"Put out the fire! Put out the fire!" The entire surface of the Yangtze River had been completely engulfed by the fire. Even the rolling Yangtze River below could not stop the fire from spreading.
"Run! Run! We can't put out the fire! " The soldiers of the Jiangdong Army were terrified. The fire was so big that they could not get close to it.
"Ahhhh!" Not only was there a fire, but there was also fighting. Originally, it was only the Jingzhou Navy, but now, the Jiangdong Army was involved as well. It could be said that the entire fleet was in chaos.
"Don't run! Put out the fire! Put out the fire!" Sun Ce's eyes turned red. This fire will not only burn the Jingzhou Navy but also the Jiangdong Navy. After all, they used iron chains to link the warships of the Jingzhou Navy and the Jiangdong Navy together. A slight move in one part will affect the whole situation.
"Quick! Break the chains! Break the chains!" Some people tried to break the iron chains to reduce the intensity of the fire and reduce the losses. However, everything they did was in vain. Every warship was connected to the warships by seven or eight short iron chains. It took a lot of effort to install them, let alone dismantling them.
As for the so-called forcible destruction, it was even more difficult. These iron chains were originally used to block the Yangzhou Navy's new warships. It was to open a giant net so that the Yangzhou Navy could not escape. The Yangzhou Navy's new warships were able to sink the Jiangdong Navy's warships, but the iron chains were not damaged at all.
It could be seen that the Jiangdong Army put in a lot of effort to get rid of these iron chains. However, this effort was now a problem for them.
"Go back and put out the fire!" Almost all of the Jiangdong Navy's assets were on the surface of the Yangtze River. If it was finished, Jiangdong would also be finished.
"Milord, we can't put out the fire! Run!" A soldier pulled Sun Ce and tried to persuade Sun Ce. However, before he could finish his sentence, he no longer had the chance to speak.
A cold light flashed and a head flew up into the sky. Blood splattered all over the ground.
Sun Ce was stained with the blood of the soldier. His red eyes made him look even more terrifying. However, most of the soldiers chose to escape. Many of the Jiangdong Army soldiers chose to jump into the Yangtze River.
"Milord, we can't put out the fire. We should leave!" Another person ran to Sun Ce and advised Sun Ce.
"If anyone tries to persuade me to leave again, I will kill them without mercy!" Sun Ce's eyes turned red again. His family's hard work was in this fire. He, Sun Ce, was willing to leave. Sun Ce waved his sword again.
"Block!" This time, the sword failed to cut off the soldier's head.
"How dare you resist!" Sun Ce was even more angry. He was actually blocked by this deserter. Sun Ce's aura erupted. Now, Sun Ce was one of the few experts in the world. Although he was not as strong as Lü Bu and Huang Zhong, he was not far behind. Now that someone dared to block his sword, he was naturally furious. He could not help but increase the strength in his hand.
"Big brother!" Just when Sun Ce was about to kill, suddenly a voice sounded. It pulled Sun Ce back from his red eyes. The sword in his hand could not help but slow down a bit. Sun Ce looked up and saw that the person who grabbed his sword was none other than Zhou Yu, Zhou Gongjin, who had led his troops to put out the fire.
"Gong Jin! Why are you here? "Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu with wide eyes. Because Zhou Yu's current appearance was extremely embarrassing. He did not look like the beautiful Zhou Yu from Jiangdong. He looked like a native who was much better than Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu smiled bitterly. "Big brother, it's hard to explain. Let's go, let's go, we can't put out the fire!" Zhou Yu said helplessly to Sun Ce.
"Why can't the fire be put out?" Sun Ce was still there stubbornly. There was no other way because the Jiangdong Army was built by Sun Ce. He lost his father when he was young and was brought up by his mother. In order to bury his father, Sun Ce had to kneel before Liu Biao. He also had several younger brothers and sisters. They had to endure the anger in the hands of Yuan Shu. They had to call Yuan Shu father. His father's life was exchanged for the Imperial Jade Seal in exchange for thousands of soldiers to leave Yuan Shu and go to Jiangdong. He killed Yan Baihu, destroyed Liu Yao, and destroyed Wang Lang's Wang Family.
Was it easy for Sun Ce all these years? It was not easy to build up the foundation step by step. Was it going to be ruined in one move today?
"Big brother, we have been tricked by the Jingzhou Army!" Zhou Yu tried to persuade him. "There are no Jingzhou soldiers on those warships. They are all gunpowder ships!" The Jingzhou Navy was already having internal strife. Zhou Yu immediately led the soldiers to attack. The Jingzhou Navy was not as strong as the Jiangdong Navy. Soon, Zhou Yu made the Jingzhou Navy run away.
However, when Zhou Yu dispersed the Jingzhou Navy, he found that the situation was completely out of control. The fire could not be stopped. The Jingzhou Navy's warships were not Jingzhou soldiers. They were able to disperse the Jingzhou Navy quickly because there were no Jingzhou soldiers on those warships. Instead, they were filled with gunpowder.
Dozens of warships were filled with burning materials. Zhou Yu was able to control a few of the warships, but he was unable to do anything about the remaining dozens of warships. They were all set ablaze.
"Gunpowder! Gunpowder, Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang! " Sun Ce's eyes widened. He remembered that those warships filled with gunpowder were the Jingzhou reinforcements that Zhuge Liang said would be sent.
Sun Ce knew that the grain and provisions he received from Jiangxia was not without a price. The 50,000-shi of grain and provisions was the price of his 60,000 Jiangdong Navy. Sun Ce thought that he could not only capture the Yangzhou Navy but also destroy the Jingzhou Navy. Who would have thought that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. His 60,000 Jiangdong Army was made up of the elites.
Sun Ce's eyes glowed with blood. "Poof!" Sun Ce's whole face turned red. Suddenly, a sweet taste came from the corner of his mouth and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang is good at scheming, good at scheming!" Zhuge Liang had thought of this beforehand. The Iron Chain River was not meant to trap the Yangzhou Navy, but the Jiangdong Army.
"Milord, Milord!" Sun Ce vomited blood on the spot, scaring the soldiers below. Zhou Yu quickly went forward to support Sun Ce to prevent him from falling.
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"Big Brother, Big Brother!" Zhou Yu shouted at Sun Ce, hoping to wake Sun Ce up. "As long as there is life, there is hope!"
"Gong Jin, you can go! I want to stay! "Sun Ce shook his head at Zhou Yu." Zhou Yu, listen to my order! "
"This subject is here!" Zhou Yu knelt down.
"Gongjin, you take them away. Bring as many as you can back. Today, I will pass down the great cause of Jiangdong to my younger brother, Sun Quan. If he is able to support me, I will ask you for one last favor. Assist him. If he is unable to support me, Gongjin, you take them away. Let them live in seclusion and live as ordinary people." Sun Ce said as if he was giving his last words.
"Milord, think thrice, think thrice!" The generals on the side were shocked and quickly went back to Sun Ce to change his mind.
However, Sun Ce ignored them. This fire not only burned the 60,000 Jiangdong Navy, but also Sun Ce's great cause and Sun Ce's desire to avenge his father. "Father, this child is unfilial and cannot avenge you!" Sun Ce knelt down and kowtowed to the sky.
"Milord, please forgive Yu for not accepting this order!" Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and said to Sun Ce.
"Haha. Even you don't want to listen to me? "Sun Ce's mouth was filled with bitterness.
"Even if the whole world betrays Milord, Yu will stay by Milord's side!"
"Then go! Go assist Zhongmou! "
"No, in Yu's heart, there is only one Milord, and that is Big Brother!" Zhou Yu knelt down beside Sun Ce and got closer to Sun Ce.
"I, Sun Ce, am not worthy. Jiangdong's foundation was destroyed in my hands. King Of Shu, Liu Mang? Zhuge Kongming? " These two names were deeply imprinted in Sun Ce's mind. Even the brute Lü Bu that Sun Ce looked at as a joke could not be compared to Sun Ce. At least, Lü Bu had such a good son-in-law. Sun Ce found that these two people were his nemesis. Since the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, came to Lujiang, his Jiangdong had not been smooth sailing. One Liu Mang had already caused Jiangdong's strength to be greatly damaged. Now, there was Zhuge Liang. What a good Iron Chain River. What a good Yangtze River Fishing Net. This fishing net did not trap the Yangzhou Navy but Jiangdong's Sun Ce.
Sun Ce was now very regretful. If he did not use Lü Fengxian, Lü Bu, and let Lü Bu's troops leave, then there would not be so many things today.
"No, Big Brother, Yu has already said that we brothers share honor and disgrace. If Big Brother dies, Yu will not live alone!" Zhou Yu approached Sun Ce. Suddenly, Zhou Yu exploded. His fist suddenly flew towards Sun Ce's head.
"Gong Jin, you?" Sun Ce's eyes widened. He did not expect Zhou Yu to attack him. He had 100% trust in Zhou Yu.
"Big Brother, I have offended you!" Although Sun Ce had a high aptitude and his martial arts had reached the peak of God-Refinement, it was still difficult for him to guard against such a sudden attack. Zhou Yu's martial arts were not weak. In addition, Sun Ce did not guard against Zhou Yu. This fist hit him squarely.
When Sun Ce reacted, his vision suddenly turned black and he fainted.
"Governor, you?" Sun Ce's personal guards were scared silly. They did not expect Zhou Yu to attack their Lord Sun Ce. One must know that the two of them were extremely close. They would eat together and even sleep together in the camp at night.
If the two were not preparing to get married, the personal guards would think that their Lord Sun Ce was a man. Who asked Zhou Yu to be so beautiful? If Zhou Yu let down his long hair and put on women's clothes, even the most beautiful sisters in Jiangdong would have to admit defeat.
"Why are you still in a daze? Quickly take the Lord away!" Zhou Yu supported Sun Ce to prevent him from falling. Zhou Yu was very gentle to Sun Ce, but he was not so gentle to his subordinates.
"Yes!" Although Sun Ce's personal guards were stunned, they were not stupid. When they heard Zhou Yu's words, they immediately acted. A few small Suan Ni were released from the warship. One by one, the personal guards boarded the warship.
"General. General, take us with you, take us with you! " The soldiers saw Zhou Yu's Suan Ni and rushed towards Zhou Yu's group. It was not that they did not know how to swim, but jumping into the Yangtze River was an act of seeking death. Some warships had already begun to sink in the cold and turbulent river. Therefore, the undercurrent of the Yangtze River was surging, one after another whirlpool. If one was careless and got sucked in by the undercurrent, one would not be able to get out.
Therefore, one by one, they were looking for a boat to leave. These small Suan Ni were the best representatives.
"But there are a total of five Suan Ni. Taking everything into account, Sun Ce's personal guards are not enough. How can he take others with him?
Therefore, he did not think about it and refused. The abandoned soldiers wanted to argue, but they were faced with sharp swords.
The five small Suan Ni were quickly launched.
"General, save us, save us!" As soon as they entered the water, many hands grabbed the sides of the Suan Ni. These were the people who jumped into the water or were brought into the water when the ship was about to sink. The cold river water had already made their bodies numb. They did not have the strength to swim to the shore. This was the heart of the Yangtze River, which was thousands of meters away from the shore. It was impossible to swim back. These people who fell into the water wanted to get on board, but there were already ships leaving.
"Let go, let go!" The Suan Ni did not have enough people, so how could they let others get on board? Therefore, the personal guards did not let these soldiers get on board.
"General, we don't want to get on board, we don't want to get on board. We just need to support him, we just need to give him a hand. Please, General!" Some people took a step back. Since they could not get on the warship, they held onto the side of the warship. This way, they could rely on the buoyancy of the warship to leave.
The Suan Ni hesitated. "Thank you, General, thank you!" But in an instant, there was a cry. "The ship is going to capsize, the ship is going to capsize!" A small Suan Ni carrying Sun Ce's personal guards was directly crushed by countless hands. This was great. Sun Cejun's personal guards, who could have left alive, were now like Bodhisattvas crossing the river. They could not even protect themselves.
"Cut off their hands!" Zhou Yu's cold voice came from the other side.
"But Governor!" One of Sun Ce's guards hesitated. After all, these people were his fellow soldiers in the army.
"If you want to be like them, then don't cut them off!" Zhou Yu's cold voice came again.
The personal guard leader gritted his teeth and nodded. "Come on, draw your sword. Whoever dares to put their hands on the Suan Ni will be cut off!" As he spoke, he swung his sword down. At first, he was a little reluctant, so he only cut off a few fingers of the fallen soldier. However, although the fallen soldier screamed loudly, he did not let go of the arm on the Suan Ni. After all, being disabled was better than being dead.
The Suan Ni was sinking more and more. If this continued, no one on the ship would be able to survive. At the moment of life and death, the personal guard leader finally hardened his heart. "Brother, I'm sorry. If you want to blame someone, blame that Jingzhou bastard!" The saber was not aimed at the arm, but at the head of the Jiangdong Army soldier who had fallen into the water.
"Ahhh!" With a blood-curdling scream, the owner of the arm on the warship suddenly lost all signs of life. His arm also sank powerlessly, leaving only the turbid blood on the river surface to pollute it.
Seeing what their leader was doing, the personal guards followed suit. Some chopped at the arms of their fallen comrades, while some chopped at their heads. They did so to prevent their former comrades from overturning the warship.
Screams were heard on the river surface, and blood dyed the river red.
"Brothers, we will die if we fall into the water, and we will die if we board the ship. Why don't we fight them? Why don't we fight them? Why don't we fight them? Brothers, let's fight! If we die, we die together. If we board the ship, we will have a way to survive!" Someone finally exploded when he was deeply threatened by death. The ruthless character in his heart was awakened.
"Yeah, why fight? They have a ship, we don't! Since we are going to die anyway, why don't we fight! "Some people tempted others, and some people started to stir up trouble. In an instant, the fallen Jiangdong Army soldiers began to rebel.
"Kill without mercy!" Zhou Yu's voice came again.
This time, even the kind-hearted personal guards of Sun Cejun were ruthless. One was on the ship, while the other was in the water. They could not borrow strength in the water, so naturally, they were not opponents.
Zhou Yu's small Tao Wu fought all the way to the shore of the Yangtze River.
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"This, this, this!" The huge fleet on the Yangtze River was set on fire. Naturally, it could not be hidden from Lu Meng and Ling Chao. The two of them were leading a large group of people to prepare a trap for Sun Cejun's army. Tens of thousands of people did not stop to rest. They used those thick iron chains to seal the Yangtze River. They originally wanted to catch a turtle in a jar, but they did not expect it to turn into a show of burning the fleet.
"Brother Lu, what should we do now?" Ling Chao suddenly did not know what to do. Ling Chao could not see what was burning on the surface of the Yangtze River. Those warships with Sun Cejun's flag were the warships of the Jiangdong Army. Now that the Yangtze River was on fire, Ling Chao did not know what to do.
"You ask me? Who should I ask?" Lu Meng wanted to cry. Ling Chao did not know much, while Lu Meng knew a lot. He knew that in order to kill two birds with one stone, not only would they get rid of the Yangzhou Navy, but they would also get rid of the Yangzhou Navy's new warships. Therefore, Jiangdong could be said to have put all their assets on the line. The Jiangdong Army's warships had a total of 60,000 soldiers.
Now, the fire had thoroughly boiled the 60,000 soldiers of the Jiangdong Navy like crabs. If the Jiangdong Navy was finished, then Jiangdong would not be able to gather tens of thousands of soldiers.
"It depends on Milord and the Governor!" Ling Chao comforted Lu Meng. But when he said that, Lu Meng jumped up.
"Right, Milord and the Governor are on the fleet!" Lu Meng suddenly shouted. The Iron Chain River was most afraid of fire. Ling Chao did not learn much about the art of war, but Lu Meng did. Even Zhou Yu often taught Lu Meng. Therefore, Lu Meng knew that once the fire started, the fleet would be finished. Therefore, he was now worried about the safety of Governor Zhou Yu and Lord Sun Cejun.
"Quick, quick, quick. Someone come and rescue Milord and the Governor!" Lu Meng shouted to his subordinates.
The heart of the Yangtze River was still very far away from here. It was impossible to swim there directly. Therefore, they needed to find a warship. Lu Meng tried his best to find dozens of ships. Most of these ships were fishing boats. Basically, they could only hold a few people.
However, Lu Meng didn't care much about it. He arranged for people to go downstream to find a boat. Then he took the dozens of boats from the riverside to the center of the river. He was ready to rescue Governor Zhou Yu and Lord Sun Ce.
They hadn't even started moving yet. As soon as they left the shore, two small Suanni cruised over from the direction of the fire.
"You. Did you see Milord and the Governor? "Lu Meng asked loudly.
"Big Brother Lu, look!" Ling Chao pointed to the sides of the two small boats.
He saw that the sides of these warships were stained with blood. This wasn't the worst. There were also many arms on the sides. Naturally, the owners of these arms were long gone and had sunk to the bottom of the Yangtze River. However, their hands were still tightly clinging onto the sides of Little Bixi's ship. Even if they were dead, they didn't give up hope of survival.
When Lu Meng saw the broken arms, he couldn't help but frown. The uneasiness in his heart deepened, as well as a deep sense of disgust. Now that the warships were burning on the surface of the Yangtze River, there was no need to say that the owners of the broken arms were their comrades. Sacrificing their comrades for their own lives? Although this was very decisive, it was also very cruel. Lu Meng did not like it. Therefore, Lu Meng's tone was very bad. He used a questioning tone to the small boats.
"Are you Lu Meng?" Just as Lu Meng was questioning, a familiar voice came from the other side.
"Governor!" Lu Meng recognized the owner of this voice.
"Milord is in the boat. Quickly take the boats to rescue the soldiers who fell into the water!" Zhou Yu ordered Lu Meng.
"Yes!" Lu Meng asked Ling Chao to take the boats under his command to rescue the soldiers who fell into the water. Although they were all small fishing boats and could not carry many people, they could at least save a few people.
Lu Meng directly jumped into the water and swam to the Bi 'an warship.
Sun Cejun had already woken up. He stared blankly at the fire on the surface of the Yangtze River and bitterly spat out a few words, "The Jiangdong Army is finished!"
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