On the east bank of the Baiteng River, Cao Wu's handsome flag was hung high. Cao Wu himself got off the little red horse, and the big horse sat on a small slope with a golden sword.
Diao Chan accompanied her nervously and said worriedly: "Cao Lang, this time is too risky. All the elites are on the west bank and the Cangwu soldiers are on the east bank. What if Zhou Yu chooses to attack the east bank?"
Cao Wu smiled and said: "The mountain man has his own clever plan."
Diao Chan was not at all relieved by his jokey words. Instead, she was even more worried: "Zhuge Kongming and Lu Boyan are both talented people in the world. What can we do if they are not around?"
Cao Wu patted his shoulder, and Diao Chan came over resentfully to squeeze his shoulder.
Cao Wu grabbed a piece of grass on the ground and took a bite. In April in Lingnan, the grass was already quite wet. Cao Wu spat it out and said with a smile: "Zhou Yu will not choose the weak side."
Diao Chan frowned and wanted to ask, but Cao Wu had already continued: "He has a huge appetite. He doesn't like these strawberry soldiers on the east coast."
"Strawberry soldier... what is a strawberry?"
Diao Chan was depressed that her general said something unintelligible. When she was thinking about the meaning of these three words, the Jiangdong Army rushing here had already changed.
Those ships, just as Cao Wu said, headed for the west bank.
This time, the Jiangdong Army no longer concealed itself, and the flags were raised one after another in the army. Zhu Zhi, Huang Gai, Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, Lu Fan, Sun Jiao...
Some of them went down the river, some went upstream, and some suddenly appeared from nowhere on the west bank. It was obvious that all the generals were well prepared to ambush in advance.
The half-crossing attack became the clarion call for the decisive battle between the two sides. These good generals from Jiangbiao all attacked Cao's army from the ambush on the west bank.
In Jiangdong, only one person can command so many famous generals like an arm and a finger. Neither Cheng Pu nor Sun Quan can do it. The "Zhou" flag hanging high is the real military master of Jiangdong.
Cao Wu sat on the slope, squinting at the Jiangdong Army that suddenly appeared over the mountains and plains, and chuckled: "Zhou Yu, you really have a big appetite."
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Zhang Liao and Lu Xun rode together.
Lu Xun was just a retainer of Beifu, but Zhang Liao, a famous general who was awarded a title for his military exploits, did not dare to neglect the young man next to him. In fact, Beifu had given him too many shocks these days. Lu Xun himself had also demonstrated extremely strong military skills many times. ability.
This scholar, who was not even well-known in Jiangdong, seemed to be a born expert in commanding the army. His knowledge and insight impressed even Zhang Liao, a general who had experienced many battles.
The last person who made Zhang Liao feel this way was Zhuge Liang, who commanded the Battle of Chibi, and happened to be a retainer in Beifu.
Zhang Liao looked at the Jiangdong Army rushing in everywhere, shook his head, and sighed: "If General Beifu hadn't arranged it in advance, we would have encountered so many enemy troops in a hurry when we were halfway across the river, and I'm afraid it would have been difficult to fight. .”
He didn't say that he would definitely lose, because he was equally confident in himself.
Lu Xun looked a little nervous and said with a wry smile: "After all, it was General Beifu who planned the situation himself. The general claims that he does not know how to arrange troops every day, but he always has clever strategies, which is admirable."
Zhang Liao nodded and said leisurely: "Bo Yan, how are we going to fight this battle?"
Lu Xun's eyes finally became firm, and he looked levelly at the banner with the word "Zhou" in Jiangdong's army.
Half a year ago, he was still studying with that person. Now, he has a new person to study with.
He never doubted that Zhou Yu would treat Cao Wu as an extremely important opponent, but after staying with Cao Wu for so long, he understood that Cao Wu did not like Zhou Yu at all.
General Beifu thinks about things further away every day.
Lu Xun raised his right hand.
In his hand is a scepter.
It was neither beautiful nor majestic, but when it was taken out, Zhang Liao bowed his head, and all the generals around him bowed their heads.
When Cao Wunan came to Jiaozhou to lead the generals, he nominally relied on this staff.
The emperor’s scepter!
The word "temperance" is the best description of this scepter.
Since General Beifu trusts him enough, he cannot let General Beifu down.
He galloped a few steps on his horse, letting all the surrounding generals see what he was holding.
In fact, those generals had long been told by Cao Wu to obey Lu Xun's orders.
Lu Xun commanded them and relied on the scepter, but Cao Wu did not. Cao Wu already had enough prestige to convince them.
"Generals, obey the order!"
Lu Xun raised the staff high.
The generals are gearing up. After crossing the river, they had secretly prepared their defenses, waiting for Jiangdong's army to attack.
All the generals said in unison: "Here!"
"The bandit general Zhang Liao is guarding Zhu Zhi and Sun Jiao!"
Because he was familiar with the names of the lieutenant generals and captains of the Jiangdong Army, he told them directly. Zhu Zhi and Sun Jiao were attacking from the north, and Zhang Liao was responsible for resisting.
"Pingkou General Xu Huang, Dianjun Colonel Huang Zhong, Yu Huang Gai, and Zhou Tai!"
The two men came up from the river, and Xu Huang and Huang Zhong were ordered to deal with them.
"Capture the general Li Dian, the partial general Liu Xian, and the imperial guards Pan Zhang and Lu Fan!"
Pan Zhang and Lu Fan attacked from the south and handed it over to Li Dian and Liu Xian, son of Liu Du, the prefect of Lingling.
After the arrangements for the three armies were completed, only Xu Sheng, who came from the west, was left without one to resist, and among the generals in front of Lu Xun, only Cao Xiu and Xing Daorong were left without arrangements.
Lu Xun glanced at Cao Xiu who was eager to try, and finally turned his attention to Xing Daorong.
Cao Xiu's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is Lu Xun's biggest trump card and cannot be used lightly.
As for Xing Daorong, Lu Xun remembered what Cao Wu had said to him, and understood in his heart, so he said: "Lingling will take Xing Daorong to guard Xu Sheng!"
Xing Daorong was overjoyed and happily accepted the order and left.
When the generals left one after another, Lu Xun held up his staff and faced the river.
He kept holding the scepter in his hand, and he had no intention of putting it down until the war was over.
On the other side of the river, Cao Wu saw Lu Xun and nodded slightly at him.
The Bai Teng River is not as wide as the Yangtze River, but across the river, it is still difficult to see the expression clearly. Cao Wu could only see that the scepter in Lu Xun's hand had not yet fallen.
Cao Wu sat on the slope, but it was a pity that he didn't have a wine glass in his hand, otherwise he could wish Lu Xun from afar.
He had arranged everything and was just waiting for the other side to hit him.
At least for now, Zhou Yu is moving forward according to his script.
In the history of the era he has experienced, seven hundred years later, the Southern Han Dynasty was defeated at the Baiteng River and hated Jiaozhou. Decades later, Zhao Laoer's army was defeated again at the Baiteng River, declaring that the land of Jiaozhi no longer belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty. .
The starting point of all this was when Sun Quan took control of Jiaozhou and turned Jiaozhi into an independent state.
Now, history has returned to its starting point, to a point where Cao has no control.
Cao Wu patted the mound of dirt he was sitting on. Will this land be called Vietnam in future generations?
No, in this battle, he will defeat Zhou Yu sent by Sun Quan on the Baiteng River, and avoid future troubles forever.
In the history he was experiencing now, there was no need for the name Vietnam.
Jiaozhi is Jiaozhi, the Jiaozhou of the Central Plains Dynasty.
He has to change the history here.
