The great river goes east, the vast soup soup, on the endless river, at this moment is densely floating with broken masts, broken halberds and sinking sand, broken flags and floating corpses are entangled, the scene is extremely tragic.

Sun Ce's face was pale, and he couldn't stand it after only half the way, so he got off the boat angrily, and roared like a muffled thunderstorm: "How could you lose so badly?" Where is Gong Jin? Didn't he already tell him that it would be almost instantaneous, and there was no need for a decisive battle, just delaying the time? ”

The generals were silent, no one dared to face the anger of this little overlord, all over Jiangdong, who could speak on the head of the lord's anger and make him listen, he could count it with a slap, and everyone present did not have this ability.

"Who's in the lead?" No one answered, and Sun Ce was even more angry.

After conquering Xiling City, he rushed back at the same time, in order to solve the fleet of the Jinfan thieves. He didn't have much interest in catching Pang Degong and others to threaten Qingzhou, he just wanted to stop Gan Ning.

Since the Yicheng competition, Sun Ce has been paying attention to the movements of Qingzhou, measuring the gap between Jiangdong and Qingzhou with a very calm attitude, and frankly admitting that even if Jingzhou can be successfully won, the gap between the two sides is still very large, the strength of the army is like this, the gap between the generals and commanders is even greater, and the only advantage is the navy.

Therefore, Gan Ning, who is good at water warfare and has the ability to push through the old and bring forth the new, is a great threat to Jiangdong, but Sun Ce has a domineering personality but is not pedantic, so he naturally wants to stop the other party as much as possible. can take advantage of the fact that this person has not yet arrived in Qingzhou and has seen Wang Yu, not to mention the best to recruit under his own command, if not, he cannot be allowed to return to Qingzhou.

Wang Yu's employment routine is too strong, especially for the so-called hussar list of famous people, almost as soon as he looks at it, he will immediately promote and reuse. Gan Ning is a newcomer

But Sun Ce had no doubt that if Gan Ning was allowed to pass like this, within two or three months, he would have to face this fierce opponent on the water.

His degree of attention is not high, he rushed back from Xiling non-stop, and ran to death in order to deliver the messenger in advance, but when he rushed to Niuzhu, he saw such a messy scene, how could he suppress his anger?

"......" still no one answered, but the people gathered around Sun Ce invariably moved to both sides, making way for a gap, and looking out along this gap, they saw a teenager lying on a corpse crying. The corpse was fully armoured and drenched in water, apparently fresh out of the water.

"Is it Deng Dang's brother-in-law? The one known for his guts? Sun Ce frowned and recognized the young man, "Deng Dang is also a general, why is he so aggressive?" So that the fiasco has been so bad? ”

The tone is still not good, but the anger has disappeared a lot, after all, the main general did not run away but died on the spot, as long as it is not too late to escape, it is always commendable to hang up in front of him. The main criterion for Sun Ce's judging of military generals is courage.

"Lord Qiqi, the fiasco of this battle, although it is the incompetence of the last general, but the strong ships and crossbows of the Qingzhou Navy are the main reason......"

Lu Dai was waiting for this moment, if he had admitted that he was the deputy general who had gone to war, I was afraid that he would not even have a chance to speak, so he would have to be scolded by Sun Ce, and it was not uncommon for him to beat people with the temper of a little bully.

But Deng Dang died in battle, and he had the opportunity to escape by jumping into the water, but he fought to the end, this incident can somewhat eliminate part of his anger, and it will be much safer for him to come out and explain at this time.

He concisely described the course of the battle, knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Before the battle, the governor had instructed the two generals to cross the river with iron cables and make every effort to intercept the cruise fleet, but unfortunately, the last general failed to persuade General Deng, so that he fell into the enemy's deception and lure the enemy, and the crime deserved death, and he was willing to be punished!" ”

"Dinggong, you get up, this defeat has nothing to do with you." Sun Ce's brows furrowed even tighter, his anger disappeared, and Zhu Huan and Dong Xian, who rushed back with him, gasped in unison.

Judging from the layout of the Qingzhou army, Xu Sheng's attack is not so much to lure the enemy as to delay time, even if Deng Dang does not lead the army to pursue, I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape the doom.

"Can there be seizures...... There must have been some arrows left behind from the crossbow, right? ”

"The last general has been prepared, and I am about to ask the lord to take a look." Lu Dai was cautious, and he was naturally thoughtful when dealing with the aftermath, bowing down to answer, while making a gesture behind him, there were already personal soldiers waiting on the side, and he moved the crossbow bolt over after a short time.

"This is the arrows of the crossbow?" Rao is Sun Ce has been fighting on the battlefield since the year of the weak crown, and he is full of courage and knowledge, but he is still startled by this crossbow arrow, and the sound of the generals around him pumping cold air is also clearly audible.

I saw that this arrow was made of a large wooden rod, the iron piece was a feather, and the sharp arrow was a symmetrical triangular pyramid, which was shining with cold light and murderous spirit. The wooden pole was a finger and a half thick, and the overall length was more than seven feet.

"Exactly, the sides of those ships in Qingzhou are much higher than the water, and they are condescending, and I don't know how to make the big crossbow. There were more than ten giant crossbows on one ship, and more than twenty crossbows came across the river, and the crossbows were as straight as a storm! ”

Lu Dai didn't use any scheming at the moment, his own side did make mistakes in this battle, but in the final analysis, the enemy was too strong, and it was not a crime of war. He doesn't need to exaggerate, as long as he says it as it is, it is enough to explain the problem.

After listening to Lu Dai's complaint, and then looking at this extremely exaggerated arrow, the generals are also related, and when they encounter such a terrifying weapon, who can stabilize their position?

This crossbow bolt is larger than the throwing spear used in the army, and what kind of power will it be to be fired by the condescending launch of the giant crossbow? If you rub it, you will be injured, and if you touch it, you will die.

Sun Ce's face changed, and after a while, he suddenly sneered: "What a Cao Mengde, he is really a traitor!" If you are unkind, don't blame me for sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and see what skills you have! ”

The generals look at me, I look at you, it's all inexplicable, I don't know why things suddenly have something to do with Cao Cao. But it is certainly good to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, the river surface of Guangling is too close to the sea, and it may encounter a surprise attack by Qingzhou crossbow ships at any time, and now if you cross the river to attack, the risk is too great.

"General Deng died in battle, although he was defeated, he did not fall the majesty of my Jiangdong soldiers and horses, so he was buried alive. Tell his brother-in-law that if there is any difficulty in the family, he can come and find his general. ”

Intellectually accepted this fiasco, but Sun Ce was unwilling to stay on the battlefield for even a moment, and the messy scene really made him angry. Taking the reins of the horse from the hands of the guards, he turned over and got on the horse, gave an order, asked Lu Dai to clean up the aftermath, and then rode away, followed closely by the guards

The generals of Lu Dai bowed down to see each other, knowing that the lord was going to rush back to Wanling to ask the governor of Zhou for advice. When the smoke and dust were gone, Lu Dai shook his head, slowly walked to Lu Meng, who was crying on Deng Dang's corpse, and relayed Sun Ce's words in a low tone, and then comforted: "Ziming, the deceased is gone, the living are still alive, don't be too sad, get up first and change your clothes and armor, so as not to catch the cold." ”

Lu Meng didn't say a word, but the crying stopped, and Lu Dai also waited patiently for a long time before he opened his mouth, his voice was sluggish and hoarse, and he could hardly hear it: "Can General Dinggong ask the lord for instructions on his behalf, I want to join the army to avenge my eldest brother, and I implore the lord to fulfill it." After speaking, he raised his head, and his black and white eyes stared at Lu Dai's face.

"You...... Why bother? Lu Dai sighed, looked at the young man's determined expression, and finally did not persuade again, nodded and agreed.

Seeing this, Lu Meng collected his grief, stood up, and watched the corpses of the two soldiers Deng Dang carried away. Lu Dai also cleaned up the battlefield with a heavy heart.

Nearly half of the 3,000 sailors who fought in this battle suffered casualties, and less than one-third of the more than 200 warships remained.

Although at the beginning of the battle, Xu Sheng's hundreds of ships were also sunk or captured, but most of Xu Sheng's fleet that delayed time were bandits who were forcibly captured, and no matter how much loss there was, it would not be painful.

I wanted to make a good start, but it turned out to be so bleak, it's really depressing.

Hailing City.

"Father, father!" Chen Deng walked in a hurry, his face was pale, and he broke into his father Chen Qi's study in a hurry, and the maids who were waiting inside and outside the study were all dumbfounded, and said in his heart: The eldest young master has always been the most important demeanor, with the bearing of Mount Tai collapsing in front and his expression unchanged, what can make him panic, could it be that the hussars of Linhuai are coming?

"Let's all go down." Chen Qi was slightly unhappy, looked away from the book, waved his hand to signal the servants to retreat, and only the father and son were left in the room, then he looked at Chen Deng and asked, "Is there news?" Did Xu Wenxiang turn the tables on those rabble? Or is that Gan Xingba really brave and invincible, or is someone really from the sea? ”

"Father's expectation is not bad, Qingzhou's sea fleet is really here!"

Chen Deng said in a deep voice: "The speed of their ship is really terrifying, from the time Gao Tang issued the order to today, it has only been more than half a month, and the fleet of Qingzhou has rushed from the Bohai Sea to the river, this speed is really terrifying!" The child personally guarded the seashore for the past two days, and saw the ship with his own eyes, it was really huge and the loading capacity was extremely strong! What's even more terrifying is that their ship is equipped with more than a dozen bed crossbows! ”

"What?" Chen Qi has always behaved very calmly, and Zhizhu is holding it, but after listening to the last sentence, he stood up suddenly, and then his body shook back and forth a few times, as if he was about to fall, and asked in disbelief to confirm: "You really saw clearly?" ”

The child sent someone to follow from afar, and the Qingzhou sailor did not drive away, and witnessed the water battle in Niuzhuji...... Only the destruction can be described! ”

"How is that possible?" Chen Qi's face was bloody, and he sat down dejectedly: "Your grandfather only used it once when the Lingling incident was urgent, how could it leak out?" How did it leak? ”

Chen Deng understands his father's feelings, and one of the Chen family's constant reliance on Qingzhou hard top is the sailor, who is equipped with a bed crossbow on the ship, which can easily suppress the enemy who does not have such a sharp weapon. Originally, I thought that even if Qingzhou attacked in a big way, he could rely on the sailors to block it at Sheyang Lake, or fight and retreat, and flee to Jiangdong.

But before his own hole cards were turned over, he found that the enemy had a better one, more, and whoever changed would be hit hard. Although he can understand his father's state of mind, now is not the time to show the deep affection between father and son, and the future of the family is the most important.

"Father, the envoy of Qingzhou is still waiting in Sheyang City, how to reply, you have to make a decision quickly!"

"Rong Lao Fu thinks about it, Rong Lao Fu thinks about it......" Chen Jue's heart was in turmoil, where could he come up with an idea? (To be continued,