However, it is said that Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang led the army and Li Tong fought in Zhangshan Jiangwan, and the two fleets fought to the death on the river. The river wind is mighty, but it can't blow away the smell of blood rising from the river surface.

Most of the soldiers who fell into the water, whether they were dead or alive, made the fish and turtle food. There are no bones left. The Yangzhou army was waiting for work at ease and was unprepared to attack the enemy. However, the Jingzhou army was expected to be the first to take the enemy's opportunity and defended steadily. The two sides were evenly matched, and it turned out to be inseparable.

Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang personally led the crowd to fight in battle, but they still couldn't get in, and were steadily blocked by Li Tong. When Xu Sheng saw this, he had a retreat in his heart. So he said to Pan Zhang: "Wen Jue, the thief has come prepared, and I am afraid that he will have a backhand." If you can't fight for a long time, you should retreat quickly! ”

Pan Zhang gritted his steel teeth and crunched, and it was a good ambush battle, but it turned out to be a sandwich rice. The depression in my heart can be imagined. If you want to say that you are willing in your heart, it is absolutely impossible. But Xu Sheng is right, since the enemy army has taken precautions, how can there be no back? Then let's retreat first, the coming day will be long.

As soon as the Yangzhou army waved the flag, the large and small ships began to retreat, intending to withdraw from the battlefield. Li Tong saw it really from the big ship, and secretly said that it was not good, and the enemy army was going to run. He had sent someone to inform Cao Ren that it was a good time for the two sides to encircle and flank the enemy, and now that the enemy was about to run, how could he let go?

So he ordered the three armies to bite the enemy and hold on, wanting to drag Cao Ren's army to arrive, and then launch a full-scale counteroffensive. With Cao Jun's move, Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang understood that this enemy army must have a backhand, so they wanted to keep themselves.

Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang glanced at each other, and immediately made a decision in their hearts. This first battle in the West must not be messed up. It's acceptable to go back without success, but it's definitely not okay to lose.

So he waved the command flag, and the heralds around him left together. After a while, I saw more than a dozen big ships belonging to the Yangzhou Army on the river, so they slowly stopped, began to turn around, and took the initiative to meet the fleet of the Jingzhou Army. The other ships, however, puffed up their sails and sped away.

Seeing this, Li Tong said in his heart, I am afraid that the enemy general has seen the clue and is going to cut off his tail to survive. Anyway, now that Zixiao has not arrived, it is not realistic to leave them all behind by his own strength. Just eat the broken fleet. It's a small victory.

So he ordered all ships to no longer chase Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang, but to surround the fleet that had been left behind. The ship of the Yangzhou Navy Division made Li Tong's eyes hot. He knew that Jingzhou had not fallen into the hands of the Cao family for a long time, and the naval army was also newly built. Now if such a fleet is persuaded to surrender, I think the lord and Zixiao must be very happy, right?

Thinking of this, Li Tong asked his subordinates not to attack first, but to shout and persuade them to surrender. Li Tong made two preparations, while persuading him to surrender, he was waiting for the battle and slowly approaching; In case you can't persuade you to surrender, you won't be caught off guard if you start fighting directly.

The soldiers of Yangzhou were silent. It wasn't until the boat of the Jingzhou Navy Division was very close that Li Tong's eyes were already smiling. At this time, it was impossible to help the Yangzhou army, and with such a short distance, their life and death were all in their own thoughts.

Li Tong was about to give the order for a ship-grabbing battle, when suddenly, he saw a few ships under a big ship in front of him, and a ball of fire appeared out of thin air, and then these small boats that were blazing with fire were quickly pushed to Cao Jun's ships by the Yangzhou soldiers under the water, and they were smooth and manpowered. Before Li Tong could react, the fireboat roared and collided with Cao Jun's ship, and suddenly, Cao Jun was in chaos.

At the same time, the officers and men of the Yangzhou Army on the rest of the big ships also threw rockets while rampage towards the Cao Army's ships. At this time, Li Tong had already reacted. The Yangzhou army even prepared a fire attack strategy!

If he hadn't seen the opportunity early, if he hadn't been wary. He and his soldiers were afraid that they would have been burned to ashes by a fire. Li Tong felt a chill in his heart, and saw that the fire was rising into the sky, and several ships on his side were already on fire. This fire oil does not burn anything, and when it encounters the river wind, it is even more raging. The tongue of fire licks wildly, and the sparks flash. On the river, there was suddenly thick smoke billowing out, and there was a big chaos.

Li Tong looked at this chaotic scene and was furious, thinking that the victory was in his hands, who would have thought that when things were coming, the Yangzhou army would give him such a play. Li Tong commanded people to put out the fire, and if he couldn't save it, he abandoned the ship and moved; On the other hand, he commanded the ships in good condition and launched a ruthless counterattack against the ships of the Yangzhou army.

There were not many ships left behind by the Yangzhou army, just to launch this last fire attack. Although this suicide attack also caused Li Tong's losses, this part of the Yangzhou army, under Li Tong's ruthless blows, except for a small number of water-based masters, sneaked back, the rest were either killed on the spot, or buried in the fire, and none survived.

The Jingzhou Army's launch was immediately like a storm. How could the few ships of the Yangzhou army withstand such a blow, and it didn't take long for them to fall apart and sink into the river with the flames.

When Cao Ren arrived, he couldn't help but be shocked. He only saw the wreckage of ships everywhere on this wide river, and on the river, the corpses were floating and sinking with wooden blocks, strips of cloth and other objects, and his own fleet was also smoky and burning, with thick smoke and burnt smell everywhere.

Cao Ren boarded the ship, and after seeing Li Tong, he listened to Li Tong's words, and then he knew what had happened. While Cao Ren was afraid for a while, he was also secretly glad that Li Tong personally led the army. Otherwise, if you change to someone else, I'm afraid that you will really want to get into the way of the Yangzhou army. Thinking about the consequences of your own army being burned to ashes by a fire.

Cao Ren immediately expressed his sincere apologies to Li Tong: "Wenda, I'm late, and I'm at fault." "As the main general, I didn't rush to the battlefield in time, no matter what the reason, the posture should be sufficient.

Li Tong actually knew that this had nothing to do with Cao Ren's five-baht coin. He sent someone to inform him, and Cao Ren's speed was not slow. It's just that the Yangzhou army is too cunning, and when they see that the situation is not good, they run away. And at the last moment, the Yangzhou army came to such a suicide attack, but even he didn't expect it.

However, after careful calculation, his side still took advantage. After all, the number of people and ships were superior, and although the Yangzhou army made his troops unexpectedly chaotic at first, after stabilizing their position, they quickly gained the upper hand. The two sides won a comparison, and they were also a slight victory.

It's just that when I think about it, I can't get the first class, and the ship is also burned, and I feel a little depressed. However, Li Tong is also an open-minded person, where would he be haunted by this little thing. He said with a smile: "Zixiao, this battle shows that the Yangzhou army is not good. The battle of Jingling, but you have to be careful. ”

Through this small-scale engagement, Li Tong knew that the Yangzhou generals were not mediocre people. Jingling is only afraid that it will not be as good as he imagined.