When Cao Liang arrived in Wuchang by boat, when the Lingyun warship docked at Wuchang Wharf, only warships with Wei flags flying on the Yangtze River were mooring and sailing, and a warship of Wu's army could not be seen. While the Wuchang defenders were evacuating, the Wu navy also hurriedly evacuated Wuchang and fled to the Baqiu area.

In fact, since the Pengze Lake water battle, the Wu army has lost its water control power. The remaining warships of the Wu army are not only in terms of quantity that cannot be compared with the Wei army, but also have a huge difference in combat effectiveness. The existence of the Wei army's stone-capping battleship has completely reversed and changed the mode of water war.

The waves wash away the sand, an era that belonged to the Wu naval army, has already set a halt. This is why Lu Kang chose to surrender to Shu and rely on the power of the Shu army to fight against the Wei army. Without the power on the water, the Wu army is like a lame giant, unable to even walk steadily.

Du Yu's army had arrived in Jiangbei, just opposite Wuchang. When he heard that Cao Liang's flagship had arrived in Wuchang, Du Yu and Liu Jing immediately came by boat, boarded the Lingyun battleship, and met Cao Liang in person.

Du Yu has not met Cao Liang for several years. Since he led his troops to attack Wuguan, he has been fighting for thousands of miles and has never met Cao Liang again. At the same time, the Tunqi Camp and Jinqi Camp under his command have been separated for several years. This time, when he arrived in Wuchang, the Right Legion finally restored its complete system.

Cao Liang saw Du Yu being dark and thin, and said, "Yuan Rang, you have become dark and thin. Could it be that you are not accommodating to the local conditions of Jingzhou? You are really wronged."

Du Yu hurriedly said: "The sun in Jingzhou is indeed more poisonous than the Central Plains. I was entrusted by Your Majesty to shepherd Jingzhou. I never dared to forget the mission of pacifying Wu. I traveled all over the border and inspected the places. The summer is the three days of the winter and the winter is the third day of the nineteenth day of the winter. I was exposed to the sun and rain, so I became a little darker and thinner."

Du Yu was born in a famous family and was a typical second-generation official. He had a close relationship with Yang Hu since he was a child. He thought that the two of them were also handsome young men in Luoyang. They were handsome and beautiful, and were as beautiful as jade. They were elegant and charming. However, since they joined the army, they have been fighting for many years, and have been living in the military, sleeping in the open, and experiencing the wind and frost. Their appearances have long changed. Du Yu is now considering war and he doesn't care about anything else.

Du Yu told the truth. Since he arrived in Jingzhou, he has always considered pacifying Wu. He often inspected the borders, was familiar with the geographical advantages of Jingzhou, and even disguised himself, went to the Yangtze River to check the river defense fortifications of Wu Jun, and knew it in his mind.

Although Jingzhou is not that important than Jianye, the Qianli River Defense, no matter which point it breaks through, will be a heavy blow to the Wu Kingdom. When Du Yu was ordered to lead his army to garrison Jingzhou, Cao Liang had not yet determined the breakthrough to attack Wu, so Du Yu always regarded himself as the pioneer of pacifying Wu. He has been planning the pacifying Wu for several years. It is not strange that people become dark and thin.

Cao Liang also highly praised Du Yu. He knew that Du Yu was a very dedicated person. In his position, he planned to do his own affairs. Although Cao Liang set the direction of the main attack on Wu in the direction of Jianye, Du Yu still performed his duties conscientiously without regrets, strictly enforced Cao Liang's will without any discount.

Since the division of troops in Wuguan, the two cavalry battalions of the Right Legion were assigned to the command of other legions, and Du Yu led three infantry battalions and legion headquarters to fight in Jingzhou. Without the cavalry battalion, the overall combat effectiveness of the Right Legion has decreased a lot, especially the lack of ace main force like the Tunqi Battalion, and the Right Legion was greatly affected on both ends of the offense and defense.

But Du Yu was not upset. Although the Tunqi Battalion and the Jinqi Battalion were separated from the establishment of the Right Army, they had more important tasks to be carried out, so Du Yu had no complaints. Even though he led three infantry battalions to independently take on the defense of Jingzhou, Du Yu was also hardworking.

Even though this crossing of the river took place in Jianye, Du Yu had been preparing for several years but it was not his turn to be outstanding, and he did not complain, whether it was the main attack or the auxiliary, everything was for the result of victory. This was the most important thing. Even if other legions were exposed this time, Du Yu didn't care. Everything started from the overall situation and for the overall situation, Du Yu was willing to be this green leaf.

This time, Cao Liang arrived in Wuchang in person, and Du Yu came to see the emperor with the imperial edict. The main purpose was to ask Cao Liang for his next action plan. If Cao Liang decided to let the three infantry battalions of the Right Legion cross the river, he would immediately cross the river. If Cao Liang asked them to stay in Jiangbei, Du Yu would never have crossed the line.

Originally, three groups of Wei troops surrounded Wuchang this time, and Cao Liang was preparing to fight the decisive battle between Wuchang and Lu Kang. The navy, infantry, and cavalry, all the way. Even if Lu Kang set up a solid defense line in Wuchang, Cao Liang had enough confidence to tear it apart.

However, Lu Kang saw the situation wrong and took the initiative to evacuate Wuchang, which also made the three armies of the Wei army empty.

Although he was able to get Wuchang with his help, Cao Liang did not feel very happy. After all, he never took the gains and losses of a city and a place seriously. The vitality of annihilation of the enemy was what Cao Liang pursued.

If Lu Kang defended Wuchang to the death, then this Wuchang battle would be the ultimate decisive battle between Wei and Wu. As long as the Wei army eliminated Lu Kang's army and took Wuchang, the battle to pacify Wu would basically be declared over. The remaining remaining power of the Wu army would not be afraid. It would not take much effort to recruit surrender or clear it.

But Lu Kang retreated this time and delayed the final battle to some extent. This was obviously not what Cao Liang wanted to see.

The terrain of Jingzhou is the most complex, including mountains, plains, rivers, and a swamp with a radius of thousands of miles - Yunmengze.

In a broad sense, Yunmengze refers to the Jianghan Plain area, starting from Jiangling in the west, ending at Xiakou in the east, and bounded by the Yangtze River in the north and south. The rivers here are crisscrossed, lakes and swamps are scattered, and the terrain is quite complex.

Whether it is infantry, cavalry or navy, fighting in Yunmengze is an extremely headache. After the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao Cao fled from Huarong Road to Jiangling, sinking into mud, and was unable to move, so he almost died here. It can be seen that Huarong Road is difficult to escape. If Lu Kang fled to Jiangling, then Yunmengze is the best area for him to block the advance of the Wei army. Cao Liang believed that Lu Kangji was good at using troops. If nothing unexpected happened, Lu Kang would definitely flee to Jiangling.
Chapter completed!