Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Their eyes sparkled with excitement and anticipation, as if they had already foreseen the dawn of victory.

"Using iron chains to block the river, this move is truly ingenious."

"It not only disrupted the enemy's formation but also prevented them from turning around in time. It's truly a godsend!"

Lu Xun clicked his tongue in admiration, his eyes revealing his sincere respect for the person who devised the plan.

Zhuge Dan sneered, a sly glint in his eyes:
"Bofang, the plan is complete, what are we waiting for? Set fire! Let these Parthians taste our might!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xun's spirits lifted. He drew his sword abruptly and shouted:

"Send the order: launch the fire ships! Let the Parthians know what the price is for angering us!"

As the order was given, hundreds of ships that were originally loaded with grain and fodder were now fully loaded with oil and firewood, quietly awaiting the command.

As soon as the first shout to light the torches rang out, these ships instantly transformed into blazing fire ships, roaring as they swept towards the chaotic Parthian fleet.

The fire ships, like angry fire dragons, charged toward the Parthian warships with an aura of annihilation.

On the east bank, Wen Ping saw that the fire ships were already ablaze and ordered his soldiers to cut the iron chains that stretched across the river.

With a crisp metallic snapping sound, the iron chain that had blocked the river sank to the bottom, clearing the final obstacle for the fire ships' charge.

Without the iron chains to stop them, the fire ships were like fish in water. Taking advantage of the current, they crashed into the chaotic Parthian warships in the blink of an eye.

In an instant, deafening roars echoed, as if the whole world was trembling.

Countless Parthian soldiers were thrown back amidst screams, plunging into the icy water, their fate unknown.

The moment the fire ship collided with the warship, oil splattered everywhere, like blooming flowers of death igniting the warship.

The fire spread at an alarming speed, engulfing the entire warship in flames in the blink of an eye.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten Parthian warships were burned to ashes, becoming a tragic sight on the river.

These out-of-control fire ships did not stop their destructive journey; they drifted downstream and crashed into the warships behind them.

In an instant, flames soared into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and the entire river surface seemed to have turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Ten ships caught fire, thirty ships caught fire, one hundred ships caught fire...

In less than a quarter of an hour, nearly a hundred Parthian warships were engulfed in flames and turned to ashes.

Ronan stood on the flagship's command platform, watching more than half of his warships struggle and sink in the sea of ​​fire, his heart filled with endless anger and despair.

He roared through gritted teeth:
“I, Ronan, a general skilled in naval warfare, have actually fallen for Xiao Fang’s trick.”

"Xiao Fang, you are truly hateful! I will never let you go!"

However, Ronan was powerless to reverse the situation at this point.

He could only watch helplessly as his fleet was destroyed in the sea of ​​fire.

Just then, an out-of-control fire ship drifted downstream and crashed into the stern of the flagship.

At this moment, Ronan's flagship had just turned around and had not yet picked up speed, so it was too late to shake off the fire ships behind it.

"Turn the rudder! Hard to port!"

Luya screamed hoarsely as he struggled to support Ronan, fearing he might get hurt in the chaos.

However, it was too late.

The flagship didn't have time to turn around, and its stern was rammed hard by the fire ship.

With a loud crash, the stern of the ship shattered, and the entire ship rocked violently, throwing more than ten soldiers directly into the river.

Ronan lost his balance and fell forward again.

If Luya hadn't pulled him back in time, he would have fallen into the river.

Spills of oil splashed onto the ship, and the fire on the flagship spread rapidly.

Ronan looked at everything before him, his heart filled with endless anger and resentment.

"Marshal, it's no use! The situation is hopeless. Let's abandon ship immediately!"

Luya cried out in a trembling voice. His voice was filled with fear and despair, as if he had already foreseen his fate.

Ronan's anger had been replaced by panic.

He immediately ordered his soldiers to abandon the ship, and everyone fled to the small boats on the side of the ship.

Luya also protected Ronan and boarded one of the boats.

They hurriedly steered away from the flagship, fearing they would be engulfed by the inferno.

Ronan stood at the stern, watching his flagship burn into a sea of ​​fire in the blink of an eye, his face ashen and grim.

He sighed through gritted teeth:
"I used to think that Ibrahimovic couldn't hold Nain, but it turns out it wasn't that he was incompetent, but that Xiao Fang was too cunning."

"Now that I have suffered such a crushing defeat, how can I possibly face the Heavenly Emperor..."

His eyes revealed a hint of shame and self-reproach, as if he were repenting for his failure.

"Marshal, we didn't suffer a crushing defeat. We just fell for a trick and burned a few ships."

Luya, supporting Ronan, looked at the warships entangled together and comforted him:
"The marshal can still lead the navy north again; there's still a chance to turn the tide!"

Ronan's expression softened slightly, and he snorted coldly:

"Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. I, the commander, will make them pay double for this humiliating defeat sooner or later!"

Having said that, he turned away and refused to look at the sinking flagship any longer.

The boat gradually sailed further and further away, seemingly escaping the fire.

However, how could Lu Xun let them escape so easily?

Behind them, Lu Xun's warships were already following closely behind the fire ships.

Lu Xun drew his sword and shouted loudly:

"Archers, listen up! Fire rockets! Roast them into human kebabs!"

The order was passed down and the flag was waved.

More than a thousand archers immediately drew their bows and nocked arrows, and a thousand fire arrows soared into the sky, overwhelming the enemy army.

Ronan, who was standing with his back turned, did not expect that Lu Xun had a backup plan.

When he heard the whooshing sound, he turned around sharply and saw rockets raining down behind him.

One of the rockets hurtled straight toward Ronan's face at an astonishing speed.

"careful!"

Luya reacted quickly and shoved Ronan with all his might.

However, the rocket came too fast and still grazed Ronan's face.

A scream rang out, and a bloody gash was immediately burned into Ronan's handsome face by the rocket.

At the same time, he lost his balance and was pushed off the boat, falling into the river.

"Quickly, save the marshal!"

Luya was terrified. Ignoring the rain of arrows falling on his head, he hurriedly knelt by the side of the boat and pulled Ronan, who had fallen into the water, back to shore.

Just as Ronan climbed onto the deck, two rockets struck Lua in the back.

Luya groaned and collapsed onto the deck.

"what--"

With a bloodcurdling scream, Luya's body stiffened abruptly, and he instantly died.

Sadly, he was already dead, but the fire on his back spread rapidly like a ferocious beast.

In the blink of an eye, he was engulfed by raging flames, turning into a burning fireball. (End of Chapter)