Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 780 Dismal ending

Cheng Pu, who was fighting on the bow of the ship, immediately understood the sound and shouted: "Raise your shield!"

When Jiang Dongbing heard this, he quickly raised his shield to cover it. The next moment, arrows rained down, and the arrows hit the shield like rain.

In the following time, the two sides fell into a long confrontation, but under the command of Cheng Pu, the Jiangdong soldiers responded well. The arrows of the Youzhou army were not endless. They took the opportunity to fill in the past and forcibly settled in the swamp. Make a way out of Zhongdui.

Of course, Jiang Dongbing also suffered a lot of losses. Cheng Pu saw it and felt quite sad in his heart. The losses suffered this time were also too great!

But there was a reason why Cheng Pu had the courage to disobey Zhou Yu's military order. He felt that Yuan Xi would never let him go, and the key was that Dong Xi was still on the shore, and he had to rescue him!

The two had a very good relationship, but now they were miles apart. Cheng Pu could not give up on his peers no matter what. This was the reason why he had the confidence to resist Zhou Yu's military orders. Therefore, he not only had to rescue Dong Xi, but also defeated Yuan Xi's army in order to be able to redeem his merits!

Cheng Pu understood that the Fierce Tiger Army did not launch a surprise attack on the remnants of Dong Xi's troops, just to use it as a bait to lure him to kill people here. However, knowing that it was poisonous bait, Cheng Pu could only swallow it. If he could not save his old brothers, he would have no choice but to swallow it. Who is called the leader of Jiangdong generals?

As Jiangdong's soldiers continued to fall, the wooden road gradually paved towards the shore. Zhuge Liang, who was watching with a telescope, saw that Jiangdong's soldiers were not afraid of death and sighed: "It's really... regardless of losses."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "What do the military advisors think of Jiangdong Army?"

Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Victory or defeat has not yet been determined. Everything must be stopped until the victory or defeat is determined."

Yuan Xi saw that Zhuge Liang was not arrogant at this time, and was very satisfied with his Qi-nurturing skills. He thought that Lu Xun was the same when he first participated in the war. Although he cherished the lives of soldiers, he did not hesitate when it was time to fill in people, and he thought and acted very neatly. He is much stronger than when he first entered the battlefield. Maybe this is a necessary quality to become a famous general, right?

The two sides fought for another two hours, and as the sky gradually became brighter, Jiang Dongbing finally laid the wooden bridge on the shore. Everyone cheered, and Dong Xijun who was trapped on the shore stepped onto the wooden road and ran towards the fleet.

Cheng Pu saw several soldiers carrying a stretcher, with a man wearing a general's armor lying on it. He didn't know whether he was alive or dead. He guessed that it was Dong Xi. He saw the accompanying soldiers running in panic and shouted: "Be careful of arrows! "

Before he finished speaking, the arrows from the Youzhou Army struck at the fleeing people again, with many flaming arrows mixed in among them!

The rocket landed on the wooden path, and the burning oil on it began to ignite the surrounding wood, and the wooden path began to burn.

Cheng Pu's heart was in his throat, and he could only gamble.

It's not a bet that Dong Xi will come back safely, but a bet on the two teams he secretly sent out before!

The two teams took advantage of the darkness to find places to land on the left and right sides. Those two places were originally unable to land because the woods were lit during the day, but now the fires have burned for a day and a night and have already begun to extinguish.

In other words, this is the best opportunity to seize the opportunity to raid the back of the Fierce Tiger Army!

Because Cheng Pu was sure that Fierce Tiger would never let him go easily, so it was better to fight him!

However, not long after, the sound of fighting came from both sides of the bank in the distance. Cheng Pu listened attentively, and then his expression changed. The soldiers he sent out were already fighting on the opposite side!

Found out!

He sighed inwardly, his plot to seduce Chen Cang was discovered, and now he could only rescue Dong Xi and then retreat.

However, the shrill wind sounded again. Cheng Pu subconsciously looked up and saw that the morning sky was filled with dense stone bullets.

Not a dozen, but hundreds!

Cheng Pu's first reaction was, Impossible. Where could there be so many catapults on the opposite side?

He reacted very quickly, rolled over and rolled down below the deck, shouting at the same time: "Avoid the falling rocks!"

Stone bullets fell and covered the wooden roads and fleets for several miles. The wooden roads were smashed to the ground and tattered. The decks of the fleets were constantly broken, and the soldiers screamed one after another.

Cheng Pu originally thought that the soldiers could withdraw during the gap between the trebuchets, but the next wave of stone bombs soon arrived.

This wave came so fast that many people were knocked to the ground before they could react. Cheng Pu's eyes were splitting. He looked at the fist-sized stones and immediately realized that the catapults of the Fierce Tiger Army could throw large objects. With smaller stones, several small stone bullets can also be fired together, and apparently a mechanism is installed to enable continuous throwing in a short period of time!

The suppression of this equipment was no longer a battle, but a unilateral massacre. For the first time, Cheng Pu regretted being in such a dilemma. Now he could only hope that Dong Xijun could run away as much as he could!

Cheng Pu looked up and saw that several sergeants carrying Dong Xi were trapped in the rain of bullets and could not move forward or retreat. They used their bodies to protect Dong Xi. People kept being shot and fell to the ground. He yelled and jumped off the bow of the ship. , ran towards Dong Xi. His bodyguards were startled and quickly jumped down to rescue Dong Xi together.

Cheng Pu rushed to Dong Xi's side and found that he was unconscious. He immediately put him on his back and rushed to his warship.

He stared at the dense stone bullets, lowered his head and rushed forward, but in the middle of the run, a stone flew over and hit his iron helmet hard.

Cheng Pu staggered, and blood suddenly flowed from his forehead. He stumbled and ran forward, and the shouts of the guards became distant in his ears.

He looked at the big ship in the distance, running mechanically on the uneven wooden road. In half a mile, he would be able to take Dong Qi on board!

However, the next moment his vision froze, because the sky was slightly bright, and dozens of warships of the Fierce Tiger Army appeared in the distance!

The person on the other side didn’t know where he came from, and it wasn’t until this moment that he started to attack!

At this time, there were enemy warships in front of us, stones were thrown behind us, and we were attacked on both sides. More than half of our own fleet's soldiers were injured or killed. Can we really retreat safely?

The two fleets stood together in an instant. Cheng Pu reluctantly boarded the boat and started to deal with the other side. He was shocked to find that the fierce tiger navy was extremely skilled in dealing with it. He was not only shocked, but who was commanding this?

These warships were brought over by Lu Xun personally from the canal on the back side of Chao Lake after Zhang Liao guarded the dock. Because the canal was narrow, only a few small ships could pass, so a few dozen ships was already the limit.

However, Lu Xun had a high prestige among Yuan Xi's naval forces, so the soldiers sacrificed their lives and had high morale. The battle made Cheng Pu's navy miserable. Yuan Xi looked at the fighting fleets in the distance and sighed: "Being able to utilize the limited Chaohu fleet here and exchange for several times the battle losses on the other side can be said to be a big profit."

"The opponent's response is all calculated by the military advisor, so Cheng Pu has stepped into a desperate situation."

Zhuge Liang was silent for a while before speaking out: "No, the other party still has a glimmer of hope."

Yuan Xiqi asked: "Really?"

Zhuge Liang nodded, "My lord said that Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu were at odds. Although Liang used this as a premise, if Zhou Yu ignored the past grievances, he could still rescue Cheng Pu."

Yuan Xi said aloud: "If that's really the case, there's nothing we can do about it."

"After all, we are in Jianghuai, and being able to fight like this with Jiangdong Army is beyond our expectations."

"If it weren't for the military advisor, we wouldn't have such a big advantage."

Zhuge Liang didn't speak, but in his heart. I am not satisfied with my first battle.

Placing hopes on Zhou Yu not to save Cheng Pu is not the behavior of a qualified counselor, but more like a gambler. Zhuge Liang doesn't like to be stuck. He hopes to calculate all possible responses.

However, the opportunity to personally lead troops to fight came much sooner than Zhuge Liang had expected. Only after he personally led troops did he realize that he still had a lot to learn and comprehend.

Just like now, he could only force Cheng Pu into a dead end, but could not prevent Zhou Yu from coming to help. This was his lack of ability, and he failed to eliminate the variables!

If Taishi Ci could succeed...

Zhuge Liang shook his head and drove away this idea. The opponent had done well enough and was seriously injured. What made him take such a risk was that he couldn't think of any other strategies.

Zhuge Liang clenched his fists, he must become stronger!

Sure enough, as Zhuge Liang expected, when Lu Xun beat Cheng Pu and had nowhere to escape, densely packed ships appeared on the lake in the distance.

When Zhuge Liang saw this, he said to Yuan Xi: "Liang is really ashamed. Zhou Yu still brought troops to help."

In fact, in his mind, it was normal for Zhou Yu to come to the rescue. After all, as the governor, he could not refuse to save him even if he died. He could also use this to sell Cheng Pu a favor, make Cheng Pu feel guilty, and thus the relationship between the two of Huang He.

Zhuge Liang sighed in his heart. His luck mentality was the main culprit for not completing the work. In the future, he will definitely go further and anticipate all situations!

Seeing that Lu Xunru was about to be surrounded by the Jiangdong navy, he said, "My lord, how do you decide?"

Yuan Xi thought for a moment and said, "Send a signal to Lu Xun to get out of the way and let Cheng Pu's army retreat."

Zhuge Liang sighed and immediately set off the fireworks. He naturally understood what Yuan Xi meant. Cheng Pu was trapped and the beast was still fighting. If Lu Xun couldn't kill him, Zhou Yu would take the fall. When the time comes, both sides would fight hard, and no one knew what the outcome would be.

Lu Xun's fleet retreated to the north bank. Seeing its retreat, Cheng Pu's fleet felt as if they were being pardoned and quickly raised their sails and headed for Zhou Yu's fleet.

When Cheng Pu's boat joined Zhou Yu's fleet, both sides did not delay and immediately retreated south, leaving behind nearly 10,000 corpses of Jiangdong soldiers on the shore.

Cheng Pu supported his shaky body and asked the doctors on board to step up the treatment of Dong Xi. At the same time, he allowed his warship to approach Zhou Yu's flagship.

When the two ships were connected, the soldiers threw out hooks and locks, and a rope bridge was connected in the middle. He stopped the guards from helping him, stepped on the rope himself, jumped onto Zhou Yu's ship next door, and went straight to find Zhou Yu.

As soon as the two met, they found that the other side was seriously injured. They were both stunned. Cheng Pu noticed that Zhou Yu's face was pale, the armor on his chest was damaged, and blood was constantly seeping from his robe. He immediately stiffened and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Governor-General." Rescue, Pu Pu is ineffective in fighting, come here to take the blame."

Zhou Yu saw the blood flowing down from Cheng Pu's forehead, half of his face turned red, and sighed: "The general has tried his best, but it was Yu who failed to command well. He should apologize to the lord after he returns."

"Too many people have died in this battle, so we shouldn't dwell on it any further. All sins end with Yu."

Cheng Pu was speechless for a moment and could only clasp his fists heavily.

Zhou Yu, however, cast his gaze towards the distant shore, wondering how he would explain to Sun Quan when he returned this time.

After this tragic battle, how will Jiangdong face the fierce tiger in the future?

He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, his vision went dark, and then the world began to spin. The generals' exclamations echoed in his ears, getting smaller and smaller, and then Zhou Yu completely lost consciousness.

(End of this chapter)