The Yangtze River enters the sea.
Countless large ships are moored, and there are many densely packed ones.
Most of the warships are empty, with no soldiers guarding them, and only one or two people responsible for maintenance are left to look after them. All the coalition forces have landed, leaving only a few people to camp at the estuary to ensure the stability of the estuary.
The coalition general responsible for guarding the estuary was named Joseph.
This is a Roman, a baron.
Compared with Washington's status, compared with other Roman grand dukes and the like, Joseph's status is not prominent, and he is completely ordinary. Just so, under the premise that everyone knew that attacking Nanjing would be smooth and easy, and that they would gain benefits, Joseph was left behind.
This is a fringe character.
In the camp, in the tent.
Joseph was drunk and confused, drinking and eating barbecued chicken. It’s really hard to find beef here, but there are more chickens. Joseph was eating meat and drinking wine. He was already drunk, but he had an angry look on his face.
Of the three thousand garrison left at the mouth of the sea, Joseph was the largest officer. He wants to drink and eat meat, and no one can care about him. In fact, Joseph wanted to find a few women to have fun with, but all the Ming people nearby ran away and couldn't find any of them.
"Washington, you don't arrange for people from the US federal government to guard, but you ask me to guard. It's very unfair."
"Why?"
"Why should I be guarded? I also want to make meritorious deeds, rob money and items, return home with many treasures, and gain the attention of my family. Now you ask me to stay, making it impossible for me to go back gloriously. .”
"I curse you. You will not successfully conquer Nanjing. You will definitely be hindered."
Joseph muttered.
He picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, shook his head, and continued to mutter, enjoying himself. He had no choice but to go to the front line to reap benefits, so he could only entertain himself in the rear. Anyway, the war on the front line had nothing to do with him.
"Report!"
Suddenly, a roaring sound came from outside.
Before the person arrives, the voice arrives first.
The curtain of the camp tent was lifted, and a Roman soldier came in hurriedly with a frightened expression. Because I was too panicked and eager, I just ran into the camp, my feet got caught, and I stumbled and fell to the ground.
The soldier quickly got up again and continued: "Sir Joseph..."
"Shut up!"
Joseph shouted angrily.
He was already in a bad mood, but now the soldiers roared in, making Joseph's mood even more out of control.
He scolded with a cold face: "What do you look like in a panic? With you making such a fuss, it's just a dream to become a noble. What's more, in the military camp, everything must be cautious and you can't panic."
The soldier nodded quickly, still eager.
Joseph asked: "Tell me, what happened?"
The soldier said: "Sir Joseph, something big happened. A large number of fireships appeared near the water stronghold, rushing towards our parked warships. Moreover, the fire in the water stronghold was very strong, and the wind direction was also towards us. Many warships were The boat was on fire."
boom! !
Joseph's mind seemed to explode.
Everyone froze on the spot, their eyes lost focus, and they seemed at a loss. And Joseph only felt a chill rising rapidly from his tailbone and into his head.
The alcohol all over his body disappeared instantly, and he even broke out in a cold sweat.
Joseph was lost for a moment, suddenly came to his senses, and quickly stood up. Ignoring the soldiers who reported the news, he raised his legs and ran out quickly. He rushed out of the tent where he was resting and swept around the camp.
In the sight, there was billowing smoke rising to the west of the camp, and red fire spread rapidly.
The fire burned like fire snakes scurrying around, spreading continuously, forming a sea of fire. Especially the wind at the entrance to the sea is very strong, and the roaring wind makes the fire spread faster.
In the blink of an eye, another large warship was set on fire.
For a moment, Joseph thought of the consequences of the warship being burned. Once all the warships are burned, the coalition forces that entered the Ming Dynasty will have no way out and can only gain a foothold in the Ming Dynasty.
However, the situation in Ming Dynasty will be very difficult if the people of Ming Dynasty are not familiar with the place, the language is not fluent, and they cannot find Ming people who are willing to serve for the coalition forces.
Extinguishing!
It is necessary to extinguish the flames and retain some of the warships before there is a chance to evacuate.
"Fight the fire, put out the fire quickly."
Joseph shouted, his shouts hysterical.
Many of the coalition soldiers stationed there reacted and quickly ran towards the place where the fire was burning. However, the fire was burning, the fire was roaring, and the fire snakes were scurrying so fiercely that ordinary people could not get close to it.
Furthermore, Joseph never disciplined the soldiers. Most of the soldiers had long been addicted to playing, gambling, etc., and were not prepared for anything. Even if Joseph gave the order, many people did not take it seriously, and no one went Extinguishing.
The end result was that Joseph watched helplessly as the fire spread.
Crack, crackle! !
In the water village, the roar of burning ships was constantly heard.
Joseph's body continued to tremble, his face turned livid, and his heart sank to the bottom. Even so, Joseph had not yet thought about escaping. He was thinking about how to dispatch soldiers to rush for rescue, and when he was planning to rescue some large ships, he saw a ship docking in the distance where the fire was burning at the estuary.
Immediately afterwards, a group of cavalry from the big ship came down along the plank of the ship and came towards Joseph.
The leader was a strong man with a red face and a long beard, riding a horse and charging with a long sword.
The person who came was clearly Guan Yu.
He and Lu Xuan took a boat towards the estuary. The people responsible for arson were led by Ma Chao. The small boats were full of wormwood, heading eastward with the current. Coupled with the favorable wind direction today, Ma Chao was responsible for lighting the fire and succeeded.
Guan Yu sprinted with his sword and shouted: "At one go, kill them and destroy the coalition forces."
Guan Yu is in front, and a large number of soldiers are behind. Because Guan Yu rode a horse and sprinted very fast. In the blink of an eye, he had closed the distance with Joseph. Joseph was full of alcohol and was not a fierce general on the battlefield.
When he encountered Guan Yu coming to kill him, he didn't have any fighting spirit. He turned around and ran away, shouting: "Retreat quickly!"
The tide was over and Joseph couldn't stop it.
Joseph wanted to run, but Joseph with two legs was no match for a four-legged war horse. He ran less than twenty steps before he was overtaken by Guan Yu with his sword. Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes opened in an instant, he shouted "cut", and he swung the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand and cut it down.
A cold light flashed, and the blade slashed across Joseph's back. Joseph screamed and fell to the ground with a thump. He twitched a few times and then lost his breath.
Joseph died, and Guan Yu led his men to kill.
The fire burned and Guan Yu continued to kill.
Half an hour later, Guan Yu completely wiped out the coalition soldiers in the camp. Because there was a group of cavalry, these coalition soldiers couldn't escape even if they wanted to, and they were all killed.
Guan Yu glanced at the ship that was in a sea of flames, and then withdrew with his men, came to Lu Xuan, and reported: "Your Majesty, the coalition's lair at the entrance to the sea has been destroyed by us. The coalition soldiers have also been killed." Come down, you can return to Nanjing."
A look of expectation appeared in Lu Xuan's eyes, and he nodded and said: "Send the order, everyone get back on the ship, and we return to Nanjing. This time, we are going to surprise Washington, and let him die without a burial place."
Washington dared to raid the Ming Dynasty itself and Nanjing. In Lu Xuan's view, it was courting death.
"Here!"
Guan Yu replied loudly.
A large number of troops returned to the ship, and everyone turned around and evacuated, heading west along the Yangtze River waterway. Although you can go to Nanjing by land, the problem is that the water route is faster, so everyone chooses the water route.
The army arrived at the ferry north of Nanjing, landed on the shore, and then headed south, directly into Washington's rear.
