The person who shot the arrow was none other than Bao Xinyan.
He was originally commanding his men from the front to engage in a fierce battle with the Zhenjiang Army. Suddenly, he heard that his uncle's flagship, the Furious Dragon, had been attacked sideways by the enemy, so he quickly ordered the warship to turn around and move closer to Bao Yuchun.
Just when Luo Yuan threw his knife at Bao Yuchun and jumped up, planning to jump off the deck of the Furious Dragon, Bao Xinyan's ship happened to arrive nearby. He had quick hands and quick eyes, and he immediately shot a fast and hard arrow, hitting Luo Yuan.
Seeing the fierce general of the Zhenjiang Army hit by an arrow and falling into the water, Bao Yuchun smiled coldly, and immediately waved to his nephew not far away, telling him not to worry about his side, and to go back and continue fighting with the fleet of Kunpeng's Tenth Army.
At this time, the two sides had been fighting for three or four hours, and the fleets on both sides suffered damage. However, overall, the rebels still had the upper hand. If Luo Yuan hadn't made a risky surprise attack, which temporarily disrupted Bao Yuchun's command, the Kuohai Army would have launched a full-scale charge by now.
Now that the crisis on his uncle's side was over, Bao Xinyan immediately led his men back to the forefront of the fierce battle and attacked Kunpeng's army again.
Nie Xianzeng saw that the enemy had launched a new round of offensive, which was unstoppable, so he immediately ordered the fleet to temporarily retreat and move to the mouth of the Canal River and the Guazhou River respectively.
The rebels had already risen to fight. When they saw that the Zhenjiang troops were outnumbered and chose to retreat, they couldn't help but become more aggressive. They chased Nie Xianzeng and others behind.
Bao Xinyan led his troops towards Guazhou, while Yao Mingjie and Han Lin led their troops to pursue the canal. The two rebel fleets rowed hard and fiercely, apparently intending to complete their efforts in one battle and completely defeat the Zhenjiang Kunpeng Tenth Army.
However, to their surprise, Nie Xianzang's hasty retreat was actually a ploy to lure the enemy. He personally directed a warship to escape into the mouth of the canal, causing Yao Mingjie to pursue him recklessly. The rebels had not gone forward for seven or eight miles when there was a sudden roar of killing on both sides of the river bank. Countless fireballs and giant crossbows suddenly rose from the ground and smashed into Yao Mingjie's fleet.
Suddenly, the rebel ships were hit by bullets and caught fire, falling into chaos. At this time, Nie Xianzang also took the opportunity to lead the fleet to turn around and fight back. He held Yao Mingjie's head in the canal and beat him.
Relying on their flexibility and maneuverability, the flywheel battleships quickly penetrated and outflanked the rebel warships, which were already on fire and in chaos. Hundreds of thousands of Kuohai soldiers jumped off the ship to escape, and were then captured on the spot by officers and soldiers of the Zhenjiang Army on the shore.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Han Lin took the lead and led more than a dozen large ships to block the rear of the entire army. He desperately blocked the raid of the flywheel battleship and covered Yao Mingjie's main force to withdraw from the canal.
The same situation also happened on the Guazhou River.
Not long after Bao Xinyan led his men into the river, they, like Yao Mingjie and Han Lin, were violently attacked by both sides of the bank. A dense rain of arrows, giant crossbows, stone bullets, and kerosene bullets suddenly enveloped them from mid-air, making the rebel elite navy howl like ghosts.
Bao Xinyan was shocked and knew that he had fallen into the opponent's trap. He quickly ordered the rear team to change to the front team, quickly retreated along the original route, and returned to a safe area.
However, his reaction was still a little late after all. After several rounds of ferocious long-range strikes, more than two hundred Kunpeng warships rushed over in an instant, with rumbling war drums and a rainbow of momentum, and instantly rammed and sank more than a dozen large ships on the broad sea.
Bao Xinyan himself was also affected by the kerosene bomb, his hair and beard were burnt, and he was injured in many places. He only managed to return to the river by chance because of the desperate protection of his men.
This fierce ambush caused heavy casualties to the rebel fleet. The warships of both sides returned to the river again and faced off across the board again.
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It was already dark at this time, and the entire river was covered with warships and ships. The countless lamps and torches were reflected by the river water, like stars falling from the sky to the earth, shining brightly on both sides of the north and south.
Countless flaming arrows soared into the sky and shot towards the enemy ship on the opposite side; rockets of the same size also took off from the opposite side and rained down on their own side. The arrows drew dense lines of fire in the black night sky, which was beautiful and terrifying.
Li Jiangyao stood on the high observation deck, his eyes looking into the distance for a moment, with a determined expression.
Before the war started, he had fully estimated Bao Yuchun's skill and the power of the rebel navy, and was mentally prepared that this battle would not be easy. However, he was still deeply shocked by the scene before him.
The battle of Dajiang is as fierce and majestic as the battle in the plains.
This level is difficult to pass, but the Zhenjiang Army must pass it!
Xu Youchang quickly climbed up to the observation tower, Changxu took a breath and said: "The people below just sent back the news that Luo Yuan has been rescued. This guy's life is really tough. He received an arrow in the chest and was soaked in the river. After more than half an hour, he is still alive."
After hearing this, Li Jiangyao finally felt relieved and asked, "How is he doing?"
"To be honest, he was seriously injured." Xu Youchang walked to him, looked at the battlefield in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "When Nie Xianzang arranged for the boat to send him back to the shore, he could only hold his breath for half a breath. He couldn't be saved. Fortunately, Ning Han took action in time and used his innate energy to protect Luo Yuan's heart, so the doctors were able to do their best."
Li Jiangyao smiled bitterly and said: "This kid is really fierce. Even Teacher He was afraid of Bao Yuchun's Jiaosha back then. I was equally unspeakable in defeating him. He actually dared to go up and launch a close attack on him."
"As the saying goes, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers," Xu Youchang said with emotion: "Although Kunpeng's Tenth Army is a navy, its brave temperament is exactly the same as that of the army. You said, if this were a plain battle, Du Jian would not rush up. ?Xiong Yunjie and Jigriz won’t rush up?”
Li Jiangyao glanced at him: "Don't talk about them, I think Xu Shuai, you will also chase Lao Bao desperately."
Xu Youchang smiled sheepishly: "I'm different from them. I cherish my life. A master of the level like Bao Yuchun is naturally left to the care of Da Duhu himself."
Li Jiangyao was made to laugh by Xu Youchang, and then he punched him lightly: "You guy, instead of playing with iron guns, you play with fancy guns."
Xu Youchang knew that Li Jiangyao was so happy because he heard that Luo Yuan had saved his life. He also smiled and said: "There are so many good brothers who bravely kill the enemy. Of course, I don't need to wield a big iron spear."
Li Jiangyao nodded slightly and raised his hand to point at the river: "When Bao Yuchun's fleet is completely defeated, I will let you lead everyone to sweep across the south of the Yangtze River. Don't worry, Xu Shuai's formation-breaking spear that intimidates the enemy will eventually be put to use!"
Xu Youchang looked in the direction of his finger and said solemnly: "The battle situation is much closer than we thought."
Li Jiangyao was silent for a moment and responded: "This is the pinnacle showdown between the navy, and a fierce battle is natural. Nie Xian added a new army to them, and they can fight against the Kuohai fleet of Uncle and Nephew Bao Yuchun in such a situation. You should be surprised and nervous. They are the rebels!”
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Li Jiangyao was absolutely right. At this moment, Bao Yuchun was the most surprised person on the battlefield.
He had never expected in advance that Kunpeng's Tenth Army would be so tenacious and brave, and that in a head-on battle, they would be evenly matched with him.
Although Nie Xianzang had led his troops to defeat the rebel navy many times before, in Bao Yuchun's view, those battles were either despicable sneak attacks by the Zhenjiang Army, or his own men underestimated the enemy and were hit by mistake. The other party’s tricks.
They had never thought that an upright decisive battle on the water could make the Kunpeng fleet, which had only been established for two years, achieve such an effect, and they couldn't believe that they were even helpless against the opponent.
After a day and night of fighting, both sides suffered losses and were evenly matched. The battle line returned to its original position, changing from close combat to long-range strikes against each other.
Bao Xinyan had bandages on his head and legs, and his injuries were obviously serious, but he didn't care at all. He strode onto the flagship Furious Dragon and came to Bao Yuchun's side.
"Uncle, the Second Battalion suffered too many casualties. I have asked them to withdraw first and let the Thirteenth Battalion take the lead."
Bao Yuchun nodded silently and looked at the rocket fire not far away without saying anything.
Bao Xinyan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
In terms of long-range competition, Kunpeng's Tenth Army has the advantage. Not only did they have enough arrows, but they were also equipped with giant crossbows with extremely long range and powerful power. They could fight head-on from a distance of hundreds of steps. It was no wonder that the second battalion was crippled.
However, since it was getting late, visibility was difficult, and the soldiers under their command were exhausted, the rebels did not dare to launch close-range ramming and boarding battles as easily as they did during the day, lest they be suppressed. The Xinjiang army's fleet of fire was severely damaged.
Someone once suggested that they temporarily retreat to Jingkou Village to rest and wait until dawn before launching a counterattack. However, Nie Xianzang obviously did not want to give the rebels this chance. As long as they retreated a little, the Kunpeng fleet immediately moved forward, making it clear that they would not give up even if they fired all the way into the military port.
The rebels had no choice but to hold on to the front and withstand the opponent's superior attack.
"Uncle, let me go!"
The nephew's words brought Bao Yuchun back from his thoughts: "You go up? What are you going to do?"
Bao Xinyan looked at the rain of flaming arrows that kept flying on the river, and said fiercely: "I led a team of surprise soldiers, using the darkness of night, to go around the enemy's side and launch a surprise attack! Disrupt their formation in one fell swoop!"
Bao Yuchun shook his head: "You can think of it, Li Jiangyao, Xu Youchang, and Nie Xianzang can also think of it. Yan'er, during the day, their general was almost beheaded by the Jiaosha knife, what? Now it's night time , are you going to go back and get the Xingluo Knife for free?"
Bao Xinyan was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then said depressedly: "But there is no way to keep fighting like this. The two armies are shooting at each other across the river, and we can't defeat each other!"
Bao Yuchun frowned and said in a deep voice: "Of course I know this! In a war, there will always be a transition between offense and defense. When the timing is not good for me, I have to either fight or run away. There is no point in being anxious! You go and pass on my orders. , leave half of the warships to defend, and the other half to retreat for a while, and at dawn, give me a fierce counterattack!"
