A patrol fleet sailed past the Sui army's grain transport ship. They found no abnormalities. They drove quickly from the grain transport ship and waited for them to walk away. A sampan slowly appeared behind the grain transport ship.
He went silently along the edge of the grain transport ship toward the first ship.
The first ship was Yuan Song's ship. He capsized onto the ship and found a sharp dagger and flint scythes and other fire-induced objects from the hidden compartment of the cabin. He found a piece of oil cloth and wrapped the flint scythe tightly and tied it up.
Then he slid off the big ship and pushed the sampan forward.
On the west side of the waterway, hundreds of large ships were moored, which were the Tang army's warships. The sampan quickly rowed through the middle waterway and drilled into the Tang army's warship group. Yuan Song unscrewed the leather bag and fired bags of fire.
The oil was sprayed directly on the wall of the ship. There were more than 300 warships in the Tang army, and he only brought fifty or sixty bags of turmeric oil, which was far from enough. He could only spray one bag on each ship.
About forty bags of squirted, and there was not much turbid oil left on the sampan. At this moment, there was a sound of speech not far away. Four or five patrol boats appeared behind him at some point, just three feet away.
Afterwards, you could see his sampan directly. Yuan Song was shocked and squatted almost instinctively, lay on the sampan, slid down the inside along the strings of the boat, and moved extremely quickly.
"Why is there a small boat over there?" A patrol soldier discovered the sampan.
"Look!" Another person said, a patrol boat was slowly sailing over. Yuan Song held the dagger in his hand tightly, staring at the gradually approaching ship like a leopard.
"What is it with leather bags in the boat?"
Two sentries jumped onto the sampan while muttering. One of them picked up a bag of turmeric, twisted it and smelled it. The pungent smell almost made him spit it out, "What's this smell, damn, so pungent?"
"No! This is tincture." Another soldier shouted loudly when he smelled the pungent smell coming from all around him.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Song jumped up from the water. The sharp dagger pierced the soldier's back heart, almost without thinking. He stabbed another soldier with a backhand and pierced the chest. The two soldiers screamed and fell to death.
On the sampan.
The sudden incident surprised more than 20 Tang army patrol soldiers on the small boats behind. They shouted almost at the same time, "There is an enemy situation!"
"Come on, there is an enemy situation!" A small boat sailed to the shore, shouting and shouting. The bells on the whistle boat rang out loud, and the harsh bells echoed in the water village.
The other three whistle boats came from three sides toward the sampan, and twenty Tang soldiers held spears and bows. (.) The eyes were staring at the water without blinking, but the assassins in the water never showed up again.
At this time, Yuan Song had already dived to the other side of the big ship. He took a deep breath and dived into the water again. He had been diving through two big ships before he stopped close to the wall. The big ship was also sprayed with fire.
Oil. At this time, there was movement on the shore, and the three thousand navy troops stationed on the shore rushed towards the water camp.
Time is already very urgent. Yuan Song climbed up the rope ladder, bit the dagger in his mouth, and carefully took off the flint and scythe with his waist. Two clicks, the fume quilt was ignited, and a ball of flame ignited from his hands. He quickly got onto the wall of the ship
With a bang, the blue flames ignited and the fire spread rapidly. Even the water surface was burning.
Yuan Song was stunned. He couldn't help but pat his head hard. If he had known that tincture oil could burn in water, wouldn't it be simple if he poured the tincture oil into the water?
But regret was useless, and he dived into the water again. This time he raised his hands on the water, dared not let the turquoise and flint touch the water, and swam under another ship, and made the same move, and the flames quickly spread on the hull.
Song lit seven or eight large ships in a row, and the turtle was exhausted. He then jumped into the water and disappeared into the dark shining waves.
The fewer the fires of several large ships became bigger and bigger. The flames soared into the air, not only alarmed the navy on the shore, but also the defenders in the city. Lu Zushang led thousands of people to rush to the shore. Because the water camp ships were tightly placed,
In addition, when Yuan Song sprayed she tincture oil, a large amount of tincture oil flowed into the water along the wall of the ship, causing the tincture oil to spread rapidly in the water. More than 60 large ships were ignited. The fire took advantage of the wind, the flames soared into the air, and the smoke rolled.
Covering the sky.
"Separate the ships and sail the large ships that were not on fire to the water village!"
Lu Zushang was so anxious that he shouted that there were not many warships in the Tang army, only these hundreds. If they were burned, how could he explain to King Jing?
The soldiers sailed towards the fleet in small boats, but the fire was too fierce, with flames spreading on the water and thick smoke choking eyes. The soldiers could not get close to them, so they had to shout anxiously from a distance. At this time, more than a hundred large ships had been ignited.
Once more than 30% of the large ships were ignited, almost the entire fleet would be doomed. The thick smoke on the river surface made people unable to approach it, let alone boarding the boat to drive. At this time, it was too late to escape, although Lu Zushang was extremely anxious on the shore.
But no soldier is willing to take risks with his life.
On a mound on the other side, Wang Junguo and a dozen generals looked across the river and could faintly see the flames on the other side of the river. A general said excitedly: "General Wang, it seems to have succeeded!"
Wang Junguo snorted coldly, his face was as heavy as water. He acted without his own orders. What if he made great contributions... A fire burned for two days and two nights, and more than three hundred ships
The Tang army warships were burned to ashes, and the river surface was covered with broken masts and walls, and the blue smoke was rippling. At this time, Chai Shao's army had arrived, and 50,000 troops were stationed in the north of Jiangling City. Chai Shao did not allow them to approach the Yangtze River.
In order to avoid them from seeing this tragic scene.
Chai Shao stood on the bank of the river with his hands behind his back, squinting his eyes at the more than 300 burned ships. This was the only giant fleet of the Tang Dynasty. It was actually destroyed like this. Without a large ship to transport troops, it means the Yangtze River.
The south no longer belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and Chai Shao deeply felt that the crisis of the Tang Dynasty had penetrated into all aspects.
Lu Zushang felt ashamed and nervous, and stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to apologize, "There is a dereliction of duty, which leads to the destruction of the ship. This is the crime of low-level duties. Please punish the general!"
Chai Shao shook his head and said lightly: "You may not be able to bear this guilt."
Lu Zushang felt even more frightened, lowered his head, unable to say a word, Chai Shao ignored him, and looked back at the Sui army's grain transport ships in the distance, about a thousand stones, and there were more than one hundred ships, using them to transport soldiers.
Jiang was not bad, so he asked, "How many people can those boats transport at a time?"
Lu Zushang didn't know whether Chai Shao wanted to punish him or let him go. He was uneasy and did not dare to stand up and replied: "Report to the general, that kind of thousand-stone cargo ship can transport about fifty people at a time, but...
What?"
Chai Shao looked back at him and saw that he was still kneeling on the ground. He said, "Get up! Order people to clean up the wreckage as soon as possible, as this will affect the morale of the army."
"Yes! I immediately sent someone to clean up."
After stopping for a while, Lu Zushang said again: "The captured Sui army ships are just cargo ships and cannot be used as warships. They are not strong enough and can easily be destroyed."
"It's okay."
Chai Shao never thought about warships. He just wanted to use these cargo ships to transport troops, and could occupy the south bank of the Yangtze River in time. Fifty people per ship, and that time could transport 5,000 people, which was enough. At this time, Lu Zushang hesitated.
, and said again: "There is one more thing to report to the General."
"What else is there? Just say it, don't hesitate."
Chai Shao didn't like Lu Zushang very much. If he was based on his temper, the only warship of the Tang army was burned by the Sui army's spies. Such a great crime would have been slaughtered with one knife. However, Chai Shao knew that Li Xiaogong liked Lu Zushang very much.
It is not easy to deal with, so I can only tell Li Xiaogong about this and let him deal with it.
Lu Zushang felt a hint of impatientness in Chai Shao's tone and hurriedly said, "Report to General, Gong'an County has been occupied by the Sui army."
"What!"
The news surprised Chai Shao, and he asked hurriedly: "Have Yang Yuanqing been here?"
Lu Zushang shook his head quickly, "It's not the Jiangxia Sui army, but the Wang Jungu's army coming from Yiling, and Wang Jungu's personal leadership."
"Are you sure?" Chai Shao stared at him,
"The function of Bei is determined. Two days ago, Wang Junguo sent an envoy to negotiate with Beizhi, hoping to exchange 200,000 dan of forage for a thousand Tang army prisoners of war. Beizhi did not agree and said that the general must be asked to decide!"
"Of course it can't be changed!"
Chai Shao refused without hesitation. One thousand Tang troops were nothing, but 200,000 dan of forage could fatten the Sui army's war horses. This was absolutely impossible to agree. At this time, Chai Shao's heart was a little confused. If it was Wang Junkuo himself.
If the troops are led, there will be at least five thousand cavalry. Five thousand cavalry are deployed on the other side, so it will be difficult for their army to survive the southward journey.
Before Chai Shao went south, he discussed with Li Xiaogong that Baling County and Changsha County both had a lot of money and grain, so he could find a way to transport the money and grain to Xiangyang first and use it as a supply for a 150,000 army. As long as the supply is sufficient, he could use the Sui army for a long time.
The confrontation will buy time for Guanzhong.
But what Chai Shao did not expect was that a fire destroyed the only fleet of the Tang army. Sui cavalry appeared on the other side, asking him to transport money and grain from Baling County and Changsha County. Now all plans have been disrupted
He was in a mess.
Chai Shao sighed, "Go back to the city first!"
He turned over and was about to go to Jiangling City, when there was a noise from the soldiers behind him, and a personal soldier pointed at the river and shouted: "Look at the general, look at the fleet!"
When Chai Shao turned around, he saw an extremely large fleet of ships appearing on the river. The leaders of the ships exceeded 10,000 stones, like moving hills, heading towards Jiangling City. The fleet behind him was ignorant at a glance.
, I wonder how many ships are there? A huge red eagle battle flag is flying on the head ship.
Chai Shao was shocked, not only him, but all the Tang soldiers on the river bank were stunned. On one side were the wreckage of ships burned to death, and on the other side were the vast and spectacular Sui army fleet. This sharp contrast made
Everyone must lose confidence.
On the north bank of the Yangtze River, thousands of Tang soldiers looked at the fleet on the river silently. No one spoke, and the silence was suffocating... To be continued. Welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, your support is my greatest