Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1129: The First Battle of the Navy
Chen Deng was hunched over, almost curled up into a ball, and could only stand by leaning against the mast. He looked at Liu Xun and others who had already gathered soldiers on the shore, and he immediately understood what was going on.

"It's poisonous... the food is poisonous..."

Taishi Ci was shocked: "Could it be that Liu Xun had planned this all along, rather than just becoming a fence-sitter when he saw the reinforcements coming?"

This was something Taishi Ci could never have imagined. Whether it was what he had heard about Liu Xun over the years or what Chen Deng had conveyed about his old friend's character, he was definitely not a man of such wisdom. Such a far-reaching and vicious strategy, I'm afraid even Mr. Xu Yuanzhi, the military think tank in front of him, might not be able to do it.

However, before everyone could figure out what was going on, the Jiangdong navy led by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had already arrived.

Jiang Huan endured the severe pain and ordered: "General Taishi Ci, you can't... you can't delay the military opportunity, go to the battle immediately..."

Taishi Ci knew that the situation was urgent and did not dare to hesitate. He immediately led his soldiers to meet the enemy head-on.

"Quickly... call the military doctor..."

When Xu Shu shouted, the soldiers remembered the military doctor and hurried to the cabin to summon him.

Taishi Ci stood on another tall ship, commanding 8,000 navy soldiers with flags to form a battle formation to meet the enemy.

Sun Ce smiled contemptuously: "This boat is really good, much more majestic than the boats in Jiangdong. Gongjin, I rely on you."

Zhou Yu then smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord. After this battle, these ships will belong to our army."

After saying that, he waved his flag, and four huge warships lined up in a line and rushed forward.

"System prompt: Zhou Yu triggers the special skill 'Water God' - engage in water battles, his own command and intelligence increase by 2 points, his subordinates' military strength increase by 1 point, and the enemy's military strength decreases by 1 point. When acting as a counselor, his own intelligence increases by 3 points, and the command of the main general he assists increases by 2 points."

"Zhou Yu's basic command is 90, basic intelligence is 97. Affected by his special skills, his current comprehensive command is 92, and comprehensive intelligence is 99."

"Jiang Huan is not in charge for the time being, so the special effects have not been triggered yet."

This news came a little unexpectedly for Liu He.

"Why are Zhou Yu and Jiang Huan fighting? Shouldn't Jiang Huan be in Danyang County right now? Why did Zhou Yu rush back?"

Liu He, Xun Yu, Xun You, Xu Shu and others planned for several months before they won a great victory in Yuzhou. According to the original plan, Jiang Huan should have taken advantage of the victory to march straight to Huanglong and finally capture Yangzhou, the base camp of Sun Ce.

Now it seems that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu have rushed back to Danyang County and are fighting head-on with Jiang Huan. This is really surprising.

"How did Sun Ce and Zhou Yu guess that I would cross the river and attack Danyang County? It's bizarre, really bizarre..."

However, although it was a bit unexpected, Liu He did not take it too seriously. Sun Ce's exhausted army was probably no match for Jiang Huan's 50,000 navy.

At this moment, a reminder sound came again in his mind, which made Liu He put aside his contempt.

"System prompt: The first stage of Pang Tong's special skill 'Chain' was successfully activated, reducing the intelligence of Jiang Huan, Xu Shu, Chen Deng, Taishi Ci and others by 2 points, while increasing his own intelligence by 4 points."

"Pang Tong? Why is it him?"

Liu He was slightly startled and almost dropped the pen in his hand.

He never expected that Pang Tong would actually come out to help Sun Ce, and he didn't know what kind of tricks Pang Tong had come up with to deal with him. However, his appearance would undoubtedly bring huge changes to the originally smooth battle situation.

"Hurry up and check Pang Tong's attributes."

"System query, please wait..."

"Pang Tong, courtesy name Shiyuan, nickname Fengchu, peak attributes in history: Command 92, Force 87, Intelligence 99, Politics 90."

"Pang Tong's current attributes: Command 81, Force 83, Intelligence 96, Politics 83, Special attributes: None, Special skill: Chain - When performing a chain of strategies, his own intelligence increases by 4 points, and each link reduces the intelligence of all enemy generals by 2 points, which can be stacked up to four times. If someone in the enemy army has a basic intelligence of 95 points, then when the entire chain of strategies succeeds, his own intelligence will be permanently increased by 1 point, which can be stacked and can break through the limit."

"Affected by the 'chain' skill, Pang Tong's current comprehensive intelligence is 100 points." "What a talented young man!" Liu He couldn't help but admire him.

This was only the first round, and he had already reduced the intelligence of many generals and counselors on his side by 2 points. His second and third rounds of strategies would be launched later. In addition, Jiang Huan, Xu Shu and others were not familiar with him, while he must be well aware of many famous generals and counselors on his side. With his deliberate actions, the Xuzhou Legion would definitely suffer a great loss this time.

Pang Tong's sudden appearance may make his plan to seize Danyang County fail. The news of Jiang Huan's defeat will soon be conveyed by the Flying Eagle Guards, followed by a formal battle report within three days.

Although Liu He didn't understand why Pang Tong wanted to help Sun Ce, who was on the decline, now was not the time to think about this. Since the battle of Hulao Pass, he had deeply understood that although he had external plug-ins, he was ultimately a supporting role. None of the heroes who were able to dominate the world in this era were vegetarians, otherwise he would not have suffered such a heavy loss in one battle after years of planning. If it weren't for Liu Bei's secret move, it would be hard to predict who would win or lose outside Hulao Pass.

On this side of the river, the navy warships commanded by Taishi Ci had already engaged in combat with the warships commanded by Zhou Yu.

On the largest ship behind Taishi Ci, the military doctor had just fed Jiang Huan and others an emetic, preparing to let them vomit out some of the poison before providing treatment. This was originally planned to be done in the cabin, but Jiang Huan insisted on treating them on the deck, saying that the commander-in-chief must not leave the front line during an imminent battle.

In a water battle, it is natural to use bows and crossbows to disrupt the enemy's formation first. Both sides are well aware of this.

Taishi Ci was confident in the power of the strong bow and crossbow in his hands, so he ordered his men to shoot from two hundred steps away. As expected, the archers and crossbows on the opposite side responded hastily, but because their range was obviously inferior, the arrows they fired back all fell into the river, so chaos soon broke out.

"Hurry, get in the water!" Jiang Qin gave an order, and thousands of Jiangdong soldiers jumped into the water without saying a word in just a few breaths.

Taishi Ci frowned slightly. Although his men had been trained in Bohai for many years, their swimming ability was far inferior to those in Jiangdong who grew up in rivers and lakes.

However, he was not discouraged. He thought that one punch would be enough to prevent a hundred punches. This crossbow was extremely powerful and could shoot twenty to thirty steps away even in the water. So he immediately ordered his men to continue shooting.

However, the facts were somewhat beyond his expectations. Although the crossbow arrows had strong momentum, they quickly lost their power after entering the water surface. In the blink of an eye, they were swallowed up by the surging river water.

"Hahaha... you ignorant fellow, the mighty waters of the Yangtze River are so powerful, how can they be compared to the rivers, lakes and seas you normally see?"

Zhou Yu made a mocking sound from a distance, which made Taishi Ci very angry, but he could do nothing about it.

"Use a spear... cough cough..." Jiang Huan shouted loudly as if he was using the last bit of his strength. When Taishi Ci heard the words, he suddenly felt enlightened.

Soldiers held spears more than ten feet long in their hands and stood on both sides of the warships, thrusting them into the water with all their might.

The warship is not as tall as the tower ship. If you stand on the edge of the ship and stab downwards, half of the spear can still penetrate the water, which is about six or seven feet.

Among those Jiangdong sailors, the fastest swimmers just came under the ships, took out chisels and hammers, and were about to sink the bottom of the enemy ships when suddenly spears came and pierced them through the heart, and the blood instantly dyed the surrounding river surface red.

"Haha, you rats from Jiangdong, are you here to die?" Taishi Ci shouted in delight.

At this moment, a series of dark shadows suddenly shot out from under the river. Taishi Ci thought they were crossbows or hidden weapons and instinctively dodged to the side.

When I looked closely, I found that they were huge iron hooks with black iron chains behind them, tightly hooking the guardrails of the warship on both sides. The claws of the iron hooks were deeply embedded in the wooden pillars, and the iron chains at the back were pulled straight.

Before Taishi Ci and others could react, the iron chains on both sides exerted force in a very coordinated manner, pulling the warships left and right, causing them to sway.

"Oh no! Hurry up and cut them off!"

Taishi Ci drew his sword and slashed at the iron chain, but it only caused sparks to fly and was of no use other than leaving a shallow mark.

Just as he was about to strike with the second sword, the ship shook violently and he almost fell down. As for the other soldiers, many of them fell on the deck.

In a blink of an eye, thousands of Xuzhou sailors were thrown into chaos.

"Don't mess around...don't mess around..."

Just as Taishi Ci was trying his best to maintain the morale of his troops, he saw dark shadows leaping out from underwater along the iron chains.

Laomao wishes everyone a happy new year in 2022. This year, I am too busy. All the business affected by the epidemic last year has been concentrated in this year. Originally, this book should have been finished in the first half of this year. But I will be on vacation soon, and it will be finished during the Spring Festival. I have thought about several new books, but I haven't thought about them specifically. I will think about them carefully during the Spring Festival to see which one to write later.
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