Chapter 115: Sword Qi is like frost and fire and dragon flying
When the first war drum sounded in the direction of Qixia Ridge, more than ten miles downstream, on the mountain rock by the Sleepy Dragon Gorge, the young man codenamed "Night Owl" suddenly jumped up, and easily pulled out an arrow stuck in his shoulder, and began to loudly command the figures that appeared one after another, hurry up! According to the predetermined plan, they quickly pushed more than two dozen fishing boats into the river.
The Night Stalker's true identity is a Thousand Machine Pavilion spy, and he is the leader of this operation. He obeyed the task personally assigned by Chu Jiangmian, led dozens of skilled spies, and had been ambushed in the Sleepy Dragon Gorge for a long time. Earlier, when they saw the formation of Southern Han warships rushing through the Trapped Dragon Gorge, they knew that His Royal Highness the Prince's battle plan had been more than half successful.
The fishermen and woodcutters on both sides of the strait who were mercilessly shot by the Southern Han naval army during the march were all disguised by their Qianji Pavilion spies, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the enemy. Although their skills are extraordinary, at such a close distance, they are shot by the bows and arrows of the Southern Han naval army, and they cannot show their flaws, and casualties are always unavoidable. Even the night owl himself was shot in the shoulder by an arrow, but fortunately he was not seriously injured and did not affect the rest of the battle.
"Quick, quick, push all the boats into the river! That's great...... Sure enough, it's a northwest wind! This is really God's help, His Royal Highness the Prince is really clever! ”
The night owl shouted excitedly as he pushed the boat down with his hands and feet. And the others had the same excited expressions as he was. I can't complain that they are so excited, because all the movements of the enemy army are basically not too different from the orders they received. It was as if Chu Jiangmian had planned this march route for the Southern Han Naval Army, and the other party obediently came to the predetermined place within the specified time...... Such a use of military means is simply incredible. And what made these Thousand Machine Pavilion spies even more incomprehensible was how His Royal Highness the Prince calculated that the northwest wind would rise today? If this is not a coincidence, it can only be attributed to the fact that this Highness of theirs is absolutely extraordinary!
Zhao had no naval army, let alone warships. In the past few years, the soldiers under the command of Zhao King Chulie defended with iron horses and blood with all their might, and it was only Hu Qi, the biggest enemy in the north. Because of this, Zhao was unable to block the attack of the Southern Han naval army on the water. These 20 or so fishing boats were collected from fishermen in advance. Hearing that it was to fight against the invading enemy army, the people of the riverside did not say a word, and immediately sent their best boats to the shore.
At this moment, these fishing boats, which were full of grease, straw and other flammable materials, were on the relatively narrow section of the river in the Sleepy Dragon Gorge, taking advantage of the northwest wind blowing from the mouth of the canyon, and the light boats had passed, and they were going down the river faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye, they went out to the land of a stone's throw.
"Light the fire, release the arrows!"
With the night owl's order, dozens of Thousand Machine Pavilion spies filled their bows and arrows in their hands, watching the cluster of burning flames on the arrows leave the string, they almost clenched their fists in unison, and the blood in their chests boiled.
After the rocket hit the fishing boats, the flammable materials on the boats ignited and immediately began to burn. The wind borrowed the power of the fire, and the fire borrowed the power of the wind, and soon the whole ship burned into a large fireball. If you look down from a high place, it seems that there are more than 20 large fireballs moving rapidly on the surface of the river, directly hitting the formation of warships in the downstream direction.
Such a scene, even those men who are accustomed to fighting in the dark, can't help but shake their hearts and smack their tongues. Someone couldn't help but exclaim loudly.
"His Royal Highness the Prince doesn't know where he learned such a trick, and this is ...... I'm afraid these warships of the Southern Han Dynasty are all going to be finished! ”
The Night Stalker watched intently as the flaming fireball got closer and closer to the warship, and from such a distance, it seemed that he could hear the crackling sound of burning, which made his heart beat violently. He held his knife tightly, and while he was excited, there was inevitably some regret in his tone.
"The Southern Han Navy is trapped on this section of the river, and it is already in danger! It's just a pity...... His Royal Highness the Prince gave us the task of defending the Sleepy Dragon Gorge, but there was no way to go to Qixialing to participate in the battle in person! Alas! ”
When the others heard the leader exclaim like this, their hands were also itching. Who wouldn't want to participate in such a winning battle in person! It's just that none of them dared to disobey Chu Jiangmian's order. Perhaps, then they can only stand on this high place, as outsiders, silently watching the magnificence and tragedy of the Qixialing battlefield.
On the lower reaches of the waterway, which is more than ten miles away from the Sleepy Dragon Gorge, chaos had already begun to appear before the arrival of the fireboats. When the river in front was blocked by the Zhao people, Bai Chu, who had extremely rich combat experience, had already realized that something was wrong. And as the war drums sounded like thunder, after Zhao's cavalry troops finally appeared on the halfway slope of Qixia Ridge, he clearly understood that he was likely to be tricked. The people of Zhao set a trap for him, and the heavy troops were ambushed here, waiting for their warship to arrive!
"Immediately divide the command, turn the bow of each warship, follow the original road, and return up the river!"
Since there was no way forward, he was certainly not willing to fight the other party under such passive conditions. Since the people of Zhao have set up a battlefield here, they must have been extremely well prepared, and if they suddenly fight hard, they will inevitably win less and lose more. This is a place of right and wrong, and you can't stay for long! Bai Chu is a famous general of the Southern Han Dynasty, no matter how proud he is, he still has a little self-knowledge.
It's just that so many boats are crowded on the river, and it is not easy to turn around and go back in a short time! Not to mention the chaos of order, ships collide with each other. What was particularly unfavorable was that the wind on the river was strong, and even though some of the ships had turned around and turned their course, under the strong blowing of the northwest wind, the full sails were raised like a round bow, and the sailors rowed with all their might, and they also moved very slowly, and it would be good not to go backwards.
Seeing this, Bai Chu was shocked and angry. If at this time, the cavalry units of the Han army rushed down, there would be big trouble. Although they could not board the ship to fight, if they shot with feathered arrows on the shore, their own soldiers would also suffer a great loss.
"General, don't panic yet! Zhao's army seemed to be just bluffing, and they had no intention of rushing down to fight. ”
Hearing a loud reminder in his ear, Bai Chu turned around suddenly, but saw that it was Jiang Song sent by Nie Wushuang, the prince of the Qin State. He couldn't help but feel angry, and there was nowhere to vent his resentment! Then he raised his sword in his hand and scolded loudly.
"Phew! You guy still has the face to say! Didn't you say that this is a shortcut to capture Dragon City? What now...... Open your dog's eyes and see, the Zhao people are ambushed here, and even the river is sealed! It's really killable to misunderstand me like this! ”
Seeing the murderous look on his face, Jiang Song hurriedly took a step back and shook his hand again and again to plead loudly.
"That's definitely not what I intended! All my actions are in accordance with the will of the unequaled son! But I don't know how the news leaked out, so that Zhao Guoren had a ...... to be prepared. ”
"Shut up! Idiot! What's leaking? This is clearly a trick set up by the people of Zhao Guoren a long time ago...... By the way, what about the prince of Zhao Guo? Where did he go, hurry! He must not be allowed to escape. ”
Bai Chu's eyes spurted with anger, and he secretly cursed in his heart that he had listened to the words of these fools of the Qin State. Nie Wushuang is also known as one of the four sons of the world! The intellect is so shallow, it is simply a person who sells fame and reputation! If he can lead the army to get out smoothly this time, he will definitely go back and reason with the people of Qin. And now, what he wants to do most is to break the corpse of the guy who lured the Southern Han Navy into such a desperate situation!
"No need to look for it, I'm here, and I'm not leaving...... Hehe! ”
Someone smiled faintly, turned and walked out of the side of the cabin. There was a black gauze tied on his blue shirt, and although his expression was a little pale, the calmness on his face was not pretended.
"Chu Liangsheng, you haven't even taken advantage of the chaos to escape? I didn't care about you just now...... So, when death comes, what else do you have to say? ”
Jiang Song gritted his teeth and walked up to him, his eyes viciously looking at this young man whom he had taught for several years, and slowly pulled out his knife. In a sense, he was his teacher, he was his disciple. Originally, he thought that he had completely mastered all the actions of this somewhat cowardly son. Unexpectedly, in the end, he was calculated by the other party. This is something he absolutely cannot tolerate!
"I am the son of Zhao State, and I am also the warrior of Zhao State, and I will never run away. What's more, the purpose of my trip is to see with my own eyes how you invading enemies will completely destroy ......! ”
Looking at this young man who was not afraid to talk in danger, Jiang Song was very suspicious, what he saw in the past was an illusion. The hatred in his heart was simply irrepressible. However, before he could swing his knife to kill, he had already heard the angry shouts of the Southern Han generals in his ears.
"What are you talking about with him! Come on, cut the corpse for me, throw the bones into the river to feed the fish! ”
Hearing the general's order, more than a dozen sergeants around him, who were already full of anger, flashed their swords and pounced. Chu Liangsheng looked up to the sky and laughed, casually pulled out the sword he was wearing, the swords intersected, and after injuring several people in a row, he was forced to retreat again and again. Under such a wolf-like attack, although he is also quite brave, it is difficult to resist.
"Mei'er...... Farewell! ”
A sword light was dazzling, and in the loud roar, Chu Liangsheng said a silent sentence in his heart, and the sword in his hand was knocked away and fell into the river. However, just as he closed his eyes and waited for death, he suddenly heard a loud noise, and the swords flew in front of him, and blood splattered. His eyes widened in surprise, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a sword like a rainbow, and half of the river was boiling! Then, many blazing fireballs rolled from the surface of the river and collided with the warship, and the fire rose to the sky, and in a moment, the whole river turned into a fiery red color!