"Raise the sails, lower the oars, and charge the barrier!" Zhang Shouzhong waved the command flag and shouted, his face flushed by the fire and his eyes shining brightly.
The mainsail and side sails, which had just been replaced not long ago, were raised to the top of the mast together. On both sides of the ship, there were also twenty wooden oars sticking out, like duck paws protruding into the dim yellow water.
The war drums rumbled, and the sailors rowed the oars vigorously to the rhythm of the drums. Under the triple thrust of the sail, water flow and oars, the speed of the twenty-material ship suddenly accelerated, like a galloping wild horse, from the flames that had just been turned on.
The door goes straight through.
This large ship was transformed from a captured Goryeo sentinel ship. If placed on the sea, it can only be regarded as a small shrimp. If placed in the inland river, it is an out-and-out behemoth.
The Liao warships that outflanked the river from both sides were all temporarily commandeered fishing boats. Regardless of their size, strength and flexibility, they were not on the same level as the sentinel boats controlled by Zhang Shouzhong.
Seeing the sentinel ship blasting out a channel and sailing away, the Liao generals on the fishing boat were so angry that they pulled out their steel knives and chopped them randomly on the sides of their own fishing boats. However, no one mentioned it and followed this stumbling block.
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The fishing boats were brought by force, and they would not feel bad if they were chopped into pieces. However, their lives were their own.
The difference in size between the two ships was ten times. Even if they caught up, they would not dare to get too close to their opponent. Otherwise, as long as the opponent deliberately caused the two ships to collide, they could directly send them into the water to feed the fish and turtles.
And shooting at each other from a distance is also asking for death.
General Song fired two of the same crossbows that had just blown up the road at them. If they hit, they would be shattered into pieces together with the fishing boats at their feet.
"Keep rowing, don't stop." Although the "battleships" of the Liao Kingdom voluntarily gave up the pursuit, Zhang Shouzhong did not dare to take it lightly. He first gave instructions to the sailors rowing, then raised his head and looked towards the watchtower at the top of the mast.
Shout. "Lookout hand, pay attention to the movement around you. Report at any time!"
"Fire ships! The Liao army separated the connected ships! They turned into many fire ships and lowered them along the current!" In the watchtower, someone immediately responded loudly and waved a yellow pennant to remind everyone to be careful.
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Han Qing heard this clearly and quickly turned around to look back. Sure enough, he saw two groups of enemy troops riding mud-smeared fishing boats, rushing to the "fire wall" and using long iron hooks to connect the boats, sampans and
The bamboo rafts are separated as much as possible.
The boats, sampans and bamboo rafts that were separated from the wall of fire immediately floated down the river. Like giant lotus lanterns, they filled the entire river in the blink of an eye.
"Who is the general leading the army over there in the Liao Kingdom? How could he be so stupid? They are all going down the river. No matter how many fire ships he puts down, how can he catch up with us?" Yang Xu was puzzled and looked sideways.
He turned his head and discussed with Han Qing in a low voice.
"According to Zhang Shouzhong's report, when he came to pick us up, the other party also used this trick and set fire to the boat upstream of him." Han Qing didn't understand what the Liao general was doing, frowning and whispering
respond.
If everyone is going upstream at this moment, General Liao will drop a large number of fireships upstream, and there is indeed a chance that everyone's ships will be burned down.
However, everyone was moving down the river at this moment, propelled by sails and oars. General Liao repeated the same trick upstream, which was like trying to find a sword in the boat.
"Ahead, there are enemy ships blocking the way again. Be careful, be careful under the water! The rope should be pulled under the water." Suddenly, an exclamation came from the watchtower, and Han Qing immediately knew the answer.
Both sides have been going down the river, and the fire boats will naturally not be able to catch up with everyone's boats. However, if there is a way to slow down the boats, or if they stop on the river and cannot move forward, a large number of fire boats floating down the river will immediately be able to catch up.
If you don't get the chance, you will die together!
"The enemy is using fishing boats to pull ropes!" Although Yang Xu is an amateur in water warfare, his eyes are very good. He pulled Han Qing's sleeves and exclaimed in a low voice. "They want to use ropes to stop us, no, their
The ship's draft is very deep. We want to slow down the speed of the ship under our feet so as to create an opportunity for the fire ship floating over."
"Indeed, the leader of the Liao general is really an expert in water warfare!" Turning to look at Yang Xu, Han Qing responded with a smile, "But I don't know where Yelu Longxu found it. Logically speaking, the Liao Kingdom should have all
Are you a landlubber?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was suddenly startled.
A few months ago, in order to shake Cai Renyuan's confidence, he himself used Huangfu Gong's mouth to analyze to this person whether there was any future in serving the Goryeo Kingdom.
What if Cai Renyuan listened to his words and sent his nephew to Liao to find a way out for the family. He would have unintentionally done a great favor to the emperor of Liao.
"Perhaps you are a surrendered general from the Song Dynasty." Ye Qinglian didn't know the details of the fight between Han Qing and Cai Renyuan, so she guessed in a low voice based on experience, "The more a general is surrendered, the more eager he is to show off. But if you are captured, the whole Liao Kingdom will be
No one will ever doubt his loyalty again."
The three people discussed it, but no one interfered with Zhang Shouzhong's command.
The moment he broke through the wall of fire, Zhang Shouzhong had proven to everyone that his water fighting skills were outstanding.
Anyone who took his place on the ship, including Han Qing, would not be able to do better than him.
"Zhang Jingbian, take people to hang the scratching hooks!" Sure enough, Zhang Shouzhong quickly came up with a strategy to defeat the enemy without even thinking about it. "Five scratching hooks, tie the ropes, and immediately hang them on the collision angle, pay attention to ensure
Different depths.”
"Yes!" Zhang Jingbian, the commander-in-chief, agreed. He immediately ordered ten skilled brothers and walked towards the bow carrying ropes and hooks.
Scratching hooks and flying grabs are both powerful tools for boarding battles. Tie a rope and throw it onto the enemy ship. You can use the sharp barb to grab the side of the ship firmly. Then, our warriors can pull the rope and jump on.
On the deck of the enemy ship, kill everyone.
But today, Zhang Shouzhong made a fool of himself with the scratching hook.
Zhang Jingbian followed his instructions and climbed onto the corner. Like fishing, he used a rope to hang five hooks one by one into the water. The other end of the rope was tied tightly to the corner.
tight.
"Wang Qi, Liu Gui, push ten sand buckets to the stern of the ship to keep the ship stable!" Zhang Shouzhong continued to shout orders before Zhang Jing could crawl back.
"Yes!" The two sailor captains agreed, leading their brothers to push the sand buckets used to put out the fire. Zhang Shouzhong nodded at their backs, and then ran quickly to Han Qing, "Please hold on to the sentence.
If the ship's side or mast is damaged, the picket ship will suddenly slow down."
"Okay!" Han Qing immediately realized that what Zhang Shouzhong was talking about was the effect of inertia. He agreed with a smile, pulled Dou Rong, called Yang Xu and Ye Qinglian, and walked quickly to the side.
As soon as the four of them steadied their hands, the sentry ship entered the trap that the enemy general had hastily laid out. Two of the five ropes hanging from the hooks on the collision angle were suddenly tightened. The sentry ship, which was sailing at high speed, immediately stagnated.
.Soon, the bow of the ship sank suddenly.
Even though he was prepared in advance, Han Qing's body was also tilted. His legs and waist exerted force at the same time, and he quickly stood up, and at the same time stretched out a hand to wrap around Dou Rong's waist.
On the river, the four fishing boats that had been casually abandoned by the enemy generals all began to accelerate. The hulls of the boats instantly tilted to 70 degrees, and they could capsize at any time.
Two ropes as thick as arms were pulled out of the water immediately. As Yang Xu had judged before, the fishing boats carried a huge load and were connected by ropes. The purpose was to slow down the speed of the boat under everyone's feet at all costs.
"Collapse!" There was a faint crisp sound coming from the water. The two fishing boats, which were dragged forward by ropes, suddenly paused and capsized quickly.
"The hook arranged by Zhang Shouzhong cut the rope!" Yang Xu's eyes widened with admiration written all over his face.
Before he could say his second exclamation, "Bang!", there was another crisp sound under the water. The other two fishing boats also paused and started spinning quickly on the river.
Four broken ropes floated out of the water one after another.
The sentry boat regained its balance, raised its bow, and rode the wind and waves!
