"By the way, the wind is too good today, and the water is sailing, so that all the fleets will drop their sails, and they don't need to be too fast if they have already caught up with the Zhou army. ”

"Yes. ”

Zheng Yanhua was also accustomed to Lin Renzhao's caution, and did not say anything else. However, Zheng Yanhua hoped to fight with the Zhou army, they all stood stupidly on the shore, and the fleet shot arrows in the river, killing them all one by one...... It is also unlikely.

Although the navy is strong, it is only on the water, and it is impossible to go ashore to fight the Zhou army in close combat. If the Zhou army encounters a naval fleet, it will definitely retreat from the river bank, and no matter how far the bow and arrow will be, it will not be able to shoot. Even if they camped not far from the river bank, the navy could not do anything about them.

So this time, their main task was just to keep the Zhou army from approaching the river and block the route of the Zhou army's withdrawal. Although it seems to be a boat to go out to play, but in fact, the effect is very large, as long as the Zhou army cannot withdraw to the west of the Huai River, they will not be able to leave the Southern Tang territory, and they will be killed no matter how the time comes.

Zheng Yanhua immediately commanded several people to convey Lin Renzhao's order, and he did not leave himself. However, soon the speed of the boat slowed down, and at the same time, I slowly saw the camp of Da Zhou, and they were really camped on the bank of the river.

When the fleet passed through the river, the people in the Great Zhou military camp came out of the camp to observe, and everyone was shocked, watching this large army of nearly a thousand ships passing through the river in an endless stream, after seeing this scene, what the Zhou soldiers were thinking in their hearts may only be known to themselves.

'Boom~~~'

Suddenly, a sky-high flame lit up the night sky, as if the entire river was on fire, and not far in front of it, the flames were frighteningly high, directly cutting off the river.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

The fleet was moving along the water, unable to stop for the time being, and the front of the fleet seemed to be blocked by something, and the warships crashed forward one by one. Dozens of warships were jammed together, and the warships behind were still moving forward.

It didn't take long for someone to report back.

"Lord Lin, it's not good. ”

"Stop talking nonsense, fast news. ”

"Suddenly there were rows of wooden stakes in the middle of the river, which stood diagonally side by side, and the hull of the ship could not move after hitting these stakes, and the stakes were so sharp that the hull of many warships was broken. The number of rows of wooden piles like this is extremely large and dense, and the road ahead is completely blocked. ”

No one thought that the road ahead would be blocked in the river, and it was in such a big river as the Huai River. How is this possible? How much work is required for this? When did Zhou Jun do these things?

"What about fire, what about fire?"

"These wooden stakes are not much out of the water, and Zhou Jun put a lot of wooden planks on them, and a lot of straw and firewood are piled on top of the wooden stakes, all of which are coated with fire oil, and even if there is water, they can be burned. The nearest ships have already begun to burn, and all the ships are jammed. ”

The herald's intelligence was very accurate, and his expression was anxious. If we don't act quickly, I'm afraid that the ships will be burned like the Battle of Red Cliffs, because all the ships are clogged together, and this fire alone can wipe them all out.

"It's not good, Chai Rong's goal at the beginning was our army's sailor. Li Congjia said: "Withdraw quickly, withdraw quickly." ”

Going down the river, there are no slender men, and it is not easy for the fleet to be so dense that it is not easy to row back with oars. Today's wind is coming down the water, and it is impossible to turn the ship around with the force of the wind.

"Get down the oars and beat the drums, and quickly retreat. ”

As he was talking, suddenly the sky was full of fire meteors, and huge burning objects fell from the sky. Only then did they discover that the Zhou army was attacking with catapults. Countless catapults threw burns again and again, sometimes stones.

The fleet was once again seriously attacked, which made Lin Renzhao stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what to do at all. After so many years of fighting on the water, I have never encountered such a situation.

"To the west, first to the west. Lin Renzhao said: "Stay farther away from their catapults, so that they won't hit." ”

Lin Renzhao made a decisive decision, and the drumming on the boat immediately changed. Because the fleet is huge, orders are generally conveyed by the sound of drums. With the sound of drums, all the ships of the fleet immediately moved slowly to the west. In the water, the boat moves forward very fast, but the speed of translation from side to side is very slow, and it will not only move westward but also continue to move forward with all the oars.

Fireballs and stones flying from the west also fell, and because it was very dark, no one noticed that there were also Great Zhou troops west of the Huai River, and these people also used catapults.

Flanking from the left and right, the fleet was useless in the middle of the river, only to be beaten. I have never encountered such a passive situation, although there are also long-range attack weapons on the ship, but if you fight with Zhou Jun, there is no chance of winning at all. They are catapults, and there are only crossbows on them, and the range is not so far.

"Newspaper~"

"What's the matter?" Lin Renzhao roared angrily at the soldiers who came to give orders, so frightened that the soldiers didn't dare to speak at all.

"Yes...... The same stakes appeared in the rear of our troops. ”

"How is it possible? ”

The soldier replied: "The stakes are designed to move in a way, so that when the ship passes, there is no resistance to the stakes, and when the tide is against the trend, they cannot pass. ”

"There is still such a thing...... Lin Renzhao was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, but at this time he had no choice. Watching the Spitfire meteors fall one by one and smash on top of his fleet ships, the heartache is indescribable. He had never suffered such a huge blow, and Lin Renzhao couldn't think of a way for a while. If you are at sea, you can abandon the ship and escape, but it is impossible to even abandon the ship in the river.

Li Congjia and Huangfu Jixun looked at this scene stupidly, they finally knew what Zhou Jun's purpose was, but now it was too late. The Southern Tang Navy was burned, and they were completely defeated in this battle.

originally wanted to give Zhou Jun a closed door to beat the dog, but the water army was closed and beaten on the river. If the fleet could move, it would be impossible for these catapults to aim, and even if they did, they would not do much damage. But together trapped in one place, catapults kept attacking...... Sooner or later, it's a death.

The fleet of 100,000 men was beaten passively in the river, and the flames kept rising, and most of the ships had already been set on fire, or they were smashed, and it would not be long before they were all destroyed. This is already an irreversible end, and no one can reverse it.

Abandon the ship and escape? There is river water in front and behind, and there are also Great Zhou troops on the left and right, how to escape? How to escape? This is already a dead end, and there is nowhere to escape.

"Zheng Yanhua obeys the order!"

"The subordinates are here. ”

"All the ships are coming in from the east bank, and all the soldiers are disembarking and breaking through, leaving no one else to try to survive. Lin Renzhao said: "General Huangfu ~ don't care about protecting the three highnesses to break through, as long as you don't love war, there will be a way to survive with the martial arts of the two of you." ”

"Hmm~!" Huangfu Jixun has long seen that this battle will be lost, he has no way now, no one can do anything in this situation, what he can do now is to help Li Congjia break through, so as to save his life.

Lin Renzhao is also very aware of this, if he continues to stay in the river, the final result will be nothing more than the annihilation of the whole army. What they have to choose is which side to break through from the east and west banks, although it is a disadvantage now, but their number is 100,000 water army, even if the other side has 200,000, it is impossible to annex it at one time, as long as they break through in one direction, it is possible to succeed.

This is also a way to do it, Lin Renzhao knows that this time he is defeated, completely defeated. However, he was defeated very unjustly, because he almost didn't see what the enemy looked like, and he was completely at the mercy of Li Jing's fast march and ran directly into other people's traps......

"Third Highness, let's go first. There is no point in them doing this, we can leave from underwater. With the skills of the two of us, it is no problem to hold your breath underwater for a while, and after destroying those wooden stakes, you leave the attack range of the Zhou army, and you don't need to follow them to break through. ”

"But ......"

"But what's that? It's too late to go, and it's too late if you don't. Huangfu Jixun said: "Come with me." ”

Huangfu Jixun understands the situation very well, now that the navy army is no longer saved, they have lost this battle, and they are doomed from the moment they enter this trap, no matter how much they resist, it is useless. Although there were 100,000 sailors, these 100,000 people did not arrive at the shore at the same time, and when the ships docked, they had to land slowly. The other side is 200,000 people gathered at the place where they landed, and they went up and died in batches, and there was no possibility of breaking through at all.

So if you can't break through with them now, if you go with Lin Renzhao and them, you're looking for death. Their martial arts are still useful when the number of people is small, and ordinary people can't get close. But if the other party has too many people, their martial arts will not have much room to play.

It doesn't matter how many people there are, because a few hundred people are a lot. The other side is 200,000 people...... This number is far beyond their bearing, and no matter how good the martial arts are, they are meaningless in front of the 200,000 troops.

Unless it's Bu Xiangyang and Lei Hong, a light skill can leave everyone behind, or like Yeluzhen and Zongxin, the number of people in front of them is meaningless, and everyone else is basically a dead end.

Huangfu Jixun didn't have any extra time to waste here with Li Congjia, so he directly took Li Congjia's hand and jumped into the water. Lin Renzhao didn't stop him when he saw it, it was far more meaningful for these two people to live than for some ordinary soldiers to live.

This time I really miscalculated, and I have always taken caution as my life motto, but I didn't expect to capsize in the gutter. The other party has long been eyeing the fleet, and they have made all preparations, so it is no wonder that they will lose so badly.

In fact, this is also something to be expected, after all, the fleet in the river can not exert its full strength, Shouzhou and Xuzhou will fight every year at a certain time, of course, the people nearby also know about this matter, and no one will walk this river in winter, so no one will find out what the Zhou army is doing in the river.

Of course, the most important thing is that the fleet comes to Shouzhou every year during this time, which is a fixed route. Not to mention launching an attack here, they can even launch such an attack along the way, and the fleet still can't withstand it. Of course, this is the best opportunity to wipe out the fleet.

Defeat is defeat, but Lin Renzhao doesn't want to accept his fate like this. Immediately order all the people in the fleet to approach the east coast, first force the men and horses on the shore with crossbow arrows, and then land on the east bank to force a breakthrough, now this is the only way, only in this way can there be a little chance for the soldiers to live.

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