Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 421

Chen Liu,

"My lord, it's a big deal!"

Guo Jia walked quickly into the hall of the city lord and said loudly.

"I heard it all. Feng Xiao came just in time. I was about to discuss with you!" Cao Cao motioned Guo Jia to sit down and talk.

"Liu Biao is a cautious man. Even if Liu Bei fanned the flames, he would not dare to attack Dongting rashly, unless something happened inside Dongting." Cao Cao analyzed.

Guo Jia stroked Mo's own beard, thoughtful: "It is said that Liu Bei led his troops to the Western Regions a few days ago, but when they arrived near Luoyang, they suddenly turned back. According to intelligence, the night before Liu Bei's return, Luoyang There were thunderbolts in the sky, and it seemed that some masters were fighting, and that day, the entire palace was razed to the ground. It can be inferred from this that something has happened to Luoyang."

"Could it be that the young emperor has passed away?" Cao Cao's expression suddenly changed. "With the young emperor dead, Cheng Huang will not be able to coerce the emperor to command the princes, so Liu Bei and Liu Biao will have nothing to fear!"

"No," Guo Jia shook his head, "If the young emperor dies, Cheng Huang will find another Han clan to succeed the throne so that he can continue to control the court. I think Cheng Huang himself is probably gone."

"How is it possible?" Cao Cao shook his head, "Cheng Huang was in his prime, why did he die suddenly? Could it be that Liu Biao sent to assassinate Cheng Huang in that day's battle, and he succeeded!"

"My lord, no matter what the real situation is, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos. I suggest that my lord immediately rectify the troops and send spies to Dongting and Luoyang. If there is another situation, we will take immediate action."

"Okay, just follow what Fengxiao said!" Cao Cao stroked his thick beard, and his eyes were shining brightly.

"Wow..." Liu Bei suddenly reined in his horse, with a solemn look on his face, "Zhang Yun, unexpectedly rushed forward, and he started fighting before we reached Dongting!"

"I'm afraid he didn't take the initiative to challenge, but was intercepted by the Dongting navy. The Dongting navy is extremely powerful. I'm afraid Zhang Yun will definitely lose this battle."

"Mr. Kong Ming, what should we do now, should we go to support?" Liu Bei asked.

"It's too late, I'm afraid Zhang Yun's defeat has already been achieved, and if we go forward without a warship, we will have nothing to do. With our own weaknesses, we can defeat the opponent's strengths, and there is no reason to be defeated."

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Just as Cao Cao was mobilizing his troops, all the powers in the world had already sensed that the situation had changed, and dispatched agents one after another to Jingzhou to inquire about the situation.

Dongting, Sanjiangkou...

The king-class battleship showed its own power, and the Dongting navy also showed its fangs.

"Boom,"

The king-class warship collided with Liu Biao's general-class warship, and the warships were overturned immediately, and the sailors fell into the water one after another.

Those who met them were the sharp arrows and harpoons of the Dongting navy, as well as the stone bullets fired by the Thunderbolt chariots on the warships.

In the first round of collision, Dongting had an obvious advantage.

Zhang Yun, the general of the Jingzhou navy, understood the power of the Dongting warships, and ordered his warships to retreat in order to increase the distance, and use bows and arrows to decide the outcome.

However, how could the Dongting navy give them a chance.

Jiang Qin immediately ordered the king-class warship to bite the enemy's ship tightly, not giving the opponent a chance to breathe.

The speed of a king-class warship is not comparable to that of an ordinary general-class warship, and the Thunderbolt chariot on a warship is a nightmare for ordinary warships.

A huge boulder weighing more than a hundred catties fell from the sky, and when it hit the deck of the general-class warship, a big hole would be made immediately.

These king-class warships pursued the enemy closely, and warships of the Jingzhou Army were continuously sunk.

"Ma De," Zhang Yun's eyes were about to burst, he had never expected that the warships in Dongting were so powerful, and he had lost dozens of warships not long after the war started.

You know, I can lead most of Jingzhou's navy!If all these navy troops were wiped out, even if Zhang Yun had a few heads, they would not be enough for Liu Biao to chop off.

"Pass down the order, let Ji Wu lead a hundred warships, and give me the ships that entangle Dongting, and the rest of the warships retreat quickly." At the critical moment, Zhang Yun made the correct strategy of abandoning the car to protect the commander.

Soon, a hundred warships from Jingzhou accelerated towards the warships in Dongting, stopping the fleet in Dongting.

Lead the Dongting Fleet to completely wipe out the hundred warships, and the rest of the main force of the Jingzhou Navy has fled.

"General, do we want to chase?" A deputy general cupped his hands at Jiang Qin.

Looking at the countless wrecked ships on the river and the Jingzhou navy still struggling in the water, Jiang Qin shook his head.

"Our task is to seal off the Sanjiang Estuary and not let in a single enemy ship, so as to prevent the enemy from using the strategy of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. Let's not chase it! In addition, increase the number of patrol ships and let them patrol day and night."

"Yes! General," the lieutenant turned and left.

Jiang Qin immediately sent someone to clean up the battlefield and count the battle damage.

In this battle, more than 200 Jingzhou battleships were sunk and nearly [-] enemies were killed.The Dongting navy lost nearly [-] people, and the battle loss was fifty to one, which can be said to be a complete victory.

Wuling County, Yuanling City...

Zhang Xian sat on the prefect's chair, looked around at the generals, and said: "Everyone, Liu Bei's army attacked Dongting, and Wenpin and Deng Zhi led a hundred thousand elite troops to take my Wuling. Everyone, what do you think should be done?"

A group of generals lowered their heads, and no one spoke.

Looking at the generals in the hall, Wei Yan frowned.Although he brought [-] Dongting elites, it was short-lived and he had not yet fully controlled Wuling.

And Zhang Xian had only recently joined Dongting. If he knew that Cheng Huang was not in Dongting, he might rebel again and return to Liu Biao's embrace.

Therefore, he had no choice but to stand up, otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Don't worry, my lord prefect. I am sure that we will retreat from the enemy. As for Wenpin and Deng Zhi, there are only 5 troops in the country. If we gather no less than [-] troops in the whole of Wuling, if we want to defeat Wenpin, we will still have to fight against him." It's not easy." Wei Yanlang said.

"Oh, what good strategy does General Wei have?" Zhang Xian asked.

"In my opinion, we should abandon the three counties in the east, transfer the troops of the three counties to Yuanling City, join forces, and fight against Wenpin. And the Liu Biao army must be stationed in the three counties separately, so when they arrive in Wuling , the number of soldiers will be less than 8. If he does not defend the three counties, we will send troops to take the three counties. In this way, we will form a siege to the Wenpin army."

"Okay, General Wei deserves to be a man who is highly valued by Marquis Wu, and indeed he has a strategy. Just follow the general's instructions. Come and order the three counties in the east of Wuling to let the troops of each county withdraw to Wuling and fight Wenpin's army for a decisive battle." Zhang Xian said excitedly.

Back at the barracks, Wei Yan immediately called for the lieutenant general, "I will write a letter, and you immediately set off for the settlement of the Wuling Man, and hand this letter to the leader of the Wuling Man, Di Buyou, and let them send troops immediately. You take them and lie in ambush In the mountains outside Yuanling City, when Wenpin's army attacks the city, if you fight out together, we will be able to defeat Wenpin's army if we cooperate from inside to outside."

"Yes..." The deputy general didn't dare to neglect, took the letter, turned and left.

(End of this chapter)