The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 710 The Destruction of Lin Shihong (3)

Lin Shihong and Lei Shimeng withdrew their troops resolutely, and they fled to Jiujiang by boat. Unexpectedly, they were intercepted by Yang Yong's navy. In the area of ​​Yumen Mountain and Jishan Mountain, Xiao Liang's army was blocked on Yumen Mountain Island and could not advance an inch.

If Xiao Liang's army wanted to reach Jiujiang, they had to open the channel from Songmen Mountain Island and occupy the three fortresses of Jishan, Xiaojishan and Jishan before continuing northward. This is the only channel on the water.Lin Shihong and Lei Shimeng have already realized that now they can only go by water, there is no way to go on the dry bank, and the positions are all abandoned. This area has become Yang Yong's world.

Jishan, Xiaojishan and Jishan are islands and peninsulas in Poyang Lake, and they are also the narrowest places in the lake. Among them, the eastern part of Jishan is less than 200 meters away from the western part of Songmenshan Island. Therefore, after discussion between Lin Shihong and Lei Shimeng, , Gather heavy troops and storm these three places.

Moreover, the two kings divided the work. Lei Shimeng took Yinjia Taisui Zhang Dianchen and led Xiao Jun to break through in the direction of Xiaojishan and Jishan; General Pang Can and others led Liang Jun to break out in the direction of Jishan.

The two groups of troops, one hundred thousand Xiao Liang's army, were all dispatched. All warships on the lake were lined up all at once, horns beeped, war drums were like thunder, and the sound of killing drums shook the heavens and the earth.

Lei Shimeng's men and horses attacked fiercely for a day, but they did not break through Jishan and Xiaojishan. Instead, they lost troops and the rebels suffered heavy casualties. The two sides fought to a stalemate.

At night, Bai Yu, Zhu Er and Bi Er selected 200 soldiers with good water skills from the navy to form an underwater death squad. These [-] soldiers were all from Taihu Villa's Zhuang soldiers, and they were selected by the old Zhuang Bai Xianzu from local fishermen. Miaozi, and then taught it by himself. In their words, once in the water, it is equal to home.

Bai Yu handed over the task of temporarily commanding the defense to Bi Er and Zhu Er. Bai Yu personally led the team. The 200 people put on sailor uniforms, chisels and hammers, daggers on their waists, and Bai Yu held her water-splitting sword. After packing up, the 200 people went into the water like frogmen at the watch time.

Swimming to Lei Shimeng's water barracks, these 200 people began to work underwater, looking for large ships, and started working on the bottom of the ship.

After Lei Shimeng and Zhang Dianchen inspected the barracks, they discussed in the tent how to break through the line of defense in front of them.After fighting for a whole day, Xiao Jun suffered nearly ten thousand casualties. The defense line of the rebel army was very strong and difficult to break through. Lei Shimeng frowned.

Zhang Dianchen said worriedly: "Your Majesty, His Majesty Lin's men and horses are not fighting smoothly. It is said that most of Yang Yong's men are from the north and are not familiar with water warfare. Now it seems that this is a rumor. Their navy is very powerful." , have been battle-tested, have rich experience, and have good command. They occupy a favorable position and guard against death. It is simply impossible for our troops to pass here in a short time. What's more serious is that our supplies can't keep up. One checkmate is one less, and military supplies such as food and grass can't be handled for a few days, so how can we do it like this?"

This is exactly what Lei Shimeng was worried about, and he sighed, "I didn't expect Yang Yong's subordinates to be so difficult to deal with. This king has won every attack and is invincible. He has never lost a battle. The defeat was so miserable, General Lu Fang was also killed, and only half of the [-] army remained in just one month, how will you and I explain to His Majesty the Lord when we go back?" Lei Shimeng almost cried when he said that he shot the case with his hands when he was in pain.

"My lord, it's not too far from Jiujiang. Why don't we send people to Jiujiang to move our troops? We can't let Yang Yong trap us here. How much does it cost to feed so many people in a day?"

"This king has also thought about it, but the defense line of the rebel army is like an iron barrel, how can the people who move the troops get out?"

"If the front is not good, we will take a detour. If the water is not good, we will go to the shore and send someone who can drive Yiyebian. The target Xiao Lianye will definitely be able to do it. If the general is not talented, I would like to go there myself."

"Well, that's all there is to it," Lei Shimeng said, ordering the military map to be captured, and then urged, "You pack up quickly, take a few people and set off in the middle of the night, detour over, and board from Sancha Port. You must go ashore before dawn, or you will be exposed."

"My lord, don't worry, I'm going to prepare right now."

As soon as Zhang Dianchen finished speaking, a small school ran in to report: "My lord, some of our warships are leaking."

Several large ships leaked water at the same time, Lei Shimeng and Zhang Dianchen felt the seriousness of the problem, and rushed to check with the Xiaoxiao who reported the incident near the problem ship with torches.

The scene was a bit chaotic, with people screaming and horses neighing. Several warships were withdrawing to other ships. Some people went into the water to check the situation.

"There must be someone under the water. Hurry up and organize a death squad to go into the water to destroy the enemy, otherwise our big ship will be destroyed. Hurry up!" Lei Shimeng ordered decisively.

The subordinates agreed, and quickly picked out [-] sailors.The weather wasn't too cold now, so they took off their clothes and wore only shorts. With a short knife in their mouths, they jumped off the boat like dumplings.

Lei Shimeng and Zhang Dianchen both wore full body clothes, Lei Shimeng was holding a broadsword, Zhang Dianchen was holding a one-handed axe, they were waiting on the boat, countless torches lit up the sky.

"Report to my lord, our boat is also leaking!" "My lord, our boat is also leaking..." The leaks are still increasing.

"Go down to 300 people, hurry up!" Lei Shimeng and Zhang Dianchen were not calm anymore, and the number of leaked boats was still increasing, which meant that the underwater enemies were fierce and had not been eliminated.

After a while, someone yelled, "My lord, you and General Zhang should hide, this boat is also leaking!"

Even the command boat is leaking, it's terrible!Lei Shimeng and Zhang Dianchen's expressions changed, as if they heard rushing water pouring into the cabin, the two hurried to another boat, and the soldiers on the boat also hurriedly transferred.

For a while, those who launched and transferred the warships made the scene even more chaotic.

At this moment, someone reported again: "My lord, the warships of the rebel army are coming!"

Lei Shimeng had just stood firm on the other boat, and when he heard this, he was so startled that he almost fell into the water. Zhang Dianchen supported him, and the two watched them carefully. Large and small warships are crowded in darkness.At this time, the incidents of ship leakage were still increasing.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!" Lei Shimeng shouted in a gaffe.

"Kill!"... "Chase!"...

According to Bai Yu's plan, Bi'er and Zhu'er charged forward with their warships, shooting arrows from far away and knives and guns from close by. Xiao Jun did not dare to fight and fled in embarrassment.

At dawn, Lei Shimeng and Zhang Dianchen got rid of the rebels' pursuit with the remnants of the defeated generals. But after this battle, the camp on the water was gone, and they retreated back to Songmen Mountain Island.Thousands of troops were lost in this battle, including hundreds of large ships.

Lei Shimeng and Zhang Dianchen were helpless, so they had to come to Lin Shihong again to discuss countermeasures.But at this time, Lin Shihong had just suffered a defeat...

(End of this chapter)