Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 776
The boat of Liu Zheng, the frontline governor of the slave army, was a three-storey boat named Feilu.Although the size of the ship is not as large as the Huainan Army Lianfang and the Chang'an warship, it is still a large warship with a width of several feet. Everything is ready, and inside the female wall on the ship, there are [-] soldiers in a strict array.Each of the two wings of the hull carried hundreds of sailors, and the front, middle and rear masts all had captains leading the crowd to obey orders and set sails.

On both sides of the Feilu battleship, there are several other warships such as Chima and Xiandeng, which have assembled a navy force of nearly 5000 people.

At this time, the front line of the slave army had already been crushed and disintegrated by the strong attack of the Huainan army warships, and it was in chaos.However, due to the presence of this well-established navy with strict drums and trumpets in the rear, it has not yet collapsed and become chaotic.It's just that the soldiers were often yelling in commotion, and the audiovisual of the water battle at night was chaotic. The battle relied more on the experience of the soldiers, and the orders and orders could play very little role.

Therefore, although Liu Zheng frequently issued combat orders on the ship, the soldiers on the slave ship still fought on their own, and very few were willing to obey the orders.

"These gangsters are really looking for their own death!"

At the beginning of the war, he was completely at a disadvantage, and his orders were ignored. Liu Zheng was also very angry, and couldn't help but curse on the boat.

Although the Qingxu army does not belong to the first-order combat troops of the Jie Kingdom, it is definitely not mediocre because it has been fighting against the Nandu refugee commanders between Huai and Si for a long time.Moreover, these soldiers have a variety of combat methods. They can not only gallop on land to gain merits in field battles, but also use floating boards to ride waves in the water to break through the enemy.

The fall of Huaiyin was not a complete defeat in battle before. Shi Kan, who had been their general, suddenly left the town. Guo Ao, who succeeded him, was also a veteran of the Jie Kingdom, but he was not very popular in Xu Town.What's more, the southern Xuzhou army they faced was also a brave army, and it was reasonable to lose this way.

Liu Zheng is a mighty general from Xu Town in the Jie Kingdom. He is by no means mediocre. He even led his troops across the sea to invade the coastal counties and counties in the east of the Yangtze River several times.But no matter how rich his combat experience is, facing the current chaotic situation, he is really helpless and feels powerless.

Although the slave army has an advantage in numbers, it is useless other than that.Moreover, even this advantage in numbers has to be greatly discounted in specific battles.Because the soldiers on the front line of the slave army were originally composed of mixed soldiers, including rout soldiers from Xuzhou, miscellaneous Hu Yicong, and people eliminated by the Shihu Zhongjun. The banner organization was extremely chaotic, even if it was commanded There are many obstacles, and in such a fierce battle, it is completely impossible to talk about command.

Therefore, Liu Zhengtu bears the name of supervising the battle on the front line, and the only ones who can command are the few thousand remnants from Xu Town near the bank.

In fact, Liu Zheng had advised the King of Zhongshan long before that there was no need to rush to fight the Huainan army, and there was no need to scatter the crowd to build boats.It is not that the slave army does not have ships. Many counties and counties along the coast have always had ships in stock to cross the sea to invade Jiangdong.It's just that due to the fall of Huaiyin, this part of the warships was trapped outside the battle zone and could not enter the Huaihe River, but they have not yet fallen into the hands of the southerners.

Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to gather combat power to open up the waterway of the Huai River, transfer those warships into the Huai River, and at the same time gather the original soldiers of Xu Town to fight across the Huai River as a large army. The successor army can swarm down.

However, when he put forward this opinion, he was quickly opposed by Shi Hu's trusted generals, and some even rebuked him fiercely for self-seeking, wanting to use Zhongshan King's army to seek benefits for himself, regardless of the besieged army .

Liu Zheng really couldn't argue with this. It is true that he had a certain selfishness in making such a policy, and wanted to replace Shi Kan's position in Xu Town with the support of King Zhongshan, but this was also beneficial to the army.At the very least, you don't have to use clumsy weapons to force the soldiers to throw themselves into the river to die, and beat them indiscriminately, just to contribute to the military merits of the southerners!

Liu Zheng is so distressed, but he doesn't know that because he is not the confidant of the king of Zhongshan, he cannot know the most confidential information of the slave country. Even if he has a good plan to contribute, his fundamental foothold is wrong. Shi Hu has not continued to fight in the south at present. Of course, no matter how good the strategy is, it will not be adopted.

The slave army is in a mess here, but the Huainan army's offensive has been violent and high-pitched.The battle scene on the Uzumaki River today is like a tall adult playing with a staggering baby.

The Huainan army has planned for this battle for a long time since Lu Yong has no slave general Liu Zheng, and he has planned for this battle for a long time. There are several ways to transmit orders, such as drums, lights, and walks, to ensure that each of his combat orders is in order. It can be clearly and clearly conveyed to every warship.

Although the Huainan army had an absolute advantage on the battlefield at this time, Lu Yong did not underestimate the enemy, and did not directly order the warships to swarm up and engage in a boarding battle with heavy casualties.When the fire attack was supplemented by throwing stones and other long-range attacks to tear apart the front line of the slave army, the warships of the Huainan army circled and cruised on the river, just like the tactics of riding on land to encircle the infantry army formation, passing around the slave army formation and shooting all the way. Layers of cannibalization of the crowd.

Although there were some brave soldiers in the slave army who sailed boats to bully them, throwing hooks to try to climb and connect them, but similar attacks did not have a complete combat idea at all, and were often just sudden actions of slave soldiers on a single ship.

For example, several slave ships suddenly rushed out of the chaotic army formation and rushed straight towards Lu Yong's ship. Besides the big ship, two light boats used to pass orders were forced back and crashed, causing serious damage to the Huainan army's front line. There was great commotion.Several battleships near the shore suddenly turned their rudders eager to return to aid, causing a lot of loopholes in the entire encirclement.

Seeing the comrades rushing straight towards the enemy's main ship, full of heroism, the slave soldiers on the front line suddenly burst into a burst of loud shouts, and there were many slave ships who wanted to take this opportunity to rush out of the encirclement of the Huainan army warships. However, due to the hooks connected to each other, they failed to escape in time.

"The thief takes his life!"

The three slave ships merged into finished characters, and the slave soldiers rushing to the front were full of strength, waving long spears with both hands and roaring loudly.However, what responded to him was the gigantic arm of the Lianfang ship. The pole fell down with a bang, and the two slave ships shattered and shattered at the brunt. Although the other ship survived, it was directly overturned by the huge waves. , All the soldiers fell into the water!
"Continue to siege, don't slack off!"

Lu Yong stood on the watchtower of the big warship, and the huge lights on the left and right illuminated his heroic figure holding his sword upright. Strip cannibalize slave ships.

The battle lasted for more than half an hour, and the surface of the Wukou River was already full of boat fragments and slave corpses. Most of the slave army's massive ship array had been destroyed, revealing the rear guard camp of the slave general Liu Zheng. It is only a few dozen feet away from the gate of the slave army's water gate.In addition to the few ships lost in the previous fire attack of the Huainan Army, only three fighting ships had slight water leaks in the impact of the slave ships. scale damage.

However, after fighting for such a long time, the manpower was also seriously depleted. The speed of the warships that had been traveling freely on the river before had slowed down. From the soldiers to the husbands, they were all exhausted and somewhat unsustainable.The arrows, flying stones and other things carried on the ship have also been used up and need to be replenished urgently.

"Attack!"

The casualties in the front line were so heavy, even if these soldiers did not belong to him, Liu Zheng felt very sorry for the tragic battle situation in front of him.Nearly ten thousand slave soldiers and hundreds of boats were almost completely destroyed by the Huainan army!Only some near the rear survived because of the cover of water camps with strong crossbows and stone throwing, but apart from Liu Zheng's several thousand sailors, there are only a few dozen small boats and less than [-] soldiers remaining on the river at this time. .

At this time, Liu Zheng also noticed that the Huainan Army's offensive was weak, so he immediately ordered an attack, so his ships, including the several battleships near the bank, all rushed towards the Huainan Army's formation like arrows off the string.Before the people approached, the crossbow had already been wound, and the stones were thrown out with a whistling sound.

The long-term crushing battle, coupled with the severe physical exhaustion, made the Huainan army a little slow to react. When this Xu Zhen slave army rushed out, even two warships that were too close to the slave formation suffered damage, and one of them The top mast of a warship was broken by a stone throw, and the stern of the ship collided with a slave ship. At that moment, more than a dozen soldiers fell into the water due to the huge shock of the ship.

Naturally, the Xuzhen slave army was not as disorganized as the slave soldiers who rushed to the battle before their lives. The upper-level slave soldiers on the building and boats fired frequently to suppress the Huainan army's counterattack, while the lower-level slave soldiers threw long cables and hooks to catch them tightly. Get close to the side of the enemy ship, and then the noose narrows the distance between them.When the two external wooden frames collided with each other and shattered, there were already slave soldiers rushing past along the cables to fight against the Huainan army!
So far, the two armies whose strength has been incomparable have finally broken out some notable battles.Although the warships were ordered to connect with each other, the Huainan soldiers did not panic. The soldiers on the side of the string were fighting with knives and guns, while the soldiers on the other side firmly protected the side cabin of the captain to ensure the power of the boat. , The oars also gritted their teeth and swung the oars to turn the ship sideways to obtain the cover of nearby friendly forces.

"dash forward!"

The Lianfang ship embarked on the road and Yongyue stepped down from the Que Room and stepped on the deck. Nearly a thousand sailors worked hard under his orders, and this large ship like a floating city on the river rushed straight to the center of the battle.As the warship galloped up, the surface of the river splashed several feet high water waves under its crushing, like an ancient beast that existed forever, and the huge shadow silhouette in the night was urging the slave warship away!

"Avoid, avoid!"

Liu Zheng has also been paying attention to the development of the main ship of the Huainan Army. Seeing its majesty coming, he hurriedly ordered and said, his heart was also full of deep resentment.Xu Zhen also had warships of such a large size, and there were not a few of them. They were even better than the Huainan Army in terms of boats and equipment alone. However, due to the fall of Huaiyin, these warships were all isolated near the Huai River It cannot be used, but now it is oppressed by the enemy's sharp weapon.

The slave ships that had already approached the Huainan military fleet quickly turned their rudders and circled around. Even if such a large ship had no other attack methods, the huge waves it stirred up could push the approaching ships far away. Open, and even the boat capsizes and people die.

The rest of the slave ships could still retreat, but the slave ships that were fighting with the Huainan army did not have such calmness. Seeing the big ship rushing in this direction, the slave soldiers didn't care about fighting the Huainan army anymore, and jumped up one after another. flee back.The soldiers of the Huainan Army and the sailors who were able to get out also quickly put the side walkers into the water and quickly evacuated the warship.

After another half a quarter of an hour, the big ship had already rushed straight, and the thick bumper on the bow directly bombarded the closely connected hulls of the two ships.The two warships were hit by this, even if a small part of the hull was damaged and flew away, the remaining wreckage of the boats rowed several tens of feet away from the river, and hit heavily on the water fence of the slave camp!
At this point, the big ship gradually stopped, but it still rushed to the outside of the water fence near the slave camp before coming to a complete stop.Because of its rapid attack, such a huge monster was placed on the river, so that the slaves in the nearby camps did not dare to easily bully them.

"Siege this ship!"

Liu Zheng couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw this big ship rushing straight into the formation.Although the big ship is huge, it is a dead thing after all. If it is running, it is indeed invincible, but once the speed of the ship slows down, it is just a floating fortress on the river, not invincible.If you are besieged and there is no assistance from the left and right, it is not difficult to conquer and seize.Although there are still many warships of the Huainan Army in Zuojin, they are all exhausted from long-term battles, so there is no danger.If this big ship can be captured, the situation in the following battles will be reversed!Even if there is such a large ship in command, the slave army will no longer be as scattered as it was before, and be surrounded and suppressed by others.

So the warships of Xu Zhennu Army turned around one after another and headed for the Huainan Army Lianfang.However, even if the big ship stops, it is definitely not a soft persimmon at the mercy of others. There are more than [-] soldiers on board, all of whom are recharging their energy. Nearly two feet taller than the slave warships, she is absolutely condescending. Anyone who bullies the slave ships is a moving target.

"Continue to urge the soldiers to disembark, and this big ship must be captured!"

Seeing this turning point in the battle situation, Shihu in the water camp couldn't help cheering up, and continued to give orders.At this time, the warships in the slave camp were seriously insufficient, and the soldiers who boarded the ships earlier also sensed that the battle was not good. Although they boarded the ships, they did not dare to approach the front line to die, and they all gathered near the water fence. side.It is true that after boarding the ship, there was no retreat, but it would be inconvenient for the captains and generals on the shore to force them to go forward and die.

Following Shi Hu's order, the slave soldiers of the Chinese army who had filled the battalions stepped up to drive the soldiers on board to fight fiercely, and even drew bows and arrows to drive them away.So those slave ships hovering on the river started to come to the big ship. At the same time, Shi Hu was worried that the big ship would be difficult to stop, and the fighters would be fleeting. Even some soldiers of the Chinese army threw themselves into the river. Dismantle the wooden fence in the camp and use it as a floating board, and we must capture this big ship!

For a moment, the big ship seemed to be caught in a pack of wolves. Although the firepower was still fierce, the poles were frequently swung, and the stones were thrown down like hailstones, the slaves still came in swarms, and gradually some slaves threw the hook ropes Come up, climb the rope and board the boat.The big ship, including Lu Yong, all rushed along the ship to fight the fire.

This situation lasted for another half an hour. Although the slave soldiers had not successfully boarded the ship on a large scale, they still surrounded the large ship.There are nearly ten thousand slave soldiers surrounding the big ship, and there are densely packed heads as far as the eye can see, and the waves of the river can hardly be seen!The entire big ship has been completely trapped, and it is only a matter of time before it is taken down!
However, just when the slave soldiers were completely insane and coaxed them to take the lead, a large number of lights appeared on the western river, almost paving the entire section of the river, and the Huainan Chinese army fleet finally arrived at the battlefield!
"This is a trap, this is a trap! Quickly withdraw the troops and return to camp!"

When Liu Zheng saw more warships of the Huainan Army galloping towards him, Dang Lian came to his senses, shouted in a hurry, and at the same time ordered the soldiers on board to beat drums quickly and order to retreat.However, although he is named the governor, he has no control over the army at all, and even his direct descendants can't move at this time.Because his troops were the closest to the Huainan Army's large ship, and there were layers of encirclement circles around the large ship, taking advantage of the situation to surround his troops at the core, and it was impossible to get out of the battle.

At this time, although the Lianfang ship was surrounded by groups, it was similar to a castle floating on the river, and it would not be possible to capture it in a short time.However, the Huainan army's back army has already been approaching. Once they reach the battlefield, it will be a disaster for these slaves!

"Burn the boat!"

Under the crisis, Liu Zheng made such a decision. As for the ship to be burned, it was naturally not the Huainan Army's Lianfang ship. The fire prevention facilities of this large ship were excellent. It is not clear how the deck is arranged, and the slave army is attacking all the way.Even if it is set on fire, it is absolutely difficult to grow the fire in a very short period of time.

So, following Liu Zheng's order, the slaves on the ship picked up pottery urns, firewood and other things filled with oil ointment, and threw them to the nearby friendly ships. save up.The nearby slaves retreated one after another to avoid the fire, which allowed Liu Zheng's ship to gain some room to move, and turned the bow of the ship with difficulty to retreat.

"The Nanren warship was used as a bait to lure our army to attack randomly. If we quickly retreat to the camp, we can still save our lives!"

Liu Zheng ordered the soldiers to howl for warning, and the ship rushed straight to the water fence.He had already seen the fierce firepower of the southerners in the front line before, and now the successor army is coming again, including his subordinates, if the slave army still stays on the river to meet the enemy, then there is absolutely no life!

At this time, as long as the slave soldiers on the river were not blind, they could all see the huge fleet of the Huainan army approaching rapidly, so they all paddled the river desperately to return.However, when he wanted to return to the camp, he encountered a blockage. All the gates of the water fence that had been opened wide fell down, and at the same time, there was a desperate roar in the camp: "If you kill the enemy in front of the battle, you will advance and never retreat! Anyone who is timid Those who fight and retreat, kill those in the formation immediately!"

This military order is definitely not a threat. Accompanied by the roar, there are sharp arrows shot from the slave army formation. All the slave soldiers who approached the gate of the camp were hit by the arrows and fell into the water!

"The slave master is dead, and everyone is fighting for the throne! Ji Long fights timidly, and only wants to return! A thief must die, and the slave must be killed to pay for the crime!"

Following the Huainan Chinese Army's cover-up, it was not the sharp arrows that arrived at the front line first, but the loud roar of the Huainan Army.

"So it is, so it is..."

Liu Zheng's ship was also blocked outside the gate of the camp. Hearing the roar of the Huainan army at this time, the original confusion caused by Zhongshan King's indiscriminate moves and random command suddenly became clear, and a breath of adversity surged in his chest. Only then did I realize that these people like myself are just the skeletons of this Jie slave paving the way home!

The slave soldiers who were blocked outside heard the roar, and the situation inevitably became more flustered. The floating boards rushed left and right to find a way out, but they collided with each other, and there were not many people who fell into the water.

Many Xu Zhennu generals were blocked from the camp at this time, and they were all terrified at the moment, some of them approached Liu Zheng's boat, boarded the boat and said with a mournful face: "General, could it be that I am waiting for you today? Died here? The king of Zhongshan was cruel and ruthless, he used our lives to build a fence of flesh and blood, and followed such a vicious thief, could it be that today is the punishment of God?"

Liu Zheng lost his mind for a while, and rushed out against the blood. Although he had heard the name of Shihu's cruelty, he didn't expect that this Jie thief's cruelty had no bottom line.Even if he surrenders before the battle, he will definitely not benefit, because he has repeatedly invaded Jiangdong in Xuzhen before, and his hands are also bloody, not to mention that now that the Huainan army has the upper hand, it is absolutely impossible to accept him. slave general.

"Let's go, don't die for slaves!"

With blood and tears in his eyes, Liu Zheng jumped onto the ship's room and shouted: "Jie slaves are cruel and inhumane, they don't care about the old people, and the death of the slave master is God's punishment for destroying thieves. All soldiers who want to live, follow me to escape from the battle! Huainan Master Wang only kills the traitor Ji Long, and will never chase after them!"

The slave soldiers in Xu Town nearby immediately yelled loudly and repeated Liu Zheng's roar, so those chaotic slave soldiers seemed to have a backbone and approached Liu Zheng's boat one after another.And the roar of these slaves was also heard by the Huainan Army, and they gradually shrunk their boats, leaving a way for these routs to escape.

"The dog thief hurt me!"

Seeing the situation outside the camp, the stone tiger in the water camp became furious and slashed fiercely with his knife.Originally, he was able to stabilize the morale of the army at the front line, and he could slightly break the Huainan army's swaying of the army's morale, but now the generals in his army fled with the crowd, which confirmed the accuracy of the news.

For a while, as the slave army fled across the river, the slave army in the camp gradually became agitated and began to feel restless.

"Shock, hit the camp! If Ji Long can be captured alive, he will praise the north and the south, show off China, and have a great reputation, and he will be named Marquis!"

The Lianfang ship, which had been densely surrounded by the slave army before, was no longer blocked, and its bow was slowly adjusted to align with the slave camp, and it rushed over unstoppably!
(End of this chapter)