Because they belong to the same road, the distance between the two cities of Wuchang and Jiangxia can really be described as close at hand.

When Zhao Wei led a huge fleet of ships to leave Jiangxia in early October, it only took one day for the tall Wuchang City standing on the south bank of the Yangtze River to come into view.

"Look, marshal, there's a small boat ahead!"

Suddenly, an exclamation from the surrounding subordinates brought back Zhao Wei, who was staring at Wuchang City and couldn't help but be a little distracted.

"Come here at this time, eighty percent is the messenger of Tianwan, don't let the arrows go, let him come." When he came back to his senses, he put away the chaotic thoughts in Fang Cai's mind, and couldn't help but command in such a faint voice with a majestic voice.

"Yes!" Hearing his command, the subordinates around him couldn't help but hurriedly convey Zhao Wei's order to the surrounding warships.

Therefore, under the gaze of thousands of soldiers and soldiers around him, the small boat that only carried more than a dozen Tianwan soldiers came to the eighty steps away from the huge flagship where Zhao Wei was located.

"It's Marshal Zhao Wei and Marshal Zhao on the ship?" Stopping not far away eighty paces, a general on the boat wearing armor and dressed as a hundred households couldn't help but stand on the deck of the small boat, and asked the flagship where Zhao Wei was located.

"It was my marshal who led the way. At this time, our two armies can be described as sabre-rattling, so what is the so-called matter when you come at this time? After receiving Zhao Wei's signal, a guard on the ship with a loud voice couldn't help but pretend to be Zhao Wei's tongue and shouted to the hundreds of households that day.

However, he didn't expect that when he heard the shouts of the guards, the Tianwan Baihu on the boat couldn't help but clench his fists again, and began to shout at Zhao Wei's side and asked: "Back then, when His Royal Highness the King of Chu was in Xiangyang, it was convenient for me to form a brotherly alliance with each other.

Covenant: Don't fight each other, forever be married. This alliance is only a few years ago, and it is like yesterday for both countries. But now, why did the marshal lead the army to commit me for no reason. Could it be that just because His Royal Highness the King of Chu occupies the lake and is rich in Xichuan, he is about to tear up the covenant he made when he never made a career in the past, and has the greed to covet the country of brothers! ”

"This ......" suddenly heard the words of Tianwan Baihu, and this personal guard who was not in a hurry couldn't help but be stunned.

Because he knew that their king had indeed made a non-aggression pact with Tianwan's side at the beginning, so he didn't know how to refute and answer at this time.

And in this way, the guard couldn't help but stare at him, and subconsciously looked at Zhao Wei, who was silent.

"Nonsense!" Suddenly, there was another angry shout.

And at this time, such a sudden angry shout couldn't help but startle the guard who was subconsciously looking at Zhao Wei.

After reacting, the guard couldn't help but immediately turn his gaze to Rao Hancheng, the brigade general who took the initiative to stand up at this time.

"Marshal, this thief is talking nonsense and ruining the reputation of the king. The last general, but ask the marshal to allow the last general to speak, and refute this thief! Although Rao Hancheng was already angry at this time, he still did not forget to ask Marshal Zhao Wei for instructions at this time.

Then, it wasn't until he saw Zhao Wei nodding at him in agreement that he officially stood on the bow of the boat in place of the dumbfounded guard, pointed at the nose of the Tianwan Baihu and scolded angrily: "The reason why the king of my family made an alliance with you Tianwan back then was just that you Tianwan was also a Han rebel army that was determined to resist Yuanmeng and expel the Tartars.

But now, after you have committed all these evil things in Jiangxi, one after another, killing innocent Han people one after another, what kind of face do you have to be called the "righteous army". Under the rule of the rich households, even if they have not done evil, they will still be exterminated and their homes will be raided; Under the rule of poverty, even if he is dedicated to goodness, he cannot escape the destruction of his family and death.

Such cruelty and unkindness, what you have done is really a hundred times better than that of thieves. In this way, how can the king of my family wait for the jackals and recite some kind of brotherly covenant! ”

"You, you guy, dare to reverse black and white like this and accuse me of the end of the day!" Hearing such a scolding and scolding, even though there were all the warships of the Chu army around, the Tianwan Baihu who came out of the country couldn't help but become angry.

However, at this time, compared to Rao Hancheng, the general of the Chu army, the words of the hundred households on this day are too pale and weak.

No, before the hundred households organized their own language and began to refute Rao Hancheng on this day, Rao Hancheng, who showed his talent in front of everyone for the first time, spoke again, "It's really shameless to say that I am reversing black and white."

I miss you for the end of the day, the former general Ni Wenjun, an ungrateful horseman; The current general Chen Youliang is even more shameless and cheeky murderer. Like this kind of thief who everyone in the world can be punished by everyone, and you can also be in a high position at the end of your day, aren't you still a snake den and rat's nest after the end of the day! ”

"You, you ......" Hearing this unbearable insult in public, the angry Baihu official on the boat couldn't help but stutter because he was too angry.

So much so that Rao Hancheng, who had a red face and pointed angrily at the bow of the boat, was speechless for a long time.

So in this way, the Chu soldiers on the warships around him couldn't help laughing and coaxing him. And this couldn't help but make the Tianwan Baihu standing on the boat look up to the sky and roar angrily, and then fell headlong on the boat.

But because I couldn't bear such humiliation, I fainted alive.

Therefore, in this way, the dozen or so heavenly soldiers who did not want to continue to leave the humiliation could not help but turn the bow of the boat in shame and leave this place unusually.

"Haha, good!" Seeing this, Zhao Wei, who had always been silent over there, couldn't help but smile on his face at this time.

Han Cheng's words are good, and they can really be described as penetrating. Come, military judge, you write Han Cheng's words into a notice for me, and announce the three armies, I want all the three armies to know that my Dachu is here to hang the people and fight the crime! ”

"Yes!" Hearing this, the military judge didn't say a word, and naturally hurriedly agreed.

is like this, before the two armies can meet, Rao Hancheng, who was remembered by Zhao Wei, couldn't help but be noted down.

But to be honest, this matter is just an episode in the end, and the real highlight is still to come.

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Early the next morning, Zhao Wei, as the commander of the three armies, couldn't help but wake up early. Then, after breakfast, after putting on his armor, he couldn't help but let his banner commander convey his orders to all the generals in the army who held positions above the division commander, and summoned all these people to his flagship to discuss the matter.

"I think you have all seen it, and now Tianwan is on the river outside Wuchang City and Huanggang City, relying on the two cities across the river, and has arranged a heavy defense. Therefore, if we want to attack the city, how to break through this water village between the two cities has become the top priority of our army.

The generals are all the elites of my Great Chu, so I don't know what the generals think about this? ”

"Marshal, the total number of soldiers and horses in our army's naval division is nearly 50,000. And over there, all the soldiers in Shuizhai add up, but it is only 20,000 horses. There is a saying in the art of war: ten rules surround it, and multiple times it will fight. The strength of our army is more than twice that of Tianwan, so the last general thinks that this time the battle against Tianwan will be over, and the dignified army will be able to uphold the banner. ”

As the leader of the Flying Tiger Army, Wang Nineteen, who was the most respected among the three military commanders, was naturally the first to stand up at this time, and expressed his opinion to Zhao Wei without giving up.

And hearing his words, the generals of the Chu army, who had accumulated great self-confidence due to invincibility over the years, naturally couldn't help but be infected by the self-confidence shown by Wang Shijiu at this time.

After Wang Nineteen's words, all the generals couldn't help but echo and admire.

Therefore, seeing this, Zhao Wei, who was sitting on the handsome seat, couldn't help but nod slightly.

"Since all the generals say so, then you will be the vanguard in this battle. In the afternoon, at the beginning of the hour (one o'clock in the afternoon), you will lead the people of the three divisions to give Ben Shuai a test of the success of the army that day, and play the majesty of my great Chu! ”

"Yes, the last general obeys!" When Wang Shijiu heard this, he naturally agreed without thinking about it.

Then, as a pioneer, he couldn't help but bow to Zhao Wei and withdraw from here first.

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"When the two armies are fighting, the number of troops is only secondary, and the key to winning a decisive victory is whether the soldiers have the heart to win and the courage to die. Therefore, whether or not we can win this battle can be said to be a matter of success or failure for our army, which is at a disadvantage in terms of troops. Therefore, no matter what, there is absolutely no room for loss in this battle.

Therefore, in this battle, the general should personally lead the troops. As for you, just wait here for the good news of this general! ”

Approaching the afternoon, when both sides were ready to attack, Zhang Dingbian, who was ready to go into battle in person in the first battle, looked at the generals around him who were still ready to persuade him to sit in the Chinese army and not go out lightly, and couldn't help but say so confidently.

At this time, hearing that Zhang Dingbian had already said such words, those generals who wanted to persuade him not to go out lightly couldn't help but withdraw their words of persuasion, but began to clench their fists at Zhang Dingbian and pretend to be bold and encouraging.

Therefore, after Zhang Dingbian hugged his fists, he couldn't help but leave with his troops without looking back.

"The Chu army offended my Tianwan for no reason, invaded my territory, and bullied my Tianwan soldiers, so let them see how powerful my Tianwan son is. Soldiers, kill with me!! Holding his sword and coming to his flagship, looking at the Chu army warships that had begun to sail towards this side, Zhang Dingbian roared like this, and he couldn't help but command the soldiers and horses under his command, and chose to attack head-on.

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"Kill, !!" The earth-shattering shouts of killing were accompanied by the sound of war drums, and the two sides, who were already sharpening their knives, couldn't help but kill each other in this deafening war drum.

"It's over, it's just a group of erectors, give me an order to go down and prepare for shelling, this time I must destroy the enemy in one fell swoop." In winter, it was the northwest wind blowing, and the Chu army was upstream, and the ships could really be said to be unstoppable like arrows from the string with the help of the wind and water.

It is because he thinks that he has done his best in the right time and place, as a pioneer, Wang Shijiu can't help but be full of confidence at this time. Standing on the deck of the ship, looking at the Tianwan fleet that was getting closer and closer to him, his face couldn't help but show a look of disdain as if he was looking at a dying person.

"Ignition, fire!" Finally, when the two fleets were not far apart and had entered the range of the artillery, the gunners on the side of the Chu army roared, and then they couldn't help but hear the deafening sound of artillery, and then the shells of solid iron balls couldn't help but smash into the Tianwan fleet like this.

"Bang, bang, bang!" There was a sound of heavy objects colliding, and Tianwan's side couldn't help but be smashed into several squid boats by the artillery of the Chu army in such a burst of artillery bombardment, which caused hundreds of casualties on Tianwan's side at once.

Seeing this, Zhang Dingbian, who personally commanded the battle, roared and let the few artillery under his command fire back, and at the same time, he couldn't help but let his sailors shake the oars hard to speed up his ship.

"When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. Soldiers, kill! When the distance between the two fleets gradually narrowed under the covering attack of artillery bombardment and arrows, the sailors on the two fleets couldn't help but show their weapons in their hands, which were specially used for water warfare, and began to attack and kill the enemy with white blades.

Water battles, though not as bloody as land battles. However, although it contains dangers, it is far greater than that of land warfare.

After all, fighting on the water, in order to prevent it from being difficult to save yourself after falling into the water, and to ensure your flexibility. Therefore, except for a very small number of soldiers who dare to die, the rest of the soldiers will not wear heavy iron armor in water battles.

And in this way, without the solid protection of the iron armor, the casualties of the soldiers will inevitably increase greatly when they fight.

Moreover, because all the soldiers on the water fought by boats, if the small boat they were riding in was targeted by the enemy's big ship, it was very likely that in the subsequent battle, the small boat they were riding on would be smashed and overturned by the enemy's big ship, and all the people in the boat would be reduced to underwater ghosts.

Therefore, in this way, the generals who command the ships must not only follow the command of the main general and maintain their own formation, but also watch and listen to all directions to ensure that the ships they are riding will not be scuttled and sunk by the enemy in the chaos.

The end is that after the war begins, you must be cautious at all times.

(To be continued.................................... ）