Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 334: Burning Lukou

Chapter 334: Burning Lukou
They are all navy!

As soon as Lu Su raised his head, a large number of Jingzhou navy came to attack!

There are military flags of various colors, and at least 20,000 naval forces!

Looking at the central army area inside, there is a big flag with the words "King of Hanzhong" written on it!
Liu Bei personally led the army!

Only then did Lu Su realize that the frequent mobilization of troops in Jiangling was due to Liu Bei coming in person to attack!

But what he didn't know was that Liu Bei originally came to avenge Xing Daorong in Jiangling, and it had nothing to do with Jiangdong.

But he didn't expect that Jiangling had been taken before Liu Bei arrived, so he took advantage of the situation to capture Lukou, which caught him off guard!
Xing Daorong captured Lu Su and continued to serve as the vanguard, leading the ships to Lukou.

Although the Jiangdong soldiers in front of the water fort were somewhat prepared, Xing Daorong came straight at them recklessly, and even if they were prepared, they were caught off guard.

Xing Daorong desperately ordered the boat to dock and personally attacked the water fort!

With one blow of his axe, he chopped down several Jiangdong soldiers. Xing Daorong turned around and shouted, "Enter the camp and set it on fire!"

All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Quickly take down the tents and set fire! Set fire!"

Before he finished speaking, bowstrings sounded, and a group of Jiangdong soldiers shot arrows in unison in their final resistance.

The arrow came suddenly, and Xing Daorong was not prepared and was hit in the shoulder.

The soldiers around couldn't help but exclaimed and panicked when they saw this, but Xing Daorong had no intention of retreating at all.

Looking at the archers not far ahead, even though he didn't have a bone shield, he had no intention of retreating.

He just shouted: "I will take care of the soldiers in front, you can order the fireboats to charge the fort and burn the water fort, then everything will be accomplished!"

Following Xing Daorong's large ship, several fire ships came with the wind.

The fire took advantage of the wind, the wind helped the fire, the ships shot out like arrows, and the smoke and flames covered the sky.

Twenty fireboats crashed into the water fort. The soldiers in Sun Quan's water fort fled everywhere, but there was no way to go!

Cannons were fired across the river, and fireboats arrived from all directions. On the surface of the three rivers, flames were flying with the wind, and the whole place was red, covering the sky and the earth.

What Lu Su saw on the boat was really clear: fireworks were everywhere.

But he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "It's over! It's over for Jiangdong!"

Under such a fire attack, Sun Quan also tasted the pain of fire attack.

Six years ago, a big fire burned Cao Cao's navy to ashes.

Six years later, in the same area of water, Sun Quan’s own water fort also disappeared in fireworks.

It’s just that Cao Cao was burned to ashes in a fire back then, and he just went home after his failure.

Sun Quan
But there's going to be a big problem!

The fire burned so brightly that it shot up into the sky. However, in Liu Bei's mind, this was the most crucial step in conquering the world.

After taking Lukou, Liu Bei looked at Xing Daorong, whose face was blackened by smoke. He still had an arrow stuck in his arm, but he didn't feel anything. He just smiled bitterly and said, "Zi Yu! Since we are sure to win this battle today, why take the risk?"

"What if the arrow is off target?"

Xing Daorong smiled innocently and said, "My lord, what can we do if we are afraid during the battle?"

"When you're fighting, you naturally can't take so many things into consideration!"

Liu Bei really couldn't convince Xing Daorong, so he had to quickly call a military doctor to deal with it and set up a big tent. What should he do next?

In fact, the subsequent matters had already been discussed when the attack on Lukou was launched.

The most crucial point is to take over Chaisang!
Before the Han Dynasty, Changshan was considered a geographical area.

Just like ancient India, which is just a regional concept, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Chaisang was an important town on the eastern front of the Chu State. Not far away was the territory of the Wu State, which was known as the head of Wu and the tail of Chu.

Chaisang was actually established as an administrative unit in 201 BC, the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu of Han, when Chaisang County was established and was subordinate to Yuzhang Prefecture, whose seat was in Nanchang. When Sun Quan ruled Jiangdong, Chaisang's strategic position became prominent.

Before the Battle of Chibi, Chaisang was close to Jingzhou controlled by Liu Biao. Once Chaisang was occupied by the enemy, Sun Quan's "Six Counties and Eighty-one States of Jiangdong" would have to change owners.

So before the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan's daily residence was in Chaisang.

It was not until after the Battle of Chibi that Sun Quan stabilized his base and headed further east.

If Chaisang is lost, the last fortress of Jiangdong will be gone, and those who should surrender in Jiangdong will surrender, or flee.

By then, Liu Bei wouldn't have to put in much effort and Sun Quan would be finished.

So everyone knows that Chaisang must be taken, and it must be taken quickly!
"My Lord! Sun Quan must have received the news by now."

"We took advantage of the time difference today and seized the initiative, easily breaking through the natural barrier of Jiangdong."

"We must seize the opportunity and go to Chaisang as soon as possible!"

"The sooner the better! We can't give Sun Quan time to react!"

Not daring to waste time, Xing Daorong was receiving treatment from the military doctor while discussing the subsequent war with Liu Bei in the big tent.

Liu Bei looked at the generals in the tent and it was obvious that this surprise attack had not yet been successfully fought.

Each and every one of them wants to fight!

Looking at Zhuge Liang again, Zhuge Liang understood and said: "Now is the time for our decisive battle. Sun Quan must also know that this is a matter of life and death."

"Mobilize the whole army and attack!"

"If the two sides were to fight to the bitter end, we would win, but we would still suffer heavy losses."

"We should do as Zi Yu said and kill Chaisang immediately!"

As I said, apart from Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they are both Liu Bei's diehard supporters and they would definitely have no objection to Liu Bei's military orders.

Right now in the army, as long as Zhuge Liang and Xing Daorong agree, Liu Bei's army will reach a consensus.

There were some people in Liu Bei's army who were good at "rushing thousands of miles".

Who?
It was Liu Bei himself!
When this guy was young, no matter if he was leading troops or not, no matter how many times he lost the battle, he could really run!
He immediately said, "Let Huo Jun stay at Lukou, and the rest of the army will charge towards Chaisang. I will personally lead the vanguard!"

Among these generals right now, the least famous one should be Huo Jun.

There are many things to consider when keeping him in Lukou.

First of all, the most critical part of the subsequent war will definitely be in the east, and Chaisang is no longer important.

Secondly, wars in the east are opportunities to gain military honors, and these opportunities must be given to generals.

It was already good enough for Huo Jun to get a share of Lu Kou's merit.

He himself has no opinion.

After the matter was settled, Liu Bei immediately led his troops to Chaisang.

But in the meantime, Zhuge Liang wanted to add some more ingredients.

He sighed slightly and said to Liu Bei: "My lord, although we need to hurry, we must not stop trying to shake the morale of the Jiangdong army."

"Now, it's time to hand over Lu Su's reply to Sun Quan!"

Xing Daorong was moved when he heard this, knowing that Lu Su's letter was originally a delaying tactic.

However, Liu Bei did not seem to care about the meaning of "compromise" in the letter, and I wonder if Sun Quan would care about it when he saw it.