Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2980 One thing first

  In a water battle, the upstream defeats the downstream, the fast is better than the slow, and the big ship has an advantage over the small boat.

  Gan Ning is no stranger to these common senses, but now he feels a little helpless.

  Because someone knows better than him how to use this knowledge to the extreme.

   Arriving at Zigui means entering a relatively steep area of ​​the river. There are not only hidden reefs in the river, but also shoals. And in the face of these hidden murderous intentions in the river, it is obvious that the light walking can be more flexible than the battleships of Gan Ning and others.

Those Jiangdong soldiers who were running fast like galloping horses were not afraid at all when they saw Gan Ning and other ships cutting obliquely and trying to crush and hit them, and even made various moves towards Gan Ning and others. Planting obscene gestures, and then waiting for Gan Ning and others' boats to come in with them, they sacrificed various magic weapons.

   Penny.

   Fishing nets.

   Even kerosene.

Like the pole vault on the water, the light weight walking boat, with the tough penny as a buffer, is interlaced with the menacing Gan Ning boat, and some even lowered the Gan Ning boat’s speed. The speed, on the contrary, increased his own speed.

The fishing net was thrown on the long scull, and although the kerosene could not be ignited in pieces, it was not a problem to create a flame isolation zone for a short time. The impact and suppression that Gan Ning expected did not achieve a very satisfactory result. Effect.

Of course, some walking boats were hit and sunk, causing the hull to tilt high, and the entire boat fell into the water and were carried downstream by the current, but most of the walking boats were like swimming fish, avoiding them with flexible maneuvers. After being hit by Gan Ning and others, they planned to trap Gan Ning and other ships near the shore!

  There are some differences between the direction of the nearshore water flow and the direction of the water flow in the center of the river, and once the bottom of the boat accidentally touches a reef or shoal, in the current situation, the only way to go is to abandon the boat and escape!

Gan Ning originally wanted to use his familiarity with the river to force the Jiangdong navy to make mistakes in the rush, and also wanted to force these boats to crash into hidden reefs or run aground on the tidal flats, but what Gan Ning did not expect was that perhaps These walking boats are really too flexible, or maybe the Jiangdong navy has mastered the investigation of this area to a certain extent, so the number of Jiangdong walking boats hitting reefs or running aground is not large, but there are some in their own fleet. The two boats rushed so hard that they plunged into the shoal and could not get out. They had to abandon the ship, burn it down, and go ashore to escape.

  Gan Ning wanted to hit a path, but he didn't expect the walkers to be so flexible. Not only did he not be able to ram and destroy these walkways, but the speed of his fleet unknowingly dropped.

  The Jiangdonglou boat caught up.

  The collision plan failed...

  Huang Gai stood on the tall boat, leaning on the railing, staring at Gan Ning's boat in the distance.

The sound of drums controlling the rhythm in the cabin is like a giant boat floating on the water. The dull sound is like the beating of a heart, and it is coordinated with dozens of oarsmen whose arms are as thick as thighs. , hitting the surface of the water, fighting against the current.

  The sails were half hanging on the deck of the building, but now they are almost pulled to the top. The Jiangdong soldiers yelled, without special instructions from the general, they cut the wind obliquely, and with the cooperation of the oarsman and the helmsman, the huge building boat was not only not washed down by the current, but went up against the current!

   At the bow of the tall ship, huge water splashes rolled up, just like Huang Gai's thoughts.

  The soldiers of the Jiangdong Navy were very excited, but Huang Gai didn't show any excitement on his face.

   As time goes by, the time window in favor of Jiangdong is shrinking.

   Quick fix.

  This is also a military secret that many people can know, but it is not easy to do it.

  The word "speed" refers not only to Gan Ning in front of him, but also to the entire naval front.

The "speed" in front of him, Gan Ning is not a fool, nor is he a sheep, he will jump up and down and resist, even if Huang Gai arranges the three moves before and after, he may not be sure to keep Gan Ning here completely, and if Gan Ning is allowed to Ning fled to the dangerous gorge area ahead, so it was difficult to chase.

   Then the whole front, if we wait until the spring rain...

  Because of the terrain, the speed of the water flow is actually different.

  Now is the dry season, and the water flow is not fast. If it is a wet season, when the water flow is turbulent, it is natural that you can travel 3,000 miles a day downstream, but what about going upstream...

   But the problem is that Zhu Zhi has not come for a long time.

   Obviously, Zhu Zhi didn't want to take over the stall.

   Zhu Zhi may not be as good as Huang Gai in water warfare, but he is obviously more sensitive than Huang Gai in terms of political acumen.

It is not impossible to sail against the current when it is delayed until the beginning of spring, but it needs to be stretched, and in some areas, it is necessary to open the road on the shore before sending people to pull the stretch. This speed is not as good as traveling directly on land, so it is definitely not When necessary, spring and summer are not suitable for fighting against the current.

   Then Zhu Zhi can use the time of the six months to move around logically, maybe...

   Commander! Huang Gai sighed in his heart, Jiangdong...Jiangdong is such a ghost, looks like a human on the outside, but is actually a ghost!

  Huang Gai's thoughts were racing, but the soldiers of the Jiangdong Navy under his banner encircled and suppressed Gan Ning according to the original plan.

  『Full left rudder! 』

  Gan Ning looked back at the approaching Lou Chuan, and shouted, "Get ready to throw fire oil!" 』

   There is no way to continue to entangle with Zou Ge, and you must leave immediately, otherwise you will be surrounded by the Jiangdong big ship chasing from behind and besieged in the shallows on the shore!

  『Full left rudder! 』

  Following the shouts of the orderlies in Gan Ning's cabin.

  The wooden and iron-clad rudder made an overwhelmed creaking call.

  『Full left rudder! 』

  The flag-bearer on the podium on the top of the podium held tightly to the handrails to avoid falling off the boat due to skew, while waving the flag, echoing hoarsely.

  Water flows down, boats go up.

  Whether it was the oarsmen or the soldiers hiding in the cabin and stepping on the flywheel, layers of white smoke rose from their heads and bodies, their flushed faces and bulging veins began to turn and speed up at the same time under Gan Ning's order.

  Jiangdong has a new type of walking boat, and the boats of Gan Ning and others are also equipped with new flywheels.

  The shadow of the buildings and boats of the Jiangdong Navy gradually enveloped them.

  The sound of rumbling drums, mixed with the shouts of everyone and the sound of waves, filled the space between the two mountains and above the river.

  『Huh? ’ Huang Gai saw Gan Ning’s ship start to adjust its direction again, he couldn’t help but clicked his tongue, ‘Really…’

  The people do not adjust three times, and the formation does not make three orders.

  Gan Ning was able to command three orders before the battle, and he was still able to command. This is enough to prove that Gan Ning's ability and the soldiers under him have already possessed the background of elite soldiers.

   But, that's all.

  『Prepare for fire prevention! ’Huang Gai issued an order, ‘Shut up! Rake! 』

  The flag bearer of the Jiangdong Navy raised the battle flag, and the bright red and dark blue flags fluttered up and down.

"quick! quick! Bring up the rake! 』

  Jiangdong Navy took a strangely shaped bamboo utensil out of the cabin, and put it on the bow.

  The kerosene poured down, Gan Ning stretched his head to see, his expression changed.

  Because the overall formation was destroyed, when the fire oil tactics were deployed, it was more like a belt of fire oil rather than a whole sea of ​​fire!

  But it’s too late to adjust now. According to the code of practice, after pouring the kerosene, you need to ignite the fire directly.

   And even if the fire is not ignited, if the kerosene is poured, it will be poured, and it will not be recovered...

  The flame rose up, covering a part of the Jiangdong warship behind.

  Gan Ning let out a breath.

  However, the Jiangdong battleship rushed out of the sea of ​​flames, which surprised Gan Ning.

Although some kerosene was still contaminated on the battleship, most of the kerosene was burned in front of the bow, and the kerosene that was sporadically stained on the ship was quickly wiped with a damp cloth by the Jiangdong navy because of the small amount. And the sand was covered up.

  『What is that? ! 』

  Gan Ning stared round.

   On both sides of the Yangtze River, there are a lot of wood and bamboo.

The water rake of the Jiangdong Navy is not a high-tech, but it is just like the deminer before the tank. It separates the kerosene, and if it is contaminated, it is only burned on the water rake. Rake and throw and you're done...

  Of course, it's easy to say, and the equipment is not complicated, but when to use it, it naturally becomes the standard to measure a general's commanding ability.

If Fang can break away from Zou Ge's entanglement, then the array can be restored. If the array can be restored, the range of fire oil dumping can be larger. If Huang Gai's move can be discovered earlier, he can run faster. Lead them further to the Xiling Gorge...

   But Gan Ning also knew that the current result was already the best he could achieve.

  No cards in hand...

  Now, there is only one way.

   run away.

   Full speed, escape!

  The most dangerous part of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is the section from Zigui to Badong. As long as you enter the range of Xiling Mountain, your chances of escaping will increase.

  But obviously Huang Gai didn't want to let Gan Ning escape so easily.

  Amid the sound of war drums, the Jiangdonglou ship that entered the shooting range began to shoot crossbow guns and stone bullets at Gan Ning and other ships.

  Following the order to launch, the three-bed crossbow mounted on the bow of the ship roared and fired towards Gan Ning and other ships. The three spear-like crossbows stabbed straight down, most of them fell into the water, but once they were stabbed, whether they hit the hull or the human body, they were extremely destructive.

  Following the lasing of the crossbow gun, the small catapult on the upper part of the building boat also began to project stone bullets towards the Gan Ning fleet. This kind of catapult placed on a ship is relatively small, and the stone bombs projected are smaller than the land type, about the size of a human head, but the damage caused by the impact is not small at all!

Among the Gan Ning fleet, some of the warships that fell behind were shot by crossbow guns. With a click sound, the crossbow guns penetrated directly from the upper roof to the interior of the cabin, and then sprayed water from the gap in the cabin. color!

Then there were stone bullets falling from the air. Although most of the stone bullets were not accurate, once they were hit, no matter if it was the deck or the roof, whether it was wood or flesh, they would all fall with a loud noise. into pieces.

   The 艨艟 that was shot or hit fell down quickly and was caught up by the Jiangdonglou boat behind.

The archers of the Jiangdong Louchuan leaned out from behind the parapet and shot a dense rain of arrows, many of them with fire heads, and shot at the warship. Gan Ning's men on the warplane just wanted to fight back The Chuanshu Navy was immediately shot like a hedgehog.

  Gan Ning's battleship naturally received a lot of attention.

  Gan Ning felt his scalp go numb when he saw a black shadow in the sky coming towards him, and without saying a word, he turned somersault from the top of the hut to the deck.

As soon as he landed on the deck, before Gan Ning had time to stand up, he heard a loud rattling sound above his head. When he looked up again, a stone bomb hit the place where he was originally standing, sending sawdust flying across the sky. The flag crooked and fell to the river.

Seeing that the flag of Gan Ning's ship fell, the surrounding ships were in an uproar. Gan Ning got up quickly, grabbed a flag, turned over on the smashed half of the roof, and waved the flag to show that Ge Laozi was still alive. Death, this can be regarded as reassuring the surrounding Sichuan and Shu naval forces, so that they will not mess up on the spot.

  『General! General danger! 』

  On the deck, Gan Ning's guards jumped up and down. Now that the top hut collapsed, Gan Ning took the risk in order not to lose morale, and because the top hut collapsed, they had no way to go up to protect Gan Ning, so they could only worry on the deck.

  Gan Ning's actions like this, of course, also attracted the attention of Jiangdong Navy and Huang Gai.

  『Shoot this dog! 』

  Huang Gai pointed at Gan Ning unceremoniously.

  Huang Gai admired Gan Ning's courage, but it didn't mean that he would show mercy to Gan Ning.

  Being able to directly kill a general of the Bashu Navy, Huang Gai is absolutely unwilling to play hard to get.

  Crossbow guns, stone bullets, whistling towards, crackling around the Ganning battleship, crashing down, either hitting the water surface, or plunged into the river...

   Miraculously, under the attack of the Jiangdong water army, Gan Ning was not injured at all, at most he was splashed by water.

  Gan Ning laughed loudly, and made an insulting gesture towards the Jiangdong navy...

   Immediately, it naturally attracted a second wave of attacks.

   This time, it seemed that the hit rate was higher, but three or two crossbow guns hit the battleship and stuck on the deck at the tail, and most of the rest of the crossbow guns and stone bullets still missed.

  『Jiangdong is nothing more than that! Gan Ning laughed, and looked around boldly, "Did you see it! They couldn't hit Ge Laozi standing up! 』

  The Bashu water army cheered, and their morale rose sharply.

  Huang Gai was furious, slapped the railing suddenly, and then woke up the next moment, "Send the order! Too far away from this guy, lack of precision! Each ship takes the nearest target first! 』

If there were sniper rifles in the later generations, Gan Ning would be looking for death by doing this, but now that there is no direct aiming device, and shooting is all based on feeling and experience, the more he wants to shoot a fixed target, in the water wave It must be more and more difficult when it is rippling and ups and downs.

In addition, the Gan Ning battleship is located at the front of the queue, and there is some distance from the Jiangdonglou ship behind, so the more you want to shoot accurately, the more you want to shoot to the side, and the more you want to shoot Gan Ning to death in one go. , The result was a waste of crossbow guns and stone bullets, and incidentally boosted the spirits of the soldiers in Bashu and boosted their morale.

  As the battle situation lasts, whether it is a walking boat, a building boat, whether it is paddling with a long scull, or treading water with a flywheel, manpower is always used. People are not machines, fatigue and slowdown are inevitable.

  After the initial burst of high speed, Jiangdonglou, the largest boat, was the first to slow down in the competition against the current.

The building boat is big and is most affected by the current. Although it can use the sail **** to cut the wind, it also means that it has to take more routes. Compared with the Ganning warship and the fighting boat, which can basically keep a straight line, it will cost more Strength and kung fu...

  Jiangdong walks, although the initial speed is extremely high, but its speed is entirely dependent on the physical strength and coordination of the oarsman.

Only Gan Ning's 艨艟 and Doujian, because they are equipped with flywheels, can distribute the soreness of hands and legs relatively reasonably, just like the later generations who study for the college entrance examination. Brush other subjects...

  Thus, on the whole, the overall stamina of Gan Ning and others will be better than that of Jiangdong Army, which also made the Gan Ning Army and Huang Gai Army finally gradually distanced in the process of chasing.

  『Mingjin, withdraw troops. 』Huang Gai saw Gan Ning fleeing in embarrassment with the three or two remaining cats and kittens, snorted, and ordered the troops to withdraw.

  Jiangdong soldiers are cheering.

  Huang Gai also put on a smiling face, nodded to the surroundings, then turned around and got off the podium, returning to the cabin.

When he was about to enter the cabin, Huang Gai turned his head and looked at the two burning ships that were stranded on the shoal. He frowned and thought for a while, then pointed, "Send some people to put out the fire, drag them back to see look…"

"Um? ’Huang Gai’s guard was stunned for a moment, ‘Is it those two warships? 』

  Huang Gai nodded and entered the cabin without explaining why.

   This time, he won the battle.

  Jiangdong navy was celebrating the victory, but Huang Gai was not overly proud of it.

  Because Huang Gai knew that it was a normal thing to defeat the Bashu navy, which was built soon and had fewer ships, with the most robust and largest navy force in the Han Dynasty.

  This doesn’t explain anything, but the tenacity and tenacity of the Bashu water army is just like Gan Ning’s brave battle without fear of death, but it slows down the majestic Jiangdong water army...

   It can even be said that even if Huang Gai injured or even killed Gan Ning in this battle, it may not affect the overall battle situation.

  Because winter has come...

  The window period is about to pass.

   When spring comes, the Jiangdong water army can only completely stagnate.

  『Come on! ”Huang Gai called out in a low voice, “Get ready as soon as you go back, I'm going to meet Zhu Dudu! 』

  However, it shouldn't be him who is having a headache now.

  Huang Gai turned sideways, leaned in the cabin, and slightly closed his eyes.

  In addition to external strategic goals, there are also internal strategic goals.

   Taking advantage of the gap between defeating Gan Ning, Zhu Zhi happened to come up...

  (end of this chapter)