Liujiangkou.

This is where many rivers and rivers in Lingzhou converge. There is another big lake next to it, called Hongtao. It is a circumference of hundreds of miles and is a little deeper. Liujiangkou guards the victory and obtains the convenience of water conservancy. It has always been a place that military strategists must fight for.

At this time, in Hongtao Lake, two navy troops slowly approached.

The two navy teams were under the banner of Ding King, with numerous ships and canvases covering the sky and the sun. They just looked a little scattered, and seemed to have not been established for a long time.

There is another group with a small number of people, only tens of thousands, but with high morale, under the banner of Ma Meng.

On the most central flagship, Wu Chi was also looking at the fleet opposite.

"I heard that the elite Ma Meng Navy commander, even if he was on the water, he would be obeyed and uniform, and he was indeed a strong army!"

After a long time, she sighed leisurely: "I heard that these naval troops were mostly water bandits, and there were so many talents in the world!"

"Master!"

The generals below, especially the navy generals, were immediately embarrassed when they heard this, and stepped forward and knelt down: "The last general will fail before, and he deserves to die. Today, I would like to ask the king to give him another chance to make meritorious service with his guilt!"

"Um!"

Wu Zhi had a slight head and pointed out a man: "Chen Xun! Today I will order you to be the vanguard, bring five iron armored ships, and fifteen tortoise shell ships to fight the enemy!"

"Abide by the order!"

Chen Xun was a local gentry in Lingzhou. At this time, he received the order and immediately set off the flagship. Not long after, a small fleet of ships was divided from the huge navy and faced the opposite side.

"Is this the iron-clad ship that the King ordered the Ministry of Works to rush to make?"

On the flagship, Wu Tiehu, Chen Shuncheng and other army generals were all a little blinded when they saw the five large ships covered with iron armor slowly coming out.

The hull is huge, and above the water surface, it looks like a giant steel beast.

"Yes, this is the young master who draws the drawings himself, and then the skilled craftsmen of the Ministry of Works lead all the workers day and night to supervise them!"

Zeng Yu said from the side: "Not only is the appearance wrapped in iron sheets, the defense is greatly increased, but the deck is no different from the land. You can place bed crossbows, crossbows, and even catapults!"

...

"Good boat! What a good boat!"

Although it was not the first time Chen Xun stepped on the iron armored ship, he still couldn't help but admire him.

"The giant ship and heavy crossbow are the trend of future water war..."

As a talent who has the eyes of Wu Mingqing and has passed the test of Wu Zhi, Chen Xun has a brilliant vision and can tell at a glance that his advantages lies.

"The enemy navy uses water bandits more often. They are good at boat racing. The Yangtze River is like walking on flat ground and is good at water fighting, just like a pack of wolves in the water... My navy is new to practice and should not fight hard."

"But the guardian ship is like a fortress on the sea. No matter how the enemy's wolves are, they are also a scattered brave soldier. How can they break it? Then attack it with crossbow arrows and stone catapults, and they will be invincible!"

After hearing this, the captains below praised him: "General's great advice!"

"Strike!"

When the water ships were conquered, they were all under the control of the flagship. At this time, the ironclad ship where Chen Xun was located was the flagship. With the order, the fleet immediately forced the enemy.

“Woo woo…”

The sound of trumpets sounded across the street, and a fleet also came out.

Ma Meng's navy often used small boats, and the water was like the wind, which was very convenient. At this time, several large boats came out to fight, and dozens of small boats followed around them, whistling, surrounded like wolves.

The sailors with short clothes and naked arms, holding bows and crossbows and short swords were clearly visible.

"Bed crossbow, fire!"

Chen Xun's expression remained unchanged. With a command, the crossbows in the fleet immediately roared.

Whoosh!

The crossbow arrows used on the water have been transformed and are almost as thick as a baby's arm. The bowstrings are trembling and are fired out like shells. When they encounter people stabbing people, and when they encounter ships, a scream immediately comes from the small boat opposite.

"kill!"

After several waves of shooting and chaos, the enemy's boat finally leaned on the outermost tortoise shell ship. However, when the enemy sailor bit his sharp knife and wanted to jump onto the edge of the ship to engage in a string battle, he was shocked to find that there was a layer of turtle shell on the top of the ship in front, and there was a spear protruding from the gaps on all sides, like a hedgehog, and it was difficult to get out of the mouth.

As for the iron-armored ship, it is even more like a giant city, unattainable and extremely strong. Even if a water ghost wants to sneak into the bottom of the ship and practice it to break it, it is a delusion.

"Crash it over!"

Chen Xun looked at the boats with a grim smile on his face.

Huh!

Around the ironclad ship, two rows of oars extended out, rowing the lake water, causing the five ferocious beasts to rush forward at an astonishing speed.

"ah!"

The sailors on the boat screamed in succession, the ship was broken, and they had to dive to survive. Except for a few people with excellent water performance, the rest were shot and killed by archers, stained with blood.

"Start boat!"

Seeing that these naval troops were defeated so easily, the vanguard on the opposite side finally came up with their unique tricks.

The dozens of boats behind were filled with firewood and lamp oil. At this time, a little fire suddenly started to burn, turning into torches on the water, controlled by the dead soldiers and rushed towards them.

"Click me with crossbow arrows, catapults!"

Chen Xun's face remained unchanged and he responded calmly. The crossbow bed on the ship and the small catapult roared in a row.

Bang bang!

A small boat was hit by a stone and disintegrated halfway. The dead man on it broke his muscles and bones and fell into the small lake.

Several other small boats were approaching and were gathered by crossbows, and there were no ten dead men on them.

In the end, only a few fireboats approached, but were dragged away by the tortoise shell ship in front of them with a long hook, without any impact at all.

The navy forward on the opposite side wandered for a long time, but he was helpless and had no choice but to retreat.

Cheers suddenly came from Chen Xun's fleet.

'call……'

Little did he know that Chen Xun was relieved at this time: "These new recruits have finally been excited after a great victory. Even if they encounter an enemy in the future, they will dare to fight and will not collapse suddenly...'

...

The three armies cheered here, but in the navy camp, Ma Meng's face looked very ugly.

"Originally, the Dingzhou Navy had suffered several setbacks. I didn't expect that it would recover so quickly and make a comeback with such a rapid momentum!"

Ma Meng sighed.

Now he also knows the difference between him and his great business and great martial arts.

The other party doesn't care about small defeat at all. Even if the Dingzhou Navy lost more than half, as long as the foundation is still there, there will still be countless resources to mobilize under one order. There are also Lingzhou families who take the initiative to donate people and materials, and they have strong recovery ability.

But on my side, there were only two counties. One of the navy's people died and one of them lost one ship, but the progress of the shipyard was not satisfactory. Often, one of the ships on my side was launched, and the other party had already increased three or five more ships! And the sailors were always full!

With such a gap, how can we use manpower to make things happen?

"Master! Great joy!"

At this time, the former Counselor Sun was happy and quickly reported: "I heard that the general asked for help from him and attached great importance to him. He has sent several uncles and uncles with high magic power. Even if the ancestors have Ling Yu, they will come, and they will help the general with their strength at the critical moment!"

"oh?"

After hearing this, Ma Meng's thoughts, which were originally a little shaken, became unsteady again.

...

On the Hongtao Lake.

After several days of testing and consumption, Ma Meng finally couldn't bear it first and set off all the navy and prepared for the decisive battle.

Of course, Wu Zhi would not show weakness. He directly fought in Hongtao Lake with Chen Xun, Gan Meng and other good generals as the governors.

At this time, hundreds and thousands of ships fought together, and the scene was very different.

"Take, oil bomb preparation, projectile!"

Chen Xun stared at the ship opposite, with a flash of splendor in his eyes. After waiting for a while, he suddenly shouted.

"hair!"

The trencher has been prepared, but the ones that are equipped at this time are not stone bullets, but crock pots, full of black turbulence.

This oil is much lighter than a stone. The catapult can easily throw a very long distance when hitting the enemy ship, but the fire immediately spreads, and even floats in water, and it is easy to perish, causing the enemy to cry and howl.

"Very good! Keep going!"

Seeing that the plan worked, Chen Xun's eyes suddenly flashed with excitement.

This oil bomb was also the winner and defeat prepared by King Ding this time. It has been hidden and kept secret, so that it is now to make the best effect and attack the enemy.

"The poison of using military force is not as good as water and fire, but at this time, it is both!"

Many oil bombs fell into the enemy ships, and a sea of ​​fire suddenly burned. From time to time, people with flames could be seen jumping into the lake.

It’s a pity that even though they are familiar with water, they are like duckweed in the center of this battlefield. They are either shot to death by stray arrows or drowned alive after being exhausted.

"Fighting is courage!"
To be continued...