Chapter 306: The Yellow River Fu (Part 2) "Ah, hahaha, hahahahahahahaha" Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment, then slapped the wall on the side of the ship and laughed.
I laughed to tears, but I was still overjoyed.
"What's wrong?
I'm telling you the truth.
Why is Brother Zhang laughing so crazily?"
Feng Guoyong responded, stroking the staff hat he had just received.
Thanks to Mr.
Zhu's bad taste, the uniforms of Huai'an Red Scarf imitated as much as possible the fake training uniforms of later generations, which are commonly known as "migrant workers' camouflage", except that the camouflage color was replaced by grass green.
The tops and bottoms of the clothes processed in this way were okay.
Although Feng Guoyong felt a little awkward when he came into contact with them for the first time, they looked clean and neat when worn.
But that round hat with a brim is something I can’t get used to.
He also particularly believed in the iron rule that "the body, hair, and skin are given to parents, and destroying them would be unfilial."
He was unwilling to cut his hair short, so he wore his hair in a high bun with his hat sticking out.
Not only did he feel uncomfortable, but others also saw it.
It also felt funny when I woke up.
However, what Zhang Yi was smiling at this moment was not Feng Guoyong's funny look after wearing a hat.
He raised his right hand to wipe the tears from the corner of his eyes, shook his head and said, "Originally, Brother Yu was always worried that the gentry in the world were short-sighted, and because they were reluctant to part with some family wealth, they tried every means to embarrass the lord.
But now Tuo Tuo has caused such a mess. great flood Come out, all the troubles will be solved.
At least in Jiangbei Province, Henan, everyone understands the truth like our master, they can only make a small fortune. , but they can’t even save their lives.”
"Uh hey hey, hey hey" Feng Guoyong was stunned and smiled awkwardly.
To be fair, what Zhang Yi just said is actually his true situation.
Before the flood came, he and several of his companions had no regard for the Red Turban Army, not even his own brother.
They hated the policy of integrated grain payment and land sharing among the gentry implemented by the three places in Huaiyang.
If it wasn't for the sake of being superior to others, why would everyone study hard for ten years?
It is true that you can make money by running a workshop and doing business, but the way of making money by working hard and having a smiling face everywhere is not as good as reciting poems and painting while accepting...
It was easy for the villagers to take the initiative to "invest" with their land.
The Song Dynasty had been raising scholars for more than three hundred years, so when the Song Dynasty died, so many scholars died with the country.
You, Zhu Butcher, treat scholar-officials and traffickers and lackeys equally, so why should scholars lower themselves to give you advice?
It is better to help others as soon as possible, knock you to the ground, and then continue to enjoy the hard-earned preferential treatment comfortably.
However, after witnessing thousands of people being buried in the belly of fish, they suddenly discovered that they were nothing more than a bunch of weeds in the eyes of Tuotuo, the virtuous person recognized by everyone.
Just stretch out your hand and pull it out, not caring whether it's life or death.
Only by comparing can you know which one is better.
Zhu Chongjiu only caused everyone to lose certain privileges that had been inherited for hundreds of years, but after Tuotuo came back, he wanted everyone's lives.
Between giving up money and talent, the choice suddenly became extremely easy.
In the midst of embarrassment, a dragon roar suddenly sounded above his head, "Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo."
Immediately afterwards, the lookout standing in the main mast basket opened his voice and shouted a warning below, "Southeast, a suspicious target was found in the southeast.
It was a ship, many ships, and the flag was the flag of Meng Yuan. " "Zhengdong, Zhengdong also found six suspicious ships, five to six miles away."
The lookout on another imitation Arabian dhow also shouted a warning.
"Sure enough, Chahan Tiemu'er is not idle either."
Zhang Yi immediately stopped teasing Feng Guoyong and ran away to the bow of the ship.
While running, he shouted to his own soldiers, "Yang Wei, binoculars, give me the binoculars.
Go down and get me the chainmail armor by the way."
"Yes, sir," the soldier Yang Wei agreed loudly.
He took a leather box from his neck and quickly stuffed it into Zhang Yi's hand.
"According to the rules on the ship, you can go to the command cabin later."
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"Stop being so verbose, hurry up and get me my armor and weapons.
Wherever the general manager is, I'll be there."
Zhang Yi glared at the soldiers and scolded him loudly.
Ignoring the aggrieved Yang Wei, he raised the telescope and adjusted the focus clumsily while trying to look due east.
Sure enough, in the upper reaches of the Yellow River waterway, I saw five three-masted wooden sail ships slowly pressing down.
Around the big ship, dozens of small fishing boats measuring one foot in length were also active, scurrying around like a group of predatory black fish.
"Where, where, Brother Zhang, what is this copper pipe you are holding in your hand?
Can you see very far?"
Feng Guoyong didn't care about being embarrassed anymore and came over in a panic, asking loudly for advice.
"Here you go."
Zhang Yi thrust his monocular telescope toward Feng Guo and explained loudly, "Close your left eye and look with your right eye.
Hold the hand at the back tightly and pull the hand in front slowly.
What?
When you see the time clearly, stop immediately.”
"Yes, I understand.
Thank you, Brother Zhang."
Feng Guoyong just joined the Huai'an Army yesterday afternoon and set off on the ship in the evening.
I haven't received a lot of equipment yet, so I don't know the functions of the telescope at all.
Following Zhang Yi's instructions, he hurriedly adjusted the focus, and was immediately startled by the large ship that suddenly pulled in front of him.
"Navy division, Meng Yuan's navy division should be damned, they actually got one step ahead of them."
In order to prevent stranding and disorientation, the entire fleet sailed along the Yellow River waterway after setting off from Xuzhou.
Determine your location by observing the reference objects on the opposite shore.
According to Feng Guoyong's judgment, everyone was just halfway through the voyage, and it would be at least late afternoon before they could reach the vicinity of Mangdang Mountain.
However, the enemy's navy has already taken the lead and blocked the road halfway, coming menacingly.
"The few broken ships they have are worthy of being called navy."
Xu Hongsan, the commander of the personal regiment, came over at some point with disdain on his face, "They are just a few watercrafts for transporting grain.
They are not qualified to be used as targets for us.
Feng Shenjun , my lord asked you to go down quickly and put on your armor, we will start fighting later, but bows and arrows don’t have eyes.”
"We, our ship, are also going to join the war."
Feng Guoyong immediately trembled in his heart and asked in a hoarse voice.
Feather fans and silk scarves, while talking and laughing, the boats and oars disappeared into ashes.
This is the standard image of a counselor in his mind.
Let Zhou Lang of the Three Kingdoms personally go into battle and do the work of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
No matter how you look at it, it is insulting to gentlemen.
"Look at our lord, does he seem to be standing back?"
Xu Hongsan glanced at him and reminded him angrily.
"Ah um."
Feng Guoyong immediately raised his head and saw Zhu Chongjiu putting on plate armor on his uniform, served by his own soldiers.
At this time, he had no hope of hiding behind others and strategizing.
He quickly turned around and ran towards his staff cabin, wearing his helmet and armor with the help of his own soldiers.
After finally packing up, I bravely returned to the deck.
The fleet on the opposite side had already arrived within a thousand steps.
Taking advantage of the water's momentum, it formed a standard flying geese formation.
From the left and right wings, it firmly stuck the five warships of the Huai'an Army in the middle of the Yellow River waterway.
"Damn it, he is actually an expert in water fighting."
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Feng Guoyong trembled in his heart again, gritting his teeth and pulling out the sword in his hand.
"They are water pirates on the Yellow River."
Zhang Yi was beating a small drum in his heart, holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, leaning against the wall and saying.
"The one who was recruited just now can be used against us."
He only joined the general shogunate a few days earlier than Feng Guoyong, and his understanding of the Huai'an army was not detailed enough.
I saw the enemy's main battleship opposite, which was a full two sizes larger than the largest soft sailing ship here.
Coming from upstream again, they took advantage of the current.
In addition, there were no less than forty small boats around to help out.
I instinctively thought that everyone was about to face a tough battle.
"They, there are more of them than us."
Feng Guoyong went to the battlefield for the first time, and he was so nervous that his scalp was exploding.
Water battles are no better than land battles.
If you lose on land, you can still break out on horseback.
In water battles, if you lose, you have to jump into the river, which gives you less than a tenth chance of survival.
"We, we have guns."
Zhang Yi gritted his teeth and loudly encouraged himself.
"A cannon that can shoot very far, Liu Bowen once said, can at least hit a mile."
"They, there are them on the bow too," Feng Guo exclaimed in a hoarse voice.
The opponent has five large two-thousand-stone cannons, and each ship has a huge cannon on the bow.
In addition, the deck of each ship was densely packed with people, either holding ropes or holding sharp knives, ready to jump to help at any time.
The boats on both sides were very fast, and in the blink of an eye, the distance between them was shortened to five hundred steps.
The muzzle of the black hole is clearly visible.
Feng Guoyong felt that his heart was beating like crazy in his chest.
His fingers were numb, his legs were weak, and the iron helmet on his head was as hot as a steamer.
Looking at Zhang Yi again, his face was pale and his teeth were clenched.
The long knife in his hand was trembling, and it might hit his foot at any time.
"You two adults are a bunch of cannon fodder.
Don't panic.
My lord asked you to stay on the deck.
He certainly didn't want you to die."
Xu Hongsan looked really worried and couldn't help but remind him loudly.
"Let, let General Xu laugh."
Zhang Yi and Feng Guoyong's faces turned red instantly, they bit the tip of their tongues several times, managed to cheer up, and responded sarcastically.
"Water warfare cannot be fought with cannons."
Knowing that both of them were fighting for the first time, Xu Hongsan continued to comfort him with a smile, "Although our ship is small, our brothers have at least trained for more than half a year.
Theirs , at most a group of water thieves, plus a few hundred landlubbers, no matter how many boats there are, it’s useless.”
"That, that is."
Zhang Yi grinned slightly and gave Xu Hongsan a smile that was uglier than crying.
"We, our side, are the experts in using cannons.
They, they are just copying others."
"They are not just imitating Dongshi, they are learning to walk in Handan."
Xu Hongsan has been studying a lot recently and immediately made a more vivid analogy.
"Take care, you two.
We've already walked 400 steps.
It's almost time to start.
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Come, protect the two adults who have joined the army."
"Yes."
The surrounding guards agreed, and gathered around to protect Zhang Yi and Feng Guoyong in the middle of the crowd.
Xu Hongsan walked a small circle along the deck as if taking a leisurely stroll, then turned back, pointing to a few raised wooden railings on the inside of the protective wall and said, "Here, two adults who have joined the army.
When a fight breaks out, remember to stay calm."
Use one hand to hold the handle on the inside of the guard wall.
It will shake a lot when firing, so be careful of falling."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden thunderbolt in his ears, followed closely by "boom", and the deck under his feet suddenly jumped up, and then quickly lowered, shaking the people on the ship.
Zhang Yi and Feng Guoyong had no time to react, and their bodies fell overboard like wine barrels.
Xu Hong's quick hands and quick eyes grabbed one of them, and his feet were tightly hooked on the cables on the deck.
"Be careful, stand firm.
If you can't, just squat down.
There will be a second shot soon."
"Boom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another thunderbolt from the clear sky.
The warship quickly tilted to the left again, and then quickly reset, shaking the two of them dizzy.
"Boom", "boom", "boom", the thunderclaps sounded one after another, continuously.
The second Arab dhow following the flagship also fired two cannons, and then the three picket ships.
A total of ten shells hit the enemy ships approaching rapidly upstream against the water, causing waves to roll on the river.
All shots missed, not a single shot hit the target.
However, the waves caused by the shells falling into the water directly overturned the two small fishing boats on the right side of the enemy's formation.
The more than 20 officers and soldiers on the boat were all thrown upside down into the water.
After a few breaths, they emerged from a little distance away.
They looked at the Huai'an fleet that was slowly pressing towards the right wing of their own military formation, and they were in despair.
In their memory, water battles have always been about using ballistas within 200 steps, bows and arrows within 50 steps, shooting sticks when two ships are approaching, and then jumping gangs and melee.
At most, it can be supplemented by arson, sneaking in, drilling through and other tactics, but the latter two are unconventional means and cannot be used easily.
Like just now, it was the first time in my life to see a strategy of striking first from more than five hundred steps away.
In a short period of time, I couldn't accept its existence at all.
"Boom", "Boom", "Boom" whether they can accept it or not.
The Huai'an Army's fleet spouted flames for the second time while slowly going upstream.
The rhythm is very slow, but it makes your heart beat wildly like the thunder in the summer night.
Nine of the ten cannonballs hit the roaring Yellow River, making the waves on the river even more turbulent.
But the last one luckily hit the bow of a tanker.
It immediately smashed the target into pieces and scattered sawdust, and half of the ship's side was missing.
"Ah" dozens of injured Mongolian soldiers screamed and fell into the Yellow River.
More small fishing boats were thrown up and down by the waves, as fragile as fallen leaves in the autumn wind.
"Fire the gun, fire the gun, fire the gun immediately."
On the huge canal, someone finally woke up from a dream and shouted an order.
On the flagship, a dozen or so gunners tremblingly brought their torches to the cannon mounted on the bow, lit the fuse, and then quickly pounced on the surrounding cables.
The "boom" sound of the artillery fire was louder than that of the Huai'an Army.
A huge iron pellet ejected from the black muzzle, flew over a distance of more than 300 steps, and created a huge splash on the river.
The cannon that fired the gun was immediately pushed to a standstill by the huge recoil, and the deck and sides of the ship simultaneously let out a series of "creak" groans.
The soldiers and sailors on the deck were shaken around.
Several landlubbers from the north were thrown directly into the river.
"Fire the guns, fire the guns, fire the guns immediately."
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The naval commander on the flagship, Zhou Gaohua, didn't care about the life or death of a few ordinary soldiers.
He waved his sword and ordered loudly.
"Dong dong dong, dong dong, dong dong dong."
The violent drum beat sounded around him, and the order was spread throughout the army in an instant.
The other three large cannons that were not injured also sprayed projectiles one after another, causing more water splashes on the river and white waves billowing into the sky.
Dozens of small fishing boats could not even maintain their own stability and were unable to come forward to help.
We can only try our best to lean on the wings to avoid capsizing in the channel and then being crushed to pieces by the warships on both sides.
However, the artillery fire from the Huai'an Army on the opposite side became more frequent.
One shot after another, they hit the front, rear, left and right sides of the five cannons, making the river surge as if it were boiling.
"Boom" a huge pig iron projectile landed near the imitation Arabian dhow.
Water spray rose into the sky, drenching Zhang Yi, Feng Guoyong and others into drowned rats.
The chain armor, which originally weighed fifteen or six kilograms, became colder and heavier as it stuck to the body after being soaked in water.
But the two of them didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
They followed Xu Hongsan's example and hooked their feet tightly to the rope net on the deck.
They held the handle on the inside of the protective wall with their left hand, raised their weapons with their right hands, and headed towards the opposite side, which had already reached 300 meters.
The enemy troops at the footstep showed off their power, "Fire the guns, fire the guns, it's too slow.
It's too slow.
It's just like a bunch of useless people standing here.
If they have the ability to fire the cannons, they will fight."
"Two adults who have joined the army, be careful, there will be a salvo soon."
Xu Hongsan was not surprised by the performance of the two rookies.
He looked up at the corner flag in the observation basket and warned loudly.
"Thank you, General Xu."
This time, the two scholars Zhang Yi and Feng Guoyong learned the lesson.
They quickly lowered their bodies and adjusted their center of gravity as much as possible.
"Rumble!"
Almost as soon as the two were ready, the deck of the Huai'an Army's flagship was raised high to the upper left.
The only two six-pound rifled guns on the starboard side pretended to fire at the same time.
The black projectiles rotated at high speed, cutting through the air and heading towards the tanker that had been shot more than 300 steps away.
The target ship's bow on the opposite side was shattered and was already in a semi-out of control state, drifting downstream entirely driven by the current.
Therefore, the driving trajectory is very clear.
Two high-speed rotating lead bullets cut through the side at a 40-degree angle.
The first shell passed along the deck, picking up countless broken flesh and blood.
The second shell hit the waterline without hesitation, opening a huge hole in half of the ship's side.
"Crash!"
The turbid Yellow River water poured in, and in an instant, the injured canal stood upright.
The broken bow of the ship was raised high, and the heavy tail quickly sank underwater.
The Mongolian and Semu officers and soldiers on the ship fell into the water with a "crackling" like dumplings.
Immediately afterwards, the whole ship made several "clucking" sounds and fell apart: