Chapter 700: The Prosperity of the Boat Master

Chapter 700: The Prosperity of the Boat Master

boom! boom! boom!

Deafening roars kept coming from the river. What made such a loud noise was the shooting pole set up on the battleship of the Jiangling Marine Division.

These racket pole rings are placed on the inside of the ship's side. Whenever they approach an enemy ship, they will be suddenly knocked down, and they can directly smash small ships to pieces. At the same time, it can also be used to attack the enemy's water fence and city. The pole will be smashed down, causing wood and rocks to fly. The power is not inferior to the Heyang cannon that Li Tai relied on to attack the city. However, it is limited by the ship carrier and the material of the pole, so it cannot be used. A long range offensive strike.

When the Jiangling army led by Wang Sengbian was fighting endlessly with the rebel soldiers left behind on the river and along the river, Li Tai also came directly to the periphery of the battlefield to watch the battle from a distance.

The Jiangling Navy can be said to be the most elite naval warfare force in the world today, and Wang Sengbian is also the world's best naval warfare general. Under the command of Wang Sengbian, many large and small warships are arrayed in battle formations on the river. The advancement and retreat of the ships and the changes in tactics were dazzling.

Seeing that the rebel fleet was quickly outflanked, divided, disintegrated and defeated, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh: "Jiangling Boat Master is worthy of being a powerful force, and Wang Sengbian is also a famous general. If we fight with each other in the water, I must avoid him." What a sharp edge!”

"Seng Bian's use of troops is indeed clever. No wonder the king of Xiangdong treated him so kindly and courteously, but he was not as courteous as the masses. His deeds before and after have been commendable, and now he has taken on the important task of defeating thieves. Looking at his actions, he has indeed lived up to his role! "

Standing behind Li Tai and watching the battle was Xu Wensheng. After a period of rest and adjustment, his physical condition had improved slightly, but he still looked a little older and haggard than when Li Tai first saw him.

Hearing Xu Wensheng's praise of Wang Sengbian, Li Tai sighed again and said: "If it hadn't been for the misunderstandings that caused General Xu to be stranded in this situation, General Xu would have been fighting bravely in the formation to kill the thieves now."

Although he knew in his heart that even if Xu Wensheng returned to Jiangling, he might not be responsible for uniting the army to kill the enemy. He was probably already in prison for injustice at this time. But in order to make Xu Wensheng even more determined to give up on Nanliang, he still said this now.

Sure enough, Xu Wensheng sneered twice after hearing this, and then said bitterly: "The King of Eastern Hunan is headstrong and jealous. Although he is now in charge of the country due to fate, many disciples are attracted to him. But this person is not broad-minded in the first place. Big-minded, hypocritical and jealous, even if Hou Jing was defeated at his hands, it was not due to his brilliant strategy, but to the fact that he was a murderer and God hated him!

With such a material in eastern Hunan, it is difficult to become the master of ZTE in the end. If Liang Ye returns, it will be like God abandoning his country! Even though Monk Bian has extraordinary skills, he will not die in the battle, but at his own hand, and the outcome will probably not be better than that of Wen Sheng. "

Although Xu Wensheng's words do not rule out malicious speculations about Jiangling because of his own situation, it must be said that his words are indeed to the point.

The King of Xiangdong, regardless of his structure or ambition, including his political wisdom and means, was far from meeting the standards for the task of leading the Nanliang regime from chaos to governance.

Take the rebellion of Wang Lin's tribe as an example. It is obvious that King Xiangdong is still using an arrogant attitude to deal with his generals, ignoring the fact that these generals actually have considerable strength after experiencing the Hou Jing Rebellion. The result is just that He was disgraced and his authority declined.

Perhaps because of arrogance, perhaps because they simply don’t know how to deal with the relationship with the warriors whose strength has surged. In short, after the Hou Jing Rebellion was put down, the regime of Emperor Liang Yuan in Jiangling did not show the vitality that a regime that quells chaos should have. Weather, on the contrary, the internal estrangement has become deeper and deeper. With the capture of Jiangling and the surprise attack on Wang Sengbian, all possibilities for the regime's self-evolution were cut off.

Under Wang Sengbian's masterful command, the battle on the river ended quickly. Jiangling's boat division became even more powerful. Then the boats docked one after another and landed on the beach. Soon they headed towards Lu, where the thieves were still entrenched. Kill the mountain. The Lushan defenders were also worried at this time. Seeing the army coming to kill them, they retreated after a brief confrontation.

Although the war is still going on, Jiangling has already secured victory, and all that is left is to gradually eliminate the remaining troops and clean up the battlefield.

When Li Tai saw this, he did not continue to watch the battle. Instead, he ordered the boats to withdraw to the water camp north of Lushan and waited for Wang Seng's defender to come and negotiate with him. On the side of Lushan is Xiakou. Since Jiangling's army has recovered this place, the next step is naturally the time to fulfill the agreement.

Early the next morning, when Li Taigang got up from his camp, he was told that a Jiangling Marine Corps team was transferring from the Yangtze River to the Han River Channel and heading straight for the water camp here.

Li Tai also felt that Wang Sengbian was quite sensible. It seemed that he had just finished cleaning the battlefield and taking control of the situation before sending someone to see him. His attitude was quite attentive.

However, just as he changed his mind, the slap in the face happened.

Several loud noises suddenly came from outside Shuiying. When Li Tai went out of his tent and climbed up to check, he saw a large ship more than 30 meters long lying outside Shuiying. There were several ships facing Shuiying. The racket pole has been smashed down, smashing the floating drainage grate outside the water camp to pieces. Looking at this posture, it’s not like they are here to negotiate and fulfill the agreement, they are clearly here to demonstrate or even attack!

Seeing this scene, Li Tai's face suddenly turned livid. Before he could order his troops to fight back, he heard the shouts of Jiangling soldiers from the big ship outside: "The king of Jiangling, members of Yizhou, are telling General Li of Wei that today I The army is strong and ready to fight the thieves. There is no need for the Wei army to come from the side to help. Otherwise, if the ships are passing by, you will be injured in a moment, and it will be too late!"

Wang Lin, the governor of Yizhou in Jiangling, was also a confidant of the Prince of Eastern Hunan. Hearing the threats from the sergeants on the big ship, Li Tai became even more angry.

It had been several years since his debut, and fewer and fewer people dared to mock and provoke him so directly. However, Wang Lin not only ignored her previous agreement, but also sent ships here to show off her power.

"Wang Lin is just a rough warrior in the palace. What he says or does is definitely not the intention of the commander-in-chief! The general has asked the Confederate Army to camp and ask what the Confederate Army wants to do."

Seeing Li Tai's face full of anger, Wang Fan, who was standing in the middle of the soldiers, hurriedly stepped out, walked forward and knelt down and said.

Hearing what Wang Fan said, Li Tai calmed down slightly.

He looked at the navy team outside the camp, which consisted of a large ship and several stern warships, and then looked at the somewhat chaotic number and types of boats parked in his water camp. He knew that Wang Lin's Therefore, those who have the courage to provoke must be despised by seeing their fleets and ships in disarray and disorganized formations.

Although this was Wang Lin's private action, it was an indisputable fact that his navy was far less powerful than Jiangling's naval force. Other Jiangling generals probably had the same thoughts as Wang Lin, but they were not as explicit as Wang Lin's performance.

Under such circumstances, it doesn't matter what Wang Sengbian means. Even if he wanted to befriend Li Tai, he would not go against the views of Jiangling's soldiers and send envoys to ask, which would only bring humiliation to himself.

Li Tai knew that his advantage was not on the water, so after a brief pause he ordered the soldiers who had boarded the ship to prepare for battle to get off the ship one after another. He also went forward and shouted: "If Wang Zhengdong still doesn't send an envoy to see you before sunset, then The agreement between Jiangling and our country is over! You fanatics hope that Jianghu will be vast and you can wander around for the rest of your life. Once you set foot on the ground in Jiangbei, it will be the day of your death!"

Jiangling's divisions were victorious, but many people did not take this threat seriously and responded with noisy laughter and sarcasm. But not everyone was so frivolous. After hearing the Wei people's decisive words, they hurriedly took a light boat back to the camp to report.

Li Tai ordered the gate of the water camp to be sealed, and the soldiers ferried ashore and set up camp on the land. As for the water camp in the harbor, all the ships parked inside were abandoned.

The meaning of such a gesture is self-evident. The Jiangling navy is indeed powerful, and the men and horses of Mianbei are difficult to make an enemy of. So the Liang people had better divide the city of Jiangling into small pieces and load them into the river, otherwise they will be trampled by the cavalry. !

After Wang Lin's soldiers, who were still showing off their power in the waterway, saw the Wei people's attitude, they couldn't help but feel that the situation seemed a bit serious, so they did not dare to continue wandering here, and hurriedly turned the boat back to the river.

Time passed by, and in the afternoon, when it was still more than two hours before it was too dark, another group of ships sailed into the Han River Channel and came to the blocked Shuiyingying gate to wander in and invite them in.

With such an unpleasant experience before, Li Tai would certainly not agree to their request casually.

So after the situation was deadlocked for a while, an uncovered raft was lowered from the opposite ship. A young and strong man with his upper body naked and his arms tied behind his back was escorted by several armored soldiers onto the raft and headed toward the camp. Come to the door.

The young man knelt on the raft, and the soldiers on both sides shouted loudly: "Wang Lin, the governor of Yizhou, has been disrespectful and offended General Li of Wei State. Wang Zhengdong has brought the criminals here. Please open the door and accept General Li." Please forgive Wang Zhengdong for coming in person!"

"This is indeed Wang Lin. The former went mad and offended the noble brigade. Lin has done nothing but deserve no punishment! The crime has come to this, General Li, please punish me. Don't lose the harmony between the two countries because of the crime!"

Wang Lin, a young man kneeling on the raft, also raised his head and shouted into the camp gate.