Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the east wind. ￡∝Apex novel, snowflakes are flying in the sky, falling obliquely in the air. Even in winter, the river surface in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is still wide, and the giant ships are riding the wind and waves, as if floating in the vast starry sky; and the snowflakes high in the sky are just dots of starlight all over the sky.

Guo Shao was standing on the deck of the bow, standing firmly with his legs apart, looking at the river. The head-on cold wind blew on his face a bit bitingly, his shoulder scarf and cloak were blown flutteringly, only his tall and strong body stood there firmly by the sword. As far as the eye can see, there are warships in the front, back, left, and right. There are hundreds of big ships and small boats, covering the entire river, and the scene is extremely spectacular.

However, in the same scene, what we see in different moods is not quite the same. Watching the fleet on the river a while ago, Guo Shao was aroused by ambition; but now, he suddenly feels that the torrent is hard to turn and difficult to control... When will he realize his dream?

"It's windy outside, my lord has been standing for too long." Zuo You's voice sounded from behind.

Guo Shao looked sideways slightly, and didn't answer his topic, but said: "Today is against the wind, but fortunately, it is smooth."

Zuo You said: "This place is near the East China Sea, and there is always an east wind." Guo Shao said again: "We are against the wind, and Han Tong and the others are on the wind."

After the two exchanged a few words, Guo Shao looked at a large ship on the left front, and there seemed to be a general standing on the ship's tower in the haze. If it is a general, it should be Li Chuyun; the main general who presides over this water battle is Li Chuyun, and the deputy general is Gao Yanchou. Although Guo Shao was on board, he was not in charge of commanding the battle. He was here to inspire the army. Because he had no experience in water warfare, he delegated all authority to his subordinates.

Looking at the ships of Li Chuyun and other generals from a distance, even the people on it could not be seen clearly, because there was a layer of white steam on the water surface; the clouds in the sky were also thick, the light was a bit dark, and there was still snow floating in the sky. The snowflakes fell on the misty water and disappeared quickly. The boats passed through it, which really gave the illusion of sailing in the clouds. Today's weather is indeed not suitable for combat; but more important than the weather, there is the Southern Tang Army navy at Hukou constantly approaching from behind, so the weather is not the only factor considered in the war.

The fleet has come out in full force, and now Guo Shao can only wait for the result. He is naturally 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 for him for a while.

What a man fears most is that other people are staring at his power, wealth and women, especially the latter; this way he will feel greatly threatened, and he will have trouble sleeping and eating on the side of the couch. Guo Shao wanted the land of the Southern Tang Kingdom, which 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. Li Yu can't unify the rivers and mountains, so naturally other powerful countries will come out to do this. This is also something that is beneficial to the world and cannot be resisted.

The most intuitive hostility is probably still on Zhou Xian. In this era, the low status of women is nothing compared to power for ordinary people, but this is people's weakness, as if it is a symbol of dignity... If someone stares at Fu Ermei, Guo Shao will find it difficult to tolerate, and will immediately believe that this person has the ambition to replace her, so he has such courage; this is the weakness that no one can escape.

But Li Yu took the initiative to send Zhou Xian to assassinate him. Even if he was an ancient man, Guo Shao was really elusive. Does the other party already think that women are completely unimportant?

Guo Shao thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out... The only thing he figured out was that the hatred had already been forged. When someone hates him to the bone, the only way is naturally to completely eliminate him and cut off his resistance! This time, Li Yu's power must be completely eliminated to avoid discomfort on his back!

...At this moment, the sound of drums on the warship ahead was suddenly heard.

"Dong dong dong..." Guo Shao woke up with a start, followed the sound, and soon found that in the haze, the sails on the river in the distance ahead were like clouds, coming towards him!

A general behind shouted: "The enemy ship is coming!" The surroundings instantly became noisy.

The fleet of the Zhou army here sailed against the wind, so they did not hang sails; but the Nantang army sailed with the wind, and all of them were full of sails. On the vast and vast river, the huge and high sails were more conspicuous than the ships themselves, and were easier to be spotted. Looking into the distance, Guo Shao felt that the sailors of the Southern Tang Army were more imposing.

The warships are already busy, ballistas, catapults, bow|crossbows have been prepared one after another, put on torches and shine... This is not the age of heat|weapons, but black smoke is rising from all the warships, which are the prepared torches and burning objects. The warships were all made of wood, and both sides paid great attention to fire attack. Catapults and arrows capable of projecting fire oil were all prepared.

Under the persuasion of the soldiers, Guo Shao left the bow and went to watch the battle on the ship tower. The flagship is located in the front middle of the fleet, and there are hundreds of large ships ahead, so Guo Shao doesn't have to make any decisions, even so, the atmosphere makes him nervous.

...

The entire fleet is divided into three echelons, and the soldiers who directly face the enemy ship in the front feel very different from those behind.

Old man Li was very unlucky, he was in the front warship. And he was still in the cabin below the deck, climbing on the pedals of a water wheel, listening to the command of the supervisor to pedal the water wheel. There was a group of people beside them, some were riding waterwheels, and some were sitting in two rows, yelling "hey hey" and shaking the paddles.

The deck above his head was rattled by messy footsteps. Amid the sound of footsteps and shouts, old man Li knew that a war was about to start. He didn't have to do anything, he only needed to push the waterwheel, he didn't even have any armor on his body, and there was a shuttle gun on the ground next to him; he had hair on his head, and ordered them to use such a short and thin shuttle gun to fight for their lives in case they were rushed into the cabin by enemy soldiers.

With years of experience in marching and fighting, old man Li felt that the spear was useless. If they were defeated to that extent, it would be difficult for anyone to resist stubbornly.

There was a sound of "wow", and old man Li glanced through the oar hole, and saw that a small boat was lowered into the water from the deck with a rope. Then he saw through the boat hole that three or two people were holding onto the rope and getting into the boat.

"What's the matter?" The man riding the waterwheel next to him asked quietly, with a northern accent. Apparently they were also temporary laborers, most likely just Min Zhuang.

Old man Li has a long military career, but he has always been in the north, because it is the first time that the Central Plains Dynasty has hit the heart of the Yangtze River for the first time in these years. But after all, he is old and has seen many people and heard many things. Immediately he kindly replied: "The big boat is inflexible and tall, and the boats around are needed to help with some work. Also, in such a cold day, can someone fall into the water without freezing to death? The boat can also help save people."

The man shrank his neck when he heard this. But seeing that there was still snow floating outside, if the boat sank, I really didn't know what it would be like to fall into the water. Old man Li thought of this, and the two looked at each other without saying a word.

At this moment, half a face and a mouth suddenly appeared on the top of the head in front of him, and the mouth opened and shouted: "Command and order, advance at full speed!"

There were two superintendents in the cabin, and they immediately started yelling, yelling at everyone to work harder. The old man Li and others who were still slow just now grabbed the handrail and stepped on the pedals. They only cared about the speed and direction, and the cabin was full of noise. The sound of the drums above the head seemed to shake the walls of the ship apart; the waterwheels outside the hull were also beeping in the river water, and the sound of the wood rubbing against each other made people's teeth hurt.

The strong man next to him pedaled hard for a while, and then he was panting like a cow, full of big men. When he turned his head to look at old man Li, he saw that old man Li was staring neither fast nor slow, but he was breathless and very steady. 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 inferior to explosive power, he is no worse than young and strong.

"Stop! Stop..." the mouth above the head yelled again, "Stop all of them!"

Everyone was in an uproar, and they all stopped, their faces blank, not knowing what happened.

Old man Li had made a spot for a boat hole earlier, so he leaned back a little and took a look outside. Immediately, I saw the scene outside the small hole. Under the gloomy sky, shining arrows flew like fireflies on the river. Amidst the noise, it was already dry outside just now, but the cabin didn't even know it.

On the flanks of this ship, the ships of the enemy and ours were approaching, and there were flashes of fire and rolling fireballs in the sky, probably thrown by catapults, but black smoke billowed in the wind and snow. Old man Li also smelled a very strange burning smell in the cabin, which seemed to be the burning smell of "fire oil" that was well used by the Southern Tang Kingdom.

The group of people working here are all dazed. The supervisor yelled and scolded: "Take care of others, do our job well, work as soon as you are called, stop as soon as you are called!"

As soon as the words fell, suddenly the hull shook slightly, as if it had hit something. The feeling was not strong, and everyone didn't react, but immediately heard someone shouting hoarsely: "The fire boat with fierce fire oil has been nailed to our boat!"

"People on the small boat, hurry up and set aside the fire boat!"

"No, the wind is blowing our way..."

Then a mouth came down from the top and shouted eagerly: "Swipe quickly! Change the direction immediately, hurry up!"

The supervisor also panicked, and shouted: "Hurry up and do it! If the boat is burned, no one will survive. If you don't burn to death, you will drown!"

Everyone hurriedly worked hard, even the old man Li became panting and worked hard. As an old soldier, old man Li knew that it was useless to steal, rape and play tricks. If the whole army was finished, he would die faster.

In the cabin, Old Man Li also clearly felt that the hull was turning violently, and the helmsman was probably full. The yelling and yelling made their ears buzzing, and everyone was very excited. Old man Li and the others gasped with their mouths wide open, using all their strength to suck.