royal robes

Chapter 1121
"By the way, the wind direction is so good today, sailing in the water, let all the fleet set sail, and it doesn't need to be too fast after catching up with the Zhou army."

"Yes."

Zheng Yanhua was also used to Lin Renzhao's caution and said nothing else.However, Zheng Yanhua hoped to fight Zhou Jun. They were all standing on the bank stupidly, and the fleet was shooting arrows in the river, shooting them all to death one by one... It is probably not possible.

Although the water army is strong, it can only be on the water, and it is impossible to go ashore to fight the Zhou army in close quarters.If Zhou Jun encountered a navy fleet, he would definitely withdraw from the river bank, and no bow and arrow could shoot it far away.Even if they camped not far from the river bank, the navy could do nothing to them.

Therefore, their main task this time was to prevent the Zhou army from approaching the river and block the Zhou army's withdrawal route.Although it looked like they were just sailing out for fun, it was actually very useful. As long as the Zhou army could not withdraw to the west of the Huaihe River, they would not be able to leave the boundaries of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and they would be killed no matter what.

Zheng Yanhua immediately directed several people to convey Lin Renzhao's order, but he himself did not leave.But soon the speed of the boat slowed down, and at the same time, they slowly saw the Dazhou camp, and they really camped on the bank of the river.

When the fleet passed by the river, people from the Dazhou military camp came out to observe one after another. Everyone was shocked, watching this large army of nearly a thousand ships pass by the river in an endless stream, seeing this scene Afterwards, perhaps only they themselves knew what the Zhou soldiers were thinking.

'Boom~~~'

Suddenly, a soaring flame lit up the night sky, as if the entire river was on fire. Not far ahead, the flames were so terrifyingly high that they cut off the water of the river.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

The fleet was traveling along the water and couldn't stop for a while. It seemed as if something blocked the front of the fleet, and the warships rammed forward one by one.Dozens of warships were blocked together, and the warships behind were still moving forward.

It didn't take long for someone to report back.

"Master Lin, something is wrong."

"Stop talking nonsense, express express."

"Suddenly rows of wooden piles appeared in the river. These wooden piles stood side by side. After hitting these wooden piles, the hull could not move at all, and the wooden piles were sharp. The hulls of many warships were smashed. Like this Rows of wooden piles are extremely large and dense, and the road ahead is completely blocked."

No one expected to be blocked in the river, and it was in a river as big as the Huaihe River.How can this be?How much work does this require?When did Zhou Jun do these things?

"Where's the fire? What's the matter with the fire?"

"These wooden stakes are not much exposed to the water. Zhou Jun put a lot of wooden boards on them. There are a lot of things like straw and firewood piled on the wooden boards. They are all covered with kerosene. Even if there is water, they can be ignited. The nearest ship It's started to burn and all the ships are jammed together."

The messenger's information was very accurate, and his expression was very anxious.If we don't act quickly in this situation, I'm afraid it will burn the warships like the Battle of Chibi, because all the ships are blocked together, and this fire alone can destroy them all.

"No, Chai Rong's target from the beginning was our navy." Li Congjia said: "Retreat quickly, retreat quickly."

Traveling downstream, there are no trackers, and it is not easy to paddle back with such a dense fleet.Today's wind is just blowing along with the water, and it is impossible to turn the hull of the ship by the wind.

"Drop the oars and beat the drums, quickly retreat and evacuate."

Just as he was speaking, fireballs suddenly flew all over the sky, and huge burning objects fell from the sky.Only then did they realize that Zhou Jun was attacking with catapults.Countless catapults threw burning objects time and time again, sometimes even stones.

The fleet was severely attacked again, which made Lin Renzhao stunned, and didn't know what to do.For so many years of fighting on the water, I have never encountered such a situation.

"Go west, go west first." Lin Renzhao said, "Stay farther away from their catapults, so they won't be able to hit them."

Lin Renzhao made a decisive decision, and the drum sound on the ship immediately changed.Because the fleet was so large, orders were usually conveyed by drums.With the beating of drums, all ships in the fleet immediately moved slowly westward.The boat moves forward very quickly in the water, but its left and right translation speed is very slow. Because it relies solely on the oars, it will not only move westward, but also continue forward.

Fireballs and stones flying from the west also fell down. Because it was dark, no one noticed that there were Zhou troops west of the Huaihe River, and these people also used catapults.

Attacked from both sides, the fleet was useless in the middle of the river and could only be beaten.I have never encountered such a passive situation. Although there are long-range attack weapons on the ship, if they fight against Zhou Jun, they have no chance of winning.Theirs is a catapult, it only has a crossbow and its range is not that far at all.

"Report~"

"What's the matter?" Lin Renzhao roared at the soldiers who came to deliver the order, so frightened that the soldiers dared not speak at all.

"Yes... the same wooden piles appeared behind our army."

"How is it possible? Why didn't it come when I came?"

The soldier replied: "The wooden stakes are designed to move with the trend. The wooden stakes have no resistance when the boat passes through them, and they cannot pass when they are against the trend."

"There is such a thing..." Lin Renzhao was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, but at this moment he had no choice.Watching the flying fire meteors falling one by one, hitting the ships of his fleet, the heartache is beyond words.Lin Renzhao had never been hit so hard before, and Lin Renzhao couldn't think of a solution for a while.If it is at sea, it is possible to abandon the ship and escape, but it is impossible to abandon the ship in the river.

Li Congjia and Huangfu Jixun looked at this scene stupidly. They finally knew what Zhou Jun's purpose was, but now it was too late.The navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty was burned to the ground, and they were completely defeated in this battle.

Originally, I wanted to give the Zhou army a shut-down and beat-em-up, but as a result, the water army was locked up and beaten on the river.If the fleet could move, it would be impossible for these catapults to aim, and even if they aimed, they wouldn't be able to do much damage.But being trapped in one place together, with catapults constantly attacking...sooner or later, they will die.

The fleet of 10 people was passively beaten in the river and was helpless. The flames kept rising. Most of the warships had been set on fire or were smashed. It would not take long for the entire army to be annihilated.This is already an irreversible outcome, and no one can reverse this situation.

Abandon ship?There are rivers in the front and back, and the Zhou army is also on the left and right. How can they escape?How to escape?This is a dead end, and there is nowhere to escape.

"Zheng Yanhua listens to the order!"

"Subordinates are here."

"All the warships sailed toward the east bank, and all the soldiers disembarked to break through. Don't worry about the others and try to survive." Lin Renzhao said, "General Huangfu~ don't worry about protecting His Highness the third prince, with your two martial arts, as long as you don't love to fight." , there must be a way out.”

"Hmm~!" Huangfu Jixun has long seen that this battle is bound to be defeated. He has no choice now, and no one can do anything in this situation. What he can do now is to help Li Congjia break through and save his life. .

Lin Renzhao also knew this very well. If he continued to stay in the river, the final result would be the annihilation of the entire army.What they have to choose is which side of the east and west coast to break out from. Although they are at a disadvantage now, their number is still 20 naval troops. Even if the opponent has [-], it is impossible to annex them at once. As long as they break out in one direction, it is possible. success.

There was no other way, Lin Renzhao knew that this time he was defeated, completely defeated.But the defeat was unjust, because he hardly saw what the enemy looked like, and he completely obeyed Li Jing's fast march and ran directly into other people's traps...

"Third Highness, let's go first. It's meaningless for them to do this. We can leave underwater. With the skills of the two of us, it's no problem to hold our breath underwater for a while. After destroying those wooden posts, it's no problem to leave Zhou Jun. There is no need to follow them to break out of the attack range."

"but……"

"But what is it? It's still too late to leave now, otherwise it will be too late." Huangfu Jixun said, "Come with me."

Huangfu Jixun knew the situation very well, now the navy was hopeless, they had already lost this battle, they were doomed from the moment they entered this trap, no matter how much they resisted, it was useless.Although there are 10 people in the navy, the 20 people did not arrive at the shore at the same time. After the ships docked, they had to land slowly.On the other side, [-] people gathered at the place where they logged in, and they went up to die one by one. There was no possibility of breaking through.

So if you can't break out with them now, if you go with Lin Renzhao and the others, you will be courting death.Their martial arts are still useful when there are not many people, and most people can't get close to them.But if there are too many opponents, there is not much room for their martial arts to be used.

The so-called number of people does not matter anymore, because a few hundred people is already considered a lot.The opponent is 20 people... This number is far beyond their tolerance, no matter how good the martial arts are, it is meaningless in front of 20 troops.

Unless they are like Bu Xiangyang and Lei Hong, who can leave everyone behind with a single light skill, or like Yelu Zhen and Zong Xin, the number of people is meaningless in front of them, and anyone else will basically be dead.

Huangfu Jixun didn't have any extra time to waste here with Li Congjia, and directly took Li Congjia's hand and jumped into the water.Lin Renzhao didn't stop when he saw it. The lives of these two people were far more meaningful than the lives of some ordinary soldiers.

This time, I really miscalculated. I have always taken caution as my motto in life, but unexpectedly, I capsized in the gutter.The other party had already targeted the fleet, and they had made complete preparations. No wonder they lost so miserably.

In fact, this is something that can be expected. After all, the fleet cannot exert its full strength in the river. Shouzhou and Xuzhou will fight at a certain time every year. Of course, the people nearby know this. Someone will walk this section of the river, so no one will find out what Zhou Jun did in the river.

Of course, the most important thing is that the fleet comes to Shouzhou during this time every year, which is a fixed route.Not to mention launching an attack here, they can even launch such an attack along the way, and the fleet still cannot bear it.Of course, here is the best opportunity, so that the fleet can be wiped out.

Defeat was defeat, but Lin Renzhao didn't want to just accept his fate.Immediately order everyone in the fleet to approach the east coast, first use crossbows to force the troops on the shore, and then log on to the east coast to force a breakthrough. This is the only way now. Only in this way can there be a slight chance for the soldiers to survive.

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(End of this chapter)