Chapter 746 Unexpected

The sheep was tied up upside down and could not touch the ground. Naturally, in a hurry, it beat the war drum with its hind hooves desperately, making the sound louder than an ordinary drummer.

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Cao Ren looked at the scene in front of him and felt deeply that his intelligence had been insulted.

"Someone, tell the Prime Minister."

After Cao Ren gave some instructions to his cavalry, without saying a word, he led the cavalry towards Shu County and the Jiangdong Army's stronghold outside the city.

There are still Jiangdong soldiers on top of the city, but no lights are on.

"Rocket!"

A soldier beside him had already handed over a rocket with burning arrows. Without saying a word, Cao Ren opened his bow and shot out with an arrow. The arrow happened to hit a Jiangdong soldier on the top of the city.

As Cao Ren expected, the Jiangdong soldier who was shot was indeed a straw man, and the rocket quickly ignited on the straw man.

"Jiang Dongjun ran away!" Cao Ren said bitterly.

At this time, Cao's army was in the middle.

"The straw man confuses the enemy, and the hanging sheep beats the drum?"

Cao Cao laughed and said: "What a Zhou Yu. He is able to pull off such tricks even under such circumstances to withdraw his troops. He is indeed a genius from Jiang Biao."

Cao Ren on the side said unhappily: "But Prime Minister, can we just let Zhou Yu get away like this?"

"Yes, Miao Cai is still in Wu County now. If Zhou Yu retreats to Jiangdong and joins forces with Sun Quan, wouldn't Miao Cai be in danger?"

Although the Jiangdong Army led by Zhou Yu was forced back, the generals of Cao's army were not very happy. After all, Xiahou Yuan was fighting alone in Wu County. If he was defeated, even if he captured Lujiang County, Cao's army's overall strategy would not be successful.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled: "Don't worry, troops, Zhou Yu can't escape. The truth has been arranged."

Above the Wanshui River, hundreds of Jiangdong Army warships formed a large fleet, cutting through the waves in the river. Each warship hung the Jiangdong Army's water unicorn battle flag. Ever since Sun Ce swept across Jiangdong, this water unicorn battle flag has been unrivaled wherever it goes.

On the battleship of the Jiangdong Navy, the military generals were in the cabin, surrounding Zhou Yu.

"Gong Yi, thanks to you this time, otherwise my 20,000-strong army might have been retained by Cao Jun."

"Why did the Commander-in-Chief say this? The infantry and navy of our Jiangdong Army are one body and should rescue each other."

The person talking to Zhou Yu had a resolute face and a bronze complexion. He was obviously used to fighting in the water and was often exposed to the sun. He was Jiang Qin, the naval commander of the Jiangdong Army, General Fubo Zhonglang.

"It's a pity. Once our army leaves, I don't know when it will take Lujiang County to recover."

Navy Captain Quan Rou sighed.

Zhou Yu was silent, while Jiang Qin consoled him: "Don't think too much, Governor. As long as the main force of our army is preserved and the civil strife is quelled, it may not be impossible to regain Lujiang County in the future."

"Yes, it is right to abandon Lujiang County. If our army continues to fight with Cao's army here, if the main force is damaged, then who will defeat Xiahou Yuan?"

"Yes, Governor, don't worry about it."

The generals gave advice one after another, and Zhou Yu felt a little better. He said: "Okay, let's discuss how to rescue Wu Jun and go south to help Lieutenant He pacify Shanyue."

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Just as the generals were planning to discuss how to rescue Wu Jun, rapid footsteps suddenly sounded outside.

"Grand Governor! Suddenly a large naval force came from the south, intending to stop our army from going south."

The man who walked in had a fair complexion and was less than twenty years old. He had a spirit common to young people, but he was the son of Quan Rou, a man named Quan Cong.

Zhou Yu frowned: "What banner are they using?"

"Yellow flag."

The Jiangdong Army generals looked at each other in shock when they heard this.

"Yellow letters?"

"Could it be that guy Huang Zu?"

"Did this guy see our army retreating and plan to take advantage of it?"

Taishi Ci snorted coldly: "Huang Zu is looking for death. Governor, our army will go straight south and defeat Huang Zu in one go, and then go back."

"Do not worry."

Zhou Yu waved his hand: "Let's see how Huang Zu's army is doing first, and then we can make plans."

A few miles away from the Jiangdong Army, a small fleet was visible on the water, with a "yellow" battle flag hanging above it.

On a fighting ship in the middle, a middle-aged general wearing a yellow shirt and holding a sword stood on the deck. Behind him were more than a dozen guards and another man who was somewhat similar to him. Junior.

"Father, the Jiangdong Navy is not easy to mess with. Besides, our Jiangxia Navy suffered heavy losses before, but now we have to confront the Jiangdong Navy. Isn't it a bit unwise?"

Huang Zu's son Huang She hesitated for a while and couldn't help but ask.

"Haha, She'er, as the saying goes, being entrusted by others is a matter of loyalty."

Huang Zu caressed his long beard and said with a smile: "Since my father has promised Cao Mengde, he will naturally send troops to help him attack Jiangdong Army. This time our army does not need to fight Jiangdong Army head-on. We only need to stop the enemy army and wait until Cao Mengde arrives. Can."

It turned out that Cao Cao had long planned to attack Zhou Yu from both front and rear, so he wrote a letter to Huang Zu a few days ago and sent him a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, promising that as long as he stopped Jiangdong's army, he would receive a large sum of money as a gift afterwards. .

Huang Zu was greedy and thought that he was just intercepting the Jiangdong navy anyway, not facing the enemy head-on. He could easily get a large sum of gold and silver, so why not do it?

Liu Biao and Huang Zu were both superiors and subordinates, and friends at the same time. Therefore, Huang Zu had relatively independent rights in Jiangxia. In the name of naval training, he took Jiangxia Navy out and went out. Although the Jiangxia Navy had suffered heavy losses before, it still had many warships. After reorganizing a fleet, he went south along the river, passed Penglize, and went north into Lujiang County, waiting on the Wanshui River.

Huang Zu said in a deep voice: "She'er, now Cao Mengde's military power is shaking the world, and only Liu Yuqing can compete with it. Zhou Mu has no ambitions, he just wants to protect himself between Jiang and Han. When Liu Ye and Cao Cao fight in the future, I will How can Jingzhou be exempted?"

"Being on good terms with Cao Cao now is for the sake of finding another way out in the future." Huang Zuyu said earnestly.

Huang She suddenly realized: "So that's it. My father is really far-sighted. The child understands."

Seeing Huang She's expression of enlightenment, Huang Zu stroked his beard with satisfaction and looked forward.

"Father, Jiang Dongjun seems to be coming!"

Huang She exclaimed in surprise. Huang Zu took a closer look and saw dozens of boats and stern boats rushing towards Jiang Xia Navy. He couldn't help but frown.

"Instruct the entire army to be on guard, and no orders are given, and no unauthorized actions are allowed."

After suffering heavy losses, Huang Zu did not dare to be too arrogant, so he did not directly confront Jiangdong's army. Instead, he ordered his navy not to act without authorization and led his army to retreat.