Chapter 501 Fighting Naked
Ma Su was right, he did encounter a tough problem this time.
The five thousand Soochow navy troops were now in order, advancing and retreating in a measured manner, guarding the three tower ships coming in a menacing manner. The ranks of the Han navy were relatively loose, and many soldiers showed fear on their faces.
There is nothing that can be done about this. The Soochow Navy is basically all veterans who are good at fighting. Most of Ma Su's side were new recruits who had just entered the battlefield, and the gap between the two sides was indeed not that big.
The ships of both sides quickly approached on the river, and they were both ready for battle. When the two sides were only a stone's throw away, the Soochow navy took the lead in firing arrows at the Han army.
It is worth mentioning that because Soochow has tall ships, the archers stand high and can shoot far. Therefore, facing the Soochow navy, the Han army was almost passively beaten, and it was difficult to fight back.
In the first round of arrows, many recruits had no time to dodge and were shot into sieves. Before the Han army could react, Soochow's second round of arrow rain came over.
Suddenly, Dongwu arrows rained down, overwhelmingly shooting at the Han army. All the Han troops had a look of fear on their faces, cowering and not daring to move forward. But when the soldiers looked at their commander, most of them were confused.
They saw that Ma Su took off all his armor in front of the Soochow navy. A man wearing only thin clothes stood proudly on the bow of the boat.
"General, avoid arrows!" Everyone shouted to Ma Di, but Ma Di didn't take it seriously at all. He looked at the various ministries with a normal expression and calmly ordered,
"Calm down, don't panic! I haven't panicked yet, what are you afraid of?"
"Look for shields to cover, the helmsman moves forward quickly, everyone gets their weapons ready to engage in battle!!"
As he spoke, Ma Su took the initiative to stand on the most conspicuous bow, regardless of the dissuasion from the left and right. All he had to do was draw a target on himself to instruct Soochow to fire arrows.
However, Ma Su's death-defying pose really boosted the morale of the Han army. Most of the soldiers calmed down quickly and followed the drill to look for shields to avoid arrows.
Even the coach's expression remains unchanged and he is even in the mood to talk and laugh, so what do we have to fear!
While the Han army quickly took precautions, the second round of arrow rain from Soochow also flew over. And Ma Su faced the rain of arrows without fear, and even looked forward to it.
However, the final result was obvious. Ma Su stood so brightly on the bow of the ship, and the arrows rained so densely that even Ma Su's hair was not touched.
"Does the coach of Xishu have ghosts and gods to help him? Why can't I aim at him?" A Soochow archer couldn't help complaining after using the body stroke on Ma Su for the fourth time.
As a ten-year veteran, this was the first time that his archery skills were as good as this.
While Soochow kept pouring arrows at the Han army, the Han army's warships also increased their power and rushed towards Soochow's formation.
When the ships from both sides approached, the Soochow soldiers responded quickly. The pioneer soldiers quickly held the hook and rope, hooked onto the Han army ship when the distance was about the same, and climbed up holding the rope. Many soldiers walked on flat ground even in the waves, coming and going like the wind.
"kill!!"
"kill!!"
"kill!!"
When the first Soochow soldier climbed onto the ship, a brutal boarding battle was imminent. Soldiers from both sides quickly fought in one place, and fierce melees broke out all over the ship.
During the fighting, corpses fell off the boat one after another and fell into the water. Blood remained from the side of the ship and dripped into the Yangtze River bit by bit.
As for Ma Su, he joined the battlefield as soon as the boarding battle broke out. He didn't even wear armor, he just fought naked with a double-headed gun.
"Get out of here!"
Ma Su grabbed the gun that was thrust up from the side of the ship with one hand, and with a strong force, he threw the Soochow soldiers away. Then he jumped onto a Soochow ship with a spear in hand.
There were several Dongwu soldiers on board the ship, and they quickly swarmed aboard after seeing Ma Di coming to kill them. However, in Ma Su's hands, none of them could survive one round and were knocked to the ground.
In just a few breaths, Ma Su was the only one left standing on the entire ship.
"Is the Soochow Navy that broke the sky so powerful?" Ma Di rolled his eyes after seeing that there were no wounds on his body after the battle.
This fighting ability is second only to my grandma, and it is nothing but water-resistant.
But no matter what, the suppressive power of Soochow Water Battle is indeed terrifying. Ma Di watched as the Han army was suppressed and beaten from beginning to end, and it was basically Soochow who launched the strong attack.
If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before the Han army is defeated.
"It seems that we have to find a way to break the situation as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late." Ma Su casually stabbed back a Soochow soldier who climbed onto the boat and tried to resist, and narrowed his eyes. Soon, his eyes were fixed on the three large ships in the Soochow formation that were still firing arrows to suppress the Han army!
The building boat is a good thing, and it can be a great weapon in water battles on the Yangtze River. In addition to the stability of the ship, more importantly, this thing is really tall!
Many of the small towns along the Yangtze River are taller than the others and can take advantage of them at any time.
Of course, this thing is also very difficult to build. Guan Xing didn't even build one in Yong'an for half a year.
Therefore, Ma Di's eyes were fixed on these three buildings and ships at this moment.
If one of them could be destroyed or even captured, it would definitely have a huge impact on the battle situation.
The most important thing is that there is the center of Soochow Navy, and there are enemies everywhere. And now that he's not even wearing any armor, how can he survive if he rushes forward?
Just do it!
As soon as Ma Su thought of this, he immediately called several of his personal guards, supported Soochow's boat and rushed straight to the Soochow navy formation.
At this time, all the ships in the Soochow formation were ready, and Soochow soldiers were everywhere. And Ma Di held up the boat and headed straight towards the Soochow formation, not worrying that Soochow would find him.
But what confused Ma Su was that no one in Soochow noticed him. It wasn't until he was almost on board with the surrounding ships that a Soochow soldier finally discovered him.
"It's the Shu Army! They are not friendly forces!"
"The Shu army is coming? What's going on?"
"Stop them!"
However, it was obviously too late at this moment, and Ma Di easily jumped onto Soochow's ship. On the swaying ship, Ma Su was walking on the ground, just like chopping melons and vegetables, and quickly killed all the Soochow soldiers on the ship.
Even those who were lucky enough not to die in Ma Su's hands dropped their weapons and swam away.
Seizing a Soochow ship again, Ma Di personally punted the boat and headed straight to Soochow's formation. There were sparks and lightning all the way, and before Soochow could do anything to stop him, Ma Di quickly approached a building ship.
"Little Dongwu, your eldest father Ma Youchang is back!"