The second wave of Jiangdong Army's offensive, with the fierce general Ling Cao as the forward, invested a large number of warships, but still ended in failure. Xu Kun finally couldn't sit still, and no longer commanded safely from the center, he ordered his ships to sail directly to the front line.
When Ling Cao saw this, he personally boarded Xu Kun's ship to plead guilty. He had taken the lead and charged forward, and was hit by five or six arrows. Fortunately, he was wearing double armor and was not injured, but he was still in a very embarrassed state.
Ling Cao said in a deep voice: "General, the two enemy ships across Xiakou are anchored by large palm cables and mooring stones. As long as the cables are cut, the enemy ships will be destroyed without attack. Just now I was
We had already rushed under the enemy ship, but to avoid the cunningness of our ancestors, we actually set up ambushes on the cliffs on both sides. We were unprepared and were defeated by our ancestors."
"I hope the general can give me a chance to redeem myself and make meritorious service. If I take precautions this time, I will definitely succeed." Ling Cao said with a stern look on his face, "If I lose again, I am willing to be punished by military law!"
"Okay..." Xu Kun stroked his hands and said, "This time, I will let Dong Yuandai and you be the vanguard. I hope that you two can work together to open the gap and clear the way for the army."
In the Yuan Dynasty, Dong Xi, the military commander of Yangwu, was a native of Yuyao, Kuaiji. He was eight feet long and very brave. He was also an old general of Sun Ce. At that time, Huang Longluo, a bandit in Shanyin, Zhou Bo gathered thousands of people, and Dong Xi followed Sun Ce to attack him.
, the direction was wrong, the formation killed the two thieves, and shocked Wu (county) and Hui (ji).
"No." Ling Cao accepted the order with his fists clasped, but his expression was a little unhappy. He was a ranger and had always been righteous. Xu Kun sent Dong Xi to accompany him, and he obviously lacked confidence in him.
Xu Kun pretended not to see him and looked at the cliffs on both sides of Xiakou. Huang Zujun was lying in ambush between the two mountains, attacking from a high position, but his own side could only be passively attacked. As for attacking the mountains by land, it would be time-consuming and labor-intensive and not advisable. Fortunately,
As long as they successfully break through Xiakou, Huang Zu's army on the mountain will collapse without a fight.
Soon, Dong Xi arrived in a large boat, joined Ling Cao, and attacked Xiakou again amidst the deafening sound of drums.
Ling Cao had the intention of making meritorious deeds, but Dong Xi had no intention of being humble. Under his stern scolding, the sailors tried their best to make his ship move faster than Ling Cao from the very beginning.
He was able to catch up, but Ling Cao fell behind. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth and could only vent his anger on his husband and soldiers.
"Dong...dong...dong..."
Stones the size of fists and even heads,
They hit the river one after another, causing waves of water. Dong Xi stood up on the bow of the boat, and his clothes and armor were wetted by the river water in an instant. The soldiers on the boat looked horrified, but Dong Xi remained unmoved. In the end, the boat was just like him.
With an indomitable momentum, he passed through the stone rain and fought his way to the enemy ship.
"Boo...hoo...boo..."
Dong Xi's heroic and fearless actions clearly shocked the officers and soldiers of Huang Zu's army on the huge ship. As soon as they entered the shooting range, they couldn't wait to shoot arrows at him.
This time Dong Xi didn't rely on his troops anymore, he lay down behind the pillars, and his guards on the left and right also raised the pillars to cover him.
Although the large barge Dong Xi was traveling in could be called a big ship, it was nothing compared to the huge ship of Huang Zujun opposite him. A direct collision with it was like hitting a stone with an egg.
Therefore, Dong Xi deliberately slowed down in the last few dozen steps. However, even so, the huge impact of the collision between the two ships still made the soldiers on both sides unstable and fell sideways.
Dong Xi climbed up from the deck, immediately organized a dare, braved the arrows coming from the opposite side like locusts, and refused to hook the enemy ship. Dong Xi then personally led more than ten close and healthy people to rush to the bottom of the enemy ship.
At the place where it was tied, cut off the big lantern with one knife.
Without anchor stones to fix the hull, Huang Zujun's giant ship was suddenly swept across the river.
Just when Dong Xi was about to make persistent efforts to deal with another giant ship, Ling Cao arrived from behind and got ahead of him and cut off the giant ship Dalan.
At this point, the two giant ships of Huang Zu's army lost their anchors and were no longer able to cross the river and hold Xiakou. Facing the surging Jiangdong Army, the two giant ships turned around and fled without hesitation.
When Dong attacked, Ling Cao naturally did not want to give up and drove his ships in hot pursuit. Seeing that Xu Kun had successfully broken through Xiakou, he sent someone to report to Sun Quan and led the front army to follow up.
Sun Quan, who was at the rear, received the battle report and couldn't help but laugh heartily and said: "Xiakou has been destroyed, and there is nothing the old tin forger can do!"
The old tin-forging thief refers to Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia. Because he was engaged in iron smelting in his early years, he was scolded by Sun Quan as the "tin-forging old thief".
Lu Su nodded, agreed, and said: "Xiakou has been lost, and Huang Zu has no more danger to rely on. He can only choose to fight our army on the river. Huang Zu's soldiers and ships are not as good as our army. In a head-on confrontation, he will definitely lose."
Our army defeated his fleet division and took advantage of the victory to surround Shaxian and defeat it. Then we swept across Jiangxia and advanced to Xiangyang. If we were unable to defeat it, we could retreat calmly and use Xiakou as the boundary to divide the east and west with Huang Zu. In the future, Huang Zu will again
It is difficult to threaten Jiangdong, but our army can come and leave as it pleases, and everyone is free."
Sun Quan was very excited after hearing this. Xiakou was the dividing line between the east and west of Jiangxia. Even if he could not destroy Huang Zu this time, seize Jiangxia and keep the east of Xiakou, he would be happy.
You must know that even someone as powerful as his brother Sun Ce could not capture an inch of Jiangxia. However, on his first expedition, he was able to capture half of Jiangxia in one fell swoop. This will definitely greatly enhance his prestige. As a young man who succeeded to the throne, what he lacks most is prestige.
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But when Dong attacked, Ling Cao led the front ships all the way up the river to pursue the fleeing enemy ships. However, shortly after leaving Xiakou, he saw hundreds of Huang Zujun warships densely arrayed on the river in the distance.
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Ling Cao felt quite unhappy that Dong Xi had taken away half of the power of cutting off the olive tree earlier. Naturally, he was unwilling to "give in" this time. In order to win the first prize, he immediately drove his boat straight towards the enemy.
Not to be outdone, Dong Xi followed Ling Cao, and the other ships in the front were encouraged by the second general. Even when facing dozens of times more enemies, they showed no fear and fought bravely to take the lead.
Of course, they were not seeking death. At this time, Xu Kun's former fleet had already sailed out of Xiakou. Under the command of Xu Kun, they formed a formation of five ships and lined up in the river. Only Ling Cao was waiting for him.
Dong Xi and others disrupted Huang Zu's naval formation and launched an all-out attack.
"What is this?" As the two sides got closer and closer, Ling Cao gradually frowned. He was still far away just now and could not see clearly. The bow of the enemy's large ship was equipped with a large mast like a ship's mast.
It is about fifty or sixty feet high, with a huge stone on top. Although it is the first time for Ling Cao to see this thing, it is not difficult to guess its function.
Ling Cao followed Sun Ce to conquer Jiangxia, but Huang Zu's navy did not have such a thing at that time.
A sudden attack of arrows came from the opposite side. Ling Cao temporarily suppressed his uneasiness and hid behind the pillars while organizing a counterattack.
In view of the huge size of the enemy ship and the mysterious weapons, Ling Cao did not dare to point its front directly and prepared to engage the side. Unexpectedly, there were also large poles and boulders on both sides of the enemy ship, facing Ling Cao's ship, and he suddenly took pictures...