I do research in ancient times

Although a plan has been made, Tuo Ulei (Lu Bei) is not a reckless person.

He sent a few ships to be the vanguard, to check the situation near Tonghui, and to find out the details of the frontier army by the way.

Tonghui is the westernmost end of the Nanjiang water system, reaching Tonghui and passing through Lingchang Pass, all the way northwest to the Monan Grassland.

Lu Bei's vanguard fleet set off from Nanjiangkou and headed west along the river.The big ship sailed continuously for several days and nights. On the eve of entering the sphere of influence of the frontier army, the entire fleet deliberately increased the speed of the ship, and all crew members were on alert and ready for battle.

Sure enough, they were attacked by coastal defense artillery.

Just after passing a section of the river, the vanguard fleet lost a warship, and an experienced leader and dozens of sailors died in Nanjiang.

Fortunately, this sacrifice was not without gains. With the cover of the sunken ship, the bows and crossbows on the vanguard ship were opened, and the kerosene bottle and the skyfire thunder were combined, and they were thrown in the direction of the shells for free, and they were quickly cleaned up. There are many forts hidden in the mountains and forests.

Coastal defense guns are fixed guns that cannot be moved, and are generally carefully hidden in shelters to avoid being accurately removed after being discovered in advance.But once the muzzle was opened, the position of the fort could not be hidden.When the vanguard fleet passed by, they not only cleaned up all the places that made noise, but also set fire to the mountain. Black smoke billowed on both sides of the river bank, the trees were scorched, and it was razed to a wilderness.

This is Lu Bei's plan to deal with the frontier army's river bank defenses with a scorched earth plan.

In this way, the frontier army wanted to repair the attack point, but could not find a suitable shelter in a short time, clearing the way for the following fleet to enter the river section.

Walking and fighting like this, the vanguard fleet soon arrived near Tonghui.

Along the way, the fleet traveled extremely hard, and the coastal defense artillery along the coast caused great losses to the ships. By the time they arrived at Tonghui Port, more than half of the ships and personnel had been lost.

But even so, the captain who led the team still felt satisfied.

They traveled at least three river sections on this journey, and it is a miracle that they only lost half of it.You must know that the encounter between He Yue Jingsheng and the frontier army at Bailukou still took less than two hours, and half of the Xianyun fleet sank in the East China Sea.

The captain was very satisfied with this, and ordered his sailors and captains to work harder.

In front of him was Tonghui City. As long as he could find out the reality of Tonghui, he would have successfully completed his pioneer mission this time, and he could wait to receive the reward when he returned to Nanjiangkou.

"Wake up to Lao Tzu, the front is the hard bone!"

When the captain gave an order, the remaining warships in the fleet immediately opened up and approached Tonghui aggressively.

They were naturally resisted by the frontier army, but with previous experience, the sailors became more proficient in the use of kerosene bottles and fire mine powder. Many coastal defense guns misfired after only one shot. Oil burned.

"My lord, why do I feel that there are fewer and fewer artillery pieces?"

Joining the army on the side whispered to the captain.

"We've been traveling this way, the frontier army's artillery fires sparsely, and the news from Xianyun's side is not quite the same..."

Hearing what he said, the boatman frowned and looked at him.

"In your opinion..."

"I'm also afraid of fraud."

Joining the army carefully observed the expression of his boss.

"He Yue Jingsheng is in Bailukou..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the gloomy-faced captain.

There are many taboos for those who sail the sea, and he, who is also the leader of the boat, is very taboo about people saying He Yue Jingsheng's name.

After all, it was an unlucky guy who fell into the water at the mouth of the egret and collapsed on the sickbed with bleeding from his seven orifices. He only lived for three months while hanging on his breath, but he was still gone.

Hearing this name is bad luck.

"What kind of deceit can there be?"

The boatman asked back, pointing to the burning fort on the river bank.

"Do you think these cannons are fraudulent?"

"How did I not know that the frontier army is so arrogant, and the good guns are used to count people like us, isn't it too reckless?"

It makes sense to join the army.

After all, artillery is a precious thing. I heard that Donglinchang has not been able to imitate a usable one so far, but the craftsmen have died. It shows that it is not easy to make one.If someone got this treasure, how could he be willing to use it as bait?What's more, it is still a frontier army in a bitter cold place with insufficient supplies.

Xu Tonghui had just started, and the frontier army had no time to arrange defenses carefully, so they found an opportunity to take advantage of.

He didn't dare to say any more, and the doubts in his heart dissipated a lot.

Anyway, Tonghui City was taken down.The fleet was very cautious when they went ashore. They first used kerosene bottles and set a few fires in the city before landing cautiously.

Things went very smoothly afterwards, except for a small group of frontier soldiers who resisted stubbornly, no one was seen in the entire Tonghui City.But this is not surprising, after all, Tonghui was just snatched back from the Hu people by the frontier army. When it was occupied by the Xihu tribe, the people in the city fled and died, and it was no different from the empty city.

The captain stayed a part of the ship in Tonghui City, and he took the remaining ships back to Nanjiang Estuary.

During this trip, the fleet has shrunk by two-thirds, but everyone on the way back to the city is still full of joy, and they are all proud when they return to Nanjiangkou Wharf.

After all, they completed the most difficult and dangerous missions, and they managed to return triumphantly.

"really?"

Lu Bei turned around and looked at Pioneer Sichuan with a happy face.

"Did you burn down all the artillery forts of the frontier army?"

"Exactly!"

The captain bowed and replied.

"Subordinates, be careful that they still have something to hide, and set fire to all the beaches along the way. No matter how fast the frontier army is, the artillery has no chance to cover it. It will be a matter of time before we destroy it."

Hearing what he said, Lu Bei nodded.

"very good."

Although he also felt that this trip went a bit too smoothly, but Pioneer is a good man under his command, and his character and ability are worthy of trust.Even if Feng Kai wanted to do something, it was a fact that the coastal defense guns couldn't move, and if they lost the opportunity, they wouldn't pose much of a threat.

Unless...Mo Zong builds the kind of cannon Ning Fei used...

Lu Bei thought about this question for a long time, simulating the scene of confrontation with the artillery boat countless times in his mind, and finally came to the conclusion that it was impossible.

It is impossible for the Feng family to have a boat. Even if they buy a boat from the Donghu people, the design of the Donghu boat is not suitable for use in the Nanjiang River.

The Nanjiang River is wide and deep, and it is not at the same level as a small river like the Wuzhi River. The dangerous beach currents alone can wash away a medium-sized cargo ship, and the size of the Donghu people's boat is not enough.

Furthermore, the wind on the Nanjiang River is changeable, unlike the westerly wind that blows on the Wuzhi River all year round, without human paddlers, it is simply not feasible to rely on the shape of the sail's broken line on the Nanjiang River.

But sailing is already so difficult, if you add heavy cannons...the cannons are made of iron, and they are much heavier than people. The load of the ship is limited. If there are too many cannons, people will be reduced. If there are fewer people, the boat will not be able to move. irreconcilable contradictions.

Therefore, it is possible to drive a small boat with guns like Ning Fei did, no matter how much...impossible.

Lu Bei consciously thought of all the possibilities, so he let go of the vague doubts in his heart, and began to arrange a plan like transporting troops in Tonghui City.

It was a surprise that the vanguard fleet captured Tonghui. Originally, he had to discuss with Yehanda how to capture Tonghui City, but now he saved his energy.

Not long after, King Zuoguli, who had been trapped in Nanzhao for many days, finally came out of Bailong Mountain, boarded the Lu family's large ship from the wharf of Bianzhen in Nanjun, and headed for Tonghui along the river.

The Holy Witch of Huo Lei was still by his side, but the relationship between the two had become much colder, as if they were going their separate ways.

Tuo Ulei is familiar with the background of the Holy Witch of Huo Lei, and he is not in awe of him like the ordinary Xihu royal family.

On the contrary, the Holy Witch of Huolei was a little nervous when he saw Tuowlei.

He was supported by Tuo Wulei and Lu Tao. If there were no two behind him, he would not be able to be the master of Ximozhi Sea God Temple.Compared with King Zuoguli, the Huolei Holy Witch was obviously more afraid of the Lu family, and he no longer showed the attitude of a Holy Witch bossing around along the way, hiding in the room and hardly seeing anyone.

This time the Lu family dispatched all the large ships, and for the sake of caution, the first batch sent some Hu soldiers to Tonghui to test the waters.Just like what Pioneer Si Chuan said, after leaving the section of the Lu family, both sides of the river were covered with scorched earth, and it was true that they were not attacked by coastal defense artillery again.

The process of transporting troops for the first time was extremely smooth, which also made Lu Bei completely let go of his guard, and began to transport King Zuoguli and others back to Tonghui with confidence.

The big boat sailed steadily in the river for three days, and seeing that it was about to reach Tonghui after passing the last bay, there was a sudden change on the river.

Before dawn, a personal guard entered the cabin to report, and a strange sound came from the distant river.

"Strange sound?"

Lu Bei sat up, opened the cabin curtain and listened.There is indeed a sound in the ears, and the "chug chug" echoes on the river, which is very clear.

The voice came from the opposite side, and it seemed that it was still approaching.But because of the mist on the river, he couldn't see what the other party was like, so the voice seemed even more weird.

"Tell the boat in front, find a place to stop temporarily, and wait and see what is coming."

Lu Bei ordered.

He followed the order to go out of the cabin, and soon he reported back, saying that the nearest mooring point of the outpost was Huang Ding, which was three miles away.

"Then let the first three boats approach first, and the rest of the boats should not move until the fog clears."

Just as he was talking, there was a loud clap of thunder in his ears, the river suddenly turbulently rolled, and the originally stable building boat also began to shake.

Screams, wailing, and cries for help resounded across the river. The boat in front seemed to have encountered an accident. There was a faint smell of burning wood in the wind, mixed with an imperceptible bloody smell, and the sound of heavy objects falling into the water.

After that, there were several thunder-like noises in succession, almost forming a series, and the oscillating valley was filled with huge echoes.

The water in the Nanjiang River became more and more turbulent. The originally calm river surface suddenly raised waves after waves. It seemed that there was a huge vortex hidden under the water surface, forcing the rear boat to reverse its oars and get out of the rapids.

Most of the soldiers of the Xihu tribe had never been on a boat before. Where had they seen such a posture, they lost their positions almost instantly, scattered and fled on the boat, panicking and trembling with fear.

They have heard that the bigger the river, the more powerful the ghosts are hidden, and they don't know that they have lived underwater for hundreds of years, just waiting for a boat to come over, and they will overturn them and eat them.

Is it possible that... this time, it was a bad luck to bump into him? !