There is an ocean outside the Hanging Gourd City, under the scorching sun, the water vapor is steaming, and countless warships of all sizes sail on the water, like dense ants, to surround the Hanging Gourd City like a cake.

The rebels occupied the Hanging Gourd, defeated the official army one after another, the Son of Heaven drove the expedition in person, and the Prime Minister led the troops to attack the Hanging Gourd, vowing to recover the lost territory and cut the traitors to the roots.

In order to reduce the casualties of the soldiers, the prime minister used the strategy of water attack at the beginning, but the two dams built downstream of the hanging gourd ended in failure, with thousands of casualties, but failed to hurt the rebels of the hanging gourd.

At the same time, the officers and soldiers built dams in the upper and lower reaches of the Hanging Gourd, and then dug the upstream weir dam to release water to rush the city, and also sent the dead soldiers to attack the Hanging Gourd City Wall by boat.

Although the successive failures did not discourage the officers and soldiers, the strategy of breaking the embankment and releasing water to attack the city failed to break the city wall, but the long fence and the downstream weir dam built in advance firmly held the water, so that the wilderness outside the city turned into a lake.

The water in the great lake is deep enough for boats, and the officials and soldiers have already built a large number of warships, in addition to the fast boats, there are also building boats, if you can sail the building ships close to the hanging fortress wall, the top floor of the building ships is even higher than the head of the city.

Therefore, by besieging the city by means of great water, the officers and soldiers of the army went out to battle by warship, and they had to attack the hanging gourd from four directions at the same time, so as to enter the city as soon as possible and eliminate the rebels.

Most of the officers and soldiers are not accustomed to water, but there are many rivers in Yuzhou, and many people are boating on the water to make a living, so this time the city was attacked by boat, and the government requisitioned a large number of people to serve as boatmen to drive the boat.

At this moment, among the large and small warships heading towards the hanging gourd, the soldiers sweated like rain, accompanied by the passionate drums, and waved the long guns in unison, allowing the ships in them to move forward quickly.

The fast boat, with its long and narrow hull and dozens of long poles on both sides, moves fast on the water like a centipede, while the huge hull and the three- or four-story building ship moves unhurriedly on the water like an old cow.

In the cabins on each floor of the ship, many soldiers stood on the railings, and the boat on the water was inevitably bumpy, and many people felt a little dizzy, not because they were afraid, but because of seasickness, after all, many of them could not swim.

But this is not a reason not to be afraid of battle, the military orders on the battlefield are like mountains, since the generals have ordered to attack, there is no room for retreat.

The truth is this, but many soldiers who don't know water are still a little worried, after all, people who can't know water panic when they see deep water, let alone people who have never been on a boat, can't walk steadily on a rickety boat.

Soldier Huang San is one of them, he, like many of his comrades, clung to the railing with one hand, for fear that he would accidentally slip into the water, although there are many boatmen on the boat, even if he falls into the water, he will be picked up immediately, but he still does not dare to take it lightly.

The official army built a dam to store water to irrigate the city, and the water outside the city was deep enough for no one, Huang San felt that even if he could swim, he was still wearing armor and a scarf, and he couldn't last long if he fell into the water, so it was better to have a good time, and it was better to be shot to death than to drown.

If it weren't for the fact that his family was so poor, Huang San would not have come to be a soldier, but since he had become a soldier, he would have to play with his life.

If your fate is not good, you will die on the battlefield, if your fate is good, you will not be able to make war achievements, and when the time comes, you will have an official and a half position, which can be regarded as changing your family situation, Huang San of course also has his own dreams, so he is willing to play with his life.

Clenching the strong bow in his hand, he reached out and took out an arrow from the quiver, looking at the straight shaft of the arrow, Huang San tried to settle his heart.

He was an infantry archer, and like the other archers in the team, when the ship was close to the head of the city, he had to shoot at the enemy archers in the city to cover the arrival of the foot soldiers.

How do foot soldiers get to the city? Quite simply, there is a gangplank on the upper floor of the building, and the boat puts down a long gangplank when it approaches the city wall, which can be set up directly at the head of the city, and then the soldiers can go to the city through the gangplank.

It's very simple to say, but it's not so easy to do, the defenders are not puppets, it is impossible to do nothing, just stupidly watch the official warships approach the city and put the springboard.

Therefore, the opponent must use various means, such as trebuchets and crossbows.

"Attention, attention! Now less than 800 paces from the city, the enemy's crossbow is about to shoot arrows, everyone pay attention! ”

The shouts came and went, it was the generals on the ships urging their subordinates to be careful, and the rebels in Shannan were said to have a large crossbow with a long range, with a range of about seven or eight hundred paces or more, and the power was not small.

Huang San was a little worried, but it was useless to worry, since the warship was about to approach the hanging gourd, it would have to withstand all kinds of attacks from the defenders, and there were big crossbows and arrows at a distance of six or seven hundred paces, and at a distance of two or three hundred paces, there were trebuchets throwing stones and thunderbolts.

He had seen the power of trebuchets, a tall weapon that could easily throw boulders weighing tens of pounds to a distance of 200 paces, and if it fell on a ship, the ship would sink on the spot.

If the boat sinks, those who can swim can float back on the water, and those who can't swim are finished.

Huang San didn't want to drown, so he prayed in his heart that the boat he was on would not be hit, but looking at the dense warships on the left and right, he felt that he should not be so unlucky.

There are so many warships on the water, if the ship you are on is really hit, you can only blame your fate.

Just as he was distracted, the boat had already traveled forward for some distance, Huang San and his comrades stared ahead with wide eyes, just waiting for the defenders in the city to launch a giant arrow with a big crossbow, once a giant arrow rushed towards him, he could quickly dodge.

However, as the ship continued to advance, there was no movement in the city, but Huang Sanke did not take it lightly, he thought that the other party deliberately got closer before shooting arrows.

Just like a normal day of shooting, the target can be placed a hundred or even twenty paces away, but the lethality of the arrow at this distance is very low, and only at about seventy-five steps can an arrow effectively injure a person wearing crotch armor.

At a distance of fifty paces, the crotch armor was no longer good, and at a distance of thirty paces, the crotch armor could not block the arrows at all, Huang San and so on, feeling that the defenders in the city were afraid that they would have to wait for the official warships to approach to a distance of three hundred paces before shooting arrows with a big crossbow.

At this time, the distance between the two sides is close, the hull of the building ship is huge, and the big crossbow at the head of the city is not easy to shoot crookedly, if the enemy shoots a burning fire arrow, the building ship can also be set on fire.

In order to prepare for a fire attack, each building ship was equipped with a large number of buckets and water bladders, which could extinguish the fire or stop the fire from spreading in a short time, enough to hold the ship close to the city walls, but before that it was a matter of fate how many soldiers would die.

Huang San felt that his life was very hard, so he was confident that he would survive, but as time passed, he felt more and more strange, because his own ships had approached to a distance of less than four hundred steps, why had there been no movement at the head of the city?

The horn sounded, and the clippers mixed in the gap between the big ships rushed forward, and the soldiers on board rowed hard, so that the speed of the ships increased significantly, and the full load of thunder and thunder approached the front city wall.

They rushed forward as the vanguard of the whole army, firstly to attract the attack of the Hanging Fortress defenders, and secondly, to enter under the city wall and detonate the thunder to destroy the city wall as much as possible.

If the enemy attacks these clippers with trebuchets and crossbows, then there is not much chance to attack the big ships.

The crossbows and trebuchets were slow to attack, and there was a considerable period of preparation between the first attack and the second attack, and the officers and ships could take the opportunity to rush to the city walls and lay down the first dead to attack the city.

If the enemy attacks the slow building ship, then the fast ship can rush to the city wall in a short time, detonate the thunder, and also cause huge trouble, so fast and slow cooperate with each other, plus besiege the city from all sides at the same time, Huang San feels that today's official army may be able to break the city.

was thinking about how to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but saw a commotion in front of the deck, many people pointed in the direction of the Hanging City and said something, Huang San raised his eyes and found that more than ten small boats appeared in the waters in front of him with good eyesight.

It was a small boat released by the thief, sneaking around on the water and not knowing what to do, it seemed to want to circle around the city, but what was the use of turning around at this time?

There are so many warships of the officers and soldiers, they can sink you as soon as they rush up!

The dozen or so small boats sneakily circled around outside the city, perhaps seeing the aggressive enemy of the attack, it didn't take long for them to turn around and sail in the direction of the city wall.

Huang San estimated the distance between the high bases, and felt that his own building ship was afraid that it would not be easy to approach the city wall, and it was very likely that he would put down the gangplank at the high base and let the dead soldiers go up first.

There is a strange battle shed on the high base, and it seems that there are people guarding it, thinking that a bloody battle will break out later, and Huang San has confidence in the official army, and he is also confident in himself, and he is confident that he will survive the confrontation with the enemy archers.

The warship approaching the hanging gourd from all directions continued to advance, and the clipper that rushed in front had already opened a distance of more than 100 steps from the building ship behind it, and it was only 200 steps away from the hanging gourd city wall, and the distance was still rapidly shortening.

These clippers loaded with thunder rushed forward fearlessly, seeing that the distance had been shortened to more than a hundred paces and the city still did not move, Huang San felt a little strange, and then he saw that the clippers suddenly stopped moving, as if they were blocked by something in the water.

Perhaps the thieves had planted a few rings of stakes around the perimeter of the city walls to block the boat, but unless the stakes were clearly above the water, how could they hold back the boat?

The water is very deep, and the stakes are very long to outcrop on the surface of the water, as long as you hold the hook and refuse to push the section of the water that is exposed, you can easily push it crooked, and push the two wooden stakes to the left and right, and the narrow clipper can continue to move forward.

So what are these clippers doing there?

Huang San was a little puzzled, but he became more and more confused: his own clippers moved backwards for some reason, as if the boaters were rowing in the opposite direction, trying to escape in the direction they came.

The breeze was blowing, Huang San smelled a slight pungent smell, the smell he had never smelled, and he didn't know what the smell was emitting, and on the water in front of him, he could see a layer of black liquid floating on the water.

Under the sun, on the muddy yellow water, this layer of liquid shimmered with a little colorful, like a long ribbon, enclosing the Hanging Gourd City, about thirty or forty paces thick.

The clippers of the officers and soldiers seem to be fleeing from the water where this "ribbon" is located.

The ships had approached the ribbon, and the crossbows on the ships were ready to shoot fire arrows at the head of the Hanging Gourd City, and at this moment, the head of the Hanging Fortress suddenly lit up with a slight fire, as if there were archers preparing to shoot fire arrows.

What's the use of just a few people shooting fire arrows?

Huang San watched several fire arrows fly out of the city, and was puzzled when those fire arrows fell on the surface of the water, actually igniting the layer of liquid floating on the muddy yellow water.

The "ribbon" that was originally flashing with a little colorful color instantly burned into a "flame ribbon", like a wall of fire in front of the official and military ships, Huang San didn't expect the water to burn, and watched the clippers that retreated and left being ignited one after another.

Then there was a violent explosion.

It was the thunderbolt on board the clipper that was ignited and detonated.

The explosions came one after another, and the soldiers on the fast boat could not get rid of their doom even if they threw themselves into the water to escape, either disappearing into the black smoke or howling on the burning water.

The well-informed generals shouted "there is fire oil on the water", and directed the men to row in the opposite direction, trying to stop the boat, and then evacuate with the stern as the bow, but there were countless warships flocking to the hanging gourd in all directions, and there was no flexibility between eagerness.

The hull of the building ship was heavy, and it was not easy to raise the speed to move towards the suspension gourd, where it was said to stop, and those clippers rushing ahead, many of them had already sailed into the water surface where the fire oil was floating, and the fire was ignited in an instant.

In the waters around the Hanging Fortress City, no matter which direction it is, the large and small ships are in a mess, and they are all trying to retreat to avoid being affected by the fire burning on the water, and at this moment, the horn sounded at the head of the Hanging Fortress City.

The city's crossbows and trebuchets were ready to attack the enemy ships that swirled on the water like fixed targets, with fiery arrows like locusts and boulders raining down.

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The water is burning, the warships are also burning, and the water surface around the hanging gourd has turned into a sea of fire at this time, and the tall buildings and ships have either been sunk by boulders or ignited by fire oil bombs, turning into spectacular torches and burning on the water.

Countless people wailed in the sea of fire, helplessly throwing themselves into the water, helpless being ignited, helplessly dying, helplessly turning into a charred black floating corpse.

The pride and ambition of setting out not long ago as if it were death had now come to naught, and neither those who knew water nor those who could not do it could not be spared on the water that burned into a sea of fire, and the defenders looked at the scene in front of them silently.

The enemy army attacked, the momentum was violent, but before they could touch the hanging wall, the large and small warships and countless soldiers on board were killed in the fire, as the defenders of the city, they should cheer, but seeing such a tragic situation, many people were deeply shocked.

Oil can float on the water, and fire oil can also be used, but no one thought that the fire oil floating on the water would burn up with such power, and if they attacked the city at this time, and the enemy defending the city used such a trick, it would be a miserable death.

The soldiers in the city could see clearly that many enemy soldiers were struggling on the water, and they would not have drowned, but they were ignited by the burning oil floating on the water, and if they were burned on the water, they could only dive into the water to extinguish the fire, but how long could people hold their breath in the water?

I still have to put my head out of the water for ventilation, but as soon as I come up, I will be stained with burning oil, and I will be choked enough, so I will toss a few times, and I will not be burned to death and have no strength to toss, so I will be tortured to death.

No one applauded such a tragedy when it happened to the enemy, because the scene was too pervasive, and the fire oil that the ship had sent to dump on the water before could smell different from the ordinary fire oil.

What kind of oil is this? Burning so hot? Still so burn-resistant?

The only person who could answer was Xiyang Wang Yuwenwen, but at this time, he was not in the mood to give the generals what "refined fire oil" was, but quietly looked at the sea of fire in front of him without saying a word.

In the past, Prime Minister Zhuge burned the rattan armor soldiers, lamenting that this move would be too long to kill, Yu Wenwen didn't care about the longevity at this time, but felt that his heart was dripping blood: the water was burning, and his money bag was also burning.

He has worked hard to save many years of crude oil extract, and today he squandered a handful, in order to use the "water is burning" to retreat from the enemy, now he has consumed most of it, if it is exchanged for copper coins, it is more than 100,000 yuan.

In these years, people call oil "stone grease", Huangzhou does not produce stone grease, Yuwen Wen is to spend a lot of money to buy stone grease from the hands of Jiangnan profiteers, Jiaozhi, Linyi and other areas have always had stone grease as a special product for export, many rich people in Jiankang City used it as oil lighting, so Yuwen Wen can buy it.

The "essence" that has been saved for many years is now released, and Yuwenwen seems to have completed a physiological essence release, and began to enter the state of "sage", because of the heartache money bag, the brain is blank.

Railguns and anchor mines are very popular, but the consumption of gunpowder is also very large, and the refined oil is also very fierce, but the inventory is tight, with one bucket less than one barrel, Yu Wenwen has the rest of the refined oil in his hand, and he can't afford to play the second "water is burning".

Wei Chidun took a water attack in order to alleviate the casualties of the soldiers, and Yu Wenwen relied on munitions in order to reduce the casualties of the soldiers.

Looking at the camp in the north outside the city, Yu Wenwen touched his little beard under his chin, and his heart was full of thoughts.

After losing so badly, do you still want to attack in the water? Simply order, you receded the water, how about we have an offensive and defensive battle to fill in human lives?

You're not a soldier? Let's hurt each other!!