"Report——"
"A large-scale enemy ship was discovered on the Chuzhou River bank more than a hundred miles away."
After hearing the information, Dou Tong on the main ship suddenly frowned.
"Fan Lu, the little military advisor is right, we are really attacking by water."
What Dou Tong couldn't figure out was why the rescue Dongling Navy did not march straight in, but instead entered the river bank.
"The naval general of Dongling must have guessed it. We have deployed Hengjiang Locks and Fire Boats." Fan Lu said in a solemn voice.
Dou Tong shook his head. Something like the Hengjiang Lock only slows down the speed and cannot stop the vast navy...
"Fan Lu, it's just a river, a mountain, or a shore. You should lead the people yourself to prevent spies from sneaking in. I'm worried that the naval general in Dongling will most likely use a trick to rescue Li Ducheng by force."
As the deputy general, Fan Lu took Dou Tong's order without hesitation and hurried forward.
…
That night.
On the bank of the river in Cangzhou, the night wind whistled.
The people who were fleeing still refused to leave the river bank, so they had to divide into groups of people, hoping to cross the river and escape after waking up tomorrow.
In this area south of Xiangjiang River, many people know that they are preparing to fight. When there is a war, many people will die.
Fan Lu wanted to send all these refugees to Xishu, but he was worried that there would be too many spies among them. After getting Dou Tong's order, he got off the ship early and began to search for the Dongling spies who had sneaked into Cangzhou.
And, I also played a little game...
"Everyone says that I, Fan Lu, am a reckless general, but they don't know that I have been following the Poisonous Eagle Commander for the longest time."
Holding the knife, Fan Lu led more than 3,000 men and horses, patrolling back and forth along the Cangzhou River bank.
After the little strategist's ingenious plan, Dou Tong took advantage of the Dongling Navy's transfer at an extremely fast speed to occupy the entire Cangzhou waters.
In other words, if the Dongling people want to invade the Cangzhou River area, the more than 30,000 naval troops on the river will be the hardest bones.
"Have you found anything?" Fan Lu shouted in a low voice.
"General, none."
Fan Lu thought for a while and asked his soldiers to gather several groups of people fleeing from the river bank. When he came here earlier, he made an agreement with a few respected old men among the fleeing people by delivering food.
"There's a long queue to get food tonight!"
"Hold up."
The long queue of refugees, one or two, raised half of the reed stalks in their hands under the gaze of the patrolling Shu soldiers. Under the illumination of the torch, in addition to the frightened faces, there were dozens of angry faces, leaping away in the long procession.
"Chase!" Fan Lu pressed his knife and sneered.
These people who don't know how to "make excuses" should not be let go even if they catch the wrong person.
More than a thousand Shu soldiers were separated, they raised their swords one after another, and followed the dozens of fleeing figures to kill them.
"Send another thousand people to follow the vicinity of Cangzhou and continue to search for suspicious people."
…
The next day, dusk.
Kang Zhu, who was on the main ship, looked slightly anxious. If the more than a hundred soldiers sent to die can successfully reach Lidu City, they will convey his orders.
So, if his brother Kang Shuo can cooperate inside and outside, there may not be no chance in this rescue battle.
Unfortunately, all I had to wait for was bad news.
It was a Shu people's light boat, and it could only carry one person. On the bow of the light boat, there were densely piled heads oozing blood.
"Wen Yu, a native of Shu, pays homage to General Kang." The figures on the boat raised their hands in the wind and paid homage.
Kang Zhu's expression remained unchanged. If he had known that an envoy from Shu was coming, he would have asked his subordinates to slightly disrupt the formation of many warships in the water formation.
"My General Dou said that General Kang is a famous general in the world, why would he use such trivial tricks. Our vast navy in Western Shu has been waiting for us for a long time."
"Also! The heads of General Kang's subordinates will be returned together."
A Dongling captain was furious when he heard this and wanted to raise his bow and shoot.
"The two countries are at war, so I won't kill the envoy." Kang Zhu raised his hand to stop him. The stacked heads on the boat made him feel a little uncomfortable.
There is no doubt that Dou Tong has seen through the infiltration plan. This nameless Shu general was said to be just a small Shu king before Xu Buyi entered Shu.
"Send me ten taels of silver to ask for your reward, and let your husband leave."
Sitting back on the bow of the boat, Kang Zhu's eyes were terrifyingly heavy. The Shu people were desperate to cut off news exchanges with Li Ducheng.
If it drags on any longer, I'm afraid it will get harder and harder.
"General Kang, what should we do now?"
Without replying, Kang Zhu stretched out a hand and spread it into a palm, letting the wind blowing from the east pass between his fingers.
"The southeast wind is getting stronger and stronger."
"The general wants to attack with fire?"
"That's what I mean. But you and I both know that throughout the ages, the fire attack tactic in water battles has been the most commonly used. Knowing that the southwest wind is blowing, Dou Tong will definitely be more prepared. If the fire boat cannot break into the Shu people's water Formation is meaningless."
Turning around, Kang Zhu looked at the dozens of Dongling generals and army staff in front of him.
"But I know one thing. If people from the south are good at boats, I, Dongling, should be number one."
"General Kang, are you still using the fire boat?"
"Of course I have to use it. It's a fire boat in the light, and a kerosene arrow in the dark. When I came here, I considered changing the crossbow arrows to kerosene arrows. Maybe there will be a miraculous effect that I can't get."
Those present were all people who were familiar with water warfare. Listening to Kang Zhu's words, some people frowned.
"General Kang, although the bed crossbow's arrow can make the kerosene arrows very powerful, the aim of the bed crossbow is extremely weak, and the navy of Xishu will not be obedient and let us keep firing the kerosene arrows."
Kang Zhu paused and said in a serious tone, "What if I have a way to make the navy of Xishu fall into chaos in the face of war?"
As soon as Kang Zhu finished speaking, many people present looked surprised.
"Using the fire boat as a guise, the Shu people underestimated the enemy and thought that my Dongling fire plan was useless. But among them, the ten tower boats were all equipped with crossbows and kerosene arrows. When the Shu army was in chaos, they immediately fired fire!"
"Let me say one more thing. Half of the grain ships and baggage ships at the back will be used as fire ships, aiming to burn out the Shu people's 30,000 navy."
"General, this is food, fodder and baggage——"
"Since we are fighting our last battle, why should we care about these things. Defeating the Western Shu Navy, entering Cangzhou, and resolving the crisis in Dongling. This is the most important purpose of our trip!"
Below Kang Zhu, everyone looked full of fighting intent.
"If I lose consecutive battles, people in the world will definitely laugh at me, Dongling. But at this time, I should tell the whole world that I, Dongling, am the number one naval state in the world!"
"Lead the general's order!" Countless Dongling generals handed over their hands. Even the aides had murderous intent on their faces.
"Since Dou Tong forces me to fight to the death, I respectfully ask for advice on the reputation of my Dongling Navy."
Kang Zhu stood with his eyes closed.
The military soul of this Dongling soldier, even if he was just standing alone, was filled with murderous intent.
"Aventurine!"
"Aventurine——"
Behind Kang Zhu, shouts one after another suddenly resounded throughout the sky.
