Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4163
Dozens of warships sailed against the river, the wind blowing the sails, the flags fluttering, several vanguard ships marched in parallel, and then marched in a file, mighty, because the upstream Yanziji had been cut off by the Jiangnan private army. Therefore, there are no merchant ships or civilian ships passing along the way, and the speed is getting faster and faster.

Liu Rengui found various horses and sat on the deck. He was dressed in armor but he was not very comfortable. Looking at Xiao Xun, who was brought up by his own soldiers like a dreary chicken, he cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I thought who it was. It turned out that it was Mr. Nanhai. I'm sorry. Today is sunny and sunny, which is suitable for a boat trip, but you are always on the river, we thought it was boating and fishing, but it turned out to be swimming in the Yangtze River... so elegant."

The left and right soldiers all laughed.

Swimming in the Yangtze River...

Xiao Xun was cold and angry, trembling all over, and said angrily: "On the river, why do you want to run amok, ramming other people's boats and killing people, it is lawless!"

Thinking about him, Duke Xiao Xun of Nanhai, as the oldest patriarch of the Xiao clan in Lanling, and also a member of the Nanliang royal family, he has a high status and a respected bloodline. He has always been offered up by the Jiangnan clan like a "living fairy". humiliation?
Liu Rengui sat still, patted his legs, smiled, looked around, and said: "I am just a soldier in the army, I don't know so many etiquette, I am very sorry for offending Mr. Nanhai... But this is only in the Yangtze River Above, the territory of the Tang Dynasty, you old man may wish to ask these soldiers, what do we usually do in foreign countries?"

The soldiers next to him laughed and said, "I want to teach Nan Haigong to know that no matter Silla, Japan, or Annan, Johor and other foreign countries, we have always been unscrupulous. Whoever blocks the road will bump into anyone."

"There is a rule in our naval regulations, 'Where the warship goes, it is our land', especially when the ship is sailing on the water, gods block and kill gods, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas. Always just hit, don't repair, just kill, don't care to bury. "

"Today the general ordered the rescue of Lord Nanhai, which affected the speed of the march. He must be impeached by the commander in the army. If he fails, he will not only be reprimanded by the governor, but the bonus at the end of the year may be gone. Instead of being grateful, you are making noise here. It just doesn't make sense."

Xiao Xun's brain ached from your words and my words from the left and right soldiers, and his beard was raised with anger: You sank my boat and almost killed me in the belly of a fish, so I have to thank you? !
He comes from a noble family, and these years he has been pampered and ignorant of world affairs. He can't accept such domineering and unscrupulous practices. After all, although their Xiao family is doing the same thing every day, they don't need to go through his hands after all. It is the people below, he is an old man with a clean and noble character...

Xiao Xun suppressed his anger, knowing that it was unreasonable to argue with a group of Qiu Ba, so he stared at Liu Rengui and asked: "General Liu has raised his army this time, but I don't know where to go, what is his intention?"

Liu Rengui stroked his beard, his gaze clear: "Mr. Nanhai, why bother to ask questions knowingly?"

Xiao Xun's heart sank. Seeing that the other party was not trying to hide it, he knew that he had made up his mind. He looked at the galloping warships and the fierce and majestic sailors on the sides of each ship, and hurriedly said: "Now the Swallow Ji has gathered private soldiers from various families in the south of the Yangtze River, if there is a conflict, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River will be completely corrupted, can General Liu take this responsibility?"

He didn't believe that just because of a mere Liu Rengui, he dared to risk the displeasure of the world and sit back and watch the corruption of Jiangnan.

Liu Rengui had an easy-going demeanor, completely unintimidated by Xiao Xunzhi, and said with a smile: "The last general really can't afford it..."

Before Xiao Xun breathed a sigh of relief, Liu Rengui continued: "...Because there is no need for the general to bear this responsibility."

Xiao Xun was stunned: "Who is in charge? Fang Jun? Or Fang Xuanling?"

He has already realized that Fang Junyuan is in Guanzhong, even if he gives orders to the navy, the exchange of news cannot be so fast. Obviously, Fang Xuanling, who is in Huating Town, is in command, which makes the navy not delayed at all. Each family assembled private soldiers in Yanziji, and immediately dispatched ships to stop them.

It is said that Fang Xuanling is a gentleman with methods and schemes, but it is really spreading rumors, and the rumors are harmful...

Liu Rengui said leisurely: "Naturally, you Jiangnan gentry will bear this responsibility."

As he spoke, he stomped on the deck under his feet, making a "dong dong" sound, and his face became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "This is the territory of the Tang Dynasty! Whether it is the grasslands outside the Great Wall or the rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, Under the whole world, is it the land of the king! You Jiangnan gentry were born and raised in Si, but you regard Si land as a forbidden land, entangle yourself in it, and treat the people of Li as dogs, dogs, cattle and sheep, and let you enslave and squeeze them, and now you are even more yourself His selfishness will not hesitate to drag the entire Jiangnan to the road of conspiracy, if the blood of the Jiangnan gentry is cut off because of this, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River are killed, injured and scattered, it is naturally the responsibility of the entire Jiangnan gentry, and it is the responsibility of the Xiao family of Lanling."

These words hit Xiao Xun's heart hard like a heavy hammer, he was short of breath, sweating profusely, his face as old as a ravine was pale and frightened, and he said in a loud voice: "Is the navy planning to launch an attack on those people in the south of the Yangtze River? "

Liu Rengui uttered words like knives, and his voice clanged: "From the moment they took up their weapons and stepped on the boat to go to Guanzhong, they were no longer the people of the Tang Dynasty, but rebels who conspired! The navy is the army of the Tang Dynasty , not only need to expand the territory and kill the Hu chieftains, but also protect the land and the people, and defend the country! Anyone who seeks rebellion will be killed, no matter whether you are the Xiao family of Lanling, the Yuan family of Chen County, or the head of the people of Limin .”

The soldiers on the left and right shouted in unison: "Kill without mercy!"

This loud shout was like a nine-day drought and thunder, which suddenly exploded in Xiao Xun's ears, making him tremble, his complexion pale, and his body crumbling.

"General, the vanguard has issued a semaphore and has arrived at Yanziji, and the enemy has been found!"

The personal soldiers watched the semaphore played by the ships ahead and reported loudly.

Liu Rengui slammed his sword, sat still, and calmly ordered: "Destroy all surface ships, and no enemy ship is allowed to float on the water within an hour. Anyone who resists, no matter who they are, will be killed!"

"Here!"

The soldiers got the order, beat the war drum, and the sound of the rumbling drum resounded melodiously on the river, and then used the semaphore to convey the command of the general to the various ministries.

The originally orderly naval fleet suddenly changed, the vanguard came out first, and when they were tens of feet away from the enemy ship, they tore off the tarpaulin on the artillery, put in the ammunition packs and projectiles, lit the firecrackers, and "all the way" The cannon rang, and gunpowder smoke filled the river for a while.

Because of Xiao Xun's order, the ships collected by various families in the south of the Yangtze River were ordered by Xiao Xun to berth at the shore regardless of whether they were loaded with soldiers or luggage. Countless projectiles streaked across the sky and hit the ship in a parabola.

"boom boom"

When bombarding such a simple ship, solid bullets are obviously more useful. The heavy projectile pierces the sky instantly under the power of gunpowder, and smashes against the wooden ship with powerful kinetic energy, causing sawdust to splash and flesh and blood to fly across.

More than a dozen vanguard warships traveled upstream along the center of the river, with their muzzles facing the enemy ships moored on the banks on both sides. There was almost no need to aim. The barrel, reloading the charge pack... This cycle goes on and on until a base number of shells are fired, and the barrel has reached the critical point, and it must wait for the temperature to drop or it will be scrapped.

The warships that followed followed with full horsepower, and rammed into these dilapidated enemy ships bombarded by artillery with their ramming angles. The goods and fodder sank along with the ship, causing whirlpools one after another. Many private soldiers who boarded the ship also fell into the water, struggling and crying for their father and mother.

Afterwards, the larger main ships approached slowly, and the poles tied with stone strips and iron blocks on the bow and side of the ship were hoisted with nooses one after another. When they approached some remaining sunken enemy ships, the poles fell one after another. "Papa papa" smashed the enemy ship to pieces, and the fully armed soldiers stood on the side of the ship, pointing their muskets, strong bows, and crossbows at the soldiers on the enemy ship. Anyone who did not put down their weapons and surrendered would be shot immediately.

All of a sudden, there were rumbles of gunfire and bursts of gunfire on the broad river, and the thick gunpowder smoke almost covered the entire river surface. It was impossible to see things at a distance. The invincible navy fleet across the ocean did not encounter decent resistance. In the blow of dimensionality reduction, countless ships of the private army in the south of the Yangtze River were damaged, food and supplies sank to the bottom of the river, and soldiers floated and struggled in the water, crying and howling.

Xiao Xun was lying on the side of the flagship ship, grasping the side of the ship with both hands, with bulging veins on the back of his hands and white nails, as if he was about to crush the side of the ship. Looking at the tragic situation on the river, his eyes were wide open, his eyes were about to burst, his heart seemed to be They all sank to the bottom of the river with those ships.

Where does it take an hour?
Several rounds of bombardment, and then a collision with boats, within half an hour, almost all the Jiangnan ships that had gathered on both sides of the river sank, countless supplies were damaged, and soldiers were killed or injured. Tens of thousands of private troops who entered Guanzhong to fight for the throne , In front of the elite navy, he is almost like a chicken and a dog.

It is estimated that none of the sailors were injured...

Su Wen said that the Royal Navy is invincible in water warfare. There is no one in the world who can compete with it, but it is only heard, and now I have seen it with my own eyes. How can the private army hastily formed by the Jiangnan clan be able to compete with such a tyrannical combat power?

A deep despair enveloped Xiao Xun.

The vanguard fleet in front rushed past the place where the ships in the south of the Yangtze River were moored. When the front was completely empty, they turned the rudder and turned back.

The flagship received the news, and the soldiers reported to Liu Rengui: "General, the enemy ships on the river are basically cleared, and the vanguard fleet is destroying the remnants. Please ask for instructions on how to proceed next!"

Then Liu Rengui got up, came to the ship's side and stood side by side with Xiao Xun, and ordered in a deep voice: "Order the gunboat to move forward, line up on the river outside Yanziji, aim the muzzle at the Yanziji Ferry, cover the attack from near to far. .”

"Here!"

Hearing this, Xiao Xun shook his body and almost fell off the ship's side. He looked at Liu Rengui in despair and horror, and said in a trembling voice: "Why is this, why is this? I am a descendant of Shenzhou Miao, a child of Huaxia, and there is no one left. Fighting back, why is there such a cruel slaughter? This old man will let these private soldiers be dismissed, and from now on, I will never dare to covet them!"

(End of this chapter)