Chapter 494: Withdrawal from Jingxiang

Thinking of the many arrangements in the future and having too many clues, Cao Cao simply stopped sleeping and sat on the brocade mat he had been carrying with him, his eyes were bright, and his mind was rotating quickly.

The guards in Jiangling, Xiangyang and other places also need to be adjusted. At present, the guards of Jiangling Cao Ren is calm and moderate, and has rich combat experience, so you can rest assured. Although the guards of Xiangyang Le Jin is not bad, if they face the pressure of Zhou Yu's army, it may be difficult to deal with it. Xiahou Yuan can be arranged to guard. To the east of Xudu, there are Liu Bei's troops in Xuzhou and Zhou Yu's troops in Shouchun. They must place heavy troops in Yingshang to resist the attacks of these two enemy troops. Such strategic areas must be guarded by Xiahou Dun.

Xu Du, according to the tips, there is an undercurrent at this moment. Many officials are ready to move. It is estimated that after the news of their defeat in Chibi is transmitted, more people will oppose them either openly or secretly. After withdrawing back to Xiangyang, they should not stay for a long time. They will immediately lead their troops back to Xu Du, and just cut off the mess quickly and capture those officials who try to betray them one by one. Exile those who should be exiled, and those who should be executed...

Ten days later, Cao Cao led the remaining troops to finally arrive in Jiangling City. When Cao Ren saw Cao Cao, who was tired and thin, he was filled with joy and sorrow and couldn't help but hug Cao Cao and burst into tears. Cao Cao smiled and comforted him.

After everyone sat down, Cao Cao learned from Cao Ren that the entire Jingzhou naval army was gone. They failed to break through the blockade of the Jiangdong naval army. When the strong southeast wind blew, the Jiangdong naval army sent hundreds of small boats filled with tinder oil and fire-induced objects. After igniting, they quickly rushed into the water camp and ignited the crowded and disorderly Cao army warships in the water camp. In addition, the Jiangdong naval army approached the water camp and fired countless rockets. The fire spread rapidly and finally evolved into a fire that burned the sky for two days and two nights before stopping, burning the originally majestic water camp into ashes.

Cai Mao was seriously ill and his subordinates fled in scattered and failed to avoid it in time and were burned to death in the fire. Zhang Yun had no choice but to give up the water camp and led the remaining troops to retreat by land. In the direction of the withdrawal, he had a disagreement with Cai Mao's confidant Cai Zhong and Cai He. Then the three of them parted ways. Zhang Yun led thousands of subordinates to the north, Cai Zhong and Cai He led thousands of remaining troops to the west.

Zhang Yun's troops went north and encountered the blocking troops arranged in advance by Zhou Yu. When the sailors got ashore, their combat power was naturally greatly reduced. Seeing that there was no hope of breaking through, Zhang Yun led his troops to surrender.

Cai Zhong and Cai He met Zang Ba's troops who were searching for Cao Cao's army everywhere. Zang Ba was so angry that he had nowhere to go. When he saw Cai Zhong and Cai He's troops, how could he let go? After a few charges, he cut melons and vegetables, and killed Cai Zhong and Cai He, and the rest of his troops raised their hands to surrender.

Since then, the Jingzhou Navy, which originally dominated the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, was destroyed. Instead, it was replaced by the well-equipped and well-trained Jinfan Navy.

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel sad and said to Cao Ren: "The 400,000 army suffered this misfortune, and this is all my fault~~"

Cao Ren went on to comfort Cao Cao, then settled Cao Cao and others, soaked hot soup, changed into new clothes, and ate wine and meat. Cao Cao's spirit was rejuvenated. After a day of rest, Cao Cao led the central army and set off towards Xiangyang with Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun's troops. Before leaving, Cao Cao repeatedly reminded Cao Ren to be sure to defend Jiangling. If Jiangling is there, Jingzhou will still be there. If Jiangling is lost, Xiangyang will be difficult to protect.

From Jiangling to Xiangyang, there was no Jiangdong army anymore. Cao Cao walked very quickly and arrived in Xiangyang within five days. The Xiangyang garrison Le Jin hurried out of the city to greet him. One day, the thousands of remaining troops who retreated from the northern line also arrived in Xiangyang. When he saw Cao Cao, he was filled with joy and sorrow.

Cao Cao could only comfort him with kind words. Winning and defeat were common among military strategists, and encouraged the generals to raise troops to revenge in the future. During the breakout, the powerful general Zhang Xiu and Li Dian of the Western Liang Dynasty all died in the chaos, which made Cao Cao sigh. He set up an altar outside the city to pay tribute to these generals and more than 300,000 dead creatures.

However, Cao Cao's nightmare has just begun.

As soon as Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun to the eastern line and was about to let him guard Yingshang, two urgent letters came. Zhou Yumi's subordinate general Cheng Pu sent troops from Shouchun, with about 15,000 troops, quietly crossing Anfengjin, and conquering the city and plundering the land, surrounding Yingshang. Because Cao Cao had drawn a lot of soldiers from Yingshang to fight in order to cross the river, there were only 5,000 troops in Yingshang City, and the guards were in a row, and they were in danger. Seeing that the important town of Yingshang was about to be lost.

Another news shocked Cao Cao even more. Zhou Yu was defeated by the general Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, and led 10,000 troops from Lujiang to the northwest. He had already captured Anfeng, Gushi, Guangzhou and other counties, with the goal directly aimed at Runan, the important town of Yuzhou.

If Runan falls, Xu Du will be directly exposed to Zhou Yu's army!

At the same time, the Jiangdong naval army took advantage of the victory to attack Jiangling, Gan Ning, Jiang Qin, Ding Feng, Zhang Hu, and Chen Sheng led their troops to surround Jiangling City. Fortunately, Cao Ren was well-organized, and the soldiers served his orders. Niu Jin was also quite brave. In addition, Jiangling city walls were high and deep, and it was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Gan Ning and others were anxious but failed to capture them.

Seeing that Jiangling was difficult to win for a while, Gan Ning received Zhou Yu's order and first divided his troops to attack the important Yiling town in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The Yiling guard was the Shisu under Liu Zhangmi. Seeing that the Jiangdong naval army was powerful, he surrendered the city. After obtaining Yiling, Gan Ning led his troops to go down the river and continued to siege Jiangling.

Cao Cao never expected that Zhou Yu had so many tricks. Judging from these military deployments, Zhou Yu had prepared for a long time. Did he predict that our army would fail? Soon, Cao Cao woke up from his temporary panic.

At this moment, it’s time to give up something!

Xu is the foundation of the career and must not be lost. Zhou Yu sent two troops to attack from the Eastern Front, just to force himself to shrink his troops, give up Jingzhou, and protect the Eastern Front!

After repeated weighing, Cao Cao made a decision to abandon Jiangling and Xiangyang, leaving only heavy troops to station in Nanyang, while the rest of the troops headed eastward to fight back the two enemy troops of Cheng Pu and Zhang Liao!

After the order was issued, Cao Cao's heart was filled with pain. He climbed to the city of Xiangyang and looked at the mountains outside the city from afar. He sighed in his heart that he would return to Jingxiang again in the year and month.

Before Cao's army had evacuated Xiangyang, Cao Cao received a message. Zhou Yu personally led nearly 100,000 troops, less than a hundred miles away from Xiangyang! Cao Cao laughed so sadly, his blood surged, and shouted: "Zhou Yu's son bullied me! Zhou Yu's son bullied me!"
Chapter completed!