The struggle of the reborn prince

Although he has Wushu to make decisions for himself, he still dare not offend those Jurchen masters. He knows that even if he makes great achievements, he is only a foreigner. Make your day easier.

"General, if you can make meritorious deeds, I will invite the emperor to grant you the whole family as Jurchen, and we will share the glory!" Wu Shu saw Da Tat's unruly thoughts, and immediately promised a big reward.

"Grand Master Xie, Bu Ye will do his best!" Da Tu Bu Ye was very excited after hearing this, and thanked him, he knew that the Jurchens had also compiled some Khitan, Bohai, Xi people, and even Tatars into the list in recent years. However, most of these people became the followers and slaves of those Bo Jins, who were named Jurchen clan, but lived a life that was not as good as a cow or a horse.However, given Jurchen's background, she can enjoy special treatment, have her own land and tribe, which is very different from those people.

"Don't just say it nicely, sinking the Song Army's warship is considered a skill!" Wanyan Yulie said with a curl of her lips. He was still carrying a 'debt' of thirty lashes, but he was promised This made him very upset, and he didn't want him to come up with any good ideas, otherwise he would be on an equal footing with himself.

"Grand Master, most of the enemy ships moored in the river are large ships. In order to prevent them from being washed away by the current, they must be fixed with anchors. We can use small boats to carry firelights close to the enemy ships and ignite them to rush towards the enemy ships. It is difficult to move for a while, and it will definitely be ignited!" Da Ta Bu Ye ignored the provocation and offered advice to Wu Shu.

"I thought it was a clever plan!" Wanyan Nie Er said with a sneer, "Our two armies are facing each other across the river, and the distance between them is at least two hundred steps. How to bring the ship close to the enemy ship, even at night, the sound of paddling will be louder. It was discovered by the Song army. I am afraid that it will be sunk before it arrives!"

"General, what Nie Er said is right. How do you bring the boat that ignited the fire close to the enemy ship?" Wu Shu thought about it, and asked Da Ta not wildly.

"Grand Master, the last general has a little knowledge of astronomy. There will be a northeasterly wind blowing in the near future. We will hide the ship downstream so as not to attract the attention of the enemy. When the wind blows at night, we will raise our sails and rush towards the enemy ship. When we get close, we will light the ship. , when the Song army finds out that it is too late to fire!" Da Tubuye said.

"I'm afraid it's just your wishful thinking. The soldier driving the boat approached the enemy ship and then set fire to it. Then why don't he die with the enemy ship? Even if he wants to jump into the water to escape, the river is cold and people will freeze to death. I'm afraid they set fire before the ship arrives." I ran for my life too, how could I ignite the enemy ship!" Wanyan Yulie said with a smile, the warships of the Song Army also learned to be smart after being attacked by the catapults, and no longer approached the warships, but arranged them sparsely. There is no guarantee that the fire boat can hit the enemy ship accurately by manning the boat.The result was still a busy one.

"This last general has also thought about it. We can tie a small boat behind the fire boat. After the fire is ignited, the people who operate the boat can get down on the small boat and escape in the chaos, so as to save their lives and not worry about it!" Wu Shu asked again .Da Tubuye fully revealed his plan.

"Well, the general is very thoughtful, and I think this plan is feasible. What do you guys think?" Wu Shu nodded and asked, looking at the others.

"It's up to the Grand Master to make the decision. The general will obey!" Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard you. Do we dare to speak out if we have any opinions?Do whatever you want!

"General. This matter will be entrusted to you to execute. After the matter is completed, there will be great rewards from everyone!" Seeing that no one objected, Wu Shu gave Tat Buye full authority to command the fire attack...

Da Tat accepted the order without hesitation, and also had the promise of the top military and political leaders in the dynasty. He knew that this was an opportunity to change the fate of himself and future generations, so of course he did his best.He first selected a group of soldiers in the army who could handle boats, and then ordered people to search for available boats along the river. He was not picky about this, whether it was a fishing boat or a ferry, as long as it could float on the water, it was a one-off anyway. s things.

In order to prevent the plan from being detected by the Song army, Datuo Buye set up the "suicide boat" base in a reed on the Datong River four miles away from Xijing City, and began to modify and arm these boats.All the requisitioned ships are civilian ships, most of which are flat-bottomed and single-masted for easy maneuvering. Big nails are installed on the bow to ensure that they will not be separated from the enemy ship after being hit. Connected with the fire boat, you only need to cut off the iron ring and the two boats can get away.The boat is filled with dry reeds and burning ointment, just wait for the wind to blow!

The sky follows people's wishes, and the erratic trade winds turned to the northeast this morning, and Da Tabuye successfully concealed his intentions. The warships of the Song Army on the river were still stationed on the river outside the city, and they did not notice anything. Danger is approaching him.In order to ensure the success of the raid to the greatest extent, Da Tat Bu Ye chose the time of the attack to be Chou, which is the time when people are most sleepy and their vigilance is the lowest.

When the time came, the boats filled with firelights were rowed out from the bay one by one. There were ten fireships participating in the attack, each with 12 sailors. He promised that as long as he burned the warships of the Song Army, he would be promoted to three ranks if he came back alive. The material stimulation made these soldiers excited, and made them ignore life and death.

The "chacha" sound of the hundreds of dendrobium boats rolling over the frozen thin ice on the river was quickly drowned out by the howling wind, and the fleet lined up on the river, raising their sails and sailing towards the Song army fleet upstream!The sailors on the ship carefully manipulated the angle of the sails, others lowered their bodies and held the oars in their hands and leaned on both sides of the ship. The helmsman at the stern held the rudder tightly to ensure that the boat going upstream kept its course in the rushing water. They know that the key to success is to hide their tracks as much as possible before the attack is launched.

Turning a river bay, you can already see the fleet of the Song Army in front of you. They are like giant whales with their bows slanting across the river along the direction of the river. The torches illuminate the river with a radius of [-] steps, and the tall hulls are connected together, making people think that this is a city floating on the river.The helmsman kept adjusting the course, and lowered the sail by half, so that the boat could blend into the darkness of the river as much as possible, reducing the sound of the bow piercing the water.

Gradually approaching, there are still two hundred steps away from the berth of the Song Army warship. The soldiers on the fire boat can already see the Song Army soldiers patrolling on the warship, and against the wind, they can hear the clear drumming sound in the city.The wind is both their friend and their enemy at this time. The strong northeast wind blows away the smog covering the river, exposing them to the lights of the warships, and it may also allow them to approach the enemy at the fastest speed. ship.

"Full sail, paddle!" Less than 150 steps away from the target, the first ship issued an order to speed up. They wanted to increase the speed of the ship to the highest speed before being exposed, and get as close to the Song army warship as possible. If it can be nailed deeply into the warships of the Song Army, it will not be easy to break away, and it is best to be able to sink them.

"Enemy attack!" Under the action of the wind and oars, the fire boat rushed towards the warship of the Song Army like an off-string arrow, broke into the light from the darkness, and was inevitably discovered by the patrolling sailors of the Song Army. They sounded the alarm immediately.

'Boom, boom...'

'Da da……'

Amidst the deafening artillery fire and the fierce shooting of machine guns, the fireboats quickly divided into several groups and quickly rowed towards their respective targets. Into the firewood piled up in the bow of the ship, there was a ghostly whistling sound of 'chirp chirp', and the people hit by the stray bullets often only had time to groan before falling into the dark river water and disappearing without a trace in a blink of an eye. The death squads had no way out, and could only move forward desperately, in order to get into the dead angle of the broadside of the enemy ship before being hit.

"Fire!" The first ship escaped the fire net woven by artillery fire and machine guns and rushed into the shadow of the Song army's warships. The naval guns no longer threatened them. The death captain looked around and there were six fire ships still around. He shouted the order to light the fire.

The sailor at the oars made a last effort, then retreated to the skiff tied at the stern, and the helmsman made a final correction, fixing the tiller to keep the fireboat on course, and as he leaped into the boat, the fire was extinguished. thrown into the fireboat.The reeds sprinkled with sulfur, saltpeter and other fire starters were immediately ignited, and spread rapidly under the action of the wind, igniting a raging fire.

With a crisp sound of "嘡啷", the sailors who escaped into the boat cut off the iron ring connected to the fire boat. They had tried their best, and their success depends on God's will. Jiang Liu fled downstream.The captain glanced back at the other ships, only three of them followed, and two fire boats dragged the escaping boats and rushed towards the Song army warships. rain kills...

"Cut the anchor chain and meet the burning ship!"

"Put the long pole against the fireboat!"

"Put in the medicine pack!"

The captain of the Valor, Peng Xiuyi, issued several orders. The enemy's attack was too sudden, and the battleship fired all guns in a hurry. Although four ships were sunk, six ships still slipped through the net while the broadside guns were reloading. Seeing that the fireship was getting closer and closer, he decided to block the incoming fireship with his battleship across the waterway to protect the safety of the entire fleet, but it was too late to lift the anchor, so he immediately ordered the sailors to cut the cable directly to buy time.

Dealing with incoming fire ships is the most basic tactical training. Amidst the captain's command, a few wooden poles several feet long are lowered from the deck. The fire boat pushed away, so as not to catch fire.The injection of explosives is an invention of the emperor. The blasted water column can extinguish the fire, and the surge can make the enemy ship deviate from the course, and even overturn the fire ship. Of course, you must control the distance and the amount of explosives so as not to hurt your own battleship... (To be continued..)