Chapter 493: Technology crushes
After being "instructed" by Yuan Shu, Ji Ling suddenly became enlightened.
The bandit leaders under Yuan Shu suddenly discovered that General Ji Ling was not inferior to their lord Yuan Shu in terms of tactics, and was even three points better.
Although their lord Yuan Shu no longer gave them guidance and advice, General Ji Ling stepped forward.
This is the workaround that Yan Xiang came up with.
Yuan Shu couldn't bring himself to come up with these "bad ideas", so why didn't he just let Ji Ling step forward and act as Yuan Shu's mouthpiece?
It's just a matter of wasting some paper and ink. If you don't understand, just read it.
After being released, Yuan Shu no longer restrained his "weird ideas" and used all kinds of methods on Zang Ba.
Zang Ba, an expert in mountain warfare, was forced into a state of panic, and he was determined to defend his position, not daring to have any other thoughts at all.
The battle situation at Mount Tai, which Guan Yu and others had high hopes for, was at a stalemate.
The battle situation in Mount Tai made countless people re-examine Yuan Shu, the "treasure boy".
This guy is really weird. How many surprises does he have that we don’t know about?
The Yuan family really has no ordinary people. If they didn't all have paranoid weird habits and like to fight among themselves, I'm afraid...
What does it mean to be good at massing troops and good at guerrilla warfare? If Yuan Shu had been able to save face at his peak, he would have at least been a hegemon in the Central Plains, not to mention taking over half of the country.
"What a pity for the highway." Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh.
Even he did not expect Yuan Shu's performance.
At first, he only gave Yuan Shu tens of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers, and he just hoped that he could delay Zang Ba for a while.
Unexpectedly, this guy, relying on this small force and the surrendered bandits, could actually compete with Zang Ba!
What is a surprise?
The civil and military officials under Yuan Shao, who originally had some other ideas about Yuan Shu, said nothing more after learning of this achievement.
There are only a handful of people in this world who can use their hard power to inflict losses on the Qi army. Yuan Shu firmly occupies the top two positions, and his performance is even not inferior to Zhou Yu.
Although this guy is a freak and it just happened that he played to his strengths, Zhou Yu still relied on the navy to gain the advantage, and winning is the bottom line.
The civil and military officials under Yuan Shao knew best how difficult it was to deal with the Qi army, especially the ruthless Zang Ba, who made the two warlords helpless and had to watch the other side taking root under their noses.
As a result, such a person was held back by Yuan Shu. What else can they say?
Compared with Yuan Shu's amazing performance, Zhou Yu's situation at this time was not satisfactory.
Looking at Gan Ning's navy disappearing into the horizon and the large number of sunken ships in front of him, Zhou Yu couldn't help but frown.
"Speed, so fast?"
Everyone will grow.
Not only Yuan Shu, but Gan Ning as well.
After several unsuccessful battles with Zhou Yu, Gan Ning learned from his mistakes and finally understood one thing.
His naval combat command ability is not as good as Zhou Yu's, and the difference is not even a little bit.
Continuing to fight Zhou Yu head-on was completely using one's own weakness to attack the enemy's strength.
Gan Ning actually knew this a long time ago, but he was unwilling to admit it.
But after repeated failures, Gan Ning had to face the problem, let go of his obsession, and began to study ways to defeat Zhou Yu.
No matter if it is bullying or any other means, as long as you can win, you are capable. War has always been a winner and a loser. The one lying down can't stand up no matter how many reasons he has, and the winner has a thousand explanations.
What is your biggest advantage? Boats!
How could those shabby ships in Jiangdong compare to the sophisticated warships of our own? They were simply crushed in all aspects.
If that is the case, then why insist on engaging in conventional naval warfare with the enemy? You can simply rely on warships to crush the enemy.
This year, in addition to regular training, Gan Ning focused all his energy on the research of new warships and the running-in of new combat methods.
Although craftsmen skilled in shipbuilding and disciples of the Mohist school were able to build very high-quality warships, they were ultimately standing from the perspective of designers and did not understand the war situation or know exactly what kind of ship was really needed for a naval battle.
After reflecting on the reasons for his failures each time, Gan Ning, while impressed by Zhou Yu's ability, also realized the key to victory.
He really was helpless about Zhou Yu's ability to command the navy.
As long as you are labeled, you will always be taken advantage of.
However, he could have completely avoided giving the opponent a chance to get close to him!
It was obvious that his warships were much more advanced and faster than those under Zhou Yu's command, but he was still defeated by the enemy in every battle.
After careful observation and reflection, Gan Ning discovered the problem.
There are different types of warships, including fast-moving battleships, flexible sailing ships, fighting ships that are good at combat, and tower ships that are suitable for commanding an attack.
The warships under his command were fast, and their speed was nearly 50% faster than those of Zhou Yu's side, which was almost a qualitative difference.
But the problem is that the fighting ships and tower ships under his command are not faster than the warships under Zhou Yu's command!
It is not the fastest ship that determines the speed of a fleet, but the slowest one.
Therefore, Zhou Yu was always able to attack his fleet with his warships and boats.
After realizing this problem, Gan Ning personally designed a new warship with the shipbuilders.
While ensuring that the speed is 20% faster than that of a warship, it retains a certain long-range attack capability and installs as many crossbows and catapults as possible.
Although there are certain limitations in the design in order to ensure the speed and flexibility of the warships, the installed crossbows and catapults are relatively small in scale and the range is not too far.
But that was only relative to Tian Ze's men. Due to the qualitative gap in technology, even these small crossbows and catapults had a range far beyond the attack range of Zhou Yu's warships.
Although the lethality is a little lower and the overall performance of the warship is not very good, it is enough.
This warship, which seemed a bit out of place in the eyes of the craftsmen, was actually the most suitable warship for the current battle in Gan Ning's eyes.
After the warships were designed and put into mass production, Gan Ning could not wait to select a group of elite soldiers to board the new warships for sea trials and tactical drills.
After a period of training and running-in, Gan Ning discovered that these warships were really able to "fly kites" without any damage.
In this way, Gan Ning was finally sure of winning against Zhou Yu's navy, and he designed a targeted "guerrilla" tactic.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of tactic would never appear in a naval battle. However, the absolute gap in technology made this impossible actually happen.
Zhou Yu's face became extremely solemn as he watched the new warships of the Qi army slowly escape from their attack range after launching stones and crossbow arrows.
"This is really troublesome!"
(End of this chapter)
