Wu Jing held his chin with his hand and half-squinted his eyes, showing an expression of disbelief.

"Zi Lie means, Cao Cao is for."

"General Wu, don't believe it. As the saying goes, one's nature is hard to change. This is not the first time Cao Cao has done this kind of thing. In the past, he was very happy in Wancheng. Not only his son, but also the general disappeared."

Chen Wu also loved beauties when he was young. He had a similar understanding of Cao Cao and even gave examples when he talked about it.

Wu Jing has long heard about the reputation of Erqiao, but he is more mature politically than Chen Wu and does not think that Cao Cao will be angry because of his beauty. Even if he wants to attack Hefei, it is mainly for strategic considerations.

Just when he was doubtful, the scouts brought back the latest news about Shouchun.

That is to say, the shipment of 50,000 hu of military grain from the rear of the Central Plains would help Cao Cao conquer Jiangdong in one fell swoop, and this grain was originally used to deal with Yuan Shao.

Nearly a thousand cargo ships gathered at Shaopi, and together with the one or two hundred cargo ships in advance, they accounted for almost half of Cao Cao's water transportation force.

Stealing and burning grain was a direct effect, but destroying the water cargo ships used by Cao Cao indirectly dealt a heavy blow to the Central Plains military power.

Because the temptation was too great, Wu Jing couldn't resist it in the end.

When Cao Cao saw that Wu Jing failed to fall into his trap, he had no choice but to adjust his plan and spend money. These cargo ships used to lure the enemy were not all grain, and he would not feel bad if they were damaged during the ambush. After all, the Jiangdong warships were bigger, better, and more capable.

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The mantis and the cicada were in their respective positions, but they didn't know that there was a yellow bird in the dark.

On May 26, the land of Huainan was shrouded in clouds, and a heavy rain seemed to be brewing.

It was hot summer at this time, and the dullness in the air before the rain was annoying, but the wind didn't even start to blow in the wilderness.

Wu Jing led the navy to detour from Feishui, first to Shaopi and then to Xianshui, and then pursued Cao Jun's grain ship for two or three days until they reached the waters of Qixian County, and finally caught up with those who had gone a few days earlier.

cargo ship.

Both sides were sailing against the current. The cargo ship had few sailors and a deep draft, so it was inevitable that it would be overtaken by Jiangdong's warships.

Wu Jing discovered Cao Jun's scouts on the way, but did not see the food guard troops come to support him until he caught up with the cargo ship.

He guessed that Xiahou Yuan should have gone to attack Hefei. At this time, even if he found that the grain ship was being followed and pursued, Cao Cao would be unable to mobilize troops to rescue him.

If you want to achieve great things, God will help you.

Seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, the grain ship in front suddenly ran aground on a large area. Wu Jing was overjoyed to see this scene and commanded the warship to rush forward with all his strength.

Bang bang bang.

The warships and cargo ships in front collided, blocking the entire Xia River.

When the Jiangdong soldiers were preparing to board the cargo ship with hooks, torches and other items in hand to burn the ship and burn food, arrows suddenly rained down from the reeds on the east and west shores.

Cao Jun, who had ambushed in advance, raised his bow and arrows at the same time and shot the Jiangdong soldiers who were exposed on the boat into hedgehogs. Xia Houyuan and Zhang He each commanded thousands of people to release crossbow arrows along the river.

There are stranded grain ships blocking the road ahead, and Cao Jun's bows and arrows are suppressing them on the east and west banks.

Wu Jing knew that he had fallen into Cao Cao's trick, but Jiangdong's warships had an advantage in the water, and he could still calmly command in the face of an ambush.

"Archer, fight back!"

"Don't crowd, don't panic, each find a bunker!"

"Each ship will turn around in an orderly manner according to the instructions of the master ship. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed immediately!"

There were nearly two hundred warships sailing into the east of Xianshui River. The smallest ones were all medium-sized ships that could carry more than a hundred people. Wu Jing's main ship was a fighting ship that could carry more than two hundred people.

They were rushing forward just now, but now they are crowded together and want to separate. The boat at the back needs to turn the rudder first, and then peel off one layer like an onion before it is the turn of the inner layer.

It will definitely take time, but Wu Jing can still be calm at this time.

After all, although the Jiangdong soldiers did not dare to go ashore, Cao's troops on both sides also did not dare to enter the water.

It was possible to escape if the stalemate continued, but as Chen Wu exclaimed, Wu Jing's face turned the color of pig liver.

"General Wu, look, there are enemy ships behind us!"

Directly behind the fleet, a dark mass of unknown number of small boats was seen, rapidly approaching the warship.

There are more than 200 small boats in this batch. They are neither owned by Shouchun Xia Houdun nor cargo ships sailing from the Central Plains. They are fishing boats used by Chen Lan to contain them and were later abandoned on the upper reaches of Xian River.

Xia Houyuan felt that it was a pity to block the road with cargo ships. Later, he was so excited to find the "gift of nature" that he hid these road blocking ships in the discharge water of the tributaries of the Xian River in advance, and waited for the Jiangdong warships to cross the intersection and follow them.

When Wu Jingxun heard the news, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Before approaching Jiangdong's fleet, those small boats poured mud, sand and rocks into the river at the same time, seemingly trying to block Wu Jing's fleet's retreat by stranding themselves.

"The warship has been turned, immediately stop them at all costs!"

Wu Jing shouted heartbreakingly and asked the sailors to use flags to convey orders from a high place. Unfortunately, Xia Houyuan on the east bank stared at him, and the flag bearers were almost shot down with one arrow.

Several warships received the order and launched a breakout. As expected, the groups of small boats were also covered on both sides of the river, and dozens of boats at the front of the river actually set fire to themselves to buy time for the dumping of sand and gravel.

The moment he saw the fire, Wu Jing almost fell into despair.

There is no way to pass in front, and the way back is blocked.

The cunning Xia Houyuan specializes in flag-shooting, causing Wu Jing's command system to collapse. He can only rely on his voice to issue orders, but it doesn't work at all in the chaos.

It happened that at this time, God helped to blow up the wind, and the warships behind were likely to be hit by flying fire.

"Why? I don't accept it!" Wu Jing punched the railing in anger.

In a panic, Chen Wu calmly reminded: "General Wu, I have just observed carefully that there are not many ambush troops on both sides of the strait. There should be only a few thousand people in total. We have more than 20,000 soldiers. It is better to break out on one side with all our strength. Cao Jun will not

Maybe we can stop it, maybe we can turn defeat into victory."

"It seems that this is the only way. Immediately send an order to break out from the east bank, follow me ashore and kill Xia Houyuan."

Wu Jing looked fiercely at the east bank, which was the direction where Xia Houyuan was, and said in his heart that even if he were to die in battle today, he would pull you down to support him.

With hope of escape, those Jiangdong soldiers trapped in the river set up springboards between boats and moved toward the east bank like ants moving.

Wu Jing asked the shield bearer to block the front, and led the archers to hide in the middle and shoot.

Chen Wuze led his warriors to risk their lives and landed ashore. The soldiers burst out with amazing energy in order to survive, which caused a huge impact on Xiahouyuan's defense area, and had to adjust their formation and start hand-to-hand combat.

On the other side, Zhang He saw that Xia Houyuan was struggling to defend, so he decided to leave a thousand men to defend on the west bank. He took the remaining 4,000 men under his command to build a temporary pontoon bridge where the grain ship ran aground. He wanted to cross the river to help Xia Houyuan block Wu Jing.

Xia Houyuan's soldiers were very powerful, but they could not withstand Wu Jing's force, which was several times his own. He had to fight and retreat while biting his opponent. He knew that Zhang He could change the situation when he arrived.

Until Xia Houyuan retreated about five miles, Zhang He's army entered the battlefield from the rear, and Sun and Cao's family fought fiercely in the mountainous area northwest of Hui.

At the same time, cargo ships and warships stranded five miles southwest.

Small flames were ignited, and the arrogant Nanfeng began to secretly help.
Chapter completed!