Guan Yu and Gan Ning ordered their soldiers to treat the wounded soldiers, and continued to hold on to wait for reinforcements, neither pursuing Zhou Yu, nor picking up weapons and iron armor outside the camp, and carrying corpses.

But Guan Yu and Gan Ning kept probing and passing information to each other.

Inside the big tent. Guan Yu had already untied his armor, put on a heavy coat, and sat on the throne in the north, the warm charcoal fire roasted his stiff body and regained its softness.

Even the god of war can't stand it in the middle of the night in the wind in this cold winter weather.

Guan Yu took a sip of Mi's wine from time to time to warm up his body.

And according to Gan Ning's return and Zhou Cang's statistics, the soldiers who were damaged in the battle last night were simply terrible.

"At least 30 percent of the war dead, at least 40 percent of the wounded, and the remaining 30 percent are tired. If we give Zhou Yu more troops, or more elite ironclad soldiers, we will be broken last night. This last struggle was brave. Zhou Yu is not a rat. ”

Guan Yu was full of confidence in the soldiers under his command, but it was precisely because of this that he felt shocked, such a strong army, more than 5,000 soldiers who could fight field battles with Cao's army, and the battle damage was so severe.

Zhou Yu really tried his best.

You don't lose unjustly.

"If it weren't for you, Zhou Yu would have won." Zhou Cang nodded, but there was a look of pride on his face. These words are said in another meaning.

It is only you who can defeat such Zhou Yu.

As Guan Yu's personal general, Zhou Cang has always admired Guan Yu very much since he followed Guan Yu, and he has done his best, for Zhou Cang, Guan Yu is the invincible god of war.

"yes. Zhou Yu has been a male child for a while, but he met me. Guan Yu was an old mistake, quite self-conscious, and touched his beautiful beard with a smile.

This is the case in the camp at the moment, and there is not much to say about the other aspect. Although Guan Yu and Gan Ning's troops suffered huge battle losses, the probability of the wounded being rescued is extremely high.

Many military medics took sheep intestines and military alcohol to clean the wounds of the wounded soldiers and stitch up the wounds.

In ancient times, the most terrifying thing was not dying on the spot, but dying of infection after being injured, even in winter, many people would die from minor injuries.

But the Guan family's sheep intestines, alcohol, and increasingly skilled military doctors can save many lives.

This is also an important reason why Guan Yu, Gan Ning's soldiers, and even the soldiers under the command of the Guan family are so capable of fighting and so brave and good at fighting.

The soldier knew that if he was injured, he would probably be saved.

Zhang Laosan's camp was one or two hundred miles away from here, although he had already sent someone to ask for help last night. But Zhang Laosan led his troops to rescue, and it was already afternoon.

Zhang Laosan led more than 10,000 elite soldiers, traveled lightly, ran desperately, and arrived at Guan Yu and Ganning camps at the fastest speed.

If it weren't for the generals of the Guan family's lineage who were good at training soldiers to run, ordinary armies would not march so fast. Zhang Laosan thought that he could get together a big battle, but he didn't even have to drink the soup.

Zhang Laosan came to the gate of the camp, and Guan Yu got the news and came out to greet him in person.

"Yide." Guan Yu smiled.

"Second brother. What about Zhou Yu? He didn't run far, did he? Zhang Laosan looked at the corpses around him, his heart was cold, and then he hurriedly asked Zhou Yu where he went.

Still trying to get some soup to drink.

"Run away early, don't try to pursue." Guan Yu glanced at the sky, Zhou Yu withdrew at dawn, and it was now afternoon.

Moreover, Zhang Fei's department came in a hurry, and the physical strength of the soldiers was extremely exertional, so they would definitely not be able to catch up with Zhou Yu, even if they caught up, I am afraid that Zhou Yu would also be cut off with elite soldiers.

Maybe you'll have to suffer when the time comes.

Zhang Laosan's face suddenly collapsed, and he was dumbfounded. "Zhou Yu, can't you wait for me Lao Zhang?"

Even Zhou Cang had an urge to roll his eyes, "Zhou Yu has a brain cramp, so he will wait for you to kill him." ”

Guan Yu had long been accustomed to his third child's temper, so he took Zhang Fei's hand and said, "Yide, our brother hasn't seen each other for many days. Zhou Yu can't catch up, so it's better to have a drink and catch up. You ordered your men to clean up the corpses outside the city, strip off the iron armor, and collect weapons. Zhou Yu spent a lot of money last night, leaving behind the corpses of many ironclad soldiers. Isn't there a lack of armor in your army? It's all up to you. ”

"Really?" Zhang Laosan's eyes immediately widened like copper bells.

However, it was said that the 20 soldiers and horses under the command of Zhang Laosan, 22,000 soldiers, this was suddenly formed into an army, and the armor rate was not too high, so I was really worried that there was no iron armor.

"Can I still lie to you?" Guan Yu smiled, took Zhang Fei's hand, and the two brothers went into the camp to drink together. The soldiers brought by Zhang Fei began to expand the camp and pick up corpses.

.............

Zhou Yu's withdrawal plan was an orderly withdrawal, with Cheng Pu and Lü Dai as the vanguard, Zhou Yu himself and the wounded soldiers as the Chinese army, and Han Dang led the elite troops to break off.

Spies were scattered in large numbers in the north, west, and south to prevent Guan Ping, Huo Jun, Fu Tong, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and others.

Huang Gai, who stayed in the camp of Handang, led 20,000 elite soldiers to retreat, according to the time, Huang Gai could not meet Zhou Yu, and there would be an interval of one or two days, and Zhou Tai was the last to withdraw after Huang Gai was broken.

Under such circumstances, Zhou Yu did not doubt that Dongfang would be in danger.

Zhuge Liang will guard an empty city.

At this moment, the cold wind is Xiao Xiao, whether it is Cheng Pu and Lu Dai in the front, Zhou Yu in the middle, or Han Dang in the back, the morale is not high.

The midnight battle had already made them extremely tired, not to mention that in the cold wind, they still had to march, although it was not far from Gangneung City to Sun Quan's camp.

But they really can't walk anymore.

Chinese Army.

Zhou Yu led more than 10,000 soldiers away, less than 2,000 soldiers who could fight, and the rest were all wounded soldiers. It is not wrong to let the wounded soldiers be protected in the position of the Chinese army.

Under the banner of the word "Zhou", Zhou Yu rode a horse, accompanied by the young general Ling Tong, who was energetic and brave and good at fighting.

But at the moment, it is also a little decadent.

"Metropolitan Governor, although our final blow was not successful, it must have also hit Guan Yu and Gan Ning's department hard. Can't you continue to fight with Guan Yu? If there is a retreat, there will be no South-gun. Wuling, Guiyang, and Lingling are gone. Ling Tong grabbed the mane of the war horse and said unwillingly.

"It is true that Guan Yu and Gan Ning's troops have been severely damaged, but we have lost more losses than them, and we have also lost many ironclad soldiers. Shanyue rebelled again, and it was no good to entangle with the Guan family. It was a bit hard to talk about, but we lost. Zhou Yu sighed.

"Damn, Shamoko, that bastard, repeat villain. received Wu Hou's wealth, but helped Guan Yu do things. If there is no Samoko to make trouble, we will be absolutely calm. can be slowly consumed and Zhuge Liang will be trapped to death. Even if Jiangdong Shanyue rebels, we can extinguish it if we send 20,000 elite soldiers back. Shanyue's gang is also disgusting, although they can be defeated repeatedly, but they are like spring grass, and they have lost a batch and a batch. If there had been no Shanyue rebellion in Jiangdong, Wu Hou would have killed Huang Zu a long time ago, and Jian'an might have had Jingzhou thirteen years ago. Damn. ”

Ling Tong rubbed the mane of the war horse very angrily, and his war horse turned his head and glanced at Ling Tong innocently.

This energetic host.

"There is no way to do it, Sun Bofu chose Jiangdong when he started his business. It is because Jiangdong is remote, and the melee in the Central Plains cannot reach Jiangdong. With the reputation of the Sun family, it is difficult to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, so it can only be chosen in Jiangdong. It is excellent in the remote, and the Yangtze River is the moat. The bad is also bad in Jiangdong, and there are many mountains, and there are frequent troubles. and could not advance to the north and occupy the Huai River. As the saying goes, guarding the river must guard the Huai. If there is no Huai River, Jingzhou will be captured. And at this moment, there is neither the Huai River nor Jingzhou. Last night's hard fight was unsuccessful, although Zhou Yu was not discouraged by this, but he was also somewhat decadent, and he was also worried about the future situation in Jiangdong.

Guarding the river must guard the Huai.

To guard Jing, there must be Xiangfan.

He worked hard to run for the Sun family, but instead of reaping the benefits, he lost Wuling, Guiyang, and Lingling. It is necessary to retreat to Changsha, Exian and Xiling.

I really didn't get the benefits, but I made a commotion.

Ling Tong saw that Zhou Yu was decadent, but comforted: "The Metropolitan Governor doesn't need to worry. I, Jiangdong, are all the best in the world, and Wu Hou is outstanding. As long as we go back to Jiangdong to rectify the troops and horses and conquer Shanyue, we will be able to reorganize our morale and fight Jingzhou with Guan Yu again. ”

"Okay." Zhou Yu nodded with a smile and said, but he was inspired by this young general, and laughed at himself. When my Zhou Yu is on the verge of something, it's better than Ling Tong.

Since the situation is like this, there is no need to worry about it.

Since we know Jiangdong's shortcomings, we must erase them. After returning to Jiangdong this time, I should lead my troops to conquer Shanyue.

Even if it takes five or ten years, I will send troops to Shanyue every year, and bring all the forces and population of Shanyue under the command of Wu Hou.

Raise your strength, collect elite soldiers, make iron armor, warships, and compete with Guan Yu in the future.

Although the situation has become sinister now, Zhou Yu is still very confident in his ability. He is also quite confident in the development of the Jiangdong forces.

Because Zhou Yu knows that it is impossible to unify today. There is Cao Cao in the north, and he is almost invincible in the world, but the navy is not good, so he can only look at the river and sigh.

Guan Yu's momentum also came up after this battle, and Liu Zhang of Bashu was probably not an opponent. If Guan Yu sits on Jingzhou, Yizhou, and part of Liangzhou, he is Cao Cao's fierce rival.

The two heroes are fighting, and I am afraid that they will be puzzled for many years. Jiangdong just took advantage of this opportunity, and there is a moat of the Yangtze River, which can develop internal affairs and collect Shanyue for its own use.

Although there are some grievances, there may not be no achievements in the future.

Zhou Yu had a calculation in his heart.

And Zhou Yu's confidence is not only from Jiangdong's geographical advantages, but also from Jiangdong's civil and military generals, Zhang Zhao is in the house, he is outside, and he is definitely an ideal partner.

As for Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Ling Cao, Ling Tong and others are the minions of the generals (minions are a compliment), and they are invincible.

The situation in Jiangdong will definitely improve.

Not to mention that Zhou Yu immediately regained his confidence and morale under the words of the young general Ling Tong. said that Li Zheng had been in ambush for a long time.

Zhuge Liang made an empty city plan, and asked the militia to guard the empty city, which was almost broken.

Li Zheng was dispatched to lead more than 9,000 elite soldiers to flee and settle in an unknown place.

More than 9,000 people, but not much.

This part of the land of Jiangbei Nanjun and Jiangxia is long and narrow from east to west, with a radius of hundreds of miles. And it is not difficult to hide an army of nine thousand people that does not need supplies for the time being.

And Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zhou Tai would not have thought that Li Zheng dared to go out of the city and hid, almost as if he was hibernating, motionless, and did not need to be replenished for a short time with his own dry food.

Without sending a large number of spies, no one would be able to discover Li Zheng at all.

But Li Zheng also has flaws, although Zhuge Liang chose a relatively remote place for Li Zheng, but this place in Nanjun is extremely prosperous.

At present, this place is controlled by Jiangdong people, and there are still business activities, and since Zhou Yu announced his retirement, a large number of Jiangdong officials have retreated in a hurry.

It is possible that merchants may pass by in the vicinity, and officials from Jiangdong may also run headlong into it.

Li Zheng stayed in this place for many days, almost motionless, but he also sent spies to spy on the surroundings and capture two groups of poor and innocent caravans.

finally preserved this quiet state.

All that remains is to wait, waiting for Zhou Yu to withdraw his troops from Jiangling. Whoever withdraws troops from Gangneung will definitely pass through here.

And the other party would not have expected that there was still an ambush here.

Hit and hit.

It is a question of whether the results are big or small.

Li Zheng is very confident in this.

Although they did not bring too much baggage food, there were no camps, and there were almost no defenses. The defense at night depends on the guardliness of the sentinels.

But at least a tent is needed, without which you can't keep out the cold.

It's too cold right now.

In the big tent, Li Zheng asked his soldiers to boil the broth, which was made from dried meat and some sun-dried vegetables.

Li Zheng personally scooped up the broth to eat and drink, and Gollum immediately drank a bowl. Although it doesn't taste very good, you have to eat it, otherwise you won't be able to stay hungry from the cold.

After drinking a bowl of broth, Li Zheng took out a wheat cake, broke it and put it in a bowl, and scooped a bowl of broth to soften the wheat cake.

Just then, the quartermaster walked in.

At present, among the leading generals of the Guan family, Sima of the other department is the lowest rank, and there are captains, lieutenant generals, and miscellaneous generals.

But more like military ranks.

Let's not talk about other Sima, this is a rare level. At present, there are only more than 1,000 troops led by Xiang Pet. In addition, the number of lowest-level leaders is ten soldiers, more than 5,000 people.

In addition to setting up the leading generals and battalion horses, there are also quartermasters, military officers and other adjutants.

"General, dry food is running out." After the quartermaster entered the account, he bent down and said to Li Zheng.

"How many more days can I eat?" Li Zheng's eyes lit up, and then he took a sip of the soup.

"You can hold on for three days." The quartermaster replied.

"To cut the food rations, it is important to hold out for five days." Li Zheng said.

"No." The quartermaster said yes and turned to go down.

Li Zhengze sighed, Zhuge Liang This is a risky move, and it is also an uncertain move. Who knows when Zhou Yu will retreat?

There was not much dry food to be prepared.

Now I can only hold on for a few more days and wait for the rabbit.

However, Li Zheng's good fortune also came, and almost at the same time as the quartermaster walked out of the big tent, a scout horse rode into the barracks and went straight to Li Zheng's tent.

"General, an army has been spotted in the north-west. The front banner is "Lu" and "Cheng", the flag of the Chinese army is "Zhou", and the rear flag is "Han". After the knight's identity was confirmed, he entered the big tent and saw Zhou Yu and said happily.