The sun was scorching hot, and the cool autumn wind stirred the river water slightly, causing waves to rise. The water surface was sparkling, and huge warships on the river were sailing through the waves.

A young soldier hurriedly walked to the bow of the ship, where stood a general with gleaming silver armor and a red cloak dancing in the river breeze.

The young soldier clasped his fists and reported: "My lord, Liu Yao set out from Moling with 15,000 soldiers and horses, stationed at Wuhu Port, and is repairing and strengthening the water stronghold."

Sun Ce turned around and smiled: "Okay, I understand, you go down and rest."

The young soldier's eyes were filled with admiration. When he heard Sun Ce's words, he retreated slightly excitedly.

While watching the soldiers leave, Sun Ce sighed helplessly and said to Zhou Yu beside him: "Gong Jin, I am really underestimated. I came with all the troops and horses from Lujiang, but Liu Yao only used half of them.

Could it be that he thinks that I, Sun Ce, am weak and can be bullied?"

Zhou Yu shook his head when he heard this and smiled bitterly: "With all our troops in Lujiang, we only have 10,000 troops. He has 5,000 more troops than us. Isn't that still small?"

"Besides, there are 4,000 recruits among our 10,000 people. Although you secretly trained your troops when you were running Lujiang, the quality of these recruits is still very high, but in the end they are all soldiers who have never experienced a life-or-death bloody battle."

"If the battle goes well, these recruits will naturally be a boost and they will transform quickly. But if the situation is unfavorable, they may collapse at any time. This is a common problem among recruits. Once a collapse occurs, the battle formation will be disrupted. With our

Judging from the situation, the consequences are disastrous. I think Liu Yao already thinks highly of us."

"What's more important is that Jiangdong is not a monolith. They have their own affairs. Liu Yao also has to guard against Yan Baihu of Wu County from taking advantage of his lair while he is at war with us."

Sun Ce chuckled, pressed his hands on the guardrail and looked ahead: "This is Jiangdong waiting for me, the cornerstone of my great achievements."

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Wuhu Port.

"Report! Lord, Sun Ce's army has arrived!" A scout rushed into Liu Yao's tent.

On the commander's seat, Liu Yao carelessly touched his beard. He had no lofty ambitions, he just wanted to guard his one-third of an acre of land and be his local emperor.

Liu Yao was already middle-aged and had only one daughter. Although he wanted to have a son, he was unable to do so. When the dignity of the Han Dynasty was still there, he never thought of taking over alone. But the dignity of the Han Dynasty was gone, and he had no son.

He came to inherit the inheritance, so he just wanted to be his local emperor and enjoy his life to the fullest.

Sun Jian was originally the Marquis of Wucheng. He had the highest official position and the highest reputation, so everyone naturally obeyed his orders. Unfortunately, he is dead! The emperor even lost his capital and was controlled by a traitor. Hehe, there is no telling who will be appointed in the future in this world.

That's it. All the princes in the world support their own troops and cede territories for self-reliance. An orphan of Sun Jian, with only two or three thousand people, escaped from Liu Biao's pursuit. Does he also want to command Jiangdong?

ridiculous!

Sun Ce could only survive under Yuan Shu's command, but he actually exchanged the jade seal for 3,000 soldiers and horses to conquer Jiangdong.

He thought his few troops could defeat Jiangdong? He was overestimating his capabilities!

Jade seal, that is the imperial seal! It is the symbol of the emperor, where destiny lies, and Sun Ce actually used it in exchange for a mere three thousand soldiers and horses. Sun Ce is really crazy! Liu Yao never thought that he could be the emperor, but when he heard this

The news also made my heart bleed.

Upon hearing the news of Sun Ce's arrival, Liu Yao snorted, stood up and said, "Gather your troops and horses, we will attack Sun Ce."

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On the river, two fleets came face to face and faced each other from a distance.

Liu Yao looked at the enemy in front, feeling a little nervous but also a little excited.

"Lord, the enemy troops are rushing towards my right wing."

"Huh? What does this mean? Exposing the flanks to us will certainly make the arrows and crossbows more powerful at long range, but the sides of the hull are the weakest. Aren't they afraid that we will penetrate their formation?" Liu Yao looked at it.

The front man said doubtfully.

"Haha." Fan Neng under Liu Yao laughed loudly, "My lord, Sun Ce is not good at water warfare at all, and turning the fleet is the most difficult. He will leak his flank to us. If our ship collides with it, we can break their ship into pieces.

If you are lucky, you can knock them over directly. Lord, our army should attack and charge towards their middle. As long as we can break through their fleet from the middle, they will not be able to look at each other from head to tail, and there will be chaos."

Liu Yao was about to speak when suddenly a wave of arrows shot from the opposite side. Tens of thousands of arrows covered the sky and blocked the sun. In an instant, Liu Yao's army screamed in agony.

"Shoot!" Liu Yao's generals roared loudly.

Unfortunately, Liu Yaojun's arrows fell into the river before they could reach the ships on the opposite side.

Fan Neng clapped his head and laughed in annoyance: "Just be clever. My lord, the wind is blowing from the northwest. Their arrows are naturally farther along the wind than ours against the wind. Could it be that they want to take advantage of it?"

Orientation? Hey. I think they are trapped in a cocoon. If they are cavalry, they can turn around and leave, keeping themselves out of our range. But this is a water battle, and it is not that easy for a big ship to turn. Let's attack quickly now."

Liu Yao originally thought so, but the shot just now made him cautious. The other party was definitely not a kid who didn't understand anything. He squinted and looked ahead quietly, hesitating in his heart, and did not answer Fan Neng's words.

At this time, the left wing of Liu Yao's army was also repeating a similar conversation. Taishi Ci anxiously persuaded him: "General Zhang Ying, Sun Jian started his career in Jiangdong, and Sun Ce is Sun Jian's legitimate son, how can he not know how to fight by water? Even if he takes a step back, he really doesn't understand.

But how could those veteran generals left behind by Sun Jian not know about it? The enemy's behavior is suspicious and they are moving eagerly for fear of something unexpected happening. Moreover, the lord has not given the order yet, so the general should think twice."

Zhang Ying said impatiently: "Shut up. Don't miss this opportunity. It will never come back. Sun Ce is stupid, how can I let him go? Attack! Attack me!"

"The general has orders, attack quickly!"

Under Zhang Ying's order, the left-wing ships began to rush towards the enemy at the fastest speed.

"Huh?" Fan Neng was stunned for a moment, and found that the left wing suddenly accelerated and rushed out. He immediately understood that Zhang Ying couldn't help it anymore.

Fan Neng secretly glanced at Liu Yao. Seeing that Liu Yao neither ordered the central army to attack nor the left wing to stop, he sighed in his heart and understood that his lord was undecided. He neither wanted to miss the opportunity nor wanted to fall into Sun Ce's favor.

It was a plan, so I waited for Zhang Ying to test it.

The ships on the left wing quickly approached the enemy.

At this time, when Sun Cejun's ship turned around, Liu Yaojun discovered that hundreds of small sailboats suddenly appeared behind the ship, with two or three soldiers manning the boats.

"艨艟! It's 艨艟!"

Zhang Ying was shocked. Sun Ce used a large ship as a cover, but he had hundreds of ships hidden behind him. Was he going to use the ships to attack them and drag them into hand-to-hand combat? He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he knew it was too late to retreat.

The small boat was not qualified as a stern. It was too small and would break into pieces at a touch. But it didn't matter. Sun Ce smiled softly. He was short of people, but not short of boats. He waved his hand and hundreds of boats were broken.

The small boat raised its large sail and rushed forward quickly.

With a slender hull and a large sail, how fast will it go in the direction of the wind?

Hundreds of small ships, as fast as arrows leaving the string.

The soldiers on the stern lit the kindling on the boat and jumped into the water, while the boat was still speeding along the river in the direction of the wind.

A fire was ignited in the boat, and hundreds of small boats seemed to turn into hundreds of huge rockets, shooting at Liu Yao's army.

Liu Yao's army set off a huge fire, and dozens of large ships sank in the sea of ​​​​fire. Especially the left wing that pursued the closest force suffered the most heavy losses. However, Liu Yao's army's center and right wing suffered much less losses.

Two sections of the river were separated by the fire. On one end, Liu Yao's army was roaring in the fire, and on the other, Sun Ce's army slowly completed a turn and charged towards the chaotic Liu Yao army again. The sound of trumpets sounded throughout the battlefield.
Chapter completed!