As long as the fire is large enough, it will be very terrible. The wildfire can burn all the dry trees. Above the river, the river water seems to have turned into a large pot of tinea oil, burning under the sky, and burning all its momentum!

The huge flames expanded to the west in the wind. The originally huge fleet seemed vulnerable under the fire. The ship that had not had time to run was soon swallowed up by the fire and ignited a raging fire. The smoke filled the sky and the black dust flew everywhere.

However, the sails on the giant raft were quickly swallowed up after the fire was ignited. Without the help of the sails, the raft drifted westward very slowly. Without careful look, they seemed to have stalled on the river surface. Even so, the soldiers of the Southern Tang Army were frightened.

"Ah, ah..." There was a yelling sound on the flagship where Chen Qiao was, and he himself was panicked.

Although the fire had not spread to the ship, the flames were raging toward this side with the wind direction, and they were close to each other. The temperature on the ship was very high, and the air was so hot! The several flags on it were ignited by the flames, burning the flagpole bare.

With the overwhelming momentum of the fire, the ship was in chaos. Everyone was panicked and ran downstairs with their heads covered in pain.

People are not fish. On the water, they only rely on the boats they ride on. Many people are wearing armor and dare not rush to jump into the river. But when people encounter danger, they react to escape. The soldiers run around in a mess, leaving the boat building and the deck, and instinctively hiding in the cabin. With wooden boards, they can at least temporarily escape the scorching heat wave. The heat waves that attack people in the air must be roasted alive!

The most reliable way to escape is to drive the warship away from here. The giant raft moves slowly and the warship travels faster. But one by one, the people are only concerned about running around.

"Lord, go here!" The personal soldier grabbed Zhu Lingyun's arm and shouted.

Chen Qiao hurriedly followed everyone and left the unrestrained roof. The panicked soldiers behind him ran around, pushing everyone to the stairs. Chen Qiao was almost pushed off the boat at the entrance, and immediately shouted: "Don't be impatient, don't squeeze..."

A Zhu Lingyun's personal soldier in front pulled out his sword. In the chaos, the shaky knife was in front of Chen Qiao, and his face changed immediately. The soldier holding the weapon shouted: "Don't_him_mother..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a loud "bang" sound, and then a loud scream. Chen Qiao quickly turned his head and saw that the guardrail on the stairs had broken, and a figure rushed straight off the boat. After a moment, he fell into the rolling river with a "thump".

Someone shouted, "General Zhu fell into the water!"

Chen Qiao's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't care to cover his face that was so painful that he was so baked. He hurriedly looked down and saw nothing, leaving only the river water. Zhu Lingyun seemed to be wearing two layers of heavy armor, carrying dozens of kilograms of iron on his body. It was not much worse to fall into the water like tied up a big stone and thrown into the river!

"Quick! Throw down the rope!" Chen Qiao shouted.

But at this moment, the army was crowded and chaotic, so where could I find a rope? Someone shouted wildly: "Aren't you holding your lord? How did you help me! Jump down and save people!"

"Squeeze your mother!" A personal soldier held a knife and slashed at a soldier behind him. He screamed suddenly, and blood splashed in the crowd. But the murder did not stop the chaos. Under the fire and panic, it seemed that it was about to explode. Some people were squeezed out of the boat, and some climbed up from the railings, screaming and jumping to the plate armor below and were thrown to death.

Someone shouted: "The coach fell into the river and drowned!"

The warship was sailing westward, and after a moment the broken railing was no longer where Zhu Lingyun fell into the water; looking for someone at this position, he was undoubtedly looking for a boat and a sword. Chen Qiao looked back and saw no one at all, and the waves were layer by layer... How to save people?

But the coach on the battlefield is gone, and this matter is very serious. Chen Qiao shouted anxiously: "Order the helmsman quickly and change the direction!"

Turn the direction? Go into the fire... Besides, even the helmsman was not sure where he was. No one listened to Chen Qiao, the civil servant, and the warship was still sailing westward, but Zhu Lingyun had disappeared.

On the river, warships of the Southern Tang army fled westward, and no one had a way to control hundreds of ships. Even the land soldiers on the riverside were in chaos, and countless people stood by the river, watching the fire on the river.

After a long time, the ship landed and Chen Qiao landed. The fact that Zhu Lingyun drowned became a fact that he had to accept... Although Chen Qiao disliked Zhu Lingyun, that guy had prestige in the Zhennan Army and the title of commander of the army, and could command the entire army. Now that he is dead, who will lead the army? Chen Qiao does not think that a civil servant can control this army temporarily.

Moreover, the news about Zhu Lingyun spread quickly, and the matter of the commander was concerned about the soldiers of the entire army, and the news of the dead general spread rapidly. The people in the army were panic, especially the navy was in chaos, and for a while, they could not even find the generals of each unit.

Chen Qiao called on the generals present to call other generals and re-refer a temporary coach.

But the Zhou army did not give them a chance, and the Zhou army responded very quickly to the battle situation. Before noon, Chizhou dispatched troops, with cavalry leading, and infantry then directly attacked the Southern Tang army's troops stranded on the road. The Southern Tang army had no time to unify the military order, and each unit knew that it was a war. Although the Zhou army had few vanguards, they were not besieged by the Southern Tang army. Moreover, at this time, the people in the Southern Tang army were panicked and were soon defeated...

The people behind were affected, and some places actually fled in an organized manner. They claimed to be a 150,000 army, and looked majestic, but they were completely fragile than Chen Qiao imagined. The army was like a big house falling apart.

On the road to the west, there were retreating soldiers everywhere. On the river, the ships were also scattered and retreated.

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In the middle of the night that day, Guo Shao received a quick horse report from Luo Yanhuan in the water village by the river. He looked carefully and his face soon showed a red light... It was late at night, and there was no one else around him to celebrate, but he still couldn't suppress Guo Shao's excitement, and for the time being, he could only laugh alone!

Luo Yanhuan described the battle situation in detail and said that in Wankou and Chizhou were weak and could not expand the results of the battle. However, after the chaos of the Southern Tang army, it was not easy to redeploy, and the goal of "delaying the enemy reinforcements" had been achieved.

But in Guo Shao's opinion, Luo Yanhuan unexpectedly made a wonderful achievement. The Southern Tang army suffered this great setback and did not say anything about rectifying the chaotic army. How can morale be revitalized? The threat of that army has been very small so far.

Guo Shao thought to himself: During the Tokyo Mutiny, he thought Luo Yanhuan was brave and resourceful. In this way, this person had a talent that could be used. Luo Yanhuan had few elite soldiers, mainly a group of soldiers from all over the country, and there were few warships. Under limited conditions, he could plan ways to attack the army of the Southern Tang Kingdom, which was very impressive... And after the fire was successfully burned and his morale was disrupted, Luo Yanhuan boldly sent troops to attack with weak forces, and the fighter jets were captured very well.

"Luo Yanhuan, Luo Yanhuan..." Guo Shao read twice and walked back and forth in the cabin.

He put down the military newspaper, walked to the window, opened a corner and looked out. The water surface was brightly lit, and when the window opened slightly, the sound of the waves became even louder... It turned out that there was no tranquility on the Yangtze River, like "the bell sounded at the passenger ship in the middle of the night". It had nothing to do with the number of people, the waves were noisy enough.

The atmosphere was very impetuous and noisy. But there was no danger here: Yesterday, the Hantong Navy had entered the Yangtze River. The navy was under the jurisdiction of the guards, the Mabu and the Imperial Army was organized by the imperial guards. There were many people and ships, and the soldiers were elite. The dispatched from Tokyo was enough to put pressure on the Southern Tang Army; and Guo Shao also had a large number of warship naval troops, which formed a front-end attack on the Southern Tang Army of Jingkou.

The enemy soldiers in Jingkou are now in a jar. They have no way to go except to get ashore, but the boat cannot get on the shore, and the reinforcements in Hukou cannot come. It is only a matter of time before they are eliminated. Guo Shao is sure that he is sure to win!

Guo Shao sat in front of the table, with a situation chart under the lamp, and there was a shallow ink in the inkstone next to him. After sitting for a while, he poured a lot of water in the iron cup into the inkstone, and made the ink very diluted and light. Then he picked up the brush, dipped it in a light ink, and painted all the sphere of influence in the Great Zhou Dynasty and the borders of the Southern Tang Dynasty on the map.

On the whole picture, the large parts in the middle have changed color. Guo Shao stretched out his finger and stroked the large area of ​​Nan Tang Kingdom. Although it was just a piece of paper, he truly felt the great enhancement of his strength.

Countless wealth, countless population, vast territory...

Guo Shao suddenly felt a little touched. It was very difficult for a little profit in the past when he was in a slight state. But now, huge profits cannot be stopped and come too quickly.

He still felt out of control, and a torrent seemed to appear in front of him, but fortunately this torrent was in his own direction. He still had the ability to adjust its direction. Guo Shao let out a long sigh, closed his eyes and felt the flow of the river at the bottom of the boat.

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Chapter completed!