Chapter 591: Bloody battle at Chaisang

Late at night,

North of the Yangtze River,

Cai Mao was overjoyed,

"Wei Yan and Taishi Ci succeeded in a surprise attack on Yuzhang; the Sun Ce army must be in chaos!"

A scout came to report,

"Report! Main general, the Sun Ce army in Xia Kou is in chaos, and hundreds of warships on the Yangtze River are heading toward Yuzhang, with an unstable formation."

Cai Mao was happy,

"Everyone, the Sun Ce army learned that Yuzhang was taken and must be in a great hurry now. The great army is withdrawing overnight to retake Yuzhang; this is the perfect opportunity for our army to pursue and kill!"

He had lost more than he won in battles with Sun Ce recently, although he had completed the tasks assigned by Liu Bei.

However, he was also in a hurry in his heart. Many of Liu Bei's subordinates had achieved great merit.

Old generals Huang Zhong and Yan Yan fought in Southern Jingzhou,

Wei Yan and Taishi Ci took half of Yuzhang,

Zhuge Liang first defeated the Xia Hou brothers and now blocked the Cao army in Xinye.

These people were not as good as him before!

He was still thinking about being the Inspector of Jingzhou and had to produce some battle results.

He looked around,

"Everyone, I intend to lead troops to pursue the Sun Ce army!"

Lu Xun hurriedly cupped his hands,

"Main general, Zhou Yu is outstanding in strategy; even if he retreats, he will arrange it properly. I'm afraid this is a lure-the-enemy tactic of the Sun Ce army."

Gan Ning and Xu Sheng also felt that Sun Ce's retreat was a bit strange.

Cai Zhong said,

"Yuzhang was taken, so it's normal for the Sun Ce army to be in chaos. If we don't pursue now, are we going to miss the opportunity?"

Cai He also echoed.

The two actually didn't like Lu Xun and the others.

In their eyes, Gan Ning was just a water thief who couldn't even mix in Jingzhou before.

Lu Xun and Xu Sheng were also young kids who had only been fighting for a few years, yet they learned to point fingers.

Lu Xun tried to persuade again,

"Main general, the Lord only wants us to guard the north of the Yangtze."

Cai Mao waved his hand,

"This opportunity is rare; it's a great opportunity to defeat the Sun Ce army in one fell swoop. As long as we defeat Sun Ce, Yuzhang will be stable, and the Lord can even lead the army to take Jiangdong directly!"

Lu Xun wanted to persuade again,

but Cai Mao was angry,

"Enough, I am the commander-in-chief. I will lead Cai Zhong and Cai He to pursue; Lu Xun, Gan Ning, Xu Sheng, you lead the troops to guard the water camp!"

The credit would naturally be taken by the Cai family!

Soon,

Cai Mao led all forty thousand water troops to pounce on the opposite bank, disappearing into the vast night.

Lu Xun, Gan Ning, and Xu Sheng looked at the departing warships, feeling very helpless.

Lu Xun frowned,

"Two, Cai Mao will surely fall for Sun Ce's retreat tactic. Let's sail behind to support them."

"Good!"

Cai Mao was in high spirits, the river breeze blowing gently, which matched his mood at this time.

"After this great victory, Liu Bei won't be able to stop me from being the Inspector of Jingzhou."

Soon,

He caught up with the lagging Sun Ce warships and instantly destroyed several of the assault boats.

Cai Mao laughed loudly,

"Lu Xun, that kid, was still worried about Sun Ce's army setting an ambush; he is as timid as a mouse and can't accomplish anything!"

He waved his hand, "Pursue!"

The result can be imagined.

Cai Mao's warships soon fell into the heavy encirclement of the Sun Ce army.

Warships from all directions rushed out from the darkness.

A volley of arrows was fired on the river, and fire arrows and fire oil were all greeted to Cai Mao's fleet!

Sun Ce laughed loudly on the tower ship,

"Gongjin, this plan is wonderful; Cai Mao is indeed greedy for merit and advanced rashly."

Zhou Yu also laughed,

"Cai Mao is eager to achieve merit and will surely not listen to persuasion; he deserves this defeat." ===== CHAPTER 592 =====