"Fighting" Han Huang was shocked, and hurriedly said: "General, our army is not a naval army, as long as the wind and waves are a little stronger, the soldiers can't even stand on their feet, how to fight the East China Sea Army According to the opinion of the last general, it is better to transfer a few boats to intercept the collision, and die with it, if you can cover the general to go ashore."
Su Jun showed hesitation, struggled slightly, and said: "No, our army is newly defeated, morale is weak, if you force the soldiers to die, they will be centrifuged up and down, the general does not believe it, then the Eastern Navy Navy has been established for less than a year, how can I practice any water warfare tactics, I can't stand firmly, he may not be able to stand firmly, and he will shoot arrows with a bow and crossbow, and then surround him, and catch the gang, he may not lose to him."
Han Huang thought about it too.
In the final analysis, the Eastern Navy Navy was established only a year, and in the first half of the year, there were only a few hundred people, and it was a joke to say, and later in the battle of Xu Gong, people were transferred from the captives to join the navy, about 2,000 people, full of calculations, he really built the army for only half a year, what can he do in half a year Looking at him again, there are only five fighting ships, not equipped with poles, and the rest are merchant ships and civilian ships, like their own ships, they have no combat ability, and they all rely on crossbowmen to shoot arrows and fight with the gangs, and his own ships are multiple to him, once he wins, at least he can boost morale, and even capture some important people, so as to negotiate with Yang Yan and alleviate the current unfavorable situation.
"The Last Fool" Han Huang clenched his fists and admitted his mistake.
"It doesn't matter" Su Jun waved his hand.
Orders are shouted from the mouth, layer by layer.
In the turbulent current, it is not easy to turn the ship around, especially when the ship sails to the opposite shore, which is a cross-section with the current, and needs to resist the impact of the turbulent waves of the Huai Shui to prevent it from getting out of control, the sailor and the helmsman have done their best, and now they suddenly turn and change their attitude, and two boats are out of control on the spot, and are swept downstream by one wave after another.
"Turn, Turn" "Row, Stroke" Panicked cries were heard from the ship.
Because of the loss of control, the bumps also became bigger, and the soldiers clung to the boat gang and did not dare to let go.
You know, the ship out of control is very terrible, just like a high-speed car steering wheel is not working, although the speed of the boat is not as fast as the car, but the boat is not as strong as the car, especially in the summer of the Huai water, the water flow is changeable, and affected by the small lakes and swamps along the Huai, the water situation is complicated, once out of control, the ship is destroyed and people are not uncommon.
I saw a boat attracted by a natural whirlpool in the center of the river, and gradually swirled around the whirlpool, and turned faster and faster.
"Ahh The frightened cries on the boat came one after another, and many soldiers couldn't help it, and they jumped into the water to escape, and they struggled to swim out, and those who didn't know the water jumped down with a wooden plank, but how could human beings withstand the power of nature, and they were all sucked into the whirlpool without exception.
After a while, there was a loud bang, and the hull finally could not withstand the pulling force of the whirlpool, and collapsed, and the planks, soldiers, sailors, and objects fell to the surface of the water with a clatter, and all were sucked into the whirlpool.
Su Jun and the others were in a cold sweat when they saw it, and they were all glad that they were not on that boat.
"General, look over there" Han Huang pointed downstream.
The other out-of-control ship, although not swept into the whirlpool, floated and fell in the waves, gradually leaning to one side, and the speed became faster and faster, but no one had the courage to jump out of the ship to escape, just screamed one after another.
But suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the bottom of the ship hit the dark sand, and the bow of the ship burst open, and the huge force of the impact threw the soldiers and sailors out with the pieces of wood, and many people spurted blood, and the ship was disintegrated and disintegrated in the impact.
Before the battle was engaged, more than 200 people on the two ships were buried in the belly of the fish, which could not be described except for the chilling bones.
Su Jun couldn't help but secretly hate in his heart, if Huaisikou was in his hands, how could it be so dangerous to go to Huaisikou In fact, in the section of the river where the tributaries flow into the main stream, due to the mutual support and consumption of the two streams of the main stream, the turbulent mixing effect of the water flow is strong, and the energy loss is huge, which breaks the original water and sediment balance state, resulting in sediment siltation, forming estuarine shoals or river islands, and the flow rate of the water flow is reduced, and in some sections, it is suitable for shipping.
Huaisikou is like this, there is a small sandbar at the junction of Huaishui and Surabaya, the water flow is stable, easy to sail, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Huaisikou has always been a place where soldiers must fight, control Huaisikou, you can quickly mobilize the materials from the south to the north, and the troops in the north can also easily occupy a large area of land north of the river through Huaisikou.
Such an important pivotal artery was actually grasped by Yang Yan, Su Jun was unwilling, but he was defeated, and he had no choice but to take the risk to cross the Huaishui, it was no problem to be cautious, but an ambush of the East China Sea Army suddenly appeared upstream, which caught him off guard.
It's just that he has no room to retreat, there are still three or four miles away from the south bank of Huaishui, and the upstream Eastern Navy fleet is already less than five miles away from the water.
"The order, the crossbowmen stepped forward, the boatmen rowed hard, and the soldiers were ready to catch the gang, this is the time of life and death, cowering, chop" Su Jun shouted loudly.
It is also true that there is no support on the water, even if there are still five or six thousand soldiers and horses in Xuyi City, it is like a moat, and it is difficult to overcome the barrier of Huaishui.
The upstream ship, it is Jiang Zhao Jiang Yan and his son led the navy, the army originally had four keel warships, during the time when Yang Yan returned to Jiankang, Jiang Zhao in the study of the galley warship at the same time, and built two, these six as the main warship, the back of the eight large merchant ships and two old fighting ships, mainly to store materials, if necessary can also participate in the battle.
Father and son led 2,000 sailors to lurk in a small lake near Xuyi, which was full of swamps and harsh environments, and was almost uninhabited.
"Lowering the Sail" Jiang Yan estimated the distance, and suddenly turned around and drank.
The flagship sounded its flag, and the ships lowered their sails, and the oars on both sides stretched out, rowing the boats, and rushing forward.
This alone is much stronger than Su Jun's army, Su Jun commanded the ships without a flag, and shouted by mouth.
After all, the sailors of the Eastern Navy are not comparable to those sailors of Su Jun, under Jiang Yan's training, the water conditions, water currents, everything must be taken into account, and even when there is a flood in summer, the boat is deliberately driven out to fight against the turbulent current.
Six keel battleships were lined up, and the ten ships behind were two ships side by side, separated by a distance of more than 100 zhang, rushing downstream.
"Not good" Han Huang suddenly changed color and said: "General, the Eastern Navy Navy is crazy, and they are actually going to hit our ship."
Su Jun's eyes also flashed with a hint of fear, this kind of play tactics was something he never imagined, generally speaking, when the ships of the two sides are close to each other, unless the hull difference is too large, they will each slow down to avoid colliding together, and both sides will lose, but the East China Sea Army is like crazy, and it is actually fighting with themselves.
That's right, to the boat, that's what Su Jun thought Immediately, a fierce look appeared in Su Jun's eyes, damn, redeem it, Lao Tzu has thirty boats, one for one, and there are still fourteen left, not to mention that the account is not calculated like this, it is a big profit to exchange ordinary civilian ships for the fighting ships of the East China Sea Army, and then encircle and suppress those ten ships with superior forces, it may not be impossible to win miserably Water warfare is not like land warfare, you can run when the situation is not good, you can also use the geographical advantage to prevent the enemy from defeating the enemy, on the water, the two armies are fighting, there is no way to avoid it, there is only life and death, and the winning side will also pay a great price.
Su Jun didn't know anything about water warfare, at least the losing side could hardly escape, either surrender or die.
"Order, the East China Sea Army will not allow us to wait for a way to live, then the old men will fight with him, the whole army will catch up, no retreat, those who take half a step back, punish the whole family" The order was conveyed by shouting, and it was impossible for the officers and men of the whole army to say that they were not afraid, but the menacing appearance of the East China Sea Army had cut off their own retreat, and they could not escape, they could only fight desperately, and the two out-of-control ships were still vivid, and no one wanted to follow in the footsteps of the chaos.
The oarsmen shook the oars vigorously, the waves rolled over, and the two fleets approached quickly.
"Boom Boom" It was as if the continuous thunder exploded on the surface of the river, which could literally shake people's hearts out of their throats The bottom of the water seemed to be turned over, and bursts of monstrous waves burst out of thin air, reaching a height of three or five zhang, and then poured into the water with a bang.
On the huge wave of white flowers, a total of twelve ships of the two warships collided violently, and sawdust, corpses, stumps, broken arms, heads, internal organs, and everything that could be moved were mixed in the huge waves and thrown in all directions: