Chapter 380: Battle

At night, on the Yangtze River, many boats come and go.

There are soldiers and horses on board.

Zhang Yu stood at the bow of the boat, blowing the cold wind and feeling the cold wind.

Zhang Yu's landing site is close to the mouth of the Yangtze River, which is relatively far away from the enemy, and it is also a place where Zhang Yu's control is very strong.

In fact, after crossing the Yangtze River, he entered the territory of Xuzhou. The reason why Zhang Yu did this was to go around to the enemy's rear from the other side of the Yangtze River.

(There is a mistake in the previous chapter. The enemy should come from the west. The north of Wu County is Xuzhou. However, there are also several counties in Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River.)

Cross the Yangtze River and join Dianwei.

"My lord, where are we going to fight?" After meeting, Dian Wei started clamoring to fight.

Zhang Yu shook his head, looked into the distance and said, "Let the enemy fight first, the more fun they fight, the higher the price they will pay in the end." Zhang Yu said.

This time Zhang Yu not only wanted to repel the enemy, but more importantly, to grab the territory.

There are so many counties in Yangzhou, but Zhang Yu only has two counties at this time.

Zhang Yu and the others began to hide their whereabouts, resting during the day and dispatching at night.

In Danyang County, the enemy's advance troops have arrived.

One hundred thousand troops stationed in Danyang County.

Qu'ah, Dantu two counties, Ling Cao occupied Dantu, and Gao Shun stationed troops in Qu'ah.

The two cities on the banks of the Yangtze River have now become barracks.

The enemy stationed troops in Jurong County, Hushu County, and Jiangcheng County, which are also on the Yangtze River, forming a three-legged situation.

The distance between the two sides was tens of miles, and the confrontation began.

Chen Wen commanded in Danyang County, and the county guards and generals who led the troops also entered Danyang County one after another.

In the city of Qu'ah, Gao Shun was checking the city defenses, and at the same time checking the city's preparations for battle.

When Gao Shun was patrolling the city, his subordinates reported that the enemy sent forwards to test Dantu County, and Ling Cao sent someone to send a message.

Gao Shun pinched the paper in his hand and fell into deep thought. After a while, his brows widened, and he murmured to himself, "The military commander told me to defend the city, don't act rashly, otherwise, if I send troops to attack, I will definitely eat up this vanguard."

The two sides began to contact, but Gao Shun soon discovered the fighter.

The opponent came from several counties, and even though they were under the leadership of Governor Chen Wen, they were not much better than the Eighteenth Route Allied Forces.

The governor, if he didn't really hold the military power in his hands, he didn't have much power at all.

The governor's control over the county guards was weak, and there were problems in the mobilization of soldiers and horses.

The shrewd Gao Shun immediately saw the opportunity. Their forwards rushed forward, and there were no soldiers behind them. If they sent troops to attack, they would be easy to eat.

However, Gao Shun had to abide by the military order and did not go out to fight.

Looking at Dantu County again, Ling Cao is also defending the city. At this time, the soldiers are still digging a second trench around the city, as if they will hold on for a long time.

Ling Cao also saw an opportunity, but he didn't fight without Guo Jia's order.

"My lord and the military are right. The combined army is not much better than the coalition of princes. If the lord's plan succeeds, they will surely fall apart." Ling Cao looked at the information and said.

Guo Jia also received news that he didn't see the opportunity, but that he would eat up the former army. At most, they would lose thousands of soldiers and horses, and they would not be able to hurt the opponent's muscles. It would be better not to move them and let them underestimate the enemy.

Guo Jia is preparing food, grass and various supplies in the rear, and has not rushed to the battlefield yet.

Two days later, the enemy massively increased their troops in the three county towns.

There are already 100,000 soldiers and horses in the three counties, ready to attack at any time.

A few days later, the assembled 200,000 soldiers and horses gathered in Danyang County, and Chen Wen gathered people from all walks of life.

"Everyone, Zhang Yu's traitor is rebellious, and now we are gathered from all walks of life, and we are determined to break through Wu County and Kuaiji County in one fell swoop, capture Zhang Yu alive, and welcome back the Queen Mother." Chen Wen sat at the head and ordered.

The dozens of people below said in unison: "Break through Wu County and Kuaiji County, and capture Zhang Yu alive."

Chen Wen nodded in satisfaction, feeling extremely proud, as if he was the leader of the alliance, as glorious as Yuan Shao was back then.

At the beginning, the eighteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo, and now he led a dozen princes to attack Zhang Yu.

"Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu, you deserve it for being my stepping stone." Chen Wen was serious on the surface, but he was very happy in his heart.

Many of the people below are not soldiers from Yangzhou, but soldiers from other places.

For example, Guangling County in Xuzhou also sent 10,000 soldiers and horses. Guangling is just opposite Wu County, across the Yangtze River.

The prefect of Guangling sent troops here because they were at the mouth of the Yangtze River. How could they not be jealous when they saw ships from Wu County coming and going and cargoes coming and going every day.

They are very jealous, so this time they are here to pick up cheap ones. If they win, they can directly occupy the mouth of the Yangtze River. At that time, the huge benefits will belong to their family.

These soldiers and horses all came with a purpose, each with a different purpose.

"Okay, let's go now and attack Wu County." Chen Wen was very satisfied, so he ordered the army to move out.

People from all walks of life began to go to several counties along the Yangtze River.

Three days later, Dantu County and Qu'a County began to be attacked by the enemy.

In Dantu County, Ling Cao stood on top of the city wall with a heavy expression on his face.

"Remove half of the troops, and the rest will stick to it." Ling Cao ordered.

The enemy's vanguard, 10,000 soldiers and horses are slowly dispatched, and the formation and military appearance are strict.

"It's just empty." Ling Cao said calmly on the top of the wall.

The 10,000 soldiers dispatched by the enemy were orderly and imposing, but coming from an old army like Ling Cao, they immediately saw problems.

The military parade must be neat, but the actual battle formation is not very neat. Blindly pursuing neatness can make the formation look bigger, but it is not necessarily a good thing.

Ling Cao saw that although the enemy was neat, they were stiff and their steps were not very steady.

"kill."

The generals ahead ordered an attack as they approached the city.

There was no fierce confrontation at first.

The enemy began to fill in the trenches, and the defenders on the top of the city began to shoot arrows.

"The arrows are so sparse that they can be breached in two days." The local general said happily.

The people under the city despise Ling Cao because the arrows on the top of the city are too sparse.

Ling Cao on the top of the wall also despised them.

"It's just a small trick, if you remove half of the troops, you will fall into the trick." Ling Cao said softly.

The so-called trick is not because the enemy underestimated Ling Cao.

But the enemy saw that the arrows were sparse and did not pay attention to protection. From time to time, some people were shot and fell to the ground.

If it comes up, Ling Cao and the others will use arrow arrays to attack. Not to mention the huge consumption, the enemy must be strictly guarded. It's hard to say how many enemies will be killed by then.

Nowadays, the arrows are sparse, and the damage to the opponent is not strong. The enemy is only killed by arrows from time to time, and the enemy's generals have not been able to grasp the casualties of the army well.

The enemy was filling the trenches nervously, and also counterattacked with bows and arrows.

Ling Cao commanded easily, replacing tired archers from time to time.

One day, as expected, at night, the enemy's soldiers and horses withdrew, and after some statistics, more than a thousand people were killed or injured.

The fighting was not intense during the day, but they did not expect that more than a thousand people were killed or injured.