() On the wide river, the two fleets formed a loose formation and approached each other at an extremely fast speed. Both large warships rushed at the front, and small warships were interspersed in the middle and rear. For the time being, the Jie army's battle

Although the ship had the advantage of being larger than the Haimen navy and could carry more people, the Haimen navy did not suffer.

The Haimen navy was in the upstream and could send most of the oarsmen to the deck to throw spears while going down the river. The Jiehu navy was going upstream and could not move forward by snaking upstream with cao sails only during the battle.

Being able to rely on fifty oarsmen to provide power, the slight manpower advantage brought by the larger hull has virtually disappeared.,

There are crossbowmen on the watchtowers of the ships of both armies, with the parapet as a cover. Behind the parapet on the bow of the ship, there are crossbowmen, archers and spearmen, all squatting half-crouched on the deck, talking to each other.

In the meantime, you can already see the opponent's face clearly, Haimen Navy

The faces of the soldiers were full of overwhelming hatred. They had heard the clamor from the opposite side very clearly. They actually wanted to massacre the city and play with their women! For this reason, even without Xie Shang's personal presence in the battle

formation, they will also fight to the bitter end.

The Jie army was all excited and ferocious. As long as the weak army in front was defeated, they could go ashore to rob Haimen's huge wealth. More importantly, the bird in the crotch could finally be let out to breathe.

Yes!

"Crossbow hand release!"

"She, kill them!"

Almost at the same time, the front commanders of both armies gave orders!

Suddenly, dark crossbow arrows as dense as locusts over the river alternately passed by, nailed to the sail, the mast, and some to the bow of the ship. At the same time as the "click" sound of the opponent's ship was struck,

One after another, miserable screams rang out in the air.

Despite the protection of the parapet, a considerable number of personnel from both armies were still shot and killed. In just a short time, the decks of the ships on both sides that were attacked were all stained with blood. In contrast, the sergeants on the watchtower were all stained with blood.

Safer.

On the deck, some people fell directly into the river, causing the river water to burst into bright red, which was particularly eye-catching against the green river water.

Whether it was the Haimen Navy or the Jiehu Navy, the dead warriors drifted slowly downstream as the river water slowly drifted downstream. Since the corpses could not be buried, perhaps their souls would not rest in peace, while the living warriors were splashing in the water and struggling desperately.

. They begged their companions on the boat to help them, but with crossbows flying in the sky, their companions on the boat were unable to help them. Their final outcome could only be that they were washed into the sea in despair after running out of strength.

The Jiehu navy didn't even look at it. It was a good thing that some of their companions died. When they broke the city, there were fewer people to compete with them for food. On the contrary, the eyes of the Haimen navy officers showed unbearable color, and then they forced

They turned back and looked at the enemy ship in front. Although they wanted to pull their companions up, they could only think about it calmly. If they really did this, not only would they not be able to save their companions, but they would also be shot to death for no reason and weakened.

The combat effectiveness of the entire fleet.

In the crossbow confrontation, the two fleets continued to approach. Neither Xie Shang nor Han Yong could accurately estimate the number of casualties on their side. Han Yong had an indifferent look, and he was experienced in water warfare.

I'm used to seeing scenes like this.

Xie Shang's body was trembling slightly. Although this was his second battle, the first time was when Yunfeng led his cavalry to break up the formation of the landing Jie army. He and Wang Xizhi took advantage of the situation.

It is extremely easy to win a chase and kill a defeated army, but in this battle, we witnessed the death of a large number of our own soldiers. The death of the enemy and the death of our own people are two completely different concepts.

The cruelty of the water battle was completely beyond Xie Shang's expectation. The land battle can still form formations, capture teams and kill each other, and protect each other among the companions, while the water army only attacks the two sides, using human lives to fill the gap. When they meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins.

Let’s see who can’t bear it first!

'This is just an exchange of crossbows. What will happen if we join forces later?'

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"Fire the arrow!"

"Fire the arrow!"

The voices of the front line commanders on both sides, without a trace of human emotion, sounded again, and Xie Shang opened his eyes unconsciously.

The distance between the two sides was close to a hundred steps, and they were within the range of the bow and arrow. The arrows fired were all rockets. The rockets were flying in the sky, trailing a faint black smoke. The sails were made of bamboo poles and coarse cloth, so the middle

The arrow quickly caught fire and burned.

The bows of hundreds of ships were all ablaze for a while, and their speeds dropped significantly, forcing these ships to quickly lower their sails to extinguish the fire. However, the fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind helped the fire. Some sails had no time to drop at all, and they carried them all over the sky.

Fire flakes crashed down, causing the sailors operating below to scream in succession.

Among them, some were destroyed on the spot, which was lucky. Although some people were lucky enough to crawl out of the fire, the tongues of flames all over their bodies were terrible. However, the rocket that hit the hull was still in the fire.

Before it spread, it was immediately extinguished by experienced sailors with prepared sand.

While exchanging rockets, the crossbowmen did not stop firing. Since the archers had to half-crouch to fire arrows, they were much more exposed than when they were fully crouched. In addition, the fire caused by the fire on the ship

There was local chaos, so the casualties were much heavier than the previous round of crossbowmen firing each other. The blood on the deck had already flowed all over the deck, and corpses kept falling into the river on both sides of the ship's side.

The casualties on both sides were countless.

Eyes full of blood! Ears full of screams! Xie Shang's heart twitched and spasmed. He forced himself to open his eyes wide and straighten his back. The drum beat of "dong dong dong" became more intensive and powerful. He understood,

As the commander of the navy, you must not show the slightest hint of cowardice at this juncture.

This subtle change was noticed by the surrounding navy generals. They all breathed a secret sigh of relief and nodded lightly to each other. Water warriors are more courageous. Once they engage in battle, they can only fight to the death. If they are a little timid, they can only

Die faster!

"Throw a spear!"

"Throw a spear!"

The front line commander shouted for the third time!

The spearman immediately picked up the spear beside him, stood up straight and threw it forward with all his strength. The spear thrown from the boat was different from the short spear used by the cavalry. It was nearly one foot in length. The spear shaft was made of soft thick wood or thin bamboo.

Thick and then thin, the iron head is heavy and big, like a plowshare, heavy

The heart is forward, and the three-pointed blade at the tail plays a stabilizing role similar to arrow feathers, so it is also called a plowshare dart. It is extremely powerful. It can not only kill the enemy, but also have the effect of penetrating enemy ships. The only one

The disadvantage is that the maximum throwing distance is only about thirty steps.

The throwing of plowshare darts caused greater casualties. This thing would kill immediately if it touched it, and there was no possibility of injury. Although the throwing warriors all held round shields in one hand, at a close range of thirty steps,
Chapter completed!