Xia Yiqi laughed: "I understand, what you mean is that the giant ships will seal the entrance of the enemy's water village and lure the enemy's fleet outside to attack. If they don't come, they will attack the water village at dawn.
Directly occupy the outer city of Jiangling, and the enemy fleet will be left alone. If they escape into Wuling County or the ferry crossings of Wulin and Matou, then we will transport the army there and continue the blockade, right?"
Zhu Chaoshi nodded: "Yes, if the outer city of the water village here in Jiangling is captured, there will be no Jin army ports and water villages nearby that can be used. If they want to cut off our water transportation routes, they will have to go to Wuling.
If there are big cities and big ports, we can use huge ships to blockade these places. Their Huanglong warships are far less fast than our small boats. Even if they want to fight guerrillas on the river, they won't be able to hold on for long."
Speaking of this, Zhu Chaoshi's eyes flashed coldly: "So, their only chance is to pretend to escape tonight and then set up an ambush to annihilate our giant ship, because as long as the giant ship is still there, the Jin army will not be able to defeat us head-on."
There is no hope of seizing the control of the river. If the giant ship given to us today is trapped in the water village, we will never think of it again."
Xia Yiqi breathed a long sigh of relief: "In that case, why not leave the two giant ships of Senior Brother Ying and Senior Brother Li? If there are six, wouldn't it be easier to destroy them?"
Zhu Chaoshi smiled and patted Xia Yiqi on the shoulder: "There are six giant ships, and they just don't dare to come out. If there are only two giant ships, it is risky to defeat more than 200 Huanglong warships. Four just
Okay, let them feel that there is still hope of winning by using tricks and tricks in the dark night. This is the strategy I carefully designed for this battle. Now, their actions are completely within my expectations, and I am not afraid of their fleet.
If we don’t come out, we are afraid that they will stay in the water stronghold and not come out, or even take the Huanglong warship ashore, move it from land to another port and then launch it into the water, then we will be unable to guard against it.”
Xia Yiqi nodded: "It's just that the giant ships are connected together like this, making it difficult to move."
Zhu Chaoshi waved his hand: "This is a way to prevent the enemy from besieging a certain giant ship. Giant ships themselves move slowly and rely on their huge size to fight. Now that our four giant ships are tied together, the enemy cannot fire.
If they attack us, then wait for them to rush up and die. The four giant ships are connected by iron ropes and covered with wooden boards. The giant ships can support each other back and forth. Even if the enemy boarded a certain giant ship, we can also support each other with the four ships.
Humph, I don’t believe that anyone else in this world can destroy four giant ships and tens of thousands of sailors!”
Xia Yiqi nodded excitedly: "Okay, now I understand everything, and there will be no more doubts. I will go back to the Tianshi and fight according to your instructions. When the giant ship moves, the iron ropes are connected
, temporarily remove the planks of the ship, so that the movement will not be affected, and we can keep moving forward together. When the enemy arrives, we can then install the planks and drop the anchor to fight."
Zhu Chaoshi said with a smile: "Very good, that's it. If the enemy warship approaches, when the escort fleet fights with it, try to use long-range crossbows to throw rocks to sink it. There is no need to take into account the escort warship in front. Even if it is all
Even if it’s a loss, as long as we can destroy the enemy’s fleet, we’ll still make a profit.”
Xia Yiqi opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a moment.
A cold and stern look flashed in Zhu Chaoshi's eyes: "A soldier never tires of deceit, and kindness never leads an army. In order to win, a certain amount of losses is acceptable and necessary. Just like just now, if I hadn't sacrificed a pursuit fleet, how could I have tried?"
What is the true intention of the enemy? If those ships are really the escaped troop transports, then if I don’t send troops to chase them, wouldn’t I be letting them go in vain? Only intelligence exchanged with blood and lives is the real information.
It's valuable. As a general, you can only make the most correct judgment based on true intelligence."
Xia Yiqi gritted his teeth: "You're right, you can't miss the opportunity just because you're afraid of some sacrifices. Besides, many of the people escorting the fleet in front have defected and been recruited in recent months, and many of them are from the original
The captives of the Jin army do not need to care too much about their life and death. The divine sect has always retained the core of its old brothers, and those newly attached..."
When he said this, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. Zhu Chaoshi's cold gaze was piercing his face. Xia Yiqi immediately reacted and said quickly: "Marshuai Zhu, don't misunderstand me. What I mean is...
…”
Zhu Chaoshi said coldly: "Okay, no need to say more, Captain Xia, I hope that such words will never come out of the mouth of a senior general like you in the future. We are all brothers in the religion, and there is no priority in awakening. There is no need to favor one over the other. In my case,
It seems that as long as we wear the same Taoist uniform and fight for the divine religion, then everyone is an equal brother who is always ready to sacrifice. This is our basic doctrine. If even we ourselves engage in this kind of seniority ranking,
The practice of suppressing later brothers, the idea that all living beings in the divine religion are equal, and that all within the religion are brothers, does anyone still believe it?"
Cold sweat broke out on Xia Yiqi's forehead: "It was me who made a mistake. It was me who made a mistake."
Zhu Chaoshi waved his hand: "Okay, you can go back and act according to the tactics I have arranged. Remember, if it comes to attacking indiscriminately without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy, it will not be because the escort fleet in front is
What a new disciple, a prisoner of the Jin army, but because of the war situation, we have to do this. If in order to win, you have to sink your ship, or my ship, you will have to do it as long as the commander gives an order.
No hesitation, do you understand?"
Xia Yiqi nodded repeatedly and said: "Understood, I completely understand that each of us is always ready to sacrifice our lives for the divine religion and achieve immortality. If this moment comes, it will be our glory and luck."
Zhu Chaoshi said coldly: "I hope that Captain Xia and Captain Ying can prove this with actual actions instead of beating their chests and making promises to me here."
Xia Yiqi gritted his teeth and saluted Zhu Chaoshi: "I will definitely let you see the action."
When Xia Yiqi's figure disappeared from the general platform, Zhu Chaoshi looked back at the group of personal guards standing behind him. These more than ten people were the ones he had carefully selected among the captured soldiers since he was captured.
After selecting and observing many times, he determined the person who was interested in Da Jin and could be relied on. Of course, he had never revealed his true feelings in front of these people, but even when he killed Li Yifan and Zhao Kelun just now, he had always been there.
Watching the reactions of these people with cold eyes, he confirmed for the last time that these brothers really hated Tianshi Dao and wished that these demon thieves would return to the West as soon as possible. At the critical moment, they would definitely stand by his side.