Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 393 Jiangdong was destroyed, Guan Yu captured Sun Quan alive

The beginning of September in the 25th year of Jian'an was an extremely unusual date for the Jiangdong Sun family.

The western front was routed, the southern front was routed, Jiangdong was pinched from two sides, and it completely collapsed.

Sun Quan was so miserable that he was on the verge of extinction.

From the official start of the war in June to September this year, in just three months, the Jingzhou army was as powerful as a bamboo, and it had already attacked Huanglong.

In ancient times, it was not an easy task to overthrow a force that almost formed a country of princes and kings.

In particular, Jiangdong's background is not too bad, even relatively stable.

Since the end of the Han Dynasty, wars, plagues, natural disasters, and famines have continued in the north. Millions of people have fled south, and Yangzhou has increased by more than one million.

In the absence of statistics on the population of Shanyue, according to historical records, the total population of Jiangdong at that time reached 102 million households and more than 400 million people.

But with such a strong background, in just three months, he was beaten by the Jingzhou army to the outside of the city of Jianye.

What drifted on the Qinhuai River at this time was not the painted boats of the Southern Song Dynasty, but the warships of Gan Ning.

The Ten Thousand Rivers Xia Navy drove hundreds of large and small boats on the river mightily, occupying the entire river course.

Then they seized the pier on Longzangpu, parked the ship on the pier, and there were people on board to guard it. They began to build camps and dig trenches on the pier, waiting for the arrival of the main force from the rear.

On September 8000, Sun Quan hastily organized an army of [-] men, worshiping Lu Xun as the governor, Zhu Huan, Chen Xiu, Wu Fen and others as generals, and sent troops to intercept Gan Ning.

Chen Xiu is the son of Chen Wu, who is less than 30 years old this year.Wu Fen is Wu Jing's son, Wu Guotai's nephew, and Sun Quan's cousin.In history, in the 24th year of Jian'an, when Sun Quan stabbed Jingzhou with his back, he was worshiped as the captain of Wujun and led the troops to guard the rear.

Among the four, apart from Lu Xun and Zhu Huan, Chen Xiu and Wu Fen basically had no achievements to speak of. One was a meritorious son, and the other was from Wu Guotai's mother clan. From this, it can also be seen that Sun Quan no longer has any generals to send.

Jiangdong's generals and a large number of Jiangdong soldiers suffered heavy losses after the Battle of Yixian, Hongkou, and Jingzhou. There were not many soldiers, and there were only a handful of capable generals.

At night, Jianye City has become quiet and silent.

After the people in the city learned of Sun Quan's disastrous defeat at Ruxukou, they were terrified and abandoned their homes and fled. Many dignitaries from aristocratic families also abandoned Sun Quan and ran back to their hometown with their families.

In the entire city, except for a few people who had no time to leave, there were only Jiangdong soldiers with their heads down and their faces full of frustration.

At the last moment of human determination, the north gate of Jianye City slowly opened, and a row of soldiers walked out slowly.

Lu Xun rode on horseback. After leaving the city, he looked back at the tall city wall behind him, and said silently in his heart——Farewell, prison.

Then he waved his hand, signaling the army behind him to follow.

For him, now is a good time to choose allegiance to the new forces, and finally bury Sun Quan's hope, and he can sell Sun Quan for a good price.

Lu Xun is a typical Jiangdong gentry, and the interests of the family are far higher than the interests of the country.

At the beginning, he didn't want to be an inner ghost, but wanted to serve the Sun family wholeheartedly in exchange for the survival and development of the Lu family.

But after the Battle of Jingzhou, Jiangdong completely lost the ability to dominate one side.The current Sun family and this dilapidated Jiangdong are no longer worth his life.

So for the long-term consideration of the family, now is the time to make a choice.

The Qinhuai River is just to the north and east of Jianye City, very close to the city.However, Gan Ning's location is near the entrance of the Yangtze River and Qinhuai River, thirty or forty miles away from the city.

In order to prevent nearly 2 people from dispatching at the same time, the movement is too large, and the enemy is notified, Lu Xun ordered Zhu Huan, Chen Xiu, Wu Fen and others to divide their troops.

Lu Xun himself brought 8000 people, Zhu Huan brought 3000 people, Chen Xiu and Wu Fen each brought [-] people and [-] people. According to the route planned in advance, they finally assembled at the South Bank Pier of Longzangpu.

In the dark night, the soldiers marched forward relying on the faint moonlight. Under Lu Xun's order to hide themselves, they even lighted very few torches. Only each person led by the leader lit a torch to feel the darkness in front of them. walking.

The teams on the ground were very scattered, and there were often only one team separated by more than ten meters. In the case of extremely low morale and no fighting spirit, the control ability of the grassroots officers was greatly reduced.

Because many low-level military officers are already worried about the prospects of the war, when they are victorious, the low-level military officers can help the upper-level generals control the army.

But after the defeat, the grassroots officers came together with the soldiers and began to perfunctory the orders of their superiors.

So not only was the line moving slowly, but there was hardly any formation.

A chief held a torch and walked ahead. There was silence in the wilderness. In the distance were farmlands outside the city and dark hills and mountains. Scores of forests covered the land, making his field of vision full of darkness. one slice.

The team in front turned over a hill unknowingly, and lost their figures at the end of the road, which made the elder couldn't help cursing inwardly, why are you walking so fast, are you rushing to reincarnate?

After muttering a few words, Na Shichang turned his head, ready to call on the soldiers to speed up and catch up with the team in front as soon as possible.

But when he turned around, he was suddenly dumbfounded.

I saw that the rear was empty, more than 30 feet away, and I could vaguely see Shi Zhang behind him holding a torch in his hand, but the ten soldiers behind him, the two corporal leaders, all disappeared. .

Na Shichang couldn't help rubbing his eyes, and after confirming that there was no one behind him, he couldn't help cursing, "These gang (zha) thieves!"

Then he added, "Don't call me when you run."

As he spoke, he looked around and saw that the nearest team was more than 30 feet away. There was a field on the left and a grove happened to be on the right, so he extinguished the torch in his hand, took three steps at a time, and jumped into the grass , Drilling towards the grove.

When he ran into the forest, he realized that there were still figures in the depths of the forest in front of him.Many soldiers simply jumped into the weeds in the nearby farmland at night, burrowed into the small forest, and then ran away.

In just half a quarter of an hour, Na Shichang saw at least seven or eight people around him, sometimes collided with each other, greeted them softly, and then ran away.

Now this Jiangdong is indeed unstoppable.

Not only the elites at the top, but even the soldiers at the bottom were terrified to the extreme. Once they found an opportunity, they would run away desperately.

After half an hour, when Lu Xun walked halfway, one of the military commanders under him reported to him in a panic: "Captain, something is wrong."

"What's the matter?"

Lu Xun's face sank like water, and beside him were five hundred pieces, all of which were Lu family's own soldiers, so none of them were scattered.

Army Sima said with a mournful face, "Since leaving the city, some soldiers have fled. One or two are okay, but after some people escaped, they fled with many people at once, and the soldiers in the rear all dispersed."

"All gone?"

Lu Xun opened his eyes wide and said, "Is there not one left?"

"Not one left."

"Then why did you stay?"

"At the end, the general will come to report this matter to the governor."

Jun Sima replied.

"It seems that the sky is going to kill me in Jiangdong."

Lu Xun sighed and said, "Let's go."

Army Sima hurriedly said, "Where is the governor going?"

"Bai Ting."

"Bai Ting?"

Army Sima was startled and said, "Isn't that where the enemy is?"

"Yes."

Lu Xun said softly, "Are you going?"

"I don't know if the governor is going?"

"surrender."

"surrender?"

"The army is all dispersed, so we can only surrender, will you go?"

"go with!"

Jun Sima said without hesitation.

Lu Xun put down his hand on the sword at his waist, and said with a smile, "Okay, let's surrender together."

As he spoke, he continued to urge the horses, and headed in the direction of Baiting Wharf in the north.

The soldiers on Lu Xun's side were all gone, and the situation on Chen Xiu and Wu Fen's side was not much better.

They themselves did not have the ability to lead troops, and not long after they left the city, the soldiers under them almost dispersed.

For this reason, the two had no choice but to go back home and ran back to Jianye City.

Only Zhu Huan was better.

As a senior general in the army, Zhu Huan has a high prestige and can control the soldiers at the bottom.

Therefore, after realizing that something was wrong, he immediately sent his personal guards as a law enforcement team, beheaded more than a dozen deserters, frightened the team, and then controlled the situation.

But when he went all the way north and arrived at Leshan Pavilion, twenty miles outside the city, countless enemies came out from the forest on both sides.

Gan Ning personally led 5000 people to ambush here, first attacked with bows and arrows, and then all soldiers and horses came out to kill Zhu Huan.

Zhu Huan's army was originally barely maintained by relying on his personal prestige and the supervisory team, but now it was suddenly ambushed, and there was a sudden chaos.

"No retreat, no run!"

Zhu Huan yelled loudly, but still couldn't change the situation, even the most loyal guards collapsed.

Seeing the enemy army rushing, he had no choice but to turn his horse's head and try to escape.

But among the rebellious army, there was a shooting arrow, which happened to hit Zhu Huan in the neck, and shot him under the horse.

Once he died, the army couldn't maintain it even more, and the guards scattered and fled in all directions.

"Take it!"

Gan Ning came out from a small forest not far away, and threw the bow and arrow in his hand to the soldiers nearby.

Several other soldiers ran over and chopped off Zhu Huan's head with a single knife, then ran back happily and said, "It's an enemy general."

"Keep chasing!"

Gan Ning said in a deep voice: "The governor said that capturing Sun Quan alive was the first achievement in the battle against Wu. We must win this great achievement."

"Yes!"

The soldiers excitedly raised the knives in their hands, howled like wild wolves, and went south to kill Jianye.

At the last moment of the crowing of the cock, Sun Quan stayed up all night in the mansion of Marquis Wu in Jianye City, anxiously waiting for news from Lu Xun in the hall.

There is still some distance from Jianye to the Qinhuai River in the north, so Sun Quan knew that the battle should probably take place in the early morning. Now that the soldiers are still on their way, the news will not come back until noon the next day at the earliest.

But even so, it made him anxious, always feeling that something bad was going on.

At this time, Wu Fen came back in a hurry, and said to Sun Quan as soon as he entered the door: "Marquis Wu."

Sun Quan was taken aback and said, "Gong Zhen, why are you back?"

Wu Fen said in shame: "The soldiers dispersed after leaving the city for less than twenty miles, so I had no choice but to come back."

"what?"

Sun Quan was shocked and said, "Where are Bo Yan and the others?"

Wu Fen said: "Bo Yan said that there are too many people gathered and the commotion is too loud, so the enemy sentries will easily detect them. They should divide into four groups, take a long way to Baiting, and then gather together to attack Gan Ning, so I don't know about them. Case."

"Divided troops?"

Sun Quan patted the table remorsefully and said: "How can we divide the troops? The soldiers are already in a panic, and they should gather together to strengthen their morale. Wouldn't a division of the troops make them disperse and run away? This is a big taboo for military strategists. To make such a mistake, Boyan misled me!"

Wu Fen said: "Don't worry, Marquis Wu. Maybe it's just that our soldiers have fled. Boyan and Xiumu may be safe and sound. As long as they can launch a surprise attack smoothly, Gan Ning should not be able to resist. We can still send the soldiers away." Call back."

"Ugh."

Sun Quan seemed to be ten years older, and sat down on the table, mourning: "I hope so."

"Report!"

But at this moment, the messenger hurried in and said: "General Zhu was ambushed by Gan Ning at Leshan Pavilion, and the whole army was wiped out."

"what?"

Sun Quan's face turned pale in an instant, and he felt that his mind was blank, and he fell into a state of stagnation in thinking, unable to remember anything.

"Report!"

However, bad news came one after another.

Another soldier reported: "The soldiers brought by the governor and General Chen collapsed by themselves."

"Where are Lu Xun and Chen Xiu?"

Sun Quan growled.

"I don't know, maybe they all escaped."

"boom!"

Sun Quan kicked the table away in a rage, and shouted with disheveled hair, "Lu Xun, you hurt me Jiangdong, I swear to kill you!"

"Marquis Wu."

Wu Fen hurriedly said: "Now is not the time to talk about these things, run away quickly. Jianye is already unguarded, and the enemy is about to attack."

"escape?"

Sun Quan smiled bitterly and said, "Where can I escape to?"

"Wei country."

Wu Fen said, "Isn't Marquis Wu a courtier of Wei? If Marquis Wu flees to Wei, Wei will attack Jiangdong in the name of Marquis Wu in the future and take back Wu. There may be a chance then."

"Yes, escape to Wei State!"

Sun Quan came to his senses and said, "Hurry up, let the family pack their bags and flee north to Xuzhou by boat tonight!"

After saying that, he got up in a hurry and ran to the backyard in a hurry.

When it was almost dawn, Sun Quan took the remaining dozens of guards to protect his wife and children, ran out from the west gate of Jianye, and headed for the pier.

At this time, Gan Ning led the army into the city and went straight to Wuhou's mansion. When he learned that Sun Quan had escaped two quarters of an hour ago, he was very annoyed and hated that he should have marched in a hurry instead of marching normally.

But it was still too late to calculate the time, Gan Ning hurriedly led the troops to continue to chase.

On the other side, Sun Quan stumbled and brought his family to the pier.

The pier is not occupied and there are still some ships on it.

Sun Quan was overjoyed, and hurriedly urged everyone to board the boat when the sky was not yet fully bright and the river was still covered with thick fog in late autumn.

Soon they boarded a red horse flying boat that could accommodate 50 people, and immediately set off for Xuzhou on the north bank.

There was fog on the surface of the river, and Sun Quan stood on the deck looking at the farther and farther bank of the river, feeling extremely complicated in his heart.

There is remorse, there is anger, there is reluctance, and there is sadness.

This farewell.

I don't know how many years before I can return to Jiangdong.

Sun Quan was very sad.

However, he soon felt a little joy.

Because there were a lot of soldiers shouting and rushing towards the river bank in the distance, Gan Ning was the fastest on horseback and rushed to the dock at the first time.

But he could only watch the boats on the river getting farther and farther away, and suddenly he was furious and yelled and kept shouting.

Seeing this scene, Sun Quan was a little happy.

It was a feeling of rejoicing, glad that at least he was not captured alive by the enemy, glad that he was still alive.

After all, he went to Wei State in his own capacity, and Cao Pi would not treat him badly.

As the lord of Wu, if Cao Pi wants to attack Wu in the future, he will definitely use him as a general, use his influence to incite the people and families of Wu, and help Cao Pi get Jiangdong.

At that time, even if he is not as free and easy as the princes, at least he will not lose his glory and wealth. Maybe he can contribute to the unification of the world by the Great Wei, and maybe he can be a founding meritorious service by then.

Thinking in this way, Sun Quan waved his hand, as if he was waving goodbye to Jianye in the distance, but actually he was provoking Gan Ning, who was yelling at him.

tell him.

You can't catch me.

then.

He turned his head and prepared to enter the cabin.

But next second.

Sun Quan felt cardiopulmonary arrest.

Because on the river, I don't know when the thick fog will gradually thin out.

In the turbulent river, densely packed, the shadows of countless ships appeared.

One of the huge building boats was seven to eight feet high and more than twenty feet long, like a fortress on the river, and it had already approached his boat.

On the second deck of the big ship, there stood a nine-foot tall man with an old but heavy face, holding a green dragon saber, looking down at him with slightly doubtful eyes.

That look seemed to be asking.

little brother.

what's wrong with you?

(End of this chapter)