Chapter 753 Cao Jun Crosses the River

In the water stronghold of the Jiangdong Army, ships and warships rushed out of the water stronghold and lay across the river. Although they failed to regain Lujiang County, they used this battle to defeat Huang Zu's Jiangxia Navy. Therefore, the morale of the Jiangdong Navy rose instead of falling.

Several Jiangdong Army sailors stood on the bow. None of them were wearing armor, exposing their dark muscles, talking and laughing among themselves.

The Jiangdong Army warships were swimming on the river, and the Jiangdong soldiers on board looked at the Cao Army camp on the opposite bank with a sarcastic look on their faces.

"This group of northern soldiers can do well in fighting on land, but above the Yangtze River, our Jiangdong Navy still rules."

"It's a pity that these Cao soldiers dare not go into the water, otherwise they would have to feed the fish."

"Okay, General Lang ordered us to keep an eye on the enemy's movements and say less."

Jiang Qin was entrusted by Zhou Yu to prevent Cao's army from crossing the river, so he did not dare to delay and sent warships day and night to stare at Cao's army on the opposite side. Cao Jun sometimes sent more than a dozen boats to cross the river, but after being discovered by the Jiangdong Navy, they rushed forward without saying a word and started a fierce battle. As a result, most of Cao Jun's warships capsized on the spot, and the remaining few warships fled in panic. , finally escaped back to the shore.

After this battle, Cao Jun became a lot more honest and basically stopped trying to get into the water.

The second day.

Jiang Qin was reading the military book in the water stronghold, when suddenly a sailor from outside rushed in in a hurry.

"General Lang, Cao's army has left, and the camp is empty!"

Jiang Qin stood up immediately after hearing this: "Is this true?"

"Really, if you don't believe it, just ask Mr. General to go and see for yourself."

Jiang Qin was shocked and confused. Without saying a word, he stood up and rushed out. Dozens of personal guards followed Jiang Qin. Everyone left the water village, stepped onto a stern warship, and rushed towards the other side of the river.

Jiang Qin stood on the bow of the boat, his expression getting worse and worse.

He is a veteran general in the army. He has been doing business on the Yangtze River for more than ten years without capital, and later joined Sun Ce's army to fight for several years. He has rich battlefield experience and can tell the enemy's situation at a glance.

I saw that there was not a trace of popularity in the huge camp of Cao Jun. Even if Cao Jun did not go to battle, there would be no movement in such a large camp.

Moreover, many birds gathered above Cao Jun's camp, chirping and jumping back and forth. If there were troops in the camp, it would be impossible for the birds to dare to come here.

The only explanation is that Cao Jun left suddenly and inexplicably, and he didn't know where he went.

"Damn it, where did Cao Jun go?" Jiang Qin frowned.

The guard on the side whispered: "Could it be that Cao Jun saw that he could not cross the river and had already retreated to Lujiang River?"

"It's not impossible, General."

Jiang Qin's facial features were still serious, and he said: "I hope so, but we still need to find out the movements of Cao's army."

"Pass an order from my general to order every three ships in the army to form a team and search for the movements of Cao's army up and down the Yangtze River."

"No matter what, even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I will find Cao Jun!" Jiang Qin said loudly.

"promise!"

Cao Jun suddenly disappeared inexplicably, which aroused Jiang Qin's concern. He immediately ordered the Jiangdong Navy to search up and down the Yangtze River. After all, the Yangtze River is so big that even the Navy cannot completely blockade every place. Where did Cao Jun suddenly cross the river? It was undoubtedly a disaster for the current Jiangdong Army.

After thinking about it, Jiang Qin finally wrote a letter to Zhou Yu, reporting the matter in detail.

On the passage between Danyang County and Wu County, 15,000 Jiangdong Army was marching towards Wu County.

Amidst the smoke and dust brought up by the army, a horseman galloped over and galloped into the middle army from the smoke and dust.

"Grand Governor, what's wrong?"

Cheng Pu couldn't help but asked when he saw Zhou Yu's frown.

Zhou Yu held the letter sent by Jiang Qin, raised his head and said: "Cao Jun suddenly disappeared. This is the information sent by Gong Yi."

"Are the Governor worried that Cao Jun might march eastward?"

"Well, if Cao Cao arrives in person with his army, I, Jiangdong, will be in danger."

Cheng Pu smiled and said, "If that's the case, the Governor doesn't have to worry."

Zhou Yu frowned and said, "What do you think, General Cheng?"

"Although Cao Cao's army has a large number of people and strong combat power, they have a fatal weakness, that is, they do not have a navy. Cao Cao's army will never be able to compete with our army in terms of navy for at least five years. Maybe Cao Cao is self-aware. , have you taken the initiative to withdraw your troops?"

The establishment of a naval army is not a simple matter. It requires not only shipwrights with excellent craftsmanship and a large number of warships, but also warriors with deep water skills and generals who are proficient in water warfare.

After listening to Cheng Pu's words, Zhou Yu nodded slowly: "Maybe so."

However, Zhou Yu quickly replied to Jiang Qin with a letter, asking him to carefully search up and down the Yangtze River for traces of Cao Jun.

A small fleet of three boats sailed south along the river.

The Jiangdong sailors on the ship showed a lazy look. They had actually been searching for several days and did not expect to find traces of Cao Jun. It was just routine military affairs.

but

"Captain, there are footprints left by a large number of people here!"

"What?"

The commander of the Jiangdong Army on the boat jumped up and directed the boat towards the river bank. He jumped up and jumped to the bank. He walked a few steps quickly and couldn't help being surprised.

I could see a dense group of footprints organized together, almost forming a passage, and they were spread across both sides of the river. These footprints are obvious. They were formed by stepping on the ground with wet feet after coming out of the water. They are very deep.

"Is it possible that Cao Jun has already crossed the Yangtze River?"

A terrible thought arose in the heart of the Jiangdong Army commander. If this was the case, it would be really terrible news.

"Go back quickly and inform General Jiang!"

Without saying a word, the village chief jumped onto the boat again and roared loudly.

The three boats immediately turned around and rushed back in the direction they came from, almost non-stop back to the navy camp.

"General, General, this is bad!"

The commander of the camp rushed straight to the Chinese army's tent out of breath, causing Jiang Qin to frown.

"Wu Laosan, why are you yelling so much?"

"General Jiang, I found traces of a large group of people crossing the river!"

"What?"

Jiang Qin stood up and shouted angrily: "Where did you find it? Tell me!"

"I'm here!"

"Xia Zhi?"

Jiang Qin kept his eyes open: "So, Cao Jun has entered Yuzhang County?"

Yuzhang County is located south of Danyang County and west of Kuaiji County.