Chapter 589: The Battle of Chibi (1)
On June 15th, in 203 AD, Guan Yu had conquered the commander of the three Wu army, and was in charge of the ninth, tenth, and eleventh legions, the eight grassland banners, and the Jingzhou navy, with a total of 180,000 troops. He officially issued an order to cross the river battle.
The entire army praised Yuan Xi's slogan "It is better to pursue the enemy with great courage, and not to seek fame and learn from the overlords."
At the same time, Sun Quan appointed Taishi Ci as the general of the Wu Kingdom and Ling Cao as the commander-in-chief of the navy. He mobilized the whole country to support 50,000 infantry and 60,000 navy troops, and stationed in Fankou and Chaisang.
On the morning of the 22nd, Guan Yu ordered 50,000 Jingzhou Navy to carry 20,000 elite infantry. The commander of Cai Mao and Wenpin led the troops out of Wulin Water Village to wipe out the Wu State Navy.
On the same day, the navy commander Ling Cao led the Wu navy to 60,000,000, and thousands of warships to leave Fankou to fight Cai Mao.
On the vast river surface of the Red Cliff, thousands of sails competed and hundreds of boats competed. Thousands of warships of all sizes filled the river surface dozens of miles wide. Especially the tower ships that were high above the water, like the emperor in the water, were even more majestic and majestic. On the tower ship headed, Cai Mao held the hilt of the sword and wore thick armor, surrounded by dozens of naval generals.
Looking at the Wu naval army, which was well prepared by the warships, Cai Mao nodded in appreciation and said, "According to the plan of the military advisor, a small boat was sent to persuade the surrender and told Ling Tong that the general trend of the world was determined. As long as he was willing to surrender, this hou, the navy general, could give it to him."
"promise!"
On the flagship of the Eastern Wu Navy, a calm-eyed veteran stood proudly. He was the only general in Wu who could still lead the navy to fight.
Looking at the densely equipped Jingzhou naval army opposite, Ling Cao clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes flashed with sadness. Although his warships seemed to be of a large number, only he himself knew that he had no generals except some generals and lieutenants. Once a fierce battle broke out, perhaps in an instant, the once glorious Wu naval army would collapse.
"Governor" Thinking of this, Ling Cao couldn't help but murmur after missing him. Pyeongchang was defeated, Zhou Yu, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Lu Meng, Zhu Ran, Lu Kang, Xu Sheng, these naval generals who were once much stronger than him were, died and captured.
The Wu navy was a hollow except for these warships. If the king had not rewarded the soldiers with his treasury and won over them, the soldiers would have mutiny long ago, but doing so would have killed the chicken and obtained the eggs. Even if he was lucky enough to win, the internal affairs of the entire Wu country would be on the verge of collapse.
"Father, Cai Mao sent someone here." At this time, a young man with extraordinary figure and a strong figure suddenly spoke loudly behind Ling Cao.
Ling Cao's eyes narrowed and he immediately looked over. He saw a walking boat breaking away from the navy formation and coming quickly towards them.
"My Marquis, I have something to say to Governor Ling." After the boat was walking around, an envoy stood on the deck and shouted.
"Father"
Ling Cao frowned, hesitated for a while, and ordered: "Take him up."
"promise!"
After the general arrived at the flagship, he looked at Ling Cao who was standing calmly and clasped his fists and said, "The young general met with the Grand Commander."
"No need to be polite, just say anything," Ling Cao asked indifferently.
"Grandmaster, the world is divided into the general trend. Except for Jiangdong, they are all the land of our Dayan. Unify the overall situation and determine it. Why is the governor against the will of heaven? The Marquis said that as long as the governor is willing to surrender, he will not only receive a heavy reward from the king, but also the navy of Jingzhou can be handed over to the governor for management," the general said with a smile.
Ling Cao looked up and said disdainfully: "I am not your marquis. I surrendered without fighting. Although Dayan is strong, I am not afraid of Wu."
"The governor has been brave all his life and is naturally not afraid, but the governor doesn't want to know what happened to the Jiangdong generals?" The general said softly, all these were what Xu Shu told him to say.
Ling Cao's pupils shrank and said, "I don't believe it. The great Yan, the first king in troubled times, and the founding lord Yuan Xi, would actually attack the surrendering generals despicable."
"Haha, this is certainly not the case. Generals of Zhou, Lu Doctor Lu, Lu Meng, Xu Sheng, Zhu Ran and other generals are all in Yecheng. They have a good life and will soon move to Shendu to participate in the founding hall. They all hope that the generals can participate in this prosperous era together, and at the same time, they also hope that the Wu Kingdom can surrender to Da Yan in a peaceful way." The general laughed loudly.
"You are talking nonsense, the governor will never say such a thing." Ling Cao's son Ling Tong immediately stood up angrily when he heard this. Zhou Yu was the most loyal Jiangdong in his heart. How could he say unpromising words?
"The young general didn't say nonsense, because the governor and the others knew very well that Jiangdong could not be defended. Since that's the case, why bother to let the soldiers suffer in vain? Even if you can win, you will kill a thousand enemies and lose 800 yourself. My Dayan has the foundation of the whole world, with countless people and endless wealth. Even if you lose 100 times, it doesn't matter. Can you Jiangdong?" The general shook his head and said.
Hearing this, Ling Cao immediately stood up expressionlessly and said firmly: "Eat the king's fortune and share the worries for you. We, the generals, will not be in the future, only for the king's order. Even if you die, you will have no regrets. Go back and tell Cai Mao that you don't have to worry anymore. I will swear to live and die with the Wu Kingdom. If you have the courage, attack us."
The general was stunned and then sighed: "Why do you have to do this? In fact, everyone knows that the Kingdom of Wu has already ended its end and internal chaos is endless. There is nothing except these warships."
"No, we still have the backbone for the generals," Ling Cao said firmly.
The general was shocked and said regretfully: "Since that's the case, the young general will say goodbye."
"Not giving away" Ling Cao waved his hand directly.
As the general who persuaded surrender turned around and told Cai Mao about the process one by one, Cai Mao's eyes immediately became sharp. In retrospect, he looked at the huge trenchers standing on the deck and the clay pots quietly placed in the basket, and said coldly: "Since that's the case, I will destroy his last hope in Jiangdong, pass the order, rush forward, fight ships behind, set off the offensive formation, break his formation."
"promise!"
As the loud sound of horns and war drums soared into the sky, a red triangle flag began to wave rapidly, and immediately a fleet of hundreds of ships rushed forward, and a naval fleet composed of fighting ships immediately separated from the formation and rushed towards the Wu navy on the opposite side.
On one of the ships, Wen Pin, holding a big sword, stood proudly, his eyes flashing with a fierce murderous intent.
Seeing this scene, Ling Cao immediately drew out his sword and shouted sternly, "I ordered the front army to attack and defeat the Dayan Navy!"
"The front army attacked!"
The messengers immediately roared and waved the flags vigorously. Hundreds of rushing ships cruising back and forth in front of the formation quickly began to exert force and greeted the Dayan naval army led by Wenpin.
In an instant, there were bursts of shouts in front of the two armies.
Chapter completed!