Liu Qi used a trick to flood Cao's army at Baihe River. When the news reached Chaisang, Zhou Yu made a decisive decision and prepared to send troops.
Sun Quan hesitated and said: "Although Cao's army was defeated, its strength was not lost. As long as food is transported from Xuchang, the army can be prepared for war. It would be too early to send troops at this time."
Zhou Yu said with a smile: "If Zhuge Liang is really as talented as Pang Tong said, how can he let Cao's thieves transport grain as he wishes? Even if Zhuge Liang is short-sighted, it will take half a month for Cao's army to transport grain and grass, which is enough for me to take Huainan!"
Sun Quan was overjoyed and said with a smile: "In that case, Gong Jin led the Poyang navy to attack Xunyang and capture the Lujiang River, and I led the army myself to attack Chaohu and capture Shouchun. They attacked in two directions and killed Cao's army by surprise."
During this time, Sun Quan often discussed military affairs with Zhou Yu, and he also had a good understanding of the situation in Jingzhou and the Central Plains. Taking Huainan was of more long-term significance than attacking Jiangxia, and he was already a little impatient.
Zhou Yu frowned and said, "My lord will lead the troops personally, I'm afraid..."
Sun Quan's face suddenly darkened and he said displeasedly: "Do you think Gong Jin doesn't know how to use troops?"
Zhou Yu clasped his fists and said, "I have no intention of doing so. My lord is in danger of Jiangdong, so how can I escape lightly? It would be better to sit in Jiangdong, dispatch the rear, and send Cheng Pu and Han Dang northward."
Long before Sun Ce was assassinated, Sun Quan had been asked to lead an army to attack Xuzhou. One hundred thousand troops were stationed in Guangling, but Chen Deng used a trick to scare them away. The Wu army trampled on each other and killed numerous people, forcing Sun Ce to go to Dantu to mobilize troops in person. , and unfortunately died.
Every time he thought of this matter, Zhou Yu felt a faint pain in his heart. If any general had been replaced, the current situation might not have resulted. How could he dare to let Sun Quan lead the army again?
Sun Quan stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong and others are enough to control the rear. Since Gong Jin recommended Cheng Pu and Han Dang, I will use these two as deputy generals to command the army north to strengthen the power of the army."
Zhou Yu advised tactfully: "My lord has never led an army, so I might not suffer the hardships of military service..."
"I have made up my mind, Gong Jin, there is no need to say more!" Sun Quan was displeased, looking towards the north of the Yangtze River with his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "Liu Qi can still hold off Cao Cao's 300,000-strong army and only controls 100,000 elite soldiers. How can he still be defeated?" Little Shouchun?"
Zhou Yu knew that he could not persuade Sun Quan, so he could only clasp his fists and say: "Zhang Liao has been entrusted with an important task by Cao Cao, so he must have extraordinary abilities. Since my lord is determined to send troops, he must prepare his troops step by step. When I capture Lujiang, we will meet at Chaohu and work together to pacify Huainan."
"It's a deal!" Sun Quan nodded and immediately left Poyang Water Village and rushed back to Jianye by boat.
The big boat was sailing in the river, going with the wind and the current, and breaking the waves. Sun Quan stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the mountains and rivers on both sides, and his heart was surging.
Since taking control of Jiangdong, Sun Quan has been busy stabilizing the internal situation. Although the situation is stable, he knows that many people still compare him with his brother.
Sun Quan, the little overlord, was naturally not as brave as him, but people secretly laughed at him that he was just a conservative and could not expand his territory. Sun Quan was holding his breath in his heart and wanted to prove it to everyone.
This time Cao Cao's army entered Nanyang, and Huainan was empty. With such a good opportunity, if he didn't go into battle in person, how long would it be?
Watching the rising and falling waves of the river, Sun Quan said to himself: "Liu Qi can conquer Nanyang, and Gu can conquer Huainan."
Now that Jiangdong has plenty of money and food, and good soldiers and brave generals, am I not as good as Liu Qi, who has just recovered from a serious illness and hastily faced the battle?
After sending Sun Quan away, Zhou Yu stood blankly looking at the river for a long time before turning back to Chai Sang and dispatching his troops.
Although he was worried about Sun Quan leading the army, he was the master of Jiangdong after all, and he also needed a big victory to establish his prestige. With Cheng Pu and other veteran generals accompanying the army, even if the advance was unfavorable, he would at least be in an invincible position.
The most urgent task is to speed up the journey, calm down Lujiang as quickly as possible, and go to meet Sun Quan.
Zhou Yu ordered veteran general Huang Gai to lead 3,000 new soldiers, set up large and small warships, and falsely waved the flag, claiming that an army of 50,000 was rushing to Xiakou.
He led 50,000 elite troops, crossed Penglize overnight, entered the country from Xunyang Ferry, and rushed to Wancheng on the Lujiang River to kill him.
Huang Gai marched to Xiakou with great fanfare. As expected, the Lujiang defenders were deceived and were not prepared. The Wu army crossed the river and marched in a hurry to Wancheng, and the defenders were not aware of it.
Zhu Guang, the defender of Wancheng, was shocked. A month ago, Sun Quan had surrendered to Cao Cao. Envoys had been communicating with each other and their relationship was close. Sun Quan was also bent on attacking Jiangxia for revenge. How could they suddenly meet with each other?
When the Wu army approached the city, Zhu Guang did not dare to go into battle rashly. While he organized his troops and defended the city, he sent people to Hefei for help.
Xu Sheng stepped forward to call for battle, but Zhu Guang could not defend, so Ding Feng had no choice but to lead his troops to charge. Arrows rained down on the city, and the defense was very tight. He had to retreat temporarily and wait for the baggage to arrive.
When Zhou Yu's troops arrived, Xu Sheng reported: "The defenders are tightly guarded. We have to rush to build ladders and rush chariots before we can break the city."
Lu Meng said, "Our light troops came in unexpectedly. The advantage is to fight quickly. How can we delay the time? If Hefei's soldiers and horses are alarmed and reinforcements come to kill them, won't all the previous efforts be wasted?"
Zhou Yu didn't say anything. He went to the city to watch in person. Seeing that the defenders were stationary and well-defended, he sent orders to set up camp and deploy their defenses carefully.
The next day, the three generals Lu Meng, Xu Sheng, and Ding Feng were ordered to take turns fighting, shooting at each other with bows and arrows, while the Wu army cut down trees, built ladders, and rushed chariots in preparation for attacking the city.
Lu Meng was impatient and urged: "If you do this, it will be difficult to break the city in ten days. It is better to take advantage of the strength of the three armies and attack the city with all your strength. The last general is willing to be the leader and brave the arrows to advance. The commander-in-chief and the army will be able to break it with one blow." city."
But Zhou Yu smiled and said: "This method can certainly destroy the city, but it will destroy the troops and generals. Our intention is in Huainan, how can we waste our troops here?"
Lü Meng had no choice but to wait patiently. He, Ding Feng and Xu Sheng took turns shouting and attacking the city, but to no avail for two consecutive days, the Wu army became a little slack.
On the third day, the Wu army had built a lot of siege equipment. They were piled up like mountains in the woods to the east of the city. The defenders could see them clearly. They were getting a little anxious as they waited for the reinforcements to arrive before they arrived.
At night, Zhou Yu suddenly called Dong Xi and secretly ordered him to leave the camp overnight and act according to the plan.
Early the next morning, Lu Meng sent out troops to attack the city as usual. At this moment, dust suddenly rose in the east of Anhui City, and it seemed that a large army was coming.
Zhou Yu immediately offered gold and retreated his troops, and then the Wu army hurriedly broke out of camp and retreated, unable to take away the siege equipment they had built.
Zhu Guang saw it clearly from the city. Dust was flying on the official road. Soon he saw the flag of Cao's army appearing. He was overjoyed and said: "The reinforcements have arrived. Follow me out of the city quickly and burn those ladders."
Cao's army came out in full force and came to burn the equipment. When they arrived at the edge of the forest, a drum suddenly sounded and the ambush troops came out.
Zhu Guangqing knew that he had been tricked and hurriedly ordered to retreat. However, the Wu army was well prepared. Xu Sheng on the left and Ding Feng on the right joined forces and defeated Cao's army.
When Zhu Guang retreated in a hurry, he was killed by Xu Sheng's sword. Cao's army fled in panic. The second general waved his troops to drive him away, and rushed to the city gate together with the defeated army.
There were only a thousand defenders on the city, and the rebellious army was not sure whether to fire arrows. When they were hesitating, the Wu army had already entered the city.
Cao's army at the east gate thought that reinforcements were coming, and was happily preparing to open the city to welcome them. When they approached, they were surprised to see them wearing Wu army armor.
At the same time, there were loud shouts of killing at the west gate. The Wu army had already captured the city gate. Seeing that the situation was over, Cao soldiers fled from the north gate one after another.
At noon, Zhou Yu came to Wancheng for the second time. He couldn't help but think of Sun Ce here and divided the big and small Qiao into two people. He couldn't help but feel sore in his nose.
"We share weal and woe, we share weal and woe, we are both brothers and brothers-in-law, we are closer to each other, hahaha!"
