Chapter 496 Iron Lock Fire Attack
Although Zhou Yu is strong, he is still just a human being and cannot do things like a god.
Fighting in the near sea, they had no advantage of time, place, or people. Most of their most relied upon special forces and fighting ships were destroyed. Their opponent was the Gan Ning army, which had strong ships and thick armor and was well-trained. No one could win this battle.
Want to attack with fire? This is not a river, it is a vast ocean, Gan Ning's ships can dodge at will.
Zhou Yu already knew that he could not win this battle, but he had no choice but to do so in order to force Gan Ning to come.
It’s not that he hadn’t thought about sending troops to Huangxian and other places.
But today's Donglai has already been built like an iron barrel by Gan Ning.
The Jiangdong Army was not good at attacking strongholds, and these places were completely irrelevant to the Qi Army, so there was no point in taking them down.
Gan Ning even wished that Zhou Yu would station troops in Huang County.
He really didn't take the Jiangdong soldiers away from the water seriously.
They surrounded Huangxian and pretended to attack Liaodong. Gan Ning was not a fool and would not be fooled.
It sounds easy to attack Liaodong. With the small boats from Jiangdong, it would be a good thing if they could arrive there within half a month. Gan Ning would not believe that Zhou Yu would do such a stupid thing.
Only if Zhou Yu really did such a thing would Gan Ning come.
Because the navy was fast, Gan Ning was not worried that he would not be able to catch up with Zhou Yu.
Placing the battle site near the sea was the limit of what Zhou Yu could do.
If it were any closer to the shore, Gan Ning would probably not be able to move at all.
"Zhou Gongjin is not an unwise man. He actually chose to fight with us in such a deadly place. There must be a conspiracy behind this." said the counselor beside Gan Ning.
Gan Ning nodded. He was very clear about this, and he believed that Zhou Yu could also guess that he would think of this, but he had to come.
"Liaodong cannot have any mistakes! Even if this is a trick, we have to come." Gan Ning said in a deep voice.
The sea is too vast, and there are many islands between Donglai and Liaodong. If Zhou Yu makes a desperate move to the north, Gan Ning may not be able to completely intercept him if he is late.
In case some troops were missed, he did not have the talent of His Majesty, and if these people appeared in Liaodong, it would be a big deal for him.
The unrest in Liaodong, even if only a few people died, would inevitably cause great turmoil to the Great Qi, and the impact would be by no means simple.
"This time I must bite Zhou Gongjin hard and tear off several pieces of flesh from him! Even if I fall into the trap, he won't be able to escape unscathed!" Gan Ning said hatefully.
"promise!"
The moment he discovered Gan Ning's warships, Zhou Yu gave the order to retreat without hesitation.
This battle cannot be fought at sea. Our warships are not adapted to the sea environment at all, and the gap between them is too big, especially with the previous warships that are good at harassment. No matter how they are designed, it is useless. The only thing they can do is to escape.
Zhou Yu's escape made Gan Ning completely confirm his judgment.
Although out of caution, he still placed the guerrilla ship alone in the front, just in case. But he also made plans for Zhou Yu to escape, and a large number of warships that were good at pursuit were placed in the front of the second array.
Seeing Zhou Yu retreat, Gan Ning gave the order without hesitation.
As the command flag fluttered in the wind, the warships of Gan Ning's army immediately increased their speed to the maximum. The guerrilla ships separated from both wings, and one after another pounced on the retreating Zhou Yu navy like hungry wolves.
Zhou Yu stood on the command boat, paying close attention to the distance between the two sides and the situation on the battlefield.
They had to run, but simply running away would only put them in a more passive situation, so they had to find a way to fight back. Seeing that Gan Ning had placed a large number of warships in the front in order to pursue speed, and that they had not formed a complete array, Zhou Yu was not surprised.
This was the most appropriate choice, and it was also the tactic he thought Gan Ning would most likely adopt when he was deducing this battle in advance.
As Zhou Yu waved his flag, a large number of warships that had been prepared long ago immediately poured out of the fleet in an orderly manner and rushed towards the pursuing fighting ships.
Looking at those warships, which were numerous but much smaller than his own, a trace of disdain flashed in Gan Ning's eyes.
"Don't worry about them, continue to attack the main force of Zhou Yu's army!"
Due to the huge gap in technology, the warships under Gan Ning's command are not just large and sturdy, but also far superior to these obsolete ones in terms of flexibility and speed.
Sure enough, in Gan Ning's sight, his own warships easily avoided the rushing warships of Zhou Yu's army, and with the advantage of speed, they shook them off and continued to kill towards Zhou Yu's fleet.
"General, something seems to be wrong!" Tian Hu beside him suddenly pointed in the distance and said.
Gan Ning looked in the direction Tian Hu pointed, and saw that several of his own warships had collided with the enemy's and were entangled. It looked like they were tied up and could not move at all.
Gan Ning frowned and took out the "Clairvoyance" he had just put down, only to see that there were indeed several warships tied together, and what tied them up was iron chains!
"Oh no! We've fallen into a trap!" Gan Ning said immediately.
"Order the warships ahead to go around to the sides and don't get close to the enemy's warships!"
Gan Ning reacted quickly, but unfortunately, it was too late.
As the two sides continued to advance, more and more ships were entangled with each other. At this time, the soldiers of Gan Ning’s army discovered that there were not many people on the enemy’s ships.
Some of them even had only a few soldiers responsible for driving the boat, without even anyone responsible for shooting and boarding combat.
After they broke in, these people rushed towards them frantically. The madness in their eyes made Gan Ning's army think of a special existence, the death squad.
"put!"
Following Zhou Yu's order, a large number of ships loaded with firewood, grass and oil rushed towards Gan Ning's navy, and a raging fire followed.
The warships of Gan Ning's army that were entangled were unable to move at all and had no time to dodge. And the most terrifying thing was that the warships of Zhou Yu's army that were entangled with them also began to burn fiercely at some point.
The fire spread rapidly and soon engulfed the warships of Gan Ning’s army that were entangled by iron chains.
The soldiers on the ship were panicked. Some tried to cut the chains to escape, but were forced to retreat step by step by the fire.
A large number of soldiers had to jump into the sea and struggle in the icy water.
Gan Ning stood on the flagship with a grim face.
"What a great man, Zhou Gongjin! He can actually use the strategy of fire attack in this situation!"
Zhou Yu's move effectively hindered Gan Ning's navy's pursuit. Not only did he eliminate a large number of the fastest warships, but he also created a restricted area, forcing Gan Ning's navy to take a detour.
However, Gan Ning's navy, with its fast warships, continued to keep a close eye on Zhou Yu's navy.
The number of death-defying warriors under Zhou Yu's command was limited, so he had to abandon a large number of slow-moving tower ships and unstable boats to hinder Gan Ning's navy and save his life.
In this battle, Zhou Yu was ultimately defeated. He lost a large number of main warships and more than 10,000 naval soldiers. However, Gan Ning was not happy.
Although I won, I actually lost.
Shame on you!
(End of this chapter)
