Above the river, black smoke filled the wind and noisy. In the dim and hazy snow, swords and weapons shone in the fire, and various crossbows and bows and arrows were flying in the "crackling" sound.

Old Man Li was slowly turning his head in the large warship where he was located, but he had already tried his best to speed. However, the people above probably felt that the short time was very long. The shaking hull and the panicked people above made it not look calm.

The fire ships attached to the Zhou army's large ship were relatively short, but the fire was soaring into the sky, the black smoke rolled, and the flames rushed towards the warship in the wind. The side of the ship was roasted black, and some wood tended to catch fire. Fortunately, the "hard turbulent oil" was only burning on the fireship and could not be spilled on the warship. Not far away, a small boat of the Southern Tang army was rowing eastward desperately. After they rushed over with the fireship, they fled on the boat.

The soldiers on the deck were pouring water from the water tank with wooden barrels and pouring water downwards, but the water was pouring strong ignition oil. The fire boat became more and more intense and the situation was very critical. The people on the Zhou army boat not far away were holding long poles and slid them outwards, but there were many iron nails on the fire boat, which did not move in the wind.

Fortunately, the warship finally successfully changed direction, and fortunately the generals above responded quickly and issued a wise military order in time. When the fire ship arrived at a disadvantage, the flames blew westward, and the danger of the warships suddenly decreased. People were still carrying buckets to put out the fire.

At this moment, another small sailboat from the Southern Tang Kingdom rushed towards this side! It looked like the burning fireboat just now. The soldiers on the deck were shouting as they watched the brisk boat coming by the wind.

At that time, the catapults on the warship threw out many fireballs, and the rockets flew into the air one after another. The small sailboat suddenly "boomed" with thick smoke, igniting a raging fire. There were only a few people on it, and they were on their backs and jumped into the cold river water. The sailboat's canvas also burned, and then rushed straight towards the warship at its original speed.

The big ship avoided to the left and finally avoided the fire boat. It seemed as if a ball of fire was floating out of thin air on the river.

At this time, the main giant ships of the Southern Tang Army approached one after another. Many ships on both sides began to fight on the shore. The fog on the river was dispersed, and the flames were reflected on the water surface, and the sound of killing on the river surface was shaken.

Under the deck of a large ship, Old Man Li was still lying on the waterwheel support pole. He stopped pedaling the waterwheel and looked up with his head tilted his head. Almost everyone was like him, staying in place and listening to the movements above. No one paid attention to the deck for a while. The footsteps above were messy, shouting and shouting endlessly, and they had already started to fight.

At this moment, his head suddenly lit up, and the wooden board at the entrance of the stairs was lifted up. A warrior buried his head and shouted: "All weapons come up, no need to row!"

Old Man Li glanced at the shuttle gun placed beside him and did not move. Unexpectedly, the martial artist walked straight down, waved the sword in his hand, picked some people casually, ordered them to pick up the weapons in the cabin, and shouted: "I am a ten general, you have recognized me. There is not enough people in front, so the people here follow me to kill!"

Old Man Li still didn't move, but the ten generals looked sharp-eyed and only looked at Old Man Li: "You are not a civilian, but a miscellaneous soldier in the army. Take up the weapons and follow me."

He had no choice but to pick up the gun and climb up the stairs with a group of people. When he opened his eyes, he saw that the two big ships were already together, with several iron chains and wooden bridges on the side of the ship. The sails on the opposite ship were huge, swords and weapons were waving on the deck, and bows and arrows were shooting randomly.

A general on the side of the ship was shouting: "Run over! Kill the enemy soldiers and rob their ship!"

Old Man Li followed behind the crowd, bowed his back and walked over the wooden bridge. He carefully avoided the arrows and walked towards places with many people... At the age of time, he just wanted to make some military salary and eat, not too much of a meritorious service. The key was that he was not wearing armor and had to be finished with an arrow. He finally found a wooden shield on the ground, and quickly picked it up, holding the shield with his left hand and holding a shuttle gun in his right hand, standing behind his own people to cheer.

This is the Zhou army's attack, and the scene looks quite good. The situation on the left-wing ship was a bit miserable. He was entangled by the two main battleships of the Southern Tang Army and was being attacked together.

The war was getting worse and worse. Several main ships on the river were burning with raging fires, and debris and corpses appeared and disappeared in the river, making a mess. More ships fought on the shore, and shouting on the river were chaotic. The Zhou navy did not ask for any advantage at all. First, because it was at the lower wind and was not as mobile as the Southern Tang army... The water flow in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River was relatively slow, and the advantage of the downwind was greater than that of the downwind; second, the navy soldiers under Li Chuyun and Gao Yanqi's subordinates were not as elite as the imperial guards, and the Southern Tang army navy was their relatively powerful force, and the Zhou army had no advantage in fighting with dignity.

When the two armies continued to fight, only the contact positions in front were fighting. No one had too much advantage, and it was difficult to decide the winner for a while.

The flagship where Guo Shao is located has not been affected by the war, but he has already smelled the fireworks in the wind and saw the battle scene ahead. The war continued until the afternoon without any progress. Guo Shao felt uncomfortable, but he did not point fingers at Li Chuyun. It is impossible to be impatient if there is still something unsatisfactory in the battle of Gaoping. Guo Shao also encountered the situation of the front-line collapse in the battle of Gaoping. He is still very calm now.

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However, Liu Cheng, who had a slightly advantageous southern Tang army, was restless in the east. He was still in Jingkou. There were light boats on the river and returned to the dock to report the battle situation ahead.

Liu Cheng came to the dock wearing armor and wanted to board the ship to supervise the battle. The generals hurriedly dissuaded: "The weather is bad, the river is cold, and the river is dangerous. The lord must not take risks."

Liu Cheng said: "Your Majesty has entrusted important tasks. How dare I cherish my life? Don't go to the front to supervise the battle, and don't dare to slack off."

The general advised again: "The enemy warships crossing the Guazhou on the other side of the shore have to break through repeatedly. I am afraid that they have discussed with the Zhou army in the west and want to attack us from the front and back. The lord should be in charge of the central army and preside over the overall situation."

Liu Cheng felt that the outlet of the canal was narrow and could not be opened. Now he was blocked by a large number of his own warships, so it was nothing. So he refused to listen and ordered the sail to rush to the front line.

Before he came, he only heard from the report that the war was tragic, but no one said he would lose. When he arrived on the battlefield, he was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him. At first glance, he felt as if half of his ships were burning or were full of enemy soldiers fighting... There were also military generals who fled back from the front, claiming that the Zhou army was fierce and could not resist Fang's loss of the warship.

Liu Cheng felt a "knock" in his heart. Most of the navy's troops were here. If they were defeated, how could they communicate with the court?

He immediately wanted to send someone back to mobilize the elite warships reserved in Jingkou to support him. A general who followed him advised: "Look at it carefully, although the front is full of dangers, the Zhou people did not get any benefits. Otherwise, we will fight from morning to afternoon, how can we support us? Don't rush to mobilize troops to reinforce us. It will be too late to spend it until evening. It will be too late to discuss after both sides withdraw their troops."

But when the navy generals on the west warship heard reinforcements, they encouraged Liu Cheng, because they felt that since there were reinforcements in the next place, the chances of victory would always be greater if there were reinforcements coming. Some people even said that Liu Cheng was a benefactor who saved his life in time.

The generals were disagreeing. Seeing that the water battle was in a tight spot, Liu Cheng finally decided to send more reinforcements. He was a little convinced that the warships that blocked the canals on the crossing of Guazhou River were not moved, but only the warships that were on standby in Jingkou Shuizhai.

After Liu Cheng issued the military order, he still thought to himself: If reinforcements cannot resist and arrive in time, they can save the defeat; even if there is no danger, then increasing the strength of the troops will increase, and it will not be able to defeat the Zhou navy in the west? Then, when the time comes, take the opportunity to burn the quarry bridge and cut off the retreat of the Zhou army... How should the court reward me with such great achievements? Where should the Chinese people give themselves?
Chapter completed!