Cao Ren was overjoyed. He had only tried it out, but he never expected to actually shoot Zhou Yu off his horse!

"My lads, Zhou Yu has been shot by my arrow, and the Jiangdong army is about to collapse! Follow me and fight!" Cao Ren said excitedly.

Cao Ren then led the charge out of Wancheng, greatly boosting the morale of Cao's army and causing the Jiangdong army to retreat in defeat!

Upon hearing the news of Taishi Ci's death in battle, the morale of Wu's army plummeted, and they began to scatter and flee.

Zhou Tai quickly ordered his men to carry Zhou Yu away, and at the same time sent out soldiers to gather the remaining troops and prepare for a retreat. However, at this time, Cao Cao's army was in high spirits, and Zhou Tai decided to stay behind to block the enemy in order to avoid being completely annihilated by Cao Cao's army.

Cao Ren led the remaining troops to continue their fierce attack on the Jiangdong army, and finally returned to Wancheng at dusk.

The morale of the Jiangdong army plummeted, and with no reinforcements, they wanted to retreat to Nanyang. However, the Jingzhou army simply ignored them and warned the Jiangdong army that if they did not leave, they would fire arrows!

Left with no other choice, Zhou Tai could only set up tents and let Zhou Yu recover from his injuries while he guarded Zhou Yu's side.

On the other side, Sun Quan was furious upon learning of Taishi Ci's death in battle.

Moreover, he is now facing a huge crisis. Taishi Ci has died in battle, and Zhou Yu has become an isolated force, making his situation extremely precarious.

"What exactly does Zhou Yu mean by this? Does he want all 100,000 of my Jiangdong soldiers to die in Wancheng?" Sun Quan said angrily.

The civil officials of Jiangdong all lowered their heads and dared not utter a word, for fear of further angering Sun Quan.

At the same time, Guan Yu also received the news.

"What? Taishi Ci is dead in battle? Zhou Yu was shot down by Cao Ren?"

These pieces of news shocked both Fazheng and Guan Yu.

He never expected that Zhou Yu would be defeated, and defeated so miserably at that.

"That Zhou Yu, that brat, thinks he can look down on Cao Ren just because he burned Cao Cao's armor and weapons in the Battle of Red Cliffs. Now he's getting what he deserves!"

Guan Yu knew Cao Ren very well, especially his brilliant military strategy and his extremely low error rate.

"Both the Jiangdong army and Cao Cao's army have suffered heavy losses this time, which is a good opportunity for us to advance!" Guan Yu reminded him.

Everyone nodded in agreement, agreeing that it was indeed a good time to advance. After all, Cao Cao had suffered heavy losses and needed to recuperate, making this the perfect time to attack Wancheng.

Fa Zheng frowned and said slowly, "Attack on Wancheng is not impossible, but... we must also be wary of the Jiangdong army."

To everyone's surprise, Guan Yu sneered and said, "Now that Zhou Yu's fate is unknown, the Jiangdong army is nothing but stray dogs. How dare they attack my Jingzhou?"

The others nodded in agreement with Guan Yu's words.

"In that case, let us advance!" Guan Yu decided.

"Yun Chang! We must not advance rashly!" Fa Zheng advised.

"Xiaozhi, you don't need to say anything more!"

Guan Yu said coldly, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we miss this chance, who knows when we'll get another one?"

After saying this, Guan Yu turned and left, leaving Fa Zheng standing there alone.

Guan Yu was too arrogant; he didn't take Zhou Yu and the Jiangdong army seriously at all. However, Fa Zheng thought about it and agreed that Zhou Yu had just suffered a major defeat and would not risk attacking Nanyang again.

Subsequently, Guan Yu led 80,000 troops and marched towards Wancheng!

When Cao Ren heard this, he was furious!

Guan Yu did indeed come, but this time he directly ordered the withdrawal from Wancheng!

There was no other way; Cao Cao's army was no match for Jingzhou's army at the moment. A rash confrontation would surely result in defeat. Moreover, in this situation, the only thing to do was to retreat and preserve their strength.

Therefore, Cao Ren chose to retreat. Although this made him feel somewhat frustrated, he also understood that if he were to get entangled with the Jingzhou army at this time, he would definitely suffer heavy losses.

Seeing Cao Ren retreat, Guan Yu became even more arrogant.

"Haha, Cao Ren is a coward, he just handed over Wancheng like that!" Guan Yu laughed.

"General, you are mighty!" The morale of the surrounding Jingzhou soldiers soared.

"Send the order down! The entire army will press forward! Capture Wancheng!" Guan Yu declared with great pride.

But just after he entered Wancheng, a scout suddenly came to report that...

"Reporting to General Guan, something terrible has happened! The Jiangdong army has suddenly attacked our city!"

"Nanyang...Nanyang has been captured!"

Upon hearing this, Guan Yu immediately stood up and roared, "What did you say?"

"Reporting to General Guan, the Jiangdong army has launched a surprise attack on our Nanyang city under cover of night! Our army is unable to resist! Please, General Guan, return to reinforce us immediately!"

"Damn it!!!" Guan Yu's face turned ashen.

He never expected that the Jiangdong army would actually dare to attack his Nanyang.

Wancheng was originally a city in Nanyang Commandery, which Cao Ren occupied for so many years, and Guan Yu never managed to conquer it.

We finally managed to capture it, and these Jiangdong rats dare to launch a sneak attack on Nanyang?

Guan Yu was furious, his anger reaching its peak.

"Order all cavalry to pursue those Jiangdong rats and recapture Nanyang at all costs!"

"Father, what about Wancheng?" Guan Ping asked anxiously.

"Withdraw from Wancheng first. I want to see just how bold Zhou Yu is to launch a sneak attack on my Nanyang!" Guan Yu roared.

Soon, Guan Yu led his cavalry to swiftly withdraw from Wancheng and immediately marched back to Xinye.

Guan Yu was filled with resentment. If it weren't for the Jiangdong army's sneak attack, Wancheng would have already fallen into the hands of Jingzhou.

Meanwhile, Fa Zheng was filled with worry, because Guan Yu was in a very awkward situation.

Because Guan Yu is now isolated. Although he has 80,000 elite troops, he has no food or supplies and will sooner or later find himself in trouble.

On Zhou Yu's side, he was indeed shot off his horse by Cao Ren that day. Although he was injured, he immediately came up with a plan.

He pretended to be dead or alive to lower Guan Yu's guard, because he knew that Guan Yu would definitely send troops to attack Wancheng, and at that time, it would be time for him to attack Nanyang!

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