Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

Zhou Yu was a little hesitant at this time. He didn't want to really follow Gu Rubing's advice and use up all of Yangzhou's resources.

Moreover, Sun Jian’s current actions have made Zhou Yu a little confused.

Jiaozhou is almost entirely in his hands, so why should he care about a small Cangwu County?
Is it really necessary to sacrifice the entire Yangzhou for a small Cangwu County?
When Zhou Yu hesitated, Xiahou Yuan on the side immediately shouted: "Even if Yangzhou is gone, so what? I only have Yizhou. You, Liu Bei, still can't rush in."

Hearing this, Zhou Yu suddenly raised his head and looked at Xiahou Yuan.

What are you talking about? What is this? What do you mean by "It doesn't matter if Yangzhou is gone"?

There was nothing wrong with what he said originally, but the alliance between the two families was now completely forced. Once this was said, wouldn't Yangzhou become cannon fodder?
Zhou Yu, who was still hesitating, had already made up his mind.

"Take the troops back to camp."

"What?"

The Xiahou brothers thought they had heard wrongly and stared at Zhou Yu in front of them with wide eyes.

"I said retreat, can't you hear me? If you want to fight, then you Yizhou should fight on your own, we Yangzhou will not participate."

After saying that, Zhou Yu walked straight towards his camp without looking back.

Without the Yangzhou army, it would be impossible for the Yizhou army alone to take over Cangwu County.

The Xiahou brothers looked at Gu Rubing on the city wall unwillingly and finally had no choice but to retreat.

Gu Rubing had never expected that just two sentences from him could scare away hundreds of thousands of coalition forces. He looked at Zhuge Liang with a smug look on his face.

Zhuge Liang could only smile helplessly. Xiahou Yuan's words came at the right time. If it weren't for Xiahou Yuan, Zhou Yu would not have thought too much.

"My lord, this is a really good method. I really admire it."

There is no other way. You can only coax the lord you chose yourself.

Gu Rubing was still feeling proud.

In contrast, Zhou Yu and his men's camp was engulfed in quarrels.

"Zhou Gongjin, what did you mean just now? Why are you withdrawing? Our Yizhou army has sent so many people, so many generals, and consumed so much supplies this time. Do you think we are playing with you? You say you don't want to fight? Then who will bear our losses?"

In the face of Xiahou Yuan's accusations, Zhou Yu did not say anything.

Gan Ning directly took out the ancient ingot knife and pointed it at Xiahou Yuan.

"Who told you to talk to the Grand Commander like that?"

"What? Want to show me how to draw?"

"Come on, who's afraid of whom?"

As they talked, the two men took out their weapons and prepared to fight inside the camp.

"Okay, what are you doing?"

Just when the two were on the verge of a fight, Zhou Yu's voice rang out, calming them down instantly.

"You stay here and guard. I'm going back to Yangzhou to see my lord. When I'm not here, you are not allowed to fight Liu Bei. You should focus on defense."

After saying this, Zhou Yu stood up, left the tent, mounted his horse, and left in a hurry.

Everyone looked at Zhou Yu's back, and no one knew what had happened.

after one day.

Cao Cao, who was in Chengdu, received intelligence from the front line.

When Cao Cao saw what Xiahou Yuan said, he threw the information to the ground.

"What's wrong with Miaocai? How dare you say anything?"

Xun Yu, who was standing by, came to Cao Cao and looked at the information. His expression looked a little bad, but he soon returned to normal.

"My lord, the current situation is actually due to the fact that our alliance with Sun Jian is not solid, so we are suspicious of each other. It is also for this reason that we are at a disadvantage whether on the front battlefield or the western battlefield."

"Wen Ruo, do you have a way to solve the current trouble?"

"My lord, according to the previous rules, once an alliance is formed, the only way to consolidate it is through marriage. But now there is no suitable candidate around you. I heard that Sun Jian has a daughter named Sun Shangxiang. Would you like to consider it?"

"Sun Shangxiang? The daughter of Sun Jian. My age..."

As Cao Cao spoke, his face turned red.

Looking at Cao Cao's expression, Xun Yu almost cursed.

"My lord! Is there a possibility? I'm not talking about you, my lord, but your son Cao Zhang?"

"Ah? ...Ah, Zhang'er is of the right age, we can find someone to go to Yangzhou to talk to Sun Jian about this matter."

Cao Cao smiled awkwardly and immediately sent people to Yangzhou.

When Gu Rubing heard the news that Zhou Yu had left, he was happy at first, but soon fell into a dilemma of making a decision.

Without the coalition camp commanded by Zhou Yu, the defensive capability would inevitably decline a lot, but they should have been recuperating now. The successive battles had already destroyed what they had recovered during the previous one-month truce period, and now the three parties have even begun to compete with each other.

Generally speaking, when faced with such a difficult choice, Gu Rubing would go to Zhuge Liang first.

At this time, Zhuge Liang had already received the news and had begun planning the next steps.

When Zhuge Liang saw Gu Rubing coming, he immediately stepped forward.

"My lord, I have already given the order. Zhou Yu is not in the camp. This is a good opportunity for us."

"Prime Minister, the enemy has more than 100,000 people, and we only have this few. We can defend well, but if we really take the initiative to attack, will there be problems?"

"'Don't worry, my lord. I have a plan.'"

late at night.

Zhang Liao quietly left the city with the Iron Pagoda.

Inside the coalition camp, a group of people gathered together.

"What's wrong with you Yizhou Army? When I asked you to patrol the camp, you should be responsible for your own people. Isn't our Yangzhou Army a military camp?"

"Huang Gai, I don't like what you said. Didn't we agree at the beginning that everyone should be responsible for their own affairs?"

"After so many battles, our Yangzhou Army is short of manpower. Don't you know that?"

The two groups kept arguing, and without Zhou Yu's pressure, neither side was willing to submit to the other.

At this moment, there was complete chaos outside the camp.

Zhang Liao led five hundred Iron Pagodas and rushed into the allied forces' camp.

A soldier rushed into the military camp with blood on his face.

"Generals, something bad has happened. Zhang Liao is leading his men to attack us."

"Zhang Liao? How many people are there? Who are they?"

"We only saw Zhang Liao and the Iron Pagoda."

After hearing this, the Xiahou brothers rushed out of the tent and rushed towards Zhang Liao.

With the bonus of the desperate battle, the Iron Pagoda rushed into the coalition camp and hardly encountered any opponents. No one could withstand their sword.

"Zhang Liao, now that you are here, don't leave."

After Xiahou Yuan finished speaking, he rushed forward, and Xiahou Dun followed closely behind him.

Huang Gai looked at the chaotic scene and frowned slightly.

"Where are the young master and the others? Why can't we see any of them? The camp is in such a mess, why don't they take action?"

"General, the young master was led away by Guan Yu and his men before Zhang Liao and his men arrived." "He fell into a trap."

Huang Gai immediately realized that this was a series of tricks set by the opponent.

Under the double attack of the Xiahou brothers, Zhang Liao could not hold out for long.

Looking at the coalition camp, he had already suffered a lot.

Zhang Liao led his men to evacuate.

"Want to leave? Do you really think this is your home?"

Brother Xiahou, take your men and chase after them.

Huang Gai wanted to stop them, but the camp had to be guarded.

I could only watch the Xiahou brothers rush out.

Huang Gai thought about it and felt something was wrong. For safety reasons, he let Gan Ning take 10,000 Yangzhou troops to follow.

Zhang Liao led his men to run for a while and then stopped.

The Xiahou brothers, with 10,000 men, chased after him. When they saw Zhang Liao stop, they rushed up without saying a word.

At this moment, countless people rushed out from both sides, led by Zhang Ren and Pang De.

Upon seeing this, the Xiahou brothers reacted immediately and turned around and ran.

"Want to leave now? It's too late."

As Zhang Liao's voice fell, a group of soldiers appeared behind the Xiahou brothers. Zhang He led 10,000 Taishan tiger bandits and surrounded them.

"It's over. Something went wrong this time."

After Xiahou Yuan finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and led his men to rush towards Zhang He.

However, the two men were leading ordinary cavalry, so how could they possibly be a match for the Taishan Tiger Bandits? As soon as the two sides fought, the gap between them immediately became apparent.

In just one round, only 8,000 of the 10,000 cavalry were left.

The most important thing is that no one rushed out.

The encirclement moved quickly, closing the gap that the two men had finally managed to break through.

Just as Zhang Liao and his men were preparing to encircle the Taishan tiger bandits, there was some commotion behind them.

Gan Ning led 10,000 Yangzhou troops and launched an offensive behind the Taishan tiger bandits.

Because the Taishan tiger bandits did not remember to defend, a hole was immediately opened in the encirclement.

"Come on."

Gan Ning's voice rang out.

After hearing this, the Xiahou brothers began to command their men to launch a fierce attack on the Taishan tiger bandits. Eventually, the Taishan tiger bandits' formation was completely torn apart.

Seeing the Xiahou brothers running away, Zhang Liao wanted to chase them but was stopped by Zhang He.

"Wenyuan, don't be anxious. Don't forget that the Prime Minister has other plans. Go ahead, Gongyi."

Zhang Ren nodded and rushed over with the remaining Taishan tiger bandits.

Huang Gai has been tidying up the camp since Gan Ning left.

At this moment, another group of people rushed in from outside.

Leading the way were the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun led by Wei Yan and forty thousand Taishan tiger bandits.

The fighting power of the Taishan Tiger Bandits far exceeds that of ordinary soldiers.

After entering the coalition camp, the two sides immediately engaged in combat.

But the coalition forces never dreamed that Liu Bei would launch two night attacks, and that the times of the two attacks were so close. Before Huang Gai was ready, Wei Yan led his men to attack.

Huang Gai had no choice but to lead his men to meet them.

Huang Gai and Wei Yan were both famous generals. Although Huang Gai was not as strong as Wei Yan, he could not be defeated in a short time.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, Xu Huang rushed over with the Yizhou army.

With the support of the Yizhou Army, the Yangzhou Army finally stabilized its position.

Seeing this, Wei Yan did not stop but turned and left.

Huang Gai wanted to chase after him, but when he thought about the safety of the camp, he finally gave up.

When the Xiahou brothers came back, they saw the dilapidated state of the camp and immediately became furious. They gathered their troops and prepared to rush out to catch up with Wei Yan and fight to the death.

But just when the Xiahou brothers were about to rush out, they were stopped by Huang Gai.

"We can't go any further. We've already suffered a lot of losses. If we chase them out, we don't know how many of them will survive."

Hearing this, the Xiahou brothers hesitated for a moment, but finally gave up.

Wei Yan ran slowly for a long time, but still saw no sign of anyone chasing him.

Just as he was about to go back, Zhang Ren came over.

"Wen Chang, have you forgotten what the Prime Minister said? If the other party doesn't catch up with us, forget it. It's already daybreak, and it might be dangerous to go over there."

Wei Yan nodded and returned to the city with a little disappointment.

Seeing that all the people who were sent out had returned, Zhuge Liang knew without even looking who had gained how much.

Only Wei Yan lowered his head, saying nothing, and seemed very depressed.

"Wen Chang, don't worry. This is just the beginning. You will definitely gain something tomorrow night."

Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Wei Yan nodded.

Huang Gai counted the number of people. Originally, the Yangzhou army had 100,000 men. After these major battles, plus tonight's sneak attack, only 50,000 men were left in the Yangzhou army. The Yizhou army was in much better shape, with 70,000 men left.

There were 200,000 troops in the army, but now there are only 120,000 of them left in the battle.

You know, these 100,000 people are the last people in Yangzhou. If these 100,000 people are killed in the battle, there will be no male adults left in Yangzhou. What will happen to Yangzhou then? It is not a city, but one of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. If it is really gone, wouldn’t it become a joke?
The more Huang Gai thought about it, the more frightened he became, so he simply hung up his banner and refused to fight no matter what.

This was beyond Zhuge Liang's expectations. He had thought that he would let Wei Yan launch a surprise attack the next night to lure the enemy out of their hole again. However, the enemy refused to come out and the defense of the camp had reached the highest standard. Even if Wei Yan led his men to kill their way in, they could not get in.

In desperation, Wei Yan went straight back into the city.

Zhuge Liang calculated the losses. There were still 100,000 people left in the city. In the past few operations, except for the use of Taishan Tiger Bandits, all the special troops were retained. Among the 100,000 people, 40,000 were Taishan Tiger Bandits. Even if the two sides faced each other in a decisive battle now, Zhuge Liang was confident that he could win the battle.

But after that, it would definitely be impossible for such a small number of people to defend Jiaozhou, so the current situation is the best.

With the strength of the eleven states, it is absolutely no problem to support these 100,000 people. It is also no problem for Yizhou to support the 70,000 people. It’s just that Yangzhou has already run into problems.

In the continuous battles, Gu Rubing had always been targeting Yangzhou. Due to the sudden appearance of two legendary generals from the Gu tribe, Jiaozhou was indeed snatched back from Gu Rubing, but all the people in Yangzhou were also killed, and all the food and grass were also exhausted.

When Zhou Yu rushed back to Yangzhou, he saw Sun Jian worrying about food and fodder.

"My lord, there is something going on at the front line."

After seeing Zhou Yu coming back, Sun Jian quickly stood up.

"Gongjin, what's going on? Is the battle on the front line over?"

"My lord, it's not over yet. We can't fight this war any longer. If we continue, Yangzhou will be lost."

Sun Jian naturally understood Zhou Yu's intention, but on the one hand he was unwilling to accept it, and on the other hand it was because of the Gu Clan. (End of this chapter)