The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 473 The situation is over
Inside the city wall, Cao Ang and Lu Xun listened to the roar beside their ears and drank fine wine very calmly. Although the city had been under siege for many days, food was already extremely expensive and wine was even harder to find, but the two were the defenders of Moling City and fine wine was indispensable.

There were bursts of roars and wailing sounds from the city walls. There was no good house within thirty steps of the city walls. The soldiers defending the city had retreated to more than thirty steps away, and only a few soldiers were occasionally placed on the city walls to monitor the movements outside the city.

An hour later, the roar stopped temporarily. The two men took advantage of the gap to climb up the city wall. Many soldiers followed them and skillfully pushed the stones down the wall to avoid increasing the weight of the wall and causing it to collapse.

Cao Ang looked at the crack not far away. The crack, which was originally only as thick as a thumb, has now become the size of a fist. It looks very ugly and makes people feel uneasy. He doesn't know when and where the city wall will be breached.

He sighed and was about to speak when he suddenly saw Lu Xun seemed to be looking at something. Following his gaze, he saw the figures of the Cavalry Guards escorting the Thunderbolt Chariot away.

"Boyan, the enemy's defense is very strong, we can't burn the Thunderbolt Chariot at all." Cao Ang comforted.

"Their cavalry used to number tens of thousands, then it became five thousand, and in recent days it seems that there are only two or three thousand." Lu Xun frowned and thought.

"Haha, he thinks two or three thousand troops are enough to intimidate us and prevent us from leaving the city." Cao Ang said indifferently.

What if there were five thousand? What if there were two or three thousand? Even if there were only one thousand cavalry, he couldn't do anything. The south was short of horses, and most of the cavalry in the city had been transferred to Wujun.

This is also the reason why the generals in the city wanted to escape but couldn't.

Without enough war horses, even if you escape, you will die. It is better to stay alive in the city, where there may be a glimmer of hope.

"Have you ever thought that most of the enemy's cavalry has withdrawn?" Lu Xun suddenly asked.

Cao Ang's face changed when he heard this. If most of the 30,000 cavalry had withdrawn, where would the rest of them have gone? When Cao Ang thought of this, he suddenly felt a chill.

The departure of tens of thousands of enemy cavalry would certainly not be as simple as sweeping the surrounding cities. Their target could be Wujun, Kuaiji or Jiangxia. All of this is possible.

"Boyan, what should we do now?" Cao Ang was a little anxious.

"We have no other choice. They are cavalry and may have set out for several days. We can't catch up with them even if we want to. The river is full of their warships. Even if we want to set out by water, we can't escape their pursuit." Lu Xun shook his head, feeling very heavy.

Thirty thousand cavalrymen not only add variables to the battlefield, but more importantly, these thirty thousand cavalrymen will definitely suddenly appear on a battlefield and deal the most severe blow to the enemy.

Lu Xun couldn't even imagine such a thing happening.

Wujun? Kuaiji?
Several thoughts flashed through Lu Xun's mind, and he finally sighed: "The enemy is going to Kuaiji, trying to cut off our food supply and retreat. It is even possible that Qin Shou is leading the army himself."

"Going to Kuaiji? A thousand-mile raid, does he have the ability to do that?" Cao Ang exclaimed.

Lu Xun shook his head. Now, except for the four major cities that were still resisting, the other cities were simply unable to fight back. With 30,000 cavalrymen coming, they could only open the city gates and surrender. How could they dare to resist?

Apart from these four cities, there is almost no other city that has the courage to resist 30,000 cavalry. Most of them will lay down their weapons, open the city gates and surrender.

Even if there are cities that occasionally resist, they may not be able to sustain the overall situation and will soon be breached by the cavalry.

What it boils down to is the lack of a soul figure.

When Lu Xun thought of this, he felt despair. The tens of thousands of troops had left for a long time, and he had no time to notify Kuaiji. Xun Yu was wise, but he could never fight on the battlefield. In the event of a sudden attack by the cavalry, Xun Yu would not be able to hold out for long.

Although the four cities could not be said to form a pincer attack, the blow to the morale of the army if one city was breached was imaginable. Thinking of this, Lu Xun suddenly felt powerless to turn the tide.

Cao Ang had been standing there quietly, unable to speak. The situation changed too quickly and he didn't know what to do.

"Boyan, if it really doesn't work, just take my head and open the city to surrender!" Cao Ang said with a wry smile.

However, Lu Xun shook his head. If things were so simple, the aristocratic families in Jiangdong would have done it long ago. Not to mention Cao Ang, even Cao Cao would not be able to escape death.

The main reason was that Qin Shou was preparing to take action against the Jiangdong families. These Jiangdong nobles owned a large amount of land and, more importantly, a large number of private soldiers, which was something Qin Shou could not tolerate.

But these two things are the lifeblood of the Jiangdong family and cannot be abandoned.

The contradiction between the two is irreconcilable, which is why we have the current situation. Cao Cao and his son just happened to be the leaders of the Jiangdong family.

The cavalry marched forward from Moling to Kuaiji. Just as Lu Xun had guessed, the cities along the way did not dare to resist and either gave way or simply opened the city gates to allow the cavalry to enter and exit.

On this day, the army came to a big river. Qin Shou had just arrived when he saw several people rushing out from the woods on the side, led by Qin Feng's commander Jia Mu.

"Your Majesty, the bamboo raft is ready, just waiting for your order."

Jammu falls to the ground.

"Jia Mu, Qin Feng did a good job this time. I think you can become a marquis in the future." Qin Shou saw a lot of bamboo rafts appearing in the distance and a look of joy appeared on his face.

This kind of situation is not the first time that it has occurred. The land of Jiangdong has a dense network of waterways. The fact that Qin Shou's army can move smoothly along the way is all thanks to Qin Feng. He scouted out small paths everywhere to allow the cavalry to pass smoothly, and also provided food and other supplies. For example, if there were no bamboo rafts, it would be difficult to pass the river before them unless they took a detour.

However, with Qin Feng led by Jia Mu, they made preparations very early and collected bamboo rafts, so that when Qin Shou's army arrived, they could easily cross the river.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jia Mu was overjoyed and felt relieved. He immediately felt that all his hard work during this period was not in vain.

In Wujun, Cao Cao looked at the information in his hand with a solemn expression.

"My lord." Zhu Huan walked in.

"There is news that 30,000 cavalrymen came from Moling, one man with two horses, and have already entered the heart of Jiangdong."

Cao Cao let out a sigh.

Jiangdong was too large, and Qin Shou's 30,000 cavalrymen made even more noise. Although some cities surrendered along the way, there were still people who were unwilling to accept this and were loyal to Cao Cao, so they passed the information about the cavalry's crossing the border to Cao Cao.

However, all this was of no use. The cavalrymen each rode two horses and marched at such a fast speed that Cao Cao had no time to react.

The situation in Jiangdong is hopeless.

(End of this chapter)