Zhang Shun, Baitiao in the Waves, is indeed one of the leaders of the Liang Shanshui Army in terms of water skills. As soon as he entered the river, he quickly merged into the water, and his eyes were completely unaffected by the running water. He immediately adjusted his body direction and headed straight towards the side of the big ship. go.
But after swimming for a few times, he had to stop. At the same time, he took the short knife he had been holding in his mouth and slashed forward, cutting a hole in the fine net that stretched in front of him, and passed through it calmly. These fishing nets are indeed somewhat insidious. They are thin, dense, and very flexible. If his vision in the water was not affected at all, he might have been caught.
After safely passing through the obstacles of several network formations, Zhang Shuncai suddenly felt something in his heart. Thinking that there were people following him into the water, he quickly turned around and patted the water behind him as a warning. But it was obviously still half a step too late, because there were already several muffled groans coming from behind. Someone who was not able to see well was entangled in the fishing net. As soon as he broke free, he was pulled down and sank. When he opened his mouth to scream again, he was caught in the fishing net. After being given a few mouthfuls of water, I was really embarrassed.
When Zhang Shun saw this, he was determined to save him, but then he thought that the situation was urgent. The enemy ships that could pass through the net array would soon be killed. He had to save the big ship above first. He gritted his teeth, kicked his legs and swung around. Then he swam towards the dark bottom of the big ship. After suffering losses in the rear, many brothers cut off their fishing nets and followed.
After arriving at the bottom of the ship and seeing clearly what was going on here, Zhang Shun took another deep breath and became even more shocked. I saw that the bottom of this large ship, which was more than ten feet long and five to six feet wide, was actually entangled and shrouded in countless fishing nets of different thicknesses. Even if I and others tried their best, it would probably take an hour or two to help it escape. And this It's just a boat. But by then, the enemies had completely won and returned to the city with great pride.
"What to do..." Zhang Shun's heart trembled, and the brothers around him also looked at him questioningly. Naturally, they were following Zhang's lead at this time.
At this time, there were killing sounds above the water, and many black shadows came quickly from behind. It was the enemy ships that were rushing to kill them. As soon as he turned around, Zhang Shun discovered that their hulls were indeed very shallow in the water. They were completely floating above the fishing nets and moving quickly. What made his eyes dazzle even more was that there were actually several sharp blades specially installed on the bottom of these hulls. , even if a fishing net accidentally gets entangled, it will be easily cut open by a sharp knife, and it will not have much impact on the movement of the ship.
No wonder these anti-thief ships dared to attack so brazenly, it turned out that they had been fully prepared! Seeing this, Zhang Shun felt even more hateful and anxious. The enemy has such deliberate plans, but his own ship is already unable to move forward. It is completely a passive target. If he doesn't find a way out, he will really be defeated in front of Yongjin Gate today. Even if he really lost, it would not matter to the overall situation, but he didn't want so many brothers to die in vain under the opponent's conspiracy trap.
On the large ships above, the Song Army officers and soldiers also looked nervously at the enemy ships that were approaching rapidly. Following the orders given by Li Jun and other generals, the officers and soldiers also fired their bows, crossbows, spears and other water warfare weapons. Lighted up. However, when facing enemy ships with changing speeds and directions, most of the arrows they fired were inaccurate, making it difficult to pose much of a threat. On the contrary, some arrows fired by the enemy at this time, because the target of the big ship was obvious and unable to move,
Instead, they were hit one after another. Although the casualties were minimal, it was already very helpless.
Yuan Kai, who personally directed the battle from the ship, even shouted: "All the ships separated and surrounded them from both sides. Use rockets to shoot the sails first, and then burn the sides of the ship!" As a series of flag orders were waved, many ships rushed out. The ships quickly dispersed, then dispersed left and right.
Although there were small boats on the Song Army's side to block them, they were also in danger in this area of water. Several boats suddenly became immobile after they had just moved forward, but they were also entangled in the fishing nets below. Although it is not as serious as those big ships, it is not easy to escape. Therefore, when the two sides approached, these small warships that lost power were the first to suffer, and were attacked by a fierce rocket attack. When the fire started, everyone on the ship became even more panicked, and people kept jumping into the water.
At this time, the battle at Liyong Kinmen had only begun less than two hours ago, but the Song fleet that had been the main attack force had already fallen completely into a disadvantage. The ships, large and small, were constantly on fire, and they could not even retreat. The situation is truly unprecedented.
Zhang Shun and others, who only had half of their heads to breathe, were even more anxious and aggrieved when they saw this scene. They never thought that they would be so passive when fighting in the water, but as long as the big ship cannot escape from the entanglement of the fishing net, it is impossible to turn the situation around.
what to do? Zhang Shun asked himself again, at this time, he must come up with the most effective way, even if he takes some risks, he must give it a try! Suddenly, something moved in his mind and he had an idea. He sank and plunged into the water again. However, he no longer looked for a solution to the big ship. Instead, he turned around and swam toward the enemy ships not far away.
When the others saw his move, they understood it immediately. They immediately stretched their bodies, swam at full speed and followed him. Since our own ship can no longer escape, we can only destroy the enemy ship underwater. As long as all the enemy's ships are destroyed, the battle will naturally be reversed.
Zhang Shun's speed underwater was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he had reached the bottom of a small enemy ship. He swung his body sideways and sank to avoid the sharp edge below. He shrunk again, and the person was Has been hidden under the boat. Clinging to the bottom of the boat with his left hand, the short knife in his right hand had suddenly thrust forward, digging into the weak spot of the bottom of the boat.
Unfortunately, they did not expect such a change when they went into battle this time, so they did not bring out the more convenient chisels and could only use short knives to break the ship. But Zhang Shun is an expert in this field after all. He has done this kind of thing in the past. Now he started very quickly. After a while, he had made several large holes in the bottom of the boat. Then he let go and the man quickly returned to the boat. Return to the water.
The enemy above discovered the sinking of the ship a moment later, and then saw in horror that a large amount of river water was pouring in. They immediately screamed: "The water is leaking, stop it quickly..."
However, after several holes were cut in the bottom of the ship, which was mainly characterized by its lightness, the situation got out of hand. As the river water poured in, the ship sank rapidly, without giving them a chance to repair it, and it sank to the bottom. sank.
Soon after, similar situations happened one after another. Although the other brothers did not have Zhang Shun's ability, several of them joined forces to destroy it, and their efficiency was quite good. They actually completed it in just half an hour.
Five or six enemy ships were sunk. This immediately frightened all the enemy ships, and they no longer dared to attack the Song Army ships unscrupulously, greatly reducing their pressure.
"It's underwater. The enemy did something underwater..." Someone finally reacted and screamed.
Yuan Kai's face turned livid, and he immediately ordered: "Set arrows below to force them out, and use a scratching hook to hook them out!" He had long heard of the water ghost-like figure in water battles who could escape from the boat. to launch an attack, so he was always somewhat prepared.
For a moment, swishing arrows continued to be fired towards the water. As a result, it really caused a lot of damage. Some navy soldiers were injured because they were not too deep in the water and could not avoid the densely falling arrows. Their blood soon flowed out of the river. And in this way, the archers on the ship found the target position, and the arrows were all directed towards the area where the red liquid rippled, and many people settled for this.
Zhang Shun was very skilled in the water and his reaction was quick enough, so he easily dodged these arrows. At the same time, he also worked hard and quickly found the flagship of Yuan Kai, the enemy's general, and quickly approached it, but he planned to sink the most critical ship first.
But this time, he obviously underestimated the opponent's mind. Yuan Kai, who was on the boat, also quickly guessed that the other party would take him as the main target, so he made preparations early in the morning and stared at the river. Although the people underwater are protected by the river, in such broad daylight, there will eventually be some signs, such as a suddenly approaching black shadow, or wisps of fine bubbles produced by ventilation.
No matter how strong Zhang Shun is, he is still a human and not a fish. Especially when he made up his mind to destroy the enemy's ship, he needed to use a lot of strength. When he reached the bottom of the ship, he took a sudden breath.
When a string of fine bubbles emerged from the edge of the ship, someone screamed: "He's below us!"
"Spread the net for me and put the hook! I want to catch this big fish alive!" Yuan Kai knew that the guy who dared to take advantage of him at this time must be not simple, so he immediately gave the order.
There was actually a big net on the boat. There were many thin hooks on the net. After being thrown into the river, it sank quickly and surrounded it in all directions.
Zhang Shun really didn't expect that the enemy would have such a move. He had just let go of a sharp blade, and before he could cling to the bottom of the boat, nets came from both sides. He was so frightened that he quickly let go and dived. But at this time, another scratching hook quickly came over from the side, and there were quite a lot of them, almost blocking all the space for him to dodge, and even sinking was not as fast as these things.
This is also related to the fact that Zhang Shun's position is actually very close to the water at this time. If it could be a few feet deeper, the situation would be much better and he would have more room to move. But now, there is really no way to hide.
The only thing he could do was not to sink anymore, but to huddle up and hide in the bottom of the boat, hoping that those fishing nets would not really catch him.
But obviously this was impossible, and the big net caught him in one go. Immediately, the thin hooks hanging on the net were quickly nailed into his body like maggots attached to the bone. As soon as the severe pain hit, Zhang Shun took a sharp breath of cold air, and river water instantly poured into his mouth and nose...