Three Kingdoms Eschatology

During this process, all the spear and shield soldiers of the Liang army threw all their spears and guns, and then began to fight with a short knife and a large shield.The soldiers of the Liang Army who were chasing the rout in the narrow streets and side alleys also killed the Linjiang soldiers in the other alleys, and instead attacked the main formation of the Linjiang Army from the flanks.

In addition to launching the main attack on the street, Liang Jun also launched an attack on the defenders at the top of the city wall. Now they have occupied almost all the top of the city wall.Some longbowmen also climbed to the top of the city, waiting for the opportunity to shoot into the city.

It was already dawn, and Wei Yan was wearing a black armor, which was very eye-catching among the chaos.The longbowman's heavy arrows shot at him from time to time, and some arrows even brushed against the red tassels on Wei Yan's helmet, scaring Wei Yan, a seasoned veteran, into a cold sweat.

But the distance from the top of the city wall is too far, even the best longbowmen cannot guarantee a hundred shots, not to mention that Xu Rong's army is not good at longbowmen.Otherwise, Wei Yan should have died in the midst of the chaos.

Wei Yan retreated while fighting, and retreated into the government office. Several personal soldiers and lieutenants pulled Wei Yan to persuade him: "General, we can't stand it anymore, let's retreat quickly." Xiang Lang ran away from nowhere. Arriving here, he said with a sad face: "But now there are Liang Jun iron cavalry blocking the city, how can we escape?"

Wei Yan rolled his eyes and said: "Prefect Xiang, we still have dozens of war horses in the government office. If we surprise and fight hard from the south gate, there is still hope to break through. Because the two armies are coming from three sides at present, they expected If we break out, we will definitely break out eastward. Therefore, we must be unprepared for our southward breakout.”

Only then did Xiang Lang see some hope, and said, "In this case, let's act quickly."

Wei Yan said to Xiang Lang again: "Wait a minute, the prefect Xiang is a literati and has no experience in fighting on the battlefield. He doesn't wear armor and helmets, so he is easily killed by Liang soldiers."

Xiang Lang responded immediately: "So, order someone to find me a suit of armor."

"It's too late, so you can wear my armor." After Wei Yan finished speaking, he took off the set of black steel chain mail he said he was wearing, and put it on for Xiang Lang.Xiang Lang was grateful in his heart and said: "Wen Yuan is righteous, I don't know why I didn't repay that to someone."

Wei Yan said with a chuckle: "Anyway, this is also a martial artist, and he can resist Liang Jun's attack and kill one or two with his own martial arts without wearing armor. If Xiang Taishou doesn't wear armor, he may die if he doesn't go far. Next. Time is running out, we don’t want to talk anymore, let’s get on the road quickly.”

A moment later, dozens of horses galloped out of the government office, followed by many soldiers of the Linjiang Army fleeing on foot.Wei Yan and the others shouted while running: "Everyone listens to the order and evacuates to the outside of Wanwen City immediately. All evacuate to Hutouguan on the border between Xinggu and Yulin!"

Five or six command soldiers also ran away to the surroundings, shouting loudly, conveying Wei Yan's military orders to the Linjiang soldiers in the rebellious army as much as possible.

A quarter of an hour later, Wei Yan and the others rushed out of the city gate in the south.They repelled and escaped the interception of several Liang army soldiers one after another.A large number of Liang Jun cavalry had gathered in front, and the sound of horseshoes sounded like thunder behind them.Wei Yan knew that the main force of the Liang army was chasing him, so he said to Xiang Lang, "Prefect Xiang, at this time we have to break up into pieces, so as to have a chance of escaping. We must separate and escape."

Chapter 512

Xiang Lang and Wei Yan separated immediately.In just a few tens of breaths, Liang Jun's pursuers also followed up after half a quarter.The strange thing is that only a small number of soldiers and horses chased after Wei Yan, most of them chased Xiang Lang, and the rangers of Liang Jun in front of them went straight to the direction where Xiang Lang fled.

Seeing that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, Xiang Lang's heart sank, and he galloped wildly.The soldiers of the Liang army in the rear began to shout: "Xiu let go of the enemy general Wei Yan. The one wearing the black armor is Wei Yan."

It turned out that Liang Jun had already known from the captives that the leader of the Linjiang Army was Wei Yan, and he also knew that he wore black clothes and armor, which was very different from the color of the armor and livery of other Linjiang generals.

It was only then that Xiang Lang realized Wei Yan's intention of giving up the armor to him, and he couldn't help cursing furiously: "Well, you bastard, but... oops." , are stuck in the armor.However, an arrow shot at Xiang Lang's mount. The horse raised its front hooves after being hurt, and knocked Xiang Lang off the horse.

Xiang Lang just stood up, rubbing his painful buttocks from the fall.Liuqi Qi Liang Jun Qingqi ran towards him.The horse-cutting sword shone coldly in their hands.Xiang Lang shouted anxiously: "It's not Wei Yan, it's not Wei Yan..."

But how can you hear his words clearly when you ride on the battlefield where horseshoes are rolling and killing.Moreover, there are still a large number of Linjiang soldiers and horses around, just in case the cooked duck flies away, these Liang Jun rangers who are eager to do meritorious service, in order to avoid night long dreams, decided to kill him first and take the lead.A flash of saber flashed, and Xiang Lang's head flew into the air, and was caught by Liang Jun's cavalry passing by him.At this moment, the body fell to the ground with a thud...

In Wanwen City, Xu Rong has led his troops to clean up the Linjiang soldiers left in the city just now.A soldier came to report: "General Qi, the brigade we pursued won a complete victory and successfully beheaded the head of the enemy's leader Wei Yan."

Ling Bing presented the tray with the skull while talking.Xu Rong was overjoyed, he laughed and lifted the red cloth covering his head.His laughter stopped abruptly, his face became serious, and he said in a cold voice: "Bold, how dare you lie to others and pretend to be Wei Yan with someone else's head. Although I don't know Wei Yan, I am sure that I have led troops for many years." Those who practice the battle will never have such a fair face. Come here, escort the person who pretended to be meritorious, and he will be punished face to face!"

After a while, several Qingqi Feiyu soldiers who were frowning and yelling for injustice were escorted up with five flowers.These few people still don't know why Xu Rong wanted to arrest them.I thought it was because they didn't capture Wei Yan alive, but just killed him to blame them.

As soon as one of them was escorted into the room, he found that the person sitting first was Xu Rong, the highest-ranking member of the army.The voice of grievances grew louder, and he said loudly: "General, you can make the decision for us. We followed the general's order to kill the enemy chieftain. How can we still be guilty? We wanted to capture him at that time. But there were still many people around. There are few enemy troops, we are worried that Ye Changmeng will have more, so we have to kill him first."

Xu Rong's face darkened and said: "If you really killed the enemy general Wei Yan under such circumstances, of course you are not guilty, not only innocent but also meritorious. But you use other people's heads to pretend to be meritorious, which is a capital offense in military law."

After hearing this, several people shouted, "You are wronged, General. We are wronged. This man was wearing black clothes and black armor when we were chasing him, which was obviously different from the armor of other enemy generals. We were told before the battle After seeing this situation, it was concluded that he was Wei Yan."

A soldier came forward and whispered something in Wei Yan's ear, saying that the body of "Wei Yan" who had lost his head was indeed wearing black armor.Xu Rong nodded, and ordered some prisoners to be escorted to identify them.After identification, Xu Rong only knew that this person was not Wei Yan, but Xiang Lang, the prefect of Linjiang Guoxing Ancient County.Knowing the truth, Xu Rong couldn't help laughing out loud and said: "There is so much conspiracy in the Linjiang Army, the day of their destruction is not far away."

At this time, the real Wei Yan was sitting on the saddle with a tired expression.A trusted general clamped his horse's belly, rushed up and said cautiously: "General, when the king sent us to Wanwen, he said that we don't have to repel the Liang army, but we can rescue Xinggu. Wan Wen persisted for two months. But let alone two months now, we have not persisted for two days, how can we explain this to the king. "

Wei Yan said in a cold voice: "I have tried my best. It was the prefect of Xinggu County who neglected his duties and neglected his defenses, which led to the enemy's easy breach of the city."

"Yes, but he can be said to have given the command of the county to the general."

Wei Yan's eyes widened, and he roared loudly: "So what, he basically didn't make any city defense preparations before Ben's arrival. What effect will Ben be able to play in the first two days? You've all seen this, right? !"

Seeing that Wei Yan's tone was a little angry, the general quickly said, "Uh... yes, yes, we haven't seen any preparations to defend against the enemy in Wanwen City. We can testify for the general." The rest waited. They even claimed it was, but they were thinking in their hearts, what's the use of our testimony alone, that Xiang Lang also has a mouth.At this time, apart from Wei Yan, few people could have imagined that it was impossible for Xiang Lang to escape to Hutou Pass alive.

A few days later, Liu Bei, who was sitting in Lingfang City, received the news that Wei Yan was defeated, Wanwen City was broken, and Xinggu County was lost.Liu Bei read Wei Yan's personal letter.He, who never lost his composure under any circumstances, slapped the letter heavily on the table with emotion.I don't know if he was angry with Xiang Lang who was accused in Wei Yan's letter, or if he saw through Wei Yan's tricks and was angry with Wei Yan.

"Your Majesty, what happened?" Zhang Fei, who was seated at the bottom of the hall, asked with his hands clasped.

Liu Bei sighed and said: "Wanwen City is broken, Xinggu County is lost, and Wei Yan has retreated to Hutou Pass. If Hutou Pass is lost again, Gu's grand plan will be ruined."

Huang Zhong next to Zhang Fei frowned and said: "Your Majesty, there is something I don't understand. Why did we bring an army of tens of thousands, but we stopped at the front of the phalanx and only sent a part of Wei Yan to support it?" Xinggu? Could it be that the king wants to take the land of Hepu."

Liu Bei laughed and said, "This matter is indeed as expected by Han Sheng, but Gu didn't make up his mind before, and had to wait and see in the collar for a while, so he didn't tell Han Sheng in advance."

Huang Zhong nodded and said, "The king thinks which one is more important, Xinggu or Hepu, and which one is easier to attack?"

Liu Bei said: "For our Linjiang country, of course Hepu is more important than Xinggu, and it is much easier to attack than Xinggu."

Huang Zhong stood up suddenly and said: "In this case, as long as we can guard Hutou Pass well and not lose it, the king's plan can still be achieved. Please send an elite army to Hutou Pass to support, and the veteran will take the rest of the troops to serve Your majesty will take Hepu."

Chapter 513 The Only Choice

Seeing Huang Zhong personally asking for orders to attack Hepu, Liu Bei repeatedly shook his head and said, "Don't worry about being promoted to the old general Han. Everyone in the world knows that benevolence and righteousness are the foundation of one's own. This Sun Ce is still a Han minister, and now he is still fighting against Feng thief with our Linjiang Kingdom. An ally. How can the lonely crusade against him, and it is a sneak attack without declaring war?"

Huang Zhong responded, "It turns out that the king still hasn't made up his mind to attack Hepu. If so, let's concentrate our forces to enter Hutou Pass and join Wei Yan to meet Feng's army."

Liu Bei still laughed and explained: "Gu's meaning is not not to capture Hepu, on the contrary, Gu is determined to win Hepu. If we can occupy Hepu in Linjiang, we can cut off the Liang army's maritime trade routes at sea, and attack Jiaozhi from the sea. Jiuzhen, not to mention the three counties of Nichinan, what is more important is that we can also obtain a large amount of tax revenue from this seaway to strengthen our military strength."

Huang Zhong was really puzzled at this time, not to mention Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei, who already knew about this matter, also said anxiously: "Oh, I said brother... Your Majesty, you are neither this nor that, Mr. Chen Zhang was also confused and didn't know what the king wanted."

Liu Bei stroked his beard slightly and explained: "It's not that we don't want to capture Hepu County, but we will attack Hepu when the Liang army invades Hepu. Then we will be more justified."

Huang Zhong nodded approvingly and said, "So that's the case, but how did your majesty conclude that Liang Jun let Jiaozhi go, Rinan, Jiuzhen and the three counties didn't fight, but went to attack Hepu first. Aren't they afraid that Jiaozhi's Wu army will cut off their retreat?"

Liu Bei smiled slightly and pointed to the map on the table and said: "Look, the three counties of Jiaozhi are a long and narrow strip running from north to south. If Liang Jun captures Hepu, it will cut off the connection between the three counties of Jiaozhi and Wu State on land. And Jiaozhi and Hepu Between the two counties of Yunnan, the mountains are connected to the mountains, and the water is connected to the water. It is extremely dangerous. Moreover, after the defeat of Tai Shici, the Wu army, there must be very few soldiers available in the three counties of Jiaozhi. , can block the Wu army within the three counties with narrow terrain. Then the Liang army will not have any worries."

When Liu Bei talked about Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and Huang Zhong nodded again and again.

In fact, Liu Bei did count on Liang Jun's next move.At the moment, the Gan Ning Army and Dian Wei Army stationed in Manchao Port, according to Feng Yu's remote command, are going to skip Cochin and directly attack Hepu.As long as the Liang army captures Hepu, the remnants of the Wu army in the three counties of Jiaozhi must not be able to defend alone. They must either sacrifice land and surrender, or flee from the sea to the South China Sea, Jian'an and other coastal counties.

What Liu Bei didn't know was that Lin Tao, the admiral of the Liang Kingdom, was leading a huge naval fleet around the Malajia Strait, and now he had arrived at Zhulu County, Zhuya County, which had long been a place of alienation. Hepu faces each other across the sea, waiting for a fighter.

At this time, Sun Ce and Tai Shici, who had retreated to the city of Bianlong, were also tensely strengthening the city defenses. Tai Shici urged Sun Ce several times to return to Jianye, the capital of Wu State, at least Panyu in the South China Sea.But they were all rejected by Sun Ce.

What surprised Tai Shici and Sun Ce was that Liang Jun, who was exhausted in Hong Kong, did not move for a long time. They once thought that Liang Jun had transferred at least one of the two armies of Gan Ning and Dian Wei because of the tightness of the northern front.

However, Liang Jun did not move for a long time, which was in Sun Ce's arms. He was gathering new troops from Jian'an, Huiji and other places, and marched by sea, land, water and land to reinforce in the direction of Jiaozhi.All these would take a lot of time, if Liang Jun gave him this time, why would he not do it.Therefore, Sun Ce was not in a hurry, and was patiently waiting for his reinforcements in Longcheng.

What they didn't know was that Gan Ning and Dian Wei were actually waiting for the arrival of Meng Huo's army.Meng Huo's army was originally stationed in the central part of Myanmar, south of Yongchang. Even though they had a large number of war elephants who were good at walking in the mountains and forests, it would take some time to come all the way.

Fortunately, Meng Huo finally arrived at Manchao Port as scheduled, and joined forces with Gan Ning Dianwei.Liang Jun immediately launched a new offensive.

Hundreds of warships and Viking warships were loaded with Ganning Dianwei's soldiers, horses and war supplies, and they went down the water. On the shore, Menghuo's war elephants lined up in several rows, and there was no end in sight. .

Gan Ning's army was originally a navy army, and the soldiers brought out at the moment were all sailors. In addition to the captured Wu army sailors, it was more than enough to drive the captured warships.

Sun Ce and Tai Shici, who made up the dragon city, soon got the news of the horses ahead.But what surprised them was that Liang Jun's army did not continue to march southeast after entering Jiaozhi County along the Pushui.Instead, after occupying a small county with a population of only 3000—Anding, it was immediately divided into two groups.A small brigade was stationed here, while the other large brigade turned around and headed east.

Sun Ce used a tree branch to draw a horizontal line on the sand table from Anding County to the east and slightly to the north.Tai Shici said silently: "They are going to attack our Hepu County."

"That's right. They are stationed in Anding. First, they monitor and guard against the movement of our troops stationed in Cochin and even the two counties south of Cochin. Second, they use this as a base and use the Pushui River as a transshipment place for food supplies."

Tai Shici said decisively: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, why don't we send troops to take Anding away."

Sun Ce shook his head and said: "We can no longer underestimate the Liang army. Even if they only have a small number of troops left to stabilize them, we have to investigate clearly before making any plans. What's more, our troops in Jiaozhi are very weak, and the reinforcements have just been assembled not long ago. ,still on the way."

At this time, another soldier ran into the mansion and submitted a military report.Sun Ce opened it and looked at it for a while, then handed it to Tai Shici without saying a word.After reading it, Tai Shici exclaimed: "They left a brigade in Anding with war elephant cavalry as the main force. There were [-] war elephants alone. And before they divided their troops, they strengthened the city defenses day and night in Anding , build Anding City like a copper wall and an iron wall..."

"That's right, and as far as Gu knows, the war elephants of the Liang army are more elite than our common barbarian war elephants, far from being comparable to the latter. I have dealt with Feng Yu in the early years, and I know him With this ability. If the Liang army sticks to the strong city, and then lays down these fierce war elephants in the surrounding mountains and fields, it will be good if we can keep ourselves safe with our little soldiers and horses."

Tai Shici asked, "Then what is your majesty's plan now?"

Sun Ce closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them and said, "Now, we can only bring all the troops in Zhanlong City to Hepu before the Liang army, and build a defense together with the Hepu garrison. So Xin, we should be faster than them by sea. "

"But the troops in Bianlong City occupy most of the available soldiers in Jiaozhi County, Jiuzhen, and Nichinan. If we leave, the three counties of Cochin..."

Sun Ce replied decisively: "We can only do this. If Hepu is lost, not only will the land traffic be cut off, but the sea routes will also be harassed by enemy troops along the coast. At that time, the three counties will definitely be lost. On the contrary, if we can defeat Hepu The enemy army, the three counties will definitely not lose."

Chapter 514

As the water entered the estuary, Wu Jun's large and small warships left the port one by one and sailed into the sea.A large number of Wu troops on the shore are waiting in line to board the ship.This time when they retreated to Hepu, the Wu army took away almost all the combatable soldiers in Jiaozhi, about [-] troops.Those staying in Jiaozhi and Nichinan and Jiuzhen counties in the south are all strong men recruited from the mainland.

Sun Ce and Tai Shici had also boarded the ship, braved the wind and waves, and set sail towards the northeast.

Time passed quickly, and it was sunset in a while, and at night, they saw a large piece of land emerging from the sky.Sun Ce said happily, "I never thought we would arrive in Hepu so soon."

Tai Shici cupped his hands and explained: "Your Majesty, the land here is not Hepu County. It should be a big island opposite Hepu County. In the early years, the Han court set up two counties Zhuya and Zhanzhou on the island, but they have long been abandoned. Although these two counties still exist in the atlas of the Han court, there are no actual officials to manage them, and no military garrison. They have long since become barbarians."

Sun Ce nodded, and continued: "Although this island is remote and barren, it is located at the key point of the important sea trade route in the south. In the future, we will definitely send an army to garrison and send officials to restore control of Zhuya. , the jurisdiction of the two counties of Zhanzhou."

Tai Shici cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty's words, I will remember." As they spoke, the entire fleet of ships adjusted their sails one after another, and their bows were all pointing to the north.

What Sun Ce and Tai Shici didn't know was that there was a county not far from here.It's just that this city is quite different from the cities on the mainland. The walls and towers of the original buildings, as well as the buildings in the city, have collapsed and become piles of ruins.The collapsed part was replaced by the barbarian tribes on the island with their own bamboo and wood structure walls and buildings.

Liang Guo's admiral Lin Tao is also closely watching their movements.He had already received the news sent in advance by the sea sentry—a large group of unknown ships passed through the sea dozens of miles away from Zhulu County.

More definite news came one after another, and it was confirmed that it was Wu Guo's fleet. The fleet consisted of about [-] to [-] ships, large and small.Wu Jun's fleet did not find any sign of Liang Jun's sea sentry.

Lin Tao silently pondered whether he should attack or not.Originally, he was transferred by Zhuge Liang to cooperate with the Liang army advancing eastward on land to capture Hepu Port, mainly to provide the Liang army with supplies and transportation by sea.It was not intended to be a combat force, and the scouts he sent to the mainland had not yet connected with the Liang army advancing eastward.

In such an unexpected situation, according to Liang Jun's military regulations, Lin Tao, as the commander of the navy fleet, has the right to make decisions at his own convenience.But even so, he had to think twice, otherwise the defeat of his fleet would be a small matter, and it would be a big deal to delay Liang Jun's plan to conquer Hepu and sweep Jiaozhou.

In the end, after much deliberation, Lin Tao still made up his mind.He stood up and said to the generals under his command: "Pass a certain military order, the whole army boards the ship, and follows and chases the enemy fleet. It must be wiped out."

Following Lin Tao's military order, Liang Jun's warships moored in the bay gradually sailed out of a natural port formed by the bay.Most of these warships are sail warships unique to the Liang Army. Although the transportation volume is extremely large, they can travel thousands of miles in the ocean without much manpower.In addition to these galleons, there are also many centipede-like multi-column galleys used for close combat at sea.

When Lin Tao's fleet approached Wu's fleet, it was already dark.Fortunately, the sky was clear and the moon hung in the sky like a silver basin.Through the moonlight, one can still see the overlapping shadows of sails on the open sea.

At this time, Wu Jun also discovered Lin Tao's fleet.There were shouts of warning one after another, and the sound of conch horns also sounded.Sun Ce, who was about to rest in the cabin, stepped up to the deck to ask what was going on, when Tai Shici and the governor Xu Cun hurried over,

Among them, Xu Cun said first: "Your Majesty, there are a large number of unknown ships behind our army. Mao estimates that there are more than 200 of them, and they look huge. My country of Wu has no more warships in the waters south of Hepu. These should be enemy troops."

Sun Ce's expression changed, and he said to himself, "Oh? Could it be that Liang Guo's navy sailed here from the west?"

Tai Shici responded: "Your Majesty, it can only be them. The Linjiang Kingdom has no outlets to the sea. Even if the fleet comes out from the Yangtze River, it must pass through our territory. It is impossible for us to allow them to enter the sea from the Yangtze River waterway. What's more, it is impossible for them to have such long-distance sailing capabilities. It is possible for Wei Guo to float south from the coastal areas of Qingxu, but they will also be discovered by my membership and the Jian'an Coastal Navy. There is no point in sailing thousands of miles to come here. It is impossible for those small barbarian countries to have such a huge navy. The only one that can have such a large number of ships and can sail thousands of miles is the navy of Liang Guo!"

Xu Cun then said: "In that case, your majesty, please issue a military order to let the fleet turn around and defeat this enemy army. Although the opponent has a large force, we also have hundreds of warships. Besides, my Wu State Navy is proficient in water warfare. This battle will surely be won.”

Sun Zhizhi thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "That's not right. Gu Suwen heard that Liang's Western Navy is also extremely sharp, otherwise how would they have opened up the sea? In the sea, we may not necessarily have an advantage over them. Cheap. What's more, our warships are fully loaded with soldiers, most of whom are useless in water battles. If the opponent's ships are all empty, it means that we have to surrender our troops. It's a loss."

Tai Shici responded: "In this case, why don't we send some empty ships to intercept them. First, to test their strength, and second, to delay their time. The nearest coast to Hepu is not far away. Let's hurry up and let them The marine infantry landed in Hepu, and then turned around to fight the enemy fleet. Your Majesty, how is this plan?"

Sun Ce laughed and said: "Heroes see the same thing, and Gu's countermeasures are basically the same. It's just a little different. After we successfully landed, if the enemy ships did not follow, we didn't have to turn the navy fleet around. Because, this team The fleet is very important to us, if it is damaged, even if we die together with the opponent, it will definitely put us at a very disadvantageous position in the decisive battle with the enemy in Hepu in the future."

Following the announcement of the Wu Army's military order, more than a dozen soldiers were vacated, and only the Wu Army warships loaded with soldiers for water warfare turned around and faced Lin Tao's fleet.

There was a sudden light in the dark sky, and a bright fireball pierced the sky.Liang Jun's ship-borne ballista fired first.But the cannon was unlikely to be accurate, and the fireball was finally extinguished in the sea water, causing waves several feet high...

Chapter 515

On the surface of the sea, there are not only explosive bombs, but also stone bombs.It wasn't just Liang Jun's ballista that was firing, but Wu Jun's huge crossbow, also known as the bed crossbow, that was mounted on the warship, was also firing the firing crossbow.The Wu Jun navy also took a revolutionary step by installing heavy long-range weapons on warships.

Only based on the principle of ejection and the difference in projectiles, the crossbow shot by the bed crossbow is obviously not as accurate as the ballista, and the next shot cannot be corrected based on the landing point of the previous shot.

Wu Jun's crossbow guns also have types that have the same effect as hot bombs. These special crossbow guns are hung with cloth bags, and the cloth bags are filled with flammable things such as sulfur, carbon powder and catkins.

It's just that hanging these things on the head of the crossbow gun will reduce the hit rate of the crossbow gun even more. If the target is not very close, it is almost impossible to shoot.And the firelighter in the cloth bag is definitely not as good as naphtha.

Wu Jun's dozen or so warships were at the end of his entire fleet, and the soldiers above were struggling to control the bed crossbow.Just as one of the ships fired a crossbow gun, there was a muffled bang.Six-foot-high flames rose from the deck near the bed crossbow.A few soldiers of the Wu army who were stringing the crossbow on the bed immediately turned into burning men.They wailed and rolled on the deck, almost dying when the flames died out.

Several Wu soldiers around hurried forward, took over their positions, and stringed the bed crossbow, but found that the winding capstan was spinning idly, unable to exert force at all.After careful observation, it was discovered that the bowstring of the bed crossbow had been burned by the flames.

Then there was another loud bang in the ears of the Wu soldiers. It was the sound of stone bullets smashing the side of their ship.The entire hull suddenly tilted violently, and most of the soldiers of the Wu army couldn't stand still, and rolled around on the deck staggeringly.When the ship stabilized again, seawater poured in from a big hole that appeared on the side of the ship...

As the ships of the two sides got closer, the mutual shooting between the two sides became more and more urgent.In the night sky above the sea, fireballs streaked across like shooting stars, together with the flames rising from the deck, illuminating the sea surface brightly.

The sound of the stone falling into the sea, the wood shattering after the stone bullet hit the hull, the sound of sawdust splashing, the muffled sound of the crossbow gun shooting into the wood, the deflagration of the explosive bomb falling on the deck and shattering The sound, as well as the wailing and crying of the wounded soldiers resounded through the night sky.

During the mutual shooting between the two sides, Wu Jun's dozens of warships were beaten. Few of the crossbow spears fired could hit the opponent, and even if they hit, they would not have much effect.Lieutenant Wu Guo, who commanded them, saw the way, and knew that before the crossbow gun could hit the opponent's distance, all his dozen warships would be destroyed.He yelled: "Oarsmen paddling as hard as they can! Full speed, close to the enemy ship. All ready to fight!"

It's a pity that he only thought of approaching the opponent at full speed and performing hand-to-hand combat, but he forgot that the closer the opponent's ballista was, the more accurate it was.In the end, all but two of Wu Jun's dozen or so warships were burned and sunk by Liang Jun before they got close.Burning wrecks and slowly sinking ships can be seen everywhere on the sea.

Of the two surviving ships, one of them was still seven or eight battles away from the opponent's galley warship, and the crossbow shot from the bed crossbow penetrated into the porthole under the top deck of the opponent's warship.A Liang Jun oarsman was nailed to the inner deck on the spot.But what followed was that more than a dozen explosive bombs landed on its deck almost at the same time.The deck of this Wu army warship suddenly became a sea of ​​flames, and then the sails of the ship also burned.Soldiers of the Wu army on the boat jumped into the sea wailing and scrambling to be the first.

Another warship of the Wu army managed to get aboard another galleon of the Liang army.Its deck is already full of soldiers of the Wu army who are ready to jump into battle. They are all armed with knives, guns, bows and crossbows, as well as hooks and sickles specially used for jumping, and they are ready to board the opponent's deck to kill the enemy soldiers.

But Liang Jun's galleon was tall, and they needed to climb to get on the deck of the opponent's warship.Before they could start climbing, spears and arrows rained down from the deck of the galleon.The dense crowd on Wu Jun's battleship fell down like harvested rice...

The Wu army fleet is still advancing towards the coastline of Hepu.Sun Ce, Tai Shici, Xu Cun and other generals gathered on the stern deck of the flagship to observe the battle situation.They could see the intense battle, saw many ships turned into fire ships, and could vaguely hear the noise of the battlefield, but they didn't know who would win and who would lose.

They are getting farther and farther away from the battlefield, and those fire boats have become "little lights".At this time, a fast boat came to catch up with the flagship of the Wu army fleet, and ordered the soldiers to report to Sun Ce on the deck: "My lord, the dozen or so battlefields that our army has left behind have been... completely wiped out. Chased after."

"The entire army was wiped out so quickly! How much did the enemy lose?" Sun Ce asked with a dark face.He knew that it was impossible for these dozens of warships to stop the opponent's entire fleet, but it would not be possible for the entire army to be wiped out in just two or three quarters of an hour.

The commanding soldier replied truthfully: "Not a single enemy ship was damaged. As for the casualties, we don't know. However, according to the effectiveness of the crossbow guns fired by our army's giant crossbow, it should not kill many enemy soldiers."

Hearing this, Sun Ce took a deep breath. For a navy with this kind of combat power, don't dream of destroying them, and at the same time preserve the ships and strength.

Thinking of this, Sun Ce ordered decisively: "Chuan Gu's military order, speed up to the shore of Hepu, and all marine soldiers are ready to land. Once the ship docks, land as quickly as possible."