Zuo Jingui was a general on the Huainan side, subordinate to the box army system, and was organized into the Gang Army for several years, specifically responsible for transporting Huashi Gang.

The imperial court wanted to fight, and a paper order came, and they were allowed to take a warship transformed from a cao boat.

Can that thing be used for war?

Zuo Jingui knows how brittle it is, and the wood used in the hull is better than his cabinet.

As for watertight cabins or anything, Zuo Jingui doesn't have that kind of concept, and you can't ask for too much for inland river flats.

A boat next door began to paddle, and Zuo Jingui shouted, "Go out again?" ”

The general of the ship said: "Those of us who came from the two Huai are born to work hard, and we have to patrol when others sleep." ”

Zuo Jingui said with a smile: "The thief's sailor has long been frightened, just go out and take a turn." ”

"Gone, gone!" The general waved his hand.

At present, the source of this army of officers and soldiers is as complex as a big platter.

The group with the highest status is naturally the Tiger Wing Navy from Tokyo. A few decades ago, their grandparents were also Jianghuai, but now they are natives of Tokyo. Although he was bullied in Tokyo, he was able to bully people after leaving Beijing.

The second is the people of Liangzhejiang and Jiangdong, some of them have Zhu Mian's dog legs as backers, and they are the henchmen of Zhu Mian's henchmen.

Then there are the people of Nanyang and Xiangyang, who have local advantages and are supported by local civil officials.

The worst thing is the two Huai people, the father does not kiss the mother and does not love, and belongs to the bottom of the contempt chain. Let them do all the hard work, and they are the ones who are at the forefront of the water fight.

"Ah...... Ouch! ”

The warship floated in the distance and cried, Zuo Jingui looked curiously, and soon there was news from the ship next to the ship.

The Tiger Wing Navy violated the military order to drink, and was found by He Guan when he inspected the warship, and a total of more than 30 people were fined military sticks. But the commander who took the lead in drinking, He Guan did not dare to punish him, because he was an earl.

For this military stick, countless sailors gloated, they had long been unaccustomed to the soldiers from the capital.

are all stinky soldiers, why are they so angry?

Not long after the punishment of the military stick, a herald arrived and said to Zuo Jingui: "Marquis Du Yu has an order, and you must always be vigilant at night." ”

"Yes!" Zuo Jingui hurriedly straightened his waist.

When the herald left, Zuo Jingui immediately didn't take it seriously, and ordered the soldiers to sleep a few words.

The thieves were just a few small boats, and they had already been frightened, where did they dare to sneak attack?

What's more, every night there are warships, patrolling back and forth outside the range of artillery. Even if the thieves are killed, the patrol ship will also warn in advance.

When night falls, everything is silent.

Two hundred meters away from Zuo Jingui's warship, another warship was drinking.

Tao Desheng, a local general in Xiangyang, scolded with a smile in the cabin: "You are not allowed to drink alcohol, you come to inspect every day, and you are not afraid of being beaten by the board?" ”

Sun Jing said: "He checked his, and I drank mine." He's not allowed to drink, and I don't want to fight. Even if Zhu Xianggong became an anti-thief leader, he also abided by the rules in trading, and used real money every time he bought grain. A few of our brothers, we finally have oil and water to fish, the big turban eats meat, let's drink soup with us, how happy are those days? If you have to rush to war, Lao Tzu hasn't caught enough. ”

Tao Desheng poured a bowl by himself, and ate it with the snacks: "Fighting is nothing, it's the partiality of leading the troops." The people from the capital eat the best when they don't do anything, and they raise us Xiangyang people as little mothers. In my opinion, it's best for the thieves to attack at night and kill all those old soldiers in the capital. At that time, we will know that we are the locals. ”

Sun Jing said with a smile: "The thief is really here, and he will kill us first." ”

"You don't know how to run the boat?" Tao Desheng said, "If we run, the two Huai soldiers will definitely run, and then the Tokyo soldiers and Jiangnan soldiers will be killed." ”

"That's right," Sun Jing said, "it's important to save your life." This warship is good, it is very big, maybe it will return to us after the war. ”

Tao Desheng said: "Actually, He Guan is not bad, and he can see that he has some skills. It's that Gao Guanying who is annoying, he is the leader of the Tiger Wing Naval Army, why do you care about our Xiangyang Naval Army? also deducted our salary, and the fart intestines turned out are all black! ”

Sun Jing said: "The five princes of other people's ancestors are also earls. If you are not convinced, let your ancestors come back to life and be crowned a king. ”

"What about the Earl? One shot pierced two holes, and it was the same on the battlefield. Tao Desheng sneered.

The two got drunk and went back to the cabin to rest.

About five watch days.

Qu Fangping led the rebel army sailors and went down the river by moonlight.

He knew that the officers and sailors had boats on patrol every night. But if you are upstream, you can rush forward with your speed and set fire to the enemy before they can react.

After more than half a month of testing, Zhang Guangdao and Qu Fangping both figured out the details of the enemy's army.

The commander of the other party's sailor is a very good fighter.

However, the soldiers under his command were slow to act when they received military orders. Moreover, there is no cooperation between the various departments, and they even interfere with each other and drag their feet.

A large number of bamboo rafts and boats, loaded with oiled firewood and grass, were rowed downstream by sailors on long pennies.

Behind these rafts and boats were the warships of the rebels.

"Dangdang, dang!"

The sound of gongs broke the silence of the night, and the patrol ships had spotted the rebel sailors.

"Drumming!"

Qu Fangping shouted, anyway, it has been discovered, so beat the drum to cheer for the soldiers.

At the same time, the rebel warships lit braziers one after another, so that the soldiers could quickly ignite the rockets. The ship's small catapults, which were also ready, could throw incendiary bombs at enemy ships.

Several patrol boats of the officers and men were so frightened that they quickly turned around and fled.

After escaping back to his own waters, he did not slow down, but fled faster and faster, clearly wanting to stay away from the battlefield.

The nearest warships of the officers and soldiers were still more than a mile apart, and the rebels on the bamboo rafts and boats began to light the firewood and grass around them. The oiled firewood and grass burn quickly, and when you get close to the target, you can almost burn to the fullest.

The sound of the trumpet spread throughout the base of the officers and soldiers, and countless sailors woke up in their sleep and went to their respective posts in a panic.

Zuo Jingui came to the deck and saw countless fireships on the river, so he shouted in fright: "Hurry up and go downstream!" ”

"Knock knock!"

The war drums of the officers and soldiers were beating, and He Guan was afraid that the officers and men of the various departments would not obey the military orders, so he specially sent boats over and shouted along the way: "Meet the enemy, meet the enemy, and you are not allowed to retreat!" ”

It is right to meet head-on, as long as the officers and soldiers do not stop on the shore stupidly, no matter how many fireboats the rebels have, it will be difficult to ignite the moving warships.

By that time, the officers and men of the Navy Division had a large number of ships, many ships, and many soldiers, and there was basically no possibility of defeat.

But!

The Tiger Wing Navy from the capital took the lead in running away and did not listen to military orders at all.

They lived half their lives and were in business all the time. The generals used warships to transport goods privately, and the soldiers became caravan buddies, and they performed for the emperor during the Dragon Boat Festival every year.

They now sit on the largest warship, and they can still rely on military might to kill during the day, and at night when they see so many fireships rushing towards them, they are instantly so frightened that they just want to flee the battlefield.

The two most bullied water armies were extremely dissatisfied in their hearts, and when they saw the old soldiers in the capital running away, they did not listen to the military orders and fled one after another.

Under the moonlight, Tao Desheng shouted: "What are you still doing? The Forbidden Army Sailor and the two Huai Sailors have run away, you are waiting to rush up and send you to death! ”

At the same time as Tao Desheng gave the order, the Jiangnan Navy also began to flee.

A large number of warships fled downstream, with no formation to speak of and no organization. In order to compete for the waterway, there are constantly cases of warships colliding, or more than a dozen boats are crowded in a heap, slowing down each other's escape speed.

The rebels on the bamboo raft and the small boat, as the firewood and grass burned more and more, jumped into the river one after another and swam to the shore, and the fireboat drifted down the river and crashed into the enemy ship.

The bright moonlight allowed Qu Fangping to vaguely observe the situation of the enemy army.

His first reaction was to disbelieve that the officers and soldiers who were several times his own sailors, why did they collapse and make a mess before the battle?

"Knock knock!"

Qu Fangping was so excited that he went to beat the drum in person.

"You go and beat the drums!" He Guan said to his son.

He Ji immediately ran to the war drums and brandished the drumsticks.

In history, He Ji also died a tragic death, was shot through the arm by the bow and arrow of the Jin soldier, pulled out the arrow and continued to fight, and finally died of serious injuries outside the moat of Tokyo.

He Guan tore off his shirt, raised his chest and raised his knife and shouted: "Sons, follow me to kill the thief and rush up in a boat!" ”

"Boom!"

The hull of the ship shook violently, but it was an officer and soldier warship, and the helmsman was too panicked when he fled, and directly hit his own main ship.

He Guan was knocked and almost fell, and after standing firm, he was furious: "Stabilize the direction, rush up!" ”

I couldn't rush it, and there were all kinds of warships running around, blocking the river.

The officers and soldiers who fled at the rear were all blocked by their own people and could not run fast. They were obviously taller and bigger than most of the rebel warships, but they simply gave up resistance. The rebels threw hooks and ropes to climb the boat and jump into the gang, and the officers and soldiers laid down their arms and surrendered.

"My lord, let's go, go downstream to gather the rout and fight again!" He Ji stopped beating the drum anymore and came to his father to persuade him.

He Guan threw away the knife with tears in his eyes and said to his son, "You come to command." ”

When He Guan was young, he bravely crowned the three armies, and the arrows he shot with a strong bow once pierced the armor of the Western Xia cavalry, shot through the chest, and then showed a cut from behind.

Because it was too outrageous, it directly scared the Western Xia pursuers away, and He Guan was summoned by the emperor because of this.

He sat on the imperial couch of Song Huizong, drew a map of the northwest frontier with a wat board, and pointed to the patterns on the dragon robe to analyze the situation between the enemy and the enemy.

Song Huizong felt that this person was so awesome, and immediately promoted him to Hedong for punishment.

He Guan looked at the chaotic and fleeing warship, he had no ability, but he couldn't give full play to it. He has a way to defend against the enemy, but his soldiers do not obey orders.

He had already said that this sailor would have to train for at least a month, but Tong Guan and Xin Xingzong did not listen to persuasion at all, thinking that if there were many soldiers and ships, they would definitely be able to win.

"Kill!"

Two miles in front of Xin Xingzong's military camp, countless torches suddenly lit up in the mountains, and the shouts of killing were so loud that they even reached the riverside.

The rebel sailors did it here, and Zhang Guangdao also personally led the infantry to cooperate with the attack on the camp.

He Guan's mouth was dry, and with his understanding of Xin Xingzong, I was afraid that the officers and soldiers would suffer a big loss this time.

(Thanks to the Silver Moon in the Void, the Alliance Leader of Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates for the reward, O(∩_∩)O~)

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