At the beginning, although Zhao Yun led his troops to rush south along the river according to Liu Chan's instructions, he still paid attention to Liu Chan's side.
Until he found out that he was leading his troops south, Liu Chan became more and more courageous as he fought alone.
He galloped his horse into the Wu army's formation, just like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep, and then he felt relieved and concentrated on killing the enemy.
Zhao Yun, who entered the Wu formation, was also invincible. The gun in his hand accurately defeated any Wu army who dared to stand in front of him.
After entering the formation, the speed of the cavalry's charge slowed down slightly, but its momentum was not blocked by the Wu army, and they still continued to kill towards the dock resolutely.
For a moment, Wu Jun on the dock fell into panic. They screamed and ran to the boat, crowding and trampling on each other, and many of them were even squeezed into the river.
"Anonymous little thief! Leave your head on your neck and leave before it's too late!"
Zhao Yun rushed to kill while shouting to the big ship docked by the river.
Look at that posture, it looks like he is planning to rush directly onto the ship to kill the general and capture the flag!
Standing on the bow of the boat, Zhu Ran, who had heard Zhao Yun's name for a long time, believed that if he was given the opportunity, he might actually be able to do such an outrageous thing.
On one side was Zhao Yun, who was leading his troops to attack, and on the other side was the Wu army who was crowded and commotion on the dock.
Zhu Ran, who was in a dilemma, clenched his fists tightly and said nothing.
"Zhu...General Zhu!" The general next to him couldn't help but speak when he saw Zhao Yun leading the cavalry closer and closer.
But after just starting, he couldn't continue.
It is a shame for a general to say such words, and for some brave people, it is even worse than death.
Zhu Ran naturally knew what General Pi wanted to say. At this time, his tightly clenched fists kept shaking, and even his fingers turned white, and he was struggling internally.
There are also five thousand athletes from his Zhu family on the shore. Every household of these people has been institutionally attached to his Zhu family for generations. The men farm and fight, and the women weave and show.
It is the strong foundation of his Zhu family. If he gives the order, all five thousand elite soldiers will be lost to the enemy! The consequences were just like when Hefei rescued Sun Quan and wiped out the elite few.
Although the Zhu family is powerful and will not do nothing like Ling Tong, it will definitely lose its vitality.
After all, humans are not real leeks, and they can harvest several crops a year. Cultivating an elite soldier is expensive and takes a long time. After these elite soldiers die, even the Zhu family, one of the four major families in Jiangdong, will not be able to recover within a few years.
but……
"Ship!" Zhu Ran stared at Zhao Yun and Liu Chan who were charging in the military formation, and almost squeezed out these two words through gritted teeth.
General Pi bowed his head deeply and said in a deep voice: "Yes!"
He did not look down on Zhu Ran in his heart. In his opinion, it was a kind of wisdom and courage for a general to be willing to bear the infamy and make this decision to avoid greater losses.
Of course, this is just the wisdom and courage of the weak.
Several large ships immediately pulled up their anchors, and the boatmen swung the oars with all their strength and slowly sailed away from the dock.
The boarding pedal slid into the river, and Wu Bing, who fell with him before he could get on the boat, was lucky enough to make a brave leap and catch the side of the boat, so he was dragged up.
But most people fell into the water one after another.
"General! Come back and save us!"
"Don't go! Please, don't go... Wuwu."
The ship that left the dock also took away the hope of Wu Jun on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
Fighting alone and facing the terror of tens of thousands of troops, today it was Wu Jun's turn to experience it.
Unfortunately... they don't have a strong wall to defend.
Facing Wu Jun's cries and pleas by the river, Zhu Ran closed his eyes tightly.
The setting sun in winter added a sense of desolation to his lonely figure. After a long time, Zhu Ran walked into the cabin without saying a word...
On the shore, Guan Erye and Zhang Sanye, who had detoured to the north, also led troops into the Wu army's formation, and promptly prevented the Zhu family's elite troops from encircling Liu Chan.
"Guan Yu, the former general of the Han Dynasty!"
"The right general of the Han Dynasty Zhang Fei!"
"Those who surrender will not be killed, but those who resist will die!"
The two brothers cooperated seamlessly and were impervious to ghosts and ghosts. They rode their horses in the enemy's formation as if they were in a deserted place, and their majesty was still the same as before.
Wu Jun, who had no strong generals in the formation, could not stop the destruction caused by Liu, Guan, Zhang and Zhao.
Even if there were brave men in ordinary generals and schools, they were not the same enemy and were killed one after another.
Facing the incoming fierce soldiers and generals, Wu Bing, who was already frightened to death, was overwhelmed by the departure of his own ship, and his last psychological defense line was crushed.
Ordinary soldiers who had not yet had time to board the ship either jumped into the rolling Yangtze River with a glimmer of hope for survival, or simply abandoned their troops and armor and knelt down on the spot.
Only most of the Zhu family is still fighting.
However, this was all in vain. Wu Jun was not good at resisting cavalry charges. This was their natural weakness.
When Guan Ping, Liu Feng and others also led their troops into the battle, the situation changed fundamentally.
After one round of charging, the Wu army's formation had been smashed to pieces. Although the Zhu family did not surrender, they suffered heavy casualties and fell into a rout.
They were like hunted beasts, being hunted and driven to the river, where they were either killed on the way or jumped into the river to escape.
For a time, the water of the Yangtze River was dyed red with blood, and corpses were floating on the river one after another. The scene was extremely tragic.
By the time Liu Chan and the other four met at the riverside dock, the battle was over.
The three of them, Guan, Zhang and Zhao, had been away from Jingzhou for many years and had not fought side by side as they do today.
Liu Chan first rescued Jiangling and helped Guan Yu turn the tide. He also sent an envoy to deliver a message in advance to recruit reinforcements from Yizhou. Only then did the brothers gather together in Jingzhou to fight the enemy together.
[Guan Yu’s favorability +5] (78)
[Zhang Fei’s favorability +5] (88)
Several people felt something and laughed beside Liu Chan.
"I'm very relieved that my eldest brother has a successor." Guan Yu said with a smile, stroking his beard.
Zhang Fei's Wuyun Taxue and Liu Chan's mount had not seen each other for a long time, and now they were leaning together and rubbing their heads affectionately.
Zhang Fei laughed and patted Liu Chan on the shoulder: "That's right, Adou is so brave even at a young age. In a few years, we old guys will all be no match for us, huh? Hahahaha..."
Zhao Yun just looked at the few people with a gentle smile on his face, completely different from the ferocity he had shown when fighting just now.
His heart was filled with pride at this moment, this was the child he had saved with all his life!
Not only were the people below the city excited, but the people on the walls of Jiangling City were even more excited!
The pier was far away, and they could only get a rough look from a distance, but it was enough.
"Reinforcements are really here...there are so many cavalry! There are also navy troops!" Wang Zuo excitedly photographed the city wall. Watching the Wu army being attacked by the cavalry from a distance, he wished he was among the cavalry team.
Shen Zhong grinned and said, "Whatever, I'll tell them they won't go back to Yizhou."
"Ah, yes, yes, everything you said is right." Zhao Lei was so excited that he stood on tiptoe and looked around, not hearing what Shen Zhong said clearly.
The injured soldiers no longer feel any pain from their injuries, and are no longer hungry. They haven't had a good rest for several days and now they are not sleepy anymore!
Everyone was extremely excited.
"Kill them! Kill them without leaving a single piece of armor behind!" A rather old man, estimated to be in his forties, waved his arms excitedly, as if he was the one killing the enemy on horseback.
Another soldier looked about fourteen or fifteen years old. His voice was hoarse and he was still shouting without emotion: "Fight them! Charge! Charge!"
After being surrounded and beaten for so long by tens of thousands of people from Jiangdong, there were only about 2,000 people left including civilians out of the original 3,600, and everyone was injured.
The many bitter emotions that had been suppressed in my heart for many days finally burst out like a river, accompanied by excited roars and shouts.
"Old Zhao, look!" Shen Zhong, the only one who was still looking around, suddenly tugged on Zhao Lei's armor.
"What are you doing? You're busy." Zhao Lei was still staring at the defeated Wu army with a grin. How could he care to look elsewhere?
Shen Zhong said with a smile: "You really don't want to watch this scene? If you miss it, you will regret it for the rest of your life."
Hearing what Shen Zhong said was mysterious, Zhao Lei turned his attention to the direction of Shen Zhong's finger - the west.
Then, he fell into a daze with his mouth wide open.
Under the setting sun, a large army dyed red was slowly moving towards this side.
Square formations were formed one after another, flags were fluttering in the wind, and there were many spears standing there, so mighty and majestic!
Among the thousands of troops, out of sight of Zhao Lei and others, there was a man sitting on the carriage with a feather fan and silk scarf, it was Zhuge Liang.
Zhao Lei never dreamed that so many troops would return for reinforcements.
In his opinion, after defeating Lu Xun's 30,000-strong army, the 30,000 or so Wu troops who besieged the city in Jiangbei could be evacuated. Although there will definitely be a rear army after a thousand cavalry, 10,000 people will probably be enough to support the sky.
The main reason why the Wu army retreated was probably the fear of these Qianqi.
Unexpectedly, the infantry behind them was of such a size... It was like soldiers from heaven came down to earth.
"God bless the big man...God bless my big man! Hahaha..."
The Jiangling garrison began a new round of carnival.
It's just that the main infantry force arriving on the battlefield was in a slightly unhappy mood, because they once again found that they were here to clean up the battlefield...
Mom’s army is coming in mighty force, but they are always doing the work of civilians. Can we still happily kill the enemy together? Do you dare to leave some military merit for us?
…
The main force had arrived, and Liu Chan and others handed them over to them the follow-up work of gathering soldiers, cleaning up corpses, and collecting supplies, and couldn't wait to arrive at Jiangling City.
The suspension bridge was lowered and the city gate slowly opened.
Zhao Lei, Shen Zhong, and Wang Zuo, all covered in blood, were standing there expectantly with the Jiangling garrison behind them.
Plop, clatter!
The soldiers knelt down one after another, firstly to salute, and secondly because they really couldn't hold on any longer...
"Subordinate Zhao Lei!"
"Wang Zuo!"
"Shen Zhong!"
"Fortunately, I live up to my fate!"
The three of them almost cried out.
"Jiangling garrison, fortunately you have lived up to your command!" After everyone shouted, some people had fallen to the ground and lost consciousness... and fell asleep.
(End of chapter)
