Chapter 71: The Great Defeat of the Liangshan Officers and Troops (1)
The sky is shrouded in a layer of mist, hazy, and the air is covered with several rows of geese, in the form of the word "human", flying between the water and the sky.
The clouds opened and the fog dispersed, but in Dongping Lake, one hundred and ten warships covered the sun with flags, and hundreds of ships set off together. The ship was like a cloud, and the sails on the mast were swollen to the extreme in the face of the hurricane, as if they were about to be broken.
The warships about 15 zhang long, 5 zhang wide, and 7 zhang high were equipped with six Shenwei cannons on the left and right sides of each ship's hull, and the gunners were already ready for battle, with serious expressions.
On one hundred and ten warships, lightly armed archers were distributed around the left and right; The officers and men in the big edge felt hats stood on the deck in silver armor, guarding the command of the ship; There are also sailors, wiping their foreheads with red scarves, carrying simple knives, and looking fearless of life and death.
When he could vaguely see the Liangshan Water Village, the commander of the sailor drew his sword, and the sword pointed at the sky, and a silver light flashed dazzlingly.
"Herald fire!"
As soon as the military order was issued, in an instant, the drums shook the sky.
Rumble!!
The gunners of each ship lit the arquebus, the shells slid out along the barrels, the gunners immediately covered their ears with their hands, and hundreds of shells passed through the water, one after another, and smashed down on the Liangshan Fortress like a storm.
The shells fell, a burst of smoke and dust filled the air, the water village camp was dusty, the sand was all over the sky, and the huts, hanging towers, and small villages along the water everywhere were greatly damaged and devastated.
The cannon rumbled, and in an instant, the water village here was blown to pieces and destroyed.
However, there is no one to be found.
There is no one in the water village?
The commander-in-chief of the water division, Commander He, had a sinking face, his eyes burned, staring at the direction of the water village, and for a long time, he heard him order: "Stop firing artillery, sailors attack!"
Another herald drum.
The sailors with red scarves and foreheads, short clothes and short sleeves, and carrying simple knives took small boats and launched them, and each small boat carried five archers and five sword soldiers, and more than 200 small boats set off in a mighty way.
The sound of the cannon disappeared, and the entire fleet of sailors became quiet, and countless pairs of eyes stared at the two hundred or so small boats close to the Liangshan Fortress.
A brief moment of tranquility, perhaps a prelude to a storm.
In the depths of the puddle, there was a sudden creaking, and the wild geese were startled, regardless of height or height, and did not distinguish between things, but just flapped their wings and flew wildly.
In the reeds, a boat floated out, "Grandpa Zhang Shun is here!" A cold arrow came and hit a sailor in the forehead, and the sailor was bleeding from the head and fell into the water.
The ship shot an arrow, but then hid in the reeds, as if to catch and hide, the official and military boats chased after it, but saw it flickering left and right, hiding in the reeds for a while, and floating in the flowers for a while, it was difficult to find its whereabouts.
In this compartment, two official and military boats entered the lotus pool, and a small boat suddenly swung out nearby, "Grandpa Zhang Heng is here!" I shot two arrows, but I didn't ask if I missed it, and immediately ran away again.
"Your grandma's!" The captain of the official army squad scolded in annoyance, and ordered the boat to chase straight after him, and the official and military boat fluttered in Heze, and suddenly a few water ghosts appeared under the lotus leaves, and a column of water erupted from his mouth, and the official ship was overturned suddenly, and the leader of the armed wrist knife sneered into the chest of the squad leader, and shouted: "Your grandfather Ruan Xiaoer sent you to see Lord Yama!"
After killing these ten officers and soldiers, Ruan Xiaoer and the others continued to dive into the water with lotus flowers on their heads, biting only one reed tube and exposing it to the surface of the water to breathe...... It's really like a few stinging water ghosts.
In less than an hour, the two hundred boats were like meat buns beating dogs—they went and never returned, and most of them were in the depths of the reeds, lotuses, and puddles, and were unknowingly wiped out by the Liangshan water army.
Here, the ships of the sailors were impatiently waiting, and they rushed to the water village regardless of the recklessness, but there were too many aquatic plants in the lake, and there were horizontal logs and water fences to intercept them, and the warships were mixed with aquatic weeds and horizontal trees before they could enter the puddle, and the 100 warships could not rush in or retreat, and they were in a dilemma.
At this time, the patrol soldiers on the warship overlooked the leakage of the cabin, and the commanders on the deck rushed to check where the leak was, and it was clear that someone was scuttling the ship!
The commanders of the sailors were so anxious that they shouted: "Straight thief!" Go down and kill them! ”
The sailors who wiped their foreheads with red scarves held the Pu knife and puffed, and jumped into the water one by one, and after a while, red water rose in the water, like a river of blood, and then the corpses of officers and soldiers floated up, and there were also corpses of Liangshan soldiers, but less.
Liangshan is located in the water pool, there are countless people who understand water warfare, such as the leaders are Li Jun, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, San Ruan, etc., and although the official army and the naval division have heavy artillery weapons, the siege is good, but in this puddle, it is used in the wrong place, how can it be used instead?
On the fierce battle in the water, how are the officials and soldiers the opponents of the Liangshan water ghosts?
The officers and men who entered the water did not hear from them for a long time, and at this time, the warships were basically chiseled through, and large holes appeared one after another, and the officers and men were in a panic, not knowing what to do.
The commanders were also so angry that they jumped to their feet!
Hearing a burst of shouts in unison, a pack of wolves howled, Li Jun, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, San Ruan and other leaders of the Liangshan Water Army, led more than 500 small boats, surrounded from all sides.
"Shoot the arrows!"
"Shoot the arrows!"
Both sides shouted at the same time, the archers of the official and military warships lined up in a neat row along the railing, pulled their bows and arrows, and fired a salvo at the Liangshan water army, and suddenly the arrows were like rain, and they fell sharply towards the Liangshan boats, although they hit many small boats, but most of the small boats were like swimming fish, flickering left and right, flickering east and west, and there were very few arrows.
Suddenly, Liang Shan's archers shot back with arrows, but the arrows they shot were rockets burning with cow dung balls......
Although the arrow is stuck in a cow dung ball, which will make the arrow lose its crosshairs, the target of the rocket is the sail on the mast.
Countless balls of cow dung burned, hung on the sails and were burned, and soon the canvas burned in the wind, and the mast crackled until it broke and fell......
The ship caught fire, the officers and soldiers on board shouted and shouted, the thick fog made everyone unable to open their eyes, everyone rushed into each other, the scene was completely out of control, and everything was chaotic.
The bottom of the ship leaked, the mast was on fire, and the end was difficult to take care of.
"Oh~Oh~Oh......!" The people of Liangshan shouted and screamed, grabbed the Pu knife in their hands, and climbed onto the ship with the help of iron hooks and ropes, living like a group of pirates.
"Hurry up and arrest the official!"
Zhang Heng, the commander-in-chief in charge of the waterway, gave an order, and everyone jumped onto the deck and tied up the captain and the conductor.
The other ships also followed suit, and soon tied up nearly 100 captains and conductors.
Seeing that the general trend had gone, Commander He, commander-in-chief of the officer's army and naval division, quickly commanded his handsome ship to drive to the shore of the lake, and fled on horseback towards the camp five miles away.
In this water battle, the officers and soldiers were defeated.
When Song Ting heard the news, he was a little excited in his heart, and his plan was about to be realized step by step......
As for Liang Shan, it is true that as he explained, he only arrests officials and does not kill innocents indiscriminately, which makes him feel gratified and admires Lu Junyi a little more.
Next, we have to wait for the news of the three-way people sent by Liang Zhongshu.
(End of chapter)