In fact, after the flotilla sailed into the chasm, the flotilla had already released the birds and sent a message to the plateau, informing them that the convoy was about to arrive. Therefore, Gao Yuan also led the generals to climb the castle tower, waiting for the arrival of the fleet, and also prepared 500 rafts to attack at any time.

This fleet was pinned on by the plateau, and at the same time, this time it was an important force guarding the beams, and it could even be said that it was related to the life and death of its own group of people. Because Daliang City is now surrounded by vast waters, without this fleet, there is no way to escape, and can only be trapped in the city and wait for death. Although many rafts were built in the city, they could only be used as auxiliary and could not be used as the main force in water warfare.

Although Gao Yuan believes in the combat effectiveness of this naval army, after all, no one dares to say what the result will be, and it is not Gao Yuan's own command, so whether the fleet can break through the river along the way, Gao Yuan is not very sure, he can only resign himself to fate, after all, he cannot control everything in his own hands.

Of course, Gao Yuan didn't know yet, and the Qin army had also discussed whether to cut off the river and completely cut off the possibility of the fleet reaching Daliang, otherwise Gao Yuan might still feel that his control over the overall situation was insufficient.

But in any case, the fleet finally broke through the river and reached Daliang, and in the process of the breakthrough, the clay pot missile designed by itself also played a heavy role, so that the Qin army's blockade was completely defeated, and almost none of the warships were lost, so Gao Yuan was also very happy, and this also shows that the clay pot missile he designed was indeed useful. If, in the process of breaking through, the fleet suffers severe losses, it will also be quite unfavorable for future battles.

Of course, it was impossible for ships to sail into the city of Daliang, so they could only be moored in the concave area between the two horse faces of the city wall. Fortunately, the city wall is now less than three feet above the water, and the cable can be hung on the battlement, the hull of the ship can be stabilized, and then the gangplank can be used to get on and off the boat at will.

As the ships approached the city wall, the soldiers on the ships boarded the city wall, and saw a young man about thirty years old, dressed in Pishen, led by the guards, ascend the city tower and came to the front of the plateau.

The young man saluted the plateau and said, "The last general, Ding Ce, has seen the lord. ”

Ding Ce is Yuan Xuan's general, and now he is a commander of the Changjie Army, this time Yuan Xuan trained the navy in Guiling, and assigned Ding Ce to be responsible for the training and command of the navy, and this time he led the fleet to Daliang to participate in the battle, which was also led by Ding Ce.

When Gao Yuan stayed in Guiling, he had seen Ding Ce a few times, and his impression of him was very good, so he also nodded and said, "General Ding, don't be polite. ”

Ding Ce got up and said: "Lord, this time the last general brought a total of one hundred and twelve warships, including eighty-two warships and three thousand five hundred soldiers, and now there are more than two hundred ships in Guiling, but the number of warships is not much, only more than fifty. ”

Gao Yuan smiled: "You came just in time, now you have seen the situation here, Daliang has been trapped by the flood, we are trapped in the city, it is the time when there is nothing to do, now that the fleet has arrived, there is no need to worry." ”

After hearing this, Ding Ce immediately said: "Please give the order of the lord, the last general originally intended to lead the fleet to attack and meet the Qin army." ”

Gao Yuan smiled and said: "Since you have come, you should rest in the city for a few days to recover from fatigue, and we will also build a water village, so that the warships have a safe place to live, and face the affairs of the Qin army, there is no need to rush for a while, and after these things are done, it is not too late to attack." ”

Ding Ce said: "Yiqiē obeys the arrangement of the lord. ”

Gao Yuan said: "However, now that the water village has not yet been built, the guards on the warship should not be careless, so it is to prevent the Qin army from raiding at night, so you must also make arrangements, it is best to divide the soldiers into two groups, take turns to rest, and be on guard on the warship, ready to fight at any time." ”

Ding Ce said: "Yes, the last general will arrange it immediately, and he will never let the Qin army succeed in a surprise attack." However, we also brought thirty cargo ships this time, loaded with rockets, fireballs, and ceramic missiles, all of which are flammable, so it is not suitable to put them on the warship, so please arrange a place in the city for storage. ”

Gao Yuan said: "Don't worry about this, I will arrange it immediately." ”

In fact, there is not much difference between a cargo ship and a warship, as long as the goods are taken down and replaced with soldiers, they can be used as warships. Therefore, as soon as the ship was anchored, Takahara arranged for soldiers to take down all the cargo on board, and then arranged corresponding soldiers for each warship.

There are still more than 60,000 soldiers in Daliang City, and more than 10,000 of them have been trained in water warfare, although they only practice on rafts, which are not the same as warships, so they still need to go through a period of training before they can participate in battle.

At the same time, Gao Yuan also ordered that in the concave area between the horse faces of the city wall, a wooden fence wall should be built with logs, and a simple water village should be built, so that the warships would have a place to anchor and have a certain defensive capability. He also ordered the craftsmen in the city to speed up the production of pottery missiles, because the number of pottery missiles transported with the ship was limited after all, and in the future wars, they would definitely be used in large quantities, so they should be made in large quantities in the city.

In addition to metal, the utensils of this era are mainly pottery, so the pottery industry is very developed, there is a special pottery workshop in Daliang City, and the pottery missile is not difficult at all in technology, as long as there is a sample, the general pottery craftsman can make this pottery missile. Moreover, there are tens of thousands of animals in the city, which can be used to boil oil after being killed, and can be used for a long time.

Therefore, although the fleet reached the main beam, in the following days, the defenders did not attack the Qin army, but concentrated on training and building a water village. However, the number of ships arriving at the girder is not much, only more than 100 ships, and the water village does not need to be too large, and the three sides of the water village are city walls, only one side is separated by a wooden fence, so it only took more than ten days, the water village has been built.

And at this time, the new soldiers on the ship were almost trained, although this group of soldiers was training on the ship for the first time, but before that, they had been training on the raft for almost more than twenty days, at least they would not panic on the ship, and they could also adapt to the shaking of the ship, so they got started quickly.

In fact, the mode of combat on the ship is similar to that on the raft, which is nothing more than shooting with a bow and arrow at a long distance, and after the raft is on the side, a hand-to-hand battle is carried out, but the warship is larger than the raft, and more attention is paid to the coordination and cooperation between the various arms.

In addition, not all of them were recruits, and some of them were soldiers brought by Ding Ce, who had been trained in water warfare for more than half a year, and were already able to fight on the warship relatively proficiently, and had certain combat experience, so with this group of soldiers, it didn't take much time for the recruits to adapt to the operations on the ship and participate in the battle.

During this period of time, the Qin army twice sent a small fleet to approach the water village of Daliang to test the reaction of the Dai army's navy, but the Dai army's navy did not send warships to attack, but only after the Qin army's warships approached, they used trebuchets to strike, and the Qin army's warships could not touch the reality of the Qing army, and they did not dare to approach lightly, so they had to retreat to the Qin army's camp, and at night, the Qin army had not launched an attack, mainly because the Qin army's sailing skills were not yet mature, and they did not dare to attack lightly at night.

Of course, whether it was day or night, the Dai army guarded the warships very tightly, and even if the Qin army approached or raided at night, it would not achieve much results.

However, at this time, the defenders had already made full preparations, and Gao Yuan immediately ordered Ding Ce to lead the fleet to attack the dock of the Qin army.

So the water village of the Dai army was opened, and the warships sailed out of the water village one by one, and quickly formed a formation in front of the city wall of the girder.

Thirty-two large warships, of course, were the main force of the water battle, divided into two rows, arranged in a staggered manner, and each spread horizontally for a distance of more than 500 paces. And inside each of the ships, the soldiers also repositioned the bed crossbows.

Large warships are equipped with four bed crossbows, but because to maintain the balance of the hull, the four bed crossbows must be arranged symmetrically to ensure the stability of the ship in the water, so in the interior of the warship, there are two arrangements, one is the left and right arrangement, each side is set up two bed crossbows, which have been arranged intermittently; The other is a cross arrangement, with a bed crossbow on the front and back, left and right.

At this time, the army used a horizontal linear array, so now the bed crossbow inside each warship is a cross arrangement, and each bed crossbow is facing the front.

The remaining fifty medium-sized warships, and the thirty large ships that had unloaded their cargo and had been converted into warships, were all lined up, and from the walls of Daliang City, more than 300 rafts sailed out, which were arranged among the major and medium-sized warships.

Because the navy of the Dai army has been trained for more than half a year, the technique of driving the ships has been quite proficient, and the water potential in Daliang City is relatively gentle, the water flow is not urgent, and it is far easier to control than in the Yellow River, so the various warships of the Dai army have quickly lined up in formation, even if they are in the water, they are also neatly arranged, and the military appearance is neat.

And just when the Dai army went out of the village to line up, the Qin army's warships also sailed out of the dock, and arranged the formation in front of the Qin army's array, after more than 20 days of training, the Qin army's technology of driving the ship has also made great progress, so the speed of the formation is not slow, after the formation of the Dai army, the Qin army's formation is also roughly formed, in addition to the warship, there are many rafts placed on the trebuchet, bed crossbows and other things, and the Qin soldiers on the raft are busy driving piles and stones to fix the raft.

The warships of the two sides faced each other across the water at more than 800 paces, perhaps the first official large-scale water battle in Chinese history, and it was about to begin.