Zhang Gao, who was beside him, was the first to wake up and said anxiously: "General, it must be Gao Shun who defused General Jin Hu's fire attack. Without further ado, General, please quickly order the interception of the fire ship. If this fire ship

It would be bad if you hit someone in the formation."

Zhang Gao's words reminded Jin Tian like thunder.

A look of resentment and surprise suddenly flashed across Jin Tian's face. He could not figure out why Jin Hu, with his ability in water warfare and commanding 20,000 elite infantry and naval troops, was unable to break through the enemy camp.

Unable to break through, Gao Shun was given the opportunity to counterattack.

Jin Tian didn't have time to be shocked and resentful. Dozens of fire ships were approaching quickly by taking advantage of the current. It wouldn't be long before they collided with the fleet. At that time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Quickly pass the order, intercept the fire ship, don't let one intrude into the ship formation——"

Jin Tian couldn't think too much and gave the order in a hoarse voice.

On the top floor of the flagship, the flagman waved the command flag urgently. In the fleet formation at the front, dozens of boats and ships quickly flew out and rushed towards the fire ship.

The Koreans are good at water warfare. Before the war started, they also guarded against fire attacks from high and downstream rivers. Therefore, the fleet was also equipped with many fire-resistant ships equipped with poles and other tools to be on guard at all times.

It's just that the North Koreans didn't expect that their fireship would suddenly change course and collide with it, and it was still at such a close distance, so they were a little hasty to deal with it.

Dozens of fire-resisting ships rushed to block the fire ship before it approached the fleet. They stretched out their poles one by one, trying to intercept the rushing fire ship.

The efforts of the Koreans paid off, and most of the fireships were stopped at the first opportunity. The Koreans then used hooks and poles to hang the fireships, and dragged these raging giants out to both sides of the strait to drag them away.

Enter an area that can threaten your own fleet.

However, the momentum of the fireships riding the current was too strong. Even though the Koreans tried their best, several ships still slipped through the net.

About three fireships passed through the North Korean army's interception net and crashed into the fleet with raging fire.

Upon seeing this, Jin Tian's expression immediately changed, and he urgently ordered the follow-up fire-resistance ships to dispatch to intercept the fire ships in the collision formation. At the same time, he also ordered the ships to adjust their hulls and urgently avoid the approaching fire ships.

The entire North Korean fleet suddenly became panicked, and each ship turned around one after another for fear of being burned by the fire ship.

During the avoidance process, some ships failed to pay attention and collided with their own warships.

The subsequent fire-resistant ships fought hard to block the two fire ships, but one of them still hit a Korean ship that was unable to avoid it.

Amidst the rumbling, the fighting ship horizontally was hit hard from the waist. Under the strong impact, several soldiers became unsteady and fell into the river screaming.

Once the fireship filled with kerosene touched the fighting ship, it would instantly ignite the ship. The fire spread rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, most of the ship was burned.

The frightened soldiers howled and scrambled to the other side of the boat, trying to escape. The soldiers who failed to get on the boat screamed and jumped into the rolling river in order to escape.

The most pitiful ones were the soldiers who couldn't escape. They were swallowed up by the fire and turned into burning men rolling in the fire. Their screams were so piercing that it made people's hair stand on end.

One of Nuo Da's fighting ships turned into a sea of ​​flames in the blink of an eye.

The huge, out-of-control fire creature spun around in place for a few times and then began to float downstream.

At this time, several fire-resistant ships had arrived first, rescuing the soldiers who had fallen into the water and dragging the fire ship to the shore. Only then did they stop the fire ship from spreading the fire to other warships in time.

Each fireship was gradually brought under control, and the threat to the entire fleet was finally eliminated. The originally chaotic formation began to recover, and the panicked Korean soldiers gradually calmed down.

Jin Tian on the flagship had a livid look on his face.

He frowned tightly as he watched his battleship being towed away. Hearing the lingering screams, his heart felt like a knife piercing the pain.

At this time, Jin Tian couldn't help but feel that his dignity had once again been humiliated by Gao Shun.

Jin Tian was very angry. In his anger, he had the urge to march forward with his army and would not give up until the enemy camp was broken.

At this time, Zhang Gao calmly advised: "General, it seems that Gao Shun is well prepared. His morale has been slightly dampened today, so it is not appropriate to attack forcefully again. Why don't we withdraw our troops temporarily and restore morale, and then attack again tomorrow?"

Not too late."

Zhang Gao's advice made Jin Tian calm down a little, and his excitement gradually subsided.

"Our army has the advantage. Today's battle is just a tentative attack. Sooner or later, we will defeat Gao Shun. Why rush?" Zhang Gao advised again.

Jin Tian had completely calmed down by this time, and that confident look reappeared on his face.

Zhang Gao's words made Jin Tian understand the current situation. Although Gao Shun, who was well prepared, tenaciously withstood the attack of his own army, the damage caused to him was only the loss of a fighting ship, and he was not seriously injured.

substantial loss.

The 50,000 elite infantry and naval forces were still intact. Jin Tian was convinced that Gao Shun could withstand his one attack, but how could he withstand his repeated attacks.

Thinking of this, Jin Tian snorted coldly, waved his hand and said: "Send an order to the whole army to retreat for the time being. After a while, we can rest and recuperate, and then attack with all our strength in the future."

Zhang Gao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly passed on Jin Tian's order.

The flag of the flagship began to wave, and more than a thousand North Korean warships received orders to retreat, including the vanguard army led by Jin Hu.

At this time, Jin Hu breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that the threat of the fire ships had been resolved, and was about to reorganize his formation and launch a third attack on the Chu army's water camp.

However, Jin Hu's fighting spirit and full of anger were extinguished by the waving command flag.

"Now that he is working hard to break through the enemy camp at all costs, why would the general choose to retreat?" the deputy general said bitterly.

The golden leopard next to him sighed and persuaded: "The fire attack just now failed and our own warships were damaged. The morale of the army has been slightly dampened. It is reasonable for the general to order the troops to withdraw. Old general, let's withdraw too."

The two words "withdraw troops" cut through Jin Hu's angry heart like a knife.

Just a few hours ago, Jin Hu vowed to avenge Han Dang. Unexpectedly, he tried several methods to no avail, but now he retreated in vain.

The vow of revenge could not be fulfilled. At this time, Jin Hu felt as if he had been slapped several times by Gao Shun Na Yao's flawless defense. He was angry and annoyed.

It's a pity that the military orders are like a mountain, and it is useless for Jin Hu to express his resentment. He can only grit his teeth and sigh inwardly, and reluctantly ordered the ships to retreat.

Hundreds of thousands of menacing North Korean troops retreated sadly.

On the shore and on the water, the tense nerves of tens of thousands of Chu soldiers were finally relaxed, and every young face could not help but reveal an excited smile.

The soldiers of the Chu army who had driven back the enemy waved their weapons, cheered and cheered, and "sent off" the enemy who had to retreat despite the difficulties with wanton ridicule.

The river surface, which was more than ten kilometers away from Beicang, echoed with the cheers of the Chu army soldiers, which only made the retreating Koreans feel even more depressed when they heard this.

In the first confrontation, Gao Shun successfully repelled the Koreans, and he was naturally in a good mood.

That night, Gao killed chickens and sheep and rewarded the soldiers of the three armies heartily.

Gan Ning, who blocked the North Korean arms ship, was the first general to succeed in today's battle. Gao Shun personally held a banquet to celebrate Gan Ning's achievements.

While Gao Shun was celebrating with high spirits and high spirits, Jin Tian could only lick the bitter pill of losing the first battle.

Jintian, who had retreated twenty miles, chose an open beachhead on the south bank and set up a large water and land camp. He formed a diagonal north-south confrontation with the Chu army on the north bank, twenty miles upstream.

Although a defeat made Jin Tian quite unhappy, his self-confidence was not greatly affected.

Jintian, who had completed his camp, was transporting grain and grass from downstream while seizing the time to restore morale and making intensive preparations to launch another large-scale attack.

When Jin Tian was building up his morale and planning to launch another attack, he didn't know that a troop of 7,000 cavalrymen was hurriedly walking on the Lukou trail.

The early autumn weather was still hot, and the seven thousand sweat-soaked warriors were still rushing through the uneven valley.

At noon that day, seven thousand horsemen came to a "junction".

The Lushui River continues to extend to the southeast until it disappears into the mountains and valleys. In the northeast, the valley leads directly to Yangtou Mountain in the north of Mufu Mountain. Crossing that mountain leads to The southern hinterland of North Korea County.

Liu He's soldiers had never participated in any battles, and they were not familiar with the terrain here.

In the eyes of these soldiers, they just changed their commander this time, but their goal was still to hunt, and the goal of this hunt was to kick the Koreans' butts.

They were mentally prepared to leave the Lushui Valley and head north.

Liu He was not in a hurry, but ordered the entire army to rest on the spot by the river.

The seven thousand soldiers were finally able to take a breather. Some rushed to the river to drink water, while others hid in the shade of the trees on the shore to enjoy the cool air.

Liu He called a guide soldier over, pointed to the north and asked, "Where does that road lead?"

The guide wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "Go back to the general, that road leads to the south of North Korea County."

Liu He's gaze pointed eastward, "Climbing that mountain ridge, where does it lead to?"

The veteran was stunned for a moment and replied: "Climbing over that ridge is the boundary of Jiangnan District of North Korea. A few miles down the mountain is Xiushui. Going east along Xiushui, you will reach Pyongyang and Pyongyang."

"Pingcheng, well, it is indeed the same as what the general said..."

Liu He nodded slightly, and a sneer gradually appeared in his eyes.

Taking a deep breath, he looked eastward and said loudly: "Give me the order. In half an hour, the whole army will set off eastward and march straight to Pingcheng."

Take Pingcheng directly!
Chapter completed!