Chapter 698

The boundless Han River, flowing day and night, is like a giant dragon, crawling on the southern land. The rushing river often splashes waves at sharp turns.

On both sides of the river bank, the fields are criss-crossed, the weeds are withered and yellow, and it is rare to see a farmer, looking bleak.

To the east is Yunmeng Daze, which is fertile and fertile for thousands of miles, with lush water and grass, and it is dead silent even in this midwinter season. In the withered yellow grass half a person's height, there are wolves and goshawks circling high in the sky.

In the cold winter, even the most robust jackals sometimes go hungry.

Hunger was the keynote of the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Tyranny is fiercer than tigers, even if people are like this, let alone wolves.

In the strong cold wind, the ocean-going fleet stretching hundreds of meters is sailing by the wind, and the white sails are rustled by the cold wind, pushing giant warships to break through the waves.

On the deck of Dragon Head, Ouyang Shuo frowned.

Four days!

The ocean-going fleet traveled day and night for four consecutive days and nights. The river could be seen as far as the eye could see, except for one or two fishing boats occasionally drifting by, not even a ghost.

Lu Su's army seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

"There's no reason!" Ouyang Shuo muttered to himself.

At the speed of the ocean-going fleet, they traveled thousands of miles in four days and nights, and they were almost at the mouth of the Yangtze River where the Han River entered. In this way, they still failed to catch up with Lu Su's army.

"Just wait patiently, they can't be so fast." Jia Xu comforted him.

After getting along for a few days, Jia Xu's perception of Ouyang Shuo has changed. This young man is not ordinary, whether it is knowledge, heart, or the skill of imperial servants, he has his merits.

Many times, Jia Xu couldn't help but compare him with the lord Cao Cao.

This kind of thinking is very dangerous, Jia Xu knows it well.

"Sir is right, now is a competition of will, we cannot give up."

Ouyang Shuo looked ahead with firm eyes.

...

On the fifth day of the battle, news finally came from the front scouts.

"Report to the Lord, a hundred miles ahead, we have found traces of enemy ships and are retreating back." The scouts came to report.

"One hundred miles, that is to say, the enemy is about to enter the Yangtze River?"

"yes."

Ouyang Shuo made a decisive decision, turned his head and told Zheng He: "Command the fleet, speed up and don't let them escape." Once they enter the Yangtze River, they may be completely lost.

Who knows whether Lu Su's army will go upstream or downstream. It would be even worse if they divided their troops into two groups, thus setting up suspicious formations.

Ouyang Shuo was thinking about killing them all.

"promise!"

Zheng He also realized the urgency of the situation and immediately began to dispatch the fleet.

At the same time, combat orders followed.

The soldiers entered the first-level combat readiness state, and the artillerymen began to adjust the cannons to prepare for the big battle. During the rapid march, the formation of the entire fleet was also quietly changing.

Such skills and execution ability can only be achieved by ocean-going fleets. The biggest achievement of an ocean voyage is to train a group of experienced sailors and sailors.

The ocean-going fleet, like sharp arrows, breaks through the waves.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the shadow of the enemy fleet was finally seen on the empty river.

"Drumming!" Zheng He ordered.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The rhythmic sound of war drums played on the Hanshui River.

Accompanied by the sound of war drums, the morale of the soldiers accumulated little by little.

The formation of the current ocean-going fleet has been transformed.

Leading the charge were twenty giant building ships, walking side by side in twos. Their task was to break through the enemy's formation in one fell swoop and break through a bloody path by virtue of the hard and sharp ramming angle of the bow.

Immediately afterwards, three sailing battleships lined up in a single line. The three battleships are killers on the river. Once they are fully fired, no one can resist them.

After the battleship, there are 20 giant ships, one is to cover the battleship, and the other is to provide fire support. In the end, there are countless warships and red horse boats.

Their task is to clean up the battlefield and wipe out the remaining forces.

The river is narrow, and Zheng He thought for a few days before he came up with such a practical formation.

...

On the river not far away, Lu Su stood on the deck with a dignified expression.

As the No. 2 figure in Jiangdong's army, the real Lu Su in history was ambitious, far-sighted, wise and courageous, but he was not a straightforward and honest man as described in the novel.

In 200 A.D., Lu Su analyzed the situation in the world to Sun Quan, and his suggestions were hailed as Jiangdong's version of "Longzhong Opposition", which pointed out the strategic direction for the Jiangdong regime.

In the Battle of Chibi, Lu Su was the key person, and his role was even higher than that of Zhuge Liang.

At that time, Lu Su was the first to stand up and suggested that Sun Quan unite with Liu Bei to fight against Cao together. It was Lu Su who was the first to stand up and suggested that Sun Quan immediately recall Zhou Yu to discuss major issues.

The situation at that time was that Jiangdong was strong and Liu Bei was weak. Jiangdong is the main force, and Liu Bei is the follower. Not to mention, Zhuge Liang, who just came out of the mountain, is just a young man. If he wants to be famous, he will not be famous, and if he wants to have status, he will not have status.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang's main role in the Battle of Chibi was nothing more than a diplomatic mediation in promoting the alliance between Sun and Liu. This merit is worthy of recognition.

As for the specific battle, it was the credit of Zhou Yu, Huang Gai and others, and basically had nothing to do with Zhuge Liang.

In 210 AD, before his death, Zhou Yu sent a letter to Sun Quan recommending Lu Su: "Lu Su is loyal and prudent, and he can be loyal on behalf of Yu. If the general can accept the faithful advice of his ministers, he will die in peace."

In this way, Sun Quan appointed Lu Su to lead the army instead of Zhou Yu.

It can be seen from this that Lu Su is really a great talent, and he is by no means as miserable as described in the novel.

...

"It's still catching up!"

As soon as he received Zhou Yu's urgent report, Lu Su ordered the fleet to turn around and travel day and night to return to Chibi in a hurry, preparing to join the alien army stationed in Chibi to jointly defend against the enemy.

Unexpectedly, hurrying and hurrying, after all, it was still a step slower.

"Captain, what should we do now?" Lu Meng asked.

Lu Meng, who was asking the question, was also a core figure in the Jiangdong Group. At the end of the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu recommended to Sun Quan that the candidate to lead the navy to pursue Cao Jun by water was actually Lu Meng.

It's just that Lu Meng politely declined, saying that he didn't dare to take the credit of Lu Su.

In this way, there was a situation where the two led the army together.

When it comes to Lu Meng, everyone is most familiar with the story of "Ameng under Wu".

Farewell for three days, and treat each other with admiration.

This allusion should be attributed to Lu Meng. From the biography of Lu Meng, we can see his growth, how an illiterate young man grew into a famous general of Soochow.

After Lu Su died, it was Lu Meng who succeeded him.

One of Lu Meng's most classic achievements was crossing the river in white clothes, all in Jingzhou, and indirectly killed Guan Yu.

In addition, Lu Meng also knows people with eyesight.

Gan Ning, Lu Xun, Zhu Ran and others were all recommended by Lu Meng.

Especially Lu Xun, who was recommended by Lu Meng, became the minister of humerus in the later period of Soochow Wu in one fell swoop, ranking more than Zhou Yu.

It can be said that Soochow has produced a large number of talents.

If you really want to compare it, among the Three Kingdoms, only the Shu Han regime has the most withered talents. Among them, I have to say that there are Zhuge Liang factors in it.

...

"What else can we do?" Lu Su frowned, "The enemy can catch up to us from such a distance, and they can't go if they want to. Moreover, the river is narrow, and we have no way to escape. However, there is only one battle."

"Understood!" Lu Meng nodded solemnly with a firm expression.

Tilting slightly, the sound of war drums also sounded in Lu Su's army.

The bad thing is, because Lu Su's army is the one being pursued, waiting for Ruo to leave the back to the ocean-going fleet. The river was narrow, and it was too late to turn around.

If you turn around in a hurry, you will only lose your footing.

Therefore, under the command of generals such as Lu Meng and Ling Tong, the army simply stopped on the river, quietly waiting for the enemy to attack, which can be said to be waiting for work at leisure.

In the eyes of Ling Tong, Gan Ning and other generals, water warfare means shooting at each other if there is no way. If archery can't solve the problem, just lean up and engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Therefore, it doesn't really matter which side the battleship is facing.

As the strongest navy in the Three Kingdoms, they really have never been afraid of anyone. And with the prestige of the Chibi War, even if Governor Zhou Yu described how powerful the enemy was in his letter, they would not believe it.

"No matter how powerful it is, can it turn the sky upside down?" Gan Ning's words represented the aspirations of the generals.

All I can say is, sit back and watch the sky!

Among the generals, only Lu Su and Lu Meng looked dignified. For one thing, they trust the governor Zhou Yu, and know that Zhou Yu is always seeking truth from facts and will never aim at nothing.

Zhou Yu said strong, it must be strong.

It's just that how strong the enemy is, Zhou Yu himself may not be able to tell why.

Only when you encounter them head-on can you feel one or two intuitively.

Among other things, at least the speed of the enemy fleet is far faster than theirs, and it's not just a star and a half faster, but more than twice as fast.

Thinking about it this way, how could Lu Su and Lu Meng feel relaxed?

Not to mention, they don't have an advantage in terms of military strength, so if they really want to fight, the chances of winning are really slim.

Forced into such a situation, they had no choice.

...

About twenty minutes later, the vanguard warship of the ocean-going fleet officially entered the sight of Lu Su's army.

The huge five-story building boats were laid out in rows on the river, which shocked the soldiers of Lu Su's army, which was really not small.

Before he got close, a strong sense of oppression came over his face.

"My God, there is such a huge warship in the world!" The soldiers were dumbfounded.

Morale is inevitably affected.

"Let the arrow!"

Gan Ning and other fierce generals were not afraid, and took the lead in attacking.

What responded to them was the sound of rumbling artillery.

"boom!"

One after another shells exploded on the surface of the river, blowing up the warships of Lu Su's army to pieces.

"what's the situation?"

Gan Ning's eyes widened, but he didn't know what weapon the enemy was using. What responded to him was the sound of artillery shells that became more and more rapid.

This is exactly what Su Shi said about Zhou Yu: "While talking and laughing, the masts and sculls are wiped out in ashes."

"It's over!"

Lu Su closed his eyes in pain, unable to bear to look at the scene in front of him.