Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 752
Not long into the night, the Huainan Navy suddenly made a big move. The large Lianfang ship that was anchored in the middle of the river suddenly left the large ship, or hung rope or swam across the boat and dispersed to the left and right fighting ships and walkers. The draft was very heavy. The waterline of the big ship has risen.

At the same time, the warships that were originally guarding the big ship scattered, and then the big ship was dragged by several fighting ships, and sailed quickly along the water surface.Originally, this road was only more than ten miles away, and the navigation conditions on the road ahead were still not good. However, due to the weight reduction of the big ship, only the basic power of the ship was retained, and the towing power of the fighting ship was added, so the speed quickly increased. Within a short time, he rushed to the dam at the intersection of Rushui and Shenshui.

The slave army had been guarding against the Huainan army's night attack for a long time, so they reacted swiftly. When they noticed this huge monster floating from the water, they quickly issued a warning sound.Originally, in order to lure the Huainan army to go deeper into Rushui during the day, the defenders on the embankment had been evacuated by Taobao, but they lurked back at night.At this time, seeing the Huainan army's boats marching forward, people running and shouting soon appeared on the embankment.

The turmoil on the river soon spread to Taobao's camp. Although he is also a mighty general, his age is similar to that of Lord Zhao Shi Le, and he is also a veteran who will reach the age of sixty. Duo, it was just sleepy at night, but when she heard the urgent voice of the soldiers, Taobao's tiredness was swept away, after washing her face with cold water, she cheered up and put on her armor to leave the camp, and soon got on the chariot and hurried to the bank of Rushui River and go.

Several military orders have been issued along the way, and scouts are sent down the river to spy on the Huainan army's further actions. At the same time, they are ordered to gather troops to guard against the river bank, and at the same time to trap the hanging lake to prevent the soldiers and civilians from breaking out of the siege. Opportunity.

When the peach leopard arrived near the embankment, the scene had become intense.The flames on both sides of the embankment were raging, and the fire even spread to the river. This is because the slave guards, seeing the emergency of the military situation, had already ignited the firewood for the spare ships resisting Huainan.All of a sudden, the flames blazed around, completely lighting up the area. Dozens of warships of the Huainan Army and thousands of soldiers on board were all clearly visible against the background of the flames.

In the middle of the river, under the light of the fire, the most eye-catching is the tens of feet long, five-tiered multi-roaming ship.Such a huge monster stretched across the river, like a hill floating on the water surface on the back of a turtle, which brought a lot of shock to these slaves who were not familiar with boats.

Of course, there were also large ships in the slave army. The ship built by the craftsmen in Luoyang for Zhongshan Wang Shihu was larger than the large ship in front of him.But the big ship is still at Yingshang, and the slave army is already struggling to steer it in the river, and it is impossible for the southerners to advance nimbly and control it freely into the real battle.

"The southerners are just cheating. The river is blocked by a levee, and there is a large ship in the sky, but there is no way forward! Don't be alarmed, my son. If you can capture this large ship, I will be the Lord Chen and the King of Zhongshan. I will make great contributions! "

After watching for a while, Taobao laughed and said, and at the same time mobilized troops to rush up the embankment. Although he said boldly, he was also worried that the empty embankment would not be able to stop the large ship, allowing the Huainan army to break through the blockade and join forces with the soldiers and civilians in the hanging lake.

The Taobao elite lineage were in charge of defending the river and blocking the Huainan navy. Although the Huainan army's advance was sudden and it was a dark time at night when it was difficult to distinguish the banner and military order, the slave army's response could still be called swift.The messengers standing by Taobao's side moved swiftly and methodically issued many military orders to the surrounding battalions to the commanders.

After receiving the military order, the soldiers who had already been on standby in the battalion quickly marched into their respective battle formations in an orderly manner under the leadership of the captains.Although the mobilization of soldiers was frequent, there was not much panic in the scene, and all military orders were carried out without compromise.

On the other hand, the reinforcements from the camp farther away did not respond well. Under the stern words of the captains, the soldiers poured out of the camp in a disorganized formation, and rushed towards the river bank noisily.There were many soldiers who were sleepy and resentful. They were still busy arranging their military uniforms while running. Many bows, arrows, knives and guns were lost in the chaos of running in the night. When they arrived at the camp near the river bank, many soldiers were empty-handed.

Although the Taobao has been in battle for a long time, it has no formal experience in fighting against powerful naval forces. Before that, various arrangements can be made according to the accumulation of experience, but when it comes to real battles, it needs to be agile Resilience, still not lacking in apprehension.After all, the Huainan army had the previous victory, and the strength of the boats was clearly in front of him, so in order to dispatch reinforcements nearby, he still mobilized nearly [-] soldiers to line up on both sides of the river, trying to use the advantage of numbers to make up for the actual battle. or omissions that may occur.

The two thousand soldiers of the slave army had rushed to the embankment, climbed up the arrow tower one after another, and lined up on the embankment, drawing strings to shoot, and began to snipe at the approaching Huainan boats.However, the current situation is different from that in the daytime. It took human life to build the embankment in a short period of time, so the embankment is not too high above the water surface, but it is more than half a foot. It is possible to take advantage of the location and shoot down from the heights, but when the main force of the Huainan military boats arrived here, especially the Lianfang building ship sailed here, the height suddenly changed.

And when it comes to the prosperity of bows and crossbows, even the main force of the Peach Leopard slave army has no advantage in front of the Huainan army.At this time, the Lianfang ship had turned horizontally, and the tall and thick bulkheads were not inferior to the arrow stacks on the city wall. Although the slave soldiers fired frequently, the powerful arrows could not cause any damage to the hull at all. It just skimmed the thick and slippery mud smeared on the hull, and then fell into the water.

At this time, the Huainan soldiers scattered on Yu Zhe's boat also returned to the big ship again and began to fight back.

As the main battleship of China and Korea to destroy Wu in the south, Lianfang's advantage is not only because of its large size, but also because various tactical concepts based on water warfare form a powerful combat force.There are many crossbows on the side of the hull, and after loading the arrows, a round of shooting, the slave army in the frontal array is no different from a living target, the crossbows are suddenly rolled out, and the embankment is instantly empty!
Those slave soldiers in the formation had many solid shields to protect their bodies, but under the impact of this powerful bow and arrow, the protection they could collect was very little.Especially among these powerful crossbows, there are many continuous crossbow carts and even more powerful bed crossbows. Each crossbow bolt is several inches thick, and even some small and medium-sized warships can be pierced through the plank of the ship by one blow, let alone several A body of flesh and blood covered by a shield.With such a powerful crossbow shot out, the enemies in the front line were completely powerless to parry, and they were knocked out in an instant, and the castration was still not exhausted, and they were deeply impaled on the embankment.

From this point of view in the night, those crossbow arrows piercing through the slave corpses with a length of several feet are like flesh and blood saplings sprouting from the embankment!Even if the nearby onlookers were lucky enough to escape, they were all terrified at the moment, and even retreated in panic, falling directly into the water on the other side of the dam!
In the chaotic battlefield, although there was fire and light, Taobao, who was far away from the battle line, did not see the amazing combat power of the Lianfang ship, but saw that the defense line on the embankment suddenly became weak. As a result, the sniper was weak, and more Nanren battleships rushed forward, feeling a little anxious in their hearts. Dang even mobilized two thousand slaves on standby to rush up the embankment to enrich the battle formation, so as not to lose.

At the same time, he was also speeding around the river bank, trying to figure out how to get close to those southern boats.Although his strength is superior at the moment, he can only wait on the bank. If he gets too close to the river bank, he will be covered by the bows and arrows of the Southern Navy and will be shot and killed.Although the firewood prepared before was piled up on the crude bamboo rafts and ignited and pushed into the river, the effectiveness of using fire to stop the enemy was not received much.

Most of the boats of the Southerners had built-in repelling wood, so the fire could not spread to the boat at all, and the bulkheads of these boats were mostly coated with mud to prevent fire. The enemy, some of the sparks splashed and contaminated could not burn the hull at all.Obviously, the southerners also have full experience in dealing with fire attacks.

At this time, the scouts from the South Route had returned, and informed Taobao that the southerners and boats were coming one after another. Everywhere, there are boats from the South.

Taobao had drawn a lot of ditches near Rukou before, originally to divert Rushui, but because there were no strong troops stationed there, it provided more channels for the Huainan army to attack.The Huainan army, which had been drawing troops before, would move out as soon as it attacked, and attack along the waterways to the tributaries of the Rushui River!

Knowing this, Taobao was both happy and worried. On the one hand, he sent people to report that King Zhongshan was able to cross the Huai River, and on the other hand, he called back the scattered soldiers to avoid being broken by the Huainan army and causing unnecessary casualties.

The southerners attacked in a big way. Although this was exactly the situation Taobao hoped for, when it really happened, he was still a little nervous.This change was so fast, and the difference between before and after was so great that even Taobao was a little overwhelmed, and couldn't help but think deeply about the deep meaning behind Nanren's actions.

In previous years, he would not have thought so much. No matter how ingenious the strategy is, he still has to rely on his strength to speak on the battlefield. However, as he gets older and his power rises, his thoughts inevitably become complicated.In particular, King Zhongshan was defeated by the cunning of the southerners, so Taobao couldn't help but think deeply about the slightly weird tactics of the southerners.

"General, the dam suffered heavy casualties, do we need to increase troops to defend?"

When Taobao was meditating, the front battle general came in a hurry, and asked in a slightly anxious tone.

"There were heavy casualties?"

When Taobao heard this, his eyebrows twitched suddenly. Dang Shi led a few soldiers to the embankment in a hurry, and the piled corpses and the tragic scene against the firelight made him dumbfounded, and he was stunned. on the spot!

(End of this chapter)