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Body 162¡¾Water Battle in Bailuozhou¡¿

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    "Boom!"

    ? Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, the rain shrouded the surrounding fields, and the sky and the earth became dark.

    All activities of both combatants were suspended due to the heavy rain.

    ?Including the soldiers that Huang Yao took to the enemy's rear, they also lived in the homes of fellow villagers one after another. No one could bear the pouring rain.

    "It's finally raining."

    Zhao Han stood in the tent, watched the rain fall on the ground, and muttered to himself: "Governor Li, I'm waiting for rain, so what are you waiting for?"

    When fighting in Jiangxi, as long as the strength of both sides is large enough, the water battle will really determine the outcome.

    The decisive battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang was the same, and the same is true for Wang Yangming's suppression of the rebellion of King Ning.

    Which side of the navy can win, can occupy the food road and the route of advancing troops.  If the navy is not destroyed, as long as it can still defend the city, the infantry can start over no matter how many battles they lose.

    This is due to the special terrain of Jiangxi. The whole province is full of mountains, and the main cities are distributed in the basins between the mountains and connected by rivers and lakes extending in all directions.

    Although Zhao Han's naval force has more than a dozen warships less than the official army, the number of large ships is far less than that of the officers and soldiers.  However, he had the advantage of terrain and occupied the confluence of the two rivers first, while still in the upper reaches of the Ganjiang River.

    Originally, he wanted to lure the navy of the army to pass through the river mouth, and then surrounded and strangled according to the terrain, so that the advantage of the opponent's large number of ships could not be brought into play.

    Unexpectedly, Wang Siren was not fooled, and he never let the navy step beyond the mouth of the river, which led to the confrontation between the two sides for more than a month.

    Then we can only wait for the rain and wait for the Ganjiang River to enter the flood season!

    But the weather at the end of the Ming Dynasty became more and more strange. Not only was the spring drought severe this year, but it didn't rain in early summer, and it still didn't rain after the summer grain harvest.

    Finally, the first heavy rain of this year came, and it continued for two days and two nights.

    What Zhao Han was thinking about was not fighting, but whether officials at the county and township levels and the missionary team actively organized farmers' associations to fight floods and rescue emergencies

    Before it rained, the officers and soldiers had successfully crossed the river, and were about to launch an attack the next day, but they were given a blow by God that night.

    Li Maofang looked at the cannons in front of her and asked, "Can you still fire the cannons?"

    The gunner replied: "It can ring, the gunpowder is well stored, and it hasn't been damp."

    "Okay, there are many rewards." Li Maofang praised.

    The official army has artillery, and there are nine of them.

    Six of the cannons were dismantled from Nanchang City and belonged to the antiques of Zhu Yuanzhang's period.  Very primitive copper mortar, thick caliber, short barrel, powerful, short range.

    The other three are Flang cannons, a product of King Ning's rebellion era.  The two doors were built by craftsmen hired by King Ning.  One was made by Wang Yangming's friend Lin Jun, who became an official at home and had his slaves brought it over from Fujian.

    These nine cannons are difficult to explain in a single word. The six mortars are city defense cannons, which are thick and heavy and have a short range. They can only achieve unexpected results when the rebels attack by themselves.  Although the three Franco cannons are light and have a long range, their power is actually very small, and the number of sub-cannons is insufficient.

    "The officers and soldiers have moved!"

    "Let them attack slowly."

    More than 10,000 officers and soldiers were dispatched, but Zhao Han stayed in the camp.

    Three trenches were dug outside the battalion, and the passage left by each trench could only allow three infantrymen to pass in parallel.

    In the camp, there are also two trenches.

    If you can't stick to it, you will just delay time and drag it to Gujian Mountain to lead the navy to dispatch.

    "Look at the general town!"

    Zhao Han immediately climbed up to the high platform, but because the distance was too far, he couldn't see clearly what the enemy was lifting.  It wasn't until more than ten steps away from the first trench that the officers and soldiers began to assemble the Franco cannon, and he finally understood what it was.

    "The whole army retreats into the trenches, the rattan shields are held up to protect the top of the head, and those without shields look for things." Zhao Han immediately ordered.

    Three Franco cannons soon entered the predetermined location.

    But those six mortars moved extremely slowly.  After the rain, the ground was muddy and potholed, dragged forward by mules and horses, and sank into the mud before walking far.  In the end, it could only be lifted by manpower, and after a long time of tossing, it was finally lifted.

    "Fire!"

    Nine cannons fired in salvo, iron bullets, lead bullets, and stone bullets flew together.

    Two of them fell into Zhao Han's camp, hit the muddy ground, and stopped after a few bounces.  The muddy ground absorbed the kinetic energy of the shells.

    Four of them fell outside the camp, and the fart had no effect.

    However, there were still three shells, which accurately hit the wall of the village and blasted the wooden wall of the village out of a big hole.

    Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Ruolian dispatched civilian men to fill the camp with earth.Ten articles ignited six large ships of officers and soldiers.

    To be honest, as long as the officers and soldiers are not in chaos, only six ships will be ignited, and they still have an absolute advantage.

    But where can there be no chaos?

    Half of these officers, soldiers and sailors are recruited Poyang Lake water bandits!

    Gu Jianshan carried the two-handed sword on his back, stepped on the bow of the small warship, and quickly caught up with a slow enemy ship.

    "Flying hook!"

    Dozens of flying claws with ropes ran to the side of the big ship.

    Gu Jianshan was about to climb to seize the ship, when suddenly someone from the enemy ship shouted: "Is it Old Gu?"

    "Fan Er?" Gu Jianshan asked.

    "I'm Fan Er," the other party shouted, "Go elsewhere to seize the ship, I'll kill the captain and surrender!"

    Having said that, the guy raised his knife and shouted: "Brothers from Poyang Lake, follow me to kill the officers and soldiers!"

    For a while, the water bandits recruited turned around to kill the official officers and soldiers, and soon beheaded a sailor.

    Gu Jianshan quickly looked for the next target. The small warship he was on was very flexible, and the large ship with 400 materials of officers and soldiers completely became the prey.

    "Lime!"

    Just as Gu Jianshan led his troops to climb, the enemy ship threw limestone from it.

    Fortunately, Gu Jianshan had been on guard for a long time. All the sailors were covered with gauze, even their eyes were covered with gauze.  Although the line of sight is not very good, it can minimize the impact of lime.

    "Falling rocks!"

    The head-sized stone was thrown down by officers and soldiers from the big ship, and several rebels fell in an instant.

    "Chop the rope!"

    More than 30 flying claw ropes were cut off one after another, and the rebel sailors fell one after another.

    However, six small warships besieged this large warship, and the officers and soldiers on board lost sight of each other.

    Gu Jianshan climbed up quickly with only the strength of his arms, and stabbed a long spear head-on.  Gu Jianshan dodged in the air, grabbed the barrel of the gun, and pulled the officers and soldiers down.

    This guy turned over quickly on the side of the ship, and before he stepped on the deck, he drew his sword and killed an officer and soldier in the air.

    Due to the charge of Gu Jianshan, more and more rebel sailors climbed up, and officers and soldiers knelt down and surrendered one after another.

    "Sail at full speed!"

    After seizing the ship, Gu Jianshan drove the big ship and rushed towards the officer navy in front.

    Over there in the camp.

    During the surprise attack on Ancient Sword Mountain, Zhao Han laughed. If it hadn't been for the fact that it hadn't been raining, this water battle would have already broken out.

    The officers and soldiers were just the opposite. Seeing their navy retreating, Li Maofang and Li Ruolian quickly ordered the withdrawal.

    "kill!"

    Zhao Han climbed out of the trench and directly ordered the charge horn to be sounded.

    If he didn't want to defeat the officers, soldiers and navy, Zhao Han would have gone out to fight a long time ago.
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