?While Lu Xun was serving as an envoy in Xu County, Jiangdong''s navy had once again defeated the Sichuan-Shu navy in the Xiaoting area, forcing the Sichuan-Shu navy to retreat.
This is the good news that Lu Xun said.
??But this good news did not bring much good follow-up to the Jiangdong navy, because from Xiaoting back, the river narrowed.
At Yiting, the river is not only curved, but also narrow, the water surface is not very open, and there are many hills and mountains around it, and the terrain is complex. This made the Jiangdong navy vulnerable to attacks from the mountains on both sides during its advance.
First, when Jiangdong first used a small warship to clear obstacles in the water, when he was pulling out the wooden stakes and iron chains in the water, he was ambushed by a ballista on the mountain on the shore. Because he was unprepared, he was shot by the ballista from the beginning. Many people were shot and injured.
?Huang Gai asked the building ship to come forward as a cover, but he did not expect that Sichuan and Shu had not only ballistas but also catapults...
?Heavy stone bullets roared in one after another, causing the Jiangdong soldiers on the building and ship to suffer unspeakably, holding their heads and wailing.
In a matter of moments, several holes were smashed into the deck of the building ship, and wood chips flew everywhere.
Yes, in comparison, the overall strength of the Sichuan-Shu navy, whether it is ships or soldiers, is weaker than that of Jiangdong on the water. Therefore, during the battle between the Jiangdong navy and the Sichuan-Shu navy, at the beginning, It has indeed taken a lot of advantages and given full play to the advantages of its navy. But now that it has encountered new problems, Jiangdong''s navy has become a little numb.
Without breaking through the obstacles on the water surface and under the water, Jiangdong Navy cannot move forward. However, if they want to break these obstacles, small boats will become the targets of ballistae, and large ships will become the targets of catapults. Especially under this kind of long-range attack, Jiangdong Navy will not be able to move forward. The army couldn''t take advantage of it at all. After working hard for a day, they couldn''t dismantle many obstacles. Instead, they managed to get a lot of soldiers in. There were also two or three warships that were damaged to varying degrees and had to retreat to the back for emergency repairs.
?And there are still many obstacles on the water surface...
This was a moderate blow to the newly boosted morale of the Jiangdong Navy.
Even Huang Gai had to admit that the tactics of the Sichuan-Sichuan navy were very disgusting.
Is this a change of general? ” Huang Gai pinched his beard and pondered.
Before the attack, he also had some understanding of the Sichuan-Sichuan Navy.
Gan Ning was indeed a good naval general and good at naval combat, but after all, he was a little angry and had no experience in commanding naval forces on a large scale. Therefore, Huang Gai''s initial strategy was to use more to defeat fewer. Seize the slightest flaw and launch an all-out attack, using the quality of his navy''s soldiers to crush Gan Ning, and indeed achieve good results.
But the current style of play displayed by the Sichuan-Sichuan navy is obviously very unwilling.
??The problem now is that if you want to remove the obstacle, you must first take down the Sichuan-Sichuan navy''s ballista and stone projectile position on the top of the mountain.
The new plan is not difficult to formulate, which is to use small boats to carry soldiers ashore to attack.
But Huang Gai smelled something that made him uneasy.
?The Sichuan and Sichuan naval forces set up obstacles in the water. Are there no traps in the mountains?
Commander! Do you want to send soldiers up the mountain to attack? 』
The military academy asked from the side.
?Huang Gai nodded. Waiting was not an option. Let’s test the attack first.
Immediately, more than a dozen ships were separated from the queue of warships and moved to the shore. Then the soldiers of the Jiangdong Navy got off the ships, lined up on the shore, and began to move towards the ballistae and catapult positions set up by the Sichuan and Shu Army. .
Because of the trees in the mountains, the catapults and crossbows can shoot at the Jiangdong battleships that are within range and on the water without shelter. However, the Jiangdong soldiers walking through the forest have no shooting field of view and can only rely on The soldiers fought in the mountains and forests.
Fighting in dense mountain forests and shrubs is a completely different concept for the Jiangdong Army than fighting on the water.
Because of the terrain. Fighting in the mountains and forests is destined to be a battle between life and death only between breathing.
No one knows whether there is someone lurking behind the tree trunk, or whether there is a trap under the fallen leaves. There is no way to see the opponent''s warship from a long distance like on the water, and to adjust one''s position when the warship is about to collide. When the opponent is found in the mountains and forests, the opponent''s swords and guns are also there. In front of you.
The speed of your reaction in a split second may determine life or death.
The sound of war drums sounds very exciting when it is on the water. It seems that the whole body will be excited along with the war drums. However, in the mountains and forests, after being separated by trees, the sound of war drums on the water in the distance seems a bit tinny, just like It was as if the shouts of the young and strong turned into the gasps of the old and the weak in the blink of an eye.
The moment the two sides came into contact, Sichuan and Shu caught Jiangdong Army by surprise.
?Faced with the Sichuan-Shu army that jumped out of the mountains and shrubs like tigers and leopards, these "strong men" on the water in Jiangdong were unable to effectively resist.
Some Jiangdong soldiers were shot in the side by an arrow as soon as they moved forward to assassinate them.
?Some Jiangdong soldiers raised their swords to slash, but their swords got stuck on a tree branch.
??The war shields in the hands of Sichuan and Shu soldiers were smaller and the war knives were shorter.
If they were on flat ground, these short shields and swords would expose greater flaws, but now in the mountains and forests, with many branches and vines, these Sichuan and Shu soldiers holding short shields and swords, On the contrary, it will be more flexible and deadly than Jiangdong''s soldiers armed with long spears and large shields.
The sharp sword shines in the light and shadow, and the flexible figure jumps among the bushes.
?Jiangdong soldiers screamed one after another.
The smell of blood permeates the mountains and forests...
Arrangement! Array! Raise your shield! Raise your shield! Watch out for archers! 』
The sergeant of the Jiangdong soldiers shouted subconsciously, trying to get the Jiangdong soldiers to gather together and form a solid front, but he forgot that there was no decent open space in the mountains and forests to conduct an array-style attack. Moreover, the sound waves will be reflected many times on the tree trunks, especially during life-and-death fights. This kind of instruction that cannot determine the direction of the sound source often makes Jiangdong soldiers at a loss. Some Jiangdong soldiers who retreated after hearing his shouts. It''s giving your back to your opponent.
In contrast, the soldiers of Sichuan and Shu used whistles to determine whether to attack or retreat.
Simple and efficient.
Just like on the water, the Jiangdong Navy can easily hit the Sichuan and Sichuan Navy with a critical hit, now it is the Jiangdong Navy''s turn to take the critical hit.
??After the brief and brutal battle, the Jiangdong navy became frightened, quacking like hundreds of ducks, swaying their buttocks and running out of the forest...
?This cannot be blamed on the soldiers of the Jiangdong Navy. After all, they have basically never left the ship since the day they joined the army. They are more accustomed to thinking that the ship is their warm and safe rear, so when they are hurt by being beaten, they subconsciously look for warm embraces. There is not much at all. The desire to fight to the death with the soldiers of Sichuan and Shu in the mountains and forests.
Those Sichuan and Sichuan soldiers did not pursue them blindly, but slowly retreated at the edge of the mountain forest, like cats hiding in the shade of trees and shrubs again, leaving only their **** vertical pupils staring at them. Going up and down Jiangdong.
Huang Gai stared at the Sichuan and Sichuan soldiers looming on the edge of the mountain forest. Suddenly he felt a little uneasy. He suddenly raised his head and looked around, looking at the rolling hills around him, trying to find someone''s figure high up in these hills. …
"This is not Gan Xingba..." Huang Gai frowned deeply, "Gan Xingba doesn''t have this ability... This is a hussar mountain army... Could it be that Xu Gongming has arrived?" 』
But the previous information was that Xu Huang was in southern Sichuan and had not arrived in eastern Sichuan!
? Huang Gai''s hands were tightly grasped on the armrest of the building, with blue veins showing.
This is an opponent with a completely different fighting style from Gan Ning.
Insidious, cunning, cruel, and leak-proof.
?Who is he?
The mountains are floating.
? Huang Gai looked at the surrounding mountains and forests, and something moved in his heart.
He had a strategy to defeat the enemy.
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Longyou.
?Fei Qian is dressed in military uniform.
??Summer and autumn are the hottest times. Not only do people and horses sweat easily, but the dust on the road is also lingering on all the greasy men who pass by, so Fei Qian tastes the long-lost military body odor again.
Fortunately, the human olfactory system has a self-shielding function.
As time goes by, you will no longer be able to smell yourself.
? No matter how long the time passes, the similar smell will no longer exist. Just like now, Feiqian can hardly smell the smell of sweat or sourness.
Fei Qian untied the tie on his chin, took off his bag, and then knocked the sand in the bag on his thigh. A lot of sand and dust fell out, then he held the bag between his hands and shook his left leg. , then shake your right leg.
Dust and sand are falling all over the body.
Since he was already like a clay figure, Fei Qian naturally didn''t care whether the surrounding soil was dirty or not. He sat down under a nearby tree and stretched his legs as straight as possible, like a figure eight.
?Traveling a thousand miles in a day sounds very exciting and exciting, but if you don’t listen to it but do it yourself, you may not feel that comfortable.
Although Fei Qian is no longer as delicate as he was in the past, and his flesh and blood are not as **** as if he were a relative during a long journey, but for a place that has not had friction for a long time, suddenly increasing the amount of exercise is also a big burden. Especially between the two buttocks, there seemed to be burning pain again.
Fortunately, it’s not too painful and I can bear it.
Otherwise, if you are a dignified hussar, you will end up sticking out your **** and applying medicine in public, where will you save your face?
The further west you go, the more desolate it becomes.
??Except for the supply point specially arranged by Jia Xu, there are not many people in the area for more than ten miles.
Hills, hills, ravines, rocky beaches.
The rest of the land is a vast, desolate desert.
?The sky is full of white and light gray clouds, moving slowly on the sky. Sometimes they kindly help Fei Qian block the sun, and sometimes they deliberately walk around Fei Qian.
?The mountains in the distance are like a background painted on the horizon. No matter how far you go, you can never reach it.
?His scalp was itchy, so he reached out and pricked it a few times with his fingers. Then he looked at the black mud between his fingernails, and Fei Qian sighed helplessly.
??It would be nice if I could take a hot bath at this moment...
?Fei Qiandu felt as if there was an extra layer of mud on his skin.
My lord, please drink some water. 』
Xu Chu stood aside and handed the water bag to Fei Qian.
?This time the guard Fei Qian brought with him was Xu Chu.
?Taishici had already set off as the vanguard ahead.
An excellent person is an excellent person. Fei Qian, a scumbag in the war, can neither compare with Xu Chu nor with Tai Shi Ci. Running long distances wearing such a suit of armor almost killed Fei Qian.
Xu Chu was still in high spirits, and it seemed that it would be easy to run another eight hundred miles.
Physical differences vary from person to person.
Even for the same person, a few years earlier and a few years later will be different. For example, Wei Du, the leader of the other Guards Battalion who stayed in Chang''an to guard his home, has obviously aged in the past few years. The reason is very simple. Wei Du was seriously injured before. Although he survived, his vitality was overdrawn. It wasn''t obvious at first, but it slowly became apparent later on.
It''s like the annual rings of a tree. Even if you don''t say anything, you can still tell which year is rich and which year is poor.
So Fei Qian left the Wei capital in Chang''an and served as a full-time guard for the Hussar Mansion.
?For long-distance travel like this, obviously the younger Xu Chu is more suitable.
??Fei Qian took the cowhide water bag, gargled his mouth first, spit out the sand and dust in his mouth, and then took a few big sips to relieve the burning in his throat.
The water in the cowhide water bladder was sweet at first, but soon after tasting the light salt, the sour taste and tanned leather taste also took over after the taste buds were activated. The original sweetness of the taste has disappeared.
Fei Qian handed the water bag back to Xu Chu and burped.
In the absence of further development in materials science, the leather water bladder is still the best water storage device for marching. Feiqian has been experimenting with bamboo and iron kettles for a while, but unfortunately they all have problems of one kind or another. They cannot be as soft and easy to carry as a leather hydration bladder, large in quantity and easy to repair...
??That''s right, if the water bladder is broken, you can directly use the isinglass that comes with the army to stick it to the leather. As long as it is not exposed to heat, it will generally not melt.
Wood or bamboo kettles are okay for use at first, but one is heavier than a cowhide water bladder with the same capacity, and on the other hand, it is difficult to repair if it is broken.
Iron or steel kettles also have such disadvantages, and with today''s metallurgical production technology, it is not a big problem to knock a delicate kettle alone, but if it is equipped for the entire army, it will be too time-consuming, and even if the repair is solved Method, anti-rust work is not just as simple as applying a few coats of paint, otherwise there would be no intention to use various aluminum products during World War II.
So even if Fei Qian had forward-thinking ideas in his head, he could only shelve them because his productivity could not match them.
Just like Fei Qian is talking to people in the world about aircraft, spaceships, flying out of the solar system, conquering the stars and galaxies, etc., then not a single person in the world or even the entire earth will think so. What kind of fantastic ideas and great guidance does Fei Qian have? He will only think that Fei Qian is a madman.
For example, the Western Regions.
The problems in the Western Regions broke out too quickly, too early, and too chaotically.
Fei Qian and Pang Tong had lamented before that if the problems in the Western Regions could be delayed for a few years before erupting, perhaps the problems would be simpler.
After all, Lu Bu is old.
Midlife crisis is not limited to later generations.
The capitalists of later generations will use all kinds of tricks to coax young people, but as soon as they reach thirty-five, aren''t they ready to squeeze them to death? Decline in physical function, the education and upbringing of the next generation of the family, as well as issues such as assets and liabilities, are enough to turn an ambitious young man into a screw who is willing to be mediocre.
At that time, even if Lu Bu wanted to do something about it, he couldn''t do it anymore.
?Should his child go to Chang''an Academy?
Does he want to have a small courtyard in Chang''an?
Does he want to reserve a place in the martial arts hall?
? Sometimes Fei Qian feels that he is gradually becoming colder. When encountering anything, he will subconsciously measure it with interests instead of emotions.
The larger the territory, the more difficult it is for Fei Qian to simply use emotions as a weight to measure right and wrong.
It''s not about the person but the matter.
This is simple to say, but not easy to do.
Selfishness is the most important aspect of human nature, but the higher the position, the less selfish one is. Lu Bu obviously failed to control his selfishness. He wanted more, but in fact he kept losing. He wanted to be free, but actually lost his freedom.
Just like if the words "appropriate to the situation but not to the person" were told to Lu Bu, Lu Bu would probably smile and say, "What''s the point?" Can he still know this? But when he was dealing with problems, was it because of the things he was dealing with, or because of people?
Most of the problems in the Western Regions were caused by people in the past, but now what Fei Qian wants is to be caused by things.
This is a new battlefield and a new concept.
Lü Bu is already old, not only physically, but also mentally.
There are ways to change the physical problem, but it is difficult to change the mental problem.
After all, someone said that it is easy to cure a person''s body, but difficult to cure a person''s mind.
A person’s talents are different for each person.
?Just like Fei Qian is fighting against the fifth scum, Xu Chu may only need one arm to knock Fei Qian down.
But the question is, how many Xu Chu are there in this world, and how many Lu Bu are there?
?So, if we blindly wait for powerful people to appear in order to make any changes, will it be impossible to open up the Western Regions except for the emergence of figures like Zhang Qian Banchao? Is it true that only a general like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing can defeat the Northern Desert Nomads?
?These people who are full of courage and wisdom should serve as role models and should not become a prison.
Inherit courage from the brave and wisdom from the wise.
What Fei Qian wants is that ordinary Han people can solve problems step by step based on relevant examples and the laws passed down by their ancestors, expand the territory of the Han Dynasty, and plant the banner of the Han Dynasty in every part of the world. On land!
?As for Lu Bu, his courage was in the wrong place, and his wisdom was also in the wrong place...
?Some smoke and dust were rising in the distance, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard.
?Xu Chu stood aside and looked around, "My lord, Master Jia is here..."