Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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Sun Quan once again ordered to go to Cao Ying to "borrow arrows". Naturally, Lu Su did not dare to let him take the risk alone, so he mobilized hundreds of warships to go with him, intending to play a trick on Cao Cao.

Seven or eight warships yelled loudly in front of Cao Jun's water village, and soon alarmed Cao Cao who was resting in the big tent.

Sun Quan's son is still here?Cao Cao put on his cloak and went to the shore to watch. He could vaguely see the warships in Jiangdong.

Cai Mao came to ask for instructions again: "Prime Minister, the bandit army now only has seven warships. If we send out the water village warships immediately, we may be able to eat them."

When Cao Cao frowned and hesitated, Jia Xu next to him said: "The art of war is false and true. Although the fog today is not as good as yesterday, it still can't see how far away. I think we should continue to hold on until the clouds clear and the fog clears and the rain passes. Qing, go directly to the Xijiang Camp where Sun Quan is besieged."

"Can Sun Quan bear shit on your head?" Cao Cao asked Cai Mao.

Cai Mao shook his head, "Uh...can't..."

"Then you still don't think of a way to retreat from the enemy?" Cao Cao glared at Cai Mao.

Cai Mao looked at the others and asked tentatively, "Or use a bow and arrow?"

Cao Cao's face turned cold when he heard this, this guy actually brought up what he had so hard to forget yesterday.

"Prime Minister, Sun Quan appeared at the bow." Zhang Yun, the deputy commander of the navy, ran over excitedly.

"Degui, hurry up and prepare the warship, let's capture Sun Lang." Cao Cao said happily.

"Wei." Cai Mao also became excited, it seemed that the boss wanted to personally direct.

Jia Xu quickly reminded: "Prime Minister, beware of fraud."

Cao Cao said confidently: "Even if there are frauds, you have to try. Wen Yuan, you lead people to keep them with bows and arrows."

"Shoot again?" Zhang Liao was puzzled.

"Didn't Sun Quan want arrows? Gu will give them some more, and stop shooting when they turn the boat around." Cao Cao smiled mysteriously.

"Wonderful." Jia Xu applauded with applause.

Cao Ying's water village quickly moved, Zhang Liao sent three thousand soldiers to shoot in turn, Cao Cao, Cai Mao and others lifted the anchor and sailed secretly to the gate of the village.

Cheng Yu, an adviser, followed Cao Cao on board, while Jia Xu, who felt something was wrong, stayed on the shore. He walked up to Zhang Liao and said in a dark voice, "General Zhang, why don't you mix some rockets and shoot them?"

Zhang Liao looked at Jia Xu in shock, and said to himself that Dr. Jia is indeed quite sinister, thousands of rockets are launched in unison, and it is a spectacle. I don't know how many Sun Quan's warplanes can keep.

According to Jia Xu's plan, Zhang Liao hurriedly sent someone to fetch the stored rockets, and after a while the rockets flew out like raindrops.

Many rockets were extinguished in the air, and many rockets fell into the water, but a considerable number were nailed to the outer wall of the cabin, and some even hit the canvas of the mast.

Looking at the burning flames, Sun Quan couldn't help cursing: "Cao thief is shameless."

At this time, the ship had just turned around, and seven or eight boats were leaning and waiting to be shot, but Zhang Liao's mission had been completed after the two rounds of rockets were over.

At the same time, the warships in the water village had rushed out.

"My lord, the thief Cao has really come out, let's retreat quickly." Lu Meng reminded loudly.

"Ziming... you are in charge..." Sun Quan arranged in panic.

On the outside of Sun Quan's warship, there were very few bows and arrows shot in the cabin, and the hull was in a normal state of balance, but the other warships receiving arrows were miserable.

Lu Meng was in command of the fleet, originally intending to retreat to the east, but found that Cao Jun's fast boats were detouring and outflanking.

The seven warships with bows and arrows inserted had almost no possibility of escape.

"Ziming, let's turn the rudder north and meet Zijing." Sun Quan also found that something was wrong.

When Sun Quan said such words, he gave up the seven warships and the Jiangdong soldiers on the warships.

Lu Meng knew that there was no choice. Even if they all fled to the mouth of Chaohu Lake, those ships that lost their balance would be stopped by Cao Jun.

"North, turn the rudder." Lu Meng shouted.

Sun Quan's warship turned the rudder, but the other seven ships had no way to turn the rudder, so they had to bite the bullet and head east.

Cao Jun's ships were divided into left and right teams to outflank, and he saw that Sun Quan's single ship and seven ships were going in different directions.

Those in charge of outflanking the right wing continued to intercept the seven "slow" ships, and Cao Cao personally led the left wing to target Sun Quan's ship.

Sun Quan's speed was not damaged, and Cao Cao could only keep a distance to chase.

The fog above Chaohu Lake was still thick, and Cheng Yu instinctively felt that something was wrong, so he immediately reminded Cao Cao at the bow: "Prime Minister, there is a thick fog in the lake, there may be an ambush."

"Which ship is carrying Sun Quan?" Cao Cao said, pointing to the north.

"Yes...but..." Cheng Yu hesitated to speak.

"No, but Sun Quan's son is the bait himself. Gu can't let him down. If there is no ambush in the lake, he will be finished." Cao Cao was full of confidence.

Risks and benefits coexist, looking at the gray-haired Cao Cao, Cheng Yu sighed that the lord is still like the poem he wrote.

The martyrs are young and strong.

Cao Jun's warship rode the wind and waves, and walked in the mist for half an hour, and suddenly found that Sun Quan's warship had stopped, and there were many black spots behind it.

Cao Cao pretended to be calm, "Sun Quan's son really has an ambush, this guy is not as upright as his father and brother..."

"Prime Minister, there are also warships behind our fleet..." Zhang Yun said in a panic.

"When exactly... We didn't even notice..." Cao Cao's heart thumped.

Cheng Yu explained: "There is so much fog on the lake that we can't see clearly. If there are capable men in the Jiangdong navy, the situation is not in our favor now. How about retreating to the west? When the clouds clear and the fog clears, Governor Cai will definitely come to help."

"What Zhongde said is true, so hurry up and make arrangements." Cao Cao yelled at Zhang Yun angrily.

"Wei." Zhang Yun bowed his head and cupped his fists.

Lu Su personally commanded the warship to turn around. Originally, he only wanted to eat part of Cao Jun's water army, but he never thought that the fish in this net would be so big.

Jiangdong's warships advanced from the north and the south at the same time, trying to encircle Cao Cao's more than 30 warships, but the opponent decisively turned the rudder and sailed west.

After Lu Su chased for more than ten miles, Cao Jun's warship stopped, Jiangdong warship blocked the north-south route, and found that Cao Jun was blocked by an island.

"Prime Minister... what should we do now..." Zhang Yun asked in a panic.

"For now, we can only fight with our backs. If we can't win, we will retreat to the island." Cheng Yu suggested.

Cao Cao nodded, "According to Zhongde's words, our army camp is in Chaohu Lake, and it is not so easy for Sun Quan to trap us."

Lu Su's outflanking ships numbered seventy or eighty. Whether it was the number of warships or the number of soldiers, the Jiangdong Army's strength exceeded half of Cao's Army.

The water battle in front of the island ended in less than half an hour. Cao Cao resolutely gave up his inferior project and led the soldiers to flee to the island.

Three thousand soldiers followed Cao Cao to the island, including hundreds of tiger guards from Xu Chu. In addition to Xu Chu, there were also Cao Hong, Zang Ba, and Zhang Yun among the generals accompanying the army.

When the clouds and mist began to recede when he was young, Cao Cao stood on the island and watched. He saw the Jiangdong warships purge and mighty. He couldn't help sighing: "Birth is like Sun Zhongmou, and Liu Jingsheng's son is like a porpoise..."

Chapter 273 This Is Destiny

According to the number of warships in Cao's army, Lu Su guessed that the opponent's strength was only 3000, while Jiangdong's naval forces at this time added up to nearly [-], and the advantage was quite obvious.

"My lord, this Cao army is very tenacious, but the number is far smaller than ours. Let's land and fight?" Lu Su asked for instructions.

Sun Quan stroked his purple beard and said triumphantly, "Ziming, how about me as a lure?"

"My lord uses his troops like a god." Lu Meng clasped his fists in compliment.

"Cao's army is in trouble, who wants to go to the island and destroy these lost lambs?" Sun Quan asked the generals relaxedly.

With more and less, the advantage lies in Jiangdong.

The general accompanying the army was gearing up, this was a good opportunity to earn military merit by beheading. Because Ling Tong was young and quick to respond, he stepped in front of Sun Quan first, and said sonorously: "My lord, the general is willing to go."

"Zijing, assign three thousand soldiers to Gongji," Sun Quan ordered.

"Wei." Lu Su nodded in response.

Lu Meng knew that the opponent was powerful on land, so he quickly reminded: "My lord, Cao Jun's cavalry is brave, and it is inevitable that his performance will be compromised. You can allocate more..."

Sun Quan frowned, "This Cao army abandoned the ship and landed on the island. They have no way of retreating. How can they still have fighting power? I think three thousand is too much. Gongji, do you want more troops?"

"Only two thousand is enough." Ling Tong was full of blood, he was so excited by Sun Quan, and he immediately developed a heroic spirit.

"Don't underestimate the enemy..." Lu Meng wanted to remind, but Sun Quan couldn't listen anymore.

"Look at how many enemy generals I have captured." Ling Tong looked at Lu Meng and finished speaking confidently, then walked away.

Ling commanded two thousand soldiers to go ashore, and Lu Su, Lu Meng and others who stayed on board were not idle.

Dozens of warships abandoned by Cao Cao became spoils of war, and it was necessary to send troops to take over the control and count the supplies left on board.

About an hour later, all the new warships had been taken over. It was a pity that Cao Jun was in such a hurry this time that he was not prepared for a protracted war. Not to mention weapons and armor, even dry food was not found on the warships.

While Sun Quan was listening to the reports from the battalions, the military flag of Jiangdong suddenly appeared on the low slope on the bank, and was moving towards the fleet at a very fast speed.

"Look, my lord, Gongji has returned victorious." Dong Xi pointed at Sun Quan behind him and said joyfully.

Sun Quan, Lu Su and others walked to the bow of the boat, and Ling Tong's soldiers ran frantically towards this side. They looked a little embarrassed, and several flag bearers were dragging the flags and running.

"Gongji is quick to win the battle, but it seems to have suffered a lot. Cao Jun really deserves his reputation." Sun Quan sighed softly.

Looking around, only a few hundred people came back. They have no formation at all now, a bit like a defeated army.

Sun Quan and all the generals got off the boat to greet them, while Lu Su asked people to prepare drinks for the celebration.

After a while, the soldiers ran to the shore in ragged clothes, and Ling Tong followed behind with a tired face, gasping for breath from the violent running.

Sun Quan personally picked up the wine bowl and handed it over: "It seems that Gongji has just fought hard, drink a bowl first to quench his thirst."

Ling Tong took the wine bowl and gulped it down. Lu Su asked curiously: "Why are there only more than 300 people left? The rest of the soldiers are cleaning the battlefield behind? Have you captured the general Cao Jun..."

Ling Tong shook his head and said, "My lord, the chief governor, these are the only ones that the last general will take out..."

"The battle damage ratio is so high... I should have listened to Ziming just now and called you more..." Sun Quan felt a little regretful.

"No...they escaped back. The Cao army on the island is too powerful, and they are no match for these soldiers..." Ling Tong swallowed.

"Did you lose the public achievement?"

Sun Quan looked at Ling Tong in disbelief, I have never seen such a shameless person, how could he lose so peacefully?Just now, he drank the celebration wine in a grand manner.

Lu Su, Lu Meng and the others were all stunned when they heard this, thinking that Ling Gongji must be crazy, right?The defeated general is still smiling?

Seeing that everyone looked different, Ling Tong quickly explained: "No...Cao Mengde is on the island, those Cao soldiers are not afraid of death, and one is worth ten. I have only two thousand soldiers, so I just..."

Everyone was instantly relieved when they heard this. Cao Cao was besieged on the island with only two to three thousand guards. No wonder Ling Tong was defeated so quickly.

"Zijing, I'm going to meet Cao Cao for a while. You will stay and guard the ship, and the rest will go to the island with me." Sun Quan said excitedly.

Lu Su said happily: "My lord, bring more people there, you may change the general situation of the world, and you may be able to rule the Central Plains."

Sun Quan's blood was surging, and his voice became louder and louder: "The world has been suffering for a long time, and in the end we have to do our best to turn the tide, and all the lords will go down in history."

Cao Cao was still struggling, and Sun Quan only left a thousand men for Lu Su for the sake of safety. He led Lu Meng, Dong Xi, Ling Tong, and Jiang Qin, and led [-] soldiers to the island to fight.

This may be fate, how can a mortal fight against fate?God had arranged it long ago, Sun Quan's father and brother didn't accomplish any major events, but he himself waited for this opportunity.

The emperor's clothes and belts should be given to himself, what Dong Cheng, Zhong Ji, what Wu Shuo, Liu Bei, can they provoke the Han Dynasty?

Sun Quan stepped on the rising grass, just like stepping on the shoulders of those exterminated princes, and his thoughts couldn't help but rush out.

Thinking about how to humiliate Cao Cao for a while, thinking about coercing Cao Cao to conquer Hebei in the Central Plains, thinking about how the emperor will greet him, maybe he can also be called a prince and king?In the future, in the historian's writings, he may be as famous as Sun Wu, so there is no need for the Yangtze River News to be famous.

The corners of Sun Quan's mouth turned up as he walked, and when he was in a daze, he almost lost his foot in the air. Fortunately, Lu Meng beside him helped him in time.

"My lord, be careful." Lu Meng's words brought Sun Quan back to reality.

"The island in the middle of the lake is actually quite big." Sun Quan changed the subject.

Before they knew it, the Jiangdong soldiers had already walked two miles. Although all of them were on gentle slopes, their legs were sore and weak after continuing to go uphill, especially Sun Quan, who rarely traveled far.

Ling Tong, who was leading the way ahead, stopped, pointed to the hill not far away and said, "My lord, Cao Cao is on the hill ahead."

Cao Cao was condescending on the hill, and the scouts had already spotted the Jiangdong soldiers.

At this time, Cao Jun had calmed down from his nervousness. Just now when he fought with Ling Tong's 2000 men, Cao Jun exploded with amazing strength and lethality.

"Prime Minister, there are quite a few enemies here this time, there should be seven to eight thousand people." Cheng Yu reported.

Cao Cao's face was stern, and he cheered up the soldiers around him: "Going south with a large army alone, I don't want to get into trouble in this Chaohu Lake. You all saw clearly just now that the Jiangdong rats can still fight in the water, but they are vulnerable on land. Now everyone has no way to retreat. No, everyone should work hard, there will be reinforcements as soon as the clouds clear, and everyone will be rewarded after retreating from the enemy."

"I wish to do my best." Cao Hong took the lead in shouting, and heroic shouts erupted from the hill.

Sun Quan advanced forward, and when he approached the foot of the hill where Cao Cao was stationed, there were corpses lying on the ground everywhere, and most of them were soldiers from Jiangdong. Cao Jun didn't even bother to clean up the battlefield.

Sun Quan pulled out his sword, pointed to the front and shouted loudly: "My sons, the time has come to make meritorious deeds, avenge your comrades on the ground, capture the Cao thief alive, reward a thousand hectares of fertile land, and seal ten thousand households..."

The Jiangdong soldiers were as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. Under the command of their respective leaders, they divided into five groups and rushed towards Cao Jun's direction.