On Zhuge Liang's boat, a general stood on the bow holding a hard bow.
His one eye was slightly narrowed, and his beard and hair were all stretched out. When he saw that Chen Wu was dead, he couldn't help but feel relieved and coughed repeatedly.
This person is none other than Xiahou Dun.
Soldiers had already come over to support him and kept urging him: "General, you can't stand the wind. Come in quickly!"
Xiahou Dun waved his hand and still stood proudly on the bow of the ship, looking at the battlefield situation.
The five-toothed ship commanded by Linghu Shao was the one Jiangdong Army encountered after crossing out from the right wing, while Jingzhou celebrity Hengjie commanded another ship, constantly covering Linghu Shao.
I just didn't expect that Jiangdong Army's offensive was too fierce, and Linghu Shao still died in the Yangtze River.
But Xiahou Dun took action in anger, and Jiangdong general Chen Wu also died from an arrow.
As soon as Chen Wu died, the Jiangdong Army's offensive formation was leaderless. Zhou Yu's ships and boats changed their command flags again, and the horns sounded again.
Xiahou Dun frowned. Cao Jun had been studying how to crack Zhou Yu's command all morning, but they only found out that Jiangdong Army blew the trumpet just to remind the generals that the flag had changed.
As for the intention of the order flag, Cao Jun did not understand it at all. It seemed that their order flag language was changing every day.
But this time, Xiahou Dun understood.
No decryption is required, just look at the movements.
He raised his longbow with one hand and shouted: "Jiangdong's army is fleeing!"
Yes, the Jiangdong Army, which was like a dragon swimming on the river, finally realized that it was impossible for them to capture the five-toothed ship, and was ready to flee.
Cao Jun cheered.
Zhuge Liang hurriedly said: "Send the order, the troops are blocking the enemy and must not let Zhou Yu's flagship escape!"
He observed intently.
At this time, the east wind is still blowing, the wind direction is from east to west, but the river water is from west to east.
If the opponent lowered his sails and escaped, then he must have fled eastward along the current!
Think about it, you can still retreat to Xiakou to the east, but to the west is the hinterland of Jingzhou, and there is no food and grass to support it.
Zhuge Liang's boat was beating drums again.
Whether it was the flags of the three military advisors or the banners on Cao Wu's five-toothed ship, they all pointed to the east.
There are also units such as Le Jin of the left-wing army to the east. It will not be easy for Jiangdong Army to pass.
The battle is still raging here, but those with a long-term vision are already making preparations for the next step.
On the shore, Ah Si said excitedly: "The enemy has escaped!"
Ah Da nodded and held the sisters' hands unconsciously. Fortunately, Ah San was practicing martial arts next to him, so he didn't feel any pain.
Cao Chun was overjoyed and personally reported the news to Cao Cao. Cao Cao also laughed loudly: "There are about 14,000 Jiangdong Army soldiers left. This battle can wipe out at least half of the enemy. It is a great victory!"
Cao Chundao: "If the enemy troops escape from General Yue's headquarters on the left wing, should we pursue them?"
Cao Cao said: "Of course! A few years ago, during the fierce battle at Guandu, when everyone was discussing whether to pursue the remaining soldiers, Xiao Wu once said a poem."
Cao Chun leaned forward and listened.
Cao Cao said: "It is better to use the remaining brave men to chase the poor bandits, not to pretend to be the overlord!"
Cao Chun carefully chewed the meaning of the poem and was once again impressed by Cao Wu's ability. He clasped his fists and went out to continue to observe whether his army would pursue him.
After a while, Jiangdong's army really broke through Le Jin's defense line and fled towards the east.
They had trapped more than 5,000 people before, but now more than 2,000 people were left behind. Of the originally well-organized team, less than 5,000 people were left to fight out.
Moreover, under Zhuge Liang's general order, the armies mainly attacked Zhou Yu's flagship.
Zhou Yu's flagship rushed to the left and right, and when it broke out of the heavy encirclement of Cao's army, it was already at the rear.
In this way, in Jiangdong's army, the flagship became the rear one.
Le Jin did not wait for the general's order and had already organized ships to pursue him.
On Zhuge Liang's boat, the result of the discussion among the three great counselors was that they must pursue Zhou Yu.
Don't chase the poor bandits. That means land route. Now you can see the whole river at a glance. What could the other party do to ambush them?
The cruelty of water warfare is that once you are at a disadvantage, you will either escape to the shore, or your entire army will likely be annihilated.
Xun You thought carefully and said: "Although the south bank is mountainous, there is still a gap from the river bank, so it is not easy to ambush. The north bank is a swamp of 800 miles, and it is impossible to ambush people. Our army will definitely press up to chase the enemy!"
Cheng Yu and Jia Xu nodded in agreement.
Cheng Yu smiled and said: "The east wind was not conducive to our army, but now it is not conducive to their escape!"
The three of them laughed and asked the herald to pass on the advice to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang was uneasy. He kept thinking about Cao Wu's instructions and never dared to underestimate Zhou Yu. However, the three counselors made a decision and he felt that the danger was not great.
No matter which direction you look at, Jiangdong's army, which has lost more than half of its troops, is completely defeated.
At first, they were preparing to collide with Cao's army, and then moved to the right wing, preparing to attack the commander-in-chief of Cao's army. As a result, Zhuge Liang ran into the protection of the five-toothed ship. They could not attack for a long time and were afraid of being surrounded, so they could only escape.
They didn't dare to go upstream, so they had to force their way through the formation of the left-wing army.
Each one of these is a situation that was fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield.
The death of Jiangdong general Chen Wu can be said to have sounded the clarion call for the defeat of the Jiangdong army.
The army was defeated like a mountain, and despite Zhou Yu's brilliant plan, how could he restore the situation?
On the south bank, there are still more than a thousand sick and remnants of Jiangdong Army's camp. Seeing Jiangdong Army's retreat, they have already begun to pack up and retreat.
Huang Gai was lying on the stand, looking at the river, his arms hanging down weakly.
He knew Zhou Yu's strategy before the war. After the fire attack failed, Jiangdong Army's only chance to win was to annihilate the enemy leader.
However, Cao Cao's flag was planted on the Wuya big ship, and the Wuya big ship could not be attacked, so they turned, crossed, and tried their best to kill the enemy's military advisors and cut off their command.
Until Zhou Yu sounded the clarion call for retreat, he thought Jiangdong Army still had a chance to counterattack.
But the Five-Tooth Ship was too powerful, and Linghu Shao fought with his life to repel Chen Wu.
The technique of annihilating the enemy's leaders was declared a failure.
On the south bank, he saw with his own eyes that Lu Meng's flag was cut down, and saw Chen Wuzhen fall to the ground from an arrow, and then Jiangdong's army was defeated.
Dong Xi is dead, Chen Wu is dead, Lu Meng's life and death are unknown, Jiangdong is a good man, ten thousand people went out to fight, but less than half survived.
He could see that although this retreat was still well-founded, the embarrassment could not be faked or rehearsed.
Retreating now means truly retreating.
"Ah! Kill the thief! Kill the thief!"
Huang Gai struggled to sit up, but he was seriously injured and couldn't do it at all.
Suddenly, a head emerged from the water by the river. The sick soldiers pointed their bows and arrows at him. When they saw the man's face, they all said with joy: "General Lu Zhonglang is still alive!"
Huang Gai was also overjoyed, but he couldn't sit up, so he could only shout: "Ziming, how are you?"
Lu Meng swam to the shore, wiped the water on his face, and said: "I'm fine. But our army..."
Seeing Lu Meng, Huang Gai still had the last trace of expectation on his face and asked: "Does the Governor have any other plans?"
Lu Meng was stunned and sighed: "The epidemic plan, the assassination plan, the false surrender plan, the food cutoff plan, the Bei Ge plan, and the chain plan have all failed. Now that they are in retreat, what other plans can the governor have..."
Huang Gai stopped thinking and tried to sit up.
He lay slumped on the stand, tears falling from his eyes, and there was only despair in his eyes. He allowed many remaining soldiers to lead him and retreat from the south bank of the Yangtze River towards Jiangxia.
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In front of the five-tooth ship, Xu Chu threw the iron ropes from the five tower ships into the river one by one. He was exhausted and sweating profusely, but he achieved great results.
The five building ships can no longer stop the Wuya big ship, and the Wuya big ship can set sail again.
Cao Wu saw Jiangdong's army fleeing early in the morning, and he also advocated pursuit, but the five-tooth ship must be at the forefront.
In this way, no matter how many strategies Zhou Yu had, he could not use them.
The combination of good and strange military tactics, and Cao's army crushing them with strength, is an upright and upright method of warfare.
With Cao Wu taking the lead and Heng Jie following, the two five-toothed ships turned to the east. The large ship without the commander could only be carried by the deputy and followed behind.
The three five-toothed ships have only one target, which is the final flagship of the Jiangdong Army.
Jiangdong Army relies more on the command system than Cao Army. Destroying their flagship is the first goal of this battle. Now, there is finally a chance to achieve it.
Now, if you look at it from a high altitude, you can no longer see the shape of the fleet, you can only see two groups of people chasing each other.
Cao Jun's "Tu" character was actually completely messed up, but it might as well be that all the ships on the left wing were chasing Jiangdong's army, while the right wing strangled the remaining soldiers.
Liu Bei's army was treated as cannon fodder. General Yuan Lin rushed to kill him, but he was unable to break out. After being hit by an arrow, he fell to the ground. Worried about being humiliated, he committed suicide and died. Fortunately, military advisor Pang Tong was on Zhou Yu's flagship and he escaped with his life.
Not only Cao's army, but also Jiangdong's army had long since lost their formation. Those who fought out of Cao's army were not even one third of the original number.
After chasing for nearly ten miles, the Wuya big ship relied on its speed advantage to arrive first, faster than Le Jin, and caught up to the front.
Zhou Yu's flagship still fell at the end, only two arrows away from Cao Wu.
Just then, there was a turn ahead and the water flow suddenly became faster.
