Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 494 Taking Jiang Ling

On February 14 of the [-]th year of Jian'an, on the same day as Cao Chong's burial, Zhou Yu left Cheng Pu, Pang Tong and others in Wulin to rectify the surrender, and raised his own troops to march to Jiangling.He ordered Tai Shici to lead [-] troops, and Pan Zhang as his deputy to attack Yiling, and led [-] sailors to attack along the river.

Fighting on the river, the Jiangdong navy is a formidable enemy, but siege warfare is not a strong point. Under Cao Ren's strict defense, the Jiangdong army cannot land and attack. Zhou Yu is not in a hurry. Tai Shici is his main means of attack.It seems that all good things are going to Zhou Yu, but soon Tai Shici sent Pan Zhang to report that he had mistakenly caught Niu Jin in an ambush. Niu Jin took advantage of the geographical advantage and surrounded Tai Shici. Pan Zhang struggled to break out of the encirclement and asked Zhou Yu for help.

Cao Ren had already prepared for it, Zhou Yu secretly regretted that he still underestimated Cao Ren. "Ziyi, General Jiangdong, you must be rescued. I will go personally, and Ziming will go with me. General Cheng is still in Wulin, and the camp will be handed over to the meritorious commander for the time being. Can you take on this important task?"

Ling Tong pondered for a while, "If it's within five days, nothing will happen. If it's more than ten days, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it."

Zhou Yu laughed: "It won't take five days, but three days will be enough. When Niu Jin is defeated and Zhu Huan leads the army to intercept him, I expect Cao Ren will come out of the city to rescue him, and Zhu Ran can lead the army to surround Cao Ren again. His meritorious deeds are not enough to hold the camp Light out."

That night, Zhou Yu personally led three thousand elites and Lu Meng to sneak out of the camp, and hurried straight to Yiling.When Niu Jin's army approached in the evening, Zhou Yu ordered to rest for one night, and launched a fierce attack on Niu Jin at dawn. Niu Jin thought that it would not take long to keep Tai Shici trapped and starved to death.Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu suddenly charged from the outside and hurriedly led the army to meet him.Tai Shici heard the call to kill Zhentian, knew that Zhou Yu had sent someone to rescue him, and immediately led the army to break through.

Attacked internally and externally, and lost the geographical advantage, Niu Jin couldn't stand it, and fled to Jiangling in defeat. Zhou Yu, Tai Shici, and Lu Meng followed after him. Niu Jin fought and approached Jiangling. Don't be afraid, fight hard, Jiangdong soldiers can't get close, and Zhou Yu deliberately wants to lure Cao Ren out of the city, so he ordered that no cold arrows be used.

Seeing that Niu Jin was besieged, Cao Ren raised his sword and led eight hundred young men to fight out of the city. Jiangdong soldiers and horses couldn't stop him, so Cao Ren rushed in and rescued Niu Jin. Zhu Ran led another 2000 people to besiege him, and was killed by Cao Ren again. Siege.When Cao Ren looked back, there were still more than [-] people trapped in the siege. With a loud roar, he turned back and rescued more than [-] people again.Cao Ren was so brave, Jiangdong's soldiers were vaguely timid.

Zhou Yu sighed softly, Jiangdong's soldiers are unparalleled in water warfare, and weaker than Cao's army in land warfare. If they encounter Cao's cavalry again, they will only be lamented.Cao Ren's [-] cavalry were free to come and go among his [-] people. Although Cao Ren was brave, it is an indisputable fact that the Jiangdong Army's combat strength is insufficient.In the future, it is necessary to intensify military training, especially to train a cavalry, otherwise the natural danger of the Yangtze River will be lost, and Jiangdong will be fish and meat.If this shortcoming is not eliminated, Jiangdong will miss the Central Plains.This is the feeling of being powerless. Sun Ce conquered Liu Yao, punished Yan Baihu, and chased Wang Lang. There are very few of these battle-tested warriors left.

After taking down Yiling, Zhou Yu ordered the siege of the city.The Jiangdong soldiers were even weaker than Cao Ren's defenders in the siege battle, and they failed to attack the city several times. Zhou Yu was anxious and went to the front of the battle to boost morale. Looking for an opportunity, Zhou Yu suddenly cast a cold arrow.Zhou Yu didn't know that he was in a dangerous situation, and he was still cheering for the soldiers. Suddenly, he shot an arrow and hit his left rib. Tai Shici blocked Zhou Yu with his body and said, "Governor, retreat!"

Zhou Yu's face was pale, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He said in a deep voice, "Keep quiet and continue to attack the city!" After speaking, he shook the cloak behind him to cover the arrow body, and stood still without retreating.

"Pan Zhang, you are here to protect the governor. If anything goes wrong, I will never forgive you." Tai Shici knew that Zhou Yu couldn't be persuaded, so he raised his head to the sky and roared loudly, "Follow me!"

Tai Shici took the lead to climb up the ladder, holding his breath, without using the ladder, he held a large shield in his left hand to protect his body, and held an iron halberd in his right hand to dial the arrow stone, and he reached the top of the city in a short time.

"This man is really a tiger general!" Cao Ren praised.

Niu Jin said: "This man is Tai Shici, the pioneer of Jiangdong."

"Here's an order to abandon Jiangling and return to Dangyang to join Man Chong."

"Ah, our army is undefeated, why did the general retreat. While there are not many people in Dongwu Dengcheng, I will go and take it down!"

"No need, Yiling is lost, and it is useless for us to defend Jiangling alone. If Jiangdong's attack on the city is weak, we may be able to hold on, but it seems that it is difficult to hold on now. Even if we repel this attack, the city will be breached sooner or later. It is better to retreat earlier. So as not to be trapped."

Cao Ren and Niu Jin defeated Dangyang in Kaicheng, and Tai Shici won the first victory.Everyone in Jiangdong had no intention of chasing Cao Ren, so he rushed to see Zhou Yu, only to see Zhou Yu gritted his teeth tightly, and his face was pale.All the generals hurriedly carried Zhou Yu into the city, invited the doctor, stripped off his armor, and saw that the arrow had penetrated three inches into the flesh, and it was afraid that it would hurt the inner abdomen.

The doctor released the arrow, and Zhou Yu screamed in pain and passed out. The doctor immediately applied the best golden sore medicine. "The governor just lost too much blood. Fortunately, there is Xuzhou golden sore medicine that can stop the bleeding and promote muscle growth. I am ashamed to say that with this medicine, my medical skills can no longer be used." The leader doctor laughed at himself. "However, I still need to warn the governor to be good at self-cultivation. Don't be tired, don't get angry, and feel great compassion and joy. After a hundred days, you will gradually recover. We are not good at learning and skills, and our strength is only as good as this. Please make atonement, generals. If you are recovering, you can go to Xuzhou to ask Hua Miracle Doctor."

Tai Shici immediately sent someone to Xuzhou to invite Hua Tuo, and another person to invite Cheng Pu to come and preside over military affairs.When Cheng Pu got the news, Xingye rushed to Jiangling, looked at Zhou Yu, and burst into tears. The veteran Huang Gai was just out of danger, and the governor Zhou Yu was injured by a dark arrow again. Why is Jiangdong so rough.

Zhou Yu woke up leisurely and saw Cheng Pu sitting on the bedside. "I wanted to send someone to invite him, but General Cheng came just in time."

"Gongjin...Gongjin has a good rest, don't talk too much and get tired."

"The news that I was injured by an arrow must be concealed, and Cao Ren must never know." Zhou Yu ignored Cheng Pu's advice, and continued after a short pause: "Cao Ren is defeated, and he must go to Dangyang to meet Man Chong. Dangyang is safe. It can be defended, our army's morale is high, and Cao's army is in a slump. General Cheng should hold our banner and lead the army to attack him immediately, otherwise, if he is allowed to stabilize his heel and regain his army's strength, Jiangling will be hard to protect."

"Gongjin asks, how dare you refuse!" Cheng Pu was about to stand up with tears in his eyes. "Soldiers are precious and fast, I will pass the order right away."

Zhou Yu said again: "Wait a minute, General Cheng."

(End of this chapter)