Chapter 461: Battle of Kyoguchi (4)
On the surface of Jingkou water, the vast Yangtze River is like the ocean, and the river bank is like the coast; The land horizon to the west is a huge river island.
A large number of ships floated like leaves on the water. Snowflakes trickled in the air, like a sad rain; Layers of white waves swept towards the giant ship, slapping on the side of the ship with a loud "whoosh". The air was filled with black smoke, and it seemed to be rolling in the wind without direction.
One of the rivers on the north bank is narrower, and that is the Cao Canal, which connects the Yangtze River from the north, enters the estuary. Smoke billowed from the estuary, flames raged on a large ship, the fire was out of control, the sails on the masts were burned to the ground, and rags with smoke and fire kept falling, and several of the main masts stood bare in the air. On the water, there was a shout, and I saw a lot of people's heads shaking.
Behind the fireship, a long line of sails of warships crowded the river, almost the entire river, and the tail was nowhere to be reached.
At this moment, more than a dozen small boats wandered out of the huge ship one after another, and the sails of the ships took advantage of the northeast wind to rush briskly towards the mouth of the river. The southern ** warships blockaded at the mouth of the river had already prepared, and the ballistas and catapults on the big ships were launched, and many light boats went to intercept them, and the rockets fired by the bows and crossbows flew in the air like locusts.
There was a "plop" on the surface of the water, and many fireballs fell into the river. A jar filled with oil (oil) burned and tumbled on the surface of a small sailing ship, and immediately shattered, the hot oil splashed in all directions, and the sails immediately caught fire, and the flames fell from the air like a rain of fire, and the ship quickly burned, and the panicked sailors jumped directly into the icy river with the planks.
Before more than a dozen small sailing boats of the Zhou army could get closer, most of them were burned. But a few ships still broke through and rushed to the big battleship...... The main warship was a hardwood hull, and it was so tall that even if a small boat hit it, not only would it not be able to damage it, but even a fire would not easily burn the big ship. The blazing fireboat will cause damage to it, but the Nan** soldiers have enough time to put out the fire.
Unexpectedly, at this time, an inconspicuous sailing ship approached and crashed into the great warship, but the small sailing ship did not catch fire.
Some of the people who spotted the ship were wondering. Suddenly, there was a loud bang! The dazzling light of the fire lit up like lightning, far exceeding the light of ordinary flames, and a thick white smoke rose and quickly spread around. Under the deflagration, the planks on the side of the big war ship flew up as if in mid-air, and a large hole was broken in the side side, and the hull seemed to be cracked.
White spray and broken debris fell around the river, and the giant ship quickly began to tilt to the right.
Everyone near and far was stunned, and in the noisy waves and shouts, someone faintly shouted: "It's **!" Bomb the city walls of the **! ”
The water surface was a mess and messy, and I saw that there were many small sailing boats floating towards the Yangtze River on the Cao Canal...... At this time, the southern ** soldiers seemed to have seen a plague god, and the big ship immediately turned around and retreated to the south to avoid such a catastrophe.
Only a few small boats were still in front of the melee, mainly relying on crossbows to shoot at each other. The arrows were all tied with oilcloth and stood out in the air.
At this time, the big war ship at the forefront of the Zhou army finally slowly sailed south from the gap, the speed seemed slow, but no one could stop it. The small ship feins against the big ship, and the bow and crossbow cannot shoot anyone when it gets close, and the big ship is very likely to collide and attack again, as if slaughtering the men and horses besieging the city under the city wall.
Several Zhou army galleons finally entered the open water of the Yangtze River, but the follow-up was still very difficult, the Cao Canal was already narrow, and the waterway was blocked by the burning broken ships, and it was not easy for the big warships behind to come out.
Han Tong, the commander of the naval division, had already boarded the ship and then passed through the mouth of the river. The ship on fire not far away had not yet sunk, and no one had tried to put out the fire when it was fierce, like a flame floating on the water. Han Tong stood on the boat tower and passed through this water, and he also felt the scorching heat, and his face was faintly painful, and he felt a little unbearable, but he still stood on it.
Looking ahead, the first to rush out a few warships on the river are being besieged by the southern ** ships. On the river, the boats of the south ** are floating in chaos, because the boats that avoided in the early stage are rowing randomly, and the front line is no longer in formation...... It was snowy and the river was foggy, the vision was not clear, and it was difficult to effectively control the fleet with the simple organization of flags and drums and trumpets, and the speed of sending people to give orders was also very slow. Han Tong drew his sword and shouted, "Order, rush over to reinforce the soldiers ahead!" ”
The flagship was quickly targeted by Nan**, and after a while, a large ship approached head-on. As the two ships approached, the rockets rained down, and the warship turned into a firework canister that fired fireworks.
On the side side, Nan** threw out the iron chain and hook, and the two ships got closer and closer. Waiting for the wooden bridge to be built, suddenly there was a shout, and the soldiers of the Zhou army rushed up from the deck instead, everyone carried shields and blades and braved the rain of arrows, the arrows clanged on the armor, and the people in front raised their pike guns, threw them at the deck, and then pulled out their knives and rushed up with a shout.
"Plop plop plop ......" constantly people fell from the side of the boat into the water. Those who fall into the water are almost certain to die, and no one can swim in the icy river water with armor on; Even if you fall into the water wearing iron armor and you will drown, anyone with armor will wear armor, otherwise you will be shot first.
The water surface of the estuary was slaughtered, and more Zhou army warships sailed out of the river, and the water was congested and full of people.
…… The warships on the river were all transferred over to encircle it, and there was a mess on the river, and many places were fighting on the side, and it was difficult to give up. More and more boats on both sides crowded into the mouth of the river, and the scene was like a chaotic big water village, with a large group of sails huddled together.
On a building ship, the general of Nan ** was very anxious, and the battlefield was out of control.
In fact, there were a lot of sailors in the Zhou army, and from a distance, the sails like clouds covered the entire canal, and they were just blocked in the river before and couldn't enter the river. But now, countless ships are desperately squeezing out! Some of the warships had already broken through the estuary and entered the open area of the river.
If no additional sailors were sent to intercept it, once a large number of ships of the Zhou army entered the surface of the river, the southern and eastern lines would not be able to withstand it at all.
"The sailor of the Jingkou Water Camp was only transferred away two hours ago, Liu Cheng, Liu Cheng, ......" The southern ** general was full of grief and anger, and he was so anxious that he stomped his feet.
Someone next to him was also anxious: "Liu Gong is no longer in Jingkou, the general should send someone to ask for help!" ”
"How can I get in time now?" The general waved his arms, but he was not a god, and a person's hand could not control the chaotic scene in front of him. The general was angry and scolded: "Letting Liu Cheng take charge of the military in Jingkou is a child's play in itself!" ”