Astral Apostle

After subduing the surrounding five groups of water bandits, Zhou Jing suspended the pace of expansion, waited and watched the situation change, and reorganized the troops that 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, and it is estimated that it will be soon. There is action."

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

"Second brother's plan is a conspiracy, and it expands rapidly. It only invades Fanzong's territory and forces 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 nodded deeply.

Duan Yunfeng pondered: "Even if Fan Zong sent troops to crusade against 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 leave the whole army... Brother Sheng Rong, what do you think? How many people will Fan Zong send to attack?"

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

The other leaders of the water bandits also nodded their heads in agreement when they heard the words.

These leaders also have names and surnames in the green forest, and their status was higher than that of Sheng Rong under Fan Zong, but as a newly descended person, at present, they are not as good as Sheng Rong in Zhou Jing.

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

Fang Zhen snorted: "I think back then, the three of us brought only about 200 people, and we were able to level the Hutou Mountain with tens of thousands of horses, and the number of troops and horses was several times. What is it?"

"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 pirate leaders shook his head.

Sheng Rong also advised:

"I know that you brothers are highly skilled in martial arts, but don't underestimate that Fan Zong. In the water battle, the number of people is second, and the most important thing is the warship. Fan Zong's navy is quite powerful, there are several kinds of warships, and Vehicles, ships, ships, etc., advance and retreat are well-founded, and there is a degree of coordination, while we have only a few 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 to intersperse, so as to weaken Fan Zong's advantage..."

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

"Report! Leaders, that Fan Zong has already sent troops,

Come and 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 I didn't think he was so eager... Since he wanted to fight with me, he would go to a messenger to issue a letter of challenge and ask him to be there. Qingpo Dang a battle."

Among the five sites, Qingpodang was the most sinister. It was the most suitable place for the battlefield after everyone discussed it. 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. If this group of people runs away, the threat will not be eliminated.

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

"Fan Zong must be won in this battle, and many of his naval leaders will be captured. Whether they can gain a firm foothold in Huyang depends on this battle."

"clear."

The crowd responded with a bang.

...

Under the strong insertion of Chen Feng, the cross-border dragon, the situation in Huyang that was originally deadlocked 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 Qingpo Dang.

The environment of Qingpo Dang is dangerous. The reeds are like a labyrinth. The more you go inside, the more dense it is. There are shoals everywhere. It is difficult for ships to drive in it.

In the middle 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 soldiers and horses 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, high and low, crowds of people, flags and flags fluttering, 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 tilted his head and asked a man dressed as a scribe beside him:

"I don't know what the military officer thinks?"

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

Du Ying stroked his beard and said:

"Zhaizhu, this Qingpo Dang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Chen Feng's people are few and weak, so naturally he wants to rely on the geographical advantage to outsmart us. I saw the murderous aura in the lake, but the enemy disappeared, and most of them were ambushed in the reeds. I didn't hide this intention, I was just waiting to see if I dared to go in."

Fan Zong rolled his eyes: "Now that you know your opponent's plan, why don't you encircle them instead of attacking, guard the exit, cut off their supplies, and trap these people to death?"

Du Ying thought for a while and said:

"I'm afraid this plan is inappropriate. The owner of the village should not forget that Chen Feng has amazing martial arts skills and is good at attacking the camp. It can't be handled with common sense. If I wait for a long time and don't attack, it will give Chen Feng a place to use his strength. , in my opinion, it is better to fight quickly."

In the face of Chen Feng, who is beyond common sense, he is not easy to make judgments with conventional thinking. If he does not take the initiative to attack, he is afraid that Chen Feng will give them a "night visit to the enemy camp". Take the initiative to step in.

Fan Zong calculated in his heart, decided to adopt this plan, and asked:

"Then I don't know what strategy the military division has to defeat the enemy?"

Du Ying pondered for a while, and said: "Now our army is large, and we don't need any tricks. We should win the odds by righteousness. Keep the encirclement formation, advance steadily, don't rashly go deep, let the outside go out to scout around, release water ghosts to explore the reefs, and Intercept the harassment of the enemy's water ghosts, and at the same time cut down and burn the reeds that block the road as much as possible, and break through the favorable 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. The enemy's army is short... By the way, we must prevent that Chen Feng from relying on force to kill the general 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 Qingpo Dang, and Zhou Jing stood on one of the boats and sailed towards Fan Zong's large-scale fleet.

Halfway through the trip, more than a dozen small boats stopped and confronted Fan Zong and the others.

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

"The visitor is King Jinlin, the head of Fan Da?"

"Exactly."

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

"Hmph, you are the devil of the world, Chen Feng? You really admire 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 can't think I'm easy to bully?"

"Haha, Master Fan, don't misunderstand, I'm not targeting you." Zhou Jing stood with his arms folded, and said with a loud laugh, "I've heard for a long time that the Three Flood Dragons of Huyang are not ordinary people, but they're actually just me. It’s just that in my eyes, they’re all chickens and dogs, and I think you might as well surrender to me directly, and you’ll have less suffering.”

That said, 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 my Huyang hero, I will let you know my power 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 with his hand, and turned his wrist in a circle. The 80-pound iron spear was like a light wooden stick in his hand.

The voice fell, and 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 one-on-one!

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

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

Duan Yunfeng stood on the boat and deliberately said:

"Huyang hero, with this bit of 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 the mice."

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

Duan Yunfeng was not well-known on Green Forest Road, and Huyang Qunhao did not recognize him.

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

Fan Zong saw the excitement of the crowd, and saw that Chen Feng was out of action. After thinking about it, he turned his head and nodded to a leader, and said: "Brother Ling, if you have trouble, you can take this person and show your pride for our army."

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

In the battle of 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.

"Look at me."

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 Fan Zong's village, among which there are two masters. This man is one of them. He is called Lingtong. .

In the center of the eyes of the two armies, the boat was on the side, and the battle started suddenly.

Duan Yunfeng has two swords in his hand and is ruthless and cunning, while Ling Tong holds two spears and 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 forty or fifty fights, Ling Tong gradually became unsupported. Realizing that he was not an opponent, he rushed to attack Duan Yunfeng a few times and decisively jumped into the river to run.

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

The next moment, the lake surface suddenly rose a touch of blood.

With splashing water, 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 in a hurry when he saw that his master was captured.

Duan Yunfeng withdrew his sword and shouted, "How dare you show your eyes on this little skill? You are beyond your own power!"

In Fan Zong's formation, there was silence.

Numerous leaders and minions were all shocked that the other party could just pick up a nameless pawn who could catch one of the best experts on their side?

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

Seeing this, Du Ying immediately said:

"Zhaizhu, leader Ling lost for a while, and the morale of the sons is low. You can't fight any more. Just cover up and push forward."

"Okay, beat the drum and march!"

Fan Zong gritted his teeth and ordered loudly.

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

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

"Fortunately not humiliated."

He nodded in greeting.

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

"Brother did a good job."

Zhou Jing praised, then looked at the gradually 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, and lure the enemy to go deep. 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.