Repeated defeats in battles, abandoning his helmet and armor, all this was deliberately shown by Zhou Yu.
Even the vulnerability when relying on the city for defensive warfare was deliberately done by the Huainan Army.
There was only one purpose, to make the Qin army paralyzed and careless, and to leave the impression of the Huainan army's vulnerability in their minds.
According to the nature of Xu Huang and Gao Shun, it is actually very difficult for Zhou Yu to design them.
But Wancheng's plan helped Zhou Yu complete the plan.
Liu Zhang and Pang Tong had long imprinted on Xu Huang and Gao Shun on behalf of Zhou Yu that the Huainan Army would not be able to flinch.
Facts have proven that this is indeed the case, and the Huainan Army did not dare to leave the city.
But relying on the city, they had no power to fight back.
In this case, how can Gao Shun and Xu Huang defend themselves?
Liu Zhang did not ask the two of them to push it quickly, but in the face of this situation, who wants to whimper?
Gao Shun and Xu Huang are both generals. Faced with the differences between defeating Zhou Yu's occupation of Huainan alone and cooperating with the Eastern Army in the strategy of Huainan, they will definitely choose the former without hesitation.
The Eastern Army has achieved so much great achievements!
Huainan's little contribution is like the minced meat from a mosquito's leg. There is really no way to divide it.
Due to various coincidences, a tragedy finally occurred.
Zhou Yu and Lu Meng divided their forces into two groups and weaved a huge fire trap for Gao Shun and Xu Huang.
Forty thousand guardsmen rushed in without any precautions.
The ending can be imagined.
Zhou Yu and Lu Meng only used two sparks to ignite a fire that reached the sky.
Put Gao Shun and Xu Huang on the fire and roast them!
No matter how elite the army is, if it is caught off guard and burned by fire, it will definitely cause serious chaos.
If the commander does not respond in time, it may even trigger a major rout.
The mastermind of the two fire schemes was Zhou Yu. How could he sit back and watch as the Qin army continued to burn and did not care?
Taking advantage of the chaos of the Qin army, Zhou Yu and Lu Meng led their troops to suddenly attack, giving the Qin army a more fatal blow.
Zhou Yu had already thought that he would use these two groups of troops to annihilate his entire army to teach Liu Zhang a lesson!
In order to avenge Cao Cao's annihilation in the past!
The process went very smoothly, almost as expected by Zhou Yu.
However, Zhou Yu and Lu Meng were still surprised after leading their troops to charge and fight in close combat.
It is true that soldiers of the Qin army who fled in panic can be seen everywhere on the road, but in the center, heavy troops have already been assembled and are ready.
Especially the army that Lu Meng faced was like a torrent of steel!
This scene shocked Zhou Yu and Lu Meng.
Under normal circumstances, how could it be possible to reorganize the army in such a short period of time amid chaos and form a battle formation to defend against the enemy?
But Zhou Yu forgot that the Qin army in front of him was abnormal!
They can often create miracles!
Needless to say, Xu Huang has the air of a general in every move he makes, he acts calmly and is calm in situations.
Under his influence, the soldiers under his command became more elite than other soldiers.
Faced with the fire attack, Xu Huang did not panic at all. On the one hand, he raised a big flag to gather soldiers, and on the other hand, he beat drums and blew trumpets to stabilize morale.
In the shortest time, more than half of the troops under his command were stabilized.
Gao Shun didn't need to think about it. He had three thousand soldiers trapped in the camp beside him. What kind of storms and waves had he not seen before?
After the fire started, they automatically gathered around Gao Shun without any instructions.
At the same time, help Gao Shun gather his soldiers and equalize Chaos.
Therefore, while Zhou Yu and Lu Meng were waiting for the Qin army's chaos to intensify, the Qin army was actually quickly quelling the chaos.
The best time to attack is when the fire has just started.
But the arrow has to be fired!
After Zhou Yu and Lu Meng led their troops to attack, they had no other choice but to go all out.
Accompanied by fierce fire, the two Qin armies and the two Huainan armies launched a desperate battle.
The battle lasted for a full night, and finally ended with the Qin army retreating on their own initiative.
Zhou Yu and Lu Meng did not achieve the expected results and were worried about other problems, so they had no choice but to lead their armies back.
A well-designed battle of annihilation, a carefully planned fire plan, ended up with both sides dying and injuring each other.
Zhou Yu couldn't accept this result at all.
It had been arranged for so long and so many soldiers were given to the Qin army in vain, but not even half of what was expected was achieved.
Not only Zhou Yu, but also Gao Shun and Xu Huang couldn't accept it.
The two of them were commanders of an army, and they were plotted by the enemy. How could there be any excuse for them?
It is entirely the commander's responsibility to fall into the trap.
At the same time, under such a disadvantageous situation, the Qin Army was able to withstand the Huainan Army's sneak attack and gradually took control of the situation and launched a counterattack.
Under normal circumstances, how could the Huainan Army be able to fight back?
Taken together, the responsibility for the defeat cannot be evaded at all.
This is why the soldiers shouted defeat.
In fact, it was Gao Shun and Xu Huang who took the initiative to take responsibility.
"How many casualties did the Guards suffer in this battle?"
After listening to the whole process, Liu Zhang calmed down a little.
At least Gao Shun and Xu Huang led the army and rushed out.
In that case, it was a blessing that the entire army was not wiped out.
"Reporting to the King of Qin, more than 5,000 people were killed in both armies. Some were burned to death by fire, and the rest were killed in battle with the Huainan army."
Hearing this number, Liu Zhang breathed a sigh of relief again.
More than 5,000 people each, which means more than 10,000 people died in total.
It is indeed rare to be able to retain more than two-thirds of his strength when he was caught in a trap and attacked by a sneak attack.
Liu Zhang's bottom line is one-half!
"How many people did the Huainan Army dispatch this time?"
"Report to the King of Qin that Zhou Yu and Lu Meng each led an army of 20,000 men.
The soldier didn't hesitate and blurted out immediately.
The total number of people under Zhou Yu's command is fixed.
After being completely wiped out by Cao Cao last time, the total military strength of all counties in Huainan was exactly 50,000.
In addition to the 30,000 Chaisang navy troops, the total is 80,000 troops.
The previous attempt to lure Gao Shun and Xu Huang resulted in the loss of about three to four thousand people.
According to Zhou Yu's military habits, he would never leave an empty city.
Judging from this inference, it is most reasonable for Zhou Yu and Lu Meng to each lead 20,000 troops.
Liu Zhang also nodded in agreement.
Zhou Yu is a conceited man. He believes that with the help of his strategy, 20,000 people are enough to annihilate 20,000 people.
Unfortunately, the process was within Zhou Yu's expectations, but the result was completely beyond his imagination!
