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Chapter 618 If Jiang Qian doesn't die, this battle will surely be lost.

Chen Yan's tactics were originally quite brilliant, and had been proven to be extremely effective in countless past battles.

Allowing enemy ships to penetrate into this hollow, square formation is tantamount to surrounding them from all sides.

Seal the breach and hold off any outside rescues. Focus on eliminating the surrounded enemy inside before letting in a new batch.

so repeatedly.

However, such battles come with certain preconditions.

That means the enemy that rushed in wasn't very strong.

If the guy who barges in is a tough nut to crack, then things will get a bit complicated.

If the external adversary is also very powerful, then things will get serious.

Because this wasn't a matter of flanking, dividing, or encircling; it became an attack from all sides by the enemy, with the enemy's forces attacking from the middle.

Not only will it fail to achieve the tactical requirements initially envisioned, it will also cause chaos and confusion for oneself.

Chen Yan discovered the problem not long after Yao Dali rushed in.

The combat power of the dozen or so main warships that rushed in far exceeded their estimates.

Not just the warships themselves,

There were also soldiers aboard the warships.

For a ship to move, it needs someone to provide power; to move it nimbly and freely, it needs even greater power.

In other words, we need more manpower.

But with more people providing the motivation, the number of people fighting naturally decreases.

These are a series of interconnected questions.

The dozen or so warships that stormed in carried more than three thousand soldiers.

Trying to swallow so many people up at once is definitely not a task that can be accomplished in a short time.
Moreover, the soldiers' bravery and skill in battle exceeded the expectations of the Chu army.

If the dozen or so warships led by Yao Dali inside were only giving Chen Yan a headache, and given time, he would definitely be able to deal with his opponent, then the pressure from the outside was something he couldn't bear.

The greatest pressure wasn't from the enemy's hundreds of warships.
Instead, it was atop the magnificent ship surrounded by stars that the woman in white was vigorously beating a drum.

Six years ago, in the Battle of Xiangcheng, Empress Dowager Jiang Qian left a very deep impression on all the officers and soldiers who participated in the battle.

If it weren't for Jiang Qian,

In that great battle, the State of Chu could not hold out until the final moment of reversal.

Before the Qin state could even experience internal strife, they had already been completely defeated and perished.

It was Jiang Qian's support that caused some powerful families within the Qin state to lose hope of victory over the Chu state, and they turned their attention to their own country instead.

Overthrowing the imperial court and taking the largest piece of fat from the Qin state was, in fact, not much different for them.

The fundamental reason for Chu's victory in that battle was the internal strife within Qin.

But it was Jiang Qian who persisted until that moment.

But ordinary civilians and soldiers cannot perceive the deeper reasons.

They will only see that it is precisely because of Jiang Qian's unyielding persistence that...

Therefore, Jiang Qian enjoys extremely high prestige among the common people and in the military.

Now, this prestige has brought Chen Yan a great deal of trouble.

His soldiers were intimidated before the battle even began.

When they saw the woman in white across from them, raising her drumsticks and beating her drum in the rain to cheer them on, they couldn't help but recall the battle from several years ago.
At that moment, when they saw the woman, their courage surged, their killing intent intensified, and they felt that even if they died immediately, it would be worth it.

Now, they saw this woman again, but they had become enemies. Under the huge shock of these ideas, the soldiers felt their legs go weak and their hands go limp, and their fighting spirit gradually dissipated.

This was reflected on the battlefield as the outer layers of the warships were breached by the enemy in a short period of time.

Many of the Chu army's small and medium-sized warships chose to flee the battlefield after a brief encounter.

"Mr. Jiang!"

Chen Yan looked at the old man standing beside him, draped in a cloak. "If Jiang Qian doesn't die, our army will surely be defeated!"

Chen Yan told the other party the result directly.

The old man addressed as Lord Jiang is Jiang Chong, the pillar of the Jiang family of Jiangling and a master of innate martial arts.

He was originally a supporter of Jiang Qian.

In Jiang Qian's entire plan, Jiang Chong was a crucial part of her defense of Danyang.

Unfortunately, in the end, after Jiang Chong concluded that Jiang Qian must have met with some misfortune and could no longer return to Danyang, he chose to betray them and join Xiang Ying's team.

This directly led to the complete fall of Danyang and the deaths of He Han and other Jiang Qian's staunch supporters.

At this point, Jiang Chong had no way out.

Just as Chen Yan told him, if Jiang Qian doesn't die, the Jiang family will surely perish.

Jiang Qian herself didn't have much of a relationship with the Jiang family; she was just a shell that Jiang Qian needed to rise to power in the beginning.

Jiang Qian truly managed to turn the tide, snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, and regain control of the Chu Kingdom.
The Jiang family of Jiangling was doomed to perish.

Betrayer never have a good ending.

Moreover, this applies to a strong-willed woman like Jiang Qian.

Jiang Chong was naturally well aware of the situation on the battlefield.

To be honest, he was quite shocked as well.

But I also felt a little strange.

Jiang Qian's current situation is indeed somewhat embarrassing.

The rain poured down, and Jiang Qian stood in the rain.
The rain had soaked her to the bone, and her clothes clung tightly to her body, highlighting her curvaceous figure.

For an ordinary woman, this would naturally be a source of pride, but for someone of Jiang Qian's status, it was a very embarrassing situation.

But Jiang Qian didn't need to do that at all.

She is a master of innate martial arts.

Just like myself, no matter how heavy the rain, it is difficult to affect me.

With a thought, one can keep the wind and rain at bay.

Moreover, the level of skill she displayed when beating the drum was far from ideal.

She was injured!

It's fallen!
Jiang Chong took a deep breath.

Others might not notice, but for him, even the slightest difference is hard to fool his senses.

Jiang Qian must have fought with Li Dachui.
The result was inevitably defeat.

That's why she was eventually subdued by Li Dachui and became his ally, but that battle definitely cost Jiang Qian dearly.

A Jiang Qian who has fallen from grace is no match for him.

Jiang Chong took a deep breath.

Not to be missed.

Of course, we should beat a dog when it's down, and strike while it's down to kill it!

"I'm going to kill this wicked queen!" He stared at the woman beating the drum in the distance and said, "The rest is up to you, General Chen!"

"If the Empress is dead, the enemy army will perish instantly!" Chen Yan said.

Amidst Jiang Chong's loud laughter, he flicked his sleeves, rose with the wind, and soared through the air over the warships, heading straight for the enemy's heavily guarded warship.

Countless arrows shot into the air, including spears that whistled mournfully. These were thrown by people with considerable martial arts skills. But could they really stop Jiang Chong with just these?
If this were on land, with countless soldiers protecting him, Jiang Chong would not have brought this humiliation upon himself. But now, hundreds of warships on the river were engaged in a chaotic battle, intertwined with each other. Although Jiang Qian was in the center of the enemy camp, each ship maintained a certain distance from her.

This distance was enough for Jiang Chong to use his methods.

(End of this chapter)