Cai Mao fled back to Leishui Camp in embarrassment with his fleet. He thought that with the shooting pole this time, even if he could not defeat Liu Jingshui's army, he could at least maintain an even match. After that, he could rely on the continuous support from the rear to slowly overwhelm the opponent.
, until it is completely wiped out.
Unfortunately, first the camp was raided, which made the navy soldiers panic and the army had no fighting spirit. Then Cai He was hit by an arrow and fell into the water. As a result, the front fleet had no one to command and the ships fought independently, so they were defeated again by Liu Jingshui's army.
Cai Hao was furious. This was already his second defeat in just a few days.
He believed that the defeat of this battle was not his own fault, but the fault of others. Therefore, as soon as he returned to the camp, he immediately had the captain who stayed behind be arrested. He did not listen to the other party's excuse and directly pushed him out of the camp.
Beheaded outside the door in public display.
During this period, Kuai Qi wanted to plead for the other party several times, but the latter was angry, so how could he listen? He insisted on executing the left-behind captain.
Seeing the bloody head of the left-behind captain hanging on the camp gate, Kuai Qi secretly shook his head.
Soon, the returning soldiers reported that they rescued Cai He who fell into the water during the retreat.
From the beginning, Cai Mao really wanted to kill Cai He, but this was just a fleeting thought. Cai He was not an insignificant left-behind captain. Since Cai Zhong died in the battle last year, Cai He had become the one he relied on most.
If you kill a member of your clan, wouldn’t you cut off your own arms?
"Military advisor..." Cai He lay weakly on the bed in the boat room. When he saw Cai Hao walking in, he struggled to get up. He was seriously injured by an arrow, and he had been soaked in the river for a long time. It can be said that he had already gone more than half of the way.
It was a great blessing to be saved by our own soldiers.
Seeing the miserable appearance of his clan brother, Cai Mao's anger suddenly subsided a lot. He stepped forward to stop Cai He and comforted him with gentle words.
Cai He's injuries require careful care and will not recover for several months. In addition, due to two major defeats, more than one-third of the warships were damaged. For a long time to come, the Jingzhou navy will be unable to fight anymore and can only shrink.
The camp is defended.
Cai Mao could only hope that Liu Biao could replenish his warships as soon as possible.
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The naval force once again won a great victory, which made Liu Jing move to the south city wall with a happy mood. Surrounded by the generals, he walked into the triple attic house above the city gate and looked out of the window.
At this time, thousands of Jingzhou troops gathered in the southern suburbs of Lingxian County and continued to make various provocative moves towards Liu Jingjun's soldiers at the head of the city.
Cai Sheng, Ma Zhou, Chu Fang, and Han Guang, who were listed around Liu Jing, all looked at him with bright eyes. Liu Zong, who commanded the navy, and even Liu Xiu, who guarded the old city of Ling County, all made gains. Only they
, so far, every inch of success has been accomplished.
At present, most of the enemy troops have not yet arrived. The front army has just arrived at the city. It has not yet established a stable footing and the soldiers are arrogant. It is time to go out of the city and attack it to defeat its sharpness.
Liu Jing knew what the generals were thinking, but there was a saying that "too much is too little". Today they had already caused the Jingzhou Army to suffer two big losses. The opponent's coach was the very resourceful Kuai Yue. How could they not learn a lesson?
If you despise the enemy because of successive successes, then failure will not be far away.
Liu Jingxiao said to the left and right: "Please be patient and don't be impatient. The Jingzhou army has come with tens of thousands of troops and has the intention of annexing Ling and Gui. The only ones you are worried about are me. You will have many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future."
, why rush?"
When the generals heard the words, they were calm in their hearts.
As the red sun gradually tilted, more and more Jingzhou troops crossed Chengshui and arrived at the western and southern suburbs of Linxiang. For a time, the Jingzhou troops outside the city were tightly arrayed, crowded with people, boundless, with flags blocking the sunlight and drums and horns resounding.
All around, the military might frightened people.
Riding on a black horse, surrounded by many guards, Kuai Yue came to the front of the formation and looked at the Lingxian city defense, urn city, attic, parapet, horse face, tower and oars, and even the city wall that were almost armed to the teeth.
There are turrets in the corner. Although he looks calm on the outside, in fact, there are huge waves in his heart.
Everyone who has seen Lingxian County with their own eyes has said that Lingxian County's defenses are so strong that they are rare in the world. Even Lai Gong said the same thing. However, even if a hundred people said the same thing, it would not be as shocking as seeing it with their own eyes.
The strength of Ling County was far beyond Kuai Yue's imagination. "How many lives would it take to capture such an impregnable city? Ten thousand? Twenty thousand?..." Thinking of this, Kuai Yue couldn't help but sigh.
Even Liu Pan, who always considered himself brave, had an extremely solemn look on his face and said to the deputy general Huang Zhong beside him: "Hansheng, I have traveled through several states and have never seen such a solid city.
This city is even more difficult to capture than Linxiang, and it is not easy to achieve success."
Huang Zhong sat firmly on the horse and said calmly: "This is exactly what I want. The harder it is to capture, the greater the credit will be. Otherwise, it is not enough to make my name famous in front of the general."
Liu Pan could understand Huang Zhong's mood. Today's world is in chaos and there are many heroes competing for it. Even an ordinary man has a chance to become famous all over the world.
Huang Zhong was a man of extraordinary bravery and courage. He was the best in the three armies. He was the best general in the world. Naturally, he wanted to be famous for his military talents.
It's just that Liu Biao was a Confucian, and he trusted Kuai Yue, Cai Mao, Wenpin and other wealthy people more than pure military generals. He believed that only such people were qualified to command the army, so Huang Zhong never used him to his fullest potential.
Liu Pan shook his head and said: "It's a pity that Liu Jing is a scholar. He will not appear on the city easily and it is difficult to attack and kill him." At this point, he couldn't help but deeply regretted that he failed to kill Chu Fang in Linxiang that day.
.If it succeeds, Liu Jingli will lose a big help.
While the two were talking, three giant arrows suddenly shot out from the top of Lingxian City. They flew over more than 200 steps in an instant. Two of them fell to the ground due to exhaustion and failed to pose a threat. The last one hit Kuai Yue's side.
Name of the guard.
Seeing that the guard who was only a few steps away from him was shot in the chest by a crossbow arrow and died on the spot, even though Kuai Yue was a man of great resourcefulness and heroic appearance, he couldn't help but change his face in horror.
"Protect Chang Shi, protect Chang Shi..." Most of Kuai Yue's guards were the children of the Kuai family and his followers. They immediately protected Kuai Yue in the center and quickly retreated.
"What a pity! What a pity!..." Liu Jing, who was standing in the attic room of the city gate, sighed repeatedly stroking his hands. This kind of opportunity only comes once. If you miss it, it will never appear again.
Cai Sheng, who personally handled the shooting of three crossbows, also regretfully shot the crossbow arm directly. Although he had no hope in advance, he still felt very regretful when he saw that the crossbow arrow was only "a millimeter away" from the target. If he really succeeded in shooting
Once Kuai Yue is defeated, the Jingzhou army under the city will immediately fall into chaos. When the whole army attacks, they may be able to completely defeat their opponents in one battle.