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

"Boom boom boom!"

The stone rain suddenly fell to the ground.

In an instant, warships, trestles, water gates... were immediately bombarded to pieces.

Countless Wu soldiers were caught off guard and were bombarded into pulp.

Screams came one after another. , blood dyed the river beach red in an instant.

Under a round of bombardment by the Wei army's Tianwei artillery, the Wu army's defense line along the river was bombarded until it collapsed

"Trebuchet?"

"How could a trebuchet board the ship? This king has never heard of it!"

Sun Ce exclaimed, his eyes as if he had seen a ghost.

Zhuge Liang clenched his feather fan and said in a deep voice:"The trebuchet could not get on the ship originally, but Cao Cao's thief was chained to the boat, so his trebuchet was able to get on the ship. This must be the case again. The method Cao Yuan came up with!"

Sun Ce suddenly realized something, and he felt as if he had shot himself in the foot.

The chain of iron boats was originally his plan to plot against Cao Cao, and he originally wanted to burn Cao Cao's warship.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's warship It failed to be burned, but now it helped Cao Cao by loading the trebuchet onto the warship to blast through his river bank defenses.

"hateful~~"

Sun Ce gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

The Wei army's bombardment continued.

More than a dozen rounds of stone rain struck down, and all the remaining warships of the Wu army were destroyed.

The Wu troops deployed along the river suffered heavy casualties and collapsed without fighting, and the defense line was on the verge of collapse.

Yangtze River, dragon boat flagship.

Cao Cao's eyes brightened, and he laughed and praised:"Ziyou, Ziyou, your move to board the ship with a trebuchet is really a stroke of genius. You broke through Sun Ce's defense line effortlessly!"

Cao Yuan smiled faintly and raised his hand. Pointing far away:"Your Majesty, the enemy's defense line has collapsed, it's time to land."

"good! Cao

Cao raised his horse whip and shouted happily:"Send the order to Lu Meng, all the ships rush into the Wu camp at one go!""

The flag waved.

Lu Meng gave the order, and more than 300 dragon boats rushed towards the ruined Wu camp.

More than 10,000 divine-arm archers on each boat continued to fire arrows at the enemy camp.

Stone bullets were added. The rain of arrows, such a terrifying long-range strike, suppressed the Wu army until they retreated step by step, unable to stop the Wei army from approaching.

"boom!"

There was a loud noise.

Lu Meng's flagship hit the trestle first. As soon as the bridge deck fell, Cao Hong jumped off the ship first. Behind him, the Wei army rushed to the beach like tigers and wolves.

Each ship rushed into the water camp one after another and hit the trestle.

Counting several Tens of thousands of Wei soldiers rushed up Red Cliff like a torrent. The frightened Wu soldiers had no courage to resist, and they all collapsed like ants without a fight.

The victory or defeat was determined.

Seeing the defeat in front of him, Sun Ce was heartbroken. dripping blood

"I, the little overlord of Jiangdong, was attacked by Cao's thieves in the water battle, and now I can't even defend the main camp in the land battle!"

"Where is my reputation, what face do I have, go see my Jiangdong people! Sun

Ce looked sad and angry, looking up to the sky and sighing. Zhuge Liang sighed softly and consoled him:"Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Your Majesty, Chibi cannot hold on to its plan anymore. Give up Jingzhou quickly and retreat to Chaisang to conserve your strength.""

"Yes, Your Majesty, if we retreat now, we can still save tens of thousands of fresh troops."

"If we don't retreat, the entire army will be destroyed here. When the time comes for Cao Cao's bandits to move eastwards, we won't even have Chaisang to defend us. At that time, Jiangdong will also be captured by Cao bandits in one go!"

Lu Su also tried hard to persuade him.

Sun Ce's expression was stern, and all his hesitation suddenly collapsed.

After sighing bitterly, Sun Ce said bitterly:"Send the order, the whole army abandons Chibi immediately and retreats to Chaisang!"

Zhuge Liang and Lu Su looked at each other and felt relieved.

Sun Ce then set off his horse and fled in a hurry, retreating eastward from the land to Chaisang City. As soon as the lord left, the soldiers of Wu were even more demoralized. They abandoned their helmets and armor and collapsed in the wind.

In the afternoon At that time, the battle flags of the Wei army were flying over Chibi.

The sound of killing gradually fell silent.

Along the river, countless corpses of Wu soldiers dyed the river red, and abandoned ordnance flags and drums were everywhere.

Cao Cao and Cao Yuan rode their horses with heads held high and stepped into After arriving at Chibi,

Cao Hong stepped forward and cupped his hands and said,"Your Majesty, our army has captured Chibi, and Sun Ce led the remaining soldiers to flee overland in the direction of Wangchaisang!""

Cao Cao nodded slightly and pointed his riding whip eastward:"Send the order, advance by land and water, go eastward along the river, take advantage of the opportunity to recapture Xiakou, and incorporate the entire Jingzhou into our territory of the Wei Dynasty!"

One hundred thousand Wei troops marched by land and water and marched directly to Xiakou.

It was the end of winter.

Liu Bei died and Sun Ce was defeated.

Cao Cao took advantage of the victory to pursue Xiakou and divided his troops to force the surrender of the four counties in Jingnan.

Jingzhou changed hands.

……

Yecheng, royal palace.

Mrs. Bian is having a secret meeting with the two brothers Cao Pi and Cao Zhi

"The mother and son have sent people to Huainan to investigate Cao Yuan's details in detail. They only found out that his mother Qin had a son out of wedlock, and there was nothing suspicious about the rest."

Cao Pi handed over the secret report sent by his confidant.

Mrs. Bian snatched it and chewed every word carefully.

"Having a child out of wedlock, having a child out of wedlock....."

She muttered these four words repeatedly, and suspicion gradually appeared in her brows. at this time.

Cao Zhen hurried in, cupped his hands and said:"Queen Mother, good news has just come back from the south. My father has defeated Sun Ce in Chibi, killed Liu Bei, and has captured the entire Jingzhou!"

Bian's mother and son immediately looked like one. shock.

Cao Zhi asked curiously:"Then Liu Bei and Sun Ce joined forces, with a combined force of 100,000 people, and the advantage of the navy, and they defeated their father so quickly?"

Mrs. Bian and Cao Pi had surprised but puzzled expressions. He looked at Cao Zhen.

As Cao Cao's wife and children, they were happy that Cao Cao expanded his territory and regained Jingzhou.

But Cao Cao won so quickly and easily, which surprised them.

"My father's ability to conquer Jingzhou was all due to Cao Yuan."

Cao Zhen let out a mixed sigh.

Then, he silently revealed Cao Yuan's ingenious plan during the battle at Chibi.

Cao Zhi took a breath of cold air and said in shock:"This kid's resourcefulness is so incredible. to the point of, this, this, this……"

He was shocked to the point of being incoherent.

"Mother, this Cao Yuan has accomplished another extraordinary feat. His achievements and prestige are so great that no one in the world can match them."

"My son is really worried that his father will favor him so much that he loses his mind. What if he really wants to pass on my Cao family's inheritance to that Cao Yuan?"

Cao Pi's face was gloomy, with deep worry in his eyes.

The Bians frowned and gritted their teeth secretly, but they were helpless for a moment.

At this time,

Cao Zhen sneered and said,"Don't worry, mother and brother, I have got the handle on Cao Yuan. , as long as he dedicates it to his father, even if his father does not punish him, he will never be so stupid as to pass the throne to an outsider like him!"