Before Wu Jun's first two ships could recover from the joy of gaining the upper hand, they found themselves encountering a more terrifying existence.
Two giant ships that were half as big as them and looked like two mountains rushed over. These two giant ships were not only big, but also fast. Preliminary visual inspection showed that they were about twice as fast as them. This realization was so surprising. After the transformation
, their speed increased by 50%, which is already an amazing achievement.
Just, in their opinion, facing a building ship of the same size, they have at least a 70% to 80% chance of winning. This is already the best expression of the potential of this technology, even if they encounter it, they can't even lift their heads.
The Xiangyang Navy came, and they were also confident of fighting to regain the glory they had lost.
For Fang Gezhi, it was just an aperitif before the big meal. But they didn't expect that the big meal would come so soon, and it was so big that it stunned them and was enough to choke them to death.
The opponent's speed beyond imagination caused a sudden surname. When the two Wu Jun tower ships realized this, they had already lost the chance to avoid it.
There was a loud "boom", and the giant ship collided. Wu Jun's ship was knocked upside down, and the thick ship planks made a series of creaking and rattling sounds. The entire hull turned sideways. The Wu Jun officers and soldiers on the ship were not seen at all.
On guard, one by one staggered and slid to the side of the building. Many people climbed over the guardrail and fell into the lake, stirring up water jets one after another.
The officers and soldiers of the Shu Han army on the giant ship were well prepared. They rushed to the side, raised their hand-held repeating crossbows, and carried out a covering attack on the Wu army from a high position. This hand-held repeating crossbow had a range of only thirty steps and was equipped with iron arrows.
Ten pieces, most suitable
Close combat. Standing on a tall ship, commanding from a high position, and shooting indiscriminately at the chaotic Wu army is the favorite tactic of these Jiaozhou navy. At such a close distance, iron arrows can easily penetrate the Wu army's armor.
The Wu army suffered heavy losses. After a hail of arrows, less than 30% of the soldiers on the deck were left. The survivors fled in panic, losing the ability to fight again.
The giant ship squeezed Wu Jun's building boat and drove it away unreasonably. The building boat swayed greatly on the water, struggling on the edge of capsizing. When the giant ship passed by, one side of the building boat lost its support.
, the building boat suddenly fell back and shook in the opposite direction.
Sergeant Wu exclaimed, sliding from one side to the other, and many people fell into the water. In order to fix themselves, many people reached out to grab the iron arrows nailed to the deck. The iron arrows were pierced.
It was so deep that some of Wu's soldiers were able to avoid falling into the water.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, the giant ship was completely victorious. Wu Jun's newly built morale suddenly collapsed. However, a burst of cheers broke out from the medium-sized warship behind the giant ship. The jubilant pirates immediately surrounded them, throwing out hooks and throwing their sharp blades.
Biting it in his mouth, he quickly climbed over to the building boat that was still shaking violently.
What followed was a one-sided fight.
The two giant ships accelerated again and rushed towards more Wu Jun's tower ships. Like two wild bulls, they knocked over several Wu Jun's new tower ships along the way and rushed to the center of Wu Jun's water camp before stopping their progress.
The pace of Wu Jun's buildings that was hit almost lost speed, fell into the siege, and became lambs to be slaughtered.
In less than half an hour, Xia Houxuan and Zhuge Dan established the victory. The next step is to see how Zhuge Zhi and others cannibalize these buildings and ships that have lost their combat effectiveness one by one.
While the navy gained the upper hand, the battle on the shore also came to an end. Deng Ai commanded more than 40,000 people to cross the mountains and destroyed the Wu army's defense line with no effort at all. The Wu army numbered only more than 10,000 people. Although there were camps as cover, they were not protected by the enemy.
Facing the brave and skilled Shanyue, they still couldn't hold on for long.
Soon, the god general's battle flag was planted in the Wu army's camp.
According to Deng Ai's usual practice, in addition to centralized management of food, other equipment was distributed to meritorious people. Wu Jun's equipment was useless to him, but to Shanyue who lacked clothing, armor and weapons, this was all
These are rare trophies. Distributing them to them in time can, on the one hand, reward their courage and keep them strong in fighting spirit. On the other hand, it can also strengthen their combat effectiveness and reduce casualties.
The successive losses of land camps and water fortresses caused the remaining Wu army to lose the ability to resist, and faced a two-sided attack by 60,000 to 70,000 Shu Han troops. Even though most of these Shu Han troops were rabble, it still destroyed their fighting spirit.
Yuzhang Shipyard fell into the hands of Wei Ba. As soon as Deng Ai packed up the tent, Xia Houxuan hurried over under the protection of a group of soldiers. He raised his hand to Deng Ai and said, "Shi Zai, the craftsman of the shipyard
Where?"
Deng Ai returned the courtesy and asked: "I have been put under supervision. What, is there a problem?"
Xia Houxuan smiled: "Take me quickly, our most important trophy may be in the hands of those people."
Deng Ai was a little surprised. He fought all the way from Luling and gathered 30,000 to 40,000 Shanyue soldiers along the way. Even if Wei Ba's standards were very high, there would be no problem in picking out 10,000 elite soldiers.
, defeated the Wu army along the way, and killed almost half of the Wu army's navy. This kind of victory is not big enough. Is there a more important trophy?
Deng Ai accompanied Xia Houxuan to the place where the technicians were imprisoned. Xia Houxuan put his hands behind his back and glanced at him: "Who is the great craftsman Ge Heng and Ge Sizhen?"
A middle-aged man in his forties stood up and bowed timidly: "I am Ge Heng."
Xia Houxuan looked him up and down, and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Ge Jun, I am very relieved that you are safe and sound. General Zhennan has heard of your name for a long time and has always wanted to meet you, so he sent me here specially.
I have traveled thousands of miles to invite you, so please don’t refuse, Mr. Ge."
Ge Heng smiled in embarrassment, his smile was very ugly. He didn't know what Xia Houxuan meant. He didn't believe that Wei Ba would know about him, and even sent Xia Houxuan to invite him. He could talk about the invasion in such a nice way.
Xia Houxuan is indeed a famous scholar.
"Ge Jun, General Zhennan's sincerity and providence are evident. Shouldn't you reciprocate the favor?" Xia Houxuan pulled Ge Heng aside and said with a smile: "Those drawings are all in your hands, right?"
Ge Heng understood immediately and nodded repeatedly.
"Here, there."
"I'm talking about...those original drawings." Xia Houxuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said word by word.
Ge Heng blinked blankly: "Are those the drawings provided by you Shu Han?"
"By the way, I'm talking about those drawings." Xia Houxuan took Ge Heng's hand: "Are you there?"
"Yes, yes." Ge Heng nodded repeatedly: "Those drawings are top secret and are placed in the safest place. Even if the shipyard is burned down, they will not be damaged."
"Then I'll be relieved." Xia Houxuan breathed a sigh of relief and laughed happily.
Under the leadership of Ge Heng, the drawings soon reached Xia Houxuan's hands. Xia Houxuan looked at the handwriting that was somewhat similar to Wei Ba's, but more sophisticated and calm, as if he had found a treasure. He flipped through it, and then
Asked: "Do you know where the blueprints for the stone bullet making machinery are?"
Ge Heng shook his head: "These drawings are not in Yuzhang, but in Wujun and Danyang. The original drawings should be in the palace in Wuchang. These drawings were needed urgently and there was no time to re-write them, so the originals were sent directly." Ge Heng
Heng was a little frustrated: "However, we hurried and hurried slowly, but we still couldn't catch up."
"This is God's will." Xia Houxuan patted Ge Heng on the shoulder: "Ge Jun, don't have any regrets. You will meet the inventor of these drawings soon. Talk to him and you will find that there is more in front of you.
sky."
"General Zhennan...is he really that smart?" Ge Heng asked dully.
"It will definitely exceed your imagination."
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When Pi Erding arrived at the Yuzhang Shipyard, he saw the battle flag of the Shu Han army fluttering in the wind. All his ailments suddenly healed. He strode into the camp and announced the ceasefire order. Deng Ai and Xia Houxuan
He bowed down and accepted the order, saying that he would stop attacking Nanchang immediately and prepare to withdraw his troops.
It's just that Yi is listless and the Yuzhang Shipyard is over. It doesn't matter when he withdraws his troops, unless Wei Ba really wants to capture Nanchang and take Luling and Yuzhang into his own pocket. Judging from the current situation, he does not have the ability to do so.
Conditions. Xia Houxuan and Deng Ai can only play a surprise role. It seems that their target is the Yuzhang Shipyard.
It’s easy to understand. Destroying the Yuzhang Shipyard will destroy the foundation of Wu State’s meritorious service. Without warships, how can Wu State control the Yangtze River? This natural barrier is already in Wei Ba’s hands and has become Wei Ba’s.
Swimming pool, come whenever you want.
The Kingdom of Wu has not yet fallen, but there is no big difference between it and it.
Shi Yi felt depressed, but had to bite the bullet and negotiate with Xia Houxuan. After the two Shu-Han armies joined forces, Xia Houxuan became the natural commander-in-chief, and he was responsible for the negotiations, with Zhuge Dan and Deng Ai assisting.
Deng Ai didn't speak much, and Xia Houxuan and Zhuge Dan were mainly responsible for it.
A famous man came to negotiate with Shi Yi in a quarrel. However, Xia Houxuan and others also understood that although Deng Ai was a stammer, he had a close relationship with Wei Ba. This time he made a surprise again and showed his extraordinary military skills.
With his ability, there is no doubt that he will be reused by Wei Ba.
Xia Houxuan knew very well that the navy could achieve such a great victory, on the one hand, because of Zhou Yin's secret assistance, and on the other hand, because they had absolute strength. As long as they made no mistakes, it was expected that they would crush the Wu army.
But Deng Ai was different. The 8,000 men he led were all newcomers he had just trained. They were able to achieve such results because of their true ability. In terms of military ability, they could not be compared with Deng Ai at all.
From this point alone, they had to admit that Wei Ba's vision was extraordinary. Based on this understanding, Xia Houxuan had an in-depth discussion with Deng Ai before the negotiation to see how to maximize the benefits.
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Deng Ai made a suggestion, using the reason that the Jiaozhou Navy needed to rest and recuperate, to borrow Poyang Lake from Sun Quan and obtain the navigation rights of the Yangtze River to control this vital waterway in order to facilitate Wei Ba's strategy of using the economy to bring down Wu.