Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 460: The Battle of Jingkou (3)

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Above the big river, black smoke is filled, and the wind is full of noise. n e top n e point n e small n e say, in the dim snow, swordsmen are shining in the fire, and various ballistas and bows are flying in the sound of "cracking".

The large warship where Old Man Li is in is slowly turning around, but it has done its best, but the people on it probably feel that this short period of time is very long. The shaking hull and the panicked people on it made it look uncomfortable.

The fire boat attached to the Zhou Jun’s ship is relatively small, but it is full of flames, black smoke billowing, and flames rushing to the battleship in the wind. The sides of the big ship were blackened, and some wood tended to catch fire; fortunately, the "hot oil" was only burned on the fire ship and could not be poured on the war ship. Not far away, a small boat of the Southern Tang Army was desperately paddling east. After they rushed over with the fireboat, they fled in the small boat.

The soldiers on the deck were pumping water from the water tank with wooden buckets and splashing it down, but the water could not be extinguished. The fire boat burned more and more, and the situation was very critical. The people on the Zhou Jun's boat not far away, holding a long pole, reluctantly moved closer, and turned out towards the fire boat, but there were many iron nails on the fire boat, and they did not move in the wind.

Fortunately, the big ship finally successfully turned its direction. Fortunately, the generals above were quick to respond to the occasion and issued a wise military order in time. When the fire ship reached the leeward, the flames blew to the west, and the danger of the war ship suddenly decreased. People are still carrying buckets to put out the fire.

At this moment, another small sailboat from Southern Tang rushed over here! It looks the same as the burning fire ship just now. The soldiers on the deck watched the brisk boat coming by the wind, and they were shouting.

At that time, the catapult on the battleship threw many fireballs banging, and the rockets flew into the air. The small sailboat suddenly burst into the sky with a "boom" of smoke and a raging fire. There were only a few people on it, and the fire on their backs jumped into the cold water. The sailboat’s canvas burned, and then it rushed towards the warship at the original speed.

The big ship evaded to the left, and finally escaped the fire ship. On the surface of the river, there seemed to be an out-of-nothing fire wafting.

At this time, the main giant ships of the Southern Tang Army approached one after another, and many ships on both sides began to ferry in the surrounding area. The fog on the river was dispelled, the fire was reflected on the water, and the river surface shook the sky.

Under the deck of a big ship, Old Man Li is still lying on the bar of the waterwheel. He hasn't pedaled the waterwheel anymore. He is tilting his head and looking up; almost everyone is like him, staying in place and listening The movement above. No one on the deck paid any attention to it for a while, and the footsteps above were messy, shouts of killing and shouting were endless, and there was already a fight.

At this moment, the head suddenly lit up, and the wooden board at the top of the stairs was lifted, and a warrior lowered his head and shouted, "All those with weapons, come up, no boating!"

Old man Li glanced at the shuttle spear next to him, and did not move. Unexpectedly, the Takeo walked straight down, waved the sword in his hand, picked some people casually, ordered them to pick up the weapons in the cabin, and shouted: "I am a ten general, you recognize me. There is not enough manpower ahead. The people here follow me to kill!"

Old man Li did not move. Unexpectedly, the ten generals had sharp eyes and only glanced at Old Man Li: "You are not a civilian man, you are a miscellaneous soldier in the army. Pick up your weapon and follow me."

He had to pick up the shuttle gun and climbed up the stairs with a group of people. I opened my eyes and saw that the two big ships had been joined together, and several wooden bridges were laid on the ship's side. The sails on the opposite ship were huge, the swordsmen on the deck wielded, and the bows and arrows "cracked" randomly.

A military commander on the ship's side here is shouting: "Come over! Kill the enemy soldiers and grab their ship!"

Old man Li followed the crowd, arched his back, and walked over the wooden bridge. He carefully avoided the arrows, and walked towards the crowded places...He was only an old man, he just wanted to mix in some military pay and food, not too much to make meritorious service. The key is that there is no armor on his body, and he will be finished with an arrow. He finally found a wooden shield on the ground and quickly picked it up. He held the shield in his left hand and the shuttle spear in his right hand, standing behind him to cheer.

Here is Zhou Jun’s offensive, and the scene looks better. The situation of the ship on the left wing was a bit miserable. It was entangled by two capital ships of the Southern Tang Army and was being attacked together.

The war is getting worse. Several major ships on the river are igniting raging fires, and debris and corpses are looming and chaotic in the river water. More ships fought and fought, and there was chaos on the river. Zhou Jun’s navy didn’t ask for a bargain at all. First, because it was in the leeward, the maneuverability was not as good as that of the Southern Tang Army... the lower Yangtze River flow was relatively slow, and the advantage of tailwind was greater than that of the downstream; The imperial army was so elite, and the navy of the Southern Tang Army was their relatively powerful force, and Zhou Jun had no advantage in fighting upright.

When the two armies continue to fight in a melee, only the front contact position is fighting. No one has too much advantage, and it is difficult to distinguish the victory or defeat for a time.

Guo Shao’s flagship has not been affected by the war, but he has smelled the fireworks in the wind and saw the battle scene ahead. The war lasted until the afternoon, and there was no progress. Guo Shao felt uncomfortable, but he did not make any comments on Li Chuyun. On the battlefield, it is not enough to be impatient if there is still unsatisfactory. Guo Shao also encountered the collapse of the striker in the battle of Gaoping. He is still very calm.

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While the slightly dominant Southern Tang Army deployed Liu Cheng to the east, he was restless. He is still in Jingkou. On the surface of the river, light boats continued to return to the dock to report the battle ahead.

Liu Cheng came to the dock in armor and wanted to board the ship to supervise the battle. The minister hurriedly dissuaded: "The weather is bad, the river is cold, and the river is in danger. The lord must not risk his life."

Liu Cheng said: "Your Majesty has entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. How dare he cherish his life? Do not go to the front to supervise the battle and dare not slack off."

The general persuaded: "The warship of the Guazhou crossing the enemy on the other side has repeatedly penetrated the defense. I am afraid that I have discussed with the Zhou army in the west and want to attack us back and forth. The lord should sit in the army to preside over the overall situation.

Liu Cheng felt that the exit of the canal was narrow and could not be opened. Now it is blocked by his own large number of warships. It doesn't matter. He refused to listen and ordered to rush to the front.

Before he came, he only heard from the memorial that the battle was terrible, but no one said that he would lose. When he arrived on the battlefield, he was immediately stunned by what he saw. At first glance, he felt like half of his own ship. Either it was burning, or it was full of enemy soldiers fighting... and the generals who fled back from the front claimed that the Zhou army was ferocious and could not resist Fang lost the ship.

Liu Cheng said with a "thump" in his heart. Most of the navy's forces are here. How to deal with the court once they are defeated?

He immediately sent people back to mobilize the elite warships reserved by Jingkou to support. An entourage persuaded: "Look again, the lord, although the canine teeth are in danger, but the Zhou people have not benefited, otherwise we will fight from the morning to the afternoon, how can we support it? Reinforcement will be spent until the evening, and it will not be too late to discuss after the two sides retreat."

But when the navy generals on the west side of the battleship heard that there was reinforcements, they urged Liu Cheng. Because they feel that there are reinforcements from the other side, and the odds of winning with reinforcements are always greater. Some people even say that Liu Cheng is the kindness to save lives in time.

The generals differed, but Liu Cheng finally decided to send more reinforcements after seeing the tight waters. He still had some points in his heart, not to move the warship that was blocking the Cao Canal on the side of the Guazhou River, and only mobilize the warship that was on standby at the Jingkou Water Village.

After Liu Cheng gave the military order, he still wondered: If this side can't resist it, the reinforcements can arrive in time to save the defeat; even if there is no danger, then increase the strength and strength, can't it defeat the Zhoujun Navy in the west? When the time comes, I will go up with the wind and burn the quarry pontoon bridge and cut off the retreat of the Zhou army... Such a great achievement, how should the court reward me? Where should the people of the country place themselves?

Thinking of this, Liu Cheng has a red light on his face, impatiently urging the messenger to go and give the order to leave.