The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Shilichang Street Market Jinglian, look at the gods on the Yueming Bridge.

Life is only the death of Yangzhou, Zen Zhi Shanguang good cemetery.

——"A Long Journey to Huainan" Zhang Hu (Tang Dynasty)
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In the middle of winter, the wind on the river was bitter, but it was all northwest wind, so there was no condition for fire attack.

The rebel navy came to challenge every day, with gongs and drums blaring, and insulting to the utmost.

Since they did not find a way to break the formation, the Tang army's navy retreated in the water village and did not attack rashly.

Seeing that the Tang army dared not fight, the rebel navy's morale increased greatly.Liu Zhan's mentality has also undergone subtle changes, and he no longer desires to escape to the East China Sea as before.

In the area of ​​Baisha and Guazhou, on both sides of the Yangtze River are Yangzhou and Runzhou.Liu Zhan even expected to use a big victory to wipe out the main force of the Tang Army's navy, and use this as a springboard to regain Yangzhou and Runzhou.

During the period when the rebel navy was stranded in Jiangning, many generals in the rebel army surrendered to the Tang army. Liu Zhan was very worried about this and gritted his teeth.Liu Zhan has a must-kill list in his mind.Once defeat is turned into victory and Jianghuai is regained control, the generals on the list will be killed!
Liu Zhan was not in a hurry to go south, leaving the Japanese navy who was responding to the rebels in a dilemma in the Jiangyin area.

Yamamoto Takano's deputy Komura said to him: "General, if you don't go to support Liu Zhanjun, once Liu Zhanjun turns defeat into victory, he will definitely not fulfill his original promise and donate the goods to the empire."

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Zhao Zu rode on a sea loach, whistling and galloping, shuttled nimbly among the hundreds of huge waves blooming on the lake, chasing the wind and waves.

After the rebel warship came into range, the commander of the Tang Army's crossbow arrow gave an order, and the crossbowman raised his sledgehammer and hit the trigger with all his strength.The eight bull crossbows on the warships roared in unison and shot furiously at the sky.

"boom boom"

"Tang Huan, take your troops with you, under the flag of Liu Zhanjun, wear Liu Zhanjun's uniform, and run across the river to Luoyan Valley. Luoyan Valley is where Liu Zhanjun's grain is stored. When you arrive at Luoyan Valley, immediately light a fire as a sign. You It was the first fire on land, and set fire to Liu Zhan's grain and grass camp."

"Follow the order."

Bai Fu was well versed in the art of war, knowing that the rebel army was short of food and their morale was unstable, so he wanted a quick victory.At present, on the Jianghuai battlefield, the overall situation is favorable to the Tang army.Tang Jun can choose when to fight and when to slow down.If the Tang army does not fight, it will be enough. In the first battle, it will strive to wipe out the main force of the rebel navy.

After a while, he gave the order to stop the fight between the two subordinates.

The next morning, the battle broke out again.

If there is no wind, once Kaifu ignites the fireboat and evacuates, the fireboat will go down the river and burn the warships of the Tang Army Navy; "If you hit the huge rebel ship and then ignite it, you will either be shot by the crossbow or trapped in the flames.

Hundreds of "one gun, three swords and arrows" shot out, like a meteor shower across the sky, the sound of breaking through the sky was deafening, drawing a perfect arc, diving from top to bottom, and hit the trebuchet on the deck of the rebel warship.

Bai Fu stretched out his hand and pulled out the first command arrow: "Tang Huan listens to the command."

Under the cover of the firepower of the bed crossbow sea loach, twenty Tang army fireboats galloped after the bed crossbow sea loach.

However, the range of the trebuchet is shorter than that of the "eight bull crossbow", and it cannot attack the warships of the Tang army.A boulder the size of a millstone was thrown high and landed in the water between the warships of the two armies, causing countless water splashes the size of canoes.

The trebuchets on the rebel warships were launched in unison, and the flying stones rained like rain.

"exist."

The prow of the "Walter Fighter" is a large iron nail with a hook in front of the nail.A walking boat is tied to the stern.

At this moment, the officers and men of the Tang army on the fire boat were in a dilemma.

Bai Fu stretched out his hand and pulled out the third command arrow: "Lifei garrison the fort."

On the bow and stern of the Tang army's giant ships, two super crossbow arrows that can rotate in each direction are installed-"Three bows and eight cattle giant crossbows".The crossbow pedestal has a high and low shooting range, which can change the shooting direction of the crossbow at any time.

"The last general is here." Tang Huan strode out and stood in front of Shuai's case.

"whoosh whoosh"

The loader installed the crossbow arrows, and the crossbowman aimed at specific targets on the rebel giant ship.

Yamamoto Takano said: "Using the thousand stones as the standard, all the warships under the thousand stones will follow me into the Yangtze River, and cooperate with Liu Zhanjun to attack the Tang army from the upper and lower reaches. The rest of the warships will be under the command of Mr. Ono, anchored in the waters of Jiangyin, ready to meet Triumph of our army."

Hundreds of oarsmen (paddlers) on each warship shouted chant, rowed their oars, and rushed towards the chain of giant ships linked together by the rebels.

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"Lead [-] cavalry and stop Huainan Wang Jun's reinforcements Liu Zhan's generals. After stopping the troops, you don't need to wipe out the rebels, as long as you force Wang Jun to flee in the direction of Changshu."

"The giant ship equipped with the 'Three Bows and Eight Bulls Crossbow' is about to arrive at our army's water stronghold. You two each bring your own warships. With the support of the giant ship's firepower, you can contain the rebel firepower and cover the fireboat to wait for a surprise attack."

The twenty fire boats are all "steep warships", narrow and long, as slender as a shuttle, covered with rawhide, the cabin is filled with sulfur, smoke and nitrate, filled with fish oil, and then covered The green cloth curtains are all flammable.

"The main force of the rebel army is in the water village, and there are not many people stationed in the land camp along the river. The Luoyanpo fire broke out, and after the rebels sent a rescue team, the land camp must be extremely empty. You lead your troops and go straight to Liu Zhanjun's land camp. camp, set fire to Liu Zhanjun's land camp."

"The trebuchet strikes back!" Liu Yin roared.

After receiving the report, Liu Zhan and a dozen other generals overlooked the Yangtze River.The Guazhou River was more than ten miles wide, and countless small black spots appeared on the surface of the river. When sailing to the front, there were at least nearly a hundred warships, all of which were more than a thousand stone.

What I want is this neutral gear!

"Follow the order." Tang Huan took the arrow and stood aside.

Hundreds of "Meteor Crossbows" on the bed crossbow dolphins fired at the same time, weaving a web of arrows in front of the rebel ship's side, and the rebel soldiers on the side of the giant ship couldn't lift their heads.

"exist."

"boom boom"

The iron arrow feathers used in the "Eight Bull Crossbow" are as thick as a javelin, and the arrowheads are huge three-edged iron arrowheads with bloodletting blades.

Tang Huan and Yuchi Hussein held their arrows out of the big tent, assembled their own men and horses, and rode away.

"exist."

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"But when will the southeast wind blow on the river?" Sheng Hailiu asked.

"But it doesn't matter." Bai Fu said.

Without the threat of the catapult, the bed crossbow loach shot out violently, skimming over the top of the waves like a flying fish.

Seeing the Japanese navy taking the bait, Bai Fu finally ordered a fire attack.

Although the eight-ox crossbow has amazing lethality, its reloading speed is slow, and it can only exert its greatest power when it is used on a specific battlefield.The grand debut of this water battle is aimed at the trebuchets installed on the deck of the giant rebel ship.The purpose of the giant crossbow is very clear, which is to use the advantages of range and firepower to destroy the catapults with amazing lethality.

"One shot, three swords and arrows" The huge triangular blood-letting blade and iron arrowhead smashed the throwing pole, rotating shaft and other parts of the catapult into powder, and shot the soldiers who controlled the catapult into meat skewers.

"You lead 3000 people and go to Luoyan Valley to meet Tang Huan. Once Luoyanpo is on fire, Liu Zhan will definitely send troops to rescue. You can set up an ambush halfway and wipe out all the rebels who come to rescue."

Seeing that the fire boat was getting closer and closer to the giant rebel ship, there was still no southeast wind.

On the deck, dozens of soldiers chanted, stepped forward, turned the capstan, the shaft rotated, twisted the iron chain, pulled the string of the "eight bull crossbow", and buckled it on the machine teeth.The energy storage is fully loaded, and the range is hundreds of steps.

"promise."

Liu Zhan and other generals looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering why the Tang Army navy had so many extra ships overnight.

Bai Fu stretched out his hand and pulled out the fourth command arrow: "Yuchi's hussars obey orders."

"exist."

"The two of you have the farthest distance, send troops immediately."

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Fire up the guns and raise the account, and Bai Fu issues military orders.

In less than half an hour, the trebuchets, bed crossbows and other water warfare equipment waiting on the deck of the huge rebel ship were destroyed one by one by the "one shot, three swords and arrows" as thick as a javelin.

Komuraji and Onoichiro disagree on whether the Japanese navy should continue to go upstream.When the dispute could not be resolved, the two sides became furious, and even pulled out Japanese swords and slashed at each other.

Bai Fuqin led the main force of the Tang Army's navy into battle.

"Decree! But..." Sheng Hailiu muttered.

Bai Fu stretched out his hand and pulled out the second command arrow: "Huyan Tieyi listens to the command."

Another lieutenant, Ichiro Ono, was in a hurry and hurriedly persuaded him: "General, we are not familiar with the waterways of the Yangtze River. Our warships are all sea-going ships with a relatively deep draft. If they go deep into the Yangtze River, once they run aground, they will be like a dragon living in shallow water caught by a shrimp." play."

Bai Fu stretched out his hand and pulled out another command arrow: "Ding Jiuqu and Sheng Hailiu will obey the command."

Bai Fu smiled and said: "At that time, listen to our army's horn. Once the charge horn sounds, it will be the time for fire." Bai Fu smiled calmly and was full of confidence.

More than a thousand warships of the rebel navy formed a huge square formation on the river surface of Guazhou, more than ten miles long, and the momentum was huge.

Yamamoto Takano didn't stop the two from cutting each other, he stroked a short mouse-hair beard in the middle of the man, his eyes wandering.

"Order."

The commanders on the fireships looked anxiously at the sky, waiting for the final signal.The fireboat has now entered the range of the crossbow arrows of the rebels, and if they don't evacuate, it will be too late.

Sheng Hailiu was in a hurry, he gritted his teeth, and said in his heart: "Fight it! Big deal, we will die together!"

Sheng Hailiu waved his arms and shouted: "Brothers, it's time to die for the country, light the fire!" After that, he was about to light the firecracker in his hand.

Once the firecracker is lifted into the air, it is the signal for the fireboat to ignite.From a certain point of view, it was also the moment when all the soldiers of the fireboat were killed in the sea of ​​fire.

On the battleship in the distance, Ding Jiuqu burst into tears. He knew that Sheng Hailiu had already made the most difficult choice...