In just a few days, the Jiangnan area was disturbed by the sudden appearance of a small group of Zhenjiang troops.

In Hangzhou, Xuanzhou, Changzhou, and Huzhou, rebels were mobilized one after another and were ready to fight. This also includes the naval fleet located in Jingkou.

Commander Han Lin was appointed by Bao Yuchun as the commander-in-chief here, so he naturally did not dare to be careless, and hurriedly strengthened the vigilance of the Jingkou battalion, and asked Yao Mingjie, who had made meritorious contributions, to lead a thousand light armor to climb high and deploy defenses in the area of Nanshan in Jingkou.

It didn't take long for the scouts in front to bring back the latest news, that the Zhenjiang army had crossed Maoshan and appeared near the Tongji River, apparently heading for the Changzhou Baggage Battalion. Not only that, but they also broke out two fierce battles with the Jin army in the direction of Changzhou, and the attack momentum was extremely fierce.

At present, Changzhou has begun to assemble a large army, and the men and horses of several nearby state capitals are also rushing there one after another, preparing to encircle and annihilate the opponent in the area east of the Tongji River.

Hearing this report, Han Lin and Yao Mingjie both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The forces in their hands are mainly surface ships, and there are very few troops capable of conducting land battles, and if the other side really comes to their side, I am afraid that the situation will be very bad.

However, now it's finally good, the target of the Zhenjiang Army is Changzhou, not Jingkou, and whether they love to die or not has nothing to do with the water army.

Yao Mingjie sent someone back to ask Han Lin if he could consider withdrawing the Nanshan defense line. In this weather, the mosquitoes in the mountains are so poisonous that the night is painful.

Han Lin hesitated slightly, but finally nodded in agreement. Yao Mingjie is the deputy general of the navy, his position is originally higher than him, and he is the brother-in-law of Bao Shuai, if it weren't for Yao Mingjie being punished for his defeat before, he would not have become the temporary boss of the deputy general.

Therefore, Han Lin still has to give the face that should be given.

Yao Mingjie got the approval of the commander, and immediately called the soldiers and horses down the mountain, and the sentry posts originally set up on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountain were all evacuated.

However, he never expected that when he returned to Shuizhai with his subordinates, Li Jiangyao was leading his troops to secretly approach Nanshan.

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"Dadu Hu, it's been investigated. Half an hour earlier, the rebels on the hill had all returned to camp, and even the sentry posts had been removed. ”

Li Jiangyao nodded: "It seems that the first battalion fought well on the other side of the Tongji River, and the illusion created by the enemy has worked." Send a squad to the south, ready to pick up a battalion at any time. ”

"Yes! Dadu Hu, when will we act on our side? ”

"According to the previous plan, you will send people to the bank of the river to ascend the heavenly lantern," Li Jiangyao ordered: "As soon as the Tenth Army on the opposite side responds, we will immediately attack." ”

The lieutenant of the fourth battalion said yes and turned to leave.

Li Jiangyao stood on the hillock, looking out to the north. Under the dark and dreary night, the river stretches for thousands of miles, sweeping and boundless.

The rebel water village on the south bank of the river is like a sleeping beast, quietly defenseless.

Not long after, a few paper lanterns suddenly rose on the riverside, fluttering into the sky. Li Jiangyao used his internal strength, focusing all his energy on his eyes, staring at the opposite bank farther away.

After about a stick of incense, a few faint bits of light also appeared on the north side of the watery river, slowly rising into the night sky.

It's done!

Li Jiangyao was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly called the captains of the fourth and fifth battalions: "The Tenth Army has received a signal that the general offensive is about to begin!" You listen to my arrangement, at dawn, the fourth battalion will raid the gate of the water village, and the fifth battalion will attack the military port wharf, leaving no reserves, and the battle will be a decisive battle, understand? ”

"Understood!" The two lieutenants replied loudly.

To be able to follow Li Jiangyao and fight and kill the enemy under his personal command, the officers and men of the Fifth Army were already excited, not to mention going to attack the defenseless rebels, even if there was a sea of swords and a sea of fire and an abyss in front of them, the soldiers of the two battalions would not hesitate to charge!

Die for the protection of most of the capital, this life is worth it!

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Knock Knock Knock –

The sound of the drums of war suddenly came from the surface of the river, and for a moment it was difficult to tell where the drums were beating.

The only thing that is certain is that there is more than one side of the war drum, if not more than a hundred!

The dense drum beat was deafening and roaring, as if the entire river was instantly awakened. In the darkness, the sails were heavily shadowed, and countless giant warships fell to the ground like dark clouds, oppressing.

"Enemy attack! Alert! Alert! ”

Han Lin woke up in a panicked shout, and without even putting on his armor, he rushed out of the tent directly, shouting angrily, "Don't mess up! What the hell is going on? ”

His subordinates turned pale and pointed to the river and shouted, "My lord, the enemy fleet! ”

Needless to say, Han Lin had already seen it at this time, and he asked in amazement, "So many ships?!" Where did they come from? ”

"Over there at the mouth of the canal!" His subordinates reported: "The enemy moved too fast, and the twenty-five warships guarding the mouth of the river were all sunk before they could even give warnings!" ”

Han Lin didn't have time to explore why the twenty-five big ships collapsed so easily, he had to make the most reasonable response now, and that was to face the battle!

At this time, Deputy General Yao Mingjie also ran to the front in a panic while sorting out his clothes. He asked the same question as Han Lin: "Why are there so many enemy ships?" Where did they come from. ”

Han Lin didn't care about answering him, and he couldn't answer him, so he hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense." General Yao, hurry up and board the ship and take your men to stop the enemy! ”

"Good, good." Yao Mingjie nodded again and again, turned around and ran towards the battleship.

At this time, the Shuizhai Wharf was already in chaos, and the warships of the Zhenjiang Army had already rushed to such a close place, and they could take the lead in launching an offensive in a blink of an eye, and it would be a little later, let alone face the battle, just waiting to be beaten and put out the fire.

Seeing that Yao Mingjie's fleet gradually sailed away from the dock, Han Lin felt a little settled in his heart, and he was about to organize his subordinates to go out of the port to fight, but he didn't expect an earth-shattering shouting to kill suddenly erupt in the direction behind him.

"Long live my emperor, kill!"

Immediately after, arrows flew sideways, figures flashed, and countless Zhenjiang troops swooped out of the darkness, and in a blink of an eye, they killed the sentry in front of the gate of the water village.

The crisis of being attacked by the enemy in the abdomen and back instantly broke the last psychological defense line of the rebels. Everyone didn't know how many people came over on the other side, and they didn't know how they surrounded themselves, but everyone knew very well in their hearts that if they didn't run, they might not be able to run away!

Han Lin also fell into a deep entanglement at this time. When he shouldn't have hesitated, he hesitated, not knowing whether to deal with the threat on the river with all his might, or desperately block the attack from behind.

"My lord, the enemy is coming, get on board! Safe on board! ”

The words of his subordinates immediately reminded Han Lin, and he came back to his senses and hurriedly beckoned the soldiers to get on the boat. They are a navy, and only the battleship is the most reassuring place.

As soon as the Lord took the lead, the others did not think much about it, and no one wanted to stay and die for others, so everyone scrambled to climb onto the warship, untie the cables, raise the sails, and flee to the river.

However, Oe is not a safe haven. On the contrary, at this time, the river has long been turned into a purgatory on earth.

The entire Kunpeng Tenth Army was dispatched, and 400 large warships fanned around the entire military port wharf. Nie Xianzeng was worried about Li Jiangyao's safety, and gave the whole army a death order:

Rush into the harbor! Respond to most of the protection! Who dares to stand in our way and smash it directly!

Hearing that the commander was on the other side and was in danger of being besieged, the Tenth Army immediately rushed to the Shuizhai Wharf as if it was crazy, killing Han Lin, Yao Mingjie and other rebels who almost doubted their lives.

I've seen people who don't want to die in battle, but I've never seen people who don't want to die like this.

The mobility and attack power of the new flywheel warships are on full display at this time, they are extremely fast, and they turn flexibly, and the dozen or so giant crossbows in the bow and sides of the ship are even more unreasonable. Wherever the battleships passed, the rebel ships were scattered with broken wood and destroyed.

In less than an hour, the victory and defeat on the battlefield were divided.

On the river, hundreds of rebel warships are slowly sinking, and countless sailors are struggling in the water with wooden planks; On land, the military fortress and dock have been completely occupied by the Zhenjiang army, and the surviving rebels have all disarmed and surrendered.

Han Lin took more than 170 boats that were still intact, took advantage of the chaos to break out of the encirclement of the Tenth Army, and desperately fled downstream along the river bank.

Nie Xianzeng jumped on the dock on the bridge board, and asked the soldiers of the Fifth Army where most of the guards were, Li Jiang saw him from afar, waved his hand and shouted: "Xianzeng, here!" Come here! ”

Seeing that Dadu Hu was safe and sound, Nie Xianzeng finally put his heart in his stomach, and hurriedly ran to the front: "I am ordered to answer the order, see my lord!" ”

"Good work." Li Jiangyao nodded with satisfaction: "I have been watching the battle from the lookout on the shore just now, watching you beat the rebel fleet." The 10th Army fought valiantly and deserves praise. However, this chapter is still a bit chaotic, so I just lowered my head and rushed to the shore, letting go of many enemy ships. ”

Nie Xianzeng's old face turned red, and he was about to explain, but Li Jiangyao raised his hand to stop him, and continued: "I know in my heart that the soldiers are concerned about my safety, so they desperately moved closer to the dock so that they could rescue me in time. But I still need to remind you that as the commander-in-chief, you can be a little more composed. For example, organize an assault fleet to rush into the military port, while other warships hold their positions and prevent the enemy from escaping. I think you actually know all these rules of war, but it's only because of me that you're a little busy. ”

Nie Xianzeng nodded convincingly: "Dadu Hu is right, I only thought about receiving you, but I forgot to deploy all my troops, so that I let the enemy go, and I asked Dadu to protect and punish you." ”

Li Jiangyao laughed loudly and patted the other party's shoulder: "You won a big battle, it's too late for me to reward you, how can you be punished?" The enemy runs away and runs, and next time you beat him hard. ”

"Yes! I will beat them up next time! Nie Xian raised his voice in response.

At this time, his subordinates came to report that the first battalion, which was previously responsible for confusing and containing the enemy, had successfully returned to the team, and it was only four or five miles away from Shuizhai, and it was there in a blink of an eye.

Li Jiangyao was overjoyed when he heard this, and waved his hand: "Brothers, get on the boat, let's return to the camp in triumph!" ”