Chapter 175: The Water Battle in Runzhou (3)
In an instant, under the sunlight, all the oil cylinders in the air were ignited in an instant, and "whoosh" then quickly flew towards the side of the Shenwei Water Army.
The originally cold air was instantly filled with the smell of scorching kerosene, which made people feel a sense of chest tightness and nausea.
The oil tank landed on the bow of the Shenwei Navy, and the sound of "bang bang bang" explosions was frequent, smashing a hole in the hull, and the fire oil liquid splashed in all directions, surging towards the fragile wood, and the hull was also ignited, plus the southeast wind blew, the fire oil spread out to the hull, out of control.
The soldiers on the ship immediately drew water to put out the fire, but the boiling oil did not extinguish it when it met the water, but delayed the best time to fight the fire. The oil boiled, and the wind rushed towards the soldier, and the soldier hurriedly hid aside, but the flames grew bigger and bigger, and in a short time they had already rushed over, leaving only the only space.
"The fire is coming." Seeing the crying, the soldier desperately threw himself at the place where his body was on fire.
Escape was important, and at the moment these soldiers had no chance of fighting back, they looked for a place to hide before they were engulfed in the fire, and the 100 men and horses on board were all rushing in the same direction.
"Ahh
The fire has spread, on the hull deck, the huge flames are connected, the hull has become a sea of fire, the soldiers of the Shenwei Navy let out a terrible scream, their bodies have been brought up by the fire, and their bodies are covered with the blazing burns of the fire, in addition to the smell of kerosene, there is also a smell of burnt corpses in the air, which makes people look extremely nervous and frightened.
The hull of the Divine Guard Naval Army had become a sea of fire, and the bodies of the deck and other places were engulfed in the flames, and they danced wildly in the flames, and they did not have time to take off their armor outside. Some of the soldiers jumped out of the hull to avoid the flames and dispel the heat.
The river was roaring in a low voice, the cold and biting water could not accommodate their living space, and they fought desperately against the god of death, but when the river was submerged in their bodies, the god of death finally took their lives.
The canister flew over, slamming into the fragile wooden keel, and with a click, the wood slag flew everywhere, and the fire spread instantly, and everything was ignited.
Zhu Lingyun was horrified, all this was the chaotic command of the prison army, Zhu Lingyun couldn't wait to rush over now and hack the prison army Qicheng to death, but it was too late, and now only by retreating can there be a glimmer of life.
"It's crazy, is this still my Datang army?" Zhu Lingyun never thought that things would turn out like this, so Zhu Lingyun immediately ordered the remnants of the men and horses to retreat.
However, the Runzhou Navy did not care about the Ze of his comrades, and the oil cylinder began to fire again, continuing to come towards the Shenwei Navy Army.
The wind direction has not changed, the southeast wind is still blowing, and today's weather is extremely weird. The oil cylinder continued to come this way, and the hull of the ship was torn apart, and it was scattered by the river, becoming pieces of charcoal planks wandering in the river.
"Retreat." A mast was broken because it was burned by the fire, and half of the mast fell directly and smashed into Zhu Lingyun on the side, and he was unexpectedly hit and fell to the ground.
A small flame was swaying, and the unconscious Zhu Lingyun was helped up by the general on the side, shook off the mast on his face, and shook Zhu Lingyun's body, "Yu Hou wake up." ”
Zhu Lingyun had woken up leisurely at this moment, "What's wrong with me?" ”
"Marquis Yu, you." General Yu noticed that half of Zhu Lingyun's face had been disfigured by the flames, and it was already charred.
Zhu Lingyun only noticed General Yu's abnormal gaze, he touched the hot and painful face that was burned by the fire, and only then did he notice his face, which looked mostly disfigured.
As soon as Zhu Lingyun thought of this, he struggled to get up from the ground, he planned to kill the prison soldier no matter what.
"Marquis Yu can't, he is a close confidant of His Majesty, if His Majesty is guilty, Marquis Yu may have to follow in the footsteps of others."
Zhu Lingyun gritted his teeth, looking like a mouthful, "Hmph, I'll settle his accounts one day when Ben Shuai has one." ”
On the river not far away, the Song Navy was looking at everything in front of them, and the generals on the armor were dumbfounded.
"The Tang people are infighting, but I didn't expect them to ......"
"They are killing themselves, and one day it will be when our Great Song Naval Army will crisscross the four seas, and at that time, any Tang Dynasty Naval Army will be defeated by my Great Song Naval Army."
"General Wang, this day is not far off, this time His Majesty sent me and others to send troops to occupy Jiangning Mansion."
"You kid take a good look, your majesty's decision is not your guess."
"Haha, that's what General Wang said."
"Boy, look at it."
Before these people finished speaking, the Runzhou Navy on the river still did not give up, and it seemed that they were going to kill them all today.
Wave after wave, the wind continued unabated, and the river was filled with a strong smell of soot and the stench of dead bodies.
…… The naval ships led by Zhu Lingyun were washed away, and most of the ships were either sunk or shattered, leaving only those naval officers and soldiers who fell into the icy water, struggling desperately with death.
Zhu Lingyun, who was covered in ash and disfigured by blood, looked at the fleeing Shenwei Water Army, although his heart was angry, but he took the biggest risk as the commander, although all this today was not caused by himself, but if Li Congqing asked in the future, he would also have to bear the consequences of improper command, and today it was the situation caused by the blind command of the prison army Qicheng behind his back. As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Lingyun's chest felt stuffy and anxious.
"God, you're ......"
Qi Cheng, the prison soldier on the side, knelt on the ground, trembling and pulling his trouser legs, raising his head from time to time to look at his eyes, and turning his head away in a blink of an eye, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Marquis Yu, stay in Qingshan without worrying about running out of firewood, Marquis Yu, let's go back to Jinling, right?" The prison army Qi Cheng looked at all this, and he didn't know what to do, he was not a soldier who was officially born in the barracks, and he hadn't seen much of this kind of scene, for him, it was only right for him to take the thirty-six plans as the best plan. All this today made him look as if he was facing death face to face, and at this moment his face was black and gray, which had completely covered his pale face. Escaping was the wisest way he thought would be to save his life.
"Jinling?" Zhu Lingyun smiled helplessly, when he thought of Li Congqing's yin owl character, he felt that Li Congqing would definitely not forgive him, but all this came too early, if it wasn't for the order of the prison army Qicheng, all this would not have ended like this, "Hmph, since you are defeated, all this is caused by you, what does it have to do with Ben Shuai?" ”
"Marquis Yu's words are wrong, and escaping now is a good strategy." The overseer Qi Cheng believed that the most favorable situation for the Shenwei Naval Army at the moment was to lead the remnants of the Naval Army to the west of the river to flee and return.
"Ben Shuai doesn't need your command, if you don't command blindly, my Shenwei Naval Army will not be ruined in a flash." Zhu Lingyun really wanted to kill this person, but the words of the general still lingered in his ears.
"The only way to survive now is to retreat."
Zhu Lingyun had already led the remnants of the Shenwei Naval Army to withdraw in the direction of Jinling.
"Poor Kou Mo chase, not to mention today's battle, the defeat of the Divine Guard Water Army is already known to the world." Then the Runzhou Navy no longer pursued.
…… The hard day was already over, and at dusk the air was filled with the smell of blood, and above the river, the broken limbs of the broken ships were already burning with the flames, and the river was flowing rapidly, quickly washing away the blood and dead bodies.
"Victory, sons and daughters of the Runzhou Water Army, we have defeated the invincible Shenwei Water Army." In the Runzhou Water Battle, this time the Runzhou Navy eliminated part of the elite Navy sent to Runzhou by the Shenwei Water Army.
A white-haired general on the deck of the ship had already taken off the helmet on his head at this moment, and in the last rays of the sunset, a face was already engraved with vicissitudes of life, and was illuminated by the afterglow. Under the wind, the silver-white hair on his head was floating everywhere, and at this moment he looked at the mess on the river, and he sighed: "What is there to be happy about, we will face the crazy attack of Jinling next." What's more, the Shenwei Navy is also a part of my Tang Dynasty, and now that the northern country is strong, one day our enemy will be the elite division of the Song Kingdom. ”
"Old General Lu Jianglu's words are wrong, now that my Tang Dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty are allied with each other, how can the Great Song Dynasty go south?" The general.
Lu Jiang stroked his long beard with his hand, smiled and did not answer, in the entire Tang army, there are many generals and soldiers who think so, but Lu Jiang knows that as soon as the Tang Dynasty civil war starts, it will stimulate the annexation of the Northern Song Kingdom, and the pace of the Great Song Dynasty will also accelerate, and the situation to be faced next will become more complex and changeable.
"General Lu, it's windy today, so let's go into the cabin and rest!" Another pro-military road on Lu Jiang's side.
"Thank you, no need, this wind is not big, the old man has experienced enough winds and waves in his life. Although the old man is old, his body is still strong. Lu Jiang then sighed, "Since ancient times, a generation has achieved success. ”
The Yangtze River moat has become a nightmare for the Divine Guard Navy at this moment, and those unjust souls are singing and whispering, countless wars, so that countless living people have all died here, throwing their bodies and souls here, in the future, it is just one more story.
The water battle on the northwest side of Runzhou has ended, and some of the ships of the Runzhou Navy are wandering in the waters of Jiangbei, they are checking whether there are any remaining remnant fugitives, on the other hand, they are also worried that the Song Navy will suddenly go south, and now the battle with the Shenwei Navy is victorious, but it also makes the Runzhou Navy pay a heavy price, after all, both are the Tang Dynasty Navy. It's just a difference in political stance.
However, most of the Runzhou sailors returned to the side of the Runzhou ferry along the original channel, where they anchored and stationed, and the Lang Guan, who had already reported the news, had already reported the news to Lin Renzhao of Runzhou.
In Runzhou City, Lin Renzhao was wearing armor and walking on the streets of the city, at this moment the good news had just come, Lin Renzhao's eyes were already smiling, he already knew the news of the big victory, and the top priority was to tell the people of Runzhou the news, this is a just war.
On the night of the same day, Zhu Lingyun on the river had already led a boat of less than 100 people back to the wharf in Jinling, Li Congqing was shocked, and immediately sent more men and horses to guard the river, and the rest strengthened the defense near the Qinhuai River, and requisitioned laborers to build fortifications.
In Jinling City, Jiangning Prefecture, it is not known who spread the news of the defeat of the Shenwei Water Army, and the entire people of Jinling were panicked when they heard it, and at the same time, the officials had to work hard in Jinling City to eliminate the impact of the defeat.