Chapter 993 Turn this place into an enemy cemetery
Sun Quan, who was colliding with large and small fireships, commanded his slightly chaotic warship formation and began to counterattack Cao Jun's fleet from the side. He tried to use this trick to add fireships between them and Cao Jun's warships, and they were all entangled.
together, and require each other to become entangled more and more tightly, until both parties lose the ability to move.
Sun Quan's almost rogue style of play was a powerful medicine for Cao Jun. Their ships quickly stuck to the right side of Cao Jun's entire depth and crowded with each other, causing collisions and hand-to-hand combat between warships. At that time, Cao Jun was in the process of fighting.
Many of the moving hulls were entangled with fireship fragments and Sun Quan's more than 200 roundabout assault warships.
Many of the sides of Sun Quan's more than 200 warships were already blazing with flames, and some had been seriously damaged by Cao Jun's stone and wood fire bombs when they approached along the way. In addition, due to the violent suicidal impact, the remaining sides of the ship were
, the catapults were also smashed and scattered all over the ship, making it impossible to use in battle.
However, they still worked tirelessly to entangle Cao Jun. Not only did they not let him escape and exert their due fighting power, they also seriously interfered with Cao Jun's normal projection attacks.
"Boom!" There was an explosion on the side of a Cao army warship, and the side of the ship that was burned by the fire cracked. That was because the fire ship was burning too hard, and a petroleum fire was placed next to a catapult behind the fire head.
The bombs and some flammable materials were not removed in time, which suddenly caused a deflagration.
As soon as the middle section of Cao's army was disrupted by Sun Quan, Wu Jing noticed that Cao's army was in disarray. If he approached Wu Jing quickly, he would definitely have a chance. Sun Kuang immediately led a Chinese warship formation to take advantage of the situation and rush towards Cao's warship.
Team.
Once they are in a close-quarters situation, with the same number of warships and soldiers as the opponent, as long as they can jump on the enemy ship and start hand-to-hand combat with Cao Jun, with their individual combat capabilities, they will not only have the opportunity to destroy the enemy, but also
A greater chance of victory. Taking the opportunity to seize their warships and catapults to make up for the losses caused by the fireships, the largest hand-to-hand water melee battle between the two sides began.
Sun Quan commanded the warships to go on a rampage, and as expected, he immediately cut Cao Jun's fleet in half, which fully demonstrated the roundabout and cut-off tactics. This chaos also quickly exposed many of Cao's warships to follow Zhou Yu's second echelon warships.
Within the attack range of the wooden fire bombs, the commanders of all Zhou Yu's warships immediately ordered their warships to seize the opportunity to launch a fierce wooden fire attack without Zhou Yu's further orders, which immediately caused considerable losses to Cao's army.
and confusion.
Although Cao Jun's warships were also counterattacking, due to the angle problem, the counterattack was obviously not effective.
All the warships on both sides were bumping in the water at this time. Before Wu Jing's follow-up fleet approached Cao Jun's fleet, Zhou Yu's second echelon poured out stone bombs and wood fire bombs in an attempt to effectively attack them.
The attack on Cao Jun's fleet prevented them from being well prepared to attack the warships of Sun Quan and Wu Jing on both sides. Generally speaking, the tactics implemented by Sun Jun's group during this period were effective.
At this time, Cao Jun also fired stone fire bombs and wood fire bombs at the side of their ships. The wood fire bombs counterattacked by Cao Jun burst into flames and roared out countless iron nails, stones, sharp iron pieces, and stones, forcing Zhou Yu's fleet to
Many soldiers on the deck ducked down to avoid the attack to reduce the damage from the attack.
Thick smoke from the fire on the river filled the air. Drums and horns roared, stones were thrown, and many warships sprayed thick smoke from the side and bow of the ship. The warships that quickly filled the air were using various weapons to destroy the approaching enemy ships.
, while trying to capsize them by ramming them. However, Cao Jun's sailors who were maneuvering the ships were also very skilled and easily avoided them. The result of the ramming of Sun Jun's warships was that their stones and arrows were greatly missed.
Some of Wu Jing's warships that followed up the attack were already close to Cao Jun's warship, and hooks were tightened on the side of the ship. Sun soldiers began to board the ship to fight hand-to-hand. These Sun Jun soldiers had just transformed from long-range attacks to close combat.
The soldiers, after long journeys and uninterrupted battles, still maintained a wild and fierce combat effectiveness. The close-range "flame jet" fired by Cao Jun burned their flesh and blood, and the tomahawks thrown by flying hands split their flesh.
Their heads and chests were pierced with spears, but it did not stop them from boarding the ship, but instead aroused their greater wildness.
But what is really powerful and lethal are the crossbows and bows behind the female wall on Cao Jun's warship. Countless arrows flew across the sky, killing countless Sun Jun soldiers who boarded the ship. Moreover, Cao Jun's battle axes, spears, and sword-wielding dances
The soldiers of Cao's army who held their swords also tried their best to suppress Sun's army from boarding the ship.
Some of the Sun soldiers who were hit by Cao Jun's arrows and spears fell into the rough river, and some covered their bloody faces and rolled all over the ground on the deck of Cao Jun or their own warships, firing rumbling slings.
Even his voice could not suppress the screams.
The disadvantages of water warfare are that warships have a small space for movement and limited troop strength. When close enemy warships climb on your warship from different angles at the same time, the entire defense line on the ship will lose sight of one thing.
After Cao Jun's fleet was cut in from the front and side by Sun Quan and Wu Jing's warships, their warships kept coming. Their soldiers took advantage of the intervals between firing barrels of flames and flying arrows to jump onto Cao Jun's warships, and then were attacked again.
The defending soldiers on the ship who counterattacked were killed or suppressed.
However, after hard work, more than 30 Cao Jun warships have fully entered the water and engaged in hand-to-hand combat. More and more Sun Jun soldiers rushed to the deck, fighting with the Cao Jun soldiers swarming up on the deck, in the cabin, and beside the corridor.
A desperate fight. Cold axes and swords slashed at each other's flesh. Blood flowed like water across the deck, sticky and slippery.
Dead bodies, axes, steel knives, and long swords were thrown all over the ship. Knives and axes were flying, blood was splattering, and the cold light of cold weapons was shining everywhere on the deck and in the cabin. In close combat, Sun Jun's bravery had great advantages.
It soon became apparent. Cao Jun's navy was based on the original Jingzhou navy. It had been neglected in battle formations for many years, so naturally it lacked the vigor it deserved.
Cao Zhi, who moved his nest and drove out of the Chibi waters, stared gloomily at the waters where he was involved in a close battle. With a glance, he could see thick smoke billowing in the nearby sky, and the reflections of various weapons flying all over the sky.
Dazzling fireballs burst out from time to time, mixed with the crackling sounds of wood.
There are more than fifty large and medium-sized warships stuck together here, and hundreds of small warships are already fighting together. Thousands of soldiers have been invested by both sides. They are each using their magical powers.
Fighting with unique skills.
Sun Quan's more than 200 warships, which all attacked Cao's fleet from ninety degrees around the perimeter, were the most brave. The Sun soldiers who jumped on Cao's warships had the most high morale because Sun Quan was supervising the battle beside them, and they were killed directly.
The soldiers and sailors of Cao's army were retreating steadily. It was only a matter of time before these warships were captured by them. Even more soldiers and sailors of Cao's army could not resist the fierce attack and began to surrender.
Wu Jing and Sun Quan were both excellent commanders, but the intelligence they had on Cao Zhi's army was extremely limited, and they rushed directly into the battle. Over time, they could not be the opponents of Cao Zhi, who had been operating here for a long time.
It can be said that Cao Zhi had good intentions and planned for a long time for today's battle. A series of bad traps were waiting for Sun Quan and Wu Jing stepped into the death trap step by step.
During the communication on the water, when the messenger boat passed the battle report ahead to Cao Zhi, Cao Zhi said in high spirits: "Everyone, Sun Quan is finally here!" He rolled up his sleeves and said: "It's our turn to perform the final performance.
, set off! Order Cai Mao to start retreating!"
Cao Jun once again exceeded Sun Quan's expectations. They had no willpower to persist in fighting. The rushed warships did not know what orders they received next. They only fought back in a hurry for half an hour, and then shouted the oar signal at the top of their lungs.
They each withdrew from the battle and prepared to flee for their lives.
"Bite them!" Sun Quan quickly noticed that more than 200 Cao's warships were all making retreat adjustments, "They are going to run!" After this round of close combat, the Jiangdong fleet was brave and more experienced in actual combat.
and soldiers clearly had the upper hand. In just half an hour of fierce fighting, the more than fifty well-equipped ships that Cao Jun lost at once were definitely the shipbuildings of Cao Jun's main warships, walking boats, and sea falcons. As long as they were killed,
It was indeed only a matter of time to expand the results of the battle. Sun Quan, who was eager to kill, could not allow Cao's army to escape. Therefore, when he saw Cao's army beginning to retreat, he did not hesitate to order his fleet to pursue it.
Sun Quan also asked Zhou Yu to follow up with the second echelon fleet to draw an irregular semicircle on the river and immediately rush to the rear of Cao Jun, showing a posture of blocking Cao Jun's retreat.
"Can their warships and firepower stop us from returning?" Cai Hao, who saw Sun Jun's actions against them, was full of suspicion and contempt, but one of his own fleets had just been wiped out by the enemy, and his losses were not small.
, so Cai Mao didn't dare to be careless at this time.
Then, due to Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's decisive withdrawal, they ordered a group of Meng Chongzhou to learn Zhou Yu's wolf pack tactics, which caught Sun Quan and the others off guard, and finally allowed them to escape in time and rejoin. All large and medium-sized battles of Cao's army
The ship finally completely retreated to the rear wing of Wanmatan. However, in this counterattack, twenty Domeng boats and four walking boats were seriously damaged. There were also more than ten battleships whose maneuverability was greatly weakened.
The retreat of the ship was cut off by Zhou Yu's long-range stone throws during the detour. Big holes were opened in the side and bottom of the ship by Sun Jun's stone bullets. In the end, these warships knew that there was no hope of escape, and they all took the initiative to stay behind for the final blocking and cover mission. Their
When the target was reached, it blocked Sun Jun's footsteps for a while, for a long time.
Sun Quan was so excited when he saw the complete retreat of Cao's army. He drew his sword, waved it and howled: "Quick, quick, don't let them escape, we will turn this place into their graveyard!"