Seeing Yan Liang flying over his head and killing the general in one move, the eight hundred Wu Military Academy sword hands collapsed in an instant.
The remaining fighting spirit collapsed.
At this time, the Shenxing Cavalry following behind Yan Liang rushed in, overwhelming the enemy formation like a piece of cake.
With the broadsword dancing, he was beheaded wantonly, blood mist filled the air, and heads were scattered in all directions.
Kill happily and wantonly.
However, although Yan Liang easily killed Song Qian, this group of Wu troops still delayed his advance.
When Yan Liang killed all the Wu soldiers and rushed to the river, Sun Quan had already escaped on the boat and fled towards the fleet in the middle of the river.
Half of the 40,000 scattered Wu troops rushed to the riverside, but only more than 10,000 people got on the boat in time. The rest of the Wu soldiers who were unable to board the boat were crushed to the riverside by the Yan family's army who were pursuing them.
The frightened Wu soldiers, fearing to die under Yan Jun's sword, began to jump into the river to escape.
The river was rolling, and even the Wu soldiers who were accustomed to water could not survive in the river for long. Only a few survivors were rescued by their own walking boats, while the rest were either swept away by the river waves or were killed by Yan Jun on the shore.
Shoot.
When the killing came to an end, the river bank was stained red with blood, countless corpses lay along the river, and half of the river turned a disgusting dark red.
Yan Liang stood on the bank of the Majiang River, looking down at the Shura killing place and scorning the Wu people who fled into the river. His bloodshot eyes were filled with coldness.
The athletes of the Yan family's army, who were enjoying the killing, each waved their weapons, shouted excitedly, and showed off their power to the fleeing enemies.
Sun Quan, who escaped on the battleship, was so devastated that when he met Sun Yu, he was so excited that he almost shed tears.
Sun Quan, who had just recovered from the shock, stood tremblingly on the side of the boat, looking at the bloody scene on the south bank in the distance. His chest was filled with grief and anger, and he was grinding his teeth with hatred.
The generals who survived the disaster next to them mostly had faces with lingering fears. After this fight, they lost all their previous arrogance.
Just when he was rejoicing, Lu Su's expression suddenly changed, as if he suddenly remembered something.
"My lord, the navy that defeated the old general does not know that our army has been defeated yet. Please send someone to call them back quickly, so that we must not attack again."
Hearing Lu Su's reminder, Sun Quan not only was not shocked, but a hint of joy flashed across his dejected face.
"By the way, I still have General Huang's navy. If they can break through Yan Liang's Iron Lock Formation, it won't matter if they lose this battle." Sun Quan shouted excitedly.
Lu Su said anxiously: "Since Yan Liang dares to come out in full force and calmly fight with us, he must be confident. If General Huang goes away, it will be a disaster."
As soon as this ladle of cold water was poured on him, Sun Quan's slight excitement disappeared in an instant, and he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.
Turning his eyes like this, he hurriedly said: "What Zijing said is absolutely true. Come here, hurry up and call back General Huang. You must not attack again."
After the order was issued, Sun Yu hurriedly sent people to speed upstream with walking boats to stop Huang Gai's 20,000 navy troops from attacking the enemy's iron lock formation.
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A few miles upstream, Sun Yu's squadron had not yet arrived, but the battle had already begun.
On top of the giant ship, Huang Gai's eyes were heavy and cold as he stared coldly at the iron chain array across the river, his old face flashing with a cold and vengeful look.
"Brother Yi Gong, Huang Gai will kill that little thief Gan Ning for you today to avenge you——"
Huang Gai secretly gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
Han Dang, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were the three elders who followed Sun Jian in the army, and the three of them were more like brothers.
When Han Dang died, Huang Gai was in the rear army and did not know about it. However, when he learned the cause of Han Dang's death, he was filled with grief and anger. In anger, he angrily asked Sun Quan to fight to act as a vanguard and avenge his old comrades.
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Now, the enemy ship hanging Han Dang was right in front of him, and the anger in Huang Gai's chest had erupted like a volcano.
The iron whip pointed forward, and Huang Gai shouted angrily: "The whole army attacks -"
The loud horn sounded "woo woo", the flag rolled like a roaring wave, and hundreds of warships and 20,000 Wu troops came up with a roar.
Dong Xi, Ling Cao, and Ling Tong each led a fleet and rushed towards Yan Jun's iron lock formation in three directions.
In order to guard against Gan Ning's Yuan Rong Liennu, the Wu army had made full preparations. The Wu soldiers at the bow of the ship had all been replaced by large shield bearers. The thick shields formed a solid iron wall, which could definitely block the Liennu's close attack.
Range shooting.
The Wu soldiers behind the shield bearers prepared flammable materials such as kerosene and saltpeter, and waited for the warships to approach before burning down the enemy ships.
Originally, it was a taboo for military strategists to attack with fire from a position upstream. This is because setting fire can certainly burn enemy ships, but if the burning enemy ships float down the river, it will easily burn their own ships as well.
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But the current situation is that the ships of the Yan family are fixed in the middle of the river like stakes. Even if they are destroyed, they are not afraid of harming their own warships. When the iron formation is broken, the remaining fireships lose their fixation and drift towards the river.
Downstream, Wu's army had enough time to retreat to a safe place.
The fire attack plan is foolproof.
Huang Gai and his soldiers, who were rushing towards them, were full of confidence. They firmly believed that the defeat of the day before yesterday would not be repeated again, and today would be the time for them to take revenge.
The opening battle was almost like a repeat of the last time.
First, Gan and Ning's army took the initiative to fire arrows to block Wu's fleet from going up the river. Then Wu's army counterattacked with arrows. Both sides used arrows to suppress each other, but neither could suppress the other.
Hundreds of Wu ships faced the rain of arrows and sailed upstream. After paying the price of more than a hundred men, they finally approached the enemy's iron lock formation with difficulty.
With only such a small distance, they could set fire to the ship, complete a perfect complex battle, use the enemy's fire to avenge the death of Han Dang, and open the road to Jingzhou for the Sun family.
Just a tiny bit different.
Huang Gai, who was full of confidence and full of revenge and anger, suddenly changed his old face.
Not only Huang Gai, but also the rest of the Wu army were shocked.
Because, they finally saw the enemy ship clearly.
The enemy ship at this time was very different from before. The entire enemy ship was covered with a thick layer of wet mud, and the enemy soldiers were constantly pouring water on the mud to ensure that the mud was wet.
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How can an enemy ship covered with a layer of wet mud be ignited?
It turned out that the enemy had been prepared.
Gan Ning on the battleship looked at the dumbfounded Wu people and couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth.
This method of "paving a wall with mud" was exactly the strategy Xu Shu proposed to Yan Liang to deal with the fire attack.
Gan Ning, who was not afraid of fire attacks, now looked at the Wu people's performance with a smile as they were watching the monkeys play.
Gan Ning was proud, but Huang Gai suffered a lot from him.
When he was surprised, his warship had completely rammed into the enemy ship. Seeing the enemy ship covered in mud, he could not set fire to it.
Give up the fire attack and go to the city for a meat fight, but you are afraid of Yan Jun's repeated crossbows.
For a time, a strange confrontation formed along the Hengjiang River.
The ships of the two armies had obviously caught up, but the Wu people were huddled in their own ships, holding up their big shields and not daring to move rashly.
As for Yan Jun, he is not in a hurry. He is just there with his repeating crossbow. If you dare to open the shield formation and try to climb onto the ship, he will shoot you with random arrows.
The awkward confrontation continued, and Huang Gai was filled with rage, but had nowhere to vent it.
Just when there was nothing to do, there was a rapid sound of gold ringing from the rear, and the flags flying on the part of the fleet left behind were sent out to signal the withdrawal.
Huang Gai, who was confused and hopeless, was filled with anger but had no choice but to order the ships to withdraw.
The ships of the Wu army, which were approaching fiercely, had no choice but to break away from the iron lock formation and hurriedly turned around and retreated downstream.
"The Wu people have withdrawn. Most likely, the lord over at Chaisang has taken advantage of them. Very good. I will give you a ride."
Gan Ning was so excited that he shouted loudly: "Send the order to all ships and the crossbowmen to release arrows immediately, and shoot Wu Gou in the butt for me -"
After the order was passed, the crossbowmen on each ship rushed to the bow of the ship one after another. Iron arrows were like frightened locusts, overwhelming the retreating Wu people.
Under the rain of arrows that filled the sky, Wu people screamed one after another. They all huddled under the ship wall, praying in fear that they would not be shot.
The athletes of Yan's army who had forced back the enemy's attack used arrows to "send off" the enemies who were fleeing in embarrassment, laughing heartily and venting the joy of victory.
Huang Gai walked away sadly, hearing the enemy's mocking laughter, his old face bursting with anger, his steel teeth clenching tightly, but he was helpless in every possible way.
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By evening, the battles on land and water were over.
Although Gan Ning's army on the water successfully repulsed Wu's attack, they did not cause much damage to the enemy.
On the contrary, Yan Liang gained a lot from this battle on land.
Forty thousand Wu people were killed to pieces, only more than ten thousand escaped by water, and more than ten thousand fled eastward by land.
Because Yan Liang's troops were limited, he could only concentrate his forces to surround and kill the Wu army who had fled to the river. Under siege from all sides, the Wu army was beheaded and the number of people who drowned in the river reached more than ten thousand.
The 40,000-horse army lost more than 10,000 in one battle, and more than 10,000 troops were scattered. It was not known how long it would take to regroup. In this battle, Yan Liang could be said to have severely damaged the Wu army.
The frightened Sun Quan gathered up his defeated troops and retreated to the camp dozens of miles away. There was no movement for several days.
Yan Liang knew that he had killed Sun Quan in this battle. With such heavy losses, the blue-eyed man would probably return to Jiangdong and give up taking back Chaisang.
Yan Liang breathed a sigh of relief when he returned to Chaisang. He held a banquet for the generals for three consecutive days and discussed their merits and rewards. All the officers and soldiers of the three armies were happy and excited.
On this day, Yan Liangzheng drank heavily with his generals and discussed strategies on how to pacify Jingnan as soon as possible after the Wu people retreated.
The scouts outside sent the latest information about the Wu people.
"What's going on? Did Sun Quan withdraw his troops and return them to Wu?" Yan Liang asked with a smile.
The scout said, "General, the Wu people have not retreated. They have also mobilized troops and horses from Jiangdong. It seems that they will launch a new attack on Chaisang."
Hearing the news, Yan Liang couldn't help but have a trace of surprise on his face, and wondered: "Is this Sun Quan crazy? Does he have to fight for his old fortune and fight to the death with me?"
At this time, Xu Shu said: "Chaisang is the lifeblood of the Wu people. If Chaisang is lost, there will be no barrier to the east of the river. Our army will go eastward along the river and will reach the foot of Moling City in a few days. Sun Quan has spent all his money to take it back."
It is reasonable. My lord, in my humble opinion, it is time for us to change our strategy." Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work.