In the combat room, the discussion continued.
Jia Xu smiled and said, "My Lord wishes to have Liu Bei attack. Guan Yu is a very good breakthrough point."
Ouyang Shuo's eyes lit up when he heard that.
Guan and Zhang were Liu Bei's Achilles' heel. Liu Bei valued his two brothers greatly. If something were to happen to Guan Yu, Ouyang Shuo did not believe that Liu Bei would be able to hold himself back.
"Then, for tomorrow's battle, all of you have to plan well." Ouyang Shuo issued a military order.
"Lord, please rest assured!"
Zheng He took the opportunity to introduce the battle plan he had discussed with Jia Xu, and Ouyang Shuo approved of it. After a while, the two of them bid farewell and left to make the final preparations for tomorrow's battle.
Cloud Dream Great Swamp.
Just as Ouyang Shuo was preparing to kill Huang Gai, Zhou Yu's army was only a day's journey away from River Tomb City. A long-planned war was about to begin, and it might even reverse the entire situation of the Battle of Chibi.
After all, Jiangling was the main battlefield of the Battle of Red Cliffs, where more than 90% of the forces from both sides were gathered. The success or failure of this battle would, to a large extent, determine the success or failure of the entire campaign.
After receiving the information, the atmosphere in Jiangling City became tense.
Cao Cao personally guarded Jiangling. Cao Ren, Yu Jin, Cao Chun, Wen Pin, and the other generals were all in position, each guarding a direction. Cao Cao's 200,000-strong mutant army had also received orders to station themselves in Jiangling City.
The entire River Tomb City instantly turned into a huge military camp. Rations and fodder gathered from all over the Jing Province were transported to River Tomb City day and night for the army's consumption.
After receiving the news that Lu Su's army had been annihilated, Cao Cao's ambition was rekindled. He was determined to fight against the allied forces of Sun and Liu in Jiangling to wipe out the Jiangdong army.
After a few days of rest and the encouragement of the navy's great victory, the morale of the Cao army had risen.
Therefore, Cao Cao was very confident in this battle.
…
Jiang Ling City, Mutant Army encampment.
Inside the tent, South of Rosy Clouds suppressed her excitement and said with a smile: "Zi Fang is really a godly person, able to predict things like a deity. We acted according to your plan, and Cao Ren really agreed. "
Seeing this, Zhang Liang smiled without saying a word.
Seeing that his lord was so excited, a trace of helplessness flashed across Zhang Liang's eyes.
Zhang Liang sighed in his heart, "Stubbornly sticking to the Dao is not the style of a king!"
South of Rosy Clouds was still excited, and she didn't notice the strange look on her top advisor's face at all. She was immersed in the fantasy of victory. "This time, I must make the League of Mountains and Seas suffer a big loss."
On the thirteenth day of the battle, at the Red Cliffs of the Yangtze River.
A huge fleet was sailing on the river, stretching for several miles. On the warships, huge military flags were hung. The front half had the word "Huang", while the back half had the word "Guan".
This fleet was the combined army of Huang Gai and Guan Yu.
Following Liu Bei's orders, Guan Yu led four thousand naval troops as the vanguard. The army hurried and finally met up with Huang Gai's army before they reached the Red Cliffs.
Unfortunately, after the previous conflict, Huang Gai was not interested in Guan Yu's arrival.
Guan Yu was an arrogant man. He did not want to send out his troops this time. It was Liu Bei who pressured him to do so. Seeing Huang Gai's attitude, Guan Yu became even more unhappy.
The main army did not regroup with Huang Gai's army and followed behind.
The two armies were separated by at least a thousand meters.
Just as the Scarlet Horse Boat had discovered, Huang Gai did not know that the Red Cliffs had changed owners. The main army arrived at the waterway in front of the Red Cliffs. They did not stop and continued advancing.
Along the way to the Red Cliffs, they did not see a single warship.
Huang Gai was not surprised by this.
Huang Gai and Lu Su knew about the ambush tactics of the Yan Huang Alliance. Therefore, when Huang Gai saw that the Wulin Water Stronghold was still in ruins, he did not think much of it.
Especially since they had not encountered a single battleship along the way.
This was part of the plan. The goal was to not attract the attention of Cao Cao's army.
After entering the Red Cliffs, Huang Gai stood on the deck and said with a smile, "We finally arrived! Sound the drums and inform the Mutant Army that we have arrived as reinforcements. Quickly open the gates of the water stronghold. "
"Yes!" The messenger turned and left.
Throughout the entire process, only the Siege Lion, who was standing beside Huang Gai, had a strange expression on his face.
Sometimes, being too normal was abnormal.
After spending so much time with Ouyang Shuo, the Siege Lion had some understanding of his big brother's character. Ouyang Shuo liked to plan before taking action. He would never fight a battle he was not confident of winning.
The Siege Lion was already worried that they did not see the Shanhai City fleet along the way. When they saw the strange situation at the Red Cliffs, the uneasiness in the Siege Lion's heart intensified.
However, out of consideration, the Siege Lion did not tell Huang Gai about his worries.
When the gates of the water stronghold opened and a large number of warships sailed out from the Wulin and Red Cliffs, the Siege Lion was almost certain that they had fallen into a trap.
Although all the high-end warships in the China region came from the Shanhai City shipyard and looked exactly the same, the Siege Lion had a strong feeling that the other party was the Shanhai City fleet.
The fleets on both sides sailed out of the water stronghold and formed a formation on the river. In an instant, Huang Gai and Guan Yu's allied forces were sandwiched on the river, unable to move.
"Is there a need for such a grand welcoming ceremony?" Huang Gai was a little confused. His general's intuition told him that something was wrong.
Unfortunately, it was too late!
On the warships on both sides, dazzling golden dragon flags were raised, fluttering in the wind on the river. Shouts rang out at the same time, "Those on the other side, listen up. You have been surrounded. Surrender now!"
"Not good!"
Huang Gai's expression became extremely ugly.
"Attack, attack quickly!" Huang Gai was brave and did not think of surrendering at all.
The archers reacted quickly, hurriedly took out their bows and arrows, and attacked the warships on both sides. Unfortunately, all of this was destined to be in vain.
As soon as the rain of arrows rose, the cannons on both sides fired in unison.
At such a short distance, Huang Gai and Guan Yu's army were sandwiched from both sides, and had no room to maneuver strategically. Countless pitch-black cannons were aimed at them. Just the first round of cannons caused the fleet to suffer heavy losses.
Under Zheng He's command, only the two flagships were intact.
This round of cannons directly stunned Huang Gai, and his heart turned cold. Huang Gai finally understood why the powerful Lu Su army was completely annihilated.
"Those on the other side, listen up. Surrender now, or don't blame the cannons for being merciless!" The shouts continued.
After the baptism of cannons, the weight of this shout was especially heavy.
Huang Gai's army and Guan Yu's army were immediately in an uproar. The generals and soldiers were not fools. They had already seen that there was no chance of winning this battle. If they continued to resist, only death awaited them.
At this moment, whether to surrender or not was no longer up to Huang Gai and Guan Yu. Even if they did not agree, the generals and soldiers would surrender of their own accord. Perhaps they would even tie the two of them up and take credit for it.
Huang Gai's face was deathly pale, and his heart was like dead ashes.
Guan Yu's red jujube face became even redder, as if he was being branded by iron.
There were no surprises in the battle that followed.
After a series of twists and turns, the two armies completely surrendered and were easily taken down by the Shanhai City fleet.
The entire process did not take more than an hour.
There was no doubt that this was the easiest battle for Shanhai City. They could only blame Huang Gai and the others for being too careless.
On the top deck of the Dragon Head.
Huang Gai, Guan Yu, and the others were escorted here by the Divine Martial Guards to be handed over to the emperor.
Mixed in the crowd was also the Siege Lions.
The two were originally allies, but now they had become prisoners. Even the Siege Lions, as open-minded as they were, felt somewhat ashamed. Ouyang Shuo was considerate and did not say anything. He first arranged for people to send the Siege Lions down to rest.
Then, Ouyang Shuo looked at Guan Yu.
When they captured Guan Yu, they lost more than fifty Divine Martial Guards.
No matter what, Guan Yu was a first-class general with extraordinary combat strength.
In order to avoid more casualties, the Divine Martial Guards had no choice but to use the Divine Crossbow to subdue Guan Yu. Thus, Guan Yu's body was covered in wounds. There were no less than five arrowheads.
Even so, Guan Yu did not even frown.
Although this person was stubborn and arrogant, he had the ability to be arrogant. Just based on this point, Guan Yu could be considered a good man. However, many times, a good man was not the same as a good general.
"Guan Yu, are you willing to surrender?" Ouyang Shuo looked straight at Guan Yu.
Guan Yu raised his head, his eyes filled with killing intent. Coupled with his blood energy, it was truly frightening. If it was a scholar standing in front of Guan Yu, he might not even be able to stand steadily.
Unfortunately, who was Ouyang Shuo? He had fought countless battles and seen all kinds of storms. Thus, Guan Yu's killing intent had no effect on Ouyang Shuo at all. His expression was calm.
Guan Yu was also a bit surprised, but he didn't take it to heart. He glanced at Ouyang Shuo, as if it was beneath him to answer Ouyang Shuo's question. He spat out a mouthful of phlegm with an arrogant expression.
"How dare you!"
The Divine Martial Guards were immediately scared and placed their blades on Guan Yu's neck.
"Hmph!" Guan Yu snorted coldly. He did not mind the Tang saber on his neck at all. He said sternly, "Kill me or cut me up, do as you wish. You want me to surrender? Dream on! "
"Good, you have guts!" Ouyang Shuo smiled and clapped. In the next second, his expression turned cold and he said indifferently, "In that case, drag him away and behead him!"
The speed at which he changed his expression was unparalleled.
"Yes, sir!"
The Divine Martial Guards had long disliked Guan Yu. In order to capture this person, they had lost many brothers.
"Hmph!" Guan Yu snorted again.
The attentive Ouyang Shuo noticed that Guan Yu's fingers on his right hand unconsciously trembled.
Ouyang Shuo smiled inwardly. It seemed that Guan Yu was not really unafraid of death. If Guan Yu thought that he would be courteous to him like Cao Cao, then he was gravely mistaken.
A moment later, Guan Yu's head was placed in a wooden box and sent back to the deck.
Ouyang Shuo saw it and said to Zheng He, "Arrange for Guan Yu's head to be sent to Liu Bei's army."
"Understood!"
Liu Bei would definitely flip out when he saw this head.
Jia Xu couldn't help but be shocked by Ouyang Shuo's decisiveness. That was Guan Yu, an existence whose name shook the three kingdoms. He killed him without batting an eye.
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