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There are hundreds of warehouses in Cangcheng, which store grain, ordnance, tents and other military supplies. It is extremely difficult to find out which one is a fire oil depot from these warehouses, but the warehouse distribution map of Cangcheng has been firmly established. It was engraved in Liu Zheng's mind, and the appearance of this oil tanker made it easier for him to find the fire oil warehouse.

The oil tanker removed 50 barrels of kerosene and left Cangcheng, and the kerosene warehouse was slowly closed. This kerosene depot is an important place for the Jiangdong Army, storing the most important strategic materials of the Jiangdong Army. There are [-] people at the gate former caretaker.

Liu Zheng flipped into this huge fire oil depot from the back sky. Although the front door of the warehouse was heavily guarded, there was no one in the warehouse. There were about [-] barrels of fire oil stored. Of the thousand barrels of kerosene, two thousand barrels have been taken away, and the rest are piled up here, and the barrels are neatly stacked, making the warehouse filled with a pungent oily smell.

Liu Zheng hid behind a row of kerosene barrels next to the sky, and pierced a wooden oil barrel with the dagger he carried with him, and light yellow kerosene spurted out, covering the ground.

He quickly climbed up to the sky again, and took out a leather bag tightly wrapped in oiled paper from his waist, which contained a scythe and flint, 'Ka!Click! ' Twice, a ball of fire ignited in his hands, he threw it to the ground, and immediately ignited the kerosene all over the ground.

With a bang, the blue flame rose into the air and quickly ignited towards the oil barrel. Liu Zheng jumped up like a monkey, and rushed towards a big tree ten feet away, and lightly grabbed the trunk. The moment the soldiers discovered something unusual, they opened the warehouse and went in to check, Liu Zheng jumped into the Cao River and disappeared like a fish.

The fierce battle on the river has been going on for nearly two hours, and both sides have suffered heavy losses. More than [-] warships of the Jiangxia Army were burned and sunk, and nearly half of the warships of the Jiangdong Army were lost. The initial formations of the two sides have gradually dispersed. Chaos" turned into a melee on the river, and the entire river has become a sea of ​​flames, with broken ship boards and broken masts floating everywhere.

When the big ship approached, the soldiers rushed onto the enemy ship and fought bloody battles. A big hole was opened in the hull of the ship, and the river water poured in, causing the ship to sink rapidly. There were more than [-] barrels of kerosene, and Jiang Xia's army even invested thousands of barrels of kerosene, filling the river with smoke, flames soaring into the sky, drums beating like thunder, and shouts of killing were loud.

Several small boats shuttled among the big ships to search and rescue the soldiers who fell into the water. This kind of small boats had white flags on them, and ordinary warships would not attack them. [

A search and rescue boat left the battlefield and sailed quickly towards Chaisang. Ding Feng was lying on the boat covered in blood. Although he captured the warship of Jiang Xia's army, he failed to break through the encirclement in the end. The warship was still destroyed by fire. All the soldiers were burned to death on the boat, and Ding Feng's hair was also burned off, and he was shot in the back with two arrows. He finally jumped into the water to survive and was rescued by a rescue ship.

Ding Feng was already in a coma and was severely burned. If he was a moment later, he would die.

During the melee, Xu Sheng's warship finally slowly approached the main ship of Jiang Xia's army, the huge ship of three thousand stones, Xu Sheng had already seen the unfavorable situation of the battle, and the defeat of Jiangdong's army had already appeared. Jiang Xia's army, then they will definitely annihilate the whole army.

And this strange army is to destroy the main ship of the Jiangxia Army. As long as the main ship retreats, the Jiangxia Army will also retreat. Of course, this is the consistent combat philosophy of the Jiangdong Army, from Sun Ce and Sun Quan to Huang Gai and Ding Feng , so it is not surprising that Xu Sheng has such an idea.

Xu Sheng's warship gradually approached the Jiangxia Army's main ship from the side. At this time, the Jiangxia Army's main ship was fighting fiercely with another Jiangdong two thousand stone warship. This warship was also one of the Jiangdong Army's five main warships. There are more than two hundred troops, commanded by a tooth general.

Arrows rained down on the river, boulders flew, and soldiers from both sides fought fiercely on the river dozens of steps apart, mainly with bows and crossbows. At this time, both sides seemed to have run out of fuel and could only rely on traditional water warfare .

Xu Sheng also saw that the opponent's main ship was out of kerosene, and he was secretly happy. He ordered his warship to quickly approach the other side of the opponent's main ship in a sneak attack. As long as his army killed the enemy ship, then The two warships will surely defeat the main ship of Jiang Xia's army.

"General Gan, the enemy ship is attacking from the other side!" A soldier rushed to Gan Ning to report.

Gan Ning had already seen the enemy ship that was trying to sneak attack him, within a hundred steps away, he sneered and said, "Get ready to shoot the stick!"

The racket is the unique water warfare weapon of the Jiangxia navy. When Liu Jing led the Jiangxia navy to defeat the Jingzhou navy led by Zhang Yun, the secret weapons used were the racket and kerosene.

It's just because the ships that participated in the battle this time were mainly the former Jingzhou warships, which were not equipped with rackets, but Gan Ning's main ship was equipped with this secret weapon.

A dozen soldiers pulled up the rackets placed on the ship's side. The rackets were eight feet high, thick and tough. When Xu Sheng's warship was still one foot away from the main ship, a dozen soldiers shouted, and the rackets slammed down. Just listen to 'Boom! 'There was a loud noise, the racket rod was slammed on the deck like a giant whip, the ship shook violently, several Jiangdong soldiers were smashed into meatloaf, and sawdust flew across the deck, breaking a long crack, even the mast Also crumbling.

In the violent shaking, Xu Sheng couldn't stand stably, and was thrown more than a foot away. He grabbed the cable and saved himself from falling into the water. Xu Sheng looked at this wooden pole like a 'long whip', terrified in his heart, It was the first time he saw this weapon, and it was so powerful that he forgot about the crisis in front of him.

At this moment, a soldier yelled in horror: "General Xu, it's coming again!"

Xu Sheng suddenly came to his senses, and repeatedly ordered: "Turn around and leave!" [

But it was too late, and the racket rod was slammed down for the second time, this time with more force than the previous one. Although the soldiers all dodged, the deck couldn't dodge. There was only a violent pounding sound, and many soldiers were shocked. He covered his ears in pain and closed his eyes.

This time, the crack on the deck became a foot wide, and the crack quickly spread to the hull. There was a frightening cracking sound from the whole hull, and even the mast couldn't support it. After shaking twice, the hull collapsed. It split in two, and the soldiers on the deck jumped into the water for their lives, crying and shouting.

Xu Sheng also jumped into the river and swam desperately to the south bank. After a while, the broken ship sank into the river, and the vortex created sucked dozens of soldiers who could not swim enough to the bottom of the river.

Sun Quan and dozens of generals stood on the top of the city and watched the water battle. Sun Quan looked dignified and pale, and he didn't need an explanation.

This was a real water battle. He sent Jiangdong's elite navy, the best generals, and the strongest warships, but he was still defeated by the Jiangxia navy of the same size. The army is no longer as strong as Jiang Xia's army.

Sun Quan sighed, and couldn't help looking at Zhou Yu. Last night, he rejected Zhou Yu's plan to evacuate Chaisang overnight, and fought Jiang Xia's army with a fluke mentality.

But now he knew that he was wrong, they were indeed not the opponents of Jiang Xia's army, and France defeated Jiang Xia's army, so if they evacuate Chaisang now, is there any hope for them?

At this moment, the guard behind him shouted, "Marquis Wu, Cangcheng is on fire!"

Everyone looked back, and they saw a horrifying scene. They saw thick smoke billowing over Cangcheng, mixed with red flames, and Sun Quan was stunned.

At this time, a soldier rushed over and knelt down to report: "Report to Marquis Wu, the oil depot caught fire and spread to more than a dozen surrounding warehouses. The soldiers can't put out the fire!"

When Sun Quan heard that the oil depot was on fire, he was furious, "What's going on, did someone set fire?"

If it is said that someone set fire, all the guards will not be able to survive. What's more, they don't know why the fire broke out. The soldier hesitated and said: "Report to Marquis Wu, the guards are strict, it is impossible for anyone to go in and set fire, maybe it's because of the heat. .”

The hot sun is hanging in the sky. Many people believe this reason, but for Sun Quan, no reason is important. The important thing is that his kerosene is destroyed, and it also affects other supplies. If the food is burned, what should they do? ?

Thinking of this, Sun Quan immediately said to Zhou Yu: "Let's leave the battle here to the governor. I'll go and inspect Cangcheng!"

Sun Quan went down the city in a hurry, Zhou Yu watched Sun Quan walk away, and then resolutely gave the order: "Pass me the order, call gold to withdraw the troops!"

In Zhou Yu's opinion, there is no need to continue this water battle

In the room, Sun Quan stood alone in front of the map in a daze. His heart was in a mess. Although the Cangcheng fire was extinguished, most of the food was lost. The remaining food can only last for five days at most. Naturally, all the kerosene was burned .

Not only that, but Sun Quan had just received the news that thousands of Jiangxia cavalry had been found on the official road east of Chaisang, and the Jiangxia army was rapidly gathering. In other words, Liu Jing also blocked his land route to the east.

Today's water battle disappointed him even more. Out of a hundred warships, only twenty came back, and less than 3000 soldiers survived. Although they also sank nearly forty Jiangxia army warships, they still returned in disastrous defeat. All the disadvantages were concentrated together, which made Sun Quan a little desperate.

Many years ago, he suffered a disastrous defeat in Chaisang, and couldn't recover for several years. Is that scene going to happen again today?

He thought of seeking peace again, but Liu Jing's harsh conditions made him unable to bear it, which made Sun Quan feel stressed, and he was a little haggard.

At this time, the guard reported at the door: "Marquis Wu, the governor of Zhou is here!"

Sun Quan's heart suddenly brightened. He didn't ask Zhou Yu to come here. Zhou Yu came to him on his own initiative. Is there any hope?

"Invite him in quickly!" Sun Quan said hastily.

After a while, Zhou Yu walked in quickly, bowed and saluted, "See Wu Hou for a humble job!"

"The governor is excused."

Sun Quan sighed, "I regret that I didn't listen to the governor's advice, so that I fell into such a passive position."

Zhou Yu smiled and said in a tolerant tone as much as possible: "Actually, even if we left last night, it would be extremely risky for us. I didn't consider that Huang Zhong's army would cross the river to intercept it. Now it seems that it may not be safe to walk by land. .”

Of course, this was just to comfort Sun Quan. Zhou Yu knew in his heart that if they had withdrawn in time last night, Liu Jing might not have had time to deploy, and the Jiangdong Army would have been able to leave the battlefield.

Sun Quan wanted to say that this expedition itself was a mistake, but he hesitated for a moment, but he held back. He was silent for a moment and asked, "Then what should we do now? Our food can only last for five days."

Zhou Yu pondered for a while and said, "There are three ways now, one is peace talks, the other is to break through by land, and the third is to break out by water."

Sun Quan closed his eyes and thought for a moment, he did not want to accept Liu Jing's conditions, and it was not realistic to break through by land, so he asked, "How sure are we if we break out by water?"

Zhou Yu also advocated withdrawing eastward by water. He was not sure about retreating by land. As for the peace talks, he was just talking. He knew that Sun Quan would not consider it.

"Breaking out from the waterway, if we grasp it well, we can escape [-]% of the army. If the breakthrough is not good, I'm afraid we can only escape [-]% to [-]%. What I said is true."

The highest was only [-]%, Sun Quan sighed in his heart, and asked again: "What about by land?"

"Going by land, humble positions cannot be guaranteed, but the worst result is annihilation of the entire army, mainly because we have no food supplies."

Sun Quan didn't dare to take the risk of taking the land route, so he nodded, "In that case, we will break through the encirclement by water and withdraw to the east. The time is tonight. What does the governor think?"

"I have no objection, you can send an army to attack Jiang Xia's army at night to cover the retreat of the main force."

"That's it!"

Sun Quan stood up and ordered to the guards outside the door: "Pass my order, order all civil and military officials to come to discuss important matters!"

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