Chapter 5174 The Army comes ashore and the Navy rushes
Tan Daoji curled up his lips and said: "The demon thieves are coming with all their strength now and want to fight us on the water. If our army retreats to Nanling or Liyang like this, it may not be too far back. It is indeed as good as sending
What Brother Nu said would expose Jingzhou to the attacks of demon thieves, but now Jingzhou is not an empty city. There are still about 20,000 troops in Jiangling, and the Yongzhou Army of Lu Zongzhi and Lu Gui
And the troops from western Henan can also go south to support us at any time."
Liu Yu said calmly: "Is Lu Zongzhi really reliable? Will he really send troops to support him? I don't think we should place our hopes on him. We should base our hopes on the Jingzhou Army itself. Fu Hongzhi is now in charge of the Jingzhou side.
Military, Pei Fangming, Liu Zhendao and other generals are working together, right?"
Tan Daoji nodded: "Yes, Fat Changshi personally led the rear army fleet to join Yu Yue's Jiangzhou Army in Yuzhang, thinking that the army would follow up, but now the demon thieves rushed out of the thunder pool, and the water
The size of the division is huge, and I am afraid that Fat Chang Shi will not be able to continue to advance. However, we are not short of food and supplies, and they are all brought by the Jiankang Army."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Fat Man's rear fleet are mostly transport ships, so they can't be dragged behind. However, the Jiangzhou Corps itself has very few naval warships, and they are only used between Jiangxia and Fankou."
It's just transportation. If the main fleet of the demon thieves turns back to attack Jiangzhou and Jingzhou, their ships will not be able to stop them, and the Jingzhou troops of about 20,000 will probably be difficult to defend from Wulindu to Jiangling.
In the vast area, the remnants of the Tiandao Alliance disappeared after the Battle of Horse Head. Once the demon thieves counterattack Jingzhou, there is no telling where they will appear from. Therefore, we cannot let the demon thieves turn back to attack Jingzhou.
This is a principle.”
Tan Daoji sighed: "Then we have to fight the demon thieves on the water? From a military perspective, this is not a good choice. This is the battlefield chosen by the demon thieves. We do not have any established defensive fortresses or fortifications on land.
, we cannot use the navy to cooperate with the water stronghold to fight, Brother Jinu, do we really want to force the water battle with the demon thieves to decide the outcome in this situation?"
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "This battle must be fought, and although the opponent is arrogant and ferocious, they have been afraid of me, Liu Yu, and our Beifu Army for many years. Even if they are
They were also defeated in the water battle at Jiangling, and they did not have any upper hand in the water battle during the Battle of Jiankang this year. Many of our warships were specially designed based on the navy ships of the demon thieves.
Yes, even if we fight from afar, at least we have no disadvantage in terms of equipment."
Tan Shao curled up his lips: "Having said that, wouldn't it be a pity if our army troops were not used, but all boarded the ship? The heavy armor and large shields of our Beifu Army are the most beneficial to deal with demon thieves.
Weapons, but they cannot be used in water battles."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "On the other hand, aren't the monster thieves' biggest weapons, those terrifying ghost soldiers and immortal monsters, also unusable? If they dare to use this thing on the water, they will first let the monster thieves completely destroy the ship.
People die first, so if it’s a water battle, we don’t have to worry about these immortal monsters.”
"As for our army, it can still be used. The Leichi area in the north of the Yangtze River is the territory of the demon thieves, but the Xuancheng area in the south of the Yangtze River is now in our hands. We can surrender thousands or nearly ten thousand heavy weapons in advance.
Armed troops, together with archers and crossbow units, especially rockets and crossbows, must be deployed in advance in the Jiangnan area. We do not have a fortress, but we can use the army troops to temporarily set up barracks and long-range troops as temporary land fortresses.
use."
Tan Daoji said thoughtfully: "Are we going to separate an army of ten thousand people, set up temporary camps, and provide long-range support to our army from the south bank?"
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly, and he nodded: "Exactly, during the battle between Wuji and Xu Daofu, the demon thieves also sent out thousands of strong crossbowmen, set up formations on the mountains, and used long-range crossbows to shoot Wuji.
Ji's Jiangzhou Army, coupled with the change in the wind direction on the battlefield, caused Wuji's Chinese fleet to be blown close to the demon thief's crossbow array. Almost all the escorting warships were sunk by the demon thief's crossbows, leading to this defeat.
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At this point, Liu Yu's voice became choked, and his eyes were filled with tears, and he said: "Today is the time for us to use the same fighting method to avenge Wuji. The demon thief would never have thought of this attack.
We will use this trick, and it is unlikely that we will believe that we dare to fight them on the water. Therefore, when our army penetrates the enemy's ship formation at the fastest speed, they will definitely be in chaos, and the forward fleet will try to
Evacuate backward and southward to keep distance from our army. If God bless and the wind direction is favorable to our army, the enemy's ships will be blown to the south bank. Once they are within three hundred steps of the shore, our bows will
A crossbow will do the trick."
Zhu Chaoshi laughed: "It is indeed a good way to fight, but it needs God's blessing. When the time comes, the northwest wind will blow. Xie Canjun, you are well versed in astronomy and the five elements. If the war starts tomorrow, will there be a northwest wind?"
Xie Hui, who had been standing behind Liu Yu and said little, smiled slightly and said: "General Zhu, please don't worry, there will be strong northwest winds these days, as long as the war is delayed until after tomorrow's Chen time and before afternoon Shen time
, there will be strong northwest winds in this area, and it is precisely because Marshal Liu knows the wind direction and hydrology that he dares to choose to fight here."
A cold light flashed in Liu Yu's eyes, and he swept across everyone's faces and said slowly: "Everyone, tomorrow's battle will be a decisive battle between us and the demon thieves. This day's battle will determine the future of the Jin Dynasty.
All the courage and ferocity of the monster thieves will be used tomorrow. We must not take it lightly. The whole army forms a battle formation. Listen to my orders and attack the thieves' formation with all their strength. There is no need to use long-range crossbows, even if they are ten thousand guns.
Don’t use water warfare weapons like the Divine Crossbow too much, because it will slow down our attack and impact speed.”
Having said this, Liu Yu paused: "Tomorrow's battle, there is no such thing as the front army or the Chinese army. All units are in formation, with large warships equipped with Wanjun divine crossbows in front. They should attack first and shoot freely with crossbows.
, disrupting the formation of the enemy's front army, and at the same time, all the small boats began to attack, rush into the enemy's formation, jump on top of the enemy's large warships, and engage in hand-to-hand combat to seize the ships. If they could not seize the ships, they would burn them with torches.
When the enemy's front army is fighting in melee, don't waste time entangled with the enemy. Continue to move forward and charge directly at the enemy's center, forcing the demon thief fleet to retreat back and south. If the enemy retreats into the thunder pool, ignore it.
He continues to sweep the enemy's fleet on the river. As long as he can destroy all the demon and bandit warships on the river, victory will be ours!" (End of Chapter)