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Chapter 229 Ming Jin

"Long live, long live..."

With Cai Zhong's death in battle, the front of the Jingzhou navy was completely destroyed, and the soldiers of Liu Jing's navy couldn't help cheering loudly.

Especially the former officers and soldiers of the Changsha Navy, they felt quite elated.The strength of the Jingzhou navy has made them lose their fighting spirit and have no desire to resist. They never thought that one day they would have the opportunity to defeat the Jingzhou navy head-on.

In this campaign, Liu Jingshui army sank and destroyed more than [-] warships of the Jingzhou navy, including countless light boats, captured and surrendered more than [-] warships, and more than [-] soldiers and soldiers.And his own losses were only seventeen or eighteen battleships, and thousands of soldiers, which can be said to be a complete victory.

"Sima, this is Cai Zhong's head." Huang Wu came to Liu Zong's flagship and presented Cai Zhong's head with a proud expression.

"Okay!" Liu Zong laughed and said, "Shuye won the first place in this battle, followed by Borden."

He is the commander of the navy, so there is no need to take credit for it. As for the other two nominal lieutenants of the navy, Wang Qiang took the initiative to take over the task of attacking the rear of the Jingzhou navy.Liu Zhu fought with him all the time, but when he surrounded and wiped out Cai Zhong, Liu Zong asked him to lead more than a dozen warships to block the waterway to the north and intercept the enemy's reinforcements.

Now it seems that he has completed his mission well and successfully kept the enemy's reinforcements out.

Liu Zong asked Chen Jin again: "Borden, is your injury serious?"

"It's okay..." Chen Jin shook his head.Cai Zhong's counterattack before he died left a deep wound on his body. After simple bandaging, the bleeding was barely stopped.His current situation is obviously not suitable for continuing to fight, otherwise he will definitely tear the wound again.But he obviously didn't want to quit the battlefield.

Liu Zong knew his psychology and said no more.After some rest, he asked Chen Jin and his younger brother Liu Cheng to lead some warships and baggage transport ships to stay in place to deal with the aftermath, such as guarding prisoners, salvaging corpses, and treating the wounded...

He and Huang Wuze led a large fleet to join Liu Zhu, and the next target was undoubtedly Cai Mao's Chinese army.

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"What did you say?!" Cai Mao couldn't believe his ears when he received the sad news that Cai Zhong died in battle and the entire former army was wiped out.The successive bad news before, as well as bursts of cheers from the southwest, had made him feel very uneasy, but at most he thought that the former army would be in danger of being defeated, never thought that the result would be so cruel.

You know, the former army was a huge fleet consisting of hundreds of warships and thousands of people, and it was completely wiped out. In addition, his central army also suffered heavy losses. up.

Since the Jingzhou army went south to crusade against Changsha, the naval army has performed better than the infantry army. It can be said that it is invincible, and has never suffered such a loss.

It is precisely because he believes that he has an invincible navy under his command that Cai Mao's heart swells again and again, and finally makes the decision to go south.

How high-profile he was when he left Linxiang, and how embarrassing he is now, not to mention the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang. , Wu Ju two generals.

He couldn't even imagine how Kuai Yue and Liu Biao would react when they heard the news.

Although Cai Mao was extremely unwilling, he also knew that there was no need to continue this battle. The longer it dragged on, the greater the loss.

Suddenly, Cai Mao fixed his eyes, and saw a large area of ​​thick smoke rising from the northeast.

"There is also an ambush in the rear?!" Cai Mao felt a chill rushing down his back to the back of his head, making him shiver uncontrollably.

At this moment, a question popped up in his mind: How many soldiers and horses does Liu Jing have under his command?

I am afraid that the most conservative estimate will not be less than [-] people.

The head of a mere county has over [-] water steps. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, who would believe it?

Cai Mao could not stop sweating on his forehead, but felt cold inside, a biting cold. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" said: "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you don't know the enemy but know yourself, you will win and lose one; if you don't know the enemy and yourself, you will be imperiled in every battle." " Now it seems that Liu Jing knows him well, but he has no understanding of Liu Jing, so how can he be invincible if he goes south rashly?

The billowing black smoke covered the sky and the sun, which immediately caused great panic among the soldiers of Jingzhou. The rumors of the defeat of the former army had already made them worried, but the future army also had an accident. How can this battle be fought?

Cai Hao was afraid that the soldiers would panic and cause the whole army to collapse, so he did not dare to delay any longer, so he immediately ordered: "Send Xi Zhen and Cai He to lead their troops back to the water."

"Promise." Holding the flag, he waved the flag in his hand for the first time, and in an instant, there was a loud clang on the ship: "Dang! Dang! Dang!..."

The gong is shaped like a bell, narrow and long, with a handle on it, and it is made of copper. "Xunzi Yibing" says: "Go forward when you hear the sound of the drum, and retreat when you hear the sound of gold." Hitting the gong is the sound of gold.

"Brother Cong..." Seeing the Jingzhou army making loud noises and preparing to retreat, Liu Liang said anxiously.

"It's time." Liu Jing nodded and said, "Ziming, follow me to fight."

"No." Liu Liang was overjoyed, he was impatient for a long time, the general of the fifth battalion, and everyone else were fighting, and he was the only one watching, which was tantamount to torture for him.

Liu Jing rode on Chiji, rushed down the low hill first, galloped into the rear formation, and led the rear army to attack.

Although Xi Zhen and Cai He heard the sound of the gong, they wanted to get out of their bodies. How easy is it?

After Wu Ju's death in battle, his troops immediately collapsed. Cai Sheng and Han Guang led the crowd to chase and beat them all the way, killing more than a thousand prisoners, and almost wiped out Wu Ju's troops.Then the two turned around and attacked Xi and Cai from the flank.

Now that Xi Zhen and Cai Hebu are facing enemies on both sides, it is extremely difficult to maintain their invincibility, let alone retreat in an orderly manner under the siege of the enemy. A little carelessness will lead to collapse.

Liu Jingjun launched round after round of fierce offensives like a stormy sea. His own side was fighting and retreating, and there was a danger of collapse at any time. Xi Zhenjian frowned and said to Cai He: "Cai Sima, this is not the way to go, why don't you lead the headquarters and retreat first?" , I lead the way and break the post."

"This..." Cai He couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this, he was very surprised that Xi Zhen would propose a divorce on his own initiative.

His current position is only the Sima of another department, while Xi Zhen is the captain of the bandit breaker. Logically speaking, he should be the one who will leave behind.

Cai He hesitated for a moment, in the face of life and death, after all, he didn't have the courage to refuse the other party's kindness, so he whispered, "Take care, captain." Then he fled in shame.

In order to cover the safe retreat of Cai He's troops, Xi Zhen ordered the more than [-] troops under his command to form a circular formation, with a large pole on the outside, spears and halberds on the inside, and bows and crossbows to hold the position firmly.

"Kill!" Ma Zhou rode his horse and carried his spear, charged forward in person, and led the crowd to attack the circular formation.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

A series of huge impact sounds, the two sides entangled together and started a fierce fight.

(End of this chapter)