Chapter 196 The Death of Zhou Yu (18)
Chen Wu and four other generals watched Zhao Yun lead the army away, but no one proposed to chase him.
The scolding is unintentional, the listener is intentional! Xu Sheng heard Sun Shangxiang scolding Zhou Yu several times, including many words such as "rebels". This cannot be said casually, and he must have been dissatisfied with Zhou Yu.
Xu Sheng opened Xiaojiujiu in his heart. Although Sun Shangxiang said this in desperation, he might not be able to take it seriously. However, Sun Quan may not have expressed his concerns in this regard at home on weekdays!
Xu Sheng had a scheming in his heart, and he definitely didn't want to be too close to Zhou Yu. He needed to express his attitude just right. He sighed and said to Chen Wu and Pan Zhang:
"No matter what the reason is, we are unable to intercept Liu Bei. We have to bear the lord's trust! It is so inconvenient for you to go back to see the lord! Why don't we go to see Governor Zhou together and report on this matter, so that we can ask for advice on countermeasures." In fact, Xu Sheng's meaning is very clear, and he wants them to share the responsibility with Zhou Yu!
Chen Wu and Pan Zhang were not calculating because they left Liu Bei. After hearing Xu Sheng’s invitation, they were so happy that Zhou Yu held the jar and came to Chaisang together.
It just so happened that Zhou Yu received Sun Quan's document and refused to hurt Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang's lives. Zhou Yu disagreed and believed that Sun Quan was a woman's benevolence.
But Zhou Yu did not dare to openly disobey Sun Quan's order. When he dispatched the navy army to intercept Liu Bei, he was announcing this matter to his subordinates.
As soon as they saw Xu Sheng, Ding Feng led Chen Wu and Pan Zhang came, they knew that they could not stop Liu Bei.
Zhou Yu was not angry, so he naturally gave them a good look. He did not ask in detail, waved his hand and asked them to chase them from the 6th route, leading the navy to block the water surface of the Yangtze River.
So, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, Chen Wu and Pan Zhang led the troops to urge the soldiers to move forward together and rushed towards Zhao Yun's escape.
Fortunately, the direction they headed to Chaisang was in line with the direction where Liu Bei's army escaped, and they were not dragged too much by Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun protected Mrs. Sun and had just arrived at the bank of the river when suddenly the dust rose up behind her. It was probably Zhou Yu who sent troops to chase her again.
Fortunately, there were more than 20 tow boats on the bank of the river. Zhao Yun hurriedly reported to Mrs. Sun:
"Miss Mother, the pursuers from behind are here again. This time I must have received the order of General Zhou Yu, and I will not give in easily! Fortunately, there is a boat here, so I asked my mother to get off the boat, cross the Yangtze River, and then make a district. The other side is the boundary of Jingzhou, which cannot tolerate Zhou Yu's soldiers and horses rampant!"
Xu Sheng and the other four generals were about to chase Jiang'an and could stop Sun Shangxiang immediately, but the four of them were not happy, but instead they were secretly sweating!
Seeing Zhao Yun and the others boarding the ship, the four generals breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. If they really caught up, they would be in a dilemma!
Because the guests on the boat cooperated very well, they got on the boat very quickly. Zhao Yun and Mrs. Sun and the female guards all got on the boat, and he led 500 troops to board the boat. He saw a man in the cabin, Lunzi Taoist uniform, laughed out loud, shaking his feather fan, and asked Zhao Yun:
"Where is the lord? Zhuge Liang is waiting here for a long time!"
It turned out that the people who pretended to be guests on the boat were all Jingzhou navy. When Zhao Yun saw Zhuge Liang, he decided to make a plan. Liu Bei had already returned to Jingzhou with the Ma family's merchant ship, and told Zhuge Liang one by one.
Not long after, the four generals also pretended to arrive at the river bank. Zhuge Liang did not hide it, pointed at them and said with a smile:
"I have already decided for a long time! You go back and tell Zhou Lang to teach you how to use the beauty bureau again."
After hearing this, Sun Shangxiang felt shy, but she was still a little proud of herself being called a "beauty"!
Xu Sheng and others on the shore were all brave and had complaints about Zhou Yu's plan, but they were still very angry at Zhuge Liang's open contempt for the Jiangdong Army and ordered the soldiers to shoot arrows, but the ship was already far away.
Xu Sheng and the other four generals could only watch Zhuge Liang sail away and soon arrived on the other side.
Suddenly, the downstream shouted loudly. Kong Ming looked back and saw countless warships. Under the banner of the Shuai, Zhou Yu led his own naval army. There was Huang Gai on the left and Han Dang on the right. He was like a pegasus and as fast as a meteor, flying towards him.
Kong Ming's boat had already landed, and the sergeant abandoned the boat and went ashore. Mrs. Sun got on the carriage and horse that had been prepared long ago and walked forward.
Zhou Yu rushed to the riverside, and saw that Zhuge Liang and the others had not gone far, so he also ordered the entire army to go ashore to pursue him.
Zhou Yu took the lead, Huang Gai and Han Dang followed closely. Seeing that Kong Ming and his chariots were not far away, Zhou Yu ordered his soldiers to chase each other.
Just as he was about to catch a drum, a knife and a hand came out of the mountain nest. He became a general, and he was Guan Yunchang.
Zhou Yu looked back and saw that his subordinates had been pulled down for several miles, with only Han Dang, Huang Gai and several others riding horses with him. He was shocked and turned his head and left.
Guan Yu did not chase after him with a knife, but just bluffed his troops and chased him.
When the Jiangdong naval army saw that the main general was defeated, they naturally did not dare to fight. They all turned around and fled to the riverside, and the Wu soldiers were defeated.
When Zhou Yu got off the boat, the soldiers of Jingzhou on the shore shouted in unison:
"Zhou Lang's plan to help the world, and he accompanied his wife and then broke his troops!"
Thousands of soldiers and horses in Jiangdong were chased by Guan Yu. Although many people were throwing away their armor, Guan Yu did not want to break up with Jiangdong because he received the order of Zhuge Liang. He just bluffed. Zhou Yu only lost some of his weapons and suffered very few losses.
The reason why Zhou Yu was defeated so quickly was not that the Jiangdong Navy was really weak in combat in the 6th battle, but that the generals understood his inner meaning from Sun Quan's order, that was, they did not want to go to war with Liu Bei and bear the bad reputation of betraying the alliance.
Therefore, the generals disobeyed Zhou Yu's general orders. When they saw that Guan Yu was not serious, they naturally did not fight by themselves, but they just kept Zhou Yu and fled to the ship.
When Zhou Yu saw that he was defeated inexplicably, he was ridiculed by Zhuge Liang. He was angry and said to the left and right generals:
"Kong Ming is so hateful! You guys help me land on the shore and fight to the death!"
Huang Gai, Han Dang and others finally left the battlefield. Everyone was tacitly informed. How could Zhou Yu land on the shore? Let's stop it together!
Zhou Yu was embarrassed and angry, and screamed, and the golden sore burst and fell on the boat! The generals were first aid, but they were unconscious.
When Kong Ming saw the Jiangdong Army retreating, he naturally would not pursue the victory and return to Jingzhou to meet Liu Bei.
Chen Wu and Pan Zhang returned to Jianye and reported that Liu Bei had fled back to Jingzhou. Although Sun Quan pretended to be angry, he did not pursue Chen Wu and Pan Zhang's dereliction of duty.
After Zhou Yu woke up, he couldn't swallow the breath in his heart and wrote a letter to Sun Quan, asking for an abdication.
Sun Quan could not ignore it, gathered civil and military officials to discuss it, and Zhang Zhao advised:
"My lord should not raise troops! Cao Cao thought about repaying the hatred of Chibi day and night, but because he was afraid of Sun and Liu Tongxin, he did not dare to raise troops. If the lord now has anger for a moment, he will annex each other, Cao Cao will take advantage of the situation and attack, and the country will be in danger."
Gu Yong also objected:
"Was Xu Du not done this in detail? If you know that Sun and Liu were not harmonious, Cao Cao would have colluded with Liu Bei. Liu Bei was afraid of Jiangdong and would have surrendered to Cao Cao. If this is the case, the lord was enemies on all sides, how will Jiangnan be safe?
Sun Quan had a good overall view, so he naturally knew that it was not the time to tear down the alliance, and he had no intention of going to war with Liu Bei, so he was naturally doing good.
When Sun Quan paid a visit to his mother, the old lady was worried that her daughter would be short of money in Jingzhou!
Chapter completed!