Han counter current

Now that Gongsun Xu said this in front of Chen Feng, it was obvious that the army should stop in Jiangbei and not deliberately provoke a war with Jiangdong.

But these orders were all given by Chen Feng against all opinions. Now, as Chen Feng's old subordinate, as Chen Feng's uncle, Gongsun Xu even doubted his ability.

"Really? Even you question my decision?"

"The subordinates dare not, but our army has been fighting fiercely for a long time, and the army is tired of fighting. The newly surrendered soldiers do not agree with our army at present, and the local generals in Jingzhou are not fully integrated with our army.

Furthermore, whether it is the Yuan family or the Cao family, the old ministries have not been properly settled, and there are still people in the rear who are determined to rebel.

The most important thing is that the emperor passed away for a long time, and so far no new emperor has been established. In the long run, it is difficult to guarantee that those Liu's children will not have the idea of ​​self-reliance. My lord must not lose this opportunity.

The rush to fight south at this moment is to attack when our army is weakest. On the surface, our army has a large number of people and sufficient food and grass, but in reality, it is difficult for an adult strong man to use three points of strength when he is weakest. Ah my lord. "

"That's enough. Whenever you're as timid as Jia Wen and that guy, go down. I'm going to rest."

Before, Jia Xu had pointed out that he should not go south at this moment, but Chen Feng didn't care.Now that Gongsun Xu said that again, Chen Feng was naturally a little unhappy.

This is not the time when I first arrived in Liaoxi. Now that I have a large number of troops and a strong strength, I can crush the Jiangdong army with the advantage of strength alone. With such an advantage, do I have to bow to Jiangdong?

The most important thing is that Chen Feng was already afraid of Zhou Yu, and today's battle made him see Zhou Yu's ability even more.If more time is wasted, there is no guarantee that Zhou Yu will not bring Chen Feng more trouble.

In addition, there is Zhuge Wolong who has not yet fully demonstrated his strength, and Liu Bei who has gone to the south.These people are Xiaoqiang who can't be beaten to death. Not to mention their tenacious vitality, it is impossible to stir up a huge storm at any time.

Therefore, Chen Feng was determined to take advantage of the situation to pursue and kill all these threats with one brain.He didn't know the ills in the army, but as long as he could solve his enemies as soon as possible, it would be worth paying more now.

It's a pity that no one understands the anguish and worry in Chen Feng's heart. Even his confidantes now think that their lord has become so overjoyed and self-willed.

"I don't believe that Jiangdong can still stop me. I'm not Cao Cao, how could I be fooled by Zhou Yu? As long as Jiangdong can be defeated this time, the pace of unifying the world will be unstoppable.

It’s so cold at the top, anyway, since you don’t understand what I’m thinking, let’s wait for the results to tell you, oh, why, why no one can understand me,,,,,,”

With such a big risk and such a big pressure, what Chen Feng has to do is to solve his inner worries as soon as possible and solve Jiangdong's troubles. No matter whether others understand or not, he must do it.

Chapter 769 Discuss Countermeasures 2

With the lessons learned from this battle, coupled with Chen Feng's urging, there was an upsurge in the training of naval officers and soldiers in the Jiangbei Camp.Especially Cai Mao and the others, who are already familiar with this aspect, are showing off their housekeeping skills in order to show off in front of the new master.

With the passage of time, the tacit understanding between the sailors and soldiers of the Jiangbei Camp became better and better, and the degree of cooperation between the battle formations was also better than before. As a result, Chen Feng's advantage became more and more obvious.

The most direct example is that the Jiangdong Army is still taking the initiative to attack these days. It was indeed able to take advantage of it at the beginning, but the further it went, the less advantage the Jiangdong Army could take.

"It may be difficult to cross the Yangtze River with the Jingzhou navy alone. The waves on the river are high and the wind is strong. Our soldiers suffered a stroke. Only a small number of them can adapt to this condition. All northern soldiers cannot take a boat under such conditions.

Even if our army defeats the Jiangdong navy, there are still so many cities in Jiangdong, and the navy will not be able to win by then.After all, without the Yangtze River, the combat effectiveness of naval officers and soldiers will be reduced by at least half.

Furthermore, the advantage of our army lies in field battles, especially our cavalry, which can be said to be unparalleled in the world. Even though the land of Jiangdong is not suitable for large-scale cavalry, as long as our elite army is broken into pieces, it will definitely be able to fight in a short time. Destroy Jiangdong from within.

At that time, Sun Ce, the little overlord, relied on a thousand cavalry under his command, and three thousand elites crossed Jiangdong, defeated powerful enemies one after another, and built this foundation. In other words, crossing the Yangtze River was only the first step. Our army has only elite infantry and cavalry. "

These days, Chen Feng's mood has improved a lot, and today he summoned the generals and counselors to discuss the military situation.Judging from his tone, Chen Feng seemed to have taken crossing the Yangtze River as nothing, even though they were still in Jiangbei now.

Gongsun Xu and others are Chen Feng's old subordinates, and they are also the most convenient subordinates. On this issue, they have the most right to speak. Cai Mao and others naturally shut up.

"My lord, if half of our army's [-] cavalry can overcome the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, the Jiangdong Army will be nothing to worry about. However, our cavalry are all northern athletes and are not familiar with water warfare.

After boarding the warship, seven or eight out of ten will not be able to stand firm, and most of them will get seasick, and their combat effectiveness will drop sharply.If the enemy navy seizes the opportunity to attack, I am afraid that the elite of our army will be buried in the belly of the fish. "

As Chen Feng's old subordinate, Gongsun Xu is the most qualified to speak. His rich military career made him realize that northern soldiers are not suitable for fighting in the south.

As far as the current situation is concerned, many elites in the army are not acclimatized to the environment. It seems that the northern men who are used to drinking the water of the Yellow River may not be used to drinking the water of the Yangtze River.

The sergeant is like this, and the horses are no exception. If you want to completely defeat the Jiangdong army, you have to transport the horses across the Yangtze River, but a [-] army needs at least [-] horses. This back and forth transportation will definitely be attacked by the Jiangdong army ah.

Seeing the expressions of approval on everyone's faces, Chen Feng couldn't help sighing. There are so many problems, and no one can avoid them.

"It's a pity, if a pontoon bridge can be built on the river, this matter will be much simpler."

When Chen Feng said this, with a wry smile on his face, he erected a pontoon bridge on the Yangtze River. Years cannot be completed.

"Floating bridge? In this way, this subordinate has thought of a way, which may solve the problem at hand."

Pang Tong, who had just arrived in Daying, didn't know much about the situation, and he only came to the meeting with his ears. However, when he heard people complain about problems, he really thought of a solution.

"What is Shi Yuan's opinion?"

"Reporting to my lord, it's not a high opinion, but I was thinking, instead of spending time building a pontoon bridge, why not just take advantage of our large number of ships and build a mobile fortress on the river."

"What? You, you mean,,,,,,"

"That's right, what I mean by this subordinate is to connect our warships with each other using iron chains and ropes, plus wooden boards and other things. In this way, all the warships of our army will become a whole. The wind and waves are nothing.

And the cavalry of our army also rode their boats, galloped on the Yangtze River, and went directly to the opposite bank. In this way, wouldn't the immediate problem be solved. "

Fengchu's name was definitely not something that was blown out, he really came up with this method for his strange troublesome circuit, and most of the people in the tent showed admiration, except for Chen Feng, who had an ugly expression on his face.

While looking at Pang Tong, Chen Feng felt that ten thousand muddy horses were galloping past in his heart. This feeling is probably difficult for other people in the tent to feel.

"It's a good thing that I recruited you early in the morning, otherwise, today I would have treated you as a fine worker, Fengchu, Fengchu, why did you come up with such a foolish idea?"

Chen Feng had a lot of complaints in his heart. Chen Feng could still find some shadows of the strategy of chaining boats in the depths of his memory. To put it bluntly, he used the advantage of the number of warships to forcibly build a relatively stable platform on the river.

There is nothing wrong with this suggestion, and it can even be said that it can perfectly solve the current problem, but the key is that the person in history seems to have been burned to the ground in this situation.

"Shi Yuan, if the enemy uses fire to attack, wouldn't our army all die in the sea of ​​fire?"

Chen Feng was very curious. With Pang Tong's IQ and insight, he would not know the shortcomings of this strategy, but everyone in the tent seemed to be unaware of it, so it was necessary for him to mention it.

"The plan of attacking with fire? My lord, what does your lord mean, if our army chains the boats with iron chains, the enemy will use the plan of attacking with fire to burn down our warships?"

Chen Feng rolled his eyes, and didn't even bother to answer Pang Tong's question. The meaning couldn't be more obvious: Since you know it, why are you asking so much.

Pang Tong smiled. He naturally understood Chen Feng's expression. It seemed that the strategy he came up with didn't seem to please his lord.

"Dare to ask my lord, even if the enemy adopts the so-called fire attack strategy, how can we set fire to our warships? Could it be that our soldiers will allow the enemy to board and set fire to it?

Several governors are here now, let me ask, if our army connects all the warships together, do you have the confidence to stop the enemy and prevent them from approaching our warships? "

"If it's really a chain boat, our army can use bows and arrows to greet the enemy on the ship, and the coverage is huge. It is very difficult for the enemy to get close to our warship. Even if it is close, our soldiers can use poles to push it. open."

Cai Mao's answer is very simple, the meaning is clear, that is, he has this confidence.Indeed, if the boats are all chained, it is equivalent to having a fortress on the river. If the Soochow warship wants to approach, that is nonsense.

Chapter 770 Fire in the Dream 1

Everyone in the tent was discussing the feasibility of Pang Tong's proposal, and the question raised by Chen Feng was also among the discussions among the generals. The plan of attacking with fire might indeed pose a threat to their own side.

However, Chen Feng ignored one thing. If he wanted to burn down the warships of the Jingzhou navy, it would be as difficult as transporting tens of thousands of war horses across the Yangtze River at one time. Simply put, it was impossible.

Pang Tong is so clever, he naturally took into account all kinds of strategies that the enemy can adopt when making this suggestion.Not to mention the fire attack, Pang Tong has thought about strategies such as using time, instigating rebellion, and storing water.