Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3449 Advantages and Disadvantages

"This is impossible!" 』

Zhou Tai's eyes widened.

In the early morning, Zhou Tai ordered Jiangdong soldiers to investigate everywhere, especially in the woodlands where there was no sound last night and in those areas that looked normal.

There were no soldiers from Sichuan and Sichuan, and no ferocious beasts were found.

But nothing was found.

Jiangdong's soldiers were very confused. Although they didn't say anything, the look in Zhou Tai's eyes revealed something vaguely strange.

After all, no one wants to follow a neurotic leader.

Even if Zhou Tai may be a newly born neurotic, it is inappropriate.

Jiangdong soldiers avoided Zhou Tai and gathered together secretly, chattering.

Zhou Tai's guard heard something, but he couldn't scold him, so he could only pretend not to hear. After all, they were woken up early in the morning by Zhou Tai, and then climbed up and down to look around. It would be okay if they found something, but there was nothing, which was a bit embarrassing.

"General..." the guard whispered, "What did you notice?" Searching like this aimlessly... Even if the soldiers don't have any objections, the physical exertion is not small. There will be a war by then... Besides, if this movement becomes big and is noticed by other places, wouldn't it miss a big event? 』

Zhou Tai scratched his head.

What could he say?

That he had a feeling?

Wouldn't a general who fights based on his feelings make the soldiers in Jiangdong even more frightened?

Zhou Tai doesn't believe in evil, he "feels" that his intuition is right!

So he took the escort and went there in person...

He found that there were footprints in some places along the way!

But this is unconvincing.

Because it may have been trampled by Jiangdong soldiers themselves, it cannot be counted.

The bushes also showed signs of being trampled and broken!

But looking at the broken mouths, most of them are very fresh, so it is also possible that they were stepped on by Jiangdong soldiers during their search, and they cannot be counted.

Zhou Tai and other Jiangdong soldiers believed that the only sure sign that there was an enemy ambush in the surrounding area was the presence of a bonfire.

Only people can use bonfires.

And after using the bonfire, there will definitely be traces left on the ground!

So the main sign Zhou Tai is looking for is to see if there are any ashes from the bonfire!

Even after cleaning, the fine ashes are not easy to remove, even if they are covered with leaves and soil.

The color of newly turned soil is different.

But Zhou Tai wandered around the woods, shrubs, and rocky slopes for most of the day, especially last night where he felt like something was staring at him. He walked around carefully, lowered his head, and worked very hard on the ground, bit by bit. Looking for various traces...

Still found nothing.

In other words, no traces could be found to prove that anyone had been there.

The scratches on the ground, the marks in the bushes, and even some stray strands of cloth couldn't explain anything at all.

The soldiers and armor of the Han Dynasty were all made of burlap, yellow-grey, red and black.

Now the Three Kingdoms have not been officially separated, and no one has deliberately made any color changes on the soldiers' robes...

Oh, it's not that there was no chance at all, but Yuan Shao fell before he could finish the job.

So Zhou Tai found some traces of suspected human activities, but the most important trace of the bonfire was not found.

If there is no bonfire on the ground, it cannot prove that someone has been here, and it cannot prove that Zhou Tai's "feeling" is correct.

It can't prove that Zhou Tai's feeling is right, it can only prove that Zhou Tai is crazy.

Zhou Tai glared, trying to show that he was not out of his mind, let alone nervous before the war, but he had no choice.

Even if he explained to the surrounding soldiers that his intuition was always accurate, it would be useless.

Jiangdong's soldiers would only think that Zhou Tai was looking for a way out for him. At most, they would just laugh a few times and still not take it seriously.

"Is it true that I am too worried? 』

Zhou Tai was very irritable, took off his pocket and scratched his head.

"General..." the guard persuaded in a low voice, "Isn't it a good thing that I didn't find...?" This shows that you should be careful, and it also shows that we are safe here... which is a good thing..."

"..." Zhou Tai was silent for a moment and waved his hand helplessly.

In the end, he still had to accept the result and ordered Jiangdong soldiers to withdraw and rest.

Although there was cover from the guards, this did not satisfy Jiangdong soldiers.

No one likes a general who is messing around with nothing.

Zhou Tai's intuition is his advantage. He has used his intuition to avoid many murderous attempts since he was a child.

But now his "advantage" has become his "joke".

Where Zhou Tai couldn't see him, the muttering was like crickets in the grass. When someone walks over, there is no sound, but as soon as the patrolman walks away, the thin sound will sound again.

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"General!" How do you know Jiang Dongbing will come to search? 』

On the other side, Gan Ning was surrounded by other hussar soldiers, enjoying the looks of admiration and admiration from the other hussar soldiers.

"Hahaha……"

Gan Ning smiled so hard that his teeth disappeared.

If he wasn't worried that his laughter would be too loud, which would alarm Jiang Dongjun, Gan Ning would have wanted to stand up, put his hands on his hips, and look up to the sky and laugh.

"You don't understand this..." Gan Ning's guards quickly praised their general, "Our general, we work hard in our free time!" He knows the art of war, he can know astronomy from above, he can know it from below..."

"Pong!" Gan Ning lightly slapped the guard's helmet, "If you don't understand anything, don't brag!" 』

The guard chuckled.

Gan Ning said to the other hussar soldiers, "This is all mentioned in the newspaper of the martial arts hall... Do you understand the art of war?" Yesterday, that person, yes, it was the scout Wang Erlang, who said he was going to catch some insects and snakes in the distance to give Jiangdong soldiers some information. Then I remembered that because we were staying in the forest, the insects, snakes, birds and beasts all ran away... 』

Moreover, most of the people in Sichuan and Shu, even the navy, have mountain experience, and they also carry some insect repellent medicine with them. How can ordinary insects and snakes get close to them? The insects and snakes escaped, and the trees were occupied by these Sichuan and Shu soldiers again, so naturally the birds and animals also ran away.

The herbivores have all run away, and most of the predators in the forest have never seen so many people. Therefore, without knowing the strength of these people, they will not deliberately conflict with humans and assume that this forest belongs to humans. It’s our territory, and we won’t easily come to the territory of humans…

So the whole forest will seem unusually quiet.

Gan Ning didn't think of this at first, but Gan Ning had a shortcoming, that is, he had an impatient temper, so as soon as he remembered it, he had to do it immediately. As a result, just because of this characteristic of Gan Ning's character, the Hussars took the lead. One step forward.

Gan Ning did not expect that Jiang Dongbing would actually come to search.

It's just that in this way, after Jiangdong's army rushed to nothing, it became clear that Gan Ning was particularly powerful. Did the enemy have any chance to take the lead?

Of course, Gan Ning and the others are not professional special forces, so there will definitely be some traces left behind. But similarly, Jiangdong soldiers are not all experienced hunters. They can tell from the urine stains on the bark that this is Human urine or animal urine...

As for the bonfire that Jiangdong Army has been looking for, Gan Ning and others have no use at all!

The fixed thinking and cognitive differences make some things invisible even if they are seen.

On the one hand, Gan Ning and others carried dry food supplies for the Hussars, which could be eaten without making a fire. On the other hand, Gan Ning and others were resting on tree branches, so there was little need to light a fire on the ground to evade the situation. Drive away wild beasts that may attack at night.

Jiang Dongbing obviously never thought that Gan Ning and others would rest in a tree, because they were either on a boat or on land and had no such concept at all, so they naturally would not climb a tree to see if anyone was left. traces.

"In the mountains, there are methods..."

Gan Ning laughed and shared this knowledge with other hussar soldiers.

Gan Ning himself has a carefree personality and has no intention of hiding this knowledge. At the same time, Gan Ning also knows that his knowledge comes from Jiangwu Hall Dibao, which means that other people also know these things, so even if It doesn't make much sense for him to be mysterious and mysterious, and even turn his original favor into contempt.

"Jiang Wu Tang Di Bao?" So smart? 』

"Of course, that was written by the General Hussar himself!" 』

"I also heard that as long as you collect eighty-one chapters of newspapers, you can compile a book on the art of war!" 』

"Is it true?" 』

A group of Sichuan and Sichuan soldiers were chirping.

"What kind of newspaper is that? Can I read it?" 』

Some people also approached Gan Ning and asked.

Gan Ning didn't care that the person asking the question was just a senior, "Okay, but... can you read?" 』

Shi Chang was stunned for a moment, "You still need to learn how to read?" I... probably recognize hundreds or dozens of them..."

"Ah, ha!" Then there is nothing we can do. It’s not that we won’t show it to you, but that you won’t be able to understand it. Gan Ning waved his hand, "Then if you want to understand, you have to learn more words... Well, at least, let me think about it, it will take five... two or three thousand words... There are not civil servants in the army." Well, if you give me a bacon stick, you can continue learning calligraphy..."

Gan Ning actually didn't know how many words he needed to know. He subconsciously wanted to say five thousand, but he felt that five thousand might be too many. He didn't necessarily know five thousand words himself, so he changed his mind and said two or three thousand.

"Two or three thousand..." Shi Chang was a little confused, "That's so much?" 』

"Is this more?" Gan Ning laughed and said, "I recognize five characters a day, or three if I can't, and nearly a thousand in a year!" Everything has to be accumulated and worked hard. In the army, you don’t need to practice martial arts every day to work hard? If you don't endure hardship, how can you go into battle and kill the enemy? It's okay if others kill you! The same goes for reading and writing. If you don't work hard, these words will bully you! Let me tell you, this is what Zhuge Cheng said! Think about it, is this true? It's no problem if it's hundreds or dozens of words long, but if you want to lead the team, it's not possible if it's hundreds or dozens of words! You don’t just want to be a leader your whole life, right? 』

Not only Shi Chang, but also the other hussars soldiers around him felt something in their hearts after hearing Gan Ning's words.

But, people are like this, feelings are feelings, actions are actions.

No matter how many feelings you have, they have to be taken concrete actions to be useful...

Perhaps one day, among the people in front of Gan Ning, some will grow up and take charge of their own business, but there are also many people who will continue to hang around until they die in battle or die of old age.

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The sun hangs high in the blue sky, occasionally dancing to the soft little cloud beauty, reflecting the little face of the cloud with golden and rosy colors. As for the big river on the ground, as well as the boats and people on the river, to the sun, they are not as beautiful as the face of the little sister of the cloud.

This is the difference between heaven and earth.

Why do we say "one day in heaven is one year on earth"?

It is not because Newton's coffin can't cover it, but because of the difference in people's hearts.

Haven't you seen that in the high and mighty Yunxiao Palace, when the gods and immortals made reports, they all said "time flies, days and months pass by like shuttles, and before you know it, another year has passed."

And the people on earth, after today, worry about tomorrow, and every day is "living like a year".

For the sun, everything on the ground is ants, grass, and there is no difference.

Whether it is a three-color ant or a red and black ant.

Under Xu Huang's order, the Sichuan Navy sailed out of the water fort and went downstream.

The tricolor flag fluttered in the wind.

The boats adjusted their bows in the sound of the trumpet, pulled up half of the sails, and turned the crossbars of the sails. With the help of water power and wind power, they were full of momentum and fighting spirit.

The drums of war roared and echoed on the waves.

The naval battles of this era were still dominated by tower ships, supplemented by fighting ships, and there were some prototypes of the battle mode of giant ships and cannons in later generations. The tower ships were responsible for outputting the main damage, the fighting ships made up for the damage and intercepted the opponent's small boats approaching the blind spots of the tower ships, and the other ships were generally used to transport materials or personnel. They also participated in the battle, but they were not the most important part of the combat force.

The Sichuan Navy took the tower ships as the center and the other ships as the two wings, forming a crescent-shaped team and moving towards the fleet of the Jiangdong Navy.

It was quite comfortable to go downstream, but if we couldn't defeat the Jiangdong navy and had to go back, it would become upstream...

The Sichuan navy was majestic, but the Jiangdong navy did not send out more naval forces, but only sent out less than 80% of the ships of the Sichuan navy. However, it can be clearly felt that the ships of the Jiangdong navy would be more flexible on the water.

Not long after, the two sides were entangled again on the river.

Unlike the last time when both sides fought a little "perfunctorily" and wanted to win by tricks, this time both sides were more serious, impacting each other and grabbing a favorable position on the river.

Jiangdong's strategy was obvious.

It was like a piece that had already fallen on the chessboard, placed there, and both sides could see it.

Generally speaking, only tower ships can fight tower ships. If ordinary fighting ships are targeted by tower ships, even if they dodge the catapults, they may not be able to dodge the crossbows. Even if they finally get close to the tower ships, perhaps a pole that falls from the sky can directly break the deck and keel of the fighting ship.

However, the Jiangdong Navy wanted to use their skilled boat control technology and proficiency in water battles to use small boats to eat big ships. Especially after seeing the Sichuan Navy improve the fighting ship ramming, the Jiangdong Navy also urgently pretended to have some fighting ships, trying to "return the enemy's way" and forcibly prepare to exchange, and still exchange small for big.

For the Jiangdong Navy, even if the ship was broken and fell into the water, they were not too afraid, not only because they were good at swimming, but more importantly, they were located just downstream, so they only needed to follow the water flow to the downstream water fort to get close to it, and they would be rescued naturally, just like taking a bath in the river, which was not a big deal.

In this way, the original disadvantage of the Jiangdong navy in terms of geographical advantages was transformed into an advantage to some extent.

This is the strategy of General Zhou, which is very simple and practical, but how many people can think of it in advance before it is used and before it falls on the chessboard?

Zhuge Liang thought of it.

He ordered the kerosene tank to be thrown out.

The kerosene tank went down the river.

This was during the day, and almost everyone could see it.

The floating kerosene tank could not draw a white line under the water with a propeller like the torpedoes of later generations. It could only lie flat, sway left and right as it pleased, and then go downstream.

The speed of the kerosene tank was too slow.

The training of the navy soldiers in the Jiangdong army was also good. At the moment when the vision was clear and everyone was on guard in the battle, the archers on the ship immediately picked up the bows and arrows and shot the kerosene tanks directly in the middle of the road.

However, this was exactly what Zhuge Liang intended.

Zhou Yu's order came out, "Don't shoot the oil tanks!"

It's not that Zhou Yu reacted slowly, but that the Jiangdong navy soldiers reacted quickly.

After seeing the oil tanks appear, Zhou Yu figured out what was going on almost immediately, and then immediately ordered the soldiers not to shoot those oil tanks.

These oil tanks may become good weapons from the water at night, but at the moment when the sky is bright, the navy has too many ways to avoid the attack of such oil tanks. Shooting them up is indeed the simplest and most direct one, so the Jiangdong navy soldiers almost instinctively shot...

Just like their daily bow and arrow training.

But unfortunately, it is because the Jiangdong navy soldiers are highly trained, so this advantage is used by Zhuge Liang.

After the Jiangdong navy shot up some oil tanks, the rockets that had been prepared in advance were shot down!

A huge fire suddenly rose up in the area where the kerosene was scattered on the river!

This fire would not burn for long, after all, the kerosene tank was not the gasoline bomb of later generations, but it could already force back the Jiangdong warships that attempted to attack the Sichuan fleet. The slow ones were also stained with some kerosene, and screamed when they were burned, and jumped into the river.

Advantages, disadvantages.

Sichuan, Jiangdong.

Zhuge Liang gently tapped the gilded fan in his palm, his robe was blown up by the river wind, and his silk scarf also fluttered with the wind.

Zhou Yu put his hands on the railing, and the long hair of his fur coat trembled in the wind.

For a moment, in the two directions of the river, the commanders of both sides seemed to be looking at each other from a distance across the water and fire at this moment.