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Chapter 269 The Battle of Poyang Lake (3)

When Xu Yong, the commander of the navy, was in a dilemma, someone suddenly shouted: "No, the cabin is flooded!"

"Our boat is leaking too!"

"There's ours too, report it to the Master!"... more and more people reported it.

"Quickly plug the leak!"

"Go out and join the water!"

"It's too late to transfer to a small boat."...

There are always more solutions than problems, and this saying seems to be true.Xu Yong and his generals also came up with a lot of countermeasures in a hurry.

But plugging the leak is easier said than done. A big ship can carry hundreds of people, as well as horses and equipment plus the weight of the ship. The waterline is very deep and the pressure is high. A small hole in the bottom of the ship is like a high-pressure water gun, spraying water jets into the cabin. , and there was no preparation in advance. At this time, the lake was sprayed so violently that it could not be blocked at all.

It is also unrealistic to hydrate outside because of the lack of tools.But they also have a way to take off the red tasseled caps with melon skin on their heads, and use them as basins to drain water out, but these fake Tartars with long braided heads and bald front half of their heads can’t shut up as fast as outsiders. The water sprayed into the cabin quickly.Because one is acceleration and the other is deceleration.

Therefore, no matter how the water was used, the water in the cabin became more and more watery, and finally they were so angry that they broke up altogether. They picked up their spears and aimed at the place where the water was sprayed and stabbed them underwater. They wanted to stab the person who chiseled the ship to death.Sometimes when the spear is thrown down, blood foam will come up, but as for whether it is the enemy or not, I don't know.

And the more they stabbed like this, the bigger the leaking hole at the bottom of the boat, the more violent the lake water poured into the cabin under the pressure of the hull, and soon the hull tilted, and the soldiers on the boat would have to be transferred, and the puppet tartars who couldn't transfer in time Only sink with the ship.

However, the transfer of the soldiers and horses on the big ship to the small boat could not solve the fundamental problem. It was okay at first, but then more and more big ships tilted, and some of them were completely submerged in the lake, and even the masts could not be exposed. The number of small boats and carrying capacity Limited, not enough at all, these soldiers will have to struggle in the water.

As a result, there were more heads in the water, not only human heads, but also horse heads, bustling with each other, so that the soldiers on Xu Yong's warship couldn't distinguish the enemy from the enemy, the archers stopped, and the spearmen stopped stabbing at the bottom of the boat.

At this time, Xu Yong's big ship was also missed. Xu Yong was escorted onto a medium-sized warship, but the hundreds of soldiers and horses on his command ship had not been transferred at all. In the end, the boat, even the people and horses, did not enter the lake slowly.

"Retreat, withdraw quickly!" Xu Yong had no choice but to order, even though he knew that the two tartar princes would not be able to forgive him if he went back like this, and he might be killed for two crimes, but it was better than being buried under the water now. Let's live a little longer.

But at this time, it is not easy for these traitors to retreat. Now the [-] sailors are all messed up. The big ships are all leaked, crooked, and evil. A batch of his small warships were disembarked, and then there were countless struggling heads and corpses in the water, and the blood stained the lake red.

He also has two or three hundred small warships, but now each of them is overcut, and as a result, many capsize. Of course it is Zhu Yousong's navy, the team led by He Zhaoxiong's father and daughter.

It turned out that the underwater battle had been fierce. He Zhaoxiong and He Xuanjiao led 500 people to cover the 500 chisel soldiers for underwater operations. No matter how many people came, they became a "death team", because their ability in the water was not at the same level as the 500 people.

Don't worry about hurting your own people, because their costumes are completely different. He Zhaoxiong and the others wear navy buttons, while the enemy is shirtless and bare-handed, wearing only a pair of shorts. He Zhaoxiong and He Xuanjiao can do their best. Punching and kicking under the water is like playing dragons and phoenixes. While confusing the enemy, white knives go in and red knives come out, and then the enemy sinks to the bottom of the lake.

In this way, under the cover of the [-] generals of He Zhaoxiong and his daughter, the [-] chisel soldiers were not disturbed at all, and worked wholeheartedly until all the large ships of the [-] navy were chiseled and sunk.

Then the more than 2000 people began to drill out from under the water to breathe. When He Zhaoxiong and others showed their heads from under the water, the excitement on the lake was no less lively than that below the lake.The bustling crowds are full of heads, human heads, and horse heads, and there are scenes of the Qing army's navy fighting with the lake water everywhere, the sound of falling into the water, hoarse shouts, and the sound of people and livestock mixed with water can be heard endlessly. Duo, I can't tell the number at all.

For the navy led by He Zhaoxiong, there is no danger on the lake now, because those dangerous factors are now too busy to take care of themselves. The lucky ones crowded into the boats, the unfortunate ones struggled in the water, and the most unfortunate ones died in the funeral lake. bingo.

Of course He Zhaoxiong and the others didn't care about those who fell into the water, because someone would naturally clean them up, and that was the boundless lake several meters deep.Iron Arm Canglong and the others are targeting the small warships on the lake full of traitors and generals.

These small warships are of course going to escape now, but due to the large number of people pretending, the scene is also chaotic, and there is no unified and effective command, the small boats do not run fast. Many of them were overtaken by He Zhaoxiong and others, and some were dozens of people Surrounding a small boat, turning it three times without turning it overturned the boat, and some jumped out of the lake, killed the boat, and snatched the boat.

Just look at it, the excitement on the lake is simply indescribable, there are all kinds of sounds.

The place where He Zhaoxiong and the Qing army's navy fought was not too far away from the east bank of the lake, about a few hundred meters away. At this time, Zhu Yousong was standing on a high cliff on the lake bank to watch the battle. Seeing this scene, he was already happy sounded.

"Come on, pass on my will, the second echelon set off!" After Zhu Yousong finished speaking, he made a somersault and landed on a big boat below. Liu Zhaoji and Li Quan who accompanied him also jumped off the boat, but The guards around Zhu Yousong saw that it was a bit high from the lake, so they ran down the cliff quickly, and then boarded the big boat where Zhu Yousong was.

At this time, dozens of warships were already filled with soldiers. The first batch of horse infantry soldiers on board was 1 people, including Zhu Yousong's [-] imperial battalion, and Liu Chunhong led [-] soldiers to escort them. The troop transport fleet turned out of the lake bay, powered up to the center of the lake, and the big ship that Zhu Yousong was on followed.

At this time, the vast lake was covered with warships of the imperial court again, and soon the fleet sailed to the place where the [-] sailors of the Qing army were in distress. At this time, most of the traitors struggling in the water had found their Returning home, there are still many unwilling people who are still struggling in the water. The fleet driven by Zhu Yousong, mainly the soldiers led by Liu Chunhong, gave bows and arrows or spears for a while, and then they stopped.

There are also sand traitors on some small warships who are fleeing for their lives, including the medium-sized warship where the commander of the navy, Xu Yong, is also on the list of Liu Chunhong and the others. People have been slaughtered, and there is basically no way to fight back except to escape.

There was no need for artillery fire, only a shower of arrows passed, and there was no one alive on board. Xu Yong, the navy commander of the Qing army, who regretted being a traitor but had to bite the bullet and insisted on being a traitor, was also cut into the river by several arrows, and finally sank The corpses at the bottom of the lake fed fish and shrimp.

At this time, more than 2000 people including He Zhaoxiong's father and daughter also snatched many small warships. They boarded the ship and joined forces with Liu Chunhong and the others to escort Zhu Yousong's large fleet.

Zhu Yousong, beaming with joy and overflowing with pride, stood proudly on the bow of the boat, and laughed when he saw the place where he was enjoying himself, and then ordered, "Bring me the royal wine!"

(End of this chapter)