When Zhang Ximeng entered the building boat, it was indeed like walking into the Grand View Garden. The huge building boat brings solidity and stability. In line with the concept of bigness being beautiful and more being good, this building boat can be called the current aircraft carrier. Who can ask?
Don’t want to own such a big toy?
Zhang Ximeng was as happy as a child in his twenties... He walked quickly from the upper deck down, admiring each layer. Just when he was about to reach the bottom, Zhang Ximeng suddenly stopped because he discovered
There is already water at the bottom of the cabin.
"What happened? Was it damaged?"
Zhang Ximeng asked curiously, and at this time Yu Tonghai came over. As a naval general, he had rich experience and went down in person. After he walked around, his face looked a little strange.
"Xiang Zhang, it is true that he was injured during the impact."
Zhang Ximeng frowned, "So weak?"
Yu Tonghai grinned bitterly, "I'm afraid this is still a trivial matter."
As he spoke, he opened his palm, and something suddenly appeared in his hand.
Before Zhang Ximeng understood, Xu Da reached out to grab it, twisted it, and said in surprise: "Why is it just lime and no tung oil?"
Originally, wooden ships inevitably had gaps between each plank.
How can I seal it so it won't leak?
This requires the use of tung oil and lime, and superb methods to penetrate the seams of the ship, which will ensure no worries.
But the only things that were dug out from the bottom of the building were lime and hemp... Xu Da couldn't believe it, "Prime Minister Zhang, the gray hemp is used to paste the shed, how can it be used to scratch the bottom of the boat? Chen Youliang's men simply couldn't believe it.
Crazy!”
Zhang Ximeng took the gray hemp in his hand, twisted it, and suddenly let out a long breath.
He guessed correctly.
Chen Youliang's huge fleet is indeed a combination of external strength and internal inefficiency. The ships cut corners and have a lot of problems... Only in this way can it be considered reasonable.
After all, he rose up so quickly and continued to devour his masters. The hearts of the people are unstable, and his trusted generals may not be greedy people... Such a grass-roots team can only be successful if everyone is honest, honest, and not greedy for personal gain at all.
The problem!
The same is true in history. Many people discuss the Battle of Poyang Lake and why Chen Youliang lost... But has anyone ever thought that when the keel of the warship was laid and the first plank was nailed, the battle was already lost?
Already.
Zhang Ximeng finally breathed a sigh of relief when he thought that such a big flaw had been exposed by this serious enemy.
He will not be disappointed because his opponent is getting weaker. On the contrary, he will kill you while you are sick!
"Xu Da, do you know how to deal with the enemy?"
Xu Da nodded immediately, "I understand, Mr. Zhang, just wait to hear the news!"
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In the next few days, Zhu Jiajun continued to fight against Chen Jun. Unlike the expected successes, Zhu Jiajun lost more than he won.
That's right, even after Zhu Yuanzhang was watching the battle, Zhang Bixian commanded the ship and almost rushed to his eyes.
Fortunately, Chang Yuchun appeared in time and shot Zhang Bi first, leaving a hole in his shoulder.
Zhang Bixian retreated hastily, and Lao Zhu was saved.
This time, dangers abounded, reminding everyone in Zhu's army that no matter how many loopholes Chen Youliang had, he still had hundreds of thousands of strong soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles.
It is possible to make up for those loopholes with the huge numerical advantage.
So we can't delay, we must seize the time and defeat Chen Youliang.
"Don't worry, I have already made up my mind. In three days, the northwest wind will surely blow... to help King Wu defeat Chen Youliang!" Zou Pusheng said with a smile on his face, but in his heart, he was far from so sure. He kept talking about it.
, Maitreya Buddha, Patriarch Peng.
You have to protect your disciples. It’s Master Peng again. This disciple has given you a chance to leave your name in history. As long as Zhu Yuanzhang wins, you can be tied with Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and others. Disciple can be regarded as worthy of you.
In order to touch Patriarch Peng's spirit in heaven, Zou Pusheng took a bath and burned incense, wore a Taoist robe and held a wooden sword in his hand.
It is said that in order to increase the power of the Bu Gang Step Fight, Zou Pusheng actually made forty-nine more lanterns and placed them in the tent according to the heavenly stems and earthly branches.
For three days, Zou Pusheng kowtowed every day and muttered something: I thought that my disciple would be born in troubled times, so I would like to be willing to die in my life. Out of gratitude, the ancestor Longen taught me hardships, and it hurts the national affairs and the thieves usurped Jiangzhou...
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While Zou Pusheng was mumbling, suddenly the guards outside yelled.
"The wind is picking up!"
Zou Pusheng was startled and hurriedly listened. There was really a big rumor. He jumped up with joy and said, "My dear, my mother, it's really useful!"
He was so happy that he ran out barefoot. When he got outside, a gust of northwest wind came. The old man shuddered subconsciously, but he was ecstatic in his heart.
"Chen Youliang, Chen Youliang, you never imagined that retribution would come so quickly!"
Zou Pusheng was jumping and laughing again, like crazy.
It turns out that his prediction was also in the realm of metaphysics. Although he thought the wind would blow, whether it would blow or not depended on God's will.
Fortunately, God finally showed up.
At this time, no one in the Zhu Jiajun cared about Zou Pusheng's troubles.
Kang Maocai had already taken thirty ships and was ready to set off.
"Your Majesty, I'm leaving. I won't give up until I defeat Chen Thief in this battle!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, turned around, and personally brought a jar of wine. Zhu Jiajun was prohibited from drinking. At this juncture, Zhu Yuanzhang was even less likely to slap himself in the face. The jar in his hand was taken from the Yuan army when he entered Jinling.
What was seized has been kept to this day.
"Come, have a drink and feel strong!"
Kang Maocai took the wine bowl and smelled it subconsciously. Sure enough, the wine was fragrant. It was top-notch wine and an old wine.
"Your Majesty, it's better to wait until you return in triumph before drinking this bowl of wine!"
After saying that, Kang Maocai turned around, jumped on the bow, hailed thirty ships, filled up the sails, and took advantage of the north wind, like an arrow from the bow string, towards the south bank of the lake mouth.
After Kang Maocai, Yu Tonghai led a hundred warships, preparing to follow closely and launch an attack.
Before that, Feng Guoyong had led five thousand troops to attack Qichun, preparing to cut off Chen Youliang's escape route back to Hanyang.
The remaining generals Wu Zhen, Chang Yuchun, Ding Pulang, Fu Youde... all were gearing up and ready to show off their skills.
Everyone has a fire in their hearts, and every minute and second is torture.
At this time, Chen Youliang was not aware of the imminent disaster.
Except for the first day that didn't go so well, they basically won the next battle. Zhu Jiajun's water fighting ability was just that. What made Chen Youliang even more confident was that after Kang Maocai received a military stick,
He was so angry that he was determined to surrender.
I'll just wait for my recent injuries to recover a little, and I'll bring the fleet over immediately.
As long as Kang Maocai surrendered, the Zhu family's soldiers were shaken, so the whole army came out and the big ships pressed over.
"One battle will determine the outcome and destroy Zhu Yuanzhang!"
Chen Youliang glanced at Zhang Bixian and asked, "I asked you to prepare something to ignite the fire, are you ready?"
Zhang Bixian patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, King Han, I have put sulfur, smoke, reeds, firewood, and all kinds of fire-kindling things on the ship. I just wait for the wind to change and I can attack!"
Chen Youliang was overjoyed, "This is the best. I can finally sit back and relax. As long as I get rid of Zhu Yuanzhang, there will be no rival in the world..."
While Chen Youliang and Zhang Bixian were thinking about their bright future, someone suddenly came in.
"His Royal Highness the King of Han, Kang Maocai led the fleet and came to surrender!"
"ah!"
Chen Youliang was so happy that he stood up and walked outside with long strides.
"I want to greet him personally!"
When he reached the door, Chen Youliang stopped unexpectedly.
"Go and bring Zhu Sheng... I want him to see with his own eyes that Zhu Yuanzhang is defeated! If he is smart, he will join King Gu and help King Gu take Jinling, and he will be credited with his share of the credit!"
The subordinates immediately flattered him and said, "The King of Han is so generous and magnanimous. It is Zhu Shengxiu's blessing."
While talking, they hurried to see Zhu Sheng.
In these days, Zhu Sheng has been in Chen Youliang's army. Although the old man looks calm on the surface, like a criminal, he is secretly well-informed. He has roughly figured out Chen Youliang's situation.
"This is a list, please keep it. When Chen Youliang kills me, you take it out and hand it over to the superiors. This can be regarded as the last bit of care that I have done for him."
Yao Guangxiao frowned slightly, "Teacher, why are you doing this? There may be a glimmer of hope..."
"No!"
Zhu Sheng actually interrupted Yao Guangxiao angrily, "Unless the superior is defeated, Thief Chen can give me a way to survive... But how can I be willing to fail as the superior!"
Yao Guangxiao was stunned again and reproached: "Teacher, if this is the case, why did you come here?"
Zhu Sheng chuckled, "For myself, for the superior, and for the sake of my disciples... In short, I seek kindness and be kind, and maybe one day you will reach this point... I hope you will not be afraid of the sword!"
Yao Guangxiao was shocked, nodded vigorously, and then carefully hid the list.
At this moment, someone suddenly came in and said that the King of Han summoned Lord Zhu.
Zhu Sheng had no choice but to follow him out, but Yao Guangxiao did not follow, and Chen Youliang's men did not care. After all, they would be a family when Mr. Zhu surrendered.
But just as Zhu Sheng came out and hadn't gone very far, a flame suddenly shot up from the distance. After a moment's hesitation, the flames shot up into the sky and burned higher and higher, lighting up half of the night sky.
This was nothing, but suddenly there was another explosion, as if it was exploding in the ears, and the sky was shaking with thunder!
A Chen Jun building ship quickly broke apart.
Then the flying sparks and scurrying fire snakes actually set two surrounding ships on fire.
Fires were flying and explosions continued... Not to mention Chen Jun, even Zhu Jiajun was confused.
"Sir, how powerful is our fireship?" Lao Zhu was surprised.
Zhang Ximeng frowned, that's impossible, unless there is something on the boat!
"My lord, could it be that Chen Youliang also prepared gunpowder and sulfur and wanted to set us on fire?"
Lao Zhu couldn't help but widen his eyes and suddenly laughed wildly, "Okay, Chen Youliang, you are asking for death!"
"Send the order...all the troops attack!"
Following Zhu Yuanzhang's order, Yu Tonghai led the fleet and pounced decisively. Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Ding Pulang, Fu Youde...all the generals of the Zhu family army dispatched one after another.
No one could have imagined that Chen Youliang himself had prepared something to start the fire and poured a bucket of oil into the burning warship.
Hundreds of buildings and boats were submerged in the raging fire.
The soldiers of the Chen Army cried for their fathers and mothers, and fled in a hurry. They had no time to run, so they simply jumped into the river and tried to escape, but the thick smoke made it difficult to see the direction. From time to time, burned ships sank into the river, forming whirlpools.
Moreover, in places where ships are densely packed, the fire is so fierce that the river water boils. Jumping into the river is almost the same as seeking death.
Faced with this situation, the generals of the Zhu family army did not have much trouble with ordinary soldiers.
"This battle is only for Chen Youliang, the rest must surrender without killing!" Xu Da decisively issued the order, and all targets were locked on Chen Youliang.