Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 788 The Devastation of Zhou Yu's Army at Lukou Port
Beside Zhou Yu, Xu Sheng and other generals looked at the generals waiting to "welcome" them at the Lukou Port dock with a puzzled expression, and all shook their heads.

They all knew Zhu Zhi.

This is a veteran of three reigns, and comes from a prominent family, making him a very rare member in Jiangdong.

However, after looking around, they did not see Zhu Zhi.

Xu Sheng looked at Zhou Yu's pale face, scratched his head, and asked in confusion, "I didn't see him, he definitely didn't. Maybe he left temporarily because of something?"

"General, don't take it too seriously. General Zhu is not one to rely on his age."

Other generals echoed this sentiment.

As Zhou Yu listened to the advice of his generals, his lips trembled violently.

However, he forcibly suppressed his anger and screamed, "Retreat! Get away from the port immediately, form a battle formation, and kill the enemy!"

Zhou Yu's words left the generals around him somewhat bewildered.

One of the generals said, "General, everyone has already started landing. How do we retreat?"

Upon hearing what the general said, Zhou Yu immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

Upon seeing this, the generals all crowded around him.

"what happened?"

"General, I will go to the port now and find General Zhu to welcome you!"

Zhou Yu's entire face turned bright red.

Grabbing the general who was about to leave, Zhou Yu said in a trembling voice, "Make as many troops as you can withdraw immediately, and retreat towards Yuzhang!"

"It's too late, Chaisang is gone!"

"Lord Wu definitely doesn't know. We must immediately lead our troops to join forces, remind them, and organize the Jiangdong soldiers to prepare for the General's attack!"

Zhou Yu's words made all the generals turn pale.

That's utterly absurd!
However, having served Zhou Yu for many years, they were well aware of his talent.

Zhou Yu rarely made mistakes.

He must have his reasons for saying that.

The generals snapped out of their daze and roared in all directions, "Withdraw! Withdraw!"

"Those on the shore are all enemy troops!"

"Retreat to Yuzhang!"

The nearby warships, which were originally approaching the dock, slowly stopped upon hearing the roar.

On the dock, a group of generals were waiting for Zhou Yu's warship, which was flying his command flag, to arrive.

Seeing the commotion near Zhou Yu's warship, the leading young scholar smiled and said, "As expected of a member of the Zhou family, a family that has produced two generations of high-ranking officials, their vigilance is commendable. It's just a pity that they cannot be used by my lord."

The young scholar was none other than the strategist and general Guo Jia!
Guo Jia gazed at Zhou Yu's warships on the Yangtze River, raised his command flag without hesitation, and shouted, "Attack!"

The large army that had been lined up at the Lukou Port dock quickly launched an attack.

Zhou Yu's elite troops, who had just landed, were still laughing and joking.

Finally, after years of hardship, they returned to their homeland in Jiangdong.

Before the laughter had even stopped, the "friendly forces" on the dock launched an attack.

Blood instantly filled the entire dock.

Every moment, hundreds of Zhou Yu's elite troops fell in pools of blood.

It wasn't until nearly a thousand people had died that they suddenly came to their senses and rushed towards the water.

However, more and more warships approached the dock, blocking their retreat.

Zhou Yu's elite troops, who were retreating frantically from the dock, screamed, telling those who were preparing to land to turn back, as they wanted to escape.

However, the soldiers in the rear had no idea what was going on!

Until they saw their "friendly forces" on the shore carrying blood-stained weapons, charging straight towards them.

Countless of Zhou Yu's elite troops jumped into the river like madmen.

However, they were still caught up and killed in the river.

The "friendly forces" on the dock are also elite naval troops!
While directing the nearby warships to retreat towards Yuzhang, Zhou Yu glanced at his own elite troops being unilaterally slaughtered at Lukou Port.

Large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

His hands were shaking uncontrollably.

He couldn't believe that the Chaisang County, which he had arranged so meticulously, was actually captured silently by Zhuge Liang, just as Pang Tong had said, and that he was then ambushed when he went up there!
But he dared not go up to provide support. He could only retreat urgently to Yuzhang.

Thinking of the scene he would face when facing Sun Quan, the Marquis of Wu, Zhou Yu felt as if his chest had been struck by a heavy hammer, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.

The generals around Zhou Yu, apart from Xu Sheng who went to comfort him, did not pay any attention to this scene.

Their eyes were fixed on the edge of the Lukou Port wharf.

There, blood stained the entire river red.

Their comrades, one by one, screamed shrilly as they turned into corpses.

The comrades near the dock wanted to retreat, but were blocked by the warships that followed.

The entire dock had become a slaughterhouse.

Our side became the targets of slaughter.

When Zhou Yu led some of his soldiers on a warship past Pengze Port, another port in Chaisang County, he dared not approach!

Some soldiers were also stationed at Pengze Port.

But there was no response.

Zhou Yu did not notify them either.

Because Zhou Yu had previously wanted to retreat from Lukou Port.

Zhou Yu gazed at Pengze Port, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Although there was nothing unusual at Pengze Port, if he led his troops to land, he would definitely be ambushed.

Zhou Yu's face was deathly pale as he looked at the warships behind him.

The warships that were once densely packed and spread across the river are now reduced by at least 60%!
Only a little over 30% followed.

Zhou Yu's heart was so aching that he was numb.

He wished he could turn back time, then he would definitely listen to Pang Tong and guard against the theft of Chaisang.

However, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

Zhou Yu had no choice but to lead his army to continue retreating towards Hukou Port in Yuzhang County.

The commander stationed at Hukou Port was General Xu Kun, a fierce general during Sun Ce's reign and a scion of a prominent family in Jiangdong.

To be precise, he is the patriarch of the Xu family.

Xu Kun and Sun Quan, the Marquis of Wu, had a marriage alliance.

His granddaughter, Lady Xu, married Sun Quan's third brother, Sun Yi.

Although an unexpected incident occurred later, Sun Yi was assassinated, and Xu Shi disappeared without a trace.

However, their relationship was not affected by this.

Both sides are trying to find out who was assassinated and whether Xu is still alive.

Although Xu Kun is getting on in years, his abilities are still remarkable.

When Sun Ce was alive, he once sent Xu Kun and Lü Fan to lead troops to attack Chen Yu, who was guarding Guangling. They easily defeated Chen Yu and massacred the entire Guangling area, leaving no place for a thousand miles to hear the crowing of roosters.

Afterwards, Lü Fan and Xu Kun even led four thousand officials, their families, and their retainers, who were taken prisoner, to Qu'a.

Of course, Xu Kun also suffered defeats.

Xu Kun, on Sun Ce's orders for the second time, attacked Guangling with him and Sun Quan, but encountered Chen Deng and suffered a major defeat.

However, in Zhou Yu's view, the major reason for that great defeat was the young Sun Quan.

Overall, for someone like Xu Kun, there shouldn't be any problem in holding onto Hukou Port.

Sure enough, when Zhou Yu led his army closer, the soldiers at Hukou Port noticed and went to inform Xu Kun.

Although Zhou Yu trusted Xu Kun, he still did not immediately advance, but instead ordered the army to prepare for battle.

Until Xu Kun arrived in a hurry with a group of generals.

When Zhou Yu saw Xu Kun, he breathed a sigh of relief and then led his troops toward the dock.

Behind him, the elites who had escaped from Lukou Port also breathed a sigh of relief.

They have lingering fears.

Fortunately, there were no problems with Hukou Port.

Otherwise, they would really have no choice but to sit and wait for their doom.

(End of this chapter)