Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 77

Huang Degong's bravery is rare in the world.His sturdy spirit infected the soldiers of the three armies, and the fishing boats all went out, and the weak army launched the attack.

The soldiers bravely marched up against the huge fleet of the left army, and the fishing boats were speeding forward in the waves, ups and downs, but full of tragic and heroic spirit.

Zuo Liangyu came back to his senses and saw that the Ming army was in great momentum and hurriedly ordered: "Start the war!"

The soldiers of the left army were shocked by Huang Degong's actions before, but when they heard the general's order, they panicked for a while, and then rushed out with the warship.

Water battles are different from land battles. Soldiers are confined to warships and rely more on teamwork and firepower equipment.

Generally speaking, whose warships are stronger and taller, and whose weapons are more abundant, the balance of victory will tilt towards whomever!

The equipment of the left army is far superior to that of Huang Degong's army, and it is downstream, upstream, and occupies a favorable location.However, the Ming army went upstream, which was equivalent to attacking with its back, and the difficulty was even greater.

Zuo Mengeng shouted arrogantly: "Don't bother with them and just sail into them. Hmph, I want to see how many times a small fishing boat can withstand being hit by warships?"

The Zuo army adopted this simple and crude way of attack. Dozens of huge warships lined up, their oars flying up and down, like sharks coming through the waves, with their bloody mouths wide open, ready to bite the fishing boats of the Ming army.

Not long after, the fishing boat at the front collided with the warship, the wood on the bow was broken, and the hull rolled over.The soldiers fell into the water and were instantly swallowed by the raging waves.

The soldiers of the Left Army shot arrows and guns into the water, and soon there was a wave of blood in the river, and corpses surfaced one after another, swaying with the surging water.

What was even more tragic was that the fishing boat was directly knocked into the air and broke in two when it hit the water. Many soldiers were buried in the belly of the fish before they had time to react.

The first line of defense of the Ming army was easily wiped out, and dozens of fishing boats and nearly a thousand people were lost.The left army did not make any stops, and continued to charge forward with all its strength.

Huang Degong waved his iron whip and shouted: "Rush forward, use the school of fish tactics!"

The so-called fish swarm tactics is to take advantage of the advantages of small and convenient fishing boats, sneak in groups between enemy warships, and then fight hand-to-hand.

As soon as the military order was issued, the fishing boats on the second and third lines of defense attacked at the same time, a desperate formation that would rather be broken than destroyed.All the artillery in Huang Degong's army opened fire at the same time to cover the fishing boats.

"Hmph, do you want to compete in firepower?" Zuo Menggeng sneered, drew his sword and said, "Fire and kill Huang Chuangzi!"

All of a sudden, there was loud gunfire, and water columns kept rising from the river surface and falling down in an uproar, forming vortices one by one, as if it was raining heavily.

After losing dozens of fishing boats again, the Ming army finally approached the enemy warships, rushing back and forth on the water between the warships, shooting endlessly with bows, arrows and muskets.

Many warships were riddled with arrows and riddled with bullet holes.The warship was too large to turn, and the left army had to exchange fire with the Ming army at close range.

One advantage of such close hand-to-hand combat is that it can disable the artillery on both sides of the enemy warship.If the enemy dared to fire, even if it could kill the Ming army, it would also accidentally injure the warships around it.

But in any case, the fishing boat is too small and too low, and it is always at a disadvantage.The left army fired downwards, often from both sides, and the Ming army suffered heavy casualties.

Huang Degong's face gradually dimmed, and his heart was beating: "I have to admit that the enemy navy is too strong, and Zuo Liangyu is very determined this time. If we continue to fight like this, we will inevitably lose today! Hey, if we fight on land, Even if ten Zuo Liangyu come, my old Huang will not take him seriously..."

Immediately restraining his depression, he gritted his teeth and said, "That's all, that's all, I will die to repay the favor of the king! Your Majesty, I will go!"

Just when Huang Degong was about to fight in person, a strange fast boat suddenly sailed out of the battle.The dragon flag was hoisted on that boat, and the war drums were rumbling.There was another flag with the words "A Song of Ice and Fire" written on it, fluttering in the wind.

Standing on the bow were three people, all wearing masks and black robes.

The clipper shot out like a sharp arrow, passing by Huang Degong's warship.Huang Degong also heard the three people whistling cheerfully, wondering in his heart, and shouted: "Who are you, why are you flying the dragon flag on the boat?"

"Mr. Jingguo, just watch the three of us hit the water and kill Zuo Liangyu for you!" One person said, his voice was crisp and sweet.

Waves curb the flying boat, and the river wind blows, this fast boat rolls up the snow-white spray, like a fish swimming sensitively and quickly.The three men stood upright on the bow of the boat, their black robes billowing in the wind, they were really pretty!
Huang Degong was stunned and couldn't help admiring: "What a strong man!"

The Clippers shuttled through the hail of bullets and went straight to the enemy's central army, as if they wanted to capture the thief first and capture the king first.Zuo Liangyu discovered the fast boat, understood their intentions, and ordered: "Stop them, stop them quickly!"

But I heard a person shouting from afar: "Left thief, take your life!"

After finishing speaking, he bent his bow and nocked an arrow. The arrow shot out, shot through the air, and went straight to Zuo Liangyu's throat.

Several soldiers hurriedly protected Zuo Liangyu, raising their shields to cover him airtight.Zuo Liangyu said with a smile: "It's really fanciful. Wanting to kill me with a bow and arrow is nothing more than an idiot's dream!"

A soldier in front of him shouted: "Hey, where is the arrow, have you seen where the arrow flew?"

It turned out that when the arrow came, the soldiers raised their shields, but there was no trace of the arrow.

"Maybe it fell into the water? Haha, it must be because the archer's arm is too weak. It's just a joke..."

Before the words finished, Zuo Liangyu let out a scream.The guards turned their heads, like five thunderclaps, and saw Zuo Liangyu covering his throat with one hand, blood gushing out from between his fingers, he was gasping for breath.

The soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay, and couldn't understand why Marshal Zuo was shot by an arrow?

One suddenly shouted: "Look, look, that arrow flew back and fell into the hands of the archer!"

The soldiers froze in place as if they had seen a ghost.It wasn't until Zuo Liangyu fell to the ground that they came back to their senses. Several people went to hug Zuo Liangyu, and several people shouted: "It's not good, Commander Zuo has been hit by an arrow!"

After a while, the news spread quickly.Enemy warships sailed over one after another to protect the main ship of the Chinese army.Zuo Menggeng ran over anxiously and shouted: "Father handsome, father handsome..."

He yelled a few times, but got no answer.When he got closer, he found that Zuo Liangyu had died, and there was a shocking wound on his throat, which was a penetrating wound. Apparently, the feather arrow came from behind, and then roared out.

Zuo Menggeng suddenly felt cold, his liver trembled, his legs were weak, he fell down and sat down, and shouted: "Who did it cruelly?"

"It's those three people!" A soldier pointed to the river.

Zuo Menggeng jumped up violently and rushed to the bow, but saw that the fast boat had already gone away, and the cheerful whistle could still be heard faintly.

The three people on the clipper were still as motionless as a mountain, their black robes were still swaying in the wind, the waves were still billowing on the bow, they were indescribably chic and indescribably gallant!
"Kill, keep killing me, avenge my father!" Zuo Menggeng roared like a wolf howling.

A general said: "Young Lord, the general is dead, and the morale of the army is unstable, so we can't fight any longer. Let's retreat, the first thing to do is to deal with people's hearts!"

Zuo Menggeng is just a dandy, his embroidered pillow is just a bag of straw, so he has no real skills at all.His father died, his heart was in turmoil, his head was in a mess and he lost his mind. Hearing the general's persuasion, he had no choice but to withdraw his troops.

The army retreated to Jiujiang, and the river calmed down.Only occasionally floating corpses, scattered wooden boards in the river, and bright red blood still tell the thrill of a fierce battle just now.

……

In Youshi, the afterglow of the setting sun falls on the river, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red.

Huang Degong gathered his soldiers and arranged for manpower to patrol the camp before he sat down on the warship.A doctor washed the blood from his left eye and wrapped him in a white cloth.

Huang Degong held up the mirror, shook his head and said: "Hey, my old Huang Rongma has long looked down on life and death, and it is right to die under the sword. But I am blind in one eye. How can I lead troops to fight in the future?"

"Duke Jingguo, who said you can't lead troops to fight if you are blind in one eye? Li Zicheng is also blind in one eye, isn't he alive and well?" Someone said.

Huang Degong looked up and saw three people standing outside the cabin door, wearing masks and black robes.

He hastily signaled the doctor to leave, and then got up and bowed: "Three strong men, please accept my worship! Today, thanks to the help of the three, our army was saved from the catastrophe, and the grace of saving lives should be repaid!"

"Duke Yasukuni is being polite, you don't need to thank us, you should thank the emperor."

"Ah, are you sent by the emperor?"

"Exactly!" One person took off his mask and saluted with a smile, "I am Princess Changping, and I have met Duke Yasukuni."

Huang Degong was taken aback, and then laughed loudly: "It turns out that it is Her Royal Highness Princess Changping, you are so majestic today, you are not a woman, you are really my Hua Mulan of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Mr. Yasukuni, you are also very brave. You even ate your own eyeballs. Your heroism is not inferior to that of Fan Kuai and Zhang Fei!"

After exchanging greetings, Huang Degong ordered someone to bring drinks and food, and while persuading him to drink, he asked, "Your Highness, why did you come to Jiujiang? What is the emperor's intention?"

"The emperor sent 30 ambush troops." Princess Changping said.

Huang Degong's one-eyed shone brightly, and he said excitedly: "Before I bid farewell to the emperor in Huai'an, the emperor wrote two letters to Governor Yuan Jixian, one of which said that if Zuo Liangyu plotted against him, he ordered Governor Yuan and I to stick to Jiujiang, and there would be ambushes." Come to help. Well, now the reinforcements are really here! May I ask Your Highness, where are the reinforcements now?"

Princess Changping stretched out her finger, pointed to herself, then pointed to Wang Yi and Ying Ying, and said, "Here, it's all here."

"Just the three of you?"

"Yes, just the three of us!"

Huang Degong was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "That's enough, your highness, three people are enough! As soon as you make a move, you killed Zuo Liangyu and forced the enemy to retreat, which is no more than 30 troops. Come, I will toast you !"

After drinking, Princess Changping said: "Duke Jingguo, although Zuo Liangyu is dead, his son Zuo Menggeng is still alive. The emperor said that the weeds must be eradicated, and the three of us are going to assassinate Zuo Menggeng. Say goodbye."

"Okay, I'm waiting for Your Royal Highness to play the song of victory early!" Huang Degong said, but he thought in his heart that the current emperor even trained his own daughter to become a killer, which is amazing.

The three of them walked out of the cabin, got off Huang Degong's warship, and returned to the fast boat.The night wind was blowing, and the waves on the river were very big.

Princess Changping drank wine, her face turned red, and her heroic demeanor revealed the mood of a daughter.On a whim, she said: "Wang Yi, Yingying, come sit with me on the bow of the boat. The river wind blows on people, so happy."

As he said that, he took off his shoes and socks, and his pair of jade feet fell into the water and swayed, causing many waves from time to time.

Wang Yi glanced at Princess Changping's pink feet, his heart beat faster and his face became hot.He tugged the leather box slung over his shoulder, sat down next to Princess Changping, and smelled her fragrance in his nose.

The shadow sits far away, and as the name suggests, he is like a shadow all the time, silent as if there is nothing.

"We came back from Zhejiang, and we have nothing to do. Fortunately, Zuo Liangyu's army marched eastward, so we can show our skills, otherwise we will be bored to death." Princess Changping said.

Wang Yidao: "From what you said, it sounds like we are here to enjoy the mountains and rivers. But don't forget, we have a heavy responsibility and cannot tolerate any mistakes!"

"Sometimes you are too boring, and you always only remember the emperor's order in your heart. Wang Yi, this princess asks you, besides the emperor, do you have no one else in your heart?"

Wang Yi opened his mouth but said nothing.

"You're dumb again!" Princess Changping chiseled Wang Yi's head.

Shadow, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke: "It's not interesting, it's not interesting at all!"

"What did you say?" Princess Changping and Wang Yi turned their heads and asked at the same time.

Shadow stood up and said, "I said killing Zuo Liangyu today was too easy, boring and not exciting at all."

Princess Changping and Wang Yi looked at each other and laughed.After laughing enough, Princess Changping said: "I don't think it's enough, how about we play something difficult and exciting?"

(End of this chapter)