[Is there such a mystery under the ship that is not under the surface of the river?] ]

Quietly, the withered sheep slowly exhaled.

The fire attack failed......

There was no need for the herald to pay attention to the news transmitted in the language of the Lingqi in front of him, and he could see it with his eyes just by looking at the withered sheep, and the fire attack plan he had pinned on was not even a single hair of the Zhou army's serial boat.

But......

"Don't think it's over here, brother-in-law......" Squinting his eyes, the withered sheep snorted lightly, and muttered in a low voice, "I've thought about it, if this plan doesn't succeed, the follow-up ......" As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at his subordinate general Wang Jian, and said in a deep voice, "Wang Jian, act according to the plan, cover Zhang Feng, and attract the attention of the Zhou army to us!" ”

"The last general understands!" Wang Jian clenched his fists to receive the order, and then waved his hand and shouted, "Drums and trumpets, thousands of fleets on the left and right wings are roundabout, and crossbowmen are ready to ...... The team stepped forward twenty zhang, reorganized the formation, and each army and department performed its own duties and acted according to the order! ”

"Woo——! Woo——! Woo——! ”

The second drum beat of the Taiping Army, not to mention that only more than 70 warships were used, but this time the Taiping Army used 20 warships, and the rest, there were more than 300 ships and 4,500 boats. According to rough estimates, the only ships that were not put into battle were the main ship where the withered sheep was, as well as five ships and twenty small boats from the side.

Obviously, the Taiping army planned to attack the whole army this time, and invested as many as 25,000 troops. After only one round of tentative battles, such a large number of troops were invested, and the courage of the withered sheep can be imagined.

"Humph! - If the trick fails, he will give up on himself, in a vain attempt to break the net with our army? ”

At the Zhou army's serial ship, Ou Peng, the general of the Jizhou army, sneered, showing a mocking look on his face.

Suddenly, he frowned, and said with displeasure on his face, "Haven't the three commanders on the left, center, and right given orders yet?" ”

The left and right commanders and generals mentioned in Ou Peng's mouth refer to Tang Hao, the commander of the left vanguard, Liao Li, the commander of the middle vanguard, and Qi Zhi, the commander of the vanguard. After all, the Zhou army's chain ships were too large for a single vanguard governor to grasp the situation on the battlefield in great detail, so Xie An appointed three generals to lead the battle in front of the governor, including commanding nearby boats, to ensure that the Taiping army would not take advantage of the loopholes to the greatest extent.

A short time later, news came from ahead.

"Report! ——The left and right sides of our army's serial ship were attacked by the Taiping thief army, and the strength was estimated at about 10,000 people, and General Liao Li in front of the central part had not yet officially engaged with the Taiping army! ”

[Attacking the left and right flanks of our army at the same time?] What's going on? It stands to reason that we shouldn't concentrate our forces on the side of our serial ships, right? ]

Hearing the battle report ahead, Ou Peng, the general of the Zhou army, who was on a support mission, frowned slightly.

Ou Peng was by no means the only one who was so suspicious, and Liao Li, who was the commander of the middle road war, was also puzzled after noticing such a move by the Taiping Army.

You must know that the formation of his Zhou army's fleet on the river is the same [hui] character, and in the center is a chain of ships connected by hundreds of warships, and around it are thousands of escort boats. In other words, it was difficult for the Taiping army to disrupt the formation of the Zhou army with the tactics of inserting and dividing the enemy's central army with two wings, after all, the center of the Zhou army's current formation was a chain of ships connected in one place, which was as large and strong as a small island, how could it be easily divided by the Taiping army?

In Liao Li's view, if he was a general of the Taiping Army, in the face of the current situation, the best tactic would undoubtedly be to break through at a single point, rush to their Zhou army's chain of ships at all costs, gradually destroy the captured ships, and attack the center from the edge one after another. This is the most labor-saving and safest way.

As for the tactics of breaking through the two flanks used by the Taiping army at the moment, this has no merit in Liao Li's view, and this will only prompt the fierce battle between the two armies to enter the white-hot stage in advance, vainly expanding the casualties of the two armies, but not benefiting the slightest in the direction of the battle.

[Since you can fight with His Royal Highness the Eight Sages, it stands to reason that you can't even think about this...... What's the idea? The brother-in-law of the adult, the commander of the Niuzhu local army of the Taiping Army, the withered sheep! ]

Although the two flanks of the two armies had already engaged in the most direct confrontation, and the sound of the battle was even clear to the center, Liao Li was not affected by the crazy atmosphere on the battlefield in the slightest.

As the eldest grandson Xiangyu said, Liao Li's intuition and insight are better than Fei Guo and Ma Dan when he is in an advantageous position or as a bystander, but it is a pity that this talent cannot be applied to him when he is the first, after all, his surname is like this, impulsive and impatient.

"Just hit it! - Don't pay attention to the Taiping soldiers who fell into the water, our army's target is the enemy's ships! ”

"Yes, General!"

I have to say that Liao Li at this moment is definitely a handsome-level general worthy of Xie An's trust, and because of this, Xie An placed him with Tang Hao and Qi Zhi, the other two hand-level generals, and asked them to serve as the commanders of the left, center, and right sides respectively.

But then again, although the Taiping army focused on the two flanks, there were no ships attacking in the middle. It's a pity that in the face of the behemoth of the Zhou army's serial ship, which is comparable to a small island, even if it is a ship that is more than seven or eight feet long, it seems as powerless as a grasshopper that shakes a tree. Under Liao Li's order, the Zhou army's serial ships ignored the Taiping ships in front of them, and arrogantly rammed all the way, colliding with more than 20 ships and more than 100 small boats on the ground, destroying the ships and killing people.

Crushing, complete crushing!

In front of the Zhou army's serial ship, the Taiping army's tonnage was only a thousand catties of hull, and it was impossible to shake the serial ship whose weight was difficult to estimate. Often the two sides collided violently, and the Zhou army's serial ships were not damaged at all, and they did not even shake them, but the ships of the Taiping army were directly destroyed by the huge force of the impact, and the soldiers on the boats were thrown into the river.

[The big picture is decided!] ]

Most of the soldiers of the Zhou army couldn't help but have a thought in their hearts, but Liao Li's eyes became more and more solemn as the hours passed.

"These Taiping soldiers are really stupid, they know that they can't do it, in order to prevent these people from hitting with warships, the adults specially asked me to reinforce the bumper guardrail......"

"Not really! - But it's also interesting to see those people stupidly crashing into the ground and destroying the ship......"

"Hey! - In this way, we don't need to do it ourselves, and it saves effort! ”

Not far from Liao Li's side, several hundred people were whispering.

"......" glanced deeply at the hundred generals, Liao Li turned his head to look at the river again, and after staring at the river for a while, he suddenly asked in a deep voice, "So far, how many Taiping troops have been hit into the river by our army's serial boats?" ”

The hundreds of people looked at each other, or one of them hesitated and replied, "Guess...... I guess there are about 1,000 people......"

"That'...... How many were rescued by their companions? ”

"This ...... Three or four hundred? The other hundred would reply uncertainly.

"......" Liao Li frowned when he heard this, and after a little thought, he walked to the bow of the boat in a few steps and poked his head down.

Faintly, Liao Li seemed to see a lot of dark shadows under the river sneaking under their hull.

"Silence!" Without warning, Liao Li let out a loud shout, and the Zhou soldiers on the boat who were laughing at the Taiping Army's stupidity and unrepentance trembled and looked at each other.

In the blank eyes of the nearby soldiers, Liao Li squinted his eyes and listened, and suddenly, he seemed to notice something, and a bit of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

"Someone, deliver the news to the two generals Tang Hao and Qi Zhi on the left and right flanks......

- At the same time, the right flank of the Zhou army's serial ship -

The right flank of the Zhou army's chain ship, that is, the west side, belonged to the area under Qi Zhi's command. At present, it is being fiercely attacked by more than 10,000 troops led by Wei Zhuang, the general of the Taiping Army.

Unlike the calm battle situation in the middle of the road where Liao Li was located, the battle situation here was precarious, and a Taiping army fleet actually broke through the defense line composed of countless small boats on the periphery of the Zhou army, and landed the Zhou army's chain ships from the side.

"Hey! Bet right! - Sure enough, only the front side of the ship has a striker! ”

At the first moment of landing on the Zhou army's serial ship, the Taiping army general, who seemed to be about thirty, carried a big sword and laughed proudly.

"......" caught a glimpse of someone coming out of the corner of his eye, and a little surprise appeared on Qi Zhi's initially calm face.

At this time, the general of the Taiping Army also seemed to notice Qi Zhi, and a little consternation flashed in his eyes, and after casually slashing down a Zhou sergeant who killed him, he squinted his eyes and looked at Qi Zhi with a complicated expression.

"Hey! It seems that General Ben is really lucky today! - Right? My Taiping Army rebel general, the original six god generals of Yuheng God General, Qi Zhi! ”

"Wei Zhuang ......" Qi Zhi's eyes flashed a little solemn, and he said inexplicably, "I really didn't expect that you would also be in Niuzhu...... Scold! It seems that Wu Heng doesn't trust the withered sheep so much! ”

Maybe the Zhou generals don't know Wei Zhuang, but Qi Zhi is very clear that this person is one of the most powerful henchmen and generals under Wu Heng, the fourth generation commander of the Taiping Army, and he is a general-level figure with good martial arts.

"You can't say that!" Shaking his finger, Wei Zhuang, the general of the Taiping Army, chuckled and said, "Wu Heng asked me to stay in Niuzhu, but it wasn't all to spy on the withered sheep!" - Although that kid is talented, he is still inexperienced, so leave me here to take care of me, isn't it? Saying that, Wei Zhuang shrugged his shoulders and said with a playful smile, "Then again, when you see an old friend, how can you have such a look?" It's a big deal! - It's really a coincidence to say that such a big river surface actually asked Wei to bump into you...... Luck, you say, is it luck or misfortune? ”

Qi Zhi frowned when he heard this, his right hand subconsciously pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist, and said in a deep voice with a bit of temptation, "What? - Worried about the jade plate in Qi's hand? ”

"Hey!" Licking his lips, Wei Zhuang chuckled and said, "It's not impossible!" As he spoke, he stepped forward a few steps forward and raised his knife to slash at Qi Zhi.

"Protect the General!" Zhou Bing nearby noticed it and stepped forward one after another.

Seeing this, Qi Zhi's face changed slightly, and he shouted urgently, "You wait to step back......

Before he finished his words, he only heard a few screams, and the general of the Taiping Army named Wei Zhuang actually killed five Zhou soldiers in just the blink of an eye, and the faces of a nearby soldier suddenly changed.

"Stand back!" Slowly pulling out the saber at his waist, Qi Zhi stared at Wei Zhuang and said in a deep voice to the soldiers under his command, "This guy ...... You can't beat it! - He is one of the soldiers of Tianfu! ”

"Heavenly ...... Tianfu soldiers? That's not ......" A general of the Zhou army looked at Qi Zhi in amazement, his face in disbelief.

"Not bad!" As if he saw the thoughts of the generals, Qi Zhi said slowly in a low voice, "It is the elite directly under the command of Chen Bei, the third-generation commander of the Taiping Army and the god general of Tianfu...... Tianfu soldiers! Moreover, this person once held the rank of Uncle! ”

The expressions of the nearby Zhou generals changed drastically when they heard this.

If you want to say that the army under the name of the Taiping Army makes the Zhou soldiers feel the most frightened, it must belong to the third generation of the Taiping Army's commander Chen Bei, that is, the elite of Liang Qiuhao's lineage, although there are only 300 people, but the military sergeants and soldiers can match the martial arts of 100 generals or even 1,000 generals, and those who hold the rank of Bochang are comparable to the six generals of the Taiping Army. If it weren't for the ingenious design of the eldest grandson Xiangyu and the advantage of geographical advantages, all the 300 troops were shot to death in the decisive valley of Jiangling, otherwise, the Zhou army would not have been able to annihilate Liu Qing's Taiping army so easily.

"But...... Aren't the Tianfu soldiers all wiped out? A general of the Zhou army expressed his doubts in disbelief.

Qi Zhi shook his head, and Zhengse said, "It is true that the Tianfu soldiers were completely annihilated in Jiangling, but before that, there were also ...... who took the initiative to break away from Chen Shuai's command and turn to Wu Heng."

"Hey, hey, why is it so ugly?" Raising his hand and plucking his ears, Wei Zhuang said angrily, "Chen Shuai did teach us martial arts at that time, and I had half-teacher kindness, but this doesn't mean that we have to work hard for him......"

"Humph!" Qi Zhi snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "That's a nice thing to say!" - It's nothing more than seeing Chen Shuai's half-way background but in a high position, you don't like it in your heart! ”

Hearing this, Wei Zhuang frowned slightly, and said with some displeasure, "Although Wu Heng has a gap with Chen Shuai, Chen Shuai really lacks consideration for some of these things, such as ......" Looking up at Qi Zhi, Wei Zhuang licked his lips and said coldly, "Fei Guo, Ji Hong, Geng Nan, Wei Xuan...... Counting you, the so-called six god generals, five people have already taken refuge in the Zhou Kingdom! ”

"......" Qi Zhi's face turned slightly red when he heard this, and suddenly, he was stunned.

[Wait, this Wei Zhuang actually knows that Wei Xuan secretly took refuge in Da Zhou? ] Hum! From this point of view, when Her Royal Highness the Princess and I were engaged in the battle with Lord Xie, Wu Heng was really concerned about the battle situation in the Jiangling area...... Borrow a knife to kill people and reap the benefits! ]

Thinking of this, a trace of relief and indignation flashed in his eyes when he looked at Wei Zhuang.

"Hey, hey, that's what Wu Heng means, okay?" I don't know if he saw through the indignation in Qi Zhi's eyes, Wei Zhuang shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "The old man of the family is the deputy marshal of the first army, how dare I disobey his words?" - I'm just a candidate for the Six Divine Generals......"

"Will the six gods be alternates?" Qi Zhi snorted noncommittally, and then said in a deep voice, "So, as the alternate of the Six Gods, did you find Qi this time just to regain the jade plate?" ”

"Jade? No, no, no! Shaking his index finger, Wei Zhuang said with a smile, "Although I respect Chen Shuai a lot, Wu Heng doesn't have a good impression of Chen Shuai at all, so he will never want the things that Chen Shuai has used, including the so-called six god generals......" As he spoke, he raised his knife and clenched his fists, and said with a smile, "Let's reintroduce it, under the command of the fourth generation of coach Wu Heng, the left army of the heavenly generals, Wei Zhuang!" ”

"Heavenly ...... Will? As if hearing something incredible, Qi Zhi's eyes widened suddenly, and he immediately gritted his teeth and said, "It's really shameless enough to dare to touch the honor of [Heaven]!" ”

"Hey! I didn't take it myself. Wei Zhuang laughed when he heard this, and immediately put a smile on his face, looked at Qi Zhi and said in a deep voice, "You are also from the Tianfu soldiers, let me see, after you serve as a god general, have you made great progress in martial arts!" ”

Shaking the sword in his hand, Qi Zhi sneered and said, "Qi Mou has this intention!" - Don't forget, who took away the title of Yuheng Divine General from you in the first place, and told you to turn your back on the Tianfu Army in anger and turn to Wu Hengna! ”

"......" Wei Zhuang heard this, and his eyes flashed with a little anger and murderous intent.

And at this moment, a herald of the Zhou army hurriedly rushed in the distance, and said urgently, "Report!" - General Liao has an urgent report! ”

"Liao Li?" Qi Zhi frowned slightly, and then glanced at Wei Zhuang with a bit of vigilance.

"Don't you listen to the news from your men? Don't worry, for the sake of Tongze, I won't take the opportunity to attack! Wei Zhuang said with a slight smile. As he spoke, he even put away the weapon in his hand.

"Nothing to hear! - What Liao Li wanted to convey, Qi had noticed it a moment ago......" As he spoke, Qi Zhi looked Wei Zhuang up and down a few times, shook his head and said, "It's useless!" - Even if you deliberately delay ...... with words"

"What?" A hint of strange color flashed in Wei Zhuang's eyes.

"Is Qi not clear enough?" Throwing a sword flower, Qi Zhi said word by word, "Qi is a native of Jiangnan, do you think Qi doesn't know what fire and water attack are?" It's useless! Our army had already prepared, and those non-commissioned officers who took advantage of the opportunity of the defeated ship to jump into the river and dive to the bottom of our army's ship to scuttle the boat...... There won't be any progress! ”

"......" Wei Zhuang's eyes gradually sharpened when he heard this.

Just as Qi Zhi was speaking, Zhang Feng, the vanguard general under the command of Withered Sheep, had already slowly dived to the bottom of the Zhou army's serial ship at the bottom of the river with more than 1,000 Taiping soldiers.

[Chisel!] ]

A hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes, Zhang Feng waved his hand behind him, and suddenly, black shadows flashed under the river, heading straight towards the bottom of the Zhou army's serial boat.

At the same time, at the place where the handsome flag of the Zhou army's serial ship was located, a soldier hurriedly came and whispered a few words in Gou Gong's ear.

"Okay, I see, you go down first." Waving his hand to dismiss the soldier, Gou Gong turned to Xie An and said respectfully, "My lord, as you expected, after the fire attack, the little uncle really planned to use water to cut down...... Right now, there are more than 1,000 Taiping soldiers digging under our ship......"

"Heh, the unsinkable ......" Shaking his head slightly, Xie An said with a light smile, "Those people don't know how many warships are connected by this chain of ships...... More than 600 ships! - This buoyancy is enough! - Not to mention that the scuttling of ships at the bottom of the river is not powerful in the first place, even if a few of them are chiseled by luck, it will not affect the victory of our army...... After all, the withered sheep is still too young and inexperienced, and if he confronts our army head-on, he will not have a chance of winning. However, he pinned his hopes for victory on the scuttling of our army's serial ships, ignoring the people-oriented ...... of warfare."

Gou Gong was stunned and asked suspiciously, "How did you know that the little uncle pinned his hopes of victory on the matter of scuttling our army's serial ship?" ”

"Because a few days ago he turned a blind eye to the unfinished serial ships of our army. - It is impossible for him not to see it, and it is impossible for him not to recognize it. If it were the Honfu, it would have to destroy it at all costs. The reason why he pretended not to see it was nothing more than that he had thought of a way to deal with the serial ship at that time, and tried in vain to decide on this battle...... Indeed, it was indeed a clever plan, but in this way, it is not difficult to guess the tricks he will use, scuttling the ship and destroying the ship, it is nothing more than these two tricks, as long as we take precautions, he will definitely return in vain! Sighing slightly, Xie An shook his head and said, "Soldier, treacherous!" - Originally, he could use many tactics to make our army guess. It's a pity that he has limited himself to the two tactics of scuttling and destroying ships, which is not so that I can know his thoughts in advance. Who wouldn't be able to prescribe the right medicine? That's why this government said that after that, our army will win when we fight on the river! ”

"Your Excellency is wise!" (To be continued.) )