Chapter 43: Burning the Ships
In the water village, all the generals of Liangshan gathered together.
In addition to the leader Song Jiang, Zhiduoxing Wu Yong, Jade Qilin Lu Junyi, Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming, Xiao Li Guanghuarong, Nine Pattern Dragon Shi Jin, etc., almost all the leaders of Liangshan are divided.
"Brother Song Jiang doesn't need to worry, although Wuzhi is good at using soldiers, he doesn't have a naval army, as long as we hold the water berth, the official army will be defeated."
Zhiduoxing uselessly understood the advantages and disadvantages of both sides, and quickly understood his own advantages, and he was not worried at all.
"What Brother Wu Yong said makes sense, Wuzhi doesn't have a boat, is it possible to swim over?"
Wu Yong's words, the commanders of the village all agreed, and they all spoke out to express their support.
"Then listen to what Wu Junshi said, and the leaders should strictly guard against where the water mouth is, so as to prevent Wuzhi from taking the opportunity to sneak attack. Without an order, you are not allowed to go out of the village to meet the battle. ”
Wu's words were quite reasonable, and Song Jiang also agreed, and immediately issued a combat order.
Jixian mouth.
Wu Zhi was dressed in armor and held a steel spear in his hand.
Lin Chong and the others behind him also had complete armor and sufficient blades.
As Wu Yong said, although Wuzhi is brave and good at fighting, and his subordinates are all elites, he has an Achilles' heel in the conquest of Liangshanbo, that is, there is no naval army.
Liangshanbo is 800 miles longitudinal and horizontal, and the waterways are all over the place, and the navy is precisely the most important.
Without a water army, there is no way to attack if you want to.
"Brother, we don't have a navy, and the Liangshan thieves are best at water warfare, the imperial court has been defeated by the navy several times before, and our army has to learn from experience......"
Li Ying spoke, and his tone was quite tactful.
On this expedition, Hujiazhuang also sent out people, and Hu Sanniang and Li Ying of Lijiazhuang were among them.
"Yes, officer."
Hu Sanniang also thought that Wu Zhi was in a hurry, and persuaded him.
"Don't worry, it won't be long before there is no water army like the Liangshan bandits."
Wu Zhi seemed to have been prepared, and when he heard everyone's persuasion, he was confident.
"Oh, what is the officer's plan to defeat the enemy?"
After Hu Sanniang heard this, she immediately became overjoyed.
"It's simple, fire attack!"
Wu Zhi didn't mean to hide it, and revealed it to everyone.
"Fire attack?"
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other.
Although Wu Zhi's idea is good, it doesn't seem to be realistic.
Fire is a naval vessel that can burn down the Liangshan bandits, but how to burn is the key.
It is impossible for people to set fire to their own boats.
"I've got a plan."
The suspicion in everyone's eyes was seen by Wu Zhi, he was not in a hurry, he just smiled mysteriously.
In this month, since Wu Zhi led the army to besiege Liangshan Shuibo, a total of more than half a month has passed, and the two sides have been in a stalemate.
At first, the Liangshan thieves were worried that Wuzhi had some conspiracy.
Later, there was no movement at all.
More than half a month has passed, and Wuzhi grain can support it, but Liangshanbo can't support it.
Tens of thousands of horses eat and drink Lazar, and every day is a lot of consumption.
The two sides confronted each other at various waterways, so that Liangshan could not get food at all.
"Have you found out where the granary of the officers and soldiers is?"
Without food, Song Jiang could only hit Wu Zhi with his idea.
"Back to the big leader, there are two granaries in the official army, one is in the base camp, it is impossible for us to get it, and the other is close to the mouth of the waterway, as long as the soldiers sneak attack, and then let the navy transport it away, if the action is smooth, the success rate is eighty."
Xiao Li Guanghuarong opened his mouth and reported the situation near the granary of the official army to Song Jiang.
"In this case, tonight Hua Rong will be the main general, Shi Jin will be the deputy general, and the Ruan brothers will be sent to lead the water army to respond, and we must grab the grain and grass."
In desperation, Song Jiang could only take a risky plan, planning to snatch food from Wu Zhi.
"Obey Brother Song Jiang's orders."
After Hua Rong and Shi Jin received the order, they immediately ordered their troops and horses to kill the official army granary.
At the granary, Wu Zhizu sent 3,000 people to garrison it, and it was almost impossible for the Liangshan thieves to snatch the grain silently.
"With so many soldiers and horses, it is difficult to grab food."
Seeing so many officers and soldiers, Shi Jin of the Nine-Tattooed Dragon had no hope for the possibility of completing the task.
"Of course, it is impossible to rob like this, but after my observation for half a month, every midnight, the officers and soldiers will change their defenses, and there is a half-quarter of an hour in the middle of the weak defense, as long as you take the opportunity to shoot, you will definitely be able to open the granary and grab the grain."
Xiao Li Guanghuarong figured out everything about the official army and said confidently.
"Oh, if that's the case, you might as well give it a try."
After hearing this, the Nine Pattern Dragon Shi nodded.
Time passes slowly.
At midnight, I saw the lake rippling and the cold wind howling.
"It's time!"
Hua Rong and Shi Jin glanced at each other and exchanged glances.
"Attack!"
After a brief eye contact, Hua Rong gave the battle order to attack.
"Kill!"
As Xiao Li Guanghuarong expected, the officers and troops guarding the granary were changing guards, and they didn't expect that someone would kill them, and they were defeated and retreated for a while.
"It's really food!"
After opening the granary and seeing the white rice in the granary, Hua Rong and Shi Jin were very happy.
"Two brothers, quickly load the grain onto the ship."
The Liangshan thieves cooperated very tacitly.
As soon as the granary was opened, the Ruan brothers arrived on a boat, urging Hua Rong and Shi Jindan.
"Quick, load up the grain!"
Time is pressing, whether it is Xiao Li Guanghuarong or Nine Pattern Dragon Shi Jin, they don't have the heart to check carefully at this time.
After a brief look, they were loaded onto the boat.
"The granary has been robbed."
"Quick, don't let go of a Liangshan thief!"
After loading most of the grain in the granary, he heard that reinforcements from the nearby army had arrived, and Wu Zhi led the generals to arrive belatedly.
"Get out of the boat!"
Seeing that Wu Zhi came in person, the Ruan brothers did not dare to delay and immediately ordered the ship to sail.
"Shoot me!"
Wu Zhi sneered and used the rockets and serial fire crossbows that had been prepared earlier.
On the ship of Liangshanbo, sparks immediately flew everywhere.
Originally, this spark was naturally not worth mentioning for the boats on the water.
However, I can't stop the new rice that has been loaded on the ship.
Among those grains, Wuzhi had long been mixed with flammable and explosive items such as saltpeter and fire oil.
As soon as it touches Mars, with the ship's granary as the center, the whole ship becomes a barbecue wood.
"Oh no, Chief Ruan, the ship is on fire."
The warship caught fire, this is not a trivial matter, and the small leader of Liangshan immediately said to the Ruan brothers.
"How did it catch fire? Didn't I tell you to prepare water? ”
Ruan Xiaoqi is very strange.
Ordinary sparks, these water armies should have countermeasures to deal with them.
"Chief, go and take a look, there is something wrong with the grain, the grain is mixed with a large amount of fire oil and saltpeter, and the sparks will burn as soon as they are touched, and they can't be stopped."
The little leader felt very wronged, and immediately explained the situation to Ruan Xiaoqi.
"What did you say?"
After hearing this, Ruan Xiaoqi was shocked and knew that he had been tricked.