The sky has entered dusk, and there is no sunset. However, there is already a long strip of blood above the river.
Several impatient waterfowl began to land on the corpse from a distance, pecked the eyes first, and after swallowing, began to peck at the abdomen of the corpse.
Accompanied by the excited cries of these waterbirds, not long after, more and more companions were attracted, and the corpses were densely packed.
"cough--"
Dou Tong coughed up a mouthful of blood, and when he refused to retreat, two flying arrows shot him. If he had not relied on his breath, he would not have been able to survive now.
Even though they were at a disadvantage in numbers, countless Shu soldiers, like Dou Tong, still blocked the Dongling army's advance despite this disadvantage.
"Flag order, line up!"
Just waiting to take a breath, without taking a moment to rest, Dou Tong raised his knife again and glared at the approaching Dongling Water Formation.
Under the refusal of the hook, the Xishu navy, which had no retreat, was constantly being picked up and boarded.
"Shield array!"
The bloody Shu soldiers relied on their large shields and long knives to resist the enemy troops who were boarding the ship. Under the light of the nearby fire, black figures screamed and fell into the river.
Both the enemy and ourselves were furious at this time. The Shu people fought to the death, while the Ling people, encouraged by Kang Zhu, vowed to save Lidu City and save the power of the three states of Dongling.
"This Dou Tong..." On the bow of the boat, Kang Zhu felt uncomfortable. The enemy general refused to retreat. As his own general, in order to boost morale, he also killed several waves. However, he never thought that he would be attacked by the Western Shu Navy.
A sneak attack by a warship and a huge collision with a plow caused his lungs to bleed.
Looking up, Kang Zhu's eyes showed a hint of fear. He couldn't imagine that these Shu people, under such a disadvantage, had to fight almost all their troops in order to block their own water formation.
As a result, our own troops suffered heavy losses and were unable to land.
"General, these Shu people are too stubborn."
Kang Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "Mo Li, continue to attack the formation!"
The night on the river is getting darker and darker. Under the light of the fire, there are more and more water birds eating carrion, and the sky is full of noisy birds.
On the bank of the Cangzhou River, there are figures moving in the reed swamps.
"General Fan, it's time."
Fan Lu said "Yeah". In fact, deep down in his heart, he was extremely nervous and even felt unspeakable guilt.
The last time we played such a big game, it was during the cold season. But it seems that we are going to play even bigger this time.
Waiting for the opportunity for the fire boats to rush in, not only the Dongling people but also the Shu people who were affected were burned to death.
The southeast wind is still howling.
The outline of Dongling Navy on the river has reached a position sufficient to light the fire.
"If the Poison E strategist is here, he will definitely give orders calmly. I, Fan Lu, have followed the Poison E strategist for the longest time... Today, I will also learn a lesson."
"Pass my military order and use the signal arrow as the signal. All the hidden boats will crash into the Dongling Water Formation at the fastest speed. If anyone hits the main boat, I will personally show it to the lord when they return to Chengdu.
Give him a reward!"
"In addition, I will wait... to send off friendly troops."
The surrounding Shu soldiers all had resolute faces. After Fan Lu’s order, a lieutenant set up his bow and drew an arrow——
call out.
Not long after, a signal arrow flew up into the sky. Under the dark night, it exploded all of a sudden. The scavenging waterfowl not far away were startled, and they flapped their wings and flew away in groups.
…
"What?" Looking up at the signal arrow, Kang Zhu was shocked. In this attack, he did not have any back-ups. In order to defeat the Xishu Navy, it was already a last-ditch battle.
If it doesn't belong to our side, it can only belong to the Shu people.
In shock, Kang Zhu stood up hastily, regardless of his injuries.
It was a pity that before he could summon the flag order, in an instant, in front of him, there were blazing fires everywhere, and the fire boat that rushed out of the reed swamp was already burning with thick smoke, and was heading towards the entire Dongling Water Formation.
Rushing madly.
"It's not like the wind is blowing. Shoot the Xishu boat master on the boat! Flag order!"
Without drum sails, it can only be the boatmen of Xishu who are rowing.
Under Kang Zhu's order, with the main ship as the center, more than ten nearby ships were filled with aventurine bows close to the ship walls.
The impetuous beating of drums suddenly started again.
"shoot--"
One by one, Dongling's generals raised their voices like thunder and pointed their long swords at the over twenty fire boats that were charging towards them.
Hoo ho ho.
Under the bright firelight all around, dense flying arrows began to follow the direction of each fire boat, falling like raindrops.
Even wearing robes and armor, many Western Shu boatmen fell into the river in the rain of arrows. But as long as they were not dead and could still move their hands, they gritted their teeth and used up their last strength to row the boat crazily.
"These Shu people are crazy!" A Dongling general was shocked. In the past, if a few arrows rained down, it was very likely that the enemy ship would be forced back.
But he never thought that all the Shu people in front of him were clearly determined to die.
"I, Fan Lu, will die with you -" Under the rain of arrows, behind a fire boat, Fan Lu raised his sword and shouted angrily, his eyes wide open.
But he never thought that a junior captain next to him raised his leg and kicked him into the river. Along with it, he also threw a bunch of dried gourds.
Fan Lu was startled, raised his head and was about to curse.
"General Fan, you won't go. I will do this for you," the captain said.
Fan Lu's eyes turned red. He wanted to swim forward, but found a dozen boatmen rowing the boat very fast.
"General Fan, we have discussed this in secret. Let me wait for this matter. If General Fan survives, he will become a famous general in the world and conquer a great country for his lord and Western Shu."
"General Fan is crying."
"General Fan, don't cry. The road to Huangquan is cold. I'll go first and explore the way for General Fan."
"General Fan, take your leave."
In the river, Fan Lu couldn't help but began to cry sadly.
"May you travel south to Sichuan."
"The valleys are hundreds of miles away, and the Xiangshui River is vast."
"The mountain is as towering as my son."
…
Amidst the flames soaring into the sky, the voices of countless Shu soldiers dying were intertwined and resounded throughout the sky.
Arrows were still raining down heavily, and the sky was red with firelight.
"Remember my name, the third sentry officer of Fanziying in Western Shu, Hu Feng."
"The Nine Posts of Fan Ziying in Western Shu, Li Zhou."
"Rouge peddler Zhou'er has been in the army for more than four months and will die together with you!"
…
In the Dongling Water Formation, on the main ship, Kang Zhu was shocked when he saw the boats coming to die one after another. He had calculated everything, but he had not calculated the Shu people's intention to die.
What's more, these Shu people could endure it for so long. They waited until Dongling Navy had crossed the wind direction before pushing out the boat.
"General, the Shu people's fire boat is coming!"
Before he could give the order, the first Shu people's fire boat had already hit an adjacent building boat. With a bang, with the blessing of flammable materials and kerosene, fire snakes followed the southeast wind direction.
Start climbing crazily on the building.
The second ship, the third ship... Under the dense rain of arrows, at least half of the fire boats rushed forward.
In the firelight, Kang Zhu roared angrily. Countless Dongling soldiers had horrified faces.
The poisonous plan of water and fire attack was finally their turn.