Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 699: Urgent Waves

"Jiangling, Wuling, and Changsha are all just bait to confuse the public. They cannot overthrow the Huan family. The decisive battle is in Xiangyang. Only the elite black clouds go south to capture Jingzhou." Yang Lue said, looking at the towering Xiangyang city wall.

"This situation has changed suddenly. With the strength of Fancheng and Xincheng, I'm afraid it will be difficult to attack Xiangyang. Huanhuo has always been calm." Zhang Zhuer said behind him.

"Under normal circumstances, it is true that Xiangyang cannot be conquered, but if we cooperate inside and outside, things will be easier to handle."

"That fellow Li Bohu hasn't replied to us. Could it be that he has changed his mind? How about I sneak into the city with a few brothers and kill him all over the house?" Zhang Zhuer held his sword in hand, with a calm expression on his face, as if killing people all over the house is like eating and drinking. So simple and ordinary.

"He doesn't have the guts. Now the people of Jingxiang have their hearts set on me. This is the general trend. If he doesn't take action, others will defect." Yang Lue has been dormant in Jingxiang for many years and has already figured out everything here clearly. .

It is even possible that he knows what the people think better than Huan Wen.

In his early years, Huan Wen had experienced the suffering of the people. However, after taking power in recent years, his eyes were fixed on the top, and it was difficult to take a look at the living beings below.

"Your Majesty wants to drive a wedge between the various tribes of the Dai Kingdom, and it seems that he wants you to go to Mobei again. Those few brats in the school affairs office cannot carry the weight."

"Mobei is much easier than Jingxiang. With these two achievements, it will be enough for this life." Yang Lue began to look forward to it endlessly.

"Then what are you waiting for? Quickly notify the brothers in the city to start a rebellion!" Zhang Zhuer has an anxious temper and is good at killing people and setting fires, but starting a rebellion is a delicate job.

"The time has not come yet. You also said that Fancheng and Xincheng do not have enough troops. Even if they manage to capture Xiangyang, they will definitely face Huan Wen's deadly counterattack, so..."

"So we need the imperial army?" Zhang Zhuer has followed Yang Lue for so many years and has made a lot of progress.

"Yes, this battle is not about Xiangyang itself, but about whether Luoyang's army dares to attack Xiangyang City before Huan Wen returns!"

While they were talking, dozens of Jin cavalry came closer and closer.

Zhang Zhuer was very alert and pressed his hand on the handle of the knife out of habit.

Yang Lue picked up the grass roots on the ground and stuffed them into his mouth. He looked unkempt and looked like a scoundrel. "Relax, don't be nervous. They are really here for us, not like this."

Zhang Zhuer's hand loosened his grip on the knife's handle.

The cavalry rushed forward fiercely, and the leading officer glanced at the two of them, "The Liang thieves are attacking. General Huan has fortified the wall and cleared the country. You must return to the city as quickly as possible and are not allowed to wander outside."

"Okay." Yang Lue spoke in authentic Jingzhou dialect, with a playful smile and a frivolous look on his face.

The officer's doubts were gone and he galloped towards Xiangyang.

Yang Lue looked at their backs, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. To be cautious, we should do it ourselves. Xiangyang is in serious trouble now. It is related to the unification of the world."

"Okay." Zhang Zhuer said nonchalantly.

The two of them mingled among the homeless people and walked towards Xiangyang City together.

At this moment, above the Han River, flames were raging into the sky.

One by one, wooden rafts and bamboo rafts turned into fireballs, traveling down the river and crashing into the Jiangdong navy.

However, the sterns and fighting ships of the Jiangdong navy were covered with rawhide, and they could not be lit at all for a while. The navy on board kept pouring water to extinguish the flames.

"Let go!" Li You waved his sword towards Xiangyang City.

Behind them, thunderbolt chariots and catapults launched wildly, throwing stones and fire oil cans at the Jiangdong navy.

However, the fireworks on the river were overwhelming, and the Jin army and navy were marching close to the south bank. The hit rate of the thunderbolt chariots and catapults was not high. Even if one or two rounds hit, a stone of about 20 kilograms would not be able to completely destroy a warship.

In an instant, the river seemed to be boiling, with water splashing and mixed with the fire.

"It's not enough. These things can't deal with them. I'll lead people to join them and fight." Meng Kuan was holding a long spear, and the fierce battlefield had already made his blood boil.

The Jiangdong navy was superior to the Liang navy in terms of warships and soldiers.

Liang Guo's navy focused on Feishui in the east and the East China Sea.

"No one is allowed to enter the water without a military order." Li You said calmly.

After all, he is a child of the royal family. He has been with the emperor since he was a child. Now that he has been granted the title of King of Qin, his momentum comes naturally. Qin Biao punished Meng Kuan, actually reminding Li You.

No matter how close the relationship is, it cannot exceed the courtesy of monarch and minister. It is extremely dangerous for a king who cannot control his subordinates.

The two looked at each other, Li You looked calm, Meng Kuan lowered his head, "Only..."

The order to launch the battle was delayed. Once the Jin army broke through the blockade of the fire ships, their attack on Xiangyang would fall short again.

They couldn't even break through the Han River, let alone conquer Xiangyang.

At this moment, the flags on the west side were rolled up, and the soldiers and civilians shouted, "The flood is coming!"

Immediately afterwards, there were bursts of roaring sounds from the upper reaches, and the Han River suddenly surged. A huge wave crashed down from the upper reaches, like a giant beast with its bloody mouth, swallowing the ships on the water in one mouthful.

On the spot, more than 30 Jiangdong warships capsized, and other warships were also washed downstream by the flood.

"Wonderful victory!" North Bank cheered loudly.

"General Qin deserves to be a veteran of the country!" Li You praised.

At that time, Guan Yu also flooded the seven armies of Cao and Wei near here, and captured them alive, which shocked China.

The upper reaches of the Han River were in the hands of Liang Jun, so a water attack was not surprising. The previous fire attack was just to confuse the Jiangdong navy.

But the water went away just as quickly as it came.

An hour later, the water flow calmed down again, and the Jin warships that had been washed downstream stabilized themselves again and docked on the shore for a short rest.

The dam built by Xincheng County can only achieve this effect, and it is not originally a period of high water during the rainy season.

Boom, boom, boom...

War drums sounded again in Fancheng.

The peasants from the rear dragged in nearly a thousand rafts.

"Cross the river!" More than a hundred messengers galloped along the north bank, shouting loudly.

"Cross the river!" The black cloud troops roared wildly and rushed towards the south bank on rafts.

On Xiangyang City, the Jin army's artillery stones and crossbow arrows rained down on the river, causing waves of blood.

Although Huan Wen left, Huan Huo was still there, as were the elite Jin troops.

Li You found a raft and was about to launch it into the water, but was stopped by Meng Kuan, "You are the King of Qin now, which is different from the past. I can just do this kind of thing. I am good at water and have better luck!"

Although he was unruly, he was also a cheerful person, and he did not hold grudges or alienate Li You because of this.

The two have become lifelong friends.

"Tiger head..." Li You called Meng Kuan's nickname.

Meng Kuan stepped onto the raft and held his hands in an extremely serious tone, "Your Highness, King Qin, I will leave at the end!"

After saying that, he turned his back and rushed to the south bank with other rafts.

Li You kept looking at the raft, floating up and down in the Han River.

The Jin army's cannons, rocks, and crossbows became increasingly dense, and there were cavalry patrols on the south bank. Even if the Black Cloud Army successfully crossed the Han River, they could not escape their spears.

Meng Kuan's raft gradually became smaller in the Han River, and was about to cross the middle of the river. At this moment, a cannon stone accurately hit the raft, setting off a wave of blood. The raft was torn apart, and no one on it was killed. , was also swallowed by the Han River.

"Tiger head!" Li You shouted anxiously towards the Han River...

(End of this chapter)