The battle line collapsed, and in the face of the fire on the river, Wuliang Todo, who hesitated again and again, finally made the order to withdraw his troops and gave up the strong attack to break through. However, Uliang Todo's move did not seem to be self-defeating, and the surprise in his eyes still seemed to hide the ambition of a wolf......

The Mengyuan fleet withdrew, but fortunately, the previous circular array did not fall too deep into the urn, except for the dozen warships in the front row that were tragically damaged by arrows and cannons and the several warships whose flanks were attacked by Xiao Tian's troops, the main force of the Mengyuan naval army still remained. Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy's encirclement was not fully formed, the Mengyuan fleet turned around and accelerated its speed, and retreated towards the water gate of Xiangyang City......

"General, the enemy seems to have withdrawn—" The soldiers in front found out about the mutiny as soon as they saw it, and came back in time to report it.

Tang Zhan was holding a pear flower gun to personally command, and when he heard the report from the spies, he watched from afar for a while, and couldn't help but wonder: "Really, Wuliang Tuoduo really withdrew his troops, and he didn't choose to forcibly break through, which was a bit unexpected by Jing'er......"

"General, are our troops continuing the pursuit?" the soldier continued.

"Don't worry-" Tang Zhan didn't want to chase and fight fiercely at this time, and said calmly, "In this fierce battle at the mouth of the river, our troops have suffered a lot of losses, not only have all the gunpowder been exhausted, but several ships have also been destroyed...... Originally, it was determined that Uliang Todo would desperately break through the siege, so he spared no effort to use up all his firearms, but he didn't expect that he would withdraw his troops at this time, beyond the scope of the previous plan. On the surface of the river, without the assistance of gunpowder, it is very dangerous to chase the enemy army, not to mention that if you pursue this time, you will go up the river......"

"And what now, General?" the soldier asked again.

"It's okay, just run away, anyway, flee back to Xiangyang City......" But Tang Zhan is not very worried, as long as the Jiangkou road is not lost, everything is not a problem, "Although it was unexpected by some expectations, it did not affect the battle situation." Sooner or later, this Xiangyang City will not be able to hold it, and he will wait for death in vain if he escapes back...... If he doesn't come out, when the Qin Yu brothers lead their troops to capture the city, it will not be a mistake to kill Wuliang Tuoduo at that time......" Tang Zhan was not in a hurry at all, it seemed that he had decided that Wuliang Tuoduo was already certain to die, and there was no need to rush to spend military strength for a while.

"What the general said is ......" The soldier was still on the side.

"Order-" Tang Zhan continued to order, "order the naval army on the river to guard the pass, block the way of the enemy army at the water gate, and monitor the enemy's every move day and night!" It seems that Tang Zhan wants to wait for work, sit on the river with the whole army, and trap Wuliang Tuoduo alive in Xiangyang City.

"Yes, General—" The soldier received the order, turned and headed for the commands of the army.

"The victory has been decided, there should be no more mistakes...... Tang Zhan said secretly in his heart, "When you kill Wuliang Tuoduo, not only will you eradicate the root cause, but you will also be avenged for the Zichuan brothers, and I hope everything will be good......

But for some reason, Tang Zhan was also inexplicably uneasy in his heart, and he couldn't say why......

The Mengyuan naval army all withdrew from the battlefield, and the main force was retained. And because Xiao Tian's troops on the flank did not receive the order to pursue, Xiao Tian, who was good at using water, also understood the truth of poor Kou Mo chasing, so Meng Yuan retreated and did not make too much pursuit of action, but saw that the situation was to be determined, and waited until all the enemy troops withdrew, and his fleet would make peace with the Tang War troops......

About an hour, the Mengyuan naval army returned to Xiangyang, and there was continuous pressure from Qin Yu's troops on land in front of the city......

Wuliang Tuoduo was in a bad mood after losing the battle on the river, and the vanguard naval army was blocked layer by layer, completely blocking the way to flee north from Xiangyang to Bianliang. Wuliang Tuoduo also understood that the enemy army not only vowed to take Xiangyang, but also would not let go of himself who killed Zhao Zijin, and it was impossible for him to be an opponent in the front. But for the feud between himself and Zhao Zichuan, Wuliang Todo never gave up.

"Zhao Zichuan, did he appear in this battle......" When he was in danger, Wuliang Tuoduo was still thinking about Zhao Zichuan's affairs, "I killed his brother, it stands to reason that in order to take revenge, he should not only expect that I would break through from the waterway, but he appeared in this battle to meet me directly, and just now our army withdrew, he will also desperately order the navy to pursue me in order to kill me...... But none of this happened, could it be said that he was not in this battle? Impossible, with Zhao Zichuan's character, he couldn't ignore his brother's hatred, but why......

Thinking that Zhao Zichuan had not appeared for a long time, Wuliang Tuoduo was entangled in his heart - the city, Wuliang Tuoduo could afford to lose it, but now that he was trapped in Xiangyang, if he defended it, he would definitely die, and he didn't want to end his grievances with the Zhao family before he died.

"Xiangyang City will be lost sooner or later, if I don't find Zhao Zichuan's whereabouts, I can't die here without turning ......a blind eye," Wuliang Tuoduo secretly pondered in his heart, "But if he really participates in this battle, I have to be in a hurry to break off with him now, even if it is death, kill Zhao Zichuan with my own hands, seize the two swords of Qiankun, and fulfill the last wish of my ancestors, I will die without regrets...... In this way, what I have to do now is to make sure that Zhao Zichuan is not in the army...... There is a way, if you do this, not only will you be able to determine Zhao Zichuan's movements, but also just meet who the main general of the enemy's naval army is......"

Thinking about it, Uliang Todo said to his guards: "Someone-"

"Yes, General—" the guard pleaded.

Uliang Toduo said bluntly: "Pass my order, send a letter to the enemy's water camp on my behalf—tonight, this general will have a meeting with your army's commander, Jiang, if you have the courage, you will still want to come!"

"Yes—" The guard received the order and got up and retreated.

"Come, let me meet Your Excellency......" Uliang Todo said secretly......

At this moment, in the vanguard army's water camp and village, Tang Zhan and others were holding a banquet in the boat to celebrate their achievements......

"Happy-" Xiao Tian shouted excitedly, extremely happy to win the battle, "You don't know how embarrassed our army's flank attack, the enemy fled in a hurry, and ran away with his tail between his legs, haha-"

"That's-" Hu Yidi, who was bold by nature, also shouted on the side, "If it weren't for Brother Tang Zhan, you didn't order the pursuit, and I, Hu Yidi's big knife, would definitely not let go of these cubs!"

After winning the battle in the army, Tang Zhan temporarily forgot all his previous doubts, and stood up as the main general to celebrate: "In short, this naval victory and heavy damage to the enemy army is by no means the credit of Tang alone, it is all the brothers who cooperate and help, Tang is here to do it first as a respect!" After speaking, Tang Zhan picked up a glass of wine on the table and drank it all.

"Dry-" Xiao Tian and the others also replied boldly.

Putting down the wine glass, Tang Zhan still looked a little restrained, Xiao Tian saw it below, and couldn't help but joke: "Oh, they are all my own brothers, why do you pretend to be so polite and polite?" I think of when I was in Bianliang, Brother Tang Zhan and I still look at women's faces in everything you do; now that they have become generals, they are leading the troops into battle by themselves, and they are still so secretive, how can you do without the courage of a general?" Xiao Tian was also a little drunk tonight, and he was also straightforward and bold when he spoke.

Tang Zhan smiled and responded: "What Brother Xiao said is not right, now it is precisely because he has become a general of the first army, so we must be cautious in everything, even if we win the battle now, we must not take it lightly——"

Xiao Tian looked at Tang Zhan's calm and handsome face, and judged the two of them like the stupid boy who was in Bianliang before, and couldn't help but admire: "Hey, it turned out that Brother Tang Zhan didn't have a bright head, but now it seems that you have the courage to be a general...... Speaking of this person, the change is really fast, in less than two years, you and my brother have changed so much, even I can't believe it......" Xiao Tian said as he spoke, and began to borrow wine to recall the past.

"Yes......" Tang Zhan and Xiao Tian seem to have a good relationship between brothers, and they can't help but sigh with emotion, "Think about it before, I was still a stupid boy in a daze, I always let Jing'er worry about everything, and I accidentally caused trouble everywhere...... But after going through so many hardships, I have my own life experience, and now I have become the 'vanguard general' of the southern and northern wars - now that I think about it, the great and fast changes of a person are really amazing, I used to 'dodge' my father's crimes everywhere, but now I am openly atoning for my father's crimes, waving the army north to crusade against Meng Yuan, rescuing the people of the world, and realizing the ...... in my heart" The more he said, Tang Zhan seemed to be more and more excited, and it seemed that he had also drunk some wine and was a little interested.

Not to mention Xiao Tian, his nature is more open than Tang Zhan, and after listening to Tang Zhan's memories of the past, he couldn't help but say: "I'm actually the same as you, my qualifications are mediocre when I was a child, I am looked down upon, and I don't have any ambitions in my heart...... But since I met Jia'er in Liusha Town, my life seems to have changed all of a sudden-in just two years, I have experienced the baptism of my martial arts predecessors, the choice of the fate of my clansmen, the inheritance of the Canglong hero, and now the suffering of the war, and I was also named 'General Pingwei' by the emperor himself...... To be honest, I thought I would have an ordinary life, but I didn't expect to experience so many rich things, and in such a short period of two years...... Now it seems that the changes in your life are really immeasurable, even if you were a cowardly lamb in the past, and you have gone through many hardships, who would have thought that in a few years, you would become a wolf or a lion?"

Xiao Tian's words are not only quite philosophical, but also exciting to listen to. Tang Zhan felt that Xiao Tianzhen was like a confidant brother given to him by God, and his words and deeds could resonate, so he immediately raised his glass and saluted: "Brother Xiao's words are deeply rooted in my heart, you and I are really heartfelt...... Think about it, you and I are really a pair of brothers made in heaven, the first time we met was to fight side by side in Bianliang Lufu, and then to deal with Emei on the outskirts of Nanshan, and to meet the unified army on the battlefield, their cooperation is like brothers!"

"Yes, I sometimes wonder if we were really brothers—" Xiao Tian couldn't help but say excitedly.

"Just this brother's heartfelt words, go a-" Tang Zhan continued to raise his glass.

"Dry-" Xiao Tian and Tang Zhan drank it all, and the wine was slightly up, Xiao Tian began to joke boldly, "The first time I saw Tang Zhan brother, you were stupid and indecisive...... But now it's different, you're a general now, and you look like a manly man, don't look at women for everything. If you want me to say, Sister Jing cares about you and you every day, and she doesn't even let you go in the army, when is it time for some master to break - in my opinion, when the war is over and you marry her as a wife, you have to look like a man, discipline and discipline her well, and calculate all the 'old accounts' she bullied you before marriage......"

When Tang Zhan heard this, his face couldn't help but turn red, and he didn't know whether he was embarrassed or drunk, so he immediately covered up a little: "Brother Xiao, I'm afraid what you said is a little ...... Some ......"

"What's the matter? Hey, I'm afraid of my wife when I'm married, what's the point......" Xiao Tian continued to drink heavily, "Look at the Zichuan brothers, you are not afraid of your sister-in-law if you get married or not, you have to learn from him...... Eh, by the way, it seems that I wasn't the first to bring it up if you were afraid of your wife when you got married, right?"

Speaking of this, Tang Zhan's heart shook slightly, and he suddenly remembered someone, so he simply responded with thoughts: "Yes, Brother Xiao, I still remember what you said, and I think of a brother who is far away......"

As he spoke, Tang Zhan slowly took out the half of the dragon-patterned jade pendant that he hadn't picked up on his waist for a long time—that's right, the person Tang Zhan thought of was his brother Sun Yun, who was far away in Dadu.

"I've heard you say that he is the young master of the Dart Bureau, his name is Sun Yun, right......" Xiao Tian also retracted slightly.

"Yes, it's been two years, since I first met him and swore brothers with him, I haven't met ...... person" Tang Zhan sighed at first, but then he said again, "But this kind of day is not long - now that I have fulfilled my volunteer in the army, when I move my army north and go straight to the capital of Mengyuan, I will be able to reunite with Brother Sun Yun, and the brotherly relationship after two years of absence can be recounted! When it comes to the changes in people, I also want to see how much Brother Sun Yun has changed after two years......

"Yes, that's really congratulations......" Xiao Tian said a little tired, and the whole person sat down and leaned on the couch.

Tang Zhan turned his head to look at Xiao Tian's leisurely appearance, and then smiled and said, "Eh, I said so much about Jing'er and me, should I talk about you and Miss Su?

Xiao Tian knew what Tang Zhan meant, Erlang's legs were cocked, and he turned his head and said, "Don't talk about me, I'm not afraid of Jia'er...... I'm just cold, every day with a cold face, I look at it and panic, if I want to become a husband and wife in the same bed in the future, I can't stand it in front of that face every night......" Xiao Tian drank tonight, and he was a lot bolder to say anything.

"Eh, I agree with your statement on this point, big brother......" Xiao Tian didn't finish speaking, and the gobbling haha on the other side started to speak, "That stinky woman is afraid of the dead face every day, and I can't even eat ...... it."

"Hmph, dead fat man, when have you ever been unable to eat? I don't eat enough every day, and if you rob me, it's like a dead fat pig......" The rival Ado didn't miss the opportunity to "repair" haha, as usual, he saw the stitches and "humiliated" him. 、

"Hey, what did you say?" haha was not convinced, and got into a "fight" with Ado again.

Xiao Tian just shook his head, watching the "Three Hip Hop Brothers" toss endlessly every day, and he and Su Jia still have to take care of these three guys every day, which is really tiring enough.

However, Su Jia was mentioned just now, and Tang Zhan saw that Su Jia was not at the celebration banquet, so he couldn't help asking, "By the way, what about Miss Su, why is she not here?"

"Of course she's not here, otherwise Brother Canglong would dare to say that about Miss Su tonight?" Hu Yidi drank and joked on the side.

"Go, go, I want you to ......talk more" Xiao Tian waved his hand on the side, "drove away" Hu Yidi, and then turned to Tang Zhan and said, "Jia'er doesn't like the occasion of the celebration banquet very much, what do you say about blowing the wind on the boat alone......"

"You better go and have a look...... Tang Zhan also said with concern, "I see that Miss Su seems to have something on her mind tonight, and it's good for you to offer condolences and condolences in the past......"

"I went over to condole, it's good that the smell of wine hasn't been repaired by her......" Xiao Tian teased at first, but looking at the occasion of Su Jia's celebration banquet, he didn't at least come to sit, thinking that maybe he had something on his mind, so he still got up and said, "Okay, okay, I'll go see Jia'er, you drink slowly......"

With that, Xiao Tian stood up from the table, left the cabin, and looked for Su Jia in the direction of the deck...... (To be continued.) )