Chapter 632: Pursuit
This time Zhang Yu suffered a big loss, and several major forces rushed towards him.
But it was time for reckoning.
If you want to liquidate, you must have a lot of troops.
Restoring strength is a top priority.
This time the militia was recruited, not only in the Jiangdong area, but also in Taiwan and the southeast area.
In addition, Zhang Yu ordered to expand the navy to 30,000, and he already planned to let the navy enter the Yangtze River.
After giving the order, Zhang Yu and Gao Shunling organized the army and continued to pursue Ji Ling.
At this time, Ji Ling had been running for about four hours, but with the natural danger of the Yangtze River, it was impossible for them to cross the river so quickly, so Zhang Yu and the others still had time.
The army pursued and encountered a city controlled by Yuan Jun.
Yuan Shu also captured many cities, and they took control of these cities after they captured them.
Among them, three cities could block the enemy's way, so Ji Ling stationed soldiers and horses in the three cities to delay time.
In the first city, Ji Ling released 10,000 people.
"Gong, take the city within an hour." Zhang Yu ordered after arriving.
As soon as they come up, they will attack fiercely, without any skills, and the whole army will attack directly.
The offensive was fierce, and the defenders on the city were hard to resist.
They were abandoned to stop the pursuers, their morale was low, and there were not many defensive materials in the city.
The city had stored a lot of supplies for defending the city before, but they gave up the city after they were exhausted by Gao Shun. At that time, the city was damaged a lot.
Ji Ling left 10,000 troops behind, and only lasted for an hour and a half.
Zhang Yu also failed to win the city in an hour.
After breaking through the city, it was directly handed over to the militia, and Zhang Yu continued to pursue with soldiers and horses.
Continue to pursue, a few hours later, Zhang Yu and the others were stopped by the city again, and it took half a day to detour, Zhang Yu directly ordered the attack.
This time the city was conquered within an hour.
However, the soldiers were also tired, and attacking the city was far more exhausting than traveling, so Zhang Yu could only order a rest.
Speaking of Ji Ling, after breaking through the siege, he hurried on his way quickly.
He knew very well that he could not stay and had to hurry on his way as soon as possible.
In particular, there was a natural danger in the Yangtze River on their way back, and it would take a long time to cross the river, so Ji Ling couldn't waste any time.
After he rushed out, he ordered a hasty march.
After a day passed, he rested in the city for three hours.
Then continue on your way.
Of course, people have been sent to meet them along the Yangtze River, but they have too few ships.
Running all the way, cursing all the way, he was not cursing Zhang Yu, but Sun Ce.
If it weren't for Sun Ce's sudden betrayal, Ji Ling even thought he could break through Jiangdong.
At this time, Sun Ce was also suffering, for he had made such a big mess, and now he gathered his troops and followed Zhang Yu to kill him.
Sun Ce wanted to keep Ji Ling very much now, and only when Yuan Shu was weak would he have a chance.
Once Yuan Shu still has a certain strength, it will bring him huge troubles.
After chasing for more than a day, Sun Ce led his troops to catch up with Zhang Yu and joined forces with Zhang Yu.
But Zhang Yu and his party didn't give Sun Ce a good look.
What made Zhang Yu angry was not that Sun Ce secretly replaced the elite soldiers and let Yuan Shu run away, but that Sun Ce knew that Liu Bei had also entered Jiangdong.
At that time, Sun Ce cooperated with Yuan Shu, and there were also Sun Ce's people on the section of the Yangtze River controlled by Yuan Shu.
He naturally knew that Liu Bei crossed the Yangtze River from them, but Sun Ce chose to conceal it without making a sound.
Obviously, Sun Ce wanted to trap Zhang Yu. If Liu Bei could make a sneak attack and weaken Zhang Yu's strength, it would obviously be beneficial to Sun Ce.
Even if they couldn't, after they tricked Yuan Shu, Liu Bei's army would stay in Jiangdong, which would bring huge troubles to Zhang Yu. At that time, not only would Zhang Yu not be able to do anything to Sun Ce, he might have to rely heavily on him.
The four parties have their own ideas and can cooperate, but they can also cheat each other at any time, and at the same time, they must be careful to guard against each other.
Although Zhang Yu and Sun Ce joined forces, they were separated by several miles. Although they did not trust each other, although they had a common enemy,
But also take the necessary precautions.
After the two parties rested, they continued to hunt down Ji Ling.
After another day of running, Zhang Yu and the others captured the last city that blocked them in the middle.
Other cities are useless even if there are people defending them. Zhang Yu and the others can go around directly, and the distance is not far.
Calculating the time, Ji Ling and the others will reach the Yangtze River in half a day.
Zhang Yu and the others didn't have much time, and they were pulled away by Ji Ling for almost a day.
The army continued to hunt and kill.
And Ji Ling finally arrived at the riverside.
On the edge of the Yangtze River, Ji Ling had asked people to prepare in advance, but there was still no boat, and only more than 3,000 people could cross the river at a time, and the speed of going back and forth was still slow.
It will be slow because the ships are not empty when they come, but they have to load the grain and grass they eat.
It would take two or three hours for a trip, and a few days for crossing the river. Ji Ling was also in a hurry.
"Quickly, set up defenses and use all the vehicles. Some people are going to move stones." Ji Ling ordered as soon as he reached the river.
There were no boats, and they sent people to get rafts, as long as they went over.
Ji Ling moved quickly, but one day was not enough for him to transport all the people there.
When Ji Ling was deploying defenses and transporting people, Zhang Yu and the others also hurried on their way.
One morning, Zhang Yu and the others arrived, and Ji Ling had already established a preliminary line of defense by the river.
The two sides met again.
"Sun Ce, shameless boy, when I go back, I will send troops to attack you." Ji Ling became furious when he saw Sun Ce, and started to curse.
Sun Ce's face was gloomy. Letting Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses escape so much was indeed a threat to him.
But now Sun Ce is soft-spoken, lacks troops, and doesn't speak loudly, so he doesn't stand out.
Zhang Yu is more than happy to watch Ji Ling hate Sun Ce.
In fact, the two sides had nothing to say, so Zhang Yu directly ordered the attack.
Arrows flew, shouts of killing shook the sky, and the two sides fought again.
This time, all three parties were desperate. If Ji Ling and the others did not work hard, they would be thrown into the water. If Sun Ce didn't work hard, he was afraid that Ji Ling would come back and trouble him.
But when the enemy invaded, Zhang Yu and the others were always desperate.
The three parties fought on the riverside, and both sides suffered losses.
Zhang Yu did not play in person, and has been paying attention to the changes in the entire battle situation.
After fighting for more than an hour, Ji Ling resisted and speeded up the delivery of personnel, and even told the people on the opposite side not to bring food and grass over, but to drive the boat directly.
It was indeed very urgent. When crossing the river, the soldiers on the boat took off their armor before they got close to the pier, jumped into the river, swam across, and the boat came back directly.
"My lord, Liu Bei's soldiers and horses were found ten miles away, and they are attacking us." Zhang Yu said when he received the news while commanding the battle.
"Order the entire army to retreat." Zhang Yu ordered.
Zhang Yu sighed helplessly.
Liu Bei was killed at this time, and he didn't want to be attacked by the enemy, and he didn't want to die with them, so he could only retreat temporarily.