The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 522 Huai River War (2)

Everyone knows that Yang Yong in history was half Xianbei and half Han, because his father Yang Jian, Emperor Wendi of the Sui Dynasty, was a Xianbei. He restored the Han surname "Yang" after he became emperor, and his ancestral home was Hongnong Huayin, which is today. The area around Huayin City, Shaanxi Province is not far from the Yellow River, which is exactly in line with the current situation of Yang Yong. Crossing Yong also grew up by the Yellow River.

But Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, was a relative of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and his household registration had been turned up for several generations. He was a famous family.After Yang Zhong's death, Yang Jianzi followed his father and was also the general of the Zhu Kingdom in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.That is to say, Yang Yong was born in a rich and powerful family, such a son Kuo Shao must be from the city, how could he grow up by the Yellow River?How could it be possible to swim and play in the Yellow River? These are all the experiences of farmers with a dirt plane?

Therefore, Yang Yong's remark obviously had loopholes, and the generals, including Xu Maogong, were astonished.Fortunately, Yang Yong has a romantic nature, and he speaks and acts uninhibitedly. He is used to his character, so he didn't dare to take him seriously. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Brother Yong to justify himself if someone kept asking.

There are thousands of people in the family, but the Lord is one person.No one dared to refute Yang Yong's decision, and the matter of Yang Yong's first batch of crossing the river was settled.After discussing with Xu Maogong, the first batch of generals to cross the river with Yang Yong and other [-] soldiers included Luo Song, Yu Chigong, Yang Yuling, and Princess Yujing.The second batch of [-] soldiers crossing the river was commanded by Li Wan'er, the third batch was commanded by Luo Shiying, Xu Maogong was in charge of the rear, and the last batch crossed the river.

At this time, Lin Wenyuan recovered from his injuries, and he was also the fourth batch to cross the river, responsible for protecting the safety of military officer Xu Maogong.So the plan was settled.

Under Liao Yong's arrangement, [-] sailors boarded smaller warships, and the other [-] sailors boarded large ships, responsible for sailing and covering the first batch of soldiers to dock.The small warships are in front and are responsible for charging ahead, and the larger warships follow up later and are responsible for transporting troops to the opposite bank.

Under the escort of "Ermei" and two generals, Yang Yong boarded the largest warship. Of course, his war horse Qianli Rouge Beast and Eight Treasures Carrying Dragon Spear could not leave the master, and they were under the care of special personnel. ship.After the first batch of [-] soldiers who crossed the river were all boarded, the second batch of soldiers was fully armed and ready to board the ship on the shore, and the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers were also waiting in the rear.

According to Yang Yong and Xu Maogong's plan, not to mention too much, as long as half of the first batch of 3 troops crossing the river can pass and drag the Wu army on the shore, it will be much easier for the rest of the soldiers to cross the river again. This battle of crossing the river is expected to win.

When Yang Yong saw that the soldiers were all ready, he gave the order to set off.Liao Yong gave an order and took dozens of small warships to clear the way in front of him like flying like arrows. Then the big ships started to surround Yang Yong's big ship. Two hundred warships headed towards the other side of the Huaihe River like an aircraft carrier formation rush away.

For a time, the several miles long river was full of warships and soldiers.The big ship pulled up the sails, and the sailors rowed the oars vigorously, and some stepped on the water wheel to increase the power of the warship. Although the wooden ship had no mechanical power, it was quite fast.The water hits the boat, and the boat presses the water waves, making noises. This formation is quite spectacular.

Soon the soldiers on the shore behind were all invisible, as if they were all engulfed in thick fog.To Yang Yong's surprise, Liao Yong's warship had already passed the center of the river, and the Wu army on the opposite side was still indifferent. Many small warships appeared and disappeared in the mist, and it was estimated that they were not far from the river bank. There was still no exciting and anticipating shouting on the river.

After walking for a while, there was no movement on the other side, and because of the fog, it was impossible to see what the enemy was doing.

Yang Yong was happy and worried at this moment. The happy thing was that this was a sneaky and forcible crossing of the river. Of course, the sooner the enemy found out, the better.What is worrying is that the front of the soldiers is so close to the enemy, they must not know now, even though it is a bit foggy, they cannot be unwarranted, what will happen next moment is unpredictable.

Yang Yong and the four generals protected Yang Yong and stood on the bow of the boat. No one said a word, and their eyes were fixed on the other side. Yang Yong and others were puzzled and anxious. Is Du Fuwei playing some kind of conspiracy?
At this time, Liao Yong and Yang Yong were in the same mood as Liao Yong, who was in charge of commanding the water army on the small warship at the front.

Liao Yong's [-] sailors were the forward. He was standing on the bow with a spear, and he could vaguely see the enemy camp on the other side of the Huaihe River, but the enemy still remained silent. Liao Yong's mood was the same as that of the weather. into the clouds.

He has 50 people on this warship, ten of them are sailors, rowing oars on both sides to increase the speed of the ship, there are also ten archers, and the remaining 30 are Liao Yong's personal guards. card, staring closely at the opposite side.

Suddenly, there was a muffled sound underwater, as if hitting something hard, and the hull vibrated violently. Due to inertia, more than a dozen sailors, including three sailors, yelled and fell into the water, plopping like dumplings. The waves splash.

Liao Yong swayed, couldn't stand firmly and almost fell off. He quickly grabbed the handrails on the boat to gain balance. At this time, the boat couldn't move anymore.

"What's going on?" Liao Yong yelled at his subordinates.

"General, it seems to be stranded." A sailor said.

"Aground? How is it possible?" Liao Yong saw that the river was at least tens of meters away from the opposite bank. Although the Huaihe River was not deep, he had already tested it. The average water depth in this area was about five meters. It was so far from the shore. The draft of my boat will not exceed two feet, so the theory of being grounded is absolutely impossible.

At this time, one of the sailors who fell into the water came out of the water, wiped the water on his face and said, "General, it's not good. There are things below, there are pillars, and iron chains!"

"Ah? River blocking protection net?" Liao Yong understood immediately after hearing it. He had heard of this kind of underwater defense project. A large pillar was built at every distance underwater, and some stretched for several miles. These pillars were rare. Most of the wooden pillars are stone pillars, and some are iron pillars, and then they are connected with iron chains to form a network.

This kind of underwater defense project is very effective against large ships. If they hit a ship, it will be destroyed, and it will be difficult to rush through without destroying it.

Liao Yong just didn't expect that Wu Jun could build this thing in the Huaihe River. This kind of underwater defense project is difficult to build and the cost is very high. It is usually built in the river and sea for long-term underwater strategic defense. The Huaihe River seems to have no such thing. Such a high specification made Du Fuwei and the others so expensive, right?But in fact, Wu Jun did this, which is bad.

Liao Yong realized right away that he would not succeed in crossing the river this time and encountering this thing. The ambushes would soon come up. He quickly ordered everyone to retreat, and signaled to Yang Yong's big ship to retreat immediately...

(End of this chapter)