The sky has entered dusk, and there is no sunset. But unfortunately, there was already a long strip of blood on the river surface.
Several impatient waterfowl began to land on the corpse from a distance. They first pecked the eyes, then swallowed them, and then began to peck at the abdomen of the corpse.
Accompanied by the excited cries of these water birds, not long after, more and more companions were attracted, and the corpses were densely packed.
"cough--"
Dou Tong coughed up a mouthful of blood, and when he refused to retreat, two flying arrows shot him. If it weren't for one breath, I wouldn't be able to survive now.
Even though they were at a disadvantage in numbers, countless Shu soldiers, like Dou Tong, still blocked the Dongling army's advance despite this disadvantage.
"Flag order, line up!"
Just waiting to take a breath, without taking a moment to rest, Dou Tong raised his sword again and glared at the charging Dongling Water Formation.
Under the refusal of the hook, the Xishu navy, which had no retreat, was constantly being picked up and boarded.
"Shield formation!"
The bloody Shu soldiers, relying on their large shields and long knives, resisted the enemy who boarded the ship. Under the light of the nearby fire, black figures screamed, turned over and fell into the river.
Both the enemy and ourselves were furious at this time. The Shu people fought to the death and refused to retreat, while the Ling people, encouraged by Kang Zhu, vowed to save Lidu City and save the power of the three states of Dongling.
"This Dou Tong..." On the bow of the boat, Kang Zhu felt uncomfortable. The enemy general refused to retreat. As his own general, in order to boost morale, he also killed several waves. But he never thought that he would be attacked by a warship of the Western Shu Navy and hit by a huge plow, causing his lungs to bleed.
He raised his head, and there was a hint of fear in Kang Zhu's eyes. He couldn't imagine that these Shu people, under such a disadvantage, almost lost all their troops in order to block their own water formation.
As a result, our own troops suffered heavy losses and were unable to land.
"General, these Shu people are too stubborn."
Kang Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "Mo Li, continue to attack the formation!"
The night on the river is getting darker and darker. Under the blazing fire, there were more and more scavenging water birds, and the sky was filled with noisy bird calls.
On the bank of the Cangzhou River, there are figures moving in the reed swamps.
"General Fan, it's time."
Fan Lu said "hmm". In fact, deep down in his heart, he was extremely nervous and even felt unspeakable guilt.
The last time we played this big was during the cold season. But it seems like the game is going to be bigger this time.
Waiting for the opportunity for the fire boats to rush in, not only the Dongling people but also the Shu people who were affected were burned to death.
The southeast wind is still howling.
The outline of Dongling Navy on the river has reached a position where it is enough to light a fire.
"If the Poison E strategist is here, he will definitely give the order calmly. I, Fan Lu, have followed the Poison E strategist for the longest time... Today, I will also learn a lesson."
"Pass my military order and use the signal arrow as the signal. All the hidden fire boats will crash into the Dongling Water Formation at the fastest speed. If anyone hits the main boat, I will personally show it to the lord when they return to Chengdu. Give him a reward!"
"Also, I'll wait... to send off our friendly troops."
The surrounding Shu soldiers all had firm faces. After Fan Lu's order, a school captain took up his bow and drew an arrow——
call out.
Not long after, a signal arrow flew into the sky. Under the dark night, it exploded all of a sudden. The scavenging waterfowl not far away were so startled that they flapped their wings and flew away in groups.
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"What?" Looking up at the signal arrow, Kang Zhu's face was startled. In this attack, he did not have any backup plan. In order to defeat the Xishu Navy, it was already a last-ditch battle.
If it is not our own, it can only belong to the Shu people.
In shock, Kang Zhu stood up hastily, regardless of his injuries.
It's a pity that he didn't wait for him to summon the flag order. In an instant, in front of him, there were blazing fires everywhere. The fire boat that had just rushed out of the reed swamp was already burning with thick smoke and was rushing towards the entire Dongling Water Formation.
"It's not like the wind is blowing, shoot the Xishu boat master on the boat! Flag order!"
There is no drum sail, it can only be the boat master of Xishu rowing.
Under Kang Zhu's order, with the main ship as the center, more than ten nearby ships were filled with aventurine bows close to the ship walls.
The impetuous beating of drums suddenly started again.
"shoot--"
One by one, Dongling's generals raised their voices like thunder and pointed their long swords at the over twenty boats that were charging towards them.
Hoo ho ho.
Under the bright firelight all around, dense flying arrows began to follow the direction of each fire boat, falling like raindrops.
Even wearing robes and armor, many Western Shu boat masters fell into the river in the rain of arrows. But as long as they were still alive and could still move their hands, they gritted their teeth and used their last strength to row the boat crazily.
"These Shu people are crazy!" A Dongling general was shocked. In the past, if a few arrows rained down, it was very likely that the enemy ship would be forced back.
But he never thought that all the Shu people in front of him were clearly determined to die.
"I, Fan Lu, will die with you -" Under the rain of arrows, behind a fire boat, Fan Lu raised his sword and shouted angrily, his eyes wide open.
But he never thought that a small captain next to him raised his leg and kicked him into the river. By the way, I also threw a bunch of dried gourds.
Fan Lu was startled, raised his head and was about to curse.
"General Fan, you don't want to go. I will do this for you," the captain said.
Fan Lu's eyes turned red. He wanted to swim forward, but found a dozen boat masters rowing the boat very fast.
"General Fan, we have discussed this secretly. Let me wait for this matter. If General Fan survives, he will become a famous general in the world and conquer a great country for his lord and Western Shu."
"General Fan is crying."
"General Fan, don't cry. The road to Huangquan is cold. I'll go first and explore the way for General Fan."
"General Fan, take your leave."
In the river, Fan Lu couldn't help but began to cry sadly.
"May you travel south to Sichuan."
"The valley is hundreds of miles away, and the Xiangshui River is vast."
"The mountain is as towering as my son."
…
In the flames soaring into the sky, the voices of countless Shu soldiers dying were intertwined and resounded throughout the sky.
The rain of arrows was still falling intensively, and the sky was reddened by the firelight.
"Remember my name, the third sentry captain of Fanziying in Western Shu, Hu Feng."
"The Nine Posts of Fan Ziying in Western Shu, Li Zhou."
"Rouge Merchant Zhou'er has been in the army for more than four months and will die with you!"
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In the Dongling Water Formation, on the main ship, Kang Zhu was shocked on the spot as he watched the boats coming to die. He had calculated everything except the Shu people's ambition to die.
Besides, these Shu people can endure it for so long. After the Dongling Navy had crossed the wind direction, they pushed out the boat.
"General, the Shu people's fire boat is coming!"
Before he could give the order in time, the first Shu people's fire boat had already hit an adjacent building boat. With a bang, powered by flammable materials and kerosene, fire snakes followed the southeast wind and began to climb crazily onto the building.
The second ship, the third ship... Under the dense rain of arrows, at least half of the fire boats rushed forward.
In the light of the fire, Kang Zhu roared angrily. Countless Dongling soldiers all had horrified expressions on their faces.
The vicious plan of water war and fire attack was finally their turn.
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