Chapter 257 Set up ambush on the river
At the third day of the sky, fire leverages the wind, and the wind helps the fire power, reflecting half of the sky red.
Wuyang Prefecture, five miles away, was alarmed. Zhu Xupu, the large-scale guardian of Anxi, came with his personal guards. Xin Fei, the Longwei Mansion of the State, and the Longgu who arrived one after another, also came to Wuyang Water Village under the leadership of Zhang Shantong. The presence of many big figures has stabilized the morale of the army. Zhu Xupu sent someone to order Yan Songyun, "If you fight this battle well, you will be in chaos on the shore."
Yan Songyun, who had taken Anxin Pill, mobilized a large number of crossbowmen, and arrows were like rain to sprinkle the warships on the river. Zhao Lianghan had already climbed the stairs from the water, took off his wet clothes, stood beside his elder brother with a fishing fork in his hand, and watched the battle situation nervously.
There are only five hundred minions in the Hunshui Village, of which only 40% of the archers are. Compared with thousands of officers and soldiers, the victory or defeat of thousands of archers is self-evident. Looking at the continuous interruption of the fallen minions on the warship, Zhao Lianghan said: "Brother, I just retreated, otherwise our water village will be seriously injured."
The fire in Wuyang Water Village soared into the sky, and many warships were lit. The figures of firefighting could be vaguely seen in the fire. Zhao Liangcai sighed inwardly, if he could persist in the incense stick and make the fire burn more vigorously, it might cause the Wuyang Water Village energy to be severely damaged and delay the time for the government to enter the suppression.
"withdraw".
The whistle sounded, and Wang Mazi shouted repeatedly: "Retreat, retreat quickly." When the other warships heard the whistle, they raised their sails, went down the current, rushed out for several miles in an instant, and quickly left the battlefield.
The water bandits fled, and the officers and soldiers shouted happily, but Yan Songyun's face was burned. Although he drove away the water bandits, the water camp was burned and the warships were destroyed, which undoubtedly gave him, the navy commander, a loud slap. You must know that Ma Chenguang was waiting to see him laugh at him. The Anxi Protectorate has two deputy protectors, and Ma Chenguang is another deputy protector.
General Chen Dingzhen reported with a bitter face: "Shuai Yan, nine battleships in the water village were burned down, fifteen were burned down, and soldiers were injured or killed or injured. "
Now is not the time to hold him accountable, Yan Songyun interrupted him and asked, "How many warships can be used?"
"Reported to the patrol Yan, there are sixteen ships, seven large wings, and more than thirty small wings."
"Where is the building ship sent by the Ministry of Works a few days ago? Is it damaged?" Yan Songyun asked. In order to help Yan Songyun, Zhu Xupu forcibly recruited a craftsman from the Ministry of Works to build a building ship for the navy. The Dazheng Tower ship was three floors high and more than 20 meters long. All the woods alone had to be specially set up. Without several months of hard work, how could it be built? Zhu Xupu ordered the northwest states to transfer warships, official boats and large merchant ships to Wuyang Water Village. The craftsmen repaired and renovated three building ships.
This tower ship cannot compare to the five-story battleship made by Jiangnan, but it can also carry 500 sailors. For example, the tower ship that is attacking tonight is hit by it and will immediately overturn. If it is crushed through it, the tower ship will immediately break into two parts. These three tower ships are the confidence of Wuyang Water Village.
Chen Dingzhen said: "Three tower ships have applied tung oil in the dock in recent days, but fortunately they have not been burned by the fire."
Yan Songyun ordered: "You have someone drive the ship into the river and prepare other warships. Let's find the scene back. I will report to the governor first."
Zhu Xupu sat in the Shuaitang of the Water Village. Yan Songyun came in and apologized: "I didn't investigate the humble position for a while, which caused the water village to be burned by the thieves and the warships were lost more than ten. Please ask the governor to punish him." Zhu Xupu's face was as dark as water. The water bandits were really brave and dared to tease the official army. It was obvious that they did not take Anxi Dadu Protector in their eyes. First, the Longwei Mansion was attacked, and then the water village was attacked. Zhu Xupu felt twice slapped on the face.
"Governor, Bei Zhi wants to chase the water bandits with the tower ship and wipe out the water bandits in one fell swoop." Yan Songyun said loudly.
To be honest, Zhu Xunpu didn't take this group of water bandits seriously. From the Longwei's investigation, we can see that most of these water bandits were nearby fishermen, and at most they were mixed with some remnants of the Yuantian Sect. The Yuantian Sect was hunted by the Longwei and was like a dog that was a broken family. Could it be that I thought I was a soft man and wanted to find some scenes in Bingzhou to go back.
"Accurate. Yan Songyun, be careful of the ambush of the water bandits, and don't let the 80-year-old mother collapse the child." Zhu Xunpu ordered with a calm face.
There were people from Longwei Mansion sitting next to Shuaitang. This time, Longwei Mansion sent two poliests out of the capital. In addition to Xinfei, there was another poliest Feng Yucai. In addition, there were six poliests, all of whom arrived in Bingzhou. Hearing that Deputy Guardian Yan was going to pursue him, Feng Yucai quickly stood up and said, "Master General, there are many masters in this group of bandits. My Longwei Mansion is willing to act with the ship to protect the safety of Yan and the generals."
There are people who are convenient for fighting, and Feng Yucai was forced to make contributions by Xin Fei. The deputy commander of Longwei Mansion Ren Fei had long proposed to retire after being injured, and this position must be taken over by one of the four tutors. Originally, Xin Fei was young and the weakest in competitiveness, but she has been working hard to make contributions over the past year. In the eyes of the other three, she was interested in competing for the position of the deputy commander, and it was quite effective.
Of course, Feng Yucai was unwilling to be surpassed by his juniors. This time he came to Bingzhou, he led all his subordinates, just to make great contributions and speak with his merits, and at the same time he had to prevent Xinfei from making new contributions. How could he know that Xinfei was working so hard not to grab the position of deputy governor, but to repay the kindness of his master and escape.
Xinfei thought about the night attack of the water bandits, and maybe Jiang Anyi was also among them. If he could meet him, he could not only understand the enemy situation and comfort the pain of longing for love, so he also stood up and said, "Governor Zhu and Feng Zhenfu said that were also what Xinfei thought. Please follow the Governor."
As the chief governor of the Anxi Protectorate, Zhu Xunpu was in power but had no right to instruct Longwei. Longwei actually voluntarily boarded the ship to fight. This was a good thing that Zhu Xunpu would certainly not refuse and nodded immediately.
The fire on the water village had been put out, and three towering boats were as majestic as mountains, standing side by side on the shore. There were dozens of trolleys, bridge boats, spear boats, red horses, and scouts guarding the surroundings. Yan Songyun climbed the "Jiyun" in the middle, and Feng Yu got on the "Near Cloud". Xinfei took Siqing and Siyu got on the "Liyun". A drum sounded, hundreds of boats competed for the current, and the warships went down the river, like arrows.
At the head of the boat, Xinfei stood at the bow of the boat, the breeze blew its long hair, the cloak behind it was raised high, and its jade-like face was red by the brazier beside it, like a peach blossom blooming. In the eyes of the soldiers on the boat, there was a fairy who had fallen into the mortal world. Siqing and Siyu did not have the awareness of a great battle, and they were playing on the wide deck with laughter. The officers and soldiers knew that they were from the Dragon Guard and no one said a word.
Zhao Liangcai's ship had arrived at the ambush. Several warships were parked in the middle of the river, one of which was tall and eye-catching. It was Li Qing's command ship. Li Qing and Wang Tiangang stood at the bow of the ship, and behind him were Wei Dachang and others. After seeing Zhao Liangcai, Li Qing asked in a voice: "Brother Zhao, what's the situation of the battle?"
"The officers and soldiers' water camp was burned, and dozens of warships were burned." Zhao Liangcai responded. He didn't know how many warships of the officers and soldiers were burned down. He estimated the number of them to deal with. Anyway, Li Qing would not go to the government to check.
"Okay", when Li Qing heard the warships that burned many government officials, he danced and said with a smile: "King Zhao, take people down to rest first, maybe there will be a tough battle later."
Zhao Liangcai took the boat downstream. There was a water bay three miles away. The warships in Heifeng Village were docked here to listen to the news. Zhao Liangcai also leaned in according to the prior discussion. When Zhao Liangcai withdrew, he left several small boats in the reeds to find out the news. The officers and soldiers' ships were chasing him, so naturally the scouts saw it. Before the official fleet set off, several small boats went downstream to report the news.
After getting the confidence that the government warships were chasing, Li Qing smiled and said, "Heaven follows the will of man. If the officers and soldiers want to compete with us on the water, we will squeeze out their yolks and everyone will follow the plan."
More than a dozen ships were sailing out of the reeds on both sides. This ship was specially built by Liu Ziwei for the water village. It can step on the wheel leaves and advance. Although it is not fast, it has the advantage of being flexible and flexible, and can move forward or retreat. The ships are intertwined back and forth on the river surface, laying layers of fishing nets. The fishing nets are wrapped with hemp fibers. After soaking in the water, they are astringent and entangled.
After hundreds of fishing nets were laid in front of the building boat, the noise from the upstream could be heard. At this time, the sky gradually became brighter, fog appeared on the river surface, and the entire Black Water River became hazy.
A snail ship first broke through the mist and hit the fishing net. Because he was afraid of being ambushed, the warship did not set sail, but instead moved forward with the help of hydraulic power. A fishing net certainly could not stop the snail ship. The speed of the warship was slightly reduced, and the people on the ship did not notice it. The officers and soldiers standing at the bow first discovered the tower ship parked on the river inside and outside, and shouted loudly, "The enemy ship is in front."
In history, officers and soldiers have had psychological advantages over bandits. Not only are they moral orthodox, but they have also been trained. The bandits are just a mob. It is common for hundreds of officers and soldiers to defeat thousands of bandits. Da Zheng has given great rewards for military merits, so in the eyes of officers and soldiers, the enemy ships not far ahead are piles of opportunities for promotion and wealth and money.
The horse was whipping and thrusting his hooves. The officers and soldiers on the warship roared in unison, urging the slurry hand to use force while rushing to open the sail. Before the sail was opened, the slurry hand first discovered that something was wrong. Why was it so laborious? It was like being entangled by water plants. The boat in front slowed down, the boat behind sprinted, and the river was rushing, and the river was rushing. I found that the situation was wrong and I couldn't stop the boat. The boat behind hit the stern of the boat in front heavily.
The water was filled with mist on the river, and the visibility was not high. After the screams, more than a dozen boats had already squeezed into a pile and could not move. Someone shouted loudly: "No, there is an ambush in the water. Someone got out of the net. Please send someone down to cut the fish net."
Li Qing was waiting for this opportunity. With a whistle, seven or eight fire boats sailed out of the reeds on both sides, spreading their sails, walking like arrows, and shooting fiercely at the warships squeezed together.
"Shoot the arrow quickly, don't let them come." The generals on the ship knew that it was not good. The lesson of the burning of the water village was not far away. It seems that the story will be repeated.
The arrows were like rain, and many of the minions on the boat fell down. The leader shouted: "Light up."
Seven or eight fire ships ignited a raging fire and rushed towards the warships mercilessly. After a while, the flames were in the sky, and the warships squeezed away and were ignited. The officers and soldiers on the ships squeezed backwards and jumped into the water to escape. There were sailors wearing leather and sharp blades waiting in the water.
Chapter completed!