Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 459: The Battle of Jingkou (2)
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On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, east wind. Snow flies in the sky, falling diagonally in the air. Even in winter, the surface of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is still wide, and the huge ship rides the wind and waves, as if drifting in the vast starry sky; and the snowflakes in the high sky are the stars in the sky.
Guo Shao is standing on the deck of the bow, standing steadily looking at the river with his legs apart. The oncoming cold wind blew a bit on his face, his shoulders and cloak were shaved lightly and fluttering, only his strong body stood firmly there by the sword. Looking at it, the front, rear, left, and right are full of warships. There are hundreds of large ships and small boats, which are unpredictable, covering the entire river surface.
However, in the same scene, different moods are not very similar. A while ago, when viewing the fleet on the river, Guo Shao was aroused by ambition; but now, he suddenly feels that it is difficult to turn the direction of the flood, and it is difficult to control...When will the dream in his heart be realized?
"It's windy outside, the lord has been standing for too long." Zuo You's voice sounded behind him.
Guo Shao turned his eyes slightly, did not answer his topic, only said: "Today is headwind, fortunately, smooth water."
Zuo You said: "This place is near the East China Sea, and there is always east wind." Guo Shao said again: "We are headwind, Han Tong and the others are downwind."
The two said a few words, and Guo Shao looked at a big ship on the front left side, and in the dimness, it seemed that a general was standing upstairs. If it is a general, it should be Li Chuyun; the leader of this water battle will be Li Chuyun, and the deputy will be Gao Yanjian. Although Guo Shao was on board, he was not responsible for commanding operations. He was here to inspire the army. Because he had no experience in water warfare, he gave full power to his subordinates.
Looking at the ship of Li Chuyun and other generals from afar, even the people on it can’t see clearly, because there is a layer of white vapor on the water; the clouds in the sky are also very thick, the light is a bit dark, and there is still snow in the sky. The snow flakes fell on the misty water and disappeared quickly. The ship passed through it, and it really gave the illusion of sailing in the clouds. The weather today is indeed not suitable for combat; but it is more important than the weather, and the Southern Tang Army naval forces at Hukou are constantly approaching from behind, so the weather is not the only factor considered for war.
The fleet has come out, and now Guo Shao can only wait for the result. He is looking forward to victory... After the assassination, Guo Shao felt Li Yu's deep hostility even more.
Guo Shao couldn't help thinking about Li Yu's hatred of him for a while.
What a man fears most is that other people stare at his power, wealth, and women, especially the latter; in this way, he will feel a great threat, and he will have trouble sleeping on the side of the couch. Guo Shao's request for the land of the Southern Tang State naturally posed a serious threat to everything Li Yu owned. It is understandable that Li Yu is hostile to himself.
However, Guo Shao didn't think there was anything excessive about these things. The unification of Kyushu itself is the general trend. If Li Yu cannot dominate the rivers and mountains, other powerful countries will naturally come out to do this. This is also good for the world and cannot be resisted.
The most intuitive hostility may still come from Zhou Xian. In this era, women's status is low. For the average person, it is really nothing compared to power. But this is people's weakness, as if it is a symbol of dignity... If someone stares at Fu Ermei, Guo Shao will It's hard to tolerate, and will immediately believe that this person has the ambition to replace it, so that's why he has that courage; this is a weakness that no one can escape.
However, Li Yu took the initiative to send Zhou Xian over to assassinate himself, even if he was an ancient person, Guo Shao was really unpredictable. Does the other party think that women are completely unimportant?
Guo Shao thought for a long time but didn't figure it out... The only thing that figured out is that the hatred has ended. When someone hates themselves deeply, the only way is naturally to eliminate them completely and cut off their resistance! This time, we must completely wipe out Li Yu's power to avoid discomfort on my back!
...At this moment, I suddenly heard the loud drums from the warship ahead.
"Dong, dong, …" Guo Shao woke up, followed the prestige, and soon appeared in the hazy, sailing like clouds on the river in the distance, was approaching!
There was a commander in the back yelling: "The enemy ship is coming!" The surrounding suddenly became noisy.
Because the Zhou army's fleet sailed against the wind, there were no sails; but the southern Tang army was downwind, and all were full of sails. On the vast river surface, the large and tall sails are more conspicuous than the ship itself. , It is easier to be discovered. Looking into the distance, Guo Shao only felt that the navy of the Southern Tang Army with sails was more powerful.
The warships are already busy. Ballistas, catapults, bows and crossbows have been prepared, put on torches and shining...This is not the age of hot weapons, but all warships are full of black smoke. That is preparation Good torches and burning objects. The warships were all made of wood, and both sides paid great attention to the fire attack, and the catapult and the arrows that could project fire oil were all prepared.
Guo Shao left the bow under the persuasion of the soldiers and went upstairs to watch the battle. The flagship is located in the front middle of the fleet, and there are a hundred large ships in front. Guo Shao doesn't have to make any decisions, and the atmosphere makes him nervous.
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The entire fleet is divided into three echelons. The soldiers directly facing the enemy ship in the front will feel very different from those behind.
Old man Li was very unlucky, and he was in the front ship. And he was still in the cabin under the deck, climbing on the pedals of a waterwheel, listening to the supervisor's order to kick the waterwheel. There was also a group of people nearby, some of them riding waterwheels, and more sitting in two rows, yelling and shaking the oars in a "hehe" manner.
The deck above his head was slapped with messy footsteps. Amidst the footsteps and shouts, Old Man Li knew that war was about to go. He didn’t need to do anything, he only needed to ride a waterwheel. He didn’t even have any armor on him. There was a shuttle gun on the ground next to him. The one above, ordered them to take such a short shuttle if they were rushed into the cabin by the enemy. Gun desperately.
Old man Li, with his years of marching experience, feels that this shuttle gun is not useful. If they are all defeated to that extent, it is difficult for anyone to resist.
With a sound of water, Old Man Li glanced through the hole of the boat where the oars were extended, and saw that a small boat was put into the water with a rope from the deck. Then he saw three or two people on the boat holding the rope through the boat hole.
"What's the matter?" The guy riding the waterwheel next to him quietly asked, with a northern accent. Obviously, they were also the people who were temporarily brought in to do the hard work, most likely just Minzhuang.
Li Laohan has a long military career, but he has always been in the north, because the Central Plains dynasty really hit the Yangtze River for the first time in these years. But after all, he has met many people and heard many things when he was old. At the moment, he kindly replied: "The big ship is not flexible and tall. Small boats are needed to help with some work. Also, in such a cold day, someone falling into the water can't freeze to death? The boat can also help save people."
The man shrank his neck after hearing this. But seeing snow still floating outside, if the boat sinks, I don't know what it feels like to fall into the water. When the old man Li thought about it, the two looked at each other and stopped talking.
At this moment, half of a face and a mouth appeared on the top of the head in front of him. The mouth opened and shouted: "Commander, all forward!"
There were two supervisors in the cabin, and immediately began to yell at them, yelling to make everyone work hard. The old man Li and the others, who were still sluggish just now, grabbed the bar and slammed on the pedals. They just didn't care about the direction, and there was noisy in the cabin. Lean less, the drums on top of the head are loud, and the sound of drums seems to shake the walls of the ship apart; the waterwheels outside the hull are also "buzzing" in the river water, and the sound of wood rubbing makes people listen to teeth.
The strong man next to him kicked for a while, panting like a cow, full of his forehead. When he turned his head to look at Old Man Li, he saw that Old Man Li stared awkwardly or slowly, but he didn't breathe. He was very sure, and the man immediately showed admiration. After all, Old Man Li is a bit older and his face is full of wrinkles, but as long as he is not more explosive, he is not less powerful than Qingzhuang.
"Stop! Stop..." The mouth just above his head shouted again, "Stop it all!"
Everyone was in an uproar, and they all stopped, looking blankly at what happened.
Old man Li had made a hole in the boat earlier, so he leaned a little later and looked out. Suddenly, I saw the scene outside the small hole, under the gloomy sky, shining arrows flying around the river like fireflies. Amid the noise, it had just started to dry outside, and I didn't even know in the cabin.
The flanks of this ship, the enemy and our ships are approaching, and the fireballs are shining in the sky, probably thrown by a stone dumper, but black smoke billows in the wind and snow. The old man Li also smelled a weird burning smell in the cabin, which seemed to be the burning smell of "hot oil" that the Nantang Kingdom used well.
The group of people working down here are all blank. The supervisor yelled and cursed: "Break control of others, do our job well, work if you call, and stop if you call!"
As soon as the voice fell, the hull shook slightly, as if it had hit something. It didn't feel strong, everyone didn't respond, but immediately heard someone above yelling hoarsely: "The fierce fire ship, nailed to our ship!"
"People in the boat, come here and open the fire boat!"
"No, the wind is blowing towards us..."
Then a mouth came down from above and shouted eagerly: "Swipe! You need to adjust the direction immediately, hurry!"
The supervisor also panicked and yelled: "Hurry up! If the ship is burned, no one will survive. If you don't burn to death, you will drown!"
Everyone hurriedly worked hard, and even Old Man Li was out of breath, working hard. As a veteran, Old Man Li knows that it's useless to commit **** and skiing. If the whole team is finished, he will die faster.
In the cabin, Old Man Li also clearly felt that the hull was turning violently, I am afraid the helmsman was already full. Everyone was very excited. Old man Li and others panted with open mouths, and all the power to eat milk came out.