Chapter nine hundred and eighty ninth bloodbath Xiangshui
The Lu Division also fought fiercely, but the Navy, which had been given high hopes, was eventually blocked by the iron cables blocking the river and could not advance or retreat. It actually waited until the Lu Division captured the camp before rescuing the Navy.
Because of this reason, everyone in the navy felt a little unable to hold their head high, and the subsequent pursuit was very fierce. When Li Xingchen's order came over, Wang Changdu led the navy fleet to kill outside the public security city, and then directly
The journey to Balingji can be said to be non-stop.
But in the final analysis, the Navy spent more time marching along the way, and its biggest opponent, the Jingzhou Navy, was not defeated. It surrendered on its own initiative. This made many people secretly say that the Navy can only be opportunistic.
, there is simply no way to defeat the enemy with your own strength.
Wang Chang and his subordinates were naturally holding their breath for this. Now that they were already at the gate of Xiangzhou City, they could not let Xiao Shilian take the lead.
Then the Navy would lose face!
When Chen Zhishen attacked Shu County, the Navy was the main attack and the decisive force. Now he is attacking the cities in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Navy cannot fall behind. Wang Chang knew very well that when Li Xingchen turns north in the future, the Navy may really
It is about to be reduced to a logistics brigade, especially the five-toothed ships currently being built. It is difficult to overcome the wind and waves at sea. Even if the navy really wants to continue to play its role on the battlefield, it will have to wait for new sea ships to be built.
At that time, I didn’t even know if there were any enemies in the north!
There were not many opportunities left for the navy. As the commander-in-chief of the Shuhan Navy, Wang Chang was grateful to Li Xinchen for not directly letting Qi Xin replace him, but he also had to know the responsibilities he shouldered.
"General, the fireships are ready," Jiang Xian walked over quickly, hesitated and said, "I request to be the vanguard!"
Taking a look at the fierce general under his command, Wang Chang hesitated for a moment. This is not to blame him. Jiang Xian did not fight well in the previous battle of Yiling. Of course, the main responsibility is not his, but the navy failed to break through the river.
Iron rope, as the striker, Jiang Xian must be responsible for commanding and arranging the layout, especially for the three five-toothed ships as the striker. Two of them had to return to the shipyard in advance for repairs due to severe damage.
Jiang Xian, who was responsible for commanding this, was mainly responsible.
This also made Wang Chang hesitate at this time, but he still nodded slightly.
Jiang Xian's ability is indeed demonstrated here, and another up-and-coming general, Qiu Zhi, is currently reorganizing the leaderless Jingzhou Navy and cannot be spared for a while.
"We must show the majesty of the navy!"
After all, Xiangzhou is an important town connecting the Central Plains to Jingnan and even Lingnan. Water transportation is the main way for goods to travel from south to north. Therefore, the water gate of the city is very tall, and most areas of the city can be easily reached by introducing the Xiangjiang River water into the city.
, which also makes the battle for Watergate equally important.
On the dock that had been demolished, large shields were erected to prevent arrows from the city. The trebuchets and crossbows temporarily removed from the ship were arrayed in a dense array. Compared with the swaying ships, they were obviously closer.
A wider dock is a better choice.
The river that was originally full of ships had been completely emptied by this time, and the wood and corpses floating on the water were still telling the story of the intense firefight last night. The prepared fireboats had already been deployed along the river, and the bows were all
Reinforced to handle impacts.
In any case, the lower part of the water gate is made of wood. No matter how good the protection measures are, it cannot withstand the collisions of fire boats one after another.
Flame is always the deadliest enemy of wood.
Following Jiang Xian's order, the first row of fireships rushed towards the water gate at high speed, and the soldiers of Nanchen on the water gate were also shooting arrows desperately. Some of the navy officers controlling the fireships were hit by arrows and fell down, but this
By that time, the speed of the fire ships had increased and the flames had been ignited. No one could stop these ships from rushing towards the city gate with blazing fire.
"Bang!" There was a loud noise, and the fireship hit the fence like an arrow. The flames immediately climbed up along the wooden fence, and the stones thrown from the city gate pressed on the ship. Soon
They sank the fire ship, but there were already dots of flames left on the fence. When the second fire ship also hit it, the flames burned crazily again!
"Fire the arrow!" Jiang Xian shouted loudly. As a partial general, he should not have commanded a small boat like Zouge for three or four years, but now for the victory of this battle, and even more for his own reputation,
None of this matters anymore.
The crossbowmen on the waterfront fired arrows at the top of the city desperately, while the oarsmen also drove the boat quickly to the water gate amidst the sound of neat slogans.
A roar suddenly broke through the air, and rocks hit a walking boat next to it heavily. The walking boat shook violently and lost control. It followed the current and hit the embankment nearby. The boat soon entered the water, and the soldiers on the boat were all
Escape. But Jiang Xian didn't even look at the lost ship. As long as the ship was hit, it almost lost its offensive ability. So for Jiang Xian, this was not a problem that he needed to consider. His eyes were always on it.
All ahead.
There are not many buildings on the water gate, but a large number of crossbows are arranged, and there are trebuchets behind the water gate. However, last night the Shu Han Navy concentrated their efforts on bombarding the city wall with trebuchets. Now the facilities on the city wall have been destroyed.
However, two bed crossbows were still repaired, and it was clear that Chen Shujian, who was in charge of the command at the city gate, did not intend to rashly expose his last two bases under the watchful eyes of the Shu Han Navy trebuchets, and waited until Jiang Xian's forward
After launching an attack, Chen Shujian ordered the arrows to be fired.
Two thick iron arrows suddenly jumped out of the city gate, whipping up the whistling wind and rushing towards the fast-approaching boat on the water. One iron arrow hit the target, pierced through the tail of Jiang Xian's flagship, and immediately pierced two people.
The chest of the soldier. But the only thing worth celebrating is that the iron arrow was very powerful. It did not stop on the boat, but directly took the two prey into the water, and ripples suddenly appeared on the water.
Blood red ripples.
Another iron arrow passed through the middle of the two boats, and the howling wind made the soldiers on the boat shiver.
There was no chance for the bed crossbow on the city head to be fired again. Seven or eight stone bullets hit their location almost at the same time, which also destroyed the last bit of battlement on the water gate. Only shields were left on the entire water gate.
They were barely blocking the arrows shot from under the city, and if the soldiers wanted to move the wooden rolling stones, they had to bend down, otherwise the arrows that flew past their scalps would kill them at any time.
Another round of stone bullets was thrown at them, raining down heavily. (To be continued)