Astral Apostle

   Chapter 218 Catch the Thief

  dong dong dong—

   The sound of the war drums reverberated on the Great Lake.

  Fan Zong's navy marched aggressively towards the sandbar in the middle of Qingpodang Lake, and soon approached the quiet reeds.

  The large army did not dare to face the grass, so they let the outside go to explore the road, and set fire to the reeds.

   Soon, the raging fire ignited, and the lake seemed to be covered with a sea of ​​fire, and the fire was spreading inside.

   Under the advice of military advisor Du Ying, Fan Zong did not intend to use his own weaknesses to attack the enemy’s strengths. He had many naval warships under his command, which was inconvenient to move in complex waterways and was vulnerable to sneak attacks, so he wanted to burn down the reeds that obstructed his view, forcing Chen Feng's naval forces to have nowhere to hide, and then proceed steadily and steadily.

   After burning for a long time, dozens of small boats suddenly burst out from the reeds on the flanks that were not completely burned, carrying a group of water bandits slammed into the outer formation of Fan Zong's navy, and fought on the side.

  The water surface swelled with white waves, and water ghosts approached Fan Zong's fleet underwater, trying to chisel the boat.

   It's just that Fan Zong's navy was also good at water warfare, and he also released water ghosts to deal with it.

  Fan Zong's fleet formation is divided into inner and outer, the inner is all kinds of warships, which are the main force of water warfare, and the outer is a large number of brisk walking geese, which are used for reconnaissance, raids, interceptions, etc. At this time, it is the outer periphery that is fighting.

  The two sides fought for a while. These dozens of boats and bandits were not opponents. Before they were completely surrounded, they punted their boats to the side and tried to escape into the reeds in a circle from another unlit position.

   At this moment, dozens of small boats also turned out from the other flank, harassing Fan Zong's navy.

  Fan Zong's troop did not chase after him, but Du Ying realized that the other party was trying to lure the enemy to go deeper, so he called the flag to recall the chasing team, conscious that there was no need to take risks.

  The two harassing water bandits retreated into the reeds one after another.

   Xiao won two battles, and Fan Zong's army's morale lifted slightly.

   Fan Zong snorted when he saw this:

   "Heh, although Chen Feng is brave, his soldiers are not mediocre."

   But those water bandits followed us not long ago, and Chen Feng took over just a few days ago...

  Du Ying coughed, not telling the truth out of time.

   Soon, some of the reeds were burnt, revealing the waterway. The shoals were scattered, and even without the grass that blocked the view, it was still difficult to sail.

   When the fire spread to a distance, it did not stop. Fan Zong and Du Ying observed carefully, only to realize that the reeds had been manipulated.

   It was impossible to see from the outside. Now that some of the reeds on the periphery were burned, they could see the traces of artificial felling inside the reeds, and cut the vacuum area out early to cut off the fire.

If you want to continue to burn the reeds, you have to enter the complex waterway, and continue to ignite after approaching, and there is still a large area of ​​the remaining reeds. In the eyes of the two, there must be more artificial felling areas hidden, in order to let Their navy could not burn through the reeds with one fire, and had to go further, the enemy apparently guessing that they would attack with fire.

   "Tips for carving bugs."

   Fan Zong snorted, rather disdainfully.

   With this clumsy trick, he just wanted to lure his army into a complicated waterway, and he looked down on people too much.

   "Indeed, it seems that this Chen Feng is a man of courage and no strategy."

  Du Ying also stroked his beard and smiled, with a teasing tone.

   This kind of trick is too common, he suddenly felt a little relaxed, feeling a little high on Chen Feng.

   This man is fierce, but he is not a man of scheming.

  Fan Zong quickly sent the order to keep the Chinese army still, and sent a part of the outer cavalry as commandos, brought rockets, entered the complex waterway, shot and ignited the reeds from a distance, and soon caused the fire again.

   Just go forward for a while, stop for a while, burn for a while and stop for a while, the commandos are getting deeper and deeper, but they are getting farther and farther away from Fan Zong's main force.

   During this period, occasionally water bandits under Chen Feng’s command rushed out of the reeds and harassed the commando.

   Fan Zong's assault fleet was cut off a lot because it was in contact with the main force, and it was unable to encircle and block it in the complex waterway. It fell downwind and suffered a lot of losses.

   But this casualty is nothing to Fan Zong. He doesn't plan to take the risk of moving the central army. He just sends a team of walking geese to continue to support the commando. After all, the military is powerful and is not afraid of fighting.

   This battle situation was stalemate for a long time. The reeds were ignited for more than ten rounds, and there were not one out of ten. This location was broken, and the whole battlefield could be seen.

   It was just that Fan Zong and Du Ying were quite surprised.

  There were not many ambush soldiers hidden in this huge reed field. Except for the water bandits who kept harassing the assault fleet, there were no other ambushes, which was different from what they had expected Chen Feng's army to hide here.

  At first glance, the enemy water bandits who were really harassing them on the lake were only about 2,000 people.

  Although you can drive straight in at this time, going straight to the water village in the heart of Qingpo Danghu, but Fan Zong did not order for a while, and his face became suspicious:

   "What about the other enemy troops? Then Chen Feng didn't show up, so where did they go?"

  Du Ying felt bad in his heart: "Could it be that it was a plan by suspicious soldiers, then Chen Feng has other plans?!"

   As soon as the voice fell, Fan Zongyuan's camp on the shore suddenly burst into flames and a riot broke out.

  Everyone turned their heads to look, and saw that a group of soldiers and horses appeared out of nowhere and attacked the camp.

   And Chen Feng, who had appeared on the lake, actually arrived on the shore, and was leading the charge, breaking the Dazhai in the blink of an eye.

   "It's not good, it's the sound of the east and the west!"

  Du Ying is in a hurry.

  Although their fleet traveled by water, the land camps were just as important. Not to mention some of the baggage, they were still the gates of the waterway.

  Qingpodang has many water inlets, most of which are narrow and narrow, making it difficult for large boats to pass through. There are only two wide waterways that are most suitable for boating, one for the water inlet and the other for the water outlet. When Fan Zong's navy came, he went down the river and came from the water inlet.

  The onshore camp guards two water inlets. If one of them is taken away, there will be half of the retreat. Fan Zong naturally hoarded a lot of troops here, but he had no power to fight back in front of Chen Fengfeng, just like giving it for nothing.

   When the camp at the water inlet was attacked, the other side of the water outlet also had a situation. I saw a large number of rolling logs drifting along the water, crowded in one place, and temporarily blocked the river.

"This Chen Feng deliberately appeared on the lake, making me mistakenly think that he was ambushing in the lake, but it was actually a plan of suspicion. He secretly ambushed a soldier and horse on the land and misled us to compete with a pile of reeds, but he didn't know it. How could you sneak to the shore, take this opportunity to attack my camp on the shore, want to cut off our retreat, and come out of the urn to catch the turtle."

  Du Ying's tone was eager.

   "Even if he blocks me in the lake, what can he do? I'll wait and take back the waterway pass."

   Fan Zong was not panicked.

   In his opinion, his own navy is the main force. On the lake, Chen Feng's troops can't compete with his navy at all.

  Although the escape route was temporarily cut off, the main force was safe, and it was not difficult to retake the pass. It was still possible to retreat. It was a whimsical idea to use this method to surround him.

   But when Fan Zong ordered to return to the camp, he suddenly saw Zhou Jing kill through the camp alone, and jumped into the water regardless of the troops that were fighting.

   "This is for... what?!"

   Fan Zong's doubtful tone suddenly rose, and his eyes almost popped out.

   woo woo woo-

  I saw a turbulent waterline heading straight for the fleet at an extremely fast speed. It was Zhou Jing who was moving underwater, incredibly fast, like a straight torpedo.

   Zhou Jing does not rely on swimming. His energy attribute is good now, and his martial arts arrogance is already somewhat basic. Although it is still far from flying in the air, using it in the medium of water has the same effect as jet sprint, and it is also hidden.

   In the water, he dared to use the arrogance of the martial arts to a greater extent, in fact, it was more fierce than on land.

Seeing this, Fan Zong's sailors were all taken aback, and they hurried to intercept them, but they couldn't keep up with Zhou Jing's swimming speed. Go all the way, fall into the water and flutter.

The tight formation of the    fleet could only deal with normal troops, and was useless in front of Zhou Jing.

  I saw him penetrating the formation rapidly, leaping from the water suddenly, like a raptor coming out of the water, and slamming down on the building where Fan Zong was with a splash of water.

"you you…"

  Fan Zong hurried back and pointed at Zhou Jing while trembling, dumbfounded.

   He had heard the story of Chen Feng's decapitation strategy to scare away officers and soldiers, but he just thought that in the water battle, this Chen Feng would not be as sharp as the land battle. After all, in the water, how could this Chen Feng easily kill him in front of him.

   He was originally high-spirited, conscious of the superiority of the military, and his situation was safe... Seeing Zhou Jing's unbelievable swimming speed, his performance of walking through thousands of troops, he suddenly realized that it was a big mistake to supervise the battle in person.

  —It's not that our army is weak, but the enemy is a god!

Zhou Jing shook his head, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "As the old saying goes, when a man splatters his blood for five steps, within three feet of the enemy country, and wherever I see it, it's all the people I want to catch. Even if there is a large army guarding it, it is still searching for things!"

   The guards and the leader next to him were stunned, and only then did they react, and hurriedly shouted and pulled Fan Zong away, and drew a knife to attack Zhou Jing at the bow of the boat.

   Zhou Jing laughed and rushed forward, knocking over everyone on the boat with three punches and two feet. Whether it was an ordinary guard or a leader, they were not one enemy, as if they were in a no-man's land.

  The surrounding warships were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. They originally blocked Zhou Jing, but they could only watch him rush into the array and behead him easily.

   However, before anyone could reinforce, the fight was over, and the deck of the ship was full of people.

   Zhou Jing grabbed Fan Zong directly, stood on the bow of the boat, and shouted angrily at the surrounding: "You wait for the leader to fall into my hands, why don't you return quickly?"

   His military strength is far inferior to Fan Zong, so naturally he did not intend to fight a hard battle, but planned to use his superior force.

The tactics of    are very simple, first lure the enemy to mislead, then cut off the enemy's retreat, wrap a dumpling to prevent the opponent from having a way to escape, and then capture the thief first and capture the king yourself. As a result, even if the enemy army is large in number, the morale is collapsed, and the dragons are leaderless, fighting on their own.

   However, although he directly took down the enemy's head, the opponent's army was basically damaged, and the probability of surrendering directly was not high. So the last step is to use the many water bandits that he has subdued to surround and attack, and harvest the battlefield. Although he is fighting more with less, the opponent has lost the will to fight, and it is not a big problem.

The goal of    is not to cause damage, but to try to make the desperate Fan Zongshui army choose to surrender. After all, his plan is to subdue this army, not to kill the enemy and annihilate the entire army, so the fewer casualties, the better, attacking morale is the best.

   Although there are some deviations at present, the situation is roughly the same.

   Seeing that his leader was captured so easily, many sailors around were stunned, at a loss, and their hearts were floating.

   "Big Brother was captured!"

   "Brothers, don't panic, he is only one person, everyone, save the eldest brother!"

   "How can this be manpower? He must be a dragon, so retreat!"

   "Oops, the enemy is coming around!"

   Seeing that the water bandits under Chen Feng's command also moved up and surrounded, in an instant, Fan Zong's water army fell into chaos.

   (end of this chapter)