Episode 407. Make up for the loss with tricks instead of necks (2)
Flash.
Looking at the battlefield, Gafu’s eyes shone as sharp as a falcon in the sky.
“Even though the war situation wasn’t so unfavorable, they retreated shortly after the start of the fight! It must be an attempt to lure us to death!”
Since the rear of the escaping enemy ship is exposed, other warships must help or hinder it from the side.
But there was nothing like that.
At first glance, it might look like a hasty retreat, but in Gafu’s eyes, it seemed to be an inducement.
“Where do you buy it?”
The sound of the drums commanding the advance did not change, so the military ships of the Hwabu camp were chasing the fleeing enemy ships and pouring fierce attacks.
Gafu raised his head and looked in the direction the enemy ship was fleeing.
The port was visible in the distance, and at some point the color of the river changed to dark blue.
The river around the inlet is frequented by boats and anchored, so there are not many water plants, but in other areas, water plants have grown so much that you can’t row.
Small warships and ships with short oars are less affected by waterweeds, but merchant ships with long oars are bound to have significantly reduced mobility when they are caught in such waterweed.
“That place is Sajiro!”
There was no need to let the enemy know where they were luring them.
Gafu hurriedly told the fireman what he had seen. The painter nodded his head broadly after hearing Gahu’s words.
“Then we can stop the boat before reaching a place with a lot of aquatic plants.”
“Yes, then you will lose as much as your little cunning.”
The fireman immediately gave orders to the longevity in charge of the drummer and rider.
“The enemy is luring them into a trap, so pursue the enemy ship more fiercely until they give you an order to retreat. Tell them!”
“Your master.”
Doong doo doo doo doo doo doo…
When the fireman’s name fell, the sound of the drums and the waving of the flag changed.
Gafu listened to the changing drums and quietly admired the speed of the boat chasing the enemy ships.
In fact, the thing that surprised him the most after he became a fireman’s master was that he could give a lot of orders through the sound of drums and flags.
This was something that none of the military units he had been in before Hwabu had.
Usually, the signal system of drums and flags was simple, so only a few signals such as advancing, charging, and retreating were all.
However, the fireman camp’s signal system was much more subdivided, so it was possible to give orders to the entire army or to each commander separately, and each command meant more than a dozen things.
When Jiahou first saw this signal system, he was shocked and thought that Zhuge Liang was superior to him.
But later, I was shocked to hear from Zhuge Liang that the person who made the signal system was a painter.
It was probably after that that he began to respect the fireman more.
In fact, the system of transmitting commands through drums or sounds was taken from baseball and soccer, one of the hobbies of modern painters.
Complex signal systems and multiple strategies.
In fact, baseball or soccer could be said to be the best sport with strategy and tactics similar to war, and the fireman was well aware of that fact, so he applied it occasionally.
The fleeing enemy ships were being attacked by chasing military ships and suffering great damage.
“I think it will be dangerous if we follow the main character further.”
“You think the same as me! Stop chasing them now!”
“Your master.”
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo….. When
the sound of the drums changed again, not only the warships in the lead, but also the merchant ships that followed slowed down at once.
* * *
“How could that be?”
Sun Ce was shocked to see the enemy ships that had stopped advancing as if they had been measured with a ruler.
No matter how much you hear the signal to stop, it’s a law that all the ships can’t stop almost at the same time. Moreover, it is not on land, but on a river where the water current changes here and there, the advance and retreat can be so inconsistent!
I could easily guess what Hwabu’s training status was like.
Not only the surprising Son Cheek, but also the Zhuge Geun and other bookkeepers and generals who insisted on the inducement were similar.
“It seems that the soldiers of Daebu Hwa have experienced a lot of water battles on other rivers as well.”
“But no matter how much it is, how can it be…”
Sun Ce was speechless.
The more he talked, the more he realized that it was only to increase the fireman’s army.
“Even though the decoy plan was not successful, the army of Lord Hua still prevented them from attacking any more. So, at least I was able to let go of it for an hour.”
As Noshik let out a sigh of relief as if he was fortunate, Jegalgeun unconsciously clicked his tongue.
“We suffered a lot of losses while luring the enemy ships. The soldiers of Daebu Hwa will surely find a place where there are no water plants and attack again, so you must prepare your attack accordingly.”
The place without aquatic plants was around the inlet.
“There are no water plants on the way to the port, so how can we block the enemy’s attack?”
“The role of water plants was to block the oars of enemy ships. Even if there is no aquatic plant, if there is something to substitute, the oar can be sufficiently blocked.”
“A substitute? What is it?”
“If you dissolve hay in water to replace waterweed, you can block the oars enough and sink enemy ships.”
“what! Hay?”
“No!”
The moment Sun Ce tilted his head, Lao Shi interrupted in anger.
“The stockpile of hay from the long fight with the principal is almost exhausted. The fight against Godfather does not end with water battles, and we have to fight on land in the future, but if we do not feed the horses, we will never be able to fight properly.”
Seeing the angry old man, Jegalgeun let out a big sigh.
“Old military. Sinking a single enemy ship can drown hundreds of enemy soldiers. But why are you trying to save hay?”
“Did you see the starved horse run properly, Zhuge Lieutenant? It would be better to set the gun on fire and retreat to the castle than to dump the hay into the river.”
“It’s frustrating, old ball. Even if it’s not hay, it’s horse food, but if you release the soldiers, you can get it as much as you want.”
“It takes time to save. And as Zhuge said, he lured the enemy into the waterweed area, and what happened? Didn’t the enemy get caught only by taking damage to lure it in? If you untangle the hay and the enemy doesn’t get caught again, it’s like throwing the waste hay into the river.”
“But wouldn’t that at least buy me some time? Even if the enemy doesn’t get caught, if you buy time…”
“Stop!”
Zhuge Kun’s words were cut off by Sun Ce.
“No matter how urgent you are, you cannot fight while starving your horse.”
“Joo Joo Gong! Now is not the time to save on horse food. When Hwabu’s soldiers land on land, we are at a great disadvantage. We need to get as much benefit from the river as possible.”
“The troops brought by the fireman are not as many as ours. We can fight on land, so stop talking about throwing away the hay.”
“Joo Joo Gong!”
“As the old soldier said, if you want to fight until the end, burn the port and return to the capital to prepare for a fight.”
“Joo Joo Gong! If that’s the case, let me at least take charge of the eastern port. If you give me 500 pounds of hay, I will not allow the enemy to enter through the eastern port.”
As Zhuge Kun knelt down, Sun Ce frowned, but he couldn’t resist the request.
“Hehe, how can it be so frustrating?”
“…..”
“Okay. I will give you five hundred pounds of hay and the authority to command the soldiers led by Lu Meng and Lu Son. Take responsibility and block the eastern port with them.”
“thank you. main ball.”
“If the eastern port is breached, I will hold you accountable.”
“I will take responsibility.”
When Zhuge Kun made a determined expression, Sun Ce shook his head.
* * *
The river in Eochamhyeon flows from northwest to southeast, and when the water volume is high, its width is as wide as 100 jang, and the water is deep.
In addition, there were large ports and ferries on the north and south sides of the river, and the south port and ferries were occupied by Sun Ce’s soldiers because the road to the capital of Danyang-gun was connected, and the northern port and ferries were occupied by Huabu’s soldiers.
After the two fierce battles, the day darkened and it became night.
War doesn’t stop just because it’s night.
Torch …..
torches were lit everywhere to inform the location of the ships and to prepare for a secret attack through darkness or underwater.
“There aren’t many water plants on the main gun port side, so if we attack now, we’ll be able to land before the night passes.”
“It’s dark everywhere, so it can be vulnerable to attacks from enemy small military ships.”
“The two battles reduced a lot of small warships. And since I lit a lot of torches, I think it’s worth fighting, even though it’s dark.”
“What do you think of Sima Hui?”
“I also have the same thoughts as Gafu Military. In the second battle, the morale of the soldiers increased by making a big difference, but it is not good to go to a long battle because there are many damaged ships. The darkness is not only against us, but it will also be a major obstacle to the enemies, so it would be better to attack again and secure the muzzle.”
When Gahu and Sima Hui agreed for the first time in a long time, the painter thought for a moment and then nodded.
“Seeing as the enemy’s strength hasn’t increased, it seems that the troops that went to Gyoju haven’t returned yet, so let’s encourage the soldiers to attack one more time as the two soldiers said.”
“Your master.”
After a while, when the fire department’s order was given, the military ships proceeded toward the port, beating drums.
Roaring …..
In an instant, the torches on the ships in the eastern camp of the enemy camp went out at once.
In the eyes of the painter and the bookkeepers, the light of tension was young.
“The main enemy camp on the left extinguished the torches at once. What should I do?”
The fireman raised his eyes and looked to the left.
It was still far away, so the clairvoyant didn’t have much effect.
“If they turn off the lights, they won’t be able to see well either… Is this deception? Or are you digging a trap? What do you think of Gafu Military?”
“I’m not sure why they suddenly made one side dark.”
“What do you think of Sima Hui?”
“It could be pretending to have something when there is nothing, but I don’t think there is anything wrong with being careful. If we have time, we would like to send a scout ship to take a look, but we do not have the time to do so, so it would be better to continue attacking as planned and respond according to the situation.”
After hearing the words of the two, the fireman looked to the left again.
The darkness of not being able to see anything weighed heavily on his chest and made his mind uneasy.
‘Simply turning off the torch, but it’s so heartbreaking. What an amazing ploy.’
Right now, even he didn’t want to send troops over there.
Roaring……
Meanwhile, the torches in Sun Ce’s remaining camps began to go out in an instant.
“uh?”
Before only ten breaths had passed, Sun Ce’s camp was enveloped in pitch-black darkness.
“Juju Gong. What should I do?”
“Should we stop the march for a while and send a scouting boat to find out why?”
The fireman could not answer the subordinate’s question right away and pondered.
And he opened his mouth.
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