In fact, it is no wonder that these navy soldiers were surprised.
Although the navy of the Tang Dynasty was not taken seriously, the super battleships designed before the Sui Dynasty were still the most advanced in the world.
As the battleships were exposed to wind and sun, they were abandoned one after another due to their age, but the Jiangnan Navy still retained the last dozen or so ships.
Now Jiang Chang has led a dozen warships to clear out the Yangtze River. He thought he could cross the Yangtze River, but now he has encountered a hard obstacle.
Moreover, Yang Fan's ship in front of him had a dark hull, like a giant beast waiting to devour people.
More importantly, there are more than 100 ships that are so opulent and majestic and give people a sense of incomparable hardness.
Even though he was used to big scenes, Jiang Chang's jaw almost dropped in shock.
Obviously, with the current strength of the Navy, it is obviously unrealistic to clean up Yang Fan's ships without leaving any trace.
For a moment, Jiang Chang was in a dilemma, with a tangled look on his face.
If a decision is not made well, these super battleships of the Navy are likely to capsize in the gutter.
General Jiang Xu was like this. The navy soldiers who took off their uniforms were dumbfounded. They didn't know what to do.
A person who can drive so many ships at once is a simple person?
How dare your general treat such a fleet as bandits!
The navy soldiers looked at Jiang Chang and looked at each other in confusion.
When they saw Jiang Chang in a dilemma, everyone felt even more guilty.
It seems that his general did not expect that their equipment was no worse than our navy's, or even better.
Indeed, Jiang Chang, who was standing on the first boat, felt a little bitter.
Although he was born in the Jiangnan gentry, his family had already been in trouble. If Zhang Liang had not been recognized as his adoptive father, the Jiang family would have been expelled from the Jiangnan gentry!
This is also the reason why Jiang Chang dared to cooperate with Zhang Liang's actions despite the disapproval of the world.
Of course, Jiang Chang has already become the deputy general of the Navy at the age of thirty. Apart from Zhang Liang's help, his own abilities are absolutely outstanding.
He worked his way up to his current official position in the Navy step by step. He has extremely rich eyesight and combat experience, and even has an extremely sensitive sixth sense.
Jiang Chang sensed a terrifying combat power on Yang Fan's ships.
There was even a thought rising deep in my heart.
If the navy's five-tooth battleship were to confront Yang Fan's ships head-on, it would really be possible for them to knock an egg against a stone.
Shaking his head, Jiang Chang felt that his idea was a bit ridiculous, but he was indeed timid in his heart.
If it were in the past, even if he was killed, he would not want to be an enemy of Yang Fan's ships, and would even take a detour.
But now that the arrow is on the string, except for going forward and completely defeating Yang Fan's ships, is there any other way?
Putting aside the worries and fears in his heart, Jiang Chang gritted his teeth, waved his hands and shouted: "Although the pirates have many ships, they are one size smaller than our warships. What's more, these people are just water pirates.
How do you know the art of water warfare?"
"We are teachers of justice. We hang out on the river all day long and are very familiar with water warfare. The rolling Yangtze River is the pure land we guard. How can we allow this group of sneaky people to run rampant in front of us."
"Listen to my order, all the warships move in at full speed and destroy the water pirates' ships one by one. Let them see who is the invincible master and who is the king of the water!"
After saying that, he waved his hand, and more than ten five-tooth warships behind him slowly rushed forward.
The fleet docked at the riverside was currently led by Su Dingfang.
Su Dingfang, who studied under the military god of the Tang Dynasty, although he dare not say that he inherited all of Li Jing's mantle, he still inherited six or seven points of ability. He was familiar with marching and fighting.
Although Li Jing mainly taught land warfare, Su Dingfang still had a certain understanding of water warfare.
Therefore, when Yang Fan asked him to manage the fleet, Su Dingfang carried out the task meticulously.
Although Yang Fan took away the most elite special forces guards, the remaining more than 1,000 guards were also trained in Junyangfang and are definitely strong enough.
With such a group of guards, Su Dingfang was full of pride even in an unfamiliar field.
Facing the menacing naval warships, Su Dingfang did not have a trace of fear, but instead showed a trace of excitement in his eyes.
However, what surprised Su Dingfang even more was Yang Fan's foresight.
Before Yang Fan left, since he expected someone to attack, this was amazing.
This is why Su Dingfang had already set up a defensive formation as soon as the naval warship appeared.
While Su Dingfang and others admired Yang Fan immensely, Yang Fan secretly complained that he was still a little careless.
Originally, Yang Fan took Li Ke's warning to heart, so wherever he went, Yang Fan would bring all the special forces with him.
In his opinion, although the number of special forces is small, they are all tough people.
Even if the Jiangnan nobles or the Shanyue people gathered in rebellion and attacked, he could quickly retreat from the mountains to the riverside.
By then, as long as you board the modified ship, you can advance, attack, retreat, or defend, and you will be invincible in the world.
But Yang Fan made a miscalculation. He did not expect the large number of Shanyue people.
Moreover, these Shanyue people were so brave under the leadership of Zong Commander Lei Kunming.
What Yang Fan didn't expect was that Zhang Liang and the imperial navy actually wanted to kill him and wipe out all his fleet to cut off Yang Fan's retreat.
The top floor of the Five-Tooth Battleship is an observation deck. The soldiers who were originally responsible for the observation saw from a distance that the ships on the river immediately changed their formation. Obviously, the opponent had been prepared.
Terrified, he quickly signaled with a flag.
Su Dingfang came to the front ship to take command, with a look of honor and disgrace on his face.
The reason why he is so confident, in addition to his own strength, is that he has a courageous and responsible person like Yang Fan as his backing.
However, in addition to the escorts, the fleet also has many technical talents, and more importantly, these people are not familiar with water warfare.
Although these people have been training all the way along the river, these landlubbers from Guanzhong can't even stand firm on the boat!
Seeing the huge five-toothed battleship coming menacingly, Su Dingfang felt a little nervous and sweat started to flow from his forehead.
Su Dingfang immediately made a wise decision - he ordered all the craftsmen and handymen to gather on a few boats, follow closely behind the escorts, and instead turn around and prepare to face the Five-Tooth Battleship.
When the navy soldiers saw the enemy ships speeding towards them, they were already in chaos.
If this were left on land, this group of extraordinary and brave soldiers of the Tang Dynasty would definitely not be afraid even if they faced several times the number of enemies.
They even dared to howl and charge back, but this time they all turned into soft-legged shrimps.
Hearing Jiang Chang's constant shouting, these soldiers finally remembered what it meant and quickly gathered together to prepare for a charge.
Since the navy of the Tang Dynasty was not favored by the court, even though the Wuya warship was customized with a full complement of 900 men, there were currently only two to three hundred men on each ship.
However, soldiers regard obeying orders as their bounden duty and carried out Jiang Chang's orders loyally and responsibly.
Only a dozen oars were stretched out, and they were uniformly thrust into the river water, and they were rowing hard. The huge five-tooth warship launched a charge.
On Su Dingfang's side, everyone was in high spirits, and the fleet was slowly changing, preparing to meet the enemy on the river.
Su Dingfang originally wanted to rely on the extremely hard hull to directly crash into the most powerful Five-Tooth battleship, and then destroy the opponent's morale and capture them in one fell swoop.
Unexpectedly, before engaging in battle, the enemy ships restrained themselves and did not charge with all their strength. Instead, they felt timid before fighting.
This made Su Dingfang feel that these people were too timid!
As the two sides gradually approached, Jiang Chang also saw Su Dingfang's expression and immediately gritted his teeth with hatred.
Although he is timid, which general would think that his skills are inferior to others?
What's more, Jiang Chang also possesses the powerful Five-Tooth Battleship.
But now that the matter has come to this, Jiang Chang can only bite the bullet and issue an order for the soldiers to attack with all their strength!
As soon as the ships of the two sides met, they immediately started to compete with each other.
Just listen to the sound of "boom".
The seemingly tall five-tooth warship was suddenly broken into two pieces like tofu, spinning on the river and sinking quickly.
When the other soldiers on the Five-Tooth Battleship saw this, their jaws almost dropped and they all swallowed.
I thought my Five-Tooth Battleship was invincible, but I didn’t expect the opponent’s ship to be so hard. Compared to the hardness of the enemy’s warship, their Five-Tooth Battleship was just scum!
The other five-tooth battleships that originally wanted to launch a charge could only retreat with all their strength, fearing that their own ships would also follow suit.
Compared with the panic of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, Yang Fan's guards were so confident that all positions were in good order.
Those in charge of manipulating the shooting poles all stayed at their positions, those in charge of long-distance attack stood on the side of the ship with bows and arrows, and the remaining ones held shields in one hand and swords in the other to cover the archers.
A water war is about to break out and is obviously inevitable.
Su Dingfang also wanted to fight quickly, and Yang Fan brought relatively few guards up the mountain, so he was really afraid of any accidents.
Not to mention, the battle on the mountain has entered a fever pitch, and the sounds of killing can be heard endlessly.
The Shanyue people finally rushed up the hillside and, after leaving behind hundreds of corpses, arrived outside the ironworks.
As craftsmen and some children from aristocratic families joined the defense, the Shanyue people never made any further progress.
Facing the shields raised high by the craftsmen and the children of the aristocratic families, the Shanyue people's ferocious offensive was abruptly stopped in front of the tightly formed shield array.
On the other side, the Hengdao in the hands of the special forces resisted the attacks of the Shanyue people again and again, and continued to reap the lives of the Shanyue people.
At this moment, the fatal weakness of the Shanyue people's poor equipment and almost no defensive armor was exposed.
Facing the sharp knives and tough spears of the special forces, the flesh and blood bodies were like meat waiting to be slaughtered on the chopping board, being cut and killed by the special forces wantonly!
In just an instant, hundreds of Shanyue people died where the two armies met.
Warm blood spattered on both sides, then fell to the ground, and the valley turned into a pool of blood in an instant.
The screams shook the eardrums, so brutal!
The Shanyue people have no fighting qualities, no armor to protect themselves, and no sharp weapons.
Especially when facing the special forces whose personal strength is far superior to the most elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the outcome can be imagined.
They lost hundreds of lives but were unable to break through, leaving only blood on the ground!
Lei Kunming's eyes turned red!
He knew that Yang Fan's guards were fully armed, but his own mountain people had little fighting power, and if they wanted to annihilate them, they would have to pay a huge price.
But he had never thought that Yang Fan's guards had such high combat effectiveness.
In comparison, my own mountain people were like babies just learning to walk. Apart from howling and being slaughtered, they had no power to fight back!
Although he is willing to pay the price, compared with the benefits he is about to gain from Changsun Chong, he can accept it.
But such a heavy price is completely unacceptable to him!
These Shanyue people are his own people. If they are all dead, why should Zhang Liang, Changsun Chong and the Jiangnan nobles care about them?
Lei Kunming's eyes turned red as he kicked a clansman in front of him to the side.
He himself brandished a broadsword and rushed forward, slashing the shield erected in front of him with his broadsword.
"boom"
The shieldman's internal organs were damaged by the violent and ruthless blow. He spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backwards. A gap suddenly appeared in the tight formation.
Lei Kunming roared loudly, the muscles of his arms rose up, and he waved the machete and danced like a demon god coming to the world.
The huge swords were flying around, and most people would be injured or killed when they touched them.
In the blink of an eye, the guards of the iron smelting plant were torn open by him in the tight formation. They were covered in blood and felt like they were in an uninhabited land!
When Yang Fan saw something bad, he slashed the Shanyue man in front of him with his sword. He rushed to Lei Kunming's side with a single step and slashed at him with all his strength!
Lei Kunwu was happy to break through the gap, and was about to go deeper and completely tear apart the enemy's defense, when he suddenly heard wind blowing behind his head, and hurriedly swung his sword behind him.
Just hearing the sound of "clang", the two swords collided together, and there was a muffled sound that made the ears hurt.
Yang Fan also felt an almost irresistible huge force coming from the sword, which made his arm numb and a sharp pain in his mouth.
If the handle of the knife hadn't been wrapped tightly around the hand with a strip of cloth, the horizontal knife in the hand might have been thrown away.
Of course, Lei Kunming also felt uncomfortable.
He has developed supernatural powers since he was a child, and was taught the art of Qi training by his sister's master. His martial arts skills are unrivaled among the Shanyue people, so he has unparalleled prestige.
But the young boy in front of him was able to hit him hard, and the force of the blowback even made his wrist numb, which immediately surprised him!
The opponent held a horizontal sword in his hand, which was heavier than an ordinary sword, but compared to the big sword made of black iron, it suffered a loss. You can imagine how strong Yang Fan was.
Obviously, Yang Fan's strength is not much worse than his own!
For a moment, Lei Kunming aroused the competitive spirit in his heart.
Seeing Yang Fan blocking his way, Lei Kunming raised his sword and slashed at Yang Fan's head.
In his opinion, as long as Yang Fan is killed with one blow, today's mission will be mostly completed.
Another clash of gold and steel resulted in a loud noise that deafened the ears of others.
Suddenly, Yang Fan's whole arm was sore and numb, and he was horrified. Is he still human?
Is this guy so strong?
If he hadn't received the inheritance of the system, ten of him might not be able to stop him with a single move.
What's more important is that this guy's blade emits a strange force, which is like the internal force in the novel. When it reaches his body, it makes Yang Fan very uncomfortable.
However, there was no room for him to think too much at this time, nor was there room for him to shrink back.
If he is killed by this Shanyue man, then today he will have no choice but to annihilate his entire army!
Once this general himself is dead, no matter how agile the special forces are, they will not be able to withstand the Shanyue people's offensive when their morale is low!
Thinking of this, Yang Fan gritted his teeth and advanced instead of retreating. He took a quick step to get close to Lei Kunming, and swung the horizontal knife in his hand again, directly to Lei Kunming's head!