When the 50,000-strong army captured Hukou, they could have taken advantage of the situation to break through the Wu army's defense lines and march straight to Moling.
Unfortunately, Zhou Yu was killed on the way. Under his shrinking tactics, the powerful Yan Liang repeatedly failed to attack the Wankou Fortress. In the end, he could only let the victorious vigor of the soldiers fade away bit by bit.
As long as Zhou Yu does not take the initiative to fight for a day, Yan Liang will not be able to open a bloody road to Sanwu.
But now, Pang Tong's series of alienation schemes finally forced Zhou Yu to take the initiative to fight. This played into Yan Liang's plans.
Although the generals didn't know why Yan Liang was so confident and concluded that Zhou Yu would definitely go to war, they were convinced that their great lord would never make a wrong judgment.
Over the years, Yan Liang's impressive record of fighting in hundreds of battles is the capital that allows Yan Liang to ignore all doubts and act arbitrarily.
"If Zhou Yu, the turtle grandson, dares to take the initiative to fight, we will definitely kill him without leaving any trace of him this time, don't you think so!"
Veteran Huang Hansheng's blood was boiling, he waved his fists and shouted excitedly.
"Kill him to pieces without leaving any trace——"
"Kill him to pieces without leaving any trace——"
When Huang Zhong shouted like this, all the other generals roared in unison.
The fighting spirit is blazing in this hall, and the extremely fierce killing intent is circulating crazily.
Yan Liang glanced at the excited and bellicose generals, his stern face burning with intense self-confidence.
Taking advantage of the high morale of the generals, Yan Liangdang made new arrangements.
On the Hukou side, two generals, Ling Tong and Lu Meng, commanded 20,000 naval troops. On the surface, they created a situation of lax defense, but secretly they were more vigilant, monitoring the movements of the Wu army in Wankou at any time. Once Zhou Yu's army was dispatched, they immediately reported to Chaisang.
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On land, Huang Zhong immediately returned to Changsha, led more than 10,000 infantry, and secretly moved from Changsha County to the Yuzhang Army. Once the war started, he quickly rushed to Poyang to join Wei Yan's 7,000 soldiers and horses, and marched from the south bank of the Yangtze River.
Advance towards Moling.
On the north side of the Yangtze River, Zhang Liao led nearly 10,000 infantry and cavalry. From the Xiakou side, he took the mountain road to the east and sneaked towards Lujiang County, preparing to attack the rear flank of Wankou.
The fleet of vehicles and ships that had previously retreated to Xiakou was still commanded by Gan Ning. In order to prevent the Wu people from conducting careful investigations, from now on they were disguised as grain transport ships and secretly gathered in batches towards Chaisang.
This key naval force only waited for Zhou Yu's army to launch an attack on Hukou, and then immediately went eastward from Chaisang to attack Zhou Yu's navy with lightning speed, cooperating with Lu Meng's army at Hukou in an effort to capture Zhou Yu's force.
The main naval force of Soochow led by him was wiped out in one fell swoop.
After the battle plan was issued, the generals dispersed and rushed to their posts immediately. They only waited for Yan Liang of Chaisang to give an order and then acted according to the plan.
Yan Liang himself, in order to paralyze Zhou Yu, continued to exchange letters with Zhou Yu to show that he had not yet glimpsed Zhou Yu's plot and was still immersed in the implementation of the alienation plan.
Everything has been done, all the civil and military personnel have dispersed, and night is approaching.
The originally bustling lobby had just returned to silence.
Yan Liang coughed a few times, and footsteps sounded. Pang Tong, who had been living in the side hall, just turned to the main hall.
"Mr. Shiyuan, what do you think of the general's arrangements just now?" Yan Liang asked with a smile.
Pang Tong stroked his beard and said: "People say that the general uses troops like a god. Just now I listened to the general's instructions on how to use troops. Each general used his own strengths and the troops and horses were distributed just right. It is indeed well-deserved. Pang admires him."
After having been in contact with Pang Tong for many days, Yan Liang was quite familiar with this talented counselor who had an unattractive appearance and even had a somewhat eccentric personality.
Yan Liang knew that this man had a very high vision, and few people in the world could match him. If he could express his admiration to Yan Liang, it would naturally not be flattering.
Yan Liang is very useful and sounds very enjoyable.
"Mr. Shiyuan, I have been asking you something, why do you want to help me like this?"
Yan Liang knew that Pang Tong had the intention to surrender, but these days, Pang Tong had always been advising him as a guest and never mentioned the word surrender.
Today is the day when a series of alienation plans are about to be completed, and Yan Liang wants to explore his thoughts.
Pang Tong smoothed his short beard and said calmly: "If Pang doesn't show some tricks to help the general open a smooth road to Moling, in the future the general will use Pang as his mastermind. How can those heroic men under the general be convinced?"
Pang Tong's answer really surprised Yan Liang.
Just as Yan Liang hoped, Pang Tong did express his willingness to serve him, but he was not modest at all. He bluntly wanted to be Yan Liang's mastermind as soon as he opened his mouth.
Master Planner, he is the number one counselor among the princes who is best at military strategy.
A prince may have a lot of outstanding counselors, but there is only one person who can be the mastermind.
Pang Tong's confidence is truly comparable to that of Yan Liang.
However, Yan Liang liked Pang Tong's confidence and his madness.
He was startled for a moment, then Yan Liang burst out laughing with such arrogance.
Suddenly, Yan Liang felt as if he had bumped into his soulmate.
"There are many arrogant people under my command. Only Shi Yuan has understood the true meaning of madness. It seems that you are a madman just like me. That's good. If we two madmen join hands, there is no need to worry about achieving hegemony."
Yan Liang was not displeased at all because of Pang Tong's madness, on the contrary, he was extremely appreciative of it.
At this time, Pang Tong couldn't help but laugh loudly. The laughter was full of joy, as if he had spent so much effort and received so many supercilious looks, but today he finally met someone with wise eyes who could see through his unparalleled beauty.
What a great value.
Arrogant laughter echoed in the empty lobby.
At the top of Chaisang City, the shadow of war emerged again.
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Wankou Camp.
Thousands of armies are assembled, hundreds of ships are hoisting sails.
Under the cover of night, countless cold lights flickered in Nuo Da's water camp, just like the stars in the sky reflected on the earth.
There were countless Wu soldiers and soldiers, holding various weapons in their hands, silently walking onto the trestle, boarding the battleships one after another and charging.
Inside the large tent of the Chinese army, Zhou Yu stood there with his head held high, his arms spread out, and allowed his wife Xiao Qiao to serve and put on her armor.
Xiao Qiao tied up the upper and lower armor piece by piece, carefully tightened them for him, and checked them again carefully. Finally, he reluctantly handed the helmet to Zhou Yu.
"Husband, do you really want to fight in person this time?" Xiao Qiao's soft words were full of care.
Zhou Yu nodded heavily, "The lord suspects that I colluded with Yan Liang and plotted rebellion. Now that things have happened, I have no choice. Only by killing Yan Liang can I prove my loyalty and dispel the lord's suspicion."
Xiao Qiao sighed softly, showing a bit of sadness, as if she was complaining about the unfair treatment her husband had suffered.
"But, didn't my husband say that Yan Liang's thug has already matured, and it's hard for me in Jiangdong to compete with him, so I can only hold on and not fight." Xiao Qiao said uneasily.
Zhou Yu took Xiao Qiao's hand and raised her red lips with a confident smile.
"It turned out to be the case, but Yan Liang had already withdrawn most of the Hukou army in order to create a estrangement. I carefully discovered that the enemy's defenses were lax. This was the perfect opportunity to attack. Na Yan Liang thought that the Lord was plotting against him because of his estrangement.
He planned to transfer me away from Wankou and then take the opportunity to raise troops, but he never expected that I would give him a fatal blow before he could take action."
Xiao Qiao had been following Zhou Yu for a long time, and he had learned a lot about military affairs. After hearing Zhou Yu's explanation, he felt a lot more at ease.
"Don't worry, madam, just wait here for the news of my victory. If you are lucky, I will also chop off the head of that thief Yan Liang."
Zhou Yu was so confident, as if he had everything under his control.
Xiao Qiao's secretly frowning brows finally relaxed. She nodded and smiled: "My husband is a famous general who is unparalleled in the world. How can a good-looking man be my opponent? I can go to battle to kill the enemy without worry. I am here to be quiet."
Wait for your husband’s triumphant return.”
After receiving the encouragement and blessing from his woman, Zhou Yu seemed to be more confident. Without any hesitation, he turned around and walked out of the tent with his head held high.
Outside the big tent, Lu Su and many other generals had been waiting for a long time.
Under the light of the torch, Zhou Yu's majestic and confident figure came into their eyes clearly, which shocked all the Wu army officers and soldiers.
Zhou Yu didn't even look at the crowd, and walked toward the trestle with striding strides.
Lu Su and other generals followed closely behind.
Lu Su took a few steps, chased after Zhou Yu, and whispered: "Gong Jin, it is such a big event for the whole army to attack, I still think it is not too late to ask the lord for instructions before making a decision."
"The fighting opportunity is fleeting. There is no time to ask for instructions from my lord. As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick. As the right commander, Zijing, you are well versed in the art of war. You don't even know this truth."
When Zhou Yu spoke, he didn't even look back, and there was obviously sarcasm hidden in his words.
Lu Su frowned slightly, wanting to persuade him again.
At this time, Zhou Yu said coldly: "My lord originally gave me the power to make a decision on the spur of the moment, to kill first and then report. I have decided to send troops. If you don't want to, Zijing, you can go to Moling to see the lord."
After saying this, Zhou Yu said nothing more and strode straight to the flagship of the building.
Lu Su was choked hard by Zhou Yu, and now he was speechless.
Although Lu Su, the right commander-in-chief, nominally shares military command with Zhou Yu, after all, he has just taken office and has not yet established his authority, and Zhou Yu's prestige is too high. His decision to go to war will not affect even Sun family veterans such as Huang Gai.
There was no objection either.
It's no wonder that the Hukou Fortress can only defeat 20,000 naval troops now, and it doesn't have that deadly fleet of vehicles and ships. Moreover, according to intelligence, the enemy's defense seems to be quite relaxed.
Zhou Yu chose this time to attack, which was in line with the art of war. This group of Wu generals, who had been retreating for a long time and had long been holding back their anger for revenge, had no reason not to respond.
All the generals agreed. Although Lu Su knew that Zhou Yu went to fight to prove his innocence, he was alone and helpless and could not stop him.
In desperation, Lu Su had no choice but to sigh secretly and go to his warship.
When the moon rose, all 30,000 Wu troops had boarded the ship, and the mighty murderous intent surged in the dark night.
Zhou Yu, who boarded the top deck, looked around at his tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and an unprecedented murderous aura arose in his heart.
Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yu pointed his sword to the west and shouted loudly: "The whole army is dispatched, go straight to the mouth of the lake, and take revenge -" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
