Luodu is the intersection of eight rivers, and the two rivers that finally enter the sea, one is the Taohua River, the other is the Hongsha River, the length and width of the latter is several times that of the former, it is one of the largest tributaries of the Yangtze River, and on the surface of this river, there are more than 50 ships and boats, all of which are ships (offensive speedboats), sea loaches (commonly known as sea loaches, small warships), vehicles and boats (rickshaw ships), etc., moving forward at a very fast speed, it is the Fuzhou Boat Division.

"Sea ships do not move on rivers, one is huge, there are thousands of materials at every turn, and there are many inconveniences in operation, and the other is that sea ships have a pointed bottom and a keel under them, which is easy to hit the reef; however, in river and water wars, the big ones may not be able to win, and the small ones may not be able to lose, relying on the weapons in the boats. The person who said this was Hu Jiuyong, the younger brother of Hu Bucheng, the governor of Zhejiang Province, and the chief official of the Fuzhou Navy.

"I was born late in the water war and was not very proficient, if it wasn't for the Admiral's mention, I'm afraid I would have caused a joke," Yu Zhuangyuan thought thoughtfully.

"Where is it, we are such martial artists, and we will use them when we fight, and if we really want to govern the country, we have to rely on you people," Hu Jiuyong said with a smile, Zhuang Yuanlang's future is limitless, and I heard that when the person in front of him was in the palace to make inquiries, he was appreciated by several elders and was worthy of friendship.

"It's just that I don't know what happened to Luodu, has the white turban thief captured it?" Yu Zhuangyuan was a little worried.

"Rest assured, there is a king in the city, and there are three soldiers and horses of the imperial court outside, together with us, it is a five-way combined attack, and the bandits will be like a turtle in an urn, and they will be taken down in one fell swoop!" Hu Bucheng is a capable official, and his brother is also a good general in the water, and the water thieves who plundered on the southeast coast ten years ago were pacified by the two brothers in one fell swoop, which is not comparable to other officers and soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River.

Just as the two were chatting, suddenly there was a horn sound in front, and then at the end of the river came out a big boat, the hull of the ship was about ten zhang, hanging mast canopy, head canopy, full of people wrapped in white scarves, rough counting, no less than eighty, even if there are no ten thousand materials, thousands of materials are also there, and each ship is inserted with a large flag to draw gods and Buddhas, full of all kinds of weapons, like a herd of elephants in the water, is surrounded by a strong momentum.

"Impossible!"

"White Turban Thief!"

The two spoke almost at the same time, and then looked at each other, their faces full of surprise, no one expected that the bandits not only had the White Turban Legion, but even the sailors had a considerable number.

"No, this is a tanker converted into a warship! No wonder my eldest brother said, the official dispatch of the people, the human blood and water are lost by others, just like Tai'a upside down, in the long run, the Cao Gang will definitely be difficult to cure, now it seems, it is true!" Hu Jiuyong shouted: "Meet the enemy, fight!"

"Champion Lang, go to the cabin for a while, and then leave it to us big bosses!"

"Does the general have a chance of winning this battle?" Yu Zhuangyuan couldn't help but ask, the other party's ships were large and numerous, and even the manpower was several times that of theirs, it really didn't look like he could win.

Hu Jiuyong laughed cruelly, "The big ship may not be able to win, when the pirates rob, they use small boats, let them see, our Fuzhou sailors are powerful!"

Yu Zhen nodded, walked quickly to the cabin, although he has courage, but not reckless, he is not an expert in this aspect of fighting, not making trouble is the greatest help; his room on the ship is not big, just a small compartment, fortunately, there are not many things, except for two books, there is a copper sword hanging next to the window, and there is an incense burner in front of the sword, he hesitated, lit three incense sticks and inserted them.

There was a 'boom' sound outside, the water battle officially began, he looked out through the window, the scene outside was different from what he imagined, Hu Jiuyong commanded the fleet and did not fight with the other party as soon as he came up, but kept circling in circles, taking advantage of the small ship, constantly swimming between the other party's big ships.

He only looked at it for a while and understood that most of the trough ships were grain ships, and the emphasis was on the stability of the large ships and the convenience of transportation, but the disadvantage was that the steering remained the same, and these small boats took advantage of this defect to shuttle among the prey like wolves.

And their weapons are also very bizarre, in addition to hooks and bows and arrows, there are also long cylinders, which can shoot Martian smoke, and some guns, which can shoot lead bullets and iron bullets, Hu Jiuyong has explained before, the former is called 'sky full of smoke spray can', 'flying sky nozzle', the latter is 'flying birds' and 'cloud guns', all of which are learned from the Yi people of the island, where they live there are many volcanoes and sulfur everywhere, and they are few and weak, so they use this to deal with the fierce beasts in the mountains.

If this is a Taoist priest here, keep his mouth open, isn't this the prototype of modern firearms?!

In addition, there are some sailors from the Tan people who jumped directly into the water, holding a water chisel and a kind of pig and cow urine bubble made of things, commonly known as the "submarine dragon king cannon" at sea, which is put in some saltpeter, sulfur and other flammable and explosive things, sealed, only inserted an incense stick on the outside for ignition, which is the most primitive mine.

In just a moment, there were several muffled sounds from the bottom of the boat, accompanied by the screams of 'going out of the water' and 'going out of the water', and several hulls were slowly sinking.

But the other side is not blindly beaten, in addition to the bow and arrow rocket, the most troublesome weapon should be the large pole on both sides of the ship, there are books recorded: 'Shoot the rod, its system is like a mast, the top is placed on the boulder, the bottom is made of a reel drill, the rope runs through it, and it is applied to the big ship,...... Every time you meet an enemy ship, you will be forced to shoot a rod and hit it, and those who stand in it will be shattered!'

He saw that not only one officer and soldier were smashed, and they were instantly shattered, but if the whole ship was smashed, they would be dragged even more, and then the other clapsticks were smashed down at the same time, and it was immediately a fragmented ending.

Yu Zhen immediately felt the cruelty of the war, just like someone in Luodu, the corpses were constantly falling from the boat, and the nearby river was dyed with a layer of red.

But the situation is still in their favor, Jiang Zhan fought for three hours, there were fifty-six scuttled ships, forty large trough ships of the White Turban Army, and sixteen of their own ships, most of which were mainly ships, but the lethality of this kind of ship was also the largest, often one for three, one for four, super mobility, plus the left and right front and rear crossbow windows and spear holes, the lethality was also quite good; Dozens of Mengchong fighting ships, which were actually filled with grass and anointing oil, burst into the Cao army's ship formation after ignition, and the fire was raging!

That Hu Jiuyong is also really brave, he actually took over the battle in person, after fighting with the blades, he led his troops to forcibly occupy a trough ship, and then crashed into the opponent's fleet, the huge collision sound sounded again and again, and he destroyed three ships in a row before jumping into the river and escaping, the ancient brocade sail thief is nothing more than that!!

If he can repel the white turban water thieves, he should be counted as a meritorious person to do martial arts with Wenchen, Yu Zhen thought to himself, if it wasn't for the fact that he was making a contribution in the White Turban Rebellion, he would not strongly ask to follow, and he risked his life, people are selfish.

However, he suddenly noticed that behind the fleet of white turban thieves, there was another black boat, the hull of which was like ink, and the black Buddha head was placed on the bow, which made him instinctively feel that something was wrong.

Sure enough, with the arrival of this ship, the white mist suddenly rose on the river, getting denser and denser, and finally it was difficult to see the five fingers when he stretched out his hand;

The white mist was filled, and it was no less than a catastrophe for the Fuzhou sailors who needed mobility and concealment, but in a few moments, three vehicles and ships crashed into the opponent's big ship, and then more than 20 officers and soldiers on board were killed and injured by the opponent with bows and arrows.

Hu Jiuyong immediately made a decision and gave a signal to retreat, but the waves of unevenness rose again and again, and the waves on the river suddenly rose again, and the wind and waves actually became more and more intense, and the reformed warships of the White Turban Army were all grain ships, the ships were stable and heavy, and the draft was deep, so they were naturally unhindered; however, the warships of the Fuzhou Navy Division were all small boats, and with the surging of the river waves, the waves of several people were constantly photographed, but in the time of a stick of incense, three ships were overturned.

The officers and soldiers who landed on the river were shot by the bows and arrows of the white turban thieves on the nearby trough boats, and at this time, no matter how good the water is, it is useless, you can't stay underwater without breathing, and the whirlpool below is not much worse than the one on the water.

Yu Zhen couldn't hold back any longer, pulled out his sword and rushed out, looking for Hu Jiuyong's figure everywhere, he didn't think that the other party was under siege of seven or eight white turban thieves, the flying hook on the trough boat had already hooked on the ship where he was, only he was closest to him, and the two boats were two feet away, he gritted his teeth, 'poof', and jumped into the water.

No one knew that this champion of both civil and military affairs was actually a landlubber, but with a strong will, after pouring an unknown amount of saliva, he climbed onto the other party's boat with great difficulty; with the swordsmanship passed down by the masters, he even stabbed and slashed, picked and killed four officers and soldiers, and relieved the other party's siege.

"The other party has a demon method, and he is making waves!" Yu Zhen said vaguely, his left cheek was still swollen, and he bumped into the boat when he just climbed up, and now he was like a chicken in the soup, how could he still have the handsome demeanor before.

"Untie the claw rope first!" Hu Jiuyong didn't have time to be polite at this time, he roared, rushed over with the bow and arrow on the trough boat not far away, and cut the vinegar-soaked hemp rope with a knife.

These hemp ropes are the old ropes used by the Cao gang to pull the boat, the thickness of the arm is very difficult to break, fortunately, the sword in Yu Zhen's hand sharpens the iron like clay, and under the same example, these ropes are quickly cut off, but the shoulder is sore, and the sound of an arrow 'whoosh' is inserted in the shoulder blade, and the strength of the right arm is suddenly reduced.

However, with the efforts of the remaining officers and soldiers, the vehicle and ship finally escaped the range of the opponent's bow and arrow.

"You must rush to the rear of the opponent's ship formation, and only by killing the opponent's demons can the spell be unraveled!" Yu Zhen yelled as he endured the pain.

"Even if we rush through the ship formation, according to the manpower of the opposite boat, we are not opponents," Hu Jiuyong's face was covered with blood, and he was no longer in high spirits.

"I have a way, as long as it is within ten zhang, I can be sure to take the other party's head!"

Although he was skeptical of Yu Zhen's words, Hu Jiuyong still did what the other party said, and he couldn't afford the destruction of the entire Fuzhou Navy, and he would be beheaded if he fled back, and even his brother would be affected.

Yu Zhen forced himself to calm down at this time, even if there was danger all around, and if he was not careful, he would be wiped out, and recalled the words of the master at the beginning: "Although you have a very high talent in the imperial sword, but you have an obsession in your heart, and you can't let go of the fame and fortune in the world, I can't pass on your own sacrificial swordsmanship, I can only teach you a way to protect yourself, but this method can only be used three times......

'This is the old man's sacrificial psychic sword fetus, two feet four inches long, in the middle of the Shenyue Zodiac Day, let the blacksmith finish the construction, insert it into the ancient temple ten miles east of your house, incantation 49 times a day in the morning and evening, induction of the sword spirit, remember, calm the mind when playing the sword, use the golden box jade seal, the same is true when the sword is collected, but it must be decided by the hand of the Xuantian God, after three times, the sword aura dissipates, you must remember!'

The White Turban Army is divided into five commanders (also known as Buddha Shuai) and sixteen canal marshals, but in addition, there are six water generals, one of them is dancing the sword on the boat, and the wind and rain master is one of the disciples of the ancestor of the red scarf.

"Officers and soldiers are nothing more than that," the wind and rain division couldn't help laughing after another rain.

The subordinates next to him suddenly farted, "That's the general's superb ability, amazing mana, and the ancestor, and when he makes some more contributions, the five Buddha marshals will become six!"

"Hahahaha, your mouth-" Before the wind and rain master could come and speak, a white light crossed his eyes, and then his expression suddenly froze, for a long time, just when the left and right subordinates were strange, a blood line suddenly appeared in the neck, and the head of the good man slammed on the board of the boat.

"Excalibur Excalibur, agree with me, concentric with me, from now on, no order to act in vain, return to its original position quickly, protect my body, return!"

With the Xuantian God's hand, Yu Zhen's palm suddenly hardened, but he touched the hilt of the sword, and no one noticed on the panicked Buddha boat, and the two figures in the river dived into the water again, and it was Hu Jiuyong who carried Yu Zhen and secretly swam into the ten zhang. (To be continued.) )