Liu Bei smiled slightly and said: "Since the Governor has said these things, and Lu Su and Kong Ming are here to prove it, don't regret it anymore!"
Lu Su felt that something might be a little strange, but he didn't know the reason for a while, so he didn't respond. Zhou Yu was very confident and said: "Since a man said this, how can he regret it?"
Kong Ming said: "What the Governor said is very fair. Everyone present heard it. Then Nanjun will let the Governor capture it first. If it cannot be taken, then my lord will take it!"
Zhou Yu and Lu Su said goodbye and rode away on horseback.
Liu Bei turned to Kong Ming and said: "My conversation just now was based on what the military advisor said, but after I said it, I was also thinking about it. I still can't understand the reason. Now we are alone and have no place to settle down. , we are going to take Nanjun as a place to stay. If we let Jiangdong Zhou Yu take it first at this time, the city will belong to Soochow, what should we do?"
Kong Ming burst out laughing and said: "I advised the lord to take Jingzhou as a place to establish a foothold before, but the lord did not listen to my suggestion. Why do you want to take it again now?"
Liu Bei was a little embarrassed and said: "Before, it was because it was Liu Biao's territory, and I really couldn't bear to fight against each other. Now this place belongs to Cao Cao, so I should take it down no matter what."
Kong Ming was very confident and said: "Master, don't worry about this matter anymore, let Zhou Yu take it. Sooner or later, this Nanjun will fall into the arms of the master?"
Liu Bei still couldn't figure it out and asked, "What is the plan?"
Kong Ming whispered some words, and Liu Bei was very happy after hearing this, so he stationed himself by the river and stopped moving.
After Zhou Yu and Lu Su returned, Lu Su asked, "How did the governor agree with Liu Bei to take Nanjun?"
He replied: "I can take over this place in Nanjun with a snap of my fingers. There is no need to waste a favor."
Then he asked the surrounding soldiers: "Which of you is willing to attack Nanjun first?" As soon as he finished speaking, a man came out, it was Jiang Qin, a general from Jiangdong.
Zhou Yu said: "You are the vanguard. Xu Sheng and Ding Feng are both your lieutenants. I will allocate you five thousand elite troops to cross the river first, and then I will bring my troops and horses to meet you."
Cao Ren was in Nanjun and asked Cao Hong to guard Yiling. The two sides were fighting each other. Suddenly a soldier came to report, saying: "The soldiers and horses from Jiangdong have crossed the Yangtze River."
Cao Ren said: "We just need to hold on and don't go out to fight."
Niu Jin stood up at this time, eager to try, and said: "We are already approaching the city, but we are not going to fight. It is a sign of cowardice, and we have just failed here. We should regain our strength. I hope you can give me 500 soldiers and horses, so that we can fight again." I’m going to fight to the death.”
Cao Ren agreed, so Niu Jin led five hundred soldiers to attack. Ding Feng rode up to fight. The two fought for four rounds. Ding Feng pretended that he couldn't beat him, so he led Niu Jin to the formation. After taking the position, Ding Feng led the crowd to trap Niu Jin in the formation. Niu Jin was in conflict with the left and right and could not break out. He was very anxious for a while.
Cao Ren saw Niu Jin's situation on the city wall. He had no choice but to put on his armor and mount his horse. He led hundreds of cavalry out of the city. He waved his sword vigorously and entered the opponent's formation. Xu Sheng came out to fight, but there was no way to resist. , Cao Ren directly killed the middle of the formation and rescued Niu Jin. When he looked back, he found that there were only a dozen cavalry in the formation and could not get out, so he turned back to kill and rescued Niu Jin.
In this way, they happened to encounter the opponent's general Jiang Qin blocking the way. Cao Ren and Niu Jin fought hard to disperse him. Cao Ren's younger brother, Cao Chun, came over with troops and horses to help them. After a while of fighting, Jiangdong was finally defeated, and Cao Ren returned victorious.
After Jiang Qin failed, he immediately went back to see Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu was very angry and prepared to behead him, but he was spared after everyone begged for mercy.
Zhou Yu immediately ordered his troops to fight Cao Ren in person. Gan Ning said: "Don't panic, Commander-in-Chief. Cao Ren sent Cao Hong to guard Yiling. A tense situation has formed on both sides. I hope to lead 3,000 elite troops to attack Yiling first. The Commander-in-Chief can attack Nanjun at this time. Then you can accomplish great things!”
Zhou Yu thought this was feasible, so he asked Gan Ning to lead three thousand troops to attack Yiling.
The news was quickly conveyed to Cao Ren. Cao Ren and Chen Jiao discussed it. Chen Jiao said: "If Yiling is captured, Nanjun will not be able to hold it, and rescue should be carried out quickly."
So Cao Ren filmed Cao Chun and Niu Jin secretly taking troops and horses to rescue Cao Hong. Cao Chun first asked Cao Hong to tell Cao Hong about this, and asked Cao Hong to go out of the city to lure the enemy. Gan Ning took the troops to Yiling, and Cao Hong came out to challenge Gan Ning. After fighting for more than 20 rounds, Cao Hong could not defeat Cao Hong and had to escape. Gan Ning successfully captured Yiling.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Cao Chun's and Niu Jin's soldiers and horses came, combined, and surrounded Yiling.
Gan Ning sent soldiers to break out and reported the situation to Zhou Yu, saying that Gan Ning was trapped in Yiling City. Zhou Yu was very surprised.
Cheng Pu said: "We can quickly divide our troops to rescue!"
Zhou Yu said: "This time is very critical. If we can divide our troops to rescue him, what should we do if Cao Ren comes with troops and horses to make a sneak attack?"
Lu Meng said: "Gan Ning is a general in Jiangdong, and his importance is self-evident. How could he not save him?"
Zhou Yu said: "I am going to personally lead the troops and horses to rescue, but who is more suitable to stay here and guard this place on my behalf?"
Lu Meng said: "Ling Tong can take on this task. I will be the vanguard, and the captain will be behind. In no more than ten days, he will return in triumph."
Zhou Yu said to Ling Tong: "I wonder if you would like to take my place?"
Ling Tong said: "With ten days as the time limit, it is okay within this time, but beyond ten days, I may be powerless!"
Zhou Yu thought for a while and felt that it was enough, so he left 50,000 troops and handed them over to Ling Tong, and then led his troops to kill in the direction of Yiling.
Lu Meng said to Zhou Yu: "There is a small road south of Yiling. It is very easy to get to Nanjun. You can send five hundred soldiers to cut down the trees and cut off the escape route. If they fail, they will definitely take this road. Horses cannot walk. The horse will definitely be lost, and we can take the opportunity to capture the horse." Zhou Yu agreed, and the plan began to be implemented.
Soon Zhou Yu arrived at Yiling with his troops and horses. Zhou Yu observed the situation and asked, "Which of you can break through and rescue General Gan Ning?"
Zhou Tai responded and immediately rode into Cao's army until they reached the bottom of the city. Gan Ning saw Zhou Tai coming and hurriedly came out to greet him.
After Zhou Tai entered the city, he met Gan Ning and said, "The governor himself has come with his troops and horses!"
