Chapter 168 Zhou Yu vomits blood: Xiao Fang, do you want to kill me? Do you still want to fool us? Kill him without leaving a single piece of armor!

"Captain!"

Jia Hua's face also changed drastically, and he rushed forward to support Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu fell to the ground, his expression distorted and stunned, his eyes bulged as if he had seen a ghost.

"Han Yigong's entire army was wiped out?"

"Both father and son are dead?"

"Chaisang City was captured by Huang Zhong?"

"This, this, this..."

Thousands of terrifying questions bombarded Zhou Yu like thunder, leaving him in endless shock.

Sudden.

He grabbed Jia Hua, struggled to his feet, stumbled over to the messenger and grabbed him.

"why?"

"What on earth is this? Tell me?"

Zhou Yu's face was distorted and hideous, his voice was hoarse and agitated, and he had completely lost his composure.

"I don't know why either."

"I only heard that Huang Zhong led 5,000 enemy troops and appeared from the south of Chaisang, and used Han Zong to trick our city gate into opening!"

"General Zhang Cheng fought hard but was defeated and was caught off guard. He didn't have time to close the city walls and was attacked by Huang Zhong's army."

The messenger stammered and answered with a bitter face.

Zhou Yu let go of the messenger, turned his head with difficulty, and looked towards the direction of Chaisang.

Then he turned his head tremblingly and looked at Liu Bei's navy showing off its might on the river.

The doubts were gradually dispelled and the truth finally emerged in my mind.

"Could it be that the big-eared thief was only pretending to attack my Yangxin Pass, but was actually using the same tactic as mine, making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, and actually ordered Huang Zhong to lead his troops via land and water to attack my Chaisang City?"

"Han Yigong was on the way and happened to collide with Huang Zhong, so he was ambushed and killed?"

"Could this be another trick of Xiao Fang?"

"I, Zhou Yu, was fooled by that country bumpkin again?"

Zhou Yu shivered several times, cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and he slowly sat down again.

At this moment, he felt completely exhausted and became weaker than ever before. He didn't even have the strength to grit his teeth or clench his fists to vent his grief and anger.

"Why do I lose to that country bumpkin again and again?"

"He is just a poor scholar, a country bumpkin. Why am I not as good as him?"

"Damn God, why did you send down such a person just to restrain me, Zhou Yu!"

"Why--"

Zhou Yu looked up to the heaven and asked sadly. Endless anger and unwillingness were like heavy hammers, mercilessly bombarding his heart.

Sudden.

A surge of angry blood rushed up and instantly reached his throat.

"Ah wu——"

Zhou Yu lunged forward suddenly and a stream of blood spurted out.

"Commander-in-chief, Commander-in-chief~~"

Jia Hua was horrified and rushed forward to support Zhou Yu again.

After Zhou Yu vomited blood, it seemed as if the pent-up anger in his heart was finally released, and his mental state became much calmer.

"Commander-in-chief, Chaisang City has already fallen, and you have become like this again. The situation is hopeless!"

"Let's quickly abandon Yangxin Pass and head to Hulin to meet up with the Lord."

Jia Hua supported Governor Zhou and tried to persuade him.

Zhou Yu struggled to sit up and gritted his teeth and said:
"Bofu has great confidence in me and ordered me to guard Chaisang. If I lose Chaisang and Han Yigong, how can I face him?"

"I will definitely take back Chaisang, I must take back Chaisang~~"

Jia Hua was surprised and said anxiously:

"Chaisang City has been captured by the enemy, and we have Liu Bei's main force approaching us. How can we possibly recapture Chaisang?"

"Commander-in-chief, you must not act on impulse."

Zhou Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and snorted coldly:

"The news that Huang Zhong stole my Chaisang must not have reached the big-eared thief in time."

"I will lead 8,000 naval forces to leave the camp tonight under the cover of darkness and head straight for Chaisang along the south bank. We will attack the city while Huang Zhong is still unstable. There may be a chance to recapture Chaisang."

"You will lead two thousand soldiers to stay behind at Yangxin Pass, pretending that my army is still there, and hold back that big-eared thief!"

Jia Hua was shocked. He felt that Zhou Yu's plan was a bit risky and arrogant, but he couldn't tell where the risk was.

"Does the governor really want to take back Chaisang? I think it would be safer for us to retreat to Hulin..."

"If I don't take back Chaisang, how can I face Bofu?"

Zhou Yu interrupted Jia Hua's persuasion, struggled to stand up, and said resolutely:

"This battle is not over yet. I still have a chance to turn the tide."

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

Seeing that Zhou Yu was so determined, Jia Hua dared not persuade him any further.

Zhou Yu looked at Liu Jun on the river again, his face lit up with pride, and he snorted coldly:
"Xiao Fang, I haven't lost yet. I just don't believe that my wisdom and strategy are really inferior to yours!"

That night.

Zhou Yu led 8,000 naval forces, left the camp at night, and headed downstream to Chaisang.

Jia Hua led two thousand soldiers and continued to bluff and stayed at Yangxin Pass.

...

The next day, at dawn.

More than 500 warships of Liu’s army continued to come from the north bank and approached Yangxin Pass on the south bank.

At this time, the Jiangdong Army had just started cooking and was waiting to have breakfast, but they did not expect Liu's army to approach in large numbers, so they had to rush to the river beach to deploy defenses.

Jia Hua rode his horse to the riverside and shouted:

"Quick, take the straw man that we made yesterday, put on the clothes and armor, and move it to the riverside as soon as possible."

"Also, raise more flags. Don't let the enemy see our strengths and weaknesses!"

Jia Hua waved his whip and shouted at the soldiers who had rushed over.

More than 2,000 Jiangdong soldiers hurriedly moved thousands of dummies to the riverside and set up camp on the river beach. The dummies and real people were mixed together to form a formation.

Jia Hua stood on his horse with his gun in hand, stationed on the riverbank, and looked towards the river with an anxious look.

"The governor said that the big-eared thief was just bluffing and feinting, and would not really launch an attack on our Yangxin Pass."

"Since it's a feint, these straw men I set up should be able to deceive the big-eared thief and make him unaware that the governor has led the main force back to rescue Chaisang."

"I hope the governor's decision is correct and we can really recapture Chaisang in time..."

Jia Hua's thoughts were racing, and he was secretly comforting himself.

So he suppressed his anxiety, waved his gun and shouted: "Pass the order, all troops must not panic, the enemy is just bluffing and will never attack by force."

"Anyone who dares to move without authorization or disrupt the formation will be killed without mercy!"

Under his shouting, the two thousand Jiangdong soldiers had to brace themselves up, not daring to breathe a single breath, and just watched the approaching Liu Jun navy.

On the river.

Above the flagship, Liu Bei and Xiao Fang stood side by side, looking at the situation in the enemy camp from afar as usual.

"Aliang should have caught up with Han Sheng and his men a few days ago, but I don't know what the outcome of their encounter with Han Dang's troops was..."

Liu Bei frowned slightly, and there was a hint of worry in his words.

Xiao Fang saw that Lao Liu was worried, so he smiled and comforted him:
"My lord, don't worry too much. With Aliang's wisdom, it is more than enough to deal with Han Dang."

"The only thing we need to consider now is whether Han Sheng, A Liang and his men have captured Chaisang."

Liu Bei's brows relaxed and he nodded:

"Jing Lue's words make sense. The people around you are all talented people in the world, and Aliang's wisdom is obvious to all."

"With him advising Han Sheng, Bei really has nothing to worry about. What we should think about is when they can conquer Chaisang."

Liu Bei then put aside his worries and looked towards the enemy camp again.

Zhuge Jin beside him pointed at the enemy camp and said:

"If General Huang and Aliang and his men capture Chaisang, Zhou Yu will definitely abandon his camp upon hearing the news. He will either go to recapture Chaisang or flee to Hulin to join Sun Ce."

"Looking at the enemy's current situation, I think Chaisang has not fallen yet."

Liu Bei took a careful look and roughly estimated the number of Jiangdong troops, which was still more than 10,000.

This proves that Zhou Yu and his entire army are here. According to Zhuge Jin's calculations, Chaisang should not have changed hands yet.

Liu Bei nodded slightly and said:
"Since Zhou Yu's main force is still there, we should just feint an attack on the enemy camp today. There is no need to waste the lives of our soldiers."

Just when the left and right were about to give orders.

Xiao Fang's eyes narrowed, and he said firmly:
"Aliang and his men must have captured Chaisang. Zhou Yu must have led the main force to recapture Chaisang last night. There are less than 2,000 soldiers and horses left in the new fortress of Chengyang."

"My lord, give the order immediately and have the entire army attack the south bank!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Liu Bei looked back at Xiao Fang and said in surprise:

"Military Advisor, how can you be sure that Chaisang has been captured and Zhou Yu has already led the main force away?"

Zhuge Jin and others on both sides looked at Xiao Fang with curiosity.

Xiao Fang pointed his feather fan at the enemy camp and sneered:
"The time our army chose to launch a feint attack was when the enemy was preparing to cook."

"To cook, you have to light a fire, and when you light a fire, there will be smoke. I just roughly counted the amount of smoke behind the enemy camp, and it is much less than yesterday. At most, it is only enough for two thousand people."

"So I guessed that Chaisang must have changed hands. Zhou Yu was unwilling to lose such an important town, so he led the main force under the cover of night and sailed east along the south bank last night."

"Zhou Yu is so smart. He is afraid that we will take advantage of the situation to break through Yangxin Pass and chase us all the way to Chaisang, so he left two thousand soldiers to continue to garrison."

Xiao Fang spoke slowly and calmly, revealing the secret.

Liu Bei suddenly realized what was going on and hurriedly counted the smoke from the cooking fires above the enemy camp. As Xiao Fang had said, the amount was much less than yesterday.

"Jinglue is really thoughtful. He can even think of judging the strength of the enemy camp by the number of smoke from cooking fires!"

"It seems that Han Sheng and his men have indeed captured Chaisang, and Zhou Yu is no longer in Yangxin Pass!"

Liu Bei looked at Xiao Fang with surprise and exclaimed in admiration.

Zhuge Jin also suddenly realized it, but pointed at the enemy camp and said:
"Since Zhou Yu has already led the main force away, why are there so many enemy troops on the shore?"

Xiao Fang did not answer, but smiled and asked:
"Brother, think about it, if you were Zhou Yu, and you wanted to lead the main force to escape, but you didn't want our army to see through your true intentions, what would you do?"

Zhuge Jin was stunned.

After chewing on Xiao Fang's words and pondering for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Brother-in-law, are you saying that those Jiangdong soldiers on the shore are all fake?"

"Is this a bluff by the Jiangdong Army that stayed behind to deceive our army?"

Xiao Fang smiled and nodded.

After all, he is a member of the Zhuge family. Although his talent and aptitude are not as good as his brother-in-law, the foundation is still there and he will be able to learn with just a little effort.

Old Liu also came to his senses at this moment, and without any more worries, he immediately drew his sword and shouted:
"Pass the order down, the entire army will attack immediately!"

"Make a concerted effort and attack the south bank!"

The order was passed down and the sound of war drums rang out, breaking the silence on the river.

Gan Ning, Xu Sheng and other naval generals led the navy to speed up and attack Yangxin Pass.

ashore.

The two thousand Jiangdong soldiers who stayed behind were in great chaos and panic.

"How could this be?"

"Could it be that Liu Bei saw through my bluff?"

"But my disguise is so perfect, how could they possibly see the flaw?"

Jia Hua looked at Liu Jun's navy rushing towards the water camp and was so shocked that his mouth opened wide in shock.

It was not until countless arrows whizzed in and shot the soldiers on both sides to the ground and scattered in panic that he reacted.

"Don't retreat, hold the line!"

"Don't retreat, drive the enemy down the river~~"

Jia Hua waved his spear and roared hoarsely and angrily at the collapsed soldiers.

In the front, more than ten warships of Liu’s army were unstoppable. They broke into the water camp and rushed onto the river beach.

Gan Ning jumped on his horse, holding his spear, and was the first to jump off the boat, rushing towards the shore.

He swung the iron halberd in his hand wildly, chopping down the scattered Jiangdong soldiers like grass.

In the blood mist, he spotted Jia Hua waving a spear and shouting at the fleeing soldiers.

"Jiangdong rat thief!"

"Death!"

A roar like thunder.

Gan Ning rode his horse and dragged his halberd, rushing towards Jia Hua like a killing god.

When Jia Hua was startled by the loud shout and looked up suddenly, a figure as tall as an iron tower appeared before him.

The bloody spear in his hand slashed across like thunder.

Jia Hua was horrified and hurriedly waved his gun to try to resist.

The spear was raised and the halberd tip was already there.

Jia Hua's head flew into the air in an instant.

Gan Ning rode non-stop, wielding his bloody halberd, and continued to charge into the heart of the enemy camp.

Behind him, countless soldiers of Liu's army came like a tide, stepping on Jia Hua's fallen body and flooding into the enemy camp.

When the morning glow rose in the east, the "Liu" flag had already risen in the blood mist above Yangxin Pass.

(End of this chapter)