Chapter 701: Fierce Battle at the Mouth of the River
"Boom, boom, boom, boom" The fierce shells stirred up the huge waves in the river and the sky, and the fleet of Wuliang Tuoduo charged the Jiangdao pass, and the vanguard naval army that was lined up at the pass did not back down, relying on the power of gunpowder, and launched round after round of artillery bombardment against the Mengyuan army......
"Bang-bang-" The charging fleet was destroyed by artillery fire head-on, and the ship's formation was suddenly chaotic and full of fire. Whether or not he can break out of the siege of Jiangkou is a victory or defeat, even if he loses as many troops as he loses, but once he can't rush down, he is very likely to be trapped on the river forever, and the broken city of Xiangyang will fall sooner or later......
"Damn—" The enemy and our warships were closer, the power of the artillery fire became more and more dangerous, and the huge waves that stirred up blocked the view, and as the main general, Uliang Todo couldn't help but say with hatred when he saw that his fleet was like a moth to a fire.
"The general is dangerous!" the soldier beside him was still reminding, half-squatting down and grabbing Ura Todo's cloak.
Uryo Todo bowed his head for a while, and a hot stream flew overhead—at the last moment, a fireball galloped past his forehead, and he had to bow his head in time, otherwise he would have been blown to ashes with a frontal blow just now.
"Boom-" followed by a loud explosion of the mast behind him. Concentrated on braving the dense artillery fire of the Tang war troops, even Wuliang Todo's own warship was blown to pieces......
"Boom-" The artillery fire of the vanguard army lasted for several bursts, and although it greatly hindered the "death charge" of the Mengyuan naval army, the artillery fire was slightly arrayed, and it seemed to be somewhat weakened......
"Report to the general-" Tang Zhan was sitting on the battleship to command, and a soldier's report came from the rear, "The gunpowder of the navy is about to run out, and the enemy is still charging, please give the general an order-"
It turned out that not only the Mengyuan Naval Army, but also the gunpowder on the vanguard side was almost exhausted, but Wuliang Todo obviously had no intention of giving up the breakout, and a bloody hand-to-hand bayonet combat seemed inevitable.
Tang Zhan was still calm and composed, and seemed to be prepared for all difficulties, and then immediately cut the railroad categorically: "The order is to order the Jiangkou naval army to chain into a 'one-word array' to deal with the enemy's charge head-on;
"Yes—" The soldier turned and commanded......
The artillery pressure of the vanguard army weakened, and Wuliang Todo and others also saw it......
"Ha, their gunpowder is also insufficient, now is the opportunity......" Seeing that the power of the artillery fire was decreasing, the vanguard fleet began to change formations, and then ordered, "The whole army has an order, the fleet is concentrated, the infantry is changed to a charging phalanx, kill me-"
"Drink-" The soldiers of the Mengyuan ship formation shouted in unison, although nearly half of the ships had been destroyed by artillery fire, but the main force of the Mengyuan troops was still there, once the ships of the two sides collided head-on, the soldiers switched to bayonet hand-to-hand combat, and the Mengyuan troops who were good at fighting on the plains would have the first opportunity, and the victory rate of the breakthrough would be several levels.
The Mengyuan fleet changed from a rectangular formation to a circular formation, the artillery fire of the vanguard army completely stopped, and the bow of the ship was already approaching the platoon of the Tang War troops......
"General, they're coming—" Tang Zhan saw the situation early in the morning, and the guards beside him reminded him that above the fog at the mouth of the river, the enemy's ships were approaching.
"Archers prepare-" Tang Zhan's eyes condensed and shouted, the fleet lined up in a "word formation" was like a plain formation, and on the bow deck, the "Miyagi Phalanx" in the "Five Absolute Formations" reappeared -- a rectangular formation surrounded by swords and shields, and ten archers and soldiers from the middle and Tibetan distant attacks, forming an indestructible "iron wall wall"; ...
Seeing the "iron wall" in front of him, Wuliang Todo didn't care about anything, drew his sword and ordered: "The whole army is assaulted!"
"Kill-" The Mengyuan soldiers suddenly shouted to kill on the river, and the Mengyuan fleet in a circular array galloped up with the wind, like an arrow from the string, as if it was about to break through the blockade of Jiangtian in the next moment.
Tang Zhan's eyes were always intently watching the direction of the enemy's fleet, and his eyes were always estimating the timing of the enemy's entry into his range......
"Shoot the arrows!-" The moment the Meng Yuan fleet stepped into the firing range, Tang Zhan's eyes were certain, and he suddenly shouted.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh-" The rain of arrows came out all over the sky, like a rainstorm of pear blossoms pouring down, even on the turbulent Yangtze River, you can see and hear the spirit of "heavy rain......
The rain of arrows was dense, and the Mengyuan fleet was still rushing head-on......
"Ahhh......h
Before the ships in the front row approached the mouth of the river, they were sieved by the rain of arrows, and almost all the Mengyuan soldiers who bore the brunt of the attack were spared, and even the ships with broken wood were sunk alive by the rain of arrows...... However, the ships that followed behind were also not exempt from difficulties, although there was the cover of the warships in front, but the rain of arrows was menacing, and it was in the narrow river pass, so the rain of arrows invaded, except for desperately breaking through, there was almost no other way......
"General, the enemy's offensive is too fierce, why don't you withdraw first-" Some of the soldiers beside Uliang Todo began to lose their breath and said worriedly.
"No, this breakthrough is probably the only chance-" Ura Todo did not intend to give up, but still ordered, "Order, at all costs, give me a break through the enemy's blockade!
There was no way, Wuliang Tuo gave more death orders, and the soldiers of the whole army did not dare to disobey. But now a person who understands can also see clearly, the disparity between the strength of the Mengyuan army and the vanguard army, and the naval army of the Tang War is holding the Jiangtian dangerous pass, lining up to defend and wait for the attack, and those who know a little about the art of war can know at a glance who wins and who loses......
But now that he was almost at a dead end, he had no way to retreat, so he had to order the ship troops to gather and concentrate, and continue to charge desperately under the cover of the front, at least trying to ram the ships of the vanguard army.
Fortunately, the Mengyuan soldiers under Wuliang Tuoduo were still quite competitive, and in the face of the rain of arrows from the Tang War army, they still regarded death as if they were home...... Finally, after the baptism of hellish arrows, Meng Yuan's ships were close to Tang Zhan's fleet, one step closer to the success of the breakthrough......
However, these also seemed to have been expected by Tang Zhan for a long time......
"General, the enemy ship is approaching, and a soldier has already boarded the ship with a sword, please instruct the general—" The soldier returned from the front line again, and immediately reported.
"It's finally here...... Okay, order the phalanx troops, use the iron mallet to block the scuttling boats, and inflict heavy damage on the enemy; if the enemy army still attacks non-stop, the 'Five Absolute Formations' will respond with the plain formation, and at all costs, the enemy army will be strangled in the Jiangkou area!" Tang Zhan Yizheng ordered in words.
"Yes—" The soldier was ordered, and one jumped off the deck and gave the order to the whole army as fast as he could......
After the Tang Zhan troops received the military order, they changed their formation again...... "Bang Chang-" After the Miyagi phalanx, the sound of metal suddenly sounded on the ship's board, and the gap between the phalanx gave way, only to see more than a few soldiers implicated in the metal hammers connected by iron cables, as if something had moved......
"Kill-" The ships collided, and after a period of shaking, the Mengyuan soldiers built a bridge with wooden planks and landed in the vanguard ship formation. Fight with a knife into the army.
Tang Zhan's troops were not in a hurry or slow, and before the Miyagi phalanx had yet to move, the iron hammer behind the formation moved...... Several soldiers joined forces in unison, flicking the chains, and the mallets took advantage of the force to meet the attack head-on.
The Meng Yuan soldiers did not react, the iron mallet was hit in the chest, and before the screams could be made, they heard a terrifying burst of the sternum, and the soldier vomited blood on the spot and died, and the death was very miserable.
Soon, the metal sound of "clang, clang, clang" continued, and the so-called "iron mallet array" ordered by Tang Zhan, a string of iron mallets connected by chains, followed one after another like a murder weapon.
"Ahh......h Some couldn't dodge, and the skull was hit hard by the iron mallet, and suddenly their brains burst out, and they fell into the water......
However, the use of the "iron mallet array" does not seem to be limited to this, after deterring the Mengyuan soldiers with its heavy blows, the Tang Zhan army turned to the initiative, swinging the chain iron mallet, and slashed into the sky and headed towards the enemy's hull.
"Bang-bang-" Several terrifying sounds, like artillery fire hitting the hull of the ship, shook violently the ships approaching by the Mengyuan troops - the iron mallet hit the wooden frame of the ship, smashing the Mengyuan troops' ships to pieces, which had been destroyed by the artillery fire to pieces, and now they were hit hard by the iron mallets one by one, and the slightly unstable ships were even directly scuttled by the iron mallets.
"Ahhh......!!h
Seeing the continuous blocking in front and the heavy casualties of the troops, his eyes were like man-eating beasts, and he said resentfully in his heart: "Damn, who is it, who is commanding this army? Is it Zhao Zichuan, who wants to seek revenge on me...... But if it's really him, why has he been hiding behind and not showing up...... "Wuliang Tuoduo didn't know that the person who commanded the navy was Tang Zhan, and at the critical moment, he still remembered his sworn enemy Zhao Zichuan in his heart......
"Oh no, General, there is a change on the side of our army!-" While Uliang Todo was angry and angry, the cronies and generals once again came with bad news.
"What are you talking about, what's wrong with the side?" Ura Todo suddenly felt an momentum pressing towards him, and turned his head to look at the side of his fleet, his eyes suddenly stunned......
On the side of the vanguard army at the Jiangdao Pass, Tang Zhan still methodically commanded the interception of the troops......
"Report to the general, General Xiao and Su Yushi have been outflanked from the enemy's flank-" On the soldier's side, the news of Xiao Tian and Su Jia's troops suddenly arrived excitedly.
When Tang Zhan heard this, he seemed to see the dawn of victory, stood up and said excitedly: "Okay, Brother Xiao came at the right time - the order is to order the whole army to defend the Jiangkou, and wait for the enemy army to enter the urn, and we will annihilate it with General Xiao!"
"Yes-" The soldier replied excitedly--Xiao Tian's troops arrived, and the morale of the whole army was even higher, and the capture of Xiangyang was close at hand; and more importantly, the siege of the enemy's main general, Wuliang Tuoduo, was also close at hand......
Xiao Tian's navy finally came, and it was from the southward flank of the enemy army, and it was the moment when he rushed forward to concentrate his firepower on Uliang Tuoduo......
"Kill-" There was a sky-shattering shout from the flank, and above the river, the Mengyuan army wanted to turn around and face the battle, and it was not easy.
At the front of Xiao Tian's fleet, he saw that the enemy had fallen into the trap of the Tang Zhan troops, so he simply ordered the entire fleet and said, "The whole fleet of ships is speeding up!"
Although there was no tailwind, Xiao Tian's fleet was like a bamboo, speeding by, and when the enemy and our ships approached, Xiao Tian still did not give an order to accelerate, but ordered directly: "Hit the ship!"
Xiao Tian gave the order to ram the ship, and the pointed end of the hull was crashing into the enemy ship from the flank. Meng Yuan's ship could not turn around and suffered a heavy blow, and the hull of the ship shook.
"Ahh......h
On the other hand, on Xiao Tian's side, the moment the ships collided, Xiao Tian jumped up with his strength, flew down in mid-air, and his palms together formed a "Cangyu Canglong", and the blue-veined dragon accompanied the huge waves of the river, shocking and killing the Quartet.
With the incomparably fast palm power, the Meng Yuan soldiers didn't talk about fighting back, the collision just now had already fallen to the ground, and they couldn't get up immediately. An earth-shattering dragon roar, "Kuangyu Canglong" hit the center of the hull with one palm, an amazing scene - Canglong's palm was ten percent of the palm power, Xiao Tian flew down in the air, a violent sound, water waves gushed out, Xiao Tian actually broke through the enemy's ship with one palm.
"Ahh............h
"Brother Canglong is bold, I, Hu Yidi, am really not mistaken......" Hu Yidi looked at Xiao Tian's courage in the back boat, and suddenly a surge of blood surged in his heart, and then he took off the long knife on his back, and shouted roughly, "It's our turn, the whole army catches the knife, kill me!"
"Kill-" The troops behind Hu Yidi responded in unison, and the "Three Hip-Hop Brothers" took the lead in raising their sails and speeding up, and the flotilla was like an arrow from the string, rushing towards the weak point of the flank of the Uliang Todo fleet......
The Mengyuan army on the flank saw that there was an enemy surprise attack, and they all wanted to turn around and fight. However, before he could draw his sword, a beautiful figure came from the dragonfly on the river, and before he could see his face clearly, the shadow turned into a ghost shadow with black giant wings, just a moment passed, and the boat was suddenly splashed with blood.
Needless to say, the ghost shadow is Su Jia's soul-breaking knife technique. Su Jia's light skills and skills are still fast and shadowless, the "Phoenix Sword Technique" merges the "Tianwen Sword" in the Wind Chasing Sword Technique, and countless black "Phoenix Shadows" are illusory and powerful, and the ghost roars violently, and where the phoenix flies, the blood is red......
Xiao Tian and Su Jia took the lead in the surprise attack, and took the brunt of the attack into the enemy formation, and Hu Yidi led the naval fleet in the rear to attack the Mengyuan ship formation. The Jiangdao Pass in front was already unable to cope and the morale of the army was shaken, but now the flanks were hit hard by a surprise attack, and the fleet of the Wuliang Todo was suddenly in chaos, and the previous circular formation was also lost......
Wuliang Tuoduo also saw the sneak attack of Xiao Tian's troops, and knew that he had fallen into the vanguard army's "plan to enter the urn", and if he continued to break through the siege, his troops were likely to be wiped out on the river.
But Wuliang Todo is still hesitating, because this breakthrough is a great opportunity, if he gives up the breakthrough and orders the main force of the water army to withdraw from the water gate and return to the city, then it is very likely that he will never be able to come out again for the rest of his life......
"General, our army has lost in front and attacked on the flank, and if we continue to attack, it is very likely that the whole army will be annihilated. The eldest husband can bend and stretch, and he is not afraid of no firewood to keep the green mountains-" The generals on the side were about to commit suicide in a hurry, and they did not hesitate to dissuade Wuliang Tuoduodao.
Wuliang Todo also seemed to be shaken, facing the "tragic chain" in front and side, his eyes were stunned, and he suddenly said in horror: "Who is it, who is commanding this army, and who is ......?"
"General!!" Uliang Todo was still in a daze, and the ship's general continued to dissuade him loudly.
"Order, withdraw the troops back to the city......" Wuliang Tuoduo flashed a flash of inspiration, as if he had thought of something, his expression changed slightly, and he gave a withdrawal order softly, showing helplessness...... (To be continued.) )