The battle on the Han River wasn't too surprising.
Lu Su's army was powerless to fight back against the powerful fleet. They could only take the beating.
With their enormous size, sharp horns, and cannons, the twenty enormous warships tore a huge hole in Lu Su's army in less than half an hour and marched forward brazenly.
Lu Su's indestructible army was like a weak girl in front of the fleet, allowing the ships and cannons to ravage it. The arrows fired during the battle were like tickles to the fortress ships.
Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, and the other valiant generals stood at the bow, unable to put their skills to use.
A volley of cannons accurately hit their flagship, causing it to sway left and right and riddled with holes. Even someone as brave as Gan Ning had to jump off the ship and dive into the water in an attempt to escape the disaster.
Staying on the warship would only lead to death.
"Damn it!" The bone-chilling river water made Gan Ning and the others miserable.
The three sailing warships that followed closely behind were like three deep-sea behemoths that were spurting fire. They were spitting out cannonballs nonstop and blowing up the enemy warships into smithereens. Flames of war raged in the sky, and debris was flying everywhere.
Hundreds of cannons opened fire from the upper, middle, and lower layers of cannons.
None of the warships along the way could withstand a single wave of attacks from the battleships. Under the bombardment of hundreds of cannonballs, the warships were reduced to wreckage one after another.
There were also battleships from the east that were not afraid of death. They tried to push their own battleships, which were already on fire, into the sailing battleships so that they could burn the ships and perish together with the enemy.
Unfortunately, none of the warships could successfully push in against the powerful cannons. Before they could even get close, they were riddled with holes and slowly sank to the bottom of the river.
What was buried along with them were the lives of hundreds and thousands of navy officers and soldiers.
Lu Su's army's strong morale and willpower began to crumble under the repeated blows. The giant fortress ships, Bi 'an, and Scarlet Horse Boats reaped the spoils of war with ease.
Burning warship wreckage could be seen everywhere on the cold, windy river. The fire burned brighter with the help of the wind. The soldiers couldn't put out the fire no matter how hard they tried.
They could only jump into the water with hatred in their hearts to avoid being buried in the sea of fire.
The wooden planks that flew out from the battleship covered the surface of the river, it was a spectacular sight. Countless heads bobbed up and down on the surface of the river. They lay on the wooden planks, trying to survive.
The bone-chilling river water was undoubtedly hell for the soldiers who fell into the water. The chill in the water was like ice needles, piercing into their skin, muscles, and even bone marrow.
If he soaked in the water for too long, even if he could be saved, he would probably fall ill.
…
Jia Xu stood on the deck of Dragon Head and stared at the tragic state of the river, dumbfounded.
As the saying goes, an eye for an eye.
Ten days ago, the Jiangdong Navy had completely buried Cao Cao's navy at the Red Cliffs, ending Cao Cao's ambition to cross the river. Every dog has its day. The previously majestic Jiangdong Navy had followed in the footsteps of Cao Cao's navy.
The entire fleet was almost annihilated.
On the vast river, there was not a single battleship that could sail normally. In the face of the powerful speed of the ocean-going fleet, they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
Some of the clever ones wanted to dive into the water and quietly go ashore.
But Zheng He wouldn't let them do that. The frogmen team had already been ready to launch a crazy killing spree under the water. After a huge battle, only a few lucky people were able to escape this calamity.
On the surface of the river, countless bodies bobbed up and down, and blood dyed the surface of the river red.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Jia Xu wouldn't have believed that there was such a powerful navy in the world. Ouyang Shuo's previous promise to Cao Cao was really true.
Jia Xu was a little more confident about the upcoming battle of the Red Cliffs.
Naturally, Ouyang Shuo wasn't as emotional as Jia Xu. Such a result was not out of his expectations. What he cared about now was the fate of Lu Su, Lu Meng, and the other generals.
In a war, the artillery fire was merciless.
Ouyang Shuo couldn't arbitrarily order the fleet to pick targets to attack. He only hoped that the vitality of the Jiangdong Navy's generals was stronger, so that they could be successfully "captured" by the frogmen team.
As the battlefield was swept, good news and bad news kept coming.
Lu Su and Lu Meng, two of Ouyang Shuo's most valued generals, had been successfully captured by the frogmen team and taken to the temporary prison on Dragon Head.
Half of his goal had been achieved.
The corpses of Ling Tong and the other generals were fished out one by one. The artillery fire was merciless. Not everyone was lucky enough to escape. One could be hit at any time if they weren't careful.
Finally, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai, the two fierce generals, were nowhere to be found.
"Search thoroughly. They must still be in the water," Ouyang Shuo said with determination.
If Gan Ning and Zhou Tai had escaped, it would be a complete failure for Ouyang Shuo.
Both of them were adept in the water and had excellent physiques. Ouyang Shuo had reason to believe that they were still hiding in some corner of the battlefield, ready to take advantage of the chaos to escape.
In fact, it was very likely that they were in disguise.
The vast river was littered with corpses, the wreckage of warships, and splinters of planks. It was all too easy for someone who was excellent in the water to find a hiding place on the battlefield.
"Yes, sir!"
Zheng He didn't dare tarry after receiving the order. He arranged for the frogmen and the Scarlet Horse Boats to move out. One was at the bottom of the river, and the other was on the surface. They formed a giant search net and searched all the way down.
"If they're alive, I want to see them. If they're dead, I want to see their corpses."
Following the governor's orders, the frogmen and elite navy kept their eyes wide open. They didn't miss a single suspicious object or corner.
Swollen corpses were pushed aside, countless floating planks were removed, and even the wreckage of the warships was carefully searched.
According to the commanding officer, "Keep your eyes open. Don't let even a small fry escape."
It was an inescapable net.
… …
In an inconspicuous corner on the northwest side of the battlefield, a pair of cold eyes silently watched the enemy search team from beneath a floating corpse. He clenched the broadsword in his hand.
The icy river water didn't destroy his willpower. His slightly stiff body still contained an astonishing amount of power, ready to explode at any time to kill the enemy.
He knew that he wouldn't be able to escape this time.
Just as the search team was about to approach the floating corpse, the broadsword flashed on the surface of the river. With two swoosh swoosh swoosh, four lives were lost.
This person's broadsword technique was really extraordinary.
In his hand, even with the resistance of the water, it still had such lethality. It was really terrifying.
"Ah ~ ~ ~"
The soldiers who were hit screamed before they died.
This caused a stir.
"There's a situation!"
"He's here. Quick, surround him!"
"Capture him alive!"
Orders were passed to the front line in a messy but orderly manner.
The confrontation at the front line was still going on.
At every moment, there were soldiers dying.
The surface of the river that had just calmed down once again set off blood-colored waves.
The broadsword flashed, and life and death were in an instant.
In less than ten minutes, hundreds of fierce soldiers had already surrounded the "assassin" in the water.
In this way, the situation was finally under control.
It was only a matter of time before they took down this person. No matter how ferocious a tiger was, it was just a dying struggle when trapped by a pack of wolves. It would never be able to break out of the encirclement.
If it weren't for the instructions from above, the "assassin" in the water would have been killed long ago.
At this moment, on the other side of the battlefield, there was also a scream. "Ah ~ ~ ~"
"It's the other one!"
"Quick, don't let him escape!"
The two warriors launched a surprise attack, one from the east and the other from the west.
To them, this was their final moment of glory. They were like fierce tigers defending their last shreds of dignity. Once they showed up, they were ready to sacrifice themselves.
Unfortunately, even death wasn't so easy.
After nearly an hour of fighting, the two warriors were finally exhausted and captured alive by the soldiers.
"Got him!"
"Quick, send him to the flagship!"
Although more than a hundred men had been sacrificed, the soldiers were still in high spirits. Their expressions were proud, as if they'd won a great battle. They looked like a hunting party on the hunt.
With such a meritorious service, what awaited them was a huge reward. Moreover, they were the ones the marquis wanted. Contributing to the marquis was the greatest honor in the army.
Ouyang Shuo rushed to the deck with Jia Xu when he heard the news.
"Is it them?" Ouyang Shuo asked Jia Xu.
"That's right, it's Gan Ning and Zhou Tai."
Although the two of them were drenched in blood and covered in wounds, Jia Xu still recognized them at a glance.
"Alright!" Ouyang Shuo was overjoyed. "Stay here and bandage their wounds. Get a doctor to treat them and take care of them. Don't let anything happen to them."
"Yes, sir!"
The soldiers escorted the two of them and retreated as instructed.
The battle on the river had come to an end with the fleet's complete victory.
Lu Su, Lu Meng, Gan Ning, and Zhou Tai had been captured in one fell swoop. It wasn't impossible for Nari to fall under Ouyang Shuo's rule in the future.
The fleet set sail once more after the battle. Their next destination was the Red Cliff.
There, a group of people with ulterior motives were patiently waiting for the fleet's arrival.
The road ahead was still full of thorns.
Ouyang Shuo's contribution points had increased by more than a hundred thousand points after the battle. He firmly occupied the top spot on the leaderboard.
The change in the leaderboard naturally attracted the attention of those with ulterior motives.
The hearts of Bai Hua and the others finally calmed down. The leaderboard hadn't changed in the past two days. They'd been worried that something had happened to the fleet.
Cao Cao was excited when he received the news.
Qin Feng, South of Rosy Clouds, and the others looked at the person at the top of the leaderboard with solemn expressions. Something flashed in their eyes. No one knew what they were thinking.
An invisible pressure bore down on them.
The lords of Sun Liu's faction were the most shocked.
Xiong Ba, Battle Wolf, and the others looked at the leaderboard and sighed inwardly. "They've caught up in the end!"
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