Chapter 867 knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger
The vast river flows eastward, and on the endless river surface, densely packed broken masts and planks are floating, broken halberds are sinking in the sand, broken flags are entangled with floating corpses, and the scene is extremely tragic.
Sun Ce's face turned livid, and he couldn't stand it anymore after only walking half the distance. He got off the boat angrily, and roared like thunder: "How could it be so miserable? Where is Gong Jin? Didn't I tell him clearly?
When the time comes, there is no need for a decisive battle, just delaying the time?"
The generals were silent, and no one dared to face the anger of the little overlord. After searching Jiangdong, I could count the number of people who could speak out against the lord's anger and make him listen, and no one present had this ability.
"Who is leading the army?" No one answered, and Sun Ce became even more angry.
After capturing Xiling City, he rushed back in order to deal with the fleet of Jinfan pirates. He was not very interested in catching Pang Degong and others to threaten Qingzhou, he just wanted to stop Gan Ning.
Since the Yicheng competition, Sun Ce has been paying attention to the trends in Qingzhou. He measured the gap between Jiangdong and Qingzhou in a very calm manner. He frankly admitted that even if he could successfully capture Jingzhou, the gap between the two sides was still very large. With the strength of the army, the gap between the generals
Being bigger, the only advantage is the navy.
Therefore, Gan Ning, who is good at water warfare and has the ability to innovate, is a great threat to Jiangdong. Sun Ce has a domineering personality but is not pedantic, so he naturally wants to stop him as much as possible. If he can take advantage of this person before he arrives in Qingzhou, he can meet him.
After Wang Yu, it is not the best to recruit him wholeheartedly under his own command. If he cannot, he cannot be allowed to return to Qingzhou.
Wang Yu's employment tactics were too tough, especially for those who were famous on the so-called hussar list. He promoted and re-employed them almost as soon as they met him. It was true that Gan Ning was new here, but Sun Ce had no doubts.
, if Gan Ning were allowed to let it go, he would have to face this powerful enemy on the water within two or three months.
He attached great importance to it. He rushed back from Xiling non-stop. In order to deliver the message in advance, the messenger killed more than one good horse. As a result, when he arrived at Niuzhu, what he saw was such a mess.
How could he suppress his anger in such a scene?
"..." Still no one answered, but the people surrounding Sun Ce moved aside in unison, leaving a gap. Looking out through the gap, they saw a young man lying on a corpse.
Crying. The corpse was wearing full armor and was dripping with water. It was obvious that it had just been fished out of the water not long ago.
"Is it Deng Dang's brother-in-law? The one who is famous for his courage?" Sun Ce frowned and recognized the young man, "Deng Dang is also a veteran general, why did he advance so rashly? So that he was defeated so miserably?"
His tone was still unkind, but his anger had subsided a lot. After all, the general did not run away, but died on the spot. As long as he didn't have time to escape and died in a confrontation, it was still commendable for his courage. By judging others by oneself, Sun Ce judged generals.
The main criterion is courage.
"I would like to inform my lord that this battle was a disastrous defeat. Although it was due to the incompetence of the generals and others, the main reason was the strong ships and powerful crossbows of the Qingzhou navy..."
This was the moment Lu Dai was waiting for. If he had claimed to be a deputy general going into battle, he would have been scolded by Sun Ce without even having a chance to speak. With the temper of a little bully, it is not unusual for him to hit people.
But Deng Dang died in the battle, and he had a chance to escape by jumping into the water, but he fought to the end. This incident can somewhat eliminate some of his anger. It would be much safer for him to come out and explain at this time.
He described the battle in a concise and concise manner, knelt down and apologized: "Before the battle, the governor once ordered the two generals to cross the river with iron ropes and try their best to intercept the upstream fleet. It is a pity that the generals failed to persuade them.
General Deng even fell into the enemy's plan of defrauding defeat and luring the enemy. He deserves death and is willing to accept the punishment!"
"Ding Gong, please get up. This defeat has nothing to do with you." Sun Ce frowned even more tightly and his anger disappeared. Zhu Huan and Dong Xi, who rushed back with him, all gasped.
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There is nothing extraordinary about the strategy of defrauding the enemy. Judging from the layout of the Qingzhou Army, Xu Sheng's attack is more of delaying time than luring the enemy. Even if Deng Dang does not lead the pursuit, he may not be able to escape misfortune.
"Have you captured... there should be some arrows from that crossbow, right?"
"The final general has been prepared and I am about to ask my lord to take a look." Lu Dai was cautious and was naturally thorough when dealing with the aftermath. While bowing to answer, he made a gesture behind him. There were soldiers waiting aside, and soon he would
The crossbow arrow was moved over.
"Is this an arrow from a crossbow?" Even though Sun Ce had been fighting on the battlefield since he was young, he was very brave and knowledgeable, but he was still startled by the crossbow arrow, and the sound of the generals around him gasping for air was also the same.
Clearly audible.
I saw that this arrow had a big wood as its shaft, an iron piece as its feather, and the front arrow was a well-proportioned triangular pyramid, with a cold light and a murderous aura. The wooden shaft was a finger and a half thick, and the overall length was more than seven feet.
What kind of arrow is this? It’s just a short spear!
"Exactly, the sides of the ships in Qingzhou are much higher than the water. They are so high up. I don't know how they made the big crossbows. They can fire the crossbow bolts continuously after a cup of tea. There are more than ten giant crossbows on one ship.
More than twenty ships came across the river, and the crossbow arrows were as straight as a storm!"
Lu Dai didn't use any scheming at the moment. He did make mistakes in this battle, but in the final analysis, the enemy was too strong, and it was a crime other than war. He didn't need to exaggerate, as long as he said it truthfully, it would be fine.
That's enough to explain the problem.
After listening to Lu Dai's frightened statement, and then looking at this extremely exaggerated arrow, the generals also felt sad. Who could hold their ground when they unexpectedly encountered such a terrifying weapon?
This crossbow arrow is larger than the hurling spear used in the army. How powerful would it be if it were fired from a high position by that giant crossbow? It would really hurt you if you scratch it, and you would die if it touches it.
Sun Ce's face changed, and after a while, he suddenly sneered: "What a good Cao Mengde, he is indeed a traitor! If you are unkind, don't blame me for sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers. Let's see what your skills are!"
Generals, you look at me, I look at you, they are all confused. I don’t know how things suddenly got related to Cao Cao. But it is definitely good to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. The river in Guangling is too close to the sea, and it may happen at any time.
Encountering a surprise attack by the Qingzhou crossbow boat, it would be too risky to cross the river to attack now.
"General Deng died in a fierce battle. Even though he was defeated, he did not lose the majesty of our Jiangdong soldiers. He was buried alive. Tell his brother-in-law that if there is any difficulty at home, he can come to see me."
He rationally accepted this fiasco, but Sun Ce was unwilling to stay on the battlefield for even a moment longer. The messy scene really made him angry. Taking the reins from the guards, he got on his horse and gave the order, "Let's go."
Lu Dai took care of his affairs and rode away, followed closely by a group of personal guards.
The generals of Lu Dai bowed to see each other off, knowing that their lord was going to rush back to Wanling to ask Zhou Du's plan. After the smoke and dust had gone away, Lu Dai shook his head and walked slowly to Lu Meng, who was crying on Deng Dang's body, with a low tone.
He relayed Sun Ce's words, and then comforted him: "Ziming, the dead are gone, but the living are still alive. Don't be too sad. Get up first and change your clothes and armor to avoid catching the wind and cold."
Lu Meng didn't say a word, but his crying stopped. Lu Dai also waited patiently for a long time before he spoke. His words were stagnant and hoarse, almost inaudible: "General Dinggong, can I ask the lord for instructions on my behalf?
I want to join the army to avenge my eldest brother, and I beg your lord to do it." After saying that, he raised his head and fixed his black and white eyes on Lu Dai's face.
"You... why are you doing this?" Lu Dai sighed, looking at the young man's firm expression, he finally didn't try to persuade him anymore, and nodded, which was regarded as his consent.
Seeing this, Lu Meng put away his grief, stood up, and watched dumbly as the two soldiers Deng Dang's body was carried away. Lu Dai also started cleaning up the battlefield with a heavy heart.
Nearly half of the 3,000 navy troops engaged in this battle suffered casualties, and less than one-third of the more than 200 warships remained. After finding that they could not withstand the battle, they all fled to the river bank and escaped.
Tribulation.
Although at the beginning of the battle, Xu Sheng's hundreds of ships were sunk or captured, most of Xu Sheng's delaying fleet were water bandits who were captured by force, and no matter how much they lost, it would be useless.
Does it hurt or not?
I wanted to get off to a good start, but it turned out to be so miserable, which is really depressing.
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Hailing City.
"Father, father!" Chen Deng hurriedly walked into his father Chen Gui's study with a livid face. The maids and servants waiting inside and outside the study were stunned and thought: The eldest young master has always been the most arrogant.
Yi, who has the demeanor of being overwhelmed by the collapse of Mount Tai without changing his expression, what could make him panic like this? Could it be that the hussars from Linhuai are attacking?
"Everyone, please go down." Chen Gui was slightly unhappy. He looked away from the letter and waved his hands to signal the servants to leave. When only the father and son were left in the room, he looked at Chen Deng and asked: "There is news.
?Did Xu Wenxiang rely on those mobs to overturn the situation? Or was Gan Xingba really brave and invincible, or did someone really come from the sea? "
"Father's prediction is true, Qingzhou's maritime fleet is indeed here!"
Chen Deng said in a deep voice: "The speed of their ships is really terrifying. From the time Gaotang issued the order to today, it has only taken more than half a month. Qingzhou's fleet has rushed from the Bohai Sea to the river. This speed is really shocking.
I’m so shocked! I’ve personally been guarding the beach these past two days and saw the ship with my own eyes. It’s really huge and has a very strong loading capacity! What’s even more frightening is that their ship is equipped with more than a dozen crossbows!”
"What?" Chen Gui had always acted very calmly, as if he had the pearls of wisdom in hand, but after hearing the last sentence, he suddenly stood up, and then his body shook back and forth a few times, as if he was about to fall, and he couldn't.
Confidently, he asked for confirmation: "You really saw it clearly?"
"Haier sent people to follow him from a distance, but the Qingzhou Navy did not chase him away. He witnessed the water battle in Niuzhuji with his own eyes...it can only be described as devastating!"
"How is that possible?" Chen Gui's face lost all color and he sat down slumped: "Your grandfather only used it once when there was an emergency in Lingling. How could it be leaked? How could it be leaked?"
Chen Deng understands his father's mood. One of the things that the Chen family has always relied on to fight against Qingzhou is the navy. Equipped with bed crossbows on the ship, they can easily suppress enemies who do not have such sharp weapons. Originally, he thought that even if Qingzhou invaded in large numbers, they would still be able to defeat enemies. You can rely on the navy to block the attack at Sheyang Lake, or you can fight and retreat and escape to Jiangdong.
But before his cards were revealed, he discovered that his enemy already had better and more powerful ones, and whoever he replaced would be severely hit. Although he could understand his father's state of mind, now was not the time to show the deep love between father and son. , the future of the family is the most important.
"Father, the envoy from Qingzhou is still waiting in Sheyang City. How to reply, you have to make a quick decision!"
"Let me think about it, let me think about it..." Chen Gui was so confused that he couldn't come up with an idea. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)