Wei Emperor Tuoba Si, who was hunting in the clouds, was disappointed to receive the news of the defeat at Yumen Ferry, and crossed the Yellow River with 20,000 light cavalry into the Hetao area.
When Helianyan heard about the arrival of Wei soldiers, he huddled in Dailai City and did not dare to face the enemy. Tuoba Si showed off his power outside Dailai City, and then kidnapped more than 3,000 households and returned to Pingcheng, finally finding some comfort from the Xia army.
Zhang Yu led his navy all the way northward in a swaggering manner, keeping far away from the ships coming and going. The ship cut through the waves and moved forward. Looking at the thousands of miles of waves, Chang Yu really wanted to stand on the ship and compose poems.
On December 22, the Song Army's navy arrived at Shuilingshan Island (today's Lingshan Island). The old boatman said it was not far from Jiaozhou Bay in Beiqingzhou. Changyu decided to use this as a basis, ordered the camp to be set up, and sent out a sentinel ship to find out the news. Soon, the sentinel ship reported that a Yong warship was found more than fifty miles north.
Knowing that the Yong army had less than a hundred ships, the longest warship was only five or six feet long, and thousands of soldiers, Zhang Yu laughed and said: "Tomorrow we will crush the Yong army navy to pieces, and I will lead my men to land and strive to win the battle in Guanggu." The city celebrates the New Year.”
In a fishing village in Jiaozhou Bay north of Shuilingshan Island (assumed to be in the area of today's Qingdao City), Liu Zhong also received news that the Song Navy's naval division was stationed on Shuilingshan Island, and summoned his generals to discuss facing the enemy.
The sea map of this area has long been drawn and hung in the tent. Liu Zhong pointed to Shuilingshan Island and said: "Song's division is stationed here with more than 40,000 people, more than 40 boats and ships, and hundreds of ships. The big ship probably also carries a lot of small boats such as gondolas."
The generals in the account have been stationed here with Liu Zhong for more than a year, and they have a clear understanding of the nearby sea conditions, climate, and distribution of islands and reefs. They have practiced many times on keel warships, and everyone is full of confidence in this battle.
General Shen Chong, who showed off his power, boldly called for battle: "General Liu, as long as you give Yu three warships, we will definitely defeat the Song division."
Not to be outdone, the generals in the tent asked for battle one after another.
Liu Zhong said in a deep voice: "You are commendable for your courage, but you must not underestimate the enemy. Although the keel battleship is fast and has a strong hull, it may be difficult to win if it is surrounded by the Song army."
Liu Zhong ordered people to place large wooden blocks on the ground to represent the boats and ships of the Song Army. He also placed hundreds of small wooden blocks on the large wooden blocks to represent small boats such as sailing boats and walking boats.
Opposite these wooden blocks, seven blackened wooden blocks were placed to represent the seven keel warships of one's own side. Dozens of small wooden blocks were also placed sporadically, which were the rushing and running ships for one's own army to go into battle.
As soon as the wooden blocks were placed, the strength of the numbers was obvious, and the expressions of the generals became more solemn. Liu Zhong pushed several keel battleships into the Song division's fleet and said: "If you rush into the Song fleet formation rashly, even if the keel battleships are far superior to the boats, The ships and soldiers are unable to withstand the arrows and stones fired from all directions. Song Division has a large number of people. If Song Division is allowed to join the ship, our army will definitely be defeated."
Shen Chong said: "Then ram the Song army's ships from the side, take advantage of the fast speed of the keel warships, squeeze the Song army's ships together in the middle, and look for opportunities to attack and burn the ships with fire."
Liu Zhong nodded approvingly. Shen Chong's character was aggressive, but not reckless. He could be put to great use if he could be refined.
Lieutenant Li Gang on the side stroked his chin and said: "The north wind blows at sea. If you want to burn the ship, you have to go to the side of Song Division. General Liu, please lead thirty teams to sneak up to the wind and wait for an opportunity to light the ship and burn it." Boat."
Liu Zhongdao said: "The sea is not as good as the river, and the barges cannot withstand the wind and waves. If the weather is calm tomorrow, you can lead a keel warship and lead thirty barges to wait for the opportunity to set fire. Remember, bring all the men back."
Li Gang responded excitedly: "The last general takes orders."
"Tomorrow's battle will be fought with six keel warships as the main force, three on each side." Liu Zhong scanned the crowd and said, "Foolishness is on the left, Shen Chong is on the right. Remember not to go deep into the Song division's ship array and ram the enemy ships with angles of attack. , arrows, and powerful crossbows fired to compress Song Chuan's camp so that Li Gang could set fire to it."
On December 25th, the sun shone brightly, the northwest wind blew slantingly, and the sea surface was microwaved. The sea to the north of Shuilingshan Island is covered with ships of all sizes. The forty-two boats were divided into six routes, and hundreds of dinghy ships were scattered around. The gaps were filled with small gondola boats launched from the boats, and the sails on the sea were like clouds.
Zhang Yu stood on the top of the boat, looking at the fleet that stretched for more than ten miles. He was full of pride and loudly announced his order: "Blow the drum and head north."
Thousands of sails raced across the river, as fast as an arrow, heading towards the Yongjun navy station. The boat sailed for more than twenty miles and then met Yong
When the army and navy met, Zhang Yu climbed up and looked into the distance. He saw dozens of Yong Army warships dotted on the river. He laughed loudly and said: "Beat the drums and crush the Yong Army ships."
The sound of drums shook the sky, carried by the wind, and breathtaking. The Song boat rushed toward the Yong boat several miles away. The Song army shouted loudly, and the catapults and Wanjun crossbows on Zhouhui's ships were ready to go, preparing to annihilate Yong's ship in one fell swoop.
About two miles away, the horn sounded, and the Yong boat split into two like a nimble fish, slid out of the sea and sailed towards both sides of the Song boat.
Zhang Yu sent the order, and the flag bearer waved the flag to convey the order. The Song ship divided one party from the left and the right and chased the Yong ship.
Liu Zhong stood at the bow of the keel battleship and saw the Song ships coming in a column, cutting through the waves. The stern ship at the front was only half a mile away from his own ship. XiuShu.com
"shoot". He ordered the crossbow to get out of bed, but the waves shook the crossbow and the arrows were not accurate enough. Only three of the dozens of crossbow arrows hit the target.
Apparently the ships of the Song Army were also designed with watertight cabins. The ship hit by the arrow slowed down but did not sink.
Seeing several Song Jun frigates outflanking them, Liu Zhonggao shouted: "Crash them over."
The keel battleship turned around deftly under the control of the oarsman, and used the ramming angle of the bow to ram straight into the middle of the stern ram.
With a "squeaking" impact, the side of the stern ship was punctured by the iron ramming horn, the ship's planks shattered and fell, and many Song soldiers fell into the sea.
Liu Zhong looked at the slowly approaching boats. His goal was not to rush, but to such a huge and clumsy boat.
The keel boat is like a galloping war horse, knocking away the boats and boats blocking the road, and rushes away with murderous intent.
The Song general on the Yong boat had already noticed the ferocious approach of the Yong boat and quickly ordered the arrows to be fired. There were nearly a thousand people on the boat and two hundred archers. They were divided into two levels and stood on the side of the ship, shooting arrows at the keel warship.
Liu Zhong was well prepared. He raised his long shield to block the rain of arrows. The speed of the boat did not slow down, and after a while he approached the boat.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Hui wanted to evade, but the hull was more than twenty feet long, which was not as flexible as a keeled battleship.
There was only a loud "burst" sound, and the iron ramming angle of the keel battleship cut deeply into the hull of the boat. The Song army on the boat was shaken and staggered, and some people lost their footing and fell into the sea.
Liu Zhong yelled "Back off" and paddled back with all his strength, causing the collision angle to retreat more than ten feet away with a mess of wooden fragments.
"Another collision." In the helpless eyes of Song Jun on the boat, the iron collision angle cut into the hull again. Water poured into the gap and the ship began to tilt.
Seeing this, the surrounding Song ships rushed forward to rescue them. There were soldiers on the ship who stretched out their long hook spears, preparing to hook the keel warship and engage in battle.
Liu Zhong laughed loudly, not wanting to fight, and commanded the battleship to quickly retreat and sail to another target.
The six keel battleships were like six sharp daggers, pricking the Song Navy's navy all over. Zhang Yu angrily ordered the ships to intercept them in all directions, but the Yong army ships were like fleas, extremely nimble. If they didn't pay attention to a ship that came too close, they would end up being hit, destroying the ship and killing people.
Liu Zhong deliberately took the Song boat in circles on the sea. When the Song boat was alone, he led the ship to attack, took a "bite" and left before help arrived.
After nearly an hour of fighting, the Song army had already destroyed three boats, more than a dozen boats were overturned, and dozens of boats were overturned. The bodies of Song Jun were floating on the sea, and there were still people struggling for help.
Zhang Yu's eyes were on fire. The battle he thought he would win turned out to be the outcome before him. He was really angry and angry, and he repeatedly shouted and ordered to surround the Yong army's ships.
Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, Sima Sunden beside him whispered: "General Zhang, although the Yong army is small, its ships are nimble and fast. Don't act on impulse. It's better to withdraw the troops temporarily and then discuss countermeasures."
Zhang Yu took a deep breath. Although he lost a lot of ships and soldiers, he was not injured yet. He suffered a little loss due to the unclear tactics of Yong's ships. He will definitely kill all Yong's troops when they fight next time. .
"Sound the horn and return to Shuilingshan Island," Chang Yu ordered bitterly.
The sound of the horn pierced the sky, and the Song boats retreated after hearing the order, moving closer to the boat on which Chang Yu was riding.
Liu Zhong and Shen Chong continued to collide and harass each other on the outside. Song
The soldiers lost their courage and gathered inward, squeezing into a pile.
When Liu Zhong saw this, he sent an order: "Ming Dy."
Dozens of ringing rods pierced the sky. Changyu felt something bad and loudly ordered: "Strengthen your defenses and beware of the Yong army's attack."
Archers lined up on the side of the ship, with long-hooked hands waiting in full formation. Changyu ordered to return to Shuilingshan Island, and saw Yong Chuan following behind him unhurriedly.
The battlefield is thirty miles away from Shuilingshan Island. The weather is fine and the peaks of the island can be seen in the distance. Dots of white sails appeared on the sea on the west side, heading towards the fleet from the southwest.
Zhang Yu set up a water village on Shuilingshan Island yesterday. There are still three thousand soldiers and more than a hundred boats left in the water village. At first, he thought it was the soldiers in the water village who came after hearing the news.
Sun Deng stared at the approaching boats and asked in surprise: "Why are these boats so brisk?"
Zhang Yu said: "The boat is light and the sails are stressed, so it will naturally go faster."
When the boat approached a few miles away, Changyu also realized something was wrong and ordered someone to shout for the boat to stop. The walking boat ignored it at all and rushed straight towards the west side of the ship array.
"Fire arrows to block these wanderers." Chang Yu noticed something was wrong and shouted sharply.
A dozen boats sailed out of the fleet and headed towards the boat to greet them. When they were more than a hundred paces away, Chong used a long hook to hook the walking boat, and saw that there were only two soldiers on the walking boat.
The two soldiers shook the fire and threw it into the cabin. The cabin was filled with reeds and dry firewood, filled with fish oil, and covered with sulfur and gunpowder. When a spark came up, the flames immediately rose into the sky and swept towards the boat with the northwest wind. Quickly set the sails of the approaching ship on fire.
The Song army's ship array was heading south. When they saw the fire, the ships in front tried their best to stop. The ships behind were still bumping forward under the force of the wind and the Yong ship, becoming more and more crowded together.
The north wind swept in with flames, and the sea turned into a furnace, with flames swirling and dancing on the sea. The boatmate's boat was huge, moved slowly, and was squeezed into a pile of boats. He was soon caught in the fire.
Countless Song troops jumped into the water with flames on their bodies. The unburned ships rushed into each other trying to escape the sea of fire, and the entire sea became a terrifying purgatory.
Liu Zhong led the keel warship to harvest the scattered ships. Other soldiers on the ship and on the waterway fired rockets at the Song ship. The wind took advantage of the fire, and even a single spark could start a prairie fire, turning the sea into a sea of fire.
Zhang Yu fled from the boat to the boat. His carefully groomed beard was burnt yellow and half of his eyebrows were burned off. Under the protection of his personal guards, he rushed out of the fleet in embarrassment and fled towards Shuilingshan Island. go.
Looking at the raging volcano behind him, he saw only a hundred small boats escaping from the surrounding area, and the forty-two boats were all caught in the fire. Changyu fell on his back and fainted.
Liu Zhong took the boats to clean the battlefield and rescued the Song troops who fell into the water. He did not return to the station until Shencai. More than 80 large and small ships were captured, and more than 8,000 Song soldiers and oarsmen who fell into the water were captured and rescued. More than 10,000 Song soldiers were burned to death or drowned.
Back on land, the reinforcements sent by Yang Zijing took the captives into custody and resettled them. Liu Zhong and the generals discussed overnight the attack on the water village on Shuilingshan Island, the Song division. After the daytime battle, most of the Song navy's navy was lost, but there were still more than 200 ships that escaped and the water village ships, there were still tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and there were more than 10,000 servants, and there must be a lot of food and baggage. No one wants to let go of the great contribution.
At midnight the next day, Liu Zhong led seven keel warships and more than 200 large and small ships to Shuilingshan Island. From a distance of more than ten miles, he saw thick smoke billowing into the sky.
When the navy arrived at the water stronghold of the Song Army, they found that the water stronghold was shrouded in flames. They sent people to the island to investigate. Soon they learned that Changyu fled south with the remaining ships and soldiers, and then ordered the water stronghold and the baggage and grain to be burned. Tens of thousands of servants were left on the island who could not be taken away.
The Song Navy had already set off for an hour and a half, but Liu Zhong did not give any orders to pursue them. Instead, he ordered his soldiers to extinguish the flames and transport the slave laborers to Beiqingzhou in batches. These young men were a huge treasure, and the lord would definitely be happy to learn about them.
"Note: The earliest naval battle seen in history books occurred during the Warring States Period. In the spring of 485 BC, the Battle of Wu and Qi. Wu Guofu defeated Chu and surrendered to Yue. He led his navy out of the Yangtze River Estuary to attack the border of Qi, that is, the Shandong Peninsula. They fought in the Yellow Sea. Qi Victory and Wu defeat. The place of battle should be further south as described in this book."
