Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 279 Our reinforcements are coming! (Thanks to Brother Marandu for his four monthly tickets~~)
The seat of Yingchuan County was Yangdi County.

As Zhu Jun's army was repelled, Lu Bu felt that the enemy would not attack Yingchuan County for the time being.

So he set off for Runan County.

However, on the third day after he left.

Sun Ce, who was guarding Yingchuan in place of Lu Bu, suddenly received a call for help from Yanling County!

It turned out that Xinzheng County where Zhu Jun was located received 10,000 troops supported by the imperial court.

Together with the 10,000 defenders originally left in Xinzheng County and the more than 10,000 troops Zhu Jun brought back...

Now another 25,000 troops are raised to cooperate with the 25,000 troops led by Xu Chu.

A total of 50,000 troops came to attack Yingchuan and surrounded Yanling City, which had only 10,000 defenders!
Now, Yangdi County, the seat of Yingchuan, has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and Xu County to the east of Yangdi County has another 20,000 soldiers and horses.

However, the enemy came with great force and strong forces.

Sun Ce knew very well that the current situation was no easier than the previous battle of Wohe River!
Sun Ce immediately summoned all his subordinates in the city to discuss the matter.

The deputy driver, Yi Ji, suggested:
"I heard that Xu Chu under Liu Bei's command is so brave that no one can match him!
“But now he has suddenly cooperated with the imperial army to attack our city, which must mean he is planning to annex Yingchuan.

"And the imperial court also wants to annex Yingchuan...

“If we can use a clever strategy to sow discord between them, give up Yanling County, and let the two groups fight for the ownership of Yanling County.

"When they attack each other, we can take advantage of the chaos to launch a surprise attack and perhaps we can repel them!"

At this time, the village official Yan Jun stood up and said:
"I'm afraid this plan will not work... The emperor and Liu Bei are relatives of the Han Dynasty and have always had a harmonious relationship.

“Although Yanling County is also a large county, Liu Bei’s army will definitely not turn against the imperial army for this county.

“The most important thing is, if we rashly abandon Yanling City, the soldiers in the city will surely be disappointed with our army.

"Even if we take back the city by then, I'm afraid there will be unrest in the city!"

Sun Ce nodded in agreement:
"Although Yi Biejia's idea is good, but he would never agree to abandon his brothers even if the lord was here."

Upon hearing this, Yi Ji could only sigh and sit back in his seat.

Seeing that other people didn't seem to have any good ideas, Sun Ce habitually turned his gaze to his childhood friend beside him.

With Gongjin by his side, he always feels at ease.

Zhou Yu felt Sun Ce's expectant gaze and spoke slowly:
"Right now the enemy has surrounded Yanling City.

“If we rush to rescue hastily, the advantage our army has as the defender of the city will disappear in an instant.

"If we engage in a field battle with the enemy, it will only be a waste of manpower for our army.

“But if we don’t rescue them, the soldiers in Yanling City will likely lose their fighting spirit and be defeated by the enemy even faster.

“Therefore, someone must lead 10,000 troops to the outskirts of Yanling City to provide support.

“Let the soldiers in the city know that reinforcements are ready to support them at any time, so that the soldiers in the city can maintain their confidence in defending the city.

“But these 10,000 reinforcements must maintain extremely high mobility!
"When the enemy attacks, you can quickly evacuate or engage them.

"Therefore, at least half of these 10,000 people must be cavalry, otherwise they will be easily surrounded and strangled by the enemy army!"

Sun Ce immediately volunteered:

"I will lead these ten thousand people to provide support!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yu shook his head and rejected it:
“No, Bofu, you have more important things to do.

"I'll leave this matter to..."

Zhou Yu's eyes swept around and finally landed on Hou Cheng and Song Xian, two old buddies under Lu Bu's command:
“General Hou, General Song, you two are proficient in cavalry.

"I would like you to lead Xu County's 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry to support Yanling City. Are you willing?"

Hou Cheng immediately stood up and clasped his fists:

"What are you talking about, military advisor? We are eager to take advantage of this great opportunity to make a contribution!

"Besides, our brothers are in trouble. Isn't it our duty to go and support them?" Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two of them gladly accept it.

He was also afraid that these two people would rely on their seniority and be unwilling to take risks.

But now it seems that they are all loyal people.

Otherwise, I would not have followed Duke Chu all the way from Chang'an to Lujiang.

Zhou Yu warned:
“Generals, please do not engage the enemy head-on.

"Just show up where the soldiers in the city can see you and deal with the enemy."

Hou Cheng and Song Xian immediately took the order and left.

Sun Ce couldn't wait to ask:

"What about me? How should I act?"

Seeing that Sun Ce was already impatient, Zhou Yu could only smile and say:
"Zhu Jun was recently defeated, but he immediately assembled 25,000 troops to attack Yingchuan. Xinzheng County must be empty at this moment!

"Bofu can lead the 15,000 troops in Yangdi City to attack Xinzheng from all directions, and use the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao!
“However, with Jia Xu’s wisdom, he would have surely anticipated this.

“There’s a high probability that they’ll set up an ambush or trap on your way to Xinzheng!

“If we can overcome the enemy’s ambushes and traps, we can directly threaten Xinzheng.

“When the food supply to the rear is in crisis, Zhu Jun’s army will surely come back to support, and Yanling City will instantly be free of half the threat!

"However, how to overcome the enemy's traps and ambushes depends on Bofu's own on-the-spot performance..."

Having said that, Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce with some worry.

However, Sun Ce showed his usual confident expression:

"Don't worry! I, the Little Overlord Sun Ce, have never been afraid of anyone! Oh...Except the Lord!"

The humorous words made everyone present laugh unconsciously.

The originally tense atmosphere immediately became a lot more relaxed.

At this time, Sun Ce, who was about to leave with his helmet between his legs, suddenly thought of something and turned to Zhou Yu and asked:

"Since we can launch a surprise attack on Xinzheng, why not launch a surprise attack on Chen State led by Liu Bei's army?
"Compared to Xinzheng, which has more than 5,000 soldiers left, it would be easier to capture Chen, which only has 5,000 soldiers, right?"

Facing Sun Ce's doubts, Zhou Yu shook his head without hesitation:
"Before leaving, the lord repeatedly warned us not to attack Liu Bei's territory without him!

"Zhuge Liang's ability is too strange. If we launch a surprise attack on the State of Chen, there is a high probability that we will never return.

"Comparatively speaking, a surprise attack on Xinzheng is more likely!
"And we also need to concentrate the remaining forces to launch an offensive against the enemy outside Yanling City when Zhu Jun leads the army back to Xinzheng to support him!
"Bofu, just do your job well, and leave the rest to me."

Sun Ce stretched out his fist, bumped it with Zhou Yu's, and said with a smile:
"You should be careful too. I'm leaving now."

After saying this, Sun Ce led an army of 15,000 and headed straight to Xinzheng.

Zhou Yu watched Sun Ce leave, looked up at the gloomy sky, and inexplicably felt a little uneasy...

At this moment, in Yanling City.

The grain transport officer Li Yan looked extremely solemn as he faced the enemy's attacks from all sides.

Originally he was ordered to lead 10,000 soldiers to defend the city, and he thought it would be a very easy task.

After all, the imperial army had just been defeated half a month ago, and they would not use Yingchuan County as a breakthrough point in the short term.

However, he did not expect that before he could secure his position as the main general, he suddenly heard a report from his subordinates that a full 50,000-strong army was coming to attack!

Li Yan knew very well that his ability as a grain transport officer was not enough to cope with such a large-scale city defense battle.

He immediately ordered people to go to Yangdi County and Xu County to ask for help.

However, a day passed and there was no sign of reinforcements!
Just when he was wondering whether Sun Ce was planning to abandon him, his general Zhang Kai suddenly came to report with a pleasant surprise:
"General Li Yan, our reinforcements have arrived!"

(End of this chapter)