The Jiangdong navy also has a large number of people, a total of 50,000, and all the warships add up to no less than a thousand. Under the command of Zhou Yu, with Zhu Huan and Pan Zhang as generals, they have been training in Poyang Lake and rarely go to war. This time for
To deal with Cao's army, Zhou Yu did not send a single soldier to Moling, and all the naval forces gathered under his own command.
Looking at the majestic Jiangdong Navy soldiers, Long Fei nodded: "Jiangdong Navy is really powerful! It will definitely defeat Cao Cao's navy in one fell swoop!"
Zhou Yu smiled: "Cao Cao's navy is huge. If it rushes down from the upper reaches, I may not be able to support it. I also hope that General Gan Ning can help."
"Easy to say, easy to say!" Long Fei said: "Since our two families are united, we will naturally help each other. I will transfer the Jingzhou navy to the command of Zhou Dudu, who will be under the unified command of Zhou Dudu, so as to avoid improper coordination if we are not under each other!"
"Thank you so much, General!" Zhou Yu hurriedly thanked him.
The Long-Sun coalition forces were ready, and Cao Cao also arrived at Pingchun. As soon as he entered the Pingchun camp, Cao Ren, Yu Jin, and Mao Jie immediately threw themselves at Cao Cao's feet. Cao Cao snorted and looked at several people: "
Get up!"
The three of them got up in a hurry and followed Cao Cao into the tent. Li Dian led the generals and deputy generals to wait for Cao Cao. Cao Cao sat behind the commander's case and everyone had finished paying homage. Cheng Yu immediately asked: "General Li, is there anyone on the other side?
What's the movement?"
Li Dian hurriedly said: "No! Since the last time Hebin Village was robbed, the other side has become much quieter, and no one has been sent here again!"
Cao Cao nodded slightly: "Where is Le Jin?"
Le Jin immediately stood up. Cao Cao said: "Tomorrow, lead your troops and horses to capture Jingling immediately. Make no mistake!"
"I will obey your orders!"
Jingling is a small city, located in the north of Xiangshui River, facing Caiyang across the water. Standing on the city heads on both sides, you can see the soldiers and horses on the opposite side. Jingling City originally belonged to Jingzhou territory but was in Xiangshui
On the north bank, in order to let Xiangshui serve as a barrier to Jingzhou, Long Fei moved all the people of Jingling across Xiangshui for protection. Today, Jingling City has become an abandoned city. The streets in the city are covered with weeds, and some houses have not been used for many years.
Some of the collapsed areas have become nests of wolves, insects, rats, and ants.
Le Jin rode on the horse and looked around: "Send someone to clean it up for me immediately! The lord will arrive in an hour and clean up this place for me!"
Cao Cao's army arrived at Jingling without any resistance, which was somewhat beyond Cao Cao's expectations. He had many soldiers and horses, and Jingling was an important crossing of Xiangshui River. Once here, his navy could move down the river.
Long Fei and Jiangdong people did not stop them at all. This made Cao Cao a little confused. Le Jin sent people to search the entire Jingling carefully, but no problems were found. The whole town was deserted. It seemed that no one had been here for a long time.
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Cao Cao felt uneasy: "Brother Zhongde, don't you think it's strange too? If Longfei, the fortress, doesn't send troops to garrison, isn't it afraid that we will cross Xiangshui and attack Nanjun?"
Cheng Yu shook his head: "Long Fei seems to be treacherous, but he thinks that if we burn our warships, we will be unable to cross the river. In this case, why don't my lord send a troop of troops to cross the river to attack Nanjun, which can be regarded as repaying the river?"
Revenge of Hamura!"
"Brother, I'm willing to go!" Cao Ren hurriedly stood up. His two mistakes made him lose face among the generals. If he didn't regain some face, even if Cao Cao didn't kill him, he would be too embarrassed to live anymore.
Dong Zhao hurriedly said: "My lord, you must not do it! Long Fei is cunning and insidious. He would never make such a mistake. He left this gap just to lure our army to cross Xiangshui River. Jingzhou is like a monolith under Long Fei's governance.
Be careful, Hebin Village will be defeated again!"
The expression on Cao Cao's face instantly turned cold. Every time he had any plans, Dong Zhao would always say some sarcastic words, and they would come true time and time again. Although Cao Cao was cruel, he was not a tyrannical person. Because of this,
Only a person like Dong Zhao can survive under Cao Cao. Cao Cao sighed: "What if you only see us?"
Dong Zhaodao: "Retreat to Runan, wait for General Xiahou to defeat Ma Teng, and then attack from both sides to capture Wancheng first, and then encroach on it step by step. If Jingzhou Longfei is defeated, Sun Quan from Jiangdong will never dare to be an enemy of the lord! He will lead his troops down the river.
, Jiangdong is at your fingertips!"
Many counselors nodded. Liu Ye smiled and said: "Mr. Dong, let's go to capture Wancheng. Long Fei will also return to Wancheng. The land dragon army has strong combat power and elite soldiers and horses. Both cavalry and infantry are among the best in the world.
It may not be possible to win, let alone Sun Quan as a minion, such a strategy is not very clever!"
Dong Zhao glared at Liu Ye: "Then the navy can defeat the Jingzhou navy?"
These words speak of Yu Jin's pain. Yu Jin and Mao Jie were the two generals of the navy appointed by Cao Cao himself. They had made some success in training the navy, but they were completely burned by others. It would not be so easy to train again.
.However, although the navy army is weak, it is not because the two of them have not worked hard. It is because the northern soldiers are not used to water warfare. Yu Jin raised his hand and said: "My lord, I am willing to go with General Cao Ren!"
Cao Cao nodded and immediately took out a command arrow: "Okay! I will give you two 10,000 soldiers and horses. We will cross Xiangshui tonight and take Nanjun for the first time!"
Dong Zhao wanted to persuade him again, but Jiang Ji pulled him again. Cao Pi on the side could see clearly that just when Cao Ren's hand touched the command arrow, Cao Pi hurriedly said: "Father, think twice, Jingzhou's soldiers and horses are strong, and there is a barrier between them."
Xiangshui, if Long Fei tries this to lure the enemy, these ten thousand soldiers and horses will never come back! I thought I could send people to build a few pontoon bridges on Xiangshui first, so as to block Jingzhou.
Secondly, the navy can also be used as a retreat for these ten thousand troops to prevent them from being surrounded by Long Fei."
Cao Cao laughed loudly: "My son has thought carefully, and I will leave it to you to build the pontoon bridge! It won't be too late to attack Nanjun in three days."
The Sanjiangkou camp received news that Cao Cao had attacked Jingling. Zhou Yu was shocked. He had already reminded Long Fei to be on guard against Cao Cao's attack on Jingling. It seemed that Long Fei did not listen to him. This time, Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed there.
Mausoleum, and even built a pontoon bridge on the Xiang River. It was obvious that he wanted to abandon the boat and land on the shore. Zhou Yu glanced at Long Fei, who didn't take the matter to heart at all, and still discussed with several of his men how to arrange the Yangtze River defense line.
As soon as Zhou Yu stood up, Lu Su grabbed Zhou Yu's arm and pulled Zhou Yu back to his seat.
"Brother Zijing, this...!" Zhou Yu turned his head and looked at Lu Su. Lu Su shook his head slightly, signaling Zhou Yu to stop talking.
Long Fei arranged all the defenses before leaving. As soon as he walked out of the tent, Zhou Yu grabbed Lu Su and said, "Brother Zijing, why don't you let me tell General Long how dangerous it is for Cao's army to occupy Jingling!"
Lu Su looked around and saw that there was no one else around him. He lowered his voice and said, "This is what my lord wants. Only in this way can we Jiangdong reap the benefits! If Cao Cao blindly attacks us Jiangdong, with our strength we will be able to
Relying on Long Fei, Cao Cao captured Jingling, and his next target must be Nanjun, why don’t we sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?"
"Brother Zijing is confused!" Zhou Yu repeatedly stamped his feet: "Cao Cao is attacking Jingzhou. It won't be good for us whether he wins or loses! If Cao Cao wins, the next target will definitely be us. Long Feisheng will naturally be angry with us for not helping us. We Jiangdong
No one can offend anyone."
Lu Su shook his head and smiled: "Gong Jin only wants to fight the war. There is no need to say anything else. As long as Cao Jun does not attack us, the governor cannot send troops. This is the lord's strict order!"
"Hey!" Zhou Yu sighed: "You are confused, my lord is also confused!" After saying that, he walked away. Lu Su looked at Zhou Yu's back, smiled and shook his head, saying nothing, but his smile was very strange.
In Yu Jin, Cao Ren led 10,000 troops and horses across the Xiangshui River from the pontoon bridge and set foot on the land of Jingzhou. Cao Ren breathed a sigh of relief. He finally did not lose face. If he was beaten back again, he would lose face. Yu Jin
He immediately ordered to send out scouts to check the surrounding terrain. The scouts reported that no troops of the Dragon Army were found within a radius of ten miles, so Yu Jin felt relieved.
Yu Jin and Cao Ren did not go to Beiyang, a city with strong soldiers and horses, which was too close to Jiangxia. Instead, they set up camp outside Huarong County. They thought that the people of Huarong would panic, but there was no movement in the city, which surprised Yu Jin. Cao Ren smiled.
: "What? Aren't we happy that no one can stop us? This means that the lord's plan is successful. All the Dragon Army is in Jiangxia, and Nanjun is just an empty city!"
Yu Jin shook his head: "Impossible! With Long Fei's wisdom, he will never let us succeed so easily. There must be something wrong with it!"
A scout suddenly broke into the tent and reported loudly. Just now, the Dragon Army flag was suddenly erected at the top of Huarong City. Judging from the flag, it was the soldiers and horses of Xu Huang, the general of the Dragon Army Nanjun. Yu Jin took a breath of cold air.
He glanced at Cao Ren. Cao Ren was also surprised: "But you can see clearly, it's really Xu Huang? How many soldiers and horses are there?"
"It's Xu Huang's banner. The city is full of soldiers. The number is unknown!"
"Explore again!" Cao Ren slapped his mouth hard. He had such a bad mouth, he couldn't say anything.
Yu Jin thought for a while: "Immediately send someone to inform the lord that it is not suitable to stay here for a long time and should be returned to the north of Xiangshui River immediately!"
"Are you leaving now?" Cao Ren was a little unwilling: "If we don't fight a battle, those guys will laugh to death if we retreat. If you want to leave, you can leave, but I won't leave!"
"General Cao, now is not the time to be impulsive!"
Cao Ren tilted his head: "Both of us are guilty. Although the eldest brother didn't blame me, it's worse than beating me. I won't leave anyway!"
"I am the commander-in-chief, and the whole army must listen to me!" Yu Jin's biggest headache was Cao Ren's temper, which he had to use his status as commander-in-chief to suppress.
Cao Ren glared at Yu Jin: "What's wrong, general? I'm General Zuo, and you're just a Zhenjun general!"
"Report...!" There was another long scouting voice: "Two generals, soldiers and horses came from nowhere and have demolished our pontoon bridge, and the soldiers guarding the pontoon bridge have also been defeated!"
"It's broken. Lord Dong was right. Long Fei is luring the enemy deeper!" Yu Jin couldn't sit still anymore and stood up shouting: "Send my military order and the army will immediately break camp and retreat to the north of Xiangshui River!"
"I'm afraid it's too late now!" Cao Ren said coldly: "Since you can't go back, then fight to the death with the Dragon Army! If you want to leave, you can leave, but I will never leave!"