After a night of fierce fighting, Zhou Yu saw that Cao's army had stabilized its position, and when he saw that it was good, he led the naval army to retreat, while Guan Yu and Ge Liang also took advantage of the situation to retreat upstream. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The night of horror finally passed, the sky gradually brightened, Cao Cao asked people to count, and there were more than 20,000 casualties, more than 1,000 warships burned, and more than half of the grain, grass and equipment.

Looking at the battlefield that was still smoking, Cao Cao had a gloomy face and didn't speak for a long time, he had fought a lifetime of battles, although there were many defeats, but only in terms of battle damage, he had never been defeated so badly.

All the civil and military forces also looked at each other, but they didn't dare to look at Cao Cao's face, who is to blame for this fiasco, and if you want to blame the prime minister, blame Huang Gai for his plan?

After a long time, Jia Xu dared to step forward and propose softly: "Prime Minister, now that we have lost too much, it seems that it is difficult for us to have the advantage in water warfare, so it is better to abandon the ship and land and go to join Zhao Yan's Seventh Army Jiangling." ”

Cao Cao closed his eyes in pain, he also understood that it was impossible to fight with the enemy on the water now, this way over, although the naval army was outnumbered, but it had never fought a real victory, even if it was Guan Yu's men and horses upstream, they could always be said to be unscathed, and if they continued like this, they didn't know what year and month they would be able to reach Jiangling.

Originally, the combat power was not as good as others, and now the epidemic is spreading in the army, it seems that if you want to dominate the Yangtze River, you don't have this strength at all.

That's it, let's go and capture Gangneung City as soon as possible, and train a real naval army in the future.

"Burn all the boats, don't leave them to Zhou Yu or Guan Yu, move all the supplies to the shore, and go by land." Cao Cao reluctantly ordered.

A raging fire broke out on the Yangtze River again, but this time it was Cao Cao who set the fire.

When the news reached the ears of Guan Yu and Ge Liang upstream, the two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh in unison.

Ge Liang said proudly: "I think Cao Cao wants to let his 100,000 horses take the waterway, but I am afraid that he has requisitioned all the civilian ships in Xiangyang and Fancheng, and it turns out that he is just going to Baqiu to burn a fire and make a scene." As he spoke, he touched the beard on his chin and shook the goose feather fan in his hand back and forth, Zhuge Liang should be like this!

Guan Yu's long beard is really beautiful, he moves it much more elegantly, and asked Ge Liang: "Strategist, now that Cao Cao has abandoned the boat and left, we can come and go freely on the river, and now we will immediately send someone to the outside of Jiangling City to report the good news to General Zuo from the river." ”

Who will you send? Ge Liang found out that the only people who could pass the code here were himself and Guan Ping, and he went by himself? No, I still have to arrange a land route to block Cao Cao; Send Guan Ping to? That's not good, he is Guan Yu's most capable general now, besides, let them separate their father and son at this time, can Guan Yu agree?

Guan Yu also realized this problem, and after thinking about it, he felt that it was better for Ge Liang to go, and to fight, just have me Guan Yunchang.

Ge Liangcai was reluctant to go, but now Guan Yu's position was higher than him, and he was bored, when he suddenly found that this problem was actually very easy to solve, and said to Guan Yu: "General Guan, I still have to discuss the next move with Zhou Yu, and the matter of transmitting information can only be done by the young general." ”

Guan Yu couldn't refute this reason, so he had to let Guan Ping hurry up and leave.

Ge Liang also hurriedly got on the boat, hoping to negotiate with Zhou Yu quickly, and then rush back to stop Cao Cao, his plan to burn Cao's army has not yet been implemented.

Zhou Yu won a big battle, and at this moment he was leading his army upstream, preparing to pursue, and he didn't go far before he met Ge Liang.

Ge Liang said: "General Zhou, now that Cao Cao has abandoned the ship and gone ashore to Jiangling, I want to ask General Zhou to lead the army along the Han River to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng, cutting off Cao Cao's back road." ”

Zhou Yu refused: "Military advisor, if Cao Cao meets the two routes, I am afraid that Jiangling will be difficult to hold, and we are willing to relieve the siege of Jiangling with you first." "His ideal was to occupy the Yangtze River and confront Cao Cao.

"General Zhou, Jiangling City is rich in food, General Zuo and all the generals are united, even if Cao Cao increases his troops, it will be impossible to capture it for a while." Ge Liang resolutely couldn't let Zhou Yu interfere in Jiangling, and he didn't want to play any more "borrowing Jingzhou".

Zhou Yu was unwilling: "Then we will help you pacify the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, or go to attack Yiling and other Jiangling peripheries, and force Cao Cao to reduce the pressure on Jiangling." "If you can't occupy the Yangtze River, then what are you talking about in the future to capture Yizhou and Cao Cao to draw the river to confront.

Ge Liang shook his head again and again: "General Zhou doesn't have to worry, we are already under the control of General Zuo in the four counties of Jiangnan, and Li Yan, who is now stationed in Zigui, also responded to General Zuo and held on." As long as Cao Cao withdrew his troops from Jiangling, this line along the river would be under the control of our General Zuo. ”

Zhou Yu felt that Ge Liang wanted to take them away after taking advantage of them, and was very unhappy: "I invited troops to fight this time, just to compete with Cao Cao, how could I give up halfway." ”

Ge Liang patiently explained: "General Zhou, you have said that once Cao Cao and his seven armies besieging Jiangling now, then they will form an army of more than 100,000 people, with our current strength and he directly confronts him on land, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win." If General Zhou could attack Xiangyang and Fancheng, then Cao Cao was worried that the back road would be cut off, and the supply of grain, grass and equipment would not be available, so where could he still have the heart to besiege Jiangling, and he would definitely surrender to Xiangyang and Fancheng, and the siege of Jiangling would naturally be solved. When the time comes, wouldn't it be better if General Zhou could isolate the Han River and we take Xiangyang together? ”

Zhou Yu hesitated and didn't answer, this is too different from his original plan, I didn't expect Liu Bei to be able to divide his troops to occupy the four counties, his strength is not small, but should we work hard in vain, and there will be no benefit?

How can there be no benefit, haven't we already vacated Jiang Xia for you? Ge Liang specially reminded Zhou Yu: "If General Zhou can hold on to Jiangxia and use it as a base to go up the river, then we will attack by land, and it will not be difficult for the two sides to join forces and take Xiangyang." ”

It can only be like this, no matter how you say that Xiangyang is still the seat of Jingzhou Prefecture, if you take Xiangyang, it will almost be equivalent to driving Cao Cao out of Jingzhou entirely, so the credit is greater.

"Then we have to ask the military division and General Zuo to guard Jiangling and actively prepare for a counterattack to the north." After a fierce ideological struggle, Zhou Yu finally agreed to Ge Liang's proposal.

Finally got it! Ge Liang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said goodbye to Zhou Yu: "Cao Cao retreated to Jiangling by land, and I have to continue to block with General Guan here, so don't do it here, we'll see you in Xiangyang!" ”

"See you in Xiangyang!" Zhou Yu gave it away.

To be on the safe side, Ge Liang also assured Zhou Yu before leaving: "Once the siege of Jiangling City is lifted, our naval army will also meet with General Zhou from the waterway to jointly block the Han River." ”

Hurriedly returning to Guan Yu's side, Ge Liang urged, "Are General Guan ready?" Let's go. ”