Chapter 1974
After Cao Liang learned about the enemy situation in detail, he ordered Sun Yi Mingri to lead a Mengchong fleet to challenge the Wu army's water camp. Once the Wu army goes to fight, he is not allowed to fight and retreat immediately, and lead the Wu army fleet into the waters near the lake island.
At the same time, all the warships of the Wei army will head to the waters of the lake center island to launch an ultimate decisive battle with the Wu army navy.
Wang Jun and Sun Yi bowed to take the order, and a hint of relief flashed through their eyes. They waited for several months in Pengze and finally arrived at the decisive battle. They just didn't know what kind of magic weapon Cao Liang had to defeat the enemy. But from Cao Liang's confident expression, Wang Jun and Sun Yi felt that Cao Liang was confident. It seemed that Cao Liang really had a wonderful plan to defeat the enemy. They just had to act according to the order.
Cao Liang did not tell Wang Jun and Sun Yi the secret of the battleship. It was not that Cao Liang did not trust Wang Jun and Sun Yi, but Cao Liang felt that even if Wang Jun and Sun Yi knew about it, it would not be of much significance. The core of this water battle was to fight around five battleships. Wang Jun and Sun Yi's huge fleet was only responsible for auxiliary tasks. As long as it could force the Wu navy into a dense formation, the probability of success was at least half.
Battleships can maximize their efficiency when dealing with dense formations. The denser the Wu army's ships, the better. If the Wu army's warships adopt scattered formations, the effect of the battleship attack will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, finding ways to keep the Wu army's fleet dense formation is the key to this battle, but Cao Liang does not need to worry too much, because under normal circumstances, the navy's ships can only have the best combat effectiveness by forming dense formations, especially when the enemy's warships use dense formations, deliberately dispersing the formation will undoubtedly weaken its own strength, which is extremely unfavorable for the final battle.
The Wu navy had already fought with the Wei navy many times, which means they were well aware of each other, and they could almost understand what their opponents had. As long as the Wei army hid the secrets of the five battleships, the Wu army would not notice any abnormalities and would not easily change their formation.
So whether Sun Yi went to lure the enemy or how Wang Jun's navy set up the formation, it would be fine according to their usual habits, so that the Wu army would not be too suspicious. As long as the Wu army's fleet formed a dense formation, this battle would be destined to become their doomsday.
Therefore, the five battleships Cao Liang deliberately disguised themselves, not only wrapped all the catapults with a green curtain, but also changed the battleships to ships transporting materials, which were filled with debris, which looked unthreatening from the outside.
After all, these battleships were modified from the building ship, cutting off all the structures on the building ship, leaving only such a platform. No matter who shows it, such warships no longer look like warships. Even if Wang Jun and Sun Yi saw it, they didn't know what the purpose of these warships modified from the building ship would be.
So the fewer people know that it is more beneficial to the outcome of the battle. Cao Liang arranged errands for Sun Yi and Wang Jun respectively, asking them to act according to the order. After Wang Jun and Sun Yi retreated, they called Tan Kai to the front and arranged in detail the deployment of the decisive battle tomorrow. Tan Kai accepted the order and went down to make arrangements.
This time, Cao Liang came to Chaisang and walked in casual clothes, only bringing a few personal guards. Even the left prime minister Huan Fan, who was usually inseparable from him, did not come, but stayed in Jianye to take charge of the overall situation, and at the same time created an illusion for people, that is, Cao Liang was still in Jianye's palace.
There is only one reason Cao Liang did this at present, that is, to minimize variables as much as possible. If Cao Liang runs the army in person with great fanfare, it will inevitably arouse the alertness of the Wu navy. Perhaps they may change their tactics or even escape from Chaisang. In this case, Cao Liang's plan to fight Pengze Lake will fail.
The waters of Pengze Lake are wide. When there is no wind, the water surface is relatively calm and calm. This is also a kind of environment that is conducive to the performance of battleships. After entering the main channel of the Yangtze River, the more turbulent the battleships become, the more bumpy the battleships will become, and the hit rate of the catapult is naturally greatly reduced.
Moreover, the Yangtze River channel is relatively narrow, and it is not easy for the Wu army's warships to ship a dense formation, so the most ideal battlefield is Pengze Lake. This time, Wuchang's navy's eastward aid to Chaisang can be said to be exactly what Cao Liang wanted.
However, in this battle, the Wu army's navy must be wiped out in one fell swoop, and they must not be given a chance to escape back to Wuchang. Battleships are the same as giant catapult formations. If the truth is revealed to the world and there is no secret, it will not play the role it should have. The Wu army will make corresponding tactical adjustments based on the situation and there will be no longer any dense formations.
Although the battleships will be invincible in the field of water war in the future, the efficiency of the attack will be seriously reduced after the enemy is broken into pieces. Therefore, the principle pursued by Cao Liang is that either do not take action. Once you take action, you will at least beat the opponent half-destroy so that they will no longer have the power to fight back.
If the opponent can be wiped out in one fell swoop, it would be better. In this battle in Pengze Lake, Cao Liang deliberately secretly fought in person, just to aim to wipe out the opponent's goal. He would not allow any leakage.
A bright moon hangs in the air, but the edges are a little broken. In a few days, you can see a full moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. I hope this year's Mid-Autumn Festival can be celebrated in Chaisang Pass.
The cold silver light filled Pengze Lake, sparkling like a broken silver plate. Cao Liang stood on the deck and looked at the direction of Chaisang Pass. It was a bright and windless night. I hope tomorrow's weather will be as good as it is now.
This water battle will account for a large proportion of the time and will even become a decisive factor. If there are strong winds and waves on the lake, Cao Liang will cancel the battle and wait for the next appropriate weather conditions.
After all, the attack on the battleships has very strict requirements on the weather. It is not possible on rainy days or windy days. Only on clear and windless days are their best combat time.
Judging from the current weather conditions, tomorrow is probably a good weather. It seems that God is willing to help, which undoubtedly gave Cao Liang great confidence. Tomorrow's battle will be another important step for him to pacify the world. As long as the Wuchang naval army is annihilated, the remaining power of the Wu Kingdom will not be afraid. Unification of the four seas is just around the corner.
Chapter completed!