Chapter 461: Bloody battle in the Imperial River

The east wind brought fog and gradually blew it away.

On the sandbank by the river, Qin Lei felt cold all over. His initial joy had disappeared, and all that was left was a bone-broken chill. Looking at the sea falcon warship on the river, he knew that he had fallen into a trap.

I don’t know what went wrong, and now is not the time to reflect. I hold a reed tightly and think silently about the countermeasures. Shi Gan doesn’t care about anything else. He is only responsible for the safety of the prince. He can’t help but say in a stern voice: “Prince, let’s retreat, should we retreat?”

Le Buyi had long looked at the mudflat behind him. After hearing Shi Gan say this, he shook his head slowly and firmly and said, "No, the defenders in the city have come out. If they go back at this time, they will be attacked halfway."

Qin Lei nodded, let go of the reeds in his hand, and spit out two words: "Wait." Calculate the situation in the field in his mind... The Nan Chu naval army is south of Shazhou, Zhennan army is northwest of Shazhou, and behind the mudflats there are the defenders of Baling County. Among these four directions, the black-clothed guards on the sandzhou are the weakest, and any rash move may cause a catastrophe. With the help of a convenient location, the safest way to defend locally... Although it is a helpless move.

"There is a way to keep it!" Qin Lei said firmly to his subordinates, but muttered in his heart: "You can jump into the river at worst..."

The battle on the river has begun.

Relying on the eight floating plates on the left and right, the Falcon warship can not only drive smoothly in the stormy waves, but also increase its speed greatly with the help of drainage. Even the marshalling ship, which is known for its speed, cannot be compared with it.

So the Zhennan Navy simply stopped and formed a formation to wait for the opponent's attack.

The distance is closer! It's closer! The sailors can already see the expressions on the enemy's face!

‘Boom!’ Accompanied by a earth-shaking loud noise, the sea falconer rushing in front, colliding head-on with a ferry on the left side of the Qin army flagship, causing huge waves. The two warships shook violently, and each rivet was moaning in pain! Although the soldiers on the ship were prepared and grabbed the handrails tightly, they were still lifted into the air and fell heavily to the ground, in great pain.

‘Bang bang bang bang bang bang…’ loud noises started one after another, like a continuous bead cannon. It was dozens of warships colliding one after another. Many warships were directly pushed through the walls of the ship, but the sea falconry was still the same.

With just one move, the ship's proud wall was broken - the highest and lowest level was judged.

The cold river water poured in from the hole in the ship wall, but the sailors had no time to damage the pipe and plug the leak. They struggled to get up, raised their weapons and rushed out of the cabin... Facing the faster, stronger defense and greater power of the enemy ship, if they still threw and shot from the perforation hole, they would not hurt the opponent at all, but would be sunk by the opponent several times.

So the only option is to fight the boarding battle!

Although the Falcon is best at platoon battles...

‘Fortunately, my brother has helped me improve the boarding tactics!’ Looking at the battle situation in front of me, Marshal Boshang, who had retreated to a safe place, said in a deep voice.

I saw spears flying out of the ship, holding the opponent's warship tightly to prevent it from escaping. Then, wide pedals were placed between the two ships, connecting the two. The Great Qin warrior, wearing strong and holding sharp edges, stepped on it as if walking on flat ground, and then rushed to the other ship.

Moreover, the number of Zhennan Army warships is twice that of the other party, so two or three warships often siege one.

However, after the battle on the shore began, the Chu army was at the upper hand.

Because the cabins of the Sea Falcon ships are covered with raw cowhide, the shape of a city wall is more than one high. A half-person-high female wall is also added inside the outer wall, and there are crossbow windows and ship holes on the wall for shooting. During the battle between the shore, the shooters in the upper female wall throw javelins at the opponent and fire crossbows. The soldiers in the lower outer wall are wearing vine armor and holding spears to stab the enemy. While killing the enemy, they can also prevent them from getting close. This is a model of both offensive and defense in this era.

Moreover... the sea falcon ship is the direct troops of the martyrs, the most powerful army in the Chu State and the world's largest naval army - Pingbo Army. How powerful is this army? There is a saying that the Pingbo Army's status on the water is even higher than the Yum Army's status on land!

Everyone in this army is skilled in martial arts and familiar with water. They are like walking on flat ground on the ship, with strict military discipline and tacit cooperation with each other. Whether from the perspective of individuals or groups, they are all the best in the world. No matter how advanced the weapons are, they are the ones who decide the outcome of the battlefield, or those who use weapons! Only in the hands of the more powerful Pingbo Army can these powerful warships be able to maximize their power!

I saw a team of brave Zhennan naval troops rushing up. Before they could reach the outer wall, they had fought with the spearmen in hand-to-hand combat, and were shot down by the shooter on the inner wall.

The Qin army also had archers, but most of the arrows and stones were blocked by two high walls. The Qin army also used rockets and was blocked by the high wall covered with cowhide. For a moment, the Qin army's bows and arrows were ineffective, and they could only hope for the most cruel hand-to-hand combat.

Countless Qin troops holding Park Knife shields rushed over, but the Chu army could accurately hand out the spear, dodge the shield, and stab the breastplate of Qin soldiers. Those with superb skills could even let the spear penetrate the soft body of the opponent from the gap in the Qin army's armor and launch a fatal blow.

One thing is recognized: the Chu army's personal skills are the best in the world, the Qi army's combat formation is the best in the world, and the Qin army is the best in the world without fear of death. Even if it is at an absolute disadvantage, even if it fights to the last person, the Qin army will fight to the end!

Seeing the spear entering the body, it aroused the wolf nature hidden in the chest of Qin soldiers. They threw away their weapons, held the other's spear tightly, and jumped into the water frantically. Many Chu soldiers were caught off guard and were pulled out directly from behind the wall, thrown into the water, or into the Qin army. It was lucky to fall into the water, because they had vine armor on their bodies, so it was difficult to drown them.

And those who fell into the Qin army were chopped into meat sauce without exception.

But there was a new spearman immediately on the vacant position behind the high wall, and the Zhennan Army was still attacking frantically.

People keep falling down, people keep falling down, and the god of death is laughing wildly... Life is so fragile.

Such a scene is carried out simultaneously at every point on the battlefield. One side relies on advanced weapons and excellent technology, and the other side relying on a large number of people and powerful people, and is not afraid of death, and cannot decide the outcome for the moment.

At a little later on the battlefield, on the flagship of Zhennan Army, Marshal Boshang looked at his sons with a serious expression and seized five clear traces on the railing. In this era, as long as hand-to-hand combat occurred, the commander lost his ability to intervene and could only compete with the training, equipment, and willpower of both sides.

Not everyone can bear this kind of torment that cannot be helped by the wall.

"Master, we have suffered too much losses, let's respond!" Chu Po said worriedly.

Boshang looked at the fog in the south, shook his head firmly and said, "No, it's not the time!" This is like playing cards. If you play the ace first, how can you deal with other people's aces?

"When will we have to wait?" Chu Po said anxiously. He was responsible for the training in the army. He had the deepest feelings for the soldiers and did not respect them for the heavy casualties.

"Wait..." His eyes turned to the quiet sandbank, and Marshal Boshang said slowly: "Wait until Zhu Hongjun can't hold back."

At the beginning of this battle, the Qin army missed the lead. If they wanted to turn the situation around, they had to make greater sacrifices and endure more torture...

On the Chu Army's boat four miles away, Zhu Lie stared at the sandbank in the distance without saying a word. At this time, the river fog gradually dissipated, and the spindle-shaped outline could be roughly seen.

"Can the Xiangyang Lake fleet turn around in the Shangzhu Kingdom?" asked his accompanying captain.

"Don't count on it." Shaking his head firmly, Zhu Lie smiled bitterly: "This time it is probably Bosang's team led by the team. This old fox will not easily come out of the hole if he is fully prepared." As he said that, he gently pointed the railing in front of him and said confidently: "He is definitely not alone and he must have a fleet to support and protect, and maybe even a reserve team."

"That means we can't completely eliminate them?" The captain said regretfully: "I finally caught a chance to stand out. I want to meet them next time, and I don't know when."

Hearing the image of the captain's captain, Zhu Lie couldn't help laughing and said, "Yes, I finally caught it. How can I do it without a harsh blow?"

"How to fight?" The subordinates suddenly felt energetic and said with a look of their hands: "I will volunteer!"

Zhu Lie inadvertently glanced at the eldest princess who looked like water, clicked the sandbank in the distance, and said in a dashing manner: "That is the weakness of the Qin army. I have ordered the garrison of Baling County to continue to put strong pressure on it."

The generals were overjoyed and said, "There are 5,000 troops in Baling County, and the small land is only 500 people at most, ten times more than the enemy. You can destroy this dynasty."

Zhu Lie thought to himself: 'It's time to pretend to be handsome.' Then he shook his head lightly, twisted his beard and smiled, "This is a bad word... I have strictly ordered the Baling Captain not to capture, to wipe out, or to hurt Qin Yutian."

"Why is this?" In fact, everyone understands people, who doesn't know why? But it is precisely because of the understanding people that they ask this and that, and make every effort to set off the wise and magical martial arts of the General of the Pillar Kingdom.

Give everyone a look of "Good boy, have eyesight!", Shangzhuguo deliberately dragged his voice and said, "This is called...attack...the enemy must be saved. As long as...with enough pressure, Boshang will have to rescue him with all his strength, so he will naturally be unable to escape far away. If...attack...and the enemy must be saved if he loses, and he will definitely escape."

Everyone quickly looked like they realized it suddenly, and for a moment they were flattering and flattering.

Looking at the eldest princess again, she turned her head to the side without any interest.

Well, the only audience didn't buy it, and everyone lost the interest to continue acting. They secretly reviewed: "It's too artificial, right?"

The sandbank is full of solemnity, which is in sharp contrast with the relaxation and comfort of the Chu army's flagship.

The dark Chu army was lined up on the mudflats, and the destination was the east coast of Shazhou.

Looking at the enemy army dozens of times he was, Qin Lei felt that he needed to say something.

He came out of the reeds and walked slowly and firmly to the position where the black guards were, and stopped them from getting up and lined up. He laughed loudly and said, "You guys, you really have found the most broken errand in the world."

The black-clothed guard looked at the prince in confusion. They had always been proud of their identities, and they didn't know why the prince said that.

Qin Lei wiped off the water droplets from his arm armor and smiled comfortably, "I'm facing the test of life and death again. Following this lunatic is always so dangerous."

The black-clothed guards burst into laughter, and they knew in their hearts that the prince was not saying this to them. Because they were the black-clothed guards, the most loyal and bravest, and the black-clothed guards who had been tested countless times, following the prince to go through fire and water was their duty and their most sacred glory.

The black-clothed guards really don’t need to be mobilized. They are always fighting spirit and are always ready to sacrifice. So Qin Lei’s words are for those fifty master guards to listen to them.

These fifty people were divided into three gangs, one group was the disciples of Guigu led by Gongsun Jian; the other group was the Ziyun Sect, who was respected by Xia Suiyang; and the other was the martial artsmen of Qin who had successively defected from Qin... Speaking of which, the Fifth Prince was ordered to go deep into the tiger's den, and exchanged himself for His Royal Highness's righteous deeds for His Royal Highness, which caused a great sensation among the people of Qin. People prayed day and night: praying for the Bodhisattva to bless His Royal Highness the Five Highness to return safely. Many master swordsmen who could not be hidden also came out and went south to join the team to protect His Royal Highness the Five.

The two gangs of Gongsun Jian and Xia Suiyang are fine, because they are already formal employees and are looking forward to making a name for themselves from the royal palace, so they are very obedient... at least they listen to Qin Lei. But the third group of people has a big problem. These people are very skilled in martial arts, chivalrous, and even have much higher quality than the first two groups of people. However, those with abilities are more proficient, or they don’t listen to hello.

So Qin Lei didn't let them go at all when he wiped out the Qi delegation last time. But this time the situation was critical, so he had to take action. If the fight started a while, these old men would be killed and rushed into the enemy formation rashly, but if they dispersed their formation, it would be a disaster.

Therefore, Qin Lei must get a vaccination in advance, but speaking to a group of unruly masters is a very test of the art of speech.

"Although I have faced countless dangers, this time is different from before." Qin Lei said with a smile: "This time I am fighting for the back and forth, and there is no reason to escape. What should I do now?"

"Bloody battle to the end!" The black-clad guard shouted in a low voice, even Gongsun Jian and the others shouted.

"Yes, the bloody battle will end!" Qin Lei raised his eyebrows and said, "The Lone King will live and die with you, and will not be a person who lives secretly! If you violate this oath, you will be struck by thunder!"

"Defend the prince to the death!" Everyone shouted together.

Even if we were scared, it was time to get angry. Qin Lei nodded and smiled brightly: "Do you remember the last time? It was the time when we wiped out the Qi State delegation? The other side was on the powerful tower ship, and we would still attack one side, and we would suffer a loss innately. What is the war loss ratio?"

"One thousand to one!" The black-clothed guard smiled proudly, "That one was still scratched by his own wolf silhouette." This is really a battlefield miracle from ancient times to the present, and they can't help but be proud.

"This time is no exception!" Qin Lei smiled confidently: "As long as you obey orders, we will definitely persist until the moment when the Zhennan warship approaches!"

Even the latest master guards who joined the army had witnessed the prince's unpredictable military use and two absolute victory battles, so they had some blind trust in his words.

"This is the battlefield. Any random behavior will lead to the collapse of the battle formation. The moment the battle formation collapses is the time when our entire army is wiped out," Qin Lei said with a solemn expression: "What you have to do is to defend the battle formation to the death! How to defend the battle formation? You must absolutely obey the orders! Do you understand?"

"I understand!" Five hundred people replied in a uniform and solemn voice.

Looking at the enemy troops getting closer and closer, Qin Lei shouted in a deep voice: "Mr. Le commands all the entrusted guards! Get ready for battle!"
Chapter completed!