But the big ship was taking off at speed, and wherever it could hold it, it was surrounded by sterns and small boats. If it turned rashly, it would hit its own ship.
At the same time, the Jiangdong navy also rushed over. When Chang Diao waved his arms, the two armies had met in the middle of the river, and he had no choice but to order arrows to be fired.
Arrows shot out randomly on the water, covering the sky like locusts. The warships collided and water splashed. The two armies were killed in one place. The soldiers fell into the water and died one after another. In the blink of an eye, the water surface turned scarlet.
Chang Diao personally raised his bow and fired an arrow, but the opponent's stern had already hit the bottom of the boat. He heard muffled sounds and the hull shook, and his heart trembled. If the boat capsized, he was no match for the Jiangdong navy.
"Report——General, the bottom of the boat is leaking!" When they were in a hurry, the navy came to report.
"How could this happen?" Chang Diao asked anxiously: "The hull is reinforced and there are only a few sterns. How can it be broken through?"
The soldier replied: "Someone went into the water and dug the boat under the water."
"What?" Chang Diao's face changed drastically. He could no longer care about anything and hurriedly gave the order: "Retreat, retreat quickly!"
In the water of the Huaihe River, large and small ships collided with each other, the waves rolled, and the boats teetered. The two armies were engaged in close combat, and the superiority of the Jiangdong navy was fully demonstrated.
I saw those soldiers holding scimitars, standing on the rocking boat as if they were on the ground, and even jumping freely. Wei Jun could only hold on to the side of the boat with one hand, and reluctantly stood up to parry.
Wu Jun boarded the boat and slashed, and some people simply tried their best to shake the boat. The boat swayed from side to side. Some Wei Jun were thrown into the water, and some sat back in the boat, unable to fight back.
At this time, Dong Xi arrived with another large ship and saw that the enemy ship was slowly turning its rudder and was in a dilemma in the middle of the water. He laughed and said, "Today I will show you how powerful the Jiangdong navy is."
The building boat separated from the water and crashed into the fleet. Jiangdong's boat was very nimble and easily avoided a passage. The Wei army was already in chaos and was dizzy. The boat had no time to avoid and was knocked out.
boom--
There was a loud noise, and the two large ships collided hard, causing huge waves to hit the sky. The surrounding boats were shaken and flew into the water, and people danced and screamed in the air.
Chang Diao's heart sank when he heard a loud cracking sound coming from the hull of the ship. The ship was tilting. After being hit hard by this collision, everyone screamed and fell to the ground. Half of them had already sunk to the bottom of the water. They hurriedly held on. Ship's side.
Dong Xi stood on the bow of the ship. The two ships were still shaking violently, but he roared, took advantage of the undulation of the bow, jumped up, boarded the bow of the Wei army, and swung his sword straight at Chang Diao to chop him down.
Behind him, some Jiangdong naval forces jumped up, grabbed the side of the ship and boarded the ship, while others threw out hooks and climbed up like ants. Wei Jun was unsteady and unable to defend himself.
Chang Diao was shocked and turned pale. He barely stood up and raised his knife to parry. Suddenly, the ship's hull vibrated, knocking him to the ground.
It turned out that the bottom of the ship had been pierced by the Jiangdong navy, half of the cabin was filled with water, and it sank quickly. The Wei soldiers on the ship fell into the water like dumplings.
As soon as Chang Diao hugged a pillar to stabilize himself, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a voice from behind: "Feed the fish!"
"Under the knife——" Chang Diao was in a panic and before he could stop shouting, he was caught up by Dong Xi who was walking as fast as flying and cut off his head with a knife from behind.
"Unknown people are not in the ranks of people!" Dong Xi flicked the blade, turned around and ran towards the other Wei troops.
Everyone knows that Liu Qi does not kill prisoners and rewards those who capture enemy generals alive, but few people know that every general has a list in his hand. In an emergency fight, unless there are people on the list, the other generals will not be able to fully control the battle situation or Anyone who surrenders voluntarily will be killed without mercy.
The two armies were fighting in a bloody battle, and there was no room for them to persuade him to surrender. A mistake could backfire. Liu Qi would not deliberately ask for the capture of the enemy general without complete assurance.
Although Chang Diao begged for mercy in time, the Jiangdong generals had been defeated by Cao Wei many times since they crossed the river and went north. They were all holding back anger in their hearts, especially the navy who had trained hard for many years but rarely participated in the battle. At this time, they finally showed their talents. , everyone just wants to kill happily, how can they care about much?
In the blink of an eye, most of the Wei army's ship had sunk, and the soldiers on board were even killed and ran away with their heads in their hands. Some were forced to jump into the water to escape. Dong Xi then led his troops back to his own ship. All the boats in the water had been wiped out, and the water was a mess.
"Thank you, General Cao, for sending the warship!" Dong Xi stood proudly on the bow of the ship, holding up the blood-stained blade, clasping his fists towards the silent Wei army in the distance, laughing and retreating.
Cao Xiu was on the boat making suggestions to Xiahou Mao about how to train for water battles and how to maneuver the warships. In the blink of an eye, Chang Diao's entire army was wiped out. He couldn't help but be stunned, and his hands stopped in mid-air like clay sculptures.
Xia Houmao asked from the side: "What should we do now?"
"This is too much!" Cao Xiu's face turned red and he shouted, "The whole army is dispatched!"
The result of three years of training was that he was vulnerable to the enemy. Cao Xiu was like a gambler who put all the pressure on him, his blood was rising and his head was swollen.
"General, calm down!" Xia Houmao hurriedly advised: "It's just a few ships. I'll raise funds to help you build them."
"If I don't avenge this, I swear I won't be a human being!" Cao Xiu became increasingly angry and ordered the warships to move forward to the middle of the river to fight Liu Qi decisively.
With an order, the navy of Cao Wei came out of the lake mouth and covered the entire north bank. For a time, the flags blocked the sun and the waves surged into the sky.
There are more than a thousand small boats floating on the water. The calm water surface is filled with big waves and splashing waves. The fleet of boats is swimming on the water like a school of fish.
Two rows of sterns formed a formation in the front, and archers on the ships in the rear stood ready. In the center was a huge warship, rising and falling slowly in the rolling waves.
Opposite the lake entrance, Liu Qi looked at Cao Jun's neat warships and said with emotion: "Cao's thieves have been training their navy in Xuanwu Lake since they pacified Hebei. After many years, this lineup cannot be underestimated."
Zhou Tai sneered and said: "The enemy's formation seems to be strict, but in fact it is vulnerable. We have just engaged in battle, but the Wei army did not dare to get up to fight. The ship is unstable when it bumps a little. There is only a war ship but no soldiers, so it is not a big concern."
Lu Xun's eyes were calm, he scanned the Wei fleet and asked Liu Qi, "I wonder what the general's countermeasures are?"
Liu Qi held on to the side of the ship and said with a smile: "I only have these two brushes. This small test is just to boost morale. The big battle is still commanded by the military adviser."
When Dong Xi went into battle just now, it was Liu Qi who directed and dispatched him. These moves were strange moves he learned from the Dongting Lake water thief.
Bamboo pieces protect the bottom of the boat, and water ghosts go into the water to chisel the boat. These can only catch them by surprise. If a large army really wants to fight, these tricks are not enough. Lu Boyan has to be there.
Jiang Qin pointed to the five-story ship where Cao Xiu was and said, "The Wei army has a battleship dispatched with a lot of weapons on board. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with it."
This ship is much wider than the previous building ship. The crossbowmen stand neatly on the strings of the ship, with bright armor, and a catapult is mounted on the top. This was the equipment of the Wu army during the Battle of Ruxu.
Lu Xun said: "Cao Xiu came in a fighting ship just to enhance his military power, but he should not have sailed into the Huaihe River. It would be like a tiger trapped in a trap, with nowhere to show off, and it would be a hindrance."
