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- The rumbling war drums soared into the sky, and the sound of horns drowned out the rolling river waves. A huge fleet of more than a thousand large and small warships began to advance towards Camp Fankouyan, located on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
Based on prior reconnaissance, Sun Quan learned that Yan Liang also had 20,000 naval troops and nearly 500 warships under his command.
Sun Quan originally thought that Yan Liang would choose to use all his naval forces to block the river in order to block the attack of the army.
"The current situation is that Yan Liang's hundreds of warships and 20,000 naval troops are all huddled in the Fankou camp, and they do not dare to face his army attack head-on.
Yan Liang's retreating tactics only added to Sun Quan's arrogant capital. He knew that Yan Liang knew that the navy was invincible and did not dare to fight head-on, so he had to adopt a defensive tactic.
The enemy's fear made Sun Quan very ambitious, so he urged the front army commanded by Huang Gai not to hesitate immediately and launch an attack on the enemy camp.
The 20,000 Wu troops commanded by Huang Gai were the elite of the Wu troops, and nearly half of them were old soldiers who had followed Sun Ce when he conquered Jiangdong.
In addition, Huang Gai also had hundreds of battleships, and countless more ships that were rushing and crossing.
After the order of the flagship was conveyed, Huang Gai led his former fleet in an attack formation and advanced towards the enemy at Fankou.
In Fankou Camp, Yan Liang was already prepared.
Seeing the enemy ships approaching the camp, Yan Liang ordered the crossbowmen to shoot at them randomly when they were nearly 200 paces away. The enemy ships must not be allowed to rush into the water camp.
The sound of drums suddenly started, and the thousands of crossbowmen arrayed on the boats and trestles immediately let go of the crossbows they had been holding tight for a long time.
Amidst the loud buzzing sound, thousands of sharp arrows shot out from the strings, carrying the force of the breaking wind, and pounced on the oncoming enemy ships like endless migratory locusts.
The Wu people on the warship were well prepared, and the sword and shield bearers on the deck hurriedly raised their wooden shields to resist the rain of arrows.
The archers and crossbowmen took shelter under the parapet on the side of the ship, avoiding the attack of enemy arrows while looking for gaps. Shoot arrows at the enemy camp to counterattack.
After the first round of salvos, the Yan Army crossbowmen on the shore began to aim at the enemy ships at will and fire freely.
The sound of "whooshing" broke through the air and even overshadowed the sound of the war drums. The flying arrows circulated with cold light and intertwined into a dragnet in mid-air.
In the rain of arrows. Screams started to sound from time to time. Wu people were constantly hit by arrows, some fell on the deck, and some fell into the rolling river, and were quickly swallowed up without a trace.
In terms of the number of crossbowmen on both sides, they are almost equal, but the effectiveness of the arrow attacks between the two armies is quite different.
The Yan Army crossbowmen located on the shore can stand upright and aim at the enemy reliably. Draw the bow and release the arrow easily.
But for the Wu crossbowmen on the ship, their shooting accuracy was greatly reduced due to the shaking of the ship.
At the same time, the Yan Army's crossbowmen were lined up on the shore, and they could all go into battle, while the Wu people on the battleship. But Yan Jun could only focus on the bow of the ship to fire arrows. In this way, he would be more easily killed by Yan Jun's arrows.
The difficulty of attacking a camp by water battle is almost as difficult as that of attacking a city.
As Wu Jun¡¯s ships approached, the damage caused by Yan Jun¡¯s arrows doubled. When Huang Gai¡¯s fleet approached a hundred steps, he had lost nearly 700 soldiers.
"Old General. The enemy's arrows are very dense. Our army is advancing at such a speed and the losses are too great. It is better to rush into the enemy's stronghold with all our strength!" Lieutenant General Pan Zhang shouted.
Huang Gai frowned and said, "Yan Liang still has a repeating crossbow that has not been used. I expected that he would lie down by the water camp. Our army is so eager to rush into the enemy camp. Once it lands, it will be devastated by the enemy's repeating crossbow. Don¡¯t be impulsive.¡±
"But¡ª¡ª"
While Pan Zhang was still waiting to say anything, he suddenly heard a sharp sound behind him, like an arrow coming from behind.
Turning around suddenly, he saw a ray of blue light coming, and a soldier beside him raised his shield to block it.
But there was a tearing sound of "poof", and the iron arrow that hit was so powerful that it easily penetrated the wooden shield. Not only did it pierce the soldier's chest, but the force of the arrow that passed through the chest was not lost. He actually shot another soldier behind him.
Amidst the screams, the two soldiers howled and rolled to the ground together like grasshoppers being strung together.
That iron arrow was an iron arrow shot from a bronze ballista. Its strong penetrating power was enough to penetrate the most powerful shield in the world, let alone a mere wooden shield.
When Huang Gai and Pan Zhang were still shocked, the second and third iron arrows, as if they had eyes, kept shooting towards Huang Gai's flagship.
With such terrifying lethality and such a high hit rate, it was the first time in Huang Gai¡¯s life that he had seen such a powerful crossbow arrow.?
In order to avoid being unfortunately shot, Huang Gai could only retreat again and again and hid on the side of the ship.
At the water camp on the north bank, Yan Liang, who was stationed on horseback to watch the battle, couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth as he looked at the thirty or so ballistas being launched not far away.
Thirty crossbow vehicles with long range, high lethality and high accuracy were specially transferred from Xiangyang by Yan Liang as a gift for Wu Jun's flagship.
If ordinary crossbows, even repeating crossbows, are ordinary rifles and machine guns, this crossbow can be regarded as a sniper rifle in the cold weapon era.
Once upon a time, Yan Liang used the strong penetration of the crossbow to easily break through Yuan Tan's shield formation. Now he has to rely on the accuracy of the crossbow to snipe Wu Jun's flagship from a long distance.
More than thirty crossbows and iron arrows several feet long roared away. The terrifying lethality was beyond what flesh and blood could withstand.
On Huang Gai's flagship, screams could be heard endlessly. Soldiers were continuously penetrated by iron arrows in pairs. Even those soldiers hiding in the cabin were shot through incredibly.
Facing such a powerful crossbow, the upper level of Huang Gai's flagship quickly became a mess. Neither the crossbowmen nor the flag bearers dared to show their heads anymore. They could only squat or lie down on the deck. Lower your body as much as possible to avoid being penetrated by the powerful crossbow arrow.
After the flagship was in chaos, the other Wu ships that were attacking immediately began to show signs of instability.
"Old General, the enemy's crossbows are too powerful, and they seem to be aimed specifically at our flagship. What should we do now?" Pan Zhang shouted in a panic.
Huang Gai raised his head and glanced at the arrow attacks that were all over the sky. He frowned and said in a deep voice: "Such a forceful attack is not an option. Send an order quickly to have the entire fleet retreat and reorganize their formation for another battle."
Pan Zhang hurriedly climbed up to the upper deck and conveyed Huang Gai's order.
The command flag bearer had no choice but to risk great danger and wave the command flag desperately to convey the order to temporarily retreat to each ship.
When the order was passed, the ships turned around as if they were being amnesty, and quickly exited the area covered by Yan Jun's arrow rain.
Yan Liang, who was watching the battle from the shore, saw that the enemy ships began to retreat, so he immediately ordered a stop to the arrow attack without wasting a single arrow.
As the rain of arrows subsided, Gan Ning, who commanded the navy army, and Huang Zhong, who commanded the dry army, came on horseback one after another, with excitement on their faces that they had repelled the Wu army.
"My lord, the enemy is about to retreat. Why not take advantage of this opportunity and order the navy to attack and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop." Veteran Huang Zhong shouted excitedly.
"Xingba, what do you think?" Yan Liang turned his attention to Gan Ning. After all, Gan Ning had the most say in the water battle.
Gan Ning glanced at the direction in which the enemy ships were retreating and said, "Although the Wu people have retreated, their formation has not been disrupted. It seems that Huang Gai, who is commanding him, is quite capable of commanding troops. Even if our army attacks, we may not be able to do so." Defeat the enemy. But if the lord wants to attack, he must do his best."
At this time, Lu Meng said: "Sun Quan used Huang Gai as the vanguard, and half of his warships were not engaged in the battle. The general guessed that Sun Quan must have the intention of luring our army to attack. According to the general's opinion, it is better to secure the camp. , the best policy is to remain unmoved.¡±
Lu Meng's analysis won Yan Liang's heart. Yan Liang immediately ordered all battalions to continue to be on guard and not to attack without orders.
At the center of the river, the Wu fleet, which had reorganized its formation, finally took a breather from the hail of bullets.
When Huang Gai returned to the bow of the ship, he saw a large number of corpses lying scattered on the deck. There were actually many soldiers on the ship wall, who were nailed to the wooden wall by Yan Jun's iron arrows. Their condition was too horrible to see. .
Looking at the miserable condition of the soldiers, Huang Gai's face was gloomy and he gritted his teeth, "It's really hateful that a thief like Yan Liang has such a sharp weapon."
"Old general, the enemy's arrows are too sharp. I'm afraid it will be difficult for our army to break through the enemy's arrow net. This battle will not be easy to fight." Pan Zhang said worriedly.
Huang Gai stood on the bow of the boat holding his sword, his old face was as gloomy as iron, and he frowned in thought.
A fierce arrow battle, although Huang Gai did not use any force, he was already soaked in hot sweat.
At this time, the wind suddenly picked up, and the river wind blew from behind, which only made him shake and shiver.
"The south wind is blowing"
Huang Gai turned around, enjoying the comfort of the river breeze caressing his face. A hint of joy suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"This wind comes just in time to break through the enemy camp at this time."
Pan Zhang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, and couldn't help but look surprised.
Huang Gai suddenly turned around, his fighting spirit rekindled, and said sternly: "Quickly pass the order, and order all ships to prepare to launch fire ships."??
When the order was given, boats loaded with firewood, kerosene and oil were quickly driven from the rear to the front.
More than thirty fireships were soon arrayed in front of the entire fleet.
Wu Jun¡¯s large-scale attack on Fankou was fully prepared in advance, and they brought fifty or sixty fire ships with them.
Now that the south wind is getting heavier, the experienced Huang Gai keenly seizes this opportunity and plans to take advantage of the south wind to launch a fire attack on Yanying on the north bank.
A quarter of an hour later, the reorganized Wu fleet, with thirty boats filled with flammable materials as the forerunner, took advantage of the favorable wind and began to launch another attack on Yanying on the north bank.
On top of the flagship, Huang Gai stood proudly, with vengeful flames gushing out of his sunken eyes.
In his mind, the familiar face of Han Dang could not help but appear, and the unforgettable pain when he heard the bad news of Han Dang's death in battle that day could not help but reappear in his heart.
Seeing that the enemy camp was getting closer, Huang Gai's lips turned cold and cold, and he murmured: "Brother Yi Gong, your spirit in heaven is watching, and I, Huang Gai, will avenge you today!" (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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