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Three days later, Lu Yi docked 200 ships in the middle of the river as promised and delivered them to Diaoman Tu.
"Brothers, cheer up, let's go home and fight back!"
Diao Mantu had no doubt that he was there, and immediately ordered his army to board the ship and return south.
When the troops were boarding the ships one after another, Ma Zun suddenly came to advise: "General Diao, think twice, the enemy must be deceitful, this trip is extremely dangerous!"
Diao Mantu replied impatiently: "Look around, if Dongyi is really cheating, they will cut him off halfway, but take a good look, is there half a Dongyi figure on the river?
Is it possible that they are still hiding under the water? Don't say anything and board the ship quickly. The imperial court must not know about this matter. "
Ma Zun had no choice but to watch as the army boarded the ship excitedly.
He knew that no matter how much he tried to persuade him, it would be useless. Not only did Diao Mantu want to return to the south bank, but even these soldiers were eager to return. In desperation, they had no choice but to board the ship together.
From the south bank, Lu Ziming saw Diao Mantu's army slowly approaching through the looking glass, and his expression suddenly became stern: "Send an order to the entire army not to act rashly. We will wait until all enemy troops have crossed the river and assemble before taking action!"
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An hour later, the fleet finally arrived at the south bank.
Seeing that there was no movement along the way, and except for some deer horn village walls that were burned down by fire in the green camp on the south bank, there was no Dongyi soldier. Diaoman Tu immediately smiled at Ma Zun and said, "Did you see that the journey was uneventful? Dongyi If the South Camp is indeed evacuated, we can rest easy."
Ma Zun curled his lips and murmured, "Am I really worrying too much?"
"Ah ha ha ha! Once the soldiers are settled, follow me into the city and have a few drinks to calm down the shock!"
After Diao Mantu finished speaking, he immediately ordered: "The entire army disembarks from the ship, assembles, and returns to camp!"
"Ho~~"
It felt so good to go home, and the officers and soldiers all jumped for joy after hearing this.
The army quickly disembarked from the boat to assemble. Some excited soldiers even dropped their weapons, jumped from the boat into the cold and biting water, and rowed towards the shore with laughter.
Soon, the shore was crowded with Jin soldiers who had no formation at all.
In the mountain forest not far away, mortars filled with grenades were already aimed at them.
However, Diao Mantu and others were never aware of this unknown threat.
Just when all the troops disembarked and Diao Mantu was about to order the formation to return to camp, he suddenly heard an ear-splitting roar.
Immediately afterwards, more than ten heavy "iron lumps" fell from the sky.
"Boom~~"
The Jin army officers and soldiers did not have time to react. The grenade that landed above their heads exploded immediately. Countless bullets wreaked havoc in an instant. In an instant, clouds of blood mist rose up in the Jin army formation.
"Not good! Enemy attack!"
Ma Zun roared and was about to give the order when he heard another ear-piercing scream.
But he saw hundreds of rockets speeding towards him in mid-air, falling into the crowd and exploding immediately.
The Jin army officers and soldiers had never seen such a scene before. They were already in a mess and running around, making the already chaotic formation even more chaotic.
"I've fallen into a trap!"
Until this time, Diao Mantu finally realized that this was the way of the Han army.
He wanted to organize officers and soldiers to counterattack, but the enemy's position was not yet certain, and the army was in chaos, so there was no way to start.
The artillery fire roared, and in the blink of an eye, the military camp on the south bank turned into a Shura field.
The soldiers trampled on each other and killed countless people. Many officers and soldiers ran to the boat involuntarily, and countless officers and soldiers simply jumped into the cold river and drowned due to cramps all over their bodies.
Seeing that the enemy's army was in chaos, Lu Ziming decisively ordered: "The whole army obeys the order and attacks the south bank! Annihilate the Jin army!"
In an instant, thousands of Han soldiers armed with percussion cap guns, led by Xu Sheng and Zhu Heng, approached the shore in an orderly manner.
"Fight them!"
Seeing that there was no hope of escape, a group of Jin officers and soldiers simply raised their swords and guns and rushed towards the Han army.
But what greeted them was a row of bullets piercing their bodies mercilessly.
"Get out of the way, get out of my way!"
A veteran in the army relied on his burly figure and carried a thick-backed knife to directly chop down his companions in front of him, and ran towards the ship like a mad dog.
However, a rocket landed just in front of his feet and exploded without waiting for a reaction. A dozen of his companions around him were also swept into the river by air waves and mud.
The entire south bank was in chaos. Several officers and soldiers who had just boarded the ship were accidentally pulled into the water by their companions who had just climbed up behind them.
Seeing that the situation was over, Diao Mantu knew that the imperial court would blame him for losing his troops and important land on the south bank this time, and he should have chosen to die.
However, he was still afraid of death and did not dare to commit suicide. He planned to run to the ship and flee overseas.
But just as he was about to do this, he was stopped by Ma Zun: "General Diao, as an official of the imperial court, how can you abandon the army and run for your life alone? Now it is time to show your loyalty to the country."
"Go away! It's not your turn to teach me a lesson!"
Diao Mantu didn't care about Ma Zun, so he pushed him away and tried to seize the boat and leave.
When Ma Zun saw this, he immediately became angry. He stepped forward and grabbed his hair. He raised the thick-backed knife and put it against the back of his neck: "You are an ignorant thief who is greedy for life and afraid of death. If you hadn't listened to my advice, , how can we have today’s situation?
Since you don’t want to die, then let me help you! "
After he finished speaking, he cut open the back of Diaoman Tu's neck with a knife.
After the blood splashed out, Diao Mantu's heavy body fell on the blood-stained beach like a puddle of fat.
"I am the deputy commander of Dajin River Transport, Ma Zun! Dongyi'an dares to invade my territory!"
Ma Zun rushed towards the Han army with a bloody knife.
However, with the sound of firecrackers, Ma Zun was shot several times and finally fell on the cold beach.
As soon as the general died, the officers and soldiers of the Green Camp no longer had the will to fight and fell to the ground one after another to surrender...
After this battle, all 30,000 troops in Green Camp were wiped out, and more than 17,000 of them were killed. More than 10,000 people jumped into the river and drowned.
The historian of the Later Han Dynasty recorded this battle bluntly: Marshal Lu accepted Lu Cifu's plan and lured the Jin soldiers back south. They landed on the shore and attacked them. The Jin soldiers were frightened and threw themselves into the Mian River channel, and tens of thousands of them drowned. The water supply of infantry and troops was temporarily exhausted, causing corpses to block the river, making it impossible for boats to move. The smell of blood and decay persisted for half a year. However, in July every year, the river cleared and the river was open again.
This was also the biggest victory the Han army had won since they entered South Australia.
Since then, the main river transport routes have fallen into the hands of the Han army, and there are no organized troops in the south of the Yangtze River to resist the Han army's rampage. Lu Ziming successfully completed Yue Shaomu's strategic goal, and then only waited for Gan Ziba's army to join forces and return north. .
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The capital of gods, Jinluan Palace.
"Kill! He is so afraid of the enemy that he refuses to advance and allows Dongyi to wreak havoc. What use do I want from him? Kill!"
During this period, Honglin's temper was very bad, and the battle reports from various places along the coast were all negative.
The Han fleet ravaged the coastal waters as if they were in no man's land, and no one dared to fight at the Jin army strongholds along the way.
In a rage, Honglin beheaded eight generals and twelve local governors, three of whom were indigenous nobles. They were also asked to abandon the city.
This move directly frightened the civil and military officials of the entire court, fearing that one day the butcher's knife would fall on their heads.
After Honglin finished getting angry, he asked again: "How is Zhang Gui doing?"
Chang Yong, the acting prime minister, said: "Reporting to the emperor, General Zhang has been firmly holding Xinzhou City for nearly two months. Dongyi has not been able to advance even an inch and is still trapped in Lu City."
When Honglin heard this, he immediately became angry: "Is this what I want to hear? Why not attack Lu City and annihilate Dongyi as soon as possible!"
Chang Yong said: "Your Majesty, General Zhang said that Dongyi is well-defended and there is no opportunity to take advantage of it. He wants to wait until the enemy is tired before fighting again!"
Honglin smiled: "I can't defeat Dongyi at sea, and I have no achievements on land. Is it possible that my army of Dajin is really not as good as Dongyi?"
