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Pang De commanded the cavalry in the battalion to fight the fire and kill the enemy army at the same time. As for the rest of the soldiers and horses, they stuck to their posts in the headquarters and were not allowed to move unless the Jiangdong Army came.

After some melee, almost half of Gan Ning's troops had been lost. Although the fire in the camp on the shore had been burning for a while, it was finally brought under control and did not spread, and Pound was free to encircle and suppress the enemy. .

"Give me the order to spread out on the periphery, and the cavalry will move for me. I don't believe it. I can't wipe out the enemy army today."

Pang De was very angry. Gan Ning is too cunning. He knows how to create chaos when he fights and does not retreat. Fortunately, Gao Zhong sits in the front battalion, which has the effect of stabilizing the morale of the army. Otherwise, if the rear battalion If the chaos spreads, the entire camp on the shore will be in chaos.

On the surface of the river, there are raging fires everywhere. For the battle tonight, the Jiangdong army may have used all the supplies in stock, but the flammable things like kerosene may have collected all the land of Jiangdong.

"General Cai, there is nothing to be done. Let's retreat. It's still too late to return to the water village and stick to it. If you don't retreat, Zhou Yu's rear army is coming. Let's go."

Lu Xun held back Cai Mao who was full of anger. The last line of defense on the river was still unable to hold. The Jiangdong Army's offensive was too fierce. After paying more than 4000 casualties, the line of defense Cai Mao was in charge of was full of loopholes. Even Cai Mao himself was almost shot by Liu Ya.

"Tonight, I, Cai Mao, am ashamed to entrust my lord, alas, come, pass the order, the warships that are not on fire retreat to the water village, and leave the rest of the warships on the meeting, Bo Yan, let's go..."

Even though he was unwilling in every possible way, Cai Mao still gave the order to retreat. After tonight, he might not be able to brag about his title as the governor of the past to others again.

817 The Dust Settles 2

After Gao Zhong transferred his command site to the front battalion on the shore, he stopped retreating. After all, the closer to the front line, the easier it is to convey orders, and the more he can get in touch with the battle situation in the shortest time.

After learning that Cai Mao's army was also forced to abandon the last line of defense on the river, Gao Zhong knew that he was completely calculated by Zhou Yu in the battle tonight.

"Come here, send an order to Boyan, act according to the plan, even if we can't win the battle tonight, we shouldn't let the Jiangdong Army take advantage, isn't it just more crazy than anyone else, I'm young, I can afford it, anyway It’s my adoptive father who pays my tuition, what are you afraid of,,,,,,”

At this moment, Gao Zhong had a ferocious look on his face, as if he wanted to gamble with Zhou Yu, and he seemed to be irritated by Zhou Yu. In short, he wanted to show his trump card.

Seeing that Cai Mao organized the retreat, the remaining 2 Jiangdong Army officers and soldiers in front went crazy. Within a few hours, they broke through several lines of defense organized by the Jingzhou Army on the river, and in one go they defeated the opponent who had the superiority in strength. Hastened to shore.

This record, looking at the world, which army can match it.The leading generals Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and others continued to organize soldiers and horses, intending to follow the enemy directly into the camp on the shore.

"The commander-in-chief has orders to act according to the original plan, and to ignite the enemy's camp on the shore in one go..."

Just when Zhou Tai and others were about to storm the enemy camp, Zhou Yu's order came.Zhou Yu sent Gan Ning to set fire to the enemy's rear camp, but the fire has not yet started.

Without the fire, Zhou Yu's plan cannot be implemented. No one knows the situation of the Jiangdong Army better than Zhou Yu. In a battle tonight, the best situation is a miserable victory, but that also means that the Jiangdong Army will have to pay a big price .

Therefore, Zhou Yu didn't want to use human life to pave the way for the army to advance in the end. Only by using the force of fire and water could he offset his own inferiority in military strength.

On this kind of cold weapon battlefield, generals who are good at commanding troops and horses will use the power of nature to defeat their opponents.Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang have made preparations for so long, just to use the wind direction and the power of the fire to resolve the disadvantages in military strength.

In fact, they've been very successful.The defense lines of the Jingzhou Navy were not so much broken by the Jiangdong soldiers as they were broken by the southeast wind and raging fire.

As long as one of these two conditions does not meet the requirements, the Jiangdong Army will return without success tonight.Perhaps it was because the heavens favored Zhou Yu too much, and the southeast wind has not stopped until now.

This is why Zhou Yu repeatedly asked the frontline soldiers to set fire to the enemy's camp first.You must know that even if the Jingzhou army is defeated again and again, it still has the advantage in terms of military strength.

More importantly, with so much effort before, the Jiangdong Army only defeated most of the enemy's navy. In the big camp on the shore, there are still the main force of the enemy's infantry and cavalry, and there are still some navy in the water village. Therefore, the Jiangdong Army is not yet a victory.

"Set fire, burn them to death, come on, let's die together..."

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were just about to carry out Zhou Yu's order when a burst of fire hit them first.After Cai Mao received Gao Zhong's order, with the help of Lu Xun, he ordered the soldiers to pour kerosene on the shore.

The liquid kerosene flowed all the way down the terrain. Because it was in the night, it was difficult for the Jiangdong army to detect it. In addition, they carried kerosene themselves, so they didn't smell the enemy's action.

In fact, the kerosene stored by the Jingzhou Navy is far higher than the enemy's reserves.You know, when he was in western Liaoning in the early years, Chen Feng would order the navy to go fishing.

Every time a whale is hunted, whale blubber will be taken to make kerosene. Over the years, there has been a lot of reserves. Although it has been used in wars many times, Chen Feng has always had this strategic material in his hands.

After Gao Zhong was on the front line, he also tried his best to collect tung oil, resin and other flammable materials in various places to make kerosene. Right now, the Jiangdong Army wanted to continue setting fire, but Gao Zhong took the lead.

The 2000 Jiangdong soldiers who ran the fastest were engulfed in flames in an instant, screaming one after another, Zhou Tai was covered in fire when he rushed out, and his eyebrows and hair were almost burned dry.

"Oops, the road ahead is blocked, and our army can't rush to kill it. Youping, how are you doing? You need to go down and rest."

"Don't worry about me, Cai Mao's trick is to set the fire first. Once it is extinguished, our army can directly attack the enemy's camp. Isn't he afraid?"

"Perhaps, he is really not afraid. It is less than an hour before dawn. As long as the fire burns for an hour, our army will not be able to storm the enemy's camp. Presumably, this should be the order of Gao Zhong."

"Damn it, hurry up, go find another gap, and make sure to kill it in the shortest possible time, otherwise you will fall short. Come, hurry up and report to the governor, the situation on the front line has suddenly changed, please make a decision as soon as possible."

Just after Zhou Tai gave the order, there were bursts of whistling in the sky. Some people thought it was just the sound of wind, but when there was a sound of things smashing nearby, Zhou Tai and the others knew that the Jingzhou Army was also there. backhand.

"It seems to be a thunderbolt car, yes, it is a thunderbolt car."

At any rate, Jiang Qin had some knowledge, and immediately realized that the enemy army was using the thunderbolt car in the camp to attack them from a long distance. Many people's faces changed when they heard this.

The so-called Thunderbolt Chariot is just another name for the Jiangdong Army's trebuchet.When Chen Feng was in the north in his early years, he made a simple lever long-arm trebuchet with the help of the Mohist disciples, but that kind of thing was too crude and easily damaged.

After entering the Central Plains, Chen Feng captured Liu Ye, and only then did he know that this guy had done more research on trebuchets, so Chen Feng used various means to persuade him to cooperate with the Mohist disciples to develop a machine with better performance. trebuchet.

Originally, Chen Feng's plan was to install trebuchets on large ships so that they could deal devastating blows to the enemy in water battles. However, many crafts have not yet been conquered, so they can only be used to defend the camp for the time being.

"No, You Ping, retreat quickly, what they threw were not rocks, but fire oil tanks and barrels, retreat quickly, retreat, Cai Mao is trying to burn us to death..."

With the help of the firelight, Jiang Qin finally saw clearly what the enemy was throwing. When those earthen jars and wooden barrels were broken, liquid flowed out, and once they encountered sparks, they would ignite. What does this mean? No more thinking.

In a blink of an eye, the more than [-] Jiangdong Army at the front were engulfed in flames, and the Jiangdong Army at the back were too frightened to move forward.The remaining warships on the river were also set on fire. This night was destined to be a grand bonfire party.

"This, this is, fighting fire with fire..."

In the distance, Zhou Yu, who was commanding the follow-up troops to advance, was stunned. He never thought that the Jingzhou Army would make such a crazy move under such circumstances.

You know, such a big fire would not only burn the Jiangdong army to death, it might even swallow the Jingzhou army's camp together. Zhou Yu, a military strategist in the world, after all, underestimated Gao Zhong's madness.This battle is about to come to an end.

Chapter 818 A Miserable Victory Like a Defeat 1

The sky gradually brightened. After all, the Jiangdong Army failed to overwhelm the Jingzhou Army's shore camp before dawn, let alone complete the goal of defeating the enemy's main force. This battle is considered to be over.

Standing on the deck of the building boat, Zhou Yu looked at the scene ahead.The air was still filled with the smell of burnt objects, and the wailing continued. Taking advantage of the fire becoming smaller, Zhou Yu sent people to rescue some soldiers and horses to withdraw from the front line.

As for Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, they had just withdrawn. Most of Zhou Tai's body was burned in order to break out of the encirclement of fire created by the enemy. Jiang Qin also hid in the bottom of the boat and slowly swam back.

"Governor, there are still more than [-] soldiers trapped in the front and unable to retreat. Shall we find a way to rescue them?"

The weak Jiang Qin did not forget to report the battle situation. The fire created by Cai Mao killed thousands of Jiangdong Army soldiers on the spot, but many people were trapped in various corners. He could watch himself burn to death.

"I'm afraid it's too late. It's dawn, and the enemy's defenses can no longer be breached. Moreover, in the battle last night, the most we can do is burn down the enemy's warships on the river.

According to previous intelligence, the enemy still has some warships in the water fortress, and the upstream and downstream navy will move closer to this side, so our time is running out.

Alas, come here, send an order to count the soldiers and horses, gather the warships, salvage the fallen soldiers of both the enemy and the enemy, and do not abuse the prisoners. Perhaps these people will be of great use. "

On the shore ahead, a group of Jiangdong Army soldiers were huddled in a narrow area, and there was no gap left between each other. The surrounding fire was approaching them. In order to survive, they could only kill their comrades or enemies who died in battle. Army corpses were thrown to the periphery to form a temporary isolation zone.

"By the order of His Majesty today, although you follow the rebels to make trouble, you are still my sons and daughters. If you surrender, you will not die. Those who resist stubbornly will be wiped out today..."

Just as the trapped Jiangdong Army soldiers were wandering, a voice came from the north, followed by the sound of sand being raised. It turned out that it was Cai Mao taking sand from the headquarters to put out the fire.