In August of the eighth year of Chu Li, although the dispute between Hanzhong and Longyou was still going on, the eyes of all parties were focused more on the Bohai Sea...
In addition to the core officials in the court of the Chu State, the Chu people who have unlimited confidence in the Chu State, and the admirers of Chu studies from all over the country, most of the people who pay attention to this matter "expect" this to be
A landmark war in which the balance of maritime power was reversed among the princes!
Cao Wei's strategy of allowing some aristocratic families to almost turn into clans greatly expanded the civil power of the Wei people.
This time Cao Wei claims to have an army of 500,000. Even if the water is squeezed out, there are still more than 200,000, hundreds of large warships, and tens of thousands of people like Zu Ke...
But now they are still waiting for work in the Bohai Sea, because the Wei navy is approaching Chu's important port in Donglai, forcing Chu to face the enemy, so it has great autonomy in choosing the sea area for war!
As for the former overlord Chu, not only was it technologically equaled by Cao Wei, but it also lost nearly half of its elite due to previous ocean exploration.
It's already sunset...
That's how it looks to outsiders anyway.
In the second year of junior high school, the "last elite" of Chu's navy encountered Wei's reconnaissance ship for the first time and ordered the opponent to withdraw...
At this time, "clairvoyance" was no longer exclusive to the Chu State. After all, there were no major technical difficulties, and transparent glass had been produced by the Wei State for a long time.
However, when the naval scouts on the reconnaissance ship saw the warship in sight, they were shocked and speechless!
Wei's current main warships are generally between 40 and 60 meters long. In this regard... the Chu warships coming up on the sea seem to have no advantage, and are even only half as long.
But the difference is that the surface of the Chu warship in front of you is completely covered with a layer of steel!
And... there was no sail at this time, but he rushed all the way, and obviously found them.
The scout ship immediately challenged the sails to escape. If God hadn't helped the wind, it would have almost died at the hands of the Chu Navy!
In fact, the recent damage to the Wei army's maritime reconnaissance ship was very serious in itself, and we finally got some "intelligence" today.
Sure enough, things evolved in the direction of Guo Jia... to be precise, it was the "trouble" that Ma Jun had reminded Guo Jia of.
The power technology used by the Chu State on river ships was indeed applied to sea-going ships. While obtaining stronger power, it also greatly increased the load capacity of the ships.
This not only means that it can be equipped with thicker or even steel armor and carry more artillery, but it also means that it can withstand stronger recoil - that is, it will have stronger firepower!
It is precisely because of this kind of maneuverability and strike distance that the Wei State saw that the Chu army's reconnaissance ship failed to return alive...
Even though what they saw was not Chu's main ship at all, but a mine-rod boat and escort boat in the "small boat" category.
In the second year of junior high school, Guo Jia learned about this, and in the fourth year of junior high school, the Wei army finally had a reconnaissance ship. By coincidence, it bypassed the blockade of the outpost frigate, saw the Chu gunboat, which was no smaller than its own main ship, and found that it was also included.
Tiepi later returned home by chance due to wind and waves, and brought the news back with him.
Of course, the news is actually inaccurate - gunboats are not "clad in iron"!
On the sixth day of the lunar month, as the Chu navy "charged" towards the Wei navy, seeing that if this situation continued, if the Wei army did not retreat, there would be a formal battle in a few days, Guo Jia finally couldn't help it and launched his own attack again.
The special strategy "Qi Zuo Gui Mu".
"Lord, Jia... I have no choice but to break my promise! Let Wen Ruo have a headache for what happens next!" Guo Jia, after writing the "Memorial", said to himself on the main ship, looking north at the horizon.
One sentence.
Guo Jia knew in his heart that he had no chance of surviving...
Originally, Guo Jia's body was conscious that he could not last five years. This was because over the years, Guo Jia's mastery of "Yun Shu" had become three points stronger, and he could interpret it from two different angles, which made the "Yun Shu" more effective.
The suppression of one's own lifespan has been weakened a lot.
Guo Jia has even mastered a method that can reverse the reduction in life span and increase his life span...
That is to use the influence of fortune books on the dynasty's luck, but instead weaken the luck of the dynasty that is connected to its own luck, so as to increase one's life!
However, after all, Guo Jia is not an immortal who practices Taoism, but an ideal and ambitious counselor. Therefore, he does not like this method at all. Even if his life is approaching, he has never thought of "sacrifice" Wei's fortune to benefit himself.
Increase longevity.
And Guo Jia knows best that after launching the "Qizuo Ghost Plot" this time, it is impossible for him to resist...
In fact, Guo Jia has forcibly detonated his mental power to make himself persist for the last seven days!
Relying on nonsense and strong arguments, Guo Jiasheng summed up the "eighteen wins and eighteen defeats" between Chu and Wei this time!
At the same time, under Guo Jia's scheme, eighteen corresponding debuffs and buffs were also imposed on Chu and Wei.
Considering how powerful Chu State is, Guo Jia's lifespan... I'm afraid he still owes a lot!
If it were Guo Jia from ten years ago, he would probably die before it takes effect...
Now, he relied entirely on detonating his mental power to hold on. Since he was going to die anyway, he simply showed no restraint and weakened the Chu State as much as possible.
And ten of them are completely aimed at the Chu Navy!
After Guo Jia's death, the effect of Qi Zuo's conspiracy was naturally lifted, so these seven days are also the most critical time, and Guo Jia must strive for the greatest advantage for Wei.
Then Guo Jia called Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, and entrusted them with the funeral affairs. Because Guo Jia launched the Qi Zuo conspiracy before calling the two of them, the Xiahou brothers had nothing to do to persuade them...
Of course, except for the two generals of the Xiahou family in the navy, no one else knew about Guo Jia, because this time Guo Jia was the commander in chief and could not affect the morale of the military at this time.
Guo Jia specially called Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, and explained what Wei's navy should do "after the war" after his death, no matter whether he won a big victory or a small victory...even if he really lost to Chu.
Some previous intelligence had shaken Guo Jia's original confidence in victory, otherwise he would not have launched the "Qizuo Ghost Plot".
But now that it has been launched, Guo Jia must try his best to complete his victory in one battle...
Even though Guo Jia is theoretically the commander-in-chief and carries Cao Cao's seal, the most prestigious in the army are still Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, as long as they don't mess up.
And because there were only seven days left, the Wei navy did not hesitate and took the initiative to greet the approaching Chu navy!
On the eighth day of August, as the Wei army's "civilian warships" came into contact with the Chu navy's leading torpedo boat...