Han counter current

"Get close to the enemy warship and throw kerosene."

Seeing that the warship of the Jingzhou Army was approaching, Huang Gai immediately ordered his subordinates to make the last effort. A jar of kerosene was thrown on the warship of the Jingzhou Army. His men set fire to some of the ships.

The fire took advantage of the wind, and Huang Gai's subordinates were still throwing the remaining kerosene over, and the Jingzhou army warships that were on fire in front quickly spread.

At the very front, the Jiangdong Army warship that was on fire collided with the Jingzhou Army's large ship and could not be separated. It turned out that Huang Gai had already ordered people to build iron guns on the stern and sides of the ship. Within the army warship, they are basically inseparable in a short time.

After paying more than 700 people, Huang Gai finally ignited many ships of the Jingzhou Army. At the same time, Huang Gai's subordinates began to climb the enemy's warships and engaged in a battle to seize the ships.

"Captain, there is chaos ahead. Many warships of our army are on fire. Please, Commander, take action as soon as possible to encircle and annihilate the enemy."

A lieutenant hurriedly ran to Lu Xun to report the battle situation. Originally, they were going to support Huang Gai, but they were caught off guard by Huang Gai, and the formation was almost in chaos. Right now, soldiers from both sides are fighting on the ship, and many people died sea ​​of ​​flames.

"Steady the formation, the enemy army is only 3000 people, it is not a worry, order the soldiers to kill the enemy army,,,,,,"

Surprisingly, Lu Xun did not issue an order for support, but instead ordered the frontline soldiers to continue fighting.But what he said was right, there were only 3000 people on Huang Gai's side, which was indeed not many compared to the more than 7000 Jingzhou Navy on the front line.

"Kill, kill, annihilate the Jingzhou Army, capture Gao Zhong alive,,,,,,"

Just when Huang Gai's subordinates were less than 500 people left, there was another cry of killing from the river.This is the reinforcements from the Jiangdong Army arriving. Judging from this posture, the enemy reinforcements seem to be quite a lot.

Nearly [-] Jiangdong troops took advantage of the night and launched a charge with the help of the southeast wind.The [-] pioneers led by Zhou Tai rushed to the front. These Jiangdong soldiers roared while rowing vigorously, and those with superior arm strength had already bent their bows and set up arrows to shoot and kill the Jingzhou army.

"General, we can't hold on anymore. There are too many enemy troops, and the brothers have suffered heavy casualties. General, our mission has been completed, and the enemy's warships have already been ignited. Withdraw, let the remaining brothers leave Take your life."

Finally, under the desperate counterattack of the Jingzhou army, there were fewer and fewer people on Huang Gai's side who could stand firm. The lieutenant general's face was covered with blood. He ran to Huang Gai's side and begged, hoping that Huang Gai could lead them away.

"The battle is in full swing, how can we retreat? Look, the Jingzhou army is in chaos now, and the main force of our army is about to arrive. If we retreat now, the Jingzhou army will stabilize the formation. At that time, the brothers behind will have to pay more It takes a lot of money to board the warship.

Look at the brothers who died in battle, they died here so that the reinforcements from behind could come up smoothly, if we retreat now, wouldn't these brothers die in vain? "

"But, General, our brother's life is also our life."

"Hehe, at this time, our lives are not our own. Don't forget, we all wrote the suicide note before we set off. The lord will take good care of our family members. Go, fight to the death, and praise me Jiangdong Jianer .”

"No, subordinate, take orders,,,,,,,"

Huang Gai is feeling uncomfortable now, these subordinates are all his cronies, they are the capital for Huang Gai to settle down in Jiangdong, and many lieutenant generals are his nephews of the Huang family.

It can be said that because of his order, these 3000 people may all die here, and the Huang family in Jiangdong is more likely to collapse.

But he had to do this again. As the dead soldiers of the Jiangdong Army, they had no way out. Tonight, only by dying here would they be worthy of their mission.

The fighting on the ship continued, and Zhou Tai also approached the warship of the Jingzhou army.Due to the large fire and the fact that the Jingzhou army and Huang Gai's subordinates were fighting together, it was impossible for Zhou Tai to jump into gangs to grab the ship.

"What are you waiting for, Zhou Tai, let the arrows go, let the arrows go, we can't hold it anymore..."

At the critical moment, Huang Gai's roar came from the ship's side. He wanted to exchange his life for Zhou Tai's side to gain a fighting space, exchange his life for his life, and open up the way for the reinforcements to advance.

"General Huang, you,,,,,,"

Zhou Tai's heart was very tormented. As the battle progressed, more than half of Huang Gai's side had been killed and injured, and the rest of them were all wounded. In fact, their mission had been completed and they could retreat completely, but Huang Gai didn't do so. Zhou Tai was very moved.

"Mother-in-law, what kind of man do you look like, Zhou Tai, don't make me look down on you..."

"Old General, I'm sorry."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Tai immediately ordered to release arrows. Thousands of archers behind him had been on standby for a long time, and they shot forward one after another. Not only the Jingzhou army fell, but also those remaining Huang Gai's subordinates.

After several rounds of arrows came down, there was no living person standing on the battleship ahead, and the sound of wailing came, Zhou Tai, a seven-foot man, also shed hot tears, his old enemy helped him in the most critical time.

"Kill, avenge General Huang, kill, brothers, kill..."

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhou Tai immediately led his subordinates to board the enemy warship to fight. The nearby Jingzhou army noticed the situation here and killed them immediately.

"Reporting to the Governor, General Huang Gai has successfully completed the task. General Zhou Tai led the troops of the headquarters to rush in, and the frontline troops of the enemy have been restrained."

"Okay, General Huang is mighty, have they ever retreated?"

"This, the old general will never retreat, finally, finally,,,,,,"

"Oh, that's all. After the battle, we must find the old general's body. Pass on the order, Jiang Qin and Ding Feng will attack, follow the plan, and make sure to ignite more enemy warships."

"promise,,,,,,"

The raging fire covered the river, and the situation of the Jingzhou army seemed to be getting more and more dangerous.

Chapter 813 A Mess 2

The situation on the river was too chaotic, Zhou Tai had already launched a battle to seize the ship, his [-] subordinates fought with the remaining Jingzhou army, the soldiers on both sides fought to the death, and they used their lives to stabilize the formation.

Soon, Lu Xun sent a troop to support. With the addition of the [-] Jingzhou troops, Zhou Tai's slow advance was stopped, and the soldiers of both sides started fighting in a limited space.

Some unlucky people were even squeezed off the warship and fell into the water during the battle, some were accidentally kicked into the fire and burned themselves, and some were shot by arrows, and they lost their lives in vain. life.

Those who can be arranged by Lu Xun to fight on the front line are all the elites of the Jingzhou Army. After this period of rectification, the combat effectiveness of these Jingzhou Army officers and soldiers has been greatly improved, and they can compete with the Jiangdong Army in a short period of time.

Just a few years ago, when they faced the Jiangdong Army, they generally could only stabilize their formation when they had an advantage in numbers, but they were often defeated in the end.

After all, when Liu Biao ruled Jingzhou in the past, although these Jingzhou soldiers had enough food and clothing, they rarely had the chance to be promoted, and they didn't know why they were fighting.

There is no shortage of brave men in the Jingzhou army. Every time they fight, they will fight the enemy bravely, but when the battle is over, they will not be counted when the battle merits are counted.

All this was due to the gradual erosion of the internal system of the Jingzhou Army at that time, it was difficult for meritorious men to be promoted, and the aristocratic families held all the key positions. Only by attaching to these aristocratic families can people with lofty ideals get a few bones.

The most vivid example is that a fierce general like Gan Ning was first abandoned by Liu Biao and then despised by Huang Zu, so his talents could not be brought into full play, let alone other low-level soldiers with poor abilities.

But the situation is different now. Since Chen Feng took over Jingzhou, the Jingzhou army has been disrupted and reorganized, and the military positions held by the major families have been vacated. If anyone refuses to cooperate, Chen Feng will use the butcher knife to reason with him .

Then, after a series of assessments, selections, and actual combat, Chen Feng selected some outstanding generals from the bottom in a short period of time. These people naturally became role models for other Jingzhou soldiers.

Then Chen Feng returned to Chang'an, and Gongsun Xu was in charge of Jingzhou. These measures formed regulations. Moreover, during this period of time, Gongsun Xu was still perfecting these regulations and implementing the system of rewards, punishments and promotions.

Gao Zhong ruled the army, and always gave clear rewards and punishments, and most of the soldiers on the front line agreed with this.In addition, Gao Zhong strictly ordered the army to withhold food and pay and punish soldiers, which soon won the support of the lower-level soldiers, and the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou army also rose steadily.

"The Jingzhou Army has become so powerful. Unexpectedly, there are many capable people under Chen Feng's command. They can raise the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou Army to such a level that they are now on par with my troops."

Zhou Tai in the melee was very surprised. In the past, he was sure that the [-] troops he led would be able to overwhelm the opponent's formation of more than [-] people. But now, the numbers of the two sides are about the same, and the battle situation is not too different. .

When Zhou Tai was fighting fiercely in anxiety, Jiang Qin and Ding Feng each led [-] soldiers and horses to attack from the two wings. While setting fire, they attracted the attention of the Jingzhou army. Both sides greeted their opponents with bows and arrows.

All of a sudden, the [-] soldiers of the Jingzhou Army commanded by Lu Xun were in a melee. Facing the Jiangdong Army's attacks one after another, Lu Xun commanded his subordinates to launch a counterattack.

"Xingba, next, it's your turn to play. How Liu Biao and Huang Zu humiliated you back then, you can give them all back tonight. Remember, your task is to go ashore and set fire. Get entangled."

Seeing the anxious battle ahead, Zhou Yu gave another order.Gan Ning, who had been standing by his side, quickly knelt down to receive the order. He had been waiting for the opportunity to attack.

Due to his low position and some unexplainable reasons, Gan Ning was not qualified to take orders here. Moreover, his subordinates were only a thousand or so, not much better than the average captain. At the beginning, many people thought that he would only hold positions below the general level.