There was a rapid sound of snare drums in the water village,

Ships large and small moved quickly,

There are now only more than 20 warships of various types in the entire water village.

It also includes nearly ten scout dinghys,

There is too much difference with the size of the Jingzhou Naval Army,

However, the warships of the Bingzhou Navy were all designed and transformed by the craftsman battalion.

Compared to the combat power of other warships, it is only stronger, not weaker,

So there are some advantages.

Huang Zu stood on top of the building boat in the wind,

With a faint smile on his face,

It seems that the huge Jingzhou fleet on the opposite side,

It's not worth mentioning at all,

But the hands behind his back,

At the moment, it's because of excessive squeezing together,

The joints all made a slight noise,

At the same time, in his heart,

I also feel extremely painful,

Although he has left Jingzhou,

However, all the sailors of Jingzhou,

It's all practiced by him,

has a deep affection for them,

But now, they have to fight against it,

There will inevitably be some pain in his heart.

It's just that Huang Zu will have that complicated mood,

Deeply hidden,

He looked firmly at the Jingzhou Navy in front of him,

From the other party's central building boat fluttering in the wind of the huge "Zhang" flag,

It is enough to confirm the commander on the opposite side,

It was Zhang Yun, no doubt.

Jingzhou's naval army was far away,

Five building ships in front of three and two in the back,

There are several warships of various types scattered around each building ship,

Scout dinghies cruised around the perimeter of the formation.

The formation of the Jingzhou naval army is decent,

There is not a trace of outstandingness,

But there are not many mistakes,

It is the most commonly used position in a dignified water war.

Forty or so warships looked mighty,

But on the surface of the vast river,

It seems a little insignificant,

It only occupies less than one-third of the entire river.

In contrast, the fleet led by Huang Zu,

It's extremely shabby.

More than 20 warships on the side of Bingzhou put on different formations,

Two building ships are located on the north side of the formation,

All the rest of the ships were lined up to the south.

And according to different ship types,

There are different arrangements in the position,

Five ships are at the forefront,

The five fighting ships followed closely behind the ships,

The remaining dozen or so scout dinghies,

is a little farther away,

The whole formation is loose and orderly.

This formation is rarely used in real water battles.

After the other party saw it,

Obviously it's also a little unpredictable,

The speed of the entire fleet slowed down considerably.

Huang Zu looked at the Jingzhou Navy on the opposite side with some contempt,

He knew that it must have been Zhang Yun after seeing this formation,

Some suspect that they have done something in the water,

That's going to slow down the ship,

I want to check the situation first.

And it turned out to be just as he had predicted,

The scout dinghy of the Jingzhou Navy was led by the Red Horse Boat,

rushed over at high speed,

But he didn't rush into the formation of Lu Bu's army,

but far away,

Outside the range of the veer, turn away,

Just went around in front of the formation,

The scout dinghy and the red horse boat were moving very fast.

Back and forth like this,

And the state army did not react,

In other words, they didn't take the other party's probing to heart at all.

The contemptuous smile on the corner of Huang Zu's mouth was rich,

He waved his hand forward,

Immediately afterwards, the standard-bearer hurriedly waved the flag,

The state navy took the initiative to meet it.

And the state moved here,

The Jingzhou Navy also moved accordingly,

Except for the middle one,

Spread out on both sides,

Those all kinds of warships around,

They also scattered around the building.

Seeing the scene in front of me,

Huang Zu shook his head slightly,

The other party's response is decent,

Doesn't look like there's anything wrong with it,

But because of this, there is a lack of flexibility,

There are a lot less subsequent changes.

Huang Zu gave the order again,

The distance between the building ship and the small warship is greater,

The small warships led by the warships,

It's starting to speed up,

Make a larger circle outward,

The Jingzhou naval army on the opposite side also went around correspondingly,

The boat on which Huang Zu sits,

The speed of travel is maintained at the original speed,

But the speed of the steering is really clumsy,

After all, the volume of the building ship is placed there,

want to deflect direction,

It's not an easy thing to do,4

This slow and clumsy movement,

But it is also one of the fatal shortcomings of the ship.

The building ship, the height of the ship and the width of the bow,

The appearance looks like a giant building, hence the name. ”

Because of its high shipbuilding,.

Suitable for both long-range and close combat,

Therefore, it is the main force of ancient water warfare and the most lethal ship.

Lou ship as early as the Spring and Autumn Period,

It has become an important part of the water war of various countries,

The building ship in the navy,

Generally according to the size of the vessel,

Build several floors on the deck,

Each floor is surrounded by a three-foot-high female wall.

to defend against enemy weapons,

And on the female wall,

There are also holes in arrows and spears,

The soldier can be found in the hole of the arrow, from the hole of the spear,

design and fight against the enemy,

In addition, the hardwood is also used to make a "battle grid".

As a place for soldiers to fight.

The four walls of each floor are also covered with leather for added protection.

Cabins below the upper deck,

It is used as a place for oarsmen to operate.

At the top of the top floor of the building,

There is a banner to strengthen the army,

There are also gold, drums, and flags for command and liaison.

The hull is tall and carries a large number of troops,

By the time of the Western Han Dynasty,

The ship can accommodate dozens or even hundreds of soldiers,

Wait until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty,

At the time of the Three Kingdoms period in history.

The building ships built by Soochow are as follows:

"Feiyun", "Gaihai", etc., 4

All have five-storey buildings,

The maximum number of soldiers can reach more than 3,000.

But this kind of building ship is too high,

often leads to an unstable center of gravity,

not suitable for long-distance sailing,

Therefore, most of them only served as the main force in inland river and coastal water warfare.

Therefore, in terms of action,

is its most fatal flaw.

The two building ships on Huang Zu's side,

It's just tilted out of a certain angle,

The two building ship fleets of the Jingzhou Navy on the opposite side,

Their red horse boats and scout dinghys,

It's very close,

and be able to see,

The Jingzhou soldiers above,

The rocket is ready,

Just wait for the time to get into the firing range,.

It was time to launch an attack on Lu Bu's army.

These red horse boats and scout dinghys,

The boat is slender, flexible and lightweight,

Like a cavalry unit on land,

It's in the midst of a water war,

The only choice for harassment and aggression,

Therefore, among the Jingzhou naval army,

They were the first troops to come to the Huang Zulou ship,

Although in the face of two behemoths,

But they did not panic and dreamed of Chinese

After all, although there is no way to compete head-on with the building ship,

But with its lightness and dexterity,

Able to constantly harass the building boat,

At the same time, as long as they deal with it properly,

There is no need to worry about being caught up or attacked by the other party.

It seems that this is exactly what is determined.

In terms of Jingzhou Navy,

The two fleets that came to intercept Huang Zulou's ship,

I don't care if the formation is scattered,

Two huge building ships in the rear,

Slowly approaching Huang Zu's side,

Other types of warships,

is a sudden speed,

Rushing towards the ship.

Although the hull of the building ship is large and strong,

But it's not invincible.

The hazy and fighting ships are all tough offensive ships.

They are equipped with a large number of crossbowmen,

And on the fighting ships of the Jingzhou Navy, small

It is also equipped with a bed crossbow,

This is one of the few weapons that can cause damage to the hull of a ship.

However, the biggest threat comes from the outrage.

If you talk about hazy pupils and fighting ships,

Equivalent to heavy cavalry,

With powerful and terrifying mobile lethality,

Then the prodigious ship,

It's like a rush in a land war,

With strong mobility,

At the same time in the head of the ship,

And with sharp horns,

With strong propulsion,

capable of inflicting a destructive effect on the hull of an enemy ship,

The light one makes the other party's hull into the water, and slowly silences,

In the worst case, it will directly smash the opponent's ship in two.

Under the cover of other ships,

Five daring ships,

Speeding towards this side,

The other side sent all the raiders here,

Obviously, he wanted to directly destroy Huang Zu's two building boats.

Zhang Yi stood on top of another building ship,

His building ship was the target of the five daring ships over there.

The other party has entered the charging stage,

And then there is a cup of tea,

The other party will be able to directly hit the hull of this building ship.

Although the time is very long,

But in this day and age,

In a water war without mechanical power,

That's pretty fast.

Those red horse boats and scout boats of the Jingzhou navy,

has begun to shoot rockets one after another,

harassing him,

The hazy pupils and the fighting ships also followed,

The other party's two building ships,

But he intercepted the building ship where Huang Zu was,

Obviously, the purpose of the Jingzhou Water Division,

It was to destroy the building ship he was on first.

At this time of emergency,

Zhang Yi's attention was not on the Jingzhou Sailor at all,

He just kept turning his head to look at Huang Zu,

His expression was a little nervous,

But it's not because of fear,

Rather, it is due to the difficulty of suppressing the excitement in the heart.

Finally, on Huang Zu's building boat over there,

issued a banner he had been waiting for,

Zhang Yi couldn't help but shout loudly:

"Attack, destroy those few ships for me, and break into the enemy position at full speed!"

With Zhang Yi's order,

The building boat under his feet suddenly shook violently,

Immediately afterward, the speed suddenly increased several times,

is to adjust the direction in a very short time,

Just when the opponent's assault boat was still dozens of feet away,

Several huge bed crossbows suddenly shot out from the side of the ship,

Carrying a strong wind,

Piercing the swift assault boat,

Not only is the crossbow extremely fast,

The power is even greater,

A total of three bed crossbows flew out,

Of the five assault ships opposite,

Hit on top of the hull of the three ships,

Immediately a huge hole appeared,

One of the ships was cut in two.

The bed crossbow shot from the ship of the military building of the state,

The size is also much thicker than the average bed crossbow,

That's why the boats can be cut off.

All the Jingzhou sailors were taken aback by this scene,

Even, even the speed of many ships,

have slowed down a lot at this moment,

However, the state army did not give them more time to be surprised.

"Buzz! Airplanes! Buzz!"

Three voices rang out almost at the same time,

This was followed by three loud collisions,

The last two ships of the Jingzhou Navy also followed in the footsteps,

At the same time, a slowing red horse boat was broken in two.

Suddenly, a terrible scream sounded on the river,

The Jingzhou soldiers who fell into the water shouted desperately,

Because of the ship,

At this moment, he rushed straight towards them,

And the speed of the ship is extremely fast,

Compared to the other party, it is not the same at all,

In an instant, he rushed into the camp of the Jingzhou Water Army.

A huge buzzing sound kept ringing,

Three bed crossbows fired huge bed crossbows in quick succession at both sides.

An enemy warship with one,

Constantly being sunk.

hazy and the ability to protect the fighting ship,

It's much tougher than it's bold,

But it can't stand two or more bed crossbows hitting at the same time,

As for the red horse boats and scout dinghys,

is even more afraid to avoid it,

However, although the speed of the building ship is inferior to theirs,

But since before,

The distance between the two sides is too close,

The arrows that rained down on Zhang Yi's ship,

They all landed on these boats,

And on those arrows,

It's all arrows of fire coated with black oil,

In an instant, the boat it hit was set on fire.

After the Jingzhou Navy reacted,

Although a fierce counterattack was launched against Zhang Yi's building boat,

But those ordinary fire arrows,

and does not cause much damage to the tall and sturdy building ship,

And, still at an upward angle,

It can only become the target of the other party.

The only one that has some threat,

It's just the bed crossbows on those fighting ships,

But whether it's power, speed, or accuracy,

There is no way to compare with the state army,

Although a few bed crossbows were shot at the building ship of the state,

But it didn't have much effect.

And the price paid,

It's those fighting ships,

are also eliminated first,

Now more than a dozen ships of the other side,

There was only one hazy bell left, three red horse boats, and a scout dinghy,

It's almost completely ineffective.

The only threat is the two building ships on the other side.

However, Huang Zu's boat has now sped up,

The proximity of the two sides is also in an instant,

Although the building ship on the opposite side also found the situation on the other side,

But it didn't slow down.

The building ship of the Jingzhou Navy has always been on the entire river,

The most powerful existence,

So although from the top of the building ship of Zhang Yi,

Seeing the mighty bed crossbow,

And incredibly fast speed,

But for the building ship of the Jingzhou Navy Army,

It wasn't enough to make them retreat.

They are very confident in their boats.

I believe that with their strength,

will definitely be able to bring Huang Zu's two ships,

The building ship that flaunted its might a moment ago,

Hit the flowers.

At the same time, the only remaining fleet of building ships in Jingzhou's navy,

At this moment, in the midst of the rumbling war drums,

Picking up speed, rushing this way,

Originally, the strength of the two sides was almost balanced,

It's all two building ships,

But if you are joining this fleet of building ships,

Then the situation on Huang Zu's side will take a sharp turn for the worse,

The advantage of sinking so many enemy ships,

It will also be gone in an instant.