After the victory in Hebin Village, the Sanjiangkou military camp did not rejoice. Three thousand soldiers and horses died on Long Fei's side, and everyone felt uncomfortable. But Jiangdong Army saw Ling Tong's power, and felt an inexplicable fear in his heart. So
A strong opponent will soon be your own enemy in the future. When fighting against such a person, I always feel a little worried.
Ling Tong tied himself up and came to the big tent. Long Fei sat high on the handsome chair, his face was as sinking as water, and he said nothing. Xu Shu pulled the corner of Long Fei's clothes: "Master? Master?"
Long Fei closed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly shouted: "Ling Tong, do you know your guilt?"
Ling Tong lowered his head: "The general is guilty, please deal with it, my lord, and kill the general to comfort those dead brothers!"
"Okay!" Long Fei nodded: "He's a man! Come on! Push Ling Tong out of the tent and behead him!" He casually grabbed a command arrow and threw down the handsome case.
"Lord! Show mercy!" Someone suddenly shouted loudly outside the tent, and there was even a cry: "Lord! Lord Ling is our lord. Please show your face and let Lord Ling take credit for his crimes!"
The curtain was raised. Many of the hundreds of injured soldiers who had followed Ling Tong back were kneeling outside. The surrounding Dragon Army soldiers looked at them sadly. The leading lieutenant knelt down for two steps, and the wound on his shoulder had already opened.
, blood seeped into the bandage: "Lord! Master Ling has always been very kind to us. The soldiers who died in this battle were all for our Jingzhou. From the day we joined the army, we have been determined to die for Jingzhou. In this battle, Master Ling has set his sights on us."
You have great merit, but if it weren’t for Lord Ling, none of us would be able to come back! Please show mercy, Lord!”
"Please show mercy, Lord!" hundreds of other soldiers shouted in agreement.
Long Fei hurriedly stepped forward to help the deputy general up: "Brothers, you are all good! I also know that there are bound to be casualties in war. Many of the brothers who followed me also died. I was very sad, so at the beginning of the establishment of the army,
There was a promise that the casualties would not exceed a thousand. Although Ling Tong was victorious in this battle, three thousand brothers were killed and injured. They all had parents, wives and children. What should they do with those who are looking forward to the return of their sons, husbands, and fathers?"
"Lord!" the lieutenant said hurriedly: "It is true that we in Jingzhou have this rule, but the lord loves us very much. Even if we die in battle, our parents, wives and children will have no worries about food and clothing, so we follow the lord, because all the brothers know that even if we die,
It’s nothing! Although there were more casualties in this battle, it was also for our Jingzhou. If Cao Cao’s army comes, who will protect the old, weak, women and children? We also need generals like Lord Ling.”
The deputy general turned to the Dragon Army soldiers standing behind and said loudly: "Brothers! We are all from Jingzhou. Without the lord and a general like Lord Ling, where would the good days like today be! I beg you to speak for Lord Ling.
Qing, I’m here to say thank you!”
The soldiers surrounding him knelt down one after another, shouting loudly for Long Fei to show mercy. Ling Tong hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down towards the soldiers: "Ling Tong appreciates the kindness of brothers! Ling Tong is incompetent, let three thousand be kind to him.
Brothers died on the battlefield, I have no words to say goodbye to you brothers!"
Dian Wei had already burst into tears and knelt at Long Fei's feet with a bang: "Boss, this kid is a material. The more experience he has, the more he will be a general. It would be a pity to kill him now, but let him be saved and let him serve for his crime!"
Dian Wei was a close minister of Long Fei. He knelt down. Zhang Liao, Xu Chu and others all knelt down to plead for Ling Tong. Guo Jia looked at it, walked to Long Fei's side, and lowered his voice: "Okay, that's it! Harder.
It won’t end well if you go down!”
Long Fei sighed: "Okay! Ling Tong, looking at the faces of so many brothers, I will spare you! If you do it again next time, you will be punished without mercy!"
In fact, Long Fei didn't really mean to kill Ling Tong. Smart people could see clearly that Long Fei was trying to establish prestige for Ling Tong. If a general couldn't get everyone's approval, no one would follow him to death. Ling Tong's actions
This was a great victory. Although the battle was good, the entire army was almost wiped out. Even if Ling Tong was made a general, he would not let the soldiers die! Because in everyone's mind, Ling Tong is a brave and foolhardy person.
A tiger alone is not scary, but a pack of wolves is the most terrifying. Only when the whole army works together can they become wolves.
Ling Tong was beaten with thirty military sticks and carried down with his skin and flesh bruised. Long Fei calmed down the injured soldiers before returning to the camp again. Zhou Yu smiled slightly: "Congratulations to General Long on another general!"
When Cao Cao received the battle report from Cao Ren and Yu Jin, his hands were trembling. It seemed like a needle was pricking hard in his head. It hurt so much that he kept hitting his head with his fists. When Cao Pi saw it, he hurried forward and ordered his servants to help Cao Cao.
While taking the medicine, he knelt beside Cao Cao and said with tears in his eyes: "Father! Father! Are you okay?"
Everyone in the hall was frightened. Everyone was in a hurry. Now is the critical moment. If Cao Cao makes any mistakes again, the consequences are obvious. Cao Cao looked at Cao Pi and widened his eyes: "Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet.
Woolen cloth!"
The servant hurriedly handed the boiled soup to Cao Cao. With the help of everyone, Cao Cao drank the soup. After a long time, Cao Cao got better. He specially found two servants to help him massage his head.
He suppressed the anger in his chest. With a slight cough, everyone hurriedly returned to their positions. Cheng Yu took the battle report he had just picked up from the ground and put it back on Cao Cao's cases.
Cao Cao waved his hand: "Please circulate it and see if there are any good ideas!"
After reading the battle report, everyone was shocked. Cheng Yu said: "The only solution for now is to transport food to Pingchun to prevent hundreds of thousands of soldiers from becoming unstable!"
Cao Cao nodded: "Immediately send someone to transport food and grass from Runan, and it must be escorted by a large army! No more mistakes can be made, let Yu Jin Mao Jie choose a place to train the navy again, as for Cao Ren..."
Cao Cao did not continue, and no one asked any more questions. Cheng Yu agreed and went to do it immediately. Dong Zhao said: "My lord, General Li Dian is stranded alone in Pingchun Dinongfei. Zhou Yu will not give up, so why not withdraw them first?"
Runan is better!"
"Hmph! How can we withdraw at such a huge loss? I must avenge this!" Cao Cao's head began to hurt again, and he punched several cases: "Immediately mobilize Yue Jin and lead his troops back from Hefei. I will
We have to make Long Fei pay the price!" When Cao Cao said this, his eyes were on fire, and he felt that his head was going to explode. He squeezed the sides tightly with both hands and kept exerting force.
Everyone looked at it with excitement. Cao Pi hurriedly winked and asked the servants to get the medicine again, and he also stepped forward to massage his father. Dong Zhao didn't seem to notice the looks in everyone's eyes, and shook his head repeatedly: "Absolutely not, my lord, if you do this
You just fell into Long Fei's plan, Long Fei just wanted to provoke the lord into a decisive battle, so don't act on impulse!"
Cao Cao endured his headache and looked at Dong Zhao's ferocious appearance: "So what about the decisive battle? Is it possible that I am still afraid of him? When General Xiahou defeats Ma Teng and returns from Chang'an, they will attack by water and see how long Long Fei can last.
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Just as Dong Zhao was about to speak, Jiang Ji quickly tugged at the corner of Dong Zhao's clothes and walked around Dong Zhao: "My lord is far-sighted. We must first think of a countermeasure for the present. Long Fei, Zhou Yu relies on the Yangtze River to stop our army. There is no way."
The warship cannot fight Long Fei, so we should wait until the Xiahou brothers come back smoothly, and it would be more appropriate to start from Wancheng."
"Although the Yangtze River is wide, it is not insurmountable. The so-called natural dangers of the Yangtze River are just words. As long as we rebuild the warships, we can cross the river!" Cao Cao seemed to have gone crazy. He didn't care about success or failure at all and just wanted revenge.
: "Immediately dispatch craftsmen to the Huaihe River to supervise the construction of warships. Two thousand more ships will be built within one month!"
Everyone hurriedly agreed. Jiang Ji pulled Dong Zhao. Seeing Cao Cao go back to the back hall with the support of everyone, Dong Zhao flicked his sleeves and said, "Why are you pulling me?"
Jiang Ji shook his head: "My Lord Dong! My lord has made up his mind, how can you explain it in just one or two sentences? You should know my lord's temper. He knows better than you and I how to fight!"
Cao Pi turned around and saw Jiang Ji and Dong Zhao. He quickly said: "My lords, please stay!"
Dong Zhao and Jiang Ji turned around in a hurry. Cao Pi bowed deeply to the two of them: "What the two adults just said, it seems that they don't agree to send troops to Pingchun?"
Dong Zhao sighed: "Although our army is large in number, it is not well-equipped. What's more, we don't have a navy. Jingzhou's navy is the best in the world, and there is a natural chasm in the Yangtze River. If we are facing each other across the river, we will definitely suffer!"
Cao Pi nodded: "I think so too, but my father has made up his mind and it is difficult to change it. You two gentlemen should find a way to prevent our army from being damaged!"
Jiang Ji quickly said: "The two of us have taken note of what you said, and we will definitely make more suggestions for you. Please rest assured, sir."
Long Fei looked at the report from the spies, and the joy on his face was beyond words. If Cao Jun retreated, it meant that his strategy had failed. Now, instead of retreating, Cao Jun sent people to deliver food, sent more civilians, and even adjusted Hefei's Lejin rate.
Long Fei knew that Cao Cao had been angered by him and might come in person. Everyone in Jiangdong let out a sigh of relief. As soon as Hefei's soldiers retreated, their lord would be safe, and Moling could give it a go without any trouble.
Zhou Yu said: "Cao Cao seems to have made a lot of determination this time. The total number of soldiers and horses on both sides is no less than 500,000, as well as naval forces, various civilian craftsmen, which is quite powerful. If they use a surprise force to capture Jingling, they will
But going down the river is difficult."
Gan Ning said: "What are you afraid of? Our Jingzhou navy is not easy to mess with! If Cao Cao dares to come, let him know how powerful he is!"
Zhou Yu nodded: "The Jiangdong navy is invincible. This is known to the world. However, your giant ship is not in Xiakou. Cao Cao's huge navy is still difficult to deal with!"
Gan Ning was about to speak. Long Fei stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Captain Zhou is right, then this water battle will depend on the strength of your Jiangdong Army!"