Under the sky

Chapter 205

Yan Jiuling was pushed by Fang Jingjiu. When he came to his senses, he saw more than 100 ships in front of him. He immediately ordered to move forward at full speed to engage the enemy ships.The Huashan disciples were not ready for battle, so they hurried forward after hearing the sound of the attack horn.

Fang toasted and asked, "Why don't the governor disperse the fleet first and surround him?"

Yan Jiuling said: "Yinghu Lake is not very big, so why should we disperse? Don't give them a chance to breathe. Disperse their fleet first."

He judged that the enemy could only fight when they entered Yinghu Lake. If they wanted to turn back, it would be easy for hundreds of ships to enter the lake from the river, but it would be difficult to enter the lake from the lake. As long as he threw stones and arrows down the river, he could annihilate the chaos of ships. .

The opponent can only accept the challenge, so the top priority is to disrupt the opponent's fleet first, rely on the large number of ships and numbers to disperse the enemy, and use their advantages to defeat them one by one.

Ji Shaoguang's face was livid. He didn't count how many ships the other party had, but the number must be much more than his own. There were at least two hundred ships, twice as many as his own.Surface combat is simpler and more difficult than land combat. There is no room for maneuver on the lake, and it is difficult to ambush. What matters is the number of people on the boat and the quality of the disciples.They had just entered the lake from the mouth of the river, and the other party was following the current. If they retreated, they would be huddled together at the mouth of the river, making them easy targets for predators.

We must attack and find ways to win this battle. Think about it time and time again.But there is almost no chance of winning. Even if they win, after fighting such a large fleet, the losses will be huge. The remaining troops will not be able to advance into Hanzhong and can only retreat. It is also a futile victory.

That Xie Gubai finally harmed everyone because of his recklessness!

He heard the attack horn sounding on Xie Gubai's ship, which meant that the ships in front were ordered to charge. The more than [-] ships in the front were the first to approach Yan Jiuling's fleet.

"Throw stones!" Yan Jiuling shouted, "shoot arrows!"

In an instant, arrows rained down like rain, and the two forward ships were hit by stones and slowly sank. The disciples on board jumped into the river to escape.

Sure enough, the enemy ship was already rushing towards us, and it seemed that they were going to challenge it, Yan Jiuling thought.

boom!boom!boom!Three more ships were sunk.Fang Jingjiu frowned.Although it was too far away to see clearly, it seemed that not many people escaped from the sunken ship?

On the other warship, Zhu Menshang gritted his teeth and almost pinched Xie Gubai's wrist.At this moment, whether Zhu Menshang wanted to or not, he had to drag Xie Gubai out of bed and give instructions. He greeted Xie Gubai's ancestors with thousands of rude words in his heart, but he couldn't curse out his mouth. He could still distinguish the priorities, but he didn't want to let Xie Gubai Gubai was distracted.

Especially now that Xie Gubai was standing on the ship's roof with a pale face and a frown, Zhu Menshang was really afraid that he would faint if he rolled his eyes.

Nearly half of the more than twenty Qingcheng forward ships have been sunk. The strange thing is that these ships have never fired an arrow.The ship ahead was approaching the enemy ship, and the Huashan disciples were about to attack when they saw the Qingcheng disciples jumping into the water one after another.

"Spread out!" Fang Jingjiu finally saw the clue and shouted, "Quickly spread out!"

Yan Jiuling was stunned when he saw thick smoke rising from the enemy ship, followed by a loud noise and an explosion of fire and smoke.Yan Jiuling was shocked, knowing that he had been tricked, and hurriedly ordered the ships to disperse. After all, he was too late, and several fire ships crashed into the ship array, igniting the ships.

When the fire broke out, the ship formation was in chaos. Yan Jiuling ordered to stay away from the burning ships. However, the ship in front was already on fire. The people on board panicked and fled in all directions. It was difficult for more than [-] ships to move, and other ships were implicated. The situation was chaotic and thick smoke obscured the situation. Flag order.

Too careless, Yan Jiuling was furious, the battlefield was changing rapidly, and there was no room for any mistakes.He was worried that the enemy would take the opportunity to attack, so he ordered people to beat drums and send orders for the ships to disperse and be on guard.

Seeing the chaos in the Huashan fleet, Zheng Bao said happily: "They are in chaos, they are in chaos! Mr. Xie's move is very clever. If the Jinzhou defenders use this move, we will be in trouble!"

Xie Gubai said: "We arrived so suddenly that they had no time to prepare. Normally no one would put igniting objects in the boat."

Zheng Baodao said: "That's right. I accidentally entered the water and all the boats on the pier were burned down." He made a living on the water and cherished the boats the most. When he saw many boats on fire, he couldn't help but said, "It's a pity for these boats."

Xie Gubai's fire boat plan was originally intended to be used when encountering enemies on a narrow river, using fire to block the enemy's forces. However, now that he was on Yinghu Lake, the water surface was wide, and the effect was not as good as expected.

"Turn around!" Xie Gubai said, "Go back and tell Miao Ziyi to command the fleet to retreat quickly!" Just after he finished speaking, he couldn't help coughing.

Zheng Bao said in surprise: "Retreat? This...this...they are catching up and they can't escape!"

Xie Gubai shouted: "Hurry!" Zheng Bao quickly raised his flag.

On the other ship, Shen Weichen and Gu Qingshang were overjoyed to see the enemy ship on fire and in chaos. Just when they thought they were preparing to attack, they heard Xie Gubai's order to retreat.Miao Ziyi said in surprise: "What kind of order is this from Ji Ba Mao to retreat at this time?"

Shen Weichen asked anxiously: "Can't we retreat?"

Miao Ziyi said: "The eldest lady doesn't know that the boat is not a carriage when it is turned around. The lake is only so wide. It's okay for a small boat, but it is difficult for a big boat to turn around. If it is blocked on the river, the opponent will chase us down the river and stab us in the butthole. It is difficult for us to even respond to the enemy!"

Gu Qingshang asked: "Do you have an idea?"

Miao Ziyi said: "It's better to take advantage of the opponent's chaos and fight. If you can win, win, or if you can't win, both sides will suffer. It's better than exposing your back. Let me ask Xie Gubai what on earth he is thinking!"

Shen Weichen shook his head: "There is no time to wait, just follow Mr. Xie's orders!"

Miao Ziyi had no choice but to raise a flag, and the ship turned around and retreated back to the road.

Yan Jiuling originally thought that the enemy would take advantage of the situation to attack, so he ordered to be on guard. When he saw the enemy ship turning around, he was startled again.He was afraid that the Qingcheng fleet would escape and lose its military exploits, so he quickly ordered an attack.

Fang toasted: "The fleet at the front is still in chaos!"

Yan Jiuling said: "I can't control that much anymore, let's catch up!"

Fang toasted and said, "I'm just afraid there's a scam!"

Yan Jiuling said angrily: "What other tricks can you pull off?"

Miao Ziyi waved the flag on the building boat and commanded. He was indeed a man who was familiar with the waterway. The ship was well-organized. Although there were many ships, they turned around in order without any disorder. They went down the river at a much faster speed than when they came.

Xie Gubai's five-toothed warship had just turned around when he saw a small boat approaching. Before they could hit it, a figure flew up and jumped onto the warship. Without warning, he climbed onto the eaves and climbed up and down. Jumping to the top of the ship is a good idea.

"What are you doing, are you looking for death?" Ji Shaoguang was furious, "Where can we turn around and escape at this time? They are going down the river, let's escape all the way to Wudang, Wudang can't tolerate us!"

Seeing Ji Shaoguang's anger, Zhu Menshang was really afraid that he would slap Xie Gubai to death in anger, so he hurriedly advised, "Mr. Xie has an idea, please calm down."

Ji Shaoguang said angrily: "The lives of thousands of Qingcheng disciples are about to be ruined in the hands of this ignorant and reckless man. How can I not be anxious?!"

"We can't fight here. Even if we win, we can't take Hanzhong." Xie Gubai said, "We will disembark in Jinzhou and take the land route."

Ji Shaoguang exclaimed in shock: "Are you crazy?! Still thinking about Hanzhong! They are rushing behind and sent people to notify Hanzhong. If they are caught on both sides, we will all die here!"

"We can't go back if we don't retreat." Xie Gubai said, "Wudang won't let us go back. Both sides of the Han River are mountainous. Apart from landing in Jinzhou, where will Mr. Ji go?"

"Go back to Wudang and plead with the leader of the boat to let us live!" Ji Shaoguang said.

"If Wudang doesn't agree, there will be no way forward. The leader of the boat has always wanted to establish his authority. He drove us away just to establish his authority and let people know that Wudang cannot be bullied. He will not let us enter Xiang." Xie Gubai said, "Open your bow. If you enter the Han River without an arrow of turning back, you will either win or die."

He spoke hastily and coughed violently again.Zhu Menshang said: "It's useless to argue about this now. Who does the fleet listen to? The ship has already turned around, how about turning around again?"

Another person came to report that an enemy ship was chasing them. Zhu Menshang persuaded Ji Shaoguang to go back and command the ships. Ji Shaoguang said angrily: "After this incident, I will definitely give you a copy of it to the leader!" Zhu Menshang muttered to himself: "If it is useful, , Don’t talk about you, I’ll take part in his book too.”

After a while, another boat arrived, but it was Gu Qingshang.She had no time to spare, so she asked someone to get on board and asked the same question. It turned out that Miao Zi didn't know why and asked her to ask it specifically.

Xie Gubai said: "You and Xiao Xiaoxiao, we will go ashore in Jinzhou and go to Hanzhong by land. After passing the river mouth, you and Miao Ziyi will sink the warship at the river mouth and block the pursuers."

The Wuya warship is huge, but the mouth of the river here is shallow. If the ship sinks, enemy ships will not be able to enter for a while.

Although Gu Qingshang hesitated, he only asked about some details of the retreat and did not doubt Xie Gubai's decision.Unlike Ji Shaoguang, who had his military power taken away halfway, as a follower, she knew very well that there was no second head on the battlefield, and Xie Gubai did not have to explain anything to herself.She immediately returned to the ship and informed Shen Weichen and Miao Ziyi of Xie Gubai's decision.

"Fuck! It's not that easy!" Miao Ziyi cursed.

"What's wrong?" Shen Weichen asked.

Miao Ziyi said: "Even if you really want to go ashore, you have to look like it's too late!" He waved his flag, dozens of ships were enough to make him anxious, and continued, "Huashan is about to catch up, and there will be a tough battle ashore! "

While he was talking, Ji Shaoguang's warship had entered the mouth of the river.The three five-tooth warships could not squeeze together. Xie Gubai was the commander-in-chief and had to deal with the battle situation. Miao Ziyi had to stay and command the ship, so he had to let Ji Shaoguang lead the team and leave first.

Seeing the Huashan fleet gradually approaching, Miao Ziyi ordered the ships behind to block the enemy ships with stone throws and crossbows. The other side was not to be outdone and fired back with stone throws. Although they had not yet caught the enemy ship, arrows rained down on them, causing damage to both sides.Shen Weichen was anxious when he saw the other side sending sterns to chase and restrain them. Soon after, he saw the warship suddenly slow down. He turned around and saw that he was near the bend of the river mouth. Thirty percent of the ships had returned. Master's warship had also turned into the mouth of the river. Followed by more than ten ships of various sizes, Xie Gubai's warship was in the middle to provide support. However, the river was narrow, so the rear ship had to wait for the front ship to enter the river.

Gu Qingshang asked: "Why are you so slow?"

Miao Ziyi said: "We can't go any faster. The boats are all crowded together and used as targets."

At this time, Huashan's forward fleet had also caught up and blocked the ships behind to fight. More than ten stern ships rushed towards them, and Miao Ziyi ordered to intercept them.

With a "bang" sound, the warship shook violently. It turned out that a ship broke through and avoided hitting the warship with the pole. Several iron hooks hooked the side of the ship and slowed down the speed of the ship.

It's just a ship. There are hundreds of disciples on the Five-Tooth Warship, which is enough to cope with it. However, Shen Weichen said: "Sister, protect Mr. Miao, don't let him get hurt!" After saying that, he jumped off the roof of the ship and slid down on the sail rope. , Braving the rain of arrows, he came to the side of the ship and chopped down three or four enemy soldiers with Tang Dao.

When the Qingcheng disciples saw the eldest lady personally taking on the challenge, they each fought bravely and annihilated the enemy in just a moment.Shen Weichen rushed to the stern of the ship and saw that many enemy ships had entered the ship formation to fight. The number of the opponent's ships was far greater than his own. Often two or three ships attacked one ship, and the Qingcheng fleet was killed and defeated.

Shen Weichen ordered someone to get a quiver, took it off his back and shot at the moon, looking around. A Qingcheng disciple on the boat a little far away was injured and fell to the ground. Shen Weichen's arrow went like a meteor, hitting the Huashan disciple who was about to kill him. The Qingcheng disciple climbed up Get up, look from a distance, raise the knife and kill again.Shen Weichen succeeded with an arrow, picked up his bow repeatedly, and searched for critical places to save him. Shooting the moon was unusual, as it had a longer range than ordinary bows and arrows, and it was difficult for the enemy to fight back.

Suddenly someone shouted: "Miss, another ship is approaching!" Shen Weichen looked into the lake and saw seven or eight stern ships approaching the warship. Qingcheng disciples set up three-bow crossbows and shot at them, and the opponent also fired back with crossbows. , "Bang!", the warship was hit by the opponent's crossbow and a corner of it was broken. The arrow was stuck on the deck, and half of it was submerged.

The three-bow bed crossbow is composed of three huge crossbows. It takes 20 people to turn the winch to draw the bow. The arrowheads used are like spears. The front end is equipped with a Mitsubishi iron blade. It is also called the "stepping arrow". The range can reach more than a hundred feet. No matter how far the moon shooting range is, Bed crossbows, not to mention ships cannot be sunk with bows and arrows.Shen Weichen saw his disciples turn the winch and put Sheyue back on their backs, and rushed forward to assist.She mobilized the power of the Three Pure Supreme Mind Techniques and used her hands to exert force. The pressure on the disciples suddenly decreased. They were all surprised when they saw the winch spinning like flying and the bows and crossbows were raised in just a moment.

Shen Weichen held the crossbow with both hands and shouted: "Load the arrow!" The disciples hurriedly loaded the arrow.Shen Weichen moved the giant crossbow and shot an arrow at the incoming ship. It penetrated the deck of an enemy ship and said, "Come again!"

It took a few arrows to sink an enemy ship, but even so, it still couldn't stop the enemy ship from approaching.Shen Weichen raised his inner strength, raised his head and asked loudly: "How far has the ship retreated?"

Miao Ziyi said: "Forty ships have been withdrawn, and there are still more than thirty ships!"

Gu Qingshang shouted: "Sister, avoid the arrow!"

A giant arrow was shot towards the bed crossbow. Shen Weichen quickly dodged. The giant arrow hit the bed crossbow and smashed a corner. Seeing that the bed crossbow could no longer be used.Shen Weichen looked up and saw arrows raining down. It turned out that the enemy ship was already within shooting range, and he rolled and hid under the side of the ship.Qingcheng disciples took arrows to fight back. Xia Lijun came over with double shields and threw a shield. Shen Weichen took it. Just as Xia Lijun was about to cover her and retreat, Shen Weichen caught a glimpse of an arrow falling on the ground. He leaned over to pick it up and pointed it towards the enemy ship. Throwing it with all his strength, the giant arrow moved with great force, breaking a mast of the enemy ship, and the ship was immediately knocked horizontally.

Miao Ziyi stood at the bow of the boat and stared at her with tongue-tied eyes. He cursed, "Damn, there's a mistress on our boat!"

"She is your eldest lady, her name is Shen Weichen!" Gu Qingshang said, and saw that Xie Gubai's five-tooth warship had turned into the mouth of the river, and shouted loudly, "Sister, Mr. Xie's ship has retreated!"

Shen Weichen was relieved when he heard that Xie Gubai's ship had retreated.A stone flew from far away and landed on the left side of the warship for more than ten feet, causing a splash of water ten feet high. Shen Weichen was surprised when he saw that the enemy's main ship had entered the battle circle and was heading towards his own side.

Miao Ziyi said anxiously: "Oh no, they are determined to hit our big ship!"

Gu Qingshang asked: "What should I do?"

Miao Ziyi waved a flag to summon other ships to come to help, saying: "Go and inform the eldest lady that we have to go to the mouth of the river and prepare to abandon the ship!"

Gu Qingshang rushed to Shen Weichen's side and repeated Miao Ziyi's words.Seeing that there were many ships around, Shen Weichen thought to himself: "If we sink the ship, wouldn't these ships also be blocked?" He looked towards the river again and saw seven or eight ships heading towards him.These ships were no smaller than small sterns. They were all medium-sized ships that could carry hundreds of people. The main ship was even more menacing. Shen Weichen thought in his mind and said: "Sister, prepare the boat to retreat." Then several people came up and down to the balcony and said to Miao Zi: "Let the other ships retreat first, and let's take the rear."

Miao Ziyi said in surprise: "Miss, what did you say!"

Shen Weichen said: "We are the main ship, they will stare at us and let other ships retreat first, and we will retreat last."

Miao Ziyi said: "It's too dangerous!"

Shen Weichen said: "When the other ships have retreated, you, Sister Gu and the other disciples will leave first. You follow my command!"

The ship suddenly shook violently. It turned out that the enemy ship was approaching, and the hook was shot through the belly of the ship and hooked the ship.Shen Weichen jumped down. Before the enemy could board the ship, several more hooks were hooked on the side of the ship, obviously to restrain the warship and prevent it from escaping.Miao Ziyi waved the flag, turned the ship slightly sideways, and the warship sank. He dragged the enemy ship to the side, then struck down with his pole, sinking the enemy ship.

Several more hook ropes hit the belly of the ship. The Huashan disciples climbed onto the deck by climbing the iron ropes. Shen Weichen rushed to kill several people in a row. Xia Lijun held a shield with one hand to protect Shen Weichen from the arrow rain, and punched several disciples with the other hand. It was made of iron and broke the jaws of several disciples.

More and more Huashan disciples climbed onto the ship. Suddenly there was a loud "bang" sound and a stone fell on the deck, making a big hole.Miao Ziyi was also anxious. Seeing more and more enemy ships around him, he shot out hooks and pierced the belly of the ship as soon as he got close. The martial arts disciples climbed onto the deck by climbing on the hooks, or entered the ship from the belly to fight with the Qingcheng disciples. Some of them had already Grab a way and run to the deck and the height of the ship.

Miao Ziyi had to command the ship to retreat and respond to the enemy. The warship was dragged by the hook and rope, and its sailing became slower and slower. He had to urge: "Throw stones! Throw stones!"

With a "pop" sound, a trebuchet was overwhelmed and the tether broke.Several sharp arrows were shot at the ship building. Miao Ziyi called for the guards to hold up their shields for protection. Gu Qingshang rushed up and shouted: "The boat is ready! You can leave at any time."

Miao Ziyi looked at the lake and saw that there were seven or eight undamaged ships retreating to the mouth of the river. He shouted: "Let the eldest lady prepare, and the boats will be cut as soon as they approach the mouth of the river!" Then he raised a flag and ordered the ships to retreat.

The deck was full of disciples from both factions. Gu Qingshang went up to the deck with a sword to fight with the Huashan disciples. He saw only the flash of swords and the flying arrows from time to time. He finally got to Shen Weichen's side. Shen Weichen asked: "Have all the ships retreated?"

Gu Qingshang said: "Everyone retreats!"

Shen Weichen nodded and looked around. Corpses were everywhere. Many Qingcheng boats on the lake were either on fire or sinking slowly, and many disciples jumped into the river to escape.She had never experienced such a battle. No matter the Battle of Jinzhou or the Tang Sect adventure, the number of casualties could not be compared with today, and she couldn't help but feel pity in her heart.

Xia Lijun shouted: "Miss, be careful!" He raised his shield to block a stray arrow for her.Gu Qingshang looked up and saw the enemy's main ship with more than ten ships approaching closer and closer. Looking back, he saw that the mouth of the river was not far away, but the warship was moving slower and slower. He couldn't help but said anxiously: "Miao Ziyi, what's going on? so slow?"

Miao Ziyi shouted: "Being dragged!" The other party seemed to realize the intention. The warship was surrounded by eight ships, and they hooked the warship with hooks. Although the difference in size was huge, it was enough to make it difficult for the warship to move forward.

At this time, a gust of northwest wind blew, and Miao Ziyi was overjoyed: "God help me!" and ordered to turn the sail.Taking advantage of the wind, the ship accelerated and struck another enemy ship with its pole.

Miao Ziyi shouted: "The ship is not moving fast when it is being towed!" He had already asked people to dismantle the hooks. However, there were more and more enemy ships. Each of the hooks weighed dozens of kilograms and was embedded in the ship's plank, making it really difficult to handle.

Shen Weichen knew that if the ship sank before reaching the river mouth, Huashan would surely pursue it along the river, and Xie Gubai's plan would fail, so he shouted: "Follow me!" and ran towards the ship building.

(End of this chapter)