0p0 Chapter 463 Battle of Chibi
Chapter 463 Battle of Chibi
"After Huang Gai achieved his first victory, Zhou Yu did not miss the opportunity to press his advantage."
"So Zhou Yu and others led their lightly armed elite soldiers and followed behind them. In an instant, the sound of gongs and drums filled the air, and the soldiers bravely advanced, resulting in a great defeat for Cao Cao's army."
"Liu Bei, seeing this, also experienced what it felt like to chase after Cao Cao. No wonder that guy was chasing him so enthusiastically; it was really exhilarating!"
"Unable to advance directly, Cao Cao led his army to retreat through Huarong Road. As a result, they encountered muddy and impassable roads. I guess it was probably due to the changeable weather in the south!"
"However, fate had other plans. A strong wind arose, howling and howling, making it impossible for the main force to escape along this route. So, Cao Cao ordered all the old, weak, and disabled soldiers to carry straw and spread it along the road, allowing the main cavalry force to barely pass."
"But these old, weak, and disabled soldiers were trampled by the horses and men, stuck in the mud, unable to crawl out. Countless died among them, but this was only part of the reason."
"Other factors such as hunger and disease, as well as the Battle of Red Cliffs, also resulted in the loss of most of our people."
"After the Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao Cao suffered heavy losses and lost the opportunity to unify the country. He never marched south again, and the tripartite balance of power began to emerge. The situation was basically settled."
Cao Cao of the Eastern Han Dynasty: Zhou Yu! Huang Gai! Liu Bei! I'm not finished with you!!
Yuan Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty: Hahaha, Cao Cao lost!
Emperor Zhu Zhanji of the Ming Dynasty: Zhou Yu's move was brilliant, coupled with the sudden southeast wind!
Liu Zhuzhu of the Great Han Dynasty: Obviously, it was not time to destroy Sun Quan and Liu Bei. Thus, the Three Kingdoms were established!
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At this time, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty
Cao Cao's camp
Everyone fell silent, exchanging bewildered glances. They hadn't expected to lose a match with such a significant advantage for the main attacker!
If it were due to troop strength or other reasons, they wouldn't be so frustrated.
But who would have thought that the outcome would be like this, or that the battle would unfold like this!
Cao Cao was seething with anger. He knew that the biggest problem was why the plague had targeted them, while Sun Quan and Liu Bei were spared.
He's absolutely furious!
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Lin Ke's voice continued to come.
"After this battle, many of the Northern soldiers who escaped joined Liu Bei's army, and thus his strength began to be revealed. In other words, well, the script has probably changed."
"On another note, Liu Bei recommended Liu Qi to be the governor of Jingzhou, which encompasses the southern part of Jingzhou, including the four commanderies of Wuling, Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling."
"These four commanderies were also quite cunning. When Cao Cao returned to the central government, they all surrendered. So Liu Bei promoted Zhuge Liang to oversee the three commanderies of Lingling, Guiyang, and Changsha, and then collected their taxes to replenish the army's supplies."
"By the way, the 100,000 troops of Sun Quan that we mentioned earlier actually happened in this year, namely the 13th year of Jian'an. Sun Quan personally led an army from the north to attack Hefei, claiming to be an army of 100,000. However, after besieging Hefei for more than 100 days, he returned without success."
"Of course, it was just a joke. In fact, Zhou Yu and his men took advantage of their great victory over Cao Cao and immediately attacked Jiangling, which was guarded by Cao Ren. The two armies faced each other across the river."
"Zhou Yu dispatched Gan Ning to attack Yiling, while Cao Ren also divided his forces to besiege it. Unexpectedly, Cao Ren proved quite fierce, so Gan Ning appealed to Zhou Yu for help."
"Zhou Yu then used Lü Meng's plan, leaving Ling Tong to guard the rear while he and Lü Meng went to relieve the siege, thus alleviating the siege of Gan Ning."
"The vanguard of Wu's army first surrounded Niu Jin, a general under Cao Ren, who came to meet them in battle, but was later rescued by Cao Ren's two raids."
"The two sides were evenly matched, and then they set a date for a great battle. Zhou Yu even personally rode into battle, but unfortunately he was hit by a stray arrow. The injury was quite serious, and he could no longer fight, so he retreated."
"Later, Cao Ren learned that Zhou Yu was bedridden and had not gotten up, so he led his troops to the Wu army. What could they do? So Zhou Yu got up, went to the camp, and encouraged the soldiers."
"In short, Zhou Yu's campaign has not gone smoothly, and he has not been able to capture Jiangling even after a year of fighting."
"However, Cao Ren can only hold out for a little over a year, because the food is running out. How many soldiers does he have? It's all physical labor, and with so little food, it's normal that it will eventually run out!"
"Moreover, Guan Yu blocked the road for delivering grain to the north, so Cao Shouren had no choice but to retreat!"
"However, with Zhou Yu in front and Guan Yu behind, he couldn't get out for a while. Cao Cao sent Li Tong to meet him. Thanks to him, Cao Ren was able to get out. But Li Tong, whether from exhaustion or something else, died of illness on the way back."
Zhou Yu: ...
People in Wanchaozhong: We've been fighting for a year!?
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: People in later generations really love giving their ancestors nicknames, hahaha!
Zhao Guangyi, the "God of the Gaoliang River": Exactly, his name is terrible!
General Judy, the Northern Expeditionary Army: What's this? It's quite accurate, isn't it? Did you not ride a donkey cart to escape?!
Emperor Zhao Zhen, the greatest benevolent ruler of all time: ...
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: Enough! Stop embarrassing yourself!
Wanyan Jiu Mei: Look at me! Did I say anything?!
Other emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty: Get out! Get out!
Yuan Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty: ...Is this your home turf??
Zhang Fei: I also like to give people nicknames, like "slave of three surnames"!
Lu Bu: ...Ring-eyed thief!!!...
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In another time and space.
Wang Zhaojun, who had already returned to her residence, would have thought it was all a dream if she hadn't been listening to the live broadcast!
"Princess, our Han Dynasty general has arrived!" The maid put on a serious face, but her excited voice betrayed her!
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhaojun's uneasy heart finally calmed down; His Majesty had indeed come to fetch her!
Only now does she realize that, looking at her face in the bronze mirror, it is as if she were still on her wedding day.
But now, she is no longer young!
A few days later, after a detailed discussion between the Han and the Xiongnu, she finally left this place and was going home!
In other timelines, the princesses who had dedicated most of their lives to the cause of marriage alliances and whose missions were nearing completion were gradually brought back to the Han court.
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