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Volume 2: Unpredictable Chapter 890: Sun Ce¡¯s Crisis (Part 2)

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    Han Dang hurriedly attended and gave his advice.  .t. Zhou Tai and other generals also agreed.  Zhou Yu's face changed, and his thoughts were spinning. Sun Ce was not only his lord, but also his sworn brother. Zhou Yu valued Sun Ce more than his own life, so how could he refuse to save him even if he died?  Zhou Yu immediately discussed with a group of civil and military officials and decided to allocate 50,000 troops, which he would personally lead and join forces with Zhou Tai, Han Dang and other generals to rescue Xuzhou.  As for Jiang Yin, he led the remaining soldiers and horses to retreat to Qiao County, guarding against the favored Yuzhou soldiers and horses to take advantage of the situation to counterattack.

    The situation was extremely urgent. Jiangdong's army mobilized its troops that night, and they had already done detailed work to repay their favor.  Man Chong was overjoyed when he heard the report, and immediately sent his cavalry to inform Cao Ren, who was gathering troops in Chen County to the west, overnight.

    Zhou Yu led 50,000 elite troops to go ahead that night, while Jiang Yin led 10,000 troops to stay at the stronghold to break up the rear.  Full of favors but no troops to take advantage of the situation, Jiang Yin saw this and ordered the army to retreat slowly, and then suddenly retreated at dawn.

    Cao Jun's scouts came to report, saying that Jiangdong's army was retreating and was about to withdraw from the Chenliu realm.  After hearing this, Cao Zhang anxiously remonstrated with Man Chong.

    "Sir, you missed a great opportunity last night. If you let the thief go back now, you are actually letting the tiger go back to the mountain!"

    Man Chong listened to the words, but smiled calmly and said calmly.

    "If I had sent my army to pursue him last night, the thieves would have fought to the death to save Sun Bofu. In this way, even if our army could gain the upper hand, we would have suffered heavy casualties. Now that Zhou Gongjin has left, and the thieves have retreated,  This is a great opportunity for our army to pursue!"

    Cao Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up. Man Chong then allocated 10,000 troops to Cao Zhang and ordered Cao Zhang to use his troops to cover up the killing.  Cao Zhang listened to the order, ordered 10,000 horse infantry, and went out of the city to chase Jiang Yin's soldiers and horses.

    By the way, Jiang Yin was quite relaxed when he saw that Yuzhou soldiers and horses did not come to pursue him.  Just after leaving the Chenliu realm, it was already dark, so Jiang Yin ordered the sergeant to cook and rest.

    Unexpectedly, Jiangdong's army had just stopped when suddenly there were shouts of killing from behind, and the sound of countless horse hooves fighting came from all directions.  Jiang Yin was horrified and quickly mounted his horse to retreat.  Jiangdong's army panicked and dispersed.

    Not long after, Cao Zhang suddenly arrived, wielding his eighty-six kilogram black iron giant sword and killing people in the Jiangdong crowd, dashing left and right, as if entering an uninhabited land.  Wang Yue stood by Cao Zhang's side, his sword like thunder, killing Jiangdong soldiers passing by simply and quickly.  Jiangdong's army was in chaos and it was difficult to resist. Jiang Yin led a remnant of his army to seize the road and head towards Qiao County.

    Cao Zhang seized countless horses and baggage, and ordered a Yuzhou general to lead a troop of troops and horses to transport them back to Xuchang.  Cao Zhang led eight thousand soldiers and horses to pursue Jiang Yin all night.  Jiang Yin was frightened when he saw that Cao Zhang was pursuing him to the death. He just looked towards Qiao County and fled with his life.

    Jiang Yin fled for days and rushed to the gate of Qiao County, where he called for help.  I saw a drum sound on the city, and the cry of killing suddenly became louder. A general led the army out and shouted.

    "Jiangdong rats, I have taken Qiao County for a long time!"

    When Jiang Yin heard this, he felt as if he had fallen into an icy abyss. He was shocked to see that it was Cao Zixiao, Cao Cao's general.  It turned out that one day before, Cao Ren sent his army to attack Qiao County. The Jiangdong army left behind in Qiao County was unprepared, and Cao Ren captured the city. Most of the Jiangdong soldiers were captured, and the rest had to flee in all directions and were missing.

    When Jiang Yin saw Cao Ren, he was so frightened that he turned his horse and drove away.  Cao Ren waved his army to cover up the attack. Cao Hong glared fiercely and raised his thick eyebrows. He took the lead and charged into Jiangdong's army. He killed Jiangdong soldiers like a wave and made them scream in agony.  Jiang Yin had just fled for a while when suddenly there was an overwhelming cry of killing in front of him. It was the pursuers led by Cao Zhang who came to kill him.  Jiang Yin hurriedly ordered his soldiers to turn into a narrow path on the right, and after walking for five or six miles, suddenly there was a sound of cannon.  A group of men and horses turned out from the roadside, and it was Zhang Junyi from Hejian!

    With his jaws open and his eyes shining, he shouted loudly, shot his horse with his gun, and took Jiang to drink.  Jiang Yin responded hurriedly, only to see flames burst out from the steel spear that opened his jaws, and seven or eight huge flame snakes rushed over with their mouths wide open.

    Jiang Yin was struck by a spear from his open jaw and fell off his horse.  Zhang Jaw then ordered the soldiers to capture him. Seeing that Jiang Yin was captured, the rest of the Jiangdong soldiers and horses no longer had the will to fight. They abandoned their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

    Jiang Yin was captured, and almost all the Jiangdong soldiers and horses in Yuzhou were captured and killed by Cao Jun.  At this time, Zhou Yu did not know that when he rushed to rescue Xuzhou, the great changes occurred in Yuzhou.

    And half a month ago, Cao Jun from all sides surrounded Xiapi City.  Let's say that Cao Cao successfully trapped Sun Ce to death in Xiapi as expected. He was overjoyed and discussed raising troops to attack Xiapi.  Jia Xu attended the ceremony and bowed to him, admonishing him.

    "Sun Ce only has the city of Xiapi now. If he is pushed too hard, he will have to fight with all his strength to survive. My lord, don't be too hasty in conquering Xiapi. The best strategy is to plan it slowly!"

    As soon as Jia Xu said this, Xun You frowned and retorted.

    "But if Zhou Gongjin knew that Sun Bofu was in danger, he would have mobilized his army for days and came to rescue him with fire. As soon as the Jiangdong army arrived, the king would have missed the great opportunity to kill Sun Bofu!"

    "Xiapi City is extremely strong and has the danger of Surabaya. It is a dangerous place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If your Majesty is strong,Unable to capture the enemy, the soldiers fought fiercely for days. When the men and horses were exhausted, Zhou Gongjin led his army to attack. Our army rushed to block it. How could we be invincible?  ?  "

    Jia Xu disagreed with this and refuted it.  As a result, Cao Cao's counselors had their own opinions and argued endlessly.  After a while, Cao Cao suddenly slapped the memorial table, and there was a loud bang, and the originally noisy tent suddenly returned to calm.  Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and shouted in a solemn voice.

    "When the decision is made on our military camp, the lonely general will call Sun Bofu to answer. Let's see how he agrees before we make a final decision!"

    Cao Cao was determined and no one dared to refute.  It is said that Sun Ce was in Xiapi, relying on the strong city and the danger of the Surabaya River. In addition, relief troops would arrive soon. Although he was surrounded by Cao's army, Sun Ce did not have any trouble. He sat there with peace of mind, waiting for Zhou Yu's reinforcements to arrive and join forces.  Counterattack.

    6 Xun heard that the scouts came to report that Cao's troops from all the troops who had come were at the base of the stronghold, and they hurriedly came to seek advice from Sun Ce.

    "Now that Cao's army is coming, we can take advantage of the fact that the stronghold fence has not yet been fixed, and attack Lao with ease, and we will definitely win a big victory!"

    Sun Ce frowned when he heard this, as if he had already made a decision. After pondering for a while, he replied.

    "Our side has suffered repeated defeats, the morale of the army is in chaos, and morale is low. We cannot leave lightly. In addition, Cao Cao, the old thief, has always been resourceful, how could he be unprepared. I wanted to wait for him to attack, so I attacked him from behind with great strength and drove him down.  Surabaya was flooded by Cao¡¯s army!¡±

    Lu Xun heard this, his face changed, and he asked anxiously.

    "What will happen if Cao's army doesn't come?"

    Sun Ce grinned.

    "Hahaha! If the old thief Cao doesn't dare to fight, it's just what I want, and our army will be able to wait for work. When Gong Jin's army arrives, we will attack from the front and back, and we will surely capture the old thief in one fell swoop!!!"

    Sun Ce then refused to listen to Lu Xun's words, and only ordered his soldiers to guard him closely and not to go into battle easily.  After a few days, it was decided that Cao's troops would leave the stronghold.  Cao Cao led his generals to the city and shouted to Sun Ce to come and answer.

    Sun Ce went up to the city and stood up. He saw that Cao Cao's army was extremely powerful. Under the banner, Cao Cao led the generals of the Cao family, just like the great emperors in ancient times. Sun Ce looked at it and felt quite uneasy in his heart.

    Cao Cao looked at Sun Ce and secretly admired him when he saw his heroic spirit and handsome appearance, which was even better than his father's.  After a while, Cao Cao shouted loudly and shouted.

    "Gu originally wanted to marry Sun Lang as a good friend of the Qin and Jin Dynasties, but Sun Lang was instigated by Zhuge Kongming and invaded Gu's prefecture and county. I think that your father and Gu were brothers in the past, but I can't bear to live with the son of the old man until death.  Now Xiapi City is surrounded by soldiers and horses. If the city is destroyed, it will be too late! If you had surrendered earlier and supported the royal family together, you would not have lost your position as a prince!"

    When Sun Ce heard this, he laughed angrily and cursed that Cao Cao was a traitor in troubled times and would never join in with him. After saying this, he hurriedly shot Cao Cao's capitol with an arrow.  Cao Cao's subordinate was shot by Sun Ce and fell off his horse in shock. The generals rushed to save Cao Cao.  On the city, Sun Ce was laughing loudly, humiliating Cao Cao.

    Cao Cao¡¯s eyes widened and he was full of hatred. He gritted his teeth, pointed his finger at Sun Ce and shouted angrily.

    ¡°You don¡¯t know what is good and what is good, I swear I will kill you!!!¡±

    After Cao Cao finished drinking, he wanted to lead his troops to attack the city.  Jia Xu pointed his finger at the Si River and said urgently.

    "No, Your Majesty, Surabaya is extremely dangerous. If Sun Bofu kills us from behind when our army is attacking the city and forces our army to retreat to Surabaya, our army will definitely be defeated!!!"

    When Cao Cao heard this, his expression kept changing, but he finally suppressed his anger and ordered the army to withdraw.  As soon as Cao's army withdrew, Sun Ce gathered his civil and military officers to discuss matters in the county office.  Lu Su attended and remonstrated.

    "Cao Cao came from afar and deployed troops to besiege the city, consuming a huge amount of food every day. According to detailed reports, Cao Cao's army is short of food, so he sent people to the East China Sea to get it sooner or later. The Lord can lead elite troops to cut off his food route. It will not take more than ten days.  , Cao Jun¡¯s food can be destroyed with a single blow!¡±

    When Sun Ce heard this, his eyes lit up and he nodded.

    "The public statement is absolutely correct. You should follow it!"

    That night, Sun Ce gathered three thousand elite soldiers, hoping to leave the city at night and cut off Cao's army's food route.  Unexpectedly, Cao Cao had already made a plan. Sun Ce had just walked a few miles out of Xiapi City when suddenly fires lit up everywhere and countless sounds of fighting came over him.  Sun Ce's expression changed drastically, and he quickly drew his horse and retreated.  Cao Jun followed behind to cover up the attack, and Sun Ce retreated into the city in embarrassment, losing many troops and horses.

    Sun Ce was almost surrounded and killed by Cao Jun's ambushed soldiers and horses. He was so frightened that he never dared to leave Xiapi again.  On the other side, Cao Cao did not dare to attack Xiapi due to the danger of the Surabaya River. For a while, he was at his wits' end and the two armies were in a stalemate for three or four days.

    Seeing that the war was making no progress, Cao Cao also thought that Zhou Yu's troops would be arriving soon, so he wanted to retreat to Pengcheng to recharge his batteries and wait for Zhou Yu's troops to arrive before he could make plans again.

    Jia Xu listened and went to report the matter.

    "No! Sun Lang has suffered repeated defeats, and his spirit has declined. The generals are the main force in the army. If the generals are weak, the army will have no fighting spirit. The king's four armies have surrounded Xiapi and have the upper hand. How can we abandon it? The king should take advantage of Sun Lang's spirit.  If we attack again, we will surely capture Sun Lang!"

    Cao Cao was unwilling to withdraw his troops, but he had no plan to attack.?Xia Pi, very distressed and said.

    "But there is nothing we can do now, so how can we capture that Sun Bofu!?"

    "The capital of the king is the Surabaya River. In my opinion, the Surabaya River can block our army and also injure the other army. I have a plan to defeat Xiapi City, which is better than the 200,000-strong army!!"

    Jia Xu¡¯s bright eyes suddenly shone brightly. When Xun You heard this, he suddenly woke up and exclaimed.

    "Could it be that Wen He's plan was to cut off the Si River and flood Xia Pi City!?"

    Jia Xu grinned and nodded heavily.

    "Gongda is really smart, that's exactly what he said!"

    At this moment, Chen Deng¡¯s expression changed drastically, and he had mixed feelings in his heart.  Jia Xu is worthy of the title of "Poisoner". The plan to flood Xiapi is extremely vicious. If the plan succeeds, even though Xiapi can be flooded, countless people in Xiapi City will surely die and be injured due to the flood!

    For a time, Chen Deng was very thoughtful. He was the pastor of Xuzhou and he was from Xuzhou. The people of Xiapi were his villagers.

    <<Han Shimou>>
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