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Chapter 473 Annihilation of the Huazhou Navy
Seeing the opponent using such a sharp weapon, the Huazhou navy was shocked from top to bottom, but at this time the whole army has been dispatched, not to mention the advantage is still there, as long as they can get close, victory is still waiting.As a result, the Huazhou Navy did not retreat but advanced, increasing its speed and rushing towards the Hengshan Navy.

There was another roar, but because the Hengshanshui Division retreated in a hurry, the shelling did not cause too many casualties.Seeing this, the Huazhou navy strengthened their confidence in attacking and kept increasing their speed.The two armies continued to sail eastward in the middle of the river, and the distance became closer and closer.

At this moment, countless black iron pipes suddenly appeared on the north bank, densely packed in the trenches.

"fire!"

The artillery shells that had already been prepared blasted out, and hundreds of huge shells streaked across the sky, forming a spectacular scene.Then it fell like a meteorite and smashed heavily into the river.

With powerful potential energy, dozens of artillery shells weighing more than 20 kilograms smashed into more than [-] warships, immediately fell to the bottom, and penetrated out from the bottom of the cabin.The turbulent river flowed backwards, and in an instant, the warship sank amidst creaking wailing.

Such an astonishing blow finally woke up the Huazhou Navy, this is a trap.

The Huazhou navy was in a panic, and hurriedly turned the bow of the ship, wanting to leave.But how easy is it for a ship to turn around in the water, coupled with the lack of morale of the army, the entire river is in chaos.

"Boom boom boom!"~
The artillery fire rang out again, and more than a dozen warships were destroyed.The Huazhou Navy suddenly became more panicked. The two ships collided and capsized in an endless stream.

At this time, thirty Hengshan Navy sailed upstream, taking advantage of the chaos to launch a counterattack.Open the way with small artillery, after close, supplemented by swarms, throwing stones, and giant crossbows; one after another Huazhou warships sank in wailing.

The warship that escaped by chance just thought it had escaped from the sky, when a cannon rang, and the unlucky ships around were sunk in an instant.

In the end, there were hundreds of warships in Huazhou, and only 20 of them escaped from birth. More than 40 ships were destroyed and sunk, and more than [-] ships were captured. The Huazhou navy killed and injured more than [-] people and captured more than [-] people. .

Afterwards, the Hengshan Navy continued to pursue the remaining enemy ships, captured more than 40 warships, and thousands of rafts that were rushed to carry the army across the river one by one.

When the news reached Huayuan Mansion, Li Yuan decided not to take chances, and immediately sent envoys to Weiguo, begging Cao Ji to send troops.

At the same time, Li Yuan ordered the troops stationed in each city to rush to Huayuan City at full speed, preparing to stand there and wait for help.

After the Hengshan army crossed the Huayuan River, Luo Feng immediately led [-] cavalry to sweep south.But when he arrived, there was no longer a defender in every city, and most of the supplies in the city were looted.The crops in the fields outside the city were also burned.The ownerless city was in chaos, Luo Feng had to dispatch cavalry to temporarily guard the city to maintain order, and at the same time immediately informed Lin Yifan of the situation.

After Lin Yifan learned about it, he immediately understood Li Yuan's intentions.Fortify the walls and clear the fields, hold on to the city, and wait for reinforcements. This is almost the same as the strategy used to resist the Northern Expedition back then.He wanted to drag himself down abruptly by virtue of the trick back then.

Lin Yifan sneered, this move was really clever, but unfortunately, the Hengshan Army was not the Northern Expeditionary Army back then.

Immediately, Lin Yifan ordered Qin Yuanhao to lead an army of [-] to go south quickly, occupying the cities of various counties and counties, and stabilizing the local order.Then Feige sent a message, ordering Han Song to be in charge of mobilizing Hengshan food and grass to go south for rescue.

And Lin Yifan led the remaining [-] troops, headed straight for Huayuan Mansion, and set up camp under the state city where tens of thousands of troops were stationed.

Faced with the contempt of the Hengshan Army, the Huazhou Army was very angry and called for a fight.

Li Yuan also had hope in his heart, even if he agreed to the request of the generals, he sent troops to fight a battle to test the strength of the Hengshan Army.

Thus, [-] Huazhou troops marched out of the city to challenge the Hengshan Army.

Lin Yifan looked at their stupid behavior coldly, and couldn't help but snorted, "Fire!"

"Boom boom boom!"~
The [-] Huazhou Army suffered heavy casualties, and in the end, less than half of the troops were able to retreat.

Li Yuan recalled the overwhelming roar just now, and the bodies of the soldiers were easily torn apart like pieces of paper.His face turned pale with fright, Hengshan has such an artifact, how can Huayuan City be able to defend it?

After this battle, the Huazhou Army no longer had the will to fight. Whenever they saw the dark gun barrels below the city, they felt a chill hit their foreheads.

Li Yuan and all the generals were worried about this, the Hengshan Army has this kind of sharp weapon, which can kill the enemy from a long distance.The gunpowder in his hand is useless, before he throws it close to him, he will already be killed by this sharp weapon.What frightened them even more was that if such a long-distance attack was used to attack the city, how long could Huayuan City last?

"My lord, all generals." After a long silence, Pei Yan stood up and said, "Even if Hengshan has such a sharp weapon, there must be some flaws. Otherwise, he has already launched an attack on the city. Why should he not attack here? Subordinates I think we still have a chance of winning this battle, as long as we stick to Huayuan City and wait for Cao Jun to arrive, with the hundreds of thousands of troops of the two armies, even if they have such sharp weapons, they will be submerged in the sea of ​​people."

"That's what you said, what if Cao Jun doesn't come?" One of the generals retorted, "Or, Cao Jun refuses to save him, and waits for our army and Hengshan Army to lose both?"

"That's right, the Hengshan Army is so powerful, I'm afraid Cao Jun won't dare to attack easily."

"Everyone's worries are unnecessary." Pei Yan looked at everyone coldly, "The enmity between Cao Ji and Hengshan is not below us. If Hengshan gets Huazhou, Cao Ji will be the first to be threatened. That's it. The situation does not allow Cao Ji not to come."

After everyone heard the words, the worries in their hearts eased a lot.However, everyone still has lingering fears about the sharp weapons of the Hengshan Army, and they dare not go out of the city to fight again.

A few days later, the envoy of Weiguo finally met Cao Ji and stated the purpose of his visit.

Cao Ji knew that Huazhou was in danger, so he secretly dispatched soldiers and horses to gather in the capital.As long as both sides are hurting, they can send troops to invade Huazhou and compete with Hengshan for control.Unexpectedly, Li Yuan was so straightforward, ready to give up the entire foundation before the last moment of the battle.

Regarding this, Cao Ji was both happy and hesitant.Li Yuan's surrender will undoubtedly greatly increase his strength and prestige.But if he accepted it, he would have to directly fight the Hengshan Army head-on.With the lessons learned from the past, he is still very afraid of the Hengshan Army.

Therefore, after rejecting the envoy from Huazhou, Cao Ji immediately called all the ministers to discuss.

"Your Majesty, this is a good thing." Shen Li said happily, "I also ask your Majesty to send troops quickly and unite with Li Yuan to fight against Hengshan."

"Oh, what does Ai Qing mean?" Cao Ji frowned slightly, looking at him hesitantly.

Shen Li said loudly: "Your Majesty, the stakes involved in Hengshan's southward move involve the checks and balances of various forces. How can the Yan and Ming prefectures be happy to see Hengshan capture Huazhou, so that their strength will greatly increase? Once Huazhou is occupied , the Hengshan Army can point their swords at the Central Plains, and we can't help being attacked by the enemy, and Mingzhou is also on the back. Under this situation, if our army sends troops to Huazhou, the other two parties will not stop it, but will open the door of convenience , I hope our army can prevent the expansion of Hengshan, and this is the best time for our army to fight."

"Aiqing's words are indeed reasonable, but..." Cao Ji nodded slightly, but there was still a look of worry on his brows, "Gu once fought against Hengshan, and 20 troops were wiped out in Anzhou. In the past few years, Hengshan Conquering the west, laying down a large area of ​​territory, the strength has skyrocketed. In addition, we have all kinds of strange crafts and skills, will our army win if we fight against it?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Shen Li said with a smile, "Hengshan has indeed been expanding its territory over the years, and its strength has increased sharply. However, the larger the territory, the more troops it needs to garrison. In addition, its relationship with the northwestern countries If we turn against each other, once our army traps the main force of Hengshan in Huazhou, how can the other countries remain indifferent? At that time, Hengshan will be at a loss and will have to withdraw its troops to protect itself."

Hearing this, Cao Ji felt enlightened, immediately slapped his thigh, and said with a smile: "Aiqing is worthy of being known as an intellect, and her analysis is reasonable, not bad, this king has decided to send troops to Huazhou, and fight Hengshan again. "

(End of this chapter)