Chapter 617 Yesterday Reappears
Chen Yan did not save Lu Fu.
When his main force crossed the switchback and appeared on the battlefield, all they saw was devastation.
On the water surface, there are floating flags and pieces of wood everywhere, and of course more of them are struggling sailors. As for the soldiers on the warships, most of them are wearing armor, at least half armor. Once The boat capsized and the people who fell into the water basically had no chance of survival if they could not remove their armor in time.
The fifteen main battleships turned into fifteen blazing torches at this moment,
And none of the small and medium-sized fighting ships, first boarding ships, etc. could be seen.
Large-scale building ships can easily crush these small and medium-sized warships into slag.
Dozens of warships on the opposite side saw them, but they had no intention of retreating. Instead, they began to adjust their formations amidst the sound of horns. Three ships formed a group, forming a dozen formations that could launch attacks at any time. The shape seems to be waiting for the opportunity.
Chen Yan did not act rashly, although at this time Yao Dali's fleet was really nothing in front of his main fleet.
Because his field of vision was already occupied by the overwhelming white sails coming from further away.
Director Wang's main force also arrived.
Above the river, after six years, a large-scale water battle once again ushered in.
The last time was the battle of Xiangyang.
At that time, the Chu State also sent out its main force, and on the Qin State's side, the navy that had worked so hard for twenty years also came out in full force at that time.
He Qiku thought that he had at least a 70% chance of winning that battle.
However, it is a pity that due to the internal problems of the Qin State, this battle turned from a great victory into a final defeat.
The last competitive navy of the Qin State ended here. The whole army was destroyed.
When He Zudao made a comeback and once again occupied the eight towns in Jiangnan, it was no longer possible to reorganize the navy.
The formation of the navy is not at the same level of complexity as the land army.
The reason why Li Dachui was able to quickly organize a navy of more than a hundred main battleships in Shu County was because Shu County already had a navy, but it remained unknown because it was not taken seriously.
After Li Dachui captured Shu County, he immediately transferred Yao Dali and other naval backbones from outside the customs, invested a lot of resources, and tried to build a powerful fleet in the shortest possible time.
Actually, they did it too.
Somewhat ironically, a lot of the wood used to build warships in Shu County was purchased from Chu.
The wood that can be used to build ships cannot be cut from the mountains and used. Without a few years of processing, most of the ships built will be disposable items.
The Chu Navy was split. After Wang Dao’s command and Yao Dali’s Shu Commandery Navy were merged, there were more than 300 warships of various sizes, which was exactly the same as Chen Yan’s command. .
The two armies met again on the river,
And this time, it was also a life and death battle for the Chu State.
Chen Yan knows very well that if they lose this battle, Jiang Qian will never give them any chance to build a large fleet again. The entire river will become a place where opponents can come and leave whenever they want. Back garden.
The Chu State has a well-developed water system. If it cannot control the river, it will be equivalent to opening up its heart and allowing its opponents to attack wantonly.
Chen Yan looked up at the sky, and the wind direction changed again,
Suddenly east and now west, now south and now north, there is no one right,
I feel cool on my face, and raindrops are floating in the sky,
Looking at the thick layer of rain in the sky The lead clouds,
I'm afraid it will rain heavily soon.
Under such weather, what is even more tested is the ability of the naval commander and the courage of all the soldiers.
When the first thunderbolt sounded in the sky, the war drums of both sides also beat at the same time.
Yao Dali’s fleet once again took the lead in launching the attack,
Chang The long blades penetrated the water, and the warship flew over the water like a thousand-legged centipede. Behind him, the other two main warships followed him closely in a Z-shaped formation.
The opponent does not attack at will, but based on the attack pattern of a group of three ships.
In the middle of the attack by a group of three ships, there were small warships. Seeing the full middle cabins on those small ships, Chen Yan knew that there was definitely nothing good there.
Wang Pu's best method of water combat is the three-three system.
Seeing that the opponent's general is Yao, he thought he was the naval general from outside the Pass. Did he learn Mr. Wang's special skills so quickly?
The flag was waving, and Chen Yan's hundreds of battleships began to change their formations as they moved forward. A huge hollow square slowly spread out on the river, and in front of Yao Dali's swooping in Above, they even opened a hole for him.
Those small boats suddenly began to accelerate and rushed towards the dense enemy warships ahead. However, from the Chu fleet, countless small boats also rushed out and faced these enemies.
The big ships haven't made contact yet, but the small ships are already fighting each other.
There are not many people on the small boat.
There are only seven or eight sailors on each boat. They are fighting together. The scale is not large, but it is cruel. The victory or defeat is numbered. Within a few seconds, the soldiers on some ships were wiped out, and some even capsized directly under the violent impact.
A few ships broke through the siege and rushed to the outside of the square ship array. With a bang, the sharp spears in front of the boat pierced the hull heavily, pinning themselves and the opponent to each other. Together, a fire burst out on the boat, and the soldiers on the boat jumped out of the boat. Whether they could survive or not depended on luck.
Facing such a fire attack, the building ship was not unprepared. In the blink of an eye, a huge log fell from the ship. Hemp ropes were tied to both ends of the heavy log and they were dropped at the same time. A weight of hundreds of kilograms can instantly damage, destroy, or sink the boat below.
Yao Dali rushed into the middle of the square ship formation.
A dozen trebuchets on the ship also threw stone bombs weighing dozens of kilograms at the enemy ship in front at the same time.
The new river warship designed and built by Li Dachui is not only powerful in terms of performance, but also has more long-range weapons arranged on the ship and more combat soldiers.
A similar warship in Chu State can carry up to 200 soldiers, but this new warship can only carry 300 soldiers.
It was clearly three quarters to noon, but the sky seemed to be getting dark soon. Lightning pierced the heavy lead clouds, the sound of thunder was deafening, and when dense raindrops fell, the ship commanded by Director Wang The team launched a general attack on the opponent.
Wang Pu was good at attacking and Chen Yan was good at defending. With one spear and one shield, they launched a desperate battle on the river, amidst the thunder and lightning and heavy rain.
Chen Yan stared at the battleship opposite.
Under the fluttering flag, there is a woman in white clothes holding a drumstick on the bow of the boat.
That’s Queen Mother Jiang Qian!
Chen Yan suddenly felt goose bumps all over his body. In a daze, he seemed to have returned to the life and death battle many years ago.
(End of this chapter)