Chapter 436 Dongting Night Battle
The next day, when the news of the Zhongyong Army's victory in Luoyuan County reached Zhao Kuangyin's case, he couldn't help but lift the table in the imperial study.
"Tell Murong Yanzhao that I want him to take Yuezhou as soon as possible. I want good news, good news!" Zhao Kuangyin lost his former demeanor, like a roaring demon.
Now everyone is racing against time. Once Nan Tang is annexed Nanyue first, his unified plan will not be realized.
As for Zhao Guangyi's plan, he could not bet on all of it, that was completely a big deal with small profits.
At the city of Yuezhou, Murong Yanzhao looked bitter. After he got ashore from the edge of Dongting Lake, he rushed to the city of Yuezhou without even seeing a decent market. As for the county town, it had been empty for a long time.
The most hateful thing is that Nan Chu even removed the beams and pillars of the roof. He was not much different from sleeping in the open along the way. As for supplies, it was impossible, and everything could only depend on himself.
I originally thought that I could use the navy to take the waterway to replenish supplies, but the other party ambushed a lot of small boats in Dongting Lake, and they would often go to dig a boat or set a fire while the night was dark, which was so annoying.
I wanted to wipe out countless times, but they were all small boats and reed marshes everywhere. I could no longer find any figures, resulting in very low efficiency in transportation of food, supplies and supplies.
Now the navy dares not take a boat at night, nor do they dare to dock everywhere.
And what made Murong Yanzhao the most headache was that the Southern Chu army had a fast force with a population of about hundreds, well-equipped and familiar with the terrain.
He did nothing, so he just beat his scouts. He could not come back to the scouts he released every day. Now the scouts dare not be too far away from the army, so naturally they cannot get faster.
Until yesterday, Murong Yanzhao led his army to the city of Yuezhou. Seeing the situation at the top of the city, Murong Yanzhao was speechless. The city wall, which was about two meters tall, was raised by more than half a foot. The original marching junction was still there, with a long spear extending out of the marching junction, waiting to stab the soldiers climbing up the ladder.
"General, this is a hedgehog." Yuwen Su looked at the city in front of him. On each side, there were dozens of arrow towers standing proudly on the top of the city, about four meters above the ground, facing the heights, and the power of the crossbow was extremely powerful.
"I don't believe it, Yang Shifan, I can't bite this hard bone. I ordered the navy to bring Jiangling's supplies over, and also camp on the spot to build siege equipment."
Murong Yanzhao decided to polish off the arrow tower at the top of the city and the raised simple city wall, otherwise how many people would have to fill it?
Other camps were extremely busy, with only jumping camps. After camping, they chatted and fucked in groups.
Li Jilong held a stone lock in his hand and practiced his arm strength. These two stone locks were picked up by the roadside before, and I don’t know who gave it away. They were good things to practice strength.
Wang Ba said that at his age, it was the best time to practice strength, so he helped him with him. Whenever Li Jilong had time, he would take it out and practice.
The short-legged tiger passed by, showing disdainful eyes. He was quite unhappy when he saw Li Jilong, but he saw Wang Ba walking away tactfully.
"Huh~" Li Jilong once again raised the stone lock to the top of his head, his arms tightened,
It has begun to take shape.
"Okay, let's take a break, too much is not enough." Wang Ba patted his shoulder. This kind of horizontal practice must be relaxed and relaxed. Once it is past, it is easy to leave hidden injuries.
"Brother Wang, when will you attack the city?" Li Jilong put down the stone lock, and his name for Wang Ba had changed from the lieutenant to the eldest brother.
Wang Ba never conceals himself. His kindness to Li Jilong is an investment that hopes for returns. It is precisely because of this that Li Jilong accepts it with confidence and boldness, and he believes that he will have enough ability to repay him in the future.
"It's not that fast. Just now, news came from above that it would be impossible to attack the city within three to five days if it was to build siege equipment." Wang Ba was happy about this. If he really needed human life to fill it, no one knew how many people would die. If he would jump into the camp, it would be a question whether he could survive half of it.
As for whether they are among the dead, it depends on their fate and whether they are strong enough.
"Then, wait a little longer." Li Jilong could not wait. He was eager for military merits. When the war ended, he would definitely be a young general in the Song Dynasty. This title was no worse than when his father was.
"Go and put on the armor first, we have to go out." Wang Ba patted his shoulder. This kid really thought military achievements were for nothing, and siege was not a joke.
Li Jilong nodded, without asking much questions, and went back to the tent first. After a stick of incense, Li Jilong dressed neatly and appeared at the door of the tent.
To his surprise, there were already five teams in the camp, all led by five major captains. Each team was about thirty people, and he walked a few steps forward to Wang Ba.
He turned his head and looked at it. Those who stood here were all good players in the jumping camp, and they should be the ones selected by the lieutenants themselves.
"Go!" Wang Ba waved his hand and walked forward first. Everyone followed immediately. The rest of the battalions followed in order and walked out of the camp.
Until the bright moon hangs high, more than a hundred people from the Jumping Camp rushed to the edge of Dongting Lake. At this time, more than a dozen large ships were docked on the shore. Wang Ba took out a token from his arms and led his command to one of the fast ships.
The other four teams were also average, and each of them took out the token and boarded a Clipper.
In the previous battle of the Yangtze River, the Song Dynasty's Navy's collision and light ships suffered heavy losses. The number of clutches was very small, so they did not participate in the battle, but they were preserved.
Due to the wind direction and slow speed, the tower ship was often attacked by the remnants of the Nanchu Navy entrenched in the lake, so it pulled the clutch out to serve as an escort.
This kind of fast ship of the Navy of the Song Dynasty uses the means of using sails and manpower. When the wind is down, the speed is still two minutes faster than the light boat. When the wind is down, the sails can also have a good speed, which is much faster than the tower ship.
On the bow of the Clippers, they are equipped with large bed crossbows, with an effective range of more than half a mile.
During these days, due to the sneak attack by the remnants of the Nanchu Navy, three tower ships had been taken back to Jiangling for repair. In order to save the ship, all the cargo in the cabins sank to the bottom of the lake, causing huge losses.
"Everyone, this is our camp these days. Our responsibility is to fight against the incoming enemies and protect the fleet." The Clippers' cabin is not big. For mobility, the lower part is full of sailors' territory. The cabin on the deck is very short. Wang
Ba simply lay on the deck and rested with his gilded sword.
Night is a good opportunity for the enemy to attack. We must not take off the armor, so we can only sleep in this way.
"Brother Wang, are we enough staff?" Li Jilong was a little surprised. Why didn't we bring more staff? You know, there were more than 2,000 people in the Dance Camp, and only more than 100 numbers came.
"This Dongting Lake is their territory, and our every move may fall into their eyes." Wang Ba sighed. This Dongting Lake is no better than the Yangtze River. The waters of the Yangtze River are completely visible. Everyone is more fists than the size of a fist and is head-on.
There are endless reed marshes everywhere on this Dongting Lake. At night, there are no Big Dipper, so they can't even tell the direction.
If a large number of people are brought in, they will definitely not be able to hide. Besides, there are only a few fast ships, no matter how many people there are on the building, it will be useless if they can't catch up.
When Li Jilong thought of his every move that he and others fell into the other party's eyes, he felt a little uncomfortable and hugged the spear tighter.
The nights in Dongting Lake are beautiful, with stars flying around like covers and a full moon like a lamp. The breeze mixed with wet water vapor constantly blowing Li Jilong's face, and listening to the sound of waves slapping on the boat in his ears, he fell into a state of tranquility.
At midnight, in the reed marsh in the distance, several light boats, mixed with small fishing boats, approached quietly towards the fleet.
When there were dozens of steps away from the fleet, the soldiers who had been on the boat were covered with water and gently turned over into the water, leaving only a piece of reed pole to ventilate on the river surface.
Not to mention late at night, even in broad daylight, it may be difficult to find.
The sneak attacker was very smart. He ignored the tower ship and swam directly to the Clippers. Although the tower ship was large, it was slow and had little threat to the lake. Instead, it was the Clippers. Once they were targeted by it, it was extremely difficult to escape.
"Dong~" When the first impact came from the bottom of the ship, Wang Ba quickly stood up from the deck. In order to prevent this, he deliberately put his ear on the deck to sleep.
He quickly pushed the left and right, and made a move to silence, pushing the other one, and they all woke up soon.
Wang Ba made a gesture, indicating that the digital water quality was better, so he had already been wearing water and was ready to go into the water to solve the opponent.
Li Jilong stood by the side of the ship with a spear in his arms, and his feet were vibrating faster and faster. If the enemy at the bottom of the ship could not be dealt with as soon as possible, the ship could enter water at any time and lose its combat effectiveness.
The vibration stopped, and it was obvious that the bottom of the ship had already been dealt with. Li Jilong stared at the water surface in the moonlight. Suddenly, the water surface was stained with scarlet red, and I don’t know if it was the enemy or his own.
Li Jilong was not good at water. Although he was not considered a landslide, he was too far from underwater battles. In this case, he could only worry.
The other Clippers also reported news, and they were obviously attacked.
With a "slam~", a soldier from the jumping camp climbed onto the side of the boat and gasped. He obviously had been holding it under the water for too long. He nodded at Wang Ba. As for the other two, he probably couldn't get up.
"Pull the sails and act quickly!" Wang Ba had already seen several light boats from the other party moving quickly towards the fleet. If as expected, the fast ships had been successfully won by them.
Chapter completed!