"Did you discover the location of Cao Hong and Cao Zilian?"
After hearing the report from the messenger, Pang Tong asked the guards to come forward with torches and marked Cao Hong's position on the map.
Zhu Ling and Ma Yue's intention was very clear, which was to let Pang Tong continue to send more troops and then overthrow Cao Hong in one fell swoop.
Pang Tong stared at the map and remained silent for a long time.
The communication channel between Cao Hong and Cao Cao was a land plateau. At the end of the land plateau, there was a hill. Cao Hong was stationed on the hill. If Ma Yue and Zhu Ling wanted to attack Cao Jun's flank, they naturally needed to defeat Cao Hong.
The question now is whether to send more troops to the flank to attack Cao Hong.
Indeed, if Cao Hong can be defeated, Cao Jun's flanks will inevitably be defeated. What will follow is the instability of Cao Jun's overall front, which will lead to the overall collapse of Cao Jun.
The premise is that Cao Hong must be defeated.
If not...
After fighting for several days in a row, almost all the troops and horses took turns to go into battle. The troops who are resting behind are actually those who suffered more losses in the previous two days, and the newly recruited troops in Guanzhong did not come out so quickly.
It can be replenished in place, so if we really want to fight Cao Hong, it means sending these damaged soldiers and horses to the battlefield again.
When these tired soldiers and horses go into battle again, the chance of being damaged is undoubtedly much greater than that of soldiers who are full of energy and physical strength.
Pang Tong thought about it again and again and shook his head, "Let the navy be dispatched first... Wenyuan, what do you think?"
Zhang Liao also thought for a long time, "If the navy... fails to break the deadlock..."
Pang Tongtong took a picture of the map and said, "Then take a rest!"
Zhang Liao asked: "Where to retreat?"
Pang Tong said: "Yan Xiang!"
"But the place in Yanxiang..." Zhang Liao said half a sentence, and then seemed to have thought of something, "I understand..."
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Ma Jun commanded the Guanzhong naval fleet. After receiving the order, he immediately sailed down the south bank of the river.
Facing Cao Jun's direction, the ships were within the female wall, and side boards were specially erected, like battlements with a higher level, to defend against Cao Jun's long-range firepower.
The soldiers of the hussars stood behind the side posts, preparing their crossbows and fire prevention means.
In the cabin, there were still some hussars waiting quietly.
Under the cover of building ships, they will launch an assault on Cao Cao's location.
If Cao Cao was unable to resist the attack of the navy's "Marines", then naturally the front line would collapse and the entire army would be disbanded. If Cao Cao mobilized soldiers from other fronts to defend against the navy's surprise attack, it would inevitably lead to the appearance of soldiers from other fronts.
Due to the lack of defensive strength, it was unable to resist the frontal and flank attacks of the Hussars.
Therefore, these warships are both virtual and real.
If Cao Cao's army wants to block, they are just a feint to attract firepower. If Cao's army fails to block and is allowed to break through Cao Cao's center, then it becomes a real move and they can land ashore and set up a formation behind Cao Cao's center.
, and even transport more soldiers back and forth for encirclement and attack.
On the battlefield, the most difficult thing to deal with is this kind of fictitious and real tactics. People have to guard against them, but it is difficult to make up their mind to guard against them.
Ma Jun stood on the deck, looking at the cannon on the bow of the ship, frowning.
The artillery on the bow of the ship does have a certain power, but in actual use, it is not so ideal.
Ma Jun got a lot of inspiration from the drawings sent from Sichuan and Sichuan, but during the actual battle scenes, Ma Jun always felt a little awkward.
The reason for the awkwardness is actually very simple.
Sichuan and Shu are fighting against the Jiangdong navy, which is above the river, so whether it is the bow or the side of the ship, there is a chance to face the enemy. But now Ma Jun is above the river, and Cao Jun is more often on the river.
It's on land, so the cannon on the bow is very awkward.
Or turn the ship sideways with the bow facing the land?
However, in this way, the force of the water flow on the ship's transverse direction will be too great, making it difficult to stabilize its position.
If the ship follows the direction of the current, the impact on the current will be small, but the bow of the ship is often not in line with Cao Jun's position...
Therefore, the artillery was hoisted onto the building ship, but it did not exert the power that Ma Jun originally imagined.
The key is that now we have to transport soldiers ashore to form a surprise attack. Of course, the ship cannot point its bow towards the land. It must be sideways to the shore. In this case, doesn't the artillery on the bow just become a decoration?
Ma Jun frowned more and more, and then called a few craftsmen, "I said, do you think this guy can be moved to the side?"
"Side?" Several craftsmen looked back at the cannon, "But where is there room to put it on the side?"
The side of the building ship is the cabin, and the outer wall of the cabin is surrounded by a deck, so the space is not large.
"Tear it down!" Ma Jun waved his hand and said in a flurry of words.
Perhaps the craftsmen were used to Ma Jun's way of speaking, or perhaps they understood what Ma Jun meant. After thinking for a moment, they looked at each other and said, "Then... try it?"
"Try it!" Ma Jun nodded, "While there is still some way to go, let's take one apart and try it first!"
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The building boat went down the river. Although the figure of the building boat may not be visible in the dark night, Cao Jun's soldiers on guard on the shore could see the firelight moving on the water, and they hurriedly reported to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao let out a sigh of relief.
"It's finally here."
He was waiting for these ships. This group of Guanzhong naval forces had been waiting for a long time.
There are always some weird things about the Hussars that make Cao Cao feel awkward, but after the awkwardness, he was 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 Hussars have done this kind of thing more than once...
When Fei Qian went to Bingzhou Beidi, many people laughed at him and thought he was stupid.
But what about now?
Previously, the Hussars began to promote knowledge in the army and let the soldiers read and write. Aren't many people ridiculing them, saying that a group of big-headed soldiers were so elegant?
Then what?
After that, there were tea leaves, fans, silver-lined clothes, gold-painted fans, etc., weren't there people who laughed at the Qiusi for not doing his job properly and making these messy things?
Nowadays, gunpowder and artillery...
And this building boat.
At first, Cao Jun 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 all land, and even if boats are used, they are mostly used for ferrying. Even if Lao Cao and Er Yuan are fighting for the Central Plains
There are also large rivers in the Jianghuai area, but there are not many places where boats are actually used.
After learning that the Hussars had naval forces, 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 naval force turned out to be a wonderful killing move!
There were originally naval forces in Jingxiang and Xiangzhou, but they were separated from the Central Plains and could not be transported from the river to the river.
In fact, if you must transport it, there are actually ways to do it. However, whether it is boating on land or returning from the seaport along the coastline, it requires a lot of material resources and manpower, and it is completely too late in terms of time.
If the Guanzhong navy is left alone, once the Guandong navy passes through the Three Gorges and invades the Central Plains and controls the river, Cao Cao's side will be cut off into two parts, the north and the south, and Jizhou and Yuzhou will be divided.
open!
Jizhou was not very loyal to Cao Cao in the first place. After Cao Cao occupied Jizhou, he had to stay in Yecheng for a long time. If the Hussars attacked him in the middle, and then Zhao Yun from the north of Jizhou moved south...
Cao Cao shuddered when he thought of this.
He knows very well that even if there are not many naval forces involved now, it is hard to say how many will appear in the future!
If the overall strategic layout of the Hussars is really formed, what impact and substantial harm will it have on the psychology of the Central Plains of Shandong!
In the Central Plains of Shandong, there are no decent warships. Even the ships transporting supplies, many of them are civilian fishing boats collected. If you want to use these fishing boats to fight against the warships of the Guanzhong Navy, it is like a mantis trying to block a car, or a worm shaking a tree.
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How to deal with these warships? After receiving the news, Cao Cao began to make preparations.
Now, it depends on whether these measures can be effective.
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Through the night, Cao Cao could vaguely see the outline of the Guanzhong navy coming along with the water, and his heart gradually became lifted.
Defeating the Guanzhong navy is a key point!
Cao Cao guessed Fei Qian's subsequent tactics, but guessing doesn't mean he can prevent it!
If there is no way to break the opponent's tactics, the danger will still exist without any reduction. Cao Cao is very aware of the importance of this navy, which can be either strange or correct, and can be false or true.
If the opponent is allowed to flow down the river and set up a formation behind Cao's army in Heluo, then not only will Cao's army in Zhongtiao Mountain be divided, but also the reinforcements, supplies, and baggage in the direction of Heluo will not be able to flow smoothly. Cao's army may be stuck here.
Being 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 army must be destroyed to eliminate future troubles.
How to deal with them, so far, he has thought of some methods, but unfortunately, Cao Cao is not too sure whether these methods will work.
Cao Cao felt more and more old...
How many years has it been?
When Cao Cao was still in Heluo, he could stay up all night, just thinking about the plan over and over again, going to the field to investigate, and then rehearsing every step in his mind again and again, and he would not feel any tiredness. However,
Not anymore. When he thinks too much, not only does his head feel swollen and painful, but the physical pain also affects his thinking.
Cao Cao felt that he was obsolete.
Old methods, old ideas.
Just like now, he can only use catapults and crossbows against the Guanzhong naval forces against Hussar.
Old methods do not mean they are bad and cannot be used. Just like there are artillery, but swords and guns are still the mainstream on the battlefield. The building ships of this era are still wooden flat-bottomed boats, whether they are catapults or catapults.
Ballistas will cause certain damage to these wooden boats.
Mainly the hit rate...
Cao Cao turned his head and looked at a slope in the distance.
On the slope, facing the river, some simple camouflage was made with tents.
Behind the tent, a group of Cao Jun soldiers and craftsmen were busy working nervously.
The long arm of the catapult was exposed at the top of the tent.
Some laborers were hurriedly sending stone bullets and crossbows to the slope.
No matter how difficult the frontal battle was, Cao Cao did not use these catapults and ballistae.
Even though the hussars launched another attack on the front and side in cooperation, Cao Cao still did not let these catapults and ballistae be exposed.
And the most important thing is that Cao Cao must stand here and keep the front line motionless, otherwise once the front line moves, the position of the Guanzhong navy near the shore may change.
For this, Cao Cao paid a lot.
Now, it’s time to reach the final official stage...
Tight.
Grapes.
The war drums roared into the sky. The drum beaters, already soaked with sweat, threw off their war robes, were naked from the waist up, and beat the war drums with the last of their strength.
The war drums alerted Ma Jun, who was walking on the water and was directing the movement of artillery in the cabin.
Ma Jun and the craftsmen demolished a wooden wall of the cabin, then padded the cannon with logs and pushed it into the cabin.
In this way, although there was a big hole in the cabin, the muzzle of the artillery changed from facing the front of the ship to facing the side. Although this change made it easier for the warship to fire sideways, it also led to
The ship's weight is somewhat uneven. However, Ma Jun doesn't think this is a big problem.
Hearing the sound of war drums suddenly intensified by Cao Jun, Ma Jun ran from the cabin to the side of the ship to take a look, "What does this mean? Is Cao the thief afraid that we don't know his location?"
The military academy looked on, "Then where should we stop?"
Ma Jun snorted disdainfully, "The old thieves are arrayed over there, they must have seen us coming! The knocking was so loud, do you really think we will land there? Go around! Your Majesty said,
The enemy's rear line is coming ashore!』
The military academy laughed and went down to deliver the order.
Although Ma Jun was originally a craftsman, he has gradually gained some experience after commanding several ship operations. Although he occasionally does craftsmanship on a whim, he at least has the respect of some soldiers and soldiers.
, will not simply think that Ma Jun has no military skills and look down on him.
Ma Jun remembered that before setting off, Pang Tong sent an order to tell Ma Jun that the Guanzhong navy was an expert in coordinating with the troops on land to deploy troops and replenish supplies up and down the river. Of course, it was limited to the dangerous location in the river.
Due to factors such as difficulty in passage and fleet size, only a small fleet is possible, so more caution is required and no room for error is allowed.
Therefore, Ma Jun planned to bypass the main front line of Cao's army and choose to land at the rear of Cao's army. As long as there was a relatively flat beach on the river bank, he could try to land.
Ma Jun looked back at the cannons placed horizontally in the cabin and smiled.
In this way, even if Cao Jun sees that Ma Jun and the others want to land and send troops to fight, they will be warmly welcomed by ship artillery and ballistae. Coupled with the crossbowmen arranged on the side of the ship, Cao Jun wants to come halfway across the river.
Even if you attack it, you may not be able to hit it!
If Cao Jun sent a partial army to watch them closely on the river bank, Ma Jun would not be afraid.
Because Ma Jun and the others were on the boat, and Cao Jun could only run with them. After swaying back and forth twice, Cao Jun would probably be exhausted!
The best way for Cao Jun to respond is to set up beacon towers along the coast, and then deploy troops at certain key points at a certain distance along the river. Once it is confirmed that the Hussars and Marines have landed, they will rush in immediately. But in this way, Cao Jun
The troops on the frontal battlefield are not enough. Now Cao Jun is no longer the time to march into Guanzhong with 800,000 men and women...
"As expected..."
When Cao Cao saw that the hussar navy did not stop beside his position, but continued to move downstream, he smiled, raised his hand, signaled, and issued the order to attack.
Regardless of whether Cao Jun or the Hussars, in fact, the Han Dynasty still has some things in common, such as using golden drums to convey orders, such as using firelights to guide, etc., so once Cao Jun’s orders were first conveyed, the Hussars on the water also naturally
Noticed.
Because Ma Jun and others were prepared to land ashore at any time, they did not sail in waters far away from the south bank, but preferred to Cao Jun's side of the south bank of the river.
On the building ship, the soldiers facing the south bank raised their shields, preparing to receive Cao's army's arrow and crossbow attack.
They didn't even have any interest in counterattack. Even if the rain of arrows fired by Cao Jun from the coast was dense, what would happen?
In addition to hearing a clanging sound, how much actual harm can there be?
But soon, the hussars soldiers on the boat noticed something strange...
Because the whistling sound coming from the air is a little different!
Soon, the hussars on the boat reacted, and someone shouted: "Be careful of throwing stones!"
The stone bullets whizzed in and hit the river with a thud, causing splashes all over the sky!
Although the stone bullet failed to hit the ship, it still shocked the hussars on the ship!
Before the hussar soldiers could react, stone bullets rained down from the sky one after another!
"Turn the helm!" someone shouted.
However, Ma Jun shouted at the next moment, "Can't turn! Speed up! Full speed! Rush over!"
The craftsmen next to Ma Jun were still a little confused, but they quickly understood the direction Ma Jun was pointing and shouted: "Speed up! Speed up! Rush over! Rush over!"
It was originally intended to give the artillery a chance to fire from the side, but now it has become a hindrance!
Because the center of gravity of the ship has changed, and the flat-bottomed ship is still generally classified as a flat-bottomed ship, if the ship's center of gravity is unstable and the center of gravity is unstable, the ship's center of gravity is unstable, and there is a direct risk of capsizing.
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Moreover, the belly exposed by the sharp turn is obviously more fragile than the deck!
"Rush! Rush over!"
Ma Jun shouted.
Now there is only a race against death!
Ma Jun knew that whether it was a catapult or a ballista, the shooting angle was limited, so as long as it was out of the angle covered by Cao Jun's catapult and ballista, it would be too late for Cao Jun to adjust even if he wanted to!
Ma Jun's decision was undoubtedly correct, but unfortunately Ma Jun missed one thing...