Organize fighting power, these simple words are not said casually.
You need to find food, grass and weapons, which are the material basis.
It is necessary to find suitable sources of troops. Without people, weapons will not fight the war on their own.
Also, you have to scream so movingly that people will be willing to fight with you.
This aspect requires a strong enough sense of righteousness. The Spring and Autumn Army that fought without righteousness was destined to be unbearable, and it was impossible to defeat the roar of the Old Qin people forced out by the Six Kingdoms.
On the other hand, as a general, you must have a brain. Although it has been said that the best army is an army that is brave and unafraid of death since ancient times.
This is true, but it only applies to soldiers, not generals. If a general is brainless and fearless of death, he will really die, and he will die with the whole army.
Without providing soldiers with a certain sense of security, the military's combat effectiveness cannot be maintained for a long time. This is exactly the problem that "general talent" as a professional skill and a discipline needs to solve.
And now, Chai Shao finally realized...
I was a little overturned tonight, because although I guessed that the invading enemy's combat power was not weak, I really didn't expect that the opponent could actually gather so many large ships...
This is obviously not an ordinary force, but a level similar to that of the Tang Dynasty...
On the other hand, my guess about the opponent's strategy was basically correct, but I still underestimated the power of this strategy.
Transforming soldiers into bandits and plundering villages, it stands to reason that this can easily lead to the deterioration of military discipline and gradually lead to the loss of combat effectiveness...
But for a truly organized bandit country, this does not exist. Ordinary gangsters reluctantly form paramilitary organizations for their own selfish interests, but if they are old gangsters or even gangsters in a bandit country, then it is another matter.
Don't talk about it.
When this group of people is doing trouble, there is a tacit understanding. There is no such thing as just running away after grabbing something. They will definitely fight the richest enemy together with the "Paoze" people.
And now...
The fleet that Datang has sailed to sea is undoubtedly the most valuable asset in the entire Southeast Ocean. How could they not go all out?
Can this assembly speed be slowed down?
But Chai Shao could only admit that he really didn't expect that the group would gather so quickly. This group of people would actually light a torch, and within a short time, thousands of troops would come to meet them.
But now that things have come to this, then...
We can only fight first and then talk about it.
In no time...
Standing on the deck and leaning against the side of the ship, Ma Zhou saw that the small ship was still dozens of steps away from the big ship. Ma Zhou took the opportunity to shoot arrows to harass Ma Zhou, and found that Chai Shao had also come out.
Ma Zhou was immediately shocked, "General Chai, why are you out? It's dangerous outside..."
"Of course I know the danger. As a general, where can I stay if I'm not in a dangerous place?"
Chai Shao scolded Ma Zhou angrily. This sentence was so heroic that it immediately cheered up the nearby soldiers whose morale was gradually declining.
But Ma Zhou's expression immediately changed, "General, this is..."
Ma Zhou was born as a scholar, and his knowledge was still there after he wrote and joined the army.
One look at Chai Shao's tone and behavior...
I suddenly felt something bad in my heart.
Chai Shao just patted Ma Zhou on the shoulder without comment.
"From ancient times to the present... there are few who have been killed in battle, and those who have fought hard have killed many who have restrained themselves. As long as we fight with all our strength, we will never be the ones restrained."
After that, Chai Shao took a deep breath, took the bow and arrow from the hand of a dead soldier on the ground, wiped the blood on the bowstring, and pointed the arrow at the soldiers gathered from the sea.
Ma Zhou immediately understood what Chai Shao meant...
I'm afraid tonight will be really unlucky.
Everything that could speed up the ship had been used, and the siege continued.
There were an unknown number of boats, and they were gathering like a swarm.
At this time... as Chai Shao said, the only way to survive is to fight to the death.
but……
Just when Ma Zhou made up his mind and drew his sword, staring at the boats that were approaching the big ship, and preparing to kill people with his bare blade, he suddenly remembered what Li Sheng seemed to have said...
"Wait a minute, this steam engine seems to be...ok..."
"General Chai, this steam engine seems to be able to change gears! It can also accelerate!"
"What?!"
Chai Shao was stunned. Is there such an operation?
Can this steam engine accelerate?!
For a moment, even with his veteran qualifications, rich experience, and stable psychological quality, he couldn't help but be stunned.
This steam engine is amazing enough, and the warship equipped with this thing is now the fastest warship on the sea.
However, this warship can actually speed up...
Doesn't that mean that there is a chance...
Chai Shao wanted to ask again, but the next moment...
There was a dull sound on the side of the ship, and countless flying claws attached to ropes had climbed up the side of the ship!
Countless wooden planks also leaned against the side of the ship at the same time!
Chai Shao didn't have time to ask again, and Ma Zhou didn't have time to recall clearly. He saw that like centipedes on the wooden planks and ropes, countless sailors swarmed up and climbed up!
Hand-to-hand combat begins!
Ma Zhou suddenly became anxious. It seemed that there was a possibility of retreat, but the battle was already happening in front of him...
Mudd, can there be anything in the world that makes people more anxious and angry than this...
But fortunately, after a while of fighting.
The side of the ship was covered with corpses. Ma Zhou was wounded all over, and his whole body was almost a gourd of blood. It was impossible to tell whose blood belonged to whom.
Extremely tragic and terrifying!
But at this moment, Ma Zhou suddenly remembered,
"General Chai, I know how to operate it!"
"There is something called 'insurance' in the steam engine. I will start it now!"
…
Wow...
A burst of waves washed over the beach, making a pleasant sound of decompressing water.
The battle was finally over. Ma Zhou finally remembered that the steam engine had a back door, and finally turned on the afterburner of the steam engine.
Most of the people in the boat were killed or injured, Chai Shao was injured, but the ship finally sailed back, of course...
The price is also very heavy!
Most of the people were killed or injured. This is definitely a very frustrating result of the battle, and...
Because of the afterburner, the big ship caught fire directly in the second half of the return journey. The surviving crew members put down the small boats on the big ship and ran back to the barracks. Many people even just held the planks and forcibly swam back to the shore.
Naturally, the big ship was written off.
Ma Zhou woke up leisurely, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Chai Shao, Changsun Wuji, and Li Sheng sitting on the bedside bragging, chatting about some happy things, and laughing excitedly.
I don’t know how long I have been unconscious for, but this house looks nice...
That means that the camp has been completed in stages.
next moment……
Li Sheng also noticed that Ma Zhou was awake.
When he found out that Ma Zhou was awake, Li Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn it, this guy is a famous official in history, he doesn't dare to die casually...