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Chapter 894 Thunderbolt Fire Ship
"The wind is blowing! The wind is blowing!"

As night fell, a strong wind suddenly arose at the calm Xiacai Ferry.

The northwest wind blew, and the Han army's flags fluttered.

"Northwest wind, the northwest wind is coming!"

"Quick, get ready for battle!"

"Assemble, everyone assemble!"

The sound of war drums boomed, and along with the shouts of the sentries, it spread throughout the military camp, and the originally restless soldiers instantly became excited.

They ran out of the tents one after another, looked up at the military flags fluttering in the wind, their faces filled with excitement.

At this moment, they forgot about their previous condemnation of Guo Jia, and everyone rushed towards their own flag.

The army under Su Yao's command has a very different characteristic from other armies, that is, these soldiers are as high-spirited as he is. They are happy to hear about war, and when they hear that they are finally going to the battlefield, they are all eager to fight.

All the soldiers were like this, and Su Yao, the commander, was even more delighted.

"What a nice wind! What a nice wind!"

"Fengxiao, you really lived up to my expectations."

Guo Jia bowed and smiled, "General, you are too kind. I am just a little knowledgeable about astronomy and follow the will of heaven. If it were not for the general's destiny and the favor of heaven, I am afraid I would not be able to keep my head."

Su Yao laughed loudly and punched Guo Jia on the shoulder: "You are the only one who can say nice things. All right, inform the whole army to march out immediately as planned!"

"Wait a minute, General."

Guo Jia smiled and stopped him, suggesting:
"Now that it's dark, why don't we take advantage of the night to launch a surprise attack? Just like this."

When Su Yao heard this, his smile widened. The two of them hit it off and immediately ordered the entire army to remain silent, preparing to give the other side a ruthless blow.

However, Yuan Shu's army was not completely unprepared for this.

"Report to the Governor-General - the wind direction has changed, it's blowing from the northwest!"

In the command room in the water fort, Governor Liang Gang was staring at the map in a daze. After hearing the report, he suddenly raised his eyes and suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Quick, order the entire army to be on high alert and be prepared for a night attack by the enemy army!"

As soon as Liang Gang's order was issued, the soldiers of Yuan Shu's army in the water stronghold became nervous and complained bitterly, which formed a sharp contrast with the high morale of Su Yao's army on the opposite bank.

"Hurry up and get on the wall!"

"Haven't you heard of the name Su?"

"If he gets in, we'll all die!"

The officers of Yuan Shu's army shouted at the top of their lungs, holding whips, and calling on the soldiers to cheer up.

The Han army on the other side of the river has been gathering for three days, but has not taken any action so far, which is really abnormal.

The northwest wind is strong today, and these experienced sailors have smelled the scent of a big battle in advance.

However, knowing is easy but doing is difficult. Knowing is one thing, and wanting to do it well is another.

The Han army's warships had been assembled for three days without any action. Su Yao's army was busy preparing for battle and resting, and their morale was growing higher.

In comparison, Yuan Shu's army had waited in fear for three days, and most of the enthusiasm they had mustered had already been lost.

Life in the army is boring, and in order to deal with Su Yao's threats, a ban on alcohol has been implemented recently. The soldiers go to bed at night at the request of their superiors.

They had just fallen asleep when they were woken up, and they all looked quite bad.

Either they are complaining all the time and looking sleepy, or they have dull eyes like a walking corpse.

There were even a few veteran soldiers who took out dry rations they got from somewhere and stuffed them into their mouths when no one was noticing, muttering something like "I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well die with a full stomach" while chewing.

Liang Gang stood on the arrow tower, looking at the chaotic scene in the village, then looking at the flames gradually lighting up on the other side of the river, and veins bulged on his forehead.

He snatched the gong from his personal soldier's hand and started to bang it himself: "Listen up, everyone! The warships of Su thieves will arrive within half an hour! All archers, go up to the wall, and the water ghost team, get ready in the water!" "No matter what, we must not let them break into our village!"

As Liang Gang's gong sounded rapidly, the soldiers of Yuan Shu's army, although reluctant, had to pull themselves together and hurried to their respective posts in the dark.

On the wall of the village, archers hurriedly put on their bowstrings, their eyes fixed on the lights of the Han army's warships on the other side of the Huai River, which were dotted with lights that were gradually gathering into a sea of ​​fire, their hands trembling slightly with tension and fatigue.

The soldiers of the Water Ghost Team gritted their teeth, carrying simple underwater attack equipment, and quietly dived into the icy river one after another, swimming towards the direction where the Han army warships might come, leaving only a series of tiny ripples on the water.

Su Yao’s army arrived quickly.

After waiting for a whole day, everyone was already impatient and attacked quickly. In just over a quarter of an hour, Guan Yu had led the frontal warships out of the ferry and came with the wind.

The few lights on their warships flickered and swayed like bright stars on the river, attracting most of Yuan Shu's army's attention.

In order to counter this direct threat, Liang Gang immediately ordered the gate of the water fort to be opened, and ordered the warships on night patrol to attack first and intercept outside the fort wall, giving the Han army no chance to attack the water gate.

The battle was about to break out. Guan Yu's fleet was the first to engage in a firefight with Yuan Shu's vanguard navy. Waves of arrows poured out, and the burning arrows hit the enemy warships, setting several warships on fire in an instant.

At the same time they came within the range of the water stronghold's bows and arrows and were severely counterattacked.

For a moment, the surface of the Huai River was ablaze with flames and deafening shouts of killing. The burning warships were like huge torches, lighting up the night sky as bright as day, and thick smoke with a pungent smell of burning filled the air, choking people to the point of suffocation.

"Not good, General Guan!"

On the flagship, the vice general reported:

"This water fortress is really hard to attack. We outnumbered them, but we still managed to burn five more ships than them!"

That’s right, this is the function of the water fort.

In the classical era when there were no artillery batteries, water forts were the main means for defenders to defend important routes. With their solid fortifications and favorable terrain, they became an extremely difficult target for attackers.

The archers on the village wall are in a commanding position and have a longer range, while the warships inside the village can rely on the wall for cover and attack or retreat at any time.

Although Guan Yu's fleet had the advantage in numbers, it was difficult for them to exert their full strength in this terrain.

If we attack by force, we will inevitably pay a very heavy exchange ratio.

"Okay, okay! Just hit me like this!"

"Release the boats and water ghosts to rescue people, and the second team of warships will continue to attack!"

During the fierce battle, Governor Liang Gang was in high spirits and felt that he was getting better and better as the battle went on.

Is this all General Su Yao is capable of?

If that's true, then I'll win this battle!

Just when Liang Gang had repelled Guan Yu's two waves of attacks and was gradually expanding.
"It's not good, Governor Liang!"

"In the west, there seems to be a sneak attack from bandits in the west!"

"what?!"

Liang Gang looked back.

I saw a little fire light suddenly appeared on the river surface not far from his village wall in the northwest direction, followed by the second and third lights. In a blink of an eye, dozens of fireboats were floating downstream, fan-shaped and heading straight for his village wall!

"Quickly release the iron chain blocking the river!"

Liang Gang's roar changed its tone, but it was too late.

Even as he was shouting, the front fire ship had already crashed into the wooden fence in the southeast corner.

What was even more terrifying was that these fire ships exploded at the moment of collision, and kerosene splashed several feet away, instantly igniting the entire water area.

"Thunder Fire Ship! It's the Thunder Fire Ship!" an old soldier shouted in despair.

(End of this chapter)