All the Heluo lands west of Sishui Pass were captured by the Han army, and the four Han armies of Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Wei Yan and Cheng Lian gathered together. More mobile troops were drawn from the Guanzhong area, and the total number of Han army troops in Heluo reached 100,000.

At this time, Cao Cao, who was still defending Xingyang, had a 100,000 army in the west, and in the south, facing the 50,000 army led by Lu Bu himself. This made Cao Cao's situation suddenly become steep. Many strategists persuaded Cao Cao to retreat north of the Yellow River to confront Lu Bu, but Cao Cao still had a thought in his heart and was unwilling to withdraw to Hebei just like that.

This thought was Zhang He's Huainan Army. Cao Cao had just received a letter from Zhang He's fast horses. He had already gathered almost all the Wei soldiers from all counties and counties between Jianghuai, and a total of more than 100,000 people were coming towards Xudu. Cao Cao immediately sent a scout to issue a new edict to him, asking Zhang He to arrive in Xudu, to send a group of partial troops to attack Yingcheng from the south of Xudu. Once Yingcheng captured no matter whether it was from Ruyang or Nanyang, there was no supply channel to Xudu.

After sending an edict to Zhang He, Cao Cao began to personally inspect the construction process of the fortifications in Sishui Pass and Xingyang one by one. He believed that if Lu Bu showed the whereabouts of Zhang He's army, he would definitely conquer Xingyang at any cost and annihilate him before Zhang He came.

In fact, the fortifications between Xingyang and Sishui began to proceed since the day Cao Cao stationed his troops in Xingyang, but recently it began to increase its intensity and progress. Under the scorching sun, a large number of civilians gathered from counties around Xingyang to work hard to dig trenches day and night, ramming barriers, building towers, and building forts. Many people died of exhaustion on the construction site.

But what surprised Cao Cao was that neither the Han army in Heluo area nor the Han army in Xudu showed signs of advancing to Xingyang. Cao Cao didn't know what Lu Bu was selling in his gourd, [Isn't he yet to see Zhang He's whereabouts? This is impossible. Lu Bu's order investigation system is the most efficient in the world.]

At this time, Lu Bu was also strengthening Xu Du's defense circle, including Yingcheng in the southwest. In addition to building fortifications and camps, he also tried his best to hoard food and grass from the two cities of Xu Du and Yingcheng. He was waiting for Zhang He's army to come.

Just as Lu Bu and Cao Cao had a life-and-death battle, Sun Quan, who was far away in Jiangdong, was not willing to be lonely. According to his agreement with Cao Cao, he sent 6 Xuns to lead more than 10,000 Jiangdong navy along the Xia River and up the river to attack Lu Bu's Yizhou. He also ordered Taishi Ci and Lu Meng to lead more than 10,000 troops to go up the Han River, intending to take Xiangyang again.

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The Jiangdong Navy had more than a thousand tower ships, steers and boats sailing on the winding gorge. Although the Jiangdong Navy was known as the best navy in the world, the hydrological characteristics of the Bashu Gorge River were completely different from the rivers and lakes in Jiangdong. The boatmen who drove the boat were also cautious on this gorge River, walking on thin ice.

At this time, Liu Xun stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the cliffs on both sides of the shore, recalling the scene above the Wu Palace in Jianye. Liu Xun was not opposed to attacking Lu Bu, but he believed that it should be a battle with Cao's army to fight Lu Bu, rather than advancing to Bashu like this. There has never been a precedent for capturing Bashu from the Xiajiang River.

After fierce debate among the ministers, Sun Quan chose to make the decision of Wu attacking Lu Han on his own and sharing the pressure for Wei. 6 Xun knew in his heart that it was Sun Quan's inner greed that made such a decision. He merged with Cao Wei to fight Lu Bu, and he would not get any benefits after the victory. Bashu and Nanxiang, who captured Lu Han, could get more territory. But in this way, the chance of defeating Lu Bu became very small.

Just as Liu Xun was thinking a lot, a sharp arrow roared through the air. The sound of "dongdong" arrows entering the wood kept ringing. With a slight muffled sound of "pu" sound, Liu Xun felt something warm on his cheeks. He wiped it with his hand and it was blood. A guard close to Liu Xun fell straight on the deck without saying a word, and an arrow with a tail feather on his forehead was still trembling slightly.

Another guard threw him down, and the guard was instantly shot an arrow in the back. The sound of "enemy attack" sounded one after another on the decks of various ships. The soldiers on the decks hid in the cabin to avoid arrows. 6 Xun also hid in the cabin under the escort of his soldiers.

However, the boatmen who were sailing on the deck were not allowed to leave their posts, and many boatmen were shot to death on the deck. Immediately afterwards, the rolling stones fell from the sky, causing huge waves in the river. A scattered scattered scattered by the big stones, and the wood splashed everywhere. The scattered sank in a moment in the rolling river. Because a tower ship lost the pilot on the deck, it hit a reef exposed to the water, and was immediately crushed to pieces.

As more and more giant trees and rocks fell, more ships were hit and sunk, and more ships ran aground. Sixun in the cabin decisively issued a retreat order: "All ships turn around and withdraw to Yiling." On the narrow Xiajiang River waterway, hundreds of Jiangdong Navy ships were busy turning around, and some were hit together in panic. In the end, only a few ships withdrew from the Xiajiang River, and more than 10,000 troops survived only two or three thousand. At the same time, several strongholds set up along the mountains on both sides of the Xiajiang River were removed one by one by the Han army that emerged from the deep mountains.

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Taishici and Lu Meng led the infantry and cavalry and the navy to advance along the Han River to Xiangyang Water 6. After passing Qingni Pass and approaching Xiangyang, there was a section of waterway adjacent to a mountain - Huzhao Mountain. The Han River in this section was very narrow, with a width of only more than a hundred brigades. The water bank on one side of Huzhao Mountain was cliffs. At this point, infantry and cavalry could only advance on the relatively flat water bank on the other side of Huzhao Mountain.

Lu Meng didn't know that at this time there were several Han army camps hidden in the Tiger Claw Mountain, with hundreds of bifurcations set up. When the Jiangdong Navy reached this point, the bombs and the explosive bombs smashed towards the fleet in the Han River like hail. Just like the end of the Jiangdong Navy in the Xiajiang River, ships that were constantly moving slowly against the current were destroyed by the powerful bombs or burned by the fires ignited by the fire bombs.

Seeing that the navy was in danger of being wiped out by the entire navy, Lu Meng had to order a retreat. At the same time, Taishici, who was marching on the 6th ground, was also suddenly attacked by the Han cavalry. This was not a Tiger Cavalry, but it was enough for Taishici to drink a pot.

Their cavalry crossbow is the Lu Bu crossbow, and the shooting is twice that of ordinary crossbows. Although the shooting accuracy is not high, the dense arrows also caused considerable damage to Taishici's Wu army. These cavalry did not connect with the Wu army in close contact, but just rode horses and shot, constantly raiding Taishici's troops.
Chapter completed!