Chapter 460 The Battle of Jingkou (III)

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Above the river, black smoke filled the wind and noisy.In the dim and hazy snow, swords and weapons shine in the firelight, and various crossbows and bows and arrows fly in the crackling sounds.

Old Man Li was slowly turning around at the large warship where he was located, but he had already tried his best to speed, but the people above probably felt that this short time was very long.

The shaking hull and the panicked people above made it look uneasy.

The fire ship attached to the Zhou army's ship was relatively short, but the fire was soaring into the sky, the black smoke rolled, and the flames rushed towards the warship in the wind.

The side of the big ship was roasted black, and some wood tended to catch fire; fortunately, the turbulent oil was only burned on the fire ship and could not be poured onto the warship.

Not far away, a small boat of the Southern Tang army was rowing eastward desperately. After they rushed over with fireboats, they fled on the boat.

The soldiers on the deck were pouring water from the water tank with wooden barrels and pouring water downwards, but the water was poured into a strong fire. The fireboat became more and more intense, and the situation was very critical.

The people on the Zhou army's boat, not far away, were approaching with long poles and lifting them outwards, but there were many iron nails on the boat, which did not move in the wind.

Fortunately, the warship finally successfully changed its direction, and fortunately the generals above responded quickly and issued wise military orders in time.

When the fire ship reaches a disadvantage, the flames blow westward, and the danger of the warship drops sharply.

People are still holding buckets to put out the fire.

At this moment, another small sailboat from the Southern Tang Kingdom rushed towards this side!

It looks the same as the burning fireboat just now.

The soldiers on the deck were shouting as they watched the brisk boat ride the wind.

At that time, the catapults on the warship threw out many fireballs, and the rockets flew into the air one after another.

The small sailboat suddenly burst into the sky with thick smoke, and a raging fire was lit. There were only a few people on it, and they were on their backs lit up and jumped into the cold river water.

The canvas of the sailboat also burned, and then rushed straight towards the warship at its original speed.

The big ship dodged to the left and finally avoided the fireboat.It seemed as if a ball of fire was floating out of thin air on the surface of the river.

At this time, the main giant ships of the Southern Tang Army approached one after another. Many ships on both sides began to fight on the shore. The fog on the river was dispersed, the flames reflected on the water surface, and the sound of killing on the river surface was shaken.

Under the deck of a large ship, Old Man Li was still lying on the waterwheel support pole. He stopped pedaling the waterwheel and was looking up with his head tilted. Almost everyone was like him, staying in place and listening to the movements above.

The deck had been on the deck for a while and no one paid attention to it. The footsteps above were messy, and the shouts of killing and shouting were endless, and they had already started fighting.

At this moment, his head suddenly lit up, and the wooden board at the entrance of the stairs was lifted up. A warrior buried his head and shouted: All the weapons are coming up, no need to row!

Old Man Li glanced at the shuttle gun placed next to him and did not move.

Unexpectedly, the warrior walked straight down, waved the sword in his hand, picked some people casually, ordered them to pick up the weapons in the cabin, and shouted: I am a ten general, you have recognized me.There is not enough people in front of me, so the people here follow me to kill!

Old Man Li still didn't move, but the ten generals looked sharp-eyed and only looked at Old Man Li: You are not a civilian, but a miscellaneous soldier in the army. Take up the weapons and follow me.

He had no choice but to pick up the shuttle gun and climb up the stairs with a group of people.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that the two big ships were already together, and several iron chains and wooden bridges were placed on the side of the ship.

The sails on the opposite ship were huge, and swords and weapons were waving on the deck, and bows and arrows were shooting randomly.

A general on the side of the ship was shouting: Rush over!Kill the enemy soldiers and rob their ships!

Old Man Li followed behind the crowd, bowed his back and walked over the wooden bridge.

He carefully avoided the arrows and walked towards places with a large population... At the age of time, he just wanted to make some military salary and eat, not too much about making meritorious and getting promoted.

The key is that he is not wearing armor on his body, and he will be done with one arrow. He finally found a wooden shield on the ground, and quickly picked it up, holding the shield with his left hand and holding the shuttle gun in his right hand, standing behind him to cheer.

This is the Zhou army's attack, and the scene looks quite good.The situation on the left wing ship was a bit miserable. It was entangled by the two main battleships of the Southern Tang Army and was being attacked together.

The war is getting worse.

Several main ships on the river were burning with raging fires, and debris and corpses appeared and disappeared in the river water, making a mess.

More ships were fighting on the shore, and shouting on the river was shocking and chaos.

The Zhou army's navy did not seek any advantage at all. First, because it was at the lower wind and its maneuver was not as good as the Southern Tang army... The water flow in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River was relatively slow, and the advantage of the downwind was greater than that of the downwind; second, the navy soldiers under Li Chuyun and the subordinates of Gao Yanqi were not as elite as the imperial guards, and the Southern Tang army's navy was their relatively powerful force, and the Zhou army had no advantage in fighting with dignity.

When the two armies continued to fight, only the contact positions in front were fighting. No one had too much advantage, and it was difficult to decide the winner for a while.

The flagship where Guo Shao is located has not been affected by the war, but he has already smelled the scent of fireworks in the wind and saw the battle scene ahead.

The war continued until the afternoon without any progress. Guo Shao felt uncomfortable, but he did not point fingers at Li Chuyun.

It is impossible to be impatient if you are not satisfied with the battle formation. Guo Shao also encountered the situation of the front-line collapse in the Battle of Gaoping.

He is still very calm now.

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However, Liu Cheng, who had a slightly advantage in the deployment of the Southern Tang Army in the east, was restless, and he was still in Jingkou.On the river, light boats kept returning to the dock to report on the battle situation ahead.

Liu Cheng came to the dock wearing armor and wanted to board the ship and go to the front line to supervise the battle.The general hurriedly dissuaded: The weather is bad, the river is cold, and the river is dangerous, so the lord must not take risks.

Liu Cheng said: Your Majesty has entrusted important tasks, how dare I cherish my life?Don’t go to the front to supervise the battle and dare not slackew.

The general advised again: The enemy warships crossing the Guazhou River on the other side have to break through repeatedly. I am afraid that they have discussed with the Zhou army in the west and want to attack us from the front and back.The lord should be in charge of the central army and preside over the overall situation.

Liu Cheng felt that the outlet of the canal was narrow and could not be opened. Now that he was blocked by his own large number of warships, it didn't matter.Then he refused to listen and ordered his sail to rush to the front line.

Before he came, he only heard from the report that the battle was tragic, but no one said he would lose. When he arrived on the battlefield, he was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him. At first glance, he felt as if half of his ships were burning or full of enemy soldiers fighting... There were also military generals who fled back from the front, claiming that the Zhou army was fierce and could not resist Fang lost the warship.

Liu Cheng's heart skipped a beat. Most of the navy's troops were here. If they were defeated, how could they communicate with the court?

He immediately wanted to send someone back to mobilize the elite warships reserved in Jingkou to support him.

A general who followed him advised: The lord looked carefully. Although the front was crisscrossed and dangerous, the Zhou people did not get any benefits. Otherwise, we fought from morning to afternoon, how could we support it?We will not rush to dispatch troops to reinforce the troops. It will be spent until the evening. It will not be too late for both sides to discuss after withdrawing the troops.

But when the navy generals on the west warship heard reinforcements, they encouraged Liu Cheng.

Because they felt that since there were reinforcements on the other side, the chances of winning would always be greater if there were reinforcements coming.

Some people even say that Liu Cheng was a benefactor who saved his life in time.

The generals were disagreeable. Seeing that the battle was intensified, Liu Cheng finally decided to send more reinforcements.He still knew a little. He did not move the warships that blocked the canals on the crossing of Guazhou, but only mobilized the warships that were on standby in Jingkou Shuizhai.

After Liu Cheng issued the military order, he still thought: If the reinforcements cannot resist this side and the arrival of reinforcements in time can save the defeat; even if there is no danger, then if the troops are increased, will it be impossible to defeat the Zhou navy in the west?

Then, I will go up with the wind and take advantage of the situation to burn the quarry cushion bridge and cut off the retreat of the Zhou army... How should the court reward me with such great achievements?

Where should Chinese people give themselves?

Thinking of this, Liu Cheng's face was already red, and he was impatient to urge the messenger who had ordered to set off.