Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Above the big river, black smoke filled the air, and the wind was noisy. n∈top n∈point n∈small n∈ said, in the dim and hazy snow, swords and soldiers were shining in the firelight, and various ballistas, bows and arrows were flying in the sound of "crackling".

The large warship that Old Man Li was on was turning around slowly, but it was already running as fast as possible, but the people on board probably felt that this short period of time was very long. The swaying hull and the panicked people on it made it look uneasy.

The fire boat attached to the Zhou army's big ship was relatively short, but it was full of flames and black smoke billowing, and the flames rushed towards the warship in the wind. The sides of the big ship were scorched black, and some wood tended to catch fire; fortunately, the "fire oil" only burned on the fire ship and could not be poured on the warship. Not far away, a small boat of the Southern Tang Army was rowing eastward desperately. After they rushed over in the fire boat, they fled in the small boat.

The soldiers on the deck were using wooden barrels to pour water from the water tank, but the water could not put out the fire oil. The people on Zhou Jun's small boat not far away, holding long poles, desperately moved closer to the fire boat, but there were many iron nails on the fire boat, which remained motionless in the wind.

Fortunately, the warship finally turned its direction successfully, and fortunately, the general above responded quickly and issued a wise military order in time before. When the fireship was downwind, the flames would blow to the west, and the danger to the warship would decrease sharply. People are still carrying buckets to put out the fire.

At this moment, another small sailboat from the Southern Tang Kingdom rushed towards us! It looks like the fireboat that was burning just now. The officers and men on the deck watched the brisk boat approaching with the wind, and they were all shouting.

At that time, the catapults on the warship threw many fireballs, and rockets flew into the air. The small sailing boat suddenly "boomed", thick smoke rose into the sky, and a raging fire burst into flames. Only a few people on board jumped into the icy river with the fire on their backs. The sailboat's canvas was also on fire, and then it rushed straight towards the warship at its original speed.

The big ship evaded to the left and finally escaped the fire ship. There seemed to be a ball of fire floating out of thin air on the surface of the river.

At this time, the main ships of the Southern Tang Army approached one after another, and many ships from both sides in the surrounding area began to fight on board. The fog on the river was dispelled, the fire was reflected on the water, and the sound of killing on the river was loud.

Below the deck of a big ship, Old Man Li was still lying on the railing of the waterwheel. He stopped pedaling the waterwheel and was tilting his head to look up; almost everyone was like him, staying in place and listening to the movement above. It has been a long time since no one paid attention to the deck below. The sound of footsteps above was disorderly, shouts of murder and yelling could be heard endlessly, and a fight had already begun.

At this moment, suddenly, the head lighted up, and the wooden planks at the top of the stairs were lifted, and a warrior lowered his head and shouted: "Everyone with weapons, come up, no need to row a boat!"

Old man Li glanced at the shuttle gun placed beside him, but did not move. Unexpectedly, the martial artist came straight down, waved the sword in his hand, picked some people at random, ordered them to pick up the weapons in the cabin, and shouted: "I am a ten general, you recognize me. There are not enough people in front, the people here follow me to kill!"

Old man Li still didn't move. Unexpectedly, the ten generals had sharp eyes and only glanced at old man Li: "You are not a civilian husband, but a miscellaneous soldier in the army. Pick up your weapon and follow me."

He had no choice but to pick up the shuttle gun and climb up the stairs with a group of people. When he opened his eyes, he saw that the two big boats were joined together, and several iron chain wooden bridges were built on the side of the boat. The sails on the opposite ship were huge, swords and soldiers were brandishing on the deck, and bows and arrows were "crackling" indiscriminately.

A general on the side of the ship is shouting: "Rush over! Kill the enemy soldiers and grab their boat!"

Old man Li followed behind the crowd, hunched over, and walked across the wooden bridge. He carefully avoided the arrows, and walked towards the place where there were many people... When he was old, he just wanted to earn some military pay and food, and he didn't really want to make meritorious service and get promoted. The key is that he was not wearing armor, and he would be killed with one 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 spear in his right, and stood behind his men to cheer.

Here is Zhou Jun's attack, and the scene looks relatively good. The situation of the ship on the left wing was a bit miserable. It was entangled by two main ships of the Southern Tang Army and was being attacked together.

The fighting intensified. Several main ships on the river were burning raging fire, and sundries and corpses appeared and disappeared in the river, making it a mess. More ships were fighting on board, and the shouts on the river were all chaotic. Zhou Jun’s navy did not ask for cheap at all. First, because it was in the downwind, its maneuverability was not as good as that of the Southern Tang Army... the water flow in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is relatively slow, and the advantage of going with the wind is greater than that of the downstream;

The melee between the two armies continued, and only the positions in front of them were fighting. No one had much advantage, and it was hard to tell the outcome for a while.

Guo Shao's flagship has not yet been affected by the flames of war, but he has already smelled the smell of fireworks in the wind and seen the scene of the battle ahead. The battle continued until the afternoon without any progress. Guo Shao felt uncomfortable, but he didn't point fingers at Li Chuyun. On the battlefield, it is not enough to be impatient if there is something unsatisfactory. Guo Shao also encountered a situation where the striker collapsed in the Battle of Gaoping. He is still calm.

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However, Liu Cheng, the slightly dominant Southern Tang army deployed to the east, is restless. He is still in Jingkou. There are light boats on the river returning to the pier to report the battle situation ahead.

Liu Cheng came to the pier in armor and wanted to board the ship to supervise the battle at the front. The general hurriedly dissuaded: "The weather is bad, the river is cold, and the surface of the river is dangerous. My lord must not put your body in danger."

Liu Cheng said: "Your Majesty has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, how would you dare to spare your life? Don't go to the front to supervise the battle, don't dare to slack off."

The general persuaded again: "The enemy warships crossing Guazhou on the other side have to penetrate the defense many times. I'm afraid we have discussed it with the Zhou army on the west side. They want to attack us back and forth. My lord should sit in the middle army and take charge of the overall situation."

Liu Cheng felt that the exit of the Cao Canal was narrow and could not be opened, and now it was blocked by a large number of his own warships, so it was no big deal. So he refused to listen and ordered to rush to the front line.

Before he came, he only heard that the battle was fierce from the report, but no one said that he would lose. When he arrived on the battlefield, he was immediately stunned by the scene he saw. At first glance, he felt as if half of his ships were either burning or full of enemy soldiers.

Liu Cheng felt a "thump" in his heart, most of the navy's troops are here, once defeated, how will they report to the imperial court?

He immediately wanted to send people back to mobilize the elite warships reserved by Jingkou to support them. A general who came over from his entourage persuaded: "My lord, look carefully. Although there are criss-crossed and dangerous places ahead, the Zhou people have not benefited. Otherwise, we will fight from morning to afternoon, how can we support it? And don't rush to deploy reinforcements. It will be late at night, and it will not be too late after the two sides withdraw their troops."

But the navy generals on the west side of the warship encouraged Liu Cheng when they heard that reinforcements were coming. Because they felt that since there were reinforcements in the rear, the chances of winning would be better if reinforcements came over. Some people even said that Liu Cheng was the benefactor who saved lives in time.

The generals disagreed, and Liu Cheng finally decided to send more reinforcements when he saw that the water battle was tight. He still had some ideas in mind, so he didn't move the warships blocking the canal in Guazhou crossing the river, and only mobilized the warships on standby at Jingkou Shuizhai.

After Liu Cheng issued the military order, he still thought to himself: If this side can't resist, the timely arrival of reinforcements can save the defeat; even if there is no danger, then the increase in the strength of the troops will not be able to defeat the Zhou army's navy in the west? When the time comes, I will go up with the wind, take advantage of the situation and burn the quarrying pontoon bridge, cutting off the retreat of the Zhou army... For such a great achievement, how should the court reward me? What position should the Chinese place themselves in?

Thinking of this, Liu Cheng's face glowed red, and he eagerly urged the messenger who was going to give the order to set off.