About ten miles west of Wuguan, there is a high slope. On the high slope, dozens of Shu Han soldiers are busy. A dozen craftsmen are quickly assembling a three-bow crossbow. Another one has been assembled and is in progress.
Final debugging. A huge arrow like a spear has been placed in the arrow slot.
This kind of arrow was originally used on the thousand-step crossbow. It was a bit big when placed on the three-bow crossbow with a range of 500 steps. However, after receiving the news yesterday that the Wei army would have warships participating in the battle, Wei Ba ordered people to make modifications.
The arrow slot has been enlarged a lot, just right for placing such giant arrows.
In addition to enlarging the arrow slot, the giant arrow itself has also been modified. The arrow is specially made overnight and has a larger barb than ordinary crossbow arrows. This kind of barb can ensure that after being shot into the ship's plate, it will not be decoupled even if it is pulled hard.
A two-finger-thick hemp rope was tied to the tail of the giant arrow.
Such a modified giant arrow will definitely not be able to shoot five hundred steps away, but Wei Ba did not intend to shoot that far. The widest part of Danshui is only a hundred steps away. It is impossible for such a large warship to sail ashore. It will usually be on the right side.
In the middle, in this way, at most about fifty steps from the shore, at a distance of fifty steps, such a three-bow crossbow has enough power to shoot through the ship's plank, and pierce the giant spear-like arrow deeply into the hull.
Wei Ba's original plan was to launch the giant arrow from the shore, shoot the giant arrow into the cabin, and drag it with force to interfere with the opponent's progress. This method was of course effective, but he was not sure how effective it would be. After Dunwu's reminder
, he immediately thought of a new idea and temporarily changed his strategy. The result of this was that the giant crossbow that was originally planned to be placed on the river bank had to be relocated to a higher place.
Fortunately, these people were all from the newly formed chariot battalion and were very familiar with the disassembly and assembly of this kind of giant crossbow. Although it was a little hasty, it was still completed very neatly. When the Sima division ship came into view, they all
Ready.
Wei Ba also rushed to the scene, checked the preparations, and was very satisfied with the soldiers of the chariot battalion. Most of these people were followers of Xintian Shidao, and their respect for Wei Ba, who joined the army, was far less than that of the Guanzhong man above him.
Ou Zhitou's title of grand wine ceremony brings awe.
"How can we seize those ships by offering sacrifices to wine?" Chief Wang Hui wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked with a smile.
"Catch him?" Wei Ba chuckled: "That's too easy for him. I just want to sink him completely."
"With such a big ship, can we sink it with just this little thing?"
"Yes, this is called four ounces of weight. Even if you say it now, you won't understand it. You will know it when you see it."
"That's right, I admire the Taoism of Dajiujiu from the bottom of my heart." Wang Hui glanced at Wei Ba with admiration, then turned around to greet everyone to prepare for action. As a small leader of the Tianshi Tao believers, he knew more or less.
In a few words, Wang Hui was fortunate enough to listen to Wei Ba's sermon. He could not fully understand the principles Wei Ba said. At first, he even felt that some of them were not profound enough. They were all things summed up from daily life, and some of them he already knew.
, Wei Ba just used arithmetic to make precise calculations, just like the circumference ratio, which ordinary people regarded as three to one, but he could calculate an accuracy of one ten millionth.
Wang Hui didn't take it seriously at first, but later when he entered the chariot camp, he realized that those precise principles were very useful. The huge water turbines in the workshop were the most direct example. Who would have thought that weak water could drive huge water turbines?
The water wheel can actually transfer wooden disks weighing dozens of stones, allowing those stone balls weighing thirty or forty kilograms to be rubbed and formed by themselves. And each finished stone bullet is so uniform that it is better than grinding it by hand.
How many points, as for the labor savings, it is even more incalculable.
Now Wang Hui has become a fan of Wei Ba and obeys Wei Ba's words. He is also full of confidence in the next battle.
"Boyu, I'll leave this to you, follow my orders." Wei Ba patted Wang Hui's muddy shoulder and smiled gently.
In front of so many people, Wang Hui was very excited when he was greeted so intimately by Dajijiu. His dark red face turned a little red. He slapped his chest loudly and said loudly: "Don't worry, Dajijiu."
Come on, I promise to complete the task."
Wei Ba laughed, turned around and went down the slope. He formed a formation by the river, beat the war drums and raised the war flags.
The sound of war drums immediately alerted the officers and soldiers of the Wei army on the warship, and also alerted Sima Division. Sima Division quickly walked out of the cabin, looked at the Shu Han army standing on the shore, and saw Wei Ba's battle flag at a glance. He couldn't help but sneered: "
It is indeed him."
Liang Ji didn't know why. The news Peng Xiaoyu brought back had not yet reached his ears. He didn't know why Master Sima saw Wei Ba as if he saw the enemy who killed his father. Is it because Wei Ba destroyed the enemy in Fangling?
Their plan to make them return in panic?
Master Sima was not interested in explaining to Liang Ji those thoughts that were not humane to outsiders. He snorted disdainfully: "He is too self-righteous to form an array here. I have no intention of landing here."
Liang Ji smiled. No matter what Sima Division's attitude towards Wei Ba was, at least he had not lost his mind. The reason why the navy can be a surprise force is because they can choose the landing place independently. The warships cruised up and down the Danshui.
Any suitable place may be the place where they land. In this way, it becomes an impossible task for the Shu Han army to arrange a battle formation in advance. It is much easier to dock a warship than thousands of people to form a formation.
By the time the Shu Han army arrives, they have probably already established a leading position on the shore. Even if the Shu Han army follows them closely, they are not afraid. Staying on the boat, they don't have to worry about the Shu Han army coming to attack. They always have control.
They had to take the initiative, but the Shu Han army could only passively follow them, and sooner or later they would be exhausted.
The best way to deal with such tactics is to send several groups of people to prepare at different locations. However, with the strength of the troops in Wuguan City, if they do this, it will undoubtedly weaken the defensive power of Wuguan City, which will also be very detrimental to the Shu Han army.
, and can also complete their tactical arrangements.
That's why Sima Division was so dismissive when he saw the Shu Han army arrayed on the shore.
However, his pride will soon be shattered.
Wei Ba raised his hand and waved it lightly. The young Wei family soldier Wei Xing, who was standing next to him, immediately raised the colorful flag in his hand and waved it vigorously, giving the order to attack.
Whether Cao Wei or Shu Han, they all come from the same origin, and the methods of delivering orders in the army are similar. Seeing the Shu Han army issue an attack order, the Wei army responded without thinking, and the soldiers facing the north bank raised their hands.
The shield was prepared to receive the Shu Han army's arrow array attack. They were not even interested in counterattack. No matter how dense the arrow array was, it would not do any substantial damage to the warships except sending them some arrows.
So they just need to take precautions and ensure that they are not hurt by stray arrows.
But they soon discovered that the situation was not as they imagined. The Shu Han army shot arrows, but it was not a dense rain of arrows, but a few scattered arrows. These arrows were not shot by the Shu Han army on the river bank, but from
They were shot from the high slope above their heads. What surprised them even more was that these arrows... seemed too big. They didn't look like arrows, but like spears thrown by someone with force.
Some people in Cao Wei's army had heard of this method of warfare. When Emperor Wu conquered Guanzhong, Ma Chao's army had soldiers like this. They could throw spears that were slightly shorter than infantry spears to kill people, and the distance was probably about this far. Because of the lethality,
It was so huge that it was once rumored to be miraculous among the Cao and Wei armies.
Seeing these spears flying out of their heads, many people subconsciously thought of the rumor and instinctively clenched the shields in their hands.
However, the spear that flew quickly did not hit anyone, but penetrated deeply into the hull of the ship about five feet above the water. The huge arrow pierced the hull and made a deafening sound, which made every Wei soldier
I felt a little frightened.
Such a thick ship plank has been shot through. If it is shot at people, even if there is a shield, what is the use? Compared with the ship plank, the shield is just a thin layer of wood chips. This legendary weapon is indeed no small matter.
Just when the Wei army officers were secretly glad that they had escaped disaster, they discovered more strange things.
There were ropes attached to the backs of those giant spear-like arrows. After the giant arrows were shot into the hull, the ropes that were still swaying in the river wind were suddenly straightened, and then, one by one, black shadows emerged from the heights on the opposite bank.
On the slope, it slid down the rope quickly. In their field of vision, it became bigger and faster, and then hit the side of the ship with a bang.
The huge building ship was hit with a loud bang and groaned again. The hull shook violently. Many Wei soldiers lost their footing and staggered to the ground, as if they were drunk.
Sima Shi was also shaken, but he was immediately supported by his guards. He raised his arms, pushed his guards away, and sneered: "You want to smash my warship with just a few stones? Wei Ba thought
It’s too simple. If the hillside were a few feet higher, it would be about the same.”
Liang Ji's face turned a little pale, but he still smiled and agreed: "The young master is right. Such a big stone and such a height can only knock out some cracks in the ship's plank. If you want to break it, it will take a lot of force."
Not enough. If the slope were a few feet higher, it might be possible."
Master Sima sneered again and again, and was saying a few more words to despise Wei Ba. Suddenly his feet swayed, and he rushed forward two steps involuntarily, almost falling to the ground. He finally stood firm, and when he was about to say something, he saw
The soldier who arrived on the boat suddenly realized something, and his face suddenly turned pale.
"No, these rocks are not trying to break the ship, but they are trying to capsize our ship."
Liang Ji blinked and looked at Sima Shi blankly. Sima Shi didn't bother to explain to him and immediately ordered: "Everyone, get to the port side! Immediately! Quick!"
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