In the seventeenth section, watching the "Feiyun" gradually move away, Wu Ming wiped a handful of blood stains from the corners of his mouth, silently adjusting his injuries, but his heart was faintly uneasy. I'm afraid there are about 500 to 600 people on the entire "Feiyun", but they were all wiped out by the other party? The ferocity of these Nanban navies can be seen. He inserted Chixiao into the sheath, turned to one of the soldiers, and said, "Order everyone to return to the original ship immediately, and be ready to respond at any time." ”

Although this "God of War" class ship is large, the Guards Battalion does not know how to steer, and no matter how good the technology of the Jiangnan Navy is, it will definitely take a while to adapt, and now that it is on the battlefield, what is lacking is time. If you stay on this ship and you don't even have the power, won't you become a real target?

The soldier nodded and said, "Order." Then he shouted all the way: "Your Excellency has an order, everyone will return to the ship immediately." ”

When he was far away, Wu Ming stepped on the blood-drenched deck and walked towards the other side of the ship. The deck was full of busy soldiers, and several veterans were looking for the stumps and broken arms of the war dead, carefully piecing together and putting them away. Because the battle was too fierce, the ground was full of debris, some of their own people, and more of them were Southern Barbarians. A few soldiers died in such a tragic condition that they couldn't be pieced together, but the veterans were still rummaging through the bloodstains. There are also two ** who are all dead together, and they still hold each other tightly after they die, and they can't be separated. Wu Ming's heart ached, and he didn't blame them for ignoring the military order and walking over by themselves.

When he walked to the other side, he saw Yang Yizheng leading a large group of recruits around several corpses and weeping silently. The string of the ship here was smashed by Ada's stick, and most of the soldiers of the Guards Battalion climbed up from here, so the battle was fiercest. Although this battle successfully captured the opponent's flagship, the Guards Battalion also lost more than 20 people, and when the battle began, it encountered such a fierce battle, even Wu Ming was a little unexpected. Moreover, the war dead also died extremely miserably, and most of the bodies were mutilated. The veterans were used to these things, so they could still rummage through the corpses in peace, but the recruits were terrified.

The three armies can take their commanders, but the horsemen cannot take their will. Recruits who have never been in battle can rush forward with their blood and courage when they go into battle, but the more they think about it after the battle, the more afraid they become. This is a difficult hurdle that all soldiers must overcome, and if this pass cannot be crossed, then this person will become more and more timid in the future, and eventually become a coward. These truths, in the "Twenty-four Questions on the Marching Strategy", repeatedly warned the general that the recruits must be allowed to pass this difficulty, otherwise it will be difficult to be of great use.

Wu Ming walked up to this group of recruits and said in a loud voice: "Brothers, you are doing well today, fighting bravely, at least you have not insulted the name of our guard battalion. When those recruits heard Wu Ming's words, they all raised their heads and looked over, and even some soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield in the distance rushed over to this side, and for a while, there were nearly two hundred people surrounding here. Wu Ming said to Yang Xiong, who rushed over: "Brother Yang, you went over and brought over that warrior who was inseparable from the enemy. ”

Yang Xiong glanced at Wu Ming in some surprise, but still nodded. Quickly ran over and lifted the bodies of the two together with a few veterans. I didn't think it just now, but now I realized that the two of them not only hugged each other tightly, but even the two weapons were in each other's bodies, and those veterans wanted to separate the two sides, for a while, where can it be? Wu Ming said in a loud voice: "Lizheng, salute all the sacrificed teammates." They are all warriors of my great man, and they are all good men who are fearless, and the fathers behind us will remember the names of each and every one of them. ”

Everyone stood as loose as their eyes began to light up. Wu Ming pulled out the red night and walked in front of the corpses of the two. Pointing at his sword, he said, "Did you see, if you hesitate on the battlefield, the enemy will mercilessly plunge the blade in your hand into your teammates' and even your body." Your every move will be related to the life and death of those around you, and the life and death of everyone on the battlefield may affect the entire battle situation. ”

He said as he crouched down. Holding the red night in his hand, he slowly and unswervingly cut into the middle of the two corpses. Chixiao was incomparably sharp, and Wu Ming skillfully cut through the middle of the two, and cut off the southern barbarians from his own soldiers alive like a cook. The soldier's body was not injured in the slightest, but the Nanban soldier was divided into several large pieces. He lifted the bloody half of the Nanban soldier's body, raised it up, and said: "Brothers, on the battlefield, either you die or I die. If we retreat even a bit, these southern barbarians will take advantage of the situation to go north, endangering their homeland, as well as the safety of their parents, wives and children. Will you agree? ”

Everyone looked at each other, and then looked fixedly at the corpse that Wu Ming was carrying. Although the corpse was dead, it was cut into several pieces by Chixiao, and the dark red blood on it flowed down his arm, like a terrifying earthworm. Those soldiers were still afraid at first, and when they heard Wu Ming say this, they suddenly let out a neat shout in a low voice: "Don't agree." ”

"So, when the national disaster is at hand, where will we, as a warrior, go?"

Everyone let out another neat shout: "Fight! ”

"Fight! War! War! ……”

The voice grew louder and louder, and more and more neat. It gradually became a trend of overwhelming mountains and seas, soaring into the sky. Wu Ming held back the disgusting feeling in his heart and threw the corpse on the deck. Most of these new martial artists have passed the first hurdle, and once this fear is overcome, all they need to accumulate in the future is the experience of fighting and saving their lives on the battlefield.

Seeing these soldiers gradually disperse from the deck, Yang Yi suddenly ran over and saluted, "Thank you, my lord." His face was pale, and he still had his usual demeanor, and even his hair was stuck together with blood, but his eyes were indescribably determined.

Wu Ming sighed, naturally knowing what he thanked himself. He waved his hand and said a little dejectedly: "Let's go, hurry up and get off the boat." In the future, there may also be a second butcher like the original White Tiger Zheng Zhao Fei among them. He provoked the fierce flames hidden in the hearts of these martial artists, but he really didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

As soon as he returned to the ship, the soldier on the lookout exclaimed: "My lord, it's not good, the enemy has changed the flagship." They were hurrying north, and it seemed that they wanted to fight again. ”

"What?"

Wu Ming was taken aback, just now there was a short-handed encounter, and both sides suffered heavy losses. Watching the other party gradually move away, he thought that he had captured the other party's flagship, and these southern barbarians would definitely have to give up, knowing that the other party was actually ready to fight again. But the other side still has a flagship to change, but even the main general is in the hands of the other party, and now he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, how can this battle be fought again?

He was so anxious that he couldn't help but observe the situation at sea. With the retreat of the enemy, all the ships on the Eastern Han side were empty. On the side of the Guards Battalion, Zuo Wei and Yang Xiong and others only listened to their own commands, even if the orders of the "Feiyun" were conveyed through Guò, so it didn't look unusual. But the other ships were whirling around the sea like headless flies, and they were all gone. There were even a few ships that had lost Yan zhòng, seeing that there was no one to command, had become cowardly, and were breaking away from the large army and speeding towards the shore.

If the other side makes another large-scale attack, without even having to take action, the other side may be defeated on its own.

But what now?

Yang Yi hurriedly said in the back: "My lord, hurry up and raise the order flag." According to the Provisional Emergency Decree for Naval Warfare. If your commander dies in battle or falls overboard, the next subordinate general should assume the command. Now that General Zhuge doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, we have to rush to power. ”

Wu Ming naturally understands this thing, but he doesn't even have the experience of commanding and fighting on land, let alone commanding tens of thousands of people in naval battles. As soon as he heard Yang Yi say this, he couldn't help but hesitate. At this time, Ge Yi also came over and said, "My lord, come up with an idea." Otherwise, everyone will be scattered, and it will be more dangerous to wait for the southern barbarians to kill them. ”

Wu Ming gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly: "Okay, raise the command flag immediately." The order was given, and all the ships came closer to our ship. Yang Yi also breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and ran to direct these soldiers to change the command flag. When the command flag was raised, all the Han warships seemed to have found the backbone, and before the flag speaker gave the order, they had already quickly approached this side.

"Uhh At the sound of the horn, they lined up in a neat anti-goose formation and slowly pressed towards the Han warships that had not yet been assembled.

In the scuffle just now, many ships were reduced in crew, and their speed was greatly affected. However, the Nanban naval battle was skillful and reorganized. In just a short time, the soldiers on the reduced ships were assigned to other ships. So now there are less than 200 Nanban warships, but the combat power is 100%, on the other hand, on the Han army's side, although it seems that there are still nearly 300 warships, but a large part of the warships are Yan zhòng, and even navigation is a problem, let alone killing the enemy.

Wu Ming was suddenly in a hurry, now that the Han army has not even formed a good formation, how can he meet the enemy? Once these southern barbarians are allowed to rush into their camp in a boat, won't they immediately cause chaos? Just when he didn't know what to do, Yang Yi next to him said: "My lord, General Xie Kun is invited to fight." ”

This time, the Eastern Han reinforcements were divided into three parts, and the main force was the Storm Army led by Zhuge Fei. There were about 20,000 people, all of whom were on huge ships that were convenient for sea navigation, the longest "Feiyun" was more than 20 zhang long, and most of the others were more than 10 zhang long. This time they fought hand-to-hand with the Southern Barbarians, and they were also the main force. When the "Feiyun" was lost, they lost their assertiveness and became a mess. The remaining 8,000 people, except for Wu Ming's 3,000 guard battalion, are the 5,000 Jiangnan naval army led by Xie Kun.

These 5,000 Jiangnan naval troops are also the same as the guard battalion, although they have lost their flagship, but they have their own commanders, and they will not panic. But Wu Ming frowned and said in a low voice: "General Xie Kun? Can he lead people to intercept him now? ”

Wu Ming's worries are not unreasonable. The warships of the Jiangnan Navy are all river boats, which are relatively short, and once the two sides approach, the other side will be high and low, and the hand-to-hand combat will be very disadvantageous.