Chapter 28 Unbelievable
? On the north bank of the Yangtze River, several wooden boats were moving on the east side of Bahe City, to be precise, moving from north to south towards the Yangtze River. These wooden boats were really moving on the land like wheels on the bottom of the ship, making Chen Jun soldiers stunned. △c,
Where did these ships come from before, I didn’t see them when I came here! Besides, why did the ship walk on the ground?
Just as they found it incredible, more and more masts were standing up on the land, and more and more ship shadows appeared on the land. The previous ships had already arrived at the riverside and entered the water.
"I understand, it's a lake, there is a lake there, and there is a lake there in Bahe City!!"
"This...how is this possible!" Another person couldn't believe it, "I remember that the southernmost end of the lake is also one mile away from the riverside!!"
Jiangbei Bazhou was still in the territory of Chen a few years ago, so many people are familiar with the terrain within its territory. There are many people who know that there is a big lake in the northeast of Bahe City in Wuchang, Jiangbei Xiyang.
The Zhou army obviously dragged the warships anchored in the lake and walked a mile and entered the Yangtze River. The reason why Chen Jun’s fleet passed by was not seeing the masts on the north shore might be because the masts of those warships could be knocked down. This was their long-planned strategy!
"Don't be stunned, hurry up, go and stop them!!"
The Chen army warships cruising on the river near Bakou immediately turned around and rushed northeast. Their position was the rear of their warships. The Zhou army suddenly created such a "land ship" and if they succeeded, their large troops would be attacked from both sides.
"What can they do with this little ship?" Some people disagree. Even if Zhou Jun draws out twenty or thirty boats to break through their interception, this little ship is a drop in the bucket compared to its main fleet.
"Even the number of fireboats is not enough. The distance is also..."
Before he finished speaking, he stopped because there were more and more ships appearing on the north bank of the river, except for the dozens of ships that had already entered the river, which were still walking on the shore.
Some of them are rods that are about the same height as the mast. Nowadays, only large ships can be used. Zhou Jun was so crazy that even the big ships were dragged from the lake to the shore and "walked" into the river!!
How much manpower and material resources do you need to spend to achieve land sailing? Crazy, they are crazy!!
This was the only thought in Chen Jun's soldiers at this time. The Zhou army's crazy fighting method was unheard of. It was incredible that the land distance of more than one mile and more than 1 mile to drag so many warships ashore and then "walk" to the riverside. No matter how it is achieved, just the manpower and animal power needed to pull the boat, you will know that it is not much less.
Isn’t it just a water battle or is it so exaggerating!!
"Hurry, send arrows to warn us! Let the fleet send warships to intercept!!"
Several arrows roared towards the sky to warn of a change here. Then the fire roaring up to the sky on the east bank of Bahe City indicated the unsettling change.
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On the shore, a flat ship trough about fifty steps wide was paved with wooden boards from the north to the riverside in the south. The ship trough was coated with a thick layer of grease, and warships were lubricated on the land by grease.
"One two...pull one two...pull, one two...pull!!" Slogans rang one after another, and several hemp ropes were tied to the bow of each ship, while people followed the orders to pull them forward.
Most of these ships are smaller warships such as Mengchong and Dou Ship, so they can only use more than ten people to pull them. However, there are also several large ships with poles, but they even use cattle. The oxes used to plow the fields are now put on bridles and tow the boat.
"Be careful not to be overwhelmed!" "Everyone work harder!"
"Don't take a sneak peek of oil!"
"After pulling the boat, everyone has a share of this oil!!"
"It's all from the neighbors next door. If anyone is caught with multiple shaves, don't blame me for letting the whole city know!!"
Tian Zhengyue, the head of the Hulin Army, was responsible for maintaining order on the scene. He watched the warships move on the specially made ship troughs and shivered with heartache. He was not afraid that the bottom of the warship would be worn out, but because he was heartache.
What a good lard, it's just wasted!
It is incredible to anyone who hears it. So when Bazhou Governor Yuwen Wen formulated this plan, almost no one believed that it would be successful. However, when everyone watched the live demonstration, a fighting ship spent a stick of incense on the oiled wooden trough and moved for a mile and was speechless.
Tian Zhengyue was also present at that time. Like everyone, the focus was not on sailing on land but on the layer of oil. Nowadays, it was not easy for a commoner to eat oil. But Yuwen Envoy actually poured it on a wooden board to pull the boat.
Being rich and willful is the consensus among those present. However, after the emergence of a new exaggerated land sailing plan, everyone had only one idea: they were so busy that they could burn too much money!
When each ship moves on the trough, a lot of grease will be stained with the bottom of the ship and will eventually bring the grease into the water. In order to ensure that these nearly hundreds of warships have successfully sailed on land, the grease consumed was already something Tian Zhengyue could not imagine. Seeing the bucket of lard boiled in advance and poured into the trough, the people present were heartbroken.
"After pulling the boat, everyone involved has a share of oil!!"
This is the most direct encouragement. In this era when eating meat is a luxury, it is a great temptation to be able to divide oil. If it weren’t for joining the Hulin Army, then cooking is a rare thing in daily life. Tian Zhengyue looked at the layer of oil in the boat trough and seemed to see a layer of copper coins.
"I've gotten into the water, I've gotten into the water!" A burst of cheers came. He heard the sound and saw a large ship that had successfully entered the Yangtze River. The navy soldiers got on the boat and started to take sails and row.
In order to enable the land boating tactics to achieve unexpected results, the long mile-long ship trough had already been filled with warships in advance, and their masts were designed to be folded down when building ships. Many branches were erected along the river to prevent the Chen Guo warships from discovering clues when passing by on the river.
The troughs entering the river were also repaired in advance and camouflaged. Everything was ready. The only problem was that the trough entering the river was in the upper reaches of the Wuzhou. If the Wuzhou Guard North Village was lost, then Chen's army could quickly intercept his own land ships into the river.
Fortunately, Wuzhou Jun withstood the Chen army's siege alone. If Wuzhou Jun lost it, then the nearly 100 newly built warships on the shore would not be able to enter the river smoothly.
"Try harder and you'll be finished!"
Tian Zhengyue looked back at the ship trough. The warship was almost finished, but there were more things, which were smaller ships that could only pull on the greased trough.
"Quickly, pull all these fireboats over!!"
Chapter completed!