From ancient times to the present, the history of the Chinese people is a history of struggle against nature. The simple and hard-working Chinese ancestors do not believe in gods or destiny, but they firmly believe in the creed that "man can conquer nature". They are not afraid of difficulties and are tenacious and unyielding.
Another generation thrives on the land of China.
A long time ago, the Chinese ancestors fought unremittingly with nature, and canals were one of the means of fighting against nature.
It reaches Guanzhong in the west, Fujian and Guangdong in the south, and North China in the north. Traces of canals dug by our ancestors remain everywhere.
When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty came to the throne, he mobilized millions of people to connect the canals left over from ancient times with the natural rivers. From south to north, he built the Grand Canal that shocked the past and the present, connecting Hebei and Guanzhong, the most prosperous places in China.
, Lianghuai, Jiangdong and other regions are connected together, making indelible contributions to promoting economic prosperity and unifying China.
Everyone said that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was ignorant and ignorant, but just this canal running from north to south was enough for his achievements to be remembered throughout the ages, and his descendants would inherit his blessings from generation to generation.
Where Banzhu enters the Yellow River, due to the different height differences between the two rivers, a huge sluice was built to separate them. When ships pass through, the upstream sluice is first closed to allow the ships to approach the gate, then the downstream sluice is closed, and the upstream sluice is opened.
, the Yellow River water poured in, the water level rose, and the ships sailed into the Yellow River through the opened gate.
The naval fleet entered the Yellow River from this point. The boats were connected with each other and their white sails were like clouds. They sailed upstream along the river and headed towards Luoyang.
From Xingyang to Luoyang, several armies on both sides of the Yellow River waterway moved to the embankment at the same time. The rolling logs and iron ropes that had been prepared were taken out. One end of the iron rope was now fixed, and then boats were used to cross the Yellow River, transporting the iron rope to the other side, and tying the other end.
On the big tree on the shore, across the river.
Although Zheng Rentai had used it in the Battle of Banzhu before, the water flow on the canal was gentle, and the naval warships took enough wind, making the speed extremely fast, and the iron cables also broke under the huge inertia. However, the water on the Yellow River was surging, and the water
When a division warship goes upstream, its speed will inevitably weaken, its inertia will be insufficient, and it is very likely to be blocked by iron cables.
There are also huge logs piled on the shore. When the naval warships approach, these logs are pushed into the river. The river is rolling and rushing, and the logs are wrapped around them to generate huge inertia and form a powerful destructive force, which is enough to break the hull of the ship.
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General Suga of the Right Houwei stood on the bank of the river with his helmet and armor fluttering, his clothes and sleeves fluttering in the river wind. Behind him, hundreds of soldiers were waiting in formation, full of murderous intent.
A fast horse galloped along the official road by the river. When it got close, it drove up the embankment, dismounted and came to Sujia. He said loudly: "General, the enemy warships have arrived ten miles downstream.
Ten ships, thirty gunboats, and fifty baggage ships and troop transports are coming at full speed!"
Su Jia looked serious and ordered: "Everyone is on your place!"
"Here!"
The soldiers behind him quickly arranged them according to the previous drill process. Dozens of iron ropes were already stretched across the river. A captain stood on the side of the stacked rolling logs with a knife. He only waited for the enemy ship to come, then cut the tied ropes and rowed the rolling logs.
Enter the river.
There are dozens of people operating two siege crossbows, ready.
Suga tightly held the handle of the horizontal sword at his waist, with veins on the back of his hand bulging, and he was very nervous. His mission was not to defeat the navy. The Battle of Banzhu that just happened showed that the navy was invincible above the water.
All the people who had doubts about this kept their mouths shut. It was impossible for him alone with thousands of people to sink the navy ship on the shore.
All it takes is to delay the navy and buy as much time as possible for Meng Jindu's Shandong private army who is crossing the river.
It seems simple, but it is not.
Because once the delay cannot be completed, the price to be paid is too high and the consequences are too serious...
A piece of white sail suddenly jumped into view at the end where the river met the sky. Then, there was a shadow of sail connected to each other, heading upstream against the trend like a galloping horse.
Sujia took a breath of cold air. Ships traveling upstream on the river generally need to be pulled by trackers and paddled by sailors, and the speed is extremely slow. Even though I had heard in the past that the new type of sail developed by the navy could make the ship sail against the wind, but thinking about it
It's just faster than normal. How could you expect it to be so fast?
Seeing the mighty naval ships filling the river getting closer and closer, Su Jia raised his arms and shouted: "Let go!"
The captain cut off the rope with a knife, and the huge trees piled up like a hill rolled down into the river in an instant. They first sank into the water, then floated, and then were carried by the surging river water and rushed downstream.
horse.
Almost at the same time, the leading naval warship hit the iron cable crossing the river south of the Yangtze River. The iron cable quickly straightened, and the huge inertia carried by the hull broke free from this restraining force. The entire hull made a "kaka" sound.
Then there was a "collapse" sound, and the iron cable broke.
But before the warship could accelerate again, it hit the next iron cable. The ship's speed was impeded, and the iron cable stretched straight without breaking.
Just when Su Jia was ecstatic and thought he could stop the navy with this, a ship behind passed the first ship and hit the already stretched iron rope. The iron rope broke instantly. The ship kept moving forward and then hit the upper and lower boats.
An iron rope...
As a result, the naval warships on the river rushed to the front and broke all the iron ropes set up one by one.
boom!
The giant trees floating and sinking in the river finally hit the warship, making a dull sound, and the side of the ship near the waterline was immediately cracked. Then, countless giant trees rolled over in the waves, and they came one after another.
Crash into a naval warship.
Boom boom boom!
The bow of a warship was smashed into pieces by a giant tree, and the river surged in. The navy flagship behind it had to send out a semaphore, ordering everyone to slow down, and placed the first ship hit by the giant tree across the river, resisting the giant tree's attack.
impact.
For a moment, sawdust flew everywhere, and several warships were hit, causing their hulls to shatter and tilt into the water.
However, the number of giant trees was limited, so this wave of impact was endured. The navy soldiers drove the damaged warship to the shore and abandoned it voluntarily. The entire crew withdrew and was transported to other ships by small boats. The fleet raised the sails again.
Go upstream.
Su Jia cursed unwillingly, and calculated that the time was only delayed for about an hour, but he led hundreds of soldiers to prepare for this for several days.
However, since there are still more than ten troops preparing to block the attack along the Yellow River, if all can be effective, it will be enough to delay the navy for one day, and Mengjin Ferry will have more time for the Shandong private army to cross the river.
As long as the Shandong private army successfully crosses the river and reaches Tongguan, the current situation will suddenly change...
"Prepare the siege crossbow! Fire!"
"Bang bang bang!"
The bowstring made of thick beef tendons was released suddenly, making a muffled sound that shook the five internal organs. The crossbow arrow as thick as a child's arm was ejected, turning into a black shadow and flying across the river like lightning, and suddenly hit the navy warship.
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Take, take, take!
There was a muffled sound, and the sharp arrow clusters easily broke through the side of the warship, the deck, and the rudder tower. Wood chips flew everywhere, and holes were shot out of the hull. Whenever a soldier came near, his bones and tendons were broken immediately, and the unlucky ones were even ejected from their bodies.
Blood sprayed.
Boom boom boom! Several artillery pieces on the naval warships fired back, but Su Jia on the shore had already abandoned his siege crossbow and rushed upriver with hundreds of soldiers without looking back, heading straight to the next blocking point.
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On the river, nearly a hundred warships gathered together. Among them, Liu Rengui, the flagship, was calm and steady, and ordered: "There is no need to hurry, treat the wounded, and check the damaged parts of the hull. The craftsmen will repair them immediately. If it cannot be repaired, the ship will be completed."
give up."
"Here!"
The soldiers under his command quickly signaled the order to each ship. The craftsmen came down from the baggage ship behind and were transported to the damaged warship by small boats. They promptly began repairs. The accompanying army doctor also began to treat the injured soldiers.
Liu Rengui looked at both sides of the river, his face serious and as calm as a mountain.
Although there had been news from the front that the Shandong private army was urgently crossing the river at Mengjin Ferry, he was not as eager to arrive as Yu Chigong and others suspected, to prevent the other party from crossing the river.
Turning around and walking back to the helm, he took a sip of tea in a leisurely manner, picked up the letter Fang Xuanling had just sent from the table, read it carefully, put the letter back into the envelope, lit the fire and lit it, and watched the envelope go by one by one.
It burned to ashes, and I couldn't help but let out a sigh.
He boasted of his extraordinary intelligence and superior strategy, and was unwilling to submit to the navy. His ambition was to be in the court. He believed that the Gong Gong princes in the temple were just like this. They were probably in high positions just because of their birth and luck.
If he were in a different place, he would consider himself no worse than those people.
But when he saw Fang Xuanling in the letter, he slowed down and obeyed the order of the Shandong private army to arrive at Tongguan, but he was filled with a sense of surprise.
When it comes to being ambitious and strategizing, I feel ashamed of myself.
He was still thinking about how to approach Tongguan and defeat the Jin rebels, but Fang Xuanling was already thinking about how after the Jin king's defeat, the imperial court would bring the entire Shandong into the administrative structure for the first time after entering the Tang Dynasty.
Encircling a point for reinforcements is a common tactic, but this time the foundation of the entire Shandong family was about to be destroyed, which inevitably made him furious.
This time, it is not like Yanziji did before, who dispersed the Jiangnan private army and allowed them to return to their homeland after suffering a heavy setback. Once Tongguan was cut off, it would be a dead end. The Shandong private army in the middle wanted to return to Shandong alive.