The Governor of Zhou designed to scare Cao Ren away, and it was only limited to scaring him away.

It's really not that Zhou Yu doesn't want to set up an ambush, the key is that he was really injured by an arrow, the morale of the army is unstable, and the morale is low.

Therefore, Zhou Yu's purpose is to scare Cao Ren away, so that he will not dare to send troops to harass him in a short time, so that he can recuperate with peace of mind.

Cao Ren lost a few hundred men and fled back to Jiangling City in disarray, and since then he has held the city wall and cannot be killed.

And Zhou Zuodudu, because he was wounded and put into battle, he still couldn't hold on in the end, and the arrow wound that had only been raised for three days burst and collapsed, and he lay back on the bed of the Chinese military tent.

However, in the days that followed, Zhou Dudu could finally recuperate from his injuries in the Zhongjun tent with peace of mind, and he didn't have to worry about Cao Ren coming to attack at any time.

The siege of the Gangdong Army continued, but the intensity had been reduced to the point where it only prevented the defenders of Gangneung from repairing the walls.

That is, every day from time to time to send people to shoot arrows on the city wall, symbolically launch a siege, and then retreat to the camp.

After a decisive battle, both sides were unable to start another major battle in a short period of time, and the battlefield gradually tended to calm down.

Zhou Yu can afford to wait, but Cao Ren really can't afford to wait.

In the month after the decisive battle, Cao Ren had to be in Jiangling City on the one hand to guard against a possible siege by Jiangdong at any time, and on the other hand, he had to ask Xiangyang for food, materials and reinforcements in two days.

Recently, the materials and grain transported by Xiangyang have become less and less, and only one grain transport team has arrived in this month, and the grain sent is not enough for the Jiangling garrison for half a month.

If this continues, the grain in Jiangling's treasury will bottom out, and Cao Ren finally couldn't help it and began to collect grain from the rich families in the city.

Cao Ren is not Liu Biao, he relies on the army in his hand to suppress Jiangling City, and he doesn't need to rely on the family to help him govern the place, Zhou Yu is still besieging the city outside, God knows what this family thinks in their hearts.

Therefore, Cao Ren first took a few small families who have not been at ease recently and levied grain.

If he gave it quickly, Cao Ren would not turn his face, but if there was a little procrastination, Cao Ren would not mind killing the chicken to show the monkey.

A few of Huan's little families who danced early in the morning were so unlucky, either a large amount of grain was requisitioned, or Cao Ren cut off their heads and hung them in the market to set an example.

Cao Ren did this, which was indeed a little inconsiderate, and it made the family of Jiangling City panic.

But Cao Ren can't help it, if he continues to let the undercurrents of these families surge, when he is really in a hurry, these families will be the first to open the city gate and surrender.

Kill a group of people for the time being to deter them, as long as they finally defend Jiangling City, these wealthy families will naturally be honest.

Cao Ren continued to hold out in Jiangling City, and in the camp of the Sun-Liu coalition army outside the city, Zhou Yu was also angry to death, and then urgently summoned Zhang Xi.

"Recently, there was a letter from Jiangnan, Liu Yuzhou led the troops to live at the mouth of the oil river, and the chief can know what Liu Yuzhou wants?!"

Zhou Yu was in the Chinese military tent and questioned Zhang Xi in a cold voice.

Zhang Xi was also stunned when he heard this, and then replied with a smile and said, "I think the lord is worried about the war in Nanjun, and he has specially led the troops to help the governor." ”

"The chief deceived me and ?!!" Zhou Yu got up, scolded and stood a little violently, as if it had touched the wound, and immediately covered the lower ribs and sat down again.

Zhang Xi hurriedly stepped forward to help him and said, "The Dudu arrow wound has not healed, and you still need to take care of your body." ”

Take care?!

Your lord has copied my back road, and you asked me to take care of my body?!

Zhou Yu really wanted to say a few words to Zhang Xi, but in the end, they had cooperated and fought together, and now was not a good time to turn his face with Liu Bei, so Zhou Yu endured it.

"Xuande Gong occupies the four counties of Jingnan, and now he is stationed at the mouth of the Youjiang River, and we are waiting for the back road and grain and grass supply, all in the hands of Xuande Gong." Zhou Yu calmed down a little, and then said, "Yuan Chief, you are also the one who leads the troops, what should you think of such a situation?!" ”

What do I think. Could it be that I said that my lord is here for Nanjun?!

Then you Zhou Yu must not be angry.

And Zhang Xi didn't understand very much, why his own lord entered the mouth of the Youjiang River at this time.

Didn't you just write a letter two months ago saying that the four counties of Jingnan had been defeated, don't you need to consolidate and govern it, and now you will garrison the mouth of the Youjiang River, which is really stimulating Zhou Yu's nerves.

It's not that it can't stimulate Zhou Yu's nerves, it's mainly that this time point is wrong.

Isn't his own lord afraid that Zhou Yu won't attack Nanjun, and will directly turn his face and return to the army to attack Youjiangkou?!

Youjiangkou was later known as the public security, and it was separated from Jiangling City by a Yangtze River, one on the south bank and the other on the north bank.

The important relationship between these two cities can be seen, and Guan Yu has a considerable say in this.

Therefore, Zhou Yu, who is also a famous general, obviously will not let the oil river mouth fall under the control of others, which is not only the back road, but also related to the supply and grain route of the Jiangdong Army.

Although Liu Bei attacked the four counties of Jingnan, several places near the Yangtze River side of Changsha and Wuling were the starting point for Zhou Yu's march into the southern county, so Zhou Yu still arranged people to guard them, including Lukou, which is now also under the control of Zhou Yu's army.

From the perspective of the grain and grass supply channel, the grain and grass supply in Jiangdong, starting from Chaisang, had to pass through Jiangxia County controlled by Liu Bei, first transported to Lukou, then sent from Lukou to the north bank of the Jiangbei, and finally transported to the front line of Jiangling by land.

Along the way, only the section of Jiangxia County was under Liu Bei's control, and after passing the Lukou, it was all under the control of the Jiangdong Army.

But now Liu Bei's military oil estuary is equivalent to an extra piece of Liu Bei's power territory in the south of the Yangtze River, and it happens to be directly behind the entire army.

This made the Jiangdong Army's grain and grass supply line under Liu Bei's surveillance almost the entire time.

Can this Zhou Yu endure it?!

In case Liu Bei cut off Zhou Yu's grain and grass supply line on a whim one day, Zhou Yu would be alone even if he conquered Nanjun.

Therefore, Liu Bei's move is equivalent to stabbing Zhou Yu in the back, but due to the alliance agreement, this knife has not been completely stabbed.

But Zhou Yu, as a military commander, how could he allow someone to pull a knife behind his back. You can't even take it out and look at it.

It's just that Zhou Yu's current situation is also very delicate.

Nanjun has not yet been defeated, Cao Ren still has the capital to hold on, and Zhou Yu still has to hope that Guan Yu will continue to cut off the north road and cut off the supply of grain and grass in Jiangling.

Moreover, because the alliance relationship is still there, Zhou Yu also has to consider the impact after turning his face, not only the threat of Cao Cao from the north, but also the opinion of Sun Quan in Jiangdong.

That's why Zhou Yu summoned Zhang Xi to question, instead of directly sending troops to the mouth of the oil river to recruit Liu Bei.

Seeing that Zhang Xi didn't say a word, Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Xi's performance at least shows that Liu Bei does not want the Sun-Liu alliance to break down, and in this case, there is no way to solve it.

"This matter still needs to be bothered by the Yuan Chang, go to the mouth of the oil river to meet Xuande Gong, and ask him carefully."

After Zhou Yu said these words, he excused himself to recuperate, and then sent Zhang Xi out of the tent.

Sending Zhang Xi to ask also shows that Zhou Yu didn't want to turn his face at this time, and Zhang Xi naturally understands this truth.

But there are some things that have to be guarded against, even if the commander of the army is Zhou Yu, Zhang Xi doesn't trust the discipline of the Jiangdong Army very much.

Therefore, after Zhang Xi returned to the camp, he told Zhang Fei about this matter and told Zhang Fei to be vigilant and retreat as soon as possible if it was unfavorable.

After all, there are less than 500 soldiers in Zhang Fei's camp now, and if the Jiangdong Army suddenly attacks, even if it is Zhang Fei, it will be very troublesome to deal with.

After explaining to Zhang Fei, Zhang Xi packed up his salute, took ten personal soldiers and his entourage, and took a carriage to the mouth of the Youjiang River.

Along the way, Zhang Xi pondered carefully, but still couldn't figure out why Liu Bei was stationed at the mouth of the Youjiang River at this time.

If it was to wait for Zhou Yu to conquer Nanjun and Liu Bei to fight at the mouth of the Youjiang River, this Zhang Xi would be able to understand. coerced Zhou Yu of Nanjun to prepare for the full possession of Jingxiang.

But now that the troops are stationed at the mouth of the Youjiang River, doesn't this make Zhou Yu wary in advance, how can things be carried out in the future.

After five or six days of marching along the way, Zhang Xi finally arrived at the mouth of the Youjiang River and met Liu Bei in the city, as well as Wei Yan and Xu Shu who followed Liu Bei to garrison the mouth of the Youjiang River.

Liu Bei was very pleased with Zhang Xi's arrival, and hurriedly pulled Zhang Xi to inquire about the battle situation in Jiangling City.

Liu Bei has already heard about the decisive battle under Jiangling City, but the versions are too different, some say that the Cao army won and Zhou Yu was killed, and some say that the Sun-Liu coalition won and the Cao army suffered heavy losses. Of course, Liu Bei wanted to ask clearly what was going on with this.

Zhang Xi hurriedly introduced the specific situation to Liu Bei and informed Liu Bei that although the two sides suffered damage to each other, the final result was that Cao Rengui could not retreat, and the Jiangdong army continued to besiege the city.

As for Zhou Yu. This is a big life, and the arrow under the ribs is not a big problem, and even the wound is slowly recovering.

Except for the slower recovery, it seems that there is really no sign of death.

Liu Bei immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, it was Zhang Xi's turn to ask Liu Bei why he was stationed at the mouth of the Youjiang River now. The cautious Zuo Du Du was anxious.

Why can't it be, didn't he hear the news that Zhou Yu might be killed, Liu Bei was worried that the front-line Sun-Liu coalition army might withdraw from the army, so he deliberately marched into the mouth of the Youjiang River in an attempt to come to Nanjun.

Nanjun is a place, it is impossible to say that Liu Bei doesn't want it, and for his own development, Nanjun is also a place where Liu Bei must get.

Relying on Jingnan alone, it is a place where birds don't poop and Jiangxia County, can it develop in the Year of the Monkey?!

But with Nanjun, it's different.

Although Nanjun may not harvest any grain this year because of the war, Nanjun has a good foundation, a large population, and mature fields, as long as it is cleaned up a little, it can be completely developed in three or five years.

If the Sun-Liu coalition army retreated because of Zhou Yu's death, then Liu Bei would definitely come to pick this fruit.

If Zhou Yu is fine, Liu Bei can also be said to lead the troops to help the war, and it is a big deal to send some troops to the front line of Jiangling, and continue to sit in the rear of the Youjiang Estuary, Zhou Yu can't do anything to him Liu Bei!

After listening to Liu Bei's explanation, Zhang Xi immediately glanced at Xu Shu, which guy gave the bad idea?!

Xu Shu was looked at by Zhang Xi, and turned his head slightly, not daring to look at Zhang Xi's eyes.

Yes, I didn't run, it's this Xu Yuanzhi.

It's not that this plan is not good, Zhang Xi went back to deal with Zhou Yu according to Liu Bei's words, and I believe that Zhou Yu will not say anything.

But the problem is that if Zhou Yu doesn't say it, it doesn't mean that Zhou Yu will really believe it.

If it was after Zhou Yu conquered Nanjun, he didn't have time to rest, and at this time, the lord Liu Bei marched into the mouth of the Youjiang River, and Zhou Yu didn't even have the capital to turn his face, so he could only pinch his nose and admit it.

But sending troops to the mouth of the oil river now, will make Zhou Yu more vigilant, in case he transfers his lord Liu Bei to fight in Jiangling in the name of his ally, should we go or not?!

Go, I'm afraid of heavy losses,

If you don't go, Zhou Yu will grab the handle and tell the truth, saying that Liu Bei did not abide by the alliance agreement first.

This kind of thing, in Xu Shu's eyes, shouldn't be invisible, why is he suddenly so anxious?!

Moreover, even if Xu Shu is confused, what about Zhuge Liang?!

Is that dead fish head also confused?!

(End of chapter)