Summary of the previous chapter: Zhou Yu has deployed everything, and after joining Liu Bei at Fankou, the entire army marches towards Chibi; on the other hand, Cao Cao sets out from Jiangling, and the two armies will meet in Chibi. A battle in Chibi is inevitable...
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Looking at the fleet of ships deployed by Zhou Yu, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly thought of a sentence in Sun Bin's Art of War: in a water battle, if the enemy moves, his path will be cut off; if the enemy's formation is drawn, his eyes will be hit; if the enemy gathers, he will be dispersed.
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If put in vernacular, it can be summarized as the two armies are fighting on the water. If the enemy starts, his marching route must be destroyed; if the enemy forms a formation, then he must attack his formation and destroy the enemy's battle formation.
If the enemy wants to concentrate, then the enemy's intention to concentrate must be destroyed and cannot be allowed to concentrate.
While sighing, Ma Xiaoquan was also a little embarrassed.
The few sentences in Sun Bin's Art of War are only the earliest guidelines for water warfare. As for the formations of water warfare, there are very few existing ones. Although Ma Xiaoquan has a data device in his body, logically speaking, the information in the data device should be relatively comprehensive.
Yes, it's a pity that even Ma Xiao has no information about water battle formations.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't have it, but Zhou Yu did.
Ma Xiaoquan asked Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin, if you were Cai Mao and Zhang Yun under Cao Cao, what would you choose in the water battle formation?"
Zhou Yu said: "Water warfare has many similarities with land warfare, except that water warfare is more about team combat. In other words, a lone warship can easily be destroyed."
"In this case, what strategy do you think Cai Hao and Zhang Yun will choose?"
Zhou Yu thought for a while: "Cao's army has many soldiers. If it is in an open area, it will definitely form an encirclement formation against our army. Well, in terms of encirclement formation, the wild goose-shaped formation is the best. However, this wild goose-shaped formation is the best."
It is different from the wild goose formation in land warfare, specifically..."
Zhou Yu talked in detail and introduced the goose-shaped formation in water battles to Ma Xiaoquan.
After listening to Zhou Yu's introduction, Ma Xiaoquan nodded and said: "In that case, do you think Cao Cao will choose the wild goose formation?"
Zhou Yu nodded, shook his head and said: "If you use more people to bully fewer people, you must choose an advantageous formation. The wild goose formation is the best choice for big fish to eat small fish, but... with Cai Mao's Zhang
Yun’s experience will definitely change the formation."
"Change? How much of a change?"
Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Master Shangxian doesn't know. In this water battle, just a slight modification in the formation may even affect the outcome of the battle. Therefore, every water battle commander should make water battle policies and formations when formulating the water battle strategy."
They will be very cautious.”
Ma Xiaoquan said: "According to this, Gong Jin, how do you deal with Cao Cao?"
Zhou Yu said seriously: "Just because I am more cautious than Cao Cao, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun!"
"good!"
Zhou Yu nodded and said: "I have two strategies now. One is to quickly gather troops to intercept Cao Cao at Jianglingkou. However, this strategy is very risky. If we cannot intercept it, our army will definitely be defeated...
..So, I am more inclined to the latter strategy, which is to fight Cao Cao in Chibi."
"Battle? Your combined army of Sun and Liu, with a total of less than 50,000 people, versus Cao Cao's army of hundreds of thousands?"
Zhou Yu said confidently: "I don't dare to say anything else. As for Cai Hao and Zhang Yun, I, Zhou Yu, don't take it seriously at all, huh!"
Ma Xiaoquan patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder: "Gong Jin, it's a good thing to be confident, but the gap in military strength you see is indeed huge. I don't think you don't understand this, right?"
Zhou Yu said humbly: "Master Shangxian is right, I have already considered these details. As long as the southeast wind can arrive, all the rest will be solved. By the way, Master Shangxian, when will this southeast wind blow?
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Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "You shouldn't be scratched in this battle in Chibi!"
"Why?"
Ma Xiaoquan said with all his heart: Nonsense, the real history was that the wind blew just after Huang Gai surrendered. What happened to the wind now?
Ma Xiaoquan said with a smile: "Although the battle in Chibi will be difficult, it will not touch Cao Cao's foundation. Therefore, it is best to wait until the wind blows when the old general surrenders!"
Zhou Yu was puzzled: "The number of our troops in the Battle of Chibi is much smaller than that of Cao Cao. I'm afraid..."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Don't worry, if nothing else, at least in this battle at Chibi, you, Zhou Yu, will not die under my protection!"
Zhou Yu was secretly happy in his heart and thought: This Lord Immortal is really good. I arranged him on the same boat as me just to wait for his words. I didn't expect that he would actually come, haha... too much
Well, as long as I don't die, then our army has hope of winning, haha...
Although Zhou Yu is a bit arrogant, he has the capital to be arrogant.
Indeed, as long as Zhou Yu does not die, the alliance between Sun and Liu will never collapse. With Zhou Yu's personality charm and his ability to command the army, even if Cao Cao really wins, he will never get any big benefits.
What's more... in real history, Cao Cao was defeated in Chibi.
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In the afternoon, news suddenly came from the spy ship ahead that Cao Jun's vanguard had been discovered.
Zhou Yu immediately ordered the formation to be deployed to prepare for the enemy. At the same time, he sent twenty red horses to lead the battle. The purpose was to continue the exploration and to conduct preliminary harassment.
Zhou Yu can think of harassment, and Cai Hao and Zhang Yun can naturally think of it.
The Sun-Liu coalition sent red horses, while Cao Cao directly sent out 10 Mengchong ships.
The size of Meng Chong is much larger than that of Chi Ma, and its speed is no less than that of Chi Ma, but its flexibility is not as good as that of Chi Ma.
As soon as the exploration troops of the two armies met, they immediately launched an offensive.
Zhou Yu is worthy of being Zhou Yu. Even on the ship, he can strategize and control the exploration troops. In comparison, Cai Hao and Zhang Yun are a little behind.
With the combat power of Chima, let alone 10 Mengchong ships, even if 10 more Chima ships are added, they may not be able to defeat these 10 Mengchong ships.
But the fact is that the general Jiang Qin sent by Zhou Yu was good at water warfare. Not only did he lead the 20 red horses to achieve the first victory, but he also won a complete victory.
On the other hand, on Cao Cao's side, 10 ships rushed out, and only half of them were left when they returned.
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"Pa" Cao Cao kicked Cai Mao over with one foot and cursed: "You bastard, you idiot, my Mengchong ship is much stronger than Sun Quan's son's Red Horse. You shameless thing, you actually lost 5 ships to me."
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Cai Mao got up, feeling very depressed.
After finally trusting his brother Cai He, he asked him to lead the vanguard to go out to investigate, but he came back in a disgraceful and conspicuous defeat.
Cai Mao was also very angry, but he did make a mistake.