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Volume 5 6-18 Battle of Crossing the River

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    "Boom" was another cannon sound. This time everyone heard it clearly. The sound of the cannon came from the direction of the Yangtze River. Could it be that the Northern Han Army had begun to attack the city?  The sound of artillery gradually became denser and closer, and even Fengtian Hall felt a slight vibration. Some dust seemed to fall above the carved and painted hall.  Everyone was horrified, and some timid people actually got under the table. The emperor frowned slightly, and Yang Feng immediately stepped forward and shouted: "The Yangtze River defense line is impregnable. What can a mere shelling do to me? I suggest that we raise the barrage for your majesty."  Let¡¯s congratulate each other, and wish the great Zhou Dynasty a prosperous and prosperous nation" Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a violent explosion. This time the explosion did not come from a distant riverside, but from within the palace!  The violent explosion shook the tables, chairs and benches in the Fengtian Hall. The glass screens and wine glasses and bottles were also torn to pieces, leaving a mess on the floor. The palace maids and eunuchs were hiding in the corner shivering with lacquer plates in their hands, and the dust on the beams was flying.  As soon as it fell, even Yang Feng, who had been calm and composed just now, turned pale and squatted on the ground.  In the entire Fengtian Hall, only the emperor remained calm and sat on the throne calmly. The rest of the people were in an uproar. Cao Shaoqin and Wen Hai flew to the throne, revealed their hidden weapons and shouted: "Protect the emperor."  ! " A group of imperial guards rushed out from the corridor outside the palace and surrounded the Fengtian Palace. The weapons were clanging and the sound of armors being scraped could not be heard. The ministers were so frightened that they howled like ghosts and wolves. They didn't have any dignity at all.  Not long after, a guard rushed into the palace and reported a few words to Cao Shaoqin in a low voice. Then Cao Shaoqin whispered to the emperor twice more, and then announced: "It just happened that the Royal Guards Army's gunpowder depot in the palace accidentally exploded, and  It's nothing serious. As for the sound of cannons on the riverside, it's the imperial navy testing cannons. There's no need to worry. The banquet continues. " The guards on the three floors inside and outside the hall could not stop hearing the sound of cannons. No one could calm down.  Drinking, but in view of the emperor's dragon power, the officials still sat behind the case tremblingly.  She tried to force a smile and pushed the cup to change the cup, but every one of them smiled uglier than crying.  After reluctantly drinking for a while, the emperor quietly left the table, and the imperial guards outside the main hall also withdrew. The civil and military officials could not find the person in charge, so they had to leave the table and return home. When they arrived outside the Meridian Gate, they were surprised. The streets had already been filled with people.  There was chaos, carriages, horses and sedans were running fast, shops were closed, pedestrians were like bereaved dogs, and a word was spread everywhere: The Han army has crossed the river!  At this time, the Jiangfang Fortress had long been submerged in a sea of ??blood and fire. The Yangtze River was densely packed with warships. Warships of all sizes were like crucian carp crossing the river, riding the wind and waves towards the south bank. They fired cannons as they walked. Some were huge.  The warship parked directly in the center of the river and fired at the Jiangfang Fortress. A single salvo was like the earth falling apart. The Jiangfang Fortress with poor engineering quality could not withstand such a blow and collapsed everywhere.  At first, the Zhou army was able to fight back. Thousands of kilograms of bronze guns on the Jiangfang fort were fired at the warships on the river. Unfortunately, there were too many warships on the other side and their speed was so fast that the heavy cannons could only fire a stream of fire on the water in vain.  There was a tall water column, and occasionally cannonballs hit the warship, which was a tragedy. The soldiers on the ship were either dead or injured, and those who survived were drowned by the rapid influx of river water.  The entire river was boiling, with fiery red light and high water columns everywhere. Looking at the overwhelming Han army, the frightened Zhou soldiers hurriedly changed into the civilian clothes that had been prepared, leaving behind the forts and boxes.  The gunpowder and the piles of cannonballs disappeared.  Only a group of troops under the command of the Jiang Defense Force were still resisting. Deng Yunfeng went into battle shirtless and fired the cannon himself. His skills were extremely high and he hit hundreds of hits. He sank and damaged more than ten Han ships in half an hour. He was helpless.  There were too few forts to resist, and there were too many enemies. Even if Deng Yunfeng had three heads and six arms, it would be in vain.  God knows how the Han army suddenly had so many warships, and they were definitely not supported by the Southern Han Dynasty, because these ships were going down the river, not upstream.  Gradually, the surrounding forts became mute, and only the fort where Deng Yunfeng was located was still firing. Therefore, it attracted a large amount of artillery fire from the Han army. A heavy rain of shells came, smashing the fort full of holes, and a large number of soldiers.  He was killed and injured, but General Deng still persisted and refused to retreat.  The captain of the guard rushed forward and hugged Deng Yunfeng's thigh tightly and said: "Jiangmen, surrender, the situation is over!" Deng Yunfeng angrily kicked away this follower who had been following him for many years, drew his sword and shouted: "Only Jiang who died in battle can  Defense Commander, Deng Yunfeng, who has not surrendered! Who dares to persuade me to surrender and talk to me with my sword?" The guard captain cried: "Military gate, look around, brothers don't want to fight, you don't care about yourself, you have to do it for your wife.  "For the sake of the young master." Deng Yunfeng looked around. The soldiers, whose faces were dark and covered in gunpowder smoke, were looking at him expectantly. It seemed that they didn't want to fight. The friendly neighbors in the distance wereThe fort even raised the white flag early and stopped running long ago.  Deng Yunfeng sighed and said: "That's all, I won't make it difficult for you. Let's all disperse. But before you leave, help me put it on." The guards took out Deng Yunfeng's full set of general armor and helped him put it on, which was ocher red.  War robe, wrought copper armor, and a tall helmet on his head, like a ball of fire.  After Deng Yunfeng put on this brand new robe and armor, he stood quietly at the gun emplacement. At this time, a pontoon bridge had been set up on the river. He could vaguely see a large group of Han troops rushing over on the pontoon bridge, sparkling waves.  On the surface of the sparkling river, groups of fires were rising one after another, and howling bombings were heard incessantly. The so-called south bank river defense fortress was in ruins.  Log in to 6.com to read the literature together and support the genuine Wulin Empire.  "Throughout the dynasties, there have always been righteous men who sacrificed their lives for their country. Let me do it on Monday. You can disperse and go back to your hometowns. Remember, don't eat food and serve as soldiers in the future, and do this life-saving business." Hundreds  The soldiers watched with tears as their commander-in-chief was dressed in the most conspicuous and solemn armor and prepared to die for his country. No one was willing to leave. The guard captain gritted his teeth, picked up a cannonball and rushed forward to help Deng Yunfeng load it. Gradually,  More soldiers rushed forward, and Jiangfang No. 1 Fort, which had been silent for a moment, continued to roar.   Yuan Feng was sitting on the largest warship in the river. This huge warship was equipped with three hundred artillery pieces, large and small, and its power was amazing. A single salvo could level a small city. The navy officers and soldiers commanding the ship were also  The gunners who operated the guns were all skilled, and they were more than enough to suppress the forts on the other side.  The surface of the river was like a dumpling pot, with flowers blooming everywhere. I originally thought it would take at least a day to clear the forts on the other side, but I didn't know it only took two hours. It wasn't that the Zhou army's forts were not strong enough, the cannons were not powerful enough, and the artillery fire density was not dense enough.  The ammunition storage was not sufficient, but the gun operators were too unsatisfactory.  It¡¯s no wonder that the imperial court had been telling the soldiers that the Northern Army was not used to water warfare and had no warships to support them. They could only drag their horses¡¯ tails across the river, making them a living target for everyone. Who knows how many things they did in one night?  Thousands of warships, under this kind of psychological blow, it would be strange if the Zhou army and Jiang defense soldiers, who were already in panic all day long, did not collapse.  Victory was imminent, and a long-lost smile appeared on Yuan Feng's face. He took the telescope away, and someone immediately took it attentively and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, would you like me to move the warships forward? It will look good."  It's clear." Yuan Feng said: "Okay, thank you, General Li." This General Li is the commander-in-chief of the Huguang army who fought against the Han army for several months in his early years.  After the defeat in the Henan battle, Li Boxheng led his troops to flee back to Wuchang. After thinking about it, he thought that the world was about to be in chaos. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to fish in troubled waters and start a new effort? The troops in Huguang were well-equipped and the king of Chu was calling the flag, so he didn't have to worry about no one following him.  .  Therefore, Li Boxheng supported the late King of Chu's youngest son as king, proclaimed himself prime minister and general marshal, stopped obeying the court's orders, and separated himself from one side.  After hearing the news, the emperor was furious and soldiers came to attack. Li Bosheng was retreating steadily. When he was desperate, he had to surrender to the Han army. The Han army sent troops to relieve his siege and took Wuchang by the way.  Wuchang is the most important town in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It has a considerable number of naval warships and countless civilian merchant ships and cargo ships. With the help of Li Boxheng, the Han army integrated all the resources, sailed down the river, and unexpectedly appeared on the Jingshi River.   After several rounds of artillery battles, the forts on the other side were completely shut down, and not even one fired. The Han army took this opportunity to build a pontoon bridge, and countless ships were connected in a line, connected with prepared iron ropes and hemp ropes to form a chain.  On the water channel, the Han army soldiers who had long been unable to restrain themselves swarmed in and pushed towards the south bank along the pontoon bridge.  The pontoon boats are of different heights and lengths, and coupled with the impact of the river current, they will inevitably rise, fall, and sway. Fortunately, the soldiers have already practiced walking across the springboard, and they feel like walking on flat ground on the pontoon bridge. A large number of soldiers arrived at the south bank through the pontoon bridge one after another, and then  Cavalry and artillery also began to cross the river.  Suddenly, the silent fort on the other side roared again. Accurate shells hit the middle of the pontoon. The ship was blown to pieces. The broken limbs of soldiers and horses were flying in the sky. The ship with broken ropes and no anchor was bouncing in the river.  Spin and drift down the current.  The pontoon bridge was interrupted and the losses were heavy. Yuan Feng was shocked. He picked up a telescope and looked at the last stubborn fort and said: "Hit the fire and blast it!" The sailors gave orders with flags, and more than a dozen gunboats turned their guns.  After fighting over, the No. 1 Jiangfang Fort was suddenly submerged in a sea of ??fire The Han army crossed the river, and the ancient natural chasm was like a flat road in front of them. The Jiangfang Fortress, which had been built at a huge cost, was as vulnerable as paper.  Once Jiang's defense is lost, the capital's city walls will be in ruins.What's the point.  The Han army was neither Mongol Tatars nor Turkic barbarians. They originally wanted to avenge their father and regain the throne they had lost. This battle was fought as a matter of course. Therefore, high-ranking officials in the imperial court and common people were all aware of this change of dynasty.  Mental preparation.  It¡¯s not the same no matter who becomes the emperor. Those who should eat meat will still eat meat, and those who should eat steamed buns will still eat steamed buns.  This book.  Your message, even just one, will become the motivation for Zuo's creation, please work hard to support Zuo!
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