I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 197 Wu Jun’s Nightmare

As soon as Quan Cong finished speaking, a spear flew towards the ship he was on, burning with angry flames.

No one could react. The shot pierced through the chest and pinned the commander-in-chief of Wu Army to the deck.

The blood mixed with the flames, instantly turning black and scorched.

The expression on Quan Cong's face froze.

This famous general of the Wu Kingdom who had experienced hundreds of battles would never have thought that he would die here.

Just like in official history, the famous Liao general Xiao Dalin would not have thought that the Song army would cross the Liao army's formation with an eight-oxen crossbow and kill him.

Everyone around was stunned.

Before he could figure out what was happening, someone exclaimed: "Look!"

The crowd looked up and saw more than a dozen firelights holding long tails on the river, passing over the Wu Army's vanguard warships and attacking towards the densest place of the Kuimen warships.

Some fell off the calm river surface, causing a splash of water.

Some were nailed to Wu Jun's warship, burning with blazing flames.

This caused a lot of exclamations from the sergeants on the warships.

In addition to the main ship where Quan Cong was located, three other warships were also hit.

In fact, it is not the hit rate that is high, but that Wu Jun's warships are too dense outside Kuimen.

But now the main ship's main attention is not on the spears flying from behind, but on Quan Cong.

"General!" After Qin Huang reacted, he shouted and rushed over.

But he couldn't support Quan Cong's body because Quan Cong was pierced by a blazing spear.

Quan Cong is not dead yet, with an expression of pain and despair on his face.

Seeing this scene, others around him were horrified, while Qin Huang was heartbroken.

"Come put out the fire!"

The soldiers reacted in time and went to get water.

Because of the distance, the power was greatly reduced, and Quan Cong took the blow, so the fire intensity weakened.

"Quickly... withdraw the troops..." Quan Cong said with his last strength, "Withdraw..."

After saying that, Quan Cong died.

"General!" Qin Huang shouted sadly.

After a while, the Wu soldiers put out the flames on the deck.

"Send my order to withdraw the troops!" Qin Huang forced himself to calm down.

The Wu army began to withdraw.

However, a large number of warships gathered in Kuimen. It was not easy to withdraw the troops in this way.

It was already afternoon when the scout ship passed on the order.

During this process, the Han army fired five-wavelength guns at Kuimen, hitting more than a dozen warships.

If the Wu army had not been prepared at this moment, I am afraid that ten warships would have been burned.

"Okay, Wu Jun's arrogance has been completely suppressed." Zong Yu said, "Let the boys rest."

Only then did the Han army stop.

But they didn't know that General Wu had been shot to death.

Even Li Heng didn't know that the classic scene before the Chanyuan Alliance was staged in advance this time.

In the evening, the Wu army's warships began to retreat one after another.

Although he did not go to the battlefield, Li Heng felt that all his energy was exhausted. He collapsed on the bed feebly and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, just after dawn, there was a cold wind outside, and Li Heng was woken up.

"Li Shangshu! Li Shangshu!"

Li Heng reluctantly got up, put on his clothes, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Wu's army retreated."

"Retreating so quickly?" Li Heng was also a little surprised. He couldn't stand the fight, right?

The Eight Ox Crossbows are indeed powerful, but there are only twenty of them, and their hit rate is not high. If Wu Jun was prepared, the ship would not be burned.

There's no need to retreat so quickly, right?

"Really quit?"

"There's not a single boat outside Kuimen!" Li Heng took a deep breath and said, "I'll go there after I wash up."

After washing up, Li Heng took a few pieces of cake and ate them while walking. When he walked to the general stand, he took a closer look and saw that there were really no Wu army warships outside Kui Gate.

"They retreated overnight." Zong Yu also felt incredible. "Even if they were blocked by us, they wouldn't have to retreat overnight. It's really strange."

Li Heng also felt strange. Could it be that he shot to death an important figure in Wu Jun yesterday?

This is impossible, how can there be such a coincidence!

The hit rate of the Eight Ox Crossbow is extremely poor. This should be impossible. Things like Song Jun shooting Xiao Dalin to death were completely coincidental.

"Since we have withdrawn, how about we reward the three armies!" Li Heng laughed, "I ordered people to dispatch some meat from Jiangzhou."

Zong Yu said: "I'm afraid this is not in line with the court rules."

"Hey, I am in charge of Jiangzhou's military supplies now. Such a big victory now should be rewarded. I can take care of anything."

"Then I would like to thank Li Shangshu on behalf of the officers and soldiers of the three armies."

Zong Yu became more and more fond of Li Heng. It was rumored in the capital that this guy was ruthless, but now it seems that he is an extremely easy-to-talk and considerate person!

On November 23, the 14th year of Jian'an, Luoyang was the second day after the Wu army retreated.

"How is it?" Cao Rui asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, it has been confirmed that Wang He was defeated in the battle of Jincheng in August." Liu Fang hurried in.

"Is it true that at that time, Marquis Shaoling led his troops to march westward to Xiping County and returned to Jincheng County in time to help defeat the Han army?"

"It's true." Liu Fang said, "After Shaoling Hou returned to support, the Shu army retreated hastily."

Cao Rui felt relieved now. Since the report of the battle in Liangzhou came in September, some people in the court began to be dissatisfied with Cao Shuang's behavior in Liangzhou.

Some people impeached him for making arrogant decisions and going south, which resulted in the loss of troops and generals.

Later, someone impeached him for trespassing into Xiping County, so that Jincheng County almost fell, and the communication between Luoyang and Liangzhou was almost cut off.

But Cao Rui obviously favored Cao Shuang, so he sent someone to verify.

Now that he heard that Cao Shuang was returning reinforcements and the Shu army retreated in fear, he was relieved.

"It seems that the Marquis of Shaoling is stationed in Liangzhou, but the Shu army does not dare to rush northward." Cao Rui found a step for Cao Shuang.

In fact, the battle report was sent to Luoyang. As an emperor, even if he did not believe it, he should not openly send people to investigate. This would chill the hearts of his subordinates.

But now Liangzhou is too controversial, and many people in the DPRK and China have asked to send people to verify.

This was the scene in front of him.

Cao Rui then asked: "What do you think of Wang He?"

Everyone was silent. After a while, the elderly Chen Qun said: "The matter of Wang He is all caused by the fact that Shaoling Marquis has a high position in Liangzhou and has little power. I thought that Liangzhou has become the front line of confrontation with the Shu army at this time, so I The governor of Liangzhou must be given full power."

"How do you think Sikong should give it?"

Chen Qun said: "False Yue, establish a great governor."

As soon as he said this, the ministers immediately started talking.

On the other hand, Sima Yi glanced at Chen Qun without any trace, and he knew Chen Qun's true purpose.

Chen Qun said: "Wang He made such a serious mistake this time. As the governor, Shaolinghou could only ask for an order from the court, but could not execute Wang He immediately to warn the three armies. This made the generals unable to assert their authority." If the three armies are added, the power cannot be increased, and the army cannot be orderly.”

Cao Rui nodded: "Sikong's words are reasonable. Please convey my decree and appoint the Marquis of Shaoling, Cao Shuang, as the Grand Governor of Liangzhou. Anyone who disobeys in Liangzhou can be executed on his own!"

Liu Fang said: "Here."

No one had expected that Cao Shuang made two operational mistakes in Liangzhou. Not only was he not punished, but he became the boss of the new military region.

Now it seems that His Majesty the Emperor intends to promote Shao Linghou!

Just after saying this, Sun Zi hurriedly walked in: "Your Majesty."

"how?"

Sun Zi said: "We have found out that Sun Wu did indeed send troops to march westward. The news from Jiankang is true."

"Okay!" Cao Rui was overjoyed, and then looked at Sima Yi, "Your plan is still brilliant!"

Sima Yi said: "Your Majesty inspired me. Your Majesty had some business dealings with Sun Quan before. I just followed your Majesty's strategy and speculated."

"Now Sun Quan and Yizhou are completely at odds." Cao Rui stood up and started walking back and forth in excitement. "I'm afraid that within ten days, Zhuge Liang will receive news that Wu's army is marching westward. Will he still be able to sit still in Guanzhong!"

When Cao Rui said this, there was a sense of revenge in his eyes.

In the past two years, he had been tortured by Zhuge Liang until he had trouble sleeping and eating.

The Han army was very successful in Hanzhong and Longyou. In order to invest more resources in Guanzhong, Cao Rui was forced to increase taxes.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the Wu army cannot be allowed to take Yizhou, otherwise there will be endless trouble." Liu Fang suddenly said.

(End of this chapter)