Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 126 Cao Cao defeated Huarong Road, Lu Meng attacked Yiling City

Zhou Yu led his troops ashore and saw the Wulin camp in flames, a sense of accomplishment welled up in his heart.

He asked Cheng Pu and Zhang Fei to lead [-] troops to pursue from behind, and then called Lu Meng and Ling Tong to order: "Lead an army of [-] sailors up the Yangtze River to take Yiling."

"Yiling? Isn't it going to Xiangyang via the Han River?" Lu Meng was puzzled.

Zhou Yu: "Liu Qi asked Jiangling to let him fight first. Yiling is the gateway to Shu. When will we not take it now? I will personally lead the navy to take Xiangyang. After you take down Yiling, you can't do anything arbitrarily." , beware of the Jiangling Cao army retaking it."

"Wei." Lu Meng (Ling Tong) said in unison.

Cao Cao's army was defeated and took Huarong Road, and hundreds of thousands of people trampled on horses and trampled across the border, making the already muddy road impassable, coupled with the howling wind in the sky, Xu Shu and Zhao Yun harassed along the way, followed by Cheng Pu and Zhang Fei relentlessly chasing At this time, Cao's soldiers were tired and horses were exhausted, and the soldiers were suffering from hunger and epidemics. Many people covered their faces and cried because they missed their hometown.

"Don't cry, open a road in the mountains, build a bridge in the water, such a small matter, what's so difficult?" Cao Cao shouted angrily when he saw this. In the middle and later, they were danced by people and horses, and many died.

During these days, Cao’s army was plagued by plague, and tens of thousands of people died in the wilderness. In addition, they were burnt to death, drowned, and lost in the retreat. When Cao Cao returned to Jiangling, only tens of thousands of the 30 soldiers who took him to Wulin remained. Fortunately, none of the generals and counselors brought from Xudu were killed.

During the southern expedition to Jingzhou, Cao Cao almost brought out the strongest lineup. Except for the generals who stayed in Jiangling, Xiangyang and other places, the rest went to Wulin with him. The famous generals were divided into:

Generals of the Central Army: Cao Hong, the General Guard, Han Hao, the Central Guard, Shi Huan, the leader of the Central Army, Xu Chu, the Su Wei, Cao Chun, the Commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and Cao Xiu, the Captain of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Battalion;

Seven Commanders: Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, Zhang He, Zhu Ling, Li Dian, Lu Zhao, Feng Kai;
Supervisor: Zhao Yan;
Leader: Xia Houyuan.

The new generals in Jingzhou were attacked and killed by Zhou Yu and Xu Shu's pursuers when they were retreating. In the end, only a few people such as Cai Mao and Wen Pin survived.

After Wulin was defeated and returned to Jiangling, no one dared to question Cao Cao's decision-making mistakes, because this was a battle he personally commanded.

"Prime Minister, Le Wenqian sent back news that Guan Yu appeared near Xiangyang," Cao Renhui reported.

Cao Cao stood up after hearing this, and continued to ask: "Zi Xiao, did Zhou Yu come to fetch Jiangling by water?"

Cao Ren shook his head and said, "I heard that the prime minister was defeated in Wulin. I ordered the beacon towers along the river to strengthen the warning. Two hours ago, dozens of warships went west. I ignored them because they didn't land in Jiangling."

"There are only a few thousand people on this boat, and the pursuers from Huarong Road have disappeared. What kind of tricks is Zhou Yu playing? Jiangling guards the Yangtze River, and Zhou Yu will definitely not give up." Cao Cao said to himself.

Jia Xu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked, "Could it be that the main force of Zhou Yu's navy also went to Xiangyang? Did he and Liu Bei want to trap us in Jiangling? The news of the prime minister's defeat was sent back to Xudu. People in the north are clamoring."

Cao Cao looked at Jia Xu in surprise. This guy is really good at looking at problems, and he can immediately find out the key to the problem by inference. The news of the defeat spreads back to the north. If he is trapped in Jingzhou for a long time, there may be chaos in the rear.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao's back broke out in a cold sweat, and he immediately said to Cao Ren: "Zi Xiao, you are staying in Jiangling Governor Jingzhou, I will hurry back to Xudu as soon as possible, and quickly notify Man Boning, Le Wenqian, and Li Wenda Wait, let him meet along the way."

"Wei." Cao Ren clasped his fists in response.

At this time, there was a canal between Jiangling and Xiangyang. Cao Cao was worried about being intercepted by Zhou Yu's navy, and Jiangling's ships were not enough, so he still chose to retreat north by land.

The movements of Cao Jun in Jiangling are under Lan Tian's control at all times.

After Cao Cao's water army passed through the Youjiangkou, Gao Shun secretly sent the reconnaissance battalion to Jiangling and Yiling.

On the night of the Wulin fire, Lantian asked Gan Ning and Su Fei to set off by water, while he, Gao Shun and Huang Zhong attacked Yiling by land.

Yiling is located in the northwest of Jiangling. It strangles the throat of Bachu, controls Bakui at the top, and leads to Jingxiang at the bottom. "When the water comes here, it becomes barren, and when the mountains come here, it becomes a mausoleum", so it is called "Yiling". The water here is gentle and the river is open; the steep and straight Wushan Mountains also slow down here. It is an important stronghold for entering Yizhou from the west, and it has been a must for military strategists since ancient times.

After Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao, Yiling was decided, and Cao Ren had not had time to deploy defenders here.

Lantian advances by land and water, with a huge army, and in the name of Liu Qi, the governor of Jingzhou, the Yiling defenders immediately surrendered upon hearing the news.

"Sir, how will we capture Jiangling next?" Gao Shun asked after taking Yiling. Now Yiling's total strength is only [-], and it would be foolish to try to storm Jiangling.

"Let's wait for a while and act after Cao Cao leaves. It is not wise to attack Jiangling in the past." Lan Tian said.

Everyone in Lantian waited for half a day, and Lu Meng and Ling led a navy of five thousand to take Yiling.

Lan Tian was worried that his identity would be exposed, so he asked people to change into the clothes of the Yiling defenders, and Gan Ning and Su Fei led the army to meet the enemy by the river.

Less than half of Lu Meng and Ling Tong's troops landed, and Gan Ning and Su Fei led the disguised troops to fight out together with the trapped camp.

Zhou Yu predicted that there were few defenders in Yiling, and their combat effectiveness would be low, but the Jiangdong navy fought in a hurry, and the casualties were terrible.

When Lu Meng was very puzzled, he found Ling Tong on the deck, his eyes were about to burst into flames, and he was about to disembark to fight.

"Where are the achievements?" Lu Meng asked with a frown.

"Of course it's to disembark and fight." Ling Tong gritted his teeth.

"I think the Yiling defenders are extremely brave, and it may take some effort to take this place." Lu Meng said in a deep voice.

"Together would like to be the first to be in the battle." Ling Tong drew his sword and jumped off the deck after speaking.

Lu Meng always felt that something was wrong, suddenly he found that the immediate general was very familiar, it seemed that he was Gan Ning who shot Ling Cao to death, and the other was Jiang Xia's rescued governor Su Fei, why did these two people come to Yiling?

Lan Tian and Gao Shun were watching the battle from a distance. At this time, veteran Huang Zhong asked Ying to say: "Sir, Huang Zhong asks to fight."

"Don't be impatient, old general, Gan Xingba is enough here."

Lan Tianxin said that you and Liu Pan fought against Jiangdong generals in Haihun, and if you are sent out to be recognized at this time, Zhou Yu will definitely make trouble.

Huang Zhong rubbed his hands and paced back and forth, watching Gan Ning fight with itch in his heart.

Originally, he was not reused under Liu Pan's account, but now he is loaned to the Lantian Army, and he is not allowed to play. He has silver hair and has not yet made any achievements, so he is really anxious.

"Will the last general be used to attack Jiangling?" Huang Zhong couldn't help asking.

Lan Tian laughed and said, "Don't worry, old general, I'll let you be the vanguard when attacking Jiangling."

"It's a deal." Huang Zhong's eyes were wide open, and his joy was beyond words.

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