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Chapter 518 Iron Lock Hengjiang
Fog locks the Xiangjiang River!

It's the season of Minor Cold, the geese are heading north, and the sparrows are starting to nest.

Zhou Yu held his sword and stood on the bow of the boat, looked at the looming shadow of the boat ahead, gritted his teeth and said, "Zhang Fan, catch up with me!"

"Governor, with such a thick fog, we have already distanced ourselves from the main force. What if the Jinfan bandits play tricks and divert the tiger away from the mountain?"

It was a young officer who spoke, and he reminded Zhou Yu worriedly.

Zhou Yu's eyes were stern, "If we can't deal with the bell thief, it will be a disaster after all. We have landed several times, and we are about to gain a firm foothold. It is the bell thief who is playing tricks behind us and holding us back. This time we Design an ambush, and never let the bell thief escape. The Chinese army has a military division, so there will be no problem. On this big river, the Guanzhong army has no power to fight back!"

Since the beginning of the year, Gan Ning has been defeated by Zhou Yu seventeen times in a row.

Hundreds of ships were damaged, and countless warships were lost.However, Gan Ning was able to fight Zhou Yu. As soon as Jinfan Camp regained some energy, Gan Ning would immediately attack and cause trouble for Zhou Yu.Even though they lost consecutive battles and lost troops, they just refused to give up.

Zhou Yu was also held back because of Gan Ning.

Several times, he has landed, ready to seize Cangwu Lingling and other places, and gain a firm foothold in Jingnan.But because of Gan Ning, several times he seemed to be about to succeed, but had to stop halfway.This guy is simply lingering and annoying.

Now, the war will start.

Sun Ce was preparing troops in Jiangdong, and was about to march to Xuzhou to join forces with Cao Cao and Liu Bei's men and horses, and fight Dong Bi to the death.

This made Zhou Yu's pressure suddenly increased a lot.

If the Jiangdong Army can gain a firm foothold in Jingnan, needless to say...it will have great significance for the encirclement of the Guanzhong Army.

But in order to gain a foothold in Jingnan, Zhou Yu must first deal with Gan Ning.

For Gan Ning, Zhou Yu gritted his teeth with hatred, but at the same time he admired Gan Ning.This time Zhou Yu pretended to attack Changsha, and then set up an ambush on the Huanjiang River, defeating Gan Ning's newly formed fleet in one fell swoop.Jinfan Camp's more than ten building ships were almost completely destroyed.However, he was still surrounded by Gan Ning.

It's the same old way, after fleeing into Yunmeng Lake, Gan Ning, Dong, Deng, Dang, Su Fei and four people suddenly dispersed and fled.

Previously, Gan Ning used this trick to escape several times.But this time, Zhou Yu was cruel.If you don't take Gan Ning, you will never withdraw your troops.

Aren't you scattered?

It's okay... I'll just keep an eye on you, Gan Ning.As for the others, Zhou Yu didn't take it seriously, and was determined to put Gan Ning to death.

To be honest, Zhou Yu envied Gan Ning.

If the ships and generals lost by Gan Ning were placed in Jiangdong, they would be enough to form three fleets of the same size as the Jiangdong Navy.Gan Ning would not have been able to do this if it wasn't for Dong Bi's power.Sometimes, Zhou Yu was thinking: If I can get the same support as Gan Ning, within three years, I can definitely sweep the whole of Jiangnan... Of course, the premise is to surrender Dong Pi.

This thought only flashed in Zhou Yu's mind.

He and Sun Ce are brother-in-law, and they married Lujiang Erqiao together, so how could they sever ties with Sun Ce?However, sometimes when I think about it, I am really envious.

Zhou Yu can be sure that Guanzhong's support for Gan Ning has basically come to an end.

Now Dong Bi is confronting Cao Liu in Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and the loss of money and food is shocking.Jizhou needs pacification, Qingzhou needs pacification, and Yuzhou needs pacification. This also requires amazing money and food.What's more, Guanzhong also encountered a drought this year?

The difference from Jizhou is that Guanzhong was governed by the State of Qin in the past, and the water canals were criss-crossed, which alleviated the drought to a large extent.

But on the one hand, it is necessary to support the food and salaries of millions of troops, and on the other hand, it is necessary to calm the disasters in the states.Even if Dong Bi is an immortal, he might not be able to spend much money and food to rebuild a Jinfan camp for Gan Ning.After defeating Gan Ning, Zhou Yu was free to attack Jingnan.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but clenched the hilt of his sword again.

Gan Ning's boat started to slow down...

The river ahead suddenly narrowed, like a gourd mouth, and the river was rushing.But as long as this section of the river is passed, the surface of the river will become very spacious.At that time, Gan Ning's boat will be able to display its maneuverability and flexibility, and it will be difficult to catch up with it.

Jiangdong's building boats are very strong.

Zhou Yu ordered the navy to take advantage of the wind, and Zhang Fan pursued them.Although the river here is turbulent, it has little effect on the giant ships in Jiangdong.

Following Zhou Yu's order, several building boats speeded up here, approaching Gan Ning's boat.

The fog here was thick, and Gan Ning's boats twisted and turned on the water, as if they were avoiding the undercurrent and advancing in a zigzag shape.

However, Zhou Yu's ships pursued in a straight line. In contrast, Gan Ning's speed advantage was gradually lost.The ships on both sides are getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, the boat trickled and turned on the river.

Someone shouted: "General, we are attracted by the undercurrent! We can't get rid of it!"

"Rush out, try to get out!"

Gan Ning seemed to panic and shouted loudly.

A smile appeared on Zhou Yu's face, as if he had seen the dawn of victory.But at this moment, there was a loud bang, followed by the violent shaking of the building boat.

"what happened?"

"Captain, we seem to have crashed into something!"

The fog was so thick that it was difficult for Zhou Yu to see clearly what was blocking the way of the boat on the river.It should not be a reef...

He immediately sent a few water ghosts down, but after going down, there was no response.

what happened?

Zhou Yu sent a few more water ghosts, but the result was the same.

No, could it be that Gan Ning had an ambush here?It shouldn't be possible... How could he have a chance to set up an ambush after two consecutive days of pursuit?

Or, is there an arrangement already in place?

Zhou Yu gave a chill. If this is the case, then it was not him who ambushed Gan Ning, but Gan Ning who came to ambush him.

"Back back, get out from here!"

Even if Gan Ning escapes this time, there will be another time.After weighing it for a while, Zhou Yu immediately ordered to retreat.

The ship turned around on the water, and only moved for a moment, then heard Hua Leng's sound, and the giant ship shook again, as if unable to move.

"Go into the water and see what's in the water? Send more water ghosts down!"

Dozens of water ghosts jumped into the icy river.This time, they didn't disappear again, but came back very quickly.

"Commander, there are iron locks everywhere on the river, and there are many iron stakes in the water. I don't know how they were driven down. The iron locks are connected to the iron stakes. It is difficult for our boat to turn around under such circumstances..."

Zhou Yu suddenly understood.

Gan Ning's zigzag in the water just now was not to avoid the undercurrent, but probably to walk through the iron chains.

"Exit, immediately exit along the original road!"

However, it is easy to move forward, but difficult to retreat.How much grievance did Gan Ning endure for today's battle?From the beginning, he didn't listen to Lu Xun's command, went out without permission, and was defeated by Zhou Yu; later, Lu Xun strictly ordered him not to win no matter how he fought.

In one year, he lost seventeen times.

Except for five times at the beginning, I have to lose once every month, and I have to lose.

Now, I can finally vent my anger!Gan Ning also admitted that he was no match for Zhou Yu...but after being defeated [-] times, the clay figurine would still be angry.After getting out of the river, he boarded the new type of warship that had been ambushing beside him, and he felt much happier.

This new type of warship is different from the flat-headed and large-winged ships used by most ships, but a pointed five-toothed warship.

The hull is not as big as a large wing ship. Each warship is divided into three floors and can accommodate 200 people.On both sides of the boat, there is a device called a paddle.The so-called shooting pole is to use the principle of leverage to erect a wooden stake. One end of the wooden stake weighs several hundred catties. Each wooden stake is fixed by a pulley. It takes [-] strong men to turn the winch to control the lifting of the shooting pole. .

When the pole is lowered, the jellyfish immediately shatters.

Even a large-winged boat can't withstand the attack of a clapping pole.What's more, there are [-] Xiping crossbows fixed on the ship, which can attack the opponent with huge arrows from [-] steps away.Such a weapon is enough to defeat any opponent.But Lu Xun just doesn't use it lightly.

In Lu Xun's words: "To deal with Zhou Yu, one must succeed in one battle. Although our ships are superior to his, if we cannot completely wipe out the Jiangdong water army, Zhou Yu will find another way. Slightly flawed.

Xingba, I can only wrong you. Before the arrival of the fighter, you are absolutely not allowed to win.

What you have to do is to make Zhou Yu feel that you are at the end of your rope.Only in this way, Zhou Yu will let down his vigilance and fight me decisively. "

Gan Ning was very upset with Lu Xun.

In his opinion, Lu Xun was just relying on his innocent face to get Dong Bi's reuse through Cai Jie, and he didn't have much ability.

But after several battles, Lu Xun hit everything he said.

Although Gan Ning is arrogant, he is not ignorant of good and evil.He also understood that Lu Xun wanted to solve his opponent at once.If it fails, Zhou Yu will deal with himself just like how he deals with Zhou Yu now.Of course, Gan Ning did not want to see such a situation, and could only obey orders.

Seeing that Zhou Yu's warship was about to retreat, how could Gan Ning let him go?

"The giant arrow is ready, attack me."

Three or four five-tooth battleships crossed the hull, and a row of huge arrows roared and shot out.The Jiangdong building boat that broke out first was smashed to pieces in an instant.The building boat behind quickly retreated.But Gan Ning did not chase after him, because his order was to guard Zhou Yu here.

The fog is gradually thinning!

Zhou Yu finally saw clearly the five-tooth battleships lying across the river, and couldn't help but gasp.

It is said that the soldiers in Guanzhong are strong and the horses are strong, and the military equipment is unstoppable.I didn't believe it before, but now it seems that I have to believe it.Just looking at the dilapidated big-winged ship floating on the river, one can tell how powerful the opponent's warship is.Although the purpose of the clapping pole is still unclear, Zhou Yu can more or less guess it.If you want to rush out with a big boat, I'm afraid it's a bit impossible.

"Send the scorpion to Jiangkou to see if there is a way out!"

Zhou Yu also knew that this was a trick that had been designed for a long time.Now that the opponent has shown their hole cards, there may be ambushes at Jiangkou.

But if you don't try it, you won't give up.

More than ten boats rushed out of the river mouth through the gaps in the chains.But before he could see the situation clearly, he was blocked by four or five five-tooth warships.

The pole falls, and the scorpion shatters...

"Captain Zhou, don't think about running away again!"

Gan Ning said on the five-tooth battleship: "General Lu has waited for nearly a year for today's situation. At this time, the main battleship of General Lu must have launched an attack in Jiangyou. Three hundred of these five Tooth warship, how much does the governor think your navy has to win?"

Three hundred ships...

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and looked at Gan Ning in disbelief.

Gan Ning said: "The governor should not be surprised. The big wings that you destroyed before were all ships under the supervision of Liu Zhang in Xichuan. Hehe, in the past year, the King of Liang has transferred all the craftsmen in Guanzhong, Hanzhong, and Xichuan. , and make every effort to build the five-tooth battleship, what will be the result?"

Zhou Yu squeezed out a sentence between his teeth: "That General Lu is really ruthless!"

Being ruthless to the enemy is nothing... People who can be ruthless to themselves are even more terrifying.After careful calculation, Lu Xun paid thousands of people's lives in this year.For Zhou Yu's life, Lu Xun could exchange thousands of lives, which is really cruel!
At this time, Zhou Yu could only hope for a miracle from God.

If that General Lu really used [-] five-tooth warships to attack his own navy, even though Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were proficient in water warfare, and with the advice of military adviser Chen Deng, the chances of winning were not good.After this battle, the Jiangdong Navy might... be completely wiped out.

In an instant, Zhou Yu's heart was filled with despair...

(End of this chapter)