Only those who can learn from failures can be called qualified army commanders, and Zhou Yu is such a person.

With the lesson of Jiang Qin's defeat last time, Zhou Yu did not dare to underestimate the enemy too much, and soon after Gan Ning and Ling Tong set off this time, he sent Lü Meng and Zhou Tai to lead an army of 5,000 people, following the army of Gan Ning and Ling Tong, ready to respond at any time.

Gan Ning was caught in the middle and could not escape, but the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches were behind, and just when Cao Hong and others were about to wipe out the army led by Gan Ning, they heard the sound of drums.

Looking back, I saw Lu Meng and Zhou Tai leading an army of 5,000, shouting and killing all the way and rushing over.

As soon as he heard the voice of the friendly army, Gan Ning Lingtong was in high spirits and his courage doubled, but Cao Hong, Cao Chun and Niu Jin felt that something was wrong.

There is a huge disparity in troops, and the two armies on the Jiangdong side combined have more than 10,000 people, while the Cao army adds up to less than 5,000 people. The other party knew the importance of preserving strength, so Cao Hong decisively ordered the withdrawal of the army, could not fight again, and could not return to Yiling, surrounded by this large army, it would be difficult to escape, and he would be trapped in the city.

So, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, and Niu Jin fought hard to open a bloody road, and fled in the direction of Nanjun with less than 3,000 soldiers and horses.

The retreat route they chose was roughly the same as the route Cao Cao had fled at the beginning, but when he passed through Huarong, Cao Cao walked Huarong Road, while these three people walked on the main road.

While they were running, there were a large number of fallen wooden branches on the road ahead, and the horses could not pass at all, and behind the branches, there were a road of soldiers and horses waiting there.

It turned out that Zhou Yu expected that Cao Hong would flee from here to Nanjun, and had sent Pan Zhang and Dong Xi to intercept him here.

"It's only to blame me for underestimating Zhou Yu." Cao Hong secretly regretted that there were pursuers behind him, so he could only rush forward desperately, but he had no choice but to give up riding a horse, and a group of people climbed over the obstacle and rushed up on foot.

Pan Zhang and Dong Xi rode on horses and occupied a great advantage, fighting all the way, causing Cao Hong's soldiers to suffer many casualties.

Fortunately, Niu Jin is very brave, and he is also very scoundrel in his playing style, specializing in dealing with horse legs, after some rushing and killing, Cao Hong and others took some horses, and did not dare to fight, and fled towards Nanjun.

In this battle, Zhou Yu won a complete victory, captured Yiling, and Gan Ning's army drove into the city, but saw that the city had already been swept away, and it was obvious that Cao Hong had already abandoned the city and fled.

Zhou Yu sent an order to let Gan Ning garrison the city, ready to meet the battle of Nanjun at any time, he had already begun to plot and plan, vowing to take Nanjun. Obviously, the difficulty of attacking Nanjun is far higher than I imagined, and I am afraid that it will still be a relatively protracted battle. No matter what, with Zhou Yu's strength of not admitting defeat and not giving up until he reaches his goal, he will also fight Cao Hong to the end.

The picture switched back, the team led by Wang Baoyu and Zhao Yun had been resting outside Guiyang City for three days, and they had not seen any movement in the city for a long time, and they were about to organize men and horses to attack the city, but they heard the soldiers come to report that Guiyang Taishou Zhao Fan came in person.

"Haha, this Zhao Fan is really interesting." Zhao Yun laughed, and together with Wang Baoyu, he walked out of Dazhai.

Zhao Fan doesn't look very old, in his thirties, well-maintained, with fine skin and tender meat, smiling and smiling, showing gentleness and elegance.

Zhao Fan was wearing a brocade robe, leading a yellow horse, and there were only a dozen people in his entourage, and when he saw Zhao Yun coming, Zhao Fan hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said: "I don't know that General Zhao Yun came from afar, and he missed the welcome, don't blame him." ”

"I don't know what it means to be here?" Zhao Yun asked with a smile.

"Nacheng surrenders." Zhao Fan spoke very simply, and at the same time beckoned, and a person next to him immediately held the big seal of Guiyang City.

Zhao Yun took over the big seal, his heart blossomed, and he took Guiyang without moving a single soldier, which was definitely a great achievement. He hurriedly instructed his subordinates to put away the big seal, and said to Zhao Fan very politely: "Brother Tai understands the righteousness and saves the people from suffering, Zhao Yun admires!" ”

"I had this intention for a long time, but the two generals Chen Ying and Bao Long didn't listen to me, and secretly led troops to fight with the general. I have severely punished these two men in accordance with military regulations. Zhao Fan said.

Cut, but to pass the blame away, without your consent, they can send troops, and still raise wild beasts? If no one believes this, they can also say it in a grand manner, it is really cunning, Wang Baoyu secretly despises.

Zhao Yun disagreed, and said: "The two generals are very brave and use troops unexpectedly, but I intend to include them in the account." ”

"Guiyang is already a general, and these two people should be dispatched by the general." Zhao Fan said respectfully, and then, he saw Wang Baoyu and inquired: "This little general is extraordinary, who is it?" ”

"This is my lord's fourth brother, the God-blessed general Wang Baoyu." Zhao Yun introduced.

"When I saw the general today, I knew that the hero was a young man, and it was true. General Tianyou is above, please accept Zhao Fan's worship. Zhao Fan said, he actually wanted to kowtow to Wang Baoyu.

Wang Baoyu didn't like this kind of insulting etiquette in ancient times the most, so he hurriedly grabbed Zhao Fan and said: "Taishou doesn't need to be polite, I'm just an ordinary person, I don't have any skills, and the general's title is also a false name." ”

"General Wang is too modest, and in his spare time, he still hopes to give advice." Zhao Fan looked sincerely frightened.

Wang Baoyu's background, although Zhao Fan is very cowardly, he always feels that this person's eyes are dripping, and he doesn't look like a good person. But when people come to surrender, they can't show their faces, it will be rude, as for how to settle this person, let's wait for Liu Bei's big brother to fall.

Zhao Fan was invited into the big tent by Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun ordered to be treated with wine, and he was very polite to Zhao Fan, in Wang Baoyu's opinion, Zhao Yun's approach was very similar to learning from Liu Bei.

Zhao Fan's amount of alcohol is quite good, and he takes the initiative to persuade those who come to drink and do not refuse, and his stomach is still as stable as Mount Tai. During the banquet, he talked about the past and the present, and he could always put forward his own opinions, which was also very talented.

Zhao Yun drank a fair amount of alcohol, but he was also so drunk that his body was shaky, his eyes were blurred, and he was a little drunk.

"Taishou, you and I have the same surname, Xu was a family five hundred years ago." Zhao Yun said with a smile.

When Zhao Fan heard this, he immediately showed an uneasy expression again, and said repeatedly: "Zhao Fan is terrified, how dare he have a relationship with the general." ”

Zhao Yun said disapprenously: "Taishou, there is no need to be restrained in front of me." When it comes to age, I have to call you brother. In the future, you and my brother will both serve the Lord, and this will not change for the rest of my life! ”

"The general is open-minded, I'm ashamed of myself! From today on, I swear to follow Uncle Liu Huang to the death. Although Zhao Fan is a few years older, he does not dare to call himself a brother, and he is willing to worship General Zhao as a brother! Zhao Fan said, and got up and came to Zhao Yun and bowed solemnly and deeply.

Zhao Yun laughed again, admiring Zhao Fan more and more, feeling that he not only won Guiyang this time, but also recruited a talent for the lord, which was really a double win.