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Chapter 329: Zhang Liao: Sun Lang shoots a tiger? Humph! Look at me, the tiger swallows Sun Lang!

Sun Quan's behavior was obviously unreasonable.

Since he had agreed to surrender and work together to fight against Cao Cao, he should not have concealed such important military intelligence, which ultimately led to the loss of the opportunity to fight.

So there is only one explanation for this.

That is, Sun Quan did not want him to know about this, or did not want his troops to cross the Yangtze River and enter Jiangdong.

But if that's the case, why surrender?
Zhang Liao frowned and thought, and soon came to a conclusion in his heart - Sun Quan was just pretending to surrender and delaying time in order to regain Jiangdong.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain why the fighter jets were concealed and not reported.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Liao made up his mind. He decided that after pacifying the people of Huainan County, he would immediately send troops to punish Sun Quan!
He wanted to see how the blue-eyed thief would defend himself!

However, at this moment, Huang Zhong rushed over and said in a hurry: "General! The scouts have sent an urgent report that Sun Quan has assembled a large army from Jiujiang County to enter Huainan!"

"Heading straight to Hefei now!"

The military situation was urgent, so after receiving the news he hurried over to report to Zhang Liao, not daring to delay at all.

Zhang Liao's expression changed immediately after hearing this, and he immediately asked, "How many troops do you have? When did you get the news?!"

He knew that not long ago Sun Quan sent troops to capture Jiujiang County on the pretext of stationing troops to attack Cao Cao, but he did not pay much attention to it.

Because he had not thought that Sun Quan's surrender was fake before, he analyzed the plan of the blue-eyed thief only after he learned that Sun Quan secretly captured Tongling Ferry.

And if Sun Quan was pretending to surrender, then they would still be enemies. Knowing that he was in Huainan County and was leading his troops into the county, his purpose was self-evident!

Huang Zhong's expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "This is the news from two days ago. Sun Quan has dispatched a total of 30,000 troops!"

"General, we have to retreat quickly!"

Jiujiang County and Huainan County are adjacent to each other. If the enemy army advances by land and sea, it will not take long for them to reach Hefei. If they do not retreat, they will be in danger!

Even Zhang Liao couldn't help but change color when he heard the number of 30,000, because all the soldiers he had were only 30,000, most of whom were still staying in Xuzhou.

This time he brought only 10,000 soldiers and horses!

More importantly, because there were still many Cao soldiers in each county who needed to be cleared out and the people needed to be appeased and gathered, he dispersed most of his troops.

There are only three thousand soldiers left in Hefei!
Three thousand versus thirty thousand. Even if they are the ones defending the city, this number difference is an absolute disadvantage!
"We can't retreat!"

Zhang Liao took a deep breath and rejected Huang Zhong's suggestion. He said solemnly, "There are a large number of people stranded in Huainan County. If we leave, they will be in trouble!"

"If Sun Quan were to seize so much supplies, food, and civilians, he could then occupy Yuzhou, and then it would become even more difficult to deal with him!"

"And how could I abandon my men and flee?"

Not to mention how much Sun Quan's strength would expand after he captured so many civilians and supplies, Zhang Liao could not even abandon the city and flee.

Because it is no longer possible to regroup those scattered troops. If he wants to escape, he can only take the 3,000 defenders in the city with him, but doing so is tantamount to giving up the 7,000 scattered troops!

Without a commander in chief, one can imagine what would happen to the remaining 7,000 men when facing Sun Quan's army.

There's no way you can survive!

Zhang Liao resolutely ordered: "Send out the scouts in the city and pass the message to all the troops outside to carry out the order and ask them to return to Hefei immediately!"

"At the same time, evacuate the people outside the city and send someone back to Xuzhou to pass a message to General Taishi, ordering him to lead the army to rush to the rescue!"

"Now we have no choice but to fight to the death. There is no way we can escape!"

Abandoning soldiers and running away is a shame for a general. Even if it is right to do so from a strategic point of view, Zhang Liao is unwilling to do such a despicable thing.

Once he does this, he will no longer have any prestige in the army. Even if the emperor does not punish him afterwards, he will never be able to hold his head up for the rest of his life!

If that's the case, he would rather die in battle!

"promise!"

Huang Zhong and Qu Yi were both moved by the courage displayed by Zhang Liao, and they immediately felt respect in their hearts and retreated after receiving orders.

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Hefei, Xiaoyaojin.

Xiaoyaojin is an important ferry connecting the Fei River to the outside world. Sun Quan led his army both by land and sea and occupied this place as soon as possible, cutting off the water hub connecting Hefei to the outside world.

On the warship.

Sun Quan glanced at the army that was continuously disembarking from the boat, then turned his gaze to the city standing in the distance, unable to hide the desire in his heart.

Hefei City is just around the corner!
Taking his eyes off the city, Sun Quan asked Cheng Pu beside him, "General Cheng, what's the situation with Zhang Liao? Did he escape?"

The army's entry into Huainan County would definitely be discovered by Zhang Liao in advance, so he sent spies to monitor Zhang Liao's movements early in the morning.

Cheng Pu shook his head and said, "He did not evacuate. He had been gathering his troops in the two days before we arrived, and he also evacuated the people outside the city into the city. It seems that he intends to defend the city to the death."

"However, according to the intelligence gathered by our scouts, the defenders in the city do not exceed 4,000 at most, and most of them are still scattered in various counties in Yangzhou and Yuzhou, and cannot return in time."

Sun Quan sneered and said disdainfully: "With only 4,000 soldiers and horses, you think you can defend the city under the attack of my 30,000-man army?"

"It's just a daydream!"

If there were 10,000 people defending the city, it would be difficult for him to capture it in a short time. But how could a mere 4,000 people possibly stop his attack?
Hefei is already in his pocket!
"The army will rest for one day and start the siege tomorrow. We must capture Hefei within ten days!" Sun Quan said without hesitation.

He knew very well that this battle could not be delayed for too long, otherwise once Zhang Liao's troops stationed in Xuzhou got wind of the news and rushed to his rescue, he would inevitably end up in a disastrous defeat!

"promise!"

Cheng Pu took the order and turned to retreat.

What Sun Quan didn't know was that when he was standing on the boat and looking at the city of Hefei, Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong and others were also on the city gate tower looking at the army arriving at Xiaoyaojin Ferry.

Seeing large numbers of soldiers withdrawn from the ships and setting up camp near Xiaoyaojin, Zhang Liao's expression became very solemn.

With so many soldiers and horses, he felt a lot of pressure. It was too difficult to defend Hefei with the current defenders in the city.

"What a bunch of Jiangdong rats!"

Huang Zhong on the side cursed indignantly. He had already been very disdainful when he learned that Sun Quan used the method of crossing the river in white clothes to seize the Tongling ferry.

Now, not long after Sun Quan agreed to surrender, he rebelled again and sent troops to stab Cao Cao in the back. He is even more shameless than Cao Cao!
Zhang Liao said, "It's pointless to curse now. It will take at least seven days for our troops in Xuzhou to rush over to help us."

"We need to find a way to defend Hefei from the attack of this blue-eyed thief. What do you think?"

Sun Quan's army arrived too quickly, and he was unable to withdraw more troops. Currently, there are only about 4,000 people in the city.

How to defend Hefei is a big problem.

A detailed strategy must be developed.

Qu Yi said: "General, there are many civilians in the city. I think we should mobilize the civilians to help defend the city."

Huang Zhong also said: "General Qu is right. The city of Hefei is tall and strong. Although we only have 4,000 soldiers, they are all brave and good at fighting."

"As long as we call on the people to help, it won't be difficult to defend the city."

Both of them agreed that the people should be mobilized to participate in defending the city. This was also the most normal idea, but Zhang Liao frowned after hearing this.

Although there were many civilians in the city, including many young and strong men, they were not as good as real soldiers after all. They had not been trained, and there were not enough armor and weapons to distribute. He did not think they could withstand the fierce attack of Sun Quan's army.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Liao suddenly said to the two of them: "I have a bold idea. This strategy is very dangerous, but if it succeeds, it may be able to defeat the enemy!"

Huang Zhong and Qu Yi were both stunned when they heard this.

Defeating the enemy?

How can we defeat the enemy by defending the city?

Huang Zhong was the first to react, and asked in surprise: "General, do you want to take the initiative to attack and fight the enemy?"

This one sentence made Qu Yi confused.

Take the initiative to fight?

Isn't this crazy!

Qu Yi originally thought that Huang Zhong was just saying this casually, but he saw Zhang Liao nodded and said, "Yes, I want to take the initiative to attack!"

Hearing this, Qu Yi could no longer hold back and said, "General, we only have about 4,000 defenders in the city. It's very difficult to defend the city. How is it different from seeking death to take the initiative to fight?"

"Even if Lord Wen were here, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to defeat 30,000 with 4,000!"

He thought Zhang Liao was simply crazy.

Zhang Liao shook his head and said, "To be trapped in the city is to wait for death, but if we take the initiative to attack, we may have a chance to win!"

"Listen to my plan first."

Huang Zhong and Qu Yi had no choice but to patiently listen to his narration.

Zhang Liao pointed in the direction of Xiaoyaojin and said, "Look, the enemy troops are gathering at Xiaoyaojin Ferry. They need to cross Xiaoshi Bridge before they can attack the city."

"Sun Quan likes to lead the troops in person. Why don't we ambush a small group of troops near Xiaoshi Bridge and wait until Sun Quan leads his troops across Xiaoyaojin before destroying the bridge."

"And Xiaoshi Bridge is the only bridge across Xiaoyaojin. As long as we destroy it, we will cut off the enemy's retreat!"

"These Jiangdong rats are quite strong in naval warfare, but when it comes to land warfare, how can they withstand the charge of our cavalry?"

"Then we will attack from both sides, rush into the battle array and kill Sun Quan, and we will win!"

Zhang Liao told his plan in full.

After hearing this, Huang Zhong and Qu Yi were both stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Because Zhang Liao's plan was more than just outrageous.

It's simply outrageous!
But after thinking about it carefully, they strangely felt that this strategy was very feasible because they had all fought against Sun Quan's troops.

This group of southerners were no match for the cavalry from the north, and it was too easy for them to charge into their formation.

And a very crucial point is that Xiaoshi Bridge is a wooden bridge. The bridge is not very big, and the 30,000 soldiers and horses must cross the bridge in batches.

When Sun Quan crossed the Xiaoshi Bridge, not all of his 30,000 troops had arrived, which means that they might not be facing 30,000 troops at that time!

"What do you think?"

Zhang Liao asked, looking at the two of them with sharp eyes.

Huang Zhong and Qu Yi both swallowed their saliva.

Although the plan proposed by Zhang Liao was crazy, if it succeeded, they would not only be able to turn defeat into victory, but also achieve great military exploits!
"I am willing to listen to the general's orders!"

Huang Zhong made the decision after a brief thought. Since Zhang Liao, as the commander, had such courage, what did he have to fear?

This is the opportunity to make a contribution that he has been looking for!

Now it is right in front of him!
When Qu Yi saw Huang Zhong agreed, he was a little worried, but in the end his courage overcame his hesitation and he clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to obey your orders, General!"

"it is good!"

Zhang Liao laughed heartily, put his arm around the two men's shoulders and said, "I knew that both of you generals are brave men and will not be cowardly in battle!"

"Let's work together to defeat these Jiangdong rats!"

Huang Zhong and Qu Yi were so excited by Zhang Liao's words that once their worries were gone, all they felt was excitement and anticipation!

Huang Zhong asked: "General, what should we do? Who will ambush at Xiaoshi Bridge and how many troops will they lead?"

"Let me tell you slowly."

Zhang Liao suppressed his smile and said, "We can't have too many people in ambush around Xiaoshi Bridge. If we have too many, they'll be easily discovered. Two hundred people will be enough."

"General Huang, after dark, you will lead two hundred soldiers from the vanguard camp to leave the city under cover of darkness and ambush near Xiaoshi Bridge. When you see Sun Quan's flag passing by tomorrow, you will immediately demolish the bridge!"

"General Qu and I will defend the city first. As soon as I see you attacking the enemy, I will immediately send troops to support you!"

Huang Zhong nodded and said, "Understood!"

He knew that this mission was extremely difficult and dangerous, but he had been a soldier all his life, so how could he not have encountered many dangerous situations?
On the battlefield, the more you fear death, the easier it is to die.

Those who survived are those who risked their lives without hesitation!

After arranging Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao said to Qu Yi: "General Qu, you will go to the city to recruit young and strong civilians later, and lead the troops to defend the city tomorrow."

"It is your responsibility to defend the city wall. Do not let the enemy breach it!"

Qu Yi was shocked and asked, "I'm here to defend the city? General, are you planning to go to the battlefield and fight the enemy yourself tomorrow?"

"Yes."

Zhang Liao nodded and said sternly, "I was the one who proposed this plan. How can I stay in the city and let you take risks?"

"Tomorrow I will lead 800 brave warriors to charge into the battle personally!"

"If you don't succeed, you will become benevolent!"

Zhang Liao's tone was sonorous and powerful, full of high fighting spirit.

He had no intention of staying in the city and letting Huang Zhong and Qu Yi fight to the death. This time he was going to go to the battlefield himself and fight the blue-eyed thief to the death!

Either he captured and killed Sun Quan and returned with a great victory; or he failed in the charge and was surrounded and eventually died.

Huang Zhong and Qu Yi stood in awe.

The two men looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes. Then they said no more and immediately did what Zhang Liao ordered.

There is not much time left for them.

After the two men retreated, Zhang Liao still stood on the city gate tower, leaning on the railing and looking out, his eyes fixed on the Sun army camp near Xiaoyaojin in the distance, with a sneer on his face.

"Sun Lang shoots a tiger?"

"Humph!"

"Look at me, tiger swallowing Sun Lang!"

(End of this chapter)