Soldiers come to the world

The sound of drums on the river was loud, hundreds of warships fought one by one, arrows rained, stone cannons flew rapidly, flames rose from time to time, thick smoke billowed, and the water battle was extremely fierce.

Although Shen Mi is known as the number one water general in Jingzhou and has rich experience in water warfare, his opponent is Ling Tong, who is also a well-known general in water warfare in Jiangdong. The fight was extremely intense and inextricably linked.

On the big river, arrows are the mainstay, supplemented by stone cannons, but with the weapon of kerosene, the situation of the water battle is completely different. Both sides throw kerosene at each other and ignite it with rockets.

Half an hour later, hundreds of warships were ignited by the fire. Burning warships were everywhere on the river, and even the surrounding river was covered in flames. Soldiers jumped into the water and swam desperately to the shore. Surrounded by the flames above, they were finally burned to death in the water, but among the hundreds of ignited warships, Jiangdong warships accounted for more than half, and the Han army clearly had the upper hand.

Ling Tong was very anxious. He was forced to attack in this battle, and he lost to the opponent in terms of momentum, but the opponent's morale was strong, the stone cannons were sharp, and the kerosene weapons were obviously more advanced than them. Fuel is not wasted.

The Jiangdong army has no experience in kerosene, so they only use small clay pots to smash at the opponent. It is lucky to hit the deck. If it hits the ship wall, most of the kerosene will flow into the river, which makes the use of kerosene more efficient for the Jiangdong army. It was very low, which caused Jiangdong Army to suffer a lot.

At this time, Ling Tong saw the enemy's main ship. He had no choice but to kill the enemy's general, so that he could reverse the situation. Ling Tong pointed his spear at the enemy's main ship and ordered: "Go up!"

The thousand-stone warship sailed fast, and the speed of the boat on the river was extremely fast, 'Boom! With a loud bang, the warships of Shen Mi and Ling Tong collided violently, the bow of the ship broke, sawdust flew, and more than a dozen soldiers standing on the side of the ship also fell into the river.

Ling Tong seized this opportunity, jumped onto the enemy ship, and stabbed at the opponent with the spear in his hand like lightning. Shen Mi learned martial arts from Gan Ning, and he started learning martial arts after joining Jinfan Bandit. No matter how hard he tried, the foundation was fixed, so his martial arts were not very strong, this was a weakness of Shen Mi.

On the contrary, Ling Tong's martial art is a family tradition. He learned it from his father at the age of six, and his foundation is extremely solid. He danced with a long spear like a storm, with a tendency to never turn back. He was extremely fierce and tragic. He also inherited his father's legacy. Nickname, 'Crazy Gun'.

Holding a shield in his left hand and wielding a short halberd in his right, Shen Mi fought fiercely with Ling Tong. The soldiers of both sides also fought together. Although Shen Mi fought desperately, he was still no match for Ling Tong. After more than a dozen rounds of fighting, he Gradually run out.

At this time, Ling Tong yelled, and the spear was like a thunderbolt, piercing Shen Mi's throat. After attacking for more than a dozen rounds, no one would have guessed that he also had a false move.

Ling Tong turned to the left, dodged the short halberd and slashed, and shot backhand, piercing the hole in Shen Mi's lower body. This shot hit Shen Mi's left leg, and blood flowed profusely. His back hit the side of the ship heavily, Ling Tong was overjoyed, he didn't waste any chance, the big iron spear immediately attacked again like a storm.

Shen Mi has already realized that the crisis is coming. If his death is not only his personal matter, it will also be the failure of the entire fleet. At this time, he still has a chance, that is, when he leans against the side of the ship, Shen Mi shouts , the short halberd in his hand flew out, and a cold light hit Ling Tong's neck.

Ling Tong lowered his head and dodged the flying short halberd. This was an opportunity that would disappear in an instant. Shen Mi seized this opportunity, flipped his body over, jumped into the river like a fish, and Ling Tong pierced the air with his spear.

Ling Tong was in a hurry and rushed to the side of the ship, but Shen Mi was nowhere to be seen. When he turned his head, he saw that the soldiers on the main ship of the Han army were about to be killed. He shouted: "Light the main ship of the enemy army!"

The fire blazed up on the main ship of the Han army. Ling Tong also withdrew his own warship. Looking at the enemy warships surrounded by raging fire, Ling Tong felt a bit of regret. It may be more beneficial for him to use the main ship of the Han army to issue an order to retreat.

But it was too late to regret, Ling Tong had no choice but to grit his teeth and order: "Beat the drum, fight back with all your strength!"

The Jiangdong Army warships on the river were beating loudly. Because the enemy's main ship was destroyed, the Jiangdong Navy's morale was greatly boosted, and they launched a counterattack against the Han Army warships. But at this moment, another Han Army warship was also drumming loudly. , I saw the battle flag of the main general of the Han army raised, and the general Shen Mi appeared at the bow, standing upright like a green pine. Shen Mi shouted: "All warships, concentrate on annihilating the enemy's main ship!"

The flag was waved, and more than a dozen Han warships surrounded Ling Tong's warships from all directions, and Ling Tong's warships retreated quickly. At this moment, a soldier pointed to the distant river and shouted: "General Ling, hurry up!" look!"

Ling Tong looked into the distance, and his heart suddenly became half cold. He saw the sails covering the river in the distance, and countless warships were coming to kill here.

Ling Tong was anxious and shouted repeatedly: "Send the order, retreat east immediately!"

His ships broke through the siege of the Han warships desperately and sailed eastward.The main ship withdrew, and Jiangdong Army's warships had no intention of fighting any more, and they all retreated eastward one after another. Gradually, more than a hundred warships withdrew from the battlefield.

Shen Mi did not give the order to chase. When the Jiangdong Army warship finally went away, he felt relieved, his eyes went dark, and he fell heavily on the deck. Only then did the soldiers realize that the blood on his legs had already soaked through his shirt. There was a commotion, and they hurriedly rescued Shen Mi back to the cabin.

As the Jiangdong Army gave up Wuhu County and retreated eastward, so that the Han army no longer had to worry about the future, hundreds of warships began to attack the defense line of Ruxukou in turn. At this time, a very spectacular scene appeared on the Ruxukou River. Cao Jun's hundreds of heavy trebuchets fired fireballs at the Han warships approaching the river.

A huge fireball streaked across the sky, with a thick smoke tail, burning flames roared and smashed towards the Han army warship. The Han army warship had put away its sails, turned to the impeller, and headed towards the shore facing the fireball .

"Boom!" A huge fireball hit the warship. The warship shook violently, but bounced high and flew into the river. However, some fireballs also penetrated into the cabin, causing the ship to blaze.

Zhang He shouted: "Stop the fireball, use boulders instead!"

Zhang He also found that the fireball was not suitable for attacking ships, as it was too elastic to stay on the ship. Apart from causing a slight commotion, it could not cause heavy damage to the enemy ship. He immediately ordered to use boulders instead.

The fireball disappeared, and boulders whizzed towards the ships, cracking the ships from time to time, and the river water poured into the cabins. Several thousand-stone ships were pierced by the boulders and gradually sank. Countless soldiers floated on the river and called for help.

Not only that, dozens of wooden barrels full of kerosene were thrown at the warships of the Han army. The barrels shattered, and the kerosene flowed all over the ships. Soon they were ignited by flying rockets, and the fire began to engulf the warships. Thick smoke billowed on the river and flames burned.

But none of this can stop the warships of the Han army from approaching the shore. Hundreds of warships withstood the boulders, fire and thick smoke gradually approaching the shore. The crossbowmen of Qiancao's army shot at the warships of the Han army together, and the trebuchets retreated, aiming at the warships near the shore.

Arrows were like rain, boulders flew horizontally, and shot at the warships of the Han army overwhelmingly, hitting the ships. The powerful attack caused severe damage to the leading warships and had to leave the dock. The oil was dumped on the shore of the pier. For a while, the river surface beside the pier was ablaze and burned rapidly. Several warships were unable to retreat and were engulfed by the flames in a short while.

Liu Jing's three thousand stone main ship was several miles away. He stood on the bow and watched the Han army land from a distance, but Cao's counterattack was sharp and the landing was not smooth. It was Cao Jun who set fire to the pier. Liu Jing couldn't help but frowned, and turned around to ask, "How long is the Ruxukou pier?"

A member of the army bowed and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, there are mostly rocks and hidden reefs within a range of more than ten miles on both sides of Ruxukou, which is not conducive to docking ships. There are only two reliable docks."

It's only two li, so it's no wonder it's difficult to reach the shore. Liu Jing thought for a while and asked, "Where was Cao Jun's water village in the past?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, Cao Jun's water village is one mile away from the Neihe River."

Liu Jing immediately ordered, "The army enters the inland river and docks!"

At this time, Fazheng reminded quickly: "Your Highness, all warships cannot enter the inland river. Be careful that the Jiangdong navy will attack and block the river mouth."

One sentence reminded Liu Jing, and he changed the order, "The former army enters the river mouth, and the rest of the warships wait in the Yangtze River."

Hundreds of warships of the former army changed their tactics and instead of docking on the Yangtze River, they sailed into the inland river. The mouth of the Ruxu River is very wide, with a width of one mile, and warships of thousands of stones can also sail in. The military cabin is powered by a wooden impeller, and the impeller rolls to drive the warship to the inland river.

Zhang Yun could see clearly from the military city, and he was secretly surprised. The Han army was obviously planning to disembark from the inland river, or the Han army warships sailed directly into Chaohu Lake, but no matter what the opponent's strategy was, it would be difficult for him to defend.

At this moment, a soldier rushed over, held up a roll of pigeon letters and shouted: "General, Duke Wei sent an urgent letter."

Zhang Yun quickly received the letter. When the Han army began to gather warships in the morning and prepared to attack Ruxukou, he reported the letter to Duke Wei in time. He did not expect to reply so soon. Zhang He opened the pigeon letter and read it carefully. The central government asked him to focus on preserving his vital forces, and if the situation was unfavorable, he would immediately lead his army to withdraw northward.

Zhang He sighed secretly in the letter. It seems that Wei Gong knew that Ruxukou could not stop the powerful naval attack of the Han army. There seemed to be a little hope along the Yangtze River. It is very likely that the Han army will cut off the retreat to Hefei.

Since Duke Wei allowed him to retreat, Zhang Yun immediately ordered: "The whole army abandons Ruxukou and retreats northward immediately!"

As tens of thousands of Han troops began to land on the inland river, the Cao army could no longer stop them. Under the leadership of Zhang He, the [-] Cao army gave up all their supplies and weapons, and evacuated northward in an emergency. Facts proved that Zhang He's evacuation was very timely, only a quarter of an hour later. , Gan Ning led an army of [-] to land first, and went to Ruxukou not far away.

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