At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were no Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty

"Hahaha! What a Zhou Gongjin!"

Cao Cao laughed out loud when he heard the words. There was no jealousy on his face, and some were full of appreciation for the younger generation.

Guo Jia also praised with a smile on his face, and at the same time, a trace of admiration flashed across his face.

This week, Zhou Yu was more resourceful than himself, and he didn't give in too much, and his ability to lead troops was better than his own.

The name of Crouching Dragon is said to be such a god, so his ability should not be underestimated.

Zhou Yu was able to defeat Zhuge Liang so quickly and achieved such a big victory, so he was naturally better than Wolong.

He, Guo Jia, had to admire his lord, he was really astute, and he was able to find such a talent in the vast crowd.

But Yuan Shao and others, when they heard Zhuge Liang's defeat, all looked bleak. They didn't expect Zhuge Liang to be so outstanding that he was also defeated and captured.

After laughing for a while, Cao Cao gave instructions to the ordering soldier with a cheerful face.

"Send the Jiangdong battle report and the Shouchun battle report to Luoyang, and tell the lord that Jing Yang is settled!"

Hearing the words, the messenger soldier saluted Cao Cao, then turned and strode away.

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Dantu, as a border city in the south of Yangzhou, is an important line of defense against the north.

In front of Dantu City is the estuary of the Yangtze River, and Guangling on the opposite side of the Yangtze River is the only way to land if you want to cross the river.

The Guangling water army, after landing, will directly face a water village. Only by defeating the water army in the water village can they land smoothly.

After landing, they will bump into a fortified city head-on. It can be said that Dantu City is like a mountain, blocking the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Even if you have an army of 20, it will be as difficult as climbing the sky if you want to attack from the north gate near the Yangtze River.

This is also the reason why Dantu City was not affected by the war between the North and the South.

But today is different. Dantu, who has been quiet for many years, is now engaged in a big battle.

A fierce battle is taking place in the water army village outside Dantu City. On one side is the [-] water army led by Tai Shici, and on the other side is the [-] Yuan Shao army led by Cai Mao and Yuan Tan.

At this time, the two armies had been fighting for a long time, and Yuan Shao's army was shot by the strong crossbows of the Guangling water army on the opposite side.

They hid in the water village one by one, and from time to time, they shot an arrow aimlessly towards the opposite side.

The water village is a wooden wall made of rough wood. The upper end is sharpened to form a large circle, enclosing the entire water village.

There are several towers of different heights in the water village, and dozens of soldiers holding bows and arrows are hiding in each tower.

But at this moment, like the water army around the wall, they were suppressed by the strong crossbows of the Guangling water army and did not dare to show their faces.

At this time, thick and long arrows were hung on the wall, and the color of the arrows was also different from the arrows we usually see.

Then I saw that the arrow was as thick as a wrist, one foot long, and the color was a bit black.

This is obviously in fire oil, after a long period of soaking, it will have such a color.

I saw the arrows on the wooden wall piercing into the wood one by one, and some even penetrated the wooden wall.

This is enough to show its power. If it hits someone, it is afraid that it will be pierced directly and killed immediately.

Looking at the Guangling Navy on the opposite side, I saw six huge building boats docked side by side on the river, and the figures on them were vague!

There are many huge crossbow platforms hanging on the top of the tall ship, and it is these crossbow platforms that shoot out the frighteningly huge arrows.

At this time, Tai Shici was standing on the top of the building with a serious face, looking at the water village like a hedgehog, silent.

At this moment, a messenger soldier came to Tai Shici's side and reported to him.

"General, all [-] strong arrows have been fired! General Pound asked his subordinates to come down and ask if they should be ignited!"

Tai Shici heard the words, turned around slowly, nodded to the ordering soldier, and said in his mouth.

"Now that Shuai Zhou has broken through Qu'a, he must have arrived at Dantu at this time. Tell General Pound, don't hesitate, just light it up!"

"promise!"

The messenger made a promise to Tai Shici, then quickly turned around and left.

Tai Shici's order was quickly circulated on the six huge building boats, and after a while, arrows with flames shot at the water village.

The huge arrows soaked in kerosene, after touching these burning arrows, burned instantly like dry wood meeting a raging fire.

Two places in one place, hundreds of places in ten places, thousands of places, and soon, the towers and wooden walls were covered with flames.

"Quick! Get water to put out the fire!!"

Cai Mao, who was in the water village, hurriedly yelled at the surrounding soldiers after seeing this scene.

Afterwards, Yuan Shaojun in the water village began to look for objects that could hold water and began to put out the fire.

After taking action, they had no place to hide, and soldiers fell to the ground from time to time with arrows.

The arrows shot this time are not the kind of huge arrows, but they can kill people!

As time passed, more and more soldiers fell to the ground from the arrows, and the flames around the water village were also extinguished.

But despite this, after a long period of burning with flames, the wooden walls and towers of the water village were also scorched black.

Seeing this, Tai Shici sneered, then waved his hand, called a soldier over, and gave him instructions.

"Assemble a small catapult, exchange arrows for stones!"

Seeing the soldiers leading away, Tai Shici turned his head, looked at the opposite water village, and at the same time, muttered.

"The water stronghold is about to be breached, Zhou Shuai, I wonder if you have led the army to the south gate of Dantu City at this time?"

"Bang bang bang..."

The catapult, mounted on the building boat, began to throw stones, although the model of this catapult was more than one size smaller than the catapult used to attack the city.

The stones thrown are also much smaller, but their power should not be underestimated.

It has been scorched into charcoal by the flames, but it is still struggling to support it. Without a fallen wooden wall, how can it resist the bombardment of this stone?

Especially the towers standing in the water village are already tall and have big goals.

After being scorched by the flames, he didn't hold on for long before the stake was smashed by a stone and he fell to the ground.

All the soldiers on the tower fell down, and the Yuan Shaojun soldiers in the water fortress were crushed to death and injured countless times.

"Ugh!"

After seeing this scene, Cai Mao sighed, and he had given up on sticking to the water village.

Continuing to stick to it will only cause heavy casualties to the soldiers. It is better to withdraw to Dantu City and defend by the city.

Although his Northern Suppressing Army is strong and has powerful siege weapons, but these alone are not enough to defeat Dantu!

The large crossbows on the ship cannot be dismantled, and the stones thrown by the small catapults are not high and far away, so it is difficult to cause damage to the defenders.

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Chapter 531 Cai Mao's Thoughts

Thinking of this, Cai Mao didn't hesitate any longer, and waved his hand to call a messenger soldier over to give him instructions.

"Mingjin retreats, the army enters the city, and abandons the water village!"

After Cai Mao finished speaking, the soldier saluted Cai Mao, and then, the soldier ran away into the distance with a happy face.

After taking a deep look at the water village, Cai Mao turned around and walked towards Dantu City not far away with the soldiers guarding him.

"Ding ding ding..."

The clear and crisp sound of ringing gold spread throughout the battlefield in an instant. After hearing this sound, all the Yuan Shaojun breathed a sigh of relief as if they were relieved from a heavy burden.

Then they hurriedly retreated towards Dantu City, the dark water village was abandoned by them.

"Humph!"

Seeing Yuan Shao's army retreat, Tai Shici snorted coldly, then turned around, walked down the building, and found Pang De who was directing the battle.

"General Pang De, the enemy army has retreated into the city, order the entire army to move out, step through the water village, and surround Dantu!"

When Pang De heard this, he immediately laughed, and said to Tai Shici with an excited expression on his face.

"Hahaha! General Taishi, don't worry! You can't run away from them!"

After finishing speaking, Pang De gave a tiger roar and ordered the soldiers to drive the boat into the water village.

Cai Mao, who had already entered the city, heard a piece of news that he least wanted to hear.

That is, a large army was found in the north of Dantu City. Judging by its clothes, it was undoubtedly the Zhenbei Army and Water Army.

This news showed that Zhuge Liang did not stop Zhou Yu's pace and had already been defeated by Zhou Yu.

Today, two armies from the north and the south are besieging Dantu, with a strength of nearly 30, while Cai Mao has only [-] sailors.

And among the [-] sailors, [-] of them are gentry servants with little combat effectiveness.

In the offensive and defensive battle against the water stronghold just now, they lost a lot of soldiers, so how can he resist?

Zhuge Liang's defeat also showed that the defense lines of the entire Jiangdong and Jiangnan lands were completely broken, and Yuan Shao did not have the slightest chance to stand up.

It is useless for him, Cai Mao, to resist, but it is just a few more days of dying.

"Dengdengdeng..."

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, Cai Mao turned his head and saw Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, running up the tower in panic.

"Mr. Degui, did you hear the news of Zhuge Liang's defeat? Now that the north and south city gates are surrounded, what should we do?"

Looking at Yuan Tan who was panting heavily and panicked, Cai Mao secretly sighed in his heart, and then said helplessly.

"Eldest son, Zhuge Liang, is the main force of our army and is related to the situation in Yangzhou! Now that Zhuge Liang has been defeated, we have no chance of turning around! Moreover, the situation in several counties in Jiangbei may be even more dangerous than that of Dantu! How about, Take the initiative to open the city and surrender!"

After Cai Mao finished speaking, he lowered his head and stepped aside, not saying a word.

After hearing Cai Mao's words, Yuan Tan murmured in a daze, "Surrender?"

Maybe he thought of something terrible, Yuan Tan stared at him suddenly, then shook his head in horror and said.

"No! No! You can't surrender! The grievances between Liu Yu and my Yuan family are well known! If you surrender, how can Liu Yu let me go? At that time, if Zhou Yu uses me to threaten my father, then I, Yuan Tan, will become a sinner Already?!"

"Ugh!"

Cai Mao sighed again, would Yuan Tan really find an excuse to use him to threaten Yuan Shao?

Is it useful?Maybe, now Shouchun has been breached by Zhenbei Army, and your father has also been captured.

Didn't you see that Zhuge Liang was defeated?Who else will go to support your father and resist the Zhenbei Army?

"My lord, there is a big difference in the strength between the enemy and us. Even if we break through, we may not be able to break through. Moreover, even if we break out, where else can Eldest Young Master go?"

Seeing Yuan Tan's pale face and dull eyes, Cai Mao continued to speak expressionlessly.

"Besides, after this battle, the world will definitely be unified. Under such a great celebration, the grievances between the Yuan family and Liu Yu must also fade away. Why don't you just open the city and surrender, the eldest son, maybe you can save your life!"

Staggering back a few steps, Yuan Tan couldn't help but stretch out his hands to support the parapet to stabilize his body.

Who is Liu Yu?In his impression, Liu Yu is a cruel, ruthless, bloody and tyrannical person who kills cruelly but has clear grievances and grievances.

The grievances between the Yuan family and Liu Yu dated back to the reign of the late Emperor, and Liu Yu's hatred for the Yuan family was irresolvable.

Even if the world is unified and the whole world celebrates, Liu Yu will not spare his Yuan family.

After all, Liu Yu's hands were stained with countless blood, and more people died in Liu Yu's hands indirectly or directly than Yuan Tan had ever seen!

How could such a person care about hundreds of lives in his Yuan family?Afraid of the renunciation of the gentry?Is there any gentry?

And great Confucianists, students, and ordinary people would only applaud the killing of Yuan's family!

Cai Mao persuaded him to surrender just because he wanted to keep himself, how could he care about his own life!

"call……"

After Yuan Tan figured it out, he took a deep look at Cai Mao, and then said to Cai Mao.

"Needless to say, I, Yuan Tan, will not surrender! If Mr. Degui doesn't want to defend the city, he can leave the city alone! I, Yuan Tan, will not stop me!"

After finishing speaking, Yuan Tan flicked his sleeves abruptly, and left the city without looking back.

Cai Hao, on the other hand, stared at Yuan Tan's back with cold eyes until Yuan Tan's back completely disappeared.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Cai Mao immediately turned around and looked at the Zhenbei army and water army that was lining up in the city.