The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 621 620 The Burning Yangtze River (60)

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

After Zhou Yu's words were conveyed, the officers and men of the Jiangdong Navy were all imposing and their morale was high, and they rushed towards the battleship where Zhang Yan and Sima Yi were located in their boats.

Dozens of ships lined up in front of the battleship on which Zhang Yan and Sima Yi were riding came to fight one after another, but as soon as the two armies came into contact, they were defeated. Many ships were overturned, and the soldiers fell into the water one after another. They were directly hit by ships, some were shot to death by arrows, and some were drowned. Anyway, there were many casualties.

At the same time, countless arrows shot from the back of Zhang Yan and Sima Yi's ships. Huang Zhong boarded a large ship and personally held a bow and arrow and shot towards the fighting ship. He shot the crown on Zhang Yan's head, and with a "Zheng", the crown was carried by the arrow and directly inserted into the flagpole.

Zhang Yan was so shocked that his face turned ashen, and Sima Yi shouted loudly: "Guard! Guard!"

After a while, the fighting boat began to turn its bow and headed upstream towards the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

At this time, more than a hundred warships suddenly rushed out from behind Huang Zhong, broke through a path, and came to the side of the fighting ship, escorting the fighting ship to retreat as quickly as possible.

Zhou Yu, who was far away, was also very excited when he saw such a situation. With Huang Zhong working together, this battle was really easy.Seeing that Zhang Yan and Sima Yi were about to flee, Zhou Yu immediately asked Ling Cao to lead his army to break through a path, and he led the army to chase Zhang Yan and Sima Yi directly.

At this time, Huang Zhong had already controlled the entire navy, ordered all warships to change their flags uniformly, tore down the flag of the Han army, and hung up the flag of the Sun family of the Jiangdong Army. Fluttering in the wind.

Huang Zhong asked the rest of the ships to stand by, but he approached Zhou Yu in a large boat, and then asked, "The governor, Zhang Yan and Sima Yi have escaped. Yan and Sima Yi will place troops behind our army, otherwise, Zhang Yan and Sima Yi could have been captured and killed just now. Now that they are fleeing upstream, the old man will lead the army to pursue..."

"The old general has worked hard and endured humiliation. It's hard enough. I think we should do the job of killing Zhang Yan and Sima Yi. The old general can just lead the army to follow me and cheer for me." Zhou Yu interrupted Huang Zhong's words, fearing that such a great contribution would be snatched by Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhongdao: "That's fine. It's just the governor, don't let Zhang Yan and Sima Yi come to shore, otherwise, once they land, it will be difficult to catch them. Based on my guess, Zhang Yan and Sima Yi will definitely go up against the current. It's time to go to Qichun, there are some troops stationed in Qichun, Zhang Yan and Sima Yi will definitely go there when they are in crisis."

Zhou Yu said: "I see, Old General Huang, you have already made a great contribution today, so just organize your troops and horses and follow me. Let's see how I kill Zhang Yan and Sima Yi, and avenge Old General Huang!"

"Here!" Huang Zhong clasped his fists and said.

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Yu commanded the army to pursue the past, while Huang Zhong led the large and small warships to follow behind Zhou Yu's army, keeping a distance at all times.

At this time, Zhou Yu was dazzled by the victory, and he never thought that he was about to step into a trap, and all the sailors from Zhou Yu onwards were all looking at Zhang Yan's battleship eagerly, sharpening their knives. Huo Huo, ready to move, wanted to rush forward and kill Zhang Yan and Sima Yi to win the coveted high bounty.

The fleet kept clamoring and continued to move forward, and Zhang Yan and Sima Yi's remnants and defeated generals were just around the corner, but after chasing for nearly half an hour, they finally got a little closer.

At this time, all the fleets had passed Xiazhi County in the middle of the Yangtze River and entered Qichun County. Zhou Yu felt that he was chasing farther and farther. If he couldn't catch up, he could only watch Zhang Yan and Sima Yi escape. .Therefore, Zhou Yu urged the fleet to speed up, and ordered the sailors to start rowing with the oars, and with the help of the wind, the two forces combined into one, riding the wind and breaking the waves, and speeding up the fleet.

After the order was issued, the speed of the fleet increased a lot in about an incense stick, and it was about to catch up with the fleet of Zhang Yan, Sima Yi and others. The Yangtze River in front suddenly appeared an arc-shaped bend, and the two sides It is a towering cliff, where the turbulent Yangtze River flows continuously downstream. Under the rush of the torrent, it slows down the speed of the warship, making Zhang Yan and Sima Yi's fleet close in sight, and close to the range of bows and arrows.

So, Zhou Yu couldn't hold back any longer, thinking that God was helping him, so he ordered to shoot.

With an order, the Jiangdong navy soldiers shot arrows one after another, densely packed, covering the sky and covering the sun, and they all shot towards the ships of the Han navy navy ahead.

However, when the sailors of the Han army passed the bend, the fleet suddenly changed direction and sailed into a narrow waterway connecting the waters of the Yangtze River. Zhou Yu and other Jiangdong sailors could not see it due to the blocking of sight by the rock wall. In any case, after seeing those warships sailing into that waterway one after another, they disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, densely packed fishing boats suddenly appeared from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Each fishing boat was filled with flammable straw. In the rapids, they sailed towards the warships of the Jiangdong Navy at the fastest speed.

At the same time, countless soldiers of the Han army suddenly appeared on the rock walls on both sides of the Yangtze River. Almost every hilltop was full of soldiers of the Han army. A layer of flammable tarpaulin was laid, and after being lit with a torch, it was launched and shot towards the Jiangdong ship in the middle of the river.

The sudden appearance surprised Zhou Yu and others. Zhou Yu himself was even more startled. When he turned his head suddenly, he saw that the soldiers of the Han army commanded by Huang Zhong were following behind with huge battleships. The boats were lined up in the middle of the Yangtze River, and then locked together with iron locks. They were connected to the huge stone pillars on both sides of the river, like an iron lock across the Yangtze River, and their way back was cut off.

It wasn't until this time that Zhou Yu came to his senses, and said in a low voice, "Oh no, it's been tricked!"

However, it is too late for Zhou Yu to wake up now. The fishing boats full of inflammables in front of them have already started to burn, and the Han army on the rock walls on both sides of the Yangtze River is shooting them fiercely, and the retreat road is also locked. It is locked, even if it is not locked, there is not much hope of breaking through the ships led by Huang Zhong.

"boom!"

The fishing boat directly collided with the vanguard fleet led by Ling Cao, who was at the forefront. Once the burning fishing boat collided with those warships, sparks splashed everywhere. The warships were also made of wood. , and soon burned up, and the sailors on board became panicked and jumped into the Yangtze River one after another, trying to survive.However, this section of the Yangtze River is turbulent, and the soldiers of the navy were washed away as soon as they jumped into the rapids. It was also very difficult to survive.

"Don't make a mess! Don't make a mess!" Ling held a knife and stood in the boat and shouted loudly, but at this time, everyone was only concerned with running for their lives, and no one was willing to listen to him.

At this moment, the rockets of the Han army shot from both sides of the bank like a storm. Even Huang Zhong, who cut off his way back, was also shooting at the Jiangdong water army with rockets. In addition, the fire in front continued to expand. , quickly spread between the boats, and the entire Yangtze River seemed to be on fire, making these Jiangdong water troops be roasted in the raging fire.

The ship at the front had already burned into raging fire, and Ling Cao was shot in the body by the sudden rocket and fell into the sea of ​​flames.In the back, Huang Zhong laid down layers of defenses. The first line was to lock the Hengjiang River. In order to control the enemy's retreat, he simply didn't even need the boats, and locked them directly on the Yangtze River, like a ship built to lead to the river. The pontoon bridge on both sides.

The second line of defense, Huang Zhong prepared it in the same way, except that there was an extra layer of barbed wire between this line of defense and the first line of defense, which was directly sunk into the bottom of the water, and was responsible for intercepting those Jiangdong navy who jumped into the water and wanted to escape. .The gaps in the barbed wire are large, but there are sharp edges and corners all around. If a person sneaks through it, the body will definitely be scratched by the edges and corners.

The third line of defense is still the barbed wire net that has sunk into the bottom of the water. This barbed wire net is densely packed, and only one or two small fish can pass through the gaps, but it cannot pass people. It is prepared for catching fish that slip through the net.

The three lines of defense completely cut off the return route of the Jiangdong water army, and with the cooperation of the Han army on both sides of the strait, it will not take long for the entire Jiangdong water army to be completely wiped out.

Zhou Yu was on a ship of the Chinese army. The fire had not reached him at this time, but many rockets from both sides of the strait hit the hull. Under the baking of the fire, the wooden warship also began to burn, but The fire was not fought.

"Governor, we have been surrounded, what should we do now?" Zhu Huan, who was beside Zhou Yu, asked.

Zhou Yu looked around, laughed loudly and said, "I underestimated the enemy. It was all my fault. It was I who destroyed the Jiangdong water army. I cannot absolve myself of the blame. The enemy army wants to wipe us out, and they have laid down If you don't fight hard, you will definitely not be able to rush out. Pass the order, and all the soldiers will move backwards and charge forward!"

However, it was already too late to rush into battle at this time. The Jiangdong navy was surrounded by the narrow and long waterway on the Yangtze River, and was under attack from all directions. There were also raging fires, which made the Jiangdong navy suffer from the enemy.However, the Han army used long-range weapons to shoot, and did not engage in close combat with them. In addition, when the Jiangdong navy retreated against the wind, the arrows were not very powerful, so they could only wait here to die.

After about a stick of incense, a raging fire ignited on the Yangtze River, and the ruthless fire was engulfing everything. When the Jiangdong navy rushed to the first line of defense, all warships were stopped there due to the iron lock on Hengjiang , Whether it is a warship or a person, they are all reduced to ashes in this raging fire.

But those Jiangdong navy soldiers who jumped into the water and wanted to escape were bruised all over by the second line of defense set up by Huang Zhong. When they reached the third line of defense, they were directly caught. The Jiangdong navy soldiers were not drowned. , that is, the fire burns to death.

On the burning Yangtze River, thick smoke billowed into the sky...

(End of this chapter)