My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 623 The Chu army made a bloody profit! The Qin army also made a bloody profit! It's a win-win!
Looking at the wreckage of the ship floating on the water and the soldiers struggling on the water, Xiong Liu took two steps forward in disbelief and murmured: "How could this be?"

"A man's warship!"

"I'm a humble soldier!"

Xiong Liu has long known that Ying Chengyu is good at developing new equipment.

The reason why the kings and ministers of Chu State worked tirelessly to build more walls in Helu City was precisely to guard against the catapult developed by Ying Chengyu.

But Xiong Liu didn't expect it.

He had already escaped from the frontal battlefield and was preparing to lead this army to establish a new country. On the way to retreat, he unexpectedly encountered the first display of the Qin army's new ordnance.

Xiong Liu never expected that this new type of ordnance would cause such a heavy blow to him as soon as it entered the battlefield!

That was all the money Xiong Liu used to build Xinchu!
The heavy racket not only smashed the Chu army's red horse ship.

It even broke Xiong Liu’s heart!
Xiong Liu was full of anger and asked in a deep voice: "Today the Qin army smashed our warships with wooden poles. Are you kind and kind..."

The one who boarded the ship first ignored the rain of arrows coming from both sides and accelerated the charge with a clear target at the Qin army's ship.

"Send out the front and center wings, approach along the side of the enemy's boat, and board the enemy ship by force!"

Hearing the words shouted by Qu Huan's soldiers and seeing the command flag displayed by the flagship, the Chu soldiers who were still in a state of shock came to their senses.

"make!"

At this moment, it’s time to fight back!

"If you can't return to the army, burn the ship on the spot!"

The important reason for this situation is that after the racket pole on the battleship is activated once, it needs to be pulled up again manually.

"The general has already anticipated the enemy's plan, and he just used it to his advantage. Men of robes, charge!"

"For the glory of the Jing family, charge and kill!"

Fortunately, taking advantage of the time gained by the small front wing, the Qin army's boat had completed its reinstallation.

The Chu army's battleships rushed out like mad dogs and pounced on the Qin army's small wing.

"Give me a hard hit!"

"The front fighting ships are attached to the left and right sides of Xianden. At all costs, they will entangle all enemy ships for Xianden!"

Qu Huan shouted in an almost broken voice: "Don't be frightened by the enemy's subterfuge!"

It's a pity that the light and narrow small wing can only stop the Chu army's red horse. Faced with the Chu army's first boarding and the crushing of the Chu army's middle wing, the Qin army's front small wing only lasted for half an hour and was almost completely defeated. The army was destroyed!

When he looked at the Qin army's boat, his eyes had changed from fearful like looking at ghosts and gods to cruel like looking at a lamb!

As a warship that rushes to the forefront to engage in close combat with enemy warships, the long reloading time and the large amount of manpower required for reloading are the biggest flaws of the racket warship!

"The small central wing protects our boats and entangles enemy ships!"

Throughout the Northern and Southern Dynasties, stick warships were the main force in water warfare for all forces and played a decisive role in water warfare. Their strategic significance far exceeded the conventional means of Qin and Han water warfare such as crossbows, tung oil, and lime.

"If there is a risk of the ship being captured, the oarsmen will immediately drive the ship back to the central army."

"The front winglet blocks the river channel."

One after another, the Chu army warships were smashed into pieces of wood and drifted with the water.

Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, racquet warships have almost withdrawn from the stage of history, and they only play a role in a few circumstances. Even the Sui Dynasty will use racquet warships more as transport ships instead of continuing to serve as Main warship.

"Go out first, target the enemy's boat."

Is the racket warship weak?

However, before Xiong Liu summoned the generals to discuss strategies to defeat the enemy, Qu Huan had already shouted: "Order!"

"The front and middle wings are all pressed forward, and no arrows are spared. Target the enemy's boat and launch it!"

The Chu army's center wing raised its oars, pressing the corpses of the soldiers and the wreckage of the warship, and squeezed into the space on both sides of the Qin army's boat.

"Although the enemy's wooden pole is sharp, it takes a long time before it can be used again after being used once."

How not to be weak!

As early as he discovered the wooden poles on both sides of the warship, Qu Huan was alert and made counterattack preparations.

"Press up, general, and take advantage of this opportunity to destroy the enemy ship!"

The dull crashing sound echoed across the river again.

Seeing this, Le Xun couldn't help but glance at the Chu army's flagship and smiled softly: "The reaction is really fast."

Is the racket warship strong?

Le Xun ordered without hesitation: "Advance the boat and smash the enemy ships!"

"The boat does not need to pay attention to the enemy, and reload the racket with all its strength!"

The small wing in the middle immediately rushed out and took the initiative to entangle the Chu warship.

"The small wings at the center and rear are moving forward, ready to cover our military boats at any time!"

The small wings at the front of Lexun were all pressed forward, and even spread across the hull, completely blocking this artificially dug canal with the hull!

In the eighth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (588), General Yang Su of the Sui State personally led the Sui State Navy, which was mainly composed of five-tooth battleships and other warships, to defeat the Chen State Navy with a small number and defeat the Chen State Navy. He helped Yang Jian to overthrow the Chen State and establish the Sui Dynasty in one fell swoop. Troubled times that lasted for hundreds of years!
How not to be strong!

Qu Huan unconsciously walked to the front of the deck, holding the railing in his hand, and murmured in a cold voice: "This general will not hesitate to pay the price of dozens or even hundreds of warships."

"But I want to see how long Er Qin's small wing can stop our army!"

"Bang the drum!"

"Fight!"

The drums suddenly sounded, making the already fierce fighting situation even more tragic.

Under the Chu army's fight at all costs, the shortcomings of the slow reloading speed of the racket stick were infinitely magnified.

A famous Chu soldier took advantage of the time when the shooting pole was reloading to fight on the boat.

After being unable to resist, the Qin soldiers stationed on the boats set fire to the boats and abandoned the boats to escape.

at last.

After four hours of close combat, the Chu army, after paying a heavy price of more than 600 warships including all the red horses, half of the first boarding ships, and 30% of the medium wings, completely annihilated the 300 small wings under Le Xun's command and seized the victory. Two boats were destroyed and seventy-one boats were destroyed.

Only twenty-seven sailing boats carried the soldiers of Qin and Chu down the river, and fled back to the center of the Qin army in a hurry.

Looking at the wreckage of the ship that almost filled the Hangou, Qu Huan let out a shaky breath. This battle was so brutal!

Xiong Liu excitedly slapped the railing: "Cai! Big color!"

"Qin Chang'an Lord has certainly equipped this army with new weapons, but Aiqing is even better!"

Although this battle was brutal, it finally defeated the new ordnance developed by Ying Chengyu!

Qu Huan forced out a smile: "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!"

"However, there are still Qin troops blocking the front."

"Please wait a moment, Your Majesty, while I wait for you to fight your way out of the siege for Your Majesty!"

at the same time.

Le Xun also jumped back to the building ship and raised his hand excitedly: "The last general delayed the enemy for four hours and destroyed more than 600 Chu warships, large and small!"

"General, luckily you have lived up to your command."

Yang Duanhe laughed heartily: "Cai! Big color!"

"This general is just Vice General Ling Le leading the troops to hold off the enemy for three hours."

"I never thought that Vice Admiral Le would delay the enemy for four hours with only 300 small wings and 100 sailing boats, and even severely damage the Chu navy."

"Vice General Le is a great talent!"

Xiong Liu and Qu Huan felt that they had made a profit.

Yang Duanhe and Lexun felt that they had made a profit.

A boat with a racket attached is still a boat.

And what is the positioning of the Qin army's boat?
Transport ship!
With one hundred transport ships and three hundred small warships, they defeated more than 600 small and medium-sized main warships of the Chu army.

Blood earned!
And because the boat's attack method was only with a stick, except for the ten Qin soldiers on each boat who were used for supervision, all the remaining laborers were prisoners transported from the cities around Zhaoguan!
Tens of thousands of Chu soldiers and horses were exchanged for more than ten thousand prisoners captured in the old Chu area.

Even more huge profits!

More importantly, Yang Duanhe originally just hoped that Le Xun could delay the Chu army for three hours so that all troops could reach their scheduled positions.

As a result, Le Xun almost defeated the Chu army!

This is such a waste of money!
Le Xun couldn't help but smile: "The general is indeed talented, but the reason why he was able to exchange so many boats for the enemy's warships in this battle is really the contribution of Lord Chang'an!"

Yang Duanhe blinked and said in a low voice: "We in Great Qin do not have a common practice of humility and concession, especially this military merit. Do not refuse."

"As a general of our Great Qin, you have to take all the military honors you deserve!"

Patting Lexun's arm, Yang Duanhe shouted loudly: "Pass this general's order!"

"Blast the battle drum!"

"The rear army is strictly guarding the river. Don't let us get away even if you have one level of military merit!"

The eight warriors threw off their shirts, revealing their strong arms. They held drumsticks with both hands and smashed the main Fengu in front of them with all their strength.

"Boom! Boom!"

The passionate drums suddenly sounded.

One after another, the main warships of the Qin army suddenly sailed out from the upper reaches of Hangou.

More than ten thousand Qin troops pushed their catapults out of the woods and approached the river bank.

In the lower reaches of Hangou, Yang Duanhe personally led the flagship forward.

Hundreds of Qin ships suddenly appeared, and hundreds of Qin ships galloped towards the Chu fleet on the center wing!

What followed was wild shouts coming from various rivers.

"wind!"

"wind!"

"Gale!"

The bloodthirsty roar made the setting sun at dusk dyed with blood red.

But the blood drained from the faces of all the Chu army generals.

Stones blocked the afterglow of the setting sun and smashed into the Chu army's warships.

One after another, the Qin army's warships surrounded the Chu army's warships from the front and back!
Xiong Liu looked at Qu Huan subconsciously, but Qu Huan also looked at Xiong Liu subconsciously.

The joy of nearly annihilating the Qin army's boats has disappeared, replaced by deep despair.

After a few breaths of silence, before Xiong Liu could ask questions, Qu Huan already sighed bitterly: "Your Majesty, let's break out of the encirclement."

"How many soldiers and horses can be charged out, count as many soldiers and horses."

A forced breakout will inevitably pay an extremely heavy price.

In the end, only a few warships may even escape and ascend to heaven.

But the war has come to an end, and the only way left for the Chu army is to break forward!

Xiong Liu asked unwillingly: "Our army really cannot win?"

Qu Huan shook his head feebly: "Now our army has a strong enemy in front of us and an ambush behind us."

"There are pursuing troops led by General Jian of Qin State further behind!"

"This general is at the end of his rope!"

If it were Xiang Yan here, Xiang Yan might be able to find a way to break the situation.

But Qu Huan really doesn’t know how to solve the current dilemma!

Xiong Liu's right hand made a dent on the railing of the building, and said bitterly: "Then break out!"

Qu Huan took a deep breath and shouted in a deep voice: "Beat the battle drum!"

"All troops move forward! Move forward!"

"Fight to the death and never retreat!"

The remaining tens of thousands of Chu troops shouted in unison:
"Fight to the death and never retreat!"

(End of this chapter)