Although the attack distance of the catapult commanded by Liu Ye can be doubled, being able to hit Huang Zu's core battleship means that the two sides are already very close. In a water battle with thousands of warships and more than ten miles of continuous battles, it means that it is already a hand-to-hand battle.

At a normal speed, in a few moments, the main fleet of the Jiangdong Army would enter the attack range of Huang Zu's catapults.

However, just after Liu Ye's fifth round of attacks was issued and the stones flew out, the fleet of the Jiangdong Army suddenly changed course and passed by Huang Zu's catapult attack range at an extremely fast speed, leaving Huang Zu, who was already ready to face the battle head-on, out of anger.

This is a naked contempt for himself, how can Huang Zu endure it any longer.

"Shoot back!" Huang Zu roared and ordered.

The soldiers who had been prepared immediately took action, and in an instant, a large number of stones attacked the warships of the Jiangdong Army.

Although the small catapults could not attack the medium-sized building ships of the Jiangdong Army, there were still a large number of small building ships and fighting ships in between, and there were always unlucky ones who were hit, injured, or sunk, causing a wave of chaos.

And Huang Zu's flagship, the only large building ship, is loaded with medium-sized catapults, and the attack range is far greater than that of small catapults, which can pose a threat to the medium-sized building ships of the Jiangdong Army. But after all, there is only one large building ship, and there are only 12 medium-sized catapults loaded, and the attack density is far less than that of the large number of small catapults.

Of course, Huang Zu didn't have such good luck, the first wave of twelve catapults, not a single stone bullet hit the Jiangdong Army's medium-sized building ship, only hit the auxiliary vehicle by mistake, hit a boat, directly destroyed the small boat, and sank to the bottom of the river after a while. And the sailors on the boat, no matter how good the water is, it is difficult to survive in such a battle formation.

Zhou Yu naturally would not let Huang Zu counterattack, and was constantly directing the movement of the fleet, always keeping a certain distance from Huang Zu, just outside the attack range of the small catapult. Liu Ye, on the other hand, has been constantly directing catapults to attack Huang Zu's medium-sized building ship.

The smaller building ships and fighting ships that are closer to each other suppress each other's warships with bows and arrows, and kill the enemy to consume the living force of the naval army; The ships and ships at the forefront, once they get close, are engaged in battle. Under the dual threat of catapults and bows and arrows, these pioneers took on the most dangerous tasks. It was their generosity to die that ensured that Zhou Yu of the Chinese army could mobilize the navy according to his own intentions.

A quarter of an hour later, one of Huang Zujun's medium-sized ships was badly damaged, and it was no longer able to stay in the battle formation, and was forced to withdraw from the pursuit. After another half-hour of confrontation, three more medium-sized ships in Huang Zu's army withdrew, and one of them gradually sank before it even had time to evacuate the battlefield.

This was the first medium-sized building ship to sink since the beginning of the battle, which was different from the previous crushing of Huang Zu with superior forces, and it was a huge progress for the Jiangdong naval army.

Of course, the Jiangdong Army was not without losses, in the constant movement, once Huang Zu raided once, instantly pulled the distance down to a very close point, and the small catapult was finally included in the attack range of the medium-sized building ship, causing one medium-sized building ship to withdraw with serious injuries and two lightly injured. And in the same way, Huang Zu paid an even greater price, and the sinking medium-sized building ship was severely damaged in this raid.

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Another hour, after dozens of miles of sailing, the two sides have presented a situation of confrontation between the north and the south, Huang Zu lost the favorable situation upstream, plus the losses in the war far exceeded the Jiangdong army, the attack and defense have been mutually exchanged, Zhou Yu finally took the initiative in the war.

The river flowed eastward, and in this short period of time, I don't know how many people's lives were swallowed.

As the war continues, it will not end easily without distinguishing between winners and losers.

For Huang Zu, this was a battle of shame, and only by defeating the Jiangdong Army in the water battle could he have a chance to hold Jiangxia and ensure the smooth operation of the war in Jingnan; And for Zhou Yu, he only has this one chance, although Liu Ye is very strong, but if Huang Zu is on guard, he will naturally be able to find a way to deal with it, only this surprise will be the most likely to defeat Huang Zu, if he can't make a contribution this time, the next battle will be a stalemate.

Both sides have reasons to win, but there is only one winner.

"We can't continue to fight in motion, otherwise, the high morale aroused by sinking the enemy ships in the early stage will gradually subside, and Huang Zu will gradually adjust his previous mistakes and become more difficult." On top of the flagship, Zhou Yu thought to himself, "Only by giving him hope of defeating himself as soon as possible can Huang Zu let go and find an opportunity." ”

Just do it when you think of it, this is Zhou Yu's style. At the place where the flag waved, in the next period of time, the battleships scattered on the river were fighting, and they were constantly moving closer to Zhou Yu's Chinese army.

"A head-to-head showdown is coming." Many thought to themselves.

Huang Zu naturally "perceived" Zhou Yu's intentions, but he thought that because he had lost a few warships before, Zhou Yu was carried away by the good record and wanted to defeat him head-on. This is what Huang Zu was looking forward to, he thought that the Jiangxia Naval Army was stronger than Jiangdong, and once he had a head-on battle, he would quickly defeat the Jiangdong Army. So while Zhou Yu was preparing, Huang Zu also began to assemble the battleships and prepare for the decisive battle.

When the two sides concentrated their warships, Liu Feng's eyes saw that there were many fewer than when they first met, although they were still all over the river.

The rumbling war drums sounded, and the fleet lined up rushed towards the Jiangxia army, and at the same time, Huang Zu also made the same decision, living on a large building ship to give orders, ordering the navy to meet the enemy, and opened a frontal "decisive battle".

But the truth is often unexpected.

The small catapults in Zhou Yu's army far exceeded Huang Zu's attack distance, and when they closed to a certain distance, they began to press Huang Zu's battleship one-sidedly, pouring the few remaining stones into Huang Zu's Chinese army in a short time, and then knocked the two damaged medium-sized building ships out of the battle formation.

And when Liu Feng's main battleship finally entered the range of Huang Zu's catapult, before Huang Zu could give the order to attack, suddenly, Huang Zu saw a rain of fire flying up from the battleship of the Jiangdong Army and falling into his battle formation.

"Rocket Sky Attack", this is one of Zhou Yu's exclusive skills, and when fighting on the water, it is even more powerful, especially for warships.

This is Zhou Yu's other hole card after Liu Ye.

The attack range of the bow and arrow is naturally not as good as that of the catapult, even with Zhou Yu's commander bonus. But unlike catapults, there are plenty of bows and arrows.

Fighting on the water, with bows and arrows first, is not false. And the arrows that add fire are the natural enemies of wooden ships.

Almost instantly, the Jiangxia Navy was in chaos.