Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4162

The boat was sailing on the river, the wind was blowing, the clothes were fluttering, the flags were flying, Xiao Xun stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, the lush and lush forests on both sides of the river quickly retreated in front of his eyes, and the fleet of connected boats was gradually left behind, and the river gradually Narrow, the water flow is more and more turbulent.

The Yangtze River turned a bend in front, first going northeast, and then turning southeast. A mountain suddenly appeared on the south bank of the river, blocking the rapids, making the river wide and gentle here. It has been the north-south traffic since ancient times. the key points.

The south bank of the river belongs to Jingkou, at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain, there is Xijin Ferry.

On the north bank of the river, there is a ferry that leads directly to Shanyangdu and enters the Grand Canal, which is the Guazhou Ferry.

One south and one north, the transportation between the north and the south can be called the hub of the north and the south.

Jingkou Guazhou Water Room...

"Duke Nanhai, the navy is ahead!"

The disciples of the family around him reminded loudly, Xiao Xun looked intently, and saw a fleet of ships jumping out of the river and appearing in his eyes. The boats are arranged in an orderly manner and advance side by side, and the dragon flags fluttering high on the top of the mast show the identity of this fleet - the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty.

In the universe, this dragon flag is unique and unique. It not only represents the majesty and nobility of the Tang royal family, but also represents the extraordinary military force that runs across the ocean and surpasses the seven seas. Above, never defeated.

How much more than invincible on water?Even in land battles, the navy is also rampant in the Eastern and Southern Ocean countries, killing pirates and water bandits, and the enemy's army is like a dog. The terrific power deters foreign countries from bowing their heads and obeying their ears, and they dare not violate the will of the Tang Dynasty.

Xiao Xun took a deep breath and ordered: "Put the boat across the river and block its way!"

The disciples around were shocked: "The river is fast, and it is not easy to sail the boat. If you are not careful, you will be capsized... Besides, there are dozens of ships in the navy. How can we stop them so easily?"

The navy fleet needs its unique sails to provide power when going upstream, so its forward trajectory is not straight forward, but constantly zigzags back and forth on the river surface and advances obliquely. Once the ship stops, it will take time and effort to start the ship. Regardless of whether the navy has the purpose of attacking the Yanziji Jiangnan private army, it is unlikely to stop the ship right now.

Xiao Xun didn't care about that, and shouted: "When the Jiangnan clan is alive and dead, how can they care about their own safety? Even if they can't stop the naval ships, they should slow down their speed a little, so as to buy time for Yanziji to retreat."

Xiao Xun's heart trembled when he thought of the tens of thousands of private troops gathered on the Yanziji River and the tidal flats about to face the artillery of the navy rampant all over the world...

Left and right children had no choice but to steer the boat horizontally, while lowering the sails and anchoring, letting the rushing water wash and hit the side of the ship, the whole ship was shaken, the water surged onto the deck, and there was a possibility of capsizing at any time .

Although Xiao Xun is dozens of years old and his body is already old, he stood on the bow of the boat and his feet were as if they had taken root. He ordered: "Raise the banner of our Lanling Xiao Clan, call out the old man's name, please see me!" Admiral of the Navy!"

"Here!"

The sailors on the boat hurriedly hoisted several flags of the Lanling Xiao Clan. The wind blew and the flags fluttered. The boat crossed the river. Facing thousands of troops, it was like a mainstay, quite heroic.

……

Liu Rengui wore his helmet on his armor, his hand on his waist knife, and his cloak was raised high behind him. When he heard that the soldiers reported that there was a warship in the middle of the river in front of him, he was surprised. He stepped to the bow of the ship and looked up. real.

When he got closer, Liu Rengui, who had amazing eyesight, had already seen the flag flying on the opposite ship. After careful identification, he realized that it was the warship belonging to the Lanling Xiao Clan...

It's just that the Lanling Xiao family led the formation of the private army this time, shouldn't they command tens of thousands of private troops in Yanziji to cross the river north at this moment?Why did you actually send warships across the river?

There is only one ship, no matter how crazy you are, you will not be able to single out the navy fleet...

The flag on the warship opposite was waving, and the soldiers around stared at it for a while, and reported: "General, the other party told us to stop advancing, saying that there is something important to discuss."

"Stop going?"

Liu Rengui was quite surprised, you only have one boat, yet you dare to tell me to stop going forward without shame?

With a big wave of his hand, he said in a deep voice: "Signature, tell the forward to move forward from both sides of the river, no need to pay attention. Speed ​​up the flagship, go up and sink it, pay attention to salvage the opponent's drowning personnel, the fleet must not delay for a moment, Speed ​​up to Yanziji!"

"Here!"

The soldiers took orders, and the war drum on the flagship sounded suddenly, rolling like thunder on the river surface, attracting the attention of all the ships, and then issued a semaphore to issue orders.

Xiao Xun put the warship across the river, ignored the shaking of the ship due to the impact of the turbulent water, stood on the side of the ship and looked at the naval fleet approaching from far and near, seeing that the two sides were approaching, and could see clearly The flags of the opponent were fluttering, and suddenly there was a dense thunderous drumbeat that startled him. He looked intently, and saw the forward of the opponent's fleet coming straight, and the faces of the sailors on board could be seen clearly, and then Suddenly changed direction at a distance of more than ten feet, several ships split into two, passed by him, and continued to move forward without stopping.

Xiao Xun was furious and shouted from the boat: "You rats, stop the boat quickly, who is in command?"

A soldier on the naval ship laughed and responded: "It is General Liu who is commanding the troops to issue the certificate, and the flagship will arrive shortly thereafter. Just wait here. Don't move around, otherwise we will not be able to avoid hitting you soon." You, that's not good."

"This is Duke Yue's Yue family, you dare to be disrespectful, just wait for Duke Yue to beat you!"

"Hey old man, do you still want to talk to our General Liu during the march? If you have a girl in your family who is married to our Duke of Yue as a concubine, you can talk!"

"Hahaha!"

Navy ships whizzed by from both sides, the oars protruding from both sides of the ship's side dipped into the water to slide the hull, and the sails were full of wind, and the speed was as fast as the horses, and the splashed water fell on Xiao Xiao. Xun's face turned pale.

How many years have you not been ridiculed and ridiculed like this?

It just doesn't make sense!
When I see Liu Rengui later, I must make a good theory. Do you really think that Jiangnan is the world of their navy and let them do whatever they want?

snort!
Xiao Xun snorted angrily, but he also knew that the arrogant soldiers and generals of the navy were the most domineering and unreasonable. If he scolded them, not only would he lose his status, but it would be useless. Let them pass by, and I only talk to Liu Rengui.

At any rate, the Lanling Xiao family married their prostitute daughter to Fang Jun, so Liu Rengui must show some face, right?
The navy fleet whizzed by from both sides, splashing pieces of water. The warship of the Xiao family not only had to bear the impact of the water flow from the upstream behind it, but also was hit by the waves driven by the navy warship, and suddenly swayed. , The river water kept rushing up to the deck, including Xiao Xun's underwear, which was already soaked, the hull was floating and sinking, and there was a risk of capsizing if he was not careful.

His anger decreased slightly, Xiao Xun looked at the navy ships passing by, and his heart was gradually filled with surprise.

The shape of these ships is different from the previous river ships. Not only are they wide, but they are also very flexible and fast because they are equipped with special sails. The protrusions covered by tarpaulins on the ships must be artillery, and the soldiers are all black. Strong and strong, many of them even shaved their heads, and they looked fierce and palpitating.

This is the undefeated navy that runs across the ocean, the most powerful army on the water in the universe, once it launches an attack on the Jiangnan private army gathered in Yanziji, the consequences will be unimaginable...

Fortunately, I finally saw a warship with a particularly tall hull and a dragon flag flying high. It should be Liu Rengui's flagship.

Xiao Xun pondered how to persuade Liu Rengui, and even made up his mind that even if the Jiangnan private army was immediately disbanded and gave up the goal of going north to Guanzhong, he must avoid the possible attack of the navy. Otherwise, even if King Jin succeeded in ascending the throne and the Jiangnan gentry lost these family soldiers, how could this Jiangnan continue to be the Jiangnan of the Jiangnan gentry?

In the worst case, let the prince ascend the throne, and the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River still prefer to settle in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, allowing the court to increase taxes and exploit...

Suddenly regaining consciousness, Xiao Xun suddenly widened his eyes.

I saw that tall and sturdy flagship sailing upstream from the center of the river, galloping quickly, heading straight towards the warship I was on, not only did not slow down, it didn't even have the intention to change the rudder... …

This flagship is particularly tall, more than ten feet taller than Xiao Xun's warship. On both sides of the hull, countless paddles protrude into the water and slide neatly, setting off two snow-white waves. Wrapped in a thick layer of iron, there is a sculpture of a dragon's head with its head raised and its teeth bared. From Xiao Xun's position, one can only look up.

Then, under the horrified eyes of Xiao Xun and other sailors, the flagship slammed into it fiercely.

First, the ram hits the ship's side, and the strong ram is instantly embedded into the wooden plank of the ship's side, followed by the sharp nose. This thing can separate the water flow during sailing to reduce the resistance and shaking of the ship from the water waves, making the speed faster. Fast, but now it is like a spear piercing into the hull of the enemy ship, like a broken cat.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Xun heard a continuous "squeak" sound after the "bang" sound during the impact. It was the sound of the keel of the warship under his feet breaking and breaking, and the whole ship was disintegrating.

"boom!"

Liu Rengui commanded the flagship to slam into the middle of the enemy ship. The sharp ramming angle, strong nose, and strong kinetic energy during sailing easily split this dilapidated warship in the middle of the river into two.

The flagship shook violently, its forward kinetic energy was slightly curbed, and then the hull suddenly lightened, passing through the wreckage of the smashed enemy ship.

Liu Rengui walked to the stern, looked at the vortex on the river, the wreckage of the sinking enemy ship, the debris of the boards all over the river, and the sailors of the enemy ship struggling for help, and ordered: "Try to rescue and see who is so ignorant." Life and death are actually trying to stop the navy fleet, if rescued, send it to the flagship to show the general, and the rest of the ships must not stop, the goal is Yanziji!"

"Here!"

The generals and soldiers around got orders, and while conveying orders to the rest of the warships, they organized manpower rescue. Several warships following the flagship slowed down, and the soldiers on board stretched out from the side of the ship with long wooden poles tied with iron hooks. , hooked the sailors of the enemy ship who fell into the water, and fished them up one by one.

……

Not long after, Xiao Xun, whose clothes were all wet, was sent to the flagship and escorted to Liu Rengui.

(End of this chapter)