Vol 2 Chapter 2911: In the naval battle between the four countries in the East China Sea, Zhou Yu t
Chapter 2911 The naval battle between the four countries in the East China Sea, Zhou Yu turned the tide (End)
Chapter 2907: The naval battle between the four countries in the East China Sea, Zhou Yu turns the tide (End)
As soon as Zhou Yu finished speaking, the originally calm sea surface began to become turbulent. The gradually increasing wind force not only stirred up layers of waves, but also increased the sailing speed of Da Qin Navy by 30%.
Cai Hao was completely stunned when he saw this scene, and murmured to himself: "Is it true that I, the Qin Dynasty, am destined by fate?"
Cai Mao, who came from a wealthy family in Jingzhou, had no choice but to join the Qin Dynasty to avoid Liu Xiu's liquidation. It was obviously impossible for him to have much affection for the Qin Dynasty, which also massacred aristocratic families. However, after serving as an official in the Qin Dynasty for several years, he discovered that Qin and Han They are really two completely different countries.
The Qin Dynasty is so full of vigor and vitality. None of the shortcomings of the Han Dynasty can be seen in the Qin Dynasty. This also makes him begin to believe and look forward to the completion of the unification of the Qin Dynasty, but the world after the unification may not be friendly to the aristocratic families.
Since Cai Hao was not high enough to participate in the founding ceremony of the Qin Dynasty, he naturally did not see the auspiciousness when Ying Hao became emperor, so he, like most people in the enemy country, believed that it was a trick performed by Ying Hao himself.
But now he saw with his own eyes that the originally calm sea suddenly became rough and turbulent. Only then did Cai Hao believe that Da Qin was really destined by fate, and that even God was on Da Qin's side.
Cai Mao originally served in the Jingzhou Army, but Zhou Yu specially asked him to join the navy. This shows that his water warfare ability is still good, so he naturally understands that fighting in the calm deep sea area and fighting in the deep sea area with strong winds and waves are completely different in nature. Different.
If the difficulty of the former is one, then the difficulty of the latter is ten.
Now Cai Mao also understood why Zhou Yu asked Qi Jiguang to replace him, but he personally led the navy to fight, because except for him, no one in Daqin could carry out a naval battle with strong winds and huge waves, and also deal with twice as many people Enemy troops.
【Ding dong, Zhou Yu's skill 'Shuijun' is activated with effect 1, command +3 when fighting on water, military force of the whole army +1, and the overall quality of the whole army is greatly improved;
At present, the commander of Zhou Yu has risen to 105, the Qin army's military strength is +1, and the overall quality has been mostly improved. 】
On the main ship of the Qin Army, Zhou Yu held a telescope. When he saw that the coalition naval forces slowed down and lined up in a row as he expected, he knew that the coalition forces must want to adopt encirclement and annihilation tactics.
After confirming the division of labor and waiting for the lagging Song and Wei naval forces to catch up, Yu Dayou took 85,000 naval forces and headed straight for the oncoming Qin army. However, he did not expect that not long after sailing, more than 200 Qin army ships The boat group has already appeared.
Under the double buff, Yu Dayou was really not sure that he could control the 85,000 navy and more than 600 warships, so he had to let Zhao Guangyi and Su Hu control the 30,000 navy on their behalf, thereby reducing his command. pressure.
“Send the order and the whole army will line up to surround the Qin army and annihilate it.”
“Why did the Qin army come so fast?”
It is true that Zhou Yu cannot predict the weather in advance, but with the effect of 'Suicune', he does not have the final say on the weather at sea. Of course, it only happens once a year. Otherwise, this skill would not be called Suicune, but Poseidon. .
The difficulty of commanding water battles in deep water areas has also greatly increased. Yu Dayou was already confused. Now the wind and waves on the sea have become stronger, which for him is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.
Water battles, no, naval battles, where speed is an extremely critical deciding point.
Shi Shouxin looked surprised, but Yu Dayou didn't seem surprised at all. He said slowly: "The Qin army has a favorable wind, that's why it is so fast."
Hearing this, all the generals present nodded in agreement. Obviously, they did not think that Zhou Yu could predict the weather at sea in advance.
At this point, Zhou Yu, with the effect of 'Water Lord' fully activated, has reached an astonishing 105 points in water warfare commander attributes. There is probably no general in the world who has a higher water warfare ability than him.
At the same time, the coalition navy is here.
"It must be a coincidence. Unlike on land, the weather on the sea is more unpredictable. It was sunny one second and it may rain the next. No one can accurately judge the climate at sea." Zhao Guangyi said.
“Zhu Ming made great boasts about Yu Dayou, saying that he was a genius in water warfare that was rare to see in hundreds of years. Looking at his arrangements today, although his reputation is not unfounded, such boasting is too much.”
Facing the sudden change in the weather and the strong wind and waves, generals such as Yu Dayou and Zhao Guangyi suddenly changed their colors. Apparently they all understood what the increase in wind and waves meant for the upcoming naval battle.
Although Yu Dayou said this, he was extremely solemn in his heart. After all, the Qin army's favorable wind meant that they were going against the wind, and the going against the wind also meant that their speed was slower.
Yu Dayou hesitated again and again, and finally decided to adopt encirclement and annihilation tactics. After all, only in this way can the coalition's numerical advantage be maximized. However, he obviously underestimated Zhou Yu's naval battle command ability.
"Is this a coincidence? Or has Zhou Yu already thought of this?" Yu Dayou said with a solemn expression.
With a command attribute of 105 points, it is still not difficult for Zhou Yu to command 35,000 naval troops, even if there are strong winds and huge waves to interfere.
Therefore, even if the coalition forces have a numerical advantage, if they are slower than the Qin army, this battle will still be difficult to fight.
Although Yu Dayou was the first person in the naval battle of the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains, it was also the first time he commanded 85,000 naval troops. Originally, he had insufficient experience, so he prepared to start a war in the offshore. However, Zhou Yu rose to the challenge and forced him to fight in the sea. The battle with the Great Qin Navy in the deep sea area also greatly increased the difficulty of commanding this battle.
Zhou Yu put down his telescope and ordered in a deep voice: "Send the order and the whole army attacks."
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Before the coalition's pocket formations were deployed, two hundred Qin army warships swarmed up under Zhou Yu's command, but the Qin army also slowed down their speed to prevent them from rushing in and being unable to turn around.
“Grand Governor, the Qin army took the initiative to rush through?”
Hearing this, Yu Dayou was overjoyed: "It's good to come. I thought it would take a lot of trouble, but I didn't expect Zhou Yu to be so reckless. It's better to meet him than to be famous.
Call the whole army to slow down and rush forward according to the previous arrangement. "
The main reason why Yu Dayou did not go at full speed was that his pockets had not been fully arranged yet, but how could Zhou Yu give him the opportunity to fully arrange them?
When the coalition forces were about to enter the attack range of the Qin army, Zhou Yu divided the 200 Qin army warships into three. The Chinese army's hundred warships were personally led by Zhou Yu, and the left and right wings were led by Cai Mao and Yan Rou with fifty ships each. They expanded in the east and west directions respectively. While moving, they opened up their firepower and tilted their firepower towards the coalition forces.
This attack also blinded the coalition forces. After all, the Qin army had not yet entered their shooting range, so they also accelerated their approach. When they entered the shooting range, they immediately counterattacked, only to find that they could not hit the Qin army at all.
“Damn it, due to the headwind, our army’s attack range has become smaller.”
Zhao Guangyi saw that his side could only be beaten passively but could not hit the Qin army. He gritted his teeth and said: "Send an order to the entire army to close the distance at full speed and launch a counterattack."
While Zhao Guangyi and Su Hu were respectively commanding two wings to counterattack, Zhou Yu ordered all the turtle ships of the Qin Army to attack.
The turtle ship was created by Yi Sun-shin. Although Yi Sun-Shin died in battle, the ship he designed was continued in the Qin navy.
Although the ghost ship is still a wooden sailing ship, many parts of the hull are made of iron, so its defense power is much higher than that of ordinary warships. In addition, each ship is equipped with six stone cannons and twenty ballistae. With high attack and high defense, the speed is naturally much slower relatively speaking.
Zhou Yu deliberately gathered all 20 turtle ships in the army and used them together in order to use them as a nail to contain the coalition forces and prevent them from launching arbitrary actions.
With these twenty turtle ships, the coalition forces were facing headwinds, and the wind and waves were so strong that most warships could not circumvent. If they wanted to surround the Qin army, they must first sink these twenty turtle ships. OK.
But before the coalition forces sunk all twenty turtle ships, the Qin army could take advantage of its speed and range to attack the coalition warships wantonly.
Zhou Yu looked at the coalition main ship and couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth: "Yu Dayou, let me, Zhou Yu, teach you what naval warfare is.
Send the order to all the turtle ships to attack. "
Following Zhou Yu's order, twenty turtle ships slowly attacked, while the remaining eighty warships also quickly deployed behind him, using ballistae to cover the twenty turtle ships that attacked.
At the same time, on the coalition main ship, Yu Dayou watched helplessly as the Qin army was divided into three, and then watched as the Qin army dispatched twenty turtle ships and eighty warships to protect it. This series of operations also destroyed him It was dizzying to see.
As the first person in the coalition water battle, Yu Dayou naturally saw Zhou Yu's intention, but knowing it was one thing, and whether he could decipher it was another.
What's more, even if Yu Dayou has a way, under the strong wind and waves, the methods in his mind are obviously not applicable, so he can only use the stupidest method to crush with absolute numerical advantage.
The Qin army followed the wind and had a longer range, so that the coalition lost three warships before finally shortening the distance to within range.
“Launch.”
Yu Dayou ordered with excitement, but the result was beyond his expectation.
Notwithstanding the fierce firepower of the Qin army's turtle ships, their defensive power was actually so strong. If they wanted to sink one turtle ship, the coalition would have to sink four. It was really not worth the gain.
Seeing that the number of sturdy turtle ships was gradually decreasing under the firepower of the coalition forces, Zhou Yu decisively sent out a thousand dead water ghost soldiers wearing diving suits and breathing tools.
The reason why these thousand water ghosts are all dead soldiers is naturally because once they enter the water and fight in the deep sea, even if they can use tools to breathe, the possibility of coming back is very slim, and the end result is either drowning or drowning.
After a thousand water ghosts went into the sea, 300 of them were shot to death by bows and arrows on the way, and 200 of them drowned on the way due to lack of physical strength. Only 500 of them managed to sneak under the allied warships and then began to cut the ships.
As several warships were scuttled one after another, Yu Dayou also realized that the Qin army's water ghosts were coming. While ordering the archers to maintain martial law, he also sent water ghosts to conduct underwater operations. However, the combat effectiveness of the coalition's water ghosts was obviously not as good as that of the Qin army. .
Yu Dayou sent 2,000 water ghosts, of which nearly 1,200 were drowned due to lack of physical strength during the battle with the Qin army in the valley. The other 800 were killed by the Qin army's water ghosts. , but the Qin army also paid a heavy price.
Of the five hundred water ghosts, three hundred died in the battle, and the other two hundred people basically drowned on the way back. In the end, only three people swam back alive.
Thousands of Qin soldiers came out, but only three of them returned. Not only did they kill two thousand coalition soldiers, they also sank nearly twenty warships. This was a brilliant achievement.
I have to say that the water force of the Qin army who came ashore to fight on foot was indeed weak. Forty thousand men could not defeat the seven thousand Ming army. However, the water battle was extremely strong. Thirty-five thousand people fought against eighty-five thousand and they did not lose at all.
Of course, this is mainly due to Zhou Yu’s commanding ability and the geographical advantages created by ‘Shuijun’.
As time went by, all the Qin warships under the command of Zhou Yu completely fought with the United Navy. A large number of warships sank in this sea area. This battle was also the largest naval battle before the unification of Qin.
At the same time that Zhou Yu and Yu Dayou were dueling, Qi Jiguang also commanded 27,000 Qin troops and continued to besiege and kill Zhu Di.
He thought that his side had an absolute advantage in military strength and it would not be too difficult to capture Zhu Di. However, what Qi Jiguang didn't expect was that in order to protect Zhu Di, the Ming army became more and more courageous as they fought. One thousand seven hundred men actually killed seventeen thousand. The momentum of a person.
Zhou Yu gave Qi Jiguang two hours to deal with Zhu Di, but the two sides fought fiercely for another hour. There were still nearly a thousand people in the Ming army alive. Although almost all of them were injured, as long as Zhu Di was still there, they continued to fight to the death.
At the same time, the sent Qin Army spies also reported bad news. Two thousand Ming Army cavalry came from the north and would arrive in about an hour.
As expected by Zhou Yu, Zhu Di indeed had a reinforcement army, which also gave Qi Jiguang a sense of urgency. In order to deal with Zhu Di before the reinforcements arrived, he immediately decided to join the battle himself.
(End of this chapter)