Chapter 257 The only waterway is blocked

Han Yong looked at the waterway that had fallen into darkness in front of him, so he was relieved. Just now, he wanted to rush out of a bloody road. Unexpectedly, he didn't have a chance at all. He only fired a shell and sank a ship. Han Yong felt afraid for a while. If he had shot his own ship first just now, there would be no way to survive. Unexpectedly, the endless road found the loophole of the other party: in the northeast, there was another waterway, which was not blocked. He immediately ordered the boatman to fold the boat into the waterway.

Later, other ships also entered the waterway with Han Yong's flagship and quietly left in the dark.

It was already dark, and Bian Yuanheng's heart calmed down. Although a big ship was sunk, which made Bian Yuanheng a little distressed, it also verified the unparalleled combat effectiveness of the God of War cannon. Moreover, as long as the enemy enters this waterway, everything will be easy.

Many ships, sailing in the dark, are very dangerous and easy to collide with each other. Therefore, Bian Yuanheng did not order to chase immediately, but followed the other party and drove all the enemy ships into the waterway in the northeast like a sheep. Then, he let the two steam engine ships in front of him wait at the entrance of the waterway. Tonight, he was vigilant and blocked the entrance.

At the same time, let nearly 2,000 soldiers in the boat dock the ship and walk to Baoying Lake in front of the waterway to build a defense line. Prevent the enemy from landing and escape from the shore.

In the dark, there were also a few boats that sneaked out of the encirclement at night, but most of the boats entered their own way of life.

They can't be blamed for this. In the south of the water network, almost all the waterways lead to Rome, and only a few waterways are dead ends. They found this way of life in a panic. Of course, they have to plunge into it. Moreover, there is Baoying Lake, which will become wider and wider. They will definitely think that it can lead to In other places, in fact, in the north of Baoying Lake, there are other rivers just 20 miles away, but they are not connected to each other and can't carry the boat over at all.

There is no moonlight, the waterway is dark, and the wind is getting slower and slower. The boatmen tightened the strings and let the boat sail slowly with their feelings. They are not familiar with the waterway here. In case of a shallow stranded, it will be very troublesome.

Han Yong's heart was already in a mess. What he meant was to let the navy rush to the west of Gaoyou Mansion tomorrow to block Gaoyou Mansion from the water to prevent Zhang Shicheng's troops in Gaoyou Mansion from escaping from the water.

In the heart of Dazhi, it is too easy to defeat Zhang Shicheng with his own troops.

Han Yong originally thought so, but he didn't expect that when he was about to arrive at Gaoyoufu today, he was completely awakened by Zhang Shicheng's navy. Under the attack of the other party, his navy was simply vulnerable. This is not a war, it was simply looking for abuse!

It's okay, I finally escaped. Han Yong breathed a sigh of relief.

Bian Yuanheng also breathed a sigh of relief. In his eyes, from the moment the other party's big ship entered Baoying Lake, it was already his own. After going back, he drove to the base and installed all the steam engines. At that time, he would fight in the south and the north, and he was invincible!

In the night, a team of soldiers quickly ran from the shore to Baoying Lake.

The soldiers on the ship are already wiping their own sky. In the evening battle, everyone feels very enjoyable, especially the new soldiers. They didn't expect it to be so simple. It's completely the same as when training, because it was the north wind, and the enemy's fleet came from the north. There is no need to consider the correction of the side wind. However, after the hit, there were too few enemies who were willing to lean out, and their own ship was relatively small and could not look down condescending, which affected the effect.

After the use of Tianque, the weapon needs to be dismantled and maintained, especially the barrel. Today, most people have shot all the bullets in the stock, and the barrel has accumulated a lot of black gunpowder that has not been fully burned during the launch process, as well as the solid residue after combustion, which needs to be dipped with a special wire hook. Wipe it with a rag and apply a layer of oil. Everyone is doing this carefully. The weapon is the life of the soldier. If your fire breaks down, then on the battlefield, not only will you kill the enemy less, but also your life will be in danger.

Some soldiers have begun to hum the ballad in a low voice: "The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and there are many people. Fight three times a day, don't wait for it!"

It's getting brighter, and a new day has finally come.

Last night, I saw that there were no pursuers behind, and the boatmen were very tired, and it was very dangerous to sail in the dark. Therefore, Han Yong had to order the ship to be temporarily anchored and wait until dawn before leaving.

Many soldiers fell asleep, but Han Yong was not sleepy. He walked around anxiously in the cabin, but there was no good way. Lu Zetan died, and he would take on the command of the whole army. However, he didn't know what to do. After dawn, should he continue to go south and break through the other party's blockade, or follow the water. Withdraw to the north and return to Huai'an?

What he knew was that if he returned to Huai'an, General Nada would definitely not let him go, but he didn't have the courage to fight face to face with such an enemy.

Playing waterfowl, low-spin water birds, swaying water plants, with the gradually brightening earth, Baoying Lake also shows vitality.

Han Yong stayed up all night with red eyes and looked out, but he saw a vast expanse of blue sky, blue water and green trees and reeds nearby in the distance. It was originally refreshing. It was like the feeling in the painting, but Han Yong was not in the mood.

"Order the fleet and then go north." Han Yong finally gave the order. This is not to avoid war, but to avoid the enemy's edge. First, retreat to the north, and then bypass the waterway next to avoid the aggressive navy.

The whole fleet pulled up the sail and sailed forward slowly.

The water surface is getting wider and wider. I'm afraid it's more than ten miles. Obviously, it has passed through the waterway and entered a lake.

There is also a small island in the lake, with reed pavilions and denselying, which has become a green island, which is spectacular. The fleet passed carefully.

"The sail is lowered, the left rudder is full!" Suddenly, the captain of the front ship gave the order. Land suddenly appeared in front of me.

Is it over? How is it possible?

Fortunately, the speed of the ship was not fast, and the hull tilted and turned 90 degrees.

Sail along the shore! The captain was a little puzzled. Did he go to the wrong waterway?

Han Yong looked at the land in front of him and suddenly had an ominous foreboding. Yesterday, he suddenly found this waterway. Did the other party forget to block this waterway? Or is there another purpose?

"There is a waterway ahead!" The front boat looked at the waterway that finally appeared and was finally relieved. He looked up at the sun, but his face changed greatly: last night he came from the north, and the waterway was to the south, that is to say, he just turned half a circle and came back.

Han Yong stood high on the tower and broke out in a cold sweat. The breeze is coming, the water is not happy, and his body is already trembling involuntarily.

I was fooled, I was completely fooled.

All the soldiers in the fleet have been found. This is a closed lake with only one entrance and no exit!

In the south, there are very few closed lakes, most of which have more than two waterways. When this kind of closed lake was formed, it was a depression, and the surroundings were very high, so the water has only one entrance.

Although there is only one waterway, due to the change of seasons, the height of the water surface is different. Sometimes the water will flow in, and sometimes the water will flow out. Therefore, it is not a pool of stagnant water. The reeds and wild ducks on the water are full of vitality everywhere.

Han Yong was not in the mood to see it, and the thousands of soldiers who survived yesterday's bullet rain were not in the mood to see it. They all knew that they had been tricked.

"Send a boat and go to the exit of the waterway to see what's going on." Han Yong said feebly to the messenger.

The flag waved. In the front of the fleet, a small boat rowed towards the waterway and disappeared from sight.

Other people in the lake are anxiously waiting for a response. If everything is normal at the entrance, they will quickly leave the damn lake and return to the right path. However, this possible surname is negligible.

"Ban, bang, bang." In the distance, there was a crazy sound of fire like yesterday.

There is no need to reply. I'm afraid that the ship will not come back to report. Everyone knows that the only waterway has been blocked.

"General, for today's plan, we can only open a bloody road if all the ships rush out together." On Han Yong's ship, a thousand-husband said that his name was Li Zhong. It was the person who drove the boat yesterday who planned to attack the strange ship. After being defeated, the swim returned to the ship again.

Li Zhong and Guo Yihai were born the same. They both did business on the surface of the water. His head was hanging around his waist, and he was a fierce general when he fought. He saw that now, only all the boats rushed out together was the way to solve the current dilemma. Otherwise, everyone will be trapped here.

However, if we rush out together, there is no doubt that the front ship will suffer the same fate as yesterday.

Who is in the lead? After last night's fight, I'm afraid they have become frightened birds. As soon as they heard the sound of artillery, they reflexively looked for shelters, afraid of the rain coming from the sky.

"If the general agrees, he will be willing to take a few big ships to open a bloody road for the fleet." Li Zhong continued.

Han Yong still couldn't make up his mind: "Why don't we abandon the ship, board the shore, avoid the other party's fleet, and go to Gaoyou Mansion by land?"

"General, the order given to us is to block the western water surface of Gaoyou Mansion. You take the land route. What can you take to block it? Besides, if you abandon these ships and leave all the belongings of the navy here, will you let us go? Li Zhong asked.

What a soft egg! In the end, we have to take Dazhi to suppress him.

Sure enough, Han Yong agreed: "Then please, no, order, Li Qianhu led five large ships as the vanguard, and the whole army attacked together!"

Attack, attack, knowing that there was Longtan Tiger Cave in front of him, there was a powerful cannon aimed at himself. Li Zhong also went forward. The narrow road met, and the brave won and died. Now, thousands of sail troops who were blocked by the dead road, through the north, under the leadership of five ships, all of them radiated their strong combat effectiveness. .

Even if there is a sea of knives and fire in front of you, you have to rush out!

"Brothers, now we have strayed into death. Here, we can only wait for death. Now, we can only rush out and kill all the bastards surrounding us, enter Gaoyou Lake and block Gaoyou Mansion. No matter how powerful their artillery is, after all, the number is relatively small. As long as we rush out and rush to them. Jump to fight, the victory must be ours!" Li Zhong stood on the front big boat and said confidently that his voice spread all over many ships nearby.

Han Yong looked at the countless big ships and rushed forward with Li Zhong. He had to order the ship to follow him. He has felt that the soldiers have aroused a strong morale. Maybe with this momentum, they can really succeed.

From yesterday evening to now, the anger has all exploded in the hearts of the soldiers. Once morale is stimulated, the potential is endless.

It's a pity that war can't only rely on courage, but also on strength. Fighting in any era is by no means a simple comparison of numbers. Now, there are still seven or eight thousand officers and soldiers ready to rush out of the encirclement, and there are less than 2,000 people here, and the remaining 2,000 people have been sent by Bian Yuanheng to occupy the position to prevent the officers and soldiers from escaping from the shore.

If four people hit one, they will definitely be able to fight. Eight thousand people will hit 2,000 people, which is not necessarily the case, because they can't reach it at all.

On the narrow waterway, no matter how many troops there are, it is useless. Although Bian Yuanheng has only four large boats, he can just completely block the whole waterway. The God of War cannon, scattered cannon, Tianque, and all firearms have been aimed at the waterway in front of him.

Just now, a small ship that came to explore the way has been knocked down. Bian Yuanheng did not dare to be careless. Last night, he summed up his combat experience and the biggest threat to the steam engine ship was the fire ship that suddenly approached him in the melee. If Lu Zetan's warship had not reacted quickly, he might have suffered serious losses. Therefore, Bian Yuanheng changed his tactics. I am no longer reluctant to kill those big ships. If I want to protect those big ships and make my fleet suffer serious losses, I don't have the face to go back to see my eldest brother.

Seeing a swarm of warships rushing out in front of him, Bian Yuanheng ordered calmly: "Fire!"

With four steam engine ships as the core, the Ares cannon took the lead in firing.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The deafening artillery roared in unison, and countless rotating sharp warheads flew to the other party's warship.

Then, the scattering cannon also began to launch. The fireman was ready. After the distance was close again, he would shoot violently with the sky.

Under the first round of artillery fire, two large ships were sunk. This time, an unexpected result occurred: due to the impact of mud and sand, the waterway was very shallow, and the large ship was sunk and the channel was blocked!

The two boats that rushed up were not hit by shells. Instead, they were wiped by the two sunken ships and broke the cabin.

Another ship sank, and the waterway was completely blocked.

Due to the unfamiliarity with the waterway, the water army was completely buried here.

The ship behind

stopped the ship urgently and finally did not touch it. However, what to do next is beyond the work of manpower.

"Wow, wow." There was a sound of conch behind, and Han Yong withdrew his troops.

In addition to the relatively close ship, the ship behind reluctantly turned the bow and returned to the lake again. This time, it was completely hopeless.

"Send another five hundred-person teams ashore, and the enemy will soon break out of the shore." Bian Yuanheng said.

Now, the waterway has been sealed, and it has its own artillery blockade. The enemy's only way is to abandon the ship and escape. Bian Yuanheng calculated that there are at least 20 ships left. These 20 ships are all his own. When the battle is over, the sunken ship will be picked up and the waterway can be cleaned up. I drove away, my own fleet, but it was just a bird gun.

At this time, Han Yong had no other choice. The waterway had been sealed. He either waited here to die, or he could only abandon the ship. As for the rebuke of Lord Muer, he had no other way. In this case, it is much more important to preserve these soldiers than to keep the warship.

"Aband the ship and go ashore." Han Yong issued an order.

Many soldiers are waiting for this order. They finally found that if they stay on the water, they can only be beaten everywhere. It's better to go to land. If they walk by land, they won't encounter those annoying strange ships and cannons, right?

It's just that it's not easy to go ashore. Large ships have the advantages of large ships: stability, large number of people loaded, strong combat effectiveness, and disadvantages: complex control and deep water.

This lake is naturally formed. The shore gradually transitions to the water. There is no dock. It's okay to say that the big boat is inconvenient. If you drive over rashly, you can only strand on the shallow stall. Although you can wade through the water, it will seriously hinder the landing time, which is very inconvenient.

"Your Excellency, there is a natural dock in front of you!" On the watchtower of the mast, a soldier found that there was a very good wharf in front of it. Compared with the shoals in other places, the water here is very deep. There are large rocks on the shore, and several fishing boats are bound there.

"Landing in the east!" Han Yong also saw that he went ashore in a moment and rushed south. He could also join the army of Lord Dazhi. At that time, he would be safe, and this group of ghostly enemies could get rid of them.

Countless ships leaned this way one after another, and they all wanted to go ashore as soon as possible.

Han Yong's flagship also went to the shore and put down the board. The tide of soldiers gushed out of the ship. On each ship, there were hundreds of soldiers. The weapons were not lost. The archers, shields, and spearmen came out.

It's just that in the process of landing, it is a very fragile time for any well-trained army. What's more, in Han Yong's eyes, as long as he lands on the shore, it's everything. I don't think at all. I don't think that there should be some people to cover up and some people rush. Front, quickly occupy the beachhead position to protect the safety of the rear personnel.

It was like a flock of sheep, and they rushed to the shore.

"Captain, let's fire." On the grass on the shore, the soldiers who had been ambushed for more than half a day quietly pulled the lever and loaded the bullets. Behind the soldiers were several cannons, which were ready. With just an order, the rain of bullets could be released on the head of the dark man at the beach.

"Wait a minute." Yang Dong said.

He was a man from Baoying. Later, he ran to join Zhang Shicheng's army and was integrated into the fourth battalion. He had been following Bian Yuanheng's saddle horse. With his military achievements, he was promoted to thousands of households. He was sent by Bian Yuanheng to command the army that landed on the shore to prevent the enemy from escaping from the shore.

Although thousands of people came up, it was impossible to enclose the whole Baoying Lake. Yang Dong immediately led the team to Fan Shuizhai. Only here is suitable for ships to dock. If the enemy wants to escape, he can only go ashore from here.

Now, as expected, the enemy has been ushered in, but there are still relatively few people ashore, and Yang Dong is not satisfied. He wanted to destroy as many enemies as possible on the beachhead. If he only came up a little, he would fire and scare them back. In case the water came ashore from other places, he could not take care of such a big shore.

I have been seeing four or five thousand enemies landing. The nearest one is only 200 steps away, and Yang Dong issued an order: "Open fire!"

"Ban, bang, bang." Countless days shot at the enemy who had just climbed to the shore.

(to be continued)