The banks of the great river where Jiangzhou is located are already full of ups and downs of corpses and fragments of ships.

Those official and military warships that recklessly sailed on the river, and even chased after the rout, and ran aground one after another, and washed on the shore one after another, dropped some of their sails and slowed down to reach the shore of the road; He continued to use bows and arrows, projected cannons, and throwing rods to bombard and attack all living creatures in sight.

Most of the people who were alarmed in the camps distributed along the river outside Xunyang City could only retreat and dodge on the shore, shouting and shouting loudly, and even picking up bows and arrows to shoot;

Only a few people with a little courage and blood rushed to the tidal flats by the river in the rain of arrows from the boat, and brought back the remnants of the surviving soldiers who were still struggling to get ashore.

It's just that their numbers are too small, and there are very few who are willing to respond and echo them. Under the blows and harassment of the official and military warships, most of them were in a mess like headless flies, or retreated far away from the danger and watched from the wall, refusing to come over no matter how they shouted and shouted.

Therefore, there were still more remnants of the sailors who escaped by entering the water, and they could swim to the river or swim back in the river for a while before being shot, and turned into a trace of red blood that slowly washed away with the current.

And Huang Chao, who happened to be standing at the head of the city, also looked at this scene with a blue face. Even if he has experienced countless setbacks over the years, he has been defeated and fought repeatedly, and has tempered a city and mind that Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and did not move; It took a long time to put down the horsewhip, which had been almost pinched into several pieces, and a voice between his teeth came to the ground:

"Is the newly formed sailor of the rebel army so unbearable? Do you really let these dog thieves wantonly brutalize my soldiers and brothers?"

The left and right are dumbfounded and face to face, if you want to say that the battle on the battlefield is dominant, these rebel generals may not think that they are afraid of anyone; But if you want to compete with the officials and the army on this water, it is really a little difficult.

Especially after several generals and military masters who were originally good at water warfare were killed, disappeared, fled and surrendered to the officers and soldiers one after another, the shortcomings and shortcomings of the righteous army in this regard have not been able to make up for them;

Although they had also recruited a large number of them before, the fish farmers and boat people who had lived in Poyang Lake and along the river for many years were supplemented by the rebel sailors. But it is one thing to support them to provide transport and cooperation for the rebels; It's another thing to train and organize them into a consistently qualified military force.

The scene and result of the attack of the officers and sailors this time are undoubtedly the best portrayal of their specific combat strength;

"Let's go and give it a try. You can't just let the official dog run rampant and brutalize. ”

It was Meng Kai, the left army envoy who was nicknamed "Flying Mountain Tiger", who was wrapped around his arms, and he resolutely and decisively came out of the ranks.

"Okay, I will allow you to dismantle the equipment in the city and call on all the people, no matter what the cost, you must give me the arrogance of those official dogs."

Huang Chao's face suddenly softened and said widely.

"No."

"The one who risked his life to run by the river to save people is the athlete under his command."

After Meng Kai led the people away, he said to the left and right.

"Back to the Yellow King, it is the late Xiang (first) Zuo Commander Zhu Laosan, the former general, and now he is temporarily under the command of Gai (Hong) Dutong to listen to the school."

Someone immediately replied.

"It's really a brave and righteous man, and it's too much of a mere general. Immediately transfer him to my former military horse team, which can be used as a deputy general. ”

"Back to the Yellow King, there is something else in this."

At this time, another subordinate officer stubbornly said.

"This Zhu Laosan's brother led his troops out of Fuzhou and voted for Zhu (Cun) in Jiangling. ."

"So what, isn't he risking his life for my righteous army right now?"

Huang Chao raised his eyebrows and lowered the corners of his mouth slightly, not angry and arrogant, he couldn't help but be shocked and retreated a few steps before he said.

"Don't think that I don't know what you're doing in private, don't say that he has a brother who is away from home, so you have to be on guard against everything; Could it be that there is less contact between the military government and that side? Why don't you see it, you avoid suspicion.。。 ”

"Huang Wang Mingjian, Huang Wang forgives his sins."

The subordinate official's face suddenly changed drastically, he fell to his knees and looked down, and secretly showed a pleading look to Shi Huangrui, the right chief not far away.

"You murderer, you don't want to drag it down and accept the punishment. Is it a shame to stay here?。。 ”

At this time, it was the secretary Huang Rui who opened his mouth to reprimand, and then to Huang Chao.

"The king doesn't need to worry about this, but now this has happened to the people of all walks of life, but I am afraid that it will damage the majesty and momentum of the righteous army; Once the river is cut off for his generation, it is hindered in order to control it, and you have to make up for it in another way. ”

"Maybe we can divide a division to attack Danyang and Jianye City nearby, so that they don't have time to take care of themselves."

Pang Shigu, the veteran who was present, couldn't help but ask.

"Maybe order Zhou Bao in Zhexi Town to call back these sailor warships...

“。。。。。”

And the other general, Fei Chuangu, wanted to say something but wanted to say something and pressed it down, but he remembered the right-hand man Wang Chongba, who ran away for this reason.

At this time, there were not many living people left on the riverbanks and tidal flats, which were full of dead and wounded; And those who rescued the wounded and the surviving soldiers were also under the artillery stones from the officers and soldiers, and paid many casualties on the spot, and dyed the road a little red.

However, when Meng Kai led the people to dismantle the bed crossbows and stone cannons that were shipped to the river, they began to calibrate the winding of those official and military warships on the river; But seeing that the other party had already discovered something, he suddenly threw several polished huge pebbles over.

Although they didn't hit the crossbow and stone cannon, they were shocked by the soldiers who were manipulating, and scattered on the spot to hide for a while. At this time, it was also Zhu Laosan, who was soaked in blood and sweat, who led people to push a few big cards and baffles over, covering them in front of these reloaded equipment.

Only then was Meng Kai able to drag those manipulators back with scolding, and began to charge up the official warships again. However, the other party had already noticed the anomaly in his place, and threw an increasingly dense number of arrows and flints;

lit a baffle on the spot, smashed a big card, and overturned the two people who were supported behind it; One of them was helped to get up slowly, but the other was half bloody and lost his breath on the spot.

At this time, a bed crossbow was finally wound, and a clay pot filled with scorching coals burst out; Then, after passing through the air with a faint trail of smoke, it was not castrated enough to crash into the near side of the nearest official ship, and there was a splash of water and a fleeting smoke.

Seeing this scene, Meng Kai's heart couldn't help twitching heavily, but he urged the launch of other instruments; However, as if cursed by some kind of bad luck, the stone eggs and charcoal pots that were hurried out one after another failed to hit and turned into a splash in the river.

However, the nearest official ship seemed to be frightened, and suddenly hurriedly paddled down the pole, and slowly opened up the distance towards the shore; Then, with the sound of the horn on the ship, the other official ships gathered in this direction.

Half an hour later, the frightened Zhu Laosan dragged Meng Kai, who had already fallen into paranoia, and ran lifelessly for a while until he stumbled into a pit and stopped. And the equipment they originally used to hit the official ships on the river had disappeared in the flames and crumbling smoke.

In vain, he could only be beaten passively, and his extremely aggrieved mood and depression made Meng Kai's heart almost explode; He suddenly grabbed Zhu Laosan, who had just saved his life, and said:

"Let's go back and come back, there are still some equipment and spare parts in the city, and I don't believe that we can't leave some of these dog thieves behind."

And Huang Chao and the others, who were watching from the top of the city, also fell in a mood of expectation to disappointment, and let out a sigh of various meanings.

"It's a pity for this Meng Huzi. Order the patrol team and inspection team of this formation.,Gather the heads of the people who have run away by the river.。。 Then he ordered all the camps to evacuate at least three miles from the river... The order was to strengthen the day and night patrols, and send more horses and light horsemen to strictly prevent official dogs from landing on the shore and sneaking attacks. ”

On the upper floor of Xunyang, everyone present seemed to have no mood and atmosphere to drink and feast; but just drank without saying a word; After all, the loss of the official army and the naval division this time was not big compared to the righteous army as a whole, but the loss of face and people's hearts lost by this was irreparable for a while.

。。。。。。

Among the thousands of boats on the river, Li Baozhen, the envoy of the Western Zhejiang Navy and the envoy of the Danyang Army, also stroked his beard happily and laughed at the left and right:

"What the sons and daughters have done is very good, and they should be rewarded for their merits. With this in mind, do the thieves still dare to covet my children in Zhejiang? It can be regarded as fighting for Zhou (Bao) to make Jun Chang angry, and it is also to avenge Gao Bohai and Gao Dadu. ”

"Therefore, after the fact, not only will you have a heavy reward, but even if it is Huaizhen, it is indispensable to give it generously. It's a pity that water battles are not as good as killing enemies on land, and even if there are some kills and injuries to the thief chieftain, they can't be judged on the spot. ”

"The military envoy's words are wrong...

Suddenly, there were subordinates next to him who heard the strings and knew the meaning of the elegant interface

"The thief chief who was killed was killed by artillery, and at least a dozen bones were destroyed on the spot, but under the witness of many soldiers on the ship, it cannot be erased and ignored."

"What you said is also a truth, let the military officer write it down, and it can be regarded as the common merit of everyone."

Li Baozhen also agreed with satisfaction.

"By the way, blow the trumpet and give the order to drag the enemy's right forward and the Chinese military ships on the river bank, and the artillery will be exhausted before the team can be closed; So as not to give grass thieves a place to take advantage of when it gets dark. ”

He remembered something and asked.

"Besides, the left striker who pursued the remnants of the enemy has not yet returned. Send a fast pulp horse ship to deliver the message, so that it does not chase too far and get separated from the main formation. If there is not a single bump in the night, the results of this battle will not be so satisfactory. ”

"Ordered."

It wasn't long before the ministry that turned around and disembarked was gone; Suddenly, on the bucket that was looking out from the mast of the ship, someone shouted loudly,

"It seems that the sailor has returned from sailing on the left flank."

"Now I'm at ease."

Li Baozhen brushed his neatly bunched beard with some satisfaction. Then I heard an even louder exclamation:

"The boats on the left flank seem to be on fire, and the river is full of fireworks."

"What..."

Li Baozhen rubbed his hands and twisted several beards in shock, but he didn't care about the stinging pain in his upper and lower jaws at all, and looked intently at the river, but he only saw a piece of red fire and smoke in the gray sky, but he never saw the shadow of the ship he expected.

At this time, there was a faint sound of thunder in the distance, and he couldn't help but look at the still clear sky, which did not look like it was about to usher in a shower.

Well, I've worked so hard that I finally can't pay the debt

(End of chapter)