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Out of his understanding of the Soochow Navy and his trust in the Soochow Navy, Liu Biao, who was guarding Hefei, did not send troops.
But now, the Soochow Navy, which made him feel very relieved, was beaten by the Cao Wei Navy and lost three-quarters of its troops in an instant?
No matter where such a thing is placed, who would believe it?
But Liu Biao, who was guarding here in Hefei, only reacted when he heard Zhou Yu and others asking for help.
Although the troops had already been assembled, in the current situation, even if Liu Biao sent all the soldiers, it would be powerless for this war!
The Hefei, which the Soochow troops seized the opportunity to take down, was now directly attacked by the Cao army led by Cao Ang, and their group had to retreat to the land of Jingzhou.
In Liu Biao's heart, there was hatred!
Although he didn't want Sun Ce to easily take the land of Huainan in his hands, he still didn't want the land of Hefei to be lost.
It was because of this situation that Liu Biao planned to wait until after Sun Ce and Cao Ang had lost both sides in the fight before making a move.
However, such a situation is obviously somewhat impossible now!
Sun Ce, who was retreating frantically, had also contacted Liu Biao at this time, and the two agreed to meet in Jingzhou.
Liu Biao's strength has not been lost at all, and although the Cao army led by Cao Angsui is very aggressive, after many days of fighting, it will be very disadvantageous for Cao Ang if they continue to chase.
Therefore, after Sun Ce's troops arrived in Jingzhou, Cao Ang ordered Cao Wei's troops to retreat, return to Hefei, and adjust their deployment!
Now this time is not the best time to eradicate Jingzhou in one fell swoop, Cao Ang naturally understands this, so he is not in a hurry at all!
For Cao Ang, this Jingzhou land can be visited at any time, but not at this time!
Not to mention Cao Ang and Cao Jun on the land side have been fighting for five or six days. Both Cao Ang and Cao Jun are exhausted. Now go to attack the Liu Biao troops who have been waiting for work and stayed in Hefei for several days. It's not a wise choice by any means.
Although Zhuge Liang's land and water forces defeated the veteran water troops, Zhuge Liang, who also didn't know how to command, was deeply moved by this battle.
If it weren't for this steam ship, it would be impossible for Cao Wei's navy to defeat the veteran water force, let alone beat the Soochow navy to flee.
Zhuge Liang was very fortunate. He was grateful that the general let him be in charge of developing this steam ship, and now it seems that the role of this steam ship is still very large.
However, although the war on land and water was won, at the same time Cao Wei's naval division suffered a lot of injuries this time.
Half of the sixty or seventy steam ships were directly damaged in this battle, and six or seven of them were directly scrapped, and the rest were damaged to varying degrees.
This situation is also a big loss for Cao Wei. Fortunately, the war on land and water has been won, otherwise this situation is simply a defeat among losses.
Under such circumstances, if you forcefully chase after the Soochow army, you will definitely suffer a loss.
Liu Biao's current strength has not lost a single bit, and Liu Biao's strength in Jingzhou cannot be ignored. No matter how you measure it, not fighting this war is the best choice.
Besides, this mighty Cao Wei navy has lost most of it now, and if it continues to compete with Liu Biao's navy under such circumstances, it will naturally not be wiped out.
In addition, the Soochow navy has not been completely wiped out. Once the Cao Wei navy pursues it, Liu Biao and Sun Ce's navy will definitely unite to fight against it.
In this way, even if the Cao Wei navy has more than 30 steamships, it is definitely not the combined strength of the Jing and Wu.
If the Cao Wei naval division can't pursue it, only the Cao army led by Cao Ang will be left. If Jing and Wu directly hug each other and then fight Cao Ang to death, it is impossible for Cao Ang to kill Jing and Wu for a while. The two places were attacked.
Moreover, in Cao Ang's view, it would not be a good thing for him if the people from Jing and Wu were pushed into a hurry.
As the saying goes, a dog jumps over a wall in a hurry, and a rabbit bites a person in a hurry!
What's more, Cao Ang forced him to be Sun Ce and Liu Biao, the one who holds great power in his hands!
Chapter 358 The battle situation has been decided
It would not be a good thing for Cao Ang if they pushed them into a hurry and fought back.
This time, he didn't take the opportunity to kill Sun Ce directly, which made Cao Ang feel a little bit at a loss.
Such a good opportunity, if Cao Ang seizes the opportunity, Sun Ce will surely die.
But at this moment, he couldn't care so much anymore. It was his fate that Sun Ce didn't die this time, but in Cao Ang's heart he was very sure that Sun Ce's luck could not last for too long.
Regardless of whether it was Sun Ce or Liu Biao who did not dispatch, in Cao Ang's view, no matter how lucky this group of people was, they would not be able to escape the fate of being wiped out by him in the end!
Although it was a disadvantage not to have Sun Ce executed on the spot, this war was a very worthwhile thing for Cao Jun.
The Cao Wei naval division cultivated after a year has shown its strength on the water and land. This situation is simply a great thing for Cao Jun.
What's more, during this war, Zhuge Liang discovered the shortcomings of the steamship. This situation is even more important for the progress of the steamship.
In addition, Zhuge Liang defeated the Soochow Navy for the first time commanding the navy. Such a thing is also a big improvement for Zhuge Liang, and it is also a big improvement for these navy troops.
They have all learned a lot of experience in this war, especially Zhuge Liang as the commander, he can be said to have gained a lot in this war.
Not only for his own command, or experience on land and water, but also for the upgrade of the steam engine he developed, all of which provided a lot of valuable experience.
Such valuable experience is impossible to buy even if you spend a lot of money, so this war is still very important for the navy.
Not only that, among the various industries that Cao Wei is involved in, the amount of steel, cement, coal mines and other resources are also constantly soaring, and such a soaring is rapid, and can even be described as a qualitative change.
These changes in conditions have greatly improved Cao Wei's overall strength.
Why do you say this way?
Because whether it is coal, steel, or cement, these things are necessary for the construction of the steamship.
And the increase in the output of these things is equivalent to a lot of increase in the output of the steamship.
Therefore, what is needed now is to add some manpower to the progress of building steamships, and then increase the speed of building steamships.
As long as a large amount of labor and resources are invested in this steam engine, a lot of advanced warships and weapons that make people unable to fight back will be produced.
Equipping such things in the army will naturally help to improve the overall strength.
During this year, with the efforts of Zhuge Liang and others, there were only sixty or seventy steam ships, which was the best effort of Zhuge Liang and others.
And when Cao Ang puts all his manpower, material resources, and financial resources into this shipbuilding operation, then the next ship will definitely be more than one hundred ships, or even two hundred ships!
After the technology is more mature, this situation will be even faster, and it can be astonishingly fast.
At that time, not only will the speed of shipbuilding increase, but the quality of the ship will also undergo earth-shaking changes. From the beginning, I don't understand, I will continue to explore, and then the ship will be continuously improved and upgraded.
There will always be a day when the quality of this warship will be raised to the highest level. At that time, the Cao Wei navy will definitely become the real overlord on land and water!
In addition, Cao Ang wanted to further discover the gunpowder technology.
The current black powder is not perfect, if the gunpowder and iron smelting technology can be improved, then this weapon will be greatly improved.
Therefore, Cao Ang wanted to put the further upgrade of the black powder on the agenda.