Although the ten princes in Jiangbei dared not to cross the river to the south to fight Xiaohunhou's heavy troops, their defense was terrifying. But if they started a war on the nearby river, they would still be full of confidence.

The territory of the princes such as King Chu, Jiaodong, Jiaoxi, and Lujiang were already trained along the coast and along the rivers. The strength of several princes should not be underestimated.

Soon, three hundred large warships and hundreds of small and medium-sized warships flocked out of the water camp and rushed towards the fifty imperial warships.

King Xiang Ci of Lujiang personally took over the warship and directed the water battle.

He used to train the navy in Chaohu and was quite proficient in water warfare, so he was naturally the best candidate to command the battles on the river.

"Come on, catch up and don't let them run away!"

King Xiang Ci of Lujiang stood on the boat platform, his expression was excited, his eyes turned red, and he shouted at the sailors and generals under his command.

His fleet is as many as six or seven times that of the opposite side, which is a sure victory situation.

This is the first battle since the assembly of the ten vassal coalition forces in Jiangbei. He wants to win the first achievements and become the leader among the princes and kings.

Later, he destroyed the Great Chu Dynasty and occupied the fiefdom in terms of merit, so he could also be ahead.

The warships of the allied forces of the ten princes swarmed out of the water camp and went downstream, and soon approached the fifty imperial warships, about three miles away.

...

"Get closer to one mile!"

"Prepare to start!"

Chu Tianxiu estimated the distance, put down his telescope, nodded slightly at the navy general Zhou Lu.

Zhou Lu immediately sounded the horn of combat.

Fifty large imperial warships began to slow down, allowing the coalition warships in the rear to slowly approach and enter a distance of 1 to 2 miles.

This archer from the warship of the princes could not shoot archers at all, and the grottoes were not far from the edge.

On the deck of the large imperial warship, a bronze main gun, one or two secondary guns, and ten small steel cannons began to turn the angle and aim at the warship chasing behind.

"Hurry up, hurry up and catch up! Hook their ships with a hook and sickle, and grab all their warships!"

"All archers are ready, the arrows ignite the tincture! If the enemy fights stubbornly, they will burn the warships!"

The prince fleet in the rear was even more excited and tried hard to catch up.

The speed of the fleets of both sides in the river is actually similar. If the imperial fleet does not slow down, it will be difficult for them to catch up.

"Prepare!"

"fire--!"

Zhou Lu roared.

The messenger immediately waved the flag.

In this moment, fifty imperial warships began to fire one after another.

"boom!"

"Boom~!"

Ten large cannon balls, fifty medium cannon balls, and five hundred small cannon balls whistled out of the cannon barrel and covered the warships of the coalition forces of the princes.

The princes could not hide at all and were bombarded in front of them.

On the surface of the river, fires surged into the sky and the sound of cannons roared.

Countless splashes of water.

The princes' warships were bombarded by dense artillery, the plywood was broken, the pavilions were shattered, and the wood chips were splashed. The soldiers screamed and fell into the river.

With just one round of cannon bombardment, the hulls of ten large warships of the princes were penetrated by cannon balls, and the river water flowed backwards, swaying and sinking into the river. There were dozens of warships of all sizes and large, and they were beaten to a terrible situation, in a mess, and there was no limit to death or injury.

Chu Tianxiu held a telescope in his hand, watching the princes fleet one or two miles away, and watching how the princes fleet changed its formation.

He nodded with satisfaction, and the result of the shelling was good.

...

The coalition fleet of the princes was directly shocked.

Is this a cannon?

Aren’t artillery only moving on land and in a carriage? Why do it appear on warships?

Can Xiao Hunhou's cannon be moved to the boat to open fire?

"This...how is this possible?"

King Xiang Ci of Lujiang widened his eyes in disbelief and looked at the fifty intact imperial warships opposite him.

His fleet had not yet approached the imperial warships for one or two miles, and had not even touched the enemy's side. He was hit head-on, losing nearly thirty or forty ships, almost 10% of the warships.

He had fought a lifelong battle and had never encountered such a terrible situation.

If such a situation occurs three or four more times, the morale of the princes' fleets will collapse and completely collapse.

"Stop quickly and get a distance from the enemy!"

King Xiang Ci of Lujiang yelled loudly.

The princes' fleets were too dense.

First, distance yourself from the enemy fleet, then divide the troops into three or four strands, and attack them from the left and right three ways to avoid concentrated attacks by the enemy fleet's artillery as much as possible.

The soldiers of the princes' fleet rowed and tried their best to slow down the warships.

However, it is not so easy for the fleet to stop when it goes down the river?!

The princes' fleet began to slow down.

The imperial fleet was also slowing down.

The distance between the two fleets was not widened. They were still about one or two miles apart, within the best range of the artillery.

"Boom!"

But he saw fifty imperial fleets spewing countless flames, and another round of artillery descended from the sky.

The princes' fleet was once again hit hard by hundreds of iron projectiles.

Dozens of warships of all sizes were penetrated, and the bulging river water rushed in frantically. The navy soldiers could not block the huge hole and could only jump into the ship and flee, swam desperately to other ships.

finally.

The huge fleet of princes slowly stopped, and hundreds of warships rowed upstream, trying to distance themselves from the imperial fleet to regroup.

However, the fifty gunships of the imperial fleet also stopped, lined up on the surface of the ten-mile river, and began to chase them behind them, maintaining a distance of one or two miles, desperately chasing them.

While chasing, fired.

Each mile of the river is five large gunships, one gunship is two hundred steps apart, covering it across, without any blind spots.

The imperial fleet had an absolute advantage and was not in a hurry, and it ate the strength of the princes' fleet bit by bit.

The princes' fleet wanted to go around from the side of the river to behind them, and there was no such possibility.

...

All morning.

On the surface of the river, the cannons roared, and they did not stop for a moment.

The princes in Wujiang camp, Xiang Wu, King of Chu, Xiang Sui, King of Zhao, Xiang Piguang, King of Jinan, etc., were all shocked to watch the battle on the shore.

They watched hundreds of warships rush out of the princes' fleet and pursued them wildly, and they were sure to win.

Then he watched the princes' fleet be hit head-on, and the warships were sunk one by one in the river.

After a few hours, the princes' fleet had completely lost their morale and just fled to the water camp to survive.

There is a dead end on the river, and only by escaping ashore can you survive.

The so-called water camp of the princes was actually a large mooring bay, which was used to moor hundreds of large warships and many small boats.

There are many arrow towers on the shore.

However, this kind of water camp does not have any long-range defense, and can only rely on warships to attack and defeat the incoming enemies on the water.

King Xiang Ci of Lujiang, looked pale and jumped off the warship. Under the escort of the guards, he staggered back to the Wujiang Camp five miles away, and his whole body was exhausted.

Fifty imperial warships completely drove hundreds of warships from the princes' fleet back to the water camp, and then surrounded the water camp and bombarded them one or two miles away.

The soldiers on the prince's ship fled the ship one after another.

They watched their warships on the river bank, and were bombarded by cannons, pierced through the deck, smashed into pieces, and sank in the water village.

The princes’ naval fleet!

It's cold!

"Little Hunhou, I'm bullying too much!"

King Xiang Ci of Lujiang turned around and looked at the water camp filled with smoke. Hundreds of large warships were destroyed. His eyes were dizzy. With a "wow", he sprayed out a mouthful of black blood and fainted.

"No! No, I have studied "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Xiao Hunhou, very thoroughly! It is clearly written that only borrowed arrows from a straw boat and burned the ship! This, bringing the cannons onto the warship... What is the fighting method?"
Chapter completed!