The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 619 618 The Burning Yangtze River (58)

Zhou Yu made this decision suddenly, without notifying others in advance, he assembled the army that day, took a huge fighting ship, followed by ten buildings and thirty warships, forming a large navy ship The team rushed towards the waters defended by the enemy in a mighty manner.

According to the news that has been coming in for half a month, the Han army has recently contracted an epidemic. At first, it was just unacceptable, vomiting and diarrhea, but for some reason, many people in the army began to get worse, with weak limbs and pale complexions. , The doctor can't cure it.Moreover, the disease spreads so fast that it is impossible to prevent it. The rapid spread of the disease caused panic in the Han army, so they ordered all the infected people to be gathered in one place and strictly guarded to prevent them from having any freedom. The controlled barracks fend for themselves.

And the person who offered this strategy was Sima Yi.The disease first became popular among the horse infantry brought by Zhang Yan. At first, it did not attract enough attention, and then the navy was also infected. Until the outbreak of the disease, Zhang Yan's subordinates had died, about [-] people , and the death toll is still increasing.

Because of this, Zhou Yu felt that this was the favor of the heavens, so he must first check to see if this matter is true or not. Being caught in the panic of the epidemic, give it a heavy blow.

The fleet slowly approached the waters of Xiazhi County, and did not encounter any patrol ships of the Han army on the way, which was quite different from the tight defense here half a month ago.

But this is extremely convenient for Zhou Yu's trip this time.The fleet directly entered the defensive waters of the Han army. This time, Zhou Yu ordered all the sailors to stand on guard and not relax their vigilance, for fear that this was a trap set by the enemy.

It wasn't until Zhou Yu's fleet was about to arrive at the water army camp of the Han army that he realized that all the water army ships were docked around the water army camp, and only a small number of ships were patrolling the river.

As soon as the patrol boats saw the appearance of the Jiangdong Navy, they immediately sounded the gongs and drums as a kind of alarm. However, after a long time, only warships slowly came out from the camp of the Navy, and those standing on the warships The sailors and soldiers all looked haggard, without any fighting spirit.

Zhou Yu stared at the shore again, but saw a pile of corpses piled up in the open space on the left side of the water army camp. The soldiers in the water army were wrapping their faces in cloth, and kept piled some corpses here. After a while, They piled up like a hill, and there were at least five or six hundred people.

In the end, a general in armor came out. Because his face was covered, he couldn't see his face clearly, but he held a torch in his hand, and then ignited the pile of corpses.

The raging fire burned instantly, and billowing thick smoke rose into the air. At this moment, the enemy's warship was approaching step by step. The soldiers on the warship all drew their bows and arrows, ready to go When they shot here, more than a hundred warships formed an arc and gradually surrounded Zhou Yu's navy.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

After a while, arrows shot towards Zhou Yu like dense raindrops.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu waved his hands calmly, and the flag bearer on the battleship immediately signaled for the rest of the ships to retreat.

The water army ships of the Han army came out of the hole one after another, and came to chase the Jiangdong water army, but before they got there, the Jiangdong water army had disappeared on the river.

However, the Jiangdong navy did not leave, but under Zhou Yu's instruction, continued to sail towards the waters of the Han army in other places. He wanted to take a comprehensive look at the current situation of the Han army.

Then, the Jiangdong navy went to four places to spy in a row, and what they saw was basically consistent with what the scouts reported, which dispelled the last layer of doubt in Zhou Yu's mind.

So Zhou Yu formally withdrew his army and returned to the camp with a feeling of excitement, but he was planning the next move in his mind.

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In the naval camp of the Han army, General Pingnan Sima Yigao sat at the head. In less than an hour, several people came to report information to Sima Yi. Zhou Yu led the fleet to their station. They completely followed Sima Yi's instructions and put on a good show for Zhou Yu.

When all the circumstances were brought together, Sima Yi's heart finally eased.For more than half a month, a good show he had carefully prepared was finished in this way, and he felt a sense of relief.Fortunately, there were no flaws in this performance, otherwise, with Zhou Yu's intelligence, he would definitely find some clues.

The curtain call of a good show, then another good play will follow closely, otherwise, wouldn't the masterpiece written and directed by Sima Yi come to an end without a problem?

For this reason, Sima Yi retreated from the crowd, came to the old place alone, and found Huang Zhong who was waiting there.

"The general is so eager to find me, isn't the time ripe for action?" For half a month, Huang Zhong has been waiting for Sima Yi's call, because when we meet again, it is likely that the action will start when.

Sima Yi nodded and said, "The action started from the moment General Huang surrendered to Zhou Yu, but the specific steps involved are very cumbersome, which is why the old general waited so long. Next, what should we do?" The old general is on his way."

"Great, I've been waiting for this moment for a long time." Huang Zhong said happily, "General, what should I do, please give me some guidance."

Sima Yi leaned close to Huang Zhong's ear and whispered something. After hearing this, Huang Zhong's eyes lit up, and then his face revealed a look of joy, and said: "General, next, I will see what the old man said. Well, this old man will definitely live up to the expectations of His Royal Highness King Yan and the Great General!"

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Zhou Yu, who had just returned to Chaisang, plunged into the sea of ​​books. In his opinion, this time is a great opportunity to defeat the enemy, but it is not the best time.Although the enemy army was infected with the disease, which made the entire enemy army extremely panic, but judging from the situation of the enemy navy's battle just now, the lineup is neat and the cooperation is tacit, and it seems to be a well-trained army.

Although Zhou Yu has always boasted that the navy he brought out is invincible, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Zhou Yu must win the first battle and minimize casualties as much as possible.

Therefore, if you attack rashly and get entangled with such a well-trained army, it will definitely consume some troops.

For this reason, Zhou Yu thought about it, and still felt that he had to borrow Huang Zhong's strength, cooperate with him inside and outside, and jointly deal with the enemy, so that it was possible to minimize his own casualties.

Just when Zhou Yu was about to write a letter to Huang Zhong, preparing for Huang Zhong to prepare for cooperation with him internally and externally, the guard unexpectedly brought Huang Zhong's letter and presented it to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu opened Huang Zhong's letter, and after skimming through it, he immediately realized that the opportunity had come.

It turned out that Zhou Yu led the fleet to spy on the enemy today, but Sima Yi mistakenly thought that Zhou Yu had launched an attack. So not long after Zhou Yu had just withdrawn, Yan Wang Zhang Yan ordered Sima Yi to gather all the sailors, a total of more than 2000 soldiers. People, more than [-] warships, with Wenpin, the deputy governor of the navy, as the vanguard, leading an army of [-], preparing to launch a full-scale attack on Jiangdong tomorrow.

In the letter, Huang Zhong asked Zhou Yu to relax, telling Zhou Yu not to worry too much, because he had secretly contacted a group of navy generals, including Wenpin, the deputy governor of the navy who was emptied.Huang Zhong told Zhou Yu in the letter that Wenpin will be the first to feign defeat in the battle tomorrow, and then please Zhou Yu not to kill him. When Wenpin is defeated, King Zhang Yan of Yan will definitely order Sima Yi to send his main force to rush over. At this time, it would not be too late for Zhou Yu to go on a killing spree, as long as he could defeat King Yan's main force, the rest of the navy soldiers would flee under his bewitching.In this way, Zhou Yu can take advantage of the victory and pursue the attack without giving Zhang Yan any chance to breathe, while he and Wenpin will secretly lead their subordinates to wait for the opportunity to approach Zhang Yan and Sima Yi and kill them.

As long as Zhang Yan and Sima Yi die, the Han army will be leaderless and will fall into chaos, and even the entire Han army will be affected, and there will be many factions within the Han army, and there will definitely be a struggle for power. Defeat the Han army in the Yangtze River.

In addition, Huang Zhong also told Zhou Yu that the outbreak of the epidemic was mainly concentrated among the soldiers and horses in the north. Order, no one can leave the defense zone.

Once Zhang Yan was killed, the news would not be spread immediately, and Zhou Yu could lead the Jiangdong Army to take advantage of this opportunity to cross the river north and launch a fierce attack on the Han army.And Huang Zhong, together with Wenpin, became Zhou Yu's internal support, helping the Jiangdong Army take Jiangxia, Xiangyang, and Jiangling.

Huang Zhong also said that after the matter is completed, he must ask Sun Quan to make himself a Marquis and reward him with a lot of money to support his life.

After Zhou Yu carefully read the letter written by Huang Zhong, he was immediately overjoyed, and immediately set up his troops and horses, gathered all the generals under his command, and after giving some instructions, he was ready for the battle that is coming tomorrow.

That night, Zhou Yu could not sleep peacefully. For him, tomorrow will be a particularly exciting day. Zhang Yan personally leads the navy to fight him. If the enemy forces work together, there may be a fierce battle.However, it is estimated that Zhang Yan never imagined that Huang Zhong had already surrendered to Jiangdong. In this way, it means that he has internal support from the enemy, and he is sure to win this battle.

Tomorrow, the mighty and aloof king Zhang Yan of Yan may die at the hands of Zhou Yu.

If Zhang Yan was killed, Zhou Yu would surely become famous all over the world in one battle. From now on, when he fights with the enemy again, it is estimated that the enemy will be frightened when they hear his name!

"Hahaha..." Zhou Yu was so overjoyed that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear with joy, and he didn't feel sleepy at all even though he stayed up all night.

(End of this chapter)