Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1125 Jiangdong Crisis
Zhou Yu's face was extremely solemn. He suppressed his panic and grabbed the soldier by the collar.

"Tell me quickly, what happened?"

The soldier hurriedly said, "General, our army's food and fodder are... are..."

"What happened?" Zhou Yu felt something was wrong.

"I was robbed..."

"What?" Everyone was shocked.

"It's impossible! The movements of many enemy generals are all under my control. Our army's food and grass are transported from Jiangdong along the waterway, into the Ru River, to Xincai County. The cities on the west and south sides of Xincai are all under our garrison. The enemy troops on the east and north sides are also blocked by our ambushes. Moreover, there are no large-scale elite light cavalry like Zhao Yun in these two armies. How can they be so fast and stealthily penetrate into our rear and cut off our food supply?"

Zhou Yu's face was full of disbelief, and he almost roared these words out loud.

Lu Su, who was standing by, was obviously a little calmer. He frowned and asked the soldier in a serious tone, "Have you found out who the enemy's commander is? Is it the governor of Yanzhou, Qian Zhao? Or the governor of Xuzhou, Xu Huang? Or the Prince of Anping, Liu Bei?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "Neither. I only know that the enemy's flag has a 'horse' character on it."

"Horse?" Zhou Yu and others were confused.

Suddenly, Zhou Yu seemed to think of something terrifying and his eyes widened.

"Could it be..."

Lu Su also thought of it at this time, and shouted out a name in unison with Zhou Yu.

"Ma Chao!"

Zhou Yu couldn't help but gasp: "Two months ago, he was still fighting against the barbarians in Goguryeo. How could he rush back to Yuzhou so quickly?"

"Yes, the 20,000 javelin cavalrymen he led are indeed capable of quickly attacking our food supply route. However, two months ago, he attacked the capital of Goguryeo, Guonei City. The new ruler of Goguryeo personally led the army and civilians to defend the city. As the capital of Goguryeo, this city has abundant food and grass, tall city walls, and a moat that is six or seven feet wide. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if Ma Chao and Tian Yu have the courage of gods, how could they easily break through? It is really unbelievable."

Lu Su's brows were almost twisted together, and he couldn't think of a clue.

After all, Zhou Yu was the top commander of Jiangdong. Even at this moment, he still did not panic completely.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and said, "It is useless to think about these things now. The only way now is to quickly capture Guan Yu alive and take him as a hostage. Otherwise, our retreat will be cut off and we will all die here."

"Pass on my order, and have the entire army pursue Guan Yu. Also, immediately send a fast horse to inform the ambush troops I have arranged in the north of the city, and tell them not to wait. After receiving the order, immediately march south and attack from both sides with me. We must capture Guan Yu alive! Then take Guan Yu with us and reunite with the lord to retake the grain route."

In times of crisis, Zhou Yu demonstrated his extraordinary command ability and quickly stabilized the morale of the troops.

The Jiangdong army quickly abandoned the city. Under Zhou Yu's command, after just a quarter of an hour, 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses were assembled in the north of the city.

And without the obstruction of the Jiangdong army, Chen Lie's several thousand vanguard reinforcements quickly joined Guan Yu and rushed straight to the north.

Zhou Yu led his troops in pursuit, and he knew very well that capturing Guan Yu alive as a hostage was the only way to resolve the current situation in Yuzhou, so he had to do it no matter what the cost, otherwise the current good situation in Jiangdong would collapse in an instant.

In the early morning, dust was flying in the wilderness north of Runan City. The soldiers of both sides were chasing each other, as if they would not stop until death. Although the Purple Gold Dragon Riders were cavalry, they were originally enough to leave the Jiangdong Army, which was mainly composed of infantry. However, they were exhausted after traveling for days. In addition, they suffered a lot of damage under the fire attack during the night of fighting. Their morale was also somewhat low. Many horses were killed and wounded. In addition, Guan Yu ordered that no comrades should be abandoned, so many soldiers had to ride on one horse with two people. As a result, the marching speed was greatly reduced. This is why they were caught by Zhou Yu and could not escape.

Just when Zhou Yu was extremely anxious, Lu Su suddenly said in surprise: "Gongjin, look quickly, is there an ambush ahead?"

Zhou Yu looked forward intently, and sure enough, he saw that there was a troop of soldiers on each side of the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry, rushing towards Guan Yu rapidly.

Zhou Yu was delighted when he saw this: "Great, Guan Yu can't escape today."

However, almost at the same time, the purple-gold dragon rider that was galloping suddenly stopped.

"kill!"

A deafening shout startled the Jiangdong soldiers. The cavalry before them was now high in spirits and full of murderous intent. How could they look like the soldiers who had lost their morale and fighting spirit due to the fire before?

To the astonishment of Zhou Yu and others, the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry quickly formed a battle formation. Those who were not seriously injured formed the front and back rows, facing Zhou Yu and the Jiangdong ambush troops respectively. Those who were seriously injured, including the infantry led by Chen Lie, took out their bows and crossbows, and lined up behind them, ready to shoot at any time.

Zhou Yu was shocked and cried out "Not good", and hurriedly ordered the entire army to stop.

However, the troops he personally led obeyed the order and stopped advancing immediately. However, the more than 10,000 Jiangdong ambush troops in front of Guan Yu's army had already rushed to within 200 meters in front of Guan Yu's army before they could receive the order.

"Oh no, we've fallen into a trap!" Zhou Yu cried out, but there were the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry between him and the ambush troops, so he could only watch them fall into the trap.

"put!"

Guan Yu gave the order personally, and countless crossbow arrows shot out from the gaps between the cavalry in the front row.

The Jiangdong soldier who was rushing in the front was shot through the body by the powerful crossbow arrow before he could react.

The general in charge of leading the ambush troops finally realized that the so-called "defeated general" in front of him was actually just a bait. In panic, he did not have time to think and immediately ordered a retreat.

However, watching them charge forward and then quickly retreat, Zhou Yu angrily scolded, "Foolish! Since we have already charged forward, we can only make a last-ditch effort. Only by breaking through the front-line cavalry camp can we survive. Now that we are retreating in a panic and losing morale, Guan Yu will lead his troops to chase us. Isn't that like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?"

As expected, as soon as these ambush troops retreated, Guan Yu personally wielded the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and led thousands of Purple Gold Dragon Riders, roaring out like a tiger descending from the mountain, and rushed straight towards the Jiangdong army whose formation was in disarray.

"Alas, the situation is over..."

Zhou Yu slapped his thigh hard, then with a "clang", he drew out his sword and raised his arms to shout.

"Soldiers, there is no retreat in today's battle. If you retreat, you will die. If you fight, you will live. Follow me and kill us..."

Lu Su was a civil servant. He did not hesitate at all. He drew his sword and rushed forward with Zhou Yu.

The soldiers watched their comrades in front of them being killed in pieces because they retreated, and then were encouraged by Zhou Yu and Lu Su. They gave up all illusions in their hearts, gritted their teeth, and charged towards the enemy army that was clearly much stronger than their own.

However, even at this moment, Zhou Yu did not realize that the key means to truly threaten Jiangdong had not yet appeared...

(End of this chapter)