The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 178 The Baiteng River is blocked and difficult to travel in Wu'an Prefecture ([-])

In the early morning, the mist filled the air and the river bank was hazy.

An extremely wide river flows mightily from the northwest to the sea unstoppably.Dozens of wooden stakes with the thickness of a bowl are erected in Haikou, all of which are brushed with tung oil and connected with iron chains everywhere, like many warriors who are not afraid of life and death, smiling against the wind and waves, and will not waver at all.

There are steep cliffs on both sides of Haikou, as smooth as a mirror, where the yellow cranes can fly over, and the apes want to climb to escape their worries.On the cliffs on both sides, many Quyue camps can be vaguely seen. In front of the camps, there are countless archers holding bows and arrows, staring at the sea below the cliffs.

Following the eyes of everyone, we can see that the sea is divided into three rows: front, middle, and back, and a hundred and ten tall warships are moored.Each of these warships is more than ten feet high, and the middle one is even two feet high. Each ship is flying high with a "Liu" flag.

The sea breeze gradually increased, blowing away the mist on the sea surface.Under the setting sun, a middle-aged general in a blue battle robe and a long sword was standing on the bow of the warship in the middle, looking into the distance with his hands behind his back.He was born with a rectangular face, with a goatee, and a touch of elegance in the majesty of his brows. Although he is not a talented person, he is also extraordinary.

A deputy general beside him looked at the mountains on the other side and asked for instructions: "Master Liu, we have been anchored here for more than three months, and we have launched many strong attacks during this period. But every time, many soldiers were killed in vain. I don't know if today Do you want...?"

Liu Cheng frowned slightly, wondering: "The officials ordered me to be the commander of the East Road, and attack Qu Yue from the water. How could Qu Yue have such a tight defense? If he continues to attack, it will only increase casualties. If he does not attack, he will defy him." Holy Order, right now our army is indeed in a dilemma!"

The deputy general suggested: "General Liu, according to the general, we might as well divert to Wu'an and go ashore."

Liu Cheng murmured: "This general also thought about it, but within a hundred miles, apart from the Baiteng River in front of us, only Wu'an Prefecture in the south and Guhun Gorge in the north can go ashore. The terrain of Wu'an Prefecture is relatively flat, but it is far from Fan Jubei's The defense area is relatively close. This man is both civil and military, and he holds a heavy army. He is afraid that it will be difficult to resist. According to the report from the waiter, there is no large enemy army near the Guhun Gorge, but the terrain there is extremely dangerous, and Li Huan uses his troops like a god. Ambushing a group of people, don't we want to annihilate the whole army?"

The lieutenant general nodded, "Master Liu's words are reasonable. If we can remove the wooden barrier here and repel the enemy troops on the shore, we can go all the way unimpeded. It is indeed easier to pass those two dangerous places."

Liu Cheng sighed and said, "Oh, I don't know how long it will take to storm the Baiteng River. I hope Lord Hou can send reinforcements as soon as possible, and there will be no accidents on his side."

The lieutenant general asked, "General Liu, when are we going to attack?"

Liu Cheng drew out his long sword without hesitation, and pointed forward, "No need to wait any longer, attack immediately!"

The deputy general hurriedly said loudly: "Yes! The army launched an attack!"

Following his order, the soldiers on the mast fight quickly waved the two small flags in their hands, playing the semaphore of attack.The warships were ordered to move forward slowly according to the predetermined sequence, heading straight for the cliffs and wooden posts not far away.

The Quyue soldiers on the cliff saw that the Song army had already launched an attack, and they unanimously raised their bows and arrows, and their movements were extremely uniform.But none of them was in a hurry to shoot arrows, and they all patiently waited for the warship to approach a little bit, and they never missed the shot.

Soon, the warship sailed slowly to the bottom of the cliff, and many soldiers of the Song Army formed a square formation, holding backs on all sides, bows in the middle, and slowly walked out of the cabin.Seeing the Song army coming to attack, the guards of Qu Yue on the cliff immediately regained their spirits. Following the whistle of the leading officer, everyone pulled their bowstrings one after another, and arrows from all over the sky attacked the Song army on board.

For a moment, the bowstrings rang together, the sound shook the bullfight, and the arrows rained down together, trying to tear the world apart.Before countless Song soldiers could bend their bows and set up their arrows, they were pierced by random arrows flying from the cliff, and their corpses fell heavily on the deck, staining the warship blood red.

Many soldiers who were lucky enough not to be shot, waded through the blood of their brothers and feet, stepped on the dead bodies of their brothers, roared and shot arrows towards the cliff.They are all blood-stained, like roaring beasts, howling to fight the enemy for life and death.

It's a pity that although they were lonely and brave, their bows and arrows were weak, and they attacked from the bottom. Before the arrows they shot could get close to the enemy, they lost their strength in the air and fell into the sea in despair.

Seeing their uniform attacks, the enemy soldiers all laughed heartily, drew their hard bows one after another, put on sharp arrows, and shot at the warships in unison.In an instant, arrows rained wave after wave, accompanied by a frightening sound of piercing the air, shooting at Song Jun overwhelmingly.

In a blink of an eye, most of the Song soldiers on board were either dead or injured, and the deck was already covered with corpses and blood.Liu Cheng twisted his beard with his hands, watching the tragic scene in front of him, his eyes were slightly moist.Even though he spent half his life as a soldier and was used to seeing blood and rain, he still couldn't remain indifferent when faced with such scenes.

"Whoosh!" A sharp arrow shot straight at Liu Cheng, who was standing on the bow of the ship, with a piercing sound of piercing the air.The attack was fast and fierce, Liu Cheng hurriedly restrained his mind, and tried his best to dodge to the side, but he was still scratched by the arrows on his cheek, and blood dripped down.

Seeing this, the deputy general was a little flustered, and hurriedly said with concern: "General Liu, are you okay? According to the general, it is better to retreat [-] miles as usual, and attack tomorrow."

Liu Cheng nodded, "The general's injuries are fine, but I really can't bear to see his subordinates die tragically again. I hope Master Hou can send reinforcements as soon as possible, come up with a strategy to defeat the enemy, and cross the Baiteng River as soon as possible."

"What General Liu said is true." The deputy general shouted to the messenger on Diao Dou: "General Liu ordered that the attack be suspended today, and the army retreat for [-] miles. Let's make sense tomorrow!"

"Yes!" The orderly replied loudly, and then waved the command flag in his hand to convey orders to the warships.The soldiers on each ship, seeing that their companions were killed and injured today, how could anyone love to fight, immediately retreated slowly according to the order.

Qu Yue's soldiers stood on the cliff, looking at the Song army who was retreating again, they all laughed loudly.In their eyes, Song Jun is just a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, some lambs who don't know how to live or die, and take the initiative to jump into the tiger's mouth every day. If they don't "eat" them, they will be sorry for the conscience of heaven and earth.

In the evening, the sky was dark.

The strong wind blows the sea water, the waves beat the warship, and the flags unfurl with the wind.The warship is tall and solid, despite the wind and waves, it only floats up and down slightly.But a small fishing boat coming from afar was swaying in the wind and waves, almost capsizing several times.

The small fishing boat was getting closer and closer, and the messenger on Diao Dou was the first to spot the small boat, and hurriedly signaled with a semaphore, "This is a warship of the Song Army. If you dare to approach it again, you will definitely be killed."

The poleman on the boat was a young man in khaki linen with a wooden stick pinned to his waist.He held the pole in one hand and the gourd of wine in the other, and kept drinking with his head up, as if he didn't pay attention to the rough sea at all.In the cabin, a girl in purple was sitting, urging him to row faster.The two of them didn't know whether they didn't see the semaphore, or they didn't understand it at all, but they approached the warship.

Seeing that they ignored the semaphore, the messenger hurriedly shouted: "What are you doing? Get out of here quickly. If you dare to get closer to half a foot, we will open our bows and shoot arrows!"

His voice was so loud that all the Song soldiers in the cabin could hear him clearly. They suspected that the two were spies from the Quyue people.The messengers on the other boats also spotted the fishing boat and hurriedly beat the gong vigorously.Liu Cheng was sitting in the cabin thinking about the countermeasures, when he heard the gongs of all the ships beeping together, he hurried up to the deck.

Seeing that everyone was holding bows and arrows, the young man was ready to go, and hurriedly shouted: "Hey, this young hero is a rescuer sent by Master Hou, if you dare to shoot this young hero to death, just stay here forever! "

(End of this chapter)