Daylight pours in.
Under the sky, the red helmet tassels were fluttering in the wind.
The tall figure walked across the deck. Zhou Yu stood on the bow of the ship with a fist in one hand and the hilt of the sword firmly in the other. He looked at the horizon connecting the sky and the earth in the distance. The white bird flapped its wings and flew past the sight, with a solemn expression.
The sea breeze blew over and the sails swelled. At the same time, he turned around and his cloak rolled and unfolded in the wind.
"After Red Cliff, I never fought a decent water battle. I didn't expect that the first battle I fought after I came back alive was a sea battle."
The sound floated far away in the wind. Each of the fully armed soldiers moved neatly, standing firmly on the ship's board with their feet spread out and looking at him seriously. No one laughed at this moment.
Zhou Yu slowly pulled out the sword from his waist, reflecting in the sunlight.
The icy coldness flashed out.
"Sergeants, let this Wu warship know that we not only have brave and capable cavalry, but also heroic men who are good at water warfare. Tell them that after many days of drills, we will use this time to start the war-"
Boom!
Boom!
War drums suddenly sounded, and seabirds flew up and circled in fright. Looking down, the undulating sea surface, sparkling water, and densely packed warships were heard in the high-pitched sound. Circles of waves were pushed layer by layer under the ship. , riding the wind and waves towards several Wu warships that were also approaching from the opposite side.
A moment later, the four ships that Gan Ning and Elsa were on ferociously rushed towards each other.
The hulls of the ships were intertwined, and arrows were densely packed in the air like locusts. Mixed with iron bullets, they hit the opponent fiercely, grazing the opponent's mast, and landed on the other side of the Wu warship, splashing water waves three feet high. .
Arrows with flaming arrows were continuously shot from the hands of the archers on both sides of the ship to the other side's sail. In the summer sunshine, iron bullets were mixed among them. They flew a certain distance and hit the ship's ship tower of the Wu Kingdom, with sawdust flying everywhere. , the grid suddenly broke, and the ship building shook under the inertia.
More than a dozen famous Wu archers were thrown into the water or on the deck as the ship building shook. On the deck, the soldiers of Wu State ran quickly, pushed the ballista up, and fired two rounds of ballistae at the Xia State warship in front of them.
The thick arrow hit the hull of the ship and was inserted into the side of the hull. Another arrow penetrated the Xia soldiers who were adjusting the position of the iron cannon, and the two soldiers behind were pierced on the arrow.
When the field of vision was opened, four Xia warships accompanied each other and were intertwined and parallel with the same number of Wu warships. From time to time, single iron bullets flew out among the rain of arrows and arrows, and the Dongwu warships came to attack. In the past, if you were lucky, you could directly punch a hole in the hull, but most of them still hit the deck or fell into the water.
"Send an order to the three pavilions on the left wing to ask Elsa's escort ship to abandon the opponent in front of it, send reinforcements to Gan Ning, and flank the Wu warship!" Zhou Yu saw the battlefield clearly from the flagship, and gave an order, keeping his gaze fixed on it. Looking at the warship with the "Gan" flag in front, as well as the movement trajectory of Wu's warships in the surrounding sea.
Naval warfare is different from the previous river warfare. It is basically impossible for a small boat like a boat to fight at sea. If a big wave comes, even the people and the boat will fall into the water.
What replaced the stern was a medium-sized ship like a escort ship.
The sun was slightly slanted and looked over from the heights of the gate ship. The escort ship among the two warships on Elsa's side had received the order, abandoned its opponent, suddenly turned around, and pounced behind Gan Ning's opponent.
The Wu warship over there seemed to have noticed an enemy ship approaching from behind, and hurriedly turned the rudder, trying to turn the stern and tilt the hull across the sea. However, during the turn, Elsa's escort ship was already approaching.
The flaming arrows in the sky poured out crazily. The soldiers pushing the ballista cut the ropes, and the strings pushed the arrows with a bang, shooting towards the Wu ship on the opposite side.
Densely packed rockets hit the hull of the ship with the arrows. Some of them were stuck on the sails and set the guardrail on fire. They were extinguished by Wu Bing in time. Some were directly nailed to the sails and were blown by the sea wind and ignited into flames. The man who was manning the sails The soldiers quickly lowered the sails and put out the fire. Some people who were running were hit by several arrows and fell down in an instant. They screamed in pain and asked their companions to rescue them.
"Get closer! Stop these two ships!" With red hair flying, Elsa saw that the pincer attack was effective, and hurriedly commanded her ship to lie in front of the two Wu warships in front of her.
Almost in close proximity, the soldiers on both sides of the ship hid behind the baffles and shields and stretched out dozens or hundreds of spears to poke at the soldiers of Wu on the opposite side.
There were also soldiers who lit rockets and rushed out of the hatch, stood on the side of the ship and fired at the opponent at close range. They nailed the hull, cowhide, or people on the opposite side, and ignited flames amidst the shrill screams.
The arrows from Wu's ship flew over and almost passed Elsa. She pulled out the sword from her waist and left the command of the ship. She pushed a slightly skewed iron cannon and used all her strength. Pushing it to the side of the ship, the soldiers rushed over, broke off the fuse and lit the fuse.
"I'll give you a ride!" Elsa fixed the barrel of the iron cannon with both hands, almost lying on it.
The next second.
boom!
Flames gushed out from the muzzle, thick smoke filled the air, and iron bullets roared out. At such a close distance, there was no need to aim at all, and they hit directly under the hull of the Wu ship on the opposite side.
A huge hole was revealed.
A large amount of seawater invaded the cave, and within a moment, the Wu ship began to pour down. It sank very fast. In just a few breaths, only half of it was left on the water.
As well as the Wu soldiers swimming on the sea, as the river undulated, Elsa immediately ordered to continue moving forward, pushing past these Wu soldiers calling for help.
"If Lu Meng is here, it would be nice to have one more helper. Huang Gai, Ding Feng, Xu Sheng, and Han Dang are also good." Zhou Yu lamented the lack of manpower, "If this continues, the fight will be too troublesome."
Yuwen Chengdu, who was observing the naval battle over there, turned to look at him, and then looked at the battlefield for a moment. As a general, he had a natural keen sense of smell and nodded: "It is indeed too troublesome to fight."
Zhou Yu didn't respond and raised his hand: "Let the red-haired barbarian Barry's warship come closer to me——"
Soon, two warships came from the side and behind, three feet apart. Yuwen Chengdu had already picked up his long soldier, took a run, jumped on the side of the ship, and flew to the opposite ship.
On the deck over there, hundreds of figures stood up silently. These people were all specially trained naval soldiers. They might not be able to compete with Xia's infantry in horseback combat, but on the water, they were more ferocious.
"Set up the ship and go around the rear!" Elsa's brother, a red-haired barbarian named Barry, is now the commander of these two warships. He shouted with an ax as the two ships set sail again.
On the deck, the soldiers abandoned their spears and iron guns one by one, took off their leather armor, wore only clothes, pants and bare feet. They held a steel knife and leaned against the guardrail of the ship's side in a half-crouched posture.
The two large ships bypassed the warship in front and rode out into the wind and waves.
….
Under the character 'Gan'.
Gan Ning only wore leather armor and a pair of walking steps. He stood on the deck and watched the entire battle, his body trembling slightly. This was his first naval battle. Although there were only two warships, these two warships were placed in Soochow in those days. Above the Yangtze River, it is already considered a giant.
And many times, he could only charge into battle as a fierce general, but now he finally acted like a real general taking command from the center.
As a former Jinfan thief, he was actually very satisfied with the victory in Jiangdong. Now he naturally had nothing to say about the naval battle. Just thinking about it, he felt as if the blood in his veins was burning.
After sweeping the warships, the Wu ship under attack was already on fire. At this time, there was no need to pay attention to it anymore, but to focus on the other ship.
However, just when he looked to the right wing, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed a Wu ship approaching him in front.
"Is this... coming for me?" Gan Ning touched the beard under his chin. As the other party got closer and closer, he could vaguely see a man in red and armor on the side of the leader's ship.
The corners of his lips curled up, and he turned his head and ordered: "Let him come closer, my hands are itching!"
Immediately, he pulled out the two knives from his waist, twisted his neck, and his bones made a "click" sound.
The water waves split under the fast-moving ship. On the bumpy Wu ship, Wu General named Sun Qi stepped on the bow. His eyes were majestic and solemn. His helmet tassels were flying backwards in the wind, holding a big gun. Looking at the approaching Xia Kingdom warship, the corner of his mouth also turned into a heart-stopping smile.
"Lean over-"
The moment hundreds of Wu soldiers on the deck behind him lined up their spears like a forest, the ballistas placed on the side of the ship corrected their angles. The moment the Xia warship approached and crossed the side of the ship, the soldiers on both sides of the ship waved their spears, drew their bows and fired arrows. , crossbow bombardment.
Wu General Sun Qi licked his lips and was about to rush onto the opposite warship with a big gun, "What?!"
The next moment, in the shaking sight, a figure jumped up high, and the two swords drew two rays of light and fell fiercely towards Wu Bing on the boat.
Before many people could react, several heads suddenly shot up into the sky, swinging their swords and knocking the spear formation topsy-turvy. People fell down the sides of the ship like raindrops. Gan Ning stepped on the deck and clashed in the crowd. , he glanced at General Wu who was holding a gun over there, with a disdainful look in his eyes, and rushed into the cabin right under his nose.
Before Sun Qi could react, he only heard a ping-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong sound in the cabin. He rushed to the cabin door, and the figures inside were chaotic. The corpses of the Wu soldiers inside were scattered everywhere, and blood flowed into rivers.
Some corpses were hanging on the hatches facing outside, or they crashed through the bulkheads and fell into the water.
"Haha, the double sword is so fun!"
Gan Ning smashed the hatch in the middle with his kick, touched the two swords, and started massacring the soldiers inside again, all the way to the stern of the ship. The last soldier turned around and jumped into the water without waiting for the opponent to come over.
And the Wu general Sun Qi came in with a big gun. Looking at the corpse marks all over the cabin, he roared angrily: "The surname is Gan, I am Jiangdong Sun Qi, do you know me!!!"
The big gun swung open with a buzz, and the gun tip pierced the nearby wooden plank. He pulled it out a few times and found that the gun tip penetrated the ship's plank and was stuck outside.
Sun Qi: "..."
Gan Ning held a sword in both hands, with a ferocious smile on his lips, walked step by step, then quickened his pace, and suddenly turned into an afterimage and rushed directly in front of the opponent!
"Shameless...wait...wait..." Sun Qi panicked and pulled out the handle of the gun again, and the wooden board was brought down by the head of the gun. However, the sharp tail of the gun was inserted into the wooden board next to the hatch on the other side.
His eyes widened immediately, he quickly released the handle of the gun and waved his hand.
"I surrender!"
"roll!"
In answer to him, Gan Ning roared angrily and slashed down with the blade.
Time passes little by little,
Zhao Kui'an on the other side of Wu's warship listened to the report and knew that Sun Qi, the fierce general in the water sent out, had died in the battle, but he must have been able to injure both the opposing generals.
He raised his hand and held up a finger.
"Send four more warships over!"
"Send two more ships..."
Scanning the battlefield, he noticed two Xia warships suddenly appearing on the flanks. At the same time, there were two Xia warships wandering on the flanks of the warships, ready to attack at any time.
"Guard the flagship, gather the formation!" Zhao Kui'an immediately issued the order.
Naval battles are different from land battles. There is no terrain to rely on, and rushing into formation requires taking great risks in naval battles. Once unsuccessful, there is basically no way out.
He had sent Sun Qi with the intention of exchanging his sons before. Xia had few warships and few generals. Once he exchanged his sons, the situation would not be optimistic.
Unexpectedly, the other general would also make such a move.
Watching the two Xia Kingdom warships rushing towards this side in the wind and waves. The four Wu ships ordered by Zhao Kui'an began to make roundabout movements. Two ships went to intercept, and two ships sailed to the wings of the flagship to protect the sides to prevent the other party from fighting closely.
Yuwen Chengdu stood on the boat, casually catching an arrow in mid-air, and then pinched it into two sections.
"Ignore it, just approach it!"
Barry nodded. As a person who makes a living at sea, he may not be said to be skilled in naval warfare, but he is definitely second to none in sailing. He observed the intercepted Wu ships on the left and right, and he could see the travelable distance with just his eyes.
"Adjust the sails and get through faster! Let the other one catch them."
….
There was a huge gap between the two intercepted Wu ships. Even if they gradually closed, the Xia warship, which was speeding up, passed through the middle.
When Zhao Kui'an on the flagship saw this scene, his expression suddenly became serious. He was obviously surprised by the man driving the warship. The next second, Yuwen Chengdu waved his gold-plated phoenix wings and knocked away the dense arrows.
"Hahaha--"
"——You're done waiting!"
The gilded Phoenix Wings stopped, and Yuwen Chengdu stood on the bow and laughed loudly. The big ship beneath him took the lead and approached the Wu flagship on the opposite side at the moment when the other party's escort ship passed by.
Four to five feet apart, the armor leaves on his body rubbed against each other, his legs bent, and the deck beneath his feet made a "boom" sound. He rushed into the air and rowed over the escort ship, using his feet to use force on the opponent's mast. Stepping on it, he turned around and swooped down like a cannonball.
Zhao Kui'an's eyes widened and he hurriedly backed away, looking at the enlarging figure in his eyes, and shouted in horror.
"Don't come over—"
All around, the guards rushed up, and the cannonball-like figures crashed down. There was a 'bang' sound, the deck shook violently, and the figures of more than a dozen personal guards flew out in all directions, hitting the guardrail or falling into the sea.
Zhao Kui'an stretched out his hand to draw the sword. Opposite him, Yuwen Chengdu stretched out his hand, pushed the back of his hand, and put the half-drawn sword back into its sheath. Yuwen Chengdu looked down at him from a high position.
"Surrender or die!"
Not just threatening words, but actually killing him.
"cast……"
"surrender……"
Zhao Kui'an squeezed out this sound with difficulty.
(End of chapter)
