Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

At midnight, the wind became stronger and stronger, and the howling southeast wind blew fiercely, blowing the military flags on the ship to rattle.

Shen Chen stood on the board with a serious expression on his face.

In addition to the southeast wind, the reason for the success of the Battle of Chibi in history was Huang Gai's false surrender.

Cao Cao put in the yellow-gai ships filled with fish oil, firewood and sickles, which caused the fleet at the port of Wulin Wharf to be burned.

But none of them surrendered.

Even if there is a trick to feign surrender, Zhou Yu, who is sophisticated and calculating, will not be fooled.

After all, Cao Cao was fooled for a reason. At that time, Cao Jun had already presented an overwhelming situation.

Countless letters of surrender from Jiangdong's interior were sent to his desk.

Therefore, Huang Gai's surrender was reasonable and did not arouse Cao Cao's suspicion.

However, there is no overwhelming situation in Jiangdong right now, and the Jiangxia Navy and the Jiangdong Navy are feuds, and there is only hatred between them, and they will never surrender.

Therefore, even with the trick of false surrender, Zhou Yu would not believe it.

Now that the southeast wind is blowing, it is impossible for Zhou Yu to be unprepared. The periphery must be heavily guarded, with patrol ships everywhere.

Once Zhou Yu found out, he would immediately order the soldiers to board the boat and confront them on the river.

Therefore, it is impossible to complete the raid mission by approaching the ship used for arson to Hongkou Wharf without anyone noticing, so we can only think of other ways.

So what can be done?

Assault!

This was the only way Shen Chen could think of.

He has already patrolled around Baqiu countless times to explore the surrounding terrain.

In the interval between the armistice, they often took ships to scout the enemy's situation.

It can be said that the situation of the enemy and ourselves is clear.

Unlike the Battle of Chibi, this battle took place in Yunmeng Lake.

At this time, Yunmengze is too big, like a vast ocean.

Therefore, the biggest difference with the Battle of Chibi is that the topographical space of the two is completely different.

In the Battle of Chibi, the two sides faced each other on both sides of the Yangtze River. Cao Cao was in Wulin and Zhou Yu was in Chibi. The two sides faced each other across the river.

So once Zhou Yu's army set sail, Cao Cao would be able to respond immediately, and he could only approach by feigning surrender.

And Yunmengze is a big lake with waves. The Hongkou where Zhou Yu is stationed is only a little narrower in the northeast direction, and the rest of the direction is a vast lake with hundreds of miles of water, which is very wide.

It is impossible for the Jiangdong navy to patrol every place, so there must be a loophole that allows their fleet to kill them with lightning speed.

There's a little more to it.

That is Shun Shui!
The Battle of Chibi did not go smoothly for the Jiangdong Army.

Even Wulin, where Cao Cao is located, is a little further upstream.

Jiangdong Army must go against the current.

In contrast to this battle.

Baqiu is located in the southeast of Hongkou.

The southeast wind blows from the southeast, the Xiangjiang River flows into Yunmengze, and the coast of Yunmengze flows into the Yangtze River.

Hongkou is at the mouth of the Yangtze River, just downstream of Baqiu.

That is to say, the Jiangxia Navy is going smoothly in this battle, and the speed of the ship will reach the theoretical limit.

Therefore, under the addition of these objective conditions, Shen Chen decided to give it a go.

He stood at the bow of the ship, and there were fifty warships assembled in front of him, each of which was filled with fish oil.

In the Battle of Chibi, Huang Gai only had [-] ships, and he used [-], just to ensure that he could hit it with one hit!
Shen Chen raised his head and looked at the flag that was already fluttering under the howling wind, raised the gallbladder knife in his hand, and shouted angrily: "Raise the sails!"

"Raise the sails!"

Everyone is shouting.

A large number of ships hoisted their sails.

Shen Chen looked around, his main ship was not a building ship, but a fighting ship.

Although no fish paste was put on the fighting ships, his fleet would attack together with the fire ships.

This means that the Jiangxia navy will launch a suicide attack in this battle.

Although this may lead to heavy losses for the Jiangxia navy, the only way Shen Chen can think of to eliminate the Jiangdong navy is to lose both, or to kill one and injure the other.

Zhou Yu, today I will destroy Jiangdong.

Shen Chen looked to the north with icy eyes, and said loudly: "Soldiers, defeat the enemy today. Ride the wind and waves, march forward bravely, and fight to the death!"

"Dead fight! Dead fight! Dead fight!"

First, hundreds of soldiers on Shen Chen's battleship shouted, and then the voice infected the entire fleet. The shouts continued for miles, and even the sound of the waves from the rolling river seemed to be covered up.

However, although there was a lot of movement, it would not be known by the Jiangdong Army.

Because Yong Lake is more than ten kilometers away from Hongkou, and the lake mouth is blocked by Jiangxia navy, it is impossible for their scouts to come in, so no matter how loud they are, it doesn't matter.

"Let's go!"

Shen Chen gave the final order.

With the long sound of the horn, fifty warships rushed to the forefront.

Each warship has more than 100 soldiers, and they will launch a suicide attack, which can be said to be close to death.

Even Shen Chen himself was behind them, putting himself in danger.

But this is impossible.

To live against death, to seek victory in danger, is the way of war.

The mighty Jiangxia navy left the Yonghu Wharf, passed through the mouth of the lake, and entered Dongting Lake.

Then go all the way north and follow the water to attack Junshan Island in the north.

Naturally, Zhou Yu would not be unprepared. Seeing that the southeast wind was suddenly getting stronger, he sent a large number of patrol boats to cruise around the periphery, and also ordered a school of troops to be stationed at the pier.

However, the river is vast, and Jiangxia's navy rides the wind and waves, and with the help of the wind and water, it kills the Jiangdong army at an extremely fast speed.

These ships not only have holes for oars on both sides, but also propellers and wheels at the rear, all of which are refitted general ships.

Under the blessing of wind and water, they travel extremely fast.

At this moment under the night, countless torches were lit at the Hongkou Wharf, as if illuminating the night sky, the bright moon was shining, and the visibility on the river was still very high.

The reason why a large number of torches are arranged at the pier is because the Jiangdong Army has arranged many sentry ships on the periphery.

These ships need lighting, otherwise they will not be able to see the port on the return journey, and they may run aground.

In the end, it became the guiding light of Jiangxia Navy.

The speed of the fleet was extremely fast, and when it was eight kilometers away from Hongkou, a patrol boat of the Jiangdong Navy two kilometers away discovered something strange.

The turbulent river was mighty, and Yinshalongzhai was on the river in the darkness of night. The soldiers on the patrol boat seemed to have a vague figure in the darkness in the south.

"what is that?"

The soldier was puzzled, turned his head and said to his sleepy companion: "Get up, it seems that something is coming."

It was too dark and far away, so he really couldn't see clearly.

A few companions were awakened, and hurriedly climbed to the side of the ship. The ship was surging with the river, and the heavy anchor could hardly stop the protruding ship, drifting with the current.

In the ups and downs of the crowd, they saw countless ghostly figures appearing in the northern night at an extremely fast speed.

"Enemy, quick, enemy! Pull the anchor."

The captain rubbed his eyes, and after making sure that he read correctly, he hastily shouted to the cabin.

At the same time, he hurriedly ran to the bow.

Some soldiers went to pull the anchor, and some soldiers immediately ran to the cabin to prepare to row.

The captain immediately ran to the bow, raised the torch in his hand, and quickly waved it in the direction of the north.

Set off wolf smoke during the day and hold torches at night.

These are the two most mainstream communication methods in ancient times.

Especially on big rivers like this, because the sound of the wind and waves is too loud, even if gongs, drums, horns and other musical instruments are used to transmit messages, they will not be able to travel very far.

Maybe four or fifty meters away, you can't hear the sound even if you blow the horn to death.

Therefore, it is necessary to rely on torches.

The night is full of stars, four or five kilometers away from Hongkou Wharf, and there are patrol boats and warning boats everywhere.

There are two guard ships about 100 meters behind the patrol body, and their torches are flickering, which immediately caught their attention and immediately sent a message back.

In this way, in less than two or three minutes, the Hongkou Port has received the news.

"woo woo woo woo!"

The patrolling soldiers on the shore immediately blew their horns to alert the nearby camps.

Zhu Ran, Captain Zhechong, was stationed at Hongkou Port today. He led 5000 troops from a school in the headquarters to camp less than fifty feet away from the fleet.

After all, although the fleet was on the pier, the ships were too bumpy in the water, and the soldiers couldn't sleep well.

So they also live on the shore.

Hearing the movement at this time, Zhu Ran rushed out of the tent immediately, and asked, "What's the matter, why is there a horn sound?"

"Report, enemy attack!"

A soldier came to report: "The patrol boat on the river has spotted the fleet of the Jiangxia Navy."

"Go and report to the main camp with a group of people."

After hearing the news, Zhu Ran calmly issued an order: "Hurry up, blow the whistle, the whole army gathers, and everyone boards the boat immediately."

"only!"

The soldiers immediately went to carry out the order.

Soon Zhou Yu's main camp three miles away also got the news.

In fact, their camps were all scattered in Hongkou, not all on the shore.

The main reason is that the geographical location of Hongkou is so-so. Sometimes it rains suddenly and the river rises, which may submerge the pier.

The boat can float, but the camp cannot, so they must be stationed on higher ground several miles from the shore.

At this moment, the whole camp was already noisy. Zhou Yu felt disturbed and couldn't sleep today. When he heard that Jiang Xia's navy was attacking, he suddenly felt like a stone fell from his heart.

"Captain, the enemy is coming."

Ling Tong and Lu Meng broke into Zhou Yu's tent.

Zhou Yu didn't sleep at all, dressed neatly, smiled calmly and said: "They came here to seek their own death, I have already arranged the troops."

Lu Meng was surprised: "The governor has already laid an ambush?"

Zhou Yu nodded: "Yes, today I have a premonition that Shen Chen may attack at night, and I have already arranged Cheng Pu's fleet to lie in ambush. Even if they use fire to attack, Cheng Pu's fleet has already prepared mud, so it will definitely be able to defend against it." come down."

"The governor is really clever."

Ling Tong and Lu Meng immediately felt relieved and praised each other.

Zhou Yu said: "Let's gossip less, immediately rectify the soldiers and horses, and rush to the dock for help."

"only!"

Ling Tong and Lu Meng rushed out to prepare.

On the other side of the pier, on the shore of the northernmost port, Cheng Pu, who was sleeping, suddenly woke up.

These days, according to Zhou Yu's instructions, he experimented with the effect of silt, and found that if he wanted to stop the burning ship, he had to put a lot of silt on the hull and inside the cabin.

Because silt is only effective when it is wet, dry silt cannot prevent fire.

So he asked the soldiers to smear the mud every day to see how long it would take for the mud to dry.

I tried it again this evening, and it was dry by night. Since there is only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no reason for a thousand days to prevent a thief, so Cheng Pu didn't keep the mud moist all the time.

At this time, they suddenly learned of the enemy's attack, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to get up and board the ship, and asked them to store them in the cabin, and smear the ship with mud that had been kept moist by the river water to prevent fire attack.

"The enemy is more than ten miles away. At their speed, it will take at least two or three quarters of an hour to reach the dock. It should be in time."

Cheng Pu thought to himself.

"Hurry up."

Not only was he busy spreading mud on the river bank, but Zhu Ran's troops were also busy untiing the ropes of the boats and boarding the boats to prepare for the battle.

At that time, ships were densely packed on the pier, with three layers inside and three layers outside, and bridges were built between each other, just like a driveway. If you want all the ships to go out, you must remove the outermost ships one by one.

This is time consuming.

However, well-trained Jiangdong soldiers can do it in just a quarter of an hour.

As the commander of the navy, Zhou Yu naturally calculated the speed of the ship. In the case of smooth sailing, sixty miles per hour is the limit he thinks, because their experimental speed is like this.

Sixty miles is about fifty miles, 25 kilometers for two hours, about twelve or thirteen kilometers per hour, and a maximum of fifteen kilometers.

Later generations recorded that a [-]-ton two-masted inland river wooden sailboat in the Hunan area travels [-] to [-] kilometers per hour in a smooth wind and [-] to [-] kilometers per hour in an upwind direction. This speed is also in line with Zhou Yu's experimental speed.

This also means that a quarter of an hour and 15 minutes, the fleet sailed up to three or four kilometers.

The Jiangdong Navy's outermost guard ship is about six kilometers away from Hongkou, and the range they can observe is at least about eight kilometers.

Even if there was a little delay in the information transmission process, from the time when the Jiangxia navy found the enemy six kilometers away, to when Zhu Ran and Cheng Pu boarded the boat to meet the enemy, the enemy would never reach Hongkou within 15 minutes.

They even had more than ten minutes to line up their troops.

This time is enough for the well-trained Jiangdong Navy.

Zhu Ran also thinks so.

It wasn't until his soldiers had just boarded the ship, and before they could leave the port, they saw the densely packed ships on the river, attacking them like a howling wind...

The speed of those ships was extremely fast, the river broke through the waves, like arrows off the string, and they were already approaching the port in less than a minute.

"This"

Zhu Ran was dumbfounded.

How can this be?

The news came back more than ten miles away.

How could the opponent be so fast?
Zhu Ran was completely dumbfounded.

But at this moment on the battleship of Jiang Xia Navy, Shen Chen's heart was finally relieved.

Zhou Yu still underestimated today's wind and the speed of the ship.

With the strong wind and smooth water and the blessing of the ship, their fleet reached the limit of the speed of ancient sailing ships on the Yangtze River - thirty kilometers per hour.

According to ancient sailing ship speed theory, the maximum speed can reach 37 kilometers per hour.

But that's just theory.

And what can really be practiced is about [-] kilometers.

For example, it is still the line in Li Bai's poem, "Among the colorful clouds of Baidi Baidi, a thousand miles of rivers and tombs will be returned in one day."

If calculated according to 24 hours a day, the speed of the ship is 26.83 kilometers per hour.

But Li Bai hadn't invented the ship at that time.

Therefore, with the smooth wind and the current, and with the help of the general ship, the speed of the ship can reach more than 27 kilometers per hour, which greatly exceeded Zhou Yu's expectations.

The most important thing is the invention of the steamship, which made Zhou Yu wrongly estimate their speed.

It is naturally wrong for Zhou Yu to measure the speed of the Jiangdong Navy, which is relatively backward in technology, when the wind is not so strong during the day.

simply put.

Zhou Yu underestimated Jiang Xia Navy's ship technology and today's wind speed!
Technological development, change life!