Chapter 547 I didn’t expect them to be so bad

Yang Bo decided to fight a naval battle, and then use the fire attack method mentioned in the story told by Jiujiu to increase his chances of winning.

But he was worried that the new king of Dongcang would not be willing to fight a naval battle.

Yang Bo challenged Dong Cang to a duel, and they agreed to meet at the foot of Jiulong Mountain or Jiulong River in half a month to decide the outcome.

If the new king of Dongcang does not accept the challenge, it means he is afraid, a coward, a jerk, and he will be looked down upon and is not worthy of being a king.

Yang Bo cursed so harshly and without any dignity at all. It was obvious that he was worried that the new Lord of Dong Cang would not be willing to accept the challenge, so he was trying to provoke him.

Will the new king of Dongcang accept the challenge?

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Fu Rong, the new king of Dongcang, personally led his troops to the battlefield and stationed them at a place on Jiulong Mountain that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. He was originally waiting for Western Chu and the Southern Kingdom to attack so that he could fight back.

Starting a war in this place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack will definitely reduce Dongcang's losses and capture Xichu and Nanguo with minimal losses.

As a result, he waited for a long time, but no one came. Instead, he received this war posting, and learned that Dijiang managed to buy a lot of boats from fishermen in nearby waters and moored them on the banks of the Jiulongshan River.

Fu Rong was the new emperor who came to the throne in an illegitimate way. He was worried that he would be looked down upon and considered a coward, not as good as the previous emperors and not worthy of being a king.

He was eager to prove his worth through achievements.

Therefore, he didn't think too much about this challenge and was ready to accept the challenge after reading it.

He also said: "If they want a naval battle, then let them have a naval battle. Do you think my Dongcang army of 200,000 will be afraid of them? Humph!"

After a pause, he added: "Don't think you can defeat us in a naval battle. It's absolutely impossible. The difference in the number of troops on both sides is too great."

The Dongcang army has far more troops than the Western Chu and Southern Kingdom armies, so they cannot lose even in a naval battle.

Even if we are unlucky and are about to lose, we can quickly retreat to where the army is stationed now, and Dongcang will not suffer any losses.

Even if there are losses, they will not be too big.

Moreover, Dong Cang and his new king can take this opportunity to tell people outside that they cannot be defeated and cannot be underestimated.

"But Your Majesty, we have never experienced a naval battle!" The counselor standing opposite Fu Rong said worriedly, "We lack experience in naval combat. I'm afraid we will, will..." lose.

The strategist did not say the last two words directly. He felt that the new monarch should be able to think of it and hoped that the new monarch would reconsider accepting the challenge.

The sudden proposal of a naval war by the Southern Kingdom and Western Chu must have bad intentions, so we cannot agree to it.

However, Fu Rong had never experienced a naval battle and did not know how cruel it was. He just relied on his large number of people and acted on his own.

"So what if you haven't experienced it? Then go and experience it. As for winning or losing, who can tell until the last moment? Don't try to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige."

"Even if, as you said, we in Dongcang are not good at water battles and we really can't win, we can still preserve our core forces and retreat without major losses."

Alas, things are not that simple.

Water and fire are merciless!

What's more, the war situation is ever-changing, how can it be calculated so accurately?

We can only eliminate things that are unfavorable to Dongcang as much as possible.

Thinking of this, the counselor advised again: "But Your Majesty, we don't have ships!" Without ships, there can be no naval battle. Your Majesty should refuse to fight because of this.

However, Fu Rong had no intention of refusing, and smiled and said, "If there is no boat, then we can cut down trees and build one. It's just shipbuilding, a very simple matter. We are stationed in Jiulong Mountain, and there are woods everywhere. How difficult is it to build a boat? We have an army of 200,000, and it can be done in a few days. There is nothing to worry about."

Fu Rong didn't take this problem to heart at all.

It was also from this day that the Dongcang army began to cut down trees and build ships. In just five days, they built nearly a thousand ships, some of which were not small.

During those three days, they did nothing but wait for people to bring tools for shipbuilding and logging from Dongcang Imperial City.

Their boat was built in just two days.

There is strength in numbers!

Fu Rong looked at the built boat and said, "Let's take the boat to Jiulong River now, and when the time comes, we will start the battle."

The counselor was still very worried and felt that this was not a good idea, but seeing that he could not persuade the enemy, he could only think of ways to increase his chances of winning.

The counselor said, "Your Majesty, even if it is a naval battle, you should let the soldiers disembark and practice thoroughly, so that they will not be unfamiliar, panic, and be at a loss when the time comes."

However, Fu Rong was from a secluded country and was from the north. He would never experience floods or rainstorms throughout the year. He was also a landlubber and had no idea of ​​the horror of water and the difficulty of naval warfare. He even arrogantly thought that there was no difference between fighting on water and fighting on land.

Fu Rong waved his hand and said, "There is no need to rehearse. It's just a matter of moving the battle from the ground to the ship. There is no difference."

"Let the soldiers train well!"

"Being strong is the hard truth."

"But Your Majesty..." Even though the counselor was from the north and had never experienced a naval battle, he still felt that it was not that simple. He did not want Fu Rong to underestimate the enemy and be self-righteous.

Sometimes, it may not be the enemy who kills you, but yourself.

"Okay, stop talking, this matter is settled."

"Go down."

Fu Rong felt a little annoyed when he heard this, and he also had a subtle feeling in his heart.

He felt that he had been on the throne for too short a time and had not yet built up his own power and placed it in the corresponding position.

But now these counselors are all Dong Buhan's counselors. They are not truly loyal to him, respect him, fear him, or believe in him. That is why they dare to question him, challenge him, and not take him seriously again and again.

The more this happens, the more he wants to be more assertive and stick to his own opinion.

Otherwise, wouldn't these people be bullying him in the future?

"His Majesty……"

"That's enough." Fu Rong was furious. "If you say anything more, I'll take you out and execute you."

Seeing this, the counselor didn't dare to say anything more and went out.

On the day of the battle, soldiers from both sides boarded their boats, armed with weapons, and prepared to fight in the Jiulong River.

It seemed that everything was normal and there was nothing wrong. The soldiers on both sides had strict military discipline and stood in rows on the boat in an orderly manner. There were no problems.

But problems arose when the fighting began.

Although the soldiers from the Southern Kingdom were on the boat and still fighting, the boat under their feet was stable and there were no problems. It was no different from fighting on land, and their combat effectiveness had not weakened.

But the situation on Dongcang's side was different. The soldiers were not good at maintaining balance and keeping the boat steady. The boat was shaking all the time and was top-heavy, giving a feeling that it was about to capsize.

As a result, the soldiers lost their balance, their legs became weak, and their bodies kept shaking, making them easily killed by the soldiers of the Southern Kingdom.

There were people standing by the boat to fight back. After the boat shook a few times, they also shook a few times and finally fell into the water.

Fortunately, Dong Cang knew that he was not good at swimming, so he arranged for people to rescue him.

However, saving one or two, or even ten or twenty people is not a problem. But if you save a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand people, then it will be a big problem.

There were more people falling into the river than people trying to save them, and it was impossible to save them all.

Jiujiu and Dijiang Yangbo were both standing on a high place watching the battle, not on the boat. They saw that on the Dongcang side, people were falling into the water one after another like dumplings, and the soldiers of the Southern Kingdom killed them easily without much effort.

Jiujiu was stunned. The corners of her lips trembled as she said, "I thought Dongcang was not good at naval warfare and could not match the Southern Kingdom's army. They would be weak, but I didn't expect them to be so weak."