The ballistae were completely useless. After Zhou Yu's fleet crashed into Kuai Liang's flagship, most of the Zhou Yu's fleet started to swarm over. They were too close to Kuai Liang's fleet and were fighting in a chaotic battle. If they released the ballistae now, they might accidentally injure them. The ballistae could directly penetrate Zhou Yu's turreted ships and also tear apart the Lvbu's Army's warships. Therefore, the ballistae were useless.
Kuai Liang could no longer care about this because he was being targeted. Deng Long had already died in the Yangtze River and Kuai Liang was next.
Kuai Liang's heart was filled with bitterness. Originally, he wanted to imitate Lu Bu's Army and send the 30,000 Zhou Yu Navy to the bottom of the river to become the Jingzhou Navy. However, who would have thought that he would choose a favorable location. In addition, he was not familiar with the characteristics of the ballistae. Fortunately, Kuai Liang had dismantled one of the ballistae from the warship and sent it to Jingzhou. Otherwise, Jingzhou would have been destroyed in his hands.
"Mister Zi Rou, why do you have to do this?" Zhou Yu also saw Huang Gai kill Deng Long with a single arrow. He knew that Kuai Yue would not be able to escape death. In fact, if it wasn't for the chaos of the world, Zhou Yu would be very happy to be friends with someone like Kuai Liang. Zhou Yu originally wanted to let Kuai Liang go to Jiangdong as a guest. However, he now had to watch a genius fall in the Yangtze River.
Huang Zhong nocked his longbow. He was still very confident in his archery skills. Although he was old and his eyesight was not as good, his skills had not changed at all. He nocked an arrow, drew the bow, and released the arrow in one go. Just as Huang Zhong was about to send half of Jing Province's brain to hell, an earth-shattering battle cry suddenly erupted from behind Zhou Yu's army. A huge fleet of ships flowed down the river. If one looked down from the sky, one would realize that this fleet did not even reach the end. It was densely packed with warships. All of them had green war banners that fluttered in the wind.
Huang Gai frowned. They had been dealing with this fleet for a long time. This was the Jingzhou Navy stationed in Xiakou. They had more than 70,000 troops and more than 200 warships. They had fought with Huang Gai's fleet dozens of times.
"Them?" Kuai Liang also heard the battle cries coming from behind Zhou Yujun's army. The green battle flag and the battle cries carried a special dialect. It was definitely the Jingzhou Navy. Kuai Liang had never been so excited before. He was about to cry! He quickly turned around and left Huang Gai's line of sight while Huang Gai was distracted by the roar.
When Huang Gai reacted, he went to look for Kuai Liang, but Kuai Liang had already hidden himself on the ship. How could he find him? He could only put down his longbow and pick up a long whip made of wrought iron. He was ready to fight.
"Hm?" Zhou Yu clenched his sword tightly. The Jingzhou Navy came at the wrong time. Zhou Yu sacrificed Han Dang's fleet and was about to destroy Kuai Liang at Sanjiangkou. Now, the Jingzhou Navy appeared. It must be known that Zhou Yu's fleet was facing downstream. Their rear was facing the Jingzhou Navy. Moreover, they had raised their sails.
If Zhou Yu had an incense stick's worth of time, he would have been able to destroy Kuai Liang. But now!
Zhou Yu really wanted to sacrifice his entire fleet to destroy Kuai Liang. However, Zhou Yu was unable to do so. This was because Jiangdong had already lost one of its three main forces. If he lost the one he had now, how would Jiangdong be able to attack? The green flags behind them were getting closer and closer. The flag was written with words. This was Wen Pin's fleet. He was the Deputy General of the Jingzhou Navy. Although he was only a Deputy General, his actual authority was higher than Huang Zu. After all, Huang Zu had lost half of Jiang Xia. If not for Wen Pin's timely arrival, the entire Jiang Xia would have been lost. Therefore, although Wen Pin was a Deputy General, he was the main commander of the 50,000 Jingzhou Navy. Huang Zu, on the other hand, could only command 20,000 of his direct subordinates! Among them, 7,000 were in Deng Long's hands. Zhou Yu did not have the time to deal with Kuai Liang. Wen Pin was not someone to be underestimated. If Kuai Liang managed to get close to Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu would be in deep trouble.
"Sound the gong to retreat!" Zhou Yu conveniently beheaded several Jiangxia's navy around him, then jumped into his flagship and shouted towards the messenger.
"Yes!" The messenger saw the dense number of warships behind them. If it was any other time, he would have rushed over to meet them. Although the Jiangdong Navy was small in number, they were strong. One Jiangdong Navy could suppress two or three Jiangxia Navy. However, it was different now. Old General Han Dang's fleet had been lost and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive. The Jiangdong Navy had also been attacked by the ballistae. Now, their ships were facing the enemy. If they were hit by the enemy, the Jiangdong Navy could only be suppressed.
Zhou Yu's navy was indeed the best of the best. After such a large-scale pursuit and slaughter, they were able to quickly reorganize their formation. Their sails were unfurled, and under Jiang Feng's lead, they drifted down the river.
They couldn't care less about Kuai Liang's navy, which was surrounded by them.
"Sanjiangkou!" Zhou Yu sat at the head of the table. He seemed to have suddenly understood something! Kuai Liang and Kuai Zirou were good at scheming. He purposely revealed a flaw, purposely rushed in front of Zhou Yu, and even used up all the ballista bolts on the warship to lure Zhou Yu into a pursuit. Zhou Yu even ignored Zhou Yu's danger to bring his main force out of Sanjiangkou. It must be known that if it wasn't for Kuai Liang being in that fleet, Zhou Yu wouldn't have pursued them. He would have just let the fleet return to the main camp of Sanjiangkou. Although the ballistae had strong penetrative power, they could not be used to siege the city. Now, Kuai Liang's fleet was far away from the Sanjiangkou Navy's camp. At the same time, he had the Jingzhou Navy follow the river to cut off Zhou Yu's path back to Sanjiangkou. As a result, Sanjiangkou could not be defended without the majority of the navy. In just one day, Zhou Yu had lost Sanjiangkou.
"Mister Zi Rou, you are truly a talent that transcends the heavens and earth! It's a pity that my brother can't use you. Liu Biao is really lucky! " Zhou Yu could not help but sigh. Liu Biao was already so old that he had lost his spirit. To put it bluntly, he was waiting for death. He did not know when to reward and when to punish. However, such a person had the help of the Kuai brothers. It was truly enviable!
"They are here!" If Kuai Liang knew about Zhou Yu's thoughts, he would definitely be grateful for Zhou Yu's respect. He wanted to rely on himself, Deng Long, and the battleships and ballistae that he had just obtained from the Lvbu's Army to keep Zhou Yu and his 30,000 troops at Sanjiangkou. This would not only make Jingzhou famous, but it would also stabilize the Kuai Family's position in Jingzhou. However, he did not expect that the Jingzhou Army would save him in the end.
Kuai Liang was lucky that the Jingzhou Army was mobilized. Originally, the battle on the water was discovered, but the Jingzhou Navy did not move at all. This was because they were worried that this was a scheme to attract the attention of the Jingzhou Navy. Therefore, Huang Zu's faction did not move at all. They just stayed in the Xiakou Navy camp and watched the show. Especially when Kuai Liang destroyed Han Dang's fleet in a single move, Huang Zu decided not to go out. He believed that it was a trap. Moreover, it wasn't fake at all. How could someone destroy an entire fleet in a single move? What a joke! Huang Zu was still laughing at Zhou Yu for not knowing anything about military affairs.
However, Wen Pin did not think so. How could Zhou Yu not know anything about military affairs? Impossible. This person could be considered a genius of his generation. He was also good at both civil and military affairs. It was because of him that Jingzhou lost half of Jiangxia. How could such a person not know anything about military affairs? Moreover, after these few days of fighting, the Jingzhou Navy did not gain any advantage at all. Moreover, even if Zhou Yu was acting, he would not use an entire fleet to act. That was close to ten thousand people and dozens of warships. It would be fine if they were tricked. However, if they were not tricked, it would not be a loss. Therefore, Wen Pin ordered all the warships under his command to prepare for battle. He could not directly refute Huang Zu. After all, Huang Zu was the main commander. When Kuai Liang was surrounded by Zhou Yu, an order suddenly came from Xiangyang. It was to attack Zhou Yu's Navy together with Kuai Liang who was about to return. The order also stated that Kuai Liang had obtained a weapon from the Lvbu's Army that could penetrate an enemy's warship from three hundred steps away. This time, it was confirmed that the fleet fighting against Zhou Yu outside Sanjiangkou was Kuai Liang's fleet.
Fortunately, Wen Pin had all the warships prepared in advance. This allowed them to quickly leave Xiakou and raise the sails at full speed. Only then could they catch up. Otherwise, they would have to wait to collect Kuai Liang's corpse.
Huang Zu was originally unwilling to come because he was the one who said that it was Zhou Yu's plan. He even laughed at Zhou Yu. Now, he was being laughed at. The ones in front of him were his allies. Furthermore, the one who followed Kuai Liang to the Lvbu's Army was Deng Long, Huang Zu's subordinate. How could Huang Zu still have the face to go? It was Wen Pin who persuaded Huang Zu that the old general was always right. Zhou Yu was always scheming and should be careful. Only then did he allow Huang Zu to board the warship.
But now? Even if you beat Huang Zu to death, Huang Zu would not go back. Because Zhou Yu chased after Kuai Liang, he brought the entire Jiangdong's fleet with him. What was the result of this? In other words, Sanjiangkou was completely defenseless, and Huang Zu had directly sent out a fleet to capture it! It was that simple. The lost Sanjiangkou was back.
"Kill!" The Jingzhou Army's morale was high. Zhou Yu did not want to face them head-on and could only let his fleet leave first.
When Zhou Yu's flagship passed by Kuai Liang's fleet, Zhou Yu looked deeply at Kuai Liang's fleet. "Mister Zirou is very talented. Zhou Yu has learned a lot. Zhou Yu will definitely repay you in the future. " When the 70,000 Jingzhou Army besieged Sanjiangkou, Zhou Yu did not lose it. When the Lord was defeated at Wancheng City, the morale of the army fell. Zhou Yu did not lose. However, because of a moment of greed, he wanted to capture Kuai Liang. In the end, he was blocked and could only abandon the city. How could Zhou Yu calm down? Furthermore, General Han Dang was also dead. The entire fleet was lost. On the other hand, Kuai Liang's fleet only lost Deng Long and dozens of warships. It could be said that Zhou Yu had completely lost this battle. He had never lost so badly before.
Zhou Yu looked at Kuai Liang's fleet. Kuai Liang was also looking at Zhou Yu's flagship. "Beautiful Jiangdong's Mr. Zhou, have a safe journey." Kuai Liang did not expect that he would hit the jackpot. He was about to be completely wiped out, but in the end, he forced Zhou Yu to abandon Sanjiangkou. This was a pleasant surprise. However, Kuai Liang was not happy because if it was a real battle, he would have lost. He was so overwhelmed by victory that he did not consider the timing and geographical advantage. Instead, he relied too much on this weapon!
"Before I leave, let me give you a gift." Kuai Liang raised his hand again. "When most of Zhou's fleet passes, cut off his tail for me." The ballistae were loaded again. Although there were only 11 ships left, these 11 ships had 55 ballistae. This was enough to make Zhou Yu's navy suffer. Kuai Liang did not dare to directly attack Zhou Yu's fleet. He was afraid that Zhou Yu would surround him. When that time comes, he would not be able to escape. Kuai Liang was not a general. He did not want to cut off all means of retreat. What he wanted was to use the smallest price to deal the most damage to the enemy. Therefore, he chose to cut off Zhou Yu's fleet. What fleet could not run fast? Naturally, it was those that were hit by the ballistae. There were also the auxiliary forces. One ship after another was sent to the bottom of the river.
Zhou Yu's navy had more than 30,000 people. With Han Dang's fleet destroyed and the auxiliary forces, Zhou Yu had lost more than 10,000 people. Although Kuai Liang almost lost his life, he only lost Deng Long and 3,000 Jiangxia Navy. However, Sanjiangkou was lost by Zhou Yu. Huangzhou and Wuchang also couldn't accommodate the remaining twenty thousand plus navy. Therefore, Zhou Yu could only retreat to Jiujiang to gather mulberries. It could be said that this Jiangxia attack had ended in failure.
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