Chapter 268
Liu Shen originally thought that it was just a small group of civilian ships coming to help the war, but soon the arrival of the side was the remnant fleet that fled in panic that had just been chased by him; the other side was the regular army under the banner of the General's Mansion Army. He did not care about the remnant army. These people were often defeated generals under his command, and they were in the limelight and threatened him with limited threat. But the General's Mansion Army gave him a headache. At first, only a small fleet eliminated his front army. Now that the brigade arrived, he took the lead and posed a great threat to him. Therefore, he placed the main force in the direction of the rear army.
At the beginning of the battle, the General's Mansion Army was indeed fierce, especially the flying meteor cannons, which made people feel heartbroken. Liu Shen found that the "bed crossbow" installed on their warships was even more powerful, and the twenty kilograms of stone bullets shot could hit the warships against each other. Before they had formally joined the battle, they caused great casualties to their own side. The remnants who were originally despised also became fierce after receiving reinforcements from the General's Mansion Army. Their clever choice to launch an attack from the flank, which put a lot of pressure on the right wing, and once they met, they would tear off a large piece of meat from the right wing.
In the past, he fought around others, but now he became surrounded by others, which made Liu Shen a little angry. How could he do it in the cabin? So he personally seized the enemy on the deck and dispatched the entire army. He sent small and medium-sized warships to continuously move forward to attack enemy ships, and tried to board the ship to fight with them to take advantage of his good at melee combat. Similarly, as a pillar, he asked them to stabilize their position and not retreat without authorization. As long as they withstand this time, they would jump to grab the ship while they were approaching.
Based on Liu Shen's past experience, as long as their soldiers successfully boarded the ship, the Song army would often raise flags and dare not attack. But he soon realized that his old experience was not effective. Not only did the other party fight to the death with his own army generals who boarded the ship, they would also take the initiative to jump on the side to help his warships launch an attack. This situation was extremely rare after the Battle of Jiaoshan. The reversal of the situation made him very confused, and he couldn't figure out why a local army would have stronger combat power and high morale than their court.
"General, be careful..." Just when Liu Shen was puzzled, the personal soldiers beside him shouted and rushed up. When he turned his head, he saw the dragon-headed monster ship with the handsome flag and the ghost was still in dispersed. This made him suddenly understand something.
But before Liu Shen could think about it, he saw two "two-headed pop hammers" flying with the sound of wind circling, sweeping the books and senators around him. He still hadn't disappeared and wrapped around the neck of the personal soldiers in front of him, pulling his head off. He also suffered a heavy blow on the back of his head. He felt a black look in front of him and fell heavily on the deck...
"Have you hit it?"
"Has it hit?" In order to get rid of the pursuit, the bow cannon filled the chain shell to destroy the enemy ship's mast. Zhao Bing saw the opportunity and ordered the cannon to fire. The gunner ejected the chain before he could change it. As a result, a large area of people on the deck was swept down. Then the crossbow fired continuously, and the wood chips on the deck flew away, making it even harder to see clearly. In the chaos, Zhao Bing held the telescope and did not see clearly whether Liu Shen was hit. Wang Meng also didn't understand. The two asked each other in unison.
"Haha, damn it, don't matter if he is dead or not, rush up and take a look!" Zhao Bing ordered the bow cannon to continue shooting, driving the ship forward. But their shelling of the commanding ship immediately alarmed the enemy ships around and stepped forward to block the attack. They could only give up temporarily again and play with Hidden Cat again. But this time they were angry, and no one was willing to give up. They could only try to get closer while fighting.
"Follow me to shout, Liu Shen is killed, and the surrenderers will not be killed!" Today, Zhao Bing has led his army to fight for two consecutive games, and the Warriors have also suffered with him, especially the oars and oars constantly rowing and paddling. This is a heavy physical work, even if it has been replaced several times, it is difficult to recover. Although they are still trying hard to maintain it now, he knows that he is at the end of his strength and cannot be sustained, and once the dragon ship loses its mobility, it is dangerous. At this time, the attack of his reinforcements is tighter and continuous. The north finally broke into the enemy's formation and spread in depth, causing chaos. He shouted.
"Liu Shen is killed, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Liu Shen is killed, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Liu Shen is killed, and those who surrender will not be killed!"...
The Warriors shouted while running, but I don't know anywhere else. Anyway, the ones around the coach's ship heard it. At this time, they realized that there was already chaos on the coach's ship. The soldiers on the coach's ship ran back and forth in a panic look. They didn't know what they were busy with. The general standing on the deck disappeared, leaving only a dead body. The front could not hold back, and kept retreating. The front right wing was not optimistic. They kept sending reinforcements, but received no echo. All signs seemed to verify that the content shouted on the enemy ship was true. They also hesitated for a moment, especially the former imperial guards who had just surrendered, wondering if they were to do it again.
"The enemy reinforcements are here again, retreat quickly..." At this moment, the warship retreated from the front rushed to the left wing in panic, and the soldiers above kept saying hello to the friendly ship they met. For a moment, the formation fell into chaos, and everyone moved closer to the left wing that had not appeared in the enemy. The commander's hull was huge and it was difficult to turn, but it was left behind.
"Liu Shen is not dead yet!? Go up and run in parallel with him. The crossbow cannons shoot with all their might and sweep the enemy on the ship!" Zhao Bing was puzzled at first. He asked someone to shout to disturb the enemy's morale. Why are there anyone helping to create chaos now? But he quickly realized that it was Liu Zhu who led his army to arrive. At this time, the sound of withdrawing troops sounded on the enemy's commander's ship, and the flag was swinging, and obviously he resumed his command and tried to gather the fleeing warships. In shock, he ordered another attack on the enemy's commander's ship.
After some effort, the Warrior finally approached the enemy's commander's ship. The guns on both sides began to fire, the port side attacked the enemy ships that were approaching them, and the guns on the starboard side took care of the commander's ship. Under the full force of the gunners, the sails on the enemy ships were torn, the crossbow cabins were destroyed, and the enemy soldiers operating stone throwing machines and rods were killed and scattered. The enemy soldiers hiding behind the female wall made of wooden boards could not escape the crossbow arrows with extremely strong penetration. The flying huts on one side were all destroyed, and the living enemy soldiers dodged to the other side.
"Ni Liang, Wang Meng, prepare to board the ship and kill the generals and seize the flag!" Seeing that the fire was almost done, and with the physical strength of the oarsmen now, Zhao Bing ordered the dispatch of combat troops to capture the enemy ship.
"Abide by the commander's order!" Ni Liang and Wang Meng politely said. They immediately led a team of their own guards and soldiers on the ship to the artillery cabin and prepared to cross the ship to fight.
"Turn right, two points!"
"The crossbow window opens, the crossbowman takes his place, and covers the jump gang warriors!"
"The crossbow cannon exits the battle position, and the gun doors are all open!"
"Cross the oars and throw the cables!" Zhao Bing issued orders one after another.
Since the dragon boat is closed, there are only the rear cabin doors and the side doors of the paddle cabin, but the position is low and it is difficult to pass through the ship. If the gun door is fully opened, people can enter and exit. The position is basically the horizontal and high side of the large warship, which can be used to jump and fight. Now, when the two ships approach, they can only be connected by ropes to get close together, maintaining relatively stable and convenient for the war soldiers to pass through the ship. The gunners picked up the weapons and were on guard to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to rush up.
‘Bang!’ There was a muffled sound, and the hull shook, and the two ships leaned against each other.
"Kill!" Ni Liang shouted, drew his sword and jumped onto the enemy ship, chopping over two enemy soldiers who came to block the enemy. The crossbowmen on the top cabin also opened their bows and shot the enemy soldiers who were trying to get close, and covered the fighter jumping gang.
"Report to Your Highness, the warriors are over!" the cannon leader reported.
"Broken the cable, separate, and the crossbow cannons are in place!" At this time, the two ships are tied together without meaning. Instead, they are easily counterattacked by enemy soldiers and cannot provide cover for the soldiers. After all the soldiers passed by, Zhao Bing immediately ordered to take off. The sailing cable hand immediately cut off the cable with a sharp axe, and the pole hand used a long pole to resist the enemy ship and the two ships gradually separated.
"Pick up the oar, turn left and turn the rudder to three points, stabilize the rudder, and crossbow to suppress the counterattack enemy!" Zhao Bing sent out another string of commands, but his voice was a little hoarse.
Zhao Bing knew that a warship of this size could carry a thousand people, and at least sixty sailors. As a commander, a staff member, and a choreman, there would be no less than four hundred guards. The standard warriors carried by the Warrior were 40, and only fifty people were there after being strengthened. The guards and entourages he brought on the ship were only fifty, but they also needed to stay. Therefore, the full amount of battle on board the enemy ship was less than ninety, and the remaining people also needed to pick up crossbows to take on the cover mission.
Although he had used crossbows to carry out destructive shooting on the enemy ship, causing certain casualties to the personnel, Zhao Bing estimated that there were still no less than 400 enemy troops on the enemy ship. Therefore, Ni Liang and others who boarded the ship still had to face several times their enemies. Of course, these people were all good at fighting, especially their guards, who had the ability to fight ten. However, Liu Shen's guards were also the elite of his army in the hundred battles, and he had no idea what the outcome of this battle was. Therefore, after leaving, he did not stay away, but continued to shoot every enemy soldier you could see with crossbows to reduce the pressure on the fighters.
"The crossbow cannons on the starboard side of the fifth, sixth and seven destroyed the gangway connecting the deck of the enemy ship to Lulou, and the crossbow suppressed the enemy soldiers on Lulou!" Zhao Bing turned to the crossbow window to observe the enemy situation. The enemy soldiers arranged on the first deck on the enemy ship were the most. When he saw someone boarding the ship, he hurriedly thought of rushing up the second floor of Lulou. Most of the enemy soldiers on Lulou were spearmen who specialized in dealing with the enemy soldiers boarding the ship, but Ni Liang and others not only had few people, but also had long swords to fight with them, but he was not superior. He was now trapped by the soldiers blocked on the side of Lulou and immediately ordered fire support.
"Your Highness, there are not many arrows left on the ship!" The cannon leader Hou Bao reported.
"Your Highness, the enemy has several small warships coming towards me. Will you fight back?" Sailor Chief Jiang Chun also reported.
"The port gun is retreated into the cabin and closed the gun door. All the remaining arrows and stone bullets are left to the starboard gun." Zhao Bing thought for a while and said, now it was a critical moment, and he could not fail. "Jiang Chun, you immediately organize all the people on the ship who can fight to prevent the enemy from boarding the ship."
"Your Highness, let's escort you to break through first?" The chief and deputy captain were not there. According to the rules, the chief sailor took over the command. Your Highness obviously wanted to fully support the war soldiers boarding the ship and give up resisting the attack on his ship.
"No!" Zhao Bing said coldly.
"Oh, I will obey the order!" Jiang Chun was helpless and could only accept the order, but he still ordered people to prepare the boat after the battle, and once the battle was urgent, he would send his highness away with the boat.
While speaking, several enemy rescue ships arrived, but after learning from the past, they did not dare to approach them rashly. They just shot arrows and smashed stones from afar. But after a while, they had torn down some patent leather wood chips and insert some arrows, but they could not cause any substantial damage to them. However, some dogs bite hedgehogs and had nowhere to go.
"They attacked Feilu!" This kung fu crossbow successfully destroyed several upward gangways, and even the crossbows could not lift their heads. Ni Liang took the opportunity to knock down the enemy soldiers who were fighting and led them to attack Feilu. There were once bed crossbows here to facilitate the shooting of arrows from a high place, but the place had been washed by the crossbows. The remaining soldiers saw that someone boarded the ship and jumped into the sea.
"Increase the shooting angle and block the door of the Judge's room!" Upwards, the commander's daily life and work are where the commander's daily life and work are located, and it will be the most tenacious place to resist. A general commander commanded his guards to rush outwards to block the Song army who was walking up the ladder. He saw Ni Liang, who was attacking upwards, holding a shield in one hand and a knife in the other, and struggled to move upwards, but the gangway was narrow and steep. Although his heroic connection cut over several enemy soldiers, someone soon filled the gap. He was in a stalemate. Zhao Bing ordered a crossbow cannon to block the hatch door and cut off their reinforcements, and escorted him to continue to rush upwards.
‘Bang, bang…’ The enemy ship besieging the Warriors saw that they were in the nest and they couldn’t fight back and scolded him. They became bolder and leaned forward to board the ship, but were hit by the oars with long oars, which made them fall into the sea with blood. They drove the ship to hit them in anger.
"Cut down the flag of the general!" Under the impact of the enemy ship, the Warriors swung violently. Zhao Bing was still unmoved and stared at the attacking soldiers. They were now divided into two groups, one group followed Ni Liang and continued to move upwards, and the other group blocked the pursuit of the enemy. In the state of large and small enemies, casualties inevitably occurred. As his soldiers fell one by one, his heart was like a knife.
But Zhao Bing knew that this was not a time when he was soft-hearted. In this era, the general flag was not only a tool for command, but also a symbol of the commander. It was also the soul and morale of the army, so there was a saying that he would seize the flag and ambition. The fall of the general flag indicates that the central army was broken, the commander was killed, and the troops fell into chaos due to the loss of command, and the morale fell sharply. The military discipline was dispersed or the control of the generals was slightly weak, which would cause the entire army to collapse. Now he could see the general flag of the rear army, indicating that the outer defense of the Yuan army was completely broken. It was time for panic. If he could seize the flag and kill the commander at this moment, the enemy would be afraid of collapse in an instant.
"General Ni went up and cut down the flagpole!"
Chapter completed!