Kai Fu Han

Chapter 610 After the Loyalty
The next battle is very simple.

The Xinghan allied forces calmly crossed the Beichengzi River in pontoon boats, while the Southern Zhao generals were still in a hurry to save themselves. The result is self-evident.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed, forming a huge rout that was out of control.

In the end, Sun Li sent a letter to Liu Xinjun, asking him to go directly south to Hangzhou, while he would go to Gaoyoujun to clean up the mess, and at the same time cover up the messengers, military orders and intelligence exchanges between the Southern Zhao court and the north.

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Also on leap April [-]th, the [-]st, [-]rd and [-]th fleets, which had rested and replenished, once again moved south from Yuzhou Island to the waters at the mouth of the Huaihe River.

Compared with the previous massive Thousand Sails Competition, there are only more than 100 ships left in the waters south of the Huaihe River estuary.

These ships must be warships of the Nanzhao Navy. All the civilian ships collected previously have dispersed.

The Nan Zhao Navy, which had lost its "aura", looked a little desolate.

"Report, a letter from the Second Fleet: 'Our fleet has arrived in the northern waters of Taizhou and is ready to attack the remaining Nanzhao Navy with you at any time.'" the intelligence staff reported to the three fleet commanders standing on the bow of the Bohai.

"This Ye Chuan has a really good nose. He can achieve great achievements at his fingertips as soon as he smells it." Li Cang joked.

"Ye Chuan has made a lot of money by following Liu Xinyuan this time. Not only has he gained the merits of opening up and expanding the territory, but the navy also helped a lot with his previous actions in Hangzhou. He will probably be greatly praised by the alliance this time when he returns." Zhao Liang Then he said.

"I heard that the alliance plans to develop the South China Sea. I guess there is a high chance that Ye Chuan will be responsible." Li Cang said.

Ruan Xiaoqi just listened and said nothing. He still had the continent to the west waiting for him to explore, so it was not easy to participate in these topics.

If the two of them knew that they had robbed the north side and Ye Chuan was in charge of the south side, and they didn't get anything, they would definitely be in trouble.

"Developing the South China Sea cannot be accomplished by a single fleet. We still have a chance." Zhao Liang consoled him.

"Let's not talk about whether these are available or not. How to deal with the remaining Nanzhao navy?" Li Cang asked.

"There are only more than 100 warships left in the Nanzhao Navy. With the addition of the Second Fleet, the number of ships is already evenly matched. We can completely fight head-on. The sooner the battle is over, the sooner we can intervene to attack Hangzhou City." Ruan Xiaoqi was finally able to He spoke: "The intelligence staff of the army just reported to me that Sun Li and others have crossed the Huaihe River."

The news was delayed, and few people did not know that both Sun Li and Liu Xin had broken through the defense line of Southern Zhao's 20 troops.

"Brother Ruan is right, we can't delay any longer, otherwise we won't be able to eat shit in time for a hot bite." Li Cang said, his words were so vulgar that Sun Li was caught off guard.

Looking sideways at the embarrassed Li Cang, Zhao Liang did not answer his words: "Okay, send a letter to Ye Chuan. We won't start the war today and let him choose his own opportunity to intervene, okay?"

"Okay!" Ruan Xiaoqi and Li Cang responded at the same time.

not yet.

The warships of the Xinghan League were five miles away from the Nanzhao fleet.

Both sides are ready for battle.

The distance between the two sides continued to close, and the Nanzhao warships began to disperse and approach, intending to surround the Xinghan League's warships.

The boat moved very quickly to wait for the small boat, and with the addition of Nan Zhao Navy's oar, the distance between the two sides was quickly shortened.

"Prepare the close-combat artillery!" the captain of the Bohai ordered.The close-combat cannon is a combination of sub-cannons, specially used to attack small boats. It is located on the third deck and fires from the side muzzle.

Nan Zhao approached two hundred paces, and the melee guns began to fire.

The undulating waves resulted in a very low hit rate at this distance. In addition, there was a moving target on the opposite side. The first round of shooting had almost no success. Only some ships were splashed with a lot of seawater by the water jets splashed by the shells.

boom!boom!boom!Second and third rounds of shooting.As the Nan Zhao warships get closer and closer, our own hit rate is getting higher and higher. As long as they are concentrated by cannonballs, these small boats will definitely be shot through and start to take in water.In serious cases, they will be shot twice.

Approaching seventy steps, the musketeers on the ship began to fire. The hit rate of the muskets was much higher than that of the artillery. The casualties of the Nanzhao sailors who were the targets of the muskets increased sharply.

The attack by the Xinghan Alliance navy was very effective, but there were too many small boats like this in Nan Zhao.

In the end, a small number of small warships docked with the warships of the Xinghan League. Nan Zhao Navy on the small warships was seen holding an iron spear and stabbing the side wall of the warship. The wooden hull was suddenly penetrated, and two The ships are connected.Immediately afterwards, the small warship began to drop anchor, and the anchor quickly touched the bottom of the sea, dragging the warship of the Xinghan League in place.

The above is a battle situation in which wooden battleships are fixed. Unfortunately, the Shanyue-class battleships of the Xinghan League are all wooden ships with iron hulls, and the Bohai is an all-iron armored ship.

The Nan Zhao sailor holding an iron spear was dumbfounded after approaching the Shanyue-class battleship. He looked at the thick steel plate in front of him and the small iron gun in his hand.He stretched out the gun tip to try, and heard the clanging sound of gold and iron. After being helpless, he put down the weapon and surrendered.

The huge generation difference in equipment made all Nan Zhao's attack strategies a mere decoration. Finally, after the second brigade in the south caught up, and under attack from both front and rear, all participating Nan Zhao warships finally surrendered.

Soon, Zhao Liang met Huang Xilu, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Zhao Navy.

"I am convinced that I have lost." Huang Xulu's first words were said when he saw Zhao Liang and other fleet captains.

"Then you have surrendered to our Xinghan League? Welcome!" Zhao Liang was about to step forward and loosen the rope tied around Huang Xilu's wrists.

"No, I admit that I lost, but I will not betray Zhao Guo. Don't try to use me for anything." Huang Xilu took a step back and avoided Zhao Liang's outstretched hand, which made Zhao Liang feel a little embarrassed for a moment. .

"Why?" Everyone was puzzled.

A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a good minister chooses a master to serve.Even Zhao Liang, the enemy of Southern Zhao, could see that Huang Xilu had tried his best.

You know, under the current communication conditions, it is possible to command two thousand ships to move, and then to command [-] warships to form a crescent formation, and finally to organize two hundred warships to fight against an invincible enemy.

It can be said that Huang Xulu achieved the ultimate in commanding ability, resourcefulness, and courage.

Take the current naval generals of the Xinghan League as an example. No one dares to say that they are stronger than Huang Xulu and can do better than Huang Xulu.

Huang Xilu's defeat was no longer about himself, but at the level of national strength.

"The State of Zhao treats our Huang family well. My father is loyal to the country. As a son of man, I cannot do treasonous things to disgrace my father's reputation." Huang Xilu replied.

This was when a staff officer came forward and introduced Huang Xilu's father to the three brigade commanders.

Huang's father was named Youyou. In May of the seventh year of Xuanhe (3820 AD), he went to Taiyuan with the deputy envoy Zhong Shizhong of Hebei Province to rescue the siege. Huang Youyou sent [-] troops to capture Yuci and obtained more than [-] dendrobium grains.Continuing to advance ten miles, we found that the terrain was surrounded by enemies on three sides. We requested to move, but the division refused.As a result, members of the division died in battle and friends were captured. They refused to surrender sternly and were killed.

After Zhonglie, no wonder.

(End of this chapter)