Chapter 218 With my life, protect the peace of the country
A series of light wooden boats swooped down from upstream along the water.
Looking from the Jiaozhi warship, there was a person standing on each small wooden boat. In order to maintain the speed of the small wooden boat, everyone was shirtless.
The small wooden boat was sailing rapidly. Before entering the effective range of the Jiaozhi warship bow and arrow, it ignited the oil on the small wooden boat (coke tincture, Shen Kuo proposed the concept of oil for the first time), and the grass on the small wooden boat burned instantly.
The person above immediately jumped into the water and disappeared on the river surface. The small wooden boat drove faster.
In this way, the rapid sprinting flames were ignited one after another on the surface of the river, with more than 560 such small wooden boats.
From a distance, it was as vast as a fire dragon, rushing towards the warship in front of Jiaozhi.
The Jiaozhi warship quickly turned around, but where was there still time?
Small wooden boats rushed towards the warship like moths to the flames and hit them.
It was okay if hundreds of ships crashed into it, and the seven or eight warships in front of Jiaozhi were immediately ignited.
The flames burned on the river surface, and the rest of the warships saw this and fled quickly.
"It's time to go!"
"It's time to go!"
“…”
A scream of fear sounded on the Jiaozhi boat, and it was suddenly in chaos.
The Fuliang River was centered in a sea of fire, and the rest of the warships in Jiaozhi dared not approach it.
At this time, the main force of the Song army had boarded the ship and sailed to the other shore. The Song army on the ship could see clearly that the fire in the central river blocked the other unlit Jiaozhi warships.
There were even some small wooden boats still rushing downwards, like ghosts burning with hell flames, allowing Jiaozhi's warships to avoid them.
The main force of the Song army crossed the river without any obstacles, and the outpost on Jiaozhi on the shore had been resolved by Yang Zaixing.
Yue Fei led the generals to the ashore.
The various armaments of the Song army were also taken ashore.
For example, iron cannons, turbulent oil cabinets, rockets, and rushing muskets...
In short, this time General Li Gang's weapons supervision and the newly developed weapons from the Academy of Sciences were transported to the southwest.
Of course, Li Gang also clearly told Zhong Shidao and Zong Ze that some of these weapons had just been developed and remained in the trial stage, so that Yue Fei would not rely too much on them.
Yue Fei's main force had a total of 3,000 people ashore, including 800 cavalrymen.
This landing battle was included in the textbook by the Imperial Academy in Tokyo for reference and study by all officers.
And this time, a famous general in the Song army also stood out, and this person was named Li Bao.
It can be said that this tactic of suppressing Jiaozhi warships with fire attacks was proposed by Li Bao. At this time, Li Bao was only eighteen years old!
In orthodox history, Li Bao had a great record and was the first general of the Southern Song Dynasty naval army.
Zhong Shidao later analyzed the causes and consequences of this battle in the lecture hall.
Combined with the fact that the Song army attacked Jiaozhi fifty years ago, Jiaozhi was lured to be defeated, this time the Jiaozhi army will definitely not be able to stand firm and fight a perseverance battle.
The Fuliang River is the most important barrier north of Shenglong City, the capital of Jiaozhi. If you want to conquer Jiaozhi, you must cross the Fuliang River.
After entering Jiaozhi territory, Yue Fei ordered Yang Zaixing to capture Su Mao, build warships and wooden boats in Su Mao, intending to go down the river from the left army and enter the Fuliang River to fight with the Jiaozhi army.
At this time, when Yue Fei heard that a little soldier in the army was risking his head to offer advice, Yue Fei agreed to see the little soldier.
Li Bao then stated his idea of overnight fire attack, and Yue Fei was immediately shocked by Li Bao.
Unlike Zhou Yu's fire in the Three Kingdoms period, the Fuliang River is far less wide than the Yangtze River. If you want to attack with fire, you don't need to connect the enemy ships. You just need to attack it with a rush at night.
As Yue Fei said, the purpose of this battle was not just to annihilate the navy of Jiaozhi, but to the main force of Jiaozhi stationed on the south bank of the Fuliang River.
The morale of the main force of Jiaozhi has been weak, and when a thunder strike is a sure defeat!
Be quick!
It was almost time for the main force of Jiaozhi to rectify the soldiers, to deploy troops, and even the officers did not have time to assemble soldiers.
When Yue Fei landed, Yang Zaixing and Wang Gui had already advanced to the left and right wings respectively to block the possible sneak attacks on the left and right wings for Yue Fei's central army.
Yue Fei immediately led 800 cavalry and quickly rushed towards the Jiaozhi Army camp ahead.
Zhang Xian led the remaining Infantry Armor and stationed on the riverside to prevent the Jiaozhi Navy, who had not yet broken the ship, from suddenly coming ashore and killing the Song army and retaliating.
At the same time, the archers quickly stepped forward and shot arrows at the vanguard. The dense arrows flew into the sky and fell down again, shooting on the elephant in Jiaozhi, and the arrows suddenly flew blood waves.
Soon, the elephant soldiers in front of Jiaozhi were defeated, clearing the first wave of obstacles for Yue Fei's 800 cavalry.
In the lecture hall of the Imperial Academy, Zhong Shidao evaluated Yue Fei in one sentence: using cavalry well is like a divine help!
It means that Yue Fei used cavalry, as if the gods were helping him.
Zhong Shidao, who read the ancient and modern military arts, saw the shadow of Huo Qubing in Yue Fei. He was also good at rushing with cavalry, circumventing around, and defeating the enemy in blitz!
But Zong Ze commented on Yue Fei in this way. Yue Fei not only makes good use of cavalry, he can turn the entire army into a torrent of steel!
Have you ever seen an army cast by steel?
This is what Yue Fei’s army is like!
Steel casting does not refer to the physical body, but to the willpower!
When Ruan Jinghe gathered his subordinates to organize the army to defend, Yue Fei's 800 cavalry had already rushed into the Jiaozhi camp with a shocking force.
Everyone waved a sharp saber, and each saber would cut a person's flesh and blood.
Some cut half of their heads with one knife, some cut half of their faces with one knife, and some cut from their chin to their lower abdomen.
The moment the knife slashed in, the sharp blade cut the bones and made a sound that made the scalp numb. This sound flashed by, and it was the judgment before death came.
An arrow came from the front, hitting the eyes of a Shenwu cavalry and shooting him off the horse. The war horse roared and flew up and stepped on the two Jiaozhi soldiers in front.
The cavalry rolled on the ground for several turns, and even got up and saw it, he even slashed it with one knife. He swept out with one knife, and it actually slashed three heads in a row, and the head soared into the sky.
The arrow was broken, but the arrow was inserted into his eyes.
The severe pain made him tremble all over. He felt his life disappear quickly in his body. He couldn't help but scream in pain.
Another cavalry reached out with one hand and pulled him up, quickly tied him up with his cloak.
The cavalry roared in a rough voice: "Zhongxing! Hold on! Brother, take you out!"
The injured cavalry shouted in pain: "I can't do it anymore, let me go!"
"Die together!"
The two of them come from the same village and grew up together, with the simplest friendship between men.
When the emperor was in the Northern Expedition, he joined the new army and grew up with Yue Fei killing the enemy. In just one year, he became an elite cavalry of the Shenwu Army.
The injured cavalry's life passed quickly, and his voice became weaker and weaker: "Hurry...let me... go down, you go back alive... remember to take care of my old mother..."
The cavalry was filled with anger and suddenly felt extremely sad, but he forced himself to calm down.
Their military training was to kill the enemy calmly when Mount Tai collapsed!
He tied his friends to himself and did not let go.
He roared angrily, followed the large army ahead and rushed wildly, and the slashing sword in his hand kept slashing.
The entire Shenwu cavalry is unstoppable!
The Shenwu Army suddenly rushed over, and the Jiaozhi Army could not react at all. After the initial resistance was torn apart, the military camp was in chaos.
There were shouting in despair everywhere.
"Run! The Song army is rushing towards us!"
"Run quickly! The coach has already run!"
"Who will save me? I don't want to die. My leg is broken. I want to go home. My sister is still waiting for me at home..."
"I surrender, I surrender, I have never been to the Song Dynasty, I have never even seen the Song people, and I was forced to join the army..."
"I'm just a farmer in the field, I have children. My child is just born and he needs a father..."
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The tragic shouts of the Jiaozhi Army were everywhere.
But war is the most ruthless. War will destroy everything, and it will not stop because of the pitiful origin of anyone.
Just like the dead Shenwu Army cavalry, he died in the battlefield. If his friends also died in the battlefield, their names would enter the Martyrs' Temple, and their old mother would be extremely sad, and the white-haired man would send the black-haired man.
They used their lives to protect the peace of the country, but how many people will remember their names in the future?
When people sit in restaurants and drink, have they ever thought that the peaceful life in front of them is something that some people exchange for blood and life?
ps: When I wrote this chapter, the author’s heart was heavy. Our life today was also exchanged for countless martyrs with their blood and lives. We should not forget the past.
Chapter completed!