"General Huo, please rest assured, Huang Zhong will do his utmost!"
After saying this, Huang Zhong left.
In the following days, Huo Jun dispatched troops to guard key routes to prevent enemy attacks. Huang Zhong, under Huo Jun's guidance, began to make his own deployments.
Several days later, Huang Zhong led his troops to Chibi to ambush the Yellow Turban army.
At this moment, Huang Zhong was in a state of utter distress. He was originally sent by Fa Zheng to destroy the grain storage in Jiangxia, but by a twist of fate, he was sent by Huo Jun to ambush the Yellow Turban army!
Moreover, Huo Jun seemed to trust him greatly, entrusting Jiangxia's most elite troops entirely to Huang Zhong's command, showing him complete trust.
This made Huang Zhong feel somewhat uncomfortable. Huo Jun trusted him so much, yet he was going to help the Yellow Turban Army attack Jiangxia County.
"We must inform Fazheng of the news; the situation has changed." Huang Zhong sighed, then relayed the message that the Yellow Turban army had crossed the river!
Just as Huang Zhong sent out the message, the Yellow Turban army crossed the river, which greatly surprised Huang Zhong.
After all, they weren't familiar with swimming, so how could they suddenly cross the river?
Most importantly, Fazheng did not give him any advance notice, and the Yellow Turban Army's sudden crossing of the river caught him off guard.
"What's going on? What is Fazheng up to?" Huang Zhong cursed under his breath.
"Report..."
Just then, a scout came running and reported: "General, the Yellow Turban army is crossing the river and heading towards Red Cliff!"
"What?" Huang Zhong was so frightened that he stood up.
Thousands of warships and countless Yellow Turban soldiers were heading towards Chibi, looking like dark clouds looming overhead!
Huang Zhong was also a little flustered at this moment. How could they have arrived so quickly?
Just then, the Yellow Turban Army found Huang Zhong.
"General Huang, the strategist has ordered you to launch an ambush!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Zhong froze on the spot. What was going on?
Fa Zheng actually sent him to ambush them. Wasn't he worried?
"Are you sure you didn't receive the wrong message?" Huang Zhong asked.
"The strategist's order is here!"
After saying this, the man handed Fa Zheng's warrant to Huang Zhong.
Although Huang Zhong was puzzled, he dared not disobey the strategist's orders since the strategist had spoken.
He then led the Jiangxia army to the location of the trap set by Huo Jun, where he intended to ambush the invading Yellow Turban rebels.
Meanwhile, Huang Zu also received news of the Yellow Turban Army crossing the river, and he immediately summoned his generals for a meeting.
"Haha, everyone, the Yellow Turban rebels have already crossed the river! Now we just need to wait and see what happens!" Huang Zu laughed.
The others praised Huang Zu's wisdom.
"Does that old thief Huang Zhong really think I'm brainless? Hmph, this time I'll make sure he and the Yellow Turban rebels are all drowned in the Yangtze River!" Huang Zu sneered.
The others were overjoyed to see this; Huang Zu was determined to wipe out all these Yellow Turban rebels.
"When it comes to naval warfare, I've never been afraid of anyone!" Huang Zu's eyes flashed with a cold light.
"Rest assured, my lord, as long as Huang Zhong engages in battle with the Yellow Turban Army, they will have no chance of escaping."
"Huang Zhong is a famous general of Jingzhou and should not be underestimated. In addition, there are many great generals in the Yellow Turban Army. Our army should make preparations for both possibilities," Huang Zu said in a deep voice.
Everyone nodded in agreement, as this concerned the very survival of Jiangxia and could not be taken lightly.
Huang Zhong and his soldiers had already arrived at the pre-set trap.
At this moment, Huang Zhong and some Jiangxia soldiers used ropes to secure the trap.
"General, is this place secure enough?" his subordinate asked, looking at the pit.
Huang Zhong said, "That's enough!"
These traps are designed to impede ships. As soon as the Yellow Turban Army's ships reach this area, their bottoms will be trapped, causing them to come to a standstill.
Finally, the opposing fleet slowly approached the trap area.
Upon seeing this, Huang Zhong hurriedly waved his flag, and immediately the archers on the shore raised their arrows and shot them at the distant ships.
Arrows rained down like locusts in an instant, but no screams of the Yellow Turban soldiers came from the opposite ships.
"Hmm? What's going on?" Huang Zhong's expression changed slightly.
These ships seemed to be unmanned, remaining quietly moored.
"General, something seems wrong. Why aren't those ships moving at all?" Huang Zhong's deputy said.
Huang Zhong observed carefully for a moment, and sure enough, it was so. He was startled and muttered, "What tricks are these Yellow Turban rebels playing?"
"Charge!"
At this point, Huang Zhong disregarded everything else and led his men in warships to charge forward, wanting to find out what was going on.
"General, be careful, it might be a trap!" the adjutant said.
Huang Zhong shook his head and said, "Things have come to this point, we can only follow General Huo's plan. Brothers, kill!"
The adjutant nodded and stopped trying to persuade him.
Soon, Huang Zhong's warships collided with the Yellow Turban army's battlefield. When Jiangxia's army rushed up, they found that apart from the few people piloting the ships, there wasn't a single Yellow Turban soldier on these warships!
Jiang Xiajun was completely dumbfounded. What the hell was going on?
Just then, war drums suddenly roared in the distance, and hundreds of warships surrounded them from both sides. It was Huo Jun!
But when Huo Jun arrived, he was stunned.
The Yellow Turban Army had thousands of warships, but where were the people? Could they have simply vanished into thin air?
"General Huo? What do you mean by this?"
Huang Zhong looked at Huo Jun, feigning anger. The important task of setting up the ambush was originally in Huang Zhong's hands, but Huo Jun played the trick of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Huo Jun was immediately embarrassed and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "General Huang, it's not that I don't trust you, but in extraordinary times, extraordinary measures must be taken!"
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