Among the many generals in Jiangdong, Xu Sheng was not the one who stood out. He was neither as sharp as Gan Ning and Ling Tong, nor as deep and reserved as Dong Xi and Chen Dao. He is a well-balanced person in all aspects.
The army he led was the only army composed entirely of Jiangdong troops among the troops that attacked halfway across the river.
Facing Xing Daorong who rushed towards him after announcing his home, Xu Sheng just sneered.
More than ten cavalrymen charged with him. When they got close, they began to besiege Xing Daorong without saying a word.
Xing Daorong is no better than Yang Ling. He is really capable and his skills are not weak. When he saw the enemy general, he rushed over with the idea of fighting the enemy leader one-on-one. This was very common in Jingnan. Normal things.
He didn't expect that Xu Sheng would break the rules and send people to besiege him.
Xu Sheng and Xing Daorong passed each other, and they exchanged blows three times. Xing Daorong clearly had the upper hand, but he had an extra wound on his body.
It was cut down by the cavalry following Xu Sheng.
Xing Daorong returned his horse angrily and fought Xu Sheng again, but he found that there were more cavalry around Xu Sheng.
"That old thief, why don't you dare to challenge Grandpa to a duel?"
Xing Daorong raised his weapon and went straight to Xu Sheng, but Xu Sheng did not talk to him and continued to besiege him.
More and more cavalry came around, while there were fewer and fewer soldiers around Xing Daorong.
Xing Daorong said anxiously while killing, "How can we not practice martial ethics?"
But Xu Sheng not only didn't talk about martial ethics, he didn't even talk much at all.
Xu Sheng not only didn't talk about martial ethics, he didn't even talk about reason. The besieging soldiers used swords and guns to chop down Xing Daorong's body.
Xing Daorong stared, and was stabbed to death without even saying a decent word in the end.
The cavalry at the forefront who followed him were all dead, and the remaining infantry retreated immediately when they saw the death of their leader.
Xu Sheng was so happy that he immediately ordered his soldiers to cover up and kill him.
As long as he breaks through Xing Daorong's army, he can reach directly in front of General Cao's army.
…
On the river, Zhou Yu sat in front of the cabin, silently watching the situation in front of him.
Of the Cao troops on all sides, only Xing Daorong's group retreated.
Sun Jiao died, and the Jiangdong Army on the northern front was defeated. On the southern front, Pan Zhang, Lu Fan and the enemy general Li Dian were in a stalemate. Li Dian led his army to counterattack and seemed to occupy the top. On the eastern front, Huang Gai and Gan Ning were trying to find a way to press Cao Jun on the shore, but they were still in a stalemate.
When Sun Jiao died, Zhou Yu didn't blink an eyelid, as if the army's defeat was just a piece on the chessboard being eaten.
When all three fronts were in a bitter battle, Zhou Yu just sneered. He was like a superior chess player. The death of those soldiers was not as tempting as a chess piece.
But when Xing Daorong died, his expression finally fell into a trance.
"This is……"
He suddenly stood up.
"It's not surprising to use the general's advantage to defeat my men in batches."
Zhou Yu murmured to himself.
In order to train his troops, Jiangdong fought against Huang Zu in Jingzhou for seven years. Although Jiangdong had many talented people, they had never fought any large-scale battles. Compared with the northern generals who were fighting every day, they had much more to grow.
The enemy general saw through this situation and used his personal abilities to gain the upper hand. Famous generals such as Zhang Liao and Li Dian, compared with juniors such as Pan Zhang and Lu Fan, and mature and prudent people like Zhu Ran, all Too much stronger.
This must be because he knew the details of his Jiangdong Army in order to set up such a formation.
When Xing Daorong died, Zhou Yu became more determined.
"Bo Yan, are you on the other side?"
Zhou Yu frowned, watching Xu Sheng lead his army to kill Xing Daorong's troops, but he didn't look happy at all.
He didn't know what Lu Xun had gone through to defect to the enemy camp, but he knew Lu Xun's ability. Apart from him, the most foresighted military officer in Jiangdong was Lu Xun. In time, Lu Xun might even be stronger than him.
Was such a person actually conquered by Cao Wu?
Zhou Yu suddenly turned around, and across the shore, he seemed to see Cao Wu sitting on the hillside carelessly, biting grass roots.
This Cao Cao brother, whom everyone said was a playboy, was not a loser at all. His abilities exceeded Zhou Yu's imagination time and time again.
"Xu Sheng rushed in."
Zhou Yu sighed, and the expression on his face could no longer be calm.
…
"Took the bait."
Cao Wu sighed leisurely.
Although Jiangdong is full of rats, it also has a lot of talents. Fortunately, the times have not given them room to grow up, otherwise this battle would be really difficult to win.
Zhou Yu regards war as playing chess, but Cao Wu thinks it is more like playing cards. He has many good cards in his hand, but when the good cards are used up, Xing Daorong appears after all the good cards are used up.
In his warning to Lu Xun, he clearly mentioned Xing Daorong's bravery and lack of strategy, and Lu Xun directly took advantage of this.
Letting Xing Daorong take charge was a strategy agreed upon by Cao Wu and Lu Xun.
As the coach of the West Bank, Lu Xun had planned everything long ago.
Sure enough, the charging Xu Sheng's troops quickly killed the soldiers of Xing Daorong's troops and went straight to the commander-in-chief of Cao Jun.
Xu Sheng believed that since Cao Jun rushed to the battle after crossing the border, as long as he passed the level of Xing Daorong, it would be easy to kill the main force of Cao Jun.
Because he was chasing Xing Daorong's troops, his team was very long, but he was still able to control it and he was not confused.
But when he rushed to coach Cao Jun, he was surprised to find that he couldn't get any closer.
Coach Cao Jun actually built simple defenses here long ago.
"Are you just guarding against me?"
Xu Sheng was a little confused. It didn't take long from the time they broke out of the ambush to the time he killed Xing Daorong and rushed here. Normally, Cao Jun crossed the border in a hurry. When he saw the ambush coming, he didn't know where the enemy troops would be. He was about to face enemies coming from all directions, so he could only build fortifications on all four sides, but there was not enough time to do so.
However, the opponent's coach seemed to have a mental problem. From the beginning, he spent all his energy on his own side. The defensive fortifications that should have been built on all sides, such as Juma, Muzhai, etc., were only built on his side.
"Are you too unsure of Xing Daorong?"
Xu Sheng was also experienced in fighting, and he already understood that there was something wrong with the situation. He shouted to the soldiers to cheer up, pay attention to defense, and prepare to attack Cao Jun.
Because of his order and the well-prepared deterrence of Cao's army, there was some commotion in Xu Sheng's army.
Xu Sheng quickly prepared to suppress the situation. Although he did not understand the situation, he believed that as long as he covered up the enemy's attack and killed the enemy's commander, he would win the battle.
At this moment, a black horse suddenly came out from the side.
It was an arrow formation composed of nearly a thousand cavalry.
The leader was wearing black armor and had a "Cao" flag behind him.
"Tiger and Leopard Cavalry? Use all of them on me?"
Xu Sheng woke up suddenly and immediately realized that he had been plotted.
The previous death of Xing Daorong was just a way to lure him deeper. Now he is eager to expand the results and has gone deep alone.
"Suffer death, Xu Sheng!"
Cao Xiu shouted coldly and led his army into Xu Sheng's army, which had been disrupted by the pursuit of Xing Daorong's troops.
