On the river, the river wind roared non-stop. Circles of ripples were blown, one after another, for a long time. The ten shield ships breaking the waves were sailing very fast under the sails of the river wind.
"Lord, we're not far away." Sitting on the chair, Dongfang raised his head in admiration and let the ends of his hair get blown away.
Xu Mu nodded and stared ahead.
He was very confident in this battle. When he resisted Chen Changqing, there were no naval warships, but he was still able to cooperate with Li Zhiqiu and fight a beautiful floating battle.
"The sentry ship reported that the person who intercepted the river was not Zhang Shun. It was another Cangzhou Siying named Tong Du. He seems to have some reputation in Cangzhou."
"Very powerful?" Xu Mu frowned.
"It's so famous that it's hard to live up to it. I think it's more like a compliment among the Cangzhou families. In this battle between the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River, we only need to be careful of ambushed fire boats. There's not much of a problem. And depending on the wind, Tong
If Du wants to attack by fire, he can only do so after our Shuzhou Navy has passed the ambush site."
"Arrange fifty warships to line up and break the long wall, then that's it."
"Berlie is a great talent."
Dongfang Jing laughed and said, "My lord, what you need to pay attention to is Zuo Shiren. He is not a fool. He will figure it out eventually. When he guesses that it is my lord's idea, he will probably return to Chuzhou."
Xu Mu also smiled, "Even then, his mission will have been completed."
This shaky alliance is actually based on everyone's own agenda. It's just who is being sold and who knows how to count the money.
Turning his head, Xu Mu looked behind the 40,000 navy troops.
"Let Wei Xiaowu raise the flag."
Wei Xiaowu, who already had a light beard, quickly led Qiying onto the high platform of the building.
Not long after, a speedboat came after hearing the news and passed by the side of the main ship.
"Tell Dou Tong to leave fifty ships behind and form a long wall formation to guard against the enemy's fire boats."
In a water battle on a river, the most important thing to be wary of is a fire attack. For example, even if only a small area of the entire fleet is burned, the morale panic caused is extremely serious.
Not long after, under Xu Mu's order, Dou Tong, who was further behind, organized more than fifty sub-ships to line up in a long wall formation and march at the end to be on guard against the fire boats rushing out.
"Hold on to the mast and blow another sail!"
"We, the Shuzhou Navy, are soldiers from heaven descending to earth. We march straight in and smash the Cangzhou Navy that intercepts the river!"
One by one, Shuzhou's generals drew their swords and shouted loudly to boost the morale of the upcoming battle.
Xu Mu stood calmly, hesitated, and then called for the messenger.
"Move five more shield ships and stay behind."
As the attacker, if you attack the defender's territory, you will definitely encounter various ambushes and traps. No matter what, you must be careful in the end.
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Also standing on the boat, Tong Du's face was tense and full of expectation.
When he boarded the ship, he said that this time, he would kill the common thieves until they would kneel down and beg for mercy.
"Are the places to hide the boats ready?"
"Reporting to General Newsboy, forty fireboats twenty miles away from the Muyunzhou River Section are on standby. They just wait for the navy of the common thieves to come over, and they will rush out immediately!"
Tong Du looked overjoyed.
This time, it was not just a simple fire boat... in fact, he had made a big plan. If the Shuzhou navy was ambushed, it would definitely be dead or alive.
"The Cangzhou navy listened to the order and intercepted the civilian thieves where the iron cables crossed the river! Fighting ships and sterns took the lead, and each ship on the river used fire and crossbows to shoot the Shu people in an arc-moon formation!"
Tong Du was in high spirits, and the tiger-painting cloak he was wearing was fluttering in the river wind from time to time.
Shuzhou has 40,000 naval troops, while he only has 30,000. But these things are not directly proportional. Seriously speaking, as a defender with many buildings and ships, it should have an advantage.
"Tongjiang, please look at the beacon smoke on the river bank. The Shu navy is less than twenty miles away from our army!"
"I know." Tong Du gritted his teeth.
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"Lord, there are only twenty miles left." On the Shuzhou Navy's ship, Dongfang Jing raised his head and looked at the beacon smoke on the river bank. There had been information for a long time that the beacon smoke in Cangzhou was a whistle for twenty miles.
"There are no shield ships in Cangzhou, so it is estimated that the battleships will be used as the lead battle. If our Shuzhou Navy can avoid the interception of the fire boats and then drive straight in, we will definitely win this battle!"
Dongfang Jing's words were exactly what Xu Mu was thinking. This time, Shuzhou Navy finally had enough strength, and he no longer had to act as a water battle bait like before.
"Even in a broadside battle, my lord is not afraid. Most of the main force of the Cangzhou Navy went to intercept Zuo Shiren. But Tong Du's side is at least a new army that has just been training for a long time."
"Bolie's ability to analyze the battlefield is getting more and more amazing."
"My lord, you are so flattering." Dongfang Jing did not show any sign of taking the credit, "I will go out with my lord on the expedition. Dongfang Jing will do his best."
"Thank you Lingzhou Navy, thank you Zuo Shiren..." After a pause, Xu Mu said something strange.
The closer we got to Muyunzhou, the stronger the river wind became. It was only after noon that the dazzling sunshine finally dispersed the foggy color of the river.
The field of vision in front of him suddenly became wider. As far as he could see, Xu Mu could already see the outline of the riverside town in Muyun Prefecture ahead.
"It's time for the fire boat to come out." Dongfang Jing said in a serious tone.
As if to reflect Dongfang Jing's words, in the blink of an eye, dozens of fire boats roared out from the boat hiding places on both sides of the strait.
After most of the waterway had been washed away, the Cangzhou Navy on Huofang Mountain were so frightened that they jumped into the river. Only these flaming boats were left, rushing towards the Shuzhou Navy like crazy.
"block!"
Fifty Shuzhou sub-ships formed a long wall formation, blocking behind the Shuzhou Navy.
"No, these fire boats are all connected with iron ropes!"
boom.
The fifty sub-ships were probably unable to stop them. The chain of fire boats was extremely powerful for a while. Even if some were blocked, they were connected by iron ropes and continued to be dragged forward.
The fire continued to spread, and it was getting bigger and bigger. It was about to sink the second ship of the Long Wall Formation, roaring and killing them.
Xu Mu stood on the high platform of the building and was horrified to see that a little fly from Cangzhou actually had such an ambush plan. Fortunately, he had a backup plan early.
Five Shuzhou shield boats, under the oars of the boatmen, faced the fire that was about to roll into a large ball.
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"Is the fire plan successful?" Tong Du's voice was excited.
"The commoner thief left the boat behind, but it was also hit by the fire boat with ropes attached and sank a lot——"
"I'm just asking you, is this fire going to burn?"
"Tongjiang, Shu, Shuzhou shield ship, intercepted the fire boat!"
"What!"
Tong Du's mind was buzzing and he felt a chill on his back. He originally thought that even with the fire boat, at least half of the navy in Shuzhou could be burned and the morale of the Shu people would be shattered.
But I never thought that the shield boat used by the commoner thief would actually be blocked.
"General Tong, the Shuzhou navy is coming!"
"Go, send the order immediately! Invite three hundred fighting ships to smash the Shu people's fleet."
"It is not the best strategy for a child general to attack against the wind."
Tong Du's face turned fierce, "You know nothing. Even if the former military ship is destroyed and everyone is killed, we will not let the civilian thieves enter our Muyun State!"
"Search the ship to the side and use the bat to smash the Shu warship. The flying arrows and fire crossbows on the warships on both sides must form a surrounding fire!"
"Repulse the Shu navy and capture the civilian thieves alive!" This chapter has been completed!