The setting sun added a bit of blood to the already bloody battlefield.
Yu Jin rode up from a distance and only reined in his horse when he was in front of Sima Yi.
He jumped off his horse and saluted Sima Yi.
"I've seen General Zhengnan!"
"How is the battle ahead?"
Sima Yi asked.
"Reporting to General Zhengnan, the enemy army is no match for our army. They were killed to pieces!"
Yu Jin smiled proudly and joked,
"After this battle, General Zhengnan must be able to completely relax and allow us to attack Fankou, right?"
Previously, Sima Yi was worried about an ambush by the Sun-Liu coalition, so he kept marching at a slower pace.
But now that Zhou Yu was killed and returned in defeat, there was no need to worry about this matter anymore.
Sima Yi pondered for a moment, nodded and said,
"Okay, after the battlefield is cleared, General Wen Ze will be the vanguard and attack Fankou first!"
"The last general takes command!"
Yu Jin was overjoyed.
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the other side.
After escaping from the pursuit of Cao Jun, Huang Gai gathered the remaining soldiers, counted the number of people, and set up camp at the same place.
After the arrangements were made, he came to Zhou Yu's camp and reported the situation.
"...After counting, our army's losses exceeded 10,000 people."
Huang Gai sighed and said somewhat depressedly,
"Captain, even if you want Sima Yi to be fooled, you don't need to spend such a huge amount of money, right?"
After Liu Bei and Sun Quan agreed to Zhuge Liang's plan, after some discussion, Zhou Yu decided to personally lead his army to lure the enemy deeper.
Today's defeat was actually specially arranged by Zhou Yu.
Although the troops defeated by Cao Jun were all new soldiers recruited by Jiangdong.
But Huang Gai still felt quite distressed that Jiangdong's children died in vain.
"Those who want to achieve great things cannot have the kindness of women."
Seeing the pain in Huang Gai's flesh, Zhou Yu comforted him and said,
"Based on the information we gathered and Sima Yi's marching style, we can see that this man is cunning and very tolerant."
"If there hadn't been today's big defeat, how could old thief Sima have been fooled?"
After hearing what he said, Huang Gai reluctantly cheered up, nodded and said,
"I hope I can deceive the old thief Sima!"
At this moment, a figure suddenly broke in from outside the camp and said excitedly,
"Captain, overthrow the general, Cao's army has moved!"
The two of them took a closer look and realized that the person who came in was Ling Tong.
"General Gongji, please elaborate!"
"The spies just came to report that after Cao Jun cleaned up the battlefield, a group of troops took the lead and headed towards Fankou!"
"The rest of the main force of Cao's army followed closely behind!"
Ling Tong couldn't hide the joy on his face when he talked about this.
"Sima Yi is a treacherous fellow, but he still fell into our scheme!"
Zhou Yu clenched his fists and felt refreshed.
After paying such a high price, if Sima Yi was not fooled again, it would be more than worth the loss!
"Captain, what are we going to do next?"
Huang Gai looked at Zhou Yu.
"Go to Shaxian immediately and send someone to tell Zhuge Liang to prepare for Cao's army!"
Zhou Yu ordered.
Shaxian is located on the edge of the Yangtze River, and Jiangdong has already deployed warships there.
As long as Sima takes the bait, Zhou Yu will take a warship and go upstream!
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Cao Jun's rear.
Military general Li Dian led a group of soldiers and was supervising thousands of civilians to escort grain and grass for Sima Yi's main force.
Although the heavy rain has stopped for a few days, the roads are still muddy.
From time to time, a carriage would get stuck in the swamp and become unable to move.
As a general, Li Dian didn't have any airs. He jumped off the horse and carried the carriage out with the soldiers!
"Father, if this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to join up with General Zhengnan according to the regulations."
Li Dian's son Li Zhen was a little worried.
"The road is rugged and difficult to navigate. I believe General Zhengnan will understand us."
Li Dian glanced at the sky and said in a deep voice,
"If General Zhengnan is punished, I will bear it alone!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the soldiers were moved.
"The general's words are serious, how can we let the general be punished alone?"
"Yes, we are willing to be punished together with the general!"
Li Dian treated others with kindness and sincerity, like an elder, and many of his soldiers were willing to sacrifice their lives for him, which can be seen from this!
Everyone rested for a while and started on the journey again.
However, when they passed through a dense forest, something happened suddenly!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Countless sharp arrows shot out from the woods!
Li Dian's sergeants and civilians had no time to react, and a large area fell in an instant!
"Enemy attack, alert!"
Li Dian's face became solemn and he clenched the weapon in his hand!
Along with a cry of killing, countless enemy soldiers rushed out of the woods and surrounded Li Dian and his party!
Seeing this situation, Li Dian's pupils shrank suddenly!
This place was located at the rear of Cao's army. He originally thought that the one who ambushed him would be at most a small group of enemies.
However, looking at the size of the other party, there are at least ten thousand people!
How did such a huge army spare Sima Yi's main force and appear here?
But this is not the time to think about it, the enemy troops have already rushed to the front!
Li Dian struggled to move his spear, flying several enemy soldiers in a row, and said loudly,
"Li Zhen!"
"The child is here!"
Li Zhen killed several enemy troops and rode his horse to Li Dian's side.
"Organize the soldiers to retreat immediately!"
Li Dian ordered in a hurried tone.
This time to escort the grain and fodder, he only brought 3,000 troops and horses, while the enemy army numbered at least 10,000!
Even if the troops are at a disadvantage, how can we still fight this battle if we are ambushed by the opponent?
The wisest thing is to run away!
"My child obeys!"
Li Zhen did not hesitate and immediately began to organize his men to prepare to break out of the enemy's siege.
But since the other party surrounded them, how could they let them go?
"The enemy general shall not leave!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ling Tong rushing forward with a knife, aiming directly at Li Dian!
Li Dian did not panic. He rode on horseback and started fighting with Ling Tong!
The two fought for more than ten rounds, but there was still no winner!
However, on the other side, no matter how Li Zhen led the attack, he could not break through the enemy's blockade.
Seeing his own soldiers suffering heavy casualties under the enemy's siege, Li Dian couldn't help but feel anxious.
He waved his spear and swung away Ling Tong's weapons, then pulled the reins and headed towards Li Zhen to support him!
With Li Dian joining the battlefield, the pressure on Cao's army's grain transport team was greatly reduced.
With his brave fighting, the encirclement of Jiangdong's soldiers and horses also loosened a little!
Seeing this, Zhou Yu, who was watching the battle from behind, frowned.
"General, general righteous, let's not be merciful!"
Huang Gai and Han Dang looked at each other, clasped their fists at Zhou Yu, then picked up their weapons and rushed towards Li Dian!
"Thieves will stop being rampant!"
As Huang Gai and Han Dang joined the battlefield, Li Dian instantly felt a lot of pressure.
Although he was good at martial arts, it was quite difficult to face Huang Hanling and the others!
