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Chapter 134: From today on, I will be the king of the Yangtze River! Liu Bei: It’s not over yet, I want to destroy Cao’s army again!

Lu Meng wants to slit his own throat!

The sword tip was close to his neck, and was about to cut him.

"Commander Lu, absolutely not!"

Gan Ning was shocked and rushed forward, grabbing his hands tightly.

A trace of blood oozed out of Lu Meng's neck, leaving a small cut, but the knife couldn't cut any further.

"Commander-in-Chief, you are the leader of the three armies. If you commit suicide like this, don't you care about your soldiers?"

Gan Ning snatched Lu Meng's sword and questioned angrily.

"Just abandon Chaisang and retreat eastward. After I die, the lord will ask Governor Zhou to lead you."

"I swore an oath to you on my life. Now that I have lost my troops and territory, how can I face you?"

"Don't try to stop me. Let me die as an atonement!"

Lu Meng cried out in sorrow and stepped forward to grab the sword to commit suicide again.

Gan Ning wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know how, so he could only grab Lu Meng's sword and refused to let go.

Ling Tong was furious, grabbed Lü Meng and said sternly:
"Lü Ziming, you created this mess, but you want to die and leave it to your master. What kind of hero are you?"

Lu Meng's body trembled, as if he was suddenly awakened by Ling Tong, and the idea of ​​committing suicide disappeared in an instant.

After pondering for a moment, his eyes turned into one of tragic determination.

"You're right. Even if I die, I'll die for a good cause. I can't die meaninglessly like this!"

Lu Meng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"You two should quickly disembark and retreat with the defeated army towards Poyang Lake. I will go to Chaisang and live and die with him to repay my lord for his kindness to me!"

When these words were spoken, Ling Tong and Gan Ning were both shocked again.

Lu Meng didn't want to commit suicide, but he had to defend Chaisang to the death!
Now that all the armies have been defeated, Liu Bei's 50,000-strong army will soon chase across the Yangtze River and besiege Chaisang City.

There were only a few thousand soldiers in the city at that time. How could they possibly withstand the siege and attack of Liu's army, which was ten times their number?

Defending Chaisang to the death is still tantamount to seeking death!
"General Lu, how can Chaisang be defended? Don't act rashly. Just retreat eastward with us."

Gan Ning had no choice but to persuade him again.

Lu Meng's expression was as resolute as iron, and he said with a tragic look:

"If I can hold out for ten days or half a month, until my lord asks Commander Zhou to come and gather the defeated troops, and then fight back to Chaisang to relieve the siege, then I will be saved."

"If I can't hold on until that day, then I, Lü Meng, will die. I will live and die with Chaisang!"

"I have made up my mind, don't try to persuade me anymore!"

Gan Ning was speechless.

The navy suffered such a heavy blow. Even if Zhou Yu came out again to take control of the military power, with the current strength of Jiangdong, he could only retreat and protect himself. How could he have the strength to fight back to Chaisang!
What's the difference between going to guard Chaisang and committing suicide?
Gan Ning frowned and was about to persuade him again.

Ling Tong was moved by Lü Meng's determination to fight to the death, and in a fit of excitement, he said proudly:
"You, Lü Ziming, are a man, and I, Ling Tong, am not a coward who cowardly seeks death. I will go with you to defend Chaisang to the death!"

Gan Ning frowned.

Ling Tong's impulsiveness pushed him to the edge of a cliff.

If you defend Chaisang to the death, you are a hero, but if you abandon the city and flee, wouldn’t you be a coward?

It would be fine if these words came from someone else, but Ling Tong had a bad relationship with him, so how could he let him look down on him!
"Since that's the case, I'm willing to follow the governor to defend Chaisang!"

Gan Ning had no choice but to grit his teeth and was forced to board the pirate ship.

Ling Yi got angry when he heard this and said angrily:

"How can I, a man of great virtue, defend Chaisang with a bandit?"

"Gan Ning, just run for your life, don't follow me!"

He was unwilling to live and die with Gan Ning.

Gan Ning's face immediately turned red with anger, and he immediately retorted, and the two began to curse at each other.

Lu Meng's brows furrowed into a frown.

It was because the two of them were not on good terms that he deliberately kept them by his side so that he could keep an eye on them, to prevent them from becoming blood-thirsty and killing each other on the battlefield.

Unexpectedly, when the army suffered a crushing defeat, the two men simply gave up and started cursing at each other in front of him.

"enough!"

Lü Meng interrupted the two of them and said sternly:

"If you are willing to follow me and defend Chaisang to the death, then go ahead. If not, then immediately disembark and retreat eastward. Don't engage in any more pointless arguments in front of me!"

The two of them had no choice but to shut up and turn their verbal battle into staring.

The scattered warships fled towards the downstream Poyang Lake, while the flagship and the few warships headed towards the south bank.

Soon, the Jiangdong Army and the Cao Army that stayed behind in the water camp on the south bank learned the bad news of the failure of the fire attack. After receiving the order to abandon the camp and retreat eastward, their morale collapsed in an instant and they fled eastward.

On the north bank.

Liu Bei stopped his horse on the shore, looking at the river with excitement.

It was late at night and the view on the river was blurry. One could only judge from the faint sounds of killing that a fierce battle was going on.

That was the navy commanded by Guan Yu, which had successfully cut off the retreating Jiangdong navy and was dealing the most fatal blow to the enemy.

After a while, the patrol boat returned and brought back Guan Yu's victory news.

"My Lord, General Guan has crushed the Jiangdong army on the river, annihilating over half the enemy and capturing countless warships."

"The Jiangdong Army has collapsed. Most of the surviving warships have gone downstream, and a small number have fled to Chaisang on the south bank!"

"General Guan, please mobilize the army across the river as soon as possible and crush Chaisang in one fell swoop!"

Cheers suddenly rang out, and the soldiers who stayed behind were all excited.

"Bowen, we won, we won!"

Liu Bei was ecstatic and looked at Xiao He excitedly.

He naturally knew very well what this victory meant.

If Sun Quan's most powerful navy is defeated, the power to control the Yangtze River will be firmly in their own hands.

The Cao army and Jiangdong troops left behind on the south bank would not dare to hold on to Chaisang anymore after losing the right to control the water. They would most likely abandon the city and flee eastward, shrinking their defenses to the heart of Jiangdong.

It can be said that he has already set foot in Chaisang City.

The western gate leading to Moling and Jiangdong was also kicked open by him!

Xiao He also breathed a sigh of relief and smiled towards the south bank:

"My lord, time waits for no man. My main force of infantry will cross the river immediately and capture Chaisang City."

Liu Bei laughed heartily.

At the command, nearly 20,000 infantrymen immediately boarded the transport ship and followed Guan Yu's navy that was pursuing the enemy, heading towards the north bank in a mighty force.

When the sky began to brighten in the east, Liu Bei was already in high spirits and stood on the bow of the ship.

"We have won the battle here. I wonder how the battle is going on Zilong's side..." Liu Bei turned his gaze towards the upstream.

...

Fifteen miles away is Guangji.

Hundreds of troop transport ships have slowly approached the shore.

Cao's army was disembarking in an orderly manner and regrouping at the ferry.

Guangji was a small ferry, and the Liu army left behind had only a few hundred people. Jiang Qin, who was responsible for transporting Cao's army, easily captured the ferry with a thousand-man Jiangdong navy.

After getting off the boat, Cao Hong immediately stood on the pier and looked back towards Chaisang downstream.

"The road from Liu Bei's camp back to Wuchang is surrounded by mountains to the north and a river to the south. Guangji is the narrowest part of the road."

"General Cao landed at Guangji. A few miles to the north lies the path Liu Bei must take to retreat westward. We only need to set up an ambush. If Liu Bei is defeated and arrives, he will be unable to escape!"

Jiang Qin pointed forward and described the geography to Cao Hong incessantly.

The Jiangdong Army had occupied the counties east of Wuchang for nearly two years, so Jiang Qin was naturally familiar with the terrain here. This was also the reason why Lu Meng sent him as a guide for Cao's army.

"Well, I have to say that your General Lu is really smart. His plan to set fire to Liu Bei's camp and the location he chose to intercept Liu Bei were absolutely perfect."

"Your Marquis Wu dared to promote such a small figure to the position of commander-in-chief. His ability to judge people and his courage to use them have indeed learned a bit from our Prime Minister."

Cao Hong nodded slightly, and rarely publicly praised Lu Meng and Sun Quan.

Of course, it was just praise. In his eyes, no matter how strong Sun Quan and Lu Meng were, they were still not as strong as Cao Cao.

Jiang Qin looked a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.

Cao Hong disdained his response and whipped his horse whip:
"Pass on my order. Within half an hour, all 20,000 troops must disembark and assemble at the designated location!"

The order was passed down, and Cao's army quickly disembarked.
Jiang Qin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he pointed downstream and shouted excitedly:

"General Cao, look! There's a fire on the north bank downstream. General Han must have successfully set off a fireboat, and the Liu camp is on fire!"

Cao Hong looked back and suddenly became more spirited.

The night sky on the north bank downstream was indeed illuminated by flames, clearly indicating that a huge fire had suddenly broken out.

"Alright, alright, this Lv Ziming is indeed extraordinary. His cunning tactics are somewhat similar to those of Guo Fengxiao."

Cao Hong sighed in admiration, and then a ferocious sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Lu Meng's fire attack was successful, and Liu Bei's 50,000-strong army was doomed to be defeated, and a rout towards Guangji was a foregone conclusion.

The opportunity for revenge has finally arrived.

In the Battle of Fancheng, 150,000 Cao troops collapsed, with countless casualties.

Yu Jin, Man Chong, Cao Xiu, Niu Jin...how many generals were lost in Cao's camp.

Even Cao Cao was killed to the point where he had to cut off his beard and discard his robe, and his two front teeth were shot out.

He always remembered this great humiliation and hoped that one day he could demand retribution from Liu Bei.

Today, he finally got what he was waiting for.

"Liu Bei, your days of rampant excess are coming to an end today."

"After all, you are just a mat weaver and shoe seller. Do you really think that just because you have captured that country boy named Xiao, you are qualified to compete with my brother for the world?"

"Today, I, Cao Hong, will capture you alive and personally crush your daydreams of supporting the Han Dynasty!"

"Hahaha--"

The more Cao Hong thought about it, the more proud and excited he became, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Wuwuwu——

A solemn horn suddenly sounded outside the ferry, breaking the silence of the night.

Whoosh whoosh!
The sound of breaking air followed the sound of the horn.

In the pitch-black sky, countless streams of light suddenly rose up and poured down towards the ferry from the west, northeast and three directions.

"Rain of arrows?"

Cao Hong burst into laughter and cried out in shock.

Hadn't Liu Jun at the ferry been defeated by Jiang Qin long ago? How come there was a sudden rain of arrows?
And it’s so dense, at least two or three thousand sharp arrows?
Cao Hong's mind was instantly filled with surprise and doubt, but he had no time to think about it, and he quickly swung his sword in front of him.

A rain of arrows followed like locusts.

He deflected all the sharp arrows that came at his head.

The Cao army soldiers on both sides had no time to dodge or block, and were immediately shot to the ground in groups.

Screams were heard and blood was splattered everywhere.

"There are ambushes outside the ferry!"

"The enemy is shooting arrows, quickly dodge them!"

"Where's the shieldman?"

Screams suddenly broke out, and Cao's army fell into chaos in an instant.

Cao Hong was a veteran of many battles. After a moment of shock, he immediately ordered his soldiers not to panic and to form a battle formation to prepare to meet the enemy.

late.

Countless torches were lit, illuminating the inside and outside of the ferry.

Thousands of Liu's soldiers rushed out from the bushes and grass outside the ferry like divine soldiers descending from the sky, and rushed over with deafening murderous shouts.

"Military Advisor Bo Wen, even if you are not a disciple of a divine being, you must be a semi-immortal..."

Zhao Yun, holding his spear, looked at the panicked Cao army at the ferry and sighed.

Then, murderous intent surged in his eyes, and he used the Dragon Gallbladder Spear:
"All soldiers, listen to my command! Charge to the ferry and drive Cao's army down the Yangtze River!"

Behind him, Liu Jun's soldiers surged past like a tide and rushed towards Cao Jun at the ferry.

"White Horse Volunteers, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Zhao Yun kicked his horse's belly and rushed out with a roar.

Hundreds of loyal followers followed, like an arrow piercing the clouds among thousands of troops, and rushed into the ferry first like lightning.

Zhao Yun cleared the way with his silver spear, and Yicong's iron cavalry crushed the enemy, easily tearing through the hastily formed Cao army formation like a tornado of dry wood.

The infantrymen coming from three directions then rushed forward and broke the Cao army, whose formation was already in disarray, into pieces in an instant.

collapse!

Even though Cao's army was the most elite in the world, after being attacked halfway across the river, their morale and fighting spirit immediately collapsed and they retreated step by step towards the river.

"Didn't I come here to ambush Liu Bei? Why am I being ambushed by Liu Bei?"

"What...what the hell is going on?"

Cao Hong looked at Liu Jun, who seemed to have descended from the sky like a divine soldier, and his face was so distorted as if he had seen a ghost.

　The second chapter will be around 6pm today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)