"General, the Bianzhou navy is twenty miles ahead!"
"General, we are still ten miles away from the Bianzhou navy!"
As the pathfinder soldiers reported back one after another, the distance between the two sides became closer and closer.
"Five miles ahead, the Bianzhou navy is attacking quickly!"
At this time of reporting, Xu Zhengye and others could already see dots of fire approaching them on the vast river ahead.
Seeing that the flames were indeed moving very fast, the military commander around Xu Zhengye said sarcastically: "These people are really looking for death!"
Xu Zhengye suddenly drew his sword, and his scarlet cloak was particularly dazzling under the firelight.
He raised his sword and shouted loudly: "All the Kuangfu soldiers will follow me to kill all the Demon Queen's thieves. First break Bianzhou and recapture Luoyang, and then kill the Demon Queen!"
The generals next to him drew their swords and shouted in unison: "Kill all the Demon Queen's traitors!"
The sound spread out layer by layer, and the soldiers raised their swords and guns and roared loudly: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The warship also accelerated its forward speed.
The night wind puffed up Xu Zhengye's cloak. He held his sword and looked forward, with murderous intent in his eyes.
This time when he came to Luoyang, he was blocked by heavy rain. Somehow rumors spread among the army, saying that his actions were unintended. The heavy rain for days was a warning from God...
Absolutely ridiculous!
He pulled out dozens of people and beheaded them in public, and then suppressed the voices that were causing harm to the morale of the army.
Today, he will first use the lives of Bianzhou's 10,000 navy troops to kill the generals with morale!
With the morale to move forward bravely, it will be possible to capture Luoyang from Xuance Army and Li Xian!
As the distance between the two sides got closer, Xu Zhengye quickly recognized that the opponent's more than twenty warships were all of the common standard in the Central Plains.
And the more than a hundred warships he brought were all the most superior warships in Jiangning and Yangzhou.
Due to the terrain, Yangzhou needs to defend the waters of the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, while Jiangning has the waters of the Yangtze River flowing through it. Therefore, the warships in the two places have different uses according to the division of labor, from size, to construction, to the arrangement of organs and weapons on the ship.
The cloth is also different. Compared with ordinary warships in the Central Plains, they have great advantages.
At this moment, Xu Zhengye led more than a hundred warships behind him. Their momentum was majestic and majestic, looking like mountains, and seemed to be invincible.
In comparison, the only thing worth mentioning about the Bianzhou ships on the opposite side seems to be their desperate attempt to shake the tree with worms.
When it is weak, the so-called ambition to face death is nothing more than ridiculous stupidity in the eyes of the enemy.
"Fire the arrow!"
The strategy of water warfare is divided into near and far battles. Before getting close, the enemy is often driven away with bows and crossbows.
The bows and crossbows on the warships in the front row of the Xu army were all firing, and the force was as dense as rain.
The "Bianzhou Navy" side has also begun to fire arrows, but Xu Jun's ships are mostly suitable for naval battles. The hulls are much higher than ordinary ships. It is very difficult for the "Bianzhou Navy" to attack from above, and it is difficult to shoot arrows.
Most of the people injured on Xu Jun's ship were blocked by the strong and tall hull.
On the contrary, Xu Jun had a high degree of advantage.
On the warships of the "Bianzhou Navy", people began to fall down after being hit by arrows, and some fell into the water. The formation of the ships gradually became chaotic.
Among Xu's troops, seeing this, a general loudly ordered: "Attack!"
Taking advantage of the opponent's disordered formation, it's a good time to approach quickly!
Next, you can engage in close combat, kill the opponent's warship, control the opponent's rudder, and block their retreat!
"Whoever kills the Bianzhou general will be rewarded with a hundred gold!" Xu Zhengye shouted loudly: "We will not accept any prisoners tonight. We will kill all the demon queens and rebel against the party. No one will be left alive!"
"Tomorrow I will take their heads and knock on the gate of Bianzhou City!"
"kill--!"
"..."
On Xu Jun's warship, the horn sounded to kill the enemy.
However, at this time, Xu Zhengye saw that the Bianzhou warships quickly reorganized their formation, with twenty ships arranged in two rows, ten at the front and at the front.
The ten ships in front advanced instead of retreating, and were actually facing Xu Jun's warship!
Even if they collided, Xu Jun, whose warship was larger, would not be afraid.
Xu Zhengye vaguely sensed something was wrong. He immediately raised his hand and subconsciously shouted "Slow down!", but it was already too late.
There were only a few soldiers left on the opponent's ten ships. Because the ships were lighter and faster, they had already collided with each other!
Just when they were about to collide, the "Bianzhou soldiers" suddenly turned the rudder sharply and adjusted the direction, turning the ship that was originally moving forward into facing the Xu army's warship.
At the same time, the soldiers on the ship opened the mechanism and lowered the fences on both sides of the ship. There is a mystery in this fence. When it is lowered, it can be turned into a suspension bridge. At the top of the suspension bridge, there are sharp iron rods that are as long as a person and shaped like a bird's beak.
nail--
"Bang bang bang!"
When the warships of both sides collided, with the force of the collision, the rows of sharp iron nails on the ten ships were firmly pierced into the bow of the Xu army's warship!
The dozen or so warships at the front of Xu's army were restrained. As the ships shook, a general shouted: "Stop them! Kill them!"
These people who have thrown themselves into a trap, resorting to such means, undoubtedly want to board their warship!
As expected, those "Bianzhou Navy" quickly rushed up to the suspension bridge connecting Xu Army's warships.
But they never climbed onto Xu Jun's warship, but quickly jumped into the water from both sides!
Soon, those ten ships became empty ships.
When Xu Jun saw this, he was puzzled for a moment. A general with experience in water warfare shouted: "Pay attention to the bottom of the boat! Be careful of them digging the boat!"
"Shoot them!"
"Quick, check the bottom of the boat!"
While the ship was in a hurry, Xu Zhengye looked at the ten Bianzhou ships that were still holding them tightly and unable to get rid of them. He didn't know what he thought of, but he suddenly raised his eyes and looked forward.
The remaining ten ships, amidst the rain of arrows, had already emerged from the water, as well as their wounded companions, and quickly retreated back.
Is this an escape?
wrong……
Xu Zhengye focused his eyes for a moment, and his eyes suddenly changed.
More than ten ships!
He saw several new fires suddenly lighting up a mile away in front of him.
Immediately, several groups turned into dozens of groups!
Through the bright firelight, one can see warships one after another, suddenly emerging from the bottom of the water like ghosts and appearing on the surface of the water!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The ten warships that had just retreated surrounded the "newly appeared" warships like fish. A drumbeat suddenly sounded on one of the tallest building ships.
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"Boom!"
"Boom!"
With the sound of one long and two short drums, the warships suddenly woke up like sea monsters and suddenly attacked them!
On top of the ship, an armored girl was holding a heavy Fuyuan crossbow, narrowing her eyes slightly and aiming forward.
This crossbow has a range of more than 300 steps, and she patiently estimated the distance.
Just like her, there were nine other people on the left and right boats, all of whom had taken aim, like hunters ready to attack in the night.
"not good!"
Although Xu Zhengye couldn't see the specific movements on the opposite ship, he already understood what was going on. He immediately stepped back and said: "Stop everyone, abandon the ship quickly!"
"Except for the ships in the front row, the remaining ships must retreat quickly!"
"Retreat quickly!"
"quick!"
Xu Jun's front row of warships were running and shouting hurriedly. Many soldiers did not know what was going to happen next and were pushed back. The situation was extremely chaotic for a while.
Some of them were pushed into the water, and some jumped onto the warships behind them. Some of them had not had time to jump on, but the warships began to retreat under orders.
During the chaotic retreat, some ships collided with each other end-to-end. Under the impact, it was difficult to move quickly for a while.
"Fire the arrow!"
The girl's clear voice gave the order.
If the sound fails to reach its destination, the sound of drums will convey it on its behalf.
"Boom!"
Along with this drumbeat, a rocket flew out of the girl's hand.
"call out!"
The rocket hit one of the ten empty ships accurately.
The fire burned brightly.
Immediately afterwards, rockets were fired one after another, piercing the empty ships.
The fire gradually connected into a piece, and when it accumulated enough, it made a deafening explosion sound.
"--boom!"
"——Bang!"
It turned out to be gunpowder!
A large amount of gunpowder was deployed on those ten ships in advance!
The faces of Xu Jun in the front row who had not had time to evacuate from the ship changed greatly, and their ears were ringing. Among them was the general who threatened to go to Bianzhou Hualou to broaden his horizons.
Bad news, we can't go to Hualou.
Good news, you can also go to the Palace of Hell.
The look of fear only had time to stay on the man's face for a brief moment, and the next moment, the man was blown away.
Their warship was also blown up, and the fire climbed up in the night wind and continued to spread to the rear.
Many sails were ignited, and the huge earthquake force also shook the water surface. The warship lost its balance and seemed to be overturned during the shaking.
The screams of being burned by gunpowder, the hurried panic, the smoke filling the eyes, choking people coughing repeatedly, and people falling into the water all the time, all of which made the surrounding area feel like a sea of fire and purgatory.
The more this happened, the more panicked the soldiers at the helm became. Their warships collided with each other. The advantage of the ship's size turned into a disadvantage for advancing and retreating at this moment.
With his mind buzzing, Xu Zhengye held onto the railing of the boat, tried his best to steady his body, and said angrily: "Don't panic!"
However, in the chaos, his voice was almost drowned out by the commotion.
"General, general!"
The Taoist who was following him rushed over dizzy, and before he could speak, he vomited against the railing of the boat for a while.
"General..." The Taoist didn't care much, and wiped the vomit from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve. His eyes were frightened, and he pointed tremblingly forward: "Look, look, that, that is...!"
Xu Zhengye had already looked over, and through the sea of fire in front of him, his eyes trembled.
The ships heading towards them were far more than ten or dozens of ships...
Dots of firelight are connected, and with the orderly sound of drums, they meander above the water, like a vigorous and galloping dragon.
Hanging high above it are the large handsome flag with the character "Xiao" and the military flag with the character "Sheng".
"How...how could it be like this..." The Taoist's voice trembled, and he no longer had the immortal spirit he had before.
How could these pursuers who were supposed to be in the rear cross them and appear in front of them!
And those warships are simply countless at the moment, I'm afraid they are no less than them!
Xu Zhengye's thoughts were mixed in his mind. Although he had no time to think about it carefully, it was obvious that he had fallen into the opponent's ambush trick!
In the face of crisis, he couldn't help but be distracted.
He pushed away a helpless helmsman, stabilized the ship himself, and shouted loudly: "Fire the arrows! Get the rockets!"
Rockets need gunpowder, and they have gunpowder.
But gunpowder was actually used in warfare only a few decades ago. It is not easy to produce large quantities. Xu Zhengye originally planned to stay in Luoyang City to attack Luoyang City. After all, there was the most difficult Xuance Army to deal with.
In comparison, the tens of thousands of Bianzhou navy troops were not worth his use of gunpowder.
But he never thought that Xiao Min's army would suddenly appear here and set an ambush!
Under the control of Xu Zhengye and his men, the chaotic situation improved slightly. While they adjusted the chaotic arrangement of warships, they began to passively counterattack.
In the light of the fire, the two sides attacked from near and far, and the sound of fighting was loud.
The battlefield is not just above the water.
Xu Zhengye soon discovered that arrows began to rain down on them on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Naturally, these people were also brought by Chang Suining and Xiao Min. They all came by water, but the number of people carried on the warship during transportation was different from that during war. To ensure flexibility during the war, an ordinary warship could accommodate
There were no more than a few hundred people, so she set up an ambush on the shore to keep an overview of the battle and block Xu Zhengye's retreat.
Another point is that Chang Suining discovered in advance that Xu Zhengye's warships had a limited number and carried a large amount of food and supplies. Therefore, among the army he brought, there were still 10,000 cavalry who did not take the waterway.
Xu Zhengye had few elite men under his command, so these 10,000 cavalrymen were considered his elite vanguard.
In order to prepare for a surprise attack by Xu Zhengye's 10,000 vanguard, Chang Sui Ning Te also set up an ambush on the shore.
These were the ambush troops she used to await the ten thousand troops.
She noticed that Xu Zhengye had already set off fireworks signals at the very beginning, presumably to contact his subordinates.
But the strange thing is that until it was almost dawn, those 10,000 cavalrymen who should not have kept a large distance from Xu Zhengye had not yet arrived.
The battle situation in front of him had lost the opportunity, the situation was unfavorable, and the cavalry was delayed in coming to respond. Seeing another trusted general fell down after being hit by an arrow, Xu Zhengye gritted his teeth and his eyes were already scarlet.
"General, general..."
The Taoist, whose bun was scattered and whose fly whisk had been lost, crawled over, grabbed the hem of his armor, and said in panic: "The situation is not good, General, please evacuate quickly!"
Xu Zhengye lowered his eyes and looked at him steadily: "Master, do you still remember what you said when you were in Jiangdu?"
This Taoist told him that if he comes to Luoyang, he will definitely accomplish great things!
Facing those formidable eyes, the Taoist trembled like chaff: "The poor...the poor Taoist...couldn't predict this calamity..."
"Really?" Xu Zhengye laughed silently, and the blood-stained spear in his hand suddenly stabbed downwards.
The Taoist opened his mouth, but because his neck was pierced, he could no longer make a sound.
Looking at the Taoist with thick blood pouring out of his mouth, Xu Zhengye asked: "Did the master predict his death today?"
In order to achieve a great cause, he also followed the example of his ancestors and recruited some so-called capable people, strangers, and people in Buddhism and Taoism to help him expand his name and create the image of "obeying God's will."
Who knew this man was a complete liar!
He was not a fool, and naturally he could not be said to value the other party blindly. When he came to Luoyang, he did not just believe in the other party's words, but this did not affect his resentment and anger at the moment.
Xu Zhengye withdrew his spear, and when the Taoist fell to the ground, the spear in his hand pierced the Taoist's body again, once, twice, and three times to vent his anger until his face was spattered with blood.
"thump!"
As a soldier next to Xu Zhengye was hit by an arrow and fell into the water, a sharp arrow was also approaching him.
Xu Zhengye suddenly waved his spear and blocked the arrow.
At the same time, he raised his eyes and tried to track where the arrow came from. It was not shot from the shore. His position determined that the crossbowmen on the shore could not hurt him.
Soon, he saw a warship flying the flag of "Sheng", and at some point it came around to their side.
Standing on the bow of the ship was a young man wearing armor and holding a bow. The skylight broke through the dawn behind her, hiding her face in the backlight.
But Xu Zhengye still concluded at a glance that this was the girl from the Chang family who "cursed" him with her message, General Ning Yuan!
His eyes suddenly became extremely gloomy, and murderous aura began to surge and gather.
