"Report, the enemy's naval army has reached ten miles away from us. a total of 12 fighting ships; sixty ships; nearly 1,000 ships of other sizes and sizes; It is expected to carry up to 50,000 soldiers and horses. Please, general, decide. A herald took the stage to give the report.

In the Han Dynasty, one mile was equal to about 416 meters in later generations, and 10 li was 4 kilometers. As for the so-called maximum of 50,000 people, it refers to the capacity of all the opponent's warships, and the actual number of people cannot be detected from the outside, and it is up to the Lord to judge for himself.

Lu Su waved his hand and didn't answer, and his expression was unmoved. Seeing this, the herald clenched his fists and turned to leave.

The place where the naval warships of Yuan and Liu's armies were stationed was not opposite to each other in the north and south, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts, so Liu Xuan's naval army was driven from a distance, otherwise there would not be such a far depth.

Hearing that there might be an army of 50,000, Yuan Yao trembled in his heart, as if he had jumped a bungee jump. Secretly hating his incompetence, Yuan Yao pinched his thigh hard, then took a few deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down, so as not to lose face in front of others.

Lu Su noticed Yuan Yao's nervousness, but pretended not to see it to avoid embarrassment, but he didn't escape Yuan Yao's eyes......

"I didn't expect this Liu Miao to be quite courageous, I thought he would send a young leader to come to the sneak attack, but I didn't expect the whole army to fight a decisive battle." In order to ease the atmosphere, Yuan Yao pretended to be relaxed.

Lu Su smiled when he heard this: "At this time, it is too early to conclude that Liu Miao has courage, some cowardly people, when they encounter danger, they will put everything around them on top, in order to protect their own safety, so it depends on whether Liu Miao is brave or timid, it depends on whether he is on the warship." ”

Yuan Yao was stunned for a moment and said, "He dares to get on the boat?" Doesn't it mean that there is no way back in a water war, and it is the most dangerous? ”

Lu Su explained: "Now that Liu Xuan's navy has an absolute advantage, it is okay for him to personally board the ship to boost morale." Just imagine, when the soldiers see that the Lord has no way to retreat like themselves, they will definitely be able to arouse the fighting spirit of the soldiers, just like the 'last battle' of the overlord back then. ”

Yuan Yao nodded when he heard this, and secretly thought......

"What the hell is this Lu Suzijing doing? I just took refuge, I still have a criminal record, and I don't know how to avoid suspicion, so I even instigated me to board the ship to participate in the war, are you still testing my measurements? Grandma's, I'm pursuing you so much, what do you want? ”

Yuan Yao got up and put on a heroic look and said: "In this case, let General Ben board the ship and fight against the water, and kill him without leaving a piece of armor!" ”

"Our naval warships are arrayed on the shore, and there is no way to fight against the water." Lu Suli said.

“……”

Yuan Yao grinned and said speechlessly: "Then what should I do?" ”

Lu Su replied: "The lord is here, the handsome flag is here, this is the cornerstone of the army, and the rest can be handed over to the soldiers, and the lord can sit in peace." ”

"Am I too careful?"

Yuan Yao pretended to sit back again suddenly when he heard this.

……

Liu Xuan's army got closer and closer, and it was not until it was two miles away that it stopped and began to set up the formation.

Two miles is less than a kilometer, and according to the water area where the two sides are located, it is almost in the middle of the Yangtze River.

At this time, one of Liu Yaojun's ships broke away from the fleet and slowly sailed towards Yuan Yao's naval battle array.

Yuan Yao was a little strange when he saw it.

It stands to reason that a ship coming with its entire fleet should not be directly dry, but seems to be a messenger to communicate before the war. On the premise that the two sides have not yet officially started a war, it is possible to send an envoy to write a war or something. But the other side did not hang the white flag, which was an impossible mistake, otherwise there would be nothing to say about a volley.

In Yuan Yao's confusion, the ship shot an arrow at about a hundred paces, hitting one of Yuan's warships, but it didn't hurt anyone. Immediately afterwards, the warp drew an arc on the water, turned its head and turned back towards its own anti-ship formation.

At this time, a small boat near the Yuan Jun's warship that was shot turned around and sailed towards the shore. Yuan Yao showed a sudden look when he saw this, and probably guessed what the other party was doing.

Sure enough, after a while, a personal guard walked up to the handsome platform with an arrow, and then respectfully presented it to Yuan Yao, with a piece of white silk tied on it, and there was faint handwriting, which was an arrow book.

Yuan Yao took the arrow book, opened it a few times, and then read it at a glance......

"Yangzhou Mu, General Zhenwu ???"

After a few glances at the arrow book, Yuan Yao cried out in surprise.

Seeing the inquiring glances of several people on the stage, Yuan Yao put down the arrow book and explained: "Liu Xuan, as a Yangzhou pastor and a general Zhenwu, said that it was a rebellious act for us to lead Yangzhou pastor, and persuaded us to surrender within an hour. ”

There are now three people on the stage: Lu Su, Liu Ye and Chen Wu. Chen Wu didn't react when he heard Yuan Yao's explanation, but Lu Su and Liu Ye showed a sudden expression.

"It turns out that Liu Miao has been doing this during this time, does he naively think that he can do whatever he wants when he gets appointed by the imperial court?" Lu Su said with some confusion

Yuan Yao asked curiously, "What does Zijing mean?" ”

Uncle Lu explained: "Liu Xuan was originally the assassin of Yangzhou, and the assassin history did not have any administrative power or military power, only the right to supervise. He was able to gain control of the whole of Danyang and part of Wu County, relying on power schemes, not in the name of identity. That is, he competes with our army and is in a weak position in general righteousness. But now he has obtained the status of Yangzhou Mu and General Zhenwu, which must have been operated from the imperial court, and it is not a simple matter, it requires a lot of time, energy and money. In other words, Liu Xuan's attention is still on power and nominal in the case of competing with our army, which is inevitably a bit of putting the cart before the horse. However, it is still too early to draw conclusions, and it will be interesting to see how powerful they are......"

After Lu Su finished explaining, he continued to ask Yuan Yao: "May I ask my lord, how should we reply to this letter of persuasion?" ”

Yuan Yao said without hesitation; "What else is there to think about, can we really not surrender, of course we will fight to the death.

Lu Su nodded, and then said to the herald: "Honk; Beat the drum and raise the blood battle flag. ”

"Uh......h Woo...... Woo......"

"Knock...... Boom...... Knock ......"

As soon as Lu Su's voice fell, the sound of trumpets and drums sounded in unison.

The soldiers who were already nervous about the upcoming war were all startled by Qi Shushu, and hurriedly turned their heads to look at the Shuaitai, only to see a blood-red banner with the word "war" slowly rising, as if to dye the entire sky blood.

"Buzz ......"

Seeing the bloody battle flag, the soldiers of the Yuan army suddenly became a little commotion, because this flag represents a battle to the death, and those who disperse will be punished as deserters, which is a big crime that affects the whole family.

In peacetime, if the battle is defeated and scattered, the soldiers will generally be fine, because for the princes of all walks of life, it is a happy thing to be able to collect the defeated army, and how can they be punished indiscriminately, otherwise I am afraid that no one will want to come back. But as soon as this bloody battle flag came out, it eliminated all the luck of the soldiers, and under this flag, death in battle became the lightest price, how could they not panic and not mess up? Even the formations that had been laid out were starting to loosen up a bit......

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

To the rhythm of the war drums, all the heralds began to shout for kill! The soldiers next to them also subconsciously shouted when they heard it, because they wanted to use their roars to vent their fear and anxiety under the banner of the bloody battle, and continue to transmit this emotion to the people around them, so more and more people began to shout......

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

In the burst of shouting and killing, the entire water village seemed to rise a trace of madness, and the crazy roar of tens of thousands of people made Yuan Yao, who had not yet been on the battlefield, feel a little weak in an instant, and the words "bombing the camp" flashed in his mind subconsciously, which couldn't help but make him look at Lu Su with some worry, but seeing that his face was solemn and unmoved, Yuan Yao suppressed his worry and didn't say anything more.

But at this moment, he also began to feel a real battlefield atmosphere, and it was also the first time he was so close to war.