Just when Xiang Ji of Luoyang began to prepare his army and prepare to launch an attack on Tongguan, the Tibetan tyrants and Xu Sheng brothers, who had been guarding Shouchun for many days, finally ushered in a turning point.
"Hahaha! It's coming! It's coming! Our Chu fleet is coming!"
Yes, standing at the top of the city, Zang Ba looked around and saw the Chu fleet clearly visible.
Although the Chu army, even after adding the naval force, was still not as large as Guan Yu's army.
But don't forget that the navy has ships.
As long as the navy docks the large ships not far from the shore and suppresses the Jingzhou army attacking the south gate and even the east and west gates with arrows, the pressure on Shouchun will be greatly reduced.
As for the navy being in danger of being attacked in this way?
Just kidding, what can you do as a soldier in a war that is not dangerous? Unless you simply stay at home and don't go to the battlefield.
Besides, the navy is standing on a building boat near the river bank, so the danger is really not great.
After all, if your Guan Yu Jingzhou army wants to attack the navy, it must wade through the water.
As long as your armor wades into the water, it will be different from being on land.
Even if the water is not deep enough to submerge your body, it will still greatly slow down your progress.
You know, today's soldiers are all armed with iron weapons, wearing iron armor, and can easily wade into water. This is not a smart person's choice.
It was not only Zang Ba and others who were guarding the top of Shouchun City who discovered the appearance of the Chu Navy. Guan Yu and others who were under the Shouchun City also discovered the arrival of the Chu Navy.
Seeing the Chu army's navy arriving, Guan Yu immediately understood that Zang Ba had led his army to break out of the encirclement and sent a messenger for help.
Its destination is the Chu navy that is wandering above the river!
"General Gan Ning, can you stop the Chu navy?"
The navy brought tower ships to help defend the city. You don't need to think about how much trouble it will bring to the attacking Jingzhou army.
After all, this Shouchun was close to the river bank, standing on a building boat and shooting arrows from a high position. There was really nothing the Jingzhou Army could do.
"General Guan, now that all our navy warships have been lost, this Chu navy..."
No need to finish the words.
Looking at Gan Ning with a troubled expression, Guan Yu knew that this guy was useless.
Regarding this, Guan Yu could only sigh helplessly.
Damn, he is also known as the Jinfan Thief, and he is known as the unparalleled general in water warfare.
The result? Of the 100,000 sailors, 30,000 escaped, and hundreds of warships were completely lost.
Now that there is no navy available in Jingzhou, Guan Yu can only stare blankly in the face of the Chu navy that rushes to support him.
"That being the case...General Gan Ning, can the Chu Navy's ballistae hit our army's station on the shore?"
Unable to attack the navy, Guan Yu could only choose to avoid it as much as possible.
Humph, aren't your navy planning to shoot arrows from a high place? Then I'll simply give way to the south gate and not attack.
Even if there are two doors, east and west, even if you shoot through them, how much power will be left? You can completely ignore them.
Now, the only thing that makes Guan Yu uncertain is the ballista ship.
I have never seen Ying Guan Yu, and I just listened to what Gan Ning said.
If the attack distance is not too far and cannot hit the Jingzhou Army's camp on the shore, then the problem is not big.
But if that thing has a super long range and can easily hit the Jingzhou Army's camp, then there will be a big problem.
"Don't worry, General Guan! The Chu army's ballista ship is just going straight forward, and its power on the river is really terrifying, but it is simply unrealistic to want it to attack our army's camp several miles away!"
Having personally experienced the baptism of the crossbow gunboat, Gan Ning naturally has the most say.
"Okay! Then Guan is relieved!
General Gan Ning, you are stationed on the shore with 30,000 naval troops under your command.
If the navy of the Chu Kingdom just stood on top of the ship and fired arrows to harass them, then they should ignore it.
If the Chu army dares to approach the shore, General Gan Ning, you will immediately lead your navy to board the ship and seize it."
After everything was arranged, Guan Yu felt at ease.
Humph, Chu Navy? Guan will let you watch the fall of Shouchun this time.
Even if the Chu navy dared to dock, Guan Yu planned to let Gan Ning lead his army to capture the ship in one fell swoop.
Guan Yu still trusted Gan Ning's words.
Come to think of it, if it weren't for that ballista ship, Chu's navy would not be a match for Gan Ning's men in terms of individual combat capabilities.
Even if they can take this opportunity to seize the crossbow gunboat in one fell swoop, the Jingzhou Army can completely reverse the loss of control over the river.
"Hahaha! Don't worry, General Guan. Gan Ning guarantees it. Otherwise, the navy of Chu Kingdom will definitely not be able to get away with it!"
If Zhou Tai dares to reach the shore, Gan Ning promises that his head will be presented to the general and to His Majesty!"
Gan Ning, who had been shot indiscriminately by Zhou Tai before and was defeated in a daze, was not willing to accept it.
However, most of the soldiers and armor were lost, and all the warships were lost. No matter how unwilling Gan Ning was, he could only watch.
But now, the navy of Chu Kingdom actually dares to come to your door, so don't blame me for being rude!
As for what Guan Yu said about waiting for the Chu army to dock?
Gan Ning would not wait.
Hum hum, navy, navy!
What is a naval engineer?
If you don't know how to wade, are you still a sailor?
As long as Zhou Tai dared to drive the ship within a few miles from the shore, Gan Ning would dare to directly lead the water ghosts to board the ship and seize it!
Just as Gan Ning led his men to the shore to prepare, Zhou Tai, who was on the flagship, was also giving instructions.
"Jiang Qin, immediately ask the flag bearer to inform the entire army to anchor here and stop moving forward."
Looking at the shore of Shouchun City, which was about two miles away, Zhou Tai decided to anchor his army here.
Humph, Guan Yu, you must have thought that I was planning to use tower ships to support Shouchun City with arrows, right?
What a pity, you are so wrong!
Yes, when Zhou Tai came for this battle, he had no intention of relying on building ships.
The only reason he came to this battle was the dozens of ballista ships.
Come to think of it, Gan Ning must have told Guan Yu that my ballista ship could only shoot flatly, right?
Hahaha, that must be the case!
Just wait, when the boys come and reinstall the ballistas on the ship, I will give you a big gift!
You know, the ballistae was, to put it bluntly, installed on the ship later.
The angle can naturally be adjusted, but it just takes a long time.
If it is an encounter, there will naturally be no time for you to disassemble and reinstall it.
But in this situation, Zhou Tai's navy was docked four or five miles away from the shore. Guan Yu could only stare at it, but he could not do anything.
This gave Zhou Tai the opportunity to adjust the angle of the ballista on the ship.
Zhou Tai was full of confidence in his crossbow ship.
As long as the adjustment is completed tomorrow, it will definitely bring a big surprise to Guan Yu.