Downstream, dozens of fighting ships were lined up side by side, each fighting ship was more than fifty steps apart, across the river.
Each fighting ship was dragged by huge rocks sunk into the river to keep it anchored on the river surface without moving.
The battleships are all connected with iron chains. Dozens of battleships are equivalent to pulling an iron net across the entire Yangtze River, blocking the way to the lower reaches.
By the riverside, Zhang He was sneering.
Although his cavalry was not good at water warfare and could not board the ship to block the retreating Wu army, the strategy Yan Liang had given him in advance was enough to block the enemy's retreat.
The Wu people who were retreating were dumbfounded when they saw this formation, and Han Dang on the flagship was even more stunned.
He never expected that an enemy who was not good at water fighting would come up with such insidious means to block his way.
"Yan Liang, hateful——"
Han Dang gritted his teeth with hatred, and his old face turned red with shock and anger.
"Old general, the enemy has blocked the river road with iron chains, what should we do?" Lieutenant General Zhang Cheng shouted in horror.
Han Dang frowned and said sternly: "What else can we do? Speed up the ships and charge them with all your strength. I don't believe you can't break through this iron lock."
Apart from forcing a charge, Han Dang had no other option. This was his only choice.
Therefore, the panicked Wu people could only hold on to the side of the ship, gritted their teeth, and allowed the ship to hit the iron lock across the river.
Kakakka~~
Accompanied by bursts of friction and loud noises, the first seven or eight fighting ships hit the iron lock first. Under the huge impact, the entire iron lock and the connected fighting ships moved back a certain distance downstream, but this time
The strong iron lock was not broken in the end.
The warship, which was moving at full speed, was blocked on the river. Under the impact of the current, it lost control. The hull gradually turned sideways.
The front boat was blocked, and the rear collision followed. Unable to stop the momentum, it crashed into the front boat.
There was a sudden sound of the hull shattering, and countless soldiers were thrown out of the battleship under the violent impact. They screamed and fell into the rolling river.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of warships were like fish caught in a net, colliding together in a chaotic manner, sealing the entire river more and more tightly.
The following warships wanted to stop, but the river was flowing smoothly. It was not easy to stop, so they had to ram into them one after another.
Han Dang, who was on board the ship, was horrified when he saw this, and shouted: "Quickly cut off the ropes on the enemy ship."
His order was drowned in the sound of the waves, and the Wu people who were in chaos had already lost control. No one could care to obey the order.
Right here, Han Dang's flagship also crashed into the chaotic group of ships. Under the violent shaking, Han Dang lost his footing and fell to the deck.
"Old General——" Young Zhang Cheng stumbled forward and hurriedly helped Han Dang up.
When Han Dang got up, his entire fleet was already crowded together, and the out-of-control warships were floating randomly on the river like rootless trees.
The frightened soldiers screamed endlessly, and those who fell into the river were swept away by the rapids. They disappeared in the rolling waves of the river in an instant.
When he turned back, he saw Gan Ning's navy behind him, already pursuing him in mighty force.
On the battleship, Gan Ning was also shocked when he saw the enemy's miserable situation.
He knew the sneak attack strategy of Zhang He's troops and what the three wisps of beacon smoke represented, but he did not know that Yan Liang actually gave Zhang He such a strategy.
He was clearly focused on pursuing the enemy, but now that he saw the enemy being caught in the river like a fish caught in a net, Gan Ning was in a daze for a moment and forgot his purpose.
After a moment of surprise, Gan Ning's lips turned into a murderous sneer.
The order was quickly passed down, and the naval ships gradually slowed down and slowly approached the chaotic enemy force to prevent their own warships from also hitting them.
Then, on each large and small warship, the crossbowmen began to fire arrows freely, killing the enemies on the river who were unable to advance or retreat as if they were live targets.
Arrows rained down like rain, and the frightened Wu people fell one by one under the arrows. Gradually, the surface of the river was stained with red.
Locust-like arrows were pouring down from the sky. Han Dang, who was in trouble, could only wave his sword and try to block the arrows, struggling to hold on.
The soldiers around him fell one by one. These high-spirited warriors did not even see the face of the enemy, and died in humiliation under the arrows.
Han Dang was in great pain and resentment, but he was helpless.
The arrow rain lasted for half an hour, killing only 7,000 Wu people. Their corpses lay all over the river.
At this time, Gan Ning ordered to stop firing arrows and ordered the crew to sail forward to the small ship, board the ship and kill the remaining enemies.
Gan Ning took the lead, riding a stern ship, cutting through the waves, and headed straight for Wu Jun's huge tower ship flagship.
Boom~~
With a muffled sound, the stern collided with the building ship. Under the huge impact, several Wu soldiers became unstable and fell from the fifth deck howling.
Gan Ning shouted loudly and jumped onto the enemy ship with both halberds in hand.
The pair of bloodthirsty halberds opened their bows left and right, cold light circulated, and thousands of blades shot out like a violent storm, killing the frightened enemies one by one like chickens and dogs.
Behind him, a boatload of Yan Jiajun athletes surged up and fought their way onto the building boat.
Han Dang, who was on the fifth deck, saw the enemy general coming with a killing spree. He was filled with grief and anger, and his anger surged out.
"Even if I die in battle today, I still have to put a few people on my back!"
Han Dang became angry and powerful, raised his sword and went down to the deck, charging towards Gan Ning. His deputy Zhang Cheng also raised his sword and followed him.
"Old General, there is no need to take action. Let the last general behead this guy -"
Zhang Cheng stepped forward first and struck Gan Ning head-on with his sword.
Gan Ning, who was about to rise from the fighting, saw an enemy general rushing towards him. A hint of ferocity appeared at the corner of his mouth, but he did not give way. He kicked off his feet and jumped out as nimble as an ape.
But he saw a flash of blood, and before he could see Gan Ning's movement clearly, someone else had already passed by Zhang Cheng.
With the sword still held in mid-air, Zhang Cheng suddenly saw a large blood hole in his chest, with large streams of blood pouring out like spring water.
The horrified Wu General didn't even have a chance to groan in pain. He staggered and fell to the ground.
When Han Dang saw that his general was killed, he became furious. He shouted angrily, brandished his sword and rushed towards Gan Ning.
Han Dang had already used all his strength in his life to swipe the mad sword, and it struck him with a burst of anger.
Before the blade came, Gan Ning knew that this veteran general was not weak in martial arts. He must have been Han Dang, the commander-in-chief of the Wu army.
Although the enemy's sword came with a fierce force, Gan Ning remained arrogant and fearless, his Adam's apple squirming. He let out a low thunderous roar, and the two halberds in his hands came out like the wind, and he faced the attack forcefully.
Qiang~~
There was a roar and sparks flew everywhere.
The two men's bodies were slightly shaken, and they both took a step back.
Under the violent impact, Han Dang felt the energy and blood in his chest rolling. He took a deep breath before he calmed down. His sad and angry heart was instantly filled with surprise.
He Han Dang thought that he was very skilled in martial arts. He had been on the battlefield for many years without encountering an opponent, but in one fight, he was actually on par with a young junior.
In surprise, Han pointed his sword and shouted sternly: "Han will not kill unknown generals with his sword. Who is this kid? Tell me your name."
Gan Ning raised his halberds and said proudly: "Young master, I am Gan Ning."
Hearing Gan Ning's name, Han Dang's heart moved slightly.
It turns out that the boy in front of him is the young general of the Yan family who was born as a Jinfan thief. Hearing that Gan Ning was so arrogant, Han Dang was even more furious. He thought that when I was ruling the world, your boy was still lying in your mother's arms.
Nai, how dare you call me "young master" after me.
In anger, Han Dang said disdainfully: "So you are the water thief, a bandit like you. How can you be worthy of surrendering to me? Go and call Yan Liang quickly, and I will fight to the death with him."
Gan Ning hated others looking down on him the most in his life. Now that Han Dang was scorning him, the anger in his chest suddenly burned wildly.
"Old man, if you don't take a piss and look after yourself, you are worthy of fighting with my master."
Before he finished scolding, Gan Ning straightened up and his two halberds came like the wind.
Han Dang was extremely angry when he was insulted by a junior, so he immediately wielded his sword and fought with all his strength.
On the building ship, the two generals were fighting in a group for an instant, and more than ten moves passed by in the blink of an eye.
Although Han Dang was shocked by Gan Ning's martial arts in the exchange just now, he thought that it was a tie at most. However, after more than ten moves passed, he was shocked to find that the Jinfan thief's martial arts was so high.
It is far beyond my imagination.
Han Dang was horrified, only to realize that in the previous fight, the opponent had deliberately concealed his strength. Now that he was fighting to the death, his opponent showed all his strength.
Gan Ning's martial arts skills, whether it was halberd skills or strength, were already better than Han Dang's. Coupled with his youth and strength, all the advantages were combined and he quickly gained the upper hand.
After more than thirty moves, Han Dang was forced to cope with it, and there were frequent flaws in his sword skills.
"Old guy, with your little strength, you want to challenge my general. It's really a big joke."
Gan Ning had the upper hand, and after a fierce battle, he was able to calmly make sarcastic remarks.
Han Dang was aroused by his words and became angry for a moment. He slashed out with his sword wildly, as if he was fighting to the death.
It's just that he lost control of his emotions, and although his strength was fierce, his sword skills lost control.
Gan Ning found a gap, dodged, and nimbly avoided the knife that hit his head. He turned around and kicked out, hitting Han Dang's back.
With a muffled sound of "bang", Han Dang was hit hard and his body lost its center of gravity. He actually fell from the side of the boat and fell into the river with a thud.
"This old guy is the leader of the Wu army. Please take him down quickly."
As Gan Ning shouted, seven or eight soldiers jumped into the water one after another. People surrounded him from all directions and quickly captured Luo Handang.
…
In the evening, the battle ended.
Yan Liang also led his army to Chaisang. He ordered the iron chains to be cut off, and Wu's broken fleet and the corpses of the ships were released downstream to frighten the Wu people.
Climbing to the top of the majestic Chaisang City, Yan Liang stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the sunset over the river.
Seeing the victorious soldiers outside the city slowly entering the city, looking at the corpses of the enemy floating on the river, and the tattered flags of the Wu army, Yan Liang felt a sense of revenge burning in his heart.
"Bi Yan'er, I asked you to be arrogant with Yan Liang, and this is the price for your arrogance."
In his proud thoughts, footsteps sounded, and the bloody Gan Ning strode up to the top of the city, followed by an old soldier who kept cursing.
"My lord, this is Wu General Han Dang. The last general has captured him alive and leaves him at my lord's disposal."
