There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5157 Thousands of Ships Gathering Outside Jiangling City
Chapter 5157 Thousands of Ships Gathering Outside Jiangling City
Jiangling, outer city water village, port.
On the three-foot-high city wall, flags were fluttering, drums and horns were noisy, and the sergeants on duty and the people in costumes had already crowded the four- to five-mile-long city. On the river outside, there were nearly a thousand warships.
The sails have been raised, and the sailors and officers on the ship are lined up on the side and bow of the ship, listening to their respective captains and officers delivering speeches before setting off, bursts of cheers and roars of oaths,
The sound could be heard continuously, wave after wave coming from the river, and combined with the cheers of the people at the top of the city and on both sides of the river, it almost made the entire river boil.
In the center of the city, on a temporary general platform, Liu Muzhi, also wearing leather armor, was sitting upright. The hard work in the past two years had given him a few more gray hairs on his head and a few wrinkles on his face.
There are several wrinkles, and the leather armor with the exquisite white tiger pattern embroidered on the body does not look so "close-fitting", and it looks baggy and one size too big. If it were placed on the body of a professional general, it would be
It seems a bit funny, but wearing it like this on Liu Muzhi won't look too bloated.
A group of high-spirited generals, all in armor, standing with their swords in hand, stood on both sides of the general platform, with lights shining in their eyes. Just above the river, a fleet of dozens or more than a hundred ships slowed down.
Slowly passing by, the families of the officers and men on the ship kept cheering and cheering. The officers and men on the ship lined up beside the ship, took off their helmets, bowed to Jiangling Water City, and said goodbye to their fathers and fellow villagers.
, the expedition is about to start, the war is coming, and there are no one knows how many people from Jingzhou will never be able to return to this hot land. The excitement of making achievements and the worry of life and death merge on everyone's faces at this moment.
heart.
In front of Liu Muzhi, on the handsome desk, was a sandalwood box filled with command arrows of different colors. The eyes of the generals on both sides had already fallen on this command arrow box, and many of them were licking their lips unconsciously.
, and pressed the hilt of the sword tightly with his hand. Now, everything is ready, and the army is ready to go, just waiting for Liu Muzhi's order.
Liu Muzhi cleared his throat, looked serious, glanced at everyone's faces, and said: "Everyone, according to the news that came five days ago, the three generals Wang Zhongde, Xiang Mi, and Liu Zhong have led the army to attack Jiankang City.
The vanguard, in the battle of Nanling, defeated the demon thief's rear army Fan Chongmin. The victory of this battle was entirely due to General Liu Zhong's reconnaissance in the heavy fog, and he discovered that the demon thief was ambushing the inner harbor of the water berth on both sides of the bank.
During the battle, Ah Zhong almost fell into the enemy's hands while trying to flank our army's ambush fleet, but he managed to escape with his superb martial arts and excellent boat handling skills. This is also God's blessing for us, so that we can surely defeat the demon thieves.
, benefiting the common people.”
The generals burst out laughing, and Tan Daoji stroked his long beard with satisfaction and said: "Azhong, this boy is really lucky. The battle of Jumi River, the battle of Nantang, and this time have been three times."
When we were in danger, we saved the day every time. I hope we can have his good luck, and that he can survive the catastrophe and make great achievements."
Zhu Chaoshi echoed: "Fan Chongmin is also an old thief among the demon thieves. He has been the incense master of the demon thieves since the time of Sun En. He is very capable of water warfare, but even such a big navy thief was beaten by our army's vanguard.
The attack was defeated, which shows that our army's water warfare capabilities have made great progress."
Yanzhi curled up his lips and said: "I heard that during the Battle of Jiankang, a large number of demon thieves and sailors were captured, and in the past half month, there have been quite a few demon thieves and soldiers who came to surrender on their own initiative. There are many of them.
They had good experience in water combat and ship maneuvering, so the army dispersed them into the ships of the vanguard. They were familiar with the waterways of the Yangtze River, and had knowledge of the monster and pirate ships. They even knew their combat habits very well. With them
With help, we can gain a great victory so easily."
Tan Shao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Exactly, and this great victory is because our Jiankang army mobilized the entire shipbuilding industry from Yangzhou to Sanwu in more than a year, and rushed to build thousands of boats.
A new type of warship, these warships have been specifically improved based on the characteristics of the demon thieves’ ships.”
"For example, the Mengchong warship was equipped with fishing nets on both sides to capture the enemy's small dinghy boats. During the war, iron rods were used for the oars to prevent the enemy from cutting them. There were many pig urine bubbles installed on the hull, which were inflated.
Later, air bags were used to prevent the impact of demon thieves, and puncture holes and arrow holes were left in the cabin for the deck, specially used to ambush the demon thieves sailors who jumped up. The most important point is that the bottom layer of the warship was also added
The bottom plate of the ship is thicker, and even large warships are paved with iron plates, and there are also hooks and forks, which are specially used to stab the water thieves who are digging at the bottom of the ship!"
"Of course, these designs are also used by many of our Jingzhou Legion's warships. Judging from the effect of this battle, they are excellent. We will definitely be able to achieve a great victory like Tieniu and others!"
Liu Muzhi laughed: "The warships of the demon thieves were indeed very advanced when they first launched their army two years ago, but in the past two years, their experienced sailors and old thieves have been consumed a lot, and the newly joined rabble has been far behind."
Without the fanaticism of old thieves, the previous desperate tactics of collision, gang-hopping, and even diving and drilling ships are rarely used now, and this battle is the best proof."
"In the past, the demon thieves fought to the death and relied on close combat as their main method of fighting. However, in this water battle, they tried their best to avoid contact with our army. They shot from long range, and then accelerated their attack on our army, trying to join the gang.
During the battle, we retreated in a panic, but in the chaos, we collided with many. Our army suffered almost no losses, and sank and captured more than 200 enemy warships, large and small, and killed more than 4,000 thieves.
Woolen cloth."
Zhu Chaoshi said with a smile: "That's because the demon thieves have been defeated repeatedly in the past year. They failed to attack Jiankang and were destroyed in Jingzhou. They have lost the momentum they had a year ago. Although I don't know much about the situation in Jiankang.
, but this time General Yu’s Jiangzhou Army, and when I attacked Xiangzhou some time ago, almost all the troops left behind by the demon thieves were defeated or surrendered. Even the battles to attack Yueyang and Changsha, which they thought would be a tough fight, were almost impossible.
The fact that they were captured without any blood shows that the defenders of the monster thieves in various places, as well as the local forces that temporarily joined them, also know that their situation is over, and they are starting to leave a way out for themselves."
Tan Shao said sternly: "Little Shitou, don't underestimate the enemy. After all, what we are fighting these days are just the miscellaneous troops of demon thieves or the new thieves left behind, not the old thieves. And Xu Daofu and Lu Xun have now joined forces to fight
The old thieves and the elite fleet, especially the eight-foot giant ship, are on the front line of the thunder pool, and the decisive battle that follows will be the tough one." (End of this chapter)