Lu Xun was ordered to take charge of the Chu State Naval Division, out of the Yangtze River, fighting Pengze, attacking Luling, and under Yuzhang, until finally helping Zhuge Liang successfully surrender the fierce general Gan Ning, and fought a battle that will remain famous for the ages. He seized the opportunity given by Wang Xu, adapted to the times, and established an epic and recited miracle feat.

At this point, the main force of Yangzhou in Wu State, except for the troops commanded by Tai Shici, Ling Tong and others, was still complete, and the rest suffered tragic losses.

The sailors lost more than half, their combat power was sharply reduced, and they lost the ability to compete head-on with the sailors of the Chu State.

Yuzhang fell, and although the main army led by Huang Gai, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Gan Ning and other generals successfully withdrew half, they also lost the fierce general Gan Ning.

The main force of Wu stationed in Jiaozhou was scattered, the South China Sea of Jiaozhou was lost, the Luling of Yangzhou was lost, and Lu Su, Lü Meng and Luling Taishou He Qi were all captured, and only Zhu Huan and others withdrew with Huang Gai.

The entire battle situation was once again reversed by the state of Chu, and all the crises and disadvantages disappeared, but the state of Wu began to fall into a crisis.

In the following days, the Southern Army and the Guards Army fully converged, the troops came out of Yuzhang, slowly approaching the east of Yangzhou, Wu Guo, who had lost the barrier of Yuzhang, could not organize enough strength to resist in a short time, Wang Xu led Zhuge Liang, Zhou Zhi, Xu Huang, Dian Wei, Yan Liang, Yan Yan and other generals, with the momentum of the wind sweeping the fallen leaves, pressing step by step, and directly killing the capital of Wu Guoguo Jianye located in Danyang County, Yangzhou.

At the same time, Lu Xun led part of the navy army down the waterway, and marched eastward to join the main naval army that was one step ahead, and also slowly pressed towards Jianye from the waterway.

After Zhao Yun in the south led his troops to Jian'an, he joined Pang Tong and Huang Xu's troops and relieved Xu Sheng, Han Meng and others of the crisis. Wu Guotai, Shi Ci, Ling Tong and other generals have the heart to fight to the death. It's just that now Wudu Jianye is in danger. Faced with the threat of the two large armies of Chu on land and water, he had no choice but to return to the division to rescue.

Zhao Yun, Pang Tong, Xu Sheng, Huang Xu and others set up ambushes several times, intending to take advantage of their forced retreat to defeat them in one fell swoop. Although many soldiers and horses were lost due to the rejection of the enemy after the break, it did not hurt the vitality.

The two armies fought and stopped all the way, and finally let Tai Shici and other famous generals of Wu successfully withdraw their troops, less than 100,000 people, divided into six divisions, and successively withdrew to Danyang County.

At the beginning of November 208 AD, Wu concentrated all the remaining main forces in Yangzhou, including 30,000 soldiers and horses rescued by Zhou Yu from the Central Plains, a total of 170,000 or 80,000 main forces, stationed in the north of Danyang County, two or three hundred miles south of Jianye, in the area of Ma'anshan. Prepare for a decisive battle with the state of Chu.

At the same time, the three-way army of the state of Chu, including the naval army. He also successively set up dozens of camps along the Ma'anshan Mountain, controlling the area of hundreds of miles, while Lu Xun blocked the Yangtze River with his naval army and cut off the southward road of the main army in the area north of the Yangtze River in Wu State.

It can be said that at this moment, the state of Chu has approached the capital of Wu, which has plunged the court of Wu into a battle.

On the occasion of this, Wu sent people north to ask Cao Cao to send troops, and on the other hand, he kept sending envoys to sue for peace, not only to buy time, but also to pray that Wang Xu would be moved to withdraw his troops. It's a pity that in the face of the shape at this moment, how could Wang Xu agree to his request for peace, keep all the envoys of Wu State out, and urge all the ministries to strengthen the offensive.

In mid-November, after much hesitation, Cao Cao still sent troops to Nanyang, threatening the hinterland of Chu and essentially helping Wu. He also had to do this, if the state of Wu was destroyed, the state of Chu would become even stronger, and with his current strength, it would become difficult to resist the state of Chu alone. It's just that Nanyang is not so easy to fight, and the soldiers of the two regiments commanded by Zhang He, Zhang Jing, Ju Yi and others are stationed there, not trying to forge ahead, only seeking to resist the enemy, although the fierce battles have been fought again and again, but it has always been difficult for the Cao army to make breakthroughs.

After all, the Cao army had just experienced a big war, and it was not fully prepared, and there were not many ways to face the two main armies of the Chu State, which were in danger and full of talents.

At the beginning of December, the battle of Chu and Wu became more and more intense, and under the leadership of Wang Xu, the expeditionary force led by Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Xu Sheng, Han Meng, Yan Yan, Dian Wei, Yan Liang and other Chu elites launched a full-scale offensive on all fronts.

It is a pity that the military generals of Wu Guowen who are facing a desperate situation do not show weakness, Zhou Yu, Bu Qi, Tai Shici, Ling Tong, Zhu Huan and countless other Jiangdong heroes, one after another, resisting to the death, in the land of several counties in the north of Danyang, the beacon smoke is everywhere, and the two armies compete for each strategic place, and carry out fierce battles, even Wang Xu often personally sits on the front line and commands the formation.

Such a decisive battle is always difficult and cruel, as the war continues, coupled with the cold and abnormal weather, the sergeants complain bitterly, and the casualties of the Chu army are becoming bigger and bigger, but the Wu State that seems to be crumbling is not falling, although they are more difficult and more difficult to continue, but they are sticking to the homeland, and there are countless loyal ministers and good generals to lead, and the spirit of the death fight is something that the Chu army cannot have.

In the early spring of 209 AD, after almost three months, this tug-of-war gradually reached a stalemate, and the momentum of the Chu army began to fail, and war weariness quickly grew in the army.

Danyang County, a large county in the south of Wudu Jianye, is not only a solid barrier of Jianye, but also a transportation center in the heart of Wuguo.

However, in the past three months, this place has changed hands several times in the confrontation between Chu and Wu, and it is no longer prosperous, and the city walls have collapsed on a large scale everywhere, piled with dirt bags, thick wooden stakes and some tile fragments. The people of the city had long since been evacuated, and there were all empty and dilapidated houses and dilapidated streets piled with fallen leaves.

If it weren't for the occasional group of soldiers passing by, it would be no different from a ghost town.

At this moment, Wang Xu was walking slowly on the remaining city wall of the northern city, his heavy combat boots made a slow and rhythmic sound, and only Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were followed behind him, all of them frowning, and there was an indissoluble sadness on their faces.

"Lord, withdraw!" Zhuge Liang's somewhat hoarse voice broke the silence.

Wang Xu paused, and the raised foot slowly fell after a few breaths, and then he turned around and walked behind the female wall, standing quietly!

A breeze blew, lifting the strands of hair from his forehead and the blood-stained cloak of battle robe behind him.

He pressed the sword of the commander on his waist with his left hand, looked at the north with a calm gaze, and said without looking back: "Is there really no hope?" This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if you miss it, it will not be easy to fight like this in the future! ”

"Alas!" Zhuge Liang sighed a little helplessly, and the feather fan in his hand slowly drooped, following Wang Xu's gaze.

"My lord, the Chu army has exhausted its strength, and if it continues to fight, it will suffer defeat."

"yes!" Pang Tong took over the words, his ugly face was full of regret: "There are a lot of capable people in Jiangdong, and now they have the will to die, they are united, and they have the support of the people, but we have no heart to fight, tired, there is no point in fighting again, Jiangdong is not exhausted after all!" ”

"The number of gas?"

Wang Xu was slightly annoyed: "What is the number of qi, when will the number of qi in Jiangdong be exhausted?" When will the world be decided? I am now only one step away from Wudu Jianye, if I break through Wudu, take Yangzhou, and sweep the world in the current form of shì, it will only be three or five years later, how to be willing, how to give up? ”

"Alas!"

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong looked at each other and sighed, and did not make any more noise. In fact, why don't they struggle in their hearts, how can they be willing? What other nights are you not sleeping?

Now such a good opportunity, it is a pity to give up, but if it continues to fight like this, it is difficult to determine the victory or defeat, and the Chu State will produce great losses, which can be called a big gamble, and the gains outweigh the losses.

In fact, what they said, Wang Xu's heart was also very clear, and he even had the intention of retreating, but he was very unwilling, seeing that he was only one step away from being completed, who could accept defeat lightly. His frustrated words were not expressing doubts, but his own inner struggles, and it was really difficult for him to convince himself.

"Report !!"

A high-pitched shout interrupted the meditation of the three of them, and ordered the little colonel to walk like a fly, blink an eye and run to the front, knelt down on one knee and arched his hand: "Qiyu King Chu, the stone mortar was lost again, and it was broken by Ling Tong, and General Zhao Yun was forced to lead his troops to evacuate, asking whether to organize a counterattack?" ”

After listening to the battle report quietly, Wang Xu showed a slightly bitter smile on his face: "This afternoon, the counterattack was recaptured, and tomorrow at noon, how long has this alternation lasted?" That's it, tell Zhao Yun that there is no need to attack again, and wait for new orders. ”

"No!"

As the herald passed away, Wang Xu took a deep breath, finally turned around, and strode towards the city wall.

"Kong Ming, notify all ministries to strictly guard against stubbornness, rest in place, and repair a letter at the same time, and notify Wu Guo to negotiate peace!"

"No!" Zhuge Liang did not have joy on his face, holding a feather fan in his hand, respectfully receiving his orders.

The state of Chu fought hard, but for the state of Wu, it was even more difficult!

At this time, the state of Wu was like a branch, and the state of Chu wanted to break it, but it was almost a little heavier, but the state of Wu was pressed to death, of course, it was even more sad. Continuing to press on like this will not do either party any good, and both sides will be exhausted except for loss or loss.

When Sun Jian got the news that Chu State was willing to negotiate peace, his stiff cheeks, which seemed to be ten years old, had finally slowly dissipated the haze, and he understood that Wu Guo had passed this hurdle today. As for the future, he doesn't have the energy to think about it now, so he can only leave it for the future.

Under the premise that both sides were eager to negotiate peace, the negotiation became very smooth, Wu no longer had the ability to fight back, and Chu no longer had the strength to continue fighting, and it seemed that it would be easy to put the issue on the negotiating table.

Three days later, the two sides began to negotiate peace.

This time, Wang Xu did not come forward to meet anyone in Wu State, and handed over all the peace affairs to Zhuge Liang, and he only explained one sentence to him.

"The recaptured Yuzhang County and Jiaozhou Nanhai County are not negotiable, and there is no reason to spit out the seized materials, as the winner, this is my bottom line, and the rest will be left to you to negotiate with Wu Guo on your own, the gains and losses are irrelevant, just ease the relationship."

ps: Yi Ming's noodle restaurant has been open for so many days, and it has been a mess of busyness, and finally barely stabilized, please forgive me for the update problems caused, I can't help it! I quit my job and started a small business, just to make some more money! (To be continued......)