My father-in-law Guan Yu, I persuaded Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang at the beginn

Chapter 110: I don’t know much about naval warfare? Cai Mao begs on his knees: General Guan, give me a chance, I am willing to surrender to Liu Yuzhou!
A thick smoke rose above the flagship.

The three thousand special forces hidden in the reeds at the rear were clearly visible, and their blood boiled instantly.

"The wait is finally here!"

Ding Feng's eyes were bloodshot and veins on his forehead were bulging with excitement.

Ever since he was captured at Xiakou and was released by Liu Bei himself, who treated him with courtesy and recruited him warmly, and even brought his family from Jiangdong, he decided that Liu Bei was a wise leader worthy of his death.

As a surrendered general, he had been holding his breath for a long time, wanting to accomplish great deeds so that he could gain a firm foothold in Liu's camp.

Fortunately, Guan Yu valued him and entrusted him with the important task of ambush Cai Mao, giving him the opportunity to make meritorious service.

This is a hard-earned opportunity to prove himself, how could he let it go!
"Brothers, kill the enemy and prove your merit. Our chance has come!"

"Don't let anyone look down on us Jiangdong people. Follow me and charge out to capture the enemy's flagship!"

Ding Feng waved the spear in his hand and shouted loudly to the soldiers behind him.

Most of these more than 3,000 water soldiers were surrendered soldiers from Jiangdong. Their families had been brought in and they settled down in Jingzhou.

Like Ding Feng, they all held their breath and wanted to fight for the people of Jiangdong.

"kill--"

"kill--"

The soldiers' fighting spirit was instantly ignited, and they waved their weapons and roared.

Dozens of warships rushed out, broke through the cover of reeds and headed straight into the river.

At this time, the Jiangdong navy had already passed by and was completely unprepared for the direction behind them. These dozens of ships rushed into the river without any one noticing.

Ding Feng then urged the surprise attack fleet to gallop downstream behind the Jingzhou army and blend in with them without anyone noticing.

The goal is clear, go straight to Cai Mao’s flagship and launch a decapitation tactic!

The Jingzhou warships along the way were only focused on Liu's army in front of them, and paid no attention to the ships passing by them.

On the flagship.

At this moment, Cai Mao was still holding his sword, stroking his thin beard, with a determined sneer on his lips, looking down on Guan Yu's navy that was "fleeing wildly" in front of him.

"Guan Yu is a northerner after all, what does he know about naval warfare?"

"It seems that his previous victory was either because his opponent was too weak or it was just luck. Now that he has met my brother, his true colors have been revealed."

Cai Zhong, who was standing beside him, pointed at the defeated Liu Jun and kept making sarcastic remarks.

"Although Guan Yu is from the north, he still knows a bit about water warfare. The tactics he used to defeat Yu Jin that day were quite remarkable."

At this moment, Cai Mao actually praised Guan Yu.

After all, if you belittle your opponent too much, there will be nothing to praise even if you win.

Changing the subject, Cai Mao sneered:
"Guan Yu does know a little about water warfare, but unfortunately he doesn't know much."

"His usual tactic is to use his warships to attack the enemy's flagship. He shoots the horses before he shoots the men. If the flagship misses, the enemy navy will be thrown into disarray without a fight!"

"This kind of petty trick is more than enough to deal with Yu Jin. If he tries to use it on me, Cai Mao, he will only bring shame upon himself."

Cai Zhong suddenly understood and exclaimed in admiration:

"So, brother, you've already understood Guan Yu's tactics. No wonder we're forming our formation today, with so many naval vessels deployed in front of the center and both wings. It's to prevent Guan Yu from attacking our flagship!"

"When it comes to naval warfare, there's truly no one in the world who can match your brother."

Cai Zhong offered a lot of flattery and looked at his brother with admiration.

It was obvious that Cai Mao could no longer suppress the curve of his mouth.

Then he put on the airs of a famous general and spoke slowly in a preaching tone:
"Second brother, you still don't know me well enough. Do you really think I'm as arrogant and conceited as Guan Yu?"

"As the leader of the three armies, no matter how weak the opponent is, you must never underestimate him. You must know yourself and the enemy, so that you can win..."

The word "war" had not yet slipped out of his lips.

"Warships, there are enemy warships behind us!"

"It's the enemy's charge, heading for our flagship!"

From the stern of the ship, soldiers' screams were heard, interrupting Cai Mao's teaching.

Cai Mao was startled and turned his head quickly to look.

His face suddenly changed!
There were dozens of warships rushing from the rear, which were obviously not their own warships. They suddenly appeared from nowhere and were incredibly close to the central fleet formation.

The nearest few ships were only ten steps away from their flagship.

Cai Mao's face turned pale with horror, and he shuddered violently. He thought for a moment that he was having an illusion.

"How did the enemy ship sneak into our fleet? Or did it come from behind us?"

"This this……"

Cai Zhong's voice was trembling and hoarse, and his eyes were wide open, as if he had seen a ghost.

On the flagship, the Jingzhou army was suddenly in a panic.

Cai Mao was the first to come to his senses. He quickly drew his sword and exclaimed:

"Don't worry about how the enemy got in. Quickly order the guards on both sides to charge and stop the enemy ship!"

"They are coming for my flagship. If they board and attack us, our army will be in danger—"

Cai Zhong suddenly woke up and hurriedly turned his horse and shouted.

As soon as the order was given, the flagship and nearby fighting ships immediately fired arrows at the incoming barrage.

The nearby escort ships also turned around and tried to intercept them.

late.

Ding Feng's warships came too suddenly. By the time they reacted, the first warship had already rammed Cai Mao's flagship.

"boom!"

There was a dull thud of impact.

Even though the ship was extremely large, it still shook a few times after the collision.

Cai Mao lost his balance and fell to the ground.

General Ding Feng, with his left shoulder bare, leaped onto the enemy ship with a large spear in hand. With a single swing of his spear, he stabbed two Jingzhou soldiers to the ground.

"Follow me to board the enemy ship and capture Cai Mao alive!"

Ding Feng roared and pounced on the panicked enemy soldiers.

The Liu army from Jiangdong who rushed onto the ship had half of their shoulders bare and rushed onto the ship with their ring-handled swords in hand.

The second, the third, the fourth...

The attacks came one after another, like a group of sharks hunting a giant whale, biting from all directions.

Countless Liu troops, like long-hungry beasts, rushed onto the ship.

The flaws of naval warfare became apparent at this time.

If the central army is in danger during an infantry battle, the soldiers around it can quickly come to the rescue.

But how can a warship move as fast as legs?

Although there were many Jingzhou warships around, they were too hasty to rescue the flagship.

Then a magical scene appeared. On Cai Mao's flagship, the number of Liu's soldiers actually overwhelmed the Jingzhou soldiers and they gained the upper hand.

Ding Feng charged all the way, unstoppable, and headed straight for the top deck.

Cai Mao was in great confusion, waving his arms and yelling:

"Kill that rat thief, and let me stop him——"

Unfortunately, it was useless even if he shouted at the top of his lungs.

Being outnumbered and being killed by surprise, the morale of the Jingzhou soldiers on the boat immediately collapsed. They either jumped into the river to escape or rushed onto the boats to escape.

The remaining personal guards loyal to Cai Mao were killed by Ding Feng along the way.

Cai Mao was about to be trapped on the top deck with no way to escape.

"Second brother, that guy can't be stopped, what should we do?"

Cai Mao, the chief military general of Jingzhou, was finally exposed at this critical moment and was at a loss as to what to do and asked Cai Zhong for help.

"Brother, the situation is hopeless. We can't hold on to the flagship anymore."

"Let's jump into the river and escape quickly. If we're a moment late, we'll die here!"

Cai Zhong had a sad face and took off his armor while shouting.

Cai Mao glanced at the river below, but felt a chill in his heart and clenched his fists suddenly.

He is the strongest general in the naval battle of Jingzhou!

Just less than half an hour ago, he treated Guan Yu like a chicken and a clay dog, and boasted that he would capture him alive.

But in the blink of an eye, Guan Yu forced him to flee across the river to escape his life!
How embarrassing, how ruined his reputation is!

If the flagship is abandoned, the 30,000-strong navy will collapse and fall apart without a fight. The water rights of the Yangtze River will belong to Liu Bei, and Jiangling will be cut off in the north of the river and become an isolated city!
Jingzhou is finished!
Cai Mao gritted his teeth, feeling extremely unwilling.

"Brother, we only have hope if we stay alive. If we don't jump into the river, we will fall into Liu Bei's hands and everything will be over—"

Cai Zhong tried hard to persuade him, almost begging him.

Cai Mao shuddered, and his hesitation instantly turned into fear. So he no longer cared about his reputation and identity, and began to take off his armor in a hurry.

While he was hesitating, Ding Feng had already rushed to the top deck with his bloody gun.

The guards' spirits collapsed and they jumped into the river to escape.

Cai Zhong was so frightened that he didn't care about Cai Mao anymore and jumped off the boat first.

Cai Mao was so panicked that he didn't even have time to take off his upper body armor. He turned around and jumped under the boat.

Ding Feng was still several steps away from him. Seeing that it was too late to stop him, he quickly threw the bloody spear in his hand.

"puff!"

When Cai Mao was halfway through his jump, his right calf was pierced by the bloody spear and was stuck hard on the side of the boat.

A pig-slaughtering howl was heard, and Cai Mao was nailed in mid-air in a funny posture.

Ding Feng breathed a sigh of relief, slowly walked forward and pulled out the bloody gun.

Cai Mao howled again and fell to the deck, feeling extremely painful.

Looking at Cai Mao rolling and wailing on the ground, Ding Fengru looked at a fat prey and let out a long sigh.

He knew that from today on, his foothold in Liu's camp was completely firm.

"Tie this fellow up and wait for General Guan to deal with him."

"Cut down the enemy flag and hang up General Guan's banner!"

After two orders were given, the soldiers rushed forward and tied up Cai Mao, who was writhing in pain.

The flag with the word "Cai" fluttered into the river, and a flag with the word "Guan" slowly rose above the ship.

Flagship changes!

The pursuing ships of the Jingzhou army immediately fell into panic and chaos.

In front.

When Guan Yu saw his flag rising above Cai Mao's flagship, a smile finally appeared on his iron-like face.

"My virtuous son-in-law's ability to judge people is truly unmatched. This Ding Feng is indeed a brave general capable of great responsibility..."

Guan Yu nodded slightly to acknowledge Ding Feng, then waved his hand and shouted:

"All troops, listen to my order! Turn your ships around and fight back!"

The command flags waved and the war drums sounded again.

More than 500 warships of Liu's army immediately turned around and charged towards the Jingzhou navy.

The Jingzhou army pursued the enemy downstream, and the pursuit was smooth, but it was not easy for them to escape upstream.

Just when they were in chaos and had no time to turn around, Liu's army had already arrived.

The defeat was overwhelming...

As the sun sets in the west, the killing is nearing its end.

The river was littered with the corpses of Jingzhou soldiers, and there were hundreds of Jingzhou warships that had been captured and surrendered.

Of the 30,000 Jingzhou navy troops, nearly 20,000 were killed, wounded or surrendered, and only less than 10,000 fled upstream like frightened birds.

This decisive battle on the water ended with Guan Yu's complete victory.

At sunset.

Ding Feng escorted Cai Mao onto the flagship and came to report to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu praised the newly surrendered young general highly and publicly promised to write a victory report to Liu Bei to commend him.

Ding Feng was naturally delighted and grateful. After bowing again, he ordered Cai Mao to be escorted up.

A moment.

Cai Mao, half covered in blood, withered and terrified, was dragged to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu looked down at his broken body and shouted coldly:
"Cai Mao, you have repeatedly attempted to murder my brother, and you also kidnapped that child Liu Cong and surrendered to Cao Cao. What else do you have to say now?"

Cai Mao raised his head with difficulty, and when he saw Guan Yu's arrogant look, he felt ashamed.

What is his identity?
A famous scholar in Jingzhou, the head of the Cai family, and the chief military general in Jingzhou!
Who is Guan Yu? He is just an ordinary man from Hedong.

But now, he had to endure Guan Yu's interrogation as a prisoner, looking down on him like a victor!
Humiliation!
Cai Mao felt ashamed and gritted his teeth secretly without saying a word.

When Guan Yu saw that he didn't answer, his eyes suddenly widened.

Just one look, that domineering and fierce oppressive force, made Cai Mao shiver all over, and shame and anger were instantly replaced by terror.

"Boom!"

Cai Mao's knees softened and he knelt at Guan Yu's feet.

"Mao has always admired Liu Yuzhou. What he did back then was also caused by Kuai Yidu's instigation, which led him to do all sorts of foolish things."

"General Guan is a man of unrivalled bravery. Mao was defeated by General Guan today. I am truly humbled and heartbroken."

"General Guan, please give me a chance to meet Liu Yuzhou and personally surrender to him and confess my crime!"

(End of this chapter)