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Chapter 244 Sun Quan captures Hefei?

Since the emperor is not in a hurry, Wang Ling is even less anxious.

But this time Sun Quan seemed different.

Starting from the eighth day of March, Sun Quan, who felt that his power was enough, ordered the fleet to enter Shishui.

At noon on the ninth day of March, the soldiers of the Wei army at the head of Hefei City saw warships connected in a row on Shishui River, and their flags were connected to the sky in the distance.

The trumpet was blown over the city of Hefei.

A large number of Wei soldiers began to line up at the commander's call.

Not long after, the thunderous sound of war drums was heard from the warship of the Wu army that was pouring water.

The sound shook everyone.

The momentum was like a mountain collapsing towards Hefei City.

Half an hour later, Wu Jun's warships began to dock.

The first, second, and third batches of Wu troops disembarked one after another.

The Wei troops in the city were still unable to leave.

Wu troops landed one after another and began to set up camp on the shore.

Near dusk, the first batch of Wu troops arrived at the gate of Hefei City and started shouting and cursing.

The Wei army was still stationed and unable to leave.

On the tenth day of March, a large number of camps appeared outside the city, stretching for ten miles.

Even Sun Quan himself has landed.

And in order to boost morale, he personally visited the army.

Perhaps inspired by the battlefield in Guanzhong, Sun Quan this time was different from the timid times in the past. He performed with great courage.

After the inspection, he immediately issued the first order: pile up the soil!

The so-called mound of soil means that a slope of soil was piled up to a height similar to that of Hefei City, and the Wu army rushed up from the slope.

This requires a lot of manpower, and Sun Quan just has the advantage in numbers.

Just do it.

In the morning, dust was scattered outside Hefei.

Countless Wu troops began to dig soil and sent it to Hefei City one after another.

The Wei army used bows and arrows to shoot at the Wu army who filled the ground.

After a group of Wu troops were pushed back, they began to temporarily build some defensive facilities to withstand bows and arrows, and then filled in the soil behind these facilities.

This filling takes one day.

In the evening, General Zhu Ju of the left saw this and said with emotion: "Your Majesty, how did you come up with this strategy?"

Sun Quan laughed and said: "I was inspired by Guanzhong and Kongming's besieging fields. The core of this strategy is to use defense instead of attack!"

"Defense instead of attack!" Zhu Zhi was stunned and said.

"The Wei army does not have many bows and arrows. They will not attack like this all the time. As long as they persist for two or three days, the Wei army will not shoot with bows and arrows. Our army will push the soil to the bottom of the city and pile it up!" Sun Quan's eyes were like a torch and he was full of energy. "I I don’t believe it, this time I can’t win just Hefei City!”

Think about the second battle of Hefei, when Sun Quan's 100,000 men were defeated by Zhang Liao's 800 cavalry. The situation at that time was completely different from now.

At that time, Hefei was the administrative and military center of Yangzhou, and a large number of resources were located in Hefei.

But since Cao Ren's death, Cao Wei adjusted Yangzhou's military deployment, centered on Shouchun, and established a strategic depth from Shouchun to Hefei.

This adjustment will shift resources to Shouchun, hundreds of miles to the north.

Why do you want to do this?

Because Shouchun is near the confluence of many rivers in the Central Plains and the Huaihe River, the rich strategic materials from the Central Plains can be transported to Shouchun very quickly.

Although there are rivers from Hefei to Shouchun, there are not that many, which puts great pressure on the rear to quickly transport grain and grass.

Establishing a rear area in Shouchun can not only store supplies, but also respond to Hefei at any time.

By this time, Hefei could only be regarded as the outpost of Yangzhou.

In Hefei like this, there will never be a figure like Zhang Liao again, let alone 800 elites who can defeat an army of 100,000.

Early in the morning on March 11th, Hefei guard Zhang Ying climbed to the top of the city. Seeing Wu Jun still bulldozing earth, he asked: "Do you have any new instructions from Shouchun?"

"Reporting to the general, I just received a letter from Shouchun."

Liu Yi, who joined the army, hurried over and took out Wang Ling's letter.

After reading the letter, Zhang Ying said angrily: "Didn't you say that Wu Jun is already digging soil?" "I did."

"Then why did the prince not send troops?"

"General, the prince stated the reason in his letter."

"Actively defend and seek victory in a stable manner?"

"Yes."

Zhang Ying lowered her voice and her face turned red: "Bullshit! Wu Gou will climb to the top of the city tomorrow! Hefei only has 7,000 soldiers and horses!"

Liu Yi stopped talking, with a sad expression on his face, and whispered: "General, war requires sacrifices."

"What do you mean?"

"General, Duke Manchu is currently at home."

"What you mean is that he, Wang Ling, plans to treat me as..."

"General, be careful what you say."

Zhang Ying's face turned blue and white.

On March 12, the Wu army pushed the soil to the bottom of the city. The Wei army on the top of the city fired wildly with bows and arrows. After killing another group of Wu soldiers, they ran out of bows and arrows.

In the afternoon, use wood and stones again.

In the evening, it was also used up.

Wu Jun's soil piled higher and higher.

During this process, many Wu Jun people died, and some Wu Jun corpses were even buried underneath before they could be dragged away in time.

By March 13, the height of the soil was less than one meter from the battlements.

At this time, the two sides began to fight hand-to-hand.

Amidst the sound of war drums, a large number of Wu troops shouted angrily to kill and began to charge upward.

The two sides placed at the front were armored elites. As soon as they met, the fight entered the most brutal state.

After the Wu army and Wei army at the front were quickly killed, the following troops quickly filled in.

Sun Quan stood on the coaching stage and watched the game carefully. After a while, he said to Zhu Zhi: "Add another batch!"

"Make another batch!"

"Add it again!"

"Pass my order! Adjust it again!"

Group after group of Wu troops were blocked on the mound at the head of the city, and corpses rolled down one after another.

The soil slopes were dyed red.

The Wei army stood in a high position, and although it had an advantage, the Wu army was more numerous.

This put great pressure on the Wei army.

Several times, the Wu army attacked the tower and even fought with the Wei army on the tower.

But he was quickly killed by the Wei army who came to support him.

The shouts of killing and screams shook the surrounding areas.

In the evening, the Wu army finally withdrew.

After failing to capture it, Sun Quan looked a little ugly, but he also knew that he shouldn't be anxious.

Zhang Ying said angrily: "Go! Go to Shouchun immediately for help! Go immediately!"

On the 14th, Sun Quan got up early in the morning. After dinner, he began to personally supervise the army.

He even made a promise in front of the three armies that as long as Hefei City was captured, he would be rewarded heavily.

On that day, Wu Jun's morale was high and he began a new round of charge against Hefei City.

It was not until noon that Wu Jun climbed to the top of the city again. This time Wei Jun failed to drive Wu Jun down.

The Wu army began to use axes to chop down the wooden fence at the top of the city, tearing down the Wei army's defenses.

Sun Quan was overjoyed when he saw this: "Okay, okay! The city will be destroyed today!"

(End of this chapter)