The noise continued until dawn. Although the captain of the "water ghost" team of Dongwu and his entourage were killed by the Jingzhou sailors on the scout ship on the spot, two or three people still escaped temporarily.

However, these two or three men only escaped temporarily, and the sound of gunfire was the sound of alarms, and the small boats that were searching for the enemy around heard the gunfire like sharks smelling blood, and swarmed towards them.

Those things that can dive for a few hours are legends after all, or with the help of special diving tools, the "water ghosts" who fled in a hurry did not have time to use any diving tools, no matter how good their underwater skills were, they must eventually lose their breath.

When they had to surface for a breath, they were horrified to find that they were stared at a dense array of bows and arrows and fire ~ guns.

This is an era that does not need heroes, whether it is an individual hero or a team hero, when encountering a weapon that exceeds the millennium of this era, there is only one end - to die in aggrieved form.

The Soochow fleet on the opposite side heard the commotion here for half a night, and they were not calm, and from time to time some soldiers wanted to come out to find out, but they were strictly ordered by the officers not to leave the cabin. Ling Lie, Zhang Cheng and other high-ranking generals gathered on the flagship's "Feilu" and watched the situation from afar with binoculars.

They didn't close their eyes all night, their spirits were highly stressed, there was no way, this operation was almost their last hope, if they messed up, they didn't dare to think about the consequences. It was calm at first, and they all thought that the plan was going smoothly.

Who knows, then the lights suddenly brightened over there, and then there was the rumbling of cannons, and their hearts sank directly to the bottom, and they knew that the traces of the "water ghost team" must have been discovered by the enemy.

Then there was the earth-shattering noise, and when they saw so many small boats roaming around the six giant warships, they knew that the enemy must be searching for their "water ghosts".

The people present were so hated that they couldn't wait to go into battle in person to repel the enemy and rescue the elite of the Eastern Wu Naval Army. However, they had no choice but to watch as the "water ghosts" were found one by one and shot dead in the water.

Ling Lie also pinched the ※dǐng※diǎn※小※ said,.■.□os_(); fist, he even wanted to order the fleet to shell that side and blow up the enemy ships. Fortunately, Zhang Cheng persuaded him with great difficulty.

He also understands that it is definitely not a good idea to have an artillery battle with the other side now. First, their own artillery shells may accidentally injure those "water ghosts" who are trying to escape for their lives, and second, through the two days of artillery battles, they know that their own firepower is more than a step weaker than that of the other side, and they are not opponents of the other side at all, and they can only increase the casualties of the fleet.

As a general, what a sad and aggrieved thing to watch his subordinates being slaughtered, but he was helpless. Ling Lie kept sending and urging the boat to approach the defense line to meet the "Water Ghost Team", but there was no news.

The dinghy that went to pick it up had even penetrated deep into the reef area, but it still hadn't

News of the "Water Ghost Squad". They didn't dare to go any further, otherwise they would be discovered by the enemy, and when the time came, let alone pick up the "water ghost team", I am afraid that even they themselves would not be able to escape.

Waiting until dawn, the news came back from the boat that was receiving them at the front line that no "water ghost" team members had been found. When this bad news came, Ling Lie directly sat in his seat with a fart~ slump, he knew in his heart that he had not been able to come back yet, and these elites of the Dongwu Navy in his hands were probably more than lucky.

Zhang Cheng also sighed dejectedly, but he still said to Ling Lie with a strong spirit: "I'm afraid the general will have to prepare early." ”

Ling Lie didn't look back, and replied mechanically, "What do you mean, sir?" ”

Zhang Chengdao: "Since our operation failed, the Jingzhou Navy will definitely make some moves today." "It's easy to understand, what would you do if you were hit in the face? Most people's reaction was to call back.

Last night, he sent someone to attack the large warship of the Jingzhou Navy Army, according to Guan Gong's violent temper and proud character, it would be good if he didn't provoke people, and there were still people who dared to provoke him, so it was strange that he didn't retaliate.

Ling Lie also understood when he heard Zhang Cheng say this, and asked weakly: "What Mr. Nayi said, what actions will they make?" ”

"It's hard to say, the reef area is blocking the advance of their large warships, and it stands to reason that it is impossible for them to abandon the large warships and only send small warships to attack us. According to Cheng, the most likely thing is that they will speed up the clearing of the reef. In addition, it is necessary to prevent them from launching mine attacks and night attacks. Zhang Chengdao.

Just as the Dongwu Navy was in full swing to deal with the retaliation of the Jingzhou Navy Army, the Jingzhou Navy also began to quietly carry out actions. First of all, the six large cement battleships that returned upstream yesterday have returned to the front line, making the front line once again enough for twelve giant battleships.

Then came the moment when the "water ghosts" team came out. After all, the clean-up of the reef depends on underwater bombs, and the work of arranging underwater bombs can only be done by the "water ghosts".

This morning, Guan Gong received a report from the front line, and he was indeed furious, and smashed the case with one palm. The idea that those miscellaneous pieces of Eastern Wu dared to fight their own warships was really unbearable for uncles and aunts, and our second uncle Guan immediately asked the soldiers and horses to go to the Eastern Wu people to settle accounts.

Fortunately, the advisors and generals under his command dissuaded him one after another, saying that he should put up with this breath for the time being, and when the reef was cleared, he would definitely let the Dongwu people repay it twice.

After all, the current Guan Gong is not the same Guan Gong as before, after experiencing setbacks, he has been reborn, at least he can listen to the persuasion of others. Besides, in this night attack of the Dongwu people, the Jingzhou Navy did not suffer any substantial damage, but the elite "water ghosts" who came to attack the other side were all wiped out.

As a result, Guan Gong quickly suppressed the anger in his heart and decided to carry out the original plan, but he ordered the front line to speed up the implementation of the plan and clear the reef as much as possible.

This reef belt, which cost the whole country of Eastern Wu to build, is indeed a chasm between Eastern Wu and Jingzhou, and it is also a thorn in Guan Gong's mind. If this obstacle is not removed, the powerful combat power accumulated by the Jingzhou Navy over the years will not be able to grow ~ drive ~ straight ~ into the waters of Dongwu, and it will not be able to destroy the powerful weapon of the Dongwu Dynasty - the Navy Army in one fell swoop.

No matter what kind of victory is achieved on land, if the Soochow naval army cannot be destroyed, the Soochow will not be destroyed. This is the main reason why all the generals advised Guan Gong to clear the reef as originally planned. Guan Gong apparently knew about this, so he finally agreed to continue with the original plan, clearing the reef first, and then launching a full-scale attack on Soochow.

Last night, many sailors on the six cement giant ships were dispatched to search for the "water ghosts" of Soochow, and everyone was very sleepy after a night's trouble, so during the day, many people went to make up for sleep. However, the "water ghost team" of the Jingzhou Navy Army did not dispatch last night, just to preserve its strength and keep it for now.

No, as soon as the morning dawned, the "water ghosts" of the Jingzhou Navy Army all went out and dived into the water to install underwater bombs. Of course, this work is not easy, and in an era of extremely rudimentary equipment, this kind of underwater operation is very testing for people.