This time, Zhang Yu suffered a big loss, and several major forces swooped down on him.

But it's time for reckoning.

To liquidate, then the number of troops must not be reduced.

Restoring strength is a priority.

This time the militia was conscripted, not only in the Jiangdong region, but also in Taiwan and the southeastern region.

In addition, Zhang Yu ordered that the naval army be expanded to 30,000, and he already planned to let the naval army enter the Yangtze River.

After giving the order, Zhang Yu and Gao Shunling sorted out the army and continued to pursue Ji Ling.

At this time, Ji Ling had already run for about four hours, but with the Yangtze River in danger, it was impossible for them to cross the river so quickly, so Zhang Yu and they still had time.

The army pursued and ran into a city controlled by Yuan's army.

Yuan Shu also conquered many cities, which they took control of after their occupation.

Among them, there are three cities that can block the enemy's way, so Ji Ling stationed soldiers and horses in the three cities to delay time.

In the first city, Ji Ling put 10,000 people.

"Attack, take the city in an hour." After Zhang Yu arrived, he ordered.

As soon as it came up, it was a fierce attack, without any skills, and the whole army was a direct attack.

The offensive was fierce, and the defenders of the city could hardly resist it.

They were abandoned to block the pursuers, morale was not high, and there were not many defenses in the city.

Before, the city was stocked with a lot of materials to defend the city, but it was abandoned after it was consumed by Gao Shun, and the city was damaged a lot at that time.

Ji Ling left 10,000 troops behind, and only held out for an hour and a half.

Zhang Yu also failed to take the city in an hour.

After breaking through the city, it was directly handed over to the militia, and Zhang Yu continued to pursue with his soldiers and horses.

continued to pursue, a few hours later, Zhang Yu and they were stopped by the city again, and it took half a day to make a detour, so Zhang Yu directly ordered an attack.

This time, the city was laid down in an hour.

However, the soldiers were also tired, and the siege of the city was far more expensive than the rush, so Zhang Yu could only order a rest.

Speaking of Ji Ling, after breaking through the encirclement, he hurried quickly.

He knew very well that he could not stay, and that he had to hurry as soon as possible.

In particular, there was a natural danger of the Yangtze River on their way back, and it would take a long time to cross the river, so Ji Ling couldn't waste a little time.

As soon as he rushed out, he ordered a rapid march.

And when the day passed, he rested in the city for three hours.

Then continue on your way.

Of course, someone had been sent to meet them on the Yangtze River, but there were too few of their ships.

Running all the way, cursing all the way, he scolded not Zhang Yu, but Sun Ce.

If it weren't for Sun Ce's sudden backlash, Ji Ling would even feel that he could break through Jiangdong.

At this time, Sun Ce was also bitter in his heart, he actually made such a big basket, and now he gathered his soldiers and horses, and also followed Zhang Yu to kill it.

Sun Ce now very much wants to leave Ji Ling behind, only when Yuan Shu is weak, he has a chance.

Once Yuan Shu still has a certain strength, it will bring him huge trouble.

After chasing for more than a day, Sun Ce led his troops to catch up with Zhang Yu and joined forces with Zhang Yu.

However, Zhang Yu and his party did not give Sun Ce much of a good face.

Zhang Yu was angry not because Sun Ce secretly replaced the elite soldiers and let Yuan Shu run away, but because Sun Ce had long known that Liu Bei had also entered Jiangdong.

At that time, Sun Ce cooperated with Yuan Shu, and there were also Sun Ce's people on the Yangtze River section controlled by Yuan Shu.

Liu Bei crossed the Yangtze River from them, and he naturally knew about it, but Sun Ce chose to hide it and did not make a noise.

Obviously, Sun Ce wanted to trap Zhang Yu, if Liu Bei could make a sneak attack and weaken Zhang Yu's strength, it would obviously be very beneficial to Sun Ce.

Even if they can't, when they cheated Yuan Shu, Liu Bei's army stayed in Jiangdong, causing huge trouble to Zhang Yu, and then Zhang Yu not only couldn't do anything to Sun Ce, but maybe he would have to rely on him.

The four parties have their own minds and can cooperate, but they can also trap each other at any time, and at the same time, they must be careful to guard against each other.

Although Zhang Yu and Sun Ce joined forces, they were also separated by a few miles, and in the case of not believing each other, although they had a common enemy, they also had to take necessary precautions.

After the two sides rested, they continued to hunt down Ji Ling.

After running for another day, Zhang Yu and the others captured the last city in the middle to stop them.

Even if the other cities are defended, it is useless, Zhang Yu and they can go around directly, and the distance is not far.

Calculate the time, in half a day, Ji Ling and they will be able to reach the Yangtze River.

Zhang Yu didn't have much time for them, and they were pulled away by Ji Ling for almost a day.

The army continued to hunt down.

And Ji Ling finally rushed to the riverside.

On the edge of the Yangtze River, Ji Ling had already asked people to prepare in advance, but there was never a boat, and only more than 3,000 people could cross the river at a time, and the speed back and forth was still slow.

It will be slow because the ship is not empty when it comes, and it has to carry the grain and grass they eat.

It takes two or three hours for a trip, and it takes a few days to cross the river, and Ji Ling is also quite anxious.

"Quick, set up defenses, use all the baggage vehicles. Some of them went to carry stones. As soon as he arrived at the riverside, Ji Ling ordered.

There were no boats, and they sent people to get rafts, just go over.

Ji Ling acted quickly, but one day was not enough time for him to transport all the people over.

When Ji Ling was arranging defenses and transporting people, Zhang Yu and the others also hurried quickly.

In the early hours of the morning, Zhang Yu and the others arrived, and at this time, Ji Ling had already established a preliminary defense line by the river.

The two sides met again.

"Sun Ce, shameless boy, when I go back, I will send troops to attack you." Ji Ling was furious when he saw Sun Ce, and he scolded first.

Sun Ce's face was gloomy, letting Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses escape so much was indeed a threat to him.

But now Sun Ceren is soft-spoken, his troops are insufficient, and he doesn't speak loudly, so he doesn't come out.

Zhang Yu was willing to look at Ji Ling and Sun Ce.

In fact, there was nothing to say on both sides, and Zhang Yu directly ordered an attack.

Arrows flew and the two sides fought again.

This time, the three parties are desperate, Ji Ling and they will be driven into the water if they don't work hard, Sun Ce is not desperate, afraid that Ji Ling will go back to him to trouble.

And the enemy invaded, Zhang Yu and they have been working hard.

A major battle broke out between the three sides on the riverside, and each side suffered losses.

Zhang Yu did not play in person, and has been paying attention to the changes in the entire battle situation.

After more than an hour of fighting, Ji Ling resisted while speeding up the transportation of personnel, and even asked the people on the other side not to transport grain and grass anymore, and directly drove the ship over.

It was indeed very urgent, and when crossing the river, before approaching the pier, the soldiers on the boat took off their armor, jumped directly into the river, and then swam over, and the boat drove back directly.

"Lord, Liu Bei's soldiers and horses were found ten miles away, and they were coming towards us." Zhang Yu received the news when he was directing the operation.

"Order the whole army to retreat." Zhang Yu ordered.

Zhang Yu sighed helplessly.

Liu Bei killed at this time, and he didn't want to suffer the enemy on his back, and he didn't want to die with them, so he could only retreat temporarily.

(End of chapter)