The next day, Sun Quan set up a large army out of the camp and surrounded Wancheng on three sides. Sun Quan personally beat the drums. The generals wore strong and held sharp edges and rushed towards Wancheng. The arrows on the city were like rain. The Eastern Wu soldiers ignored them. Commander Ling led 500 soldiers to climb to the top of the city. Zhu Guang ordered the crossbowmen to shoot in a row, but could not stop his steps. Ling Tongchuo held the shield and stepped forward and chopped Zhuguang over with one arrow. The soldiers rushed forward and chopped Zhuguang into meat paste. The rest of the people scattered, and Sun Quan took advantage of the opportunity to win Wancheng.
The guard of Hefei, Niu Jin, received Zhu Guang's request for help, led his troops to rescue him. The troops arrived at Chaohu and were intercepted by Zhou Yu. They were in conflict with each other. Fortunately, Gan Ning led a navy army here to save Niu Jin. When Lu Meng heard that Wancheng had been lost, he stopped saving him. He set up a water camp in Chaohu, and formed a horn with Hefei, and confronted the Eastern Wu navy from afar.
When Sun Quan got Wancheng, he led his army north to capture Hefei, and ordered Zhou Yu to advance from the water to fight against Lu Meng in Chaohu. Zhou Yu received the order and ordered the former army Huang Gai to lead his army out of the camp the next day and go to Lu Meng to fight.
Huang Gai returned to the tent after receiving the military order. He just gave a few brief words to his subordinates, but he was not concerned about it. General Hu Zong reminded: "I heard that Lu Meng was very good at managing troops. Ganning and Chen Wu were all extraordinary. The Jin army ships were equipped with hard crossbows, stones, giant crossbows and other objects. The veteran general should not be ignored when fighting tomorrow."
Huang Gai disagreed and said coldly: "Lu Meng, it's just a child who has not been dry. I have studied water war for 30 years, so how could I be defeated by him? Besides, there are many naval troops in the north in the Jin army. They don't know the nature of water. Even if they have powerful tools, they can't be used! What's my fear? Let's see if I will take Lu Meng's head to my lord tomorrow!"
The next day, Huang Gai led warships from all over the water camp, and walked to the water camp through the waves and waves, and only rushed Lu Meng to fight. Gan Ning saw him in the water camp, so he asked Lu Meng to ask for orders to fight, but was blocked by Lu Meng. Lu Meng gave him a message to him and personally led his troops out of the camp.
Seeing Lu Meng leaving the camp, Huang Gai ordered a full-scale attack. Lu Meng ordered Chen Wu to fight and watch the battle on the tower ship. The two armies confronted each other. Although the Eastern Wu naval army was good at water battles, they could not resist the suppression of long-range weapons of the Jin army. When they rushed to the vicinity, they were facing a powerful crossbow. They were far away and faced with bombardment from thundercars and bed crossbows. They could only rely on the flexibility of the ship, and the soldiers were familiar with water and gritted their teeth to support them.
The two navy troops fought from morning to afternoon, and Huang Gai gradually couldn't resist it. Seeing that the time had arrived, Lu Meng waved the red flag on the boat. He heard a cannon behind him. Gan Ning led a team of pirates and clutches out of the formation and took Huang Gai's ship. Halfway through the ship, Gan Ning picked up a bow and arrow, and hit Huang Gai's shoulder. Huang Gai shouted and fell into the water from the side of the ship. Fortunately, he was proficient in water and swam ashore with arrows, and then he was lucky enough to save his life.
However, the army of the Eastern Wu was suddenly in chaos. Gan Ning led Jinfan to rush into the enemy's formation. All the Wu soldiers retreated wherever they passed. Lu Meng took advantage of the situation to attack fiercely. Huang Gai's navy was defeated, and his general Hu Zong was shot to death in a chaotic arrow. Most of the soldiers and horses broke away in a hurry. Fortunately, Zhou Yu ordered Ding Feng and Zhu Yi to lead troops to rescue him. Lu Meng did not chase him. The two armies fought for a while and returned to their own camps.
Zhou Yu was furious when he heard that Huang Gai was defeated. The next day, he personally brought the navy to Lumeng Village to fight. The navy of the Jin army was a little worse than that of the Eastern Wu soldiers, but relied on his advanced weapons and forced himself to defeat the Eastern Wu navy. After fighting for several consecutive days, Zhou Yu lost many soldiers and warships, but he did not take any advantage. On the contrary, the navy of the Jin army improved its water combat capability in actual combat training.
At this time, Sun Quan had personally led a large army to the edge of Chaohu Lake. With Lu Meng on his side, Sun Quan did not dare to go to Hefei City and set up camp fifty miles away. He must now contact Lu Meng's trouble before he can attack Hefei with peace of mind.
However, because it was one month later than Guan Yu's expedition, Sun Quan lost the most precious time. Originally, he only had to face Lu Meng's 50,000 naval troops and Hefei, and at most half of the Yuzhou army in Wancheng. However, just when he had just set up a camp in the south of Hefei, Zang Ba led the 30,000 Xuzhou army to come first.
Zang Ba had received Wen Yuan's edict and learned that Yu, Qing and Xuzhou had been assigned to a war zone. He immediately led 30,000 Xuzhou troops to come to reinforce according to Wen Yuan's instructions! And the Qingzhou troops of Zhang He who were farther away had already entered the boundary of Xuzhou at this time.
Not only the Eastern Theater Command, but also the Central Theater Command, Yanzhou, and Bingzhou's troops also began to be mobilized. The Yanzhou army was closest to the closest, and 30,000 troops had already passed the defense zone of Yujin in Xuchang, and only a hundred miles away from Luyang. The Bingzhou troops had also crossed the river and entered Henan!
The situation seemed to have begun to change quietly after a moment of passivity at the beginning...
This is the overall situation. Sun Quan did not fully understand it. He did not realize that the delay of the past month had made it difficult for him to have a chance to get close to Hefei!
On the south bank of Chaohu, Dongwu Hanzhai.
Sun Quan was discussing with Zhou Yu how to defeat Lu Meng here. The spy suddenly came to report that the general Zang Ba of Jin came to the camp to fight.
Zang Ba? When Sun Quan heard this news, he couldn't turn around. Of course he knew Zang Ba's commander in Xuzhou, but the key was why he came here? And if his arrival meant that Zhang Liao's troops in Xuzhou were also here?
Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were puzzled, but the information sent by the sub-work lurking in Luoyang gave Sun Quan the answer! Please report that Zhang Liao set up four major war zones on his territory, especially the Eastern Theater Command, which was obviously for him, Sun Quan!
Wen Yuan had no intention of hiding such a big move at all. The division of war zones and the appointment of generals were announced openly. Dongwu Xizuo easily found out the news and immediately returned it to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan and Zhou Yu looked at each other, their faces looking ugly. They could have imagined that except for the troops from Xuzhou that had arrived, the reinforcements from Qingzhou would not be too far away. In addition to the Yuzhou Legion and Lu Meng Navy, the opponent they were going to face would be four legions under Zhang Liao. In terms of strength, they were already comparable to theirs. In terms of soldiers' combat power, the Eastern Wu soldiers who were only good at water battles were even worse than the Jin soldiers!
At this time, Sun Quan felt a faint desire to retreat, but he always felt that he could not escape the face when he returned with a slash. And what is it that he left now? This time he agreed to send troops with Liu Bei to attract Zhang Liao to the eastern front! Think about it carefully, he was a person who wanted to achieve the hegemony of the emperor. Even Zhang Liao dared to challenge him, so how could he be afraid of these Jin army corps?
Thinking of this, Sun Quan's heart gradually became hotter.
And at this time, Zhou Yu stood up and said, "Lord, don't worry. Although Hefei has reinforcements, they are not a single piece of iron now. Our army has an advantage in military strength, and the forces of the Jin army are far from concentrated together..."
Hearing the meaning of Zhou Yu's words, Sun Quan's expression was slightly slowed down and nodded, "Gongjin thought he must have a plan to defeat the enemy, so let's talk about it quickly... order the battalions to gather together to fight!"
He planned to defeat each one, relying on his superiority in military strength, he tried to separate the Jin troops and resolve them!