Jia Xu saw the incredible expressions of these generals, and felt that there was no need to let his own people have doubts because of such a trivial matter, and that they should strengthen their confidence.
So, Jia Xu said kindly and unhurriedly: "Everyone, building a road is not a difficult task for our lord. Not to mention the tens of thousands of slaves we have captured recently can be used to build the road.
.Only our Youzhou is like
Today, there are more than 200,000 professional slaves who are skilled in road construction. As long as we build a road, every 10,000 slaves are divided into one camp, and every ten miles, there will be one camp of construction workers.
Road slaves. These 10,000 slaves build a ten-mile road
, they only need to line up the team, use boulders to level the road, solidify the road, and then pave it with cement, and that's it. And all of this work only takes one day.
That is to say, every day we
We can build roads for two hundred miles. This means that the speed of our road construction is no slower than our marching speed. Generals here, you need to work hard. Don't let our road construction team catch up with your progress.
Footsteps."
All the generals here grinned, secretly cursing Jia Xu for being so venomous. How can there be such a comparison! However, the fire nature of these generals was also successfully aroused by Jia Xu, and all of them were wiped out.
They were so depressed that they had to rub their fists and hands together, preparing to do something big. They must not let those who built the roads catch up with them, so that they would ridicule them.
Now, both Gongsun Du and Liu Ming have made their own plans. They are all working hard and are ready to come together.
But the result was beyond the expectations of both sides. Before Gongsun Du and Liu Ming started the final battle, Liu Ming's navy and Gongsun Du's navy took the lead and started a thrilling fight.
What Gongsun Du and the others did not expect was that Liu Ming would have naval forces to block the sea. What Liu Ming and the others did not expect was that Gongsun Du and the others would have so many naval forces and so many large ships.
It can be said that Gongsun Du has relied on maritime trade to support his economy over the years. Therefore, the number of Gongsun Du's naval forces is much larger than that of Liu Ming's navy. And because these naval forces float on the sea all year round,
He also often kills some pirates
So, Gongsun Du's navy, whether it is ship maneuvering ability, maritime combat capability, or their actual experience, is far better than Liu Ming's navy, which has only been trained for a year.
In fact, the results are self-evident.
But that day, the sea was calm and calm. The 50,000-strong naval force sent by Gongsun Du slowly advanced along the coastline. They were preparing to go around by sea and harass Liu Ming's rear. They just walked to
Halfway through, they were discovered by Gan Ning's troops who were ordered to block the return route.
Gan Ning followed Liu Ming's order to block the sea route. Originally, Gan Ning was very confident. With the troops he had trained, who else could be his opponent? But now Gan Ning did not dare to say this anymore. I saw
Gongsun Du's navy was a black mass on the sea, with more than 150 ships. To say that Gongsun Du's ships were more numerous than Gan Ning's
The surface is small, but the problem is that the smallest ship in Gongsundu's fleet is much larger than the largest ship in Gan Ning's fleet. Moreover, with so many ships sailing on the sea, among the fleet,
They were able to remain consistent even during this period. This shows that the commander of the navy of this fleet is a very ordinary person. And this navy is definitely a powerful force at sea that has been well-trained for a long time.
At that time, there were only two paths before Gan Ning: one was to protect himself wisely, ignore the lord's general orders, and retreat quickly. The other was to stick to the position, obey the lord's general orders, and fight to the end.
In the end, Gan Ning chose to fight to the end rather than betray his lord's trust in him.
It must be said that Gan Ning knew it in his heart. This battle at sea is not comparable to the battle on the road. There are no tricks at all. It is all real and head-on. At a slightly longer distance, one can also pay attention to one's ability to maneuver the boat across the sea.
, shoot randomly with a bow and arrow. Although it can't kill many people, it can still have an effect.
It works little by little. If you are lucky, those archers shoot rockets and successfully ignite the sails of the opposite ship, then a fierce fight can be avoided. But usually the two ships can't shoot a few shots at each other. And it's not at all
Before the rocket can ignite the ship, the two ships will be close to each other. Then usually
It's the ship with more sailors. Use iron chains, flying grabs, etc. to connect the two ships together, and then chop them on both sides. And there are definitely more sailors on that ship, so his ship will be almost the same.
We are almost certain to win. Although we have more than 600 small boats on our side now, if we encounter other people's big boats, it will be almost impossible.
It's for nothing. On my side, there are only twenty larger ships that can still put up a fight. This scene can almost conclude that my side will lose. Even if I choose to retreat, the lord will never blame him.
But the dignity and domineering spirit of Gan Ning as a warrior still prompted Gan Ning to make the choice to fight to the death.
However, since Gan Ning chose to fight with Gongsun Du's naval army, Gan Ning decided to give it a try. If he wanted to play, he should play bigger.
Gan Ning sent an order, ordering twenty large ships to line up to meet them head-on, while his more than six hundred midge battleships hid behind these twenty large ships and followed them forward.
At this time, the navy commander Gongsun Du on the opposite side saw the posture of Gan Ning's fleet and burst into laughter. He said in his heart: With your small boats, how can you get on the stage? If you just showed up, you would be so happy.
If you run away, I will be merciful to you and don't want to chase you. But since you are seeking death, don't blame me for bullying the weak. You deserve my meritorious service.
The commander of the naval force was thinking as he drew out his sword, pointed the tip of the sword forward, and shouted loudly: "Both wings, outflank! Annihilate them all. Fight to the death!"
As the naval commander shouted, a series of flags were fired. Gongsun Du's naval fleet began to change its formation. Thirty large ships on each wing passed the main ship and rushed over, preparing to outflank Gan.
Ning's fleet.
At this time, suddenly, Gan Ning's fleet began to attack. Gan Ning's tall ships began to fire their bows and arrows when they were more than half the distance away from normal. And the arrows they shot were all wrapped in oilcloth.
Rocket.
These rockets landed on Gongsundu's fleet one after another. Although the range of these rockets was beyond the expectations of Gongsundu's navy commander. But the navy commander was used to fighting water battles, so he didn't care about these. He was just afraid of these.
The rocket hit the sail, causing a fire and igniting the ship. And he calculated the distance and felt that it was about the same. So he shouted again: "Lower the sail, row the oars. Close combat! Charge!"
Hula la, all the sails of Gongsun Du's fleet fell down. One oar after another reached the water, and the speed of these ships immediately increased, and they rushed towards Gan Ning's fleet quickly.
At this time, Gan Ning's fleet changed again. More than 200 of Gan Ning's midge battleships rushed out from behind the tower ships, and rushed towards Gongsun Du's fleet one by one.
This time, the navy commander of Gongsun Du was surprised. He said to himself: "Where are you working? Are there people who work hard?" He was strange: What are these small boats rushing over for? Even if they are working hard, they should not send these small boats.
.If a small boat collides with a big ship, it is still unlucky for the small boat. Even if a small boat is used to land on the big ship, the few people on the small boat will not be in vain.
But suddenly, he also remembered a possibility. He immediately shouted: "There are water ghosts! Get off the boat and work!"
As Gongsun Du's navy commander shouted, a group of sailors jumped out of the boats to protect the bottom of the boat. The navy commander then broke out in a cold sweat and felt relieved. However, he also wondered: Why are they facing each other?
How could that fleet have so many water ghosts?
However, soon he was no longer surprised, but surprised. The boats on the opposite side had no intention of stopping, and no water ghosts jumped into the water. Instead, they rowed faster and faster, and it turned out that the boats really collided with each other.
It's a big ship. But it almost made him stare down.
Yes, not one of those small boats was shattered to pieces. Moreover, they all hit the big ship with a big bump. Of course, the sailors on those small boats also had a hard time. The huge impact caused them all to fly out of the ship. One by one.
All hope of survival is lost.
It was only then that Gan Ning truly confirmed the success of his tactics. At the same time, he was glad that his boats were so well built. He listened to his lord and he really did it right.
I remember that when the Lord inspected his fleet, he saw that all the ships were made of wood, and the keels of the ships were also made of wood. At that time, he asked himself why steel was not used to build ships? And why didn’t even the keels of the ships be made of iron?
At that time, I still wondered how steel could be used to build ships? When steel was put into the water, it would immediately sink to the bottom.
.Unexpectedly, after hearing his doubts, the lord did not explain anything. He just asked the servant to take a copper basin casually and put it into the water. He just watched the copper basin float on the water. He floated on the water.
He couldn't say a word. At this time, the lord asked someone to bring a giant dragon bone and a work-shaped steel rod. The length of these two
It was about the same, but the thickness was much different. Moreover, the weight of the keel was much heavier than the steel rod. But in the end, unexpectedly, the lord asked General Dian to use a giant hammer to hit the two guys with the same force. But the keel was
The county couldn't stand it anymore and gave up. But the steel rod didn't change much. After that, the lord didn't say anything to him and just left.
. But the shock to me was great. In the end, I was cruel and urged the craftsmen to make countless modifications. I built these steel-keeled midge battleships. I didn’t expect that they would play such a big role today.
, such a great contribution has been made in building it. If you can build a ship entirely made of steel in the future, how powerful will it be?
Gan Ning was dreaming here. The deputy general Liu Yong next to him interrupted Gan Ning's dream. Liu Yong raised his hand and said to Gan Ning: "General, the enemy's ships that have not yet sunk are approaching us. Please give the order, general!"
"
Gan Ning took a look and saw, wasn't it? Those boats that had a big hole in them, but had not yet sunk, were rowing towards him with great difficulty. It seemed that they were preparing to snatch his own boats so that someone could survive.
Hope. Gan Ning thought to himself: You are all so virtuous. Do I still have to fight with you? Gan Ning decisively waved his hand and said: "Retreat! After they sink, we will clean the battlefield."
Gan Ning's fleet retreated slowly, one after another. Of course, the retreat on the sea was somewhat different from that on the land. To retreat on the land, you only need to change the rear team to the front team, turn around and run.
.But to retreat on the sea, you need to go around in a circle
, just turn around the bow. However, Gan Ning's midge fighting ships are all small boats, so it is very easy to turn around. And now there is no need for any big movements. Just be careful, don't
Just let those ships come up, that's it.
However, suddenly, Gan Ning discovered that the enemy had one ship that had not been hit, and it was turning around and preparing to run away. Gan Ning saw that there was only one ship left. If he let him escape again, what would happen to him?
Still sound good?
Gan Ning immediately sent an order: "Call twenty midge rushers to follow me in pursuit of the enemy ships. The remaining ships will capture the enemy soldiers who have fallen into the water. After capture, temporarily escort them all to the shore. Anyone who resists will be shot.
.While capturing the enemy soldiers who fell into the water, salvage the bodies of our sailors who bravely collided with the ship. If there are any who are lucky enough to survive, we must do our best to rescue them."
After Gan Ning gave the order, he immediately pursued him with twenty midge battleships.
The one who was spared the disaster was the ship of the navy commander. He also stayed behind in order to facilitate the command and dispatch of the movement of the fleet. Only then after realizing that something was wrong, he reacted and avoided the midges.
The battleship was hit by a collision and knocked over from the side of the battleship. It escaped the disaster.
However, it won't be easy for him to escape now. His sails had already fallen down a long time ago. Now he has to turn around again, raise the sails again, and adjust the angle between the sails and the wind. It's so busy.
It was because the sailors on his ship were all experienced veterans that he was so busy.
However, he is a veteran, but Gan Ning is not weak. Moreover, Gan Ning's midge fighting ship, due to its small size, can row quickly within a short distance, not to mention how fast it is. That is, in this water
When the military commander's ship was busy coming over, twenty midge battleships surrounded his ship. Gan Ning's tower ship also entered the shooting range. At Gan Ning's signal,
A few symbolic rockets were fired at the opposite ship.
The navy commander who frightened Gongsun Du quickly lowered the sail.
At this time, one of the encircling Midi Chong battleships approached and shouted loudly: "You have been surrounded. Put down your weapons and surrender as soon as possible! We will treat the prisoners preferentially."