Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1026: Military Advisors Meet
Yuan Xi looked at the blazing fire that illuminated half of the Ruxu River. At this time, most of the ships in Jiangdong were blocked and unable to advance or retreat. More than half of them had begun to burn. The sight was filled with smoke. He couldn't help sighing that the battle formation was really cruel and ruthless. I was afraid that After tonight, at least tens of thousands of people will die.

Under his order, Gan Ning had replaced Tai Shici and was responsible for mobilizing troops on the front line. Although there were still many generals in Jiangdong, Han Dang's death in battle severely damaged Jiangdong's morale, and the fire continued. By then, Jiangdong soldiers had fallen into chaos and were unable to organize an effective attack.

In the middle of the Jiangdong navy, Zhou Yu was heartbroken. He could not think of a way to break the situation. The reason why he stayed here was just to buy time for Sun Quan to attack Hefei.

Yuan Xi was also well aware of Zhou Yu's thoughts. Lu Xun of the Chinese army kept sending fleets to fill in. Zhuge Liang on the shore ran out of kerosene rockets and led the cavalry and infantry to set up formations on the shore and set the ships on fire. , Jiangdong's army, who wanted to escape to the shore, died on the shore.

Seeing the warships on fire, Zhou Yu covered his mouth and nose with a wet cloth, his eyes were bloodshot, and his other hand was about to crush the side of the ship. He was unwilling to give in!

But he felt that there was no chance. Now the fire is gradually getting smaller, and clay pot rockets are no longer being thrown from the shore. It is obvious that there is no kerosene on the other side, and the Chinese army still has at least 30% of its warships available, plus the rear army and Cao Cao's navy that were not affected by the flames. , I still have hope of making a comeback!
At this moment, a fast ship in the distance passed through the array of ships that were on fire and came quickly. It approached Zhou Yu's warship. A general used a hook to hang on the side of the ship, climbed over, and rushed to kneel down in front of Zhou Yu. .

Zhou Yu took a closer look and saw that it was Ling Tong. He shouted: "Ling Tong, if you are not holding the rear, why are you here?"

Ling Tong's face was full of pain, "I'm reporting to the Governor that the rear army rebelled and most of them fled. Tong was unable to stop it. I'm here to take the blame from the Governor!"

Zhou Yu felt dizzy and lost his voice: "How could this happen?"

"Where is Cao Cao's navy?"

Zhou Yu was very clear about the thoughts of these families, so in order not to affect the situation of the war, Zhou Yu first used words to force Cao's army to delay. At the same time, he placed the corrupt Jiangdong generals in the rear to minimize the chaos on the battlefield. variable.

When Yuan Xi said that he would defeat the Jiangdong Navy by trickery, Gan Ning didn't believe it. He had been fighting with the Jiangdong Navy for seven or eight years and was well aware of the opponent's combat power. Yuan Xi's navy had no obvious advantage, but its numbers were Absolute disadvantage, how can we win?
But Gan Ning had no other choice. He had nowhere to go, and Yuan Xi treated him very politely, so Gan Ning thought of just doing his best to obey fate. With luck, the two sides might be able to achieve a balance of power.

He has been paying attention to his side's battle losses. He has lost two to three hundred ships before, which is not a small number for Yuan Xi's navy, which had less than a thousand warships before the war.

Without him, because the size of the warships on both sides was several times different and the combat power of the soldiers was about the same. If the Jiangdong navy had not fallen into the fire attack plan, they might have been defeated and were rushed into Chaohu by the Jiangdong navy.

Zhou Yu held on to the side of the ship and couldn't help coughing. He had to make a decision immediately. This battle couldn't continue like this!
He immediately gave a signal, and all the warships began to retreat back, and then moved closer to the shore of Ruxushui. The ships that were not on fire lined up in the river, and the burning warships all docked, and the soldiers abandoned the boats and boarded the shore and retreated.

After all, for these greedy people, following Sun Quan is the same thing, and following Cao Cao is the same thing. And now that Sun Quan has become a vague vassal of Cao Cao, taking refuge in Cao Cao has lost a layer in the middle. Maybe they can get more benefits in the future.

In his opinion, these family generals were either greedy for wealth, or Jiangdong had taken bribes and violated the law to bring disaster to one party. They were afraid of subsequent investigation, so they found a way out to join Cao Ying.

This is also the best stop-loss plan that Zhou Yu could think of. Instead of waiting to be burned to death on the ship, it is better for the soldiers to land and hold a group, wait for the fire to go out, and then choose to march by water or land. If Sun Quan captured Hefei, these soldiers You can also go north overland to meet up!

Gan Ning was commanding the remaining six to seven hundred warships in his hands, blocking the waves of Jiangdong Navy's offensives, and was in danger several times. Just when he felt that he was about to be unable to withstand it, the Jiangdong Navy The horn of retreat was sounded.

Zhou Yu felt as if blood was welling up in his throat again. It was not that he didn't know what Cao Jun was thinking, but he also knew that some people in Jiangdong were close to Cao Cao. In addition, there was no room for loss in this battle, so Zhou Yu placed the wavering Jiangdong family generals in advance. Rear Army.

Ling Tong said bitterly: "Cao's army saw the fire in the river and took the lead in fleeing and retreating. At the same time, rumors spread among our army's rear troops, and they all fled after us!"

Looking at the Jiangdong fleet slowly retreating in the sea of ​​fire, and listening to the unwilling roars of Cheng Pu, Zhou Tai and others on the bow in the distance, Gan Ning sat down on the deck, almost losing all strength. He couldn't believe that this battle was going to be fought. Win?

"The general suspected that Cao Ying had planted spies in our army, so he stabbed him at this critical moment, otherwise the army would not have collapsed so easily!"

Zhou Yu's vision was very accurate, but he miscalculated only one thing.

Because Zhou Yu believes that as long as he can win the battle, Cao Jun and these Jiangdong generals will not be able to make any waves. After the fierce tiger navy is completely wiped out, he will occupy Chao Lake and join forces with Sun Quan. Cao Jun can only watch. .

The Jiangdong Navy led by him, which had an absolute advantage, also used a series of fire attacks to fake surrender. All of them were used by Fierce Tiger in turn, trapping all his own troops here. The expected victory turned into a victory. A disastrous defeat!
At the critical moment when Zhou Yu needed help the most, Cao Jun stabbed him in the back without mercy!

But Gan Ning estimated that although he had lost hundreds of ships on his side, Jiangdong had lost at least a thousand, and the battle loss ratio was completely reversed. This was something Gan Ning could not even imagine before the war. of.

But he never expected that the result of this battle would be an absolute victory for Yuan Xijun. Gan Ning found that he seemed to have followed the right person. Did Xiuhu really have a destiny?

Then Zhou Yu's naval forces had already landed one after another, but they did not escape the danger just because they abandoned the boat, but were immediately attacked by Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang saw a large number of Jiangdong warships docking and was keenly aware that this was an excellent opportunity. When all Jiangdong's troops came ashore to unite, it would be difficult for his thousands of men to do anything. But now when they first docked, it was the last time. Good timing! So Zhuge Liang gave a decisive order and commanded his infantry and cavalry to launch waves of continuous attacks on the Jiangdong soldiers who had just landed ashore in a hurry. The Jiangdong soldiers who had just landed were caught off guard and screamed and howled one after another.

Zhou Yu was at the bow of the ship, listening to the complaints of Cheng Pu, Zhou Tai and others who had returned, but when he heard the news that the soldiers ashore had been attacked, he looked up at the people and wanted to send everyone ashore for reinforcements.

But after seeing the mocking looks in the eyes of Cheng Pu and others, Zhou Yu secretly gritted his teeth and said: "I will personally go ashore to repel the enemy, and the navy will be under the command of Governor Cheng!"

After speaking, he directly ordered the ships to dock, gathered his soldiers into formation, and rushed towards Zhuge Liang's military formation.

Cheng Pu, Zhou Tai and others looked at each other and sighed. They knew that Zhou Yu was determined to die, and he would definitely be punished if he went back this time.

But everyone knows that Zhou Yu is not entirely responsible for this defeat. Fierce Tiger's actions are simply unbelievable. Why can the other side play so many tricks every time they fight?
Cheng Pu said in a seductive voice: "I followed Sun Hou to attack Xuzhou, but the fierce tiger stole Xuzhou. Sun Hou, who had never been defeated in his life, also suffered a big defeat. This was also the first big defeat in my life. Gong Jin is also like this."

"After Sun Hou was assassinated, I almost died in the previous Battle of Chaohu, where a fierce tiger ambushed me and suffered a second disastrous defeat."

"So this time, Gong Jin and I were holding our breath and wanted to recover the blood debt from the fierce tiger. Unexpectedly, God's will played tricks on people, and the final result was still the same. Even Yi Gong died in the battle!"

"After three defeats like this, Governor Zhou knows his shame. How can I have the dignity to lead the army?"

"I usually criticize Governor Zhou, but he never conflicts with me. At this time, he is risking his own life. How can I be a villain?"

He turned to Jiang Qin and said, "You come and lead the army, and I will go ashore to help Gong Jin and avenge Righteous Gong!"

After everyone heard this, they hurriedly stopped him. Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai tried hard to persuade him: "De Mou is the leader of our generals in Jiangdong. If something goes wrong, who will clean up the mess under his command?"

"I'll just go ashore together!"

After everyone tried to persuade him, Cheng Pu had no choice but to send Zhou Tai and Ling Tong ashore to help Zhou Yu.

Ling Tong was also heartbroken before. His father Ling Cao died in the battle against Jiangxia. He originally wanted to avenge his enemy Gan Ning in this battle, but Zhou Yu asked him to take care of the rear army, which made him unwilling at first.

But he did not expect that it was the rear army that had a big problem first. Most of the navy fled. Ling Tongyi alone could not stop it. He had to watch Zhou Yu's rear army hope of making a comeback disappear.

Ling Tong wanted to die, so he went ashore to help Zhou Yu this time, which was a relief for himself. He immediately got off the boat with his soldiers and rushed in the direction of Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu, on the other hand, had already brought thousands of soldiers to meet Zhuge Liang face to face.

The soldiers in Zhou Yu's hands were originally navy soldiers who were not good at foot combat and were exhausted. How could they compare to the Youzhou soldiers who were recharging their energy and strength? They were beaten to the verge of collapse at the first encounter.

Just when Zhou Yu thought he was about to die, Zhou Tai Lingtong rushed in with his troops from behind and said: "Captain, I'm here to help you!"

Zhou Yu looked back, choked up and burst into tears, and sighed: "I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for Mr. Wu!"

The three of them joined forces and were able to block Zhu Yuan Xi's army. At this time, Zhuge Liang was riding on a horse, wearing armor all over, commanding his soldiers and beating Zhou Yu back.

Zhuge Liang saw that the victory was determined, so he said: "You are rebelling against our territory. We are already at the end of our rope. Why don't you dismount and accept surrender?"

Zhou Yu greeted him, his heart became angry, and he said angrily: "Where did this savage come from who doesn't know the heights of the earth, and speaks so loudly!"

"I am Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong Left. Who are you to make such arrogant remarks?"

Zhuge Liang drew out his ring-shou sword, waved it around, and said loudly: "Langya Zhuge Liang, as Yuan Shijun's military advisor, came here to ask for advice from the Governor of Zhou."

(End of this chapter)