Cao Jun pursued extremely frantically, and finally saw Zhou Yu's army after going deep into the Lujiang River.
After another desperate pursuit, they finally arrived.
However, what was waiting for Cao Jun was not the panicked and panic-stricken army, but the Jiangdong Army, which was in a dangerous position and was led by Zhou Yu himself.
Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang were still young and had little combat experience, so they were not aware of the crisis.
But Li Tong had been in battle for a long time, and Chen Ying was extremely intelligent, and he understood it instantly.
Just as Zang Ba expected, everything was Zhou Yu's plan to lure the enemy!
Unfortunately, Zhou Yu did not give Li Tong and Chen Ying a chance to explain to Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang, nor did he give Cao Jun any chance to breathe.
Jiangdong's army followed the order and launched a frontal attack on Cao's army.
The 12,000 troops led by Cao Xiu were composed of 6,000 Hefei defenders and 6,000 county soldiers.
If taken alone, the 6,000 Hefei defenders would be able to fight.
Even if they are not elite, they will not collapse at the first touch.
But the six thousand county soldiers are different.
They have not experienced any combat training and are usually only used to maintain law and order in the county.
It's okay to bully the common people.
Now on the battlefield, facing Zhou Yu's elite soldiers, his true colors were immediately revealed.
Before there was any contact between the two armies, the six thousand county soldiers were on the verge of collapse due to their own panic!
The Hefei garrison, which originally had some combat effectiveness, became overwhelmed under the influence of the county soldiers, and its morale was turbulent.
The soldiers should be more sophisticated than numerous, and the general should be more strategic than brave!
Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang completely understood the meaning of this sentence.
Fortunately, the general did not retreat, and Cao's army was not completely defeated.
But the moment they fought against Jiangdong's army, the war turned into a one-sided situation.
Even if Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang, and Li Tong fought desperately, they could not stop the defeat at all.
Immediately afterwards, loud noises continued to be heard from all around, and all the ambushes arranged by Zhou Yu rushed out.
Cao Jun's soldiers were all heartbroken and chose to flee.
As soon as the county soldiers fled, the original Hefei defenders also lost all fighting spirit and joined in the rout one after another.
Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang still wanted to fight to the death, but finally started to escape under Li Tong's persuasion.
As soon as the general fled, the whole army collapsed!
Six thousand county soldiers successfully turned Cao Cao's army into a rabble.
From desperate pursuit to desperate escape, Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang transitioned so smoothly!
The same goes for Zhou Yu!
The anger that Jiangdong Army had accumulated for a long time exploded at this moment, and they frantically pursued the fleeing Cao Army.
After a chase, Cao Xiu soon saw Zang Ba who was slowly advancing from behind.
It was like seeing a savior!
This time it was a complete disaster!
Jiangdong's army refused to give in at all, and Cao's army had long become a frightened bird.
After receiving the order, he quickly rushed towards Zang Ba.
Zang Ba had no idea what was going on and was faced with the collision of his own army.
This collision immediately stunned Zang Ba himself.
The battle formations originally used for defense by his army were all destroyed by his own people.
For a time, Zang Bajun also became turbulent.
This is not over yet!
Zhou Yu seized the opportunity and ordered all the troops to attack.
Zang Ba experienced once in a daze what it means to be troubled at home and abroad, internal and external troubles!
The army collapsed instantly and completely lost control.
In desperation, Zang Ba also joined the retreat.
I thought that after escaping into Jiujiang, Zhou Yu would give up the pursuit.
Who would have thought that Zhou Yu's pursuit was even worse than that of Xia Houshang's than Cao Xiu!
Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang, Li Tong, Chen Ying, and Zang Ba led the defeated troops to flee wildly. They passed by Hefei and no one dared to enter the city.
He wanted to use Hefei City as a lure to force Zhou Yu to focus on the city.
But they underestimated Zhou Yu's persistence.
Cao Jun doesn’t want Hefei, and neither does Jiangdong Army!
He desperately chased Cao's army and killed them all.
Both sides chased each other without rest, and lasted for a whole day and night!
Cao's army of 30,000 was almost completely wiped out.
In the end, Zhou Yu gave up the pursuit and instead seized the city and collected the results.
Jiangdong's army gave up the pursuit, but Cao Xiu and the others did not dare to stop their escape.
However, the five eventually parted ways in Shouchun.
Chen Ying led only a few dozen people to Dongcheng, preparing to return to Guangling as soon as possible.
Li Tong's men suffered all casualties and became a polished commander.
He could only return to Yuzhou to prepare for war in order to prevent Zhou Yu from taking advantage of him.
Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang were originally the guards of Hefei appointed by Cao Cao.
Now that the loss of Hefei is a serious crime, how can we do nothing?
The two men made up their minds to stick to the dangerous places of Jiujiang County and contribute to the future conquest of Jiujiang County.
After careful consideration, Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang led hundreds of remaining soldiers to temporarily garrison Dangtu.
Prepare to summon all Cao Cao's forces in Jiujiang County to resist Zhou Yu's next attack.
The one in the best situation is Zang Ba.
In the end, the soldiers were gathered together and more than 4,000 soldiers were obtained.
Zang Ba was not responsible for this defeat, but if the partial army was so defeated, who could be spared?
In desperation, Zang Ba did not dare to withdraw his troops and return to Xuzhou without authorization, so he chose to go to Zhongli, another important place in Jiujiang County.
Zhongli has the Huai River at his back, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. He can defend both Yuzhou and Xuzhou at the same time.
In addition, after this defeat, Zang Ba never wanted to see Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang again.
I'm afraid that I can't help but avenge the more than 10,000 brothers who died tragically!
The generals of Cao's army were stationed at the northernmost border of Jiujiang County, and almost handed over most of Jiujiang County to Zhou Yu.
There is only one purpose, hoping to feed Zhou Yu's appetite and stop the war in Huainan at Jiujiang.
But Cao Xiu and others obviously underestimated Zhou Yu and his desire and greed.
After conquering the counties, Zhou Yu personally led an army of 40,000 to the north and divided his troops into two groups.
Along the way, Lü Meng led a partial force of ten thousand people to attack Dangtu and completely drove Cao's army out of the country.
On the other hand, Zhou Yu personally commanded an army of 30,000 people and headed straight for Zhongli.
Zhou Yu knew the importance of Zhongli better than Zang Ba.
This is an important stronghold on the south bank of Huai River.
Once occupied by Jiangdong's army, if Cao's army wanted to cross the river in the future, they would first have to abandon the Zhongli road.
Regarding the arrival of Jiangdong Army, Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang immediately swore to live or die with Dangtu.
Unfortunately, this oath only lasted for one day.
One day later, Lu Meng defeated Dangtu, Cao Xiu, and Xia Houshang were defeated and fled again.
Lu Meng's troops then divided into two groups and continued their march north to capture Yicheng, cutting off Yuzhou's path south.
The other group marched westward and captured Xiacai on the north bank of the Huaihe River, once again blocking a road for Cao's army to go south.
Things are going smoothly here for Lu Meng, and Zhou Yu is no less generous.
Relying only on his power, Zang Ba was forced to abandon the city and flee.
There is no other way.
Zhongli was in danger, but there was no food in the city.
Once Zhou Yu's 30,000 troops besieged the city, Zang Ba could only wait for death in the city!
Abandoning the city and fleeing, leading the army back to Xuzhou to prepare for Zhou Yu's invasion, is the true way to be a general.
At this point, Cao's army completely withdrew from Jiujiang County.
Zhou Yu succeeded in regaining the land of Huainan by himself.
The morale of the Huaisi faction of the Jiangdong Army has been greatly boosted!
