The battle Battle of Jiangxia

1 battle

1.1 initial clashes
1.2 deadlock
1.3 fall of great capital ships
1.4 doom of huang zu

the battle
initial clashes

in response sun quan s aggression, huang zu assigned general zhang shuo vanguard, , chen jiu admiral, stay behind high walls of jiangxia avoid conflict in frontline. before battle started, zhang shuo led troop on large vessel reconnoitre riverbank, located ling tong, scouting area. @ time, ling tong had tens of closest warriors on light vessel, yet able climb zhang shuo s vessel under cover of nightfall or disguise zhang s own men, , surprised enemy. zhang shuo slain ling tong, , mariners captured.

deadlock

upon hearing news zhang shuo had been killed, huang zu ordered chen jiu block entrance of miankou river 2 of largest capital ships (mengchong) covered ox-hide @ choke point. in addition, huang had strong men , archers positioned on top of cliff next river throw down rocks , fire on large enemy vessels. bring down huang zu s mengchongs, zhou yu sent out large vessels, destroyed rocks thrown down cliff. after several hours of fighting, zhou yu realized not advance against heavy crossfire mengchongs.

fall of great capital ships

to change tide of battle, zhou yu had ling tong , dong xi, along 100 die-hard soldiers, don 2 suits of armour each , charge towards enemy despite crossfire. through fierce fighting, ling , dong succeeded in breaking connections between 2 vessels, , downfall of mengchongs inspired fighting spirit of sun quan s forces. lü meng participated in melee combat, , killed chen jiu in duel. admiral gone, huang zu s massive navy annihilated sun quan s smaller forces. meanwhile, ling tong had led separate command capture jiangxia, achieving before naval victory.

doom of huang zu

unable resist sun quan s forces, huang zu fled city, caught , killed horseman named feng ze. head requested sun quan placed inside container examination. after receiving huang zu s head, sun quan presented sacrifice @ late father sun jian s temple.