Chapter 357: Capture Xu Sheng, Kill Lu Meng, Great Victory!
Chapter 357 Capture Xu Sheng, kill Lu Meng, a great victory!
Author: Playing with Basilisk
Chapter 357: Capture Xu Sheng, kill Lu Meng, a great victory!
Although the fighting ship is not as tall as a towering ship, it is still a medium-sized ship, like a small tower on the sea. It has a total height of three floors including the cabin and can accommodate more than 200 people.
Huang Zhong's tribe had almost no small boats, but all medium and large ships of this kind. There were more than 300 ships and 70,000 troops, almost blocking the entire lake.
When Liu Bei selected elite soldiers to set up an ambush at Bodao, he chose soldiers and horses under Liu Pan's tent and the Yangtze River Navy. They themselves belonged to the Jingzhou Army, and they did not understand water warfare.
After several years of training in Bodao, water warfare is no worse than that of Jiangxia Navy and Jiangdong Navy.
At this moment, all the ships hardly needed any command. They all instinctively swarmed onto the pier, completely blocking the entrance to the lake around the pier and forming a dense square formation.
Huang Zhong's flagship, which was at the front, took the lead and rushed towards the center battleship of Lu Meng's army. The distance between the two sides quickly narrowed, and then began to slow down. If he wanted to get close to the side of the ship, he would use a hook or ladder to get closer.
However, Lu Meng's eyes were already red. There were too many enemy ships, and it was impossible to escape through the gaps. He finally ordered the entire army to ram the ships.
The purpose of this is simple, to break through the enemy's blockade ships at the expense of all the soldiers who have already boarded the ship, so that the fleet behind can go out.
"Grand Governor!"
The lieutenant general who delivered the order was shocked and dissuaded him: "If we rush too, wouldn't that be wrong?"
Lu Meng panted heavily, his scarlet eyes full of murderous intent as he looked at the Yangtze River naval vessels getting closer and closer not far away, and roared: "As long as I can preserve my strength, I will die without mercy, go quickly!"
"I"
"go!"
"only!"
The lieutenant general had no choice but to give the order. He cursed in his heart that Lu Meng was really crazy. You are not afraid of death, but I am.
After the "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Sai Said" charge order be given, the scattered Jiangdong fleet hesitantly began to speed up the charge. Among them, Lü Meng's main ship was at the forefront and slammed into Huang Zhong's ships.
But when it came to the approaching pass, it suddenly deviated from the channel, and the two sides passed each other. It wasn't until a dense array of ships came up from behind that Lu Meng's ship began to slow down.
"Why don't you charge? Why don't you charge?" Lu Meng held the knife in his hand and looked back angrily at the deputy general in the distance.
The lieutenant shied away the responsibility and shouted: "The helmsman who rows the oar is afraid of death."
"Kill him!"
Lu Meng roared angrily. He was already surrounded by the Yangtze River Navy. There were enemy ships in front of him and on both sides.
A large number of hooks and ropes and ladders were thrown over and hit the sides of the ship on both sides.
Immediately afterwards, the Jiangdong Navy from behind continued to board the lake. There were forty or fifty large ships, hundreds of small and medium-sized ships, and about 30,000 Jiangdong Navy ships set off.
The remaining Jiangdong naval forces in the direction of the dock who had not yet boarded the ship were already in chaos, because Shen Chen's army finally attacked and blocked them by the lake.
There was a torrential rain, and nearly a thousand large and small ships were intertwined. Some collided with each other, some faced each other, and some small ships tried to use their flexible bodies to swim out between the big ships and escape from the battlefield.
, but was crushed into pieces.
Soon the lake in Yunmengze, which was more than ten miles long, was crowded with enemy and friendly ships. The two sides were intertwined and began to climb onto each other's boats to engage in close combat. They fought bravely amidst the undulating waves of the lake.
Lu Meng's ship was also hooked by the Yangtze River Navy ships on the left and right sides. The ship in front was also blocked in front of him. He could not move forward, and he could not turn the rudder on the left and right sides. In difficult times, he could only order the sailors to rock the oars, but instead
Row your boat in an attempt to get away from the enemy ship.
But the ships on both sides had already tightly hooked the ship, unable to move. The water in the Yunmengze lake was suddenly not as turbulent as the Yangtze River, but it was also rolling with huge waves. The sailors could not control the ship at all and could hardly move.
There were constant collisions of "bang bang bang bang bang", sawdust flew everywhere, the mast fell, and waves hit from time to time. The deck had been swept away by heavy rain and waves and almost no one was there. Only Lu Meng was still holding on.
"Captain, Commander, please go back to the cabin first." The lieutenant took his shoulder and tried to drag him back from the deck.
The wind and waves outside were too strong, and the Yangtze River water divisions on both sides had begun to board the ship. There was obviously no chance of winning in a battle with the enemy on the deck. All the soldiers wanted to use the cabin to meet the enemy and retreated from both sides of the ship towards the cabin.
"hateful!"
Lu Meng looked around and saw that there were only a few scattered soldiers on the left and right, but the enemy was already about to board the ship through hooks and ladders. He gritted his teeth and hammered the side of the ship, and also retreated to the deck.
The situation on Xu Sheng's side was not much better. The Jiangdong Navy was outnumbered and surrounded. At the moment, the Yangtze River Navy was continuing to attack their fleet. Many ships had already had their decks robbed, and the two sides were locked in a deadly battle.
and entanglement.
Huang Zhong happened to be near Xu Sheng's main ship. The soldiers on the ship stood firmly on the slippery and bumpy shipboard, and then threw the hook and rope towards Xu Sheng's ship, but they could not throw it because of the wind and rain.
In water battles in the Han Dynasty, ships from both sides approached, and they used hooks and ladders with barbs to hook the enemy's side of the ship and board the ship for close combat. However, today's wind and waves were so strong that it was difficult to operate.
Seeing that the soldiers threw the hook and rope empty several times, Huang Zhong stepped forward and grabbed the rope from the deputy general's hand and shouted: "I'll do it!"
After saying that, he flicked the hook, aimed at the side of the ship in the distance and threw it hard.
But his strength was too great, and with the help of wind and waves, he threw it astray and onto the second deck of the main ship. Then he started to slide to the left and hit the mast on the second deck without missing a beat.
Everyone looked at this scene blankly, and then Huang Zhong said with great joy: "What are you doing standing there stupidly? Use the winch to pull it for me!"
"pull!"
The lieutenant immediately shouted loudly.
"pull!"
the soldiers shouted.
"Hey hoo, hey hoo, hey hoo, hey hoo!"
As a rhythmic beat sounded, the winch connected to the back of the rope began to rotate, and the rope quickly straightened. Using the pulley principle, the two ships were pulled closer again.
The distance between the two ships used to be seven or eight feet, but now they are now less than three feet apart, enough to be reached by a ladder.
But the mast couldn't bear the weight of a ship at all, and there was a "pop" sound.
The mast on Xu Sheng's main ship was entangled in the hook rope, and when it was pulled against the enemy ship, it cracked and cracked. Then someone shouted in panic: "The mast has fallen."
The Jiangdong Navy was traveling from north to east, with a semi-tailwind, so almost all sails were spread out.
The Yangtze River Navy sailed from the Yangtze River in the south to Yunmengze in the north. There was a strong headwind, so they did not use sails and relied purely on following the current and using oars and paddle wheels.
In this case, the mast was fatal, because it did not fall down as a bare pole, but with a sail that was enough to cover the entire deck. The Jiangdong Army soldiers on the deck were directly buried under the sail and could not get out.
Already.
They saw the huge sail falling downwards. All the soldiers of the Jiangdong Navy opened their eyes wide and their faces were filled with fear. Some of them had already fled in panic, while others were unable to escape and had their heads smashed down by the sail.
"Hahahahaha."
When Huang Zhong saw this scene, he laughed loudly, waved the big knife in his hand and said: "Go up the ladder and kill him."
"only!"
The deputy general waved his hand and said: "Go up the ladder and kill!"
"Beep beep beep beep."
"kill!"
A sharp whistle sounded, and as the two main ships got closer and closer, more than a dozen ladders were set up on the opposite ship.
On both sides were medium-sized ships like stern battleships, all of the same height. After the ladder was put up, Huang Zhong took the lead, stood on the ladder, waved his hand and said: "Kill."
"Kill!"
The Yangtze River navy sailors filed forward and rushed up the ladder to the other side's ship.
At this time, the deck of Xu Sheng's main ship was in chaos, and most of the soldiers were covered by the sails and were struggling below.
Huang Zhong jumped onto the opponent's deck, and a sharp ring-headed knife pierced the sail fabric below. As soon as his head came out, the big knife was placed on his neck.
The Jiangdong soldiers looked at this scene in horror, and then they threw down their swords and were captured by the Yangtze River Navy who came up from behind.
In an instant, the deck was occupied by the Yangtze River Navy. Huang Zhong glanced around. Just when he thought he had taken control of the ship, suddenly there was the sound of fighting not far away. Looking for the sound, he saw more than 20 soldiers besieging a ship.
Famous general.
The general was shirtless and extremely agile. Although the ship was bumpy, he could walk on flat ground. Faced with the siege of more than 20 people, he hurriedly dodged left and right, and gradually managed to hold on to the situation.
Close combat on a ship is different from that on land. Huang Zhong also trained in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Bodao for many years before slowly getting used to water combat. When he saw that the general was quite powerful, he couldn't help but his hands became itchy, so he stepped forward and shouted: "Go
Seal the cabin and ask them to surrender. I will deal with this person."
"only."
When many soldiers saw Huang Zhong coming, they retreated one after another.
The general was none other than Xu Sheng.
When he saw an old man coming, he was wearing a general's armor and he knew it was a big fish, so he jumped on it without hesitation.
Huang Zhong was not afraid, so he raised his knife and charged.
The two sides soon fought together. As soon as Chu took over, the two sides knew that they had encountered a serious stalemate. The two swords collided, and violent sparks flew out. There was a stalemate.
With a bang, both of them swung the swords with their right hands and pushed on the back of the sword with their left hand to increase the strength, but neither of the two swords could do anything to the other.
Their strength was evenly matched. Huang Zhong and Xu Sheng chose to slide their swords almost at the same time. Because Huang Zhong was cutting and Xu Sheng was cutting horizontally and sideways, so after the two of them slid their swords, Huang Zhong lowered his head and poked downwards, while Xu Sheng swept back and thrust.
However, what made Xu Sheng's hair stand on end and made him break into a cold sweat was that Huang Zhong actually did not dodge and faced his blade. He chose to exchange injuries for injuries and did not care about his own casualties at all.
It wasn't that he really intended to exchange injuries for injuries, but Xu Sheng didn't wear armor, and Huang Zhong did. Even if Xu Sheng came to chop him, he would at most hit Huang Zhong's armor.
Realizing this, Xu Sheng hurriedly stopped the sword, kicked his legs hard, and rolled to the side.
Fortunately, he had no armor and his figure was extremely strong and light. He reacted the moment he was poked by Huang Zhong's sliding knife and flew out without being poked by Huang Zhong.
"hateful!"
Xu Sheng rolled on the deck, his body covered in blood. He stood up and glared: "You are so despicable old man."
"Hahahahahaha."
Huang Zhong stood up with his sword drawn and laughed loudly: "Boy, you are very strong. If a normal person is struck by my sword, he will be cut down by me, but you can block it. Say your name? I will not kill the nameless ghost with my sword!"
"Langya Xu Sheng is the one!"
Xu Shengsheng shouted.
Huang Zhong said: "There are rats in the east of the Yangtze River. Since you are from Xuzhou, why should you work for Sun Quan? Why don't you surrender to the King of Hanzhong and help the Han Dynasty together?"
"Pooh!"
Xu Sheng spat: "Dream!"
"What a pity."
Huang Zhong smashed his mouth and took the lead in taking out the knife. This time he used 100% of his strength and struck Xu Sheng head-on.
Xu Sheng almost instinctively raised his knife to block it.
The next second, the knife seemed to have hit the top of Mount Tai, and a terrifying force fell down, knocking the knife out of Xu Sheng's hand.
"snort!"
Then Huang Zhong kicked him to the ground, and the surrounding soldiers rushed up and clamped their swords and halberds on his neck.
"you!"
Xu Sheng was shocked. The strength was completely different from before. The old man had held back before.
Huang Zhong sneered and said: "You still dare to underestimate the enemy during a life-and-death fight. You want to save your strength and deliberately move down to release your strength so that you can lift the knife and stab me diagonally. But I have seventy years of skill with this sword. How can you be able to release your strength?"
of?"
Xu Sheng opened his eyes wide, because his thoughts and thoughts were completely guessed by his opponent. He thought that the opponent's strength was the same as before, so he wanted to reduce his strength to achieve the effect of unloading.
It turned out that his strength was far greater than he thought. He tried to suppress it ten times with one force, but failed to release the force and instead knocked the knife out of his hand.
"Tie them up."
Huang Zhong waved his hand.
Xu Sheng was instantly captured by Wu Huada.
The battle in the cabin also ended. After Xu Sheng was captured, all Jiangdong soldiers on the ship surrendered.
The violent wind and rain have become much lighter than in the morning. This time is actually only three quarters of noon, which is about twelve o'clock noon.
But the sky is still gray and extremely dark, and the field of vision can only see a few hundred meters around. However, because a large number of ships are crowded together, shouts of killing are constant, and the decks of enemy and friendly ships are full of fighting, the situation is not very good.
clear.
However, the river bank in the distance became clearer. Shen Chen's army surrounded the entire dock, and Huang Zhong divided Jiangdong's army into two parts on the shore and on the ship like making dumplings. Both sides fought separately and got entangled.
Seeing that the situation on the shore was very good, Huang Zhong also knew that he had to speed up his pace. He immediately gave the order and continued to approach the next enemy ship, constantly attacking the enemy's large ships.
When he rushed to the fourth ship, it was already mid-afternoon. This was the ninth time that Lu Meng had repelled the attack of the surrounding Yangtze River navy. His ship was almost in pieces. There were only more than 300 soldiers on board.
There are more than a hundred people left.
The most difficult time was when the ship's deck was completely occupied by the enemy. Even the uppermost two floors were occupied by enemies. They could only huddle in the cabin and fight back. This is also the realistic dilemma encountered by most Jiangdong naval forces at present.
Many people chose to surrender, and fewer and fewer Jiangdong troops were still fighting. The dozens of miles wide lake was full of ships colliding with each other, sawdust flying everywhere, and blood and corpses drifting with the current.
By three o'clock in the afternoon, the rain had become much lighter, and the clouds were still dense in the sky, but there were still a few gaps in the west, allowing the long-lost setting sun to illuminate the earth.
Huang Zhong's ship hit the side of Lu Meng's ship, and the bow was directly embedded in it. This was not Huang Zhong's original intention. It was because the battlefield was too crowded and a large number of ships collided back and forth. In order to avoid an enemy ship on the flank, he had to
He didn't adjust his direction and hit Lu Meng's boat.
Ships rarely collide unless they are fighting to the death, because when they collide, their own ship will also fall apart.
Fortunately, Huang Zhong's ship was still stable, with only the bow damaged. Taking advantage of this moment, he quickly waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to rush to the enemy ship and seize the Jiangdong Army ship.
The soldiers jumped from the bow to the enemy ship. Only then did everyone discover that the deck of the ship was littered with corpses of both enemy and enemy soldiers. It was obvious that this ship was a serious problem.
"Fire the arrow!"
Lu Meng, who had retaken the second deck, gave an order, and arrows shot over like raindrops.
The soldiers of the Yangtze River Navy were caught off guard and many of them were shot dead.
Only Huang Zhong turned around, lowered his head, and used his hard armor to resist the arrows, making a clanking sound from his body.
When the arrow stopped, there were few people standing around, corpses were everywhere, and the living people hurried back to their ships, leaving Huang Zhong alone.
In addition to hand-to-hand combat on boats, water battles involve more battles involving bows and arrows.
The wind and waves were strong before, and bows and arrows were ineffective. Now the rain is much lighter, and the wind is not so strong. It is a good time to use bows and arrows.
Not only them, but all the surrounding ships were shooting arrows. The rainstorm stopped, but the arrow rain started again.
Huang Zhong looked at the corpses on the ground and was furious. He raised his knife and headed toward the cabin to kill.
The bow and arrow stopped.
Seven or eight soldiers poured out of the cabin and surrounded Huang Zhong.
That suit of armor can't really shoot, so it can only fight in close combat.
But Huang Zhong raised his knife and fell, one at a time, and quickly reached the entrance of the cabin.
From time to time, spears were shot down on the second deck. Huang Zhong held a knife in his right hand, grabbed a spear with his left hand, and pulled hard.
"Ah." A scream was heard, and the soldier on the second floor deck was pulled down and then hacked to death.
Then came the second, third, and fourth, and in the end no one dared to stab him down with a spear.
After blocking the cabin, Huang Zhong called for the soldiers behind to rush up. This time he was on guard, and everyone approached with shields.
A soldier moved a ladder to the ship. Huang Zhong shouted, and the soldier drove the ladder to the second deck and climbed up.
Soldiers of the Yangtze River Navy swarmed onto the ship. Lu Meng continued to direct the firing of arrows on the second deck, but with little effect at this time. The entrance to the lower cabin was also entered by the Yangtze River Navy.
In the narrow and dense passage of the ship's cabin, soldiers on both sides crowded together. Those in the front held shields and those in the back held spears, stabbing each other randomly. The blood spurted out and bloomed into gorgeous flowers. Lü Meng's army was retreating steadily.
Huang Zhong also followed the ladder to the second deck. He took the lead, holding up a shield in one hand to block attacks from above, and slashing left and right with a knife in the other, cutting a bloody path.
The soldiers behind him rushed to the second level of the stern ship like ants attached to it, and soon occupied the edge of the ship's side.
"kill!"
When Lu Meng saw the enemy approaching step by step, he rushed over with a knife in his scarlet eyes.
There were about thirty or forty people from both sides fighting together.
Huang Zhong looked at Lü Meng. Of course he didn't know Lü Meng. He intuitively felt that this was a famous general, and then rushed towards him with a sword.
Lu Meng also discovered him. He saw that the enemy who was charging towards him had a gray beard and was an old man in his seventies. The scene in Yi County more than ten years ago suddenly replayed in his mind, when an old man shot an arrow at him like a god.
"Huang Zhong!"
He screamed subconsciously.
If it hadn't been for the breast protector that year, his body would have been nothing but bones.
Huang Zhong was slightly stunned when he heard the other party calling out his name, stopped and asked, "Who are you and why do you know me?"
"Runan Lu Meng is the same!"
Lu Meng was also a famous general in his early years. Later, Zhou Yu and Sun Quan encouraged him to learn from him many times, and he gradually became both civil and military and became the commander-in-chief of the three armies.
But at this moment, when he met his old enemy again, he couldn't care less about anything. He raised his knife and roared: "The old thief almost shot me dead back then. Today I will kill you to avenge that time!"
"snort!"
Huang Zhong snorted coldly, without stopping, he stepped forward and slashed with his sword.
"Bang!"
The two sides fought together.
Lu Meng first raised his sword horizontally, and sparks flew from the two swords. After they passed by each other, he stabbed Huang Zhong's neck diagonally.
Both of them were wearing battle armor and helmets, so there weren't many flaws.
But Huang Zhong turned his head to avoid it, and then suddenly grabbed Lü Meng's shoulder with his left hand to offset the inertia of the ship. The ring-headed sword in his right hand actually slashed down towards Lü Meng's feet.
The full body armor only exposes the feet, palms, neck and face. The face is the focus of protection for a general.
In history, there were many generals who were clearly wearing battle armor, but ended up dying due to arrows hitting their faces. Xiahou Dun was a typical example, because he failed to protect his face and lost an eye.
Therefore, close combat between generals basically revolves around the neck and face. It is extremely rare to attack the enemy's feet like Huang Zhong did.
Lu Meng was caught off guard and his ankle was cut. If he hadn't escaped quickly, the entire sole of his foot would have been cut off.
Feeling the severe pain coming from his ankle, he took a few steps back.
However, Huang Zhong gained the upper hand, attacking step by step, constantly slashing with his sword. The two sides soon fought for more than 20 rounds, and Lu Meng's defeat was obvious. He only had the strength to parry, not to fight back.
At the end, Lu Meng roared angrily and wanted to fight back desperately, exchanging injuries for injuries, but a huge flaw was revealed, with his neck exposed, and Huang Zhong found the opportunity.
"Whoa!"
As the brilliant silver glow streaked across the void, a silver dragon roared past like a half-moon sword.
Huang Zhong appeared behind Lu Meng, holding a knife in both hands, blood dripping from the tip.
But Lu Meng still maintained the stabbing move, blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, he looked back with difficulty, and fell softly to the ground.
There was a slash on his neck, which pierced the main artery in his neck, and blood flowed all over the deck.
The person has not yet breathed his last, and his whole body is shaking and twitching.
Huang Zhong turned around and looked around. The Jiangdong Army on the deck had almost been cleared, and a steady stream of Yangtze River Navy soldiers were pouring into the cabin.
He walked to Lu Meng's fallen body, supported Lu Meng while he was still breathing his last breath, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't shoot you to death with an arrow back then, so I will kill you with a knife today!"
As he spoke, he took off Lu Meng's helmet, chopped off Lu Meng's head with a knife, pulled his hair, raised it high, and roared: "The thief will behead Lu Meng!"
"The thief general Lu Meng is the leader!"
First, Huang Zhongjun on the deck heard this and shouted loudly.
Then the sound spread to the surrounding ships, and all Huang Zhong's soldiers began to shout, and the sound waves spread to all directions.
An eagle flew through the void. It watched as the sound below first spread outward from the ship in the center of the battlefield, and then more and more people joined in.
Soon, there was only one voice left in the battlefield of ships that stretched for dozens of miles.
"The thief general Lu Meng is the leader!"
The entire Jiangdong Army seemed to have lost their souls. Countless people slumped to the ground, dropped their weapons, and chose to surrender.
In reply to the doubts of Deacon House 167, there was a two-month window to recover Xiangyang through floods, and even two months of horse racing and staking could not occupy Jiangdong.
Sun Hao probably thought the same way. It only took three months for Du Yu to destroy Jiangdong. As for the Jiangdong family supporting Sun Liang, to be honest, now that the Jiangdong family has a veteran supporting Sun Quan, how many clan soldiers are there? The main force has been destroyed.
There are only tens of thousands of troops in Jiangdong. If you go down the Yangtze River, you can reach Jianye in a few days.
I have said many times that my strategic planning is not based on my imagination. This strategy is based on Desheng's strategy of abandoning Yan'an. Second, it is also a historical deduction of the battle situation after Guan Yu faced difficulties. As for the problem of the city wall, this
It was an accident. The book foreshadowed several times to tell everyone that there were water channels and that after the Yangtze River rose, Huang Zhong's boat could climb the city wall directly by approaching the city. In other words, the water raised the boat to the same height as the city wall, but suddenly
Let me tell you about the accident of the collapse of the city wall. In war, not everything will be executed according to the plan. There are too many emergencies that require temporary changes in the way of fighting, that is, adapting to circumstances.
But the result is definitely the same, and Zhai 167 said that the mentality of gamblers is not right, because Guan Yu succeeded, as long as there is heavy rain, why can't the protagonist be reenacted? I deduce the battle situation myself and you say no, OK, then I will learn from the real historical battle situation
Write, you don’t think it’s possible. If it doesn’t work with what really happened, then I have nothing to say. As for Cao Jun’s war potential, don’t forget that Liu Bei is still in Chang’an. Cao Jun is guarding too many places in the north. Guan Yu flooded seven armies. How many
People responded to the uprising? Didn't Cao's army need to guard the place?