Chapter 635

Liujiangkou.

This is the confluence of many rivers in Lingzhou. Next to it, there is a big lake called Hongtao. It is hundreds of miles in circumference and a little in depth. Liujiangkou is a place for military strategists to fight.

At this time, in the Hongtao lake, two navy slowly approaching.

One of these two naval ships was under the banner of Dingwang. There were many ships, and the sails were like clouds, blocking the sky and the sun. But they looked a little scattered, as if they had not been established for a long time.

And there is a small group, only 10000 people, but the morale is high, under the banner of Mamun.

On the most central flagship, Wu pheasant is also looking at the opposite fleet.

"I heard that the navy of Mameng was very elite, and when I looked at its orders, even though they were on the water, they were ordered and prohibited. They were uniform, and the army was really strong!"

After a long time, she sighed leisurely: "I heard that most of these water forces were water bandits, and there are so many talents in the world!"

"King!"

The next group of generals, especially the Navy generals, heard this and immediately fell down on their knees: "the last general should die for his defeat before. Today, please give the king another chance to commit crimes!"

"Well!"

Wu pheasant slightly jaw head, point out a person: "Chen Xun! Today, I order you to be the vanguard and take five armored ships and 15 tortoise armored ships to meet the enemy! "

"Yes, sir

Chen Xun was a local scholar in Lingzhou. At that time, he got the order and immediately launched his flagship. Not long after, a small fleet was separated from the huge navy to meet him.

"Is this the armored ship that the king ordered the Ministry to make?"

On top of the flagship, Wu Tiehu, Chen Shuncheng and other army generals were all staring at the slow departure of the five armored ships.

The ship is huge. Above the water, it looks like a giant of steel.

"It's true that the master himself drew the drawings, and then the craftsmen of the Ministry of industry led him to make them day and night."

"It's not only covered with iron, it's a great increase in defense. On the deck, it's the same as on land. You can put bed crossbows, catapults and even catapults," Zeng said

……

"Good boat! What a good boat

Although it was not the first time for Chen Xun to step on the armored ship, he still couldn't help admiring it.

"Big ships and heavy crossbows are the trend of future water war..."

As a talented person who has won the green eye of Wu Ming and passed the test of Wu pheasant, Chen Xun has a keen eye and knows his own advantages at a glance.

"The enemy's navy is full of water bandits. They are good at boating. The Yangtze River is like walking on the ground, and they are good at water fighting. They are like wolves in the water... Our navy is new, so we should not fight hard."

"But to defend this ship is like a fortress on the sea. It's also a wandering soldier to disperse his courage, so how can it be broken? If you hit it with crossbows and catapults, you will be invincible! "

After listening to this, all the captains praised him one after another

"Attack

At this time, Chen Xun's armored ship was the flagship. With a command, the fleet immediately forced the enemy.

"Wuwu..."

The opposite horn sounded, and a fleet also came out.

Mameng's Navy often used small boats. It was very convenient to pass through the water like the wind. At this time, several big boats came out to fight, followed by dozens of small boats, whistling like wolves.

As we got closer, the sailors with short clothes and red arms, armed with crossbows and swords, could be seen clearly.

"Bed crossbow, fire!"

Chen Xun's face did not change. At the command, the crossbow in the fleet roared.

Whew!

The crossbow and arrow used on the water was almost the same size as a baby's arm. The bowstring was trembling and it was fired like a shell. When someone stabbed him or broke down the boat, there was a scream from the boat opposite.

"Kill

After several waves of shooting and confusion, the enemy's boat finally got close to the outermost turtle boat. However, when the enemy's sailors were biting sharp knives and wanted to jump on the edge of the boat to engage in string warfare, they were surprised to find that there was a layer of turtle shell on the top of the boat in front of them. From the crevices of the four sides, there were long spears protruding, like hedgehogs, which were hard to attack.

As for the armored ship, it is even more like a huge city, high and unattainable, and the chassis is extremely strong. Even if there are water ghosts who want to sneak into the bottom of the ship and chisel it, it is wishful thinking.

"Run into it!"

Chen Xun looked at the boats with a grim smile on his face.

Hoo Hoo!

Around the armored ship, two rows of oars stretched out and rowed the lake, making the five fierce beasts rush forward with amazing speed.

"Ah

The sailors on the boat screamed, and the ship was broken, so they had to dive to survive. Except for a few people with excellent water quality, the rest were shot and killed by the archers one after another.

"Fireboat!"

Seeing that these water troops who are good at fighting are so easily defeated, the vanguard on the opposite side has finally made a unique move.

More than ten boats in the rear were full of firewood and lamp oil. As soon as they were ignited, they burst into flames and became torches on the water. They were manipulated by the dead and rushed to attack.

"Crossbow, catapult, shoot me!"

Chen Xun's face remained unchanged, and he responded calmly. The crossbow bed and the small catapult roared.

Bang bang!

A small boat was hit by stones and disintegrated on the way. The dead man on it broke off and fell into the lake.

There were also several small boats, which were close to each other. They were caught in fire by bows and crossbows, and there were not a dozen dead men on them.

In the end, only a few fire boats came near, but they were dragged away by the turtle boat in front with a long hook, without any influence at all.

The Navy forward on the other side lingered for a long time, but he had no choice but to withdraw.

Cheers came from Chen Xun's fleet.

"Hoo..."

However, at this time, Chen Xun was also relieved: "these recruits, after a great victory, have finally raised their spirits. Even if they meet the enemy in the future, they will dare to fight and be able to fight, and will not collapse suddenly..."

……

The three armies cheered, but in the middle of the naval camp, Mameng's face was very ugly.

"Originally Dingzhou navy has been frustrated several times. I didn't expect it to recover so fast and the momentum of its comeback is so rapid!"

Mamun sighed.

Now, he also knows the difference between jiadaye and Dawu pheasant.

The other side didn't care about the small defeat. Even though the Dingzhou Navy lost more than half, as long as the foundation is still there, there are still countless resources to mobilize under one order, and the Lingzhou aristocratic family took the initiative to donate people and materials, so the recovery ability is strong.

But on my side, there are only two counties. One of the sailors died and one of them lost. The progress of the shipyard is not satisfactory. Often when one of my ships is launched, the other side has already increased three or five ships! And the Marines are always full!

Such a gap, how to return to the sky with manpower?

"Marshal! Great joy

At this time, counsellor sun, who was before him, was overjoyed. He quickly told us: "we have heard that the marshal has asked for help. We attach great importance to it. We have sent several martial uncles with high magic power. Even if our ancestors have an order, we will help the marshal at the critical moment."

"Oh?"

After hearing this, Mamun's mind was shaken, but it wavered again.

……

On Hongtao lake.

After a few days of exploration and consumption, Mameng finally took the lead and could not bear it. He did his best to prepare for the decisive battle.

Wu pheasant, of course, would not show weakness. He took Chen Xun, Gan Meng and other good Navy generals as his captains to fight in Hongtao lake.

At this time, hundreds and thousands of ships fought together, and the scene was very different.

"Catapult, oil bomb, prepare, launch!"

Chen Xun stares at the opposite ship, with a sharp flash in his eyes. After waiting for a moment, he suddenly shouts.

"Hair

The catapult has been ready for a long time, but this fashion is not stone bombs, but pottery pots, which are full of black fire oil.

The oil is much lighter than stone. The catapult can easily throw a very long distance. When it hits the enemy ship, the fire spreads immediately. It even floats in water and can't be extinguished easily, which makes the enemy cry and howl.

"Good! Go on

Seeing that the plan worked, Chen Xun's eyes flashed with excitement.

This oil bomb is also the winner and loser of Ding Wang's preparation this time. It has always been hidden in secret, so that he can now work hard and give full play to the enemy.

"There is no poison like water and fire in the use of war. At this time, it is both!"

Many oil bombs fell into the enemy ships, and suddenly a sea of fire broke out. From time to time, the flaming figures could be seen jumping into the lake.

It's a pity that even though they are familiar with water, they are duckweed like in the center of the battlefield. They are either shot to death by a stream arrow or drowned after exhausted.

"If you fight, you have courage!"

Chen Xun didn't feel any pity when he didn't take charge of the Army: "after this round of fire attack, we should take advantage of the victory and chase after the enemy fleet at one stroke, and it's better to attack the Shida stronghold again!"

"No, governor, the wind is turning!"

Just at this moment, a captain looked at the change of the flag and immediately exclaimed.

"Wind direction?"

Chen Xun was surprised.

Today's fire attack was chosen because the west wind was blowing, which was good for his Navy. No matter how the fire spread, it could only be raging among the enemy. But now... Looking at the flag, Chen Xun's face changed.

"It's east wind..."

He looked across, and the burning ships had gradually separated from the Mameng Navy. There was a sign that they were coming here. His face was a little white: "self defeating? It's impossible. Before going to war today, I tasted the water and earth myself, and invited Taoist priests to watch the sky. There was absolutely only the west wind. How did this evil wind come from? "

When he looked at the opposite fleet, his eyes suddenly moved: "is it that Mameng has invited a demon who can interfere with the celestial phenomena?"

The art of war is the only one. Anything that blocks the direction of the army is a monster!

"Ha ha... Order to go on, attack!"

On the other side, Mameng also went to the flagship. Seeing this scene, he said to counsellor Sun: "as expected, my martial uncles are very powerful. They can borrow the east wind to help me win. When this battle is over, I will reward you again!"

"Thank you, marshal!"

Counsellor Sun said thanks, but he was also surprised: "there are also high men in the enemy. If they can still use their skills at this time, it must be the grandmaster's hand!"