Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 443: Disguise as Cao’s army and capture Xiangyang!
There was a miserable scene on the Han River.

Under the continuous bombardment of the Han navy's catapults, one ship after another of the Jingzhou navy was smashed and sunk.

“Gurgle…save me—!”

"Someone come and give me a hand!"

"no no!"

……

The Cao army soldiers who fell into the water shouted loudly, trying to seek help, but the Han River was flowing fast and the entire Jingzhou navy was in chaos. How could they take care of them?

In the end, the soldiers who fell into the water could not be rescued.

Hearing the cry for help coming from behind, the Cao army soldiers who had jumped off the boat earlier looked back.

Then they saw with their own eyes the sinking ship pulling their comrades slowly and slowly into the water.

Or maybe they were washed away by the rushing water and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this scene, the Cao army soldiers who had managed to escape and climb onto the nearby friendly ships were all filled with fear.

If they had not escaped quickly, they would have sunk to the bottom of the river like those unfortunate fellows, feeding the fish and shrimps!

Although many ships of the Jingzhou navy had stabilized their position at this time, many Cao soldiers could not help but feel fear in their hearts when they saw the enemy warships floating downstream in the distance.

After that round of attack, they directly lost more than 20 warships, which was a heavy loss!

"hateful!"

On a warship, Cao Ren, who had finally managed to stand firm, smashed the railing of the ship with his fist, feeling both angry and frightened.

He finally understood why the pseudo-emperor's army had been staying upstream for some time. It turned out that they were not planning to take a land route to bypass the blockade he had set up on the Han River and attack Xiangyang City, but were building a dam to store water!
He forgot to take this into account despite all his calculations, and as a result, the Jingzhou navy suffered a fatal blow!

"Stop the counterattack immediately! We must not let the enemy cross the Han River!"

Cao Ren raised his hand to wipe the rain off his face and gave orders with a ferocious look, saying that even if he was at a disadvantage, he would never sit back and wait for death!
The Jingzhou navy does have some quality.

After the flag signal was given, the remaining naval ships quickly formed up and prepared for battle.

Soon the warships of both sides docked with each other.

There are only two ways for a navy to fight.

Either use crossbows and engage in long-range combat, or ram with the horns of the ship and then board the ship to fight!

"Pull the boat over!"

On the leading warship, Lu Bu was already eager to try. For him, boarding the ship and fighting head-on were his home ground!
As the warships approached, Lu Bu and Zhao Yun personally led their troops to the enemy warships and fought with the Cao army soldiers on board!
The battle unfolded on this stretch of the Han River.

It was not until the moment the two sides fought that the gap in strength between the two armies became apparent.

Faced with the powerful and well-equipped Han army, Cao's army was immediately at a disadvantage and was no match at all!

This is quite normal.

After the previous wave of offensive by the Han army, the morale of Cao's army was hit hard. Add to that the huge gap in weapons and equipment between the two armies, and it would be strange if they could win.

The battle was extremely fierce, with corpses constantly falling from boats into the Han River and being washed away by the flood.

"Lü Bu! Zhao Yun! It's them again!"

When Cao Ren saw Lu Bu and Zhao Yun killing everyone on another warship, his face changed drastically.

Xiahou Yuan's eyes turned red, as the saying goes, when enemies meet, they become particularly jealous of each other. Lu Bu shot and killed Xiahou Dun, and he had an irreconcilable feud with him!

Without saying anything, he immediately raised his spear and said through gritted teeth: "I will go to fight!"

"Wonderful talent!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Ren quickly reached out and grabbed him, saying, "You are no match for Lu Bu, and Zhao Yun is here too. If you go over now, you will die!"

"The situation is hopeless now. We must retreat quickly!"

"Pass the order down, dock and abandon the ship!"

Originally he was thinking of fighting the enemy to the death, but after seeing the bravery of Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and the enemy soldiers, he gave up the idea.

The attempt to intercept the enemy on the water failed. The top priority is to quickly retreat to Xiangyang City!

However, the ships of the Jingzhou navy are now very close to each other, and there are floating wood everywhere on the water. If they choose to turn around and retreat, they may be chased by the Han army before they can turn their bows.

So they had no choice but to abandon the ship and evacuate by land.

After hearing what Cao Ren said, Xiahou Yuan felt unwilling, but he finally chose to obey orders and act accordingly.

……

Almost two hours later, the battle was finally over.

The Jingzhou navy was completely defeated, and in order to avoid pursuit, Cao Ren had to lead the remaining troops to land and retreat.

"Military Advisor! Cao's army is retreating by land. Should we lead our troops to pursue them?"

Zhao Yun, covered in blood and with a murderous aura, came to Zhuge Liang to report.

To the brave and battle-hardened Han soldiers, Cao's army was like chickens and dogs in front of them. The two sides were simply not opponents of the same level.

"Don't chase poor bandits."

Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly, then asked, "How many intact warships does Cao's army still have?"

Zhao Yun thought for a moment and replied, "We sank quite a few of them, and they scuttled most of them before abandoning their ships and retreating. Only a dozen of them are still intact."

"enough."

Zhuge Liang smiled and then ordered: "Quickly send people to clear the floating wood and boats on the water, and at the same time let some soldiers change into Cao's soldiers' clothes, and the rest hide in the cabins, and then go to Xiangyang City!"

"Don't start our warships for now. Use their warships. Remember to move quickly. Whether we can capture Xiangyang City depends on this one move!"

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan gently, and a gleam of wisdom flashed across his eyes.

In order to avoid pursuit, Cao's army chose to retreat by land, and this was a perfect opportunity!

This place is more than ten miles away from Xiangyang City. After retreating, Cao's army will inevitably choose to return to Xiangyang City, but the speed will definitely not be faster than taking a boat.

They can now use these warships to disguise themselves as Cao's army, arrive at Xiangyang City before the enemy, and wait for an opportunity to capture the city!
"Pretending to be Cao Jun? Military Advisor, isn't this too risky?"

Zhou Yu, who was standing by, couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this.

Of course he understood Zhuge Liang's plan, which was why he was worried, because he always felt that this strategy was a little too risky.

Zhuge Liang said: "There is no fixed state in war, and there is no fixed state in water. As long as we seize the opportunity, we may take this risk."

"General Zilong, I leave this matter to you."

Lü Bu happened to walk over at this time. Hearing that Zhuge Liang arranged Zhao Yun but not himself, he couldn't help but ask anxiously: "Why don't you let me go?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Mr. Wen's appearance is too conspicuous to be a Cao army commander. Let's leave this matter to General Zilong and General Gao."

Lu Bu's figure should not be too conspicuous, as it will be easy to be identified, so it is safer to let Zhao Yun and Gao Shun pretend to be Cao's army and sneak into Xiangyang City.

Zhao Yun smiled, looked at Lu Bu, and retreated after receiving the order.

Soon, he led a group of Han soldiers to change into Cao's armor and clothing, and then boarded the warship of the Jingzhou navy and sailed downstream. ...

The Han army blocked the upper reaches of the Han River for ten days.

In addition, it was the summer flood season, the river was rushing and there were continuous heavy rains, which caused the current flood. The amount of water was so large that it even submerged the city of Xiangyang, which is close to the Han River.

Xiangyang City was more than ten miles away from the Jingzhou Navy’s station, and the defenders in the city had no idea what was happening upstream.
On the city wall.

Xu Huang, who stayed behind in the city, frowned as he looked at the flood outside the city. He couldn't help wondering, "What happened upstream? Why did the flood suddenly happen?"

The water rose too suddenly, and he also saw ship wreckage and the bodies of soldiers floating in the flood.

After salvaging one or two bodies, they turned out to be the bodies of soldiers from the Jingzhou navy!

He didn't know whether a battle had taken place upstream or the ships of the Jingzhou navy were destroyed by the flood.

But now the flood is so turbulent that even the surrounding areas of Xiangyang City are submerged, and it is impossible to send people to investigate for the time being, so he can only worry.

Just as Xu Huang was thinking, a soldier suddenly shouted: "General, look! There are boats coming!"

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"Ok?"

Xu Huang looked in the direction the soldier pointed, and sure enough, he saw warships sailing down from the upper reaches of the Han River.

As the warship got closer, he could see it clearly and couldn't help but feel relieved.

These are exactly the ships of the Jingzhou Navy!
After seeing the soldiers of the Jingzhou navy on these warships and the fluttering flags, Xu Huang felt relieved.

Due to the flood, the water level has now spread to Xiangyang City, so the warships can go directly to the city wall.

Several navy warships were the first to pass by, almost reaching the level of the city wall.

Seeing the warship approaching, Xu Huang went straight forward and asked: "What happened upstream? Why did the flood suddenly occur?"

A general on the warship bowed and replied, "General, this flood was caused by the enemy."

"They took advantage of the heavy rains in recent days to build dams upstream to block the water, then destroyed the dams and took the opportunity to attack us."

After hearing his words, Xu Huang was greatly surprised and asked quickly: "What is the current situation? What are the losses of the navy?"

Xu Huang's tone was filled with anxiety.

The general replied: "Although the enemy is cunning, fortunately General Cao discovered their plan in advance and made preparations to deal with it."

"Fortunately, our division fulfilled its mission and repelled the enemy at the cost of dozens of ships, but the garrisons deployed on both sides of the river were completely washed away by the flood..."

As he spoke, a look of shame appeared on the general's face.

Hearing that Cao Ren had repelled the enemy, Xu Huang breathed a sigh of relief and consoled him: "This happened suddenly, and this is an unavoidable loss. It's good that we were able to repel the enemy."

It is rare to win in this situation.

As for the losses... Is there no such thing as no losses in a war?

Seeing that Xu Huang had no doubts, the general smiled slightly, but he quickly suppressed it and asked, "General, this battle was fierce and our navy suffered heavy casualties. Please let us go to the city to resupply."

Although the city is now flooded, Xu Huang's dispatch is timely and the city is not submerged by the flood.

"Okay, come up."

Xu Huang naturally would not refuse. He nodded in agreement, and then ordered the ladder to be lowered so that the soldiers on the boat could climb up the city wall.

"Thank you, General!"

The general was immediately delighted when he heard this. He turned around and ordered several warships to approach the city wall, and then he and the soldiers on the ships went up to the city together.

After climbing the city wall, Xu Huang looked at the general in front of him and felt that he looked familiar for some reason.

But he didn't think much about it and continued to ask: "Where is General Cao? Why don't you see him?"

The general smiled bitterly and replied: "Many of our brothers have fallen into the water. General Cao is still in the front directing the rescue. Let us return first to replenish supplies."

Hearing this, Xu Huang frowned.

The battle had just ended, shouldn't the navy have stayed where they were and guarded against a second round of enemy attacks? Why were they in such a hurry to return for supplies?
This is not like Cao Ren's style.

At this time, a soldier who had climbed onto the city wall walked past him. He inadvertently glanced at the soldier's waist, and his pupils suddenly shrank slightly.

"You stay here and command the assault on the city. I will go and have some wine and food prepared to reward you."

Xu Huang said calmly, then turned and walked towards the city wall.

But at this moment, a gust of evil wind suddenly blew from behind him, and Xu Huang reacted extremely quickly, drawing his sword and turning around to block it without hesitation!

"when--!"

There was an ear-piercing sound of metal clashing, and the two sharp blades collided fiercely.

Xu Huang felt his arms go numb for a moment and he took a few steps back before he calmed down. His face was gloomy and uncertain.

This scene also stunned the other defenders on the city wall.

What...happened?

Xu Huanger's eyes were changing constantly. He looked at the "naval commander" in front of him and said coldly: "What do you want to do?"

The general slowly put away his sword, raised his eyebrows and asked, "How did you find out?"

Xu Huang's expression changed slightly, and then he sneered and said: "There is no such standard sword in our army. You are not the Jingzhou Navy, who are you?"

Just as Xu Huang said.

The "Jingzhou Navy" before us is actually the Han army in disguise!
And that naval commander was Zhao Yun!
The reason why Xu Huang was able to discover it was because a Han soldier forgot to change his sword and he happened to notice it.

After hearing Xu Huang's words, Zhao Yun said nothing more and shouted, "Go!"

As soon as the words fell, hundreds of naval soldiers who had climbed onto the city wall and looked extremely "weak" just now, immediately drew their swords and slashed at the defenders around them!

And Zhao Yun attacked Xu Huang again!
Xu Huang did not fight with him at all. He took advantage of the gap when his two deputy generals went up to fight with Zhao Yun and directly withdrew.

At this moment, he finally remembered where he had seen this general before. It was in the Battle of Guandu, the battle against the enemy using the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation!

The person in front of me is Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong, who charged into the battle at that time!

"Pass the order and mobilize all the city defense forces!"

"Order the third and fourth battalions to deploy defenses in the city and prepare to fight the enemy!"

Xu Huang retreated while giving hurried orders. He was no match for Zhao Yun and if he stayed he might lose his life.

My own death is a small matter, but the loss of Xiangyang City is a big matter!

Moreover, there were already hundreds of enemy troops climbing up the west city wall at this time, and the fall was inevitable. There was no point in him staying.

Only by transferring the defenders as soon as possible can we resist the enemy troops that have already entered the city!

"Where to escape!"

Zhao Yun quickly dealt with the two deputy generals who were in the way, then grabbed a spear and chased after Xu Huang!

(End of this chapter)