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

Chapter 44: Top Dipping Sauce!

Listening to Cheng Lian reading the entire letter, Wei Yan on the side became furious:
"Sun Ce is too much of a bully! My lord, please give me a thousand soldiers and go to Yiyang to take the head of this kid!"

Looking at the reckless Wei Yan, Lu Bu smiled helplessly:

"Why are you always so startled?

"Sun Ce's fighting ability is very strong, no worse than yours.

“But if he wants to take us down, five thousand soldiers alone are not enough.

“As long as we hold the city, they can’t do anything to us.

“It is for this reason that he deliberately provoked us, hoping to trick us out of the city and defeat us with strategy.

"As long as we ignore it, the enemy will have to find another way!"

Hearing this, Wei Yan could only shut his mouth obediently.

……

Yiyang Township.

Right in front of the military camp stood two men of extraordinary bearing.

One is elegant and handsome, the other is tall and mighty.

It was none other than the wise counselor Zhou Yu and the little tyrant Sun Ce!

Sun Ce looked at the mountains and saw no signs of troop movements. He frowned slightly.
"Gongjin's provocation doesn't seem to be working."

Zhou Yu's brows were also furrowed:
“That shouldn’t be the case… The enemy clearly didn’t bring any counselors with them.

"A bunch of simple-minded warriors, they were scolded so harshly, they shouldn't have no reaction at all..."

Looking at Zhou Yu's thoughtful expression, Sun Ce did not question his ability and continued to ask:

"If this plan doesn't work, what should we do next?"

Zhou Yu's eyes flickered slightly:

"Since they plan to hold their ground, let's bypass Yundu and go straight to Jingling!
“The Jingling garrison is no more than 2,000 men. If we pretend to attack, the enemy will surely come to support us from Yundu.

"We will ambush them halfway and catch them off guard!
“Even if the enemy doesn’t come, we can still attack Jingling.

“After taking Jingling, let Yuan Shu send reinforcements to help him take over the entire Jiangxia in one fell swoop!
“Then Bofu can hand over the imperial seal to the other party and ask them to hand Jiangxia over to us.

"With this as our foundation, we can gradually conquer the world!"

After hearing Zhou Yu's plan, Sun Ce's eyes sparkled:
"Okay, let's follow Gongjin's advice and take Jingling by a detour!"

……

"Report to the Lord! The enemy army bypassed Yundu through a small path and headed straight for Jingling!"

Listening to the report from Wei Xu, the captain who defeated the bandits, Lu Bu frowned.

Although I had thought that the other party might do this, I didn't expect them to act so quickly.

But the other party's goal has always been to trick them out of the city.

Once we go in pursuit, the enemy will surely set an ambush along the way.

But if we don't pursue them, the enemy will most likely take over Jingling County, which has insufficient troops.

Lu Bu pondered for a long time, and suddenly made a decision that surprised all the soldiers:

"Give up supporting Jingling and go straight to Yiyang!

"At the same time, send a spy to write a letter to inform Yuan Shu in Wancheng, saying that Sun Ce has surrendered to Lu Bu and will join him in counterattacking Nanyang!"

Hearing such a bold decision, Wei Yan's eyes were filled with excitement and recognition.

But Wei Xu, who was always calm, immediately raised an objection:
"My lord, you must not do this! If Jingling is lost, there will be no safe haven in the rear.

“Then the enemy can attack Xiakou Port and attack General Zhang Liao from both sides together with Liu Biao.

"Once the two armies meet, Jiangxia will be in danger!"

Looking at Wei Xu's anxious expression, Lu Bu was silent for a moment and calmed down a little.

If it were the original owner, he would definitely not easily change the decision he had made.

He pondered for a moment and nodded slightly:

"General Wei's words make sense. We should indeed make preparations for both scenarios, but we still have to fight for Yiyang!

"If we take Yiyang, we can cut off Sun Ce and his men's retreat and make them lose contact with Yuan Shu.

“If we spread the news of their betrayal, Yuan Shu will most likely believe it given his suspicious nature.

"Sun Ce won't be able to hold on for long without his food supply." Wei Xu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Lu Bu say this.

Fortunately, Wen Hou is now listening to what I say.

Otherwise, if we continue to do whatever we want as before, we will probably suffer defeat again.

Lu Bu's eyes fell on Wei Yan's face:

"Wen Chang, Yiyang is your hometown and you are most familiar with the terrain there.

"I order you to lead 4,000 soldiers and horses to capture Yiyang together with General Cheng Lian!"

Wei Yan clenched his fist excitedly:

"I will definitely live up to my lord's trust!"

"General Wei Xu, I'll leave it to you to send spies to Wancheng to spread rumors."

"The last general takes command!"

Lu Bu nodded slightly and continued:
“I will personally send someone to monitor the situation in Jingling.

“After all, Jingling is guarded by Generals Hou Cheng and Song Xian, so it won’t be easy for the other side to take it in a short time.

“If the enemy wants to set up an ambush halfway, they will need to send at least a thousand men.

“Then there will be fewer people attacking the city.

“So the pressure in Jingling is not as great as we imagined.

"If Jingling is really about to fall, I will go to support them in person even if I risk being ambushed."

Looking at Lu Bu's determined gaze, Wei Xu suddenly felt a sense of confidence in victory!

He responded heavily and left with Wei Yan and Cheng Lian.

Lu Bu looked at the three people's departing backs, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes:
"Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu, I want to see how much you can outsmart me..."

On a small hill between Jingling County and Yundu County.

Cheng Pu, with a majestic figure, stroked his long beard and looked into the distance in the direction of Yundu, but there was no sign of the enemy arriving.

He led a thousand soldiers and horses to ambush here on Zhou Yu's orders.

If the enemy came to support him, he would catch them off guard.

Although he also felt that there was a high probability that the enemy would come to support.

However, after waiting for almost a day, not a single enemy was seen.

This made him question Zhou Yu's strategy again.

Just then, the scout suddenly ran towards him in a hurry.

A hint of excitement appeared on Cheng Pu's face. Could it be that the enemy could no longer hold back and finally came to support?
"Report——"

The scout knelt down and clasped his fists:
"General, the enemy did not come to support Jingling, but instead sent troops to attack Yiyang!"

"what?!"

Cheng Pu’s brain short-circuited for a moment!
Is Lu Bu so brave?
Aren’t you afraid that once Jingling is destroyed, Jiangxia will be lost directly?

Do you still have the time to attack Yiyang?
Soon, Cheng Pu figured out the other party's intention and couldn't help but sigh:

"What a great move! Besiege Wei to save Zhao! We must tell the lord about the situation here as soon as possible!"

the other side.

Four thousand troops under the command of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are attacking Jingling City.

The defending generals Hou Cheng and Song Xian felt under tremendous pressure!
The enemy commander is obviously young, but he has extremely rich combat experience!

Is this what the lord said, the top-notch dipping sauce made for the battlefield?

Fortunately, with the help of the defenders' advantages, they were able to barely hold on.

But they can't guarantee that they can hold on forever.

There was no reinforcement from Yundu, which made everyone feel extremely heavy.

As for the rear, there will be basically no military support.

The main forces were concentrated in Yundu County, with another 5,000 troops in Xiakou.

Two to three thousand troops must be left behind to guard the government seat, Xiling.

Unless the situation is extremely critical, they will not easily send troops to support.

Just when Hou Cheng and the other man were feeling helpless, the enemy suddenly sounded the call to withdraw their troops. No one knew what had happened!
(End of this chapter)