Chapter 151: Man Chong is captured! Yu Jin surrenders! Liu Wu takes control of Xiangyang City!
Chapter 151: Yu Jin surrenders! Liu Wu takes control of Xiangyang City!

Wow! ~
"General, the high ground where our army was stationed before is ahead." In the deep water, several guards of Yu Jin who were pushing a horse trough in the water spoke breathlessly.

Along the way, they protected the horse trough carrying Yu Jin and kept paddling for water until they were almost exhausted.

Yu Jin looked at the familiar high ground in front of him, and his tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

"Get ashore, get ashore immediately!" Yu Jin got up from the broken horse trough, strode out, and walked towards the high ground not far ahead.

As Yu Jin came ashore, thousands of Cao soldiers who were holding onto wooden planks, tree roots, or who knew how to swim followed closely behind him, their eyes almost red with excitement:

"Look! General Yu Jin is coming ashore!"

"I see the shore, finally!"

"Finally, we don't have to soak in the water anymore. General Yu Jin is indeed one of the five best generals valued by Prime Minister Cao. He is indeed a man of strategy."

"We survived, we finally survived!"

The Han River suddenly broke its dike, and the entire camp was flooded. It was unknown how many people died, and the survivors could only struggle desperately in the water.

If nothing unexpected happened, they would either be drowned or shot to death by the Jingzhou navy who arrived later.

But they didn't expect that their main general Yu Jin was still there, and this one of the five best generals became their last straw.

They soaked in the water, struggling with all their might to gather around Yu Jin. More and more of them gathered, and they actually found a way to survive!
"Get ashore quickly!"

puff~
puff~
After a while of struggling in the water, the densely packed Cao army hurriedly climbed up to the high ground shore.

The mud on the shore was so soft and rotten that it was almost impossible to walk.

But for these Cao soldiers, this was countless times happier than soaking in water.

"Huff!~" Yu Jin was walking in the front and felt his lungs burning. Although he didn't walk much along the way, the broken horse trough turned over several times in the water, which was really thrilling.

If it weren't for his personal guards risking their lives to save him, Yu Wen would have drowned in the flood long ago.

Yu Jin looked back...

The soldiers who had followed him all the way here were all exhausted, many were injured, and many of them could only walk by supporting each other.

Thinking back to the time when Yu Wenzhe followed Prime Minister Cao in the southern expedition, they were defeated by the allied forces of Sun and Liu with 800,000 troops at Chibi, and they had never been in such an embarrassing situation when they protected Prime Minister Cao in his hasty escape to the north.

Liu Zilie was only a young man, and now he had forced him into such a life-and-death situation. It was truly a great shame and humiliation!
Yu Jin gritted his teeth and said, "Liu Zilie..."

"When I return to Xuchang, I will ask Prime Minister Cao for permission to lead the troops south and settle the matter with you!"

These are all later matters. The most important thing right now is to save this remaining army.

He shouted to encourage the morale: "Climb up the high ground and set up camp again, so we can repair and recover!"

"Then, I will lead you north! Back to Xuchang!"

Yu Jin did not say anything nonsense like resisting the enemy and returning to Fancheng. He directly promised to take these remaining soldiers back to Xuchang.

Return north, back to Xuchang?
The eyes of all the remaining soldiers lit up. They had never missed Xuchang as much as they did at this moment.

Whoever wants to defend this damn Xiangfan can do so.

Come back home!

They want to go home!
The physical strength that was almost exhausted seemed to have new strength now.

"Return north!"

"Go back to Xuchang!"

"go home!!"

Thousands of remaining soldiers felt new hope in their hearts, and their morale was immediately boosted. Even their steps towards the higher ground became more vigorous and powerful.

close!

Getting closer!
Feeling the increasingly steep uphill slope under my feet, I looked at the familiar dense forest ahead.

Yu Jin became more and more relaxed. The deep forest was where they had set up camp before. Although they moved the camp in a hurry that day, most of the camp was still there, which was enough time for the remaining troops to rest and recuperate.

After they have recovered, they will leave tonight to avoid being caught by Liu Zilie...

"Yu Wenzhe! I have been waiting for you for a long time!"

A loud shout like thunder suddenly exploded in Yu Jin's ears.

Wow! ~
A large mass of soldiers suddenly rushed out from the dense forest ahead.

The first one was nine feet tall, with a face as red as a date, and he rushed towards Yu Jin with a big knife in his hand to kill him. It was Wei Yan.

Yu Jin was terrified. Although he did not recognize the general who was coming, he knew that he had fallen into an ambush by Liu Wu!
Damn Liu Zilie, he had already expected that I would have to seek refuge here!
"kill!"

The soldiers, with their shouts and cries shaking the sky and their spears like a forest, rushed towards the thousands of remaining soldiers behind Yu Jin.

These remaining soldiers struggled in the flood for a while, and witnessed the siege and killing by the Jingzhou navy on the water. They had already become frightened birds.

Looking at the enemy troops pressing in like a tide, the thousands of remaining soldiers were frightened out of their wits, and the morale that had just risen up was completely collapsed...

"Jinnan's ambush, it's Jinnan's ambush!"

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

"Run!"

"Run, run into the water!!"

Large numbers of Cao's troops, like deer and sheep being chased by tigers and leopards, fled madly along the same path they came, wishing they could run away on all fours.

bass! ~
Yu Jin suddenly drew out the long sword from his waist, gritted his teeth and roared: "Don't retreat! Don't retreat!"

"Go ahead and follow me to fight your way out!"

Yu Jin saw clearly that even if he retreated, he had to fight while retreating, otherwise he would die no matter how fast he ran.

The soldiers who still had weapons in their hands gathered in front of Yu Jin. These were veteran soldiers with rich fighting experience, so they naturally understood what Yu Jin meant.

Ding ding ding! ~
Clang! ~
Poof! ~
"kill!"

The shouts of killing on both sides were like thunder.

The swords collided and the sharp blades pierced the flesh.

Blood was once again spilled on this high ground, and corpses kept falling.

The soldiers under Wei Yan's command were like the rolling tide, full of murderous intent and their momentum rose higher and higher. With every step forward, more and more soldiers fell on the opposite side.

The soldiers around Yu Jin were almost exhausted. How could they withstand such a fierce fight?

You can only keep retreating, and retreating again.

Wei Yan shouted loudly: "Yu Wen Ze, your power is gone today, why don't you surrender early?"

Yu Jin gritted his teeth and said, "Today, only Yu Jin will die in battle, and Yu Wenze will never surrender! Kill!"

Seeing Yu Jin's impassioned spirit and determination to die rather than surrender, the Cao army that was still resisting around him all became excited and their morale was boosted. They tried their best to protect Yu Jin and attacked the enemy.

Although Yu Jin's troops were constantly retreating, their formation was barely able to remain in order.

"Quick! Jump into the water!"

"Hurry up!"

Plop! ~
Plop! ~
At the foot of the high ground, the remnants of the army that had escaped earlier jumped into the water desperately. Fortunately, they had not yet thrown away the wooden boards and tree roots in their hands.

Just as I had carried these things up there before, I am still carrying them down here.

"kill!"

“Block it! Block it!!”

Amid the shouting and killing, Yu Jin and the few remaining Cao troops around him also retreated to the shore.

While Yu Jin was struggling to resist the attack from the Jingzhou soldiers, he retreated involuntarily.

retreat,

Back again!

Before he knew it, Yu Jin already had one foot in the mud on the shore and the other foot had retreated into the shallow water.

If he retreats any further, he will have to jump down.

"Don't leave Yu Wen Ze!"

"Fire arrows!"

A shout came from the water, Yu Jin's heart trembled, and he looked back hurriedly.

Dozens of huge ships and warships were already surrounding him from all directions.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! ~
A dense rain of arrows was fired at the remnants of the army who had just jumped into the water to survive. There were endless screams and the air was filled with crimson blood.

On the leading ship,
Gan Xingba drew his bow and arrow,
The cold arrow was aimed at Yu Jin's back!
In the front, Wei Yan is leading his troops approaching, and in the back, Gan Ning is raising his arrow to shoot.

this moment,
Yu Jin's spirit completely collapsed. While he was trying to resist Wei Yan's attack, he shouted in panic: "Stop! Wait a minute!!"

"I, I want to see Liu Zilie!"

"I want to see your master!"

"I want to see the governor of Jingzhou..."

"I want to see Liu Wu!!!"

……

……

Wancheng,

Inside the Chinese army's tent.

A general, fully clothed in armor, sat firmly behind his desk.

It was the commander stationed in Wancheng, Xu Huang, Xu Gongming!
In the first year of Jian'an, Dong Zhuo had just died, and Li Que and Guo Si were causing chaos in Chang'an. It was Xu Huang who persuaded the then General of Chariots and Cavalry Yang Feng to escort the emperor back to Luoyang in the east.

Seeing that the nobles in Luoyang were fighting for power and killing each other, Xu Huang once again persuaded Yang Feng to submit to Cao Cao.

However, Cao Cao later wanted to move the Han emperor to Xuchang. Yang Feng was dissatisfied, so he and Han Xian led an army to hijack the emperor. After the attempt failed, Xu Huang surrendered to Cao Cao.

From then on, his career as one of the five best generals began...

He followed Cao Mengde in his battles across the country and fought in the attacks on Xuzhou, Guandu, Jizhou, and the Battle of Bailang Mountain. He almost always won every battle and rarely lost!

Cao Mengde trusted Xu Huang very much, so he felt comfortable handing over the important town of Wancheng to Xu Gongming to garrison.

"General, all the food and fodder for the troops is ready!"

"All the baggage and weapons are ready!"

"Twenty thousand troops have been assembled and are ready to set off at any time..."

Several deputy generals stood in the tent with their heads bowed, reporting the army's situation to the main general Xu Huang.

Xu Huang nodded slowly: "Got it."

Not long ago, he received a handwritten order from Prime Minister Cao, ordering him to lead 20,000 garrison troops to support Xiangfan.

He had already heard the news that Liu Wu intended to attack Xiangfan.

He dared not disobey the Prime Minister's military order...

But what Xu Huang could not understand was that Xiangfan was already a famous city in the world, and Cao Ren led 20,000 troops to garrison Fancheng, and the veteran general Lu Chang led 10,000 troops to garrison Xiangyang.

The Prime Minister even ordered Yu Jin to lead 30,000 troops to support Cao Ren!

There are a total of 60,000 soldiers defending Xiangfan, and the walls of Xiangfan are high and thick. Even if Liu Zilie attacks with all his might, how can he take the two cities of Xiangfan?

Moreover, according to the report from the scouts, when Liu Zilie marched into Xiangfan, he only sent 10,000 infantry and 25,000 naval forces, a total of no more than 35,000 people. What could they accomplish?
The Prime Minister still felt that this was not enough, and he even transferred his own 20,000 troops stationed in Wancheng...

This is a bit too cautious.

In the Battle of Xiling, Liu Zilie's name almost terrified the entire Cao army. Unfortunately, he was in Jiangling attacking Liu Bei at that time and had never fought against Liu Zilie.

But even if Liu Zilie had the courage of a overlord, it was really too unrealistic for him to take Xiangyang and Fancheng with only more than 30,000 people.

"General." A deputy general stepped forward and saluted: "Everything is ready. When will our army set out?" Xu Huang waved his hand: "Let the men have a good rest tonight, and we will march south to Xiangfan tomorrow."

tomorrow?

The deputy general was startled: "I saw the order from Prime Minister Cao, it seems that the words are very urgent. If our army delays, what will happen?"

"No problem." Xu Huang smiled faintly: "Not to mention how big Xiangfan is, just the 60,000 troops stationed there are enough to make Liu Zilie break his head and bleed. Xiangfan is as solid as a rock..."

"Report!" A scout rushed into the tent in a hurry: "Urgent report from Xiangfan, the Han River suddenly burst its dike, and the north bank is now a swamp!"

The Han River burst its banks, turning the northern bank into a swamp?!

Wow! ~
Xu Huang stood up suddenly, and there was a loud sound of armor colliding around his body.

Fancheng is on the north bank of the Han River...

The north bank has become a swamp, so how could Fancheng be spared?
"Fancheng is in danger!" Xu Huang said in a low voice.

Not long after Liu Zilie led the Jingzhou navy to the Han River, the Han River suddenly broke its banks?

I'm afraid there's something a little weird about this.

But no matter what, now that Fancheng has been flooded and Liu Zilie has the navy at his disposal, the situation in Xiangfan has changed drastically and he can't delay any longer.

Xu Huang: "Come here! Report the incident on the Han River to Xuchang immediately!"

"The army should immediately cut down trees and build boats on the spot, and then requisition tower ships. Once the boats are ready, we should quickly march to Xiangfan!"

……

call! ~
There was a howling wind above the Han River.

Densely packed ships and small boats suddenly appeared on the water, riding the wind and waves, heading straight for the two cities of Xiangfan.

On a large ship at the head, the "Xu" battle flag was flying vigorously.

Xu Huang was standing at the bow, looking at the north bank of the Han River, his brows furrowed...

As far as the eye can see,
There is only vast and boundless water. How can you tell the boundary between the Han River and the north bank?

Xu Huang knew that the north bank was flooded, but he did not expect the situation to be so serious.

Liu Wu has the advantage of the navy, and he must be in Xiangfan at this time. I am afraid that the battle in Xiangfan will be a bit troublesome. Now I can only hope that Cao Zixiao and Yu Wen can hold on for a little longer...

Woohoo! ~
Suddenly, a horn sounded above the water in the distance.

Xu Huang looked up in astonishment.

A large dark shadow was looming ahead of them, pressing towards them like a river tide.

The opponent's speed is getting faster and faster...

Xu Huang finally saw clearly.

Navy,

This is the Jingzhou Navy!

The sails, gathered like clouds, had already been inflated by the river breeze.

The tall warships, like giant beasts with bared fangs and claws, rushed to the front.

On the leading warship, a general in armor and holding a sword stood facing the wind, looking very majestic.

Xu Huang shouted loudly: "I am General Xu Huang, a general under the command of Prime Minister Cao! Please tell me your name..."

call! ~
In the howling wind, the commander of the Jingzhou navy shouted like thunder: "I am the Grand Commander of the Jingzhou navy, Gan Ning Gan Xingba!!"

……

……

West Bank of Han River,

Xiangyang City.

After being besieged for several days, they were cut off from any communication with the outside world.

Because of the Han River, we don’t even know what happened on the other side...

If you look down at the river from the city at this time, you can see several black spots approaching.

"Sir, we are ashore."

"Xiangyang is fine, it's not flooded..."

"Xiangyang is located at a high altitude after all."

"Keep quiet, keep your voice down..."

Three or five people swam to the shore. They had swam over from the Han River. They all looked pale and exhausted.

The one guarding the place was none other than Man Chong.

When the flood hit, they had finally managed to hide on the embankment, but were chased and killed by the Jingzhou navy. In the end, they had to jump into the Han River to save their lives.

Man Chong had no way to escape, as Fancheng was full of Liu Wu's soldiers, so he took a gamble, betting that Xiangyang had not been conquered yet!
After shaking off the water on his body, Man Chong looked up at the big flag with the word "Lu" written on it by Lu Chang on the top of the Xiangyang city wall, and the fear in his heart finally subsided.

"Walk."

"Hurry!"

The group of people quickly ran towards Xiangyang City. The city was only a few miles away and they arrived there in a flash.

however,
Just as they were about to enter Xiangyang City and finally escape, they suddenly heard shouting and killing.

Man Chong was horrified when he saw hundreds of soldiers from both sides surrounding him...

"You are the one who runs the fastest on the embankment. I shot more than 30 arrows from the ship but failed to hit you." A man with green eyes and purple beard came riding a horse.

When Man Chong saw this man, he was immediately displeased.

It was this blue-eyed, purple-bearded monster who had chased him for more than ten miles on a ship and had been shooting arrows at him. Fortunately, he was not good at archery, otherwise Man Chong would have been dead long ago.

In the end, Man Chong jumped into the Han River and escaped from this guy's harassment.

At this time, the man with blue eyes and purple beard raised his whip and pointed at Man Chong and said, "I will definitely not surrender when I see you running so fast."

"Since he jumped into the river, he must have come to Xiangyang..."

"Just as I expected!"

Man Chong had already lost all hope, but he didn't expect that he would be captured by this guy in the end.

"I know you are Man Chong, Man Chong, do you know who I am?" The man with blue eyes and purple beard was still shouting, but Man Chong had ignored him.

Man Chong thought it was really boring to claim to be alone, so he didn't try to guess: "You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you."

brush! ~
Sun Zhongmou was about to whip his whip,
The soldier next to him suddenly said, "My lord, they are here!"

Sure enough, we saw a large ship docked near Xiangyang, with a large flag with the word "Liu" on it. Densely packed soldiers got off the ship and landed one after another.

"Zi Lie, look, I have captured Man Chong for you." Sun Quan rode his horse to meet him.

Liu Wu looked at the captured Man Chong, then turned back to look at Yu Jin who was following behind him, and said, "Uncle, come with me to break through the Xiangyang City."

At that moment, everyone gathered together and advanced towards Xiangyang City.

Arrived in a moment.

The prefect Lu Chang was watching from the top of the city wall. Xiangyang had been trapped for the past few days and he had no idea what was happening on the other side. When he saw people coming from the other side of the river, he climbed up to the top of the city wall early to watch.

Before the battle,

Yu Jin and Man Chong were pushed out.

Yu Jin just stood there without saying a word. His heart was dead and he really couldn't say anything at the moment.

When Lü Chang on the top of the city saw Yu Jin and Man Chong being driven out, he was terrified in just a moment: "This, this, how is this possible..."

"Even General Yu Jin..."

His tense nerves finally broke down at this moment, and he couldn't help but yell, "Yu Wen Ze! What on earth happened in Fancheng?!"

"You have 30,000 troops under your command!"

"It's gone! All gone!!" Yu Jin looked up and responded weakly.

drive!
Drive!
A rider galloped over. It was Wei Yan who had just delivered the captives. "Lü Chang! The Han River has burst its dike! The other side of the river is now a swamp..."

"Yu Jin's seven armies have all been washed away. Governor Lu, the entire Fancheng is now submerged in water!!"

"Your Xiangfan is completely finished!!"

When Lu Changwen heard this, he was stunned.

The city was in complete turmoil, and extreme panic was spreading rapidly in the city.

Then they saw ship after ship approaching the shore and ship after ship of prisoners disembarking.

Batch after batch, as if there is no end, there are at least tens of thousands of people...

For about half an hour, there was no sign of Lu Chang on the city wall.

Liu Wu and other people outside the city had no idea what was happening inside the city.

Liu Wu raised his eyes and glanced at Sun Quan: "Uncle, now it's up to you."

Sun Quan replied, "I'll trick you into opening the city of Xiangyang. Zilie, don't forget your promise."

Liu Wu said: "Once the affairs of the Central Plains are settled, I will send troops to escort my uncle back to Jianye, just like the story of Duke Mu and Chong'er."

This is Liu Wu’s promise to Sun Quan.

Liu Bei was able to help Sun Shao ascend to the throne with only two or three thousand men. Now that Liu Wu has captured Xiangfan and taken in so many prisoners, he must have more than a hundred thousand soldiers.

In addition, Sun Zhongmou has been in charge of Jiangdong for many years. As long as Liu Wu is willing to help him sincerely, it will be absolutely no difficulty for him to return to Jianye.

"Hateful Liu Xuande, when I return to Jianye, I will grind you to dust..." Suppressing the anger in his heart for the time being, Sun Zhongmou rode his horse forward.

He shouted to the top of the city wall: "Lü Chang!!"

"Do you recognize me?!"

After this shout, Lu Chang finally appeared on the top of the city wall.

He stared at Sun Zhongmou under the city, full of disbelief, but what he saw clearly was this person?
"Marquis Wu is coming in person?!"

Lu Chang was a veteran general of Jingzhou. In his early years, Liu Biao and Jiangdong fought each other to the death and had countless conflicts. Naturally, he had met the Marquis of Wu.

The first time Lu Chang met Sun Zhongmou was also in the Xiangfan area.

At that time, Yuan Shu was entrenched in Nanyang, and Sun Jian was his subordinate.

Liu Biao sent Huang Zu to shoot and kill Sun Jian...

Sun Quan came to ask for his father's body. At that time, Sun Quan was just a baby.

When Lu Chang saw Sun Quan again, he was already the Marquis of Wu.

He even defeated Prime Minister Cao at the Battle of Red Cliffs...

Lu Chang asked: "Why would the Marquis of Wu come to Xiangfan in person?!"

Sun Quan only said: "My Jiangdong navy has joined forces with the Jingzhou navy, the Sun-Liu coalition forces have arrived!!"

"Not to mention Xiangfan, even the entire Nanyang has been taken!"

"Lü Chang, are you still going to resist?!"

Soon,

A crack appeared in the gate of Xiangyang City, which slowly opened wider and wider...

Before everyone could react, Liu Wu rode forward and said, "I will definitely give my uncle a great credit for this time!"

　This one worth 5,800 is gone today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)