Volume 1: Young Ambition, Emerging Chapter 42 Attacked at Sea, Two Armies at Battle?
An exclamation suddenly sounded, and the soldiers on the ship followed the voice, only to see that there were suddenly a few more holes in the stern, and the sea water was constantly gushing out, and the planks were constantly cracking, which was very terrifying.
At this moment, the fleet has been out of port for a long time, and it is unrealistic to make an emergency docking, so you can only call for help from the surrounding ships. Therefore, Thunder Shadow immediately made a decision and ordered the flare to be fired, and at the same time arranged for the shipwrecks to try to remedy the situation and delay the sinking of the ship.
The first time I boarded the ship, I encountered such a situation, which can not be said to be unfavorable. Mu Huang looked angry and said: "This must be someone cutting corners, otherwise the voyage can't be this distance, how can there be a loophole?" Hmph, when I go back, I will investigate this matter thoroughly and bring these corrupt officials to justice. ”
Mu Huang's words came from his ears, and Lei Ying didn't seem to agree. After pondering for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he snatched the strong bow and arrows from one of the archers beside him, and drew his bow and arrows, and fired three arrows at the stern of the ship.
The crowd did not understand what he wanted, and they did not see any change in the sea, and Thunder Shadow, after three arrows, drew his bow and arrows again, and shot three more arrows at the same position.
After firing four times in succession, Thunder Shadow fired a total of 12 arrows, and then stopped his movements and carefully observed the changes in the sea. After a moment, Thunder Shadow raised an eyebrow and pointed to the stern of the ship. Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, and they were all stunned.
I saw that in the turquoise water, there was suddenly a trace of blood, which was constantly pouring into the sea from the depths, which was very terrifying. And looking at this situation, someone asked, "Shot a big fish?" ”
"If a fish is shot, it shouldn't just be blood gushing up, and the corpse should be on the surface. What's more, this amount of blood can be a fish. Hmph, these guts bandits. ”
Lei Ying explained vaguely, then walked to the bow of the ship and shouted to the surrounding ships, "Everyone, pay attention! There are pirate diving sculators! ”
"What?! Pirate diving scuttle? ”
Listening to Lei Ying's shout, Mu Huang understood, and after a short pause, she hurriedly ordered the archers to shoot at the sea, but she was calm. And after the thunder shadow shouted, several more ships leaked one after another, and the same situation happened.
The first to hear the thunder shadow shouted was the right vanguard General Yang You, after receiving the signal, he first ordered the archers to escort the ship, and then hurriedly commanded the nearby ships to approach the ships that had the accident, preparing to pick up the soldiers on board, and at the same time send a signal to the main ship as a warning.
Qingcheng and Zhenhaihou received the signal and looked at the ships where Mu Huang and Lei Ying were not far away, and were worried. After pondering for a while, Qingcheng's eyes lit up and he looked around. Zhenhaihou watched his movements, puzzled, and asked, "Qingcheng, what are you looking for?" ”
"Mu Zhongzhen is on a water dragon boat, and I see that the rest of the accidents are mainly water dragon boats. The water dragon boat carries the god arm thunder artillery, and at the time of the naval battle, this is the most powerful weapon of my Daqi, and it is also the most feared weapon of the Haichuan people. Haichuan has excellent water characteristics, so he set up an ambush in advance, intending to destroy our artillery before the battle. However, they can't distinguish in the sea, so they can only take the first step to look at the position on the land, so the last general expected that the Haichuan people must be close to the left! ”
After speaking, Qingcheng continued to observe, and suddenly, he raised his eyebrows, pointed to a small island in the distance, and said: "Master Hou, please look, the island is just right behind the island to hide the ships, and stand on the commanding heights of the island and look here, at a glance." The last general dared to guess that the Haichuan people were there! ”
Zhenhaihou looked in the direction Qingcheng was pointing, pondered for a moment and nodded, expressing his approval of Qingcheng's conjecture.
"The main ship continues to move forward, all the water dragon ships follow, the steamer escorts, and the target is southeast of the island!"
The Marquis of Zhenhai gave the order, intending to smash Huanglong and force out the Haichuan people. And Qingcheng looked at the several ships around him that had an accident, and after pondering for a while, he seemed to have made a decision, clasped his hands into fists, and said: "Master Hou, the divine arm thunder on the water dragon ship is the most powerful equipment of our army's naval battle, especially we have not yet known what kind of ambush the Haichuan people will have, so the artillery must not be lost." The bandits in the sea can't be left alone, so the last general asks for orders, brings a hundred soldiers who are familiar with water, goes into the water to clear the enemy, and asks the Hou Ye to give an order! ”
"Young master, you don't know water."
Without waiting for Zhenhaihou to give an order, the wind said first. Listening to his words, Zhenhaihou frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he asked: "You don't know the nature of water, and you have no experience in naval warfare, so it's not safe to let you go down, Qingcheng, don't blindly underestimate the enemy." ”
Qingcheng doesn't know that the water is true, and going into the water may not be able to drive the enemy away. However, seeing that the enemy was in front of him but unable to act, Qingcheng punched the board of the ship in annoyance. And looking at him like this, Zhenhaihou fell into a deep thought, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After a while, Qingcheng suddenly remembered something, looked at Zhenhai Hou, and said firmly: "Hou Ye, the current situation is all up to Hou Ye!" ”
Hearing Qingcheng's words, Zhenhai Hou opened his eyes in contemplation, then chuckled lightly and sighed: "Yes, this Hou is the commander of Linhai City, Zhenhai Hou Tang Wujing, how to be afraid of the sea." Liang Feng! Quickly select 200 soldiers who are good at water warfare, remove their armor and clothes, and go into the water with me to drive the enemy! ”
"Whoa!"
After giving the order, the Marquis of Zhenhai took off his armor and shirt and prepared to go to the sea. And looking at his actions, Qingcheng was excited, and thought in his heart that the Marquis of Zhenhai was the Marquis of Daqi after all, and he would never sit idly by. In terms of naval combat experience alone, no one present can be the right one, and with him personally in the water, he should be able to clear obstacles.
"Master Hou, weapons."
Qingcheng took Zhenhaihou's big knife and stretched out his hand to hand it to him. And Zhenhaihou looked at his weapon, shook his head with a chuckle, and said: "The long weapon is extremely bulky in the water, affecting the action, and it is not advisable. ”
As he spoke, Zhenhaihou took out his own saber, and then pulled out Qingcheng's saber, clenched his hands separately, and prepared to go into the water. And when he walked to the side of the boat, he suddenly raised his eyebrows, turned his head to look at Qingcheng again, and said with a smile: "Qingcheng, with you, I have no worries." ”
Zhenhaihou's words caused everyone to be puzzled for a while, and after he finished speaking, he plunged into the water. Immediately afterwards, Liang Feng also led people to jump.
"Stop firing the arrows!"
Seeing that Zhenhaihou led people into the water, Qingcheng hurriedly ordered to stop firing arrows. And he knew the meaning of Zhenhaihou's words before he went into the water, so while being vigilant against enemy attacks, he also paid close attention to the situation of various ships. After all, no one wants a fire in the backyard and a hidden arrow hurting people, but in the Great Qi Army, this is not uncommon.
Zhenhaihou is indeed a master of water warfare, Qingcheng watched his movements in the water on the boat, swimming like walking on the ground, fast as a cunning rabbit, as fast as thunder, a sword and a sword, only a moment of effort, more than a dozen Haichuan people have died under his sword.
Liang Feng and the soldiers he selected were also masters of water warfare, and after entering the water, they also fought everywhere and killed countless enemies. There was no more shipwreckage, and the Haichuan people in the water were almost killed. In an instant, blood stained the nearby sea, and even worse, nearly 100 corpses surfaced, which was terrifying.
Seeing that Zhenhaihou succeeded, Qingcheng relieved himself and organized the ships to continue to move forward, and at the same time arranged for the sailors to release the ropes to lead Zhenhaihou and Liang Feng and others.
The ships of Daqi sailed extremely fast, and they were known to travel thousands of miles a day. Although it is a little exaggerated, but in this moment, the main ship of the middle road has approached the island pointed by Qingcheng.
"The left and right vanguards outflanked the front, the steamers opened the way, the water dragon boats were behind, and the enemy immediately opened fire!"
After Zhenhaihou boarded the ship, he hurriedly gave orders, and the left and right pioneers on both sides surrounded the island to the back of the island. The main ship followed behind the vanguard on the left and attacked together.
However, Qingcheng and Zhenhaihou had not yet seen the shadow of the Haichuan people, and suddenly, the cannon sound sounded in front, and it seemed that they had already met the enemy and started a battle.
After the main ship turned to the island, Qingcheng looked ahead, there seemed to be an enemy ship there, but the artillery attack caused the smoke to fill the air, and it was difficult to see clearly. After pondering for a moment, Qingcheng proposed to Zhenhai Hou: "Master Hou, the situation seems to be wrong, please order a suspension of the shelling." ”
"Order, stop the artillery."
Zhenhaihou seemed to feel the same way, and hurriedly ordered the artillery to be stopped. And when the shelling was over and the smoke gradually dissipated, Qingcheng saw the situation of the enemy ship clearly, frowned, and said: "Sure enough, I only saw the enemy ship, but I didn't see the enemy army, it should be the enemy ship used to consume our ammunition, Hou Ye." ”
After Zhenhaihou saw the enemy ship clearly, he nodded, and then carefully looked at the situation on the island, and after a moment of silence, he sighed lightly and said: "There are no other ships on the sea, and there are no people on the island, but there are a few places that seem to have the advantage of hiding the army. It's just that Ben Hou doesn't understand that the Haichuan people are not good at marching and arranging formations, and the naval battle is not bad, if they are really ambushed on the island, won't they become abandoning their strengths and taking their weaknesses? ”
Zhenhaihou is right, and Qingcheng feels the same. However, as far as the eye could see, there was no trace of enemy ships on the sea, and since they had already come here, they could not be left alone. So after hesitating for a while, Zhenhaihou said: "In this way, you stay on the ship to deal with all changes, and I will take two thousand people to the island and go to investigate first." If there is an ambush, you will bring people to support you according to the battle situation. ”
With that, Zhenhaihou ordered the main ship to dock and prepare to take people to the island. However, after the main ship docked, Qingcheng stopped Zhenhai Hou and said firmly: "Hou Ye is the boss, how can there be any reason to rush into danger?" What's more, the most important thing in our fight with Haichuan is definitely the naval battle, and the generals here, no one can compare with Hou Ye in terms of naval warfare, so the last general dared to ask for his life, and the last general led people to land on the island, and Hou Ye stayed for command. ”
"No! There is a danger that the enemy army is in ambush, but we have not yet learned the enemy's situation, and no one knows what awaits us, and Benhou must not let you take the risk. ”
In fact, Qingcheng and Zhenhaihou both knew that if the Haichuan people were really on the island, there would definitely be an ambush, but now they have not yet known what kind of ambush it will be, so the vanguard army is almost equivalent to a death squad.
But Qingcheng insisted on his own views and refused to give an inch, and Zhenhaihou was very helpless. After a while, Liang Feng stood up and said, "Master Hou, the soldiers are fast, don't delay here." In this way, you will listen to Qingcheng's words, stay in the army, and I will take 3,000 people to accompany Qingcheng to explore the road. We try to avoid the trail as much as possible, and we don't go deep, so don't worry. ”
"Thank you Brother Liang for accompanying you", Qingcheng first clasped his hands into fists and thanked Liang Feng, then turned to look at Zhenhai Hou, and continued: "Please give the order." ”
Seeing this, the Marquis of Zhenhai knew that Qingcheng had made up his mind, and it was difficult to persuade them again, so he had to order them to land.
"Be careful, remember, this battle can't be without Benhou, and it can't be without you Duan Qingcheng."
"Master Hou, don't worry."
After that, Qingcheng took the wind and Liang Feng off the boat and landed on the island, and he didn't know what kind of situation was waiting for them......