Chapter two hundred and twenty seventh aunt and nephew
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Zhou Yu screamed, covered his shoulders and fell down.
When Lu Su saw this, he was shocked and rushed forward to support Zhou Yu.
By the light of the fire, he saw that a sharp arrow had penetrated Zhou Yu's shoulder, and blood was pouring from the wound. Fortunately, the arrow did not hit the vital point.
Now that even Zhou Yu has been hit by an arrow, how can this battle continue? Lu Su frowned and advised: "Gong Jin, now that things have come to this, we can no longer hold on for dear life. We must withdraw our troops and return to camp, and treat your injuries quickly.
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Zhou Yu, who was hit by an arrow, had his anger shattered. He was in unbearable pain and weak. He could only nod helplessly and tremblingly said "withdraw troops."
Lu Su was overjoyed and shouted sternly: "The Governor of Zhou has ordered that the entire army withdraw and return to camp."
Ming Jin's call to withdraw his troops immediately sounded, and tens of thousands of Wu soldiers, who were unable to lift their heads under the weight of arrows, hurriedly turned around and retreated to the south bank as if they had been granted amnesty.
On the north bank, Yan Liang had finished drinking and stood with his hands behind his back, enjoying the shooting show with great interest.
The screams gradually faded away, and the Wu fleet finally began to retreat.
Gan Ning, who was commanding from the side of the trestle, saw this and galloped over on his horse. He shouted excitedly: "My lord, Wu Gou has withdrawn. Please take the opportunity to chase Wu Gou out and kill Wu Gou."
Do not stay."
Gan Ning just couldn't get enough of the small fight on the water, so he wanted to go out and kill again.
Yan Liang waved his hand and said: "The Wu people had to retreat only because they were suppressed by our arrows. We may not be able to win in a head-on water battle. We have defeated the Wu people's warriors today. Your fighting spirit will remain.
Let’s fight again tomorrow.”
Gan Ning was just on a whim. After being reminded by Yan Liang, he quickly calmed down and restrained his murderous intent, no longer eager to fight.
After a short time, the Wu people were all out of the range of the crossbows, and Yan Liang ordered to stop shooting.
At this time, the east has turned white. It will be dawn in a few hours.
Yan Liang was worried that the Wu people would leave and come back, so he did not dare to ask the soldiers to rest. He still ordered all the soldiers to stay at their posts and prepare for the attack.
When the first ray of morning light penetrated the thin clouds on the horizon and sprinkled on the Han River, Yan Liang could see clearly that the Wu people had indeed retreated.
The Wu people retreated, but they left floating corpses all over the river. The river surface near the south bank was also stained with blood.
Seeing such a scene, Yan Liang could vaguely imagine the cruel torture that the Wu people suffered from the arrow rain last night.
After a night of chaotic fighting, Yan Liang's carefully planned strategy finally came to a happy ending. Although it failed to seriously injure the Wu people, it was enough to severely dampen their spirit.
"My lord's plan is enough to scare the people of Wu for a while. According to the common man's plan, the battle between Jiangxia and Xia is probably coming to an end."
A satisfied smile appeared on the corner of Yan Liang's lips and he nodded slightly. Then he asked the soldiers to return to the camp to rest, and sent patrol boats to closely monitor Wu Camp's movements to prevent Wu Jun's counterattack.
A few days later, news came back from Nan'an's headquarters, saying that Zhou Yu had been wounded by an arrow and was bedridden. Wu Jun's military affairs had been temporarily delegated to Deputy Governor Cheng Pu.
Zhou Yu's slander really made Yan Liang excited, thinking that if Zhou Yu died from an arrow wound, then God would really help him.
Now among the four future commanders of Soochow, Lu Meng was captured by him, Lu Xun had not yet served Sun Quan, and Lu Su had just defected to Sun Quan, and his prestige was not yet established.
Although there are many good generals in the Wu army, if Zhou Yu dies, there will no longer be a commander who can take on the important task. This will be a big blow to Sun Quan's plan to advance westward.
At that time, Yan Liang could temporarily not worry about the threat from Soochow and concentrate on dealing with Liu Qi in Jiangling.
However, this was only Yan Liang's best plan. He recalled that during the Battle of Jiangling in history, Zhou Yu had been injured and pretended to be dead, luring Cao Ren to rob the camp, but he almost died.
With this "learned lesson", Yan Liang had to guard against Zhou Yu's deception, so he did not dare to relax his vigilance. Instead, he sent more scouts to monitor the Wu army's movements more closely.
The two armies faced each other across the river, and five days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, a piece of news that Yan Liang had been waiting for for a long time finally came back from Jiangdong.
The Shanyue people rose up in arms.
With Ma Liang's generous gifts and persuasion, tens of thousands of Shanyue people came out of the mountains and forests while Sun Quan's main force was in Jingzhou and attacked Wujun, Kuaiji, Danyang and other counties. For a time, the east of the Yangtze River was full of war smoke.
Zhou Yu was injured and Shan Yue raised his troops. Facing internal and external troubles, Yan Liang concluded that Sun Quan would have to retreat.
Sure enough, a few days later, the Wu army began to withdraw eastward one after another. The nearly 50,000 Wu army, which had lost all its energy, not only withdrew from Xiakou, but also withdrew from the Jiangxia counties it had previously conquered, and withdrew back to Chaisang in one fell swoop.
The Battle of Jiangxia, which lasted for three months, finally came to an end.
Yan Liang, who had forced the Wu army back, could finally breathe a sigh of relief. He left Gan Ning and Man Chong behind and led 10,000 land and sea troops to continue in Jiangxia. He himself led the rest of the troops and returned to Xiangyang.
A few days later, Yan Liang's victorious army returned to Xiangyang in a mighty manner.
First he defeated Yuan Tan, then defeated Liu Qi, and now he defeated the Sun family of Dongwu, who was deeply feared by the people of Jingzhou. Yan Liang's incredible achievements have made the entire Xiangyang City scholars regard him as a god.
Upon hearing that their lord had returned, all the soldiers and people in the city walked out of their homes and lined the streets to welcome Yan Liang and his soldiers back home.
Thinking back to when Yan Liang first conquered Xiangyang, the scene when he entered the city was deserted, but now it is so lively. Yan Liang knew that at this time, he had truly secured his position in this most important town in Jingjing.
After returning to Xiangyang, Yan Liang's first thing was to reward him for his merits.
Tens of thousands of soldiers fought with him in bloody battles for three months, and Yan Liang was not stingy. He gave money to those who deserved it, promoted those who deserved promotions, and showed both kindness and power, with clear rewards and punishments.
The next step is to appease the people and restore the economy. Of course, expanding the army is indispensable.
After these three battles were won, Yan Liang captured a total of more than 10,000 surrendered soldiers from Yuan Tan and Liu Qi.
Although the combat effectiveness of these 10,000 surrendered soldiers was not as good as that of his Yan family army, they were all still young and strong. Yan Liang then calmed these 10,000 surrendered soldiers and incorporated them into his army one after another. He also ordered the generals to train them rigorously.
As a result, these more than 10,000 new troops, plus Yan Liang's original 40,000 troops, excluding those who died in battle, brought his troops to an army of 50,000.
An army of 50,000 is a pretty strong force in the world, enough to make Yan Liang not afraid of any threat from powerful enemies.
Yan Liang expanded his army and trained his troops. The next goal was naturally to wipe out Liu Qi who was entrenched in Jiangling and swallow up the entire Jingzhou.
However, after several battles, the soldiers were extremely exhausted. And he himself was also mentally exhausted and needed a period of rest before he could talk about fighting again.
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That evening, Yan Liang inspected the city defenses and was about to return home when a servant from another courtyard came to meet him and said that it was the two Madame Cai who invited him to come over to have a talk.
Yan Liang was excited and rode his horse to the other courtyard.
Just when he entered the hall, Yan Liang smelled the strong aroma of wine, and saw that wine and food had been prepared on the table. Cai Yu and Cai Shu, two aunts and nephews, came up to welcome them.
"I have met the general."
The two women greeted each other Yingying.
"Excuse me for both ladies."
Yan Liang stretched out his hand and helped them up gently. Now he was in a good mood and his attitude was much softer.
Looking at the two of them, they are both wearing a little makeup today, and the faint fragrance enters the nose, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Although they are aunt and niece, Cai Yu is only thirty years old. She always takes good care of herself and has fair skin. Standing side by side, they look more like a pair of sisters.
Yan Liang was so happy that he admired the beauty in front of him wantonly.
Cai Shu looked shy. She felt dizzy and could not help but lower her brows, not daring to look Yan Liang in the eyes.
But Cai Yu was calm and relaxed, and said with a smile: "The general defeated the enemy and ensured the safety of Jingzhou, and also the safety of my aunt and nephew. I and my nephew had no repayment, so they put down the thin wine and chatted.
To express my gratitude to the general."
Her aunt and nephew were suddenly so attentive to him, so Yan Liang didn't know what they were thinking.
Now Yan Liang has defeated Yuan Tan, Liu Qi and Zhou Yu in a row, and is famous all over the world. With this prestige, he has completely established a foothold in Jingzhou.
Under such circumstances, the Cai family's hope of relying on the Liu family to maintain the Zhongluo family's power was slim. The two women of the Cai family naturally wanted to seek some shelter from Yan Liang to protect the remaining bits of the Cai family's family fortune.
Yan Liang didn't criticize her, he just laughed and said, "It is my duty to protect the country and the people. Why should Mrs. Cai be so polite? Come on, let's talk inside."
When Yan Liang walked in, he hugged Cai Yu's waist. Cai Yu's delicate body trembled, and she felt a little shy, but she twisted her waist and helped Yan Liang into the hall.
When Cai Shu saw her aunt being treated so "frivolously" by Yan Liang, she immediately felt a little uncomfortable.
It was just that since she moved into this other courtyard, her aunt had told her those things in a tactful but helpless way. Cai Shu had no choice but to tactfully reveal the truth to her aunt. Although the aunt and nephew did not say it explicitly, they felt it in their hearts.
Everyone knows that each other has committed himself to Yan Liang, a warrior.
Even though she knew this, Cai Shu still couldn't control her embarrassment when she saw her aunt greeting Yan Liang so charmingly.
After sighing helplessly, Cai Shu had no choice but to pretend to turn a blind eye and walked in.
After sitting down, the aunt and nephew took turns drinking wine and praising Yan Liang's kindness with sweet words.
After a few glasses of wine, Cai Yu had already let go of her reserve and just smiled like a prostitute to greet Yan Liang.
But Cai Shu was obviously not as open-minded as her aunt, and there were inevitably traces of reluctance and reluctance in her words and deeds.
Unknowingly, it was already night, and Yan Liang was full of wine and food. Under the influence of the alcohol, the raging desire quietly emerged.
"The general must be tired too. Let me rest here tonight." Cai Yu said with a blushing face.
Yan Liang laughed loudly and stood up unsteadily.
Cai Yu was infinitely charming, with a low eyebrow and a smile, she supported Yan Liang and went to the inner room.
Cai Shu could only watch her aunt and Yan Liang leave. How could she not know what they were going to do, but she could only sigh secretly.
Just when he was about to enter the door, Yan Liang suddenly thought of something and waved his hand: "Cai Shu, please come in too."
Hearing this, Cai Shu was stunned for a moment, then understood Yan Liang's intention and couldn't help but blush with embarrassment.
