Chapter 1374 The east wind rises, the drums of war are beating
In the battle of Luhongdu, the Jiaozhi army that came to attack was completely wiped out, and the Jiaozhi navy suffered heavy losses as a result.
This is really a waste of money.
As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly. Rumors suddenly spread in Shenglong Mansion that Li Qiande had passed away. As soon as this news came out, the people were immediately panicked and eagerly hoped that the court could give an explanation.
In ancient times, the emperor was a god-like existence, respected by thousands of people, and Li Qiande ruled Jiaozhi for fifty years, which was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If he died, many people might not be able to accept it, let alone here. critical moment.
However, Li Qiande did not go to court in person to clarify the rumors. The court only issued a notice saying that the Emperor's dragon body was ill. This was a rumor created by the Song army and should not be taken lightly.
But if you, the emperor, don't show up, how can you convince the people with just this notice? This news spread more and more, and soon spread to the army on the south bank of the Furiang River. The morale of the soldiers was also shaken, although they did not dare to blatantly inquiry, but the soldiers were still discussing the matter secretly.
The generals had no choice but to issue an order that anyone who talked about the emperor would be killed without mercy.
Although this stopped the rumors, it did not stop what the soldiers were thinking.
After Li Qi learned the news, he was even more certain that Li Qiande must have died long ago. However, the ministers did not announce the funeral for the sake of the overall situation. This was a big advantage for him, and he started to work on crossing the river.
The night of December 19th.
The Great Account of Cochin.
An old general with a thin face sat in the tent, his thick black and white eyebrows knitted together, which perfectly explained what it meant to be frowning.
This old general is the commander-in-chief of the Jiaozhi Army, Li Changjie's descendant Li Quansheng.
It was the sneak attack that he personally planned at the beginning. Unfortunately, not only did it not succeed, but all the ships and soldiers did not return, which caused him to suffer an unprecedented blow. But the war was still going on, and he had to endure it. After inquiring about the Song fleet, he found that it might be difficult for his fleet to withstand the opponent's warships, so he changed his defensive strategy, deployed heavy troops on the shore, and built Lianzhu Village, hoping to provide common ground for protecting his fleet. Prevent the other party from crossing the river.
"Huhu--!"
Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside.
Li Quansheng's face tightened, and he stood up suddenly. He walked quickly outside. He looked at the flames for the first time, and suddenly frowned and murmured: "It seems that the enemy is about to attack."
Then, he called all the soldiers overnight and asked them to instruct the soldiers to prepare. The Song army should be crossing the river in the next two days.
Why did he dare to be sure next time? Because Han Shizhong's ships came from east to west, and most of them were sailing ships. The ships were large, and windy weather was the best time to fight.
When he sent troops to sneak attack the Song fleet, it happened to be a windless day, because the water flow flows from west to east. Then it enters the South China Sea, and now it is winter again. The winter wind in Southeast Asia blows northeasterly. If the northeasterly wind blows, When the wind picked up, it was very difficult for them to sail the boat. When there was no wind, they had to go downstream.
But for Han Shizhong, if there is no wind, he means going upstream. This must be very difficult, but if there is wind, he means going upstream.
Therefore, the Jiaozhi attack usually chooses a windless day. If it is summer, it is another matter. The Song army will definitely choose a windy day to attack. If the wind does not come, the ship will not move.
In ancient times, fighting was very particular about the right time and place, and changes in the weather may directly affect the entire battle situation.
Sure enough, at dawn on the second day, a soldier hurriedly came to Li Quansheng's tent and said in a hurried tone: "Report ---, report to the general, the enemy troops have been arrayed on the north bank, and they seem to be preparing to attack."
Crossed the river."
"It's finally here."
Li Quansheng had made all the arrangements last night, so he rushed directly to the shore. Looking from a distance, it was really dark clouds that were threatening to destroy the city!
I saw the main force of the Song Army lined up on the north bank. Dozens of flags that never set were fluttering in the wind, shaking and whirring. I don’t know if it was caused by Guan Sheng Yin, or if it was really so loud that it could be transmitted to the other side.
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Look at this momentum, you are going to cross the river!
Li Quansheng looked at the Song army's strong soldiers and horses, and his eyebrows became more and more sad. They had reached the point of no retreat, because behind them was Shenglong Mansion. Once the Song army broke through here, the Song army would directly surround Shenglong Mansion.
At that time, Jiaozhi will be in dire straits.
However, facing a powerful enemy, he was really not sure of guarding the last natural danger, so he was very anxious, but the answer would soon be revealed.
North Shore.
Li Qi stood on horseback between the infantry and cavalry, looking at the broad river, which was at least seven or eight hundred meters wide. The northeast wind was roaring, which perfectly matched his mood. In fact, after blocking the enemy's sneak attack, he could have crossed the river.
Jiang, it's a pity that the northeast wind has been delayed in coming, so he can only wait patiently.
There was a sudden northeast wind last night. Li Qi didn't want to let the opportunity go to waste, so he planned to cross the river today. Anyway, the entire strategy had been studied and studied. It can be said that everything was ready, all he needed was the east wind.
Jiaozhi children, I am not as despicable as you, why are you planning a sneak attack? Even if I tell you beforehand, you can't stop me. Li Qi put down his clairvoyance and said with a smile: "How can a small boat stop me, the Song Dynasty?"
The giant ship is really like a mantis with its arms like a chariot, and it does not overestimate its own capabilities. Yue Fei, Niu Gao."
"The end will be here."
"My army must cross the Furiang River within today."
Yue Fei cupped his fists and said, "Privy Councilor, please rest assured. Even if Fei risks his life, he will plant the flag that never sets on the other side of the river today."
"very good."
Li Qi nodded repeatedly and said: "As soon as General Han's navy arrives, prepare to attack."
Three quarters of the hour.
A cluster of boat shadows appeared and disappeared in the east.
"I'm coming."
Niu Gao and other soldiers looked very excited looking at the shadow of the boat.
Li Qi looked with his clairvoyance and saw hundreds of warships of different sizes flying in an arrow shape along the wind and against the water. The white sails seemed to have set off a huge white wave, and they were menacing.
Gradually, the image of the ship began to become clearer.
The Jiaozhi navy looked at the giant ship with fear, and then looked down at the "warship" at their feet. They all thought, can this---can they win? Where have they seen this in this ravine?
Such a big ship finally allowed them to see the world today.
But the arrow had to be fired on the string.
Li Quansheng ordered the fleet to attack. Although their ships were small, they were more expensive. Li Quansheng hoped to rely on their numerical advantage to entangle the opponent. As long as the army on the other side was not allowed to cross the river, they would win.
Li Qi and the others could only watch the battle now. They had to wait until the other side's ships were destroyed before they could cross the river. They saw more than 400 warships from the other side dispatched at the same time to meet Han Shizhong's fleet.
Boom, boom, boom!
I saw a heroic woman standing on the high platform of the giant ship. She could see all the conditions on the river at a glance. This is the advantage of standing high. The woman held the drum and pestle in both hands and beat hard in front of her. That side plays drums.
When the drum beat came, it meant that Han Shizhong's fleet was about to arrive.
Han Shizhong looked ahead with his clairvoyance and saw that the enemy ships were relatively concentrated. He knew that the enemy must be afraid that if they dispersed, they would be broken into pieces if they were hit by the big ship, so they gathered together. He laughed and said: "I will do it today. Defeat you in one fell swoop."
He took out a green flag from his waist and waved it constantly.
The drumbeat immediately became more urgent.
Suddenly, drums sounded from both sides at the same time.
I saw that the formation of the Song Navy's navy suddenly changed, from one column to three columns, and one arrow turned into three arrows, shooting towards the heart of the enemy.
In this water march, there must be a leader. Otherwise, they will be scattered while fighting. In the past, there was always one leader, but Han Shizhong thought that there were too few changes in the formation of this column, so he added two small columns, or The giant ship in the middle is the main one. The two ships on the left and right adjust their formation according to the instructions of the giant ship. As for the ships behind, they all follow the three giant ships in front.
"It's so awesome!"
Niu Gao clapped his hands excitedly. He was very excited and saw that the two fleets were about to meet.
The soldiers on the shore were more nervous than the soldiers on the ship.
Han Shizhong looked at the clairvoyant for a while and kept laughing. The gap was so big that he even felt that he was bullying the small by the big, but there was no way. This was an era where the big bullied the small, so he waved a red flag. .
A vibration was heard on the deck.
Each of the three giant ships launched ten Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Arrow Carts in front of them.
This Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Arrow can fire hundreds of arrows, ten of them per ship, thirty in total. What kind of concept is this?
In fact, when Yu Yunwen developed the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Arrow, Li Qi's first reaction was to place it on the ship, because water warfare is different from land warfare. In today's water warfare, only the Song Dynasty has the ability to attack the opponent from a super long range, and other countries do not have it, and there is no time to prepare. It is very powerful and can attack the opponent very calmly.
However, land battles, unless they are difficult battles, are usually field battles. The two armies suddenly meet in a flash of lightning. In that case, the crossbow is a burden, and the pear blossom arrows rarely have a chance to be fired in heavy rain.
Therefore, after such large firearms came out, Li Qi immediately asked chariots to be transported to Fuzhou and placed on warships.
Han Shizhong was also looking forward to it very much, and his palms began to sweat.
Standing on the shore, it seems that the two fleets are very close. In fact, there is still some distance, at least five or six hundred steps.
The Jiaozhi soldiers were still gathering momentum. They had not yet raised their bows, arrows, or ropes. The bows and arrows could not be used until they were at least a hundred steps away. The ropes were used to climb onto the opponent's giant ship. They had no choice but to do so. They were really at a natural disadvantage.
Unfortunately, they never expected that they had gradually entered the firing range of the Song army.
Han Shizhong’s green flag has been raised high.
Torches are ready.
After Liang Hongyu saw this, her hands swayed faster and faster, and her drums beat faster, as if she was building momentum for the heavy rain of pear blossom arrows.
call!
The green flag suddenly waved down.
"put."
"put."
"put."
The soldiers on standby lit the fuses at the same time.
Whoosh.
Whizzing.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
First a rocket shot out, then the second one, and then only countless flashes of fire were seen.
Thousands of arrows flew toward Jiaozhi's fleet in the light of fire. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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