Chapter 3116: How could there be a fire on the river?
His eyes, like a night owl in the dark, stared at the general who was giving orders on the shore. Finally, he saw the man's face in the firelight.
He suddenly burst into laughter.
After the people around saw the general clearly, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and then some people started laughing.
Nan Yan's eyesight wasn't as good as theirs, but squinting at the brightest point of the fire, she quickly discerned a familiar figure among the crowd. The general was no more than twenty years old, handsome. Although he wore armor, it didn't make him look heroic, but rather cumbersome.
He is obviously not a serious military general.
Those who are accustomed to fighting can recognize such people at a glance.
As soon as she saw that person, Nan Yan's eyes flashed slightly - that was Chen Xuan!
Among the three children of the old uncle who were brought here by Taoist Master Shouzhen, his fellow practitioner, Chen Zixiao was stationed in Handongwei, Chen Yi remained as a cabinet minister, and only Chen Xuan was allowed by Zhu Feng to stay in Jinling as an official. Although it was far away from the capital, Jinling was the capital of the south after all. He was still young, so it was not convenient for him to participate in the important affairs of the court immediately. It would be beneficial for his future if he could gain experience in Jinling for a few years.
This time, Jinling City was captured by Zhu Chengjin's men. After he entered the city, he killed so many officials. Nan Yan had never seen Chen Xuan and thought he had been killed.
But I didn't expect that he would appear in the army in Yangzhou.
Moreover, he did so as a military general.
But what about Xu Shifeng?
Nan Yan thought so and looked around subconsciously. Chen Xuan was surrounded by officials and soldiers from Yangzhou Prefecture, but there was no sign of Xu Shifeng.
Zhu Chengjin started laughing wildly: "Look, Xu Shifeng is no longer able to do it."
As he spoke, he turned to look at Nan Yan, sizing her up and down in her conspicuous gown, and said in a frivolous and sarcastic tone, "You're wearing this dress in vain."
Nan Yan sneered.
Said: "I don't find it strange."
"oh?"
"You'll get used to it slowly. I don't think your thoughts will just end in disappointment."
Hearing this, Zhu Chengjin's face darkened slightly, but at this time, the sound of killing was deafening below, and he had no time to argue with Nan Yan. He immediately turned his head. More boats arrived at the shoal here, and after the first batch of pirates jumped in, they rushed into battle with the soldiers on the shore.
Although it was already late at night, both the shore and the river were brightly lit, and the flames almost set the river on fire. However, after the two sides fought together, it was impossible to tell who was who. Nan Yan stood on the side of the boat, watching countless people waving cold swords and fighting desperately. There were constant screams and exclamations piercing through the deafening shouts of killing, echoing throughout the night sky.
The darkness of the night seemed to be stained with a hint of blood-red.
Originally, the two sides were fighting evenly matched, but at this moment, Zhu Chengjin gave another order: "Kill!"
Immediately, dozens of small boats came out from behind the big ship. Each boat was densely packed with people and horses. They were Zhu Chengjin's original troops and horses, and they immediately rushed onto the river beach.
Now, the number of people on both sides became very different.
The reason why Chen Xuan adopted the goose formation was because the soldiers and horses on the Yangzhou side had indeed suffered a lot of casualties in the previous two battles. Although this formation could withstand the attacks of the water bandits at the beginning, when another wave of attacks came, the subsequent weaknesses would be immediately exposed.
The purpose of the goose formation's flanking maneuver was completely failed.
At this time, even Nan Yan, who had always been calm, couldn't help but frown. She subconsciously reached out and grabbed the fence in front of her, and her whole body leaned forward.
What will they do?
Seeing her somewhat anxious expression, Zhu Chengjin showed a gloomy sneer on his face.
For him, whether it was victory on the battlefield or seeing others being tortured and showing pain and worry on their faces, it was a great joy for him.
So he shouted again: "Drum roll, attack!"
Immediately, the big drums on the two large boats on both sides were hammered loudly. The sound of the drums was rumbling, like the muffled thunder from the sky and the earth, and even the surface of the river seemed to be shaken. The river water kept surging and surging. They were standing on the big boat and were also a little bumpy and staggering. Nan Yan held the railing with both hands, watching those people and horses rushing onto the river beach with shouting, like a heavy hammer, smashing hard on the goose-shaped formation set up by Chen Xuan.
Suddenly, the formation was in chaos.
The soldiers guarding Yangzhou were immediately scattered and on the verge of defeat.
Nan Yan felt that the night had become hotter because of the fight. The temperature of the wind made her feel like she was standing on the crater of a volcano, with sweat dripping down from her head.
It's not just her.
The people around also felt the unusual temperature in the night wind. Although it was summer, there shouldn't be such a hot night wind on the river. Many people couldn't help but fan their faces with their hands.
At this moment, someone at the stern shouted: "Oh no! There's a fire!"
on fire? !
Everyone on the boat was stunned.
They were on the river, how could there be a fire? And on the shore, it looked like the two sides were just fighting each other, where did the fire come from?
However, the shouting was clearly coming from the stern, and many boatmen and sailors ran over here screaming, saying to Zhu Chengjin and the others, "No, it's not good!"
Zhu Chengjin frowned: "What the hell is that? What's on fire?"
A boatman gasped and said, "The river is on fire!"
"What?"
After hearing this, Zhu Chengjin felt something was wrong and immediately led everyone to run to the stern of the ship.
Nan Yan naturally followed closely behind, and as soon as she reached the stern, she was immediately stunned by the scene in front of her.
They had just been to the stern of the ship, but could see almost nothing except some small boats following the big ship in the mist. But now, they saw a raging fire burning on the river, illuminating half of the Yangtze River in an instant.
What's going on?
How could there be a fire on the river?
Moreover, the fire was not only burning on the surface of the river, but was also spreading towards them at a rapid speed.
Zhu Chengjin and the others were horrified.
Looking closely, they were actually countless small boats with countless straw piled on them. It looked like tung oil was poured on the straw, and when someone lit it with a torch, it immediately caught fire and formed a fireboat.
At this moment, dozens of fireboats with blazing flames were speeding towards them along the river. They were about to collide with the small boat behind them. The people on the small boats immediately jumped into the river, swam over desperately, and then climbed onto the big ship with their hands and feet.
Zhu Chengjin was shocked: "How could this happen?"
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