The boats began to put down their canoes, and the swordsmen and shieldbearers boarded the canoes in small teams.
Under the leadership of the generals at all levels, they destroyed all kinds of cross-river equipment left behind by the enemy on the ground and collected scattered weapons. Those who survived also followed the instructions of the provincial governor and killed the disabled and seriously injured. At the same time, they flipped through the corpses of the enemy to make money.
As for those who were not crippled or seriously injured…they seemed to have all run away.
Just as everyone was happily collecting the spoils of war, a series of whistling sounds rang out in the air. They instinctively looked up at the sky and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar scene.
It was just a change of perspective, but the psychological difference was so huge…
"Disperse!"
"Run…"
The soldiers 'cries of alarm snapped Gan Ning out of his daze. He finally knew what the trap was. The enemy had catapults as well. Even though the Jingzhou navy's rattan armor was invulnerable, it couldn't withstand the bombardment of boulders.
He didn't expect that the first casualty of the Internet Water Army would actually appear in his hands!
Why did he go to the shore to take advantage of that little advantage?
Moreover, they did not know how many troops the enemy had hidden here. If the enemy outnumbered them by several times, their subordinates would not have the strength to kill them. They had to retreat immediately!
At the thought of this, he immediately ordered in the direction where the boulder came from," Catapult, fire rocks at the forest on the left! The disembarking troops immediately returned to the ship and brought back the injured and dead comrades!”
He must not let down his lord's trust!
As soon as the order was given, the enemy troops who had fled in the distance returned. The enemy catapults also changed their target from the river bank to the warships on the river. For a moment, water splashed everywhere, and ships were continuously smashed with holes or broken masts.
The disembarking troops had to rush back in the rain of stones, throwing the corpses and wounded of their colleagues onto the few boats left. Those who were not injured jumped into the water and pushed the boats forward.
As the enemy closed in, Gan Ning ordered the archers to fire nonstop to prevent the enemy from approaching. At the same time, he urged the landing force to return.
Two battleships had already sunk into the water, and the light boats that had been lowered had suffered a lot of damage. Fortunately, the forest opposite was not very big, so there probably could not be too many catapults hidden. Otherwise, he might have died here.
Not long after, Gan Ning saw that the lightly armed enemy had caught up with the rear of his disembarking troops.
He was even more anxious. It would be troublesome if he was entangled. Although the rattan frames were invulnerable, the physical strength of the soldiers was limited. He had already been cowardly enough in this battle and could not bear any more losses.
"Crossbowmen, fire at the center of the enemy. Archers, fire indiscriminately at the intersection between us and the enemy!”
Seeing that the archers were staring at him blankly, he could only shout again," What are you afraid of? Our army has rattan armor. Shoot at will!”
The archers who regained their senses immediately began to shoot indiscriminately at the intersection of the two armies. As the distance shortened and their accuracy increased, the enemy could no longer advance, and the two sides gradually separated from each other...
It was over. This damned trap was finally over.
On the way back, Gan Ning looked at the damaged ship and grimaced. He had underestimated his enemy, which had led to his first defeat.
According to the reports of the ships, they had lost three turreted ships, one heavily injured, six catapults destroyed, seventeen light boats sunk, one hundred and forty-five soldiers killed, and forty-eight heavily injured or disabled.
Fortunately, no one went missing. He could finally bring his brothers home, even if it was their corpses!
It seemed that he could not stop the other party from getting water. There was no point in staying here any longer. He should immediately rush to Xinye to help defend the city.
Cheng Pu, Zhang Xun, I will definitely repay you!
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Yuan Shao's army outside Anle City was stationed in the tent.
Zhang Xun looked at Cheng Pu and Chen Ji, who had come to report the situation of the battle. There was no joy on their faces. A trace of worry and doubt rose in his heart." How's the situation?”
The two of them looked at each other. In the end, Chen Ji shook his head and replied," It's not very ideal. The Jing State Navy did not leave any corpses, so we don't know the exact number of casualties. Our army lost 718 people and injured 1,130 people. Sixteen trebuchets were destroyed. It can be said that both sides suffered!”
After hearing such a report, Zhang Xun had completely given up on taking Nanyang.
The Jing state navy was actually so powerful, and the trap he set up only resulted in a situation where both sides suffered. It seemed that the only way was to go south to Jiangnan and attack Xinye!
He immediately collected his thoughts and smiled at Cheng Pu and Chen Jiqiang." It's okay. If we can't attack Nanyang, we can attack Xinye. Tomorrow, my main force will set off for Jiangnan!”
"Demou, your vanguard troops will temporarily stay in An Le. The patient has no combat strength. We'll talk about it when the doctor comes to control the epidemic! I will allocate another 20,000 troops from the main force to you. A small place like Xinye shouldn't be a problem for you, right?”
Cheng Pu immediately cupped his hands and accepted the order." I'll avenge my past humiliation and not disappoint you!”
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