Xiangyang City, Cishi Mansion.
Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou, sat on the throne, with Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and other aides present.
At this moment, Liu Biao was holding the battle report sent by Liu Jue. The results of the battle were written very clearly: Zhou Yu was defeated and his 15,000-strong army was wiped out.
Liu Biao was so excited that his hands were trembling. He originally thought that Liu Jue could defend the city and block Zhou Yu's attack.
He did not expect his youngest son to give him a huge surprise.
After reading the battle report over and over again, Liu Biao couldn't help but laugh out loud,""That Zhou Gongjin rampaged through the River East and beat the Yellow Ancestor until he was completely helpless. I didn't expect that he would be defeated by my son today.”
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's eyes were filled with shock. They had not expected that Zhou Yu would be defeated by a fledgling youth like Liu Jue.
Cai Mao stepped forward and said," My Lord, the Third Young Master defeated Zhou Yu this time. It seems that there will be no more wars in Jiangxia for the next few years."”
"De Gui, you're right!" Liu Biao nodded with a smile. Zhou Yu had lost 15,000 soldiers this time. It could be said that he had suffered a great loss. Jue 'er had made a great contribution this time. I want to reward him heavily!”
At this moment, Liu Biao was more and more satisfied with Liu Jue. This was the first time his youngest son had fought with a famous general, and he had shocked everyone with a single feat. In the future, when Jingzhou was handed over to him, he could rest assured.
Liu Biao suddenly thought of something. His youngest son was already 18 years old, but he had yet to start a family. It seemed that it was time to marry him.
At this moment, Liu Biao did not expect that Liu Jue would give him an even bigger surprise.
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Starting from Wuchang City, they would reach Chaisang City in less than a day's time if they traveled downstream along the Yangtze River.
Liu Jue led Gan Ning, Su Fei, Zhao Long, Zhang Sheng, and the other generals, as well as the five thousand elites and one thousand navy he had summoned, to arrive at Xunyang City at an extremely fast speed.
Xunyang City could not be considered tall, and its population was only slightly more than ten thousand. Adding on the fact that Liu Jue and the others were riding on a warship from River East, it was very easy to deceive the generals guarding the city.
When the gates of Xunyang City were opened and Liu Jue's army entered the city, the general guarding the city realized that he had been tricked. He immediately tried to resist, but was cut down by Gan Ning's blade.
The generals guarding the city were all dead, and the several hundred soldiers of Xunyang City did not cause much of a stir. Soon, this city was occupied by Liu Jue.
By now, the sky was already dark, but Liu Jue was in no hurry. He had Gan Ning seal off Xunyang City, and his soldiers rested well in preparation for the attack on Chaisang the next day.
Although Zhou Yu had escaped, they had taken the land route and were not as fast as Liu Jue's boat.
By the time Zhou Yu returned to Chaisang, it would be too late.
Early the next morning, Liu Jue's army had already finished its preparations. He had Zhao Long lead five hundred elites to guard Xunyang, while he led the army towards Chaisang.
The four cities around Chaisang had a total population of 70,000 to 80,000. The population density was much higher than Jiangxia.
When Liu Jue sailed down the river, he could still see many people farming on both sides of the river.
This made Liu Jue extremely happy. Compared to Jiang Xia, Chaisang City under Zhou Yu's governance was truly rich.
However, when Liu Jue's troops arrived at Chaisang City, they found that the city gates were not only tightly closed, but the city walls were also filled with soldiers. Clearly, they were on guard against them.
"Hmm? Could it be that we've been discovered?" Liu Jue muttered to himself.
Yesterday, when they had taken Xunyang City, although the process had been very smooth, and Liu Jue had sealed off the city afterward, it was very clear that the news had still been leaked, allowing Chaisang's defenders to be on guard.
"It's just a fight between trapped beasts! Pass down the order to rest for a while and prepare to attack the city!”
Liu Jue looked at the guards on the city wall, but he did not put them in his eyes. At this moment, there were definitely not many guards in Chaisang City. One or two thousand people was the limit.
If you think you can stop my six thousand tigers and wolves with just a few people, I'm afraid you're dreaming.
Gan Ning and Su Fei received the order to have their soldiers regroup and prepare to attack Chaisang City.
At this moment, on the city wall of Chaisang City, Gao Hong, who was guarding Chaisang City, looked at the menacing army outside the city and felt a chill in his heart.
This army was coming from the west. It was obviously Jiang Xia's army.
"Could it be that the Viceroy has been defeated?"
Gao Hong found it hard to believe. Zhou Yu had personally led 15,000 troops to attack Jiangxia. Even if they could not take down the enemy's city, they would not be defeated.
But if Zhou Yu had not been defeated, how could Jiang Xia's army have appeared in Chaisang, and even taken Xunyang City yesterday?
It turned out that when Liu Jue took Xunyang yesterday, although he had sealed off the city at the first possible moment, there were still soldiers guarding the city who had escaped and rushed to Chaisang overnight to inform Gao Hong.
Gao Hong did not believe it at first, but now that Jiang Xia's army had arrived, he had no choice but to believe it.
At this moment, Gao Hong was very conflicted. Should he defend the city or open the city to surrender to the other party?
If he surrendered, the other party would definitely spare his life.
Defending the city, if they could succeed, it would be a great merit. However, there were only a thousand soldiers guarding Chaisang. How could they resist the enemy's thousands of troops?
Gao Hong struggled in his heart. In the end, the idea of defending the city prevailed.
This was a great opportunity to make a contribution. Chaisang was an important town in River East, and its military status was very important. Zhou Yu's family was also in the city. If they could defend Chaisang City, it would be a great contribution.
At that time, whether it was Zhou Yu or Sun Quan, they would definitely not treat him badly. It was only a matter of time before he was promoted and made a fortune!
When Gao Hong thought of this, he was even more determined to defend the city. Moreover, Chaisang City was tall and heavy, and the other party might not be able to take it.
Fifteen minutes later, Liu Jue's army was ready. Gan Ning led two thousand soldiers to attack the city.
Gan Ning was smart. He led his soldiers to gather in front of Chaisang City, but instead of attacking the city, he shouted to the soldiers guarding the city,"Soldiers in Chaisang City, listen up. Zhou Yu has been defeated by my family's young general. All 15,000 soldiers have been wiped out. If you know what's good for you, quickly open the city gates and surrender.”
The guards of Chaisang City, who had been on tenterhooks, were now terrified by Gan Ning's words.
Gao Hong saw that the morale of the army was beginning to waver and hurriedly shouted,"Don't listen to their nonsense. How could the Viceroy fail? As long as we defend Chaisang City, the Viceroy will definitely reward us handsomely!”
However, these words were of little use, because the soldiers of Chaisang had all seen that the warships that these Jiangxia troops were riding on originally belonged to Jiangdong.
If Zhou Yu had not been defeated, how could these warships have fallen into the hands of the Jiangxia army?
At this moment, the morale of the soldiers in Chaisang City fell to the lowest point.
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