In the dark, on the river.

"What?" The night was cold, the wind and waves were high, but the building boat was as steady as flat ground, and Deng Long's face standing on the building boat was very ugly at this moment, and he looked at an embarrassed captain beside him: "We lost more than 100 soldiers and were sunk two fighting ships?" Hong Min, how did you lead the troops? ”

I thought it was a smooth walk, but I didn't expect Shandu County to resist, and as soon as he shot, he defeated his two fighting ships, although the fighting ships are not as good as the building ships, but they are ten times easier to build, and they are the main warships of the inland river, and he also has heartache when he loses two at once.

"General, the resistance in the city is very stubborn, and it is ......"

Captain Hong Min had a bitter look on his face, and said in a low voice: "They have warships, relying on the city walls on both sides, and the warships are locked horizontally, blocking the entrance, and we can't rush through, so we have lost a lot!" ”

"There are ships in the city?"

Deng Long's face was ugly again.

His only advantage is the warship, the county town of Shandu is surrounded by rivers, and the warship relies on it, so he does not have to storm the city wall is strong, go straight into the inner city, land and occupy.

However, if there are warships in the mountains, it is enough to take advantage of the geographical advantages of the eastern and western cities to blockade the river and put his warships outside.

"General, they not only have warships, but also a lot of warships, the total number of fighting ships, nearly hundreds, although the combat effectiveness is not as good as ours, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers who can control the warships is fierce, we have just come into contact, they were rampant, sank our two fighting ships, and let more than 100 of our soldiers die under the bed crossbow!"

Captain Hong Min thought for a while and added: "Although they were also sunk by us with four fighting ships, and the casualties were still above us, they retreated without a trace of rout, in an orderly manner, and withdrew from our attack range, these soldiers will not be simple!" ”

"Fu Zhen, didn't you say that there are only more than a thousand soldiers in the city, and there are no warships?"

Deng Long stared at Fu Xun deadly.

"That's exactly what I inquired about!" Fu Xun was also a little confused: "And with the ability of Shandu County, how can their soldiers compare to us, this matter is deceitful!" ”

"Fraud?"

Deng Long was angry: "I don't care, since they want to fight, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless, all the soldiers are ready to ......"

"General!"

Deputy General Deng Hu stood up and said to Deng Long: "It's not appropriate to fight again at this time!" ”

"Why?"

"General, it's dark now, I can't see the layout in the city clearly, there are warships in the city, and there are geographical advantages, even if we force a breakthrough, how to land, this matter still needs to be clarified!"

Deng Hu's mustache was cocked, and a pair of eyes burst into shrewd light: "And I suspect that these are not the soldiers of the mountain capital!" ”

"It's not the soldiers and horses of Shandu, where did the soldiers and horses come from?"

"As far as I know, there is a water army in Yin County!"

"Yin County?" Deng Long's eyes widened: "Nanyang Army! ”

"General, let's find out the source of the troops in the city first, and then come to fight, otherwise we will suffer!" Deng Hu suggested.

"Good!"

Deng Long could still listen to this cousin's words.

The soldiers under Deng Long's command are composed of the children of the clan and the brothers of the township party.

Deng Hu was not only Deng Long's lieutenant, but also his cousin and strategist.

Xinye Deng family, a long history, is a big family, the Eastern Han Dynasty opened a Deng Yu, ranked first among the 28 generals of Yuntai, although in recent years has declined, but also talented.

Taking advantage of the night, the Jingzhou army quietly withdrew from the river of the county and retreated to the reeds more than ten miles downstream for a short rest.

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……

City.

A wharf where warships are moored.

In the cabin of a fighting ship, the lights flickered, and Zhang Liao's integration department was going to discuss the battle just now, and at this moment, all of them had a dejected aura.

This battle can be regarded as extinguishing their arrogance.

"You don't have to be so discouraged!"

Although Zhang Liao was also angry in his heart, but at this moment, he had to appease the army, and he said in a deep voice: "Although we lost four fighting ships and suffered more than 200 casualties in this battle, it is not without gains, at least we know the distance between us and the generals of the Jingzhou Navy, and one day, we will take back from them the invincible dignity of our Jingping Army!" ”

When the generals heard this, although they had a little fighting spirit, they were obviously still pessimistic, after all, in this battle, the combat effectiveness that broke out of the Jingzhou warship made them feel powerless, which was something that Jingping soldiers rarely encountered.

"Let's all go down!"

Zhang Liao waved his hand: "Release all the scout ships and keep an eye on the movements of the Jingzhou Navy for me!" ”

"No!"

The generals took the order, and then rushed out.

"Wenyuan, it's a loss!" After half a ring, Mu Jing walked into the cabin and asked lightly.

"Lord, the last general is incompetent!"

Zhang Liao hurriedly stepped forward to salute, with a little shame on his face.

In the evening battle, they were unprepared to deal with the Jingzhou Navy, which was considered a sneak attack, but even in this case, the Jingzhou Navy's counterattack was still possible, and the kind of cooperation shown by the Jingzhou Navy's warships was beyond their reach.

In the end, he was forced to withdraw from the battlefield.

Otherwise, the casualties would more than double.

"It's okay!"

Mu Jing waved his hand and sat down: "Let's talk about the situation!" ”

"According to the previous plan, we will let them in, and then use warships to meet them, and attack with bows and crossbows on the left and right banks!" Zhang Liao reported in detail the process of this battle from beginning to end: "But we underestimated the ferocity of the Jingzhou naval army, the solidity of their warships, the wateriness of the naval officers, and the cooperation on the waterway, all of which far surpassed us, and as a result, we withdrew from the battlefield first, but they did not dare to swagger into the city, this time, they have withdrawn!" ”

"Battle damage ratio?"

"Two to one!"

"Two of us?"

"Hmm!"

Zhang Liao lowered his head and nodded ashamedly, it was not that the Jingping army had not faced a strong enemy, and casualties were inevitable, but a two-to-one loss was something that had never been done in history.

"It seems that we are still not enough to fight on the water!" Mu Jing sighed, it was not easy to establish a water army, and he didn't expect to eat a big fat man in one bite, but the water army that he had worked so hard to build was hit head-on by the Jingzhou water army, which almost sank his faith, which made him a little uncomfortable.

"Lord, I will redouble my efforts in the end, and I will definitely be able to surpass the Jingzhou Navy in the future!"

Zhang Liao's expression was firm.

He can fight on horseback, he can fight on rugged mountain roads in heavy armor, and naturally he can fight on water, he is not afraid of casualties, he is not afraid of failure, he firmly believes that he can one day become a general of the navy.

"Hmm!"

Mu Jing agrees with this sentence, Zhang Liao is a rare piece of gold, sooner or later it will shine, whether it is land or river, it will not be difficult for him, as long as he has confidence, he will be able to become a general of the navy in the future.

He thought for a while and said: "The Jingzhou Navy will not stop there, they are estimated to have just suffered a loss, and they are confused, they may not do it tonight, but they will definitely attack tomorrow, at least to find out where we come from!" ”

"Are we going to fight?"

"It's inevitable!"

Mu Jing said: "No wind and rain, no rainbow, our navy wants to develop, this whetstone must be used well, tomorrow's battle, I will personally supervise the battle, gather all the warships, and fight well!" ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Liao nodded.

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Following.

In the early morning, the sky was cloudy, and the mist lingered between the sky and the earth, until a red sun rose from the east and dispersed the dense fog between the heaven and the earth, making the sky clear.

Knock knock knock!!!

The sound of war drums soon resounded on the river in the south of the city, like a brilliant thunderbolt, which made the people of the whole county frightened.

"Attack!"

Deng Long is not a person who gives up easily, last night because of the night problem, he could temporarily withdraw, but today, he must attack, at least he must see clearly, whose soldiers and horses are in the city.

"No!"

Several generals surrendered their orders and began to drive the ship forward.

Go north along the Han River, you can enter the county seat of Shandu, as long as you enter the city, you can find a dock to moor in the inner city river, or land directly from the inner city, the center blooms, and directly occupy the county seat of Shandu.

"Raise the flag!"

Mujing is on land, this is a wharf, near the Hanshui outlet in the south of the city, there is a lookout, he stands on the lookout, stares at the river in front of him, and gives a low order.

"Raise the flag!"

"Raise the flag!"

Orders rang out, and ships raised their flags.

The battle flags used by the two armies of Jingping are the same.

Jingping battle flag, the flower of the black mandala, beautiful, bewitching, and dangerous, even if it is not famous in the world, there are countless people in Guanzhong in Kanto who know this battle flag, which belongs to the honor of Jingping Army.

"That's ......"

Deng Long stood on the deck of the ship, he saw the battle flag, a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it.

"Jingping Army!"

Fu Xun stood next to him and said in a low voice: "I have seen this pattern on the desk of the Envoy Jun in the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, and the Envoy Jun said that this is the symbol of the Jingping Army!" ”

"What?"

Deng Long clenched his fists: "The herdsmen actually dare to go south, they are looking for death!" ”

Unexpectedly, the enemy was actually a herdsman.

"Attack!"

Deng Long ordered without hesitation: "Disdain the price, rush in, even if I don't land in Shandu County, I will also control this Han River, I want to see how many warships their herding army can stop me!" ”

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The Jingzhou sailor showed a hideous scene, and his fierce arrogance erupted one after another, heading straight for the city.

Yesterday was also a battle, and they were caught off guard and furious.

So today, they want to tell everyone on this river that the Jingzhou naval army is not something that these rabble warships can stop.

"Fight!"

Zhang Liao personally led the ship, without the slightest intention of retreating, and faced him.

The spacious Hanshui River has been reduced to a battlefield.

The Great War is on the verge of breaking out.