"My lord, let me find out clearly. The person in charge of Dongling Navy this time is Kang Zhu."
"Know."
After receiving the information, Xu Mu's face was full of worries.
His guess was not wrong, Zuo Shiren was indeed marching by land and water with the intention of rescuing Li Ducheng. But under the current circumstances, Zuo Shiren, who had lost consecutive battles, was demoralized. If we can hold on to this round and win the entire Cangzhou, we will be safe.
Dongfang Jing was not worried at all. Even if Ling Su is added, Dongfang Jing will be able to handle it with ease. The only thing I'm worried about is Dou Tong.
Although in recent years, Dou Tong worked hard to practice water warfare and was worshiped as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. But his current opponent is Kang Zhu, a famous general in the world.
"Send a message to Dou Tong for me, asking him to be careful. In order to boost morale, Kang Zhu saved Li Ducheng. He must have had a death wish and would do anything."
A man who died late at night nodded, "Lord, is there anything else?"
Xu Mu thought for a while and said, "If the war is unlucky, don't be reluctant to fight. Return to the dock as soon as possible and make plans again."
Talents are scarce in Western Shu, and even Dou Tong, a naval general, was selected from among the dwarfs and spent a lot of effort.
I don't know if Cao Hong has found Miao Tong. There has been no reply for such a long time. Of course, Xu Mu was more willing to believe that Cao Hong had found Miao Tong, but he was in the enemy camp and could not send out the information for the time being.
"Call the whole army, if there is a water battle, cross the river and enter the mausoleum immediately!"
Xu Mu guessed that there must still be defensive naval forces in the river areas of the three states of Dongling, but the number would not be large. A large army had already been dispatched to rescue Lidu City.
These 50,000 mountain camp were Zuo Shiren's capital to compete in the world. In this case, he had to save him. It really broke the hearts of the Shanyue tribe. From now on, no one would follow him to fight.
Turning his head, Xu Mu looked in the direction of the Cangzhou River Bank. There, his naval commander, Dou Tong, should be ready.
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"The wind direction is southeast, I'm afraid the enemy will attack with fire." On the main ship, Dou Tong raised his head and looked at the flag, his voice was extremely calm.
The Dongling Navy came from the east. If they relied on this southeasterly wind and sent their fireboats into the water formation, disaster would surely be imminent.
"Wen Yu, you went to Dongling Navy earlier, did you find anything?"
The staff member named Wen Yu thought for a while and said, "General Dou, I've been watching for a while. Although the Dongling Navy has a tight formation, in fact, there are still many flaws in the shape of the warship. That Kang Zhu, He is a land general, but for some reason he can temporarily hold the post of naval commander."
Wen Yu didn't know that Kang Zhu showed it to him intentionally. But fortunately, Dou Tong did not underestimate the enemy.
"Be careful. If I'm not wrong, the Dongling Navy will definitely be ruthless this time. In order to rescue Lidu City, any tricks will be used. But the most deadly thing is to be careful of the enemy's fire boats. Throughout the ages, fire has Defeating the enemy by plan has always been tried and tested."
After listening to Dou Tong's words, many naval generals present nodded.
"Dou Zhong, go check the formation. If there is anything wrong, report it immediately. I estimate that the infiltration plan will not work, and Kang Zhu can only go up the river and attack the Cangzhou River area with all his strength."
Dou Zhong is Dou Tong's younger brother. He is not a great talent, but he is a well-known loyal person in Xishu.
"General, don't worry, I'll go right away."
Due to the late construction of the Western Shu Navy, up to now, it only has six or seven large ships. But fortunately, because of Xu Mu's instructions, the Wei family has been building shield ships. Now, there are almost forty or fifty ships.
It was only after noon.
On the river, the sound of the wind became stronger and stronger, causing the robes and armor on people's bodies to make a constant "chacha" sound.
Finally, the first sound of the horn trombone came dully from a distance.
Dou Tong, who was on the main ship, opened his eyes coldly.
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"General Dou has an order. The battle is about to begin. Everyone should retreat ten miles immediately!" Fan Lu led more than 3,000 people and constantly comforted the fleeing people.
As a lieutenant, he was also of great use. There were many fire boats hidden in the reeds on the Cangzhou River. As soon as the signal came, they immediately lit the fire boats and rushed towards the enemy ships.
But now, he doesn't want the fleeing people on the shore to suffer the same disaster as the fish in the pond.
"General Fan, the enemy's navy is coming!"
Fan Lu hurriedly raised his head and looked at the large black shadow shrouded in mist above the river. Accompanied by the continuous sound of horns.
"Leave a thousand people here to watch. The remaining ones immediately rush to the place where the fire boat is set."
Fan Lu only felt that his palms were a little wet. It was the first time that he and Dou Tong had to face such a large naval battle.
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"I'll tell you one more time. If the wind direction is south-westerly, the enemy will definitely attack with fire. Be careful of the enemy's fire boats!" Dou Tong, wearing armor, stood on the bow of the ship and ordered coldly.
"Wave the flag!"
The person waving the flag was not Wei Xiaowu. Wei Xiaowu was already studying in the General Hall as a reserve general.
After taking a deep breath, Dou Tong looked forward coldly.
Under the iron cable across the river, a dozen warships at the forefront of the Dongling Navy suddenly hit the barbs on the iron cable and sank precariously into the river.
On the main ship, countless Shu generals shouted with joy. Before the fight started, they boosted their morale.
"Don't be careless." Dou Tong shouted.
If the Dongling people only look like this, they are not worthy of being called the best navy in the world.
"General Dou, the enemy has broken the iron chain."
Dou Tong was not surprised. The Hengjiang Iron Cable has almost no effect on large-scale building ships. He was just a little silent. On the Dongling Navy side, there were actually thirty or forty large ships, which could be said to be all the best.
That year, when he was still a little king in southern Shu, he had heard of it. Speaking of Dongling's navy, it has always been Daji's weapon.
The Yanma Mausoleum Ship was once the two sharp swords of the dynasty.
For example, he once crossed a river to sell horses. Even though he brought sixty or seventy people with him, he was still intercepted by a group of thirty or forty river bandits.
Ignorant of water warfare, I managed to defeat these river bandits only after more than 30 deployments.
But no one could have imagined that one day, he, Dou Tong, would stand on a building ship, and as the naval commander of Western Shu, he would have a life-and-death fight with Dongling, the elite navy in the world, and Kang Zhu, a famous general in the world. of fighting.
Clang.
Dou Tong pulled out his long sword and pointed forward into the wind.
"Wave the flag and obey the order, take the shield ship first, use long-range shots as a diversion, and block the Dongling people's navy!"
"If one of us dies, we will go back to Shuzhou Seventy Miles Grave Mountain together!"
"Roar!"
The flag language came out, and a wave of roaring morale erupted on the vast Xishu Water Formation.
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There was a favorable wind, but Kang Zhu did not furl his sails.
He held his sword and stood alone on the bow of the ship. He had many old friends and colleagues, but because of the successive wars, rebellions, and frame-ups, they all left him.
It felt like the entire Dongling was supported by him alone. This hard support almost bent the bones of his body.
In the wind, he straightened his back.
A scholar dies for a confidant.
His Dongling and his lord will all witness the outcome of this last-ditch battle.
"Bang the drum!"
Kang Zhu drew his sword and roared in the wind. The voice was like thunder, and even without using flags to convey orders, it still made the Dongling soldiers on dozens of nearby buildings and ships feel excited when they heard it.
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