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Text Chapter 508: Cutting off Sun Quan¡¯s hope

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    After capturing Fankou, the army went eastward along the river to take Chaisang.  Under Yuan Fang¡¯s orders, L¨¹ Meng commanded 40,000 naval troops to pursue him directly along the river, while Yuan Fang led hundreds of thousands of elite infantry and cavalry troops to cross the river and march along the south bank, heading towards Chaisang.  After the Battle of Fankou, the remaining troops of Cao Pi's army were declared destroyed as Cao Pi was killed and Dian Wei surrendered.  Sun Ce himself lost 5,000 naval troops, more than 200 battleships, and even lost the important town of Fankou upstream that defended Chaisang. It was a disastrous defeat.  Sun Ce and his 20,000 defeated troops retreated along the river, while Yuan Fang's army followed several miles away and pursued them all the way to the Chaisang River.  At this time, Chaisang still had 10,000 Jiangdong troops led by Sun Quan, as well as Zhou Tai, Xun Yu and others staying behind.  Sun Ce was defeated too hastily and had no time to notify Sun Quan. When he passed through Chaisang City, he did not receive any response, so he did not dare to escape into the city for fear of being surrounded by Yuan Fang's army that followed.  So Sun Ce was so timid that he had no choice but to cross Chaisang without entering, and continued to flee eastward along the river. He escaped to the Wankou Fortress downstream of Chaisang in one breath.  Sun Ce could pass through Chaisang without entering, but Yuan Fang could not. In order to prevent Jiangdong's army from cutting off the river route, Yuan Fang suspended his pursuit of Sun Ce. More than 200,000 land and sea troops landed ashore and took Chaisang City directly.  At this time, Sun Quan had just learned the news that Sun Ce had been defeated and fled to Wankou.  The frightened Sun Quan knew that Chaisang could no longer defend Chaisang, so he planned to abandon the city and flee eastward with Sun Ce, but he did not expect the Qi army to arrive too quickly. When he led his army to the river bank, the Qi army had already captured the water stronghold.  In desperation, Sun Quan could only lead more than 10,000 troops.  He hurriedly fled back to Chaisang City and stayed behind closed doors.  Yuan Fang led an army of 40,000 cavalry troops and arrived immediately, quickly completing the siege of Chaisang City. A few days later, subsequent infantry and cavalry armies also arrived at Chaisang City.  Yuan Fang's land and sea army, totaling more than 250,000 people, surrounded Chaisanggu City completely.  ¡­¡­ North of Chaisang City, the Qi army encircled the camp.  The generals of the Central Army gathered in the big tent of the Qi Dynasty.  A strong atmosphere of victory filled the room.  There was excitement in the big tent.  The curtain is raised.  After inspecting Chaisang City, Yuan Fang walked into the military tent.  The generals, whose faces were full of excitement, were happy to receive the gift, and all of them were full of respect for Yuan Fangshi.  "Sun Ce fled to Wankou. Chaisang City is already an isolated city. What do you think? Feel free to speak freely." Yuan Fang said loudly with a smile.  Gao Shun came out first and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, Cao Pi has been destroyed. The navy in the east of the Yangtze River has been greatly damaged and it is difficult to compete with our army on the river. Chaisang City is the place guarding the throat of the Yangtze River. If it is not captured,  Our army cannot safely take Yangzhou from the east. I think we should concentrate our forces now and attack Chaisang City with all our strength." Gao Shunfang, the veteran Huang Zhong also said: "Chaisang City is far less strong than Jiangling. If our army can take it.  The rear will deploy more thunderbolt chariots and other siege weapons. Under siege from all sides, the generals believe that they will be able to break the city within ten days. "The second general advocated an immediate attack on the city, and the other generals such as Ma Chao also advocated siege.  "It's no wonder that after their victory in the Fankou battle, their morale and confidence have reached their peak, so how can they take a mere Chaisang City in their eyes?"  Among the agitated generals, only Pang Tong, who had just surrendered, remained silent.  "Shi Yuan, what do you think?" Yuan Fang asked.  After all, Pang Tong had worked with Sun Ce and other Jiangdong troops, so he should have more say in the reality of Chaisang City.  Pang Tong paused and said slowly: "Sun Quan is quite capable. Besides, there is Xun Yu in the city. This man is very resourceful. When he heard that Cao Pi was killed, he would help Sun Quan to guard Chaisang.  Besides, there are still more than 10,000 Jiangdong troops in the city. I have no doubts about whether our army can capture Chaisang City, but I think it is impossible to capture it in a short time. " At this time, veteran general Huang.  Zhong Xing came to his senses and hurriedly said, "What the scholar said is true. Xun Yu is Cao Cao's number one adviser, and he is extremely resourceful. We should not underestimate the enemy just because of a great victory." Pang Tong and Huang Zhong are Cao Sun.  Being from the coalition forces, they naturally have the most say in the details of the enemy generals. When the two of them said this, they immediately calmed down the agitated and arrogant generals.  In the big tent, it became quiet for a while.  A slight cough broke the silence. Guo Jia, who had been silent, seemed to have something to say.  "Fengxiao, tell me what you think." Yuan Fang waved his hand and asked.  Guo Jia said unhurriedly: "I think that Chaisang will naturally be captured. It is best if we can capture it as soon as possible. Even if we cannot defeat it quickly, it will actually be beneficial to our army." Yuan Fang's heart moved.  HiddenHe had already speculated, but said: "How can I say this?" "If Chaisang City is not broken for a day, Sun Ce will not be able to give up. He will inevitably continue to mobilize troops and food to try to rescue the trapped enemy troops. This is equivalent to  Continuously depleting the enemy's strength. Sun Ce is already severely weakened. If he loses food, grass, soldiers and horses for Chaisang City, it will make things worse. Isn't this what His Majesty would like to see? " Hearing Guo Jia's words, Yuan Fang Weiwei.  Nod, convinced.  According to Guo Jia, Yuan Fang can turn Chaisang City into a bottomless pit, forcing Sun Ce to continue to invest his remaining strength into it bit by bit. This will naturally be of great benefit to Yuan Fang's next move to Jiangdong.  No harm done.  If Sun Ce refuses to use up his strength for Chai Sang and completely abandons Sun Quan and his more than 10,000 soldiers, this will be a serious loss to Sun Ce's prestige.  No matter what, besieging Chaisang is a good thing for Yuan Fang.  Thinking of this, Yuan Fangteng stood up and punched the map with his fist, "Very good, according to Shi Yuan and Feng Xiao's plan, we will turn Chaisang into a piece of chicken ribs for Sun Ce, making it tasteless for him to eat and a pity to throw away.  "The order to besiege the city was issued, and nearly hundreds of thousands of Qi troops quickly surrounded Chaisang into a formation of iron barrels.  In order to cut off Chaisang¡¯s waterway connection with the outside world, Yuan Fang ordered Lu Meng to command the navy troops and station them in the water village east of Chaisang to block Sun Ce¡¯s reinforcements from Wankou.  Sun Ce retreated to Wankou and suffered heavy losses. He could only hold more than 20,000 remnant troops in his hands. Sun Ce was in shock.  Fearing that Yuan Fang would take the opportunity to move eastward, he urgently transferred Zhou Yu, who had retreated to Jianye to recuperate, and ordered him to lead the remaining troops to come for reinforcements.  Zhou Yu, who was recovering from his injuries in Jianye, was naturally horrified when he heard the news that Sun Ce had been defeated again, so he had to rush to help Wankou with more than 10,000 Jianye troops.  Although Sun Ce had Zhou Yu come to join him, how could he dare to fight Yuan Fang with only 30,000 troops? He could only temporarily stay in Wankou while recruiting young men from various places east of the Yangtze River.  Reorganize the new army.  Sun Ce did not dare to march.  In order to give hope to Sun Quan's army who stayed behind in Chaisang, he sent dead soldiers to sneak into the city and ordered Sun Yu to stand firm and wait for help.  ¡­¡­It¡¯s late winter.  A heavy snowstorm passed by and the temperature dropped sharply.  Weather in Chaisang.  We have entered the coldest time of winter.  Ten days have passed since the siege of the city.  Chaisang City has been without food for more than three days.  Chaisang City¡¯s food and grass are basically supplied by Jiangdong water transport, and now the city is under siege.  The food routes were cut off, and the nearly 50,000 soldiers and civilians in the city could only survive on a small amount of stored food.  The consumption of 50,000 people was so huge that the siege of the city would have already been exhausted if it took less than ten days of food and grass.  When the food and grass were exhausted, Sun Quan could only order horses and cattle to be killed to satisfy hunger, but this did not alleviate the lack of food and grass in the city. After a few days, the hungry soldiers and civilians began to chew tree bark and eat rats. They did not eat anything they could eat.  Willing to let it go.  And this sudden heavy snowfall is nothing short of adding insult to injury to Chaisang City. The hungry soldiers and people are suffering severe mental and physical damage from the severe cold.  Yuan Fang naturally knew the situation in the city very well. After the heavy snow, he quickly launched a powerful psychological warfare offensive.  Yuan Fang first ordered the chickens and sheep to be killed, and the soldiers cooked or roasted them upwind of Chaisang City, letting the tempting aroma of the meat float into the city with the wind, seducing the hungry defenders and people.  At the same time, Yuan Fang fired thousands of surrender letters into the city, persuading the soldiers and civilians in the city to stop resisting needlessly, offering Sun Quan's head, and surrendering to the city.  Under the dual stimulation of hunger and inducement to surrender, the people of Chaisang City soon became agitated. In the following days, almost every day, soldiers from Jiangdong crossed the city to surrender at the risk of falling to death.  Moreover, the number of people who surrendered across the city increased from a few dozen at the beginning to hundreds and hundreds, and the number increased day by day.  Yuan Fang comforted the surrendered soldiers with good food and drink, and then sent them to take turns shouting at the four gates of Chaisang to persuade their companions to leave the city and surrender.  Faced with Yuan Fang¡¯s powerful psychological warfare offensive, Sun Quan could only form an inspection team composed of his own troops. They patrolled the four walls every day and strictly blocked those who attempted to surrender across the city. Anyone caught would be beheaded in public display.  Although Sun Quan took tough measures, the hungry people had to risk their lives in order to survive, even at the risk of beheading. Sun Yu could not stop him.  Twenty days after the siege, Chaisang City was on the verge of collapse.  On the top of the city, Sun Quan, with a gloomy face, stood silently, gritting his teeth and glaring angrily outside the city.  More than a hundred paces away, Qi Jun was setting up a stove on the snow, cooking mutton. The aroma of meat came with the wind and hit him.  Sun Quan swallowed.Wow, he soon heard a gurgling sound, and he knew it was his stomach twitching.  The thin-faced soldiers on the left and right were also secretly licking their lips and swallowing saliva, hunger surging crazily on their faces that were red from the cold.  Sun Quan tried his best to suppress the feeling of hunger, trying to use his spiritual power to overwhelm the desire on his body.  However, he soon discovered that all his efforts were in vain. The hunger instinct seemed to be implanted in his soul, causing him extreme pain all the time.  Looking at the Qi army camp outside the city from a distance, Sun Quan secretly gritted his teeth, with hatred evident in his face.  He originally had a revenge mentality and was stationed in Chaisang. He wanted to watch his brother turn defeat into victory and defeat Yuan Fang to avenge himself for the humiliation.  But he never dreamed that all his dreams would be shattered overnight.  His brother was defeated and fled, Cao Pi's entire army was wiped out, and he, the second son of the Sun family, was now surrounded in this isolated city, suffering from hunger.  "Yuan Fang, I, Sun Quan, will never fall into your hands again this time, never!" (To be continued)
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