The decisive battle under Jiangling City is over.
No one can tell the outcome of the apparent outcome.
Because Zhou Yu's flag fell to the ground, Cao Ren said that his cavalry had killed Zhou Yu, so he had won, and he publicized it in Jiangling City to boost morale.
But people from the Sun-Liu coalition said that it was Cao Ren who was killed and returned to Jiangling City, so it was the Sun-Liu coalition that ultimately won.
In fact, in this decisive battle, Cao Ren suffered a big loss.
The reason is simple. Cao Ren's army is small and he cannot afford to lose. If the losses are heavy, he will not be able to defend the city.
However, Zhou Yu had more soldiers, so the casualties he paid for attacking the city were actually similar to the casualties he paid in the field.
In the end, Cao Ren did not want to suffer too many casualties, so he took the initiative to withdraw his troops, arranged for the men to cut off the rear, and then led his troops to retreat to Jiangling City, so that the Sun and Liu coalition did not dare to pursue.
Once Cao Ren withdraws his troops, it means that the battle is over. If the Sun and Liu coalition forces pursue them, Cao Jun's defenders at the top of Jiangling City can shoot arrows.
Another one, the Sun-Liu coalition had no intention of chasing after it. The key was that Zhou Yu's handsome flag fell down and then stood up again. What kind of thing is this? !
Is there something wrong with Governor Zhou? I need to go back and find out quickly.
Therefore, this battle came to an end after both sides suffered thousands of casualties.
When General Jiangdong Army returned to the Chinese Army Camp, he was also shocked when he saw Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu was lying on the bed in the Zhongjun tent, with a large piece of linen wrapped around his chest, and blood was still oozing from the linen.
Obviously, Zhou Yu was injured, and the injury was not serious.
A group of people immediately surrounded Zhou Yu's bed, asking questions and making noisy noises that made Zhang Xi's head grow bigger, let alone Zhou Yu who was now weak.
"Gentlemen, the Commander-in-Chief is injured and needs to rest. I hope you will."
Before they even finished speaking, the group of Soochow generals stopped arguing and all looked at Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi was stunned, being stared at by five or six burly men, and felt a little uncomfortable for a while.
But Zhang Xi still tried his best to stare back.
We lose to the Second Master in terms of momentum because the Second Master is one of our own. Facing these Jiangdong generals, we are nothing to be afraid of! ! !
Besides, aren't the three generals here too?
Sure enough, before Zhang Xi could react, Zhang Fei was already standing in front of Zhang Xi, staring at Jiangdong generals.
In the end, it was the third master who was the most powerful, and the Jiangdong generals were stunned.
At this time, Zhou Yu finally found a chance to speak.
"Generals, please be patient. Yu is not seriously injured." Zhou Yu forced himself to sit up and speak.
Soon he was helped by the Jiangdong generals and lay down again.
"Commander, why are you here?!" Lu Meng couldn't help but asked on behalf of the Jiangdong Army generals.
When Zhou Yu heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "This is all because of Yu's carelessness and accidentally fell into the trap. Without Yuan Chang, this might have been a complete failure."
Then, Zhou Yu told his story.
Originally, Zhou Yu had already withdrawn to the chariot formation supported by Zhang Xi. He was directing Zhang Xi's soldiers to block Cao's cavalry from approaching as much as possible and to receive the soldiers who had withdrawn with him.
But because Zhou Yu's handsome flag was too big and conspicuous.
After withdrawing into the chariot formation, Cao Jun's cavalry could not see where Zhou Yu was for the time being, but Zhou Yu's flag was erected there. Cao Jun's cavalry had no choice but to charge and shoot in the direction of the flag.
Under a hail of arrows, Zhou Yu was well protected by Zhang Xi, but the flag-bearer was hit by an arrow and fell down.
Now Zhou Yu hastily withdrew Zhang Xi's chariot formation, and the following infantry and even bow and crossbow equipment were abandoned. Who can have so much thought to take care of the flag-bearing soldiers.
Zhou Yu's handsome flag suddenly fell to the ground without the support of the flag-bearing soldiers.
Zhou Yu saw that this was not going to work. If his commander's flag fell to the ground, it would have a fatal impact on the battle ahead. Zhou Yu quickly gathered people, holding shields, to help the commander's flag up against the rain of arrows.
It was okay to come here originally. If Zhou Yu wanted to hold up the commander's flag or something, he could just give an order and let the soldiers hold it up.
But Zhou Yu didn't know what he was thinking. He actually took a shield himself, called two or three personal guards, and planned to help the handsome flag himself.
Then, an arrow flew from nowhere and hit Zhou Yu in the ribs without any bias.
At this time, Zhang Xi was busy responding to the charge of Cao Jun's cavalry, and did not notice Zhou Yu's actions at all. By the time he found out, Zhou Yu had already been hit by an arrow.
Fortunately, Zhou Yu came wearing chainmail in order to prepare for today's decisive battle, so although he was hit by the arrow, Zhou Yu didn't seem to be much affected and insisted on putting up the command flag.
When Zhang Xi saw that it was okay, he quickly called to the soldiers around him, took up his shield, went to fetch Zhou Yu and the handsome flag, and then quickly asked about Zhou Yu's injury.
Zhou Yu wanted to say that he was fine, but blood flowed out along the armor.
Zhang Xi suddenly became anxious.
Zhou Yu can die at any time, but he must not die at this time, let alone in his army. It is hard to explain.
And this Zhou Yu is the same. When he came out for a decisive battle, he didn't even bring a military doctor with him. Now he is injured, what should he do? !
Fortunately, Zhou Yu was also a man accustomed to fighting. He immediately cut off the arrow shaft with his sword, tore off a piece of cloth from the flag, wrapped it around the wound a few times, and then continued to direct the battle without taking it seriously.
Zhang Xi's eyes jumped when he saw it.
Good guy, you are cruel enough and not too dirty. You will definitely die from wound infection in the future.
But under the current battlefield conditions, Zhang Xi really couldn't think of a better way to deal with it. He could only respond like this first and wait until the cavalry attack was repelled.
Fortunately, the battle ahead ended in time. When Cao Cao's cavalry saw his army retreating into the city and Sun and Liu's coalition troops returning for reinforcements, they immediately withdrew and detoured to the south gate to return to the city.
As soon as Zhang Xi saw the cavalry retreating, he immediately dismantled the vehicle formation regardless of whether Zhou Yu objected or not. He asked Zhou Yu to lie directly on the van, and personally led people to transport him back to the South Gate Camp to seek medical treatment.
Jiangdong generals arranged their troops and arrived at Zhou Yu's military tent. It was the time when the military doctor helped Zhou Yu take out the arrowheads, apply herbal medicine, and told him to rest peacefully.
Zhou Yu's weakness was entirely due to his insistence on commanding the battle after being injured, plus the excessive blood loss caused by opening the wound when taking out the arrow.
After listening to Zhou Yu's story, Jiang Dongjun and Jiang Ling finally understood the whole story and breathed a sigh of relief.
As for arrow wounds, the generals present have all experienced them to some extent, some will be serious, and some will only take a few months of training.
And seeing that Zhou Yu can still speak now, it means that the injury is not serious, and he was sent to the hospital for treatment in a very timely manner. I also heard that Zhang Xi sent someone to rush back to the camp, and everyone immediately changed their faces. Zhang Xi cupped his hands and thanked him.
Zhang Xi also agreed one by one, and then planned to return to the camp. As long as Zhou Yu does not die in my camp, we can say anything.
But Zhou Yu stopped him.
"Yuan Chang, wait a minute!" Zhou Yu stopped Zhang Xi, struggled to sit up, and said, "I was injured by an arrow this time. I think Cao Ren will know sooner or later and will definitely lead his troops to rob the camp to find out the truth."
Um? !
Wait a minute. Why does this sound familiar? !
Do you want to follow the romance line again? !
Zhou Yu faked his death and set up an ambush, defeated Cao Ren, and then prepared to attack Jiangling City to anger Zhou Yu, right? !
That won't work. My General Zhao Yun is still serving as the governor of Guiyang. He can't attack Jiangling secretly, and he won't be able to make you angry.
"Yu asked Yuan Chang to take charge of the affairs of the Chinese army on his behalf, so that Cao Ren would not dare to peek at our army. After two or three days, Yu will have his own strategy to retreat from the enemy!" Zhou Yu continued.
Hmm. It doesn’t seem right.
This doesn't seem to mean setting up an ambush, but just to retreat the enemy? !
Also, why do you want me to act as your agent for your Chinese military affairs? Where are your Ling Tong and Lu Meng? !
Didn’t you see what Ling Tong and Lu Meng looked at me after you just said this? !
"There are always good generals in the general army, why do you need Xi to act as an agent for military affairs?!" Zhang Xi asked quickly, taking a look at Ling Tong and Lu Meng to remind Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu forced a smile and said, "Generals Ling and Lu, Yu has other arrangements, so don't worry, Mr. Yuan."
Zhang Xi looked at Zhou Yu suspiciously, feeling that the medicine sold in this gourd was not good.
But Zhou Yu's prestige was extremely high at the moment. When he said this, even Lingtong Lu Meng stopped looking at Zhang Xi. What could Zhang Xi say but agree first?
Anyway, it's only two or three days as an agent, so Zhang Xi can't be bothered by this.
The next day Zhang Xi took office and gathered the generals. As a result, all the Jiangdong Army generals were late.
Zhang Xi was immediately furious and wanted to enforce the law according to military law. Anyone who failed to reach the point would be beheaded.
Then he was met with a burst of strange ridicule from Jiangdong generals, saying, "Young man with a yellow mouth, how can you be so virtuous and capable as to dare to take over the post of governor?!"
Zhang Xi was so angry that he directly took the military stick with his own hands and beat Lu Meng's stick out of the military camp as a warning to others.
The next day, Ling Tong contradicted Zhang Fei again because of Lu Meng's affairs. Zhang Xi immediately reprimanded him, then appointed Zhang Fei as the front commander and confiscated Ling Tong's military power.
On the third day, Cao Ren came.
The internal strife that occurred in the Sun-Liu coalition during this period had already been reported to Cao Ren in detail.
Cao Ren felt that this was Zhou Lang's trap.
How could it be so fast? There would be conflicts in two or three days, and then the weaker Liu Beijun could seize the military power of the Jiangdong Army general? !
You have to find a suitable excuse and reason to lie to a child.
Originally, Cao Ren really didn't want to come, but along with these news of internal strife, there was another news that reached Cao Ren's ears.
Zhou Yu was hit by an arrow and suffered sores. His injuries were serious and he could no longer do business.
Regarding this news, Cao Ren still wanted to find out.
If Zhou Yu was really seriously injured, then Cao Ren would definitely have to find a way to organize his soldiers to go out to fight in the city. When the opponent's coach was critically ill and unable to command, and his morale was low, he would kill a few battles. Not to mention retreating, it would be good to at least kill and injure the besieging troops.
But if Zhou Yu was faking it, then Cao Ren would still be hunkering down in Jiangling City, waiting for Cao Cao to send people to deal with Guan Yu before sending troops to rescue him.
After several battles, Cao Ren has injured nearly 10,000 people, and now there are more than 13,000 soldiers left to fight. These people are a bit stretched to defend Jiangling City.
If it was not certain that Zhou Yu was really critically ill, Cao Ren would not dare to go out to fight in the city again.
So, Cao Ren, who had no internal strife in the Sun-Liu coalition, didn't believe it at all, but Cao Ren still planned to sneak attack Jiangdong Army's South Gate camp at night, beat him and leave, to see if Zhou Yu was really critically ill.
Then Cao Ren saw Zhou Yu, who was fully clothed, high-spirited, and not injured at all at the gate of the camp of the Sun-Liu coalition.
And behind him, two groups of soldiers came on both sides. One was led by Ling Tong, and the other was led by Lu Meng.
Yes, Cao Ren knew that he had been fooled again. Fortunately, he was prepared this time. While retreating, he sent a signal to the defenders in Jiangling City to respond.
In the end, Cao Ren safely returned to Jiangling City after paying the price of hundreds of casualties.
(End of chapter)
