boom…

boom…

boom…

The successive explosions forced the Shun army to retreat continuously.

They could only watch helplessly as the fire spread and the scout battalion retreated calmly.

It's not that Xu Fan didn't want to chase after him, he wished he could lead his people to rush up and kill the scout battalion.

But he held back and did not order the pursuit.

The fire in the camp must be extinguished as soon as possible.

Although the tents and some barracks could not be rescued, the fire could not be allowed to spread.

There are still a lot of supplies in the camp that can be rescued, and they cannot be swallowed by the fire.

Xu Fan gritted his molars and said, "Don't pursue, put out the fire first!"

It is a shame to watch the enemy retreat.

The Shun army turned this shame into hatred for the fire, and left some troops to prevent the scout battalion from returning their carbine, while the rest of the Shun army went to carry water to put out the fire.

Fortunately, the camp was not far from the water's edge. Soldiers formed several long dragons, and kept transporting buckets filled with water into the camp.

There is a utensil in Zhongzhou called a water dragon, which has no "head" and is not alive.

It is an artificially pressurized water gun, which is often used for fire fighting and can also be used for combat.

It's a pity that Xu Fan's camp did not carry water dragons this time, so he had to use buckets to carry water, which is an inefficient way to put out the fire.

By the time the Shun army extinguished the fire, the sun had already risen overhead.

The sun dries up the mist, and the earth turns black and yellow again.

Most of the Shunjun soldiers' bodies and faces became pitch black.

No matter what age, fire fighting is a very dangerous thing.

Water and fire are ruthless, unless all fires can be extinguished by machines, fire is synonymous with danger.

Xu Fan's body was also covered with stains, and even he participated in the fire fighting.

The results of the fire fighting were gratifying, and more than half of the materials were rescued.

The price was that most of the camp was burned down.

Rescue supplies are the main priority, and fire fighting is the second. The burning of the camp is inevitable.

Fortunately, there were not many casualties.

"General, a total of 530 people died in the enemy's sneak attack, and 19 people died in fighting the fire.

Eight of the guards in the north were killed in a sneak attack, and counting the injuries, more than half of the casualties..."

Xu Fan listened to the report of the casualties of this battle by Dutong, and the anger in his heart was more violent than the fire just now.

"Damn it!"

Nearly half of the casualties were auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands, but his navy was also severely damaged.

He was even more annoyed when the Scout Battalion scuttled his warship.

Is a navy without warships still called a navy?

Xu Fan decided to abandon the camp and go to Dongting Lake.

The Shun army will not lack warships, and when they reach Dongting Lake, they are still floating dragons!

He first brought people to the water village.

The water village was not attacked, and they wanted to help when they saw the fire in the camp, but Xu Fan sent someone to tell them not to go there and guard the water village.

Xu Fan didn't give the order to pursue the scout battalion at the beginning, not only because he wanted to put out the fire and rescue supplies, but also because he didn't know how many people there were in the scout battalion.

Five hundred people?

a thousand people?

or more?

What if there are more ambushes outside the camp?

At that time, the morale of the Shun army was already a little slack, and the risk of going out to pursue the camp was huge.

The water village is their last retreat.

The big camp was burned, but they could still defend the stronghold.

This is Nanhu County, Xu Fan did not believe that the Qianjun dared to besiege them for a long time.

It's true that the Hundred Thousand Shunjun is nothing but paper.

You can hide for a few days if you don't jump out, but now that you jump out, none of you can escape.

Gu XiXu Fan is not a fool, nor is he hot-headed, and he didn't think about using the navy in his hand to recklessly fight the scout battalion.

I have one hundred thousand comrades in arms, what about you?

Your comrade-in-arms is across the lake, it will be difficult to come over!

The development of things went beyond Sun Jichao's plan.

The Shunguo Navy didn't leave the camp to go to the nearest city as he expected, but all guarded the water village.

"It's a bit troublesome!"

Sun Jichao touched his chin, feeling uncomfortable after hearing the report from his subordinates.

The weapons in their hands that can attack cities and villages have been exhausted.

What should I do this time?

storm?

impossible!

Not to mention whether they could be captured or not, the scout battalion didn't wear heavy armor at all, and what they were good at was not attacking cities.

"Battalion Commander, what should we do? How about we wait until night to attack the camp again?"

Sun Jichao thought for a moment, then finally shook his head and said, "No, we have to leave at night, otherwise we will easily get stuck in Nanhu County."

He made up his mind, "To attack the stronghold this afternoon, the priority is to kill and injure the enemy. Breaking the stronghold is not important."

In fact, if the water village can be broken, Sun Jichao will definitely want to break the water village.

But it will definitely cost a lot, it's not worth it.

Most of their mission has been completed, the warship was destroyed, and many sailors were killed and injured. If it is really impossible to wipe out all the sailors, they can kill more sailors.

The navy cannot be trained in a short while, and it is useless to have a defeated general.

"yes."

Sun Jichao's decision was somewhat risky.

After the sun rose and the fog gradually dispersed, the battle on Dongting Lake gradually calmed down.

The drawbacks of the Gan army not having a strong navy began to emerge, although their sudden attack on the Shun army caught them off guard, and they suffered a lot from the melee in the fog.

But when the sun came down, Shunjun quickly leveled the disadvantage after seeing the situation on the lake.

Because the ships of the dry army are all fishing boats, and there are very few warships.

The soldiers of the Qian Kingdom who drive the boats are not used to ~lightnovelpub.net~ always take a step slower when chasing.

This also caused the dry army to be unable to expand its results, and has maintained a weak advantage.

General Shenwuwei's idea of ​​attacking Nanhu County in one go fell through.

In the end Zhao Long could only order to retreat.

He didn't forget the scout battalion that fought in Nanhu County.

With the speed of the eagle, his order was sent to Sun Jichao before the Shun army returned to camp.

Sun Jichao also decided to launch a second attack on the camp in the afternoon after receiving Zhao Long's order.

The danger is a bit dangerous, but as long as the battle can be over before the sun goes down, it should be fine.

Xu Fan brought the remnant soldiers to the water village, put away the supplies, and had a simple dry food lunch.

Then there is time to arrange the defense of the water village.

Compared with the camp, the water village is much worse in terms of scale and defensive facilities.

The big camp was breached by the scout camp, and Xu Fan was very worried about the defense of the water village.

He wants to strengthen the defense of the water village. Now that the conditions of the water village are limited, Xu Fan can't do much if he wants to strengthen the defense.

But doing is better than doing nothing.

The sun had already passed overhead, and Sun Jichao returned with the scout battalion.

There was almost no close combat in the morning's battle, but the scout battalion still lost some men.

There were quite a few archers in the Shun Army, and if they shot more than a dozen rounds of arrows, many scout battalion soldiers would fall down even if they were wearing iron armor.

Xu Fan never thought that the scout battalion would attack the water village at this time. Although he ordered the guards to be careful, the order was not strict enough.

The brothers are also tired all morning, and the enemy may come again at night, so let them rest in the afternoon.

Xu Fan speculated that they might launch a sneak attack at night through the fighting methods of the scout battalion.

Sun Jichao's decision caught Shun Jun by surprise again.