Almost at the same time that Lu Xun reported the situation to Cao Wu, sporadic boat shadows appeared on the Baiteng River.
There were only a few boats at first, but when Cao Jun was halfway across the river, there were gradually more boats.
On this plain where the Baiteng River rushed out, those small boats were as dazzling as the stars in the night sky. Whether it was Cao Jun or Cang Wu soldiers, everyone realized that they were enemy troops that were about to attack them.
Jiang Dongjun arrived as expected.
"It's really a half-crossing attack."
Cao Wu shook his head. In the era he lived in before, even people who didn't understand military affairs had heard this sentence. This four-character mantra summed up the victory of many wars, and the truth it contained was also very simple.
When the troops are crossing the river or halfway across the river, it is the time when the whole army is the most slack, and it is also the time when the head and tail cannot care about each other.
Just like now, 20,000 Cao Jun and 15,000 Cangwu soldiers are divided into two halves by the Baiteng River, facing each other across the bank. When the ships from Jiangdong come over, they can easily choose which side to fight, while the other side under Cao Wu's command But he could only watch on one side.
"It's a pity that the master has arrived long ago."
Lu Xun said leisurely, his eyes looking at the boats on the river, this call "Lord" made him convinced.
After searching for Jiangdong's main force for several days to no avail, Cao Wu made his own judgment.
Jiangdong's army was not on land at all. These soldiers, who were the best at water warfare in the world, had no intention of having a decisive battle with Cao's army on land from the beginning. Instead, they moved around the sea in some way, waiting for the opportunity to hit with one hit.
So Cao Wu led his army across the river and gave them such an opportunity.
Now it seems that Cao Wu guessed it right.
Although Lu Xun still didn't understand how Jiangdong's army could rely on these small boats to move by sea, he was sure that Jiangdong's army had taken the bait.
The only thing that is uncertain is whether Zhou Yu knows that this is a trap.
At this time, Cao Wu patted Lu Xun on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't feel pressure to beat Zhou Yu. I always thought you were no worse than him."
This sentence brought Lu Xun back to the battlefield physically and mentally. He knew that Cao Wu saw his worries, and was encouraged by Cao Wu's words of encouragement.
"Don't worry, General, the West Bank is in my hands!"
Lu Xun bowed solemnly to Cao Wu.
Cao Wu nodded and said: "Okay, I will come to the east coast."
Strictly speaking, Lu Xun at this time was not yet the Four Heroes of Soochow in the Burning Battalion in later generations, but he had already shown a view of the overall situation second only to Zhuge Liang and sufficient agility.
Cao Wu dared to delegate power to him and let him command the west bank of the Baiteng River. This was not only a trust in Lu Xun but also in the generals on the west bank.
Look at the list of names, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Li Dian, Huang Zhong, Cao Xiu, with such a lineup. Although the number of people in this battle is not as good as that of the enemy, they are completely capable of fighting.
And this was originally a trap he had set for others to exploit.
Lu Xun struggled with whether Zhou Yu knew it was a trap. In fact, he had already fallen behind. Cao Wujiu didn't care whether Zhou Yu knew.
A single move on the battlefield affects the whole body. As long as you successfully lead the other party to your own rhythm, you don't care whether he knows it or not.
Many times, it is one thing to know, but it is another thing to be unable to control yourself.
Watching Lu Xun take the boat to the other side, Cao Wuyi pulled the bridle of the little red horse and said to Wei Yan, "Our task here is simple, we just have to hold on."
When Wei Yan saw the enemy troops appearing, Cao Wu was chatting and laughing freely. He himself was filled with pride and laughed loudly: "General, just watch!"
Although he is arrogant, he knows that he does not have the ability to lead an entire army, but if he is asked to command a certain force, he can do it.
So he bowed to Cao Wuzuo and rode towards the troops assigned to him by Zhang He.
On Cao Wu's side, almost all Cangwu soldiers were led by Zhang He, Chen Ying, and Bao Long, plus Wei Yan and Guanqiu Jian. Their strength was much weaker than those on the opposite side.
But he is not afraid. This move invites you to enter the urn. What you need is to be weaker.
Whether the opponent is the main attacker or he is the main defender here, it all depends on how Zhou Yu chooses.
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On the Baiteng River, Zhou Yu stood on the bow of the boat, squinting at Cao Jun.
Like Cao Wuxiang, in these days, he contacted Wei Wen's troops sent by Sun Quan to support him, and then used Wei Wen's ships and the ships collected from Jiaozhi to transfer the elite troops to the sea.
He originally had 10,000 elite men, but Wei Wen brought another 5,000 men. These 15,000 men were just waiting at sea for the situation on the shore.
While Cao Wu was collecting information about him, he was also collecting information about Cao Wu.
He learned the approximate number of Cao Wu's army, which was only more than 30,000.
And he received more than 60,000 soldiers from the four counties of Jiaozhi, of which 30,000 were given to Lu Meng to attack Cangwu County and govern Guangxin. The remaining 30,000 plus his own 15,000 were more than 40,000. Purely In terms of numbers, he still had to overwhelm Cao Jun.
Zhou Yu, who had always used less to fight more, had enough troops, and he had the confidence to annihilate Cao Wu here.
Zhou Yu counted the flags on both sides of Cao's army and calculated the strength of both sides.
"Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Xu Huang are all famous generals. I don't know who Huang and Xing are. Huang should be Huang Zhong, the newly promoted Three Arrows Ding Cangwu."
He mentally analyzed the situation in front of him.
He knew that Cao Wu's crossing of the river was probably a bait, but he was not afraid because he had enough countermeasures to break any trap.
However, he was still very cautious when it came to choosing his opponent and had not made a choice for a long time.
At this time, Huang Gai came up from behind and said anxiously: "Captain, we are about to reach the shore. The enemy's army on the east bank is weak. Let's attack the east bank!"
Zhou Tai came over and echoed: "Destroy one of their troops first!"
Zhou Yu nodded, but did not answer the two of them.
After about ten breaths, he opened his eyes.
"If we don't attack the east coast, we will attack the west coast!"
"What?"
The two generals immediately looked at Zhou Yu in confusion. Why did they choose the difficult one instead of simply not fighting?
