Chapter 43 Ships cover the river, flags and stars and candles

Coup?

Everyone can't figure out what else Zhang Huai can do, the entire Yangzhou troops are gathered here, Gu Yun spent his strength to eat, and several major shipyards in Yangzhou rushed to work day and night, so they sent two hundred fighting ships and eight thousand newly trained soldiers on time. At this point, the two sides have lifted their bottoms, who is big and who is small, at a glance, this is not a problem that can be solved by taking medicine, there are no soldiers and no boats, and no matter how hard you shout, you can't reach the other side of the peak.

However, the reason why a famous general has become a famous general is to see the difference at a critical time. Although most people are uneasy in their hearts, no one continues to question Zhang Huai's decision - this is the trust and respect he has won by repeatedly breaking strong enemies since he led the troops, and if you change those unreliable generals, who still listens to your nonsense, I am afraid that the troops would have collapsed on all fronts and fled for their lives.

The two armies are facing each other, the time is not as good as the location, the location is not as good as the people, the gas is really fighting, and the gas is weak, since the commander has made up his mind, there is only a death battle!

Yangsan Prefecture.

The battle continues!

An hour later, the Pingjiang army reached the point of exhaustion, the defense line was crumbling, Zhang Huai's ship advanced directly to the second line of defense, and the enemy's bow and crossbow probed a little more to shoot directly.

However, with the spirit of the flag waving against the scorching sun, the defense line always fell without falling, and every time it was able to pass the test in a thrilling way, repelling the desperate attack of the Chinese army.

It's another hour, seeing noon, the three lines of defense have been broken through, Zhang Huai's clever plan has not yet worked, almost everyone understands that defeat is imminent, when the soldiers fight, life and death are fate, really to this juncture, but not so sad spring and autumn, generous to die is.

Li Yuanliang was hit by three arrows in his body, simply bandaged and dealt with, and was about to go into battle to fight, but was stopped by the guards, he pushed the guards away, pointed to the flagship, and roared: "General Wei is still here, I will die, and I will die in front of the general's ship......"

"Captain, look!" The pro-soldier exclaimed.

Zhang Huai's boat moved without warning, leaving the escort of the Blue Dragon Fighting Ship, and protruding a hull forward, as if the white and tender almost perfect arc was a little red like a bean blessed by the gods, full of tempting attraction.

Because of this move, the Chinese army smelled blood like a hungry wolf, and rushed to turn the bow of the ship and attack this side together. Capturing the enemy chief is better than beheading a thousand-level, this is a great temptation for anyone!

You don't see the little soldier Yang Xi divided one leg of Xiang Yu, so he was made a marquis, creating the glory and dignity of the Hongnong Yang family for thousands of years. Even if Zhang Huai can't withstand Xiang Yu, if it falls into his own hands, the glory of this life will be endless.

However, due to the hasty turn, there are countless people who collide head to tail, and even in order to compete for merit, there are large ships that deliberately overturn small boats, and those who rush forward, and there are also those who are turbulent in the wind and waves, and cannot control the rudder when turning, and capsize. For a time, hundreds of flags were crooked and chaotic, obscuring the view of the rear, and the formation of the Chinese army's naval division, which was strict and well versed in the art of war, finally revealed its flaws.

Just as the remaining ships of the Pingjiang Army hurriedly pressed forward to rescue Zhang Huai, Li Yuanliang was keenly aware of the fighter plane, and he went the opposite way, leading fifty soldiers who were good at diving, taking a series of boats to avoid the main battlefield with thick smoke, bypassing the floating wreckage, taking advantage of the increasing wind, carrying oars like flying, and approaching Xiao Yushu's ship from the flank.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

The lookout issued an early warning, and dozens of archers climbed the female wall one after another, stretching their bows and shooting arrows, without Li Yuanliang's orders, the leather shields wrapped in cowhide were erected on both sides, which could prevent ordinary arrows and rockets.

The sound of aggressiveness, aggressiveness, and aggressiveness was like a ghost crying that killed the soul, a short dozen breaths, a long time like a time from life to death, and it was difficult to survive the first wave of arrow rain, and fifty people were lucky to be unscathed.

Due to the rapidity of the surprise attack and the tailwind, the enemy did not even have time to launch a second wave of arrows, and the two sides were already within twenty feet, Li Yuanliang shouted: "Ignite!" Broken rope! ”

As the name suggests, the shape of the ship resembles a boat, but in fact, the front and rear ships are connected by ropes, and the front boat is filled with flammable materials such as sesame oil and firewood, rosin, and resin. With Li Yuanliang's order, the four people threw the firearms in front of the boat, and the four knifemen waved their knives to cut the hemp rope, and the front boat hit it in the blink of an eye like an arrow off the string.

The bow of the ship is equipped with a number of barbel nails, which are firmly plunged into the side of the enemy ship when they collide, and you can't do anything about it. With the help of the wind, the fire swept up with a roaring sound, and Xiao Yushu's boat crackled and burned, and between breaths, it became a spreading trend, which could no longer be extinguished.

"Quick, quick, put out the fire!"

"Port side, port side is flooded!"

"Don't panic, do your job!"

"The marshal, the marshal leaves the ship first......"

On the river, once the boat catches fire, whether it falls into the water and is killed, or buried in the belly of the fish, the end will not be too good, so people are flustered, and they can't care about Li Yuanliang. Li Yuanliang saw that the fire attack worked, and he was really courageous, so he did not retreat, but ordered his subordinates to stick to the hull of the boat and go around to the stern, throw out the hook, carry the sword and shield, and climb up.

When Li Yuanliang turned over and landed on the deck, several soldiers of the Chinese army were stunned, as if they didn't figure out who the guy in front of him was with clothes of different colors from his own. But they obviously didn't have a chance to think about it, the huge axe blade slashed across their necks, and the column of blood that rose to the sky poured like rain, sprinkling Li Yuanliang all over his body.

He casually tore off his robe, shirtless and bare-legged again, and the people in the distance seemed to recognize him, and the frightened voice rippled: "Evil ghost...... The evil ghost is coming, the evil ghost is coming......" The two forces trembled, but they did not dare to step forward.

Li Yuanliang stretched out his tongue and licked the blood on his face, he was really the same as a demon, and fifty people behind him came behind him one after another, and he said sharply: "Array!" Brothers, follow me to kill Xiao Yushu and pay homage to the prime minister, today! ”

The chaos of the commander's ship caused a short command stagnation, dozens of Chinese warships hurriedly turned back to rescue, Zhang Huai did not know that Li Yuanliang's sneak attack was successful, but if he could not seize such a rare opportunity, it would be better to disarm and return to the field, and immediately lead the crowd to organize a counterattack. All the soldiers knew that they could not live, and in this move, they all bravely rushed to kill, burned more than 50 large ships of the Chinese army, and killed more than 1,000 enemies.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

Li Yuanliang took forty-seven steps, and there were thirty-two people behind him, and the axe stopped suddenly, and there was no enemy in sight around him. The burning bow began to tilt and sink gradually, Xiao Yushu escaped from the boat under the escort of the pro-soldier team, and the rest fell into the water, struggling, wailing, or being engulfed by the fire, or drowning in the river, he looked up and laughed, arrogant, and said, "What about the Xiao family Yushu?" Haven't you been chased away like pigs and dogs by your brothers? Go, come with me who is not afraid of death, scuttle it! "The axe is pointing at another fighting ship.

The thirty-two people who survived the battle shouted in unison, "Sink it!" ”

Li Yuanliang jumped into the river and disappeared like a fish with his subordinates. It didn't take long for the bottom of the fighting ship to enter the water, and more than 100 people jumped down like dumplings, but they all became the ghosts under Li Yuanliang's axe, and the dense corpses disappeared as the fighting ship sank to the bottom of the river.

Xiao Yushu, who fled in embarrassment, re-boarded a big ship, erected the flag, and commanded the Chinese army to readjust its deployment, seeing that it would not be long before Zhang Huai's Pingjiang army could be encircled again in Jiangbei, and then he could concentrate his forces to annihilate it.

There were too many Chinese troops, a full 80,000 soldiers, and Zhang Huai's 30,000 men fought a fierce battle for half a day in one night, killing and wounding more than 30,000 people, but there were still 40,000 people and 300 ships. This time, Xiao Yushu's new ship was protected by five fighting ships and dozens of small boats, and there was no chance to capture the thief and capture the king, no matter how you looked at it, the only chance to turn defeat into victory was missed.

At this moment, a sharp mast appeared on the surface of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and then from small to large, gradually revealing a huge body, which was fifty sea dragon boats.

Later, there are more than 500 ships of various sizes, the first one hangs the flag with the dragon pattern, next to it is the big "mountain" character, the ship covers the river, the flag armor star candle, the wind takes advantage of the water, whistling.

Zhang Huai was overjoyed, drew his sword and pointed to the sky, and his hoarse voice resounded for ten miles, and said: "Reinforcements are coming!" ”