Chapter 450 The Showdown between the Chu and Han Navy
Yangzhou, Daguan Lake.
"Boss, if you say it's fine, why don't you let us go to the frontal battlefield and instead take a detour to Daguan Lake?"
Jiang Qin expressed his incomprehension about military advisor Chen Gong's decision.
That's great. Instead of going to the frontal battlefield to help the Tibetan tyrants, instead of going to the lake to fish, who can bear it?
You must know that Lujiang has been lost at this time, and the Tibetan tyrants have joined forces with Xu Sheng who rushed for reinforcements, and are confronting Guan Yu's army in Shouchun.
In such a situation, why don't you rush to reinforce?
If Shouchun is lost, the north bank of Yangzhou will basically be declared completely lost.
Who can bear the blame of the overlord?
That Shouchun was not far from Pengcheng, the capital of Chu State. How could the enemy attack them so close to the capital? Just thinking about it made Jiang Qin tremble.
"You know nothing!
I wonder if the navy under Gan Ning is looking for an opportunity to enter our Yangzhou?
If we don't guard the mouth of the river and let the Jingzhou navy rush in, you won't be able to catch anyone.
That Gan Ning, you still don’t understand? Then he’s just a loach.”
As Gan Ning's old rival, Zhou Tai knew him well.
That guy, even though he's a terrible coquettish guy, he still has some strength.
The Jingzhou Navy under his command was more than one level higher in combat power than the one previously led by Huang Zu.
If the Jingzhou navy really breaks into Yangzhou, the defensive pressure on Yangzhou will be even greater.
You know, all baggage logistics transportation in Yangzhou must be done by land and water.
Who knows when the Jingzhou navy will attack the Chu army's baggage team?
Therefore, Navy Commander Zhou Tai still very much agreed with Chen Gong's order.
Even if Shouchun is lost, Yangzhou's water and land channels must not be lost.
“Boss, I understand the truth, but it’s so damn boring. I fish every day and my mouth smells like a bird.
It would be great if I could see the Jingzhou Navy. Our ballistae ships can be used... Damn it! Boss! Boss, look! Then, is that the Jingzhou Navy?
division!?"
While he was complaining, Jiang Qin instinctively raised his eyes and looked around. Unexpectedly, he actually saw the fleet approaching slowly at the end of his field of vision.
On this great river, a large-scale fleet can now be formed. If the Chu Navy is eliminated, then only the Jingzhou Navy will be left!
"It's really them!
You guys! Fuck that guy!"
Although he comforted Jiang Qin with his words, Zhou Tai was also depressed in his heart.
You know, in order to deal with the Jingzhou Navy, Pengcheng specially provided assistance with the ballista designed by Mrs. Huang Yueying and installed it on the battleship. Its power is so beautiful that it makes people enchanted.
However, Zhou Tai has no use for his new weapon.
Now, the Jingzhou Navy that he had been waiting for finally arrived.
Boy Gan Ning, this time I will let you have a taste of what it means to be a real big guy!
At the same time, Gan Ning, who was leading his navy, also discovered the Chu navy stationed in front.
"The flag bearer sent an order to inform the whole army that the Chu fleet has been discovered and prepare to meet the enemy!"
Looking at the Chu fleet at the end of his field of vision, Gan Ning licked his chapped lips excitedly.
Damn it, old boy Zhou Tai, I never thought you would be waiting for me here?
Then let's have a tough fight and see who is the overlord in the Yangtze River!
Previously, Gan Ning had been leading his men to linger around the Hukou area without going deep, just waiting for news that Guan Yu's army had conquered Lujiang.
You know, even though it is a naval force, all logistical equipment still needs to be transported by land.
After all, I am not fighting on the mainland like the Chu army.
Logistics and transportation are naturally not as convenient as those of the Chu army.
Otherwise, without the support of the army, our navy will not be able to eat fish and shrimp every day, right?
It's nothing, just enough to fill your stomach.
But the question is! What do the navy use to fight? Arrows! A lot of arrows!
In this era, the navy did not have as many water weapons as later generations. Most of them used stern thrusts to hit each other, and then stood on their own ships to shoot at each other.
At most, it's just a hand-to-hand battle between two ships.
If the navy's arrows are insufficient, then the enemy will have no choice but to be beaten.
As a naval general, how could Gan Ning not understand the truth?
Therefore, Gan Ning had been holding back his troops until now, waiting for good news from Guan Yu.
Now that Lujiang has been conquered, Gan Ning will naturally not be polite. With a wave of his hand, a hundred thousand naval troops entered Yangzhou.
But I never thought that just as I entered the Yangzhou Waterway, I encountered the Chu Navy that had blocked the road and was stationed there.
Gan Ning was not at all afraid of the Chu navy.
If they occupy the terrain and fight guerrillas with themselves, it will be more troublesome.
But Gan Ning has never been afraid of anyone with this kind of frontal toughness.
Zhou Tai? He can only defeat you with one hand!
Yes, there was indeed a conflict between Zhou Tai and Gan Ning when he was a water bandit in his early years because he and Gan Ning were competing for territory.
How could the fledgling Zhou Tai be a match for the Jinfan thief Gan Ning? After a struggle for supremacy and being tortured, Zhou Tai fled to Jiangdong and became Yan Baihu's subordinate.
But now, how did Gan Ning know about it.
The Chu army's naval equipment has been replaced long ago.
When he still thought that naval battles were still about shooting each other with bows and arrows, Zhou Tai had already started playing with strong ships and cannons.
Although, this cannon is not that cannon.
But the power of the ballista was definitely beyond Gan Ning's imagination.
Woo~~~
There is nothing to say about the encounter between the two armies.
The sound of war trumpets sounded, and the Chu and Han navies launched a head-on confrontation on the Yangtze River for the first time.
As the fleets of the two armies gradually accelerated, the distance between them also became closer and closer.
The figure of the soldier on the enemy ship was already visible to the naked eye, and Zhou Tai opened his mouth.
"Send the order! Let the flag bearer tell the gun team to prepare, aim, and shoot me hard!"
Today, I will let that Jinfan thief become a fish and shrimp in this lake!"
Zhou Tai has never forgotten the humiliation of being abused in his early years, but because of the truce agreement between Chu State and Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Zhou Tai did not dare to take the risk to trouble Gan Ning.
But now, why the fuck have you become one of the five tiger generals of Shu Han? Why should I be polite to you?
Under Zhou Tai's order, as his deputy, Jiang Qin conveyed the order with a smirk on his face.
Hey, Jinfan thief? Today I will give you a long experience and show you the magic weapon that our Mrs. Huang has created!
When he first saw the power of a crossbow on a ship, veteran water bandit Jiang Qin almost peed his pants in fear.
Damn, who can stop this game? Who dares to stop it? This is really a series of large blocks, one shot and one hole!
You must know that the power of a ballista is truly devastating to a ship made of pure wooden boards.
As Zhou Tai's order was conveyed, the Chu army's ten ballistae ships showed off their power.