The sudden fire oil bomb looked misty and dazzling in the foggy sky. However, when they slammed into the Ninth Banner battleship, people suddenly realized that this was a terrible star!

The loud banging sound came and went between the boats, accompanied by bursts of exclamations and screams, resounding throughout the entire Daxingzhou waterway.

They were followed by thousands of long-poleed crossbow arrows. They shot out from the dense forest on the shore, knocking the warships in front of them into a splash of sawdust, and many rebel sailors were even directly pierced by arrows, killing them instantly.

For a moment, the oil missiles and giant crossbow arrows were like a storm, mercilessly washing the rebel warships that crowded the river.

The Ninth Banner was completely blinded. In the panic, although they also fought back, they responded in a hurry, and they were completely unable to pose any threat to the opponents on the shore. As time passed, more and more ships either caught fire or leaked and sank, and the losses of the Ninth Banner continued to increase.

Their lord finally came to his senses at this moment, and hurriedly ordered the fleet not to stay in the waterway in front of him, and rushed through Daxingzhou as soon as possible! However, his subordinates reminded him that outside the elbow in front of him was the main force of the naval division of the Zhenjiang Army, and running over was tantamount to sending him to death in vain.

"Then retreat!" The Lord General glared and roared: "We have been tricked, hurry up and get out of danger and return to Chizhou!" ”

With his order, the Ninth Banner fired arrows to counterattack on the north bank of the river, while turning the bow of the ship and heading in the direction it came.

But unexpectedly, just as they were about to return the same way, a large number of warships suddenly appeared at the bend of the upstream.

The so-called stern is a smaller, aggressive speedboat. The hull is long and narrow, extremely fast, the hull is covered with cowhide for fire and arrows, and the bow is equipped with an iron pestle, which is specially used to ram enemy ships in water battles, and is very destructive.

The men of the Ninth Banner took a closer look through the firelight, and found that the ships of the Zhenjiang Army had completely blocked the entire river bay, and the soldiers on the ship were shirtless, holding their swords and guns high, and were looking murderously at their side.

"Don't be afraid! It's all small boats, rushing over and sinking them! ”

"That's right! Fight your way out! ”

"The Zhenjiang Army is looking for death!"

The rebels shouted loudly, cheering each other on as they paddled hard toward the ship.

The sound of war drums suddenly came from the dense forest on the shore, and the sailors on the warship were slightly stunned when they heard it, and then they broke out with earth-shattering shouts of killing. They knew that it was the Second Army of Fire and the Fifth Army of the Great Stone who were cheering them on!

"Brethren! The army brothers are all looking at us, can you disgrace Daduhu?! ”

"Can't!"

"Zhenjiang Warriors—"

"Invincible in the world!"

With the shout, the array of warships suddenly moved, the oars flew up and down, and the warship was like a wild horse on the loose, following the river to meet the rebels.

In the blink of an eye, the rumbling crash sounded continuously, and the iron bows of the ships crashed into the hull of the enemy, stuck together.

The war drums on the shore are beating more and more densely and loudly at this time, and the passionate war drums fall heavily on the hearts of the sailors in the town, urging a murderous aura! Countless soldiers climbed the side of the enemy ship and directly boarded the ship to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Their task was clear: to stop the enemy here and give the Second Army, the Fifth Army and the trebuchet units a chance to completely destroy the enemy!

A large number of ships successfully stuck many large ships, and the large ships blocked the way of the ships behind them, and for a while, the bends in the upper reaches of the Daxingzhou waterway became chaotic and congested.

Originally, the Ninth Banner still had a chance to squeeze through the roadblock, but the Zhenjiang Navy Army boarded the ship and fought desperately, completely disrupting the enemy's thoughts. At this time, the rebels were in a bitter struggle, and could no longer bother to flee for the road.

Seeing this, the army in the dense forest hurriedly continued to fire fire oil bombs and giant crossbows, frantically hitting the rebel ships that were lagging behind.

Due to the thorough preparation, the long-range attacks of the Zhenjiang army were extremely intensive, and often a single salvo could ensure that seven or eight fireballs hit the enemy ship and ignited a raging fire. Therefore, the more time passed, the more heavy the losses of the Ninth Banner became, and in less than half an hour, the rebel fleet was lost by more than half, and it was almost impossible to support it.

At this critical moment, Luo Yuan commanded the main warships downstream to appear in the Daxingzhou waterway, and tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison:

"Surrender or kill! Surrender or kill! ”

With the shouting, the trebuchets and giant crossbows in the forest also stopped, and then the same earth-shattering sound sounded.

"Surrender or kill!"

After waiting for a while, a shout came from one of the ships of the Ninth Banner: "Stop fighting! We surrender! ”

"It's coming! It's coming! Several more followed.

As more and more warships decided to abandon the resistance, the rebel flagships eventually raised the white flag as well.

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"General, the enemy's fleet has been stopped at Shangbachi, and it has not moved!"

Listening to the news sent back by his subordinates, Guo Qifeng suddenly felt that the situation was a little bad: the Zhenjiang army was obviously coming to attack the Jiuzi Fortress, why did they suddenly stay in that place and stagnate? Could it be ......

He didn't dare to think of the worst, so he hurriedly ordered: "The whole army will change from defense to offense and advance in the direction of Shangbaxiao!" ”

"General, let's attack against the current, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!"

"What's wrong?" Guo Qifeng said angrily: "The marshal asked me to join forces with the Ninth Banner to attack the Zhenjiang army, what if I don't fight for a long time and delay the fighter?" ”

"The enemy is acting strangely, there may be some kind of conspiracy. If you rush to attack, it will be even more dangerous. General, why don't you ask Bao Shuai first, and see how he decides. ”

Guo Qifeng hesitated, feeling that it was really difficult to choose. He finally got Bao Yuchun's appreciation for capturing Zhao Shuo, and was ordered to command the battle, but if he ran back to ask Bao Shuai before the battle, wouldn't it seem that he was very incompetent?

But thinking about it on the other hand, the Zhenjiang army waited in Shangbaxiao unhurriedly, and spent so much time with himself, obviously there was some conspiracy, if he made a mistake in judgment and lost the battle, he would not be able to explain to Bao Yuchun.

So, should you send someone back?

Just when Guo Qifeng was in a dilemma, a reconnaissance boat suddenly came quickly, and the scouts on the ship couldn't wait to board the flagship, so they waved their hands and shouted from afar: "The enemy has moved!" The enemy has moved! The Zhenjiang Navy is rapidly approaching our army! ”

As soon as he heard this, Guo Qifeng suddenly came to his senses, and his previous hesitation was swept away.

Good! Li Jiangyao, Nie Xianzeng, as long as you are willing to come!

"Pass the military order! All on alert! Guo Qifeng pulled out his sword and shouted with great ambition: "Brothers! Bao Shuai is clever, as long as we hold the Zhenjiang army for an hour, the Ninth Banner will be able to go down the river and attack back and forth! When the time comes, capture Li Jiangyao alive and capture Nie Xianzeng alive! ”

"Capture Li Jiangyao alive! Capture Nie Xianzeng alive! ”

The rebels were stimulated by these words, raised their weapons, and kept shouting for peace.

In less than half an hour, the fog in the upper reaches of the river showed heavy sail shadows, and the tenth army of Zhenjiang Kunpeng arrived as scheduled.

Guo Qifeng was so excited that his whole body trembled slightly, and he repeatedly passed down orders, asking each battalion and each team to adjust back and forth and meet the enemy at any time.

Not long after, the Zhenjiang Army, which had taken advantage of the smooth sails, took the lead in launching an offensive. Sixty ships were divided into three groups and launched a tentative assault on the rebels downstream. Guo Qifeng is also a veteran in water warfare, and when he saw this, he immediately went-for-tat, and also sent three groups of warships with a similar number to engage in a fierce battle with the other party.

More than 100 big ships are coming and going on the river, fighting endlessly. Dense arrows flew through the air, mercilessly shooting at the sailors on the opposite side, while the sails were ignited by firearms and burned in the thick fog. The ship's broadside crashed and broke, the mast broke and toppled over, and the shouts mingled with the screams, even drowning out the roar of the drums of war.

Both sides are elite naval forces that are good at fighting, and their strength can be described as equal, but because the Zhenjiang army occupies the upper reaches, the situation is also better. In less than half an hour, at the cost of losing 12 warships, the Zhenjiang army successfully sank the opponent's 21 building boats and fighting ships, and steadily suppressed the three groups of rebels.

Guo Qifeng reacted quickly and immediately dispatched fifty new ships to join the battle. However, this new force did not enter directly, but divided into two teams and outflanked the Zhenjiang army along the banks of the river on both sides.

Due to the fog and the rebels' deliberate concealment intentions, it was not until the fifty warships were almost about to cross the position of the core battlefield that the Zhenjiang army suddenly became vigilant.

In order to prevent the brothers who were fighting fiercely from being copied by the enemy, twenty flywheel battleships jumped out of the formation and rushed straight to the enemy troops on the side like meteors.

Guo Qifeng really didn't expect that the warship could have such flexibility and speed, and in just a moment, the flywheel battleship intercepted the two rounding warships and strangled them fiercely.

In this way, the wide river was suddenly full of battlefields, and the shouts of killing were even better than before.

"General, looking at the enemy's posture, a general attack should be launched soon!"

Of course, Guo Qifeng knew the reminder from his subordinates. The Zhenjiang army has 600 warships in its hands, which is 100 more combat power than its own side, coupled with the terrain downstream, only a full-scale charge is the best choice.

And his biggest command difficulty today is to withstand the onslaught of the other party until the Ninth Banner arrives in time.

Seeing that the battle had reached this stage, Guo Qifeng bowed his head slightly, and passed on a new order: "The ships of the remaining battalions and teams will form an internal and external double ring formation, anchor and fix themselves, and prepare to resist the impact of the enemy!" ”

The order was delivered, and the rebel fleet immediately went into action. Two ring-shaped formations, one large and one small, appeared on the surface of the river, the huge anchor sank into the river, the hull of the ship was steady, and the sailors on the deck raised their shields and crossbow arrows, waiting for the big battle to come.

However, to all of them, the tentative battle on the river had been fought for more than an hour, but the main fleet of the Zhenjiang Army located upstream did not show the slightest sign of launching a general attack.

The giant ships stood silently in the distance, motionless.