The fire on the river soared into the sky, illuminating the entire dark night above in red.
Under the side, not only the Dongling warships were burned, but also many Xishu warships were burned and sank in the river.
Countless soldiers from both sides died when they jumped into the river. Especially in the Dongling Water Formation, most of the men who had the upper hand died in just half an hour.
"Disperse, disperse the water formation!" Kang Zhu gritted his teeth. At this point, he could only try his best to retain his remaining strength, and then look for opportunities to defeat the Xishu Navy and board Cangzhou.
"Flag order——"
A Dongling Tower boat that wanted to turn around had just turned its hull, but suddenly the whole body tilted, and the burnt parts collapsed instantly. In the blink of an eye, the river water poured in crazily.
Boom.
Another warship from Xishu collided with it, and the huge plow made the originally "morbidly ill" warship even more dying, until it sank completely into the river.
"Kill!" A Xishu general, ignoring the raging fire around him, eyes red from killing, kept directing the bows on the ship to shoot the Dongling people who jumped into the river.
Scenes like this can be seen everywhere under the blazing fire.
An unconcealable smile appeared on Dou Tong's pale face. He understood that it was Fan Lu's hidden ship that played a huge role.
"General Dou, the navy of Dongling people, was caught in the fire!"
Dou Tong smiled and gave the order with difficulty, asking the Xishu warship to move back first. Under this fire, at least half of the Dongling people could be burned to death.
In this way, there is still a great chance to defend Cangzhou's river area.
"General Dou, please rest well." General Pi's voice was bitter.
The water battle has reached this point. General Dou in front of him is like an immortal god of war. He was hit by two arrows. After simple treatment by the military doctor, he still refuses to retreat.
"I know that when I regain my strength, I will definitely kill again..."
With the support of General Pi, Dou Tong hunched over and walked to the tiger leather chair at the bow of the ship.
The main ship began to turn around, moving away from the scope of the fire. Many Xishu warships that had not yet been affected also slowly turned around, preparing to re-set up their defense lines some distance behind.
"General Dou, the military doctor is coming soon. This time, please General Dou please stop refusing and let the military doctor handle it early."
"Of course... I want to help my lord to conquer the country. To be honest with you, the first time I saw my lord... I knew he was no ordinary person."
"The most right thing I, Dou Tong, have done in my life is to worship this lord."
"Shuzhou, Western Shu, and the whole world... I still want to hold on a little longer to see Western Shu establish a new dynasty and see the Lord ascend to the throne, but I am so tired——"
Dou Tong turned his head and looked in the direction of Kezhou in ecstasy. There, his lord had not returned yet.
"Dou Tong worships and bids farewell to my lord."
Dou Tong stretched out his hand and grabbed the sky above his head. He froze for a moment and then hung down weakly.
"General Dou?"
"General Dou..."
"General Dou!" General Pi knelt down and cried, desperately holding on to Dou Tong's body.
On the main ship, countless soldiers came over, looking at Dou Tong with his eyes closed, and wept bitterly.
Someone drew his sword and prepared to rush away and die together with the Dongling people.
Fortunately, there were two sober generals who stopped this useless act of revenge.
"Don't forget that General Dou's last order was to retreat and form a formation! As long as we can stop the Dongling navy and set foot in Cangzhou, we will have a great victory!"
"Flag order, notify all Xishu warships to retreat and form formations!"
On the main ship, many soldiers wiped away their tears and picked up their swords, shields and long bows again. Following Dou Tong's orders, they withdrew from the sea of fire, preparing to line up again to guard against the Dongling Navy that rushed out.
…
Fan Lu, who had landed on the shore, stood by the reed swamp without moving for a long time.
Almost all of his 3,000 Fan Ziying guards died trying to rush into the fire boat.
"General Fan..."
Fan Lu turned his head, his tears still wet, and looked at a scout who got off the boat.
"What?"
"General Dou Tong fought and died in the battle. He left his life behind. The remaining Xishu navy has formed a water formation further back."
Fan Lu was stunned, and his body couldn't stop trembling.
"My condolences to General Fan, now the war must come first."
"I understand, I understand." Fan Lu cried out for a long time and gritted his teeth.
"Take me to the water formation at the back. I, Fan Lu, will lead you to the last battle!"
…
On the river surface, Kang Zhu's efforts to rescue him finally allowed many Dongling warships to escape from the siege of the sea of fire.
But the battle damage... is already an extremely terrible figure.
After wiping his blackened face, Kang Zhu coughed twice, until his palms were covered with bloody plums.
"How many warships are left?"
"There are only more than 300 ships... and there are less than 10,000 people."
After the ship was destroyed, many soldiers who jumped into the river were picked up by friendly ships. Now, more than 300 warships are full of people.
When we first set off, there were more than 40,000 naval forces. Now, even if they are able to reach the river bank, they will probably be a remnant army.
But as long as Li Ducheng can be rescued, there will be a turn for the better in Dongling's defeat.
"Assemble." Kang Zhu put his knife on the deck and held himself up to prevent himself from falling. In the river wind, he turned his head and silently glanced in the direction of Dongling.
There is no right or wrong in war, it is just about everyone fighting for his own master and fighting to the death.
"When the battle is won...I will take you back to your hometown and treat you to some plum wine from Lingdu." Kang Zhu rarely lost his dignity and smiled at the many soldiers around him.
Everyone is not stupid. Under this situation, if you go forward, you will most likely die in battle.
"Whether it's drinking or fighting, we are willing to follow General Kang." General Youbi said with a smile.
"I would like to follow General Kang!"
"Okay, okay! With the loyalty and bravery of you guys, I, Kangzhu, can still have a good companion even if I go to hell, and my life will not be wasted!"
"Assemble the water formation, we will kill the last round and overwhelm the Shu people!"
Kang Zhu knew very well that there was no point in retreating to Dongling at this time. He knew that even if the Liang King's people were not happy, his lord would do whatever it took to protect him.
But he doesn't want this.
If the huge Dongling Tomb doesn't have a hard bone and the whole thing is soft, then what the hell is it going to do?
Standing on the bow of the ship with a knife drawn, Kang Zhu's face regained its previous murderous look.
"Even though we are short of manpower, we still have the ambition to defeat the enemy. I am well and willing to go to hell with you all!"
"kill--"
…
There seems to be a giant between heaven and earth, cutting through the night with a knife, spreading the first ray of morning light from the dark night to the mountains and rivers of the earth.
Going west from the Chuzhou River Basin, it is about a hundred miles away.
A water formation of no more than a thousand people, with sails filled to the brim, kept moving forward.
"Cough, cough..."
On the main ship, Miao Tong's face was pale and his mouth was buzzing.
"People in the world don't know that Kang Zhu is a hero in water warfare. He has fought with me several times before, and I was defeated. This time he fights against the water, and I'm afraid he will be even more ferocious."
"General Miao, please don't say any more, it's important to take care of yourself." Cao Hong, who was standing by, said hurriedly.
"Listen to me..." Miao Tong raised his head and did not stop speaking.
"Although Kang Zhu is a calm man, his military tactics are not correct and he is very good at making surprises. But he... has a weakness. If he is in a tough battle, he likes to make all-out moves."
"We have few soldiers and not many warships, so the greatest effect we can exert is not to fight head-on, but to stab in the back. Don't forget that as we fight all the way, there are many scattered water formations that we need to rush to help."
"What I mean is that I ask Commander Cao to raise the Jianglong flag, pretend to be Dongling's friendly army, and wait until he gets close to Kang Zhu's water formation... Kang Zhu's desperate move will definitely leave no army behind. When the time comes, he will
I can help the Western Shu navy to defeat Kang Zhu with a pincer attack."
"General Miao is a great talent!" Cao Hong looked happy.
"I was born in Ling, but I planned to defeat Ling. He is a dirty person... I also ask Commander Cao to let me take a boat and go far away to rest during the fighting. When Kang Zhu is defeated, I will follow Commander Cao again.