With the waving of the command flags on the main ship of the Jinling Army, Danyang County's navy also began to gallop towards Yuan Shu's navy.
The navy went down the river, and the navy went upstream. When the two naval forces clashed, Tao Shang was already at a disadvantage. What's more, although Xu Rong was proficient in land law, he was a complete layman when it came to water warfare.
Under his command, the Jinling navy moved crookedly towards Yuan Shu's navy.
It's so unruly.
Tao Shang had no choice but to do so. Among the generals in Jinling, the only ones available were Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Xu Rong, and Tao Ji. All four of them had their own strengths in land warfare and could all be called
A good hand.
But if you throw them on the river, you will not be the most useless, only more useless.
Xu Rong was completely the bigger one among Tao Shang's men, a naval commander who was temporarily pulled out of four people.
On the river, when two armies engage in battle, the first items to be used must be crossbows and javelins.
Just before the warships of the two armies were about to face each other, they saw arrows and wooden targets from both sides flying towards the other side's warship from their respective battlefields at the same time.
Suddenly, arrows rained down from the sky.
Comparing the two armies, Yuan Shu's army's accuracy on the water was almost as poor as that of Tao Shang's army. Both sides seemed to be trying to kill the mouse, shooting at each other indiscriminately.
It's not that they don't want to be sure. The bumps and ups and downs on the river are completely different from shooting on land.
The accuracy is completely dependent on the mask.
However, in such a random arrow array of naval forces with no technical conditions at all, Yuan Shu's army had an advantage over the pottery merchant's troops.
That means Yuan Shu has many warships.
Having more warships means that Yuan Shu can have more soldiers on the river, and it also means that his naval coverage is wider than that of the pottery merchants.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The rain of arrows from the sky continued to fall on the ships of both sides, and soldiers kept wailing after being hit by arrows or falling into the river. The scene of the ships of both armies was a bit chaotic, but it was obvious that Yuan Shu had more ships and lined them up horizontally.
, covering almost all of Tao Jun's ships in the archery area, which also means that Yuan Jun's advantage is far superior to the pottery merchant's navy.
"General, be careful!"
Hu Cai shouted loudly, stepped forward, and blocked an arrow aimed at Xu Rong with an iron shield. If Hu Cai had not been sharp-eyed, the arrow just now would have killed Xu Rong, and he would have been bedridden.
I can't get up in two months.
Xu Rong was teased by Hu Cai and couldn't stand, so he sat down on the deck of the ship.
After the soldiers on the left and right helped him up in embarrassment, Xu Rong stretched out his hands to push them away, straightened the crooked wolf helmet on his head, and said angrily: "I have been fighting for half a lifetime! This is the first time I have been so useless! Damn!
It’s suffocating!”
Hu Cai grinned when he heard this and was not embarrassed to say anything. He just used his left sword and right hand shield to keep Xu Rong away from the rain of arrows that might fly at any time.
A general from Youzhou who was born in a frontier fortress is asked to go to the river to direct a water fight. He can stand on the river without vomiting, which is already very remarkable... It would be strange if he is not a coward.
One family is happy and the other is sad. Yuan Shu has obviously seen that his side has the advantage of warships and numbers, and has tightly suppressed the opponent's navy. Although Leju's water warfare skills are also half-baked, but suppressing is suppressing, and there is nothing wrong with it.
!
Mr. Tao, no matter what you say today, I will ask you to pay back the debt from Ruxuwu to Yuan!
"I'll be happy to give you the order and quickly urge the warships to charge and attack!"
Yuan Jun's command flag once again wavered in the wind on the main ship.
The gist of water warfare has been basically the same since the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period. Before the two fleets confront each other, they first use long-range weapons such as crossbows or javelins to shoot and kill the personnel on the enemy warships.
Reduce the opponent's effective strength, and then when the warships of the two armies clash, the warships of both sides will directly collide.
When the two sides collide, the tactics used will depend entirely on the abilities of the navy generals and soldiers, but the most common one is to use the tip of the ship to ram the enemy ship. If the hull of the enemy ship can be damaged,
, then the people in this boat are basically food for the fish and shrimp in the river, so there is no need to worry about it at all. If the enemy's boat cannot be damaged, the most direct method of tactics is to let the navy officers and soldiers jump to the other side.
The warships engage in close combat, killing and destroying.
But it is easy to say, ramming the hull of the enemy ship with the bow requires the soldiers and generals who control the ship to have strong battle experience. Whether it is pole, sail, or rowing, hitting the enemy ship accurately with the bow
The opponent's hull requires extremely strong battle experience and an incomparable familiarity with the wind direction in the river basin.
This cannot be achieved by just reading some water warfare tactics. It requires immersing in the Yangtze River all year round and using experience to accumulate and explore.
But it is obvious that Yuan Shu's navy and the pottery merchant's navy had completely poor experience in this regard.
The soldiers on both sides have basically never fought on the water. At this moment, hitting the hull with the bow of the boat is completely blind!
Under the command of the generals of both sides, Yuan Shu's warships and Tao Shang's warships were seen colliding back and forth like bumper cars on the battlefield in the river.
There are only a handful of ships that can accurately hit the enemy's hull with their bows. Most of the warships directly collide with each other in parallel, and then, in the absence of an operating helmsman and pole hand, they are close to each other.
For a moment, there was no possibility of separation between the two battlefields, and they were entangled together.
There were even many warships that, due to the inexperience of the oar-swinging and pole-swinging soldiers, began to spin in place. Just like a free performance competition on the water, they were completely divorced from the fun of low-level warfare. They swayed in the water in a unique way, completely ignoring
Others.
In some cases, friendly warships even collided with friendly warships.
In such an embarrassing situation, the two soldiers on the battlefield who could not be separated for a while, separated the distance, holding swords and shields, whirring, shaking and desperately tiptoeing to kill the enemy approaching the ship.
And go.
Some soldiers fell into the water, some were injured, and some even felt dizzy and spit out yellow water from their mouths like Guo Jia and Ji Ling while beating them.
The water battle ended in such a state of affairs, it was really too terrible to watch.
But water battles are just like that. They require extremely strong practicality and training. Without these as prerequisites, it would be unsurprising how water battles would turn out.
Especially here is the Yangtze River with huge waves and fast currents.
The potter was in the back, his eyelids twitching as he watched.
If a true water fighting expert saw this style of fighting, he would definitely laugh out loud.
Yuan Shu was not as good-looking as the pottery merchant. In Yuan Laoer's mind, it didn't matter whether the battle was a good one or not.
What matters is that he wins!
"Hit! Beat me hard! Annihilate all these thieves, leaving no one behind! Cut them all into the river to feed the fish and shrimps!"
While Yuan Shu stood on tiptoes and pumped his fists, he did not forget to urge Lejiu, who was in charge of the water battle.
Le did not dare to neglect, and kept sending orders for the three-winged warships on the left, center and right to continuously attack and advance forward.
As a result, over time, although both sides were not good at water battles, Yuan Shu's army, which had the advantage of warships and numbers, gradually gained the upper hand in this close-range fight.
The potter couldn't help but sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Brother Fengxiao, in this case, we should have lost, right? There is no need to continue to fight Yuan Shu in this way. I don't want Danyang County's vitality to be wasted in such a ridiculous war!"
Guo Jia took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his mouth gently.
He narrowed his eyes and carefully observed the fighting in the distance for a while. When he was young, he saw the prodigal son finally nodding with satisfaction.
"That's almost it. In this situation, we are basically defeated. Yuan Shu used his warships and numerical superiority to suppress our army. As expected, it was as expected by Guo... The Lord of Fu can give an order to Xu Rong and inform everyone.
The ship begins to set sail and retreat!"
The potter's order was quickly transmitted to Xu Rong's war ship through the imperial flag.
At this moment, Xu Rong could no longer hold on any longer, so he immediately ordered flags to be passed to each ship, ordering all units to turn around and evacuate quickly.
The soldiers of the Tao Shang Army were very unfamiliar with sailing and steering. Coupled with the fluctuations in wind direction and water flow, the Tao Shang Army's evacuation flew into many wars. At this moment, Yuan Shu defeated many battles.
The boat fell into the river, and many soldiers fell into the river.
Fortunately, Yuan Shujun's navy tactics were as bad as Tao Shang's army. Many soldiers of Yuan Shu's army watched Tao Shang's warship move away, but they themselves went astray due to the rapid flow of water or the change of wind direction.
Got the road.
If the famous generals such as Zhou Yu or Lu Meng of Soochow in history were here, basically half of the pottery merchant's navy would have been captured on the Yangtze River today.
But even so, the pottery merchant's navy still lost more than thirty warships and suffered heavy casualties.
Seeing the losses caused by his own troops due to this water battle, Tao Shang felt a deep sadness and sadness in his heart.
Guo Jia had calmed down at this moment. He tremblingly came to the pottery merchant's side, took a deep look at the pottery merchant, then raised his hand and patted the potter's shoulder heavily, and said helplessly: "Great fight.
That's how it goes... When it comes to war, losses are unavoidable, and there are gains and losses. It's quite helpless, so don't worry too much."
The potter smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said nothing.
How many good men have died in the river...but what can I do?
I am a time traveler, not a god.
Some things can never be perfect.
"I understand everything Brother Guo said... No need to say more, withdraw the troops quickly!"
Compared to the loss of the pottery merchant, Yuan Shu's current fighting spirit is very high.
Seeing that the pottery merchants had left behind the corpses of dozens of warships and the rest were escaping against the current, Yuan Shu's face suddenly showed an excited look.
The defeat at Ruxuwu made Yuan Shu depressed for a long time. Now that he could regain the initiative on the battlefield, Yuan Shu was so excited that he almost exploded.
It's a pity that he is still in his prime now. If he were older, he might suddenly suffer from cerebral congestion due to excitement.
"Advance the troops, advance the troops! Today I will capture the Tao thieves no matter what! Yuan Mou will make this boy kneel in front of Yuan Mou! Send an order to the officers and soldiers of the three armies to attack Jinling City in one go!"