Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

It took three days before the resistance in Xiangyang City was eliminated and all residents were allowed to take to the streets. They were then told that the entire Xiangyang City had changed hands.

At this time, the Guanzhong army had completely taken over the city, and then they were trying to appease the people. Zhang Yong didn't have to worry about these things now, as his people would take care of them.

As long as the army does not rob the people, engage in massacres, or force them to take up arms and go to the battlefield, the people in the Central Plains will basically not resist you.

In the next few days, Zhang Yong began to send people to Fancheng to persuade them to surrender. Fancheng had seen the ferocious firepower of the Guanzhong army, and Xiangyang's fall was also seen by the opponent. Zhang Yong felt that as long as the opposing guard's mind was clear, , then you should choose to surrender.

But unfortunately, it is obvious that Fancheng's defender has something wrong with his mind. The envoy sent by Zhang Yong was directly chopped off and his head was thrown out as expected.

Regarding this kind of thing, Zhang Yong didn't say much. He just ordered a strong attack and had people blockade the entire city.

Regardless of anything else, the general who defended the city must die, and he was the kind who killed the nine tribes. Now the Mongolian army under his command has followed him for so many years, and has already understood some of Zhang Yong's style of doing things.

Unless the King of Guanzhong is forced into a panic, he will not take the initiative to massacre the city. The strategy for Fancheng will still take a few days. There is no way. The two cities have been conquered together, and the difficult Xiangyang and Fancheng have also been conquered. We have to break through it quickly, otherwise, it will be like a nail stuck in the path of the Guanzhong army.

Going back a little bit in time, before Xiangyang City fell, the Guanzhong navy in the Yangtze River basin also met the navy of the Southern Song Dynasty.

The Guanzhong army has ten warships here, while the Southern Song Dynasty navy opposite has twenty warships and dozens of small warships.

As soon as they left the waters of the Yangtze River, the two sides met.

"Hahaha! These Guanzhong troops are really confident! They were blocked by us before, but now they dare to mess with us in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River." A naval general said.

Their army of the Song Dynasty, I dare not say anything else, but the naval army is not an army. Or the cavalry was completely crushed by the Guanzhong army. As for the navy, they were confident that they could defeat anyone.

The navy of the Southern Song Dynasty has been developed for hundreds of years. The Song Dynasty relied on this navy to be able to traverse the Yangtze River Basin.

"I heard that the people who trained the Guanzhong Navy were some barbarians. It is said that they were a bunch of slaves captured from the West by that King of Guanzhong during his Western Expedition."

"What kind of army can a bunch of Western barbarian slaves create? Let them come to fight and expect to defeat us?"

"Hahahaha! I'm going to teach these Guanzhong naval forces a lesson later and let them know the benefits of waiting for me." A Southern Song Dynasty navy general standing on the bow of the ship said.

"Hahaha! Drive them all into the sea to feed the fish. The fish and shrimps in the river are hungry and they need someone to feed them. Let the army of the King of Guanzhong help!"

"Hahahaha! This is a good thing. The fish and shrimps in the Yangtze River are hungry. Let the King of Guanzhong do a good deed and let his soldiers feed the fish and shrimps."

"I heard that the ships built by the Guanzhong army are quite big. We will seize their ships for our own use." Another Southern Song naval general said.

At this moment, everyone, from the high-level officers and generals down to some ordinary sailors, did not pay attention to the sailors trained in Guanzhong, thinking that this battle would be won.

"Order the brothers in the cabin to get our war spears and bows and arrows, and we will entertain them later." An officer said. (I went to check today and found that there were definitely no firearms on the ships in the Southern Song Dynasty. At this time, most naval battles were fought with crossbows.)
The ships of the Southern Song Dynasty were very advanced. Even though Zhang Yong used some naval designs from the Byzantine Empire, the size of the warships, especially the main warships, were still a little behind those built in the Southern Song Dynasty.

The distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer. The Southern Song Dynasty had already drawn their bow strings, and they only waited until they entered the shooting range before releasing arrows.

But the strange thing is that a large ship from the Guanzhong Army actually came sideways, and then exposed rows of gun holes and pushed out the black gun barrels.

"This, what is this?"

"I don't know! Look, it looks like a firearm."

"Is it similar to the sudden fire gun we use?" a Southern Song soldier asked.

It’s not that they don’t have firearms on their ships, but they are all not very powerful firecrackers. It’s impossible to kill people at a long distance with these weapons. That means setting fire to the enemy’s ship at the critical moment, or killing them at close range. soldiers, if they really want to fight, it depends on the performance of the archers.

The ships on the Guanzhong Army side quickly lit the fuses. Then the cannonballs were pushed out one after another and hit the ships of the Southern Song Dynasty hard.

Boom, boom, boom.

A total of eight cannons fired a salvo, and the two warships heading towards the Southern Song Dynasty were hit instantly, and half of their entire hulls were blown off.

"It's too late, it's too late, brothers."

"What's going on with these Guanzhong troops? Why? Why can they put artillery on the ship?"

"Damn it, they actually moved the artillery onto the ship. Can this thing, can this thing still be used on the ship?"

"Damn! The other party is unreasonable. They even use artillery on the ship. Shouldn't they do it with real swords and guns?" Some Southern Song officers began to curse.

After all, they have never fought this kind of naval battle. In normal naval battles, shouldn't the two sides bring the ship close to each other, then fire at each other, and then start the boarding battle?
At this time, two more ships rushed out from beside the horizontal fleet, and two cannons were also pushed out from the bows, and then they were aimed at the Southern Song Navy.

Boom! Boom!
There was another burst of shelling, and several shells fell into the river, causing huge splashes. One of them hit a Southern Song Dynasty ship, opening a big hole in an instant.

"Everyone, work harder, skate faster. Use all the good boats to paddle over, and then find a way to board their boats." A Southern Song Dynasty general shouted.

Since the enemy has advanced firearms, their big ships cannot take advantage, but small ships are no problem.

The boat is rowed not by sails but by human power. Moving on the Yangtze River is a little smoother than big ships like them.

More importantly, the soldiers on the boat are all elite. As long as a dozen small boats row under the big ship, they can find a way to board the ship and seize the enemy's ship.

After receiving the order, hundreds of small ships from the Southern Song Dynasty slid out and rushed towards the Guanzhong army.

"Hmph! Put away the artillery first. Someone come and prepare the flamethrower for me." The commander of the Guanzhong fleet shouted.

The main ship immediately signaled and ordered other fleets to put away their artillery and replace them with flamethrowers.

Soon, all the Guanzhong ships put away their artillery, and then took out black flamethrowers one by one.

After the Southern Song army's boat arrived, Aotian's fire suddenly spewed out and burned towards them.

Weapons like Greek fire appeared for the first time on the battlefield in the Central Plains, and their power was naturally very good.

These Southern Song soldiers who rushed over immediately found monstrous fire and let out bursts of screams.

"Ahhh!"

"It's on fire, it's on fire."

"Here, what kind of fire is this? What kind of fire is this? Why can it be burned on the sea?"

As soon as these flames were connected to the hull, they immediately burned violently, engulfing the entire ship in an instant, and even began to burn on the water.

"It is said that the Guanzhong army has a kind of demon fire. After this demon fire is ignited, water will extinguish it. When water is poured on it, it will burn more fiercely." A Southern Song soldier on the speedboat said.

"What! How is this possible?"

But reality would not give him time or thinking. Soon more Guanzhong ships rushed over, and then the flamethrowers sprayed out ruthless fire and began to devour these small boats of the Southern Song Army.

Suddenly, the entire river turned into a sea of ​​fire, and all the small Southern Song Dynasty boats were burned. The remaining Guanzhong Army ships rushed out of the sea of ​​fire without stopping and rushed towards the Southern Song Army.

When the two sides approached, one side used artillery or some muskets to attack, while the other side used bows, arrows, spears, and swords to counterattack.

Needless to say, the result was that countless large ships of the Southern Song Dynasty army were present. Under the heavy bombardment, it was blown to pieces.

The soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty navy who wanted to board the ship for hand-to-hand combat were also shot into sieves by muskets on the spot. The soldiers who finally boarded the ship were immediately chopped into pieces by the sword and shield men who rushed up.

In addition to a dozen musketeers, each Guanzhong ship will also be equipped with a large number of sword and shield men to protect them.

The entire Yangtze River Basin is a sea of ​​fire. Although the ships are slightly smaller than those of the Southern Song Dynasty, based on the advanced weapons equipped, they are completely crushing.

Wooden ships have no means of defense against artillery. One shot will disable them, and two cannons will destroy them.

Under the triple blow of artillery, Greek fire, and muskets, the Southern Song Dynasty's fleet began to collapse.

"Run for your life! Run for your life!"

"Run quickly, brothers. If you don't run, it will be too late."

The Yangtze River was filled with flames. The ships of the Southern Song Dynasty army were either sunk or burned. A large number of floating corpses of soldiers appeared on the river.

Today, the fish and shrimps in the Yangtze River Basin can indeed have a good meal, but what they eat is not the army of Guanzhong. They eat the army of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The naval battle lasted well into the night. The Southern Song army fought with hundreds of warships, but only a dozen small boats managed to escape. All the big ships were sunk or blown up by the Guanzhong navy.

Some Southern Song soldiers who fell into the water were rescued after the battle and then became prisoners of the Guanzhong army.

News of this water war soon spread to Jiangling Mansion. Everyone in the Southern Song Dynasty army could not believe the result. They were invincible, and the water army that had been invincible against the Jin Kingdom and Mongolia was actually defeated.

Moreover, it was a disastrous defeat in which the entire army was annihilated. Even the Guanzhong navy completely annihilated their navy without any effort.

The Southern Song generals from top to bottom in Jiangning Mansion could not believe their ears, nor could they believe that the battle reports they saw were true.

"This, how is this possible?"

"How could they have such powerful ships? Aren't the people who trained them and built them ships a bunch of Western barbarians? Didn't some of our spies say that the ships are much smaller than ours?" A Southern Song Dynasty officer He spoke.

This is really unbelievable. Their navy in the Southern Song Dynasty could actually be defeated, and they were defeated so miserably. The Guanzhong army actually installed artillery on the ship, and the range was farther than their bows and arrows.

There is also a firearm that is more powerful than the sudden fire gun, and a fire that can be burned on the water.

The burning flames on the water caused fatal blows to some small boats, and some musketeers also caused considerable casualties to the Southern Song Dynasty. During boarding battles, these musketeers lined up in a row can cause huge damage to their sailors and naval forces.

But they are far away, and their bows and arrows cannot hit the cannons on the opposite side. After all, if you shoot at the bows and arrows, they can block them with shields or hide behind bunkers, but if the cannons hit you, you will not be able to hit them. There was no place to hide.

The entire ship was beaten to pieces. On the river, once the ship enters the water, even the enemy does not need to take care of you, waiting for you to do it yourself.

And some ships from Guanzhong that will arrive later will carry out follow-up attacks on these Southern Song officers and soldiers who fell into the water.

"Could it be that it was a delay in fighting? The general of our navy failed to command, and as a result, the enemy's attack was exaggerated." A general from Jiangling Prefecture said.

After all, this kind of thing is not pleasant to say, but it happened from time to time in the Song Dynasty. During the Northern Dynasties, officers and soldiers once went to the south of the Yangtze River to suppress bandits.

As a result, his command was improper and he suffered a defeat. This guy actually wrote it in the battle report. The thieves summoned water monsters to attack, resulting in their disastrous defeat.

Such a strange battle report was actually believed to be true at the time. What has the imperial court done to this failed navy general?
"It's impossible that today is different from the past. And so many soldiers said so after they came back." The commander-in-chief of Jiangling Mansion shook his head and said.

This thing sounds magical, but the generals under him should not lie to him. He does not have the kind of idle commanders under his command.

Moreover, the firearms of the Guanzhong Army are indeed very sharp. Having fought against the Guanzhong Army so many times, he still knows a little about the strength of his enemies.

"We were defeated like this. More than 100 warships were lost. This is half of our navy in Jiangling Mansion. Now our navy is directly at a disadvantage." A guard of Jiangling Mansion said.

is not that right? They originally had nearly 300 warships here, which were overwhelming the Guanzhong navy. But with the outbreak of this water war.

This directly led to the destruction of half of their warships. The morale of ordinary soldiers in the navy dropped to the lowest level.

After all, their Southern Song navy was invincible and invincible before.

"How about we hide in the water stronghold and wait there? Don't go out to fight the navy in Guanzhong." A general said.

"You said you won't fight if you don't want to fight? If the ships of the Guanzhong army are really equipped with cannons, then as long as they drive near the water village and fire at us, we will be the enemy's living targets." A Southern Song officer snorted coldly. , said.

Did you speak human language this time? The navy of Jiangling Mansion is not stationed in Jiangling Mansion City, but in the water village in the outer area. Most of the water villages are built of wood.

If the firearms of the Guanzhong army are really so powerful, then their army will be in misery. They will not even use cannons to bombard them, but just use that strange flamethrower to spray fire, which can burn them and still not be able to escape. kind of.

"Why are you all panicking? Now we are starting to get into chaos. We just lost a few warships. It is still unclear who will win and who will lose in this battle!" said the guard of Jiangling Mansion.

"General, how are we going to fight now?"

"Stay still for the time being, and then send a small force to explore the strength of the army in Guanzhong. I need to know how powerful their new firearms are?" the guard touched his chin and said.

At this moment, a messenger suddenly ran in and knelt on the ground.

"Report! Report to the general. Xiangyang City is under siege. Xiangyang City urgently reports. I hope the general can send the navy to help."

"What? The defender of Xiangyang City is Marshal Meng. How could something happen to him? Don't talk nonsense."

"General, I don't dare to talk nonsense. Marshal Meng's envoy is outside. Now Xiangyang City has been surrounded by the Guanzhong army, and the enemy is bombing it day and night with firearms.

The pontoon bridge connecting Xiangyang City and Fancheng was also blown up by the enemy, and now the two cities have been separated. "The messenger said.

"First order all the naval forces in the water stronghold to withdraw to the city, and send half of the naval forces to dive into the Yangtze River and march to Xiangyang Prefecture first to support General Meng." The guard of Jiangling Prefecture said.

After the defense system in the Xiangfan area was established, their Jiangling Mansion, Xiangyang City and Ezhou formed a triangular defense front.

Xiangyang is the front line of resistance, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise their rear area will be exposed to the enemy. At this time, reinforcements from Jiangling Prefecture and Ezhou were needed to support.

"General, if we send the navy to support Xiangyang, what will we do with the Guanzhong navy in Chongqing Prefecture here?" a Southern Song general said.

"If they want to attack Jiangling Mansion, they still need to cross several rivers. Rescue Xiangyang is the top priority now. The reason why they were defeated last time was largely due to underestimating the enemy. This time you personally lead the army to fight, and you will definitely Be careful."

"It's the general. I will obey your orders."

But the battle that followed was beyond everyone's imagination, and was even unacceptable to the Southern Song Dynasty. Jiangning Mansion's navy was defeated several times when they went out. In just two battles, the remaining navy was basically wiped out.

Zhang Yong used his strength to tell all the generals in the Southern Song Dynasty that times had changed. (End of chapter)