On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, it is appropriate to meet friends, bury people, and cut trees, but avoid traveling, breaking earth, or making fire.
The waves on Fuling Lake are bright, boats and boats are passing by, the drums are beating loudly at the Huaihe River port, two naval armies from the north and the south are lined up on the river, and sailing boats with flags cover the sky.
Cao Xiu and Xia Houmao stood on the three-story battleship, overlooking the water and having a panoramic view of the movements of the surrounding ships. There was a bit of pride in their firm eyes.
In the past three years, he not only trained hard in the navy, but also recruited a large number of craftsmen to build warships. He secretly sent craftsmen to sneak into Jiangdong and steal the shipbuilding blueprints. He had all the warships owned by the Jiangdong navy.
Seeing three large ships slowly coming out of the lake opposite, a sneer appeared on Cao Xiu's lips, and he said to Xia Houmao on the side: "I owe the great success of my navy to Zilin."
Xiahou Mao was startled: "Why did the general say this?"
Cao Xiu smiled and said: "Thirty percent of the funds for shipbuilding came from Maolin Hall. The prince is well aware of this contribution, and the prime minister is also aware of it."
"There is no need to mention the past!" Xia Houmao's eyes twitched when he mentioned money. He remembered that the properties burned in Ye County were enough to build another naval army. He gritted his teeth and said, "You and I must work together to defeat Liu Qi, so that we can repay the Prime Minister's kindness."
Cao Xiu glanced at the warships in Jiangdong to see that the time was approaching, and told Chang Diao and others: "The warships and troops in this war are not inferior to Jiangdong. If we win the water battle, we can go straight to Jiangdong. In today's battle, we can only win, not lose." !”
"No!" Chang Diao accepted the order and led people to board the building boat, preparing to lead the troops into battle.
Xiahou Mao set up a pavilion with his hands and saw that all the Jiangdong naval forces were gathered at the west entrance. Under the battle flag, Liu Qi was chatting and laughing with a young general in white robes. Suddenly he came up with a plan: "Liu Qi is the best at sneak attacks. Why not send another one while the two armies are fighting?" A fleet of ships sneaked into Jiangdong's water stronghold from the lower reaches? If they can burn their big stronghold, they will not be able to destroy their water stronghold. It will also cause their army to panic. By then, all the naval forces will be out, and they will be able to win a complete victory."
Cao Xiu was moved for a moment, then frowned and said, "Liu Qi is a deceitful man, how can the camp be defenseless?"
Xia Houmao sneered: "Liu Qi has only been in Huainan for more than a month. He only knows how to fight on land. How can he know about water warfare? There are nearly a hundred waterways in Fuling Lake, and there are nearly a hundred large and small lakes. How can he guard against it?"
Cao Xiu was convinced, and ordered Niu Jin to lead three thousand naval troops, sneak into the Jiangdong water village from a small lake downstream in a small boat, and set fire to the enemy at the opportunity to demoralize his troops.
Niu Jin was originally a close general of Cao Ren. When setting up the navy this time, the army lacked someone to lead the troops. Cao Ren recommended Niu Jin and Chang Diao. Both of them could swim in the water and were proficient in water. They were the only two people he could find. Military general.
After Niu Jin divided his forces, Chang Diao also led the fleet to the middle of the river. The big boat was in the middle, and the sterns guarded the left and right. The small boats shuttled back and forth, very flexibly.
The Huai River here expands towards the lake surface, the water is gentle and the boats are stable. This is one of the reasons why Cao Xiu dared to challenge. If after the beginning of spring, the wind is high and the waves are strong, and the warships are ups and downs, it will be a great test for the navy to sail and stand.
Most of the Jiangdong navy grew up in the water, and they are not as good as the Jiangdong navy in this regard. Now this advantage is gone, and they are enough to fight head-on.
But seeing the shadow of the sails turning at the mouth of the lake on the opposite side, there were actually three large boats clearing the way, and the sterns followed them like small fishes, which was completely opposite to the training method of the navy in the past.
Chang Diao couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that all the generals in Jiangdong, except Zhou Yu, are not accustomed to water warfare. How can they use big ships to clear the way? I will win this time."
The two armies lined up on the water, Chang Diao waved his command flag, and the cockroaches lined up like infantry in front of the building, ready to launch an attack at any time.
While he was observing, he saw a man on the opposite boat laughing and saying: "I've heard for a long time that the wealthy people in the north and Cao thieves spent a lot of money to train their naval forces. I didn't expect that in the past three years, there have only been these few broken ships. Isn't it like throwing an egg at a stone?"
Chang Diao was furious, stood on the bow of the boat, raised his knife and shouted: "You are not used to fighting on the water, but you still talk so shamelessly, come and die!"
The vanguard of the Jiangdong navy was Dong Xi. He crossed his arms and looked at the Wei warships proudly. He curled his lips and smiled and said: "How can these few small broken ships compete with me? I stand here without moving, what can you do to me?"
Chang Diao turned blue with anger and shouted: "Ignorant person, I will tell you today what a real water war is!"
Then he pointed the command flag in his hand, and the navy on the right started to move. Twenty cockroaches were like arrows from the string, cutting through the level and rushing out. In an instant, the water splashed and the waves rolled, showing great power.
The hull of the boat seems to be very light. The cabin is wrapped with bamboo slices and cooked cowhide. Soldiers are hidden in the boat. An iron cone is installed on the bow of the boat, which is like a car. It is mainly used to break the bottom of local boats.
Often at this time, the opponent also has a stern or a small boat blocking the big ship in front of it, but the Jiangdong navy's big ship is in front, turning slowly, and the small boat is hidden behind. Isn't this a waste of time?
The sharp iron cone glowed coldly in the sun and quickly approached the enemy ship. It was indestructible. Chang Diao clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "Break it for me!"
The small boat quickly collided with him. Dong Xi was still laughing to himself on the boat. The Jiangdong navy did not respond. Once the bottom of the boat was leaked and the ship capsized, no matter how good his navy was, they could only be killed when large and small ships swarmed up. Feed fish in the river.
"Get ready -" Seeing that the ship was only one foot away from the ship, Chang Diao clenched his sword and gave orders to the sailors on the ship.
Once the stern collision is successful and the opponent's ship capsizes, the whole army can rush to kill it. Not to mention the chaos at the front, the fleet at the rear will not have time to prepare for the battle, and will also be rushed into chaos.
boom--
With a loud noise, the first stern collided, followed immediately by bursts of muffled sound, like thunder, water splashed everywhere, and a layer of light mist arose, wrapping the ships of the two armies. Several other stern ships in the fleet also collided with several surrounding building ships.
There were bursts of dull thunder, the waves rolled, water splashed everywhere, and a faint rainbow appeared around the fleet.
"Rush-ah?!!"
Just as Chang Diao raised his sword, his voice suddenly changed. He saw three large ships standing as still as rocks, but the ships were knocked upside down. Some even flipped over on their backs. The hulls broke and the soldiers screamed and fell into the water.
Although the sharp spikes made of iron cones were not as strong as the rush car, they were enough to penetrate the bottom of the ship, leaving the other side's ship unscathed.
Dong dong dong——
Chang Diao was stunned, but the order had been issued, and the building boat moved forward. Small and large ships also set off one after another, rushing towards the opponent's building boat.
The large ship was rocking slightly, but the fish were floating on the water like a school of fish at high tide. The collision was entangled and uncontrollable. The soldiers who fell into the water screamed and struggled, creating a chaotic mess.
"Drop the hook!" At the same time, Dong Xi ordered coldly and took the lead in throwing out the hook.
I saw countless hooks and ropes thrown out from the Jiangdong ship, all of which got stuck on the stern and held it firmly. Then the ship started to move, and the sterns were all taken to the rear like big fish on the hook.
"Not good!" The big boat withdrew, and the Jiangdong cockroach hidden behind was rising and falling on the water. Chang Diao saw that the big boat had started to move, and shouted hurriedly: "Stop, stop quickly!"
