Although Xiakou City has been breached, there are still 5,000 Jiangdong naval troops in the upper reaches of the Han River, and there are also 20,000 troops of Lu Meng in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Although Su Zhe captured Xiakou, he only had cavalry under his command, and there was no naval army to fight.

Since there was no naval army, it was naturally impossible to stop Lü Meng and Huang Gai and his ilk from retreating eastward from the waters of Xiakou, so they could only let them escape.

However, taking Xia Kou has already achieved the set goal, and the rest doesn't matter.

What he had to do now was to defend Xiakou City, wait for Gan Ning to lead the naval army to come to rendezvous, and Huang Zhong and others to lead the infantry army from Jiangling.

When Su Zhe and his soldiers were eating wine and drinking meat in Xiakou City, the Jiangdong soldiers who escaped by luck sent the news of the fall of Xiakou to Pegasus everywhere.

……

Hanjindu, the camp of the Jiangdong Army.

The sky was already dark, and the Jiangdong soldiers who had slept soundly all night to recuperate their spirits were coming out of the military tents one after another and rushing to the trestle to assemble.

In the upper reaches of the Han River, the patrol ships on duty at night have slowly returned, and the soldiers who had been sleepy all night disembarked from the shore, returned to the camp to rest, replaced the energetic soldiers, and sailed out of the water camp again.

Huang Gai stood on the trestle, shouting at the soldiers to rotate quickly.

Seeing the warships sail out of the water camp, Huang Gai breathed a sigh of relief, turned his horse off the trestle, and headed for the big tent.

It's the beginning of another repeating day.

It has been more than ten days since Lü Meng arranged for him to be stationed in Hanjindu to monitor the Wei army blocking the upstream.

A few days ago, Huang Gai learned that Su Zhe had arrived in Xiangyang with a large army, which made him really nervous for a few days, ready to fight with the Wei reinforcements who were going downstream.

But not long ago, he received news that Su Zhe did not choose to go south from Hanshui to seize Xiakou, but led his army to Jiangling by land.

Huang Gai breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that the threat of Hanjin had been lifted, and Su Zhe must have been afraid of his existence, so he didn't dare to take Hanshui to seize Xiakou.

Huang Gai didn't dare to relax his vigilance, and still arranged the day and night guards to inspect Hanshui in an orderly manner, not giving Su Zhe any opportunity to take advantage of it.

After all, the King of Wei was known for his cunning, and as a seasoned veteran, he would not make such a low-level mistake as underestimating his enemies.

"The King of Wei swept across the north, and he was almost invincible on land, but unfortunately, when it came to the water, our Jiangdong Army was invincible......"

A sneer rose at the corner of Huang Gai's mouth, and a little confidence swept up on his old face.

At this moment, a horse galloped over, interrupting Huang Gai's thoughts.

"Report to General Huang, report urgently from the south, Su Zhe succeeded in the sneak attack on Xiakou yesterday, General Ling was captured, and my Xiakou defenders were almost wiped out!"

Huang Gai's figure shook suddenly, his old figure stiffened on his horse, and the confident sneer on his face was instantly replaced by astonishment.

Xiakou City was lost?

Suddenly, Huang Gai thought that his ears were broken, and he had an illusion and heard it wrong.

How could Xiakou City be lost?

There is his yellow cover on the side of Hanshui, and there are 20,000 water troops of Lu Meng on the other side of the Yangtze River, how did Su Zhe surprise attack Xiakou City?

Could it be that he and his army had wings and flew over the heads of him and Lu Meng?

"Say what you say, say it again!" The unbelieving Huang Gai shouted loudly.

The scout was startled, and had to repeat the bad news again, and presented the silk book in his hand tremblingly.

Huang Gai snatched it and unfolded it to look at it urgently.

Then his face froze.

Frozen Han Water!

When he saw these four words, he gasped and suddenly understood the cause and effect.

It turned out that Su Zhe was actually going to Jiangling under the banner of going to Jiangling, but he took Huarong Road halfway, and appeared on the other side of Xiakou City unknowingly.

Under normal circumstances, five thousand cavalry, without a ship, would never be able to cross the Han River and attack Xiakou by surprise.

It's a pity that Su Zhe is not a normal person.

In this hot summer, the temperature can plummet and freeze the Han water, only Su Zhe can do it.

Because Su Zhe has "witchcraft"!

Huang Gai, who understood everything, couldn't help but feel a deep chill behind him, in this big summer, it was so cold that he shivered.

"He has such a witchcraft, how will he fight in the future?"

Huang Gai held the silk book in his hand and muttered to himself, his tone was full of anxiety, and at a certain moment, a feeling of despair even rose in his heart.

It's like the powerless despair of mortals in the face of gods.

After being stunned for a long time, Huang Gai took a few deep breaths, forcibly calmed down the fluctuating emotions, and sighed helplessly: "Pass the order, and the whole army will retreat to the front line of Chaisang." ”

The order was passed down, and soon, the 5,000 Jiangdong Army of Hanjin learned the news of the fall of Xiakou, and this army, which was originally full of spirit and strong belief in battle, soon fell into a panicked situation.

……

Baqiu waters.

On the river, the drums of war rumbled, and the trumpets were slaughtered.

More than 500 warships of all sizes in Jiangdong have lined up in formation, approaching the city of Chuba upstream.

On the huge flagship of the building ship, the young Lu Meng stood with his sword in his hand, a mighty and confident body, and his eyes burned with a look of ambition.

After two days of rest, today, he will launch a huge attack on the Ganning Department of Baqiu with 20,000 sailors.

In this battle, he had already figured out how to deal with Gan Ning, and he had to seize Baqiu Fortress from the Jinfan thief before the Wei reinforcements arrived.

"Order all ships to advance and retreat today, if you don't take Baqiu, you vow not to retreat!"

Lu Meng drew his sword in his hand, pointed his sword forward, and gave military orders with a strong voice.

"If you don't break Baqiu, you won't give up-"

"If you don't break Baqiu, you won't give up-"

The Jiang soldiers and soldiers of the boats, their fighting spirit was wild, brandished the weapons in their hands, and roared hoarsely, sounding their right governor.

Lu Meng's long sword was unsheathed, and the corners of his mouth hooked up with a confident sneer.

Ling Tong on the side quietly glanced at Lu Meng, and kept secretly praising Sun Ce's ability to recognize people, Lu Meng was able to command these 30,000 sailors and 500 warships in an orderly manner, advancing and retreating in a certain way, and he was incomparable to this kind of handsomeness.

"In today's battle, with Commander Lu Ziming, I will be able to take Baqiu......"

Ling Tong's heart rose like this, and he clenched the battle knife in his hand, and his eyes also burned with confidence.

At this moment, a sentinel ship at the rear of the fleet came quickly, and soon approached the flagship ship.

A scout held the silk book high, climbed with a roll, panted to the top floor of the ship, and knelt in front of Lu Meng.

"The right governor, Xiakou City...... Xiakou Castle ......"

The scout was so angry that he couldn't breathe, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Lu Meng's expression was displeased, and he scolded: "What a panic, there is a capital governor here, the sky can't fall, say it slowly!" ”

The scout took a long time to catch his breath, and said with a bitter face: "The right governor, Xiakou City has fallen, and General Ling has been captured!" ”

A bolt from the blue.

Lu Meng was stunned, and Ling Tong was stunned.

The Jiangdong soldiers on the entire boat who heard the news were in an instant uproar and fell into endless consternation.