"The prime minister's question is good." Jia Xu smiled: "Before that, I have been thinking that Liu Bei has been defeated many times since he started his army, but he has not been defeated but has not died, and the army under his command has become more and more brave the more he fights, why is this?" The reason for this is that Liu Bei's name of benevolence and righteousness has created his army and has a tenacious will. ”

"The Jingzhou army captured by Liu Bei turned out to be very weak in combat, but they were influenced by the veterans and instilled Liu Bei's will, feeling that Liu Bei was the emperor's uncle and a righteous teacher, and Liu Bei's benevolent government made their morale even higher. There is a saying that those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and the hearts of the people are often the hearts of the military. ”

"This is the reason why Liu Beijun has strong combat effectiveness, and the prime minister can't learn it." Cao Cao understood that he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and his reputation had long been stinky.

Cao Cao half-squinted and said, "In this way, Liu Bei is a strong enemy!" ”

"Yes. Although his soldiers and horses and territory are not as good as Yuan Xi, they are not as good as Jiangdong Sun Quan. But sooner or later, he will achieve great things. Before Jia Xu's words were finished, Cao Cao said angrily: "I will never sit idly by and watch him be strong." In the battle of Jingzhou, I will completely defeat him and drive him out of Jingzhou! ”

"If this can be the case, the prime minister will be very lucky, and the court will be very lucky."

Jia Xu is pretending to be fake.

Huwei General Xu Chu dragged his injured left arm and ran over: "Prime Minister, Guan Ping and Liu Feng are chasing after again." ”

Cao Cao looked sideways, and sure enough, he saw Guan Ping and Liu Feng's army, coming from the flank, preparing to surround this hillside. He didn't even have ten soldiers around him now, and Xu Chu was also wounded, so it was not suitable for him to fight.

"Let's go."

Under Xu Chu's arrangement, Cao Cao and Jia Xu moved around. From east to west, from south to north, it circled the battlefield several times. Guan Ping and Liu Feng were tired of running around, but they did not make an inch.

Until an hour later.

The sky gradually darkened, and Xu Huang and Zhang Liao, who were stationed in Xiangyang City, led more than 5,000 soldiers and horses to help, and Cao Cao attacked Liu Bei, defeating Liu Bei's army in one fell swoop.

In desperation, Liu Bei had no choice but to retreat.

Evacuate from Xiangyang to Gangneung, and then from Gangneung to Jingnan.

At this point, Liu Bei's plan to occupy Xiangyang and recover Jingzhou was completely broken.

Cao Cao adopted Jia Xu's advice and ordered Xu Huang and Zhang Liao to lead an army each and quickly occupy Dangyang Bridge. Dangyang is the only way to go to Jiangling, and if you occupy there, Liu Bei will not be able to return to Jingnan.

But it backfired, and Liu Bei went to Jiangling first.

Xu Huang and Zhang Liao's troops only intercepted a few thousand enemy troops.

Yangzhou.

Shouchun City.

Zhou Yu received the battle report from Jingzhou and the battle report from Guangling Port, and convened the generals under his command to discuss the meeting.

Admiral Cheng Pu came out of the ranks: "Governor of the Great Metropolis, Guangling Port is the main way to cross the river, and it is now occupied by Gao Huai, and the last general is worried about whether Yuan Xi has the intention of attacking Jiangdong?" Otherwise, what would he do in Guangling Port? ”

"Governor Dadu, while Yuan Xi's army is not coming, we should recapture Guangling Port and redeploy our defenses. The last general is willing to lead the army. Admiral Gan Ning said.

There were no less than 20 generals present, all of whom were battle-hardened generals, and they all came out to fight.

Zhou Yu stared at the map in front of him, and suddenly raised his head: "In the past few days, the army with open jaws has camped five miles outside Shouchun City, and has come to challenge every noon, but it has never attacked the city. I was still puzzled, but now the matter of Guangling Port has made me understand Yuan Xi's intentions. ”

The veteran Huang Gai asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Zhou Yu said: "Shouchun City is strong, and it is not easy to overcome. Yuan Xi wanted to rely on the navy to cut off the Yangtze River and then feint to attack our Jiangdong. In this way, the lord will definitely order me to withdraw my troops, so isn't Yangzhou Yuan Xi's? ”

"I see."

The generals suddenly realized.

"No wonder he was on the verge of Shouchun, but he didn't attack, but he held back the bad." Xu Sheng snorted a few times, clenched his fists and asked, "Grand Dudu, how are you going to deal with the enemy?" ”

Zhou Yu got up and walked, hesitating in his heart.

He was not afraid of Yuan Xi, nor was he afraid of opening his jaw, on the contrary, he was looking forward to fighting with the Hebei army. However, he knew that as long as the navy of Hebei cut off the Yangtze River and feinted to attack Jiangdong, Sun Quan would definitely order him to withdraw his army, and then he would have to make it difficult for him to do so.

"Generals."

After pondering, Zhou Yu asked: "If the lord comes to me and asks me to withdraw to Jiangdong, are you listening to the lord?" Forget it, I shouldn't have asked. ”

"Generals, go back and pack up your salutes and prepare to go back to Jiangdong."

"Huh?" Hearing Zhou Yu's words, all the generals were shocked.

"It was not easy to conquer Yangzhou, and I gave up like this? What if Yuan Xi came, he only had thirty or forty thousand soldiers, how could he be able to capture Shouchun City? The last general will fight the main battle, and Yuan Xi will fight it out! Admiral Huang Gai said.

"Yes, fight to the death with Yuan Xi." All the generals will say the same.

Zhou Yu waved his hand to the map: "Let's take a look, the main forces of my Jiangdong are all in Yangzhou." The defense line of the Yangtze River is weak, and once Yuan Xi's army enters the Yangtze River, our Jiangdong is in danger. When the time comes, the lord will definitely make me a teacher. Rather than wait until then, it's better to start now. ”

"If you really want to talk about it, I want to guard Yangzhou more than you, but the times don't allow it."

"General Huang Gai."

"Yes."

Zhou Yu sat down and said: "I will write a letter, you send it to the lord, just say that I agree to Jiangdong and the Hebei army to negotiate peace, and my soldiers and horses in Yangzhou will hold Shouchun for a month, and then slowly return to Jiangdong." During this month, the lord can send someone to discuss with Yuan Xi about specific matters, gains and losses, and let the lord consider it carefully. Also, the matter of Guangling Port, let the lord not worry, I will send someone to recapture Guangling Port and prevent Yuan Xi's army from entering the Yangtze River, but our troops are insufficient and we will not be able to hold on for long, please deal with the matter of peace quickly. ”

"Yes."

Huang Gai was unwilling, but he still respectfully responded.

"Governor, since you are preparing to recapture Guangling Port, why don't you send heavy troops to garrison it? No matter how strict we keep Shouchun, we will definitely be able to defeat Yuan Xi. General Ding Feng said.

"Heavy troops?"

Zhou Yu shook his head lightly and smiled bitterly: "How can we still have heavy troops?" ”

"To tell you the truth, the 60,000 soldiers and horses in Yangzhou are all our army forces in Jiangdong. Among them were also mixed with 20,000 water troops. If Jiangdong is not withdrawn in time, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Zhou Yu explained, and finally said: "Okay, there is no need to discuss this matter, I have decided to withdraw the army, and you can do it." ”

"No."

Zhou Yu's prestige in the army was very high, and his words were more effective than Sun Quan's. Although the withdrawal was not understood by everyone, they had to support it.

Twenty days later, Yuan Xi personally led the naval army and arrived at Guangling Port.

Prepare to drive the naval army into the Yangtze River and threaten Sun Quan.

But when I arrived at Guangling Port, Gao Huai had been lost, Guangling Port fell into the hands of Zhou Yu, guarded by the general Gan Ning, and there were more than 3,000 sailors in Guangling Port, and the strength should not be underestimated.