All the coalition forces retreated to Xiakou Dazhai. When they saw Sun Jian, everyone felt depressed and didn't know what to say.

At this time, the roar of cannons was heard from the river, and everyone was startled. Liu Bei hurriedly asked: "What's going on?"

Sun Jiandao: "Xuande doesn't need to be nervous. This is the sound of Huang Zhong's iron chain boats attacking the camp. However, our army has a good location and they will not be able to succeed for a while!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately realized that Wu Jun's navy had been defeated on the river. Otherwise, how could the opponent approach their camp and attack?

Cao Ren frowned and said: "After many days of planning, I finally came up short! I originally thought that sitting on the Yangtze River's natural chasm could deter the enemy's attack, but I didn't expect that they still broke through!..."

Everyone couldn't help but look frustrated.

"The Commander-in-Chief is here!" the soldiers outside the door sang loudly.

Everyone immediately looked towards the door and saw Zhou Yu walking in quickly. When he reached Sun Jian, he clasped his fists and bowed: "The general is incompetent and failed to break the enemy's pontoon bridge, which caused the war situation to take a turn for the worse!..."

Sun Jian waved his hand and said: "Gong Jin, why should you blame yourself! You have tried your best!" Then he said with infinite emotion: "Who would have thought that the enemy army is so powerful!..."

Liu Bei asked Zhou Yu: "Where are the enemy troops now?"

Zhou Yu glanced at Liu Bei and said to everyone: "The enemy is blocked by the trap formation in the west and will not be able to get through for a while!"

Everyone couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Sun Jian said with a happy face: "Fortunately, I followed Gong Jin's suggestion and arranged such a large trap formation in advance just in case. Otherwise, the situation at this moment will be even more dangerous!"

Cao Ren clasped his fists and said: "The enemy's follow-up troops will all cross the river soon. Xiakou has lost the natural barrier of the Yangtze River and is no longer safe to defend, so we can only give up."

Sun Jian felt a little unwilling, but he knew that at this moment there was no better way than giving up Xiakou.

He hesitated for a moment, raised his head, glanced at everyone, and said: "Send the order, the whole army will retreat immediately! Burn all the baggage and materials that cannot be taken away, and never leave a grain of food for the enemy! Huang Gai, you lead the navy.

Break out from the water and return to Jiangxia first!"

Everyone clasped their fists in agreement and hurried down.

Zhou Yu hurried back to his tent and saw Xiao Qiao coming to greet him. He immediately said: "Xiao Qiao, pack up quickly and follow me back to Jiangxia!"

Xiao Qiao couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Zhou, did our army fail?"

Zhou Yu couldn't help but sighed and said: "I really made a miscalculation! The enemy's combat power and tenacity far exceeded my imagination. I even failed to make a surprise attack with my elite dead soldiers, and finally let the other side take the initiative! Not now

There’s no way to retreat!

I really don’t know how Liu Xian trains these troops, but everyone doesn’t take life and death seriously!”

Xiao Qiao suddenly heard Liu Xian's name, and her heart jumped for no reason. An indescribable emotion came to her heart, making her feel very uncomfortable.

Huge killing sounds were heard on the river, and Huang Gai led his navy to break through. Since Huang Zhong did not expect that Huang Gai would break through, he was not prepared, and Huang Zhong broke through the siege in one fell swoop and headed downstream.

At the same time, the coalition forces on the ground evacuated the camp and retreated towards Jiangxia. Soon after, countless fire heads rose in the huge camp, and then the flames spread everywhere, turning the huge camp into a sea of ​​fire!

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The noisy battlefield has returned to silence, and the raging fire has finally been extinguished. Smoke billows throughout Xiakou, and a choking smell fills the air.

Surrounded by everyone, Liu Xian arrived in front of the ruins of the Xiakou Camp. Looking at the scene in front of him, he frowned slightly.

A general rode his horse up from behind, clasped his fist towards Liu Xian and said, "Your Majesty, the body of General Zhang Ren has been found! Of the 1,500 men who accompanied General Zhang Ren in the attack, only about 270 survived.

The rest were all killed..."

Liu Xian felt a pain in his chest and said to the general: "The bodies of the fallen officers and soldiers must be restrained and must not be neglected."

The general clasped his fists in agreement and ran down.

Liu Xian glanced at the ruins in front of him and said with a wry smile: "This battle was really a miserable victory!"

Everyone around him felt the same and were speechless. However, Lu Bu looked disapproving and said to Liu Xian with a smile: "Your Majesty, why are you doing this? No one will die in a war. Your Majesty only needs to take care of their families."

That’s it!”

Liu Xian felt that what Lu Bu said made sense. Although his words were a little ruthless, that was how things happened.

Instead of hypocritically expressing condolences to the fallen soldiers like some people do, it is better to take good care of their parents, wives and children.

He recovered his thoughts and asked Ma Chao: "Meng Qi, where are the enemy troops now?"

Ma Chao cupped his fists and said, "The scouts just came to report that all enemy troops have returned to Jiangxia."

Pang Tong said: "Jiangxia is not only an important town in Jingzhou, but also the throat of Sanjiang. Its strategic position is very important. Since Liu Biao took charge of Jingzhou, he has especially strengthened the city defense of Jiangxia. After Sun Jian occupied Jiangdong, he spared no effort to consolidate Jiangxia.

The enemy's retreat to Jiangxia has an obvious purpose, which is to use this fortified city to resist our army's advance!"

Liu Xian sneered and said: "I have conquered the Yangtze River, how can a mere city stop my troops?" He turned around and shouted: "Send the order, the whole army will advance to Jiangxia Village!"

Jiang Xia, Qiao Mansion, and Mr. Qiao were pacing back and forth in the hall, looking restless.

Mrs. Qiao looked at Mr. Qiao and couldn't help but said: "Everyone looked confident before the war, and Zhou Yu was even more confident about winning! Who would have thought that within a few days of the war, they would all

The army was defeated, but His Majesty defeated him across the Yangtze River!

I think Jiangxia will definitely not be able to defend it! Your Majesty’s unstoppable rule over the world is unstoppable!"

Mr. Qiao couldn't help but sigh, feeling depressed to the extreme, and murmured: "It's all Zhou Yu and Sun Ce's fault! Our family used to be fine in Luoyang! Your Majesty trusted us, and our colleagues were harmonious! But they gave birth to so many disputes!

Now that His Majesty has crossed the Yangtze River, how will we face His Majesty if we break Jiangxia!"

At this moment, a servant stumbled in and shouted urgently: "No, it's not good, sir, madam! Liu Xian's army has already entered the city!..."

Mr. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao were shocked. Mr. Qiao was so anxious that Mrs. Qiao suddenly said: "Master, the matter has come to this, we have to find a way to save ourselves! Isn't Your Majesty here for our daughter? Why not...

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Sun Jian and others came to the top of the city and looked outside the city. They saw that the opponent's army came to the outside of the city overwhelmingly and set up a huge half-moon-shaped camp.

Zhou Yu frowned and said: "The enemy is not in a hurry to attack. This is not good!..."
Chapter completed!