The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 523 Huai River War (3)

Liao Yong, who was familiar with water warfare, knew that the river blocking protection net was so strong that even iron-clad warships, not to mention wooden boats, could pass through it. He quickly ordered the navy to retreat and sent a signal to Yang Yong's big ship.

But it was too late.At this time, many small warships rushing in front had already bumped into each other, clicking, clicking, bang, bang, such sounds were made from time to time underwater.Many small warships turned over, sank, disintegrated, and were stopped by chains and chains.Countless sailors fell into the water, and the scene became a little chaotic, and Liao Yong's command was not effective.

It turns out that the depth of the water is a row of stone pillars built by Wu Jun. These stone pillars are as thick as sandalwood, and some iron pillars are also as thick as bowl mouths. The pillars are connected up and down by three iron chains to form a network. These iron chains have the thickness of duck eggs and are very strong. The entire underwater defense line is more than 2000 meters long, and it is roughly distributed in an oblique shape in the Huaihe River.

The underwater defense project built by Wu Jun was built during the flood season. It was designed by Zhang Mai, the commander of the navy of Wu State. The warships pass by, while the small boats that intercept dozens of people can pass unimpeded. The advantage of this is that the ships of the Wu army can pass freely. Surrounded and eaten, but now that the flood season is over, the water level has dropped, and warships of all sizes cannot get through.

Yang Yong and the others knew nothing about the underwater situation on the south bank of the Huaihe River, and because there was some fog today, fog is a natural phenomenon, and this thing is the most fair thing, not only blocking the enemy's sight, but also blocking the sight of our own people.

Therefore, many of the small warships rushing to the front collided with each other, including the command ship of Liao Yong, the commander of the navy, and the big ships behind did not know what happened, and they were still rushing forward. The small boat had an accident, and it was impossible to stop, so the rebel army suffered a big loss this time, first the small boat, then the big boat, and dozens of warships all hit it one after another.

For a while, there were constant muffled noises underwater, just like a thunderbolt underwater.The warships of the rebel army are all made of wood, some are merchant ships, some are private fishing boats, some are old and not strong enough, even newly built warships cannot withstand such a collision.Some ships hit the stone pillars and iron pillars at a high speed. The warship disintegrated on the spot and split into several planks. All of them flew down into the river.

Some ships that did not collide, after receiving the signal from Liao Yong, quickly ordered people to retreat in the direction, but it was not easy for so many ships to turn around and retreat, not to mention that they had not trained for a long time and had no combat experience In addition, the fog above the river was sometimes thick and sometimes light, and they couldn't see far away. Therefore, there was a sudden panic, and there were many people whose warships of the rebel army collided with each other, and some of them knocked down their own warships on the spot.In this way, Wu Jun was not needed to beat them, and the scene was chaotic at that time.

For a while, the river was full of rebel generals, and there were many horses. They tossed in the water. Landlubbers, when they get into the water, they just open their mouths and fill them casually, until they are full.

At this time, the rebel army was fifty or sixty paces away from the south bank of the Huaihe River, just within the range of bows and arrows. There were ambushes on the bank, and countless archers shot wildly at the warships of the rebel army. At that time, countless arrows fell into the water. , some were still rockets, two large boats and several small boats caught fire on the spot, and there were endless screams.

Fortunately, the big ship that Yang Yong was on was pulled back, and Yang Yong knew what was going on at this time. Yang Yuling, Princess Yujing, Luo Song, Yu Chigong and others all suggested that Yang Yong retreat immediately. Since he couldn't make it through, he couldn't stay Just wait to be beaten, go back and think of a way.

But Yang Yong was not reconciled, seeing so many of his warships overturned, sinking, burning, countless soldiers died in the water, blood stained the Huaihe River red, and some Struggling in the water, Yang Yong's eyes were on fire: Damn, after months of preparation, it was ruined like this, and all previous efforts were wasted?River blocking protection net?Du Fuwei is really scheming, he even repaired this thing under the water!Yang Yong's eyes spewed fire, staring ahead, but he didn't give the order to retreat.

As the sun rose and the hull burned, the fog on the river quickly lifted.After a shower of arrows, countless small warships surrounded from the left and right sides, and the entire Huaihe River was occupied for a while, and all the warships of Wu Kingdom rushed over in the dark, and the shouts were earth-shattering.

"My lord, hurry up, it will be too late!" Yang Yuling'er and Princess Yujing urged again.Generals Luo Song and Yu Chigong, the two powerful generals who made the enemy fearful, were helpless at this time, and they all cast anxious and urging eyes on Yang Yong, hoping that Yang Yong would order to retreat to the shore quickly.

"Protective net blocking the river!" Yang Yong chewed these words several times in his heart, and chewed them all, and suddenly squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "Prepare a small warship!"

"Ah?" The four generals didn't expect to wait for these words, and suddenly they suddenly realized that it would be convenient for Yang Yong to retreat in a small warship, so a small warship immediately came to the side of the largest warship.

Yang Yong didn't say much, and jumped onto the small warship, "Cover me, and approach the river blocking net!"

"My lord, you?..." Ermei, Luo Song, and Yu Chigong couldn't change their minds after hearing this, and they were a little silly. What is the lord going to do, the big and small boats in front of them can't rush through, the Cheng army is shooting arrows on the shore, and Wu's navy army is coming from both sides. Outflanking, a small warship rushed over, isn't this the rhythm of courting death?
But Yang Yong's eyes were firm, and his tone of voice was unquestionable. Yang Yuling pulled out the sword, and Princess Yujing flew on Yang Yong's small warship with both hands holding the crescent moon and double knives. Yu Chigong and Luo Song had no choice but to protect Yang Yong. Quickly ordered, "Cover the prince!"

Soon, Liao Yong's soldiers divided into three groups, some of the navy rushed to the left, and the other rushed to the right to meet the enemy's navy. Liao Yong personally rushed over with a few small warships to protect the one where Yang Yong was. The small warships approached the underwater defense line together.

Yang Yong's small warship originally had thirty soldiers. In addition to ten sailors driving the ship, there were also ten archers, and the remaining ten were armed with spears or broadswords.Seeing that Yang Yong and the two concubines boarded their boat, the [-] soldiers were all desperate. They were both happy and nervous. The ten sailors rocked the boat even harder. The boat rushed forward.The twenty soldiers surrounded Yang Yong and the other three with knives and guns, and the archers were also ready to fight.

Because the defense line built by Wu Jun was two feet below the water surface, although the water of the Huaihe River was not as turbid as the Yellow River, it was not as clear as the water of the Yangtze River, so this special defense line under the water could not be seen from the boat at all.But many ships in front were blocked, and Yang Yong and the others knew the approximate location.

"My lord, do you want to speed up and rush over there?" The officer in charge of sailing saw that he was approaching the protective net blocking the river, and many wrecked boats were struggling nearby, so he asked Yang Yong puzzled.

"No, slow down and approach slowly, I'll see if I destroy it today!" Yang Yong said, clenched the eight-treasure dragon gun in his hands, separated the soldiers and stood on the bow...

(End of this chapter)