Chapter 493: The Iron Lock in the River

Fog locks in Xiangjiang River!

It is the Little Cold Season, the geese face north and the birds begin to nest.

Zhou Yu stood at the bow of the boat with his sword in his hand, looked at the shadow of the boat looming in front of him, gritted his teeth and said, "Zhang Fan, chase me!"

"Grandmaster, with such a huge fog, we have already distanced ourselves from the main force. What if the Jinfan thief uses a trick and lures the tiger away from the mountain?"

The person who spoke was a young officer who reminded Zhou Yu with concern.

Zhou Yu's eyes were cold, "If the bell thief cannot be solved, it will be a disaster in the end. We logged in several times and were about to gain a foothold. It was this bell thief who used a trick behind us and dragged us down. This time we designed an ambush and we must never let the bell thief escape. There will be no problem with the army in the central army. On this river, the Guanzhong army no longer has the power to fight back!"

Since the beginning of the year, Gan Ning has been defeated by Zhou Yu 17 times in a row.

Hundreds of ships were damaged and countless ships were driven. However, Gan Ning was called out to Zhou Yu. As soon as the vitality of Jinfan Camp recovered, Gan Ning would attack immediately, causing trouble for Zhou Yu. Although he lost consecutive battles and lost his troops, he just refused to give up.

Zhou Yu was also dragged down because of Gan Ning.

On several occasions, he had already landed and was preparing to seize Cangwu Lingling and other places, and gained a foothold in Jingnan. But because of this Gan Ning, he was about to succeed several times, but he had to stop halfway. This guy was simply in a state of dissipation, which made people feel upset.

Now, the war is about to begin.

Sun Ce prepared his troops in Jiangdong and was about to set off for Xuzhou, joining forces with Cao Cao and Liu Bei's troops to fight to the death with Dong Qi.

This suddenly increased Zhou Yu's pressure.

If the Jiangdong Army could gain a foothold in Jingnan, it goes without saying... it would have great significance for the encirclement of the Guanzhong Army.

But if you want to stand firm in Jingnan, Zhou Yu must first solve Gan Ning.

Zhou Yu was so angry that he gritted his teeth for Gan Ning, but at the same time he also praised him. This time, Zhou Yu feinted the attack on Changsha, and then set up an ambush on the Huanjiang River, defeating the newly formed fleet of Gan Ning in one fell swoop. More than ten tower ships in Jinfan Camp were almost destroyed. However, Gan Ning was still out of the encirclement.

Another old trick, after escaping into Yunmeng Daze, Gan Ning, Dong, Deng Dang and Su Fei, suddenly scattered and fled.

Previously, Gan Ning had escaped several times with this move. But this time, Zhou Yu made up his mind and refused to withdraw his troops if he didn't take Gan Ning down.

Aren't you dispersed?

It doesn't matter... I just need to just stare at you Gan Ning. As for the others, Zhou Yu didn't take it in his heart, and he was determined to put Gan Ning to death.

To be honest, Zhou Yu envies Gan Ning.

If the ships and soldiers who were damaged by Gan Ning were placed in Jiangdong, it would be enough to organize three fleets of the same size as the Jiangdong Navy. If it were not for the forces like Dong Qi, Gan Ning would not have been able to do this. Sometimes, Zhou Yu thought: If I could get the same support as Gan Ning, I would definitely sweep the entire Jiangnan in less than three years... Of course, the premise is to surrender to Dong Qi.

This thought only flashed through Zhou Yu's mind.

He and Sun Ce are brother-in-laws. After marrying Erqiao from Lujiang together, how could he break off a relationship with Sun Ce? However, sometimes when I think about it, I really envy it.

Zhou Yu was sure that Guanzhong’s support for Gan Ning was basically over.

Now Dong Qi confronts Cao Liu in Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and the huge loss of money and grain is shocking. Jizhou needs peace, Qingzhou needs peace, and Yuzhou needs peace, which also requires amazing money and grain. What's more, Guanzhong has encountered a drought this year?

The difference from Jizhou is that Guanzhong was governed by Qin and the canals were crisscrossed, which greatly alleviated the drought.

However, on the one hand, we must support the food and wages of a million troops, and on the other hand, we must pacify the disasters in various states. Even if Dong Qi is a god, he probably cannot afford much money and food to rebuild a Jinfan camp for Ganning. After defeating Ganning, Zhou Yu will be able to free up his hands and manage Jingnan.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but hold the hilt of the sword tightly again.

Ganning's ships began to slow down...

The river channel ahead suddenly narrows, like a gourd mouth, and the river water is turbulent. However, as long as this section of the river passes, the river surface will become very spacious. At that time, Gan Ning's boat will be able to play its maneuverable and flexible characteristics, and it will be difficult to catch up with it.

The tower ships in Jiangdong are very strong.

Zhou Yu ordered the navy to take advantage of the wind to chase Zhang Fan. Although the river here is turbulent, it has little impact on the giant ships in Jiangdong.

With Zhou Yu's order, several building ships accelerated their speed here and approached Ganning's ship.

The fog here is very large, and Gan Ning's ships twisted and turned on the water, as if they were avoiding the undercurrent and advancing in a zigzag shape.

Zhou Yu's ship was chasing him in a straight line. In contrast, Gan Ning's speed advantage gradually lost. The ships on both sides were getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, the boat dripped and circulated on the river surface.

I heard someone shouting: "General, we are attracted by the undercurrent! We can't get rid of it!"

"Run out, you have to rush out if you find a way!"

Gan Ning seemed to panic and shouted loudly.

Zhou Yu smiled on his face, as if he had seen the dawn of victory. But at this moment, there was a loud bang, followed by the violent shaking of the tower ship.

"What's going on?"

"Governor, we seem to have bumped into something!"

The fog was too strong, and Zhou Yu was difficult to see clearly. What was on the river that blocked the way of the building ship. It should not be a reef...

He immediately sent a few water ghosts down, but after he went down, there was no response.

What's going on?

Zhou Yu sent out a few more water ghosts, but the result was the same.

No, is it possible that Gan Ning has an ambush here? It shouldn't be possible... After two consecutive days of pursuit, how could he have the opportunity to set up an ambush?

Or, have the arrangements been made long ago?

Zhou Yu shuddered and hit a chill. If that was the case, it would not be him ambushing Gan Ning, but Gan Ning came to ambush him.

"Return, exit from here!"

Even if he ran away this time, there would be another next time. After weighing the pros and cons, Zhou Yu immediately ordered a retreat.

The ship turned around on the water and moved for only a moment. Then, the sound of Hualingling was heard, and the giant ship shook again, as if it could not move.

"Get into the water and see what's in the water? Send more water ghosts down!"

Dozens of water ghosts jumped into the cold river. This time, they did not disappear again, but came back soon.

"Governor, there are iron locks everywhere on the river surface, and there are many iron piles in the water. I don't know how it was built. The iron locks and iron piles are connected, so it is difficult for our ship to turn around in such a situation..."

Zhou Yu suddenly understood.

Gan Ning was walking in the zigzag in the water just now, not to avoid undercurrents, but probably to walk through the iron lock.

"Get out and exit immediately along the same path!"

However, it is easy to move forward, but it is difficult to retreat. How much grievance did Gan Ning endure for this battle today? From the beginning, he did not listen to Lu Xun's command and went to fight without authorization, and was defeated by Zhou Yu; later, Lu Xun ordered him to win no matter how he fought.

In a year, he lost seventeen times.

Except for the first five times, I have to lose almost once a month, and I have to defeat it.

Now, I can finally get out of this anger in my heart! Gan Ning also admitted that he was not Zhou Yu's opponent... But after being defeated seventeen times, the clay man would be ignorant. After leaving the river, he boarded the new warship that had long been ambushed beside him, and was much more happy.

This new type of warship is different from the flat-headed large winged ship used by most ships, but is a pointed five-toothed warship.

The hull is not as big as a winged ship. Each warship is divided into three layers and can accommodate 200 people. There is a device called a slap rod on both sides of the ship. The so-called slap rod is to use the principle of leverage to erect a wooden stake. One end of the slap is to erect a wooden stake, weighing hundreds of kilograms. Each wooden stake is fixed with pulleys, and twenty strong men need to rotate the winch to control the lifting and lowering of the slap rod.

As the rod went down, the thief was immediately shattered.

Even the large winged ship cannot withstand the attack of the slap rod. What's more, there are twenty Xiping crossbows fixed on the ship, which can attack the opponent with giant arrows from two hundred steps away. Such weapons are enough to defeat any opponent. But Lu Xun is not easy to use.

In Lu Xun's words: "To deal with Zhou Yu, one battle must be successful. Although our ship is better than him, if we cannot completely eliminate the Jiangdong Navy, Zhou Yu will find other ways. The combat power of the Five-Tooth Battleship is indeed powerful, but unfortunately there are slight flaws in speed.

Xingba, you can only feel wronged and will never win until the fighter plane arrives.

What you have to do is to make Zhou Yu feel that you are at your end of your life. Only in this way can Zhou Yu let go of his vigilance and fight me."

Gan Ning was very upset about Lu Xun.

In his opinion, Lu Xun was just a slutty face and was valued by Dong Qi through Cai Jie, and he had no ability.

But after several battles, Lu Xun got everything.

Although Gan Ning was arrogant, he was not ungrateful. He also understood that Lu Xun wanted to solve his opponent in one go. If he failed, Zhou Yu would deal with his own side like his current methods to deal with Zhou Yu. Of course, Gan Ning would not want to see such a situation, and could only obey his orders.

Seeing that Zhou Yu's warship was about to retreat, how could Gan Ning let him go?

"The giant arrow is ready to attack me."

Three or four five-toothed warships crossed the hull, and a row of giant arrows roared out. The Jiangdong Tower Ship, which broke out first, was instantly smashed to pieces. The tower ship behind quickly retreated. Gan Ning didn't chase him because his order was to guard Zhou Yu here.

The fog gradually became thinner!

Zhou Yu finally saw clearly the five-toothed warships across the river and couldn't help but take a breath.

It is said that Guanzhong has strong soldiers and strong horses and unstoppable weapons. I didn't believe it before, but now I seem to have to believe it. Just look at the broken winged ship floating on the river surface, you can tell how strong the attack power of the opponent's warship is. Although I still don't know the purpose of the rod, Zhou Yu can more or less speculate it. It is probably a bit impossible to rush out with a big ship.

"Release the trolley to Jiangkou to see if there is a way out!"

Zhou Yu also knew that this was a trap that had been designed for a long time. Since the other party showed his trump card, there were also ambushes at the mouth of the river.

But if you don't give up if you don't give up.

More than ten ships rushed out of the river estuary through the gap between the chains. However, before we could see the situation clearly, we were blocked by four or five five-toothed warships.

The rod fell down, and the snail shattered...

"Governor Zhou, don't try to escape again!"

Gan Ning said on the Five-Tooth Warship: "General Lu has been waiting for nearly a year for this game today. At this time, General Lu's main warship must have launched an attack on Jiangyou. How much chance of winning are the three hundred Five-Tooth Warships? "

Three hundred ships...

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and looked at Gan Ning, a little unbelievable.

Gan Ning said: "Don't be surprised by the Grand Commander. The Dayi that you destroyed before was all the ships supervised by Liu Zhang in Xichuan. Haha, over the past year, King Liang has drawn all the craftsmen from Guanzhong, Hanzhong, and Xichuan to build the five-tooth warship with all their might. What will happen?"

Zhou Yu squeezed out a sentence from his teeth: "That general, I'm really cruel!"

Being ruthless to the enemy is nothing... being able to be ruthless to yourself is even more terrible. If you calculate carefully, Lu Xun has paid thousands of lives in this year. For Zhou Yu's life, Lu Xun can exchange thousands of lives for it, which is really ruthless!

At this time, Zhou Yu could only hope that God would see a miracle.

If the general of the army really used 300 five-tooth warships to attack his naval army, although Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were good at water warfare and had military advisor Chen Deng to give advice, he would probably not have much chance of victory. After this battle, the Jiangdong naval army would be... completely destroyed.
Chapter completed!