The boat Li Zhufeng was on was smashed to pieces, and wooden planks flew up all over the sky, finally landing scattered on the water of the Xiangjiang River.
Fortunately, as the commander-in-chief of the Daqian Fuzhou Navy, he has excellent water skills. Even if he fell into the water in the cold winter, he would not be afraid. At most, his body and bones would be a little cold.
However, as soon as Li Zhufeng emerged from the water and wanted to find a wooden board to rest on, he saw arrows falling from the sky one after another.
When Li Zhufeng saw this, he frowned and shouted loudly: "Dive into the water and sink their boats!"
Then he dived into the water first, avoiding the arrows in the sky, and swam towards the enemy cockroach quickly.
Upon hearing this, the Qianjun navy soldiers who fell into the water immediately imitated Li Zhufeng's example, dived into the water, swam to the side of the enemy's cockroach, and began to dig the boat!
However, what awaited them was a volley of arrows fired one after another!
No matter how good the water quality of Daqian's navy soldiers are, they still have to surface for air.
The navy soldiers of Chen Jun on the Feiyunlou ship will take advantage of this gap to throw a hail of arrows like crazy!
After just one or two rounds, Daqian Navy had already suffered heavy losses.
Li Zhufeng looked around, and when he saw this scene, his heart sank to the bottom, and he had no choice but to shout loudly: "Retreat, retreat!"
Hearing this, the sailors of the Ganjun navy who had been struggling to hold on breathed a sigh of relief, dived completely into the water, and swam towards the shore.
But not everyone has such good water skills as Li Zhufeng. This place is still some distance from the shore and cannot be swam across in one breath. Anyone who comes up to the surface for air will face the risk of being shot.
Moreover, the Feiyunlou ship of the Grand Chen Navy was not a decoration, and it was impossible to watch the remaining two stern ships of the Qian Army escape safely.
Therefore, this retreat is bound to be filled with blood.
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An hour later, on the bank of Xiangjiang River, Liulifu Port.
A dilapidated stern boat reluctantly docked, and Li Zhufeng and others walked out of it in a particularly embarrassed state.
"Everyone go back and clean up. In half an hour, the Navy Commander's Mansion will discuss matters." Li Zhufeng looked around and counted the number of people before saying.
At the same time, his mind couldn't help but become heavier.
Because this time not only were two stern ships smashed by force, but the Fuzhou Navy also lost troops and generals. It was a disastrous defeat!
Half an hour later, the Navy Commander's Mansion.
Li Zhufeng is sitting in the main seat. The one on his left is the prefect of Liuli Prefecture, and the one on his right is the prefect of Fuzhou City, who attended the meeting on behalf of the prefect of Fuzhou.
"Today, there are less than 3,000 men left in the Fuzhou Navy. Of the three remaining ships, two have been destroyed, leaving only one ship."
"On the other hand, the Grand Chen Navy still has at least 7,000 men and five ships. The most important thing is that they have the high-rise ship Feiyun!"
"The archers stood on the Feiyunlou ship and fired arrows at us. We are simply in an invincible position!"
"As long as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Chen is not a fool and continues today's combat policy, we will definitely die!"
"Such a situation is not serious, it has almost reached a critical moment!"
"If you have a good plan, don't hide your weakness!"
"I hope you can speak freely!"
Li Zhufeng looked around and said this.
Hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but look at each other.
Especially the two civil servants, the prefect of Liuli Prefecture and the prefect of Fuzhou, did not expect that the situation would be so serious.
"Otherwise, ask the imperial court for help?" the prefect of Liuli Mansion asked tentatively.
However, when Li Zhufeng and Fuzhou Tongzhi heard this, they both shook their heads.
The former even said sternly: "Absolutely not!"
"I just received news from the imperial court not long ago. Now all my forces are concentrated in northern Xinjiang for a decisive battle with Tuobatian Khan!"
"And the situation is not optimistic. If we deploy troops from northern Xinjiang to support Fuzhou at this time, it will be a small loss, and the entire Daqian will be ruined!"
After hearing this, the fellow magistrates from Fuzhou couldn't help but nodded, confirming Li Zhufeng's statement.
Actually, Li Zhufeng still had something to say.
In order to negotiate peace with the Western Jin Dynasty, Li Zhufeng's biological son Li Changkong did not hesitate to enter the Western Jin Dynasty alone as a hostage.
Moreover, about half a month ago, the eldest prince of the Western Jin Dynasty rebelled and attempted to usurp the throne, causing the entire Western Jin Dynasty to fall into panic. It is still unknown whether Li Changkong can come back alive.
It is said that Li Zhufeng loves this son very much, and he is probably very worried now. However, in order to take the overall situation into consideration, he did not mention anything.
well.
This is the rise of the Li family!
"Apart from this, is there any other good strategy?" Li Zhufeng asked again in a deep voice.
"It's better to hang up the fight-free card and not fight with the great Chen Navy." Someone else said.
As soon as these words came out, the prefect of Liuli Prefecture and Fuzhou Tongzhi couldn't help but their eyes lit up. They had to say that this seemed to be a solution!
However, Li Zhufeng once again gave a negative view.
"No, the Xiangjiang River water area is developed. It not only has the main trunk, but also has several branches!"
"Many of these branches can directly enter our Daqian territory. If the Dachen Navy is not blocked in the Fuzhou Basin, they can follow the branches directly into the hinterland of our Daqian!"
"Even though they will only have 7,000 people by then, the damage they will cause will be immeasurable!"
"After all, all the troops in our Daqian territory are concentrated in the northern border at this moment. In the rest of the territory, I am afraid that it will be difficult to gather more than a thousand soldiers."
"How can we stop the seven thousand Daqian Navy in such a situation?" Li Zhufeng explained the embarrassing situation of the Daqian Navy in one sentence.
There are actually many state capitals adjacent to the Xiangjiang River in the south of Daqian, but Daqian only set up the Navy Commander's Office in Liuli Mansion, Fuzhou, and opened multiple ports with the intention of supervising the entire lower Xiangjiang River basin through Liuli Mansion!
Why? It’s because Fuzhou Liulifu is the intersection of multiple branches and river basins of the Xiangjiang River!
Not only is water transportation developed, it is also a strategic maritime location that military strategists must compete for!
If they can't block Da Chen Navy in Liuli Mansion, then the entire Da Gan will suffer.
"Actually, after all is said and done, the most critical thing is the building ship Feiyun!" After pondering for a long time, Fuzhou Tongzhi finally began to express his opinion.
"There is only one stern left, so it's not a big problem. After all, there are two more sterns under repair in the shipyard. I believe it will be completed soon."
"There are only three thousand soldiers left, so it's not a big problem. The people I work for are all bloody!"
"When life is at stake, Fuzhou, as big as Fuzhou, can always find thousands of people who are not afraid of death!"
"When the time comes, if you step up to the plate, it will also solve the urgent need!"
"But these are not the foundation. The foundation is still the big ship that Da Chen worked so hard to build - Feiyun!"
"You all still remember that before the Feiyunlou ship was built, our army had won many battles. With only a few thousand naval troops, we defeated tens of thousands of naval troops in Dachen and fled!"
"However, after the Feiyun Tower was built, everything changed!"
"Dachen Navy relied on the strength of the ship to ram the stern of our army many times. If the ship was hit, it would disintegrate on the spot. Even if it missed the side, it would have to be returned to the shipyard for repairs."
"Dai Chen's navy can even stand on the building and ship, and throw down bows, arrows, heavy rocks and other objects, but our army has no resistance and is simply invincible!"
"As things have gone on like this, our army has fallen into the situation it is in now!"
"So, I believe that the top priority is to scuttle or seize the Feiyun Tower ship!"
"As long as we succeed, our army will not be said to be invincible, but this precarious situation will definitely be greatly alleviated."
