Although Liu Jing's infantry army killed Wu Ju and greatly defeated his troops, it was far from a victory, and the naval battle was nearing its end.
After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the Xiang River was littered with broken pieces of boats, flags, drums, weapons, and corpses covering the river.
Hundreds of warships at the front of the Jingzhou naval force either sank to the bottom of the river or were captured and surrendered. Only a dozen ships were still fighting stubbornly.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Several huge racquet poles fell with the sound of wind and thunder, destroying and sinking a fighting ship with serious water leakage and tilted hull.
"Long live..." Liu Jingshui's soldiers cheered in unison, the sound shaking the world.
Liu Zong, who was in the royal room of the ship, also showed a smile of victory on his face. There was no doubt about the power of the shooting pole, especially when it appeared on the battlefield for the first time. His opponent could not find a way to deal with it in a hurry. He was in this battle.
Being able to almost completely annihilate evenly matched opponents at a relatively light cost is a great achievement.
However, he discovered that the shooting pole seemed to be able to be used repeatedly, but the reality was that wooden poles and stones were not durable materials. After a battle, according to his visual inspection, almost 30 to 40% of the shooting pole was destroyed.
You should know that not all shooting poles participated in the battle, so this ratio is somewhat high.
He wasn't too worried. After all, pole shooting was a new thing, and there were still many things that could be improved from the craftsmanship to the materials.
Accompanied by the suddenly loud shouts of killing, Liu Zong's attention returned to the battlefield, and his own warships began to launch a final attack on more than a dozen enemy ships that had gathered in the center of the river and were struggling to fight against the enemy.
Huang Wu stood with a knife in both hands and said bitterly to the people around him: "Cai Zhong, this little guy, is just like a mouse. Since the war started, he has changed his ship three times, causing his grandfather to miss him many times. This time Cai Zhong finally got it.
There is no escape. I must personally take off his head, and I must not let Chen Boden get there first." He and Chen Jin had known each other for many years and had known each other for many years, but this did not prevent the two from competing for the top spot.
"Nuo." Everyone bowed and obeyed.
After receiving the order, the oarsmen shouted the trumpet and rowed the oars with all their strength. When they encountered an enemy ship in the middle, they went straight to Cai Zhong's ship without stopping.
After approaching, the soldiers on the ship used hooks to hook the enemy ships. The hooks were also called hooks. The shape was somewhat similar to the hooks and sickles of later generations. They were used to hook and resist enemy ships during water battles. "Mozi" records:
"(Lu Ban) traveled to Chu from the south of Lu, and he began to use it as a weapon for boat warfare. It was used as a preparation for hooking a strong enemy. Those who retreated would be hooked, and those who advanced would be strengthened."
"Hurry, hurry..." Huang Wu saw that Chen Jin had already boarded Cai Zhong's ship one step ahead of him. He was afraid that he would be robbed of the first prize, so he urged him repeatedly.
As soon as the wooden planks were set up, Huang Wu immediately rushed forward and jumped into Cai Zhong's ship in three steps and two steps at a time. At this time, the deck was already in chaos. Soldiers from both sides were waving their weapons and fighting hand to hand. The shouts of killing were overwhelming and soared into the sky.
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"Kill!" Huang Wu was less than seven feet tall, but had a ten-gauge belt and was very powerful. He wielded his long sword and slashed and slashed. He was invincible to anyone who stood in his way. He could not advance more than seven or eight steps, and he had already been beheaded at the third level.
But as he continued to go deeper, the difficulty also increased exponentially. In an instant, he was hit by a knife and a halberd. Fortunately, the armor he wore was very sophisticated, so he was not seriously injured.
There is a reason why Huang Wu is so desperate. Chen Jin is quickly approaching Caizhong. Unless he is willing to give up the credit to the other party, he will definitely have to fight hard.
Cai Zhong leaned weakly against the wall of the building. He had been hit hard on the head before and lost a lot of blood. Now he was not only weak physically, but also had a strong feeling of dizziness in his head. He could only cheer up by biting his tongue.
Cai Zhong caught a glimpse of Chen Jin, a tall man with a broad rib and a beard, running straight towards him. Cai Zhong's eyes were full of fear. Although this man was an unknown person, he was extremely brave. Since he boarded the ship, those who died by his hands would need two hands.
Count them up.
Then, he glanced at Huang Wu, who was approaching quickly. This was also a fierce general, and he almost died in the hands of this man before.
In his heyday, he might have been able to fight against the two of them, but now...
"It is better for a man to be shrouded in horse leather than to die of old age and illness." Cai Zhong tightened the knife in his hand. He had long been prepared to be defeated and die. The other party had such a powerful weapon in water warfare like a pole, so how could he be invincible?
Chen Jin blocked the thrusting spear with the blade of his sword, approached an enemy soldier with a straight step, and cut his throat cleanly with a single stroke of the sword. At this point, there was no obstacle between him and Cai Zhong.
"At your feet is Cai Zhong, the forward of the Jingzhou Army. I am Chen Bodeng from Changsha. I have reached the foot of Jiuquan. Don't forget..." After saying this, Chen Jin swung his sword and killed quickly.
"An unknown person dares to utter arrogant words." Cai Zhong was furious when he heard this. He felt like a tiger was bullied by a dog. No matter how much he said, he was still a top general in the Jingzhou navy. Even if he died, he would die in a grand manner.
How can it be reduced to a stepping stone for unknown people?
Cai Zhong was almost unsteady on his feet, but in his angry mood, he felt that he had strength again in his body. He and the two remaining guards around him took action together, trying to kill Chen Jin to the death.
Chen Jin was not fighting alone. He only had to focus on dealing with Cai He. In the blink of an eye, the two personal guards were swallowed up by the surging crowd following Chen Jin. If Chen Jin had not insisted on killing Cai He personally, the latter would not have been spared.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!..."
There was a series of sharp and piercing sounds of blades clashing. Driven by anger, Cai Zhong only attacked but did not defend. He was hit by four knives on his body, his clothes and armor were dripping with blood, and he still refused to retreat.
After paying such a price, Cai Zhong was not without gains. Chen Jin was also slashed by him, and the wound was deep enough to penetrate to the bone. It was a pity that he was not in a healthy state after all, otherwise even if the sword could not kill Chen Jin, it would still seriously injure him.
"Boden, are you okay?" Huang Wu rushed over quickly and was really shocked to see Chen Jin being repelled by Cai Zhong and injured.
"It's okay..." Chen Jin shook his head and said, "Kill him first and then talk."
"Okay..." Without saying a word, Huang Wu used the momentum to raise his hand and slashed hard. Chen Jin endured the pain and cooperated with him to punch his chest.
Cai Zhong raised his sword to block Huang Wu's chop, but Huang Wu was so powerful that he pressed his sword directly and cut into his shoulder. At this time, Chen Jin's sword also stabbed into his abdomen.
Cai Zhong screamed incessantly, Huang Wu turned his blade and cut off his head, finally making him completely quiet. Then he waved it in front of Chen Jin like a show off, and laughed and said: "Haha, credit goes to you!"
Me."
Chen Jin had killed quite a few people with his own hands, but the slaughterhouse-like scene in front of him still made him feel a little uncomfortable. He looked around and said, "You win this time."
At this time, the fighting on the deck was basically over. The enemy soldiers either died or surrendered, and no one stood up. When Cai Zhong's flag fell, the sporadic resistance around him was quickly extinguished.