Chapter 714

More than a hundred red-horse boats poured with fierce fire oil were connected to each other on the river surface, forming two fire dragons, straddling the vast river surface, rushing towards Liu Bei's army, unstoppable.

Liu Bei and the others had sweat on their foreheads.

"Obviously everyone on board was shot to death, why can they continue to move forward?" Zhuge Liang was puzzled.

You know, there is no strong wind blowing on the river at this moment.

The enemy's weird and unpredictable methods made Zhuge Liang, who claims to be extremely clever, helpless. He could only watch helplessly as the flaming boat quickly approached and crashed into their warship.

The battleships collided, and the fire spread, stretching for several miles.

The red horse boat was like a huge fire dragon, rolled into a ball, and swallowed Liu Bei's army in one bite. The entire river instantly turned into a huge oil pan, and Liu Bei's tens of thousands of troops were the dishes in the oil pan.

The situation has reached a critical point.

"We can't hesitate anymore." Zhuge Liang gritted his teeth, "Zilong, arrange a small boat to escort the lord ashore."

"clear!"

Zhao Zilong, in white robe and silver armor, is full of courage, so it is no problem to run into a sea of ​​fire.

"Military division, let's go together!" Liu Bei didn't want to leave Zhuge Liang behind.

With Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei still has a chance to make a comeback. Without Zhuge Liang, everything will cease.

"Yes, military division, let's go together!"

Among the generals of the Liu Bei Group, Zhao Yun admires Zhuge Liang the most.

"Hey!"

Zhuge Liang sighed and nodded bitterly in response. Zhuge Liang is not a person who is afraid of death, but he doesn't want to die on the Yangtze River in such a useless way, with no name.

Zhang Fei took the initiative to ask to stay and was responsible for covering Liu Bei and others to retreat.

"Third brother." Liu Bei had tears in his eyes, "Take care!"

"Brother, go first, I'll be there soon!" Zhang Fei grinned with a hearty expression.

Before the fire reached the Chinese army, countless small boats were put down on the flagship, and Liu Bei and others quickly retreated towards the west bank of the Yangtze River.

In just a short while, the fire became more and more intense. Thousands of soldiers were buried in the sea of ​​flames, making horrific screams.

Liu Bei burst into tears when he heard this.

"Bei, incompetent!" Liu Bei cried bitterly.

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On the Longshou, Jia Xu looked at the raging flames of the river with a complicated expression.

A month ago, the sins of burning that Sun and Liu allied forces imposed on Cao Cao's army in Chibi, the reincarnation of heaven, finally imposed on Liu Bei's army.

It's tit for tat.

"If my lord knows, I'm afraid I'll laugh three times!" Jia Xu thought.

Jia Xu pointed to the middle area of ​​the enemy army and said, "Captain, Liu Bei is about to escape!"

"Don't worry sir!"

Zheng He smiled and waved the flag.

At the same time, dozens of warships docked urgently, and hundreds of specially-made ultra-long springboards were lowered and successfully stretched to the opposite bank. Under the leadership of Zhao Sihu, the First Division of the City Guard Corps, which had been ready to go, stepped on the pedals and landed quickly, preparing to pursue the enemy.

At the same time, the artillery of the battleships on both sides rang out, inflicting greater damage on the enemy than the fire attack.

Depending on the situation, Zheng He is going to kill them all, leaving no room for them.

Before the start of the war, your lord had already said that the treacherous enemy will be the top priority in this battle. If you can capture the enemy's generals, try to capture them; if you can't capture them, you will kill them resolutely, and you must never let the tiger go back to the mountain.

Zheng He's move was precisely to implement the order of the emperor.

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In Liu Bei's army, seeing that the enemy was about to intercept and kill the lord on the shore, Zhang Fei and other generals who were in charge of the cover immediately turned red-eyed, "Kill me!"

With a loud voice, Zhang Fei ordered the burning warship to rush towards the opposite side.

"Even if it's death, you have to be backed!" Zhang Fei was murderous. More importantly, he wants to destroy the enemy's landing plan and cover the evacuation of his elder brother.

Dozens of warships that were already on fire launched a counterattack towards the Shanhai City fleet. It's just that their battleship was already on fire, none of the sails could be used, and it was burned to the ground.

The only paddle that could be used also suffered heavy losses under the heavy blow of the artillery. There are only three out of ten oars that can be used. The sailors in charge of paddling also suffered heavy losses.

Therefore, Zhang Fei was in a hurry, but the warship moved forward like a turtle. Some warships couldn't even move, and stayed on the river pitifully, waiting for their fate to be destroyed.

Seeing that the enemy was going to fight to the death, Zheng He would naturally not be indifferent.

The battleship at the forefront became the key target of the Shanhai City fleet.

Hundreds of shells hit, coupled with waves of arrows, the battleships that led the battle ran aground before reaching the middle of the waterway, unable to move.

The follow-up warships faced the same fate.

Even if one or two warships occasionally rushed to the Shanhai City fleet, they couldn't make half a step forward. The frogman brigade lurking at the bottom of the water is not a vegetarian, and the battleship that was already broken is accurate.

Inevitably, some frogmen were "accidentally injured" by artillery and died at the bottom of the river.

The war is so cruel, even if Shanhai City has the upper hand and holds the initiative in the war, in order to expand the results of the war, it has to make sacrifices.

There are very few "fire boats" that can really impact the Shanhai City fleet.

At this moment, a missile accurately hit Zhang Fei's flagship.

Looking at its flight trajectory, it was aimed at the area where Zhang Fei was.

"General!" The soldiers exclaimed.

Hearing the cry, Zhang Fei instinctively looked up at the sky, only to see a black shell coming from the air. It was too late to escape.

The missile hit Zhang Fei who was standing on the deck commanding with a "boom" with lightning speed.

In an instant, flesh and blood flew everywhere.

Zhang Yide, the fierce general of the Three Kingdoms, was blown to pieces, leaving no bones left.

"General!"

The sergeants around saw their faces pale.

Especially Zhang Fei's guards were even more pale, because according to the rules in the army, if the chief general dies, these guards, whether they survived the battlefield or not, must be buried with them.

Hearing the exclamation from behind, Liu Bei, who had already boarded the boat, looked back. Just in time to see the scene where Zhang Fei was blown away, his eyes were instantly bloodshot: "Third brother!!!"

The sound is so shrill that it makes people's faces change.

Liu Bei's hatred for Shanhai City has accumulated to its peak. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a bloody feud. The two major forces are already in a situation of endless death.

Just like this, Ouyang Shuo wanted to kill them all.

"My lord, let's go!"

Zhao Yun's eyes were also bloodshot, and he still dutifully took charge of covering Liu Bei's departure. Depending on the situation, there is still a tough battle waiting for them on the shore.

"Third brother!" Liu Bei wept bitterly and couldn't make a sound.

When the surrounding soldiers saw it, they were all moved.

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On the Dragon Head, Ouyang Shuo also saw the scene just now.

Regarding Zhang Fei's death, Ouyang Shuo could only sigh. For a strong general like Zhang Fei, like Guan Yu, even if he is captured, he will never be loyal to Shanhai City.

In terms of capturing people's hearts, Liu Bei is really a genius. Not to mention Guan and Zhang, they are 100% unconquerable existences, even Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and others are also loyal to Liu Bei.

Ouyang Shuo had to admire this method.

Instead of being beheaded, Zhang Fei's death in front of him was more heroic.

In the Battle of Chibi, Ouyang Shuo's hands were covered with blood, and he became the nemesis of historical generals.

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With Zhang Fei's death in battle, the suspense in the battle on Jiangmian gradually disappeared.

The focus of the battle between the two sides has shifted from the water surface to the land.

From receiving the order to disembarking all of them, it took the city guard division led by Zhao Sihu a full forty minutes. After all, the shore at this time is not a port, and it is extremely inconvenient for large warships to land.

And just ten minutes ago, Zhao Yun led more than 3,000 soldiers, had escorted Liu Bei ashore, and was retreating deep into the wilderness.

"Chase!"

Zhao Sihu gave a ferocious smile, and led his troops to pursue him.

Because they were all temporarily withdrawn from the ship, neither Liu Bei's army nor the city guards had horses and could only walk.

Now let's see who goes faster.

Zhao Sihu is confident because he has the secret weapon bestowed by the emperor in advance.

Where is Liu Bei? The same cannot be underestimated.

The most elite troops under Liu Bei's account were the ones who escorted Liu Bei's retreat, and they were also Liu Bei's imperial guards, named Bai Mu Bing.

Even in history, the Bailu soldiers have always been famous elite troops.

In the history of the Three Kingdoms, the white scorpion soldiers are even more famous, and they are known as the tiger and leopard cavalry of Cao Cao in the world.

The commander of Bai Mubing is not Zhao Yun, but the little-known Chen Dao.

Chen Dao, a native of Runan, Liu Bei became Liu Bei's subordinate when he was in Yuzhou, so he can be regarded as a veteran. He fought with Liu Bei all his life, second only to Zhao Yun, and both generals were famous for their loyalty and bravery.

"Three Kingdoms" stated: "Conquering the south is heavy, conquering the west is loyal and restrained, and selecting scholars at the same time, the fierce generals are strong."

Among them, "Selecting soldiers at the same time, the fierce generals" refers to the Baimai soldiers selected by the command, all of whom are fierce generals. Zhengnan in it refers to General Zhengnan Zhao Yun, and Zhengxi refers to General Zhengxi Chen Dalai.

The two generals can be said to be between brothers.

In the real battle of Yiling in history, the Shu army was defeated, Chen Dao and Fu Tong were in charge of the battle, Fu Tong died in battle, Chen Dao vowed to avenge his comrades, and led seven hundred soldiers in a place called Yuanjiao, a hundred miles away from Baidi City. The white scorpion soldiers defended against the enemy, and each was only equipped with a spear and a simple knife.

At that time, the lineup of military generals in Wu State, the vanguard was Zhu Zhi's eldest son Zhu Cai, and the Zhongjun Quan Zong, Li Yi, Zhu Heng, Zhu Ran and others were adjourned, leading 10,000 Wu soldiers. The vanguard and the Chinese army are all cavalry, vowing to capture Liu Bei alive.

With these 700 white mulberry soldiers and 700 spears alone, Chen Dao was able to stop the attack of nearly ten thousand people from the state of Wu.

The power of Bai Mu soldiers and Chen Dao's toughness can be seen in general.

The strange thing is that this fierce general of the Shu Kingdom doesn't even have a name in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Chen Dao was the most powerful general in Liu Bei's tent after Zhao Yun. Luo Guanzhong "respected Liu and demoted Cao".

It is typical enough to have Zhao Yun. Luo Guanzhong may have merged the two when he conceived, so the mighty Chen Dao in the novel had to flash in the shadow of Zhao Yun.

A general was submerged in the romance.

Therefore, even if Zhao Sihu had the numerical advantage in this battle, it would not be easy.