Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

The sky is bright.

On the Yangtze River, hundreds of warships, carrying the remaining soldiers of the Han army, fled to the river.

With the support of Huang Zhong, Liu Bei came to the stern of the boat tremblingly and looked at Jiangling City gradually going away.

At the end of the field of vision, flags with the word"Wei" have been raised at the south gate.

Jiangling, the second most important town in Jingzhou, announced that it has changed hands.

"Cao Cao, Cao Yuan, you have harmed me to the point of extinction and forced me to such a desperate situation. I swear, sooner or later, I will make you pay with blood.~~"

Liu Bei hit the wall of the ship and gnashed his teeth and swore secretly.

At this time.

A general behind him said with emotion:"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead our Jingnan soldiers back to Jiangling. I will personally kill the Cao thieves and dog heads for your Majesty and avenge the eldest son!"

Liu Bei suddenly looked back and recognized the general. The leader of the Jingnan Five Tigers is Lingling General Xing Daorong.

Xing Daorong's arrogance made Liu Bei even more angry.

They have all been defeated to this point. Even if Lu Bu is reborn, fighting back will only lead to death.

Who do you think you are, Xing Daorong, how dare you be so conceited!

"I am very pleased that you have such courage."

"But now that Jiangling has been lost and our army suffered a disastrous defeat, I can no longer let a general like you take risks."

Liu Beinian had no choice but to politely refuse Xing Daorong's invitation when he was hiring someone.

Xing Daorong was recognized by Liu Bei personally as a"general", and he was secretly proud, so he stopped asking for war.

Huang Zhong sighed:" Your Majesty, Jiangling has been lost, what should we do now?"

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and pointed eastward:"Send orders to Gan Xingba to go eastward along the current to join the Wu army. Now we can only rely on Sun Ce to hope to repel the Cao thieves!"

Huang Zhong was silent.

Hundreds of warships, carrying less than 6,000 Han army remnants, headed east along the river.

……

Chibi, the Wu army camp.

At dusk, tens of thousands of Wu troops began to disembark one after another.

Since Sun Ce launched his army, he has marched all the way west of the Yangtze River. Taking advantage of the emptiness of the Wei army in Xiakou, he legitimately sent troops into the city in the name of supply and took control of Xiakou.

After the Wu army rested in Xiakou for a few days, they continued to move westward along the Yangtze River, all the way to Jiangling.

It was getting late now, so Sun Ce ordered to camp at Chibi and rest before continuing on his way.

Under the setting sun.

Sun Ce stood on the top deck of the building, looking down at his thousands of warships and 60,000 troops, with an aura of domineering power in his brows.

"The King's navy is truly the strongest navy in history! Zhuge Liang

, who was behind him, lost no time in complimenting him.

Sun Ce smiled proudly and asked,"In Mr. Kong Ming's opinion, can my navy defeat the Wei navy commanded by Lü Meng?""

"Although the Wei army had dragon boats, their number was limited."

"The king has tower ships and thousands of warships. Their combined combat power is enough to overwhelm the Wei army's dragon boats."

"The king and Zhou Dudu are believed to be far better at water warfare than Na Lu Meng. If the two armies clash on the Yangtze River, the king will definitely win!"

Zhuge Liang continued to compliment.

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing.

Seeing that Sun Ce was happy, Zhuge Liang took advantage of the situation and said:"Your Majesty, Cao's thieves will attack Jiangling without further delay. I also ask your Majesty to rush to Jiangling as soon as possible to meet up with my Majesty and retreat together. Cao is the thief."

Sun Ce opened his mouth and wanted to agree.

Zhou Yu, who was standing beside him, coughed a few times and gave hints in his eyes.

Sun Ce suddenly remembered Zhou Yu's previous plan.

Jiangling City is strong and it will be difficult for Cao Cao to capture it in a moment.

Let Cao Cao and Liu Bei kill Jiangling City. The sky is dark and the earth is dark, which can not only weaken Cao Cao's strength, but also consume Liu Bei's few troops.

When the time is right, Sun Ce will lead this new force to Jiangling to reap the benefits. This is Zhou Yu's military strategy.

Based on this , Sun Ce naturally had to delay as much as possible and could not rush to Jiangling.

"The soldiers have been on the boat for many days, and they have been mentally and physically exhausted. I have to let them rest for a few days before rushing on. Sun

Ce then became perfunctory.

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly and wanted to urge him again. Before he could speak,

Zhou Yu smiled and said:"Jiangling City is a strong city in the world, and the King of Han still has 20,000 troops. Could it be that Mr. Kong Ming is so unconfident that he thinks the King of Han Can't you even hold it for ten days and a half?"

Zhuge Liang was at a loss for words.

He knew that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were deliberately delaying, but he had no way to refute it.

He had no choice but to ask for something from Sun Ce, so he couldn't push him too hastily.

"Although Jiangling is a fortified city, Cao Cao is assisted by Cao Yuan. Even if this person comes up with some clever tricks for Cao Cao, the King of Han will fall into the trap again."

"I think that our army cannot rest for too long, as it will lead to long nights and many dreams, so it is better to rush to Jiangling as soon as possible."

Pang Tong stood up and urged Sun Ce on Zhuge Liang's behalf.

But Zhuge Liang was unhappy with what he said.

In Pang Tong's words, he was too wary of Cao Yuan's resourcefulness, and too underestimated and despised Liu Bei's ability.

"Cao Yuan is indeed deceitful, but Shi Yuan does not need to underestimate my lord too much."

"Before Liang left Jiangling, he told my lord that no matter what Cao Yuan's tricks were, he would remain unchanged in response to all changes and never go out of the city to fight."

"As long as my lord can't hold on, Shi Yuanjue, what other tricks can Cao Yuan have to help Cao Cao's thieves attack Jiangling?"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and asked with a sneer.

Pang Tong was speechless and could not answer for a moment.

With his young intelligence, he really couldn't think of any means that Cao Yuan could use to break Jiangling.

Unless Liu Bei didn't have a long memory and took the initiative to go out of the city to confront Cao Cao. Battle.

The atmosphere was awkward for a moment.

At this time, a sentinel ship flew into the water camp.

Jiang Qin hurriedly boarded the flagship, panted and climbed to the top deck, and knelt down in front of Sun Ce.

"Your Majesty, an urgent report has just been sent back from Jiangling!"

"Cao Cao had conquered Jiangling two days ago. The King of Han had abandoned the city and fled, and was leading his remaining troops to retreat towards Chibi!"

Zhuge Liang changed his face in shock, and his feather fan hung in the air.

Pang Tong was also surprised.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu also changed their expressions.

This result was beyond everyone's expectation.

Zhuge Liang never expected it, and he was so proud of it. The fortified city of Jiangling would fall in the blink of an eye.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu also believed that Jiangling City was indestructible, and wanted to take the opportunity to consume Cao Cao's strength so as to reap the benefits.

But they did not expect that this fortified city in their eyes would , was defeated by Cao Cao so quickly, and their wishful thinking was shattered.

"Then what method did Cao Cao use to defeat Jiangling so quickly?"

The four people looked at each other, their eyes were stunned, and the same questions came to their minds.

After a long time,

Zhuge Liang suddenly woke up and asked sternly:"Our Jiangling City is so strong. Our Lord holds tens of thousands of soldiers, how can Cao be a thief? Break through?"

Jiang Qin then told Cao Yuan to propose a plan to defeat Jiangling with an authentic strategy, and said silently.

Zhuge Liang froze again, his hand holding the feather fan was trembling, and he looked at Pang Tong tremblingly.

Pang Tong looked at him in surprise. To Sun Ce.

Sun Ce looked stunned and disbelieving, then turned to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu took a breath, his expression was incredible.

All four people were silent.