When Wang Zheng defeated Zhou Tai, in the fierce wind and rain, Sun Ce's army also came over with two ships. At the same time, several ships from the Heavenly Army also came up. Both sides set up springboards, but
Whether it was because of the news that Wang Zheng was on the boat or the enemy's strategy, new soldiers from both sides began to come to Wang Xiong's boat. The total number of people fighting was increasing, and the building was blocked.
The deeper the draft is pressed.
After discovering this, Wang Zheng could not help but frown slightly, and ordered to several soldiers who came to defend him: "Go and send an order so that the ships do not need to send reinforcements here."
Just kidding, you have to know that building ships are also large and small. The hull is divided into three to five floors. There are buildings on the ship, so it is called a building ship. In the late Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan's ship "Feiyun" was enough to carry three to four thousand people, but
Such a building ship is more than ten feet tall, and it is unknown how many layers of hull it has.
Today's Wu Miehao only has two floors, and the maximum number of people it can carry is only eight or so, while Wang Xiong's is even more average. In fact, five or six hundred people is the limit, and now it seems that it has exceeded this number.
, Wang Zheng is also afraid that the ship will capsize if it carries too much weight.
When the soldiers went to deliver the order, Wang Zheng looked around. In fact, it was not just Wang Xiong's boat. As the ships formed a square formation with Wang Xiong's boat as the center, the two sides had already started fighting in several places.
In the boarding battle, however, compared to Sun Cejun, who was on the boat with Wang Xiong, the enemies in other places were far less brave.
The elite should be gathered here.
Wang Zheng came to a conclusion in his mind. After his charge, not only were generals like Zhou Tai who were close to the fourth-level soldiers coming to fight, but other Sun Ce troops were also attacking like crazy one after another, even if they suffered casualties under the sharp edge of the divine sword.
It was tragic, but it seemed that it didn't matter at all. In contrast, when Sun Ce's army in other places entered a real hand-to-hand battle with the Heavenly Army, it was fine in the early stage. Once the casualties reached a certain proportion, their morale and fighting spirit dropped significantly.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the enemy's command to realize this. Not only did the remaining warships stop approaching, but there was a sound of gold in the distance. Soon after, the largest of them took the lead and headed towards
Sail to the other side of the river.
Is this a retreat?
Subsequently, Sun Cejun on several boats took the initiative to dive one after another, which proved Wang Zheng's guess. The rain was falling hard. He smoothed his hair and said to the soldiers who came over: "Don't chase the poor invaders. Let's let it go for the time being."
Let them go."
A water battle in the rain is too dangerous. Although in fact it is precisely because of such heavy rain that neither side can carry out long-range attacks. Instead, the enemy is forced to choose the side. To a certain extent, it is the choice of the one most suitable for the heavenly army.
"Water warfare" method, but Wang Zheng also had concerns, so he did not choose to let the entire army press forward and pursue the victory.
Once they reach the shore, the true strength of the Heavenly Army can be unleashed, but who knows if Sun Cejun has arranged an ambush?
After this water battle, Wang Xiong's ship was already scarred and in danger. Even this time, because he was the vanguard, he became the focus of the enemy's firepower. He fought hard and was stabbed in the shoulder. He came to pay his respects.
Wang Zhengshi's injured arm was also wrapped randomly with cloth, and the rain fell heavily, dyeing half of his body red.
Upon seeing this, Wang Zheng gave a few words of comfort and asked his soldiers to bring the medical officers accompanying the army from the Mie Wu to treat and bandage the wounded soldiers. While walking towards his ship, he walked to the gangplank and several
A soldier was trying to pull out Wang Zhengzha's spear from the springboard. Since the war was temporarily over, the nail could not be left.
It's just that Wang Zheng's blow under the third-level strong attack bonus was so powerful that it was indescribable. The gun was too deep, and even the combined force of several system soldiers could not move it at all. As soon as they saw Wang Zheng coming, they immediately
He saluted and said: "General, this villain is incompetent. I really can't pull out this gun!"
Even though he said this, there was no trace of shame on anyone's face, as if this was a matter of course...
There is no way, General Tiangong has the divine power given by Huang Tian. Not to mention a few people can't do it, but even dozens of people can't do it. Isn't it normal?
Wang Zheng smiled when he heard this: "If you can't pull it out, just chop it off."
"this..."
A soldier was startled when he heard this, then touched the barrel of the gun, looked at Wang Zheng and said hesitantly: "General, this barrel of the gun is very good. It would be a pity if it broke. Then I should call a few more people to try it."
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Wang Zheng heard the words and glanced at the soldier with admiration. It was very good. The soldiers under this general should be able to live like this. He nodded, and immediately walked away from the gun. He glanced at it twice, then leaned over slightly and grabbed it.
The barrel of the gun gave a sharp drink, and then the force of thought came out, and then there was a crisp sound of "boom", accompanied by a sound of wood breaking, and the gun immediately came out three feet first.
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Wang Zheng was a little surprised. He had already used eight of his strength. He thought he would be able to pull it all out in one breath, but who would have thought that he only pulled out part of it. He became curious and moved his hand towards
He moved down, stepped on the springboard, exerted force again, and heard another "click". The gun was finally pulled out, and a crack appeared on the springboard.
Holding the gun in his hand, Wang Zheng looked at it carefully.
He had never cared about this gun before, thinking that it was just a weapon used by ordinary soldiers, how good could it be. Besides, when he held it in his hand, he felt it was just as heavy. It shouldn't be made of fine iron. Naturally,
I care more.
Now I finally remembered what was unusual about it.
How can a wooden weapon remain intact despite being victorious for thousands of miles?
After taking a closer look, I finally saw some clues.
This gun is about eight feet long. The head of the gun is indeed nothing special. It is just made of ordinary iron. However, the body of the gun is made of unknown wood. It is actually hard but tough and extremely strong.
Especially when Wang Zheng concentrated, he discovered that the color of the gun body looked dark and ordinary at first glance, but in fact it was faintly purple, which seemed to have some origin.
A spear danced out casually. Wang Zheng felt more and more that the spear was inexplicably easy to use, and his heart suddenly moved. Isn't it a coincidence? He happened to be short of a long weapon.
Although it is extremely sharp, as a sword weapon, it is too short on the battlefield and can only be fought alone. If it is used to charge into battle, it will actually be a waste of Wang Zheng's divine power.
After all, if the killing range is different, the killing results will definitely be different.
...
Back on his ship, Wang Zhengxian put the divine sword back on the sword case, and then handed the gun to the soldiers to put it away. Not long after he sat down, Wang Xiong, wrapped in gauze, ran over again and said: "General, those two
There are people on the ship who want to see the general."
Are they the two ships we rescued?
Wang Zheng nodded and said: "Just in time, I am also about to ask them where they are?"
"I have brought him to the Miewu," Wang Xiong said, "Now several people are waiting outside the cabin, and the leader's name is Qiao Bi."
Wang Zheng asked again: "Can you tell me which Yangzhou army they are?"
"No." Wang Xiong shook his head: "They are ships sent by General Chen Lan from Linhu to Hefei to collect food supplies, not the defeated soldiers who escaped from Hefei City."
Hearing this, Wang Zheng suddenly felt relieved and couldn't help blurting out: "That's good, that's good."
He immediately came to his senses and looked at the respectful Wang Xiong across from him. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He didn't expect that Wang Xiong, who was always the first to fight the enemy bravely, looked rough on the outside, but actually had a sophisticated mind.
He did not directly ask if he was a defeated soldier in Hefei City, but Wang Xiong already understood that what Wang Zheng was most afraid of now was hearing the news of the fall of Hefei City, so he took the initiative to answer.
Hmm, it seems that it is not suitable to use Wang Xiong simply as a pioneer in the future?
While thinking to himself, Wang Zhengdao: "Did they suffer any losses?"
"Fortunately, they withdrew immediately after the attack and had not yet faced off against Sun Ce's army, so the losses were not huge."
"Withdraw immediately? Does that mean fleeing without a fight?"
Hearing this, Wang Zheng was startled for a moment, then sighed and shook his head: "It seems that since Ji Ling left, most of Yuan Gongli's army now consists of these people who know how to advance and retreat and are quick to see opportunities."
"That's all, let's call them in."
"Here!"
Soon after, Wang Xiong and three people entered the cabin again. Just as Wang Zheng was about to speak, he saw that the three people had already knelt down: "General Linhu garrison Du Bo Qiaoben pays homage to Wang Zhoumu."
"Since you are not subordinates of the government, you do not need to perform this great ceremony."
Wang Zheng strode forward, personally helped Qiao Bi who was taking the lead, and said warmly: "Uncle Qiao Du, please stand up. I am leading the army south this time. I was invited by the monarch to come to relieve the danger in Linhu. The military situation is urgent."
, let’s make a long story short, what’s the situation in the city now?”
"Report to Wangzhou Mu..."
Qiao Bi stood up and said respectfully: "For the sake of safety, my general has been holding tight these days. The defense is well done and there is no serious problem. However, due to the two previous battles outside Xiang'an and Linhu City,
After the defeat, there were many wounded soldiers in the city, so the general ordered him to take some of the wounded who could not go into battle to form a food dispatching team and go in batches to Hefei, Chengde, Lu'an and other places to adjust food supplies. However, he never expected that Sun Cejun would actually
If we conduct a sneak attack here, or if the non-state animal husbandry comes to help, our team of 200 people will definitely be out of luck!"
Having said this, Qiao Ben once again bowed his head and said solemnly: "General and all brothers, I would like to thank Zhou Mu for his life-saving grace. I will always remember it in my heart."
Wang Zheng didn't care whether he remembered it or not. Hearing what he said about the grain urging team, Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice: "Chen Lan sent so many grain urging teams? Is it possible that there is not much food in the city now?"
Qiao Bi said: "Don't worry, Zhou Mu. There are still two warehouses of surplus grain in the city, which is enough for the soldiers and civilians in the city for three months. Not to mention that the people still have grain reserves. If they are collected in full, it will be enough for one year. The general ordered me to wait for the grain supply. In fact,
I want some wounded soldiers to be transferred to the rear to recuperate."
"That's it." Wang Zheng nodded and said, "Uncle Qiaodu, do you still want to move forward now?"
"Yes." Qiao Ben said: "In addition to some wounded soldiers, there are also many craftsmen who are skilled in carpentry in our group. In the previous battle, not only our army suffered heavy losses, but also the ship losses were also huge. The general ordered me to bring
They went to the rear also thinking about continuing to build new ships."
Hearing this, some of the contempt Wang Zheng had in his heart immediately disappeared. It turned out that the people on these ships were craftsmen and wounded soldiers. Speaking of which, when they met Sun Ce's army and fled without fighting, on the one hand, they could not defeat him, and on the other hand, they fled without fighting.
On the one hand, it is also to protect these craftsmen...
He secretly screamed in shame, thought for a while and said: "Okay, but the number of people I brought this time is not too many. I really can't allocate manpower to protect you. Next, you should be careful, in case Sun Cejun does it again."
ambush."
Qiao Bi looked grateful and said, "Thank you, Zhou Mu, for your kindness!"
...
After Qiao Ben and his men left, Wang Zheng ordered the fleet to change its formation again, asking Wang Xiong's troops to move to the right wing, and the Tianzhu battalion to replace them in the center. Although the Tianzhu camp had little experience in operating ships, fortunately there were not many of them now.
, it was easy to change the formation, and it only took a short while to set up the new formation.
The fleet set off again in the rain.
The rain was still heavy, making Wang Zheng's black armor shine, and the clothes under the armor were already soaked. He held on to the railing of the boat and looked ahead silently. Counting Huang Zhong's scene, the Heavenly Army was unable to do so this time.
They didn't even see the shadow of Linhu City, and they had already fought two battles.
And although the scale was not large, the battle was actually extremely fierce. Even though the heavenly army won both games, the total losses actually amounted to two to three hundred. This made Wang Zheng really angry!
Who leaked the news?
Once I let the general find out...
Just as his murderous intention surged, the fleet continued to move forward at high speed. Although it was going against the current, it was moving with the wind. If there were no accidents, it would be able to reach Hefei City in an hour. However, it was already afternoon, and with the time to go ashore,
I'm afraid it will be midnight when we arrive in Hefei.
After dusk, the rain gradually became thinner, and when it was getting dark, the rain finally stopped. As soon as the rain stopped, the soldiers on each ship took the time to change out of their clothes that had been soaked by the rain. There was only a commotion on the river. Wang Zheng
I also went back to the cabin to change my underwear, and wiped my black armor carefully with a dry cloth. Under an oil lamp, the heavy nails began to shine again.
At this time someone knocked on the door.
Wang Zheng said without raising his head: "Come in."
The person who came in was Wang Xiong. As soon as he entered the door, he said: "General, the boat sent out to explore the road has returned."
Wang Zhengdao: "Is there anything abnormal?"
"They can already see Hefei City in front, but..." At this point, Wang Xiong paused and hesitated: "It seems that the city is brightly lit, which seems a bit..."
Brightly lit?
Wang Zheng was shocked. The Han Dynasty was not a later generation. Diesel that could light the lights was so precious. Except for the center of the Han Empire like Chang'an and Luoyang, most cities would never have such a situation at night!
This sentence probably means that there is a war in the city, otherwise lights, candles and torches would not be wasted!
Wang Zheng stood up and ordered as he walked: "Let's go and have a look."
"In addition, let the whole ship continue to accelerate immediately and get ashore as soon as possible!"
Like most of the heavenly army, Wang Zheng is now extremely eager to feel down-to-earth again!