Zhou Yu, who had been disfigured, lost all his elegance and elegance, leaving only a sense of violence and resentment.
Zhou Yu was so angry that he wanted to rush ashore immediately and cut Yuan Fang's body into thousands of pieces to avenge Po Xiang.
"Come here, General Zhou is injured, please treat the general's injury quickly." Chen Wu shouted in horror.
The soldiers on the left and right swarmed forward to protect Zhou Yu.
Thinking of the injuries on his face, Zhou Yu had no choice but to swallow his anger for the time being. Under the protection of the troops, he fled to the cabin and urgently called for doctors to come and treat his injuries.
At the shore, Yuan Fang missed one arrow and wanted to add another, but the enemy ship had quickly moved away and was beyond the range of the six-stone bow.
Yuan Fang had no choice but to give up and sighed: "Zhou Yu, it seems that you are more lucky than Guan Yu. At least you were not blinded by my shot. However, this arrow damaged your handsome appearance, which should be enough to teach you a lesson."
When the last ray of light faded, the battle along the river bank finally returned to calm.
On the Feishui River, thousands of Jiangdong troops were defeated. One by one, the enemy ships had gone away, leaving only the shadows of their sails.
On the beach, there were corpses lying everywhere. Nearly 4,000 Jiangdong troops were killed in this cavalry raid.
strands of blood dyed the entire beach into a scarlet carpet, and even the waters along the coast were soaked in bright red.
Two thousand cavalry soldiers were stationed on the banks of the river, waving heads in their hands, cheering loudly, and showing off their power to the retreating enemy troops.
"This battle was really exciting. Lord, where are we now?" Yan Liangyang shouted with unfulfilled intentions.
Yuan Fang looked south and said with a smile: "What need I say? Continue south, beat Zhou Yu and capture the important town of Hefei for me."
The order was passed, and two thousand cavalrymen, with their unfinished fighting spirit, followed Yuan Fang southward along Feishui, and rushed towards Hefei City.
Hefei is a city. Living in Huainan, it can be called the throat of Jianghuai River.
If the Central Plains holds Hefei, it can control the upper route to the northeast of the Yangtze River and defend Shouchun. If the Central Plains holds Hefei, it can easily peek northward at Xuhuai.
In the past history, Wu and Wei were in the Hefei area. There were several fierce battles, but Soochow ended in failure because Cao Wei occupied Hefei.
Yuan Fang is well aware of the importance of Hefei, so he naturally wants to work non-stop and seize this important town no matter what.
As long as Hefei is captured, he can use a small number of troops. Even if Sun Ce had ten times more troops to garrison the city, he would never think of attacking from the north.
Although Zhou Yu had the convenience of a waterway, he could not outrun Yuan Fang's Qingqi. At dawn the next day, Yuan Fang arrived at the gate of Hefei before Zhou Yu's navy arrived.
Hefei today. Because Shouchun was lost, the North-South confrontation had not yet formed, so its importance has not yet been realized.
Therefore, the city of Hefei at this time was just a dilapidated city destroyed by war. There were only a thousand people in the city and only a few hundred defenders.
Yuan Fang¡¯s cavalry suddenly arrived and killed them almost effortlessly. Hefei was captured.
Half a day later, Zhou Yu's fleet arrived at the water west of Hefei. Seeing that the city was lost, he did not dare to land and fight for it, so he had to lead his army to continue south to meet Sun Ce at Ruxu.
As for Yuan Fang, although he suffered a huge defeat against Zhou Yu. But after all, there were few soldiers and no naval advantage. After capturing Hefei, they did not continue the pursuit. Instead, he sent an order to the following main army to come to Hefei as soon as possible to meet up.
Zhou Yu led his defeated troops south to Chaohu to join Sun Ce.
Sun Ce stood on the bank with his horse and his spear raised, watching the warships returning with full loads to the east of the Yangtze River.
In the battle of Ruxukou, he killed Liu Xun, surrendered nearly 7,000 Lujiang troops, and captured countless weapons and equipment.
Sun Ce, who had won a great victory, ordered these prisoners of war and the spoils of war to be transported to his hometown in Jiangdong for digestion.
"My lord, once Liu Xun dies, Lujiang will be left without an owner. If we don't take advantage of the situation to march westward and seize the entire Lujiang River, how long will it take?" Standing beside him, the veteran general Han Dang stroked his beard and said with a smile.
Sun Ce laughed, pointed his spear to the west, and said boldly: "What the old general said is absolutely true. I have ordered the whole army to set off westward and follow me to kill Wancheng."
Wancheng is the seat of Lujiang County. If Wancheng is captured, the entire remaining counties in Lujiang will surrender without a fight.
In Nawan City, there lived the rumored "Er Qiao".
When they stayed at Zhou Yu's house in Shu County, the two young men talked about wine. Besides the general trend of the world, the two young men talked most about the two Qiaos.
??Er Qiao has the beauty of a country and a city. At that time, Sun Ce swore to Zhou Yu that his two brothers would marry the two sisters.
Today the Lujiang River spitsIt is possible to get it, and the beauty is right in front of you. As the saying goes, having the country in your hands and the beauty in your arms is really a happy thing in life. Sun Ce is high-spirited and happy in his heart.
"I don't know whether it's Da Qiaomei or Xiao Qiaomei. Gongjin, Gongjin, I have to choose first"
Sun Ce was thinking freely and was so happy that he couldn't help laughing.
Han Dang and other generals on the left and right thought that Sun Ce was just happy, and they all laughed too.
The heroes from Jiangdong are all high-spirited.
Sun Shangxiang, who was standing next to him, secretly shook his head when he saw his brother's complacent look.
"Report~~General Zhou urgently reports~~"
The scouts flew over and shouted loudly, interrupting the joy of Sun Ce and the generals.
"My lord, General Zhou is reporting urgently. Yuan Fang has captured Shouchun a few days ago, killed Yuan Shu, and is now leading his army south. General Zhou asks my lord to quickly move his troops north to join him at Hefei."
Thunder struck in the air, shattering everyone's high spirits.
The laughter stopped suddenly, and everyone's faces were instantly filled with surprise.
Sun Ce's expression suddenly changed and he said in surprise: "Shouchun is a fortified city. How could Yuan Fang conquer Shouchun in just a few days?"
The scout quickly presented the information, and Sun Ce took it over to read. It clearly stated that Yuan Fang had indeed defeated Shouchun and killed Yuan Shu with his powerful attack power.
??This is the case, so there is no reason why Sun Ce doesn¡¯t believe it.
"Yuan Fang, you actually"
Sun Ce woke up with a start, clutching the information in his hand with a look of disbelief on his face.
At this time, Sun Shangxiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, moved his horse forward and said: "Brother, I have said before that Yuan Fangfei is an ordinary person. Now that Shouchun has been broken, we still don't go against him. It's not too late to withdraw from Jiangdong now."
Sun Ce tore the information in his hand into pieces. He said in a deep voice: "Even if I can't capture Jiujiang County, I will definitely capture Lujiang. How can I hand over Huainan to him? I sent an order to the entire army to immediately set off north to Hefei."
Sun Ce did not listen to his sister's advice and was driven by his strong self-confidence. He gave up the attack on Wancheng and quickly led 20,000 naval troops northward from Ruxukou to Hefei.
The next day, Sun Ce¡¯s fleet entered Chao Lake.
Just as Sun Ce was thinking about it. After joining Zhou Yu, when they were fighting Yuan Fang in Hefei, the sentinel ship ahead sent back urgent news that Zhou Yu's defeated troops had fled from Hefei to Chaohu.
Sun Ce was shocked and rushed northward. Not long after, they rendezvoused with Zhou Yu's fleet.
Half an hour later, Zhou Yu rode a boat and boarded Sun Ce's flagship.
"Gong Jin, your face" When Fang Zi met, Sun Ce was startled and looked at Zhou Yu's injured face in surprise.
Yuan Fang¡¯s arrow was so cruel that it cut an inch-long gash on Zhou Yu¡¯s face. At this moment, half of Zhou Yu's face was completely wrapped in white cloth, and there was no trace of the demeanor of the most beautiful man in the south of the Yangtze River.
Zhou Yu looked a little ashamed, but said bitterly: "It's hard to explain this matter. I owe all my injuries to that boy Yuan Fang."
Therefore, Zhou Yu was filled with resentment. He told Sun Ce how he was attacked by Yuan Fang's Qingqi and how he was defeated by Yuan Fang's cold arrow.
Snapped!
After hearing this, Sun Ce slapped the case fiercely and said angrily: "Yuan Fang has gone too far to bully others. He dares to hurt Gong Jin like this. I will raise my troops and go north to fight him to the death."
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are like brothers. Now that Zhou Yu has been betrayed, Sun Ce can't help but feel distressed. Naturally, he is eager to take revenge.
But Zhou Yu shook his head and sighed: "It was our miscalculation this time. We didn't expect that this guy's attack ability was so strong. He defeated Shouchun in a few days. Today Shouchun has been defeated, Hefei has also been lost, and our army has no city." But it can be seen that there is no way to fight with his army, so we should retreat to Jiangdong as soon as possible and wait and see. "
Although Zhou Yu hated Yuan Fang, he was worthy of being a wise general and kept a cool head.
Sun Ce changed his expression and said angrily: "Are you going to let Yuan Fang take away this fat piece of Huainan?"
"of course not."
Zhou Yu raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and said slowly: "The land of Huainan is far away from the Central Plains. Even if Yuan Fang takes it, he will not be able to garrison it. I think it won't be long before he leads his army back north to fight Yuan Shao. When Huainan is empty, we take the opportunity to send troops northward. The land of Huainan is not our meat yet. "
Sun Ce pondered for a long time, but had no other choice but to agree to Zhou Yu's plan.
On the same day, Sun Ce ordered the fleet to turn back. More than 20,000 troops left Ruxukou and entered the Yangtze River, looking toward the east of the river.
Sun Ce¡¯s wise returnIn the east, a few days later, Yuan Fang led an army of 50,000 infantry and cavalry, and rushed to Ruxukou in a mighty manner and drank from the Yangtze River.
On the shore of Zhuma, Yuan Fang raised his eyes and looked into the distance. In front of him was the rolling Yangtze River. After crossing the Yangtze River, there was the land of Sanwu.
Thinking about the past history, how many years it took Cao Cao to unify the north and drink from the Yangtze River.
Now, within a few years, his troops have reached the Yangtze River, and are only one step away from entering the land east of the Yangtze River.
"What a pity. If there was a navy army, I would have killed them across the Yangtze River in one go." Yuan Fang looked at the river and sighed.
Guo Jiaqu next to him said: "Although my lord is drinking horses from the Yangtze River today, Jiujiang and Lujiang counties will be owned by your lord, but we will soon go north to fight Yuan Shao. Once the army withdraws, Sun Ce will make a comeback. By then, I am afraid that Hefei will The cities and people along the river to the east will fall into Sun Ce's hands."
Yuan Fang was convinced. He knew that in history, Soochow relied on naval forces to include all the counties on the north bank of the Soochow territory. Cao Wei and Cao Wei were unable to capture it after several battles.
"The counties along the coast have suffered less from the war, and their population is no less than hundreds of thousands. If they are taken away by Sun Ce, it will indeed be a big loss"
Yuan Fang pondered for a long time, his eyes lit up, and he sneered: "It doesn't matter if the land can't be defended, but I can't take advantage of the population. Sun Ce, pass on the order, and all the men and women in Anhui City and other counties close to the Yangtze River will be relocated to me." No one can be left to Sun Ce north of Hefei."