Waves of beating drums kept rising on the river surface, the sound reached our ears and made people's hearts tremble.
Dou Tong looked around hurriedly and realized that at some point, in order to avoid the water ghost's ship-cutting, there were actually many Western Shu warships from all directions, all gathered together.
"Let's go, let's go!" Dou Tong gritted his teeth.
Unfortunately, before Dou Tong could finish shouting, countless huge crossbow arrows covered in kerosene were fired densely in front of him with a roaring sound.
Once it penetrated the hull of the ship, it immediately burst into flames.
There were still more than a dozen shield ships in the direction of the front line. Although they were extremely brave, the Dongling Navy very cleverly bypassed the shield ships and entered the main formation of Xishu.
"Flag order, let people disperse the boat formation quickly!" Dou Tong forced himself to calm down, ignoring the flying crossbow bolts, and calmly ordered.
Fortunately, with Xu Mu's insistence, the cohesion of the Shu soldiers was extremely terrifying. Following Dou Tong's flag order, although the battle damage was heavy, the remaining people and the remaining warships dispersed out of the formation.
, step back some.
Many shield ships in front also moved back.
Dou Tong held his knife and steadied himself.
Although they were safe after escaping from the blazing fire, in front, there were at least ten thousand Shu soldiers caught in the fire, and they could never come back in the sea of fire.
Dou Tong was trembling all over, but he was not careless. He had considered many factors in this water fight. But he never thought that Kang Zhu would use the poisonous plan so perfectly.
"Congratulations."
"Congratulations——"
There were only ten thousand Shu soldiers left, and they clasped their fists in the river wind.
After wiping away their tears, many people took action again and picked up the weapons in their hands.
"After the formation is dispersed, the fire oil arrows will not be of much use anymore." Dou Tong said calmly, looking around at the soldiers on the main ship.
"The most likely possibility is that the Dongling people will rely on their large numbers to force us to engage in a boarding battle. Previously... I received a secret letter from my lord. The secret letter said that if the war is unfavorable, we will retreat to the bank of the Cangzhou River.
"
"But I don't want to retreat." Dou Tong raised his head and gritted his teeth until they bled, "If we retreat, we will defeat the ambition of the Shu people. If the Aventurine dog wants to step into Cangzhou, then please step through our path first.
Corpse!"
Return to the Cangzhou River and wait for the Dongling people to land. In this case, spies will most likely arrive at Liducheng.
At that time, things will really go wrong.
Dou Tong didn't understand that his lord was worried about his life and death.
"Every ship, pick up your sword and use your bow!"
"Wrap the rope around the racket pole and prepare to fight to the death!"
"Roar!"
The tens of thousands of Shu soldiers who survived the disaster did not escape. Instead, they followed Dou Tong and stayed on the river to resist the Dongling navy, which was about to win.
…
"That Dou Tong is a great talent." Kang Zhu's eyes were filled with regret.
This wave of killings seriously injured at least half of the Shu soldiers. But it happened that the navy of those Shu soldiers had not retreated yet, and they still stayed on the river with their morale skyrocketed, waiting for a fight to the death.
"The fire oil arrow is useless——"
Kang Zhu raised his head and looked at the outline of Cangzhou not far away. There was a faint hope on his face. As long as he could land ashore, there would be a great chance to save Li Ducheng.
He was confident that with 50,000 mountain troops stationed in Dongling, stability would be maintained for at least three to five years.
"Get ready! Fight to the death with the Shu people! Don't forget, we are now a victorious army! Who says the Shu people are invincible? Countless Shu people died under my sword!"
"Full the sails, turn the plows, and smash the Shu people's defense line!"
"kill--"
On the river, a large Dongling naval force, with about 30,000 people left, rushed toward the Shu people's last water formation with full murderous intent.
After firing more than a dozen arrows at each other, some soldiers fell into the river and died. As soon as the warships from both sides approached, the sounds of fighting suddenly started one after another.
"Board!"
Under the hook, the distance between the warships of both sides was already within reach.
"Starting stick!"
Dou Tong did not retreat but advanced. On the main ship, he continued to command the nearby guard ships.
Boom.
The huge racquet stick was smashed down, and the two Aventurine sterns that were about to attack the main ship were smashed into powder and sawdust flew everywhere.
"General Dou, please stay back!" General Youbi came over hurriedly, "If you wait any longer, I'm afraid the main ship will be in danger!"
How could Dou Tong not know?
But if we retreat at this time and rely on the protection of others, what is the difference between retreating to the river bank?
Without retreating, Dou Tong raised his face and quietly looked at the enemy ship ahead.
He is an old member of Xi Shu's team, and he has been credited with drawings since his lord entered Shu. It can even be said that he was already an acquaintance of his lord when he was still a small boss.
Until now, the General Feng under the lord's crotch was given to him as a gift.
"General, General Dou Zhong died in battle..."
As Dou Tong listened, a surge of sadness appeared on his face, but it quickly disappeared.
"My brother's long-cherished wish was to be shrouded in horse leather, and he got his wish. As an elder brother, I should be happy for him."
"General——"
"Don't advise." Dou Tong raised his hand, turned around and glanced in the direction of Shuzhou.
He remembered that when he was still a little king in southern Shu, in order to survive, he had to sell horses and medicinal materials. He led 20,000 hard-working soldiers from southern Shu and fought for a long time, but he could not break into Shu.
Until he met the lord.
"To tell you the truth, the first time I went to my lord's village, I knew that this little wine seller was definitely not an ordinary person."
"I gave him a good horse, and also gave me a good opportunity."
Flying arrows passed overhead, and the roar of the cockroach was like rolling thunder.
Without taking a step back, Dou Tong raised the sword in his hand again, twisting the morale of the remaining Shu soldiers into a rope.
"Get on board and fight to the death with the Dongling people!"
…
Kang Zhu also stood on the bow of the ship, and even saw the Shu people's main ship at a glance. The strange thing was that the Shu people's main ship did not retract into the water formation, but instead faced Dongling's men in an attacking posture.
"General Kang, the main ship cannot move forward any further. Be careful of entering the shooting range of the Shu people."
"Then come in."
Kang Zhu raised his arm and pointed forward.
"The generals of the Shu people are not afraid of fighting to the death. We are waiting for a last-ditch fight, so why should we be afraid of life and death?"
"Whoever wins will set foot on the land of Cangzhou!"
"Continue to charge -"
The bravery of the two generals on both sides of the enemy and us instantly inspired the soldiers on both sides, for Li Ducheng, for Cangzhou, and for Jiangnan——
At this time, the blood on the river reflected the sky red.
After docking, one after another Shu warships were densely packed with fighting figures. From time to time, a figure coughed blood and rolled off the ship.
Countless floating corpses were continuously pushed into the distance with the ripples that spread out in circles.
When the bloody smell rushed to the shore, countless fleeing people began to let out a new round of screams.
On the bank of the river, Fan Lu pressed his knife, his eyes always calm. The Dongling people had not arrived before the formation, and the fire boat was naturally useless under the headwind.
But now that the two armies are connected and the fire boat is used, not only the Dongling people will be burned to death, but also the Shu people will be surrounded by a sea of fire.
"Dou Jiangjun is determined to die."
Fan Lu gritted his teeth after listening to the deputy general's words.
"Send the order, prepare to use the fire boat to surprise the enemy's ship... If you accidentally injure a colleague and go to hell in the future, please report the crime."