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The two sides were separated by hundreds of paces, and they bombarded each other with Shenwei cannons.

Ship after ship was hit, cracked, flooded, and then silenced. The soldiers who fell into the water struggled in the river, and the surviving soldiers on the boat endured the baptism of bullets.

Building ships, fighting ships, no matter how large the size of the battleship, under the attack of the strongest cold weapon such as stone bullets, sooner or later all sank. The ships in the front row were sunk, and the ships in the back row were replenished one after another, continuing to move forward in the wreckage composed of sail cabins.

The river, which was hundreds of paces wide between the two fleets, seemed to have become a graveyard for warships.

Although on the surface the density of artillery fire on both sides appears to be roughly equal, there are differences.

The number of ships in the Jingzhou Navy and the Wu Navy is equal in quantity, but there is a certain gap in the quality of their ships.

The Wu people have been crisscrossing the Yangtze River for many years, and the level of their shipbuilding technology has reached the peak of the world, and their ships are both large and strong, and they have also been sunk, and the number of stone bullet attacks suffered by Wu ships is basically about half of that of Han ships.

As the fierce battle continued, the middle river was basically covered with wreckage and corpses, and the Han army lost more than 300 warships, while the Wu warships lost more than 200 ships, but if you count the losses of the previous warships, the Wu people's battle loss rate is still much higher than that of the Han army.

Hold on a little longer, and when we can send our ships to fight, we will win this battle." In Pang Tong's heart, the initial surprise gradually subsided, and was replaced by self-confidence.

At this time, Guan Ping hurriedly came and said with a solemn expression: "Da Sima, something is wrong, our stone bullet reserves are about to be exhausted." ”

This remark was like a sledgehammer, hitting Pang Tong's heart hard.

Suddenly, Pang Tong's face showed an expression of sudden realization, and he finally came to his senses.

It was only at this time that Pang Tong finally figured out why at the beginning of the war, Lu Xun would violate the art of war and let hundreds of small ships become the targets of the Han army in vain...... Pang Tong didn't dare to think about it, his chest was stuffy, his head was also aching, and there was a kind of regret in his heart like waking up from a dream.

The arrogant soldiers will be defeated, the arrogant soldiers will be defeated, Pang Tong, Pang Tong, you are resourceful, how can you make a mistake at this critical moment?

"Da Sima, the stone bullet is almost there, what should I do?" Guan Ping obviously also saw the seriousness of the situation, and hurriedly urged.

Pang Tonglian took a few deep breaths, and the cool river surface calmed down his agitated mood a lot, he patted his head fiercely, his eyes rolled a few times, and in an emergency, he finally had an idea.

"For today's plan, there is only one way to withdraw the troops, replenish and recuperate, and wait for another battle." Pang Tong replied in a deep voice.

Guan Ping frowned: "Great Sima, in this case, how can the Wu people let us retreat easily, I am afraid that if we retreat slightly, the entire fleet will collapse." ”

Guan Ping's worry is very critical, at such a close distance, his own side is upstream, just turning the bow of the ship is enough for the Wu army to force up, and when the time comes, the back to the enemy ship, it is simply powerless to resist, and can only let the Wu people slaughter it wantonly.

Of course, Pang Tong would not have thought of this, but he sneered: "This guy surnamed Lu wants to destroy our army, how can it be so easy, quickly order all the soldiers of the hit army to transfer from the small ship to the rear army, and then set fire to the ship to form a wall of fire, I think he Lu Xun has a few dares to chase." ”

The Chinese army has about 200 large and small warships, and if they are ignited, they will lie across the river, which can indeed effectively block the pursuit of the Wu people.

However, what is fatal is that before the Chinese army, there were still hundreds of warships of the former army.

"Da Sima, as soon as this fire is released, won't the former soldiers have no way back and sacrifice in vain?" Guan Ping shouted in horror.

Pang Tong said coldly: "They are not sacrificed in vain, their sacrifice is in exchange for saving my main fleet, they are worth dying." ”

Guan Ping has been in Jingzhou for more than ten years, and most of the soldiers in this battle are Jingzhou sons, Guan Ping only regards them as brothers who live and die together, and he never thought that he would sacrifice them in order to protect himself.

Pang Tong's cold words cut his heart like a blade.

Pang Tong could see what he was thinking, and shouted: "For the sake of the overall situation of the country, how can you be stingy with a little sacrifice and fix the country, this is not the time to hesitate, and if there is any delay, my entire Jingzhou army will be in danger of annihilation, can you bear this heavy responsibility!" ”

Guan Ping's unbearable pressure was pressed by Pang Tong's strong drink, he hesitated for a moment with heavy eyebrows, gritted his teeth and turned away.

Pang Tongchang breathed a sigh of relief, his back couldn't help but be wet, and when the river breeze blew, he felt cold and biting.

Soon after, the officers and men of the Chinese army were ordered, one by one, they rushed to board the small boats, and fled for their lives against the current, while the hundreds of warships of the front army in front of them, without knowing it, were still resisting the dense stone bullet attacks of the Wu army with fewer and fewer stone bullets.

A quarter of an hour later, the first fighting ship caught fire, and the fire spread in all directions like burning weeds, quickly setting fire to more than 200 warships along the Hengjiang River.

The raging flames were intertwined into a mile-long wall of fire, and behind the wall of fire, the less than 500 surviving Han ships began to quickly turn their bows.

Like many soldiers, Pang Tong looked at the wall of fire that was gradually moving away, his heart was quite uncomfortable, he was stunned for a long time, and sighed secretly: "God really doesn't help me Pang Tong, fortunately, God is not on Fang Zhongzheng's side, and we are evened out after two defeats." ”

When the rear army retreated and the Chinese army burst into flames, the Han army, which was still fighting in front, realized that it had been abandoned.

In front of them was the onslaught of more than a thousand warships of the Wu people, and in the rear, there was an impassable wall of fire.

At this moment, they are literally in despair.

At this time, everyone's hearts were in despair, and the remaining will to fight was gone, and with it, the entire ship array collapsed.

Some of the hundreds of warships fled to both sides of the strait, some ventured back to try to cross the wall of fire, some simply surrendered to the Wu people, and some of them were still determined to resist to the end even if they were abandoned.

Looking at the chaotic formation of the Han army and the raging wall of fire, Lu Xun was also surprised, he shook his head with a sneer, and said with emotion: "I can't imagine that Pang Tong will not hesitate to sacrifice so many subordinates, this person is really ruthless." ”

After sighing, Lu Xun ordered the remaining small ships to be sent to block the approaching fireboats, and at the same time ordered the fleet to continue to advance, destroy the enemy who was still resisting, and divide a part of the troops and horses to go to both sides of the strait to pursue the enemy who tried to land and escape.

When the Wu army eliminated the fireships and ended the Battle of Lukou, the remnants of the Han fleet had retreated to Baqiu. Lu Xun led the main force of the naval army and continued to march west along the river, preparing to recover Baqiu, which had been captured by the Han army not long ago, and at the same time, he personally repaired a letter and sent someone to Jianye to see Emperor Sun Quan of Wu, asking him to send reinforcements to help Lu Xun concentrate his forces and capture Jiangling and Xiangyang in one fell swoop, all according to the Jianghan waterway.

A few days later, Lu Xun's letter was sent to Jianye and placed in front of Sun Quan's case, and at this time, Sun Quan already had a letter from Cao Zhen asking for merit and asking for more troops in Xuzhou to help him conquer Qingzhou in one fell swoop.

Seeing these two letters of meritorious service, Sun Quan felt comfortable in his heart.

The great victory of Yancheng, the death of Huang Zhong, the great victory of Lukou, the destruction of half of the enemy's naval army, and the great victory of the east and west roads are the biggest victories that Sun Quan has received since he became the lord of Jiangdong.

Now Sun Quan's heart is not to defeat the Han State, but where to start, whether to increase troops in Xuzhou, take Qingzhou in the north, or aid Jingzhou in the west, all according to Jianghan.

"Everyone, Lukou also won a big victory, Lu Boyan's letter requesting more troops has arrived, but Cao Zidan also asked for more troops, saying that he wanted to take advantage of Huang Zhong's illness and death, and the Han army Qingzhou was shaken to take Qingzhou in one fell swoop, what do you think?"

Gu Yong hurriedly said: "All according to Jianghan, it is the foundation of my Great Wu State, and now it is a great victory for General Lu, since he should reinforce the Western Front, take Jiangling and Xiangyang, and then take Western Shu, and complete my Great Wu's complete control of the Yangtze River waterway." ”

As a representative of the Jiangdong Shi clan, the Yangtze River naturally has more important interests for him.

At this time, Zhang Zhao said: "Yuan sighs this is wrong, the situation at this time is very different from when the world was divided into three parts, according to the Yangtze River can only retreat and protect itself, if you want to win the world, just take the opportunity to take Qingzhou in the north is the best plan." ”

Zhang Zhao, who was born in Huaisi, stood from the perspective of the Huaisi scholars, and had nothing to say about Qingzhou.

Without waiting for Gu Yong to say more, Zhang Zhao said again: "Qingzhou is connected to the Yellow River in the north, once this state is obtained, my elite sailors of Dawu can smoothly enter the Yellow River and gain a foothold." With the advantage of our sailors, we can easily control the Yellow River and cut the Henan and Hebei of the Han Kingdom into two sections. This is like a sharp sword that has been deeply pierced into the heart of the Han Kingdom, making it impossible for the north and the south to care for each other. At that time, you can take Qingzhou as the base, take Henan first, and then take Hebei, then the world can be determined. ”

Zhang Zhao's strategy is extremely imaginative, and throughout the ages, no southerner has ever sent a naval army into the Yellow River, and at the same time controlled the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, the two lifelines of China. Moreover, Zhang Zhao's strategy is obviously more tempting than Gu Yong's.

If it is said that when the Wei, Han and Wu Kingdoms were established, Sun Quan mostly thought about self-protection according to the river and holding his own one-third of an acre of land, then Sun Quan at this moment, driven by the rapid increase in territory and successive victories, is far from satisfying his ambition to defend half of the country.

After pondering for a long time, Sun Quan's hesitant gaze finally showed a resolute look.

He took a deep breath, stood up suddenly, and said proudly: "What Zibu said is good, what I want is not half of the south of the Yangtze River, but the whole world, I have made up my mind to take the army of Jiangnan and take Qingzhou in the north!" ”

(To be continued)