Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Above the river, black smoke filled the river, and the wind was noisy. In the dim and hazy snow, the swordsmen were shining in the fire, and various ballistas and bows flew in the sound of "cracking".

The large warship that Old Man Li was on was slowly turning around, but it was already doing its best, but the people on it probably felt that this short period of time was very long. The shaking hull and the panicked people on it made it look uncomfortable.

The fire boat attached to the Zhou army's ship was relatively short, but it was filled with flames, black smoke billowing, and flames rushing to the warship in the wind. The sides of the big ship were blackened, and some wood tended to catch fire; fortunately, the "hot oil" was only burned on the fire ship and could not be poured on the warship. Not far away, a small boat of the Southern Tang Army was desperately paddling east. After they rushed over with the fireboat, they fled in the boat.

The soldiers on the deck were pumping water from the water tank with wooden buckets and splashing it down, but the water was so inextinguishable that the fire boat burned more and more, and the situation was very critical. The people on the Zhou Jun's boat not far away, holding a long pole, reluctantly moved closer, and turned out towards the fire boat, but there were many iron nails on the fire boat, and they did not move in the wind.

Fortunately, the big warship finally successfully turned its direction. Fortunately, the upper generals were quick to respond to the occasion and issued a wise military order in time. When the fireboat reached the leeward, the flames blew westward, and the danger of the warship suddenly decreased. People are still carrying buckets to put out the fire.

At this moment, another small sailing boat from Southern Tang rushed over here! It looks the same as the fire ship burning just now. The soldiers on the deck watched the brisk boat coming by the wind, and they were shouting.

At that time, the catapult on the battleship threw many fireballs banging, and rockets flew into the air. The small sailboat suddenly burst into the sky with a "boom" of smoke and a raging fire. There were only a few people on it, and the fire on their backs jumped into the cold water. The canvas of the sailing boat was also burning, and then it rushed towards the warship at the original speed.

The big ship evaded to the left, and finally escaped the fire ship. On the surface of the river, there seemed to be an out-of-nothing fire wafting.

At this time, the main giant ships of the Southern Tang Army approached one after another, and many ships on both sides began to ferry in the surrounding area. The fog on the river was dispersed, the fire was reflected on the water, and the river surface shook the sky.

Under the deck of a big ship, Old Man Li was still lying on the bar of the waterwheel. He didn't pedal the waterwheel anymore and was tilting his head to look up. Almost everyone stayed in place and listened to the movement above him. . No one on the deck paid any attention to it for a while, and the footsteps above were messy, shouting killing and shouting, and there was already a fight.

At this moment, the head suddenly lit up, and the wooden planks at the top of the stairs were lifted off, and a warrior lowered his head and shouted, "All those with weapons, come up, no boating!"

Old man Li glanced at the shuttle spear next to him, and did not move. Unexpectedly, the Takeo walked straight down, waved the sword in his hand, picked some people casually, ordered them to pick up the weapons in the cabin, and shouted: "I am a ten general, you recognize me. There are not enough people ahead. The people here follow me to kill!"

Old man Li still didn't move. Unexpectedly, the ten generals had sharp eyes and only glanced at Old Man Li: "You are not a civilian, you are a miscellaneous soldier in the army. Pick up your weapon and follow me."

He had to pick up the shuttle gun and climbed up the stairs with a group of people. I opened my eyes and saw that the two big ships had been joined together, and several wooden bridges were laid on the ship's side. The sails on the opposite ship were huge, the swordsmen on the deck wielded, and the bows and arrows "cracked" randomly.

A general on the side of the ship is shouting: "Come over! Kill the enemy soldiers and grab their ship!"

Old man Li followed the crowd, arched his back, and walked over the wooden bridge. He carefully avoided the arrows, and walked towards the crowded places...He was only a little bit older, just wanting to eat a little bit of military salary, not too much for meritorious service and promotion. The key is that there is no armor on his body, and he will be finished with an arrow. He finally found a wooden shield on the ground and quickly picked it up. He held the shield in his left hand and the shuttle gun in his right hand, standing behind him to cheer.

Here is Zhou's offensive, and the scene looks better. The situation of the ship on the left was a bit miserable. It was entangled by two capital ships of the Southern Tang Army and was being attacked together.

The war intensified. Several major ships on the river are igniting raging fires, and debris and corpses are looming and chaotic in the river water. More ships fought and fought, and there was chaos on the river. Zhou Jun’s navy didn’t ask for a bargain at all. First, because it was in the leeward, the maneuverability was not as good as that of the Southern Tang Army...The flow of the lower Yangtze River is relatively slow, and the advantage of downwind is greater than that of the downstream; The imperial army was so elite, and the navy of the Southern Tang Army was their relatively powerful force, and Zhou Jun had no advantage in fighting upright.

The two armies continue to fight, only the front contact position is fighting, no one has too much advantage, it is difficult to distinguish the victory or defeat for a time.

Guo Shao’s flagship has not been affected by the war, but he has smelled the fireworks in the wind and saw the scene of the war ahead. The war lasted until the afternoon, and there was no progress. Guo Shao felt uncomfortable, but he did not make any comments on Li Chuyun. On the battlefield, it is not enough to be impatient if there is still unsatisfactory. Guo Shao also encountered the collapse of the striker in the battle of Gaoping. He is still very calm.

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However, Liu Cheng, the slightly dominant Southern Tang Army deployed to the east, was restless. He is still in Jingkou. On the surface of the river, light boats continued to return to the dock to report the battle ahead.

Liu Cheng came to the dock in armor and wanted to board the ship to supervise the battle. The minister hurriedly dissuaded: "The weather is bad, the river is cold, and the river is in danger. The lord must not risk his life."

Liu Cheng said: "Your Majesty has entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. How dare he cherish his life? Don't go to the front to supervise the battle, and dare not slack off.

The general persuaded: "The warships crossing the enemy in Guazhou on the other side have repeatedly penetrated the defense. I am afraid that I have discussed with the Zhou army in the west and want to attack us back and forth. The lord should sit in the army to preside over the overall situation."

Liu Cheng felt that the exit of the canal was narrow and could not be opened. Now it was blocked by his own large number of warships. It didn't matter. He refused to listen and ordered to rush to the front.

Before he came, he only heard from the memorial report that the battle was terrible, but no one said that he would lose. When he arrived on the battlefield, he was immediately stunned by what he saw. At first glance, it seemed that half of his ships were not burning. , It was full of enemy soldiers fighting... and even the generals who fled back from the front, claiming that the Zhou army was ferocious and could not resist Fang lost the ship.

Liu Cheng said in his heart, most of the navy's troops are here, how to deal with the court once they are defeated?

He immediately sent people back to mobilize the elite warships reserved by Jingkou to support. An entourage persuaded: "Lord, take a closer look~www.readwn.com~Although the front is criss-crossed and dangerous, Zhou people have not benefited. Otherwise, we fight from morning to afternoon, how can we support it? Don’t rush to deploy troops and reinforce them. It’s not too late for the two sides to retreat until the evening.”

But when the navy generals on the west side of the battleship heard reinforcements, they urged Liu Cheng. Because they feel that there are reinforcements from the other side, and there is always a better chance of winning. Some people even say that Liu Cheng is the kindness to save lives in time.

The generals were inconsistent, and Liu Cheng finally decided to send more reinforcements, seeing the tight waters. He still had some points in his heart, not to move the warship that was blocking the canal at the river crossing in Guazhou, only to mobilize the warship that was on standby at the Jingkou Water Village.

After Liu Cheng gave the military order, he still wondered: If he can't resist it, reinforcements can arrive in time to save the defeat; even if there is no danger, the increase in force and strength will not be able to defeat the Zhou Jun navy in the west? When the time comes, I will go up again and burn the quarry pontoon bridge and cut off the Zhou army's retreat... Such a great achievement, how should the court reward me? Where should the people of the country place themselves?

Thinking of this, Liu Cheng had a red light on his face, impatiently urging the messenger to go and give the order to leave.

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