The Nameless of the Common Clans

Jiang Gan's trip to Jiangdong was obviously not very smooth. Although Sun Quan received him, it was obviously impossible for him to surrender. Although he had expected it, Chen Mo was still a little disappointed. He had fought for so many years and was a little tired. The world was also tired.

I hope this is the last battle.

Liu Bei has fled to Nanzhong. There is little hope that he will come out in this life. Shuzhong has been settled. Now Chen Mo can go all out to deal with Jiangdong. The training in the water fort has begun to show results. At least the Jingzhou army gives people the feeling that it is so serious. As for how to fight, you have to go to the battlefield to know.

Dozens of boats surrounded the two warships. On the river, they looked quite large. The Ming army went downstream and relied on the advantage of the terrain. The Jiangdong army went upstream to fight and suffered some losses, but the wind direction today was a little uncertain.

This was a tentative attack. The Jiangdong Army took the initiative to come and provoke, so Chen Mo would naturally not ignore it. Dozens of gaozhous were commanded by flags, shuttling back and forth, and did not directly rush down with the water.

Shoot!

The generals on the warships looked at the Jiangdong warships slowly approaching this side, and decisively ordered. In the water battle, bows and arrows were dominant, and arrows flew through the air one by one.

The distance of an arrow is the distance of life and death. The rain of arrows briefly crossed in the air, and then fell in different directions.

The soldiers on both sides have raised their shields, and the soldiers who manipulated the gaozhou paddled vigorously. Arrows fell on the shields, and some fell on people. The gaozhou still nimbly cruised on the river. Several corpses fell from the gaozhou, and the blood dyed the surrounding river red.

Chen Mo waved the flag, and the warships began to speed up and crashed into the Jiangdong Army downstream. Dozens of boats surrounded them. After all, it was not a land battle, so the momentum was not very strong. This was also the biggest difference between water battles and land battles. Close combat was also a collision between ships. Before boarding the ship to fight, personal bravery would not play any role here. This was also the reason why Lu Bu failed to go south several times that year. Lu Bu's fighting style would not work here.

Dozens of boats collided with each other before the warships collided. In the shaking hull, many soldiers fell directly into the water. The violent collision sound continued to sound. The ships with poor quality might have fallen apart directly. Being able to stay stable and sober in this environment is the standard of a qualified naval soldier.

"Crossbow shooting!" Seeing the two sides approaching, Chen Mo waved the flag again, and a series of Yuanrong crossbows were set up on the cute pets, shooting wildly at the other side. The crossbows that can fire ten times in a row can best reflect their value in this kind of war. The cold crossbows shot through the bodies of the Jiangdong soldiers. The angry Jiangdong soldiers jumped high and threw themselves on the warships, but were pierced in the air by the Jingzhou navy who had been prepared.

The battle gradually became fierce. Dozens of water ghosts sneaked in the chaotic battlefield with a fierce murderous intent and began to destroy the bottom of the warship.

Chen Mo frowned slightly. In this situation, he didn't have a good solution, but the Jiangdong soldiers were obviously familiar with this set of procedures. The soldiers of Luoshui were stabbed in the water one by one by these water ghosts. Even if they were equally proficient in water, they were obviously not as flexible as these water ghosts in fighting in the water.

"Shoot at the water surface!" The naval commander on the warship quickly ordered, and the Yuanrong crossbow began to shoot underwater. Soon, there were many floating corpses on the water surface. Some water ghosts would escape under the cover of the corpses. At this time, the warships of Jiangdong approached. Chen Mo quickly ordered the crossbows on the tower ship to suppress the opponent's rear formation, and sank three boats in succession. One warship also began to take in water.

In the distance, on the tower ship of Jiangdong, Zhou Yu watched this scene, shook his head and smiled: "This Chen Bodao does know some water battles, but this is not enough!"

As he spoke, he waved the flag in his hand, and the drums on the river suddenly changed. The Jiangdong navy in front began to spread out in all directions, bypassing the Jingxiang navy on the river, and approached Chen Mo's tower ship.

"Your Majesty, hurry up!" The faces of several generals around Chen Mo who were watching this scene changed. If these naval forces approached, Chen Mo would be in danger.

Chen Mo naturally understood this, frowned and looked at the direction of the other party's ship. This Zhou Yu... doesn't follow the rules.

He naturally had no reason to fight with these navy, so he signaled the ship to turn around. At the same time, the navy began to move closer to this side, trying to prevent the other party from getting close. At the same time, the command flags in their hands were waved, and rows of crossbowmen came to the side of the ship with Yuanrong crossbows and fired wildly at the approaching Jiangdong navy. As for the water ghosts hiding under the water, Chen Mo didn't have a good way. He asked people to throw a few cans of kerosene and a few torches. The river surface suddenly ignited with flames, making it impossible for those water ghosts who came out to breathe to get close, but it also ignited Chen Mo's ship. Under Zhou Yu's regretful eyes, the ship slowly sailed into Xiakou Water Village.

This was not a formal battle. Similar battles happened from time to time during this period. The navy of Jingzhou had always lost more than won. But today was the first time that Chen Mo and Zhou Yu personally commanded the battle. Although Zhou Yu won, he was somewhat tricky, but Chen Mo did not care. In a war, the only thing to look at is the result.

"Your Majesty, the rats from Jiangdong were too much in this battle!" Chen Mo returned to the camp, and a group of navy generals who were watching the battle came up, each of them indignant. Chen Mo's move today was mainly to demonstrate to these navy generals. As for the defeat... To be honest, it was quite normal. The navy of Jingzhou had lost to the navy of Zhou Yu more than once or twice, but those who knew a little about naval warfare could see that if Zhou Yu had not tricked himself at the end and opened the middle gate to bypass and attack Chen Mo's main ship, the outcome of this battle would be unpredictable.

"A defeat is a defeat, and there is nothing too great. Do you still want to imitate Song Xianggong in teaching etiquette to others on the battlefield?" Chen Mo waved his hand, handed his helmet to Dian Wei who was standing aside and said with a smile, "Defeat does not mean anything. It’s shameful. There is no real victorious general in this world, but if you regard defeat as a habit, then consciously hand over your military power and go home to retire. Today You have also seen Ri Zhouyu's method, so try to avoid it next time. There should be guards around the main ship. Today, there are only six ships around the tower ship. This is not enough. At least twelve ships are needed. The enemy will use this method to attack again. When we come up, our army will not be helpless. The other thing is the soldiers who fight underwater. Our army cannot do without them, Cai He."

"The general is here!" Cai He stepped forward quickly and bowed.

"You have been a general in Jingzhou for a long time. Why don't we have people who can fight underwater in our army?" Chen Mo looked at Cai He and asked.

"Your Majesty, you don't know. This underwater soldier was called a water ghost in the east of the Yangtze River. He is not only proficient in water, but also has strong skills. It is difficult for ordinary soldiers to do this, and he is not very useful." Cai He quickly bowed.

"Useless?" Chen Mo heard the words and glanced at him and said: "In today's battle, at least ten of our army's boats were overturned by the water ghost, and one boat was also scuttled. This is called useless? How can we call it useless? it works?"

"This... general is negligent, please punish me!" Cai He quickly bowed. After Cai Shi surrendered to Chen Mo, although he did not accept Cai Shi's friendly 'invitation', Cai He, as the former Jingzhou general, Chen Mo still stayed. Now, not only does he understand water warfare, but more importantly, many of the Cai family’s former members can They were found and activated again through Cai He. However, although these people had some skills, they were accustomed to the atmosphere of Jingzhou in the past. During this period, Chen Mo reorganized the army and it was these people who were being reorganized. As the recommender of these people, Cai He was naturally the focus of attention. There are some flaws in the object that Chen Mo must eliminate.

"It's not enough to punish you, but please remember, this battlefield is ever-changing. Only by being adequately prepared can we deal with any crisis that may arise. We can do without water ghosts, but our army cannot do without them. Since you are familiar with these Water Ghost, I will leave it to you to train a team of Water Ghosts within a month! Is there any problem?" Chen Mo looked at Cai He and said in a deep voice.

"General, take your order!" Cai He quickly bowed and accepted the order.

"In this battle, our army counterattacked with a smooth attack, but even without Zhou Yu's final blow, our army is not as good as you can see." Chen Mo looked at the generals and said: "If the battle really starts at this time, what will happen to the people above the river?" , our army has no chance of winning."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the general will train his soldiers more intensively. Next time we fight, we will never lose to Jiangdong!" several generals said quickly.

"How can the naval force trained by me for more than ten years be comparable to your achievements in a few months?" Chen Mo shook his head, looked at the generals and said: "Everyone, look at the map!"

Everyone followed Chen Mo's instructions and looked at the map behind Chen Mo.

"I have heavy troops in Xiling, Jiangling, Anlu, Wulin, Matun, and Jianli. You will fight against Jiangdong's army in the future. If you lose, you will lead them ashore and retreat to these counties. "Chen Mo pointed at six cities, looked at everyone and said with a smile: "You can't win in a water battle. There is no need to use our own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points. Land warfare is our army's strength. On the river, they are powerful, but when we reach the shore, our army is invincible. Remember, try your best to save the lives of our soldiers and wait for the Jiangdong navy in the future. If the battle is over, we will have to rely on these soldiers to cross the river!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" When the generals heard this, their eyes lit up and they worshiped hurriedly.

"Let's all go and rest." Chen Mo stood up and waved his hand.

"I will retire at the end!"

Although Chen Mo's side was defeated, the atmosphere was relatively relaxed, but the atmosphere on Zhou Yu's side was a bit solemn.

"Captain, our army won today, why is the Commander so sad?" Lu Meng looked at the frowning Zhou Yu in the Jiangdong water village and asked strangely.

"Although we won today, it was a small victory, but Chen Mo's proficiency in navy warfare is worrying!" Zhou Yu frowned. It was natural for Zhou Yu to defeat Chen Mo on the river, but Chen Mo's command of the navy was not like a novice at all. He is quite experienced, he has a well-founded approach to advancing and retreating, and he breaks when he is ready, without any hesitation. If the two armies are fighting today, Jiangdong can win, but it will definitely not be easy. The water battle has already been fought like this. If it really goes to land, Zhou Yu I can't imagine what the result would be.