After repeated battles, he lost 3,000 men and three generals in one day. However, they continued to attack, retreat, and supply the most important city along the river. Zhou Yu could not accept this result.
of.
Zhou Yu dragged his left arm, which was still bleeding, and after listening to Lu Meng's report, he set off and rushed to the camp of Cheng Pu, the right governor who was at the same level as him.
The day's battle had just come to an end, and a debate about the military understanding and attitude between the old and new generals within the Sun Army began. There was a fierce collision between the old and new generals within the Sun Army regarding the day's battle.
On the embankment close to the beach, the water under the embankment has already turned into a sea of blood. Many of Sun Jun's assault boats were overturned and were floating on the water. There were also Sun Jun who died from arrows.
The bodies of the soldiers were floating on the water, swept up by the current, and some had already drifted to the shallow shore.
Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu, who were about to leave immediately, did not order the battlefield to be cleaned because they were only planning to stay here for a short time, so it was unnecessary to collect the corpses and clean the battlefield.
But these unconscious warriors are now listening to the dispute between the supreme commanders from the same camp.
"Why don't you take advantage of the victory and attack directly into the east city of Xiakou?" Zhou Yu's face turned bright red as he aggressively asked Cheng Pu, who was sitting at the head of his camp.
"Zhou Yu, pay attention to the attitude of your words. Cheng Gong is the right governor and you are the left governor. You are on the same level!" Because Huang Gai couldn't stand Zhou Yu's aggressiveness, he relied on his seniority in the Sun family to stand up for Cheng Pu.
Talking.
At this time, the mid-level and senior generals of the march were gathered in Cheng Pu's military tent, but everyone's expressions were not good. Everyone could see that Zhou Yu came to Cheng Pu's military tent to raise an army to question the crime.
Zhou Yu's face at this time was as red as his left arm, which was still stained with blood. Regarding Huang Gai's lesson, he suppressed his anger and yelled: "I was asking about military information. I didn't ask you who is older and who is younger. My
General Huang...Dong Xi, Ling Chao and his son were all killed in battle. You suddenly arrived with a surprise force and chased the defeated Cao army all the way. Why didn't you take advantage of the situation and rush in? Do you know how important Xiakou City is to us?..."
Zhou Yu, who said this angrily, was already choked with sobs, and his figure was crumbling because of his excitement. He had already sacrificed too much for Xiakou City, and the three thousand people who died were basically his.
, three generals were lost in the first battle
, In fact, the first team is still a father and son. This is an immeasurable loss to morale and military morale. Can this not make Zhou Yu heartbroken? He even has the heart to die now. The key is that Xiakou City has not been captured.
This was a result he could not accept.
"What's your attitude? Ling Chao is also my friend. Do you think we don't feel sad to lose..."
"That's enough!" Cheng Pu, who slapped the table and glared, finally intervened in the dispute between Huang Gai and Zhou Yu.
"Did you know that Cao Zhi's general Le Jin entered Xiakou City?" Cheng Pu calmed down the suffocation in his chest, leisurely lifted up the wine bowl that had been knocked down by his palm, and asked Zhou Yu calmly.
After listening to Cheng Pu's question, Zhou Yu naturally understood the answer he wanted to point out. Before Zhou Yu could answer Cheng Pu's words, he suddenly sighed and said: "Of course I know. Alas, General Cheng, you... are still too conservative...
…”
As soon as Zhou Yu said this, there was an uproar in the tent. A group of Sun Jian's old generals Huang Gai and Han Dang who supported Cheng Pu immediately pointed at Zhou Yu's nose and scolded him for being disrespectful and asked him why he said Cheng Pu was conservative?
Conservatism is a common problem for a senior general, but usually these veteran generals who have been on the battlefield are unwilling to admit it. And they regard this "conservative" view as a blasphemy against their person. This kind of evaluation
For Cheng Pu, who was half a soldier, it was also an insult and irony.
The young generals surrounding Zhou Yu's tent, such as Lu Meng and Zhou Tai, naturally helped Zhou Yu speak and were undoubtedly on the side of Zhou Yu's camp. Besides, they all thought that today's battle was a coward, and Zhou Yu won the battle on the water.
In victory, Cheng Pu's
Reinforcements have also arrived. According to Lu Meng's idea, his infantry is following Cheng Pu's cavalry. This is the best time to turn defeat into victory. They should attack the leaderless Cao cavalry and Xiakou defenders in one go and rush into Xiakou City.
Capture Xiakou City.
So now there are two distinct factions in the entire military tent. The elder faction in Sun's army is headed by Cheng Pu, and the young faction is headed by Zhou Yu. Of course, when the two armies met today, such a discordant debate broke out. In fact, it cannot be said that
It was caused by today's battle in Xiakou.
In fact, the conflict between the two factions has been going on for a long time. Some of the old ministers Sun Jian left behind for Sun Ce were all experienced in combat and had been absolutely loyal servants who had followed Sun Jian through life and death for many years. They spared no effort to assist Sun Ce in restoring Sun Jian's power.
They had indeed contributed a lot in the past few years to capture Shuicheng for Sun Ce and restore his power. Sun Ce also appreciated and respected them.
But Sun Ce is young after all, so he and Zhou Yu and other contemporaries of a similar age can naturally get along with each other. They have the same ideals and the same radicalism. Through the training of the past few years, this group of young men has indeed grown up rapidly.
In particular, young generals such as Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Zhou Tai, Zhu Ran, and Lu Fan grew rapidly and played a very good supporting role in Sun Ce's military and political affairs.
The role of young people has been reduced, and the older generation has naturally been neglected and ignored. The consequence is that the more these old guys look at these young people, the more they dislike them, which also prompts them to use more experience and more.
They tried to influence Sun Ce and these young people with their life creed. This actually encouraged Cheng Pu and others to use a more stable conservative ideological style to resist the young radicalism of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. In this way, at this time of replacement between the old and the new,
In the process, sparks will inevitably fly between the two parties.
Cheng Pu and others were influenced by Zhang Zhao and others and believed that their generation was still the mainstay of the Sun Group. Sun Ce, like his father Sun Jian, had a resolute and stubborn character, but he had flaws. Sometimes he liked to deal with affairs.
rash, impetuous
, and once he loses his temper, he is reckless, stubborn and strong, and cannot listen to different opinions. He and Zhou Yu and others respect Cheng Pu and other old ministers left to him by their father Sun Jian, but at the same time they do not want to
They rely on their old people to show off their old skills, and their behavior may be
Decisive and unreasonable accusations, so in recent years Zhou Yu and other young factions have been promoted and important by Sun Ce. This naturally formed a certain suppression on Cheng Pu and other old ministers. Under the premise that Cheng Pu and others cannot blame their master Sun Ce, naturally
treat unwholesome
His eyes were directed at Zhou Yu and other young men surrounding Sun Ce. This created a gap between the two factions. The disharmony between Zhou and Cheng was no longer news within the Sun Army. This contradiction was
It is normal for it to break out today.
"Hehe... we old guys look really old. Some people think that we are getting in the way here and hindering others from making great progress... Okay, okay, okay, Zhou Yu, tell me where I was conservative today?"
Cheng Pu waved his hand to stop the roaring of the older generals around him and asked Zhou Yu to explain.
Zhou Yu knew that he could not hold back his anger and had offended Cheng Pu and other military veterans. After shaking his head and sighing, he also stopped his subordinates from tit-for-tat. He frowned and bowed to Cheng Pu with fists in his hands. After bowing, he said: "
Gong Jin was rude just now, I hope General Cheng will not take offense!"
"Hmph! Zhou Yu, I'm not asking you to apologize. I'm asking you whether I, an old guy in your eyes, am too timid, too safe? Too conservative? Please give me some advice!"
Cheng Pu waved his hand, snorted coldly, and half turned around. He didn't accept Zhou Yu's apology in the slightest. On the contrary, he didn't have the nerve to be provoked by Zhou Yu's arrogance.
Cheng Pu's attitude and words also ignited Zhou Yu's suppressed anger. He still held his hands, but he couldn't help but took a step forward and said angrily to Cheng Pu: "General Cheng, look, Xiakou Shou
There are not many troops to begin with. After Huang Zu was killed by your arrow, the remaining defenders have obviously collapsed.
, at this time, since your cavalry has arrived, concentrate your and Lu Meng's forces and immediately attack them fiercely. Those Jiangxia defenders are already frightened. Even if there are reinforcements from Le Jin's subordinates in the city, as long as we use force
With the charging posture, I'm afraid they will all retreat immediately."
Zhou Yu spoke solemnly, which attracted harsh sneers and sarcasm from Cheng Pu and others: "Do you think Le Jin is a fool? He is a close confidant of Cao Zhi. How many people do you think he will bring to help Xiakou?
One thousand or two thousand? When the enemy’s strength is unknown,
The number of the first wave of cavalry under my account was only 3,000. I had to rush slowly to catch up with the defeat of your blind attack on the city, and helped you, a group of young men who don’t know the heights of the world, to kill the opponent’s cavalry. Do you know, I
Not only have the infantry units at the rear not yet come up,
, are you still far away? If you rush into Xiakou City with only your remaining troops and my three thousand cavalry, and come into close contact with Le Jin's reinforcements, we will soon fall into a street fight that is very unfavorable to us.
I don’t know anything about the internal situation of Kou City. Once you enter, you will be clueless.
If Le Jin had more than 20,000 troops coming in, we would not be able to get out again once we entered. Therefore, in accordance with the usual combat practices, I lined up honestly to block the main road to prevent Le Jin from counterattacking, and prepared to receive the troops.
What’s wrong with the follow-up troops making plans again?”
Cheng Pu also spoke with sincerity and sincerity, but he also did not get a good response: "Why are you still lining up and waiting for the follow-up troops? General Cheng seems that you are old after all, and you are more than safe in doing things, but you are not enterprising enough. Hey,
You know, we were at the peak of our strength at that time and killed the enemy's general. As soon as we entered the counterattack, we should
It was time to rush in without any courtesy at once. There was no need to even wait in line on the spot. The whole army took advantage of Le Jin's Cao army who also entered the city and was not able to gain a stable foothold. They immediately divided into several battalions and divided them into several directions.
Charge towards the city! Old man, a military commander must maintain a heart that dares to take risks and gamble!..."