Chapter 689(1/3)
Bastard fights for his life
"Cai Hao and Zhang Yun have iron cables across the river and countless bamboo rafts, cutting off the river. They are trying to block us in this way... How should we deal with it?"
Zhang Liao's army rushed down the river in an instant, and fast boats shuttled back and forth to find out the news.
We have found out the arrangements of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun ahead and reported them forward.
After Zhang Liao heard this, he looked at Gan Ning and Tai Shi Ci and asked.
Gan Ning said: "The iron cable across the river must be destroyed, otherwise it will be a trouble here.
It will block us and easily cause damage to the warship.
Once the warship is destroyed and people are in the river, the morale of the army will be unstable.
It's easy to get completely confused.
If the warship is destroyed, no matter how good the water is, many people will die from drowning.
But this kind of thing is just a trivial skill.
Easy to break.
Can you cut down bamboo to make a bamboo raft, put more fire starters on it, and go down the river from the upper reaches?
When it's close, light it.
The bamboo raft can be set on fire and broken.
If the iron rope keeps burning across the river, then just cut off the iron chain!"
Zhang Liao heard what Gan Ning said and looked at Tai Shi Ci again.
Seeing that Tai Shi Ci had no objection to this, he nodded and said, "What Xing Ba said is pretty much what I think.
It seems that the best we can think of is to burn it with fire.
The bamboo raft is easy to break, but the iron cable across the river is troublesome.
It is very difficult to break it from the middle.
And the other party will never let us cut it off, and will definitely obstruct it.
Therefore, my idea is to solve it from the root of the iron cable.
It's easier there.
If an iron cable crosses the river, there must be corresponding bindings on both sides.
As long as these are removed from the root, these iron locks will be of little use.
However, looking at its layout today, campsites have been built to protect the places where the iron cables hit the stone walls on both banks.
If you go to destroy the iron chain, you will definitely need to fight a tough battle.
Cai Mao and Zhang Yun also knew this, so the arrangements there were very tight.
These two people know a lot about these things and the art of war.
If you are capable, you are not mediocre.
Looking at the construction of the water stronghold and the warships today, it is enough to see the elite of Jingzhou's navy.
It is indeed well-deserved..."
Hearing this, Gan Ning cupped his fists towards Zhang Liao and said, "Captain, what if the two of them are somewhat capable?
The stronger he is, the more enjoyable it will be to fight.
If it's just three strikes or two strikes, it's a complete defeat, and then there's no point in fighting."
Hearing what Gan Ning said, Zhang Liao also laughed.
"What Xing Ba said is true, the stronger the better, this can also show our abilities.
We can also use this battle to test the effectiveness of the navy we have trained in Yizhou."
After he said this, Gan Ning asked for a fight: "Captain, Gan Ning is willing to lead troops and horses to attack the White Snake Mountain on the south bank.
From there, break the iron chain!"
Upon hearing Gan Ning's request for a fight, Taishi Ci also asked for a fight and said: "Captain, I am willing to lead my troops to the north bank to attack the Red Snake Mountain.
Together with Xingba, attack from both sides.
There is always a place where it can be cut off.
As long as one side is cut off, the iron chain will no longer be able to cross the river."
After Zhang Liao heard this and thought about it, he shook his head and said, "Let Xingba handle this matter.
Ziyi, you don’t have to worry yet.
Cai Hao and Zhang Yun, the two thieves, know that we will definitely break the iron lock.
So on both sides, there are a lot of backhands.
It will be a fierce battle.
I don't mean that Ziyi can't attack hard, but that to cut off the iron lock, you only need to break one end.
If you go to both ends, it will only cause unnecessary damage.
Xingba and Ziyi, just go to one of them..."
After hearing what Zhang Liao said, Taishi Ci stopped talking.
He did not compete with Gan Ning for credit.
After things are settled, preparations begin here.
However, they did not attack directly.
Instead, under Zhang Liao's order, while sending people on guard, a temporary water fortress was built at a more suitable place upstream.
These must be done.
After having the water fortress, both defense and other aspects will be much better.
This will not cause the soldiers to panic too much.
At the same time, they also want to use this method to create the illusion of a long-term confrontation.
This allowed Cai Hao and Zhang Yun to relax to a certain extent.
The art of war is sometimes about psychology.
True and false, false and true.
Sometimes, it is easy for people to wonder which one is virtual and which one is real.
Once the situation is messed up and an unclear judgment is made, it may cause extremely terrible consequences!
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“Commander, I will ask you to attack Zhang Liao and others at night before the battle!
Let them see my majesty too!
These people have always been arrogant and domineering.
But this time, under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief, I will make them understand that if a water battle really breaks out, they will be far behind Yizhou!"
One of Cai Mao's generals, named Zhao Hu, saw the Yizhou navy and headed upriver.
At that moment, he couldn't help but ask for orders, hoping to take advantage of Zhang Liao and his army's undecided footing.
Give them a good look first.
Cai Hao thought for a while and shook his head.
"It doesn't have to be like this. After he returns there, he will definitely think of a way to break my iron chain across the river.
All we need to do is wait here, waiting for their soldiers and horses to come to attack, and wait to fight them here.
At this time, the iron chain across the river was blocking not only their warships.
There are only a few places where our warships can pass some small exploration ships.
There is no use in going.
Instead, he will let his soldiers do this. They will lose their lives in vain and lose their spirit.
On the contrary, it is not beautiful.”
Cai Mao shook his head and rejected the proposal of his general.
But Zhao Hu had already held his breath in his heart.
And he has already thought about this.
You must show your own majesty in the battle against Yizhou soldiers and horses to gain military exploits!
He is the concubine of the Zhao family in Yizhou.
To be continued...