Four hundred and sixtieth chapters complete victory
When Zhou Yu and Qiao Rui came out of the tent, they saw chaos everywhere. When they looked up, they saw the fire was bright red for a long time, and there were cries and shouts everywhere. Cao's army had surrounded and suppressed this place. Zhou Yu and Qiao Rui controlled two thousand soldiers.
The guards have almost been killed and wounded, and now there are more than a hundred Wu Jing's personal guards around the tent who are fighting hard with Cao's army, and they are about to be unable to hold on.
Zhou Yu and Qiao Rui led the remaining Yuan troops to fight and retreat. Fortunately, when they reached the river bank, there were still two warships waiting. They jumped on the ship building and took advantage of the chaos to sail up the river.
###### From that night to the next morning, the battle in Niuzhu was basically over. Except for Jiang Qin who was chasing the enemy on the Xijiang River, Lu Su, Du Yi, Wang Ping, Lei Gong, Li Hei, Du Damu, and Cao Xiu all
Appeared in Cao Zhi's tent. To be precise, this was Wu Jing's tent not long ago, but now it is not an exaggeration to call it Cao Zhi's tent. Because the winner can have everything of the loser.
After everyone walked into Wu Jing's tent in Niuzhu, Cao Zhi's couch was carried directly to the tables where Wu Jing had been lying down and crying. There were some tears dropped by Wu Jing on it, but Cao Zhi didn't pay attention to it at all.
, he habitually put his arms on the table in front of him and took a breath of relaxation. After all, he was still a patient, and the fatigue of the past few days finally came to an end. Cao Zhi squinted his eyes for a while, and when he was fighting
When I opened my eyes, I took a look inside the tent and found several twenty-eight-constellation blue dragon and white tiger wooden boxes.
These wooden boxes are piled neatly in a corner of the big tent, spotless. They give people the impression that the owner here did not run away in a hurry or abandon them, but that the owner will come back soon.
Out of curiosity, Cao Zhi ordered Lei Gong to open one of them, and saw that it was filled with all kinds of gold, silver, wealth and silk. Needless to say, this was the most important baggage of Yuan's army in the invasion of Danyang, so Wu Jing placed it in his
In the big tent, Yuan Jun, who escaped, had no time to move out. Maybe this is their military pay for the next month.
Cao Zhi glanced at it casually. He didn't think that he had fought for more than a month, and these things would have any compensation for him. Cao Zhi ordered Danyang Gong Cao Duyi who was following him to store these things for safekeeping.
Return to Wanling and hand it over to Ni Heng for unified arrangements.
"My lord, Wu Jing's remnants have been wiped out. Our army killed more than 20,000 enemy troops and captured a total of 4,000 enemy troops. Our army also suffered more than 8,000 casualties..." Lu Su reported the casualties of Cao's army.
When making the list, he felt a little lacking in confidence. He also didn't expect that there would be so many casualties in such a war where they had always had the upper hand and it was under his plan.
But this has long been commonplace for Cao Zhi, Wang Ping and others. In war, not only will the enemy die, but while killing the enemy, one's own soldiers will inevitably die in battle. This is the cruel side of war.
Cao Zhi just sighed softly and said: "After all, Yuan's army is a battle-hardened army, and the soldiers are all well-trained regular troops. Even if there are bandits like the Shanyue tribe, we will still have three to four thousand casualties. Zijing, your first time
It is rare to have such a record in such a large-scale war. Of course, it is a pity that so many brothers were killed and injured, but this is war, and no one can guarantee that no one will die in a war."
Cao Zhi's words not only appease Lu Su, but also warned aggressive young people like Cao Xiu that war is not a child's play.
After Cao Zhi lamented for his dead and injured men, he looked solemn, stood up slightly, turned around and asked, "Have Wu Jing and his generals been found there?"
When Lu Su heard this, he wisely stepped back. Wang Ping stepped forward and bowed: "The general was incompetent. When he rushed into Wu Jing's tent, he was a step too late. The tent was already empty. But according to the prisoners' confessions,
Wu Jing had several generals and personal guards escorting him and he escaped onto the ship and went down the river. I have sent someone to notify Jiang Sima to intercept him along the way."
After Wang Ping finished his report, he bowed and waited for Cao Zhi to give instructions.
Cao Zhi sighed again, lay back on his rattan chair, and said calmly: "Let's just go, it will be considered as leaving some affection for Sun Ce. When Wu Jing was in this situation, there were generals following him.
, which shows that he is also a good general who is loved by his subordinates."
When Cao Zhi said this, Du Damu suddenly jumped out of the crowd and bowed to report: "My lord, when the general tried his best to besiege Wu Jing's tent, he encountered a young general. This man had fought in the past.
Zhongdu has never seen him, but he has a lot of tricks under his hands. The general and more than a dozen soldiers have not left him alone. One of the two maces of the general has been taken away, but the general is also in his left arm.
It's not a loss if there are some marks left on it. But according to the captured Yuan Junbing's confession, Wu Jing was rescued by him and Qiao Rui."
"Oh!" Cao Zhi raised his head and said, "Yuan Jun still has such a brave young general. Why did he only appear at the end of the Qu'a War? Do you know his name?"
"I heard Yuan Jun soldiers call him General Zhou. Later, when I asked the prisoners, I found out that his full name was Zhou Yu! He was a partial general without military power..."
When Du Damu said it inadvertently, Cao Zhi and Lu Su couldn't help but widen their eyes when they heard Zhou Yu's name, and their faces were all red by the burning torches in the tent.
"Zhou Yu also came to Qu'a?"
Cao Zhi and Lu Su exclaimed almost at the same time. After they finished speaking, they turned to look at each other. They both blinked for a while, then looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
The generals in the tent were puzzled by the expressions of Cao Zhi and Lu Su, and why they cared so much about a general who had no military power. They all looked at the two men in confusion.
Lu Su quickly explained to everyone that this name, Zhou Yu, had served as the chief of Juchao, and he had met him several times. We still exchanged letters with him, and he was considered a friend.
Lu Suhao did not hide his relationship with Zhou Yu. Although Cao Zhi had known about it for a long time, he still told it honestly in front of the generals. Now that Zhou Yu has appeared in Wu Jing's army and has an official position, then
In principle, they are already hostile. But this does not affect that Lu Su once made friends with him. These are two different things. Besides, Lu Su did not deliberately hide anything. Lu Su thought that he was doing the right thing, so he would not say it out loud.
Don’t be afraid of misunderstanding and suspicion from others.
But being confident and confident, Lu Su still glanced at Cao Zhi's reaction after speaking.
According to Lu Su's knowledge, Cao Zhi had heard of Zhou Yu's name before but did not recognize him. However, Cao Zhi's understanding of Zhou Yu made Lu Su feel that Cao Zhi had been a close friend of Zhou Yu for a long time.
Cao Zhi didn't react much at this time. After squinting his eyes again, he exhaled: "What a pity, I missed Zhou Yu again!"
Although everyone didn't quite understand the true meaning of Cao Zhi's words, the matter was revealed.
After Lu Su and Du Yi looked at each other, Lu Su stepped out from the crowd again, clasped his fists and bowed to Cao Zhi: "My lord, the battle in Niuzhu has been decided. There are still thousands of Yuan troops in Likou and Hengjiangpu, so we must deal with them as soon as possible."
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"Yes!" Cao Zhidao said: "Did Heng Shou Dang Likou and the two thousand personal guards of Hengjiangpu order them to move closer to Yuan Yue of Hengjiangpu?"
Du Yi stood up and replied: "My lord, the order was issued three days ago. Now my lord's 2,000 personal guards should have merged with Yuan Yue's subordinates. The captain of Zhou Dynasty has also driven away Yuan's army who was trapped in Likou.
After moving to Hengjiangpu and allowing them to merge, he and Yuan Yue were attacked from the north and south, trying to capture the last Yuan army."
Cao Zhi nodded while listening, and then ordered the necessary troops to stay behind to deal with the aftermath, and the army immediately set off towards Hengjiangpu.
#######A hundred miles outskirts of Hengjiangpu, here is an endless sandy plain. On this plain, weeds are always growing and withering lonely, and no one cares about them. However, Xingping
In the second year, on the third day of the first lunar month, with two loud bangs, this place became a nightmare for countless soldiers of the Yuan Army.
The two loud noises were explosive arrows thrown by Cao's army, which was chasing the enemy one after another.
On the way, the officers and soldiers of the Yuan Army heard about the tragic defeat of Wu Jing's army at Niuzhu. Although Zhang Xun reorganized the Yuan Army and united the two troops at Danglikou and Hengjiangpu, due to the lack of morale and lack of weapons and food, they were all defeated in less than three days.
Zhou Cang, who retreated from Danglikou, chased them and fought fiercely. After chasing them out of Danglikou, he drove straight into Hengjiangpu and recaptured Hengjiangpu with a force like breaking a bamboo. Yuan Yue, who was guarding Hengjiangpu, was originally beaten by Zhang Xun.
It was very miserable, but after receiving reinforcements at this time, they also came out in full force and launched a desperate counterattack. All this had actually shattered Wu Jing's dream of attacking Qu'a from both ends.
Zhang Xun decided to break out of the encirclement. He led his troops to rush out of Hengjiangpu for hundreds of miles, and finally encountered Zhou Cang's troops who were outflanking them from Danglikou.
Although the Zhoucang tribe does not have many troops, it has explosives that are terrifying.
These two sudden loud noises stunned Zhang Xun's mind, making his thoughts even worse. Zhang Xun was furious and couldn't wait to push forward to fight Zhou Cang. At this time, there was a general beside Zhang Xun.
The advice should not be met head-on. The territory here is vast, so you should deal with the enemy and you will always find a way out.
But Zhang Xun could still keep a clear mind at this time. He insisted on ordering a breakout at all costs before Yuan Yue encircled him behind!
Zhou Cang's men rebuilt fortifications on the plains and strengthened their camp's defense, waiting for Zhang Xun to lose his composure and get anxious and attack fiercely. Zhou Cang's major generals were sparse, and it was not cost-effective to confront Zhang Xun, who was eager to break out.
He made full use of the high-end weapon Cao Zhi gave him - explosives, and knocked Zhang Xun's men off their feet. One day later, he received reinforcements from Yuan Yue coming from Hengjiangpu.
The two sides encircled and slaughtered Zhang Xun's Yuan army. After Zhou Cang followed Cao Zhi, he actually had not made any achievements, but Cao Zhi treated him very favorably and gave him the highest military position in Danyang, the Danyang Captain. Zhou Cang has always felt sorry for Cao Zhi.
Because of the deep love of Zhizhi, he must win this battle completely and never let go of an enemy soldier under his nose.
Not to mention Yuan Yue and his soldiers. Not long ago, they were brutally slaughtered by Zhang Xun. If they don't take revenge now, they will be arrogant.
As soon as the armies of Zhou Cang and Yuan Yue were encircled, both of them were driven by their own thoughts and rushed to kill the enemy. Zhang Xun's Yuan army had lost all morale and had been blown away by Zhou Cang. At this time, Zhang
It is impossible for Xun to ask his soldiers to sacrifice their lives.
At this time, Zhang Xun inappropriately ordered the implementation of the continuous sitting method, which caused people's hearts to wander.
As a result, he held on until dawn on the second day and was killed by his subordinates in the tent. Soon, all Yuan's troops surrendered.