After launching a sudden attack on Jiangxia, Cao's army was unstoppable.
In just a few days, nearly one-third of the land in Jiangxia County, located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, was captured.
But just when Yu Jin and Zhang He were about to rush directly to Fan Kou, they were stopped by Sima Yi.
Cao Jun's camp.
Yu Jin and Zhang He led a group of cavalry and hurried back in the heavy rain.
The two handed their mounts to the soldiers on the side and walked straight to the Chinese army camp.
Sima Yi was handling military affairs in the camp. When he saw the two returning, he smiled slightly and said,
"Why are the two generals Wenze and Junyi here?"
"I've seen General Zhengnan!"
The two of them bowed first, and then Yu Jin asked,
"General Zhengnan, our army is so powerful, why don't you let us continue the attack?"
"Yes, it only takes three days at most before we can reach Fankou and start a decisive battle with the Sun and Liu coalition forces!"
Zhang He was also quite puzzled.
Seeing the confused expressions of the two men, Sima Yi put down the pen in his hand and stood up slowly.
He walked to the two of them, looked at the rain curtain outside the tent, and said calmly,
"It has been several days since we launched the attack. According to common sense, Liu Bei and Sun Quan have already reacted."
"But until now, they haven't responded at all."
"I'm worried that they are setting a trap to lure the enemy deeper!"
Yu Jin and Zhang He looked at each other and felt that Sima Yi's analysis made some sense.
"But even so, we can't stand still, right?"
Yu Jin asked softly.
"That's not stagnant."
Sima Yi smiled and said,
"We have to fight steadily, consolidate the captured city first, and then move forward!"
Yu Jin and Zhang He nodded.
"Everything is subject to the orders of General Zhengnan!"
After another two days, when the rear was stabilized, God also took advantage of it.
After more than ten days of continuous heavy rain, it stopped, and the sky cleared up for a rare moment.
Sima Yi seized the opportunity and led his army directly to Fankou.
At this moment, the spies in front reported that an enemy army was coming this way, and it seemed that they were planning to stop them!
Hearing this, Sima Yi put aside his worries and said in a deep voice,
"Generals, listen to your orders!"
"Please give me your orders, General Zhengnan!"
Yu Jin, Zhang He, Xu Huang and Yue Jin responded in unison.
"Set up your formation immediately and prepare to fight!"
"Here!"
The four generals immediately dispersed and ordered Cao's soldiers to gather in formation and wait for the enemy's arrival.
Not long after, we saw dust flying in the distance, and an elite army came to kill them in a mighty manner.
I saw that the flag they held high was embroidered with the word "zhou" with flying dragons and phoenixes!
From this point of view, the visitor must be Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong.
Sima Yi thought to himself.
Sure enough, when the army on the opposite side got into formation, several elite knights slowly walked out.
The leader has red lips and white teeth, and a face like a crown of jade, making him look like a handsome young man from the world.
If it’s not Zhou Yu, then who is it?
"I am Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong. I would like to ask Sima Zhongda to answer!"
Sima Yi did not hesitate, patted his horse and stepped forward to greet him, saying calmly,
"I wonder what's wrong with Governor Zhou?"
"May I ask your Excellency, why do you want to raise an unknown army to invade our Jiangdong territory?"
Zhou Yu asked bluntly.
Sima Yi had already expected it. He laughed a few times and then said calmly,
"You stole and occupied the land east of the Yangtze River, and I was ordered to punish the thieves. How can you be called a nameless master?"
"Following the imperial edict? Whose imperial edict do you obey?"
Zhou Yu sneered and said,
"Thief Cao is a Han official, but he has treacherous intentions. How dare he come to attack us?"
"I have never seen anyone so shameless!"
Sima Yi frowned.
It wasn't that he was offended by Zhou Yu's words, he just felt that such a verbal dispute was meaningless.
"My dear Gongjin, don't try to use your words, let's see the truth in our hands!"
Sima Yi ignored Zhou Yu and turned back to the army.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu also turned back.
"Dong dong dong!"
The dull drum beat echoed between heaven and earth.
The soldiers and horses from both sides began to move slowly towards each other!
A tragic war is about to begin!
Cao Jun was the first to attack. When the distance between the two sides was less than fifty steps, they raised their Lingyue Repeating Crossbows.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Countless arrows flew out like locusts.
At such a close distance, unless it is an iron shield, a wooden shield cannot resist it at all!
The crossbow arrow easily broke through the wooden shield and landed in the center of the coalition soldier. There was a burst of screams!
After Ling Yue's repeated crossbows, Cao Jun's three-eyed blunderbuss followed!
"Bang bang bang!"
As the smoke filled the air and the fire broke out, the coalition soldiers cried for their fathers and mothers again.
The two sides haven't even fought yet, but Zhou Yu's side has already suffered a lot of losses.
After the actual hand-off, the battlefield situation became completely one-sided.
Cao Jun relied on his excellent armor and skillful cooperation to force the coalition soldiers to retreat.
Sima Yi, who was watching the battle from behind, couldn't help but nod slightly.
Although he had a deep hatred for Yang Ling, he had to admit that Yang Ling's talent in training soldiers and fighting was not inferior to his!
It would be a blessing to become close friends with Yang Ling.
It's just a pity, this guy is so hateful!
Sima Yi shook his head and focused his attention on the battlefield again.
At this time, after a lot of fighting, Cao's army had completely gained the upper hand, and it wouldn't take long for them to win!
Sima Yi looked at Ya Qi opposite.
He was curious about how Zhou Yu would respond.
However, to Sima Yi's expectation, Zhou Yu had no response until the coalition soldiers were killed and ran away with their heads covered.
Instead, after seeing the defeat, Zhou Yu turned around and ran away!
This move made Sima Yi stunned.
Is this the famous Zhou Gongjin? Why is he such a waste?
While Sima Yi was in a daze, Yu Jin came over on horseback.
"General Zhengnan, the enemy has been defeated. Do we want to pursue him?"
Sima Yi came back to his senses and looked towards the battlefield.
At this time, the coalition soldiers had been completely defeated, and Cao Jun was taking advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy!
Sima Yi originally thought that winning this battle would be so easy, and he was worried that the enemy might fake defeat.
But looking at the situation on the battlefield, it seems a bit unlikely.
These are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. If Zhou Yu really cheated defeat, he would be too willing to spend money, right?
He hesitated for a moment and finally nodded,
"Pursuit!"
"Here!"
Yu Jin accepted the order, turned around and left immediately.
Led by four generals headed by Yu Jin, Cao Jun launched a frantic pursuit of the coalition soldiers.
They chased him for dozens of miles before stopping.
After the war, an inventory was conducted and it was found that more than 6,000 enemy troops were killed and 5,000 were captured in this battle!
Although they failed to capture Zhou Yu and other generals, it was still a hearty victory!
