The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 240 Volume Fire Attack!

"Liu Bei led his troops to station in the dense forest on the south bank?"

When Zhou Yu heard this, he questioned the scout who came to report the news: "Are you serious?"

"Really? We saw with our own eyes that Liu Bei led his troops to camp in the dense forest and rest beside the cool stream!"

In the military tent of Yiling, Zhou Yu sat at the main seat, and below him were Jiangdong generals such as Huang Gai, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, and Dong Xi.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Huang Gai was extremely excited at the moment and asked Zhou Yu again: "Gongjin! Liu Bei is from the north and cannot stand the heat and humidity in the south, so he led his troops to hide in the forest to enjoy the coolness of the forest!"

"This is a big mistake in military strategy! It would be better to burn the forest and burn Liu Bei to death in it!"

……

Zhou Yu had a tall and straight figure and a handsome look, worthy of the name "Zhou Lang".

But at this moment he frowned and began to wonder what Liu Bei's intention was.

Unlike Liu Bei who had never heard of Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu's reputation with Liu Bei was well-known.

Although he was defeated by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in Hebei, it was not Liu Bei's fault.

On the contrary, not everyone has the courage of Liu Bei. Even though he was surrounded by enemies on all sides, he still respected the Han Dynasty and the court and was able to fight the enemy to the death.

From then on, Zhou Yu concluded that Liu Bei was no ordinary person.

After Liu Bei returned to the court and took over Shu by sneaking through Yinping, Zhou Yu's fear of Liu Bei reached its peak.

It was for this reason that Zhou Yu discussed with Sun Ce that if they wanted to seize Jingzhou, they must block Liu Bei's way and prevent Liu Bei from leading the Yizhou army to join forces with Wen Pin.

Such a person made such a mistake in Yiling, which really puzzled Zhou Yu, and even made him wonder if it was another strategy to lure the enemy.

but……

Even if it was a strategy to lure the enemy, Zhou Yu really didn't want to give up such a great opportunity.

Once Liu Bei is completely eliminated here, Yizhou will be completely at Zhou Yu's disposal.

By then, Sun Ce had controlled Jiangdong, Jingzhou and Yizhou, completely occupying half of the country!
After occupying half of the country, when there is a change in the north, wouldn't Sun Ce be able to leap over the dragon gate and ascend to the sky in one step?
Zhou Yu still had doubts in his heart, but the bait Liu Bei had revealed was too big! It was so big that even though Zhou Yu thought it was a bait, he still wanted to take a bite and test it out.

No, there's actually no loss.

But if it succeeds, it will lay the foundation for Sun Ce's reign as king!
What choice to make depends on Zhou Yu’s one thought!
……

After a while, Zhou Yu opened his eyes, revealing his bright eyes.

"We can't send out troops!"

"If Liu Bei is willing to go to the mountains and forests, then let him stay there."

"It is true that Liu Bei is short of food and grass. As long as we can hold on here, it is only a matter of time before he retreats. There is no need to take the initiative to attack."

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, he issued a military order to prevent anyone from leading troops to the south bank and attacking Liu Bei.

Although the generals were dissatisfied, they did not dare to disobey Zhou Yu and had to disperse in disappointment.

At this point in the war, the three battlefields in Jingzhou have all fallen into a strange silence.

Xiangyang.

Sima Yi used the navy of Jingzhou to defend the city, and ordered Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu to lead the cavalry to harass Cao Cao's food supplies, making full use of his own military advantages and entering a strategic stalemate with Cao Cao.

Jiangling.

Wen Pin and Sun Ce looked at each other across the river, staring at each other, both waiting for the outcome of the Battle of Yiling.

Yiling.

Liu Bei had already led his troops to set up camp in the mountains, but Zhou Yu remained unmoved. He insisted on waiting for Liu Bei to withdraw his troops on his own initiative so that he could go back and help Sun Ce take over Jingzhou.

The three parties are waiting for changes to occur in the other two battlefields so that they can take action.

Cao Cao and Sima Yi.

Liu Bei and Zhou Yu.

Sun Ce and Wen Pin.

Both sides of every battlefield have first-rate generals, and all of them are willing to be patient and wait for an opportunity to win with one strike!

This opportunity is not hard to wait for.

The variable that appeared was not in Jingzhou, nor in the hands of any of the three parties, but appeared in Xuzhou, thousands of miles away.

"Meng De, Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian is dead."

Xiahou Dun brought the bad news to Cao Cao.

"And Yuan Shu has already sent Ji Ling to take over Pengcheng. Xuzhou... is likely to change hands."

Tao Qian's death was too sudden.

Suddenly Cao Cao was caught off guard.

And the worst thing is that Yuan Shu has already taken the initiative and is almost taking Xuzhou into his possession...

"Meng De, what should we do?"

Jingzhou and Xuzhou, one in the east and the other in the west, sandwiched Cao Cao in between.

Now that Jingzhou has not been captured and Xuzhou in the east is also in trouble, Cao Cao has to make a choice.

Cao Cao stood on the city wall of Fancheng, looking at Xiangyang, which was only separated from him by a river, and suddenly sighed.

"Yuan Rang, after all, I still want both of them!"

Cao Cao had long coveted Xuzhou, but due to Yuan Shao's protection, he had never dared to use military force against Tao Qian. How could Cao Cao bear to see the peach he had coveted for so long suddenly being picked by Yuan Shu?

And Jingzhou, now in the process, has reached a critical stage of struggle.

Whoever among Cao Cao, Sun Ce and the imperial court gives up first will be completely eliminated from the battle for Jingzhou.

Cao Cao was reluctant to give up Xuzhou, and he was also reluctant to give up Jingzhou.

So his answer is -

He wants them all!

"Let the talented Xiahou Yuan stationed in Qiao County rush to Xuzhou to help immediately and make sure to recapture Pengcheng."

"Write another letter to Benchu ​​and ask his son Yuan Tan to lead troops south from Qingzhou to attack Ji Ling from both sides."

"The battle has just begun. It would be a pity if we were eliminated now!"

Cao Cao wanted to grit his teeth and persevere, but Sima Yi still discovered the clues.

In recent times, Cao Cao's offensive has obviously weakened a lot.

Moreover, according to the summary of Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu, the military equipment and food supplies transported to Cao Cao were much less than before.

This made Sima Yi keenly aware that there must be a big problem with Cao Cao's logistics!

Guan Yu, who came from Hanzhong to provide support, had also arrived at this moment, so Sima Yi asked Guan Yu not to come to Xiangyang, but to continue southward to Jiangling, where he joined forces with Wen Pin to defeat Sun Ce first.

Sima Yi wrote to Guan Yu: "Although Cao Cao's army is strong, he has no powerful navy to support him. The reason why Cao Cao is still staying in Fancheng is just because he is waiting for Sun Ce's move. As long as General Guan can defeat Sun Ce, the siege of Xiangyang will surely be lifted."

Sima Yi was always by the emperor's side and had heard the emperor complain about Guan Yu's arrogance, so the letter he wrote was extremely respectful without the slightest bit of disrespect.

When Guan Yu saw that Sima Yi, the top scholar in the imperial examination, was flattering him so much, he gladly accepted Sima Yi's orders and led his troops south to join forces with Wen Pin.

Sun Ce, who was confronting Wen Pin, felt something was wrong when he saw Guan Yu's support, so he wrote a letter to Zhou Yu who was stationed in Yiling to discuss the matter.

"Wen Pin actually got support?"

Zhou Yu suddenly felt the situation was difficult.

The joining of Wen Pin and Guan Yu's forces had already disrupted the balance of the Jiangling battlefield.

Now Zhou Yu has no choice but to return to Jiangling and unite with Sun Ce, so that the confrontation between the two sides can be restored.

But the problem is...

Once Zhou Yu withdraws his troops, Liu Bei's Yizhou army will be unobstructed and can move freely on the Yangtze River to join forces with Wen Pin and Guan Yu, thus crushing them in terms of military strength again.

unless.

Zhou Yu was able to defeat Liu Bei's army first, then go back to join forces with Sun Ce and defeat Wen Pin!

"call."

Zhou Yu let out a sigh of relief.

He knew that he had to fight this battle with Liu Bei.

He summoned all the generals to discuss the matter. When they learned that Zhou Yu was finally going to take action against Liu Bei, everyone cheered.

"I will be the vanguard!"

Huang Gai was the first to ask for a fight!

Zhou Yu was always cautious. He not only sent scouts to the dense forest on the south bank several times, but also led his troops to check and confirm the status of Liu Bei's army:
"Liu Bei really is camping in the dense forest!"

There was a lot of noise and people there, which was indeed where Liu Bei's main force was. It didn't seem like Liu Bei's strategy to lure the enemy.

There were even scouts who saw Liu Bei's flag in the camp with their own eyes, confirming that Liu Bei was in the dense forest.

Zhou Yu finally stopped suspecting anything and decided to let Huang Gai lead his men to raid Liu Bei’s camp and burn Yiling on the night of July 14!
“We can finally set off!”

In Huang Gai's opinion, this battle should have happened half a month ago!

Letting Liu Bei stay in the mountains and forests for such a long time is really too easy for him!
Huang Gai led hundreds of his soldiers to secretly bypass the Han army's sentry posts and tents and climb to the upper wind position.

Seeing Liu Bei's densely packed tents below, Huang Gai no longer hesitated and ordered his soldiers to light the thatch and throw it all towards Liu Bei's camp!

"Keep your eyes open! Once the fire starts, rush into Liu Bei's camp immediately!"

"If you can kill Liu Bei, you will become a duke!"

"If he can kill the black-faced man or the pirate who was talking nonsense at the entrance of the military camp, I will also reward him with a thousand taels of gold!"

The soldiers who received the promise swallowed their saliva, unconsciously clenched their weapons, and waited for the moment to charge into battle.

The fire started.

Liu Bei's camp was built entirely with local materials, and the wooden fences of the camp were almost all made of wood, which was engulfed by the fire in an instant.

The camps were connected together, so there was almost no obstruction when the fire started.

Starting from tiny dots, the violent flames finally erupted, running and jumping freely among the mountains and forests, and soon turning the entire mountain into a sea of ​​fire, illuminating the dark night as bright as day.

Seeing the fire raging, Huang Gai finally couldn't suppress his inner will to fight, and quickly led his troops into the camp, determined to destroy Liu Bei's entire army here!

Countless Jiangdong soldiers rushed in, wanting to cut off a Han army leader as soon as possible to claim credit.

But soon someone discovered something was wrong.

quiet!
It's so quiet!
Apart from the sound of fire and wind, there was not a single other sound!
Liu Bei's entire tent was like a desolate ghost town, opening its doors to the Jiangdong soldiers and welcoming their arrival.

At this moment, a figure standing on a distant hilltop sighed:

"Finally got fooled!"

(End of this chapter)