Chapter 26 Militaristic Weapons
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When Cao Cao was under the Jiangling fortified city, it was Xun Zhengtun who was stationed in the port of Zhenxian County, and got the news that Zhong Lixu, the captain of the Dongwu Lou ship, was personally leading the naval division to attack.
At this time, the Sun clan had basically controlled the coastal areas of Huiji County, starting from Yuji in the north and reaching Dongzhi in the south. And in the depths of the interior, between the mountains and mountains, there are many mountains and barbarians living together, not to mention the Sun family, and even the original officials of the Han Dynasty cannot be controlled. In the original history, after the northern front was basically stabilized, Sun Quan successively sent generals deep into the Yi area and captured them as soldiers - the most famous "Latins" included Lu Xun, Ling Tong and Zhuge Dan. However, although Shanyue did not accept Wang Hua, he only lived his own small life in the mountains, and rarely went down to the flat land to intrude on the counties and towns, so the Sun family did not leave many soldiers and horses to guard the town in Huiji, just for the purpose of suppressing thieves.
Especially this time Cao Cao's southern expedition, Sun Quan also made up his mind to insert a pole, half of the soldiers and horses were handed over to Zhou Yu to rescue Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and the other half of the soldiers and horses followed him to the south bank of the Yangtze River to threaten and contain the Huainan counties of the Cao family. The civil affairs of the county were entrusted to the county Cheng Chun Yu Shi, and the military affairs were handed over to Zhong Lixu, the captain of the building boat.
Previously, the news of the attack on Yin and Cheng counties reached the county of Shanyin, and Zhong Lixu happened to be not in the city, so Chun Yushi could only send a hundred people and hand them over to Liuzan to investigate. But as soon as Liuzan left on the front foot, Zhong Lixu rushed back on the back foot and heard about it. The analysis says that there are two possibilities: one is bandits and pirates. Bluff. Hundreds of people disguised as thousands, there is no need to be afraid; The second was the naval army sent by Chen Deng in Guangling, the purpose of which was to harass the coastal areas and force General Sun to return to the division.
However, Dongwu and Chen Deng are old rivals, and the Sun family also knows how many soldiers and horses Chen Yuanlong has under his hands. Zhong Lixu said, it is estimated that Chen Deng requisitioned the maritime merchant ship of Guangling and carried infantry to the coast to harass him. The estimated number will not be much. We don't have to report to General Sun, so as not to disrupt his overall deployment, so I will immediately mobilize the Zhejiang Navy Division to destroy his ships and ships, and the enemy's landing troops will be completely destroyed.
Zhejiang is also known as the Zhejiang River or the River, the source of the later world is called the Xin'an River, the middle reaches are called the Fuchun River, the downstream is the Qiantang River, in addition to the tributary Gushui (Qujiang River), the source is Xianxialing. Arguably. This Zhejiang is the most important water system in the north of Huiji County - the name of Zhejiang Province in later generations, which is derived from this - the southerners are good at boating. In such a large water system, of course, there will be no warships cruising.
It's just that because there is no big enemy along the coast, the strength of the Zhejiang Navy Division is also extremely weak, only one small-scale building ship is the main general, and there are more than 20 Mengchong and fighting ships, and the sailors are only three or five hundred. The main purpose of the fleet is only to escort troop-carrying ships and grain carriers, not to mention that it is not as good as Zhou Yutun's sailors stationed in Chaisang, or a fraction of Huangzu Jiangxia's sailors, and even the Caojia sailors who have only been trained in Jiangbei for a short time can be easily overthrown.
But no matter how small the number is, a warship is a warship after all, and the odds of winning against ordinary merchant ships are still quite good. Of course, in fact, the difference between warships and merchant ships is not very big in these days, there are no artillery on warships, torpedoes are restless, and the only combat methods are archery and jumping, and merchant ships can be used as warships with more sailors. Zhong Lixu was not too reckless, he underestimated the enemy, but he thought that there were not many sailors in Guangling, and since he was able to land and break the city, he must carry more land soldiers, and the number of sailors stationed in Guangling would be even more limited. You just deceived me that the river boat didn't dare to go to sea, but I have been stationed in Huiji for a long time, and I am also very familiar with the hydrological situation of Haikou.
So he immediately took the building ship, commanded the fleet, and came to attack Shixun with confidence. Shi Xun got the report, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, he was trying to fight a beautiful victory, on the one hand to deter the Eastern Wu, on the other hand, he also insisted on the heart of Liuzan, Sima Que and others, and immediately commanded the boat to meet it.
It was Xun who put 20 modified Youzhou merchant ships to go south, and Yu Lu took more than 20 sea ships in Dengzhou, Haizhou, and Xuzhou, and when he arrived at Huiji, he easily captured more than 20 sea ships in Yin and Cheng Ergang, adding up to nearly 40 large ships and more than 30 small ships. It's a pity that there are more boats and fewer people, and I am afraid that there will be too many sorties, so I will directly scare Zhong Lixu away - I can't chase him into the river, Hugh said that Zhejiang's hydrology is not familiar, that is, the "Qiantang tide" that has been passed down through the ages, so he didn't dare to set foot lightly.
So he picked up ten warships and lined up the geese to welcome Zhong Lixu. Zhong Lixu looked at it from a distance, and none of the enemy ships were inferior to his own ships, and there were as many as ten, and he couldn't help but beat a little drum in his heart. Next to him, the old sailor comforted him: "Although the rhino elephant is big, it will eventually lose to the tiger and leopard, why should the captain worry?" "Is it useful for a ship to be big? You have to be well equipped and tactically perfect, so that you can win.
This old man is quite reasonable, if Xun's ten ships are really just ordinary merchant ships, except for the sailors who must sail, there are no more sailors, and they are indeed not the opponents of the Zhejiang sailors. The problem is that although the general climate in these years was warmer than that of later generations, rhinos and elephants were also extinct in the northern part of Huiji—at least in the territory of Fujian, or in the southern part of Jiangxi and Hunan, and perhaps occasionally in later generations—he had never seen them, and only heard rumors. In fact, elephants are just that, how can rhinos be afraid of tigers and leopards?
Zhejiang sailors go eastward, it is winter, the wind comes from the northwest, the wind is smooth, and the sailing speed is very fast; On the contrary, the Youzhou sailors are against the wind and tide, and both speed and flexibility are greatly reduced. Shixun is not skilled in water warfare, but he does not lack basic theoretical knowledge, and he knows that the shape is not good for him, so he quickly orders to turn north, wanting to change the headwind into a crosswind.
Zhong Lixu stood on the top of the building boat, put his hand on the awning, carefully observed, and when he saw this, he waved the small flag in his hand, and ordered the ships to speed up - the enemy is to the north, and I can also go north, which is enough to block its turning, the problem is that the shore is too far away, after all, we are all river ships, and the shape is small, and it is not the best policy to confront the sea ships in the open place. Simply. I sped up. Take advantage of the fact that you haven't been able to completely turn into a crosswind. Strike a heavy blow first.
It was too late, but it was fast, and the ships of the two sides soon approached, and the Zhejiang sailors fired arrows from each boat, shooting straight at the ships in Youzhou. Sima Que was just a scribe, and he was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly urged Shi Xun to order a counterattack, but he had some insight in Liuzan. Hurriedly stopped: "The enemy draws the bow with the wind, but it can be far away, and my arrow is not yet out of reach, so I am laughing in vain." ”
Shixun is not afraid of being laughed at by the enemy, he has rich reserves, and he is not afraid of shooting arrows, but he also agrees with the construction of Liuzan, and only orders the sailors to raise wooden oars to protect them, and not to shoot arrows in vain.
Over there, the Zhejiang Navy Division "Hulala" shot a feather arrow, but did not see the enemy counterattack. The road has been completely suppressed by his own army. Zhong Lixu immediately ordered to lean over. Jump Gang!
It is unrealistic to defeat the enemy ship with a long shot alone, once the enemy has the upper hand, and the speed can be increased by the impact force alone to knock over half of your own Meng Chong and the fighting ship. If he wants to defeat the enemy, he must fight hand-to-hand - and he also hopes to be able to capture these ships in their entirety, which is also a great source of wealth.
So while continuing to shoot, he gradually narrowed the distance. Many sailors put down their bows and arrows one after another, picked up side cards and long knives, or hooked hooks and rope hooks, and prepared for gang jumping. However, if we talk about it strictly, it should not be called a "jumping gang" but a "climbing gang", because the enemy ships are generally tall, and they will definitely not be able to jump on it alone.
Seeing that the sides of the ships on both sides were only two or three feet apart, they suddenly saw the flags on the enemy ships waving, and with a "hula" sound, countless figures flashed on the side of the side, not holding bows or spears, but they all turned and threw ropes, and then there was a flood of firelight, and countless fireflies flew straight towards the Zhejiang sailors.
Zhong Lixu was blindsided on the spot - this is not a rocket, what is this?!
Of course, this is the "baking" of the water warfare weapon "invented" by Xun, and in an instant, a large flame rolled up on the ships of the Zhejiang Navy. In fact, the fire attack is also the common method of water warfare, Zhong Lixu will not have no countermeasures, the problem is ordinary fire attack, but the long-range rocket is only, the usual fire attack on the battle array in these years is mostly grease, sulfur and the like, often the arrow is in the air, the fire is extinguished, and even if it really shoots on the ship's board, it will not be quickly burned, with the training and experience of the Eastern Wu Navy, it can be easily extinguished.
But now this large area of fire, as if there is a fireship full of sulfur and flame nitrate, and then under the impact, the whole cabin of ignition is dumped onto the board of the Zhejiang Navy Division according to inertia, not only Zhong Lixu, but the whole army is at a loss, both shocked and afraid.
Zhong Lixu was a Jiangdong general after all, and he quickly woke up from his daze, and hurriedly waved his order: one was to quickly put out the fire, and the other was to quickly retreat. The problem is that he came with the wind and the water, and it was easy to advance and retreat, and he wanted to turn instantly, let alone rely on rocking and paddling, even if it was nuclear-powered. And the order was issued, and suddenly he saw a huge shadow projected on him, and then the ship shook, Zhong Lixu stumbled, and went straight down from the roof of the ship, and as soon as it was dark in front of him, he didn't know anything......
This is the second "trump card" used by the Youzhou sailor - the slap rod. However, most of the Zhejiang sailors are small boats, and the clap rod can't hit at all, so the two closest Youzhou sea boats and two slap rods all rushed to the only target - Zhong Lixu's building boat - came, hitting the bow and stern of the ship in an instant. The huge building ship capsized immediately, and sank to the bottom of the sea in a turn, Zhong Lixu and nearly 200 sailors on board were all buried in the turbulent waves, and there were no bones......
The ship that Shixun was riding shrank at the back, and when he saw it from a distance, he couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart - I don't know if Zhong Lixu didn't give birth to Zhong Limulai, if he hadn't been born, then this future Dongwu Xiaojiang would never have appeared again!
The flagship shattered with one blow and sank into the ocean, and the Zhejiang sailors were bold, and they scattered and fled in all directions with smoke and fire. Almost instantly, the battle was decided, with the exception of four or five boats at the end of the Zhejiang sailors' queue, which escaped with their lives, and the rest of the ships were burned, and it was the Xunsuo Division that captured more than 200 Zhejiang sailors - all of them were fished out of the water.
Sima Que and Liuzan were beside Shixun, looking straight at their tongues. Shi Xun didn't hide his selfishness, and explained all his new weapons and equipment, and laughed at the sky: "The court has this sharp weapon, and Sun Quanan dares to resist?" Who is the Yangtze River a natural danger? Sima Que hasn't done anything yet, Liu Zhengming suddenly bent his knees and fell to the ground: "Wang Shi is really Tianwei, and today praise the sincerity of the subdued!" (The novel "Han Wei Wenkui" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)