Chapter 376: The Remnant of Red Cliff, Jiangdong's Defeat [Subscription Request]

"Grand Commander - our army launched two fire attacks on Cao, but both were defeated. General Huang and his troops were captured and killed by Cao's army." The personal soldiers entered the camp to report.

Zhou Yu and his companions were shocked when they heard this.

The fire attack strategy may seem simple, but it is actually very difficult to resist as it is like setting fire to a river.

Unless... "Cao Mengde was well prepared and saw through our plan to attack with fire." Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.

Failure in using fire meant losing the most direct and fastest way to defeat Cao's army.

The tent became quiet for a moment.

Lu Su and Cheng Pu both felt a strong sense of loss.

After preparing for a long time, the means that we relied on suddenly came to nothing. The gap between what we expected was hard to bear.

Zhou Yu suddenly felt a pain in his hand, it was because he heard that the fire attack had failed, and the hot tea in his hand spilled out and poured onto his hand.

He put down his teacup and paused for a moment:

"Order the entire army to switch to a defensive position. Cao's army will surely take advantage of the situation to attack. Prepare our army to engage in battle with Cao's army!"

Zhou Yu took a deep breath, stood up and left the camp, and personally boarded a command ship.

Fortunately, Jiangdong only lost Huang Gai. As for the whole battle situation, it is still unknown who will win.

Zhou Yu still has the confidence to fight, and Jiangdong still has the strength to fight.

He and Lu Su boarded the command ship together.

Generals such as Cheng Pu boarded other ships.

Near the river bank, there are many warships from Jiangdong.

They were planning to take advantage of the opportunity to burn Cao's army and attack the other side.

Now it is used to fight against Cao's army.

The war drums on Zhou Yu's ship were beating, ordering the entire army to fight.

On the river, Cao's army had already pressed forward and launched an offensive.

In an instant, arrows flew across the river.

Before Zhou Yu had time to assign combat tasks, he saw his own ships catch fire one after another.

The speed at which the fire started was abnormally fast.

On the Cao army's ship, the sound of engines was frequent, and stone bullets slightly larger than a human head were thrown out one after another.

The ships were linked together, and stones and bullets rained down.

Cao Cao had previously ordered his workers to build a catapult similar to a crossbow according to Mozi's manuscript. The catapult had chimney-like "magazine" on both sides. Stone bullets could be put in beforehand and would roll down from below into the slot, forming a light catapult that could fire stone bullets continuously.

This small trebuchet is characterized by being light, fast, and capable of continuous firing.

The weakness is lack of power.

After seeing it, Cao Cao also said that it was quite suitable for defending the city.

It is too large to be carried and lacks the power to attack a city.

However, after Cao Ying started to build ships, Cao Cao discussed with the engineers and decided to install it on the bow, which had a very good effect, much more effective than the single-shot crossbow installed on warships at that time.

With a little polishing of the stone bullets and semi-manual assisted release, they can be fired one after another.

The ships of Cao's army right now are equipped with this relatively small catapult.

The stone bullets were coated with kerosene and were fired one by one, hitting the ships in Jiangdong.

The Cao army that followed also fired rockets.

Stone bombs soaked in thick oil hit the ship, and combined with rockets, flames were everywhere in an instant.

Even worse was the small boats that had been towed behind Cao's ships. They were piled with firewood and set on fire and then rushed towards the warships of Jiangdong.

Crossbows, rockets and fireships, the three work together.

The Jiangdong warships caught fire one after another.

On the river, Gan Ning led the navy that he had trained for almost two years. All of them sailed in small boats and were as agile as swimming fish. They cooperated with the former Jingzhou navy led by Cai Mao and Zhang Yun on the fighting ships to launch a full-scale offensive against the Jiangdong army.

The strategy of fire attack was reversed by Cao's army and used to burn the ships in Jiangdong.

Zhou Yu stood at the bow of the ship, and all he saw was fire and deafening sounds of killing.

No matter how many strategies he came up with, he couldn't help feeling helpless.

"Gongjin, look."

Lu Su pointed in a direction.

Even though Cao's army was well prepared and attacked with fire.

However, the speed at which our ships burned and caught fire was still too fast and did not conform to common sense.

Lu Su discovered something and found out that it was Jiangdong's own people who were setting fire to their own boats.

Someone from Jiangdong defected to Cao's camp, cooperating with Cao's offensive and setting fire to the ships?
Zhou Yu used Huang Gai to pretend to surrender and burned the ships.

Cao Cao also used the same traitor to burn their own ships.

There was fighting everywhere on the river.

After the ships were set on fire, people from Jiangdong jumped into the water in an endless stream.

The battlefield was extremely chaotic.

In a short time, half of the Jiangdong army's ships were burned.

"Gongjin, let's go... It's impossible to fight Cao's army now!"

"Cao Wei has made such thorough preparations that they will definitely intercept the commander's ship. Let's go with another ship."

Lu Su and Zhou Yu, with their personal troops, switched to a fighting warship and quickly fled eastward.

Not long after the two of them left, they heard an earth-shaking shout from the battlefield behind them:

"Zhou Yu's ship had white sails, a wooden tiger head carved on the bow, and a water-dividing pattern on the stern.

Anyone who aims at the commander's ship and captures Zhou Yu alive will be rewarded handsomely! "

"Capture Zhou Yu alive! Capture Zhou Yu alive!"

The thousands of soldiers in Cao's camp shouted together, and the shouts became louder and louder.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su were on the fighting ship. When they heard the voice from behind, they felt sad but also relieved.

Fortunately, we changed boats temporarily, otherwise Cao’s army would have targeted us and it would have been difficult to escape.

But before the two men finished their thoughts, they heard a voice shouting, "Zhou Yu has abandoned his ship and is no longer on the commander's ship.

Cao's army obeyed the order, Zhou Yu put on a white robe, silver armor, and an eagle-feathered helmet. "

"He will surely flee towards Xiakou. Send out a message to our army to intercept him along the river and capture the Jiangdong commander alive." Cao's army shouted deliberately, shaking the river bank in order to weaken the morale of the Jiangdong army.

After hearing this, Zhou Yu had no choice but to take off his white robe and silver armor. Looking back, he saw the river full of flames and countless people falling into the water and being killed.

This battle was lost too quickly!

What was thought to be a great victory turned into a crushing defeat overnight.

The extreme sorrow and joy between victory and defeat made Zhou Yu extremely sad. Suddenly, he saw black spots in front of his eyes and almost vomited blood as if he was suffering from a rage.

Lu Su stepped forward to support Zhou Yu and comforted him:
"Gongjin, we have other plans, so we may not lose."

Lu Su: "We sent a message to Yizhou in advance and asked them to cooperate.

We are fighting Cao's army head-on, and they are attacking us from behind. We still have a chance in this battle..."

Zhou Yu held on to the side of the boat with one hand, feeling sad and humiliated alternately in his heart.

……

As a friendly army of Jiangdong, Guan Yu had been stationed in Zuotang County, Nanjun, Jingzhou.

Zuotang is located southwest of Chibi.

One of Zhou Yu's arrangements was to have Yizhou cooperate to deal with Cao's army.

Going north from Zuotang and passing the west bank of Yunmeng Lake, you will reach Changbanpo in Dangyang.

Cao's army's food and fodder were transported from Xiangyang, via Dangyang County near Changbanpo, before being shipped to the front line.

Therefore, Dangyang County at Changbanpo was the grain storage area of ​​Cao’s army.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su marked out several areas where Cao's army might store grain, sent out spies to investigate repeatedly, and finally locked down Cao's army's grain storage areas.

Guan Yu was responsible for leading the troops in the Battle of Red Cliffs to launch a surprise attack and burn Cao Cao's food supplies.

If Cao's army really encountered a fire attack at Chibi, their food supply routes would be burned.

How serious will the consequences be?
It is not unreasonable for Zhou Yu and Lu Su to think they have a greater chance of winning.

When Guan Yu was marching northward from Zuo Tang, Liu Bei was staying in the rear of Jingzhou, waiting for news of the outcome of the battle.

If he could win the Battle of Chibi, Yizhou would also be secure.

If we lose...Cao Cao will attack Jiangdong with a sweeping force.

There is not much time left for Liu Bei.

He will be forced into a desperate situation, which is extremely disadvantageous.

The night is dark.

Guan Yu traveled quickly for several days, passing through the area controlled by Liu Bei in Jingzhou, and on the night of the Battle of Chibi, he approached Changbanpo.

However, there were already people waiting here, ready to fight Guan Yu.

After Zhao Yun defeated the Xianbei's sneak attack in Bingzhou, he received an order from Cao Cao to march south.

That was nearly two months ago.

Cao Cao used the message bead to send him a message: "Zilong, Changbanpo is your blessed land. Someone will attack our army's food supply. No one but you can defend it."

Zhao Yun didn't quite understand why Changbanpo was his blessed place.

But the king valued it so much that he said that no one else could protect it except himself.

Upon hearing the news, he headed south from Bingzhou.

Zhao Yun traveled a thousand miles on a white horse and with a silver spear, finally he arrived at Changbanpo.

Until that night, the attackers finally arrived.

A force within Guan Yu's body flows endlessly, connecting with heaven and earth.

He used marching strategies to cover up the tracks of his troops and finally approached the county near Changbanpo.

Guan Yu, holding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, was about to break into the city and burn the grain at night, when he saw the city gate open and Zhao Yun rode out of the city.

"It turned out to be Brother Yunchang, who came to attack the grain and grass of our Great Wei!"

Zhao Yun narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Have you ever asked me if the spear in my hand is appropriate?"

call!
Guan Yu slashed out a blade, splitting the void sideways, as fast as lightning.

But Zhao Yun pointed his spear as fast as lightning.

Despite the speed and power of Guan Yu's sword, he was still blocked by Zhao Yun's spear.

A loud roar.

In the void, it seemed as if two lightning bolts collided and exploded, emitting cold light in all directions.

The two men faced off, and a bloody battle ensued.

……

At Chibi, the battle lasted all night, the flames never went out, and countless Jiangdong warships were burned and sank into the river.

The firelight, reflected by the river water, scorched the sky red.

Dawn is approaching.

Jiangdong's camp on the shore was also burned down.

All I could see was a sea of ​​fire for several miles along the coast.

After this battle, Jiangdong suffered countless casualties, and more than half of the warships were destroyed. Only a few scattered ships were left, and they fled eastward.

On water and on land, the Wei army was chasing the defeated soldiers from Jiangdong.

"Has Zhou Yu been caught?"

"not yet."

"But we were chasing him closely, so he couldn't get far."

"Don't worry, the attack on Jiangdong is just the beginning."

Cao Cao stood by the window in the top cabin of the commander's ship and said, "Order our army to cross the river and enter Jiangdong as quickly as possible to wipe out the Jiangdong nobles and resistance forces."

He looked out through the window.

The river was filled with Cao's warships guarding his ship.

From a bird's-eye view, one can see Cao's fleet, stretched out like a city made of ships, advancing on the river.

Cao Cao looked far ahead and thought: The route arranged before the war is the key to a quick victory, and it is time to act.

The speed at which he sweeps across Jiangdong this time will exceed everyone's expectations.

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