Xia Houyuan gave an order, and the Louchuan flagship broke out towards the south bank. The surrounding boats saw his flag moving and followed suit.
After all, they had more ships than Zhou Yu's, and they also had two large ships behind them.
With a clear goal in mind, more than 10,000 people out of a fleet of 30,000 people successfully broke out, mainly the central and rear troops. However, the forward troops were basically lost in the first wave of boarding battles.
Zhou Yu soon noticed that the opponent's breakout direction was the south bank of the Yangtze River. He fired towards the south bank and couldn't help but squint his eyes.
Lu Meng snorted: "I want to run to the shore! No way!"
Lu Xun had a different opinion: "The enemy has already set up scouts on the south bank, and now they have set off a fire. If we chase them, there may be an ambush!"
Zhou Yu sneered and said: "Baidi General Xia Houyuan, I have studied his battle cases a long time ago. If he really had the ability to set up an ambush, I'm afraid he wouldn't rush into our encirclement!"
No one knows that Zhou Yu has studied the battle cases of almost all the generals of Cao Jun and Liu Jun. He knows the character and ability of each general clearly.
Jiangdong is unique in using whatever tactics he uses against any general. Such calmness is unique to Jiangdong.
He was sure that Xia Houyuan did not have the time or ability to arrange an ambush, so he continued to order the navy to pursue and kill them, heading towards the south bank to cover them up.
At the same time, the order was also passed to Liu Bei's navy, which had not taken action.
Pang Tong, Chen Dao, and Yuan Lin had been watching Zhou Yu's water battle and were almost stunned.
Even though Pang Tong was very knowledgeable, he never expected that Zhou Yu's navy would be so powerful. Zhou Yu's command of the navy was already as good as his fingers.
He had heard before that Sun Quan conquered Huang Zu and won five out of five battles, but failed to capture Jiangxia. Now it seems that Zhou Yu has been training his troops!
On the Yangtze River, Zhou Yu's naval force is the best in the world.
Moreover, what Pang Tong was worried about, that Zhou Yu used Liu Beijun as cannon fodder, did not appear. In this battle with Xiahou Yuan, it was entirely Zhou Yu's soldiers who contributed.
When the order to chase and kill came through, Chen Dao and Yuan Lin looked at each other, both eager to give it a try.
Chen Daokong had a lot of skills and had been waiting for too long. He was about to chase after him and have a look, so he asked, "Commander, shall we go?"
Liu Bei had absolute control over the entire army, and Pang Tong, who was recognized by him, was also recognized by Chen Dao.
A person's ability cannot be hidden. Pang Tong soon conquered Chen Dao with his knowledge, and now Chen Dao obeys his advice.
After hearing his inquiry, Pang Tong no longer hesitated and ordered the pursuit.
As a result, half of Zhou Yu's navy surrounded and attacked Xiahou Yuan's troops who failed to break through, and the other half pursued Xia Houyuan with Liu Bei's army.
Even Zhou Yu's flagship also chased after him.
The targets of all ships were directly at Xia Houyuan's flagship.
It was better to cross the Yangtze River with a big ship, but it was not so easy for a small ship to cross the river. Many ships fell behind, and there was another fight.
Zhang Yundao: "The enemy is chasing us too hard. We have no horses. When we get to the shore, the enemy will still catch up!"
He had already seen that the enemy's untouched fleet was also chasing them. The men of this force were waiting for work. If they chased the defeated army, he might not be able to outrun them even if they caught up with them on land.
This is the cruelty of water warfare. Once defeated, it is difficult to escape.
Xia Houyuan didn't think so. He bent his bow and nocked an arrow, shooting down the pursuers behind him, and said, "Let's go ashore and meet Xiao Wu first. We must find a way to protect all those who break through."
His building boat was the first to dock, and then he directed his soldiers to use the building boat as a cover and continued to fire arrows back.
Zhang Yun said anxiously: "What time has it been? How can there be arrows!"
Xia Houyuan ignored him and jumped to the shore.
Cao Wu was riding a little red horse and had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw Xia Houyuan, he ignored the greetings and said directly: "Brother Miaocai, please send someone ashore to light a fire and light all the withered grass!"
Xia Houyuan was startled: "Xiao Wu, if all the dead grass is ignited, after our army lands ashore, won't it mean that the entire retreat will be full of fire and there will be no way to survive?"
Cao Wudao: "Just listen to me!"
Xia Houyuan gritted his teeth and went to give orders. Cao Wu grabbed him again and said a few words before Xia Houyuan nodded.
Zhang Yun could see clearly on the boat.
After the Jingzhou Army surrendered, he had already met all the generals who came to participate in the battle in Cao Ying, but he had never seen this one named Xiao Wu, and he had no idea where he came to the south bank of the Yangtze River.
He usually prides himself on being familiar with the Navy. Who would have thought that when he saw Navy Commander Zhou Yu today, he would realize that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky beyond the sky.
Now, his army is in disarray. Can Cao Wu, with only one man, save more than 10,000 of them?
He really suspected that General Xiahou Miaocai of Baidi had lost his mind and gone crazy, so he believed that one person could save ten thousand people.
Xia Houyuan returned to the ship and gave the order, which made Zhang Yun even more furious.
"When the fire cuts off everyone's way, how can we escape!"
Xia Houyuan chuckled and said: "Escape? We won't escape. If Xiaowu is around, there will be a way!"
Zhang Yun asked anxiously: "Who is this Xiao Wu?"
Xia Houyuan said: "You don't need to know what he has done. You just need to remember that he is the prime minister's brother!"
Zhang Yun frowned and thought, he seemed to have heard of such a person, maybe Cao Wu, the general of Beifu?
But……
Doesn't it mean that he is an arrogant and domineering dandy? A few days ago, there were even reports of horses charging into dozens of Confucian scholars in the street.
Can such a person be able to save everyone?
On the other side, on Zhou Yu's flagship, Zhou Yu, who initially ordered the pursuit, gradually frowned.
He stretched out his hand and measured the wind direction, frowning even more.
Lu Xun gradually realized that something was wrong and said anxiously: "Grand Governor, they seem to be setting fire to the ship!"
Lu Meng laughed and said: "General Bai Di is really stupid. He set fire to the ship. Wouldn't his own ship be burned too?"
After saying this, he stopped laughing.
Because under the current situation, the enemy's ship cannot be left alone, but it can be used as a trigger to burn their ship.
The current wind direction is just right to blow the fire over.
"not only that……"
Zhou Yu said: "The enemy army was already defeated, but once there was a fire behind them, it turned into a last-ditch situation. With the test of life and death ahead, these defeated armies may soon change direction and fight with our army!"
"This is a desperate situation! General Bai Di, in his desperation, actually used a good strategy!"
Lu Xun thought about it carefully and felt that they could definitely kill the enemy, but the enemy tried their best and burned their ships. In this case, their losses would be huge and the gain would not be worth the loss.
"Don't chase the poor bandits! Grand Governor, we can't chase them anymore!"
Zhou Yu also came to his senses and said angrily: "Our army is smaller than the enemy's. We must not use our troops like this! The other party is using a plan based on this point. It is really abominable! Inform Pang Tong and ask them to withdraw their troops!"
The herald went there quickly, and when Chen Dao was about to fight, he received the order to withdraw his troops, and he suddenly felt that he had been punched in the air.
Yuan Lin said angrily: "Commander, we can't retreat! When there are only a few fires on the south bank, we are not afraid, and Zhou Yu is not afraid either. The south bank is full of fire, but Zhou Yu is afraid! When the south bank is on fire, the enemy has no way to retreat. This Zhou Yu is probably not worried that we will kill Xia Houyuan and take the lead!"
Chen Dao, however, followed Pang Tong's lead and looked at Pang Tong.
Pang Tong stared at the increasing number of fires on the south bank, the fire reflected in his eyes, and then looked back at the semaphore on Zhou Yu's flagship.
Zhou Yu brought the pursuit team and was returning to the center of the river to deal with the besieging troops.
If only they were left...
Pang Tong gritted his teeth and said: "It's all fire. The enemy has adopted a last-ditch tactic and is preparing to fight us desperately. If we have more troops, we will naturally not be afraid of them, but we only have these few troops and cannot compete with them in numbers! Don't chase the poor invaders and retreat." !”
Chen Dao clicked his spear and knew that Pang Tong was right, so he had no choice but to give the order to withdraw.
When Xiahouyuan's troops on the shore saw the enemy's withdrawal, they suddenly felt that they had escaped death and cheered.
The firelight illuminated Xia Houyuan's face. Xia Houyuan remembered Cao Wu's instructions and immediately asked all the soldiers to shout in unison.
Zhou Yu and Pang Tong were both watching from their flagships. When they heard the shouts, they immediately pricked up their ears.
Pang Tong listened for a while and suddenly remembered something. He opened his eyes wide and pointed to the south bank. He was speechless for a long time.
"It's...it's him!"
Yuan Lin came over and saw Pang Tong vomiting a mouthful of blood. She was so frightened that she quickly supported Pang Tong.
"Military advisor, what's wrong with you?"
Chen Dao also asked anxiously.
Pang Tong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and murmured: "It's him, all this is that kid's plan!"
Chen Dao looked confusedly at the south bank of the Yangtze River where Pang Tong was pointing. He heard the soldiers there shouting: "Have a son like Sun Zhongmou, and Hefei will give away one hundred thousand for his head!"
