The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1304 Conquering Yong'an
Seeing that the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, the buildings and boats of the Han army suddenly turned to the left at the same time, and the fleet that was going straight ahead suddenly fell across the river.

Yuan Jian was at a loss for a moment. This kind of naval formation was something he had never seen or heard of before.If the buildings and boats are placed horizontally, they will completely lose the ability to advance. Could it be that the Han people discovered Wu Jun's intentions and wanted to intercept Wu Jun's interspersed actions?
But this is not very possible. After all, even if the buildings and ships are laid horizontally, the channel through which Wu Jun's warships penetrate will not be blocked. Wu Jun can also easily pass between the two ships of the Han Army. If you move, it is easy for the two ships to collide with each other. Such a ship formation is simply inexplicable.

Therefore, although Yuan Jian was deeply surprised by the change of the Han army, he did not change his plan. He still maintained the order just now and rushed towards the Louchuan fleet quickly.

At this moment, countless bamboo-like things suddenly shot out from the building boats. They were fast and accurate. Many Mengchong warships were shot. The front ends of these bamboos were all equipped with sharp spears Arrowheads can be deeply nailed into the side or deck of a Mengchong warship.

Yuan Jian looked confused. It is very common to use bows and arrows in water battles, but it is the first time I have seen such thick bamboo used as crossbows by the Han army. Apart from the somewhat scary posture, it seems It's useless, and I don't know what the Han army and the Han army are planning to do with this crossbow.

But before Yuan Jian figured out the real purpose of these crossbows, the crossbows that hit the ship's side and deck exploded violently. Both the side of the ship and the deck were torn apart in an instant, and the river was raging. The ground poured in, and the entire warship was sinking.

Those crossbow arrows that exploded on the deck even turned Wu soldiers on their backs on the warship. Many people were thrown into the river under the shock wave of the explosion.

Yuan Jian had heard of the gunpowder power of the Han army. When Lu Kang entered Shu to fight, he encountered Liu Yin's troops using gunpowder weapons. At that time, Lu Kang was disgraced by the bombing. This incident was recorded. The personnel inside Wu Jun are relatively clear.

But hearing is deception, seeing is believing. This time Yuan Jian saw the gunpowder weapons used by the Han army with his own eyes, and only then did he realize how terrifying they were.Although a Mengchong warship is not too long, it is still more than ten feet long. It is strong and heavy, and ordinary weapons can't hurt it at all.

But I didn't expect the gunpowder weapons of the Han army to be so terrifying, and such a large Mengchong warship could be easily destroyed.Moreover, the accuracy of these gunpowder crossbows is also very terrible. Basically, for every ten crossbow arrows shot, about five can hit the Mengchong warship. Except for the first ship commanded by Yuan Jian and the few other warships that were lucky enough not to be shot, the Wu army's warships in the first row were severely damaged, with seven to eight of ten losses.

Seeing that the general situation was not good, Yuan Jian hurriedly ordered the Mengchong fleet to retreat quickly to escape the battlefield.Yuan Jian also saw that the range of these gunpowder crossbows of the Han army was limited. As long as they could withdraw to a safe distance, the Han army would naturally be beyond their reach.

But no matter how flexible Wu Jun's Mengchong battleship is, it will take time to turn around at this moment, but the Han army's gunpowder crossbows are fired continuously, constantly destroying Wu Jun's warship.

On the entire river, there are destroyed ships of the Wu army everywhere, half-burned and floating on the river, and many warships even sank directly to the bottom of the river. In the river, struggling and swimming are the sailors of the Wu army. Fortunately, these people Most of them are familiar with water, and it is not a problem to fall into the river. Most of them can swim desperately back to the shore or into other boats.

Yuan Jian was not so lucky, a crossbow bolt just landed at his feet, and before he could react, the gunpowder crossbow bolt exploded.

The loud noise didn't directly kill him, but it also blew up one of his arms, bloody and painful.

What's more terrible is that the gunpowder crossbow blasted a big hole in the veneer of the ship, and a large amount of water poured in. The ship was already doomed and began to sink.Soon the Mengchong battleship sank to the bottom of the water.

Yuan Jian's water skills are good, but he can't survive in the river with only one leg left. He struggled desperately, but no one cared about him, and soon Yuan Jian was swallowed by the river.

Since Yuan Jian led the Mengchong fleet to rush quickly, they soon entered within the hundred-step range of the Han army. Once they entered the range of the Wu army ships, it was difficult to escape.

The building boats of the Han army have quickly adjusted their direction and pursued the fleeing Wu army. At this moment, the Mengchong formation of the Han army has joined the water battle and beat the dog in the water. In the water battle, the losses were heavy, and the entire Mengchong fleet was almost wiped out.

Cen An, who was in the rear, had a bad wind, and led the remaining fleet to flee in a hurry. As for the goal of coming to help Yong'an this time, it seemed that it could not be achieved.Cen An was lucky enough to escape with his life. As for Yong'an's defenders, they could only ask for a blessing.

Wang Jun did not pursue and fight fiercely, seeing that Cen An led the remaining Wu army sailors to flee into the Xiajiang River, Wang Jun ordered the Han army navy to stop the pursuit and turn around to clean up the mess.

In this battle, the gunpowder crossbow of the Han army showed great power and easily destroyed the Jiangdong Navy, which is known as the invincible in the world. It seems that the gunpowder crossbow is very powerful and can fundamentally reverse the situation. This will definitely become the history of water warfare. Brand new one.

This naval battle completely ruined the retreat of the Yong'an Wu army.In the past, when the Han army attacked Yong'an by land, it was impossible to surround Yong'an to death. The defenders of Yong'an could continuously obtain supplies and food from the river. In the middle of the river, the defenders of Yong'an City were completely in a desperate situation.

Although Wu Jun still accumulated a lot of food and grass in Yong'an City, no matter how much food and grass was exhausted, the Wu Jun in Yong'an, who had lost logistical support, fell into deep panic, the morale of the army was lax, and the hearts of the people were panicked. , no more fighting spirit.

Sun Teng was desperate, and had no choice but to abandon the city and flee, but after leaving the city, he was intercepted and killed by the Han army. The whole army was exhausted, and there was no survivor. Sun Teng himself died in battle. In the chaos.

After 13 years of falling, Yong'an finally returned to the hands of the Jihan Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)