Hundreds of rune cannons were firing wildly, bombarding the transport ships one after another.
After several years of research on the rune cannon, the power of the cannon today is much more powerful than what it was on Earth in the 19th century.
The cannonballs flew out one after another, and the solid ones were like pounding balls. Even a warship made of iron and wood could not stop it.
As for the explosive bombs, they are even more terrifying. Once they touch an object, they burst into flames instantly.
The naval force that has been built for more than ten years has exploded in combat power this time, which is terrifying.
The power of these rune artillery is no worse than that of the magic groups under Yuan Shu, and these rune artillery have many advantages over the monks of those magic groups. First of all, in terms of durability, they are far better than those of the magic groups.
A monk who nourishes his soul lasts much longer.
In an instant, the river surface was filled with gunpowder smoke and fog.
Yuan Shu's soldiers kept falling into the river like dumplings, and some swam toward the two banks with difficulty.
The Xuzhou Army ignored this. The two banks were dozens of miles away from the center of the river. In addition, there was no danger at sea in the river.
But there are also some fish in the river that are quite fierce, especially the river carp, which are also very ferocious.
The fish that eat meat are very ferocious.
If you fall into the river, there will be no rescue. Unless you are very strong and have practiced strength above the fifth level, otherwise, you will almost escape death.
"Hey! Raising the flag and surrendering"
Xuzhou's warships kept attacking, and finally Yuan Shu's army could no longer hold it. After all, no one could face death and die generously.
Most of the soldiers were forcibly arrested.
There may be people who are willing to die for Yuan Shu, but they are definitely not these low-level soldiers.
When one transport ship raised its flag and surrendered, countless transport ships began to surrender soon one after another.
Facing the surrender, Xuzhou's generals did not order any more attacks. After all, although they were unpredictable in killing, they would not kill without reason.
On the battlefield, they will not be merciful, but once the enemy surrenders, they will not kill prisoners.
On the one hand, the number of prisoners killed is unknown, and on the other hand, due to the influence of the lord, these enemy prisoners are also labor force.
When the war ended, it was already evening, and the river gradually calmed down.
On the main ship, Xuzhou's scribes and generals gathered together, their faces full of excitement. They had gained a lot from this battle.
"Lord, please atone for your sins and let Yuan Shu run away."
As the commander-in-chief of this water battle, Gan Ning had a serious look on his face.
"Haha! Xingba, get up quickly"
"It's not your fault that you didn't catch Yuan Shu. Yuan Jiujiu is not a fool. He will definitely leave as soon as he is in danger."
Su Fan shook his head. He had no hope of catching Yuan Shu. If they were on land, they would still have a chance. With Huang Zhong and the others, they would continue to pursue him.
But on the river, Huang Zhong and the others could only take boats, and they could not fly on the river.
This is also a flaw of military commanders.
The physical way is indeed powerful, but sometimes its flaws are obvious.
But Su Fan didn't care. It was already pretty good to achieve such a big result today.
"Destroy twelve tall ships and three hundred and fifteen ships."
With the detailed battle situation, everyone's face showed excitement.
At this point in the battle, Yuan Shu's vitality was severely damaged, and more than a third of his navy was wiped out.
Especially this warship. According to their investigation, Yuan Shu had not many warships under his command.
In addition, of the one million troops he brought from Yuzhou to attack Sun Jian, less than 50,000 were able to escape now.
Among them, 200,000 elite soldiers were either buried in the river or became prisoners.
Such a loss would definitely make Yuan Shu vomit three liters of blood.
After this battle, Yuan Shu's strength dropped significantly, even though he could quickly recruit an army of millions.
So what, that million-strong army can only be a mob without any combat effectiveness.
Whether it is weapons or armor, Yuan Shu is bound to be in short supply at this moment.
There will no longer be anyone in the south who can stop Su Fan from moving forward.
As for Liu Biao of Jingzhou, although his strength is not weak, even if he joins forces with Yuan Shu, he is still no match for him.
Compared with Su Fan's navy, Jingzhou's powerful navy is definitely not good enough. Let's talk about whether Yuan Shu's navy is strong or not.
If you don't count Su Fan's, then they are among the strongest armies in the world.
After all, when Yuan Shu fought against Jingzhou, his navy was also the focus, and he spent a certain amount of money to build it.
Yuan Shu's navy had no chance of resisting Su Fan's warships and was defeated.
Even if Jingzhou's navy was several times larger than Yuan Shu's, to Su Fan, that was all.
In this era of water warfare, there were actually not many tactics. Most of them used archers to attack from a distance, and then rushed up to the opponent's warship to fight.
The difference between Su Fan and Su Fan is that Su Fan's warship is equipped with quite a few artillery and catapults. This kind of long-range strike is far more powerful than these people.
Before you and I even got close, 30% of our combat strength was wiped out. When the two armies came into close combat, our morale was extremely low.
In ancient times, if 10% of the army died in battle and could not collapse, it was considered good; if 20% of the army died in battle and did not flee, it was considered elite.
And those who can still fight to the death after more than 30% of their deaths are truly elite soldiers. Throughout history, such armies have been very few.
How many elite troops there are in Jingzhou, and how many elite soldiers can be trained in Jingzhou, which has not had a war for many years.
Before Yuan Shu attacked Jingzhou, Jingzhou was completely passively defensive, and there was no reason to fight with it. That is, although Jingzhou had soldiers and horses, many of them were new soldiers. Even if there were veterans, they had not fought for ten years. How much combat power did they have?
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Jingzhou could only hide in its own territory, and it was impossible for him to assist Yuan Shu.
"Lord, next, we can take advantage of the victory and pursue the pursuit. Now that Jiujiang is in a state, it can be said that we are defenseless."
"Capture Jiujiang and take the Huai River to attack Runan and threaten Yuzhou."
"The other side can start from Pengcheng, and both routes can go together."
"Annihilate Yuan Shu in Runan in one fell swoop"
Yuan Shu's army has been wiped out, and everyone has already felt that the opportunity has come. Yuan Shu's current strength has been weakened to the extreme, and it is the best time for them to take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory.
Su Fan saw everyone looking full of fighting spirit.
He nodded, and then looked at Xun You and others. Before this, these people had already deduced everything and made several responses.
Now, they have achieved the greatest results on the Yangtze River, so the plan is even simpler.
There is no need to worry about it at all.
Even if someone in Jingzhou saw his lips were dead and his teeth were cold, it would not be easy to rescue Yuan Shu.