Chapter 306: Yellow River Fu (Part 6)

"Ah, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha." Zhang Yi was stunned at first, then slapped the guardrail on the side of the boat and laughed until he burst into tears, and he was still overjoyed.

"What's wrong? I'm telling the truth, why did Brother Zhang laugh so crazy?" Feng Guoyong felt so angry that he was laughing, and responded with the hat of a staff officer he had just picked up.

Thanks to Mr. Zhu's evil taste, Huai'an Red Turban's regular clothes imitated the fake training uniforms of later generations to the best of their ability, which are commonly known as "migrant workers' camouflage", but only changed the camouflage color to grass green.

The top and bottom clothes he processed were fine. Although Feng Guoyong, who was first exposed to, felt a little awkward and it looked clean and neat when he wore it on his body, the round brim hat could not adapt to it. He also believed in the iron rule of "the body and hair are treated by his parents, and it would be unfilial to destroy it". He was unwilling to cut his hair short, so he pushed the hat into a bag with his high bun, not only did he feel uncomfortable, but others also looked funny.

However, Zhang Yi was not the funny look of Feng Guoyong after wearing a hat. He raised his right hand and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, shook his head and said, "Originally, Brother Yu had always been worried that the gentry in the world had short-sighted knowledge. Because he couldn't bear to give up some wealth, he tried every means to make things difficult for his lord. But now Tuotuo has caused such a big flood and all the troubles have been solved. At least in Henan, Jiangbei, everyone understands a truth like Guoyong's brother. When our lord comes, they will at most lose some wealth, but when Tuotuo comes, they can't even save their lives."

"Uh, hehe, hehe" Feng Guoyong was stunned and smiled bitterly awkwardly.

To be fair, what Zhang Yi just said is actually his real situation. Before the flood came, he and a few companions looked down on the Red Turban Army at all, and even his own brothers were not even on their own. They hated the integrated policy of gentry raising grain and storing acres implemented by Huai and Yang.

If it wasn't for superiority, why would everyone have to study hard for ten years? It is true that starting workshops and doing business can make money, but the way of making money with a smile is as easy as reciting poetry and painting while accepting the neighbors taking the land to take the initiative to "invest" the land.

The Song Dynasty raised scholars for more than 300 years, so when the Song Dynasty fell, so so many scholars died with the country. You butchers treated the scholars and officials as well as peddlers. Why should scholars reduce their value and give advice to you? It is better to assist others as soon as possible, knock you to the ground, and then continue to enjoy the benefits that are not easy forever in comfort.

However, after witnessing the burial of thousands of people in the fish's belly, they suddenly realized that in the eyes of everyone's recognized virtuous minister, they were just a bunch of weeds, and they could pull them out at will, and they didn't care whether it was life or death.

Only after comparison can we know which side is better. Zhu Chongjiu just made everyone lose some privilege that had been passed down for hundreds of years. After Tuotuo came back, he wanted everyone's life. It became extremely easy to choose between sacrificing wealth and talent.

Just as he was embarrassed, a dragon roar suddenly sounded above his head, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

"Secretly east, there are also suspicious ships, six, five to six miles away." On another imitation Arabian spinnaker, the lookout also shouted loudly.

"Sure enough, Chahan Timuer is not idle either." Zhang Yi immediately didn't bother to tease Feng Guoyong anymore. He spread his legs and ran to the bow of the boat. While running, he shouted at his personal soldiers, "Yang Wei, telescope, give me the telescope, and take me the chain mail by the way."

"Yes, sir." The personal soldier Yang Wei agreed loudly, took off a leather box from his neck and quickly stuffed it into Zhang Yi's hand. "According to the rules on the ship, sir can go to the command cabin later."

"Stop talking, hurry up and get me armor and weapons. I will be wherever the chief manager is." Zhang Yi glared at his personal soldiers fiercely and scolded loudly.

Regardless of Yang Wei's aggrieved face, he raised his telescope and clumsily adjusts the focal length while trying to watch the eastward direction. Sure enough, upstream of the Yellow River waterway, he saw five three-masted wooden sailboats slowly pressing down. Around the ship, dozens of small fishing boats of ten feet long were still active, running around like a group of preying black fish.

"Where, where, Brother Zhang, what is the copper tube you are holding? Can you see far?" Feng Guoyong didn't care about being embarrassed anymore, and came over in panic and asked loudly for advice.

"For you." Zhang Yi stuffed his monocular lens into Feng Guoyi's hand and explained loudly, "Close your left eye and look with your right eye. Hold the back hand tightly, and slowly pull the front hand. When you see clearly, stop immediately."

"Well, I understand, thank you Brother Zhang, ah,." Feng Guoyong just joined the Huai'an Army yesterday afternoon and set off on the boat in the evening. Many equipment had not yet been taken, so he didn't know the function of the telescope at all. According to Zhang Yi's instructions, he was very quick to adjust the focal length. He was immediately shocked by the big ship that suddenly pulled him in front of him. "The navy, the navy of the Mongol Yuan, damn it, they were actually taken first by them."

In order to prevent stranding and disorientation, the entire fleet sailed along the Yellow River waterway after departing from Xuzhou. By observing the reference objects on the land on the other side, they determined their location. According to Feng Guoyong's judgment, everyone had just taken half of the voyage, and at least it was not until afternoon before they could reach the vicinity of Mangdang Mountain. However, the enemy's navy had already blocked the road and was coming in full force.

"Their broken ships are also called navy." Xu Hongsan, the commander of the personal corps, came over at some point, with a disdain on his face. "There are only a few grain ships that transport food, which are not qualified for us to use as targets. Feng Shenjun, the lord told you to go down and wear armor quickly. If you fight later, the bows and arrows have no eyes."

"We, our ship, also wants to join the war." Feng Guoyong immediately shivered again in his heart and asked in a hoarse voice.

‘When the feather fan and the scarf were chatting and laughing, the masts and oars were destroyed in ashes.’ This is the standard image of a strategist in his heart. If Zhou Lang of the Three Kingdoms was personally dressed up and did Guan Yu and Zhang Fei’s work, it would be a disgrace to see how he looked at it.

"Look at our lord, it seems like he is retreating behind us." Xu Hongsan glanced at him and reminded him in anger.

"Ah, um." Feng Guoyong immediately looked up and saw Zhu Chongjiu wearing plate armor outside his regular clothes under the servitude of his personal soldiers.

Now, he had no hope of hiding behind others to plan and strategize. He quickly turned his head and ran towards his staff cabin. With the help of his personal soldiers, he put on his helmet and armor. After finally cleaning up, he returned to the deck with his teeth. The fleet opposite had already arrived within a thousand steps. With the water force, he discharged a standard geese formation, and from the left and right wings, he firmly stuck the five warships of the Huaian Army in the middle of the Yellow River waterway.

"Damn it, he is actually an expert in water fights." Feng Guoyong shivered again in his heart, gritted his teeth and pulled his sword in his hand.

"It's the water bandit on the Yellow River." Zhang Yi also beat the drum in his heart, holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, leaning against the guard wall, "I just received the revenge, and it's just used to deal with us."

He only joined the shogunate for a few days earlier than Feng Guoyong, and his understanding of the Huai'an army was not detailed enough. When he saw the main battleship of the enemy army opposite, he had two more large numbers than the largest soft sailboat on his side. He came from the upstream and took advantage of the water flow. In addition, there were no less than forty small boats around him to help, so he instinctively thought that everyone was about to face a tough battle.

"They, they are more people than us." Feng Guoyong was so nervous that he heard his scalp exploded. Water battles were no more than land. If he lost on land, he could still break through the siege. If he fought on the water surface, he would have to jump into the river and would not even have one-tenth of his chance of survival.

"We, we have cannons." Zhang Yi gritted his teeth and shouted to give himself courage. "Liu Bowen said that at least, he could hit a mile of fire."

"They, there are also them on the bow!" Feng Guoyeng exclaimed in a low voice. There were five 2,000-stone large cannons on the bow of each ship. In addition, on the deck of each ship, there were densely packed people, holding ropes or sharp blades, ready to jump over to help.

Both sides had very fast speeds. In a blink of an eye, the distance between each other was shortened to 500 steps. The black muzzle was clearly visible. Feng Guoyong felt his heart beating desperately in his chest, his fingers were numb, his legs were weak, and the iron helmet on his head was as hot as a steamer.

Looking at Zhang Yi again, his face was pale, his teeth were tightly clenched, and the long knife in his hand was trembling, and he could hit his feet at any time.

"A group of cannon fodder, don't panic, lord. The lord asked you to stay on the deck, definitely not wanting you to die." Xu Hongsan was really anxious to see him, and couldn't help but remind him loudly.

"Let me, let General Xu laugh." Zhang Yi and Feng Guoyi's faces turned red in an instant. They bit their tongues a few times, barely cheered up, and responded awkwardly.

"Water battles cannot be fought with cannons." Knowing that both of them were in battle for the first time, Xu Hongsan continued to comfort him with a smile, "Although the ships on our side are small, the brothers have trained for at least half a year. At most, there are a group of water thieves and hundreds of land ducks. No matter how many ships there are, it is useless."

"Then, that's it." Zhang Yi grinned softly and gave Xu Hongsan a smile that was even worse than crying. "We, we are experts in using cannons. They are just imitating the world."

"It's not just Dong Shi's imitation, they are learning to walk in Handan." Xu Hongsan has been studying a lot recently, and immediately gave a more vivid example, "Be careful, you have already four hundred steps, and it's almost about to start. Come and protect the two military lords."

"Yes." The guards around agreed, surrounded him and stepped forward, and used two to protect Zhang Yi and Feng Guo in the middle of the crowd.

Xu Hongsan, like walking in the garden, made a short walk along the deck, then turned back, pointed to the raised wooden railings on the inner side of the guard wall and said, "Here, two military lords, when fighting for a while, remember to free up one hand to hold the handle on the inner side of the guard wall, shake it when firing, be careful to fall."

As soon as he finished speaking, a thunder suddenly came from his ears, "Boom." Then, the deck under his feet jumped upwards, then quickly lowered, shaking the people on the boat.

Zhang Yi and Feng Guoyong had no time to react, and their bodies were like wine barrels. Xu Hong quickly looked at one of them with three hands, grabbed one with his feet tightly hooked the cable on the deck, "Be careful, stand firm, if you really can't do it, squat down, and there will be a second shot soon."

"Boom." As soon as the words fell, another thunder broke out in the sky. The warship quickly tilted to the left again, and then quickly reset it, causing the two to feel dizzy.

"Boom." "Boom." "Boom." Thunderbolt sounds were one after another, and the second Arabian spinning boat, which followed the flagship, also fired two guns, and then three whistle ships. A total of ten shells hit the enemy ships that were approaching upstream quickly, knocking the river to the waves.

All the shots were missing, and none of them hit the target, but the water waves caused by the shells falling into the water directly overturned the two small fishing boats on the right wing of the enemy formation. More than 20 soldiers on the ship were all turned upside down into the water, and after a few breaths, they came out from a slightly farther place. They looked at the Huaian fleet that was slowly pressing towards the right wing of their own army formation, and were in a daze.

In their memory, water battles have always been about 200 steps, with crossbows and arrows within 50 steps, with two ships approaching with sticks, and then jumping and fighting, at most, assisting with arson, diving and drilling and other strategies. However, the latter two are unconventional means and cannot be easily used. Like before, the fighting style of taking the lead with more than 500 steps was the first time in my life, and in a short time, I could not accept its existence.

"Boom." "Boom." "Boom." Whether they could accept it or not, the Huaian Army's fleet spewed out flames for the second time on the way upstream slowly. The rhythm was very slow, but it made people's heart beat like the muffled thunder in summer nights.

Nine out of ten shells hit the rolling Yellow River, making the waves on the river more and more surging, but the last one was lucky enough to hit the bow of a canal ship. Immediately, the target was smashed into pieces, and half of the ship's side was missing.

"Ah,." Dozens of injured Mengyuan soldiers fell into the Yellow River screaming and more small fishing boats were thrown up by the waves, as fragile as fallen leaves in the autumn wind.

"Fire the gun, fire the gun, fire the gun immediately." Someone on the huge canal ship finally woke up like a dream and shouted and issued an order. On the flagship, more than a dozen gunners shivered and put the torch toward the cannon mounted on the bow of the ship, ignited the lead, and then quickly rushed toward the surrounding cables.

"Boom." The shelling sound was louder than that of the Huaian Army. A huge iron projectile spurted out from the black muzzle, flew over more than three hundred steps, and made huge splashes of water on the river.

The cannon boat was immediately pushed to a standstill by the huge recoil. The deck and the ship's side simultaneously emitted a series of "squeaking" **. The soldiers and sailors on the deck were shaken to the east and west, and several land ducks from the north were thrown directly into the river.

"Fire, fire, fire immediately." Zhou Hafeng, the commander of the navy on the flagship, ignored the life and death of several ordinary soldiers, waved his sword and shouted the order.

"Dongdongdongdong, dongdongdong, dongdongdongdong." A violent drum sounded beside him, and instantly spread the orders throughout the army. The other three uninjured large canal ships also spewed out projectiles one after another, smashing more water splashes on the river surface, and the white waves were surging.

Dozens of small fishing boats could not even maintain their own stability and could not go forward to help. They could only try their best to lean towards the two wings to avoid overturning in the channel and then being crushed into pieces by warships from both sides. However, the artillery of the Huaian Army on the opposite side became more and more frequent, one shot after another, smashing the front, back and left and right of the five canal ships, smashing the river surface as if it was a pot, surging.

"Boom." A huge cast iron projectile landed near the imitation Arabian spinnaker. The water splashed into the air, pouring Zhang Yi, Feng Guoyong and others into a chicken.

The chain mail that weighed fifteen or sixteen pounds was originally soaked in water and pressed against it, becoming more and more cold and heavy, but the two did not feel uncomfortable at all. They imitated Xu Hongsan, hooked the rope net on the deck with both feet, grabbed the handle on the inner side of the guard wall with their left hand, raised the weapon with their right hand, and showed their power at the enemy army that had already reached 300 steps across the street, "Fire the gun, fire the gun, it's too slow, too slow, it's just a bunch of waste. I'm standing here, I have the ability to fire the gun to fight."

"Be careful, two sirs, you'll shoot a volley immediately." Xu Hongsan was not surprised by his performance against the two rookies. He looked up at the corner flag in the observation basket and reminded him loudly.

"Oh, thank you General Xu." This time, Zhang Yi and Feng Guoyong both learned intelligence and quickly lowered their bodies and tried to adjust their center of gravity.

"Boom." Almost just as the two were ready, the deck of the Huai'an Army flagship was raised high to the upper left, pretending to be the only two six-pound rifled cannons on the starboard side to fire at the same time. The black projectiles rotated at high speed, cutting the air, and rushing straight to more than 300 steps away. The canal ship that had been shot just now.

The target bow on the opposite side was broken and was already in a semi-out of control. It was completely driven by the water flow and was drifting downstream. Therefore, the trajectory of the driving was very clear. Two high-speed rotating lead bullets cut from the side at a forty-degree angle. The first shell passed by the deck, bringing up countless broken flesh and blood. The second shell hit the water line without any bias and made a huge hole in the side of the ship.

"Crash" the turbid Yellow River water poured in. In an instant, the injured canal ship was raised, the broken bow was raised high, and the heavy tail quickly sank under the water. The Mongolian soldiers on the ship fell into the water like dumplings, "crackling" and "crackling". Then, the entire ship made a few "crackling" sounds, splitting,
Chapter completed!