Chapter five hundred and thirty fourth Mian Shui storm
One warship after another cut through the waves, the red flag symbolizing Nanchen on the warship fluttering in the wind.
The fence in the water ahead was extremely obvious, and the soldiers on the ship also held their breath.
This is the Xiangyang battlefield, and what the navy was ordered to attack was the water camp connecting Xiangyang and Fancheng, or a water plank road is more appropriate. The stakes inserted upside down in the water and the iron cables connecting the river are undoubtedly telling the attackers
, the opponent is well prepared here, it is not easy to attack this plank road.
The war in Xiangyang actually started at the same time as that in Bashu. However, after Xiao Mohe raised his troops to the north, he did not rush to attack. He just calmly cleared out the enemy camps outside the city and then attacked the city.
, they only launched tentative attacks every day. On the contrary, Lu Guangda, as a partial division, crossed the Mianshui River, surrounded Fancheng, and attacked to the north. The fighting was lively.
To be honest, many of his generals did not understand Xiao Mohe's way of arranging troops. However, neither the old general Chun Yuliang nor Xiao Mohe's most trusted subordinate Lu Guangda said anything, so naturally it was difficult for everyone to speak again.
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Either Xiao Mohe has other worries and arrangements, and General Chunyu knows about it but doesn't want to tell everyone, or General Chunyu Liang and Xiao Mohe are both crazy.
As a large number of siege equipment was transferred by the navy to the north bank of Mianshui River and used by Lu Guangda to attack Fancheng, the army in Xiangyang had nothing to do. They took turns attacking the city every day, without any pressure at all.
On the other hand, Xiao Mohe issued a fatal order to the Navy to cut off the trestle within two days, without giving the defenders in Xiangyang and Fancheng a chance to communicate with each other.
But this is easier said than done. Xiangyang and Fancheng are fortresses that the Northern Dynasty has never given up operating for hundreds of years. In order to prevent the navy of the Southern Dynasty from cutting off the connection between Xiangyang and Fancheng, this plank road
After repeated reconstruction and reinforcement, even the defenders did not know how many obstacles there were in the water in front of the trestle that were not arranged by them.
In addition, the Nanchen Navy attacked from the downstream to the upstream. How could it be so easy to go upstream?
Therefore, the navy has been attacking for a day, losing four or five small warships, and has only roughly figured out the layout of the enemy's first few layers of obstacles.
No one knows what is behind these obstacles, not to mention that the crossbowmen and spearmen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty have been waiting on the trestle for a long time. Obviously it is not that easy to cut off the trestle directly. These guys will definitely not watch it.
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However, Xiao Mohe's death order also made it clear to the naval generals that no one knew about this commander's experience. The leader who led twelve cavalrymen to attack the army in the army naturally meant what he said. If he could not complete the order, he might not be able to fulfill his orders.
There is a possibility of heads falling to the ground.
Thinking of this, the naval generals did not dare to neglect. Each general's flag had already been hung on the ship, and the warship moved forward quickly, for fear that they would fall behind and become the scapegoat.
Even if we use human lives to fill it, no matter what we say today, we have to fill a road. The naval generals have already been prepared for this.
"Fire the arrow!" Seeing that the shooting range had been reached, orderly orders sounded from one warship after another.
In an instant, the five hundred crossbows and bed crossbows on the ship roared at the same time, and the crossbowmen began to draw their bows and set arrows. As the swords in the hands of the generals swung forward neatly, they loosened the bow strings, and arrows swept along the river like rain.
The shield bearers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty on the trestle raised their shields in panic, but some people kept falling into the water.
The Northern Zhou crossbowmen were not polite, and arrows also rushed towards the naval warship. However, compared to the narrow trestle, the warship obviously had more room to maneuver, and most of the soldiers were hiding in the cabin, so the arrow fell.
There isn't much of a threat coming down.
"Trebuchet, release!" Another command was given, and the stone bullets flew out with the sound of wind.
The first stone bullet hit the trestle heavily, causing the entire trestle to shake slightly. More stone bullets came at the next moment, although many of them fell into the water. In addition to raising a foot-high water column, splashing
The surrounding Northern Zhou soldiers had no effect except for being covered in water, but many of them still damaged the shields, sword carts and other equipment on the trestle.
"Forward!" The flag on the warship faced the wind, and the warships accelerated again. As the enemy's arrows gradually became sparse, Mengchong and Chima also escaped from the shelter of the building ships and headed forward.
The trestle rushed away.
The hidden piles and iron cables in front were clearly visible, but these warships did not stop at all. Several Mengchong ships took the lead and hit the iron cables with their hulls. The iron cables were pulled by the hull, making a heart-wrenching sound.
There was a "crunching" sound, and each ship was unable to move forward, but the iron rope was pressed down by the ships little by little.
The iron rope cut through the wooden planks, and water poured into the cabin. Meng Chong's soldiers did not hesitate at all. At the same time, they lowered the iron hook from the boat and hooked the iron rope across the river. It turned out that Meng Chong had already placed more iron ropes in the boat.
There are several pieces of ballast iron, and the heavy ship is tightly hooked on the iron rope. The iron rope that originally ran across the river is slowly bending downstream.
The iron rings fixing the iron ropes on both sides of the bank made the same "crunching" sound at the same time. Everyone knew that even if the iron ropes were not broken, they would gradually sink into the water and find it difficult to stop Nanchen Navy's boat from moving forward.
Sacrificing four or five Mengchong ships to suppress the cross-river iron cable was naturally a very cost-effective deal, especially under the premise of Xiao Mohe's order to attack at all costs.
More red horse boats appeared in sight the next moment, scrambling to move forward. The building boats gradually came across the bottom of the hull, and the crossbows and trebuchets on the side of the ship continued to pour arrows and arrows towards the pier.
Stone bullets, no matter what they say, will not give the defenders any chance to come back.
Some of those red horse boats hit hidden piles or iron cones in the water, and the soldiers on board had to jump into the water to escape. But more boats passed these obstacles and continued to advance towards the trestle!
The navy officers stared closely at the approaching trestle in front of them, and tightened their grip on the weapons in their hands. The bow of the ship split through the waves, and little water droplets flashed in the sun. From time to time, water droplets hit their faces, but no one was moved.
, they only have eyes on the enemy ahead.
Paoze on land has been attacking continuously for many days without much progress. Now let the navy prove that they are the strongest combat force in Dachen!
The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty on the trestle also calmed down from their panic. Rows of spears were leveled neatly. Everyone held their breath and looked at the enemies who were already close at hand. The enemies came too fast, but it did not mean that these
The Northern Zhou soldiers were timid, and they wanted to take this opportunity to tell these ignorant guys that Xiangyang and Fancheng were not so easy to fight!
"Bang!" With a low sound, a red horse crashed into the trestle. A Nanchen battle leader jumped onto the trestle with a knife. The next moment his voice echoed across the river.