Chapter 588 Pursuit Along the Way

The cavalry was divided into two teams, heading south, and rushed straight into Wancheng.

Not long after, a force of 13,000 people from the city rushed out of Wancheng. Under the banner of "Zhang", they also carried dozens of useless walking boats and headed south along the Han River. Be careful to keep a certain distance from Jingzhou Navy so as not to be discovered.

With the arrival of daytime, the moon hanging in the sky was quickly replaced by the bright sun, spreading thousands of golden lights to the ground.

The gentle river breeze blew by, and the Jingzhou Army sailors on the deck couldn't help but feel a little comfortable. Who wouldn't be happy that they no longer have to fight?

Cai Hao, who was on the battleship, asked Cai Xun beside him: "How long does it take to reach Yuyang City?"

"Don't worry, Governor Cai, we can arrive there in half a day."

Cai Hao nodded, expressionless.

Cai Xun said cautiously: "When we reach Yuyang City to obtain food and grass, will the governor send his troops north to Wancheng again?" Cai Xun knew that his brother was so happy for his success, and before leaving, he issued a military order to the prefectural pastor Liu Biao, saying that he would take it After going to Nanyang County, they couldn't even capture Wancheng. Naturally, they wouldn't be able to deal with Liu Biao after they returned.

"Of course it's impossible." Cai Hao shook his head and said: "Our army has been unable to succeed in attacking Wancheng for a long time. Now the retreat has dampened morale. How can our army take Wancheng?"

"So our army has to retreat? Zhou Mu will definitely blame him then." Cai Xun sighed, a little embarrassed.

Cai Mao whispered: "It doesn't matter. With my little sister here, Zhou Mu won't blame me too much."

When Liu Biao was appointed as the herdsman of Jingzhou, no one was dissatisfied when he rode into Xiangyang alone. However, Liu Biao had no roots in Xiangyang. Cai Mao offered marriage as a condition of support for Liu Biao, so Cai Mao's sister married Liu Biao and became a concubine. The relationship is not only between king and minister, but also between brother-in-law and brother-in-law.

While Cai Mao and Cai Xun were talking, the advancing Jingzhou Navy fleet suddenly stopped.

Cai Hao frowned: "What's going on? The soldiers are so fast, why did they stop?"

"Report to Governor Cai!" the messenger shouted: "Someone set up a cross-river iron cable in front, so our fleet stopped."

"Hengjiang Iron Cable?" Cai Mao frowned: "It seems that Gan Ning set it up to hinder our army's progress."

Cai Xun said directly: "Since someone has set up a cross-river iron cable and ordered people to dismantle it, why should I report it to you? The governor should teach you about such a trivial matter?"

"Yes, my subordinates will go and inform you immediately."

In front of the Jingzhou Navy fleet, more than a dozen cross-river iron cables blocked the Han River. The Jingzhou sailors on the boat jumped into the water and swam towards the shore.

However, at this moment, a sizable fleet rushed up from the opposite side of the Hengjiang Iron Cable. There were three stern boats and more than ten walking boats, all with a majestic brocade sail hanging on the flagpole.

Gan Ning stood on the bow of a stern boat, with two short halberds stuck behind his back and a bell on his waist, full of ambition.

"Brothers!" Gan Ning shouted: "Jingzhou Shuiyu has rushed up, use our bows and arrows to greet them."

"No!" The Jinfan soldiers on the ship had already prepared their crossbows, and they fired randomly at the Jingzhou soldiers who were going to untie the iron cables across the Hengjiang River.

Whoosh whoosh!

Countless arrows flew out, and the Jingzhou soldiers who climbed out of the water to the shore were shocked. They wanted to escape, but there was no room at all. Dozens of Jingzhou soldiers were instantly shot to death by random arrows.

The Jingzhou soldiers who fell into the water quickly took a deep breath and lurked into the water, fearing that they would be covered by the arrows of the Jinfan soldiers.

"Damn it, this is really troublesome."

The mature and prudent Wang Wei couldn't help but frown when he saw this scene: "If we can't unlock the iron lock on the Hengjiang River, our army will not be able to pass through the Han River. Will we be trapped here to death?"

"What are you afraid of!"

Wenpin suddenly walked up from behind and said coldly: "It's just a cross-river iron cable. We'll just mobilize the sterns and ram them directly, and tear them apart and pull up these crudely made cross-river cables."

"Huh?" Wang Wei nodded approvingly, but said worriedly: "Should I ask Governor Cai for instructions?"

"Forget it, make a decision on the spur of the moment. If you have to ask Governor Cai for instructions on everything, why do you need us?" Wenpin said coldly.

"Zhongye, you have to think about it." Wang Wei frowned, this kid is good at making decisions again.

"Pass my order!" Wenpin shouted: "Order the soldiers in the army to assemble forward, quickly!"

Wang Wei firstly couldn't persuade Wenpin, and secondly he thought that ramming the cockroaches was a good idea, so he didn't stop him. Then the Jingzhou Army's warships began to slowly gather forward.

"Hey, what are the Jingzhou Army doing?"

Gan Ning watched the Jingzhou Army taking action with great interest, and couldn't help but frown. He saw the Jingzhou Army's warships slowly gathering towards the front. In an instant, they gathered into six warships, and they were about to explode. situation.

"Is it possible that the Jingzhou Army actually wants to break through by force?" Gan Ning suddenly frowned: "I have underestimated Cai Hao's courage. It seems that he must prepare to implement other tactics."

At this moment, the Jingzhou Army's warships finally gathered at the front. A total of six warships with iron-clad bows were ready to go, with their sails set.

Wenpin raised his arm, then dropped it heavily: "Impact!"

Only six warships were seen obeying the order, like six fierce beasts, and slammed forward.

boom!

The strong and sharp bow of the warship hit the Hengjiang iron cable hard. The huge impact force caused the hit chain to suddenly expand forward, showing an obtuse angle. Then the angle gradually narrowed, and the chain tied to the shore The wooden pile was immediately pulled out of the soil and flew into the sky, while the iron chain fell into the water.

The six sterns advanced together and rushed forward in an unstoppable manner. One iron chain, two iron chains, and seven or eight iron chains were directly broken and fell into the water.

However, after hitting eight iron chains in succession, the powerful counter-shock force forced the battleship to stop.

"Back off, charge again!"

The two sterns with severely damaged bows retreated, and the remaining four sterns slowly retreated to leave a certain distance. Then the oarsmen rowed hard and rushed forward again.

boom!

The remaining four ships were so powerful that they quickly broke all the remaining iron chains and rushed forward in one go.

Gan Ning, on the other hand, had issued a military order and ordered the entire army to retreat long before the enemy army began to attack the Hengjiang Iron Cable. Therefore, the Jingzhou Army could only see the stern of the Jinfan Navy and was unable to catch up for a while.