Liu Daogui looked calm and said: "Everyone has a good discussion. I think we should act according to the situation and move step by step. The speed of the enemy's giant ship and the fleet is different, which is a good opportunity for us. If the enemy's fleet is at the beginning
When we come, we take the initiative to send warships to challenge, and then pretend to be defeated and retreat towards Wuling County, attracting the enemy's fast fleet to chase, and the giant ship can only stop on the river. At this time, this is our opportunity."
(End of chapter)
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