Chapter 3483: Unexpected omission
"Discover where Cao Hong and Cao Zilian are?"
After hearing the report of the messenger, Pang Tong asked the guard to approach with a torch and marked Cao Hong's location on the map.
Zhu Ling and Ma Yue’s meaning was very clear, which was to ask Pang Tong to continue to send more soldiers and then knock down Cao Hong in one fell swoop.
Pang Tong stared at the map and said nothing for a long time.
The connection channel between Cao Hong and Cao Cao is a earth plateau, at the end of the earth plateau, which is a small hill. Cao Hong is stationed on the hill. If Ma Yue and Zhu Ling want to attack the flanks of Cao's army, they naturally need to defeat Cao Hong. The question now is whether to send troops to the flanks to attack Cao Hong.
Indeed, if Cao Hong could be defeated, it would inevitably defeat the flanks of Cao's army. What followed was the instability of the overall front of Cao's army, which in turn triggered the overall collapse of Cao's army.
The premise is that you must be able to defeat Cao Hong.
If not...
After fighting for several consecutive days, almost all the soldiers and horses took turns to fight. The people who are now resting behind are actually the ones that have lost more than two days ago. The newly recruited troops in Guanzhong are not able to be replenished so quickly. So if you really want to fight Cao Hong, it means sending these damaged soldiers and horses to the battlefield again.
These already exhausted soldiers and horses will go into battle again, and the chances of losing are undoubtedly much greater than those with energetic soldiers.
Pang Tong thought about it again and again, shook his head, "Let the navy go out first...Wenyuan, what do you think?"
Zhang Liao also thought for a long time, "If the navy... could not break the deadlock..."
Pang Tong took a picture of the map, "Then let's take it down and rest!"
Zhang Liao asked: "Where to retreat?"
Pang Tong said: "Gunxiang!"
『But where the village is…』 Zhang Liao said a little while, and then seemed to think of something, 『I understand…』
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Ma Jun led the Guanzhong naval army's fleet. After receiving the order, he immediately went down the south bank of the Great River.
Facing the Cao army in this direction, the ship was inside the female wall and specially erected side signs, like a battlement that was raised a layer to defend against Cao army's long-range firepower.
The soldiers of the Cavalry Army stood behind the sign, preparing for crossbows and preparing for fire prevention.
In the cabin, there were some Hussar soldiers waiting quietly.
They will attack Cao Cao's location under the cover of the tower ship.
If Cao Cao could not resist the attack of the naval army's Marine Corps, then the front line would collapse and the entire army would collapse. If Cao Cao mobilized soldiers from other fronts to defend against the naval army's surprise attack, it would inevitably lead to the lack of defensive power of the soldiers on other fronts and unable to fight the attacks of the front and flanks of the cavalry.
Therefore, these warships are both virtual and real.
If the Cao army wants to block, they are just a false move to attract firepower. If the Cao army fails to block and let them break through to Cao Cao's central army, then they will become a practical move. They can land, set up a formation behind Cao Cao's central army, and even transport more soldiers back and forth to siege and attack.
On the battlefield, the most difficult thing to deal with is this kind of real and real tactic, which makes people have to guard against, but it is difficult to make up their minds to defend against.
Ma Jun stood on the deck, looking at the cannon on the bow of the ship, frowned.
The artillery at the bow of the ship does have certain power, but it is not so ideal in actual use.
Ma Jun got a lot of inspiration from the drawings sent from Sichuan and Sichuan, but in the actual battle scenes, Ma Jun always felt a little awkward.
The reason for the awkwardness is actually very simple.
Sichuan and Shu were fighting against the Jiangdong Navy, which was on the river, so whether it was the bow or the side of the ship, there was a chance to face the enemy. However, now the horses were on the river, and Cao's army was on the land more often, so the artillery on the bow was very awkward.
Or put the ship across and the bow facing the land?
However, in this way, the water flow force that the ship is subjected to horizontally is too great and it is not easy to stabilize its position.
If the ship follows the direction of the water flow, the influence of the water flow will be smaller, but the bow of the ship often does not match the position of Cao's army...
So the cannon was hoisted onto the stairs, but did not exert the power Ma Jun originally imagined.
The key is that now we have to transport soldiers to raid ashore. Of course, the ship cannot use the head of the ship to face the land. It must be docked on the side. In this way, isn’t the artillery on the head of the ship a decoration?
Ma Jun frowned deeper and deeper, and then called a few craftsmen, "I said, do you think you can move this guy to the side?"
"Side?" Several craftsmen looked back at the cannon, "But where is there a place on the side?"
The side of the stairs is the cabin, and the outer wall of the cabin is a circle of decks, so the space is not large.
"Disassembled!" Ma Jun waved his hand and said without any end.
Perhaps several craftsmen have become accustomed to Ma Jun's way of speaking, or perhaps they have understood Ma Jun's meaning, and after thinking for a while, they look at each other, "Then... try it?"
『Try it!』 Ma Jun nodded, 『Because there is still a distance, let's try to tear one first!"
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The tower ship was flowing downstream. Although the figure of the tower ship might not be seen in the dark night, the soldiers guarding Cao's army on the shore could see the firelight moving on the water, so they hurriedly reported to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Finally come."
He had been waiting for these tower ships, the Guanzhong navy team, for a long time.
The Cavalry Army always had some strange things that made Cao Cao feel awkward, but after the awkwardness, he was very surprised again.
The reason for the awkwardness is that it is like a thorn on the back. Although it is not necessarily fatal, no one knows when the thorn will turn into a knife hanging on the head!
The Cavalry Army has done such things more than once...
When Fei Qian went to the northern part of Bingzhou, many people were laughing at him, thinking that Fei Qian was stupid.
But what about now?
Before, the cavalry began to promote knowledge in the army and let soldiers read and recognize words. Isn’t it also many people ridicule that a group of big-headed soldiers was so gentle?
Then what?
After that, tea leaves, fans, silver woven clothes, gold-painted fans, etc., aren’t some people ridicule the cavalry for not doing their jobs and doing these messy things?
Nowadays, gunpowder, artillery...
And this boat.
At the beginning, Cao's army did not expect that there would be a navy army in Guanzhong.
Because in the traditional concept of the Han Dynasty, even if the navy is not a specialty of Jiangdong, it is also a product of the south. The north is full of land, and even if it is necessary to use ships, it is mostly used for ferrying. Even if Lao Cao and Er Yuan are competing for the Central Plains, there are also Dahe Rivers, Jianghuai and other places, but there are not many places where ships are really used.
After learning that the Cavalry Army had a naval army, Cao Cao felt something was wrong.
Because this is not just a matter of a few ships, but more importantly, Cao Cao discovered that this navy army was actually a wonderful killer move!
There were originally naval troops in Jingxiang, but they could not transport them from the river to the river across the Central Plains.
In fact, if you have to transport it, there are ways to do it, but whether it is boating on land or walking back along the coastline from the estuary, it requires a lot of material and manpower, and there is no time left.
If the Guanzhong navy is left alone, once the Guandong navy crosses the Three Gorges and invades the Central Plains and controls the river, Cao Cao's side will be cut off and become two parts of the north and south, and the Jizhou and Yuzhou will be divided!
Jizhou was not very loyal to Cao Cao at first. After Cao Cao occupied Jizhou, he had to stay in Yecheng for a long time. If he was attacked by the Cavalry Army in the middle, then Zhao Yun from the north of Jizhou went south...
When Cao Cao thought of this, he was shuddering.
He knew very well that even if there were not many naval troops involved now, it was hard to say how many would appear in the future!
If the overall strategic layout of the cavalry is really formed, what kind of impact and substantial harm will it cause to the psychology of the Central Plains in Shandong!
In the Central Plains of Shandong, there are no decent warships, and even many ships transporting materials are collected from civilian fishing boats. To use these fishing boats to fight against the warships of the Guanzhong Navy, it is like blocking a cart with a mantis arm and shaking a tree with a snail.
After receiving the news, Cao Cao began to prepare for how to deal with these warships.
Now, it depends on whether these measures can work.
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Through the night, Cao Cao could vaguely see the outline of the Guanzhong naval army coming with the water, and his heart gradually rose.
Defeating the Guanzhong navy is a key point!
Cao Cao guessed that Fei Qian might adopt the subsequent tactics, but guessing did not mean that he could defend himself!
If there is no way to crack the opponent's tactics, the danger will also exist without a slight reduction. Cao Cao is very clear about the importance of this navy that is both strange and positive, and virtual and real.
If the opponent is allowed to go downstream and set up a formation behind the Heluo Cao army, then not only the Cao army in Zhongtiao Mountain will be divided, but also the reinforcements and supplies in the Heluo direction will not be able to be smooth. The Cao army may be stuck here and be attacked from both sides. This situation will greatly affect morale and lead to the collapse of the front...
No matter what the reason is, this navy must be destroyed and the future troubles must be relieved.
How to solve them? So far, he has thought of some solutions, but unfortunately, Cao Cao is not sure whether these methods can work.
Cao Cao felt more and more old...
How many years have it been?
When Cao Cao was still in Heluo, he could not sleep all night. He just thought about the plan over and over again, inspected the site, and then practiced every step in his mind repeatedly, without feeling tired. But now it is not possible. When he thinks too much, not only will his mind be swollen and painful, but also the soreness in his body will also affect his thinking.
Cao Cao felt that he was outdated.
Old ways, old ideas.
Just like the Guanzhong navy forces targeting the cavalry now, he can only use catapults and crossbows.
The old method does not mean that it is broken and cannot be used. Just like with cannons, swords and guns are still the mainstream on the battlefield. The tower ships of this era are still wooden flat-bottomed ships, whether they are catapults or crossbows, they will cause certain damage to these wooden ships.
Mainly hit rate...
Cao Cao turned around and looked at a dirt slope in the distance.
On the soil slope, facing the river, some simple disguise was made with a tent.
Behind the tent, a group of Cao army soldiers and craftsmen were busy.
The long arms of the catapult cart were exposed on the top of the tent.
Some laborers were rushing to send stone bullets and crossbow guns to the earth slope.
No matter how difficult the front line was, Cao Cao did not use these catapults and crossbows.
Even though the Cavalry Army cooperated to launch another attack on the front and side, Cao Cao still did not expose these catapults and crossbows.
And the most important thing is that Cao Cao must stand here and hold on to the front, otherwise once the front moves, the position of the Guanzhong navy near the shore may change.
Cao Cao paid a lot for this.
Now, it is time to be the final official stage...
Tighten the air.
Carry.
The war drums blew into the sky, and the drum beating soldiers who were already soaked in sweat, threw off their battle robe, naked on their upper body, and used their last strength to beat the war drum.
The war drums alarmed Ma Jun who was marching on the water, and he was commanding the moving artillery in the cabin.
Ma Jun and the craftsman dismantled a wooden wall in the cabin, then cushioned the cannon with a log and pushed it into the cabin.
In this way, although a big hole was broken in the cabin, the gun's muzzle changed from facing the front of the ship to facing the side. Although such changes made the warships convenient for side fire, it also caused the ship's counterweight to become a little uneven. However, Ma Jun didn't think this was a big problem.
Hearing the sound of war drums that Cao's army suddenly stepped up, Ma Jun ran from the cabin to the side of the ship and looked out, "What does this mean? Are Cao's thief afraid that we don't know his direction?"
The military academy was watching, "Then let's stop there?"
Ma Jun snorted disdainfully, "The old thief must have seen us coming there! He knocked so loudly, but he really thought we would go ashore there too? Go around! Ling Jun said, go ashore in the enemy's back line!"
The military academy laughed and went down to pass the order.
Although Ma Jun was originally a craftsman, he has gradually gained some experience after commanding several ship battles. Although he occasionally had a sudden idea of ​​doing craftsmanship, he at least received the respect of some soldiers and military academies. He would not simply think that Ma Jun was not in military affairs and looked down on him.
Ma Jun remembered that before leaving, Pang Tong sent someone to send an order to tell Ma Jun that the Guanzhong naval army was a skillful move, and could cooperate with the troops on the land to allocate troops on the river and replenish supplies. Of course, due to the difficulties in passing in the dangerous areas in the river and the fleet size, it could only be a small fleet, so it needs to be more cautious and not to be lost.
So Ma Jun was preparing to bypass the main front line of Cao's army and chose to land at the rear of Cao's army. As long as there is a relatively flat mudflat on the river bank, you can try to land and fight.
Ma Jun looked back at the cannons that had become horizontally placed in the cabin, and laughed.
In this way, even if Cao's army saw that Ma Jun and the others wanted to land and send troops to fight, they would be warmly welcomed by ship artillery and crossbow chariots. In addition, the crossbowmen arranged on the side of the ship, Cao's army might not be able to attack him if they wanted to come to the half-ferry to attack him!
If Cao's army sent side troops and stared at them tightly on the river bank, horses would not be afraid.
Because Ma Jun and the others were on the boat, Cao's army could only run with them. After swaying back and forth for two laps, they would be afraid that Cao's army would be exhausted!
The best way for Cao's army to deal with is to set up beacon towers along the coast, and then arrange troops at certain key points along the river at a distance. Once the cavalry naval army is confirmed to land, they will rush in immediately. However, in this way, the forces on the front battlefield of Cao's army are not enough. Now Cao's army is no longer the time when it was fierce and said it was 800,000 to march into Guanzhong...
"As expected...
Cao Cao saw that the Cavalry Navy did not stop at the side of his position, but continued to move downstream. He smiled, raised his hand, signaled, and issued an order to attack.
Whether it is the Cao army or the Cavalry Army, in fact, there are still some common things in the Han Dynasty, such as using golden drums to send commands, using fire to guide them, etc. Therefore, when the Cao army's orders were conveyed, the Cavalry Army on the water naturally noticed them.
Because Ma Jun and others were ready to land on the shore at any time, they did not sail in the waters far away from the south bank, but instead turned to the Cao army on the south bank of the Great River.
On the tower ship, soldiers facing the south bank raised their shields in their hands, ready to face Cao's crossbow attack.
They were not even interested in counterattacking. Even if the rain of arrows shot from Cao's army along the coast was dense, what could it be?
In addition to listening to a jingling sound, how much actual damage can it be?
But soon, the soldiers of the Cavalry on the tower ship noticed something strange...
Because the whistling sounds coming from the air are a little different!
Soon, the Hussars on the hussars reacted and someone shouted: "Be careful of throwing stones!"
The stone bullet whistled and hit the river with a thud, splashing water all over the sky!
Although the stone bomb failed to hit the tower ship, it also scared the Hussars on the tower ship!
Before the Hussars could react, one after another, the stone bullets fell from the sky!
"Switch the rudder!" someone shouted.
But Ma Jun shouted the next moment, "Can't turn! Accelerate! Full speed! rush over!"
The craftsmen around Ma Jun were still a little puzzled, but as Ma Jun pointed, he quickly understood and shouted: "Accelerate! Accelerate! rush over! rush over!"
In order to give the gun a chance to fire from the side, it has now become an obstacle!
Because the center of gravity of the ship has changed, and the tower ship is now generally still in the category of flat-bottomed ships, if a sharp turn is made when the center of gravity is unstable, then the tower ship, which is already a high center of gravity, has the risk of direct overturning!
Moreover, the belly exposed from the sharp turn is obviously more fragile than the deck!
"Run! Rush over!"
Ma Jun shouted.
Now we can only race against death!
Ma Jun knew that whether it was a catapult or a crossbow, the shooting angle was limited, so as long as it was separated from the angle covered by the catapult and crossbow, even if Cao Jun wanted to adjust it, it would be too late!
Chapter completed!