Chapter 875 Burning
While Xu Huang was personally fighting for the entire army, a heroic battle on the Huaihe River that was no less heroic than Xu Huang's was also beginning.
This is the battle that belongs to Pei Guobing, and this is also the glory of their struggle.
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On the ship, Ding Yao, the general of Pei State, was looking downstream with squinted eyes.
At this time, more than a thousand of his disciples from the Pei Kingdom were arranged on more than forty battleships, large and small. The Taishan Navy Marine Division, the first group to attack before, was losing to the Jiangdong Navy and was heading to the north bank in panic.
The victorious Jiangdong Navy did not divide its forces to annihilate the remaining Taishan Navy, but continued to row towards Ding Yao and his more than 40 warships.
At this time, on the deck of the ship, Ding Yao's younger brother Ding Xie couldn't help shouting to his elder brother:
"Brother, the enemy is obviously coming to hit the pontoon bridge."
Of course Ding Yao knew it. He hesitated for a moment, turned around and glanced at the right bank.
There, Xu Huang's flag was unfurled for the first time, and under the apricot yellow banner tree, the whole army was cheering thunderously.
At this time, the flag on the side of the ship was flying to the southeast. Ding Yao put aside his distracting thoughts and shouted:
"Raise the sails and attack!"
So, The drums of Ding Yao's ship were beating loudly, and the boatmen moored nearby gathered up their stone anchors, lowered their single sails, and rushed towards the Jiangdong Navy downstream.
Although Ding Yao's fleet is far smaller in number than the enemy, they are not without reinforcements.
The Taishan Army first camped on the north bank of the Huai River. After Xu Shang and his troops took the lead in returning to the north bank, they set up crossbow positions along the bank.
Xu Shang even transported all the catapults from the camp and bombarded the Jiangdong Navy downstream.
At this time, Ding Yao's fleet came down the wind from the upper reaches, and the crossbows and stone bombs were fired from the positions on the north bank. The situation even suppressed the Jiangdong Army Navy for a time.
But this advantage did not last long. When the boats on the northern side of the Jiangdong Navy were bombarded, the navy in the middle continued to paddle up, and soon collided with the Taishan Navy boats at the front. Come together.
The boats of the Taishan Army belonged to the captured Huainan Army. They were exactly the same as those of the Jiangdong Navy in size and shape, so there was not much difference in the fleets between the two sides.
Because Ding Yao's fleet was following the current and had a southeasterly wind, the collision angle of the front fleet was like a sharp dagger tearing apart Jiangdong's fleet.
But soon, the fleets got closer and closer, and in the end they were all close to each other.
What determines the outcome at this time is the two sides fighting together.
But this time, Pei Guobing suffered a big loss.
After all, these Pei Guo soldiers are familiar with water, but they are not a well-trained army after all. The Jiangdong soldiers on the opposite side are the core elites that Jiangdong relies on to check and balance Dajiang. The strength of the two sides is not at the same level at all.
Therefore, Ding Yao, who was commanding the battle from the rear, immediately separated the fleet from the front and the enemy, and cruised as much as possible to injure the enemy with bows and crossbows.
But the fleet is so close together, how can it be possible to evacuate if you want?
In just a moment, the first few warships were joined by Jiangdong soldiers, and soon the flag was lowered.
And those Jiangdong soldiers even relied on the captured fleets and directly used these as a platform to join other Taishan military fleets on a large scale.
So, visible to the naked eye, the Taishan Army warships fell one after another.
Seeing this scene, Ding Yao, who was behind, decisively cut out the five warships directly under his own ship and began to row towards the north.
Obviously, Ding Yao tried to continue fighting with the help of the ballista position on the north bank.
But the Jiangdong Navy, which had already taken advantage of the water surface, did not want to let Ding Yao and the others go, and had to eliminate all the Taishan Army's water forces.
Soon, about twenty warships separated from the fleet, and then surrounded Ding Yao and the others.
The attack power of the Jiangdong Navy is also very diverse. It does not rely solely on joining gangs to fight, but these Jiangdong soldiers seem to prefer the pleasure of joining gangs.
There were two Jiangdong warships, one on the left and one on the right, leaning on Ding Yao's ship.
With a "boom", Ding Yao, who was standing under the mast, stumbled, but he quickly controlled his body, and then saw a group of Jiangdong soldiers jumping over.
These people had towels on their heads, knives or axes in their hands, and their feet were bare, and they just rushed over.
As the core of Pei Guobing, Ding Yao's ship is the largest. In addition to the twenty sailors on the oar, there are also twenty armored people on the deck.
As soon as the enemy troops rushed over, Ding Yao just glanced over there, pulled out his knife and shouted into the cabin:
"Come up and fight the Jiangdong native dogs!"
On this side, Ding Yao's younger brother Ding Xie took the lead to greet them with twenty armored men, and slashed at the unarmored Jiangdong sailors. .
One thing to say is that the barefoot Jiang Dongbing area is flexible enough, but you are as flexible as a monkey. You can dodge one knife, but can you dodge two knives?
In just a moment, Jiang Dongbing who rushed onto the deck was chopped into pieces by Ding Xie and others.
Here, the sailors in the cabin also rushed up with hand axes, but Ding Yao did not let these people attack, but asked them to go to the cabin to drag up kerosene.
Then, Ding Yao wrapped the arrow with cloth, poured it with kerosene, lit it and shot it towards the sail on the opposite side.
When the kerosene met the sail, it immediately burst into flames.
Then Ding Yao followed suit and fired more than ten arrows in a row, setting all five enemy ships within sight on fire.
After doing this, Ding Yao pointed to the center of the Huai River, where the Jiangdong navy was rowing towards the pontoon, and shouted to the sailors:
"Brothers, you saw that No, let’s swing over and fight them to the death in the middle of the river!”
The sailors hesitated for a moment, and one of them said to Ding Yao:
"Ding Dalang, we have only one boat. If you go over to it, you will die."
Other sailors also agreed, some Said:
"Ding Dalang, it is true that Marshal Xu favors you, but if we fight like this, we can live with it. If we continue, a whole boatload of brothers will die!"
Ding Yao glared over, Swearing:
"What nonsense are you talking about? If you don't want to fight to the death with me, Ding Dalang, today, don't let the Jiangdong native dog take action. I will kill him right now!"
Seeing that these people were still hesitant, Ding Yao directly raised his knife. He turned it over and snorted coldly. :
"Brothers, don't risk your life to test my sword. You are afraid of death. When the time comes, I will die in the battle, and you will surrender."
This is what Xu said. As a result, these sailors returned to the cabin.
Soon, shouts sounded in the cabin, and Ding Yao's ship started up again, and this time it was inserted directly into the middle of the Jiangdong Navy.
Ding Yao's move shocked Jiangdong's naval forces. They originally thought that the remaining warships of the Taishan Army could be annihilated by dispatching more than ten warships, but they did not expect that some would dare to rush in.
At this time, Ding Yao's ship intercepted the Jiangdong Navy's team, but when it was still two ships away from the enemy Navy's ship, it was blocked by a nearby fleet. Lived.
Ding Xie shouted to his brother on the deck:
“Jump up and fight all the way to the enemy ship!”
After hearing this, Ding Xie’s expression changed. It suddenly turned dark, but knowing that it would be impossible to disobey orders, he could only shout:
"Brothers, my eldest brother wants us to die, but even if we die, let's kill a few more Jiangdong local dogs!" The armored soldiers behind him are all old brothers of the two brothers of the Ding family on the Huaihe River. They don't care about life or death. At this moment, Ding Xie shouted, and the morale of these people became even higher.
Led by Ding Xie, they capsized on an enemy ship, and then a fierce fight broke out.
At this time, Ding Yao, who was under the mast, did not care about his younger brother who was fighting. Instead, he set his sights on the west, that is, on the Huai River.
When no one was paying attention, a row of rafts was placed on the upper reaches of the Huai River. Each raft was lit with straw piles and fireworks, and then flowed down the water.
It turns out that Ding Yao divided his power into two groups from the beginning.
He brought the big ships as the main force of the resistance, and then all the small boats were gathered together and hid behind the big ships.
Ding Yao understood that the naval power in his hands alone was completely invincible to the Jiangdong navy, so he could only rely on fire to attack the enemy.
In order to buy time for the Douchongs and attract the attention of the enemy fleet, Ding Yao even used himself as bait to take the initiative to penetrate deep into the enemy fleet.
At this moment, watching dozens of fighting boats rushing down the river with fireworks, Ding Yao finally relaxed and smiled:
“Jiangdong native dogs, let me give you a taste of our Pei country’s food. Famous dish, Pei County roasted dog meat! ”
Sure enough, the Jiangdong navy also discovered the fire ship coming down the river, and there was chaos.
At this time, an accident happened again. For some unknown reason, the Jiangdong Navy who had fallen behind actually turned around and ran eastward.
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At this time, what Xu Huang saw was this scene:
On the Huaihe River, dozens of rushing boats were raging in flames, and thick smoke rolled into them. The fleet of Jiangdong Navy was captured, and then more ships were set ablaze by fire, and the entire Huai River was burning.
Xu Huang suddenly looked back, looked at Shouchun City in the rear, and then glanced at the Lujiang soldiers who were coming from behind to surround and annihilate him, and made a choice instantly.
He rode back, raised his horse's shaft, and shouted to the riders:
"Huang Tian, help me, follow me back to kill!"
As he spoke, Xu Huang rode his horse Moving forward, they actually brought less than 400 sudden cavalry back to kill them again, and their target was directly aimed at Zhou Yu's Lujiang soldiers.
Behind, Gao Ao whispered to the cavalry around him, asking him to go to the north bank to let the main force of the infantry return to fight again, and then he rushed over with Xu Huang.
The scene at this time was exactly what Xu Huang said. It was Huang Tian who was helping them. How could they not be sure?
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Xu Huang went crazy. At this moment, he exerted all his strength.
Without him, this is the opportunity that the children of Pei State have earned for him with their lives.
On the Huai River, flames shot into the sky. Although the Jiangdong Navy suffered heavy losses, how could the children of Pei State be unharmed?
Xu Huang can't stand others being nice to him.
Whoever treats him well, he wants to return it tenfold or a hundredfold.
The king was kind to him, Xu Huang, so Xu Huang was willing to sell his life; the brothers were kind to him, so he, Xu Huang, was willing to give up all the credit.
But now that the disciples of Pei State have given Xu Huang such a great merit, it is more harmful than good. If Xu Huang wants to return it, who will he look for?
At this moment, Xu Huang can only withstand the sacrifice of his brothers by taking over Shouchun City.
The only thing that can stop him are the thousands of Lujiang soldiers in front of him.
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Zhou Yu sat dizzy on the horse, looking at the flames on the Huai River burning into the sky, and he had no strength at all.
Fighting bloody on the front line, although he defeated thousands of enemy troops with his example and extraordinary bravery, Zhou Yu was still injured.
At this moment, Zhou Yu's armor had long been stained with blood, and there were countless scars all over his body, the most serious of which was a knife on his left shoulder.
It was left by an enemy warrior who was as thick as a bear. Although this man was shot to death by Zhou Yu with a crossbow, the man's blow before his death still caused Zhou Yu to lose his combat effectiveness.
Originally, he stayed here to bandage the wounds and reorganize the scattered troops, because the situation was settled and he, Zhou Yu, was no longer needed to fight on the front line.
But no one expected that the situation on the battlefield would change so quickly.
The Jiangdong Navy, which originally had a commanding advantage, was turned into a mess by the enemy's fireships.
Sun's tribe, who landed on the south bank, didn't know what to think. They actually started to return to the boat and planned to retreat.
Is this no longer Shouchun?
Zhou Yu was so angry that Sun Shibing's operation made him laugh.
If you don’t want to save Shouchun, why did you come all the way from downstream? Just to show off in front of everyone?
And this is not what Zhou Yu is most worried about.
He was most worried that his own morale would be affected by Sun's withdrawal. Zhou Yu knew very well what his Lujiang soldiers were like.
Sure enough, Zhou Yu's worries soon became a reality.
At first, the Lujiang soldiers were still enjoying the pleasure of chasing death and chasing north, but soon the officers at the front saw that Deng Lu’s Jiangdong soldiers began to withdraw to the ship, while the friendly naval forces on the Huai River Still suffering a heavy blow.
At this moment, these people couldn't hold it any longer, they slowed down their pursuit and retreated towards Zhou Yu.
Obviously, these Lujiang powerful people are also experienced and know that if the Sun family withdraws, their situation will be dangerous.
And there is another thing that makes them angry. Isn’t it your Sun family’s intention to rescue Shouchun? If that's not the case, why would they, the Lujiang people, come here to dip into this muddy water?
Now that they have joined the war, you Sun family are going to run away, bitch, and treat them Lujiang people as the wronged ones.
In an instant, the morale boosted by Zhou Yu melted like frost and snow.
But at this time, the most terrifying thing happened, that is, the enemy was obviously aware of the changes in the fighter planes. From being eager to withdraw to the north bank, now it is starting to turn around and attack back.
At this time, Lujiang soldiers collapsed.
Whether it is the actual combat effectiveness or the number of troops, the Lujiang Army is the weakest party. It was able to defeat the two Taishan Army units before, but it was because these two units were eager to withdraw after hearing the gold.
Now, Xu Huang led more than 300 cavalry to turn around and attack. How could these Lujiang soldiers stop them?
Just now Xu Huang dared to charge Sun Ce's thousands of soldiers and horses with only 200 cavalry. Now the team was scattered. How could the Lujiang soldiers, who numbered less than 3,000, be taken seriously by Xu Huang.
If Xu Huang was a bit tragic before, now he is extremely happy.
After defeating three groups of enemy troops, Xu Huang could no longer find any enemy troops that could resist.
Until this time, he saw the bloody enemy general sitting under the banner, and he felt blessed. Xu Huang understood that that man was the soul of the enemy army.
So, Xu Huang stepped forward and took his life!