Zhao Kai finally boarded the imperial boat returning to Kaifeng Mansion!
It is said to be a royal boat, but it is actually a larger and more comfortable passenger boat. Unlike the warships, which were driven by poles and oars, this royal boat was converted from a passenger boat into a chariot ship. That is, the hull is driven by a foot-operated water wheel... This technology requires extremely high levels of carpentry and machining. In today's world, only the Song Dynasty can build such ships.
Like more than a hundred other warships modified from gang boats, this passenger boat was also modified and reinforced by the "good officials of Liangshan" with great efforts. The walls of the cabin are very strong and have many shooting openings disguised as windows. On the second floor of the cabin, as soon as the window is opened, the bed crossbow can be pushed out.
In addition, the bow of this passenger boat is also specially made. The strongest iron wood is used in the top part, which can be used for impact.
This group of good officials from Liangshan actually built such a "guest boat". Hehe, there is no need to say more about what they want to do.
But Zhao Kai was too lazy to care about the past thoughts of these "Liangshan officials"! Before mid-December last year, he was worried about the inheritance of a pancake stall! And now that he already has his own palace, an exclusive "school beauty group", and two exclusive "witches"... Will he still care about the past thoughts of Liangshan's good officials?
For Zhao Kai, the most affordable thing is to keep everything he has now and enjoy his life!
In addition to this royal boat, there are currently more than 70 warships modified from the Gangchuan moored near the Yuncheng Pier. These warships are all the same as the five warships currently running wild in and around Yuncheng. They are just outline ships for transporting grain and cargo with a wooden shield added. Some ships also have a small roof amidships.
However, they are a little different from those five ships, that is, the shields, roofs and hulls are all covered with a thick layer of wet mud.
As for why the mud was applied... of course it was Zhao Kai's plan!
Zhao Kai did not learn the "Four Major Art of War" in vain. Now he has used the "empty city strategy" and "flooding seven armies". The next step is of course "borrowing arrows from a straw boat". No, it should be It's "a mud boat cheating arrows".
In order to prevent the gold thieves from shooting him into a fire ship, Zhao Kai had people smear mud on the outside of the ship's hull.
There are 70 "mud ships" here, plus Zhao Kai's imperial boat and the virtual ship of Lieutenant Gao, a total of 72 warships, which have carried more than 3,000 Liangshan soldiers (nephews and minions of heroes) and 5,000 The cavalry without horses (the horses had all been brought to Liangshan by Han Shizhong) were preparing to protrude from Hecaikou to Liangshan Park together, and then walk back to Kaifeng Mansion by Wuzhang River.
In addition, there are 36 warships (including 4 of the 5 warships running wild in and around Yuncheng), which will be under the command of Han Shizhong and He Li's Liangshan Camp.
Now He Li has led more than 10,000 soldiers and more than 2,000 households of Yuncheng people (all the families of Liangshan heroes and good soldiers) to Liangshan. 32 of the 36 ships have also gone to Liangshan. Han Shizhong led the remaining four to fight in Yuncheng... and after he finished fighting, he would also retreat to Liangshan.
With this battle in Yuncheng, Liangshan's nail household is secure... The gold thief may not even have the confidence to enter Liangshanbo to compete with Han Shizhong's navy.
And once Liangshan is stabilized, the certainty of the battle of Kaifeng will be much greater!
Standing in the cabin of Yu Zhou, looking at the gradually thinning rain outside, and listening to the sound of gongs and drums coming closer and closer from the direction of Yuncheng, a proud smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Kai's mouth.
"Captain Gao" will soon arrive in triumph, right? This "Lieutenant Gao" became more and more brave as he fought!
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"Second brother, Gao Qiu finally retreated..."
"Finally retreated... Fortunately, the ships on the water surface of Liangshan didn't rush in together, otherwise we would have lost at least 20,000 to 30,000 people in this battle!"
"Ah Hee... our losses are not small now! Although not many people were killed, there are probably quite a few who died from freezing or suffered from freezing problems! Ah Hee..."
"Alu, are you okay?"
"No, it's okay... Ah Zhi..."
On the Zhanggong Causeway, the "Second Prince" Wanyan Wanjubu, the "Fourth Prince" Wanyan Wushu, and Wanyan Alu, who was sneezing one after another, were looking at the water surface of Liangshan Pond, slowly moving towards the fleet. talk.
The words are filled with luck and fear!
The five ships had already caused heavy losses to the Jin soldiers. Not many died in the direct battle, but at least more than 10,000 people died from frostbite, frostbite, and frostbite! Even Wanyan A'lu himself got cold... When he and Wanyan A'lu were trying to climb the wall together, they accidentally stumbled and fell into the cold water.
His good brother Alubu was really unreasonable. He didn't immediately go into the water to fish him out, but instead asked others to fish him out. This delay made Alupu drink a lot of ice water, and his hands and feet were numb from the cold.
The most pitiful thing was that after he went up to the tower, he didn't have any dry clothes to change into (that Alubu didn't know how to take off warm clothes for his brother to wear), and there was no hot water to drink, so he had to strip naked. The wind blew on the city wall...I almost froze to death! Although I have put on warm clothes, I already have a slight fever and am still coughing and sneezing.
Arupu ignored brotherhood and was punished by Wushu. Now he is too embarrassed to see anyone. I wonder where the cat went?
But compared with other people suffering from frostbite and frostbite, Aru's condition is really not serious at all. Of the tens of thousands of frozen patients, I really don’t know how many will die from the disease in the end? How long will those who survive have to recuperate?
In addition, Wanyan Youlibu and Wanyan Wushu can now feel the morale of the troops plummeting... Gao Qiu has already been defeated twice!
Nowadays, the military has begun to spread the "myth" about Gao Qiu, saying, "It is a pity that the mountains are easy, but the Gao family's army is difficult!" Some people say, "But with Gao Qiu there, we will not be able to enter Tokyo."
This is troublesome!
Once the myth of Gao Qiu's invincibility is established, the entire Jin Kingdom will have a psychological shadow. When the time comes, they will tremble when they hear the word "Gao Qiu". How can we fight this battle?
"Gao Qiu went south!" Wanyan Wanli squinted his eyes, "Liangshan is in the north, but Gao Qiu went south...where is he going?"
"We should go to Hecaikou!" Wanyan Wushu said. "Out of Hecaikou is the Wuzhang River. Along the Wuzhang River, Gao Qiu's navy can return to Kaifeng Mansion in two or three days."
"Yes, yes, he wants to go back to Kaifeng Mansion!" Wanyan Onli gritted his teeth, "We can't let him go back! Gao Qiu must not have many soldiers and horses brought to Liangshan, and there are at least hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in Kaifeng Mansion. ...If Gao Qiu is allowed to return to Kaifeng Mansion to take over the power, Kaifeng will be difficult to fight!"
Alu said: "Ah Hee...Second brother, Du Tongjun is personally stationed in Hecai Town. Hecai Mouth should be fine. Ah Hee, Ah Hee!"
The nominal head coach of the Jindong Route Army, Wanyan Yanmu, is currently leading ten thousand households to guard Hecai Town, blocking the entrance to Hecai.
"It's not very safe... at least we have to add another ten thousand households!" Wanyan Onli thought for a moment, "Someone, go find Alu Bu and Ma Wu!"
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The continuous rain that started at the end of January finally stopped on the afternoon of February 5th. However, the scope of this rainfall is not small, so the water in the upper reaches of the Wuzhang River is still very abundant. The river water flows eastward, making the water surface of Hecaikou where the lower reaches of the Wuzhang River flows into Liangshanbo several feet wider.
At this time, Hecai Town, a large town downstream of the Wuzhang River, had been looted by gold thieves who suddenly arrived. The people in the town who relied on the water were either captured by the Jin soldiers and taken to Yuncheng to pile up earth to attack the city, or they were killed by the gold thieves. Only a few of them escaped by boat into Liangshanbo when the gold thieves arrived.
More than 20,000 golden soldiers (including Ali Xi's auxiliary soldiers) under Wanyan's mother replaced the people of Hecai Town and moved into this bustling and bustling town in the past. Jin Bing has been busy with "infrastructure construction" since he moved in.
On the Hecaikou side (the intersection of Wuzhang River and Liangshanbo), on the river, the Jurchens pushed many crude rafts into the water and connected them with cowhide ropes to form a blockade. On this wooden raft blockade, there are thousands of Ali Xitie troops stationed at any time. They set up wooden rafts, pitch tents, and eat and live on the wooden rafts. Guard continuously 12 hours a day to prevent the Song army ships in Liangshan berth from protruding from Hecaikou.
On the embankments on both sides of Hecaikou, fences were erected, walls with female heads were piled up, Alixi soldiers were stationed on guard day and night, and even "cannons" were set up, which were human-powered rope-pulling poles. of trebuchet.
It can be said that the entire Hecaikou has been firmly blocked by Jin soldiers. "Gao Qiu" who is trapped in Liangshanbo has flown south...at least in early February. Five evenings ago, Wanyan Yanmu was full of confidence.
However, on the evening of the fifth day of February, Wanyan Alupu and Yelu Mawu brought more than 20,000 people and drove over, Wanyan Yanmu's confidence was completely shaken.
Because Wanyan Arubu and Yelu Mawu brought incredible news to Wanyan Yanmu - Taiwei Gaoqiu won the battle in Yuncheng!
Although he failed to defend Yuncheng, he used water attack and water warfare techniques to cause heavy losses to the Jin soldiers. More than 10,000 people died, suffered frostbite, and suffered from frostbite!
Now the Jin soldiers in Yuncheng are almost full of injuries and illnesses...
"I didn't expect Gao Qiu to be so powerful!" Wanyan Yan's mother was also a little nervous. He was Aguda's brother. He followed his brother in revolting against the Liao Dynasty and fought against the Liao Dynasty. They fought smoothly, but he had never encountered Gao Taiwei like this. What a resourceful general!
"Uncle Eleven," Wanyan A'lu added, "so my second brother and fourth brother's intention is to keep Gao Qiu in Liangshanbo at all costs. If he is allowed to protrude from Hecaikou and return to Kaifeng Mansion, , then it will be too difficult for us to open the Feng Mansion next."
Wanyan's mother nodded heavily, "Yes, we must not let Gao Qiu escape from Hecai Pass!" At this point, he suddenly laughed, showing a confident expression, "Don't worry, Hecai Pass is in a dangerous terrain. The defense is tight, if Gao Qiu dares to come, he will never come back!"
