For Meng Shan, the guard general of Xishan Island and the head of the powerful Meng family on Xishan Island, he really regretted it at this moment. Shen Tuxiong, the rebel general of the Qi army, sent people to him to recruit the bandits in the waters around Xishan Island.
At that time, Mengshan didn't pay attention, and of course, he didn't help.
Because the Meng family and many powerful people on Xishan Island have a deep relationship with the water bandits in the surrounding waters. Not to mention that there are several teams of water bandits in the surrounding areas who are secretly formed by the powerful people on Xishan Island. It is the stolen goods obtained by those water bandits.
Isn't it selling through them at a low price? But they can make a lot of profits from it.
It can be said that these powerful people on Xishan Island are able to stay on Xishan Island and become stronger and stronger, which is closely related to the surrounding water bandits. Doesn't Shen Tuxiong send people to recruit the water bandits to affect their interests? Qi
If the military navy rises in the waters of Taihu Lake, it will definitely affect its status on Xishan Island. It is important to
If the Qi Navy is based in the central waters of Taihu Lake and fights against the Jieyi Navy, then Xishan Island will inevitably become the garrison of the Qi Navy. By then, he, a small left-behind captain, will probably be replaced by the new
The navy generals and schools will be replaced. These are very inconsistent with the interests of Mengshan and the current powerful people of Xishan Island.
Therefore, Mengshan and the powerful people on Xishan Island did not help, and even secretly silenced the water bandits around Xishan Island. Yan Mingfeng, Shen Tuxiong's envoy, had to launch operations from the south of Taihu Lake to recruit several bands in the south.
Water bandits that have a greater influence on the central waters of Taihu Lake.
However, at this moment, Meng Shan deeply regretted that he did not pull all the surrounding water bandits into the tanks of the Qi Army Navy and let them fight against the Jieyi Army Navy. After all, even the Qi Army
The navy wants to base itself here and establish Xishan Island as a navy camp. The status of Meng Shan and other powerful people will be reduced, and their interests will be affected. But that will not make Meng Shan, the Meng family and various powerful people cease to exist.[
Now the Jieyi Navy defeated the Qi Navy and began to attack Xishan Island. The surrounding water bandits who originally had an interest in it became the vanguard of the Jieyi Navy's attack after being defeated by the Jieyi Navy.
In order to survive and get rewards, these water bandits are now attacking desperately.
After the Jieyi Army navy established a foothold on the pier, it immediately began to move the crossbows and catapults on the warships to the pier, and began to blast at the fences and fences that resisted the horses. In an instant, these were originally the soldiers of the Jieyi Army navy advancing.
The obstacles of horses and fences were immediately reduced to pieces by the bombardment of rebel catapults and crossbows.
Although Mengshan's troops also have crossbows and catapults, he is, after all, a left-behind captain on Xishan Island. He is not as good as a county magistrate. How many such sharp weapons can he have? These are the weapons used by the defenders now.
It was also privately hoarded by Mengshan and various powerful men in Xishan Island.
However, the defenders of Xishan Island are not without some advantages. After all, this is the territory under the jurisdiction of the Qi Army. In addition, they have built simple walls here as defense fortifications. Therefore, the defenders did not panic due to the approach of the Jieyi Army.
Defeat occurs.
This Xishan Island originally had former soldiers, plus the 1,500 private soldiers trained by Meng Shan and the private soldiers in the hands of various powerful people, there were already a lot of defenders here. In addition, plus the three withdrawn troops
The coming water bandits made the defenders of Xishan Island even more powerful. Because they occupied a favorable location, the crossbow arrows of the defenders of Xishan Island still caused heavy casualties to the attacking navy troops. Of course, the main casualties were soldiers.
They are still those who were demoted.
"Sir, the position has been determined and adjusted completely, and the twenty catapults are ready and can be launched at any time!" The small commander next to the catapult of the Navy of the Jieyi Army reported to the officer beside him.
"Let go!" behind the fortifications built with sandbags, a naval officer of the Jieyi Army shouted loudly.
Suddenly, dozens of boulders as big as millstones were thrown up high, with a shrill scream, rolling and rolling towards the camp of the defenders of Xishan Island on the opposite side, and hit hard on the ground used by the defenders of Xishan Island.
On top of the fence wall made of logs.
"Boom boom boom..."
In the city of boulders, a huge impact sounded continuously. The walled city built with logs as thick as a strong man's thigh suddenly began to groan and tremble. In a moment, the walled city
A large area was lost. The flying wood chips flew away in all directions, and many Xishan Island defenders were concentrated by the flying wood chips. In addition, some soldiers were directly hit by stones, with broken bones and tendons, and died tragically on the spot...
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"Okay...brothers, charge with me! The road ahead has been opened, kill!" Among the captives of the water bandits, some of them were appointed as military judges by the navy of the Jieyi Army. Their eyes suddenly lit up and they shouted fiercely.
road.
"Quick...quick...quick...crossbow, fire!" Seeing the swarm of enemy troops coming over, the Xishan Island garrison officer behind the wooden wall screamed miserably.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp..." The crossbows of the Xishan Island defenders above the still intact wooden wall immediately began to fire crossbow arrows non-stop. The crossbow arrows fired crazily at the advancing water bandits, causing these attacking water bandits to fall.
The progress of the soldiers and the rebel navy team became very difficult, and the ground near the dock was instantly stained red with blood.
Of course, the rebel army's crossbows did not stop. Their crossbow arrows were equally fierce and ferocious, and each crossbow arrow was shot out like raindrops. In addition, the medium-sized warships approaching the dock outside the dock also leaned against it.
The dock began to fire bed crossbows to suppress the Qi army's bed crossbows and provide cover for the soldiers on the dock to advance.
"Stand up the shields! Stack up the giant shields in their hands and cooperate with each other to block the crossbow bolts from the opposite side. Don't panic, the crossbow bolts are only fired in a straight line and will not turn around. Why are you panicking?" Jie Yijun
The navy officers sternly scolded the water bandit prisoners who were advancing around them. These water bandit prisoners had not been trained by the navy soldiers of the Jieyi Army. They were not familiar with cooperative combat at all. They were used to fighting alone.
However, now among them, the Jieyi Army has arranged some soldiers as low-level officers and began to guide them and let them carry out the military orders. The navy soldiers of the Jieyi Army also prepared a large number of shields and even heavy towers for them.
Shields. These shields are indeed difficult to use on the water, but they are just right for tough battles on land. Hold the huge tower shield on
Together, they become an airtight protective wall. It is precisely because of these shields that these water bandits dare to rush forward. Otherwise, no matter how good the Jieyi Navy's promise is, they will be forced to
Furthermore, I am afraid that these water bandits will not be able to drop their troops so quickly. Even if they are forced to advance by the Jieyi Army, they will probably be consumed by the enemy's arrows and crossbows long ago.
"Let our people be prepared and ready to attack at any time!" Seeing that the water bandits had cleared the horse-rejecting fence and other obstacles from the front of the pier to the opponent's wooden wall, Qin Shouyi said in a deep voice to the messenger next to him.
said.
The navy of the Jieyi Army will naturally not rely on these water bandits to win here. Their individual combat effectiveness may not be bad, but in terms of overall cooperation, they are far behind. Of course, the main force in this battle is still Jieyi.
Soldiers of the Rebel Navy.
Because the wooden wall built by the defenders of Xishan Island in the northeast was not destroyed by the catapults of the Jieyi Army, and because the water bandits surrendered their soldiers and began to charge towards the gap in the northwest, the defenders of Xishan Island also began to gather towards the gap, hoping to intercept it.
The Jieyi soldiers were approaching. Seeing this situation, Qin Shouyi immediately ordered the Jieyi soldiers who had already prepared to attack from the south end.[
In an instant, the catapults of the Jieyi army that had been prepared long ago began to launch attacks on the south again. Dozens of stones hit the slightly empty wooden wall in the south, creating a huge gap there. In addition,
The entire wooden wall began to shake and was on the verge of collapse.
Immediately, the naval officers of the Jieyi Army, who had been fully prepared, swarmed up and launched a fierce attack on the southern part of the wooden wall built by the defenders of Xishan Island. While the naval officers of the Jieyi Army launched the attack, the catapults and catapults at the dock were
Bed and crossbow are beginning to
They launched a torrential attack against the southern wooden wall to suppress it. On the lake outside the dock, the warships of the Jieyi Army's navy also approached closely and attacked the wooden walls and fences with dense stones. Sure enough, the Jieyi Army attacked by surprise.
, and achieved results quickly.
Rumble...
The navy soldiers of the Jieyi Army held up their shields and braved the rain of arrows from the defenders on the wooden wall. They soon arrived in front of several horse fences in front of the wooden wall. These horse fences and fences were all made of wood.
It was easy to say that he could resist the horse. He directly hooked it with a long hook, and the soldiers used their heart and soul to pull it down. As for taking down the fence, it was also because
The defenders of Xishan Island built it temporarily, so it was not much better than Juma. With the effort of the spears or axes of the Jieyi Navy soldiers, the ones that could be torn apart. The Jieyi Navy soldiers are becoming more and more brave as they fight.
, and the defenders of Xishan Island discovered that the situation had changed, and hurriedly mobilized their troops to return to defend this place.
"Damn it! What a cunning Jieyi army!" Meng Shan, who came to the battlefield to take command, cursed secretly with a livid face.
"Let those suicide squads come forward! Tell them that if we can repel the rebel navy soldiers, we will provide them with the food they need on the island! If they fail, let alone food, there is no telling whether their lives can be saved!
"Mengshan ordered in a cold voice to the messenger beside him.
The dead soldiers Mengshan mentioned were the small groups of water bandits who had rushed to Xishan Island from other directions. After they were gathered by Mengshan, they were naturally placed on the front line of the battlefield because their strength was
During the previous attack by the Jieyi Army, they suffered heavy losses. Mengshan threatened them with food and supplies and asked them to fight to the death with the Jieyi soldiers.
After the appearance of these suicide squads, the casualties of the navy soldiers of the Jieyi Army gradually began to increase. It was not how brave they were, nor how powerful they were, but their fearlessness of death and their way of exchanging lives for lives.
The soldiers of the rebel navy ate
It was a big loss. Even if all these death squads were killed, they would never take a step back. Therefore, although the navy soldiers of the Jieyi Army gradually approached, their advance speed eventually began to slow down. Let the defenders who started to run to the north,
Turned back again.
Tweet, Tweet, Tweet! The whistling crossbows continued to fire out, which immediately increased the pressure on the attacking Jieyi Navy. The soldiers of the Jieyi Navy had to switch from rapid advancement to defense. The battle between the two sides began to become stalemate, and under the intensive and fierce fury
Under the arrow, no matter how brave the soldier is, he can't do anything at this moment.
Rushed directly inside. The soldiers who were assigned to die by Mengshan seemed to have known that their fate could not be escaped, so they risked their lives and fought hard. After all, if Mengshan kept his word, their death would be
, they can exchange for a certain amount of food and money for their family members.
"Damn it, I almost broke through the wall! Meng Shan, the guard of Xishan Island, actually has a death squad in his hands?" Looking at the fire directly in front of the wooden wall to intercept the advance of the Jieyi Navy, even if he was killed by the Jieyi Army,
Qin Shou said to himself with a solemn look on the guard soldiers who refused to retreat.
"General, those people are not death squads trained by Xishan Island themselves. Even death squads will not be so willing to die. According to some water bandits in our army, these so-called death squads are just
Those bandits who have rushed to Xishan Island to help them defend the place are just a small group of water bandits. I am afraid that they were used by the defenders of Xishan Island and forced them to become death squads." An officer next to Qin Shouyi said in a deep voice.
Report.
"This Mengshan is indeed ruthless! By the way, immediately pass this news to Hu Changshui, and ask him to bring this news with him when he persuades the surrounding water bandits to surrender, so that the surrounding water bandits know, and they still think highly of it.
How does Xishan Island, which we rely on, treat those who support Xishan?
It belongs to our own people to help defend the island." Qin Shouyi said coldly. He did not express any dissatisfaction with Meng Shan's approach. If it were him, he would do the same thing. After all, the Jieyi Army is now used to attack by force.
And the team that attracted the enemy's firepower, weren't they also the captives of the water bandits?
In addition, these water bandits would rather surrender to the Qi army on Xishan Island than join their own side. Qin Shouyi did not have the slightest fondness for these water bandits. Therefore, Qin Shouyi had no sympathy for their fate.
"Can our warships move further forward? The space on the dock is limited, and our catapults cannot be put into use at all!" As the Jieyi army advances, the battlefield is still deepening, and the cruising in
The warships on the lake could no longer provide direct assistance at this moment. The advantage of the Jieyi Navy's powerful equipment could not be fully utilized. Qin Shou looked at the distance between his warships and the lake shore and asked in a deep voice the people around him.
Said the old sailor.
"It's okay, it's okay. The bottom of the lake here is full of mud and sand. The big ship is slowly approaching, and it won't do much damage to the warship. If you can't retreat, you only need to use other warships to tow it. However, if the situation is not right, we will retreat
It won't be that smooth, and it will take some time for help." The old sailor reported in a deep voice.
"Then move the two tower ships forward from the south and let the catapults on them take effect. I need the catapults on the tower ships to hit there directly!" As he said that, Qin Shou pointed at the Knuckle Rebels.
The southern direction of the naval attack.
"No problem, please wait a moment, General!" Now that Qin Shouyi has made a decision, sailors like them will naturally not raise objections. Even if something goes wrong, it is not their turn to be responsible.
"The defenders of Xishan Island want to counterattack? That is naturally impossible. In this operation, this place must be captured."
Soon, the two tower ships and several battleships began to slowly move forward, gradually approaching the shallow water area until they stopped. At this moment, the catapults and crossbows on the warships were able to fire
to the target location.
"Send the order and ask the soldiers in front to retreat slightly!" Qin Shouyi saw that the warships were ready and immediately gave the order in a deep voice.
Rumble... After a moment, the rebel soldiers who were attacking the wooden wall began to retreat slowly, and immediately, from the Jieyi Navy warships on the lake, huge rocks were continuously thrown and smashed around the wooden wall.
Falling. Accompanying the stones were crossbow arrows as thick as a baby's arm.
"How could that happen?" Meng Shan couldn't help but be shocked when he saw that the crossbows and catapults on the warships of the Jieyi Army could hit his wooden walls. When he was building these wooden walls, he had already considered the warships.
Possible attack. Therefore, the locations of these wooden walls are basically beyond the straight-line attack distance of the warships. Therefore, even if the Jieyi Army broke through the wooden wall in the north, it was because the Jieyi Army had a foothold on the dock and would throw stones.
The car needs to ride on the pier.[
But then, the rebels would not be able to use many catapults, and they would not pose a fatal threat to both sides. But now, not only the catapults on the dock are bombarding the northern wooden wall, but also the southern wooden wall. Now
He was also attacked by the naval warships of the Jieyi Army, which could not help but frighten Mengshan.
"Sir, the warships of the Jieyi Army have sailed into the shallow water area, so..." Wangshou reported the information he saw to Mengshan.
"Damn it..." At this moment, Meng Shan could only curse secretly, but he could still do it. He was above the lake and had no power to fight back. And on land, he was suppressed and beaten by the soldiers of the Jieyi Army.
Therefore, he is unable to prevent the Jieyi Navy warships from entering shallow water areas.
"No, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on here for much longer, so we should prepare to retreat to the city in the center of the island!" This idea suddenly appeared in Meng Shan's mind.
Of course, this is not the last line of defense of Xishan Island. In the center of Xishan Island, there is the foundation of Xishan Island's power, and it is also the last line of defense of Xishan Island. However, according to Mengshan's prediction, even if we lose to the Jieyi Army
However, the navy will have to persist here for a period of time before retreating to the rear to defend it, not now.
"Go back immediately and tell my brother and the heads of each family to prepare for battle. The situation here is already very bad. We will retreat to the city to defend at any time!" Mengshan called a disciple of the Meng family and asked him to