The soldiers of the Shu army rushed into the Wu army camp excitedly and prepared to kill a lot, but found that there was no one in the camp, leaving only burning tents and some ashes that could vaguely see the human figure.

It was obviously not a real person, but some straw man.

Even if a person who reacts slowly, he knows he has been fooled.

The soldiers of the Shu army became panicked and retreated, while shouting to their companions behind them. The military marquis and commander of the army, the commander, ordered the drums of war and requested the order to retreat, but they were unable to get Yu Jin's reply for a long time.

Just as the soldiers of the Shu army were confused, a dull roar came from the nest of the sky again, and more than a dozen fireballs were thrown into the sky, but the direction changed, not to hit the Wu army camp, which had become a sea of ​​fire, but to hit the Shu army that was crowded together.

"Boom! Boom!" A few muffled sounds, the fireballs smashed into the crowded Shu army formation, and sparks flew everywhere, falling on the heads of countless Shu soldiers, lit the battle flags in their hands and the battle robe on their bodies.

The Shu army soldiers immediately exploded and messed up. Some tried their best to pounce on the fire on their bodies, some rolled on the ground, and some looked for a hiding place. More people turned around and ran away, shouting that their companions in the sky were blind and beaten too far.

Following the fireball was a dense rain of arrows. The arrows shot from the strong bow and crossbow roared like locusts, causing heavy casualties among the soldiers of the Shu army. The wailing sounds one after another, making people unbearable to listen.

Under the attack of fireballs and arrow rain, the Shu army completely lost control and no longer cared about military orders, and just wanted to escape.

Countless people rushed towards the narrow mountain road, rushing to escape. The soldiers did not care about the generals, the generals did not care about the soldiers, trampled on each other, and killed each other. The southern slope of the mountain was a gentle slope and the northern slope was a steep slope. In the night, under the chaos and crowding, they could not go downhill calmly. Countless people rolled down the hillside, fell into the river water, and were washed away by the river water.

On the mountains on the west bank, the Shu army looked at the Dongpo where the fire was soaring into the sky, and listened to the faint crying sounds, and felt numb. Although most people thought that the Shu army had successfully attacked and chased the Wu army, they were still aware that something was wrong. The chaos on the north slope and the sound of war drums of the attack for a long time showed that the Shu army's attack was not as smooth as expected, and it was very likely that something was unexpected.

Just when they were frightened, fierce drums sounded at the bottom of the ridge. The Shu army was shocked and did not care about the war on the east coast and quickly organized a counterattack. The night was dark and they could not see where the opponent was. They did not dare to go out of the camp, so they could only rely on positions and use crossbows to resist the enemy.

In a panic, the soldiers of the Shu army did not care about the rules and rhythm, and shot with all their might, shooting out bursts of arrow rain until the arrow bag was empty.

The war drums under the ridge did not stop, but the Wu army did not attack. When the generals of the Shu army realized that the opponent might be a feint, the Shu army had already shot a large number of arrows, and most of the crossbowmen's arrow bags were empty, and their arms were also weak because of continuous pulling of bows and arrows.

Taking advantage of this time, the Wu army launched a real attack. They surged out of the darkness, with swords, shields and hands repelling, and crossbowmen approaching and shooting. Arrows sped, and the terrified Shu army was hit by arrows one after another, falling to the ground, and the rest fled everywhere, looking for a place to hide.

Yu Jin took away the elite troops of the central army. Most of the troops guarding the ridge were local county soldiers and tribes. They didn't sleep in the middle of the night and were already sleepy and powerless. Now they were raided again and wanted to ask for help from the central army, but the central army had no reply at all and soon became disorganized.

Taking advantage of the panic of the Shu army, several soldiers in heavy armor, wearing large axes, rushed to the front of the Shu army's camp with sporadic arrows, swung their axes to slash hard, and then split the camp gate in a few strokes, and rushed into the Shu army's camp. The axes were swung like windmills. Several Shu army that could not avoid were chopped to the ground, screaming sadly.

The Wu army rushed into the Shu army camp like a wolf or a tiger like a tide.

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The battle lasted overnight, and the Shu army, which had lost its command of the central army, was defeated and its positions were lost one after another.

By dawn, the Wu army had already captured all positions south of Yanling's main position.

Jiang Qin ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up and found Yu Jin in the ravine northeast of the battlefield.

Yu Jin died, not by arrows, but by crushing him to death. He wore a set of golden silk armor that was not very fit, blocking the arrow, but was pushed down the hillside by the power of the arrow, and then several guards fell to the ground and hit him, pressing him into the ditch and unable to escape, and suffocating to death.

On the hillside and on the river beach, there were corpses of the Shu army everywhere. Apart from those washed away by water, there were at least five or six hundred people. Only a small number were burned to death by fire or arrows, and most of them died of chopping and falling. More than a thousand people fled along the river beach, rocks and bushes, and there were still terrifying Shu army deserters, stretching for more than ten miles, causing great trouble for the Wu army to capture prisoners.

Jiang Qin cleaned up Yu Jin's body and sent it to the central army. Sun Yi ordered people to send it to the Shu army formation and persuaded surrender at the same time.

Seeing that Yu Jin died in battle, most of the Shu army lost the will to continue fighting, surrendered, and a small number of them took advantage of the chaos to evacuate their positions and fled back to the road.

Sun Yi ordered Jiang Wan to take Yu Jin's body to Wudao and persuade Cao Ren to surrender.

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Looking at Yu Jin's pale body, Cao Ren's eyes couldn't help but thrust, and then shed tears.

"Wenze, I misled you. If I had not cited you as a general, I would not have been today."

Jiang Wan stood aside and watched quietly. He didn't know what other friendships Cao Ren and Yu Jin had besides the relationship between superiors and subordinates. But he could understand Cao Ren's mood. He was thousands of miles away from home and saw that Shu Kingdom was about to perish again. If he didn't surrender, he would die. Naturally, he would not be in a good mood.

Cao Ren cried for a while, wiped away his tears, and ordered people to restrain Yu Jin and send him back to Mount Tai for burial in the future. He bowed to Jiang Wan.

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang. Please thank Mr. Jiang for your kindness to the Right Protector and treat Wen Ze's body well."

"It should be like this." Jiang Wan returned the favor. "Although General Yu was defeated, he was not an incompetent general. It was because of the huge gap in strength between the two sides. The Right Protector was also a pity for him. Although victory or defeat was common in military affairs, the general was at this point. Those who knew the current affairs were heroes. Why should General Cao be stubborn and let more soldiers die innocently? The Right Protector begs the General to think twice."

Cao Ren said nothing, returned to his seat, supported the case with both hands, and thought for a moment.

"The kindness of the Right Protector is recognized by the benevolent heart. However, King Shu is the king and his subject, and the two are brothers. The minister cannot bear the lord and his brother cannot bear the lord. Unless the King of Shu has an edict, he orders Ren to remove his armor. Even if Ren is not the opponent of the Right Protector, he can only fight to the death."

He sighed softly and said, "He heard that although Emperor Wu established a new dynasty, it did not go against his father's intention to be a Han minister. I think he could understand Ren's stupidity. Mr. Jiang is a smart man, so he does not have to make useless remarks. Please also tell the Right Protector, who is here to be respectful and willing to decide life and death, and there is no other request."

Jiang Wan did not persuade him anymore, bowed and said goodbye and left the city.

Yu Jin's body was replaced with a brand new battle robe and was placed in the coffin. He looked peaceful, his hands were crossed, placed on his abdomen, and a long sword was placed beside him. Cao Ren held the coffin and cried again.

Yu Jin was Cao Ang's old subordinate. He was originally a small military commander. He recommended Yu Jin as a general. Over the years, Yu Jin has been unyielding and followed Cao Ang into Shu. He was ordered to fight south to block Taishi Ci and Gan Ning and become his reliance on the general. He sent him to Yanling in the hope that he could block Sun Yi and buy some time for Cao Cao. He never thought that Yu Jin failed to attack Jiang Qin at night, and fell into Jiang Qin's plan and died and was killed.

If he had not strongly recommended Yu Jin back then, how could Yu Jin die in Yizhou, which was thousands of miles away from his hometown?

Cao Ren was very sad.

Seeing Yu Jin, he remembered his younger brother Cao Chun. In addition to the reasons he told Jiang Wan, another important reason was that his younger brother Cao Chun. Cao Chun died in the Battle of Wudu. Now that he has not yet revenged his revenge, how can he surrender?

It is precisely because of this that he did not agree with Cao Ang's choice. He knew that Cao Ang was difficult to do, but he did not think that Cao Ang could be relaxed if he surrendered.

Compared to surrender, perhaps the best solution is to die in battle.

After mourning Yu Ban, Cao Ren invited Zhang Song, Meng Da and others to discuss.

Everyone was surprised and looked uneasy when they learned that Yu Jin died in a battle.

Yu Jin had a bad popularity, and there were almost no one who admired him except Cao Ren, even Zhang Song, who had fought side by side with him. However, no one could deny that Yu Jin was an excellent general, with cautious and orderly use of troops. In the confrontation with Taishi Ci and Gan Ning, he repeatedly turned danger into a bargain, and was definitely not a mediocre general. Cao Ren arranged for him to guard Yanling was a wise move.

Who would have thought that if you were too forbidden, you would lose so quickly and so thoroughly?

Sun Yi, the right guardian of the Wu army, was better than Taishi Ci, and Gan Ning was good at fighting. Can the Tao still be defended? Is there still hope in Yizhou?

Seeing the generals hesitate, with different expressions and a depressed atmosphere, Cao Ren knew what they were thinking, and was glad that he did not announce the news of Cao Ang surrendering to Sun Shangxiang as soon as possible. Although this news will be leaked sooner or later, one day will be delayed and one day will have a chance.

If it is announced now, there may be no chance.

Meng Da was a native of Guanzhong and a friend of Fa Zheng. He had no personal friendship with the ruler and minister of Wu. After weighing the pros and cons, he was unlikely to choose to surrender easily.

Zhang Song is a large clan of Shu County. His brother Zhang Su is the prefect of Brazil. Brazil is lost. It is hard to say whether Zhang Su surrenders. But the first thing the clan needs to consider is the interests of the family. They support Cao Cao and Sun Wu to confront Sun Wu because they are worried that the new policy of Wu will plunder their industries. If they find that Cao Cao is powerless and cannot protect their interests, in order to survive, they may abandon Cao Cao at any time and choose Wu.

What Cao Ren can do is to delay time as much as possible.

He chose to give up all positions outside the city, shrink his troops, and defend the city. In this situation where people's hearts are different, any general outside the city may choose to surrender. It is better to withdraw back to the city and control everyone in his own hands.

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Cao Ren's choice was not beyond the expectations of Sun Yi and Zhuge Liang.

It is just a routine to persuade surrender, and Sun Yi never expected Cao Ren to surrender. If that were the case, Cao Ren would not be Cao Ren.

After capturing Yanling, Sun Yi led his troops into the Yangtze River.

After the Minjiang River and Jinsha River converged on the Wudao (now Yibin City, Sichuan), it was called the Yangtze River, also known as the Chuan River, and continued to flow eastward. Linjiang was defended, and Cao Ren originally arranged a navy. Although it could not be compared with the Wu Navy, the advantages were undoubtedly very obvious compared to the bamboo cut and rafts of Sun Yi and others.

However, Cao Ang was defeated and surrendered, Yu Jin died in another battle, and the morale of the army was fluctuating. Cao Ren was worried that his subordinates would collapse and dared not divide his troops to resist the defense. He could only withdraw the navy from the city of Jade Road and wait for Sun Yi to attack.

Sun Yi knew Cao Ren's idea very well, and knew that it was impossible for bamboo rafts to defeat real warships with just rafts, so he adopted Zhuge Liang's suggestion, and after entering the river, he gave up the road, went down the water and headed straight for Jiangyang.

Jiangyang is the water of the river (now Tuojiang River) that flows outside the Yangtze River. From Jiangyang to the water of the river, you can go directly to Guanghan. Xiahou Dun, who was stationed in Fujie and was responsible for the war in the direction of Ke, did not dare to be careless and appointed Yang Hong as the Jiangyang Order.

Yang Hong was formerly the chief of Nan Guang, and performed outstandingly in the battle to block Zhou Yu's north and was highly valued by Xiahou Dun. After Zhou Yu adjusted the direction of the battle to Nan Zhong, Xiahou Dun transferred Yang Hong back to Jiangyang to assist him in handling some logistics affairs. Sun Yi's advance was so smooth this time, which had a lot to do with Yang Hong's transfer from Nan Guang. If Yang Hong was still in Nan Guang, Sun Yi would have to spend some effort and would not be so easy.

Yang Hong had been paying attention to the war in the direction of the road and made preparations early, but he still did not expect the Wu army to come so quickly. After receiving the news, he asked Xiahou Dun for emergency, and summoned the county's tribes to discuss preparations for war and blocked Sun Yi.

But Sun Yi didn't give him enough time.

Sun Yi arrived in just three days after more than two hundred miles of water. As soon as the vanguard commanded by Jiang Qin arrived in Jiangyang, he did not even set off the camp, so he abandoned his boat and landed on the shore and launched a fierce attack on Jiangyang City.

Although Sun Yi did not meet Yang Hong when he went north, he studied all those who might become opponents when he was fighting in Nanzhong, and Yang Hong was also among them. When he passed by Nanguang, he deliberately stopped and visited and learned about the fortress and positions that Yang Hong built when he was preparing for the war. He was not unfamiliar with Yang Hong's style and also gave a preview of the possible measures Yang Hong took.

With preparation against unpreparedness, Jiang Qin took the lead in taking the initiative and caught Yang Hong off guard. After two tests, he touched Yang Hong's reality, concentrated his troops, and attacked continuously, without giving Yang Hong a chance to breathe.

Faced with the Wu army's tide attack, Jiangyang City only supported him for a long time. As soon as the central army led by Sun Yi arrived at the battlefield, the defenders collapsed.

Looking at the soldiers who were chased by Wu's army and abandoned their armor and howling with ghosts, Yang Hong Huitian was powerless and hurried down to the city, changed into ordinary scholars' clothes, took a small boat, took advantage of the chaos to leave the city, and wanted to rush to Fujie and warn Xiahou Dun. As soon as he left the water gate, he turned from the water to the river and was stopped by several ships. Wu's army set up a checkpoint here to check all the people passing by.

Yang Hong originally wanted to get through and wait for the inspection calmly, but when he arrived, he regretted it.

Wu Jun had a portrait in his hand, and the person in the portrait was clearly him, and he was both physically and spiritually.

Yang Hong was stunned on the spot. He never expected that Wu Jun would attach so much importance to him, and even the portrait was ready. Just when he was amused and crying, a tall and handsome young man came over, bowed to him, and smiled.
Chapter completed!