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.
To be continued...