The veteran battalion soldiers under Li Zicheng's command searched all the way along the Great River and Hanshui to collect all kinds of boats, and soon grabbed hundreds of wooden boats of various sizes. ◎ In the top novel, some of them are larger merchant ships, and most of the rest are the most ordinary fishing boats.

Time was pressing, and after the rogues led their horses and bags on the boat, they desperately urged the boatmen who had been forcibly captured to row across the river quickly.

The river was extremely wide at this time, and it was still the rainy season. Transporting so many people across the river is not an easy task.

Most of the soldiers and horses under Li Zicheng's command were authentic northerners. They were dizzy just by seeing the wide and turbulent river. There are a lot of people who were unusually tough in the past and vomited directly on the ship.

The feeling of trembling slightly, and swaying pale with the undulations of the waves, made the outlaws who were not afraid of the earth almost hold their heads. Fortunately, without being disturbed, the operation across the river was relatively smooth.

Li Zicheng and most of his generals were the first to cross the river. Because they know that there is no defense on the other side, and there is nothing that can threaten them, and at the same time, they want to get out of danger as much as possible, so they are very relieved. As for the sailor on the big river, he is still in Nanjing Mansion at the moment.

The first day of the mass crossing went relatively smoothly, with only a few small boats being knocked over or overturned by the high waves because they could not dodge, and a few dizzy rogues fell into the water and drowned. The number of losses was less than 100 people. The few broken ships in Wuchang Mansion that have been unmaintained all year round dare not come out at all.

In one day, nearly 20,000 rogue soldiers and horses successfully crossed the river. As soon as these sore legs and feet stepped on the ground on the shore, they immediately vomited. There are also those who really can't control it, and they just fall straight down in the puddles of filth and convulsions.

Because it was very dangerous to sail on the river at night, Li Zicheng ordered the soldiers and horses on the other side to wait until after dawn tomorrow before crossing the river. As for the Wuchang Mansion not far away, Li Zicheng had already regarded it as something in his pocket. He was prepared to wait until the whole army had crossed the river and had a good rest before attacking.

Early the next morning, the morning sun was rising. Morning fog shrouded. The vast river seemed to be wrapped in a white gauze tent. Ships loom on the river.

"Your Highness." He Mingluan, who had white hair, smiled miserably, and said to the king of Chu, who was supported by several palace eunuchs beside him, and his face was yellow, "The lower officials are incompetent and can't guard the city for the emperor." Nor can they save the king. Lower officials, the crime deserves death! After speaking, he bowed deeply to the king of Chu.

"This is the fault of the imperial court, what does it have to do with Lord He?" The old King of Chu waved his hand, squinted his eyes, and said softly, "The Lone King is in this Wuchang Mansion, so he naturally wants to live here for the rest of his life." Even if it's dead. And die here. ”

The old Zhu Huabi had been preparing for the king of Chu for sixty years, and it was not until his brother died in the hands of Zhang Xianzhong that he took this position that had been waiting for a whole Jiazi.

After being the king of Chu for a year, I realized that this position was so hot. Zhu Huabi has no queen like his extremely stingy brother, and he is so old again. After experiencing the tragic fate of the entire Chu King clan in Wuchang Mansion being wiped out a few years ago, he can be regarded as very open to life and death.

He Mingluan wanted to persuade him to flee away from the city, Zhu Huabi's heart was very clear.

The loss of Wuchang Mansion can also be said to be a big thief, and the local officials are powerless. Spend some money to turn around in the court, even if you will still be punished, but you will not lose your head.

But once the vassal king is lost, it will be a great sin. The reigning Emperor Chongzhen is still very good to his relatives. Once an official fell to the vassal king. There must be no escape from a dead word. Now He Mingluan saw that Wuchang Mansion was in danger, so he began to desperately persuade Zhu Huabi to go south to Ezhou with him to take refuge for a while.

"The army of the national teacher has already moved south from Xiangyang City, and we only need to go to Ezhou for some time to take refuge. Waiting for the arrival of the national army, it is inevitable that the lost territory can be regained. He Mingluan, who had a gloomy face, was still making his last efforts.

"Don't talk about it again." Zhu Huabi glanced at him coldly. said coldly, "Let's go, let's do it for the people of Licheng?" Just hand them over to Li Yi to torture? This king believes in the words of the national teacher. Since the national teacher said that there are reinforcements, there must be them. ”

Zhu Huabi is unwilling to go through another life of fugitive. He was in poor health and was getting older. In his heart. Even dying here is better than dying on the road!

He Mingluan sighed secretly in his heart, and turned his head silently to look at the vast river outside the city. Now, I can only pray that God can really let the reinforcements that the national teacher said arrive in time.

It was He Mingluan and Zhu Huabi standing on the wall of Wuchang Mansion. His eyes looked desperately at the army of rogues outside the city in the distance, and the dense fleet of ships on the river like ant colonies. Desperately pray for God's blessing and let the reinforcements arrive soon. God answered their request!

He Mingluan and Zhu Huabi looked desperately at the hundreds of ships of all colors, loaded with a large number of rogues covering the entire river, rushing towards this side. There was a sharp-eyed guard on the side, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Boat! There are boats!! A big ship is coming!! ”

Everyone was stunned, and their eyes instantly followed his shout to the lower reaches of the river!

Really! A large queue of warships with no end in sight came from the distant waves breaking through the misty river fog at high speed!

The huge mast towered into the sky, and the snow-white white sails almost covered the surface of the river like the sky and the sun! The top of the mast was flying in the wind, and the huge Sun and Moon Dragon Banner standing proudly made the entire Wuchang Mansion boil!

He Mingluan and the King of Chu cried bitterly, the reinforcements really came!

Li Zicheng and others on the south bank of the river, as well as the rogues on the north bank of the river who could not cross the river, and those on the boat, were all dumbfounded when they saw this fleet approaching at high speed.

From which corner did this huge fleet of ships flying the Sun, Moon and Dragon Flags come from? Could it be that the sailor from Nanjing is here?!

Of course, this fleet will not be the tattered sailors of Nanjing. This is a powerful fleet built by Gao Yang for the future capture of the world by the Ming Empire!

After transporting the remnants of the Manchurian remnants to Tsushima Island, the fleet of the Ming Royal Navy conducted maritime training in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. After Gao Yang realized that Li Zicheng might go south, he ordered the naval fleet to enter the river by radio and go all the way west to the upper reaches of the river.

During this era, the rivers received abundant rainfall, and no barrage dams were built on the tributaries. The amount of water used for agricultural use is also very small. It can't be compared with modern time and space, at most a fraction.

As a result, the water rises during the rainy season, flooding most of the reefs. It was enough for the giant warship of the navy to travel up the river day and night, and arrived here when the people of Wuchang Mansion were almost desperate.

“...... God wants to die, I Li Zicheng! His expression was silent, his hands were clenched into fists, and Li Zicheng, who had a look of despair in his eyes, was sad. Most of his soldiers and horses are still on the opposite bank, and the appearance of this powerful Ming army naval division means that all the soldiers and horses on the other side are finished.

They can't get by!

At this time, there were only more than 20,000 old battalion soldiers who followed Li Zicheng, but there were more than 30,000 on the other side of the river!

After one big river, most of the centaurs were lost. This is a completely devastating blow to the morale and strength of Li Zicheng's troops!

The huge sails were blown to the fullest by the gust of river winds. The scientifically calculated huge, rationally arranged sails allowed the warships of the Ming Navy to be far faster than those of their contemporaries.

At this time, even if the fleet was swimming against the current, it was still rapidly approaching the ships that were transporting the rogue on the river at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The rogue and the forcibly captured boatmen were all terrified. They are nothing more than civilian boats. When the wind and waves are too strong, they can be swept over. How can they compete with those official warships with tall sides like city walls!?

"Poof! Poof! "When those huge and mighty ships suddenly began to turn, revealing the dense black holes of the guns on the side of the battleship. The frightened fishermen and boatmen jumped into the river to dive and flee for their lives.

For these fishermen and boatmen, the boat is a tool for making a living, and it is naturally extremely important. But what is it, no matter how important, can it be more important than life?!

These fishermen, who live on the water all year round, are able to dive to escape and find a way to survive for themselves. But what about the rogues from the north on the ship? These people don't say anything watery, they are dizzy when they look at this vast river!

If this were on the shore, these outlaws would have gone crazy when they were cornered. But on this undulating river, they can't even stand on their legs and feet, and they don't talk about anything desperate.

Besides, what are they holding in their hands now? Swords, spears, and bows and arrows. But what use can these cold weapons be on this great river? The officers and sailors on the opposite side used dense artillery!

When the battleship turned sideways, revealing a wide angle of shooting. As the surveying officer gave various parameters to the individual gun emplacements, the officers in the firing command room gave the order to open fire on the individual gun emplacements through the original shipboard sound system.

In an instant, the sparkling surface of the river seemed to be suddenly lit up, and a little light and fire flickered in the thin morning mist. The huge force of the artillery attack shook the river surface near the gun emplacement into a violent shockwave!

The first few Tier 1 battleships opened fire almost at the same moment on the ships ridden by the desperate rogues!

A huge roar resounded throughout the river, and it shook people's hearts like summer thunder when heard from the shore!

It was a completely unequal battle between armies of different eras. The army of the age of cold weapons has no possibility of fighting back in the face of the army of the era of thermal weapons using heavy artillery!

With the development of the times, the terrifying effect of technological suppression is growing rapidly at a geometric level! (To be continued.) )