Chapter 476: Wind and Fire

PS: Cough, the width of Jishui is a bit exaggerated, looking for the water through the note did not find a description of the downstream width, re-set to Pushui half a mile wide, Jishui is one mile wide, and the flood season is the widest two miles, after all, it is one of the big rivers alongside the rivers and rivers. In addition, the words of the willow plantar before should be eighty-two open in the battle on the river, and six or four in the lake, and the stubble is written.

The third chapter of the new year is presented, asking for a guaranteed monthly pass......

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The country of Qi is close to the seashore, because of the perennial witness of the vast and boundless ocean, strange and changeable mirages, so the legend of the gods is overflowing.

When the commander of the boatman was annoyed and sailed offshore, he heard such a legend:

On the other side of the sea, far to the east, there is a giant tree of Fuso, and under the Fuso tree there is a valley where the sun rises. If, after death, the soul does not return to Artemisia, but strays into the east, there are ten suns shining in turn, and the metal and stone melt and deform, and even the air will be ignited, and the soul will surely dissolve and disappear.

Therefore, when the wizard of Qi summons the soul, he will definitely shout: The soul returns, and the east cannot live still!

If there is such a thing as hell in the ghost and god view of the pre-Qin people, then the Tang Valley, where the Ten Days are located, can also be regarded as one of the "hells" in the four directions.

And now, I feel that my surroundings are similar to Yuya, fire, and everything I can see is fire!

When they encountered the enemy's boat formation, the Qi boats that went up to fight for the merit were the first to suffer, and they were eager to rush away from these small boats, but they watched as the rafts, flat boats, and fishing boats were set on fire, carrying deadly flames, and attacked them down the Jishui River.

The boat was made of wood. Ropes are all over and waterproof paint is also painted. These three things are most afraid of open flames. The boats were suddenly startled, and the two rows of oars of the stern and winglet rose and fell. Swinging wildly like centipedes' feet, trying to change direction, but to no avail, these water centipedes have no way to escape.

By this time, the northeast wind was already very weak, and the ships that tried to turn the course were overtaken by dozens of fireships floating downstream, and then slammed into each other, and kissed lightly with a flaming lip.

With just one touch, the burning straw and lacquer oil on those fireboats ignited the hull and rigging, and the fire gradually spread. Climb over the rope, climb onto the deck, and burn violently on all kinds of wood.

The flames engulfed the Qi people's ships at unimaginable speeds, and those caught in the flames jumped into the water one after another, letting out an inhuman howl.

Annoyed and witnessing all this, his heart pounded.

Fooled, their long drive straight in, and the vulnerability of those ships just now, this is all Zhao Wuxian's trick. It is to lead them into a trap full of death and flames. He immediately gave a new order to turn the fleet around and row backwards instead, and the ships that were next to it were also evacuating. I hope it doesn't get caught in the fire.

It was a relatively narrow channel of the water, and they collided in a panic, and the oars and ropes of several boats were mixed together. There is no separation at all. Among them, including the winglet full of stone and straw!

Annoyed and hurriedly asked someone to cut the rope. However, when it was too late, a red light flashed in his eyes. The rocket bolt flew from the side of the ship and landed in the direction of the port side. In an instant, a nest of flames sizzled and rose in the stern of the fuel-laden wing, churning, burning.

It was some robbers standing on a rudimentary raft, who took advantage of the panic of the people to go down the river, rowed over to attack, and then simply abandoned the boat and fled, jumping into the water to hide.

Annoyed and knowing what they were dodging, the little wings stuffed with stone and straw were engulfed in the flames of **, and then triggered an explosion, boom! The explosion implicated the annoying boat, and even affected the two or three ships around him. Huge shocks and flames tumbled across the river, smoke billowed and the deck beneath his feet vanished, and he was swept out of the boat by the waves of air and fell into the water with a thud.

Fortunately, it was annoying and watery, and when he resurfaced to the surface of the river, the small wing was completely destroyed, and the explosions of the stone continued continuously, and the debris of the ship flew into the air. The great wings, which were the flagship, were entangled in it, completely surrounded by flames, and the entire Jishui River seemed to be boiling from the riverbed, full of burning planks, soldiers who had fallen into the water, and fireboats were still flowing downstream, burning wood with a sizzling sound.

He spat out the stagnant water, took a deep breath, grabbed the nearest plank, and held on tightly, but when he tried to swim to a reed swing to hide, he was dragged up by a hooked spear hanging from his armor, and was captured alive by Zhao Bingsheng!

A thief with a beard on his face laughed: "Naigong is an expert at escaping on the water, so he knows that there will be good water to hide here, and after waiting here for a long time, he really let Naigong catch a big fish!" ”

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Zhao Wuxian stood motionless on the beacon platform by the river with his sword, the flames on the Jishui River were raging, and half of the Qi people's fleet that rushed up the river caught fire, and this fire attack turned the spirited Qi State Boat Master into a funeral pyre, and the air was full of smoke, arrows and screams.

The reason why he won or lost on the river was because Zhao Wuxian could not bear the price of the enemy's military presence in Yuncheng, which caused the people to be terrified. Moreover, water warfare is not as good as land warfare, and the quality of equipment determines the outcome to a large extent. Most of Onozawa's boats are single-deck boats, so they are inherently disadvantaged, can they really fight with the invincible Qi people on the Central Plains water? Time waits for no one, and the water weapons that Zhao Wuxian envisioned would not have time to make and practice.

Therefore, under the advice of the thief, Zhao Wuxian chose to use external forces: simple and crude flames, designed to lure the enemy to the narrow river and then attack it with fire.

The hot wind of the flames whipped down on the bare faces, and the ships were either burned, sunk, or stranded and captured. The bandits and soldiers who participated in the battle cheered as they caught the Qi people swimming ashore, while the daring bandits rode rafts in search of prey on the treacherous burning river.

Seeing that the victory was decided, Zhao Wuxian turned his head sideways and asked the people around him: "Xu Cheng, what do you think of this battle?" ”

Xu Cheng is a tall and thin middle-aged man in his forties, and he is a shipbuilder of Wu who just arrived in Yuncheng from Xu Di a few days ago, and his face is gloomy, as if someone else owes him money at any time.

Yes, the people of Wu do owe him a state. This person is said to be a disciple of the Duke of Xu and a ship owner of Xu Guozhou's division, but he was defeated and captured in the battle of Wu to destroy Xu more than ten years ago, and Xu Cheng was also captured by Wu Zixu by water, Xu Jun and his wife cut their hair and surrendered, and Xu State perished. Xu Cheng also became a small official in the Wu Guozhou division to manage the ships, and this time Zhao Wuxian asked Qu Wuji for a shipbuilder, and Qu Wuji threw him over.

Xing Ao was very attentive to what Zhao Wuxian confessed, and specially wrote a letter to inform Xu Cheng's resume, so Wuxian knew so clearly. Xu Cheng is not talentless, he knows how to fight in the water, and he can build ships, but he is excluded from the boat masters who are gathered by the Wu people, and Zhao Wuxian can be regarded as a treasure and treats him like a guest.

So he took Xu Cheng to watch the battle today, but he was pregnant with the intention of taking the school exam.

Xu Cheng said: "The Qi people are good at coastal warfare, or fighting on wide lakes and large rivers, but they are not conducive to boat warfare in narrow waterways, and Onozawa's group of bandits is the opposite. Therefore, once the Qi Guozhou Division enters the narrow river, the advantage will be reversed, and the Qi people are really stupid to attack people with their short and long strengths. On the river, no matter how many boats are good, there is no place for them, and at most twenty ships are set up at a time, but they are afraid that the oars will be handed over and contradict each other, so this time Si Kou used the river water to attack, and there was no way to avoid it, so he defeated it in one fell swoop. ”

Zhao Wuxian bowed his head, Xu Cheng still had a few brushes, and they all got to the point. Pestle mortar, pestle mortar, did you hear these words, did you hear the burning of Qi Guozhou's division and the screams of the soldiers? This is not only due to my ploy, but also because of your stupidity, or even Chen's machinations and tricks.

Towards the end of the battle, half of the ships were destroyed, but some of them were able to escape. The current was elusive, and the fireships were not as evenly spread as the thieves had planned. But this time, the public boatmaster still suffered heavy losses, and probably the Chen family will be happy about it, right?

Wuxian asked again: "If you were the commander of the Qi State Boat Division, how would you fight this battle?" ”

Xu Chengdao: "If I were the commander of the boat division, I would never act like this. First, I'll pick a few clippers to go deep into the river and scrutinize them to probe the real and the real rather than pounce rashly. In this way, Si Kou's fire attack plan will not be used, and when he reaches the lake, the ships of the Qi State will enter the sea like dragons, and they can show their strengths, and the willow feet have been crisscrossing Onozawa for nearly ten years, but he claims to have a lower victory rate on the lake than in the river, so naturally he has a reason......

"What about Wu Guo? How does Wu Guozhou's division compare to Qi's Guozhou division? ”

Painful, Zhao Wuxian was not mistaken, the moment he said Wu Guozhoushi, a trace of pain flashed on Xu Cheng's face, but then it turned gloomy.

"Wu Guozhou Division, unparalleled in the world, the southern river is vertical and horizontal, there are more than ten miles of large rivers Zhenze, there are only a few zhang of small rivers, Wu Guozhou Division is like walking on the ground, rowing for them, and the northerners walk by car as usual. In the rivers and lakes, neither the Qi State nor the Chu State Boat Division could compete with the Wu people, and only the Yue State could fight. ”

This is Xu Cheng's personal experience many years ago, Wu has a royal boat "bow", with nearly 100 wings, and the rest of the flexible light boats and boats are thousands, whether it is water warfare or troop transportation, they are extremely skilled.

"But if they meet in the sea, the Qi people will be able to take advantage of the wide range of ships and their familiarity with the waves to close the two wings and squeeze the Wu Guozhou division to the center and wipe them all out. Therefore, the naval battle Qi people are invincible, and Wu Yue is a double hero in the river and lake battle, as for the water army composed of lake pirates under Xiao Sikou...... With all due respect, it's okay to plunder a few merchant boats, but if you want to fight with the Zhoushi of Qi, Chu, Wu, and Yue, you will basically be invincible......"

"Look at a person, listen to his words and watch his deeds, what kind of ability is it to just talk and not do it?"

Just when Xu Cheng was commenting on the national boat divisions, Liu Xiajiao also boarded the beacon to report the results of the battle, and when he heard this, he immediately regarded it as Xu Cheng's slander of him, and the atmosphere on the beacon suddenly became as solemn as the flames and smoke on the river. (To be continued.) )