Chapter 1075 Water Battle

Chapter 1075 Water Battle

Chapter 1075 Water Battle (Part )

"Kill the bandit! Kill the bandit!" Yang Bao roared twice, then took two steps back without leaving a trace.

Five or six personal soldiers rushed over, holding large shields in their hands, and protected Yang Bao tightly.

The good life of their family, young and old, all depended on this person behind them. Usually, they had a great time eating, drinking, receiving rewards, and having sex with women, but now they had to work harder.

Their behavior made the Jin navy notice that there might be a big target here, so they shot more arrows at them.

Yang Bao secretly spat and cursed, "Why do so many people want me dead?"
Fortunately, although this is where the Yangshui River flows into the lake and the river, it is not particularly wide, and large ships cannot sail in and maneuver. Therefore, there are many small ships. There are no powerful crossbows, otherwise even your shield will be shot through.

"Boom!" There was another collision, and a Jin army ship collided with it. They seemed to have been prepared for the collision, and more than ten people jumped onto Yang Bao's ship first.

The archers on the ship tower were high above, shooting dense arrows. Many Jin soldiers held shields but could not protect their whole bodies, and were soon shot to the ground.

Arrows also flew from the opposite ship's tower. Archers from both sides kept falling down, and screams were heard everywhere.

The first group of more than ten people jumped up, and Yang Bao's personal soldiers bravely met them. The two sides fought hand-to-hand and became a mess.

In water battles, if the fleet still had formations, the soldiers did not have them in close combat. They often formed a small group of several people, cooperating with each other, charging and fighting fiercely on the bumpy and shaking boats, relying entirely on the adaptability of junior officers and soldiers to life and combat on the water, as well as the various practical combat skills and tactics they summed up.

Therefore, the northern regimes often strive to advance to the Yangtze River coast, and then find ways to recruit local people into the army, or directly recruit river thieves and pirates. Although the combat effectiveness may not be as good as the regular navy of the Southern Dynasty, it can still be used. If the management and rectification are effective, coupled with reasonable tactics or good luck, it is not impossible to win.

This is the situation Yang Bao is facing now.

There were a total of about a hundred people on the boat. Except for more than ten boatmen, the rest were half river bandits and the other half were officers and soldiers from the Northern Navy who were originally transport soldiers and were brought by him. They were able to resist the attacks of the Jin people at first, but were beaten back after a while of fighting.

Yang Bao felt a chill run down his spine from what he saw.

This naval battle is really tricky. There is nowhere to escape. Once you are surrounded, you are basically dead.

"Squeak--" A teeth-grinding sound of friction between the ship's side was heard, and Yang Bao felt his body shake suddenly, and his ship was separated from the enemy ship by a distance again.

There were still more than ten Jin soldiers left on the boat. Seeing this, they stopped chasing and jumped into the water one after another.

Yang Bao subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead, then pointed at the two boatmen and said, "Give each of them ten pieces of silk, and I will pay for it myself."

After the personal soldiers went down to inform, the two men showed joy on their faces, bowed to Yang Bao, then stood up again and carefully controlled the boat.

At the critical moment just now, it was these two people who steered the ship away from the enemy ship. One of them even took the time to cut off the two enemy hooks, making a great contribution.

"Hey-ho! Hey-ho!" The rhythmic shouts of the rowers came from the bottom cabin.

The boat went upstream, moving forward quickly.

Yang Bao turned his head and looked behind him.

The fighting on the river continued, and it was extremely brutal.

The Jin navy became more and more confident as the battle went on, and their maneuvers and command skills were also superior. They were skilled in maneuvering ships and coordinated well, often forming a local advantage of outnumbering the enemy, quickly eating up a Liang ship, and then continuing the siege.

The gap is all-encompassing.

Their ships are inferior to those of the enemy, their soldiers are inferior to those of the enemy, their coordination is inferior to that of the enemy, and their tactics are not as rich and diverse as those of the enemy. The enemy even has generals who are good at naval battles, and their command is just right. They are at least much more capable than the Daliang Naval Academy.

Perhaps, the generals of the Jin army felt the same way when they faced the Liang army. They were outclassed in every aspect.

If you want to defeat the Jin navy, the best way is actually to recruit surrenders and rebels!
As Yang Bao was thinking about it, two Jin army warships rushed over from the front, one on the left and one on the right.

The soldiers held up large shields and braved the arrows from the enemy ships, trying their best to cut the hooks. At the same time, they took out things such as bamboo shoots and wooden forks and tried their best to push away the enemy ships to prevent them from getting close.

But this only blocked the enemy ship on the left, and the enemy ship on the right still approached fiercely.

Yang Bao secretly groaned. Just as he gritted his teeth and prepared to lead his men to charge, he saw the enemy ship shake, and there were cries of surprise in the cabin, and some people even fell into the water accidentally. After rushing forward for more than ten steps by inertia, it finally stopped.

"Haha, we're stranded!" Yang Bao wanted to laugh out loud.

Your mother is a slave! Finally, your luck has turned.

The ship bravely moved forward, and after sailing for dozens of steps, the view in front of them suddenly became clear, and a large open water area appeared in front of them.

This is the pond in the southeast of Jiangling City, which is connected to the Yangtze River by a waterway. The Jin army’s naval camp is located here. It has many advantages, such as a wide water surface where a large number of ships can be moored, and there are not as many winds and waves as on the Yangtze River. It is a good sheltered harbor, although the winds and waves of the Yangtze River are incomparable to those of the sea.

"Boom boom..." After seeing Yang Bao's ship sailing into the pond, two Jin army navy ships came to meet it.

Yang Bao looked behind him and saw several more Daliang navy ships rushing over, and several ships in the pond were fighting with the Jin army.

From afar, the naval officers of both sides were jumping around on the boats like black dots. Their screams were heard downwind, but they were vague and not very clear. Only the huge splashes of water when people or corpses fell into the water were clearly visible. Looking to the west, thick smoke rose into the sky, and the sound of killing was getting louder and louder.

From his high vantage point, Yang Bao vaguely saw a troop of soldiers marching out from the south of Jiangling City and heading quickly towards the navy camp.

Haha, it turns out they are also concerned about the navy camp!

But soon a group of cavalry rushed over. During the charge, people kept falling off their horses, whether they were shot by crossbows or the soil under their feet was too soft, but the remaining people were still charging forward, constantly dropping arrows.

There was some commotion in the enemy's ranks. After a while, the spearmen lined up in front, and the archers kept firing arrows, shooting the charging cavalrymen to pieces, and finally they could not hold on and retreated.

But their harassment was not without effect. At least it bought time for the Liang army that was attacking the navy camp. A part of the palace soldiers were drawn out and lined up on the spot to fight with the attacking Jin army.

The fire in the water fort was getting bigger and bigger. Some of the boats had left their berths and drifted towards the center of the lake to avoid being affected by the fire.

Their departure also caused the morale of the Jin navy fighting in the camp to plummet, and they retreated one after another.

Some people simply dropped their equipment, jumped into the water, and swam towards their own warships.

The other group of people collapsed and ran around in panic when faced with the forest of spears and ubiquitous arrows. The whole situation was out of control.

Yang Bao withdrew his gaze.

The battle situation was very clear. The Daliang army that had circled to the south of the city were all elite troops, invincible in land combat. They used fire attack tactics to kill their way into the Jin navy camp in one fell swoop.

After the stockade was breached, the Jin navy could only anchor in the middle of the lake. It became very difficult to dock, and at least they could not be supplied through the south of the city. Jiangling City could not receive reinforcements or food from this direction.

They could only go to the east of the city, and then, with the support of the army leaving the city, provide intermittent supplies to the city.

In fact, Yang Bao was very confused. Jiangling only had two layers of city walls, the inner city and the outer city. Why not build another water city in the east of the city?
If there is a water city, ships can go along the river through the water gate and directly enter the water city to anchor, which is much better than setting up the navy camp outside the city.

But this was their mistake. Whether it was due to insufficient money or some other reason, without the water city, when the navy camp was breached, the enemy navy would have to stop at the unobstructed lakes and rivers to transport food and soldiers, and would be easily attacked during the process.

It might not be possible to completely cut off the connection between the Jin army navy and Jiangling, but it would be possible to make their supply intermittent. He just didn't believe it. If they had to lose a lot of ships every time they were supplied, how long could the Jin army navy last?
"Swoosh!" An arrow flew over Yang Bao's head, scaring him so much.

Your mother is a slave! He didn't know how long the Jin army navy could hold out, but the Daliang navy was in such a miserable state today.

"Turn around and go back into Yangshui. Don't fight with the bandits." Yang Bao gave the order immediately.

In a moment, flags were raised one after another and the sound of drums could be heard from far away on the lake.

This was Yang Bao calling on the large number of scattered naval ships to move closer to him and then attack back.

In the Jin army's naval camp, countless soldiers with silver spears rushed in. After killing the last hundred or so enemy soldiers, they stared blankly at the enemy and our ships that were entangled on the water.

Sadly, they couldn't help.

It seems that the Daliang navy was beaten badly, and it is unknown how many of the 5,000 people are left.

No matter how things change, the essence remains the same. They are all experienced warriors. They can see at a glance that the Jin army is well coordinated. Several ships pounce on them like hungry wolves. The ships are bigger than yours, more flexible and faster, and they fight in a very methodical manner.

The Daliang navy’s defeat was not unjust, we just hope they don’t get wiped out in one battle.

In Jiangling, it is much more convenient to have the help of the navy.

"Crackling" and "booming", the burning wooden beams fell down as a whole, and the fire in the water fort became more and more intense.

The Silver Spear Army and the Palace Soldiers left a small number of men outside to monitor, while the main force left the water stronghold.

The news was soon reported to the camp in the north of the city: the enemy's water stronghold was defeated, and the reinforcements from Jiangling were repelled, with more than 2,000 heads beheaded.

Jiang Ke was overjoyed after reading it.

He had now made up for some of his knowledge of naval warfare and knew the importance of camps. If this nail was removed, half of Jiangling City's external aid would be cut off. Whether the remaining half could be cut off would depend on luck.

After nightfall, the navy sent someone to report that nearly half of their troops had been lost, and the commander-in-chief Yang Bao was injured and had fled far to the north.

Jiang Ke was silent for a long time.

He knew that the navy had actually tried its best, but they couldn't win the battle. If the river pirates and the boat bandits could succeed, then what role would the navy have?

He still had some overall view and knew that he had to preserve this navy. They were much more powerful than the "fake navy" training on the Yellow River. After good training, they would be useful in future military expansion.

To attack Jiangling, we have to rely on their land forces.

(End of this chapter)