Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 399 0394 [It's too late to burn]

Zuo Jingui is a general in Huainan, belonging to the Xiang Army system, and has been organized into the Gang Army for several years, specializing in the transportation of Huashi Gang.

When the imperial court wanted to fight a war, a transfer order came, and they were asked to take a warship transformed from a tank boat.

Can that thing be used for war?

Zuo Jingui knew how fragile it was, and the wood used for the hull was better than his cabinet.

As for the watertight cabin, Zuo Jingui didn't have that kind of concept. You can't ask for too much for an inland flat-bottomed boat.

A boat next door started paddling, and Zuo Jingui shouted, "Are you going out again?"

The officer of the ship said: "We who come from the Lianghuai River are born to work hard, and we have to patrol while others sleep."

Zuo Jingui smiled and said: "The sailor of the bandits has been scared out of his wits for a long time, just go out and take a look around."

"Let's go, go!" the general waved.

The current army of officers and soldiers has a complex source of troops like a big platter.

The group with the highest status is naturally the Tiger Wing Navy from Tokyo.Decades ago, their grandparents were also Jianghuai people, but now they have become natives of Tokyo.Although he was bullied in various ways in Tokyo, he can bully others after leaving Beijing.

Followed by people from Liangzhe and Jiangdong, some generals among them had Zhu Miao's lackeys as their backers, and they were the henchmen of Zhu Miao's party henchmen.

Then there are people from Nanyang and Xiangyang, who have local advantages and are backed by local civil officials.

The most miserable people are the people from Lianghuai, who don't love their parents and belong to the bottom of the chain of contempt.Let them do all the hard work, and they are also the ones who rush to the front in the water fight.

"Ah... ouch!"

The cries and cries of warships floated in the distance, Zuo Jingui looked around curiously, and soon news came from the ship next to the ship.

The Huyi sailors were drinking in violation of military orders, and He Guan found out when he was inspecting the warships. A total of more than 30 people were fined with military sticks.But He Guan did not dare to punish the commander who took the lead in drinking because he was an earl.

Countless sailors gloated over this meal of army sticks, and they had long been displeased with the soldiers from the capital.

They are all stinking soldiers, what are you doing so arrogantly?

Not long after the military sticks were punished there, a herald came and said to Zuo Jingui, "The Marquis of Duyu has an order to be on guard at all times at night."

"Yes!" Zuo Jingui immediately straightened his back.

When the herald left, Zuo Jingui immediately ignored it, ordered the soldiers a few words, and went to sleep.

The thieves were scared out of their wits on those small boats, how could they dare to attack them?

What's more, there are warships patrolling back and forth outside the artillery range every night.Even if thieves came to kill them, the patrol boats would warn them in advance.

Night fell, and everything was still.

200 meters away from Zuo Jingui's warship, another warship was drinking.

Tao Desheng, a local general in Xiangyang, held a lamp in the cabin and scolded with a smile: "You are not allowed to drink alcohol, and you come to inspect every day. Are you afraid of being boarded?"

Sun Jing said: "He checks his money, and I drink mine. He doesn't allow drinking, and I don't want to fight yet. Even if Zhu Xianggong became the leader of the rebels, he would follow the rules when buying and selling food. Every time he bought food, he used real money. We brothers, finally have oil and water to fish, we eat meat with big turbans, and we drink soup, how happy are those days? If you have to rush to fight, I haven’t fished enough yet.”

Tao Desheng poured himself a bowl, and started to eat with the appetizers: "War is nothing, it's just the partiality of leading the soldiers. Those people from the capital, don't do shit and eat the best. They treat us Xiangyang people as little girls." Yes. In my opinion, it’s best for the thieves to attack at night and kill all the veteran soldiers in the capital. At that time, we will know that we can rely on our local people.”

Sun Jing said with a smile: "The bandits are really here, and they will kill us first."

"Don't you know how to sail quickly?" Tao Desheng said, "If we run, the soldiers from Huaihe River and Huaihe River will also run away. By then, the soldiers from Tokyo and Jiangnan will be killed."

"That's right," Sun Jing said, "Saving your life is the most important thing. This warship is not bad, it is very big, maybe it will be ours after the battle."

Tao Desheng said again: "Actually, He Guan is not a bad person, and he can see that he has some skills. It is Gao Guanying who is annoying. He is the leader of the Tiger Wing Navy. Why should he control our Xiangyang Navy? He also deducted our food and wages, and turned his ass out." It's all black!"

Sun Jing said: "The five princes of other people's ancestors are also earls themselves. If you don't accept it, let your ancestors live to be kings to see."

"What's wrong with the Earl? One shot pierces two holes, and it's the same on the battlefield." Tao Desheng sneered.

The two got drunk and went back to the cabin to rest.

About five o'clock.

Qu Fangping led the navy of the Rebel Army and sailed down the river under the moonlight.

He knew the officers and men of the navy, with boats patrolling every night.But he was in the upstream, so he used his speed to rush over quickly, and before the enemy reacted, he could rush to the vicinity and set fire.

After more than half a month of probing, both Zhang Guangdao and Qu Fangping found out the details of the enemy army.

The opponent's naval commander is very good at fighting.

However, the soldiers under his command acted slowly after receiving the military order.Moreover, there is no cooperation between the ministries, and they even interfere with each other.

A large number of bamboo rafts and small boats, loaded with oiled firewood, were rowed downstream by sailors with long poles.

Behind these bamboo rafts and small boats are the warships of the rebel army.

"Dang Dang Dang Dang!"

The sound of gongs broke the silence of the night, and the patrol boats had spotted the rebel navy.

"Drum!"

Qu Fangping shouted, since he has been discovered anyway, let's beat the drums to cheer for the soldiers.

At the same time, the warships of the rebel army lit braziers one after another for the soldiers to quickly ignite the rockets.The small catapult on the ship has also been prepared and can throw incendiary bombs at enemy ships.

Several patrol boats of officers and soldiers turned around and fled in fright.

After escaping back to their own waters, the speed did not decrease. Instead, they fled faster and faster, clearly wanting to stay away from the battlefield.

The nearest warship of the officers and soldiers was more than a mile away, and the rebels on the bamboo rafts and small boats began to light the firewood around them.The oiled firewood burns quickly, and when it gets close to the target, it will almost burn to its fullest.

The sound of the trumpet spread throughout the officers and soldiers naval base, and countless sailors woke up in their sleep and went to their respective posts in a panic.

Zuo Jingui came to the deck and saw countless fire boats on the river, he was terrified and shouted: "Hurry up and go downstream!"

"Dong dong dong dong!"

The drums of the officers and soldiers were beating, and He Guan was afraid that the soldiers would not obey the military order, so he specially sent a boat to shout along the way: "Meet the enemy, meet the enemy, and you are not allowed to retreat!"

It is right to confront them head-on, as long as the warships of the officers and soldiers don't foolishly stop on the shore, no matter how many fireships the rebel army has, it will be difficult to ignite the moving warships.

By that time, the officers, soldiers, and sailors will have large ships, many ships, and many soldiers, so there is basically no possibility of defeat.

but!

The Tiger Wing Navy from the capital city took the lead in running away, not obeying military orders at all.

They have lived half their lives and have been in business.Generals used warships to transport goods privately, and soldiers became caravan buddies, and they performed for the emperor every Dragon Boat Festival.

They are now sitting on the largest warship, and they can still charge with their military power during the day, but when they see so many fireships rushing towards them at night, they are so frightened that they just want to escape from the battlefield.

The most bullied Lianghuai naval forces were extremely dissatisfied in their hearts. Seeing the veteran soldiers in the capital running away, they fled without obeying the military orders.

Under the moonlight, Tao Desheng yelled: "Why are you still standing there? The navy of the imperial army and the navy of the two Huaihe Rivers have all run away. You are waiting to rush up to die!"

At the same time Tao Desheng gave the order, the Jiangnan navy also began to flee.

A large number of warships fled downstream in a swarm, without any formation or organization.Even in order to compete for waterways, warships collided constantly, or more than a dozen ships crowded together, slowing down the escape speed.

The rebels on bamboo rafts and small boats, as the firewood burned more and more prosperous, jumped into the river and swam to the shore one after another.

The bright moonlight allowed Qu Fangping to vaguely observe the situation of the enemy army.

His first reaction was that he couldn't believe that the officers, soldiers and sailors who were several times larger than himself, why did they collapse into a mess before fighting?
"Dong dong dong dong!"

Qu Fangping was so excited that he went to beat the drums himself.

"Go beat the drum!" He Guan said to his son.

He Ji immediately ran to the drum, waved the drumstick and beat it.

In history, He Ji also died a miserable death. He was shot through the arm by a golden soldier's bow and arrow, pulled out the arrow and continued to fight, and finally died of serious injuries outside the moat of Tokyo.

He Guan tore off his jacket, bared his chest and lifted his knife and shouted: "My sons, follow me to kill thieves, and charge up in the boat!"

"boom!"

The hull shook violently, but it was a warship of officers and soldiers. When fleeing, the helmsman was too panic-stricken and directly hit his own admiral's ship.

He Guan was knocked almost to the ground, and after standing still, he was furious: "Steady the direction, rush up!"

I can't move, there are warships running around, blocking the river.

The warships of officers and soldiers who fled to the back were all blocked by their own people and couldn't run fast.They were obviously taller and bigger than most of the rebel warships, but they gave up resistance directly.The rebels threw hooks and ropes to climb the boats and jumped to help, and the officers, soldiers and sailors put down their weapons and surrendered one after another.

"My lord, let's go, go downstream to gather the defeated soldiers and fight again!" He Ji stopped beating the drums, and came to his father to persuade him.

With tears in his eyes, He Guan dropped the knife and said to his son, "You are in command."

When He Guan was young, he bravely won the three armies. The arrows he shot with his strong bow once pierced the armor of Xixia cavalry, pierced through the chest, and then pierced through the back.

Because it was too outrageous, it directly scared off the Xixia pursuers, and He Guan was summoned by the emperor for this reason.

Sitting on the imperial couch of Song Huizong, he drew a map of the northwest border with a wat board, and pointed to the pattern on the dragon robe to analyze the situation of the enemy and ourselves.

Song Huizong felt that this man was awesome, so he was immediately promoted to Hedong Tixing.

He Guan looked at the fleeing warships in disorder, he had all the abilities, but he couldn't use them at all.He has the method of defending against the enemy, but the soldiers under his command don't obey orders.

He had said earlier that this navy would have to practice for at least a month, but Tong Guan and Xin Xingzong didn't listen to persuasion at all, thinking that with more troops and larger ships, they would definitely win.

"kill!"

Two miles in front of Xin Xingzong's barracks, countless torches suddenly lit up in the mountains, and the shouts of killing were so loud that they even reached the riverside.

The navy of the rebel army fought here, and Zhang Guangdao also personally led the infantry to attack the camp.

He Guan's mouth was parched, and based on his understanding of Xin Xingzong, I'm afraid the officers and soldiers will suffer a lot this time.

(Thanks to Yinyue under the void and the leader of comparative anatomy of vertebrates for the reward, O(∩_∩)O~)

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