The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 444: Battle of Red Cliffs (IV)

Huang Gai looked at the fire in the distance and a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

Because he found that the fireboats did not go deep into the navy camp, but were lined up in a row, as if they were blocked by something, and just burned in place. This was obviously something wrong.

"My lord, something seems to be wrong. You see, those fireboats don't seem to have penetrated deep into the navy camp." Huang Gai reminded Sun Quan.

Sun Quan's face changed slightly after hearing this. He looked carefully and found that something was wrong.

"Gongjin misled me!"

Sun Quan's first reaction was that he had been deceived by Zhou Yu, and all his plans had been discovered by Qin Shou. It must have been Zhou Yu who betrayed him.

Huang Gai shook his head and said, "My lord, Gongjin is magnanimous and generous. He is not a traitor. The Qin thieves must have never believed in Gongjin, let alone us. This is why we are in this situation."

"Retreat!" As soon as Sun Quan said this, he realized that he was wrong. A famous scholar like Zhou Yu would never betray him, but the words had already been spoken and he could not take them back.

What he is worried about now is the Chibi camp. When the fire started in Wulin, it was the time for Zhou Yu to send troops. In other words, at this moment the coalition forces had already sent out troops according to the established plan.

Unfortunately, the Wulin fire was fake, Qin Shou's camp did not suffer any damage, and Zhou Yu's troops were about to face a frenzied attack from the enemy.

Sun Quan dared not imagine what kind of situation the coalition forces were about to face. Hundreds of thousands of troops were planned to encircle and suppress, but in the eyes of the coalition forces, after the fire in Wulin, the Cavalry Army was about to be defeated, and the coalition forces could encircle and suppress these defeated soldiers within a range of hundreds of miles in Wulin.

However, in reality, they were facing a group of elite soldiers and generals.

"Gong Fu, we must leave the Central Plains immediately. We cannot stay in the Central Plains anymore." Sun Quan immediately thought of something and took a breath. If nothing unexpected happened, the Cao-Liu alliance would collapse and the entire Jiangdong would sooner or later fall into Qin Shou's hands.

"Yes, I will arrange for the retreat immediately."

Huang Gai did not dare to delay after hearing this and quickly ordered the navy behind him to retreat.

However, it was too late. The naval camp of the Cavalry Army was opened, and countless Mongolian warships roared out, crashing into the fire ships and pushing them down the river.

Although we were traveling against the wind, the speed was still relatively fast due to the influence of the water flow.

"Sun Quan, Huang Gai, where are you going?"

Cai Mao stood on the deck and looked at the warships in front of him with the flags of "Sun" and "Huang" hanging on them. He knew the other party's identity and burst into laughter.

"How ridiculous it is for you, little Zhou Lang, to plot against the king."

Cai Mao shouted loudly.

Sun Quan clenched his teeth, his face gloomy. Although the other party's words had washed away Zhou Yu's betrayal, he still remembered the humiliation. However, he could do nothing about it.

"Little Sun Quan, do you know me, Cai Zhong?"

On the other side of the warship, Cai Zhong drew his bow and shot an arrow. Although it did not hit Sun Quan, it still frightened Sun Quan. Because according to the information he received, Cai Zhong and others had been killed by Qin Shou.

Unexpectedly, Cai Zhong actually appeared in front of me at this moment, which means that everything in front of me is fake.

Cai Mao and others are not dead, but what about Gan Ning in front?
At this moment, Sun Quan seemed to see a huge net whistling towards him, trying to trap him and others in it. No matter how he struggled, it was useless.

"Leave here quickly." The only thing Sun Quan could do was to flee quickly. At the Chibi Navy Camp, Zhou Yu had finished dispatching his troops and personally led the navy, following Sun Quan and heading towards Wulin. At this time, Cao Cao had already led his personal guards towards Moling, hoping to take the opportunity to counterattack Luzhou and other places.

Liu Bei sat in the camp, waiting for the arrival of the victory report. In his opinion, Qin Shou would definitely be defeated today, but he didn't know whether he could capture Qin Shou alive.

However, Zhou Yu, who was advancing, suddenly received a report from the front that Sun Quan and Huang Gai's troops were retreating. He was immediately surprised. When he saw Sun Quan's warships, he discovered the reason.

Behind Sun Quan’s warships, countless dark shadows roared down in a mighty force.

"The Cavalry's linked warships."

Zhou Yu cried out in shock, "Quick, order all the warships to separate and move along the river bank. Do not collide with each other."

He now felt a little regretful. He should not have asked someone to propose the strategy of linking warships. No one understood better than him that the power of these linked warships was like the heavy cavalry on land. On the river, they were almost invincible.

All the ships had no power to resist the linked warships and were crushed by them. The only way was to escape and avoid the frontal attack.

"boom!"

Just as Zhou Yu gave the order, the ships led by Sun Quan and Huang Gai were hit by a series of collisions with warships. In an instant, people and horses were thrown to the ground, some ships capsized instantly, and the soldiers on the ships fell into the river one after another.

In such a cold winter, falling into the river would surely mean death.

"Go quickly, go quickly!"

Sun Quan looked panicked and urged loudly. He heard the screams behind him, and the sound seemed to ring in his ears, and death seemed to be weighing on his heart.

Huang Gai also felt the pressure coming from behind, with fear showing on his face. He quickly ordered his men to steer the boat towards the banks of the river.

"Come on."

Zhou Yu looked at the chain of warships going down the river, and quickly ordered his men to wave the command flags, ordering the navy warships to retreat and avoid the chain of warships of the cavalry.

Unfortunately, in order to break into the Wulin Navy camp in time, the Allied Navy had already hoisted full sails and was moving at a relatively fast speed. By the time they saw the Cavalry warships within sight and wanted to avoid them, it was too late.

When Cai Mao saw Zhou Yu's actions, a look of disdain appeared on his face. He waved the command flag in his hand, and some ships were separated from the main force. These warships were still connected by ten battleships. On the river, they were like a mobile fortress.

It went down the river at an extremely fast speed, and in front of Zhou Yu's horrified eyes, it soon collided with the first warship with a loud bang.

The coalition warship shook twice and collapsed instantly. The huge keel broke, the warship tilted, the river water poured back, and the soldiers on the warship were overturned by the huge force. Those who were lucky rolled into the cabin, while those who were unlucky fell into the river and were carried away by the cold water.

"Bump into it, bump into it."

On the warship, Cai Mao saw it clearly and burst into laughter.

Zhou Yu looked at the linked warships and felt devastated. The opponent's warships were not all linked together, but were tied together in rows.

Even if the fire attack was successful, it could only burn dozens of warships.

Qin Shou really doesn't trust anyone. He doesn't trust himself, nor does he trust Kuai Qi. How hateful!
(End of this chapter)