"The boundless forest sheds its leaves with a rustling sound, the endless Yangtze River rolls on and on!"
On the main warship, Lin Yi stood with his hands behind his back. Looking at the battlefield in the distance, he saw warships lined up on the sea, occupying the entire Great Ning River, even covering the rolling waters of the Great Ning River. He couldn't help but sigh.
Such a vast battlefield is truly a rare sight!
"My lord, your writing is truly excellent; you are indeed worthy of being the Prince of Xiliang!" Xu Chu immediately praised.
Ha ha!
Lin Yi chuckled dryly, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "What do you know about poetry? This flattery is way too awkward."
Zhao Yun, however, looked at the battlefield with some concern and couldn't help but whisper a reminder: "My lord, the Great Ning River is swift. If the enemy uses fire ships to sail down from upstream, we'll be in big trouble!"
With such a dense concentration of warships, the consequences would be unimaginable if the fire ships were to sail south!
Don't worry, I was prepared!
Lin Yi smiled confidently, looked upstream, and said in a deep voice, "The strategist and I have also discovered this problem. I've already instructed Gan Ning on it. Look over there!"
"My lord is wise!"
Zhao Yun glanced over instinctively, and his eyes lit up.
Gan Ning actually dispatched three hundred ships to attack upstream. This was a complete offensive strategy, eliminating the threat at its source and also threatening the enemy.
"Haha, just based on experience!"
Looking at Zhao Yun's admiring expression, Lin Yi couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.
Guo Jia had previously reminded him of this issue, so he naturally wouldn't overlook it. In fact, even without their reminder, Lin Yi wouldn't have made this mistake.
Others may not know how powerful this fire ship is, but he knows it all too well.
He had heard the story of the Red Cliffs since he was a child, so naturally he wouldn't make the same mistake as Cao Cao. He not only instructed Gan Ning to be wary of the fire ships, but also sent members of the Net of Heaven) upstream to prevent the enemy from causing trouble.
Besides, fire attack was a specialty of Eastern Wu; how could Gan Ning possibly make such a mistake?
Guo Jia, standing to the side, took a sip of goji berry tea, a satisfied smile appearing in his eyes. He murmured, "Haha, our lord is indeed incredibly wise, which is why he can recognize and utilize talent so well. This Gan Ning is no simple man!"
His gaze fell upon the river, where a new change was taking place.
After severing several hundred ships, Gan Ning's main force of over two thousand ships split into five groups, and then sent over two hundred more ships to other landing points in Wuning Commandery.
This was absolutely a brilliant move, a move that could be fatal.
In reality, amphibious operations are very difficult, mainly because of the difficulty in approaching enemy positions and breaking through their defenses. Often, the land forces have the advantage; they can set up more traps and more offensive facilities.
However, Gan Ning's actions undoubtedly forced the enemy to be distracted and made them even more exhausted.
Although these forces are few in number, perhaps only a few thousand, they will undoubtedly cause Wuning Commandery a great deal of trouble.
Because dealing with them will be a difficult choice.
Defending would require at least ten thousand men. Gan Ning has dispatched five attack squads at once, meaning you'd have to send out fifty thousand men. That would reduce your frontline forces by fifty thousand.
If you pull on it repeatedly, you could literally exhaust a person to death.
If you don't defend, those thousands of people can become the sharpest spears, tearing through your perimeter defenses. That would be a terrifying thing, meaning the enemy would officially establish themselves on your territory.
"Of course, he's Gan Xingba!"
Lin Yi couldn't help but smile; Gan Ning was no simple person.
Gan Ning was able to raid Cao Cao's camp with Hundred Riders, a feat that shook the All Under Heaven. This is not something that can be accomplished by force alone; on the contrary, he also needed a certain degree of adaptability.
This change is absolutely brilliant; the enemy is probably in for a headache now.
Gan Ning, aboard the vanguard warship at the front, was now filled with murderous intent, constantly measuring the distance between himself and the shore with his eyes—this was his attack range.
Twenty zhang!
A glint of light flashed in Gan Ning's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Catapults and crossbows, load and check! Aim them, and attack the enemy's front-line archers and catapults. At my command, fire them all out!"
This attack range does not belong to the enemy, but to our own side!
Truth lies within the range of fire!
The current calm is merely the silence before an explosion.
He believed that Shangguan Yun on the other side was also closely monitoring the distance between the two sides. As soon as he entered the enemy's firing range, an overwhelming attack would inevitably follow.
Unfortunately, their weapons were far superior to those of the Great Ning, especially the ship crossbows, which were deadly to the enemy's front line.
Advanced weaponry is the greatest advantage, allowing for attacks to be launched directly from outside the enemy's attack range, instantly destroying the enemy's first line of defense.
"Arrive!"
"Kill!"
Gan Ning's pupils contracted, and a burst of light erupted instantly as he issued the attack command without hesitation!
Not enough distance!
Shangguan Yun Yun's expression stiffened. His attack range was insufficient, so he could only grit his teeth and hold on!
But Xiliang didn't stop; they launched an attack.
In an instant, the entire sky darkened, and more than a thousand warships fired volleys at the shore of Wuning Commandery, instantly engulfing the battlefield. At this distance, the most lethal weapons were undoubtedly the catapults and crossbows!
These two items are not only incredibly powerful, but also possess strong long-range attack capabilities.
Bang!
A huge rock crashed down, and screams erupted below. More than ten people perished beneath it, followed by a deluge of stones raining down on the position.
The intense attacks destroyed Shangguan Yun's first layer of defense in an instant, and the subsequent attacks did not stop at all, making it impossible for them to even raise their heads.
The key point is that this catapult carried more than just stones.
Boom!
Then came a loud bang, and most of the obstacles placed in front were destroyed. There were broken barricades and thorns everywhere. Under such circumstances, the specially made explosive charge was a terrible exploding bomb, and it exploded instantly.
In an instant, a large number of people fell down, and the area around the explosion suffered damage of varying degrees. The force of the splash was considerable; although not fatal, it injured a large number of people.
Taking advantage of this lull, hundreds of Xiliang warships also made their way closer to the riverbank, and a dense array of archers immediately appeared on their decks, heading towards the Great Ning formation.
"Don't let them get close! Archers, provide cover, and send three thousand cavalry to wipe them out!"
Seeing that the enemy was about to reach the shore, Shangguan Yun's face immediately turned ugly, and he roared angrily.
With a wave of his hand, a troop of cavalry charged forward, intending to wipe out these people before Xiliang could establish a firm foothold.