Bai Chu, the general of the Southern Han Dynasty, is known as a famous general in the world. Although his reputation is not as famous as Shang Yunbai and Mu Xueqing of Western Qin and Yuan Rong and Zheng Liancheng of Zhao State, he is already the number one military general in the Southern Han Dynasty and several surrounding vassal states.

In particular, the naval force under his personal command can almost be called the strongest naval army in the world. At that time, in order to build these warships and train soldiers, Lu Qi, the king of the Southern Han Dynasty, almost exhausted half of the income of the national treasury. The money and materials that were spent have not yet been remedied.

It was with these warships that the Southern Han Kingdom was almost able to claim hegemony among the princes in the area south of the Great River. It's a real strength. Whether it is the Han king Lu Qi or the ministers and generals of the royal court, they all regard this naval army as the biggest barrier of the Han State.

It's just that Bai Chu, who once led these warships across the rivers, probably never thought that today, he thought it would be a conquest war with a sure victory, but he would fall into the danger of annihilation of the whole army!

The sudden change in the situation occurred in just half an hour. When they first discovered that the enemy was in ambush, Bai Chu and his subordinates didn't think that the matter was serious. Even if it's a trap of Zhao Guo, so what? The naval warships of the Southern Han Dynasty are already the most powerful ships today. The wood of each ship is made of towering giant trees in the deep mountains of the Qinling Mountains, and they are all brushed with thousands of layers of fine tung oil. Don't say that you are fighting in the river, even if you run to the sea, you will sail without hindrance.

These warships, each of which can carry two or three hundred sailors, and they move quickly, if the weather is good, there is absolutely no problem for nearly a thousand miles a day. The Zhao army had no warships to use, no matter how powerful their cavalry was, could they still run into the river to pursue?

However, the naval officers of the Southern Han Dynasty, like their generals, were wrong. The cavalry of the Zhao State did not use the initiative to attack at all, they were waiting for their work at ease, calmly waiting for them to go ashore and die!

When Chu Liangsheng, who almost died under the knife, opened his eyes again, his eyes were already red. It was the color of blood and fire, and there was chaos above the river. And in front of him, there was a figure hanging down the long sword in his hand, and the blood beads on the sword dripped onto the deck, speckled and speckled, each drop representing a life that had just passed away.

"Who are you? Such a powerful ......! ”

Jiang Song, who retreated more than a dozen steps in succession to save his life, didn't bother to look at the severed knife in his hand, he covered the wound on his shoulder with one hand, and asked loudly in a frightened tone. Just now, he watched this figure fall from the high mast, and with just one sword, he killed all the people who surrounded and killed Gongzi Liangsheng! He believed that he was absolutely not mistaken, this man just swung that sword! And those dead Han soldiers, without exception, were all cut by the incomparable sword qi.

Such a method of killing is unheard of even by a master like him. If it weren't for the fact that he sensed that something was wrong and retreated quickly, I am afraid that he would have become a dead corpse by now.

The slightly hunched figure didn't even look at him. With his sword out of the sheath, he is an invincible existence. These ordinary soldiers who wield swords and swords are nothing more than ants in his eyes. It's just that he's not interested in killing right now. Today's main battlefield is His Royal Highness the young prince. And his duty is just to protect Gongzi Liangsheng to go back safely alone.

"Your mission is complete, let's go!"

Chu Liangsheng heard the person who saved him whisper. He was slightly stunned by the shock. He had a slight impression of this hunchbacked figure, as if it was the coachman beside Chu Jiangmian. But I didn't expect him to be so powerful! It's just that on this great river, among the armies, how can it be so easy to go?

"I can't escape, you can go by yourself! Go back and tell him that I have lived up to his instructions and that I have finally fulfilled my mission...... ”

Liang Sheng was grateful in his heart, and said loudly, he didn't want to drag down this master's life because of himself. However, before he finished his words, his feet were light, but he suddenly felt that his body had flown up. But it was the man who grabbed him by the back, jumped up, and plunged into the river.

"Shoot the arrows! Shoot them ......! ”

There was a loud cry of rage on the bow of the ship, and in the flames that began to rise, arrows rained down and chased after them from behind. Listening to the sounds that pierced the air, Chu Liangsheng's eyes saw that there was still a distance of more than ten zhang from the river bank, and he sighed. After all, it was difficult for him to live, and he took the life of the person who saved him in vain.

However, as soon as this thought arose in his mind, he heard a long roar coming from his ears, and the river was like a dragon's groan, and the man casually swung a sword back, and the arrows were chaotic and clanging. Even the river under his feet stirred up waves several feet high. Then with the help of this reverse force, the bodies of the two of them moved forward suddenly, and for a moment, they had already stepped on the land on the shore.

All this happened in an instant, and by the time the people on this big ship reacted, the Zhao people who wanted to be hacked to death had already gone to the shore. Bai Chu was simply angry. The two or three hundred heavily armed sailors on this ship actually watched people run away like this?

It's just that even if he is angry at the bullfight, it is too late to continue to hunt down the culprit. Because in this moment, the fire that began to ignite from the boat behind had spread rapidly along the river, and soon even his main warship was on fire. Lu Qi, the king of the Southern Han Dynasty, probably never imagined that these big ships made by him with good wood and thousands of layers of tung oil at the expense of money would become the best combustion aid. Such a ship, in the wind and fire, is simply the best material for fire!

At this point, survival is the most important thing. The soldiers of the Han army on the boats behind them couldn't care about anything else, and jumped into the water one after another, swimming to the bank of the river without their lives. Some even panicked, and jumped off without even having time to take off the armor on their bodies. The consequences of this can be imagined, they all sink to the bottom of the river and become food for fish and shrimp.

As far as the eye could see, there was fire and smoke. All I heard was crying and crying for help. Seeing that flames also began to rise on his main battle ship, Bai Chu knew that he couldn't hesitate any longer. If he hesitates any longer, I'm afraid even he will have to jump into the water to escape.

"Immediately order all remaining ships to dock...... Fight to the death with Zhao Jun! ”

In fact, even without his orders, the soldiers on the warships who had not yet been burned by the fire knew what to do. The so-called lesser of two evils, instead of waiting to be burned alive on the river, it is better to go to the shore and fight, maybe there is a chance to win and live! After all, in Bai Chu's opinion, although he lost some warships and a small number of soldiers were killed or wounded, for more than 20,000 troops, these were bearable. If you boost your morale and fight to the death with the Zhao army on the shore, then there is still a good chance of victory.

Regardless of whether they were on fire or not, all the warships quickly docked, and the soldiers of the Southern Han Navy burst into flames and began to move to the open space by the river. Fortunately, this area is relatively wide, and soon, most of the people abandoned the ship under the leadership of the generals.

On the north bank of the Chu River, on the Qixia Ridge. The 5,000 Dragoons, who were waiting for the battle, witnessed the whole process of this scene in front of them from the beginning to the present. When he saw the enemy's warships burning one after another, and the entire stretch of the river was burning for dozens of miles, no one could hold back the excitement and shock from the bottom of his heart.

"General! Let's strike...... The defeat of the enemy army is decided, and at this time, we will rush down, and we will definitely kill them! ”

Several dragoon captains stared at Long Yu, who was at the forefront of the horizontal sword, and they were very eager to hear the attack order from his mouth. However, Long Yu just held his sword tightly, his eyes staring in a certain direction and shaking his head.

"No one is allowed to act rashly until His Royal Highness the Prince has personally given an order. Violators, behead! ”

In fact, the dragoon general, who had just been sealed on the golden platform, was more eager than anyone else to rush down and fight immediately. However, the general, who was already convinced by the young man who was strategizing at this moment, knew the importance of obeying orders.

"Remember that each of you's life, from now on, is more than just you...... It is the concern of your relatives, the entrustment of the people, and the future of the whole country! The purpose of fighting a war is by no means to blindly fight bravely, let alone sacrifice casually. How to use the smallest casualties to create the greatest victory is the goal that every Zhao army soldier should achieve...... These words were relayed to you by His Royal Highness the Prince. He wants us all to understand it! ”

Listening to these sincere words, the five thousand cavalry were solemnly moved. If it weren't for the fact that the military appearance before the war was kept, some people would almost be tempted to raise their arms and shout. It turned out that his life was so important in the eyes of His Royal Highness the Prince! If there is such a Lord, if he does not die for it, then how long will he wait?

"Your Highness is benevolent, he will be a generation of holy lords one day! The old man can assist for the rest of his life, how fortunate he is to be ......! ”

At this moment, the person who said this aloud was Minister Fei Yi. Under the big tree at the highest point of Qixia Ridge, he bowed down again, and his heart was convinced. Fei Yi, who was always paying attention to the situation on the battlefield below, knew better than anyone that the reason why Chu Jiangmian had not given the order to fight for a long time was because he was waiting for the best time to minimize the casualties of the Dragoon soldiers as much as possible.