Chapter 252: Liang Shan's Tactics

These elite sailors today know that they are going to have a seemingly disparity in strength against an enemy three times their size

The war was imminent, but they were not afraid, and they still remained calm and indiscriminate. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yang Zhi, all the generals have been fighting with me all these years, and now, it's finally time to give full play to your water war expertise, don't let me down"

Standing high on the shore, Zhang Yuan, who watched the soldiers of the Navy go to battle, secretly cheered for the soldiers in his heart.

A moment later, 1,000 soldiers rode a hundred warships, all sailed into Huaishui, formed an attack formation on the river, and went upstream to kill the enemy's water camp.

At the same time as Zhang Jun left the camp, the direction of the enemy camp in the west also reacted quickly.

The Liu family water army led by Uwei all came out of the camp and came downstream along the river with great momentum.

Zhang Yuan smiled.

Liu Bao didn't take Yang Zhi in his eyes, and the navy was all dispatched, and everything was in his hands.

The sun had risen, but the sky was darkening, and in the sky, dark clouds were gathering, and a winter rain was about to fall.

Between the heavens and waters, the fleets of the two sides were relatively close to several miles away, and the battle was about to break out.

For a certain moment, a cold chill passed over his face.

It's raining. A water war in the rain seems inevitable.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and soon the beads that broke the thread fell from the dim sky, and the cloak on Zhang Yuan's body was quickly wet.

"Husband, be careful of being caught in the rain." Fan Lihua felt sorry for her husband, so she hurriedly asked someone to bring an oilcloth raincoat and wanted to put it on for her husband.

Zhang Yuan waved his hand, stopped him, and said resolutely: "We are here to take shelter from the rain, but the soldiers of the navy have to fight in the rain, how can there be this reason, I can't fight with them, at least with them in the rain." ”

Zhang Yuan's words were not sensational, there was nothing pretentious, they were completely from the heart, and the soldiers on the left and right were all infected by it.

"Husband" Fan Lihua had an admiring look in her eyes, hesitated for a moment, not only took back the raincoat, but also threw away the raincoat on her body.

The 20,000 soldiers on the shore also abandoned their raincoats, and although the rain wet their bodies were cold, their hearts were as hot as charcoal.

In the heavy rain, 20,000 pairs of eyes, closely watching the river, fought side by side with their comrades in this silent way.

The rain was pouring in, and on the only fighting ship, Yang Zhi stood with his sword in his hand, his eagle eyes through the rain and fog, staring at the approaching enemy.

Yuan Shu spared no effort to build this naval army, and most of the warships were mainly large ships, and there were more than ten fighting ships alone, while Yang Zhi only had a shabby one.

Who made Zhang Yuan "cowardly" and did not dare to fish for the people, this naval army can only be mainly in the city, supplemented by boats, and only a large fighting boat as the flagship.

Water warfare is different from infantry warfare, in which the two sides face each other across the river, mainly with bows and crossbows as the main weapons.

In this way of fighting, whoever has a higher and bigger ship has a condescending advantage and can suppress the enemy ship by diving down.

In the battle in front of him, the opponent Uwe has an advantage in both the number and quality of warships.

Yang Zhi's eyes were cold, and his young face was always full of confidence.

A quarter of an hour later, the two fleets came into range of each other's arrows.

In the formation of Liu Jun, on the huge fighting ship, Uwei looked down at the small number of Zhang Jun and the small fleet of warships, and there was disdain in his eyebrows.

"Go to humility, didn't you tell the little prince that I'm not good at water warfare, today, I'll prove it to you, you Uwei is not only extraordinary in archery, but I am also a genius who is proficient in water warfare."

Uwe's eyes burned with the flames of fame, and he raised his hand and pointed, shouting: "Beat the drums, wave the flag, and the whole army will press on and knock over the enemy ship." ”

The flag-bearer on the mast quickly waved the signal flag, the rumbling war drums rose to the sky, and the order was passed down, and more than 1,000 crossbowmen on the fighting ships immediately launched an overwhelming arrow attack on the Zhang army's warship.

Arrows rained down.

With the condescending and numerical superiority, after a round of arrow attacks, Zhang Jun was immediately suppressed, and the sailors shrank into the ship as hard as they could, not daring to take their heads.

As soon as Fang clashed, Yang Zhi fell into an unfavorable situation.

"Husband, our army's warships are still smaller than the enemy, and Yang Zhi is so pressed that he can't raise his head." Fan Lihua looked at Zhang Yuan with a worried expression.

Zhang Yuan was not worried, but smiled: "The water battle is not as good as the land, Uwei is too arrogant, I think Yang Zhi is just testing his reality." ”

Although Zhang Yuan was confident, Fan Lihua was worried, and continued to look at the water uneasily.

On the Huai River, Uwe completely gained the upper hand, despised Zhang Jun even more, and urged his battleship to go straight downstream, shooting like a bee with bows and crossbow arrows.

Yang Zhi stood at the bow of the ship, his head drenched in heavy rain, and waved the war knife in his hand to block the incoming arrows.

His self-confidence, his fearlessness, stabilized the soldiers of Zhang Jun and made them grit their teeth to support.

In the blink of an eye, the two armies approached 100 paces.

In Yang Zhi's eyes, a sneer suddenly flashed, and he raised his knife and shouted: "Commando, rush up for me." ”

When the order was laid, dozens of stern ships in the rear suddenly accelerated forward, like barracudas, rushing towards the approaching enemy ships.

He was to entangle the big ship with a small boat, and make his soldiers burst onto the enemy ship and engage them in close quarters.

Seeing this, Uwei on the flagship suddenly changed his face, obviously he didn't expect this Yang Zhi to be so fierce that he would come to this trick.

Uwe shouted in a hurry: "Crossbowman, shoot me hard at the enemy ships in front of me, and Hugh must make them approach the big ships." ”

When the order was handed down, thousands of Liu Jun's crossbowmen immediately adjusted their direction, and sharp arrows fell from the sky, like a net from heaven and earth, and bombarded towards the assault fleet sent by Yang Zhi.

Uwe confidently thought that with his strong bow and crossbow, he could shoot those enemies who would not spare his life, but soon, he realized that he was wrong.

Although the arrow net is dense, it can't stop the momentum of Zhang Jun's boat.

"Uwei, don't underestimate my boat......" The corners of Yang Zhi's mouth raised a touch of pride.

Liu Jun didn't know, and even Zhang Yuan didn't know, although his small boats looked small, they were extremely strong, covered with thick sheepskin, and even his own divine arm bow might not be able to shoot through, let alone the enemy's bow and crossbow.

This commando team with extremely strong protection and extremely fast speed was modified by Yang Zhi in order to defeat the strong with the weak and kill the enemy by surprise.

In the blink of an eye, more than 20 rushing ships, like huge swordfish, rushed forward in the dense rain of arrows, and penetrated into the Huainan naval warship array like the wind.

Yang Zhi personally commanded one of them, spared the other warships, and headed straight for the enemy's flagship.

Fifty steps......

Thirty steps......

Twenty Steps......

Rumble.

With a thud of wood breaking, the warboard with ramming angles rushed to the front end and slammed into the side of the enemy's flagship, and the entire fighting ship shook violently, and the soldiers on the ship shook one after another, and several people fell into the water.