Han Xuan's building ship was loaded with 2,000 people, and Han Xuan's building ship had undergone various improvements to resist wind and waves. The most important thing is that the keel is installed on the bottom of the ship, the so-called keel, which is a longitudinal member that connects the bow post and the stern post in the center of the base of the hull, which is located at the bottom of the ship. On the top of the keel there is a cross-rib reinforcement. In the bow and stern, the keel went around the bow post.

The main function of the keel is to bear the load, bear the longitudinal bending moment of the hull, and ensure the structural strength of the ship. The second role of the keel is to expand the side area of the boat, increase the parallel impedance of the boat in the water, and prevent crosswind steering. This is especially important for sailing against the wind. On a sailboat, the keel is supported by diagonal braces in the middle or at the edge of the skeleton.

The keel also plays an important role in stabilizing the weight of the boat, reducing the tilt or reverse rotation of the boat.

Gan Ning commanded three Mong and the fighting ships to open the way ahead, and when Han Xuan's fleet sailed to Xiakou, Huang Zu finally supervised ten Mong to meet the battle. On this day, the wind and waves on the river were still very strong, and the direction of Huang Zu's fleet was favorable, so Huang Zu ordered the archers to release arrows at the two Mong of Han Xuan's vanguard.

Deng Dang was the captain of a Mong, and countless arrows shot through the mist on the river to his ship, and Deng Dang hurriedly commanded the shield soldiers to resist. After a rain of arrows, seven or eight soldiers were killed and wounded on the board.

"Whoosh puff~" Another wave of arrows rained down, Deng Dang smelled the smoke and shouted at his subordinates: "It's not good, it's a fire arrow!" Put out the fire quickly. ”

A large wave of fire was fired, and the flames raged on the sampan in the wind, and Dundown's ship began to catch fire. Dundang went around with a broom to make fires, but the fire was not contained, and the ship's sergeants hurriedly fetched water to extinguish the fire.

Huang Zujun's Mong began to surround him, and when he got closer, another wave of arrows rained down, and Deng Dang was extinguishing the fire, and he didn't have time to dodge, and was shot to the chest by an arrow.

Deng Dang clutched his chest, and although the arrow didn't hit his heart, it also made him collapse to the ground. The firefighters found Deng Zhong's arrows, and used wooden planks and shields to block the flying arrows, while rescuing Deng Dang back into the cabin.

Deng Dang gasped and said, "Leave me alone, go and put out the fire!" ”

One of the door beams was broken by the fire and smashed down, and a soldier carrying water was unfortunately killed by the broken wood with the flames. Deng Dang's boat was on fire, and Deng Dang stood up forcefully when he saw this, pointed at the Huang Zujun who was close to them, and shouted: "Rush up, even if I die, I will pull a cushion on my back." ”

The helmsman and the man struggled to steer the Mong, which was surrounded by fire, and crashed into a Huangzu Army Mong, which was slammed into it, and the hull of the ship trembled.

The fire on Deng Dang's ship began to ignite the enemy ship, and the sergeant Huang Zu was so shocked that he tried to drive the ship away while extinguishing the fire. Sergeant Han Xuan had already hooked the ship with an anchor hook and set up a wooden ladder.

The soldiers on the ship, Han Xuan, rushed towards the soldiers of Huang Zu like crazy, and behind them were raging fires, and they would rather be killed than burned to death. Dundang stood out of the cabin, jumped over the wooden ladder with a sword and shield in his hand, and jumped onto the enemy ship, where he slashed and killed two enemy soldiers.

Suddenly, a cold arrow came and hit Deng Dang's left leg. Deng Dang endured the pain and squatted down, the arrow in his chest made him feel pain, and he was completely forced to fight. The surrounding Huang Zu soldiers rushed over and stabbed the spears in their hands towards Deng Dang, who was squatting on the ground.

Dundown was pierced by several spears and fell to the ground unwillingly. The next moment, countless arrows flew towards the Huang Zujun Mong, and dozens of people fell on the ship. Dundown's biography sank into the river with a fire, but it also set the enemy ship on fire.

In just half an hour, Han Xuanjun's forward lost two Mongs, and one fighting ship withdrew with a broken hull. Gan Ning saw that the wind was unfavorable for the war, and Han Xuan reported: "Lord, Huang Zu has the advantage of the wind, and it is difficult for our army to overcome it." It is better to collect the troops first and wait for the opportunity to fight again. ”

Han Xuan didn't expect this Huang Zu to be so lucky, every time he attacked him, he could be like Xiao Qiang, who couldn't be killed, and he could defend Jiangxia for Liu Biao for so long to keep Jiangxia alive, no wonder he was relied on by Liu Biao.

Han Xuan sighed helplessly: "Mingjin withdraws his troops!" ”

Han Xuanshui's army returned to the village and counted the casualties. A young general in the water village cried bitterly when he heard this, and the school examiner read "Hengjiang Captain Deng Dang died in battle!" At last, he burst into tears.

This person was Lu Meng, and Lu Meng cried out: "Brother-in-law! ”

The surrounding soldiers gathered around when they heard the cry, and they were all embarrassed to learn that Deng Dang had died heroically. When Han Xuan heard the news, he saw several veterans comforting Lu Meng, Han Xuan said: "Deng Dang died in battle, I regret it very much. Lu Meng, I order you to take over the position of your brother-in-law Deng Dang and avenge him. Would you like to? ”

Lu Meng wiped away his tears and nodded: "I swear to kill Huang Zu, and I ask the lord to send troops quickly." ”

Han Xuan patted Lu Meng on the shoulder and said, "As a general, don't be impatient with soldiers. If the enemy does not move, I will not move. If the enemy wants to move, I will move first. ”

Lu Meng repeatedly recited Han Xuan's words, felt that it was very reasonable, and was ordered to return to the camp, straighten out the people, and ask the seniors in the army for advice and learning.

Huang Zu refused to defend Exian County, Han Xuan's army entered the county border by land and water, and Huang Zu scolded in front of the battle: "Han Xuan, you are not greedy enough, and you have committed the land of Liu Jingzhou." I will capture you today and sacrifice it to Liu Jingzhou! ”

Han Xuan said angrily: "Liu Biao sent You Heng to insult me, is it tolerable or unbearable!" Huang Zu, I advise you to lead the crowd to surrender quickly, otherwise I will wave my army to attack and let you wait for you to be crushed in an instant! ”

Huang Zu sent Chen Sheng to fight, Han Xuan was about to send Zhou Tai to fight, and Lu Meng had already stepped out with a halberd. Chen Sheng deceived Lu Meng's youth, fought with Lu Meng for a few times, and then feinted defeat and left.

Lu Meng saw Chen Sheng dragging his knife backwards, but he was not in a hurry to catch up, and took a bow and pulled an arrow to shoot at Chen Sheng's back. One arrow, missed, another arrow, missed. Lu Meng was ashamed, riding a horse and archery was not his forte.

Chen Sheng saw that the knife plan failed, so he returned to his horse and raised his sword again to kill Lu Meng, who had no time to replace his halberd, so he had to raise his arrow to shoot. As soon as Lu Meng took the arrow, Chen Sheng slashed at him, Lu Meng panicked, and the arrow fell to the ground.

A bowstring sounded, Chen Sheng clutched his throat and fell off the horse, Lu Meng looked back at the battle, and saw Gan Ning standing with his bow closed. Chen Sheng was beheaded, Han Xuanjun's morale was high, and Han Xuan's command flag waved: "The whole army is attacking!" ”

Han Xuan's soldiers rushed towards Huang Zu's army like a pack of wild wolves, and Lu Meng abandoned his bow and halberd and rushed into the enemy formation to fight. Unexpectedly, he was surrounded by more than a dozen spearmen, and Lü Meng fell into a bitter battle, and one man rode a horse and shot several arrows at the enemy soldiers besieging Lü Meng.

This man's arrows were in vain, and each arrow took the life of an enemy soldier, and the man took off the two halberds on his back and killed them suddenly, and shouted at Lu Meng: "Amon Mo panic, Tai Shi Ci is here!" ”

Lü Meng was overjoyed, and the halberd in his hand kept stabbing out, and he and Tai Shici drove out the defeated army. Lu Meng admired Tai Shici's martial arts, and remembered Gan Ning, who had led an arrow to shoot Chen Sheng to save him before, and said with emotion: "There are so many fierce generals under the command of the lord!" ”

Huang Zu saw that Han Xuan's army was too fierce, so he had to lead the army to flee and retreat to Xiling. Liu Biao heard that Han Xuan had brought troops to attack again, so he sent his nephews Liu Hu and Nanyang Han Xi to send 5,000 spearmen to Huang Zu's forward.

Han Xuan sent Tai Shi Ci to lead 2,000 soldiers to the mandarin duck array, Han Xi led the troops into the formation, and the spearmen stabbed. Tai Shici commanded the change of formation, the iron shield soldiers stepped forward and set up their shields diagonally, and the archers behind them shot rapidly, and Liu Biao's soldiers fell.

In the middle of the formation, the wolf warrior stabbed the wolf in the hand at the spearman who rushed to the front of the formation, and the spearman's spear was knocked down before it could reach the opponent. Han Xi hurriedly commanded the spearmen to retreat, Lu Meng led his subordinates to kill, Liu Hu saw that Han Xi was in danger, and hurriedly led troops to rescue.

Liu Hu shot at Lu Meng, Lu Meng was eager for revenge, Liu Hu was Liu Biao's nephew, Lu Meng turned his halberd like crazy and stabbed Liu Hu. Liu Hu couldn't keep up with the rhythm, and was stabbed in the chest by Lu Meng's halberd and flew off the horse.