Looking at the dozens of Jiangxia warships sailing into the center of the river, Xiang Ji could only helplessly shake his head and sigh.
It was still too hasty. After making so many preparations, tens of thousands of them still escaped.
Now, we can only hope that Zhou Tai can intercept them.
As long as these Jiangxia troops can be prevented from returning to Baoan Lake, even if they cannot be completely annihilated, it can be regarded as completely cutting off their logistical ground for harassing Jiangdong.
"Hurry up, hurry up, Ma De, damn Huang Zhong, damn it!"
Standing on the bow of the boat, Gan Ning was filled with rage.
It's really unlucky. I thought I could capture Chaisang and make a fortune, but in the end, I lost all my troops and ran away in disgrace.
Seeing that less than half of Jiang Xia's army was left, Gan Ning's heart bleeds.
It's a good thing that Huang Zu is dead. No one will bear the burden on me anymore. But the problem is, how can we replace the loss of so many soldiers and armor?
Guang Emperor Liu Biao must have no spare soldiers and armor to replenish himself.
Then, everything depends on yourself.
Is it really possible for me to go back to my old job?
You know, before Gan Ning surrendered to Liu Biao, he was once the largest group of water thieves in the Yangtze River.
Because he loves brocade patterns and advocates luxury, he is called the brocade thief.
And Gan Ning's old profession, as the name suggests, is naturally water thieves.
Now that he has joined the army, Emperor Guang Liu Biao cannot rob him.
But on this river, if I don’t rob the officials, how can I still rob the merchants?
I know it's done secretly, so I'm pretending that no one knows it was me, right?
Thinking of this, Gan Ning became interested.
This is so stupid, I should have thought of this a long time ago.
I'm afraid if I had done this earlier, I would have become rich a long time ago.
You know, I am an official now!
"Boom! Boom!"
Just as Gan Ning was thinking about the future, a huge roar suddenly came from the river near Baoan Lake.
Attracted by the sound, Gan Ning quickly raised his eyes and looked up.
But when I saw it, I was shocked.
Damn, Chu Navy!? Zhou Tai!?
Looking at the figure standing on the bow of the Chu warship across the river, Gan Ning couldn't believe his eyes.
This turned out to be Chu's naval force, his old rival Zhou Tai.
Damn it, when did they come here? Why would they intercept me here?
Gan Ning was not prepared at all for Zhou Tai to appear here.
Unexpectedly, our Jiangxia Army was plotted upon setting out?
Don’t let that damn old immortal come across you, Uncle Gan Ning, or he will definitely kill you!
All this could not be clearer.
It was obviously Huang Zhong's betrayal, so the Chu State had long been prepared to seize this opportunity and directly destroy Jiangxia's army.
But what is that roar?
Knowing the purpose of the Chu army, Gan Ning naturally did not intend to surrender.
Although our Jiangxia Army has suffered huge losses, the number of Chu Army's naval forces on the opposite side is only equal to our own. If we really fight, the outcome is still uncertain.
However, Gan Ning couldn't feel at ease if he didn't know what the roar coming from the Chu navy was.
"Boom! Boom!"
Just as Gan Ning was thinking, the roar came again.
This time, Gan Ning finally discovered the source of the roaring sound.
This, Nima!
No matter what Gan Ning thought, he never expected that the Chu army's warship was actually equipped with a catapult.
The roaring sound was caused by the huge rocks being continuously thrown from the catapult.
"Hahaha, Gan Ning! Do you still like the gift grandpa prepared for you?"
Standing on the bow of the boat, Zhou Tai shouted loudly to Gan Ning.
This is an old rival.
I had suffered losses at his hands many times before, but now I finally got my money back in one fell swoop.
Hahaha, Overlord is really a genius!
He actually thought of placing the catapult on the building ship.
Although this thing is difficult to operate on a ship, and it can only throw some medium-sized boulders, its deterrent effect is absolutely extraordinary!
You must know that before this, the so-called water warfare was nothing more than two armies standing on the bows of ships and shooting at each other, sometimes colliding with ships, and then engaging in hand-to-hand combat.
Who would have thought that a catapult, a powerful siege weapon, could also be used on a battleship?
Although this has increased logistical requirements.
Similarly, the huge size and even the recoil of the catapult can only be withstood by the building ship.
However, this is also a huge breakthrough.
From now on, the model of water warfare will be completely changed.
Today, the Jiangxia navy led by Gan Ning became a victim of the new model.
The boulders were continuously thrown, although only a few of them hit the battleships of the Jiangxia navy.
But this terrifying effect shocked everyone.
The larger battleships were fine. At most, the hulls were damaged, which did not affect sailing operations.
However, a relatively small light ship was cut off by a huge boulder falling from the sky.
Looking at the Jiangxia navy struggling on the river, the morale of the Chu army was already at its peak.
On the other hand, the morale of the Jiangxia navy was at rock bottom.
The Jiangxia navy, which had been ambushed and fled in embarrassment, finally recovered.
As a result, before he could return to his hometown, he was attacked head-on by the Chu army.
With the tragic situation of being cut off at the waist, the Jiangxia navy became timid.
"Damn it! Zhou Tai! Remember this, I, Gan Ning, will get it back sooner or later!"
Before they even entered the range of the bow and arrow, there were constant wails from the Jiangxia navy after being hit by boulders.
Faced with this situation, Gan Ning knew in his heart that this battle could not be fought.
Morale is not good to begin with, and the range is not as far as the opponent.
Faced with the rogue tactics of the Chu navy, Gan Ning could only choose to retreat.
The river is so big, why are you blocking the security guard Hu? Okay, I won’t go, I can just go back to Jiangxia, right?
After shouting at Zhou Tai, Gan Ning had no choice but to order the flag bearer to signal the entire army to turn around.
I am afraid that if the Chu army continues to attack for a while, the Jiangxia navy will collapse.
"Want to run away? Send the order, the Third Fleet and the Fourth Fleet will stay behind to guard Hu.
First, the second fleet follows me! I want to drive Gan Ning to the bottom of the river to feed the fish!"
Seeing Jiang Xia's navy turn around, how could Zhou Tai, the navy general, not understand what it meant to deal with it?
Now that the Chu army has an absolute advantage, why not pursue it desperately?
Even if I can't sink a few of his warships, I will chase them all the way to Jiangxia.
Even if I am scared, I will scare you to death.
Only in this way can I get rid of the bad breath in my heart!
You know, Zhou Tai was suppressed by Gan Ning for more than a year.
Now that I finally got it back, why not take revenge with all your might?