Small Landlords of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 53 069. The Straw Boat Borrows Arrows
"Wang Hao, an old man, dares to openly offer a reward to me. If you don't give him a little bit of power, he will really think that I have no one in Jiangdong..."

After Biyaner Sunquan received the news from Jingzhou, he summoned his generals to discuss on the Yuhuang battleship, and he was noncommittal about Wang Hao's reward.

Sun Quan also knew that Wang Hao had a ranger team dedicated to assassination, but unlike his dead brother, Sun Quan didn't like hunting in autumn and winter, and rarely went out alone.

"My lord captured Panyang County this time, and Wang Hao used Panyang Lake as a boundary to guard against the river. Zhou Tai was blocked by Jingzhou Ganning in Nanhai County. Although he was unable to go south to Jiaozhou, he also held back the Jingzhou navy.
There are many rivers and streams in Jiangdong, and Wang Hao doesn’t have many naval forces. Although the warships have made new breakthroughs, we have seen them all, so he is naturally impatient..."

Zhou Yu's self-confidence is always so sufficient. Wang Hao only has [-] sailors, but there are no fewer warriors than Soochow, but the technology and number of warships can't catch up with Soochow for a while.

"We must capture Lujiang County before the spring begins. Otherwise, there is a fear that Cao Mengde will send his army southward after the spring begins. By then, all our hard work will be just making wedding dresses for others..."

Huang Gai also expressed his opinion. All the five counties of Yangzhou fell into the hands of Sun Quan, and other counties such as Yuzhang and Linchuan were captured by Wang Hao. Lujiang County is located in the north of the Yangtze River. May be taken by him.

After some deliberation, Soochow mobilized its naval forces again. Except for Zhou Tai who was holding Gan Ning in the coastal area, and Jiang Qin who was stationed in Panyang County, all Soochow generals devoted themselves to the battle for Lujiang.

Sun Quan and Zhou Yu commanded the three armies from Yuhuang. Cheng Pu led [-] infantry up the river. Lu Su served as the supervising military advisor. They did not seek to conquer Lujiang County but wanted to contain Xu Huang's infantry, leaving Xu Huang unable to mobilize his infantry to occupy the river. And keep.

Lu Meng is the vanguard of the navy, and this navy general has just fledgling in Soochow. Although his combat power is not as good as Tai Shici's, he is still a difficult character.

After Zhugejin joined Soochow, he was also reused after Sun Quan came to power, with Han Dang as the vanguard and Zhugejin as the marching army.

Huang Gai took [-] troops as the central army, and Gaihai and other warships on the fifth floor were dispatched. This time, Soochow dispatched more than [-] warships, large and small warships, Shuchong, Louchuan, and fireboats. The surface of the river seemed densely packed. one slice.

"Go back and tell you..."

Wang Hao received an urgent message from Xu Huang, saying that Soochow Wu had mobilized all three armies and divided their troops along the river to go straight to Lujiang County. Wang Hao had no better way for a while. He hoped Soochow Wu could retreat in spite of the difficulties, otherwise he would have to use Humanity is destroyed.

Now that it is winter and the northwest wind is blowing, Wang Hao can set fire boats to surprise the Jiangdong fleet, but after burning Sun Quan several times, they also thought of a countermeasure, and the fire boat attack has no effect at all.

Another method is Cao Cao's method. Hengjiang pulls iron chains to lock the boat. In this way, a boat from Soochow can't even try to cross the Lujiang River.

Water army battles are different from army battles. The consumption of water army battles is several times that of army battles. Ships are often damaged and need to be repaired. Fire ships are lost when they are used. Far attack relies on catapults to sink the opponent's ships, and close attack relies on bows and arrows to kill. The opponent, or the rocket burns the ship, and the amount of kerosene is very large.

"I understand. Please tell my lord that I, Taishi Ziyi, will never go unless I take down Jiang Qin's head..."

After Tanma brought Wang Hao's letter back, Tai Shici and Xu Huang opened it up and saw that Wang Hao gave up Lujiang County because he said he couldn't keep it.

Back then, when the vassals of the [-]th Route sought Dong, many of the vassals had only one county, but now they were forced to give up by the Soochow navy. Thinking about it makes people feel useless.

After nightfall, Tai Shici led [-] sailors, and rushed down the current in [-] powerful ships, and was discovered by the Soochow navy near the entrance of Panyang.

"Enemy attack..."

Soon the Soochow navy woke up from their sleep, and saw more than a dozen fire warships rushed out of Tai Shici's fleet, and were sunk before passing the defense line.

"Huh... This guy Tai Shici actually wants to attack at night. With more than 100 second-rate warships, what if the night attack succeeds?"

Sun Quan stood on the deck of the battleship Yuhuang, looking at the battleship Haochong on the river in the distance, the other party beat gongs and drums, waved flags and shouted to boost their prestige, but Sun Quan didn't care.

There are more than 5000 Haochong warships in the Soochow Navy. These small warships, which can only carry dozens of people, are usually only used for suppressing bandits or carrying food and grass, and are not very useful for night raids.

"My lord, I don't know how long it will take to use the method of borrowing arrows from straw boats..."

Tai Shici looked at the other side's continuous shooting arrows, and showed a slight smile on his face. There was no one else on his ship except the helmsman. There were scarecrows lined up on the left and right of the Haochong battleship. The scarecrows were not afraid of rockets when they were wet.

When the draft of the Haochong battleship reached the maximum level, Tai Shici ordered gold to withdraw his troops and sent out more than a dozen fire warships. The Soochow navy sank the fire warship again, and the night attack ended.

It turned out that Tai Shici wrote to Wang Hao, saying that the supplies for war preparations were in short supply and needed support, but Wang Hao gave him a way to borrow arrows from straw boats.

There are three major consumptions in naval battles: ships, kerosene, and fast arrows. Among them, the consumption of fast arrows ranks first, followed by kerosene and ships.

The surface of the river is only that big, and it is impossible for the fighting ships from both sides to rush out at once. There are only dozens of them each time. The Vanguard Hauchong battleship is easily sunk by boulders, and damage to other ships can be repaired.

As a fire starter, kerosene is needed for both warships and rockets, even at night. This kind of thing can be said to be an essential strategic material.

There are two types of quick arrows: rockets and feather arrows. Rockets are one-time consumable items, while feather arrows can be used multiple times.

When the navy fights, the swift arrows are the fire protection, like bullets, forcing the opponent to shrink their heads. The swift arrows consumed in a fight are absolutely astronomical.

Last night, Sun Quan's 5000 men shot and suppressed Tai Shici. A pot of arrows had twenty arrows, and a hand like a horse archer could shoot six to eight pots of arrows in a short time. That is to say, Sun Quan spent a total of [-] arrows in blocking Tai Shici's night attack last night. And Tai Shici also successfully borrowed [-] feathered arrows.

The cast iron technique in the Three Kingdoms period has not yet reached the level of injection molding production. A night attack requires 20 feathered arrows. Tai Shici and Xu Huang teamed up to resist the Eastern Wu navy. Thousands of arrows, how can there be so many craftsmen making arrows in this era.

The consumption of rockets was gone, and the Soochow navy could catch some of the arrows every time they went down the river. Wang Hao was at a disadvantage in this aspect, so Wang Hao thought of borrowing arrows from straw boats.

(End of this chapter)