Xia Yiqi frowned: "Then why don't we just head west now to meet the enemy's main fleet? Now that we have determined that the enemy's main force is there, let's simply engage in a decisive battle with the giant ships."
Zhu Chaoshi shook his head: "A famous general like Tan Daoji annihilated the entire pursuit fleet, and then sent these two generals and lieutenants back with their heads shaved, their heads smeared with ink, their limbs mutilated, their noses and eyes gouged out, and they even borrowed their
To put it bluntly, what do you think when we wait for the decisive battle?"
Xia Yiqi said thoughtfully: "The art of war is to show what you can't do, and to show what you can't do. When he said he wanted to fight us, he must have set up an ambush, or..."
At this point, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Or, they want us to take the initiative, leave the terrain we prepared, abandon our possible ambush, and go to the battlefield they want. They even want us to set up a trap there.
Ambush, waiting for us to be fooled."
Zhu Chaoshi said calmly: "I believe that there is unlikely to be any ambush at Mei Huizhou. Even if there is, it should be used to deal with Li Yifan's fleet. But judging from the battle there, the Jin army's battle
There are a large number of close combat troops on the ship. Whether they are the Beifu Army loading the ship or the boatmen and sailors of the Chu Navy, they are very powerful. If our giant ship leaves here and takes the initiative to attack them, then if they suddenly come out,
It's hard to say whether we will fight in close combat or even set off an ambush in this dark night."
Xia Yiqi said in a deep voice: "Where do they have any ambush? You also said that there won't be any ambush."
Zhu Chaoshi shook his head: "There may not be an ambush, but the enemy still has spare strength. I believe that the nearly two hundred Huanglong warships now will not be their entire strength. At least, in the water stronghold, I believe there are still some
We have troops in reserve!”
Xia Yiqi raised his brows: "You are saying that if we use a giant ship to lead the escort fleet to Meihuizhou West to fight against the Huanglong fleet, there may be enemy reserve ships in the water village behind.
The team breaks out and attacks our army from both front and rear?"
Zhu Chaoshi said solemnly: "Whether we have such power or not, I must consider this possibility. The enemy sent us a message like this, that is, they hope that our giant ship will take the initiative to head towards Mei Huizhou in the dark in a fit of anger.
Heading west, there is a sandbar like Mei Huizhou across the center of the river. The water speed slows down and the draft is shallow, which is not conducive to the movement of ships as big as our giant ship. Even if it is a decisive battle, we should not choose to do it here.
Local decisive battle.”
Having said this, Zhu Chaoshi pointed forward: "But we can't just sit here and watch, otherwise the enemy may detour the Huanglong fleet again, cooperate with another Huanglong fleet, and then eat up the pursuit fleet led by Captain Lin Zihao.
Therefore, our most reliable strategy now is to take the initiative to seek change, but instead of going back to the island, we should press against the water fort in the outer city of Jiangling and completely cut off the enemy's attack or return channel."
Xia Yiqi said solemnly: "Then what's the difference between going back to Zhouxi to fight? Our giant ship still has to move on the river in the dark night to reach the enemy's territory. If the enemy's western fleet
Come over and cooperate with the water stronghold defenders to attack, and even attack with the fleet from the east, what should we do?"
Zhu Chaoshi's expression was calm, revealing a sense of calmness and perseverance: "That way we won't be afraid. If an enemy ship comes to attack us from afar, then we can take advantage of the height of the giant ship and its many long-range weapons to attack them when they get close.
Inflict heavy damage on it, or even sink it, just like the fleet in the west. As I said just now, they are filled with melee troops and fight by joining forces and jumping gangs. There are not many long-range weapons, and the ship
It is also heavy in draft and slow in speed. If they take the initiative to attack our giant ships, I believe that we can sink all these ships before their Huanglong warships break through our escort fleet."
Xia Yiqi's expression softened slightly: "Yes, if it is a Huanglong warship full of warriors, it can indeed be easily solved. Even if some of them slip through the net and rush to the vicinity of our giant ship and jump into gangs to fight, our four
There are a large number of soldiers on the giant ship, and it is by no means an assault ship that can only carry a few dozen people. Even if they rush onto the ship, we are confident that we can destroy them all."
Zhu Chaoshi nodded with satisfaction: "That's it. We are not afraid of them coming at all, but we are afraid that they will not come. But if we stand still and wait here, the enemy's western fleet may fly away.
, We really went to Wuling. It would be difficult for our giant ships to chase them at night. Although the assault ships are fast, after catching up, they will easily turn around and ambush them again, which is not a good idea. Therefore, the current battlefield initiative
The power is already in the hands of the enemy, we have to find a way to take it back."
Xia Yiqi said solemnly: "The way to recapture it is to go forward to suppress the enemy's water stronghold entrance, or even take the opportunity to capture Jiangling's peripheral water city?"
Zhu Chaoshi smiled and patted Xia Yiqi on the shoulder: "Captain Xia, you finally figured it out. Most of the defenses of the water village outside Jiangling rely on these Huanglong warships. The three-story high warships retreated in
There is a large number of forts and crossbows in the stronghold, but now, nearly 200 of their warships have arrived outside. How many ships are there in the water stronghold? Our giant ship is pressed against the entrance of the water stronghold.
If the enemy's east and west fleets are far away, then just attack the enemy's water stronghold directly."
A trace of excitement flashed across Xia Yiqi's face: "By then we won't worry about the enemy's fleet escaping from Jiangling and harassing our waterways everywhere? We won't even worry about the fleet from the west going to Wuling County and coming from the land.
Attacked our Changsha County and Baling County?"
Zhu Chaoshi shook his head confidently: "If the enemy's main base, Jiangling Water City, is captured, then they will not have many ports and water villages along the coast that can accommodate them. They can transport troops to Wuling, and we can also transport more than 30,000
The sailors can go to Wuling and cooperate with the armies of Changsha and Baling to encircle Wuling. They can even send troops from Qiao and Shu down the river to jointly attack Wuling. At that time, without the support and retreat of Jiangling Shuicheng, I think he is just a mere
What kind of waves can an isolated city of Wuling cause?"
Xia Yiqi smiled and said: "So, if we really charge into the enemy's water stronghold, the enemy's western fleet will not dare to really leave. Will they find a way to fight us?"
Zhu Chaoshi said solemnly: "Yes, they have almost no choice. They can only gather the fleets on the east and west sides before dawn, cooperate with the reserve team in the water village, and attack our giant ships from three sides. And this is the only way
It’s a real decisive battle, and it’s what I want!”
This chapter has been completed!