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Chapter 264 Raid

The surface of the Xiangjiang River to the south of Ling County did not return to calm as the Jingzhou navy retreated. As the victor, Liu Jingshui's army naturally obtained the right to clean up the battlefield.

Searching and rescuing those who fell into the water, salvaging corpses, taking custody of prisoners, collecting weapons and armor, clearing ships and supplies... one by one, one by one, is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Liu Zong stood on the deck of the large ship, staring at the north for a long time, which was the direction where the Jingzhou navy was leaving. At this moment, his face was covered with dark clouds like the sky above his head.

At the cost of losing 33 large ships, our side sank 31 enemy large ships and captured more than [-] ships, including [-] building ships.If you only care about the ships, your side's gains and losses in this battle are roughly equal, and the combat power is not lost. Such a result can be called a complete victory.

However, compared with last year, the gap is reflected. Last year, only [-] or [-] large ships of our own side were damaged, but more than [-] large enemy ships were successfully sunk, and more than [-] large ships were captured.

Originally, Liu Zong was still looking forward to repeating last year's big victory, because he knew that after this battle, the pole will no longer be his secret weapon.

In the past year, Liu Jing and Liu Zong dismantled most of the poles of the warships in order to keep the secret of the poles, and kept only a small part, and these poles were usually covered with crimson cloth, making it difficult for outsiders to see after all.Daily training will also be moved to Zhongshui and Pingyang Townships behind Ling County.

The reason is today.

Unexpectedly, Cai Mao came up with a method such as Changqimu, which was sufficient to fight against Paigan, so that Liu Jingshui's army failed to achieve the expected results.

When the Jingzhou water army imitates the pole, Liu Jing's water army will completely lose its advantage.

Next, the fight is who has more warships and who has more stamina...

Of course, in the long run, it might be bad for Liu Jingshui's army, but for now, Liu Jingshui's army has a slight advantage over Jingzhou's navy in terms of the number of warships.

In the short term, even if Liu Jingshui's army cannot win, there is no need to worry about defeat.

What made Liu Zong feel depressed was that his side completely lost the chance to defeat the opponent.

Liu Zong looked at Ling County from afar, and the next one was Liu Jing.

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Cai Mao led the fleet back to the barracks on the north bank of Leishui. This time he captured two large ships and seven fighting ships, a total of nine large ships equipped with poles. Ling County was sunk by flying rocks.

Kuai Yue, Liu Pan, Lai Gong and others all rushed to the shore of the barracks at the first time. They didn't care about the losses of the naval army in this battle, and they focused all their attention on the pole.

When they saw with their own eyes a large abandoned ship, which suffered serious water leakage and sank to the bottom of the river after only two slaps, they all showed shock on their faces.

At the same time, everyone was able to understand Cai Mao's difficulties a little bit. How can this kind of water warfare weapon like God's might be matched by manpower?

Kuai Yue boarded the large ship himself, and while studying the long pole, boulder, reel guard, and rope of the pole, he said to Cai Mao: "This thing is quite similar to the orange."

"I also think the two are related." Cai Mao nodded lightly, and then said: "There are many Liannu on the other ships. According to the captives, this Liannu was also made by Liu Jing, and it is called the 'bed crossbow'. The power is extremely impressive."

In the Han Dynasty, it was customary to call large crossbows "Liannu". In "Han Shu·Yiwenzhi" military skills, there are [-] chapters "Wangyuan Liannu Shooting Methods", which are dedicated to teaching Liannu shooting methods.

Kuai Yue couldn't help but said with emotion: "Shooting poles, continuous crossbows, flying stone carts... Liu Zhongda's coincidence is almost comparable to Lu Ban and Mo Di in ancient times, and Zhang Heng in modern times, and there is no one comparable to him in contemporary times."

Cai Hao proudly said: "Liu Jingxiaoer is so coincidental? In the end, the weapon is not for my use. After a few days, I will use it to cut it. I wonder if Liu Jingxiaoer will regret it, haha ..."

Lai Gong couldn't understand Cai Mao's arrogance, and couldn't help but sneered: "Since Liu Zhongda can make a pole, who knows if he can make other things? It's better for Cai Junshi to be more cautious, so as not to repeat the same thing. Same thing happened last year."

"Huh?" Cai Mao immediately put away his smile, these words were a bit harsh.

Seeing that the two were about to start a verbal dispute, Kuai Yue hurriedly said: "Degui, I think it is not difficult to make this pole. If you rush to work overnight, it can be installed on the ship in a few days."

Cai Mao's expression softened when he heard the words, and he glanced sideways at Lai Gong, and said: "This object carries a huge boulder and slaps it up and down with great force. If it is used on a small boat, it will definitely capsize. It can only be installed on large ships such as building ships and fighting ships. on board."

"I see." Kuai Yue nodded.

In the next two days, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao ordered Jingzhou soldiers and civilians to cut wood and quarry stones, and produced a batch of clapping poles. People are determined.

On the third day, under the cover of Cai Mao's water army, Kuai Yue led his army westward across the Xiangshui River, and then ordered more than [-] cavalry troops under his command to line up on the north bank of Chengshui with battalions as units, preparing to cross the river.

Liu Jing stood at the northwest corner of the city wall of Ling County, looking at the Jingzhou army on the other side of Chengshui, so densely packed that he couldn't see the edge at a glance.

Kuai Yue's approach is quite similar to Yuan Shao's in the Battle of Guandu, using his huge force advantage to stretch the front line as long as possible.In order to prevent Yuan Shao from crossing the river, Cao Cao, who had a relatively weak force, had to bite the bullet and "divide the battalions and equalize them".If Xu You hadn't sold Yuan Shao in the end, and Cao Cao's surprise attack on Wuchao succeeded, it would be hard for the two sides to say who would win the final victory.

At present, there are only [-] soldiers in Ling County, which is less than one-sixth of the Jingzhou army, and the gap between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is even greater.The reason why Cao Cao blocked Guandu desperately was because the Xu capital in the rear was flat and there was no danger to defend. Once Yuan Shao broke through, it would be over.

Liu Jing didn't have this worry. The defense of Lingxian County was built by him with his own hands for several years, and it is what it is today.Therefore, he had no intention of sending troops to stop the Jingzhou army from crossing the river, but was going to let them in generously.Ling County will become a nightmare for all of them.

Although there was no movement in Ling County for the time being, Kuai Yue ordered several battalions to cross the river at the same time for the sake of safety.

Under the leadership of the generals, Jingzhou soldiers rushed to the south bank of Chengshui on a simple pontoon bridge made of wheels, ship boards, etc., or in light boats and walking boats.

Time passed quickly, and when thousands of soldiers landed on the south bank and stood firm, Kuai Yue finally believed that Liu Jing really didn't intend to send troops to stop him.Worried, Kuai Yue immediately ordered the whole army to build pontoon bridges to cross the river.

Liu Jing's side was silent, but Liu Zong led the fleet to the north, and fought fiercely with the Jingzhou navy between the Hunan, Lei and Chengshui.

Now that the big ships on both sides have shooting poles, they coincidentally gave up the long-range shooting of bows and crossbows that were popular on the water in the past, collided almost violently, and then slapped each other violently.For a time, the sky and the earth were filled with the huge roar of the boulder hitting the wood and the river water.

The Jingzhou infantry began to cross Chengshui, and the water army was also fighting fiercely. Seeing an opportunity, Liu Xiu in the old city of Ling County decided to let Solemn stay in the city. He and Liu Liang each recruited [-] "dare to fight". Wearing heavy armor and holding a sword in hand, the members went out to the east of the city, crossed the Leishui River, and then made a detour to the Jingzhou Water Army Barracks at the northern end of the Leishui River.

"kill……"

Wearing armor, Liu Liang was strong and fast, like a black leopard. He took the lead and led hundreds of warriors to remove the antlers.

Liu Liang's arms are as long as his knees. Cai Sheng once said that he is born to practice martial arts, no matter whether it is a knife, a sword or a bow, he can get twice the result with half the effort.The fact is also the same, Liu Liang practiced martial arts for one year, and he was able to personally decapitate a Jingman on the battlefield. Now he has just turned [-], and he has practiced martial arts for five years. Ma Zhou, who taught him swordsmanship in the past, is no longer his opponent.

The fierce battle on the water attracted all the attention of the Jingzhou army. They never expected that a wave of enemies would appear from behind. They were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties immediately.

(End of this chapter)