Did Gao Pian really die in the Yangtze River?

Of course not. Just as Zhu Wen thought, if Gao Pian died so easily, he would have died many times. During his military life, he had already developed a very cautious character. After decades of

Baptized by conspiracies and intrigues on the battlefield, he has already been able to clearly feel the aura of danger. Even if there is a little clue, it is difficult to escape his eyes. This is the reason why he can become the first general of the Tang Dynasty.

Thirty miles upstream from Zhu Wen's ambush battlefield, more than thirty large ships were slowly moving forward.

At this time, Gao Pian was sitting in the cabin, leisurely playing with the emerald wine glass in his hand, looking at the aged bamboo leaves in the glass. The emerald green wine glass reflected the green wine, just looking at it made people drool, not to mention

Is there still a strong aroma of wine floating in the cabin?

He has a tall, straight hair and white beard, a pale face, and a bit of a dusty look. In terms of appearance alone, he can compete with Lu Dongbin. At first glance, he does not look like a famous general of the generation, but rather like a well-educated general.

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Opposite Gao Pian sat his two confidant generals Zhang Lin and Liang Zuan. Both of them were tall. Zhang Lin looked a little thin, more like a scholar's elegance. Liang Zuan had a sallow complexion, a short beard on his upper lip, and his eyes were wide open.

His arms are slightly longer than those of ordinary people, and the muscles on his arms are block-shaped and intertwined. One can tell at a glance that his hands can burst out with amazing power at any time.

Zhang Lin said: "I really don't understand. Since the general knew that Huang Chao's men were ambushing ahead, why did he let the three best-equipped building ships go first? Besides, there are old, weak, sick and disabled guys on board.

What's the use? Why don't we transfer the elite troops there together? I don't believe that Huang Chao has the courage to attack."

Gao Pian slowly put the wine glass to his lips, took a small sip, and closed his eyes slightly, as if he was savoring the aroma of the aged wine. After a long time, Gao Pian opened his eyes and said slowly: "Enemy

In the dark and I in the light, we have already lost half of the battle before it is even fought."

Zhang Lin said: "Then let the three best-equipped building ships go ahead to explore the way. Wouldn't it be like letting them die!"

Gao Pian nodded and said: "You are right, let them die."

Zhang Lin and Liang Zuan were puzzled. They spent a lot of manpower and material resources on building those three buildings in Jiannan the year before last, and it took them three months to build them. How could those old, weak, and sick people be made to do so?

Are you going to go out and die? They don't feel sorry for the 1,800 old and weak soldiers, they feel sorry for the three valuable ships.

Gao Pian sneered and said: "How can Huang Chao be an idle person? How can we lure him out without spending a lot of money? Do you think it's better for me to use those three ships to lure him out, or to use my old bones to lure him out myself?"

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Zhang Lin and Liang Zuan hurriedly bowed and said: "The old general is the first general of the Tang Dynasty. He has a noble status. How can he take risks easily?"

Gao Pian took another sip of Zhuyeqing and said: "Pay close attention to the movement in front. If there is any change, our main force will advance quickly. We must catch all the men and horses that Huang Chao came to attack!" He paused and warned:

"If there are Huang Chao or Huang Chao's generals, it's best to keep them alive."

Zhang and Lin both bowed and agreed, and were about to exit when they suddenly heard two dull explosions coming from a distance, which happened to be in the direction of the building ship used by their side to lure the enemy. The two hurriedly ran out of the cabin to organize the incident.

The fleet was advancing rapidly.

Gao Pian's eyelids twitched violently, his white hair moved automatically, and an invisible aura instantly spread to the surroundings. His whole person seemed to be a hundred times more energetic, and one could tell at a glance that he was filled with endless energy. Strength. Where is the trace of old age?

Gao Pian drank up the Zhuyeqing in the cup in one gulp and murmured: "I hope Huang Chao will take action in person this time. I really want to see how powerful your 72-way Lingyun Sword Technique that dominates the world is!"

Thirty large stern ships filled their sails and sailed eastwards, riding the wind and waves all the way.

The continuous explosions rang eight times in a row, and Gao Pian couldn't help but feel moved. He could hear it so clearly from a distance of thirty miles. He also wondered where the peasant army, which was always known for its poverty, got it. Such a powerful weapon? What on earth can produce such huge power?

In the Tang Dynasty, although gunpowder had been manufactured, it had not yet been used on the battlefield. Therefore, even veterans like Gao Pian could not imagine what Zhu Wen's "thunderbolt" was made of.

Just when Zhu Wen had just given the order to retreat, the soldiers on guard in front suddenly issued a dangerous signal, reminding Zhu Wen and others to evacuate urgently.

When Zhu Wen saw the flags of the sentries in front, he was secretly shocked. How could the officers and soldiers come so quickly? There were obviously no heavy troops stationed nearby? Zhu Wen was full of doubts, but he had no time to think about it and issued another emergency retreat order. .

He knew that there could not be any hesitation at this time, otherwise, it might cause the danger of annihilation of the entire army.

Since Gao Pian's body was not found, Yang Xingmi was still a little unwilling. But since he had said that Zhu Wenlai would take full command of the ambush, Zhu Wen sent two retreat signals, and the second time was an emergency retreat signal. Yang Xingmi had no choice but to Reluctantly, he shouted: "Retreat!"

But it's too late.

Just as their more than twenty speedboats were getting ready to retreat, more than thirty high-speed stern ships had already turned the corner, and were only half a mile away.

Zhu Wen suddenly saw more than thirty large enemy ships and was shocked. He knew that it was almost impossible to escape unscathed.

The warship is a traditional military warship that has been around since the Han Dynasty. It was during the Three Kingdoms period that a large number of warships were used on the battlefield.

The stern boat has a long and narrow hull, and the hull is wrapped with thick rawhide. The bow has a ram made of fine iron, and there are arrow windows and spear holes around the hull. Whether it is long-range attack or close combat, or the impact of the hull , are unmatched by other ships. In particular, its speed and collision force are beyond the reach of other ships. Strictly speaking, the name of the ship should be Meng Chong, mainly because of its solidity and super collision force. And his unparalleled speed.

Now the enemy has more than thirty ships, while Zhu Wen and Yang Xingmi only have twenty speedboats without any defensive facilities. The difference is insignificant. Although the speedboats are called speedboats, their speed is not at the same level as that of the ships.

The speedboat only had two oars, one on each side. The stern had more than twenty oars on each side, as well as three sails, one large, two small, and three. It was very easy to catch up with Yang Xingmi and the others at a distance of half a mile.

How could Zhu Wen not be surprised? Even though he was a wise man in the army, there was nothing he could do at this time.

Xu Huaiyu said anxiously: "General, the enemy force is strong, let's withdraw first!"

Zhu Wen hesitated and said: "What will the second senior brother and the others do? Are we just going to watch them being buried in the Yangtze River?"

His thoughts were surging in his mind. After all, history has not changed. The ambush against Gao Pian was still unsuccessful, and it was possible to catch up with a general like Yang Xingmi who was both civil and military. Alas, I really shouldn't have agreed with Yang Xingmi's proposal at the beginning. Since I know the history
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