Without hesitation, Han Zhaoan led the last few Dongting Lake Naval Division warships towards the Zuo Army Naval Division.

Although he only sank a Left Army warship in the end, Han Zhaoan had no regrets.

The left army also suffered a lot of losses after this water battle, in addition to one warship was rammed and sunk and two were sunk, five or six ships were damaged to varying degrees, and some even affected normal navigation.

Zuo Liangyu had no intention of stopping and ordered all the sailor warships to go downstream.

But they didn't go far before they were stopped in the narrow river.

Stopping them was none other than the wrecks of several huge ships. These huge ships sank to the bottom of the river, making it impassable for the sailors of the Left Army, who had an extremely deep draft.

You can pass by boat, but then Zuo Liangyu will have to give up a large number of troops and heavy grain.

These are the capitals of his surrender to the Qing court, and they must not be abandoned!

In desperation, Zuo Liangyu had to order a U-turn and sail in the direction he came.

Now that it has been decided to descend the Qing, it is not necessary to go east along the Yangtze River.

Zuo Liangyu decided to find an opportunity to lead the water division to evacuate from the tributaries of the Yangtze River.

This is more sudden, and it is difficult for the army encircled and suppressed by the imperial court to detect it in time.

In Zuo Liangyu's opinion, since the Dongting Lake Water Master has been destroyed, it is even more impossible for Yuan Jixian to stop him.

It was impossible for him to find enough huge ships to sink into the river in a short period of time, after all, the river near Jiujiang was much wider than the position near the downstream.

The speed of the Shuo River is naturally much slower, but fortunately, there is no need to pull the fiber in this section of the river, otherwise Zuo Liangyu will have to send some soldiers to do this hard work, and he will have to complain.

Zuo Liangyu was in a good mood, but when the fleet came to the river near Jiujiang, his smile stopped abruptly.

I saw that there were several iron locks lying across the river, and this iron lock was as thick as a fist, and if the ship was forced to attack, I was afraid that it would be damaged.

What's going on?

Does Yuan Jixian still have a back hand?

Zuo Liangyu had to order the sailor warship to stop.

In ancient times, there was a trick to break the iron lock Hengjiang, which was to burn it with fire.

If the iron lock can be burned, the boat will naturally be able to pass.

Zuo Liangyu is also ready to do the same.

It's just that it takes time, especially if the locks are so thick and there are several.

At this time, the sound of killing on both sides of the river bank suddenly shook the sky, and many Ming troops wearing red fat jackets appeared.

Just from the banners they raised, Zuo Liangyu could tell that these people were not soldiers from Yuan Jixian's Governor Biaoying, but Huang Degong's subordinates.

Huang Degong's appearance shocked Zuo Liangyu.

This person is very brave, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under his command is also very strong, if he goes head-to-head, Zuo Liangyu has no confidence that he will be able to defeat him.

What's more, now their sailor warships are parked on the river, which is equivalent to one target after another.

Huang Degong didn't know where to get dozens of small cannons and bombarded the flotilla on the river.

Although the crosshairs of these small cannons were very poor, there were also warships that were shot one after another, and there were varying degrees of damage.

There's no time to wait any longer!

Zuo Liangyu knew very well that if he continued to wait, then before the iron lock was burned, his sailors would be bombarded with artillery.

Huang Degong is forcing him to go ashore!

At present, Zuo Liangyu can't advance, and he can't retreat, which is indeed a dilemma.

After thinking about it, Zuo Liangyu gritted his teeth and ordered the sailor to land.

He chose to land on the north bank of the Yangtze River, because there was Jiujiang City on the south bank, and if Yuan Jixian sent the Governor Biao Battalion to cooperate with Huang Degong, it would be more difficult for the left army to break through.

The current of this section of the Yangtze River is not too fast, but it is not easy to land under artillery bombardment.

Zuo Liangyu didn't care about this, once the military order was issued, he had to follow it, and he had to rush ashore no matter what.

Huang Degong was overjoyed when he saw this.

Zuo Liangyu was really forced to be anxious, and he had already begun to mess with himself.

Huang Degong had already deployed heavy troops on the north bank of the Yangtze River and occupied various dangerous areas, and Zuo Liangyu would have to pay a great price if he wanted to go ashore.

Gradually, warships were hit by artillery and sank into the river, but the left army still had no intention of stopping.

Like beasts in a desperate situation, they rushed for their lives to the riverbank.

Finally, the warships of the Left Army's naval division stopped on the north shore in turn, and the soldiers jumped off the boat as fast as they could, and fought with the Ming army of Huang Degong's department.

Both sides resorted to a killer move, without showing any mercy.

The Ming army of Huang Degong's division suffered fewer casualties because it occupied a better terrain, but there were also soldiers who were hit by firearms one after another and fell to the ground in pain.

The firearms of the battalions under Zuo Liangyu's command are very good, although they are not as good as the Shence Army built with a lot of money, but they are also among the best among the warlords.

In comparison, the firearms of Huang Degong's department are a little shabby.

The soldiers still used bird guns handed down from the old Yongwu battalion in the Chongzhen period, and some of them could no longer shoot, so they could only be used as burning sticks.

But there's no way around it. Nowadays, the production of firearms in the Firearms Division is limited, and the firearms produced are not enough even for the Shence army, so naturally they cannot be prioritized for Huang Degong's army.

Zuo Liangyu's army opened the way with firearms, and the firepower was very fierce.

However, Huang Degong has a strange trick to crack the firecracker.

He ordered several wooden shields to be lifted up to the height of a man. The shield was wrapped in a thick layer of felt, so that when the lead shot on the felt, most of the power would be leaked and the soldiers would not be killed.

But this gave the soldiers of the Left Army the opportunity to go ashore. They seized this rare opportunity to jump ashore and fight with Huang Degong's Ming army.

The number of soldiers in Huang Degong's army was roughly the same as the number of Zuo Liangyu's remnants. But because 20,000 people were also deployed on the south bank, the Ming army on the north bank was only about 30,000 people.

As the soldiers of the Left Army landed one after another, the pressure on the Ming army of Huang Degong's army increased.

Seeing this, Huang Degong led his own soldiers to take the lead and tried their best to rush and kill, and raised their morale again.

The two sides fought back and forth, and launched rounds of competition for the riverbank. Sometimes the left army has the upper hand, and sometimes Huang Degong drives the left army out by a few points.

The battle was very scorching.

At this moment, Huang Degong bent his bow and aimed at Zuo Liangyu, who was a hundred steps away.

But when he heard a whoosh, the arrow broke through the air and shot straight towards Zuo Liangyu.

Originally, Huang Degong wanted to capture Zuo Liangyu alive, but the development of events was beyond his expectations.

If he continues to fight, he may not only fail to capture Zuo Liangyu alive, but may also let him escape.

So he could only choose the next strategy and shoot the left thief directly.

Zuo Liangyu was directing the battle at the moment, and he didn't notice this cold arrow at all.

The arrow shot directly into Zuo Liangyu's left eye, and the huge force caused the arrow body to penetrate the skull.

Zuo Liangyu fell to the ground on the spot, convulsed for a while and then stopped moving.

The commander died suddenly, and the left army was in chaos for a while.

The Ming army of Huang Degong's department took advantage of the situation to press in one fell swoop and recaptured all the lost positions.

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