Astral Apostle Chapter 216: Play against

After subduing the five surrounding pirates, Zhou Jing paused the pace of expansion, waited for the situation to change, and reorganized the troops he had just joined.

"Now that I have taken down Xiaofeng Lake, Taimen Lake, Guanya Lake, Qingpodang, and Duqiu Lake, and bit a piece of meat on Fan Zong's body, he will not let it go. There will be action soon.”

In the main hall of the stockade, Zhou Jing was discussing matters with the leaders.

"The second brother's plan is a conspiracy, and it expands rapidly, only embezzling Fanzong's territory, forcing this person to fight. If he doesn't respond, his prestige will be greatly damaged, and it will be difficult to convince the public."

Guo Hai deeply nodded.

Duan Yunfeng pondered: "Even if Fan Zong sent troops to attack us, he had to divide his troops to guard against the other two opponents, so as to avoid the emptiness in the rear from being taken advantage of, so he would not dare to use his entire army... Brother Sheng Rong, How many people do you think Fan Zong will send to attack?"

Sheng Rong thought for a while and replied: "We only have 8,000 people, of which the fighters are at most 4,000 or 5,000. From what I know about Fan Zong, he will probably dispatch more than half of the water generals, plus some The troops and horses of the headquarters ranged from 18,000 to 25,000 troops, several times as many as me."

The other leaders of the water bandits also nodded their heads in agreement.

These leaders also have names and surnames in the green forest. When they were under Fan Zong's command, they were higher than Sheng Rong. However, as new descendants, they are not as good as Sheng Rong in Zhou Jing.

"There are quite a few people." Duan Yunfeng frowned.

Fang Zhen snorted: "At the beginning, our three brothers only brought about two hundred people, and they were able to level the Hutou Mountain with tens of thousands of horses, and the number of soldiers and horses was several times. What's the matter."

"Brother Chen Feng's story of leveling two mountains with a single shot, I naturally admire it, but this water battle is different from the land battle, and the situation is more complicated." One of the water bandit leaders shook his head.

Sheng Rong also advised:

"I know that your brothers are highly skilled in martial arts, but don't underestimate that Fan Zong. In water battles, the number of people is second, and the most important thing is the warship. Fan Zong's navy is quite powerful, and there are several types of warships. , taking boats and boats, taking boats, etc., there is evidence for advancing and retreating, and there is a degree of cooperation, while I have only some small boats, and if you want to meet the enemy, you can only pick up the side, and the disadvantage is quite large."

Zhou Jing hummed and said:

"So we need to choose a battlefield with complex and long waterways to prevent the opponent from setting up a battle, suitable for light boats interspersed, so as to weaken Fan Zong's advantage..."

Just as everyone was discussing, a messenger came in and shouted:

"Report! Leaders, that Fan Zong has already sent troops to attack me."

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Zhou Jing.

Zhou Jing raised his brows and said with a smile, "I thought this man could hold his breath and wait a little longer, but he didn't think he was so eager... Since he wanted to fight with me, he would go to a messenger to issue a battle letter. Ask him to fight in Qingpo."

Among the five sites, Qingpodang was the most sinister. It was the most suitable place for the battlefield after everyone's discussion. They decided to give up the other four sites and join forces here.

Zhou Jing is not afraid that Fan Zong will not fight, the territory is dead, and people are alive. Fan Zong can put his gauntlet aside and take the opportunity to regain the territory, but it is useless to take down some broken stockades, no If you drive him away from the front, the threat will not be eliminated.

After giving the order, Zhou Jing looked at the leaders and said solemnly:

"This battle will definitely take Fan Zong and capture many of his naval leaders. Whether we can gain a firm foothold in Huyang depends on this battle."

"Understood."

The crowd responded with a bang.

……

Under the strong intervention of Chen Feng, the dragon crossing the river, the stalemate situation in Huyang suddenly became turbulent.

"The King of Golden Scales" Fan Zong summoned the remaining seventeen water generals and brought eight of them, plus some soldiers and horses from the village, a total of 22,000 people, known as the 30,000-strong army, and went on a mighty expedition.

The rest of the soldiers and horses defended the territory and guarded the other two opponents.

Fan Zong received Zhou Jing's gauntlet, and he was also fearless, marching steadily all the way to Qingpodang.

The environment of Qingpo Dang is dangerous. The reeds are like a labyrinth. The denser it goes in, and the shoals are everywhere. It is difficult for ships to drive in it, and it is easy to run aground if you are not careful.

In the center of the lake, there is a low-lying island, like a steep slope, where the stockade is located, surrounded by layers of reeds. If you are not familiar with the waterway here, it is difficult to get to the island.

At this moment, Fan Zong's troops camped on the distant shore, and many warships were lined up along the shore. They were located on a slightly flat lake outside Qingpodang, facing the sinister Qingpodang from a distance.

There are many warships, scattered high and low, crowds of people, flags fluttering, and the scene is quite magnificent.

Fan Zong stood on the bow of a building ship in the array, frowned and looked at the environment, then turned his head and asked a man dressed as a scribe:

"I wonder what the military advisor thinks?"

This scholar dressed as a man is a military advisor in Fan Zongzhai, called Du Ying, and has learned a little about the method of arranging troops.

Du Ying stroked the beard:

"Zhaizhu, this Qingpo Dang is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Chen Feng's people are few and weak. Naturally, he wants to rely on the geographical advantage to outsmart us. I can see the murderous aura in the lake, but the enemy is nowhere to be seen. Most of them are in the reeds. I am ambushed, I did not hide this intention, I was just waiting to see if I dared to go in."

Fan Zong rolled his eyes: "Now that you know the opponent's plan, why don't you encircle and not attack, guard the exit, cut off its supplies, and trap these people?"

Du Ying thought about it and said:

"I'm afraid this plan is inappropriate. The owner of the village should not forget that Chen Feng's martial arts are amazing, and he is good at attacking camps. In my opinion, it is better to fight quickly.”

In the face of Chen Feng, who is beyond common sense, he can't make judgments with conventional thinking. If he doesn't take the initiative to attack, he is afraid that Chen Feng will give them a "night visit to the enemy camp". If he takes the initiative to attack, he knows that the opponent is there Ambush, but take the initiative to step in.

Fan Zong decided to adopt this plan and asked:

"Then I don't know what the military advisors have to do to defeat the enemy?"

Du Ying pondered for a while, and said: "Now our army is big, and we don't need any tricks. We should win the odds with integrity. Keep the encirclement and advance steadily. At the same time, try to cut down and burn the reeds that block the road, and break the terrain, so that our fleet can drive straight in, so that the enemy can have nowhere to hide, and force them to engage in frontal combat. Long, short of attacking the enemy... By the way, we must prevent that Chen Feng from relying on force to kill the generals and capture the flag, otherwise all previous achievements will be lost."

"Well, that makes sense."

Fan Zong's expression loosened, and he felt that this move was quite satisfactory.

At this moment, more than a dozen small boats were transferred out of the Qingpo Dang, and Zhou Jing stood on one of the boats and sailed towards Fan Zong's large-scale fleet.

On the way, more than a dozen boats stopped and confronted Fan Zong and others from afar.

Zhou Jing glanced, his eyes locked on the man in yellow on the bow of the building boat, he recognized this man as Fan Zong by his features, and shouted loudly:

"Is it the King of Golden Scales, the head of Fan Da?"

"Exactly."

Fan Zong replied, looked at Zhou Jing, and then said angrily:

"Humph, you are the devil of the world, Chen Feng? You have really admired your name for a long time! I respect you as a hero, and I wanted to make friends with courtesy, but you have no reason to take my territory, and you think I am easy to bully? "

"Haha, Master Fan, don't misunderstand, I'm not targeting you." Zhou Jing stood with his arms folded, and laughed loudly: "I've heard for a long time that the Three Flood Dragons of Huyang are not ordinary people, but they're actually nothing. You are a soldier today. Although Sheng, but in my eyes, they are all chickens and dogs, I think you might as well surrender directly to me, and you will be less painful."

It's no different than everyone here is trash.

Hearing this, many of the leaders under Fan Zong's command became angry and shouted loudly.

Fan Zong was also furious and shouted: "Chen Feng! Don't be mad! If you dare to look down on me, Huyang hero, I will let you know how powerful I am today!"

"Oh? Then I don't know which Huyang hero dares to come up and pick me up?"

Zhou Jing hooked his foot, kicked the iron panlong spear into the air, grabbed it at will, turned his wrist and turned around, the 80-pound iron spear in his hand was like a light wooden stick .

When the voice fell, the yelling in Fan Zong's formation instantly became muted, and no one answered.

Just kidding, when we haven't heard your story, it's too long to fight you!

Fan Zong was not ashamed, and hummed: "Chen Feng, now my army is big, and I have no interest in fighting with you."

At this time, a boat next to Zhou Jing suddenly sailed forward.

Duan Yunfeng stood on the boat and said aggressively:

"Huyang hero, with this little courage, An Neng has the name of a hero? I don't need my brother to take action, I, Duan Yunfeng, are enough to deal with you and other rats."

Hearing this, the leaders in Fan Zong's formation scolded and shouted again, and they all invited to fight.

Duan Yunfeng is not well known on the Green Forest Road, and Huyang Qunhao does not recognize him.

It would be fine if it were Chen Feng and Guo Haishen. What kind of scallion is your nameless surname Duan, who deserves to despise us?

Seeing the excitement of the crowd, and seeing that Chen Feng was out of action, Fan Zong thought about it, turned his head and nodded to a leader, and said, "Brother Ling, if you have trouble, you can take this person down and make a name for our army."

As long as it's not a one-on-one fight with Chen Feng, then he doesn't mind letting his subordinates play, especially this Yunfeng is still a nobody.

In a battle in the green forest, the two armies face each other, and it is a common thing to fight against each other. In the water battle, the two sides fight each other with a small boat, which is connected to the side at the center.

"It's what I see."

The leader surnamed Ling nodded calmly, then got on a small boat and went straight to Duan Yunfeng.

There are more than ten leaders in Fanzong's village, among which there are two masters. This man is one of them. He is called Lingtong. He makes two short spears with a chain in the middle. Martial arts are extraordinary.

Under the eyes of all the people, the two armies were in the center, and the boat was on the side, and the battle started suddenly.

Duan Yunfeng has two swords in his hands, he is ruthless and cunning, and Ling Tong holds two spears, which is fast and fast.

For a time, swords and spears danced all over the place, and the two figures were tossing and turning on the narrow boat, fighting evenly.

After fighting forty or fifty times, Ling Tong gradually lost his strength. Realizing that he was not an opponent, he rushed to force Duan Yunfeng with a few quick attacks, and decided to jump into the river to run.

However, Duan Yunfeng was quick-witted, and when Ling Tong just fell into the water, he immediately poked his sword straight into the water.

The next moment, a **** color suddenly appeared on the lake.

The splash of water splashed around, Ling Tong struggled to float up, was grabbed by Duan Yunfeng, slipped back to the boat, and then was kicked unconscious.

"Ah, Brother Ling! It hurts me too!"

Fan Zong shouted anxiously when he saw that his master was captured.

Duan Yunfeng retracted his sword and shouted, "How dare you show yourselves with this little skill? You are beyond your own power!"

Fan Zong's formation was silent.

Many leaders and rogues were all shocked that the other party could catch one of the best masters on their side by randomly selecting a no-name pawn?

How many powerful people are there under Chen Feng's command?

Seeing this, Du Ying immediately said:

"Zhaizhu, the leader of Ling lost for a while, and the morale of the children is low. You can't fight any more. Just cover up and push forward~IndoMTL.com~ Okay, beat the drum, and march!"

Fan Zong gritted his teeth and ordered loudly.

Soon, a rumble of war drums rumbled, and Fan Zong's navy marched forward.

Seeing this, Duan Yunfeng quickly drove the boat back to Zhou Jing.

"Fortunately not humiliated."

He nods.

It was planned before the start of the war, and he took advantage of his lack of fame to make a special battle with the generals to destroy the opponent's morale.

"Good job bro."

Zhou Jing praised, and then looked at the approaching navy, his eyes locked on the flagship ship under heavy cover.

"According to the plan, let the brothers use the waterway to disperse the harassment, and fight and retreat, lure the enemy into the depth, and when I reach the position, it is time for me to show my power."

After speaking, their dozen or so boats immediately retreated and disappeared into the reeds.