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

Chapter 45 The rat-throwing weapon
Sun Ce’s military camp.

After listening to their subordinates' reports, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's faces were filled with shock!
"How dare Lu Bu attack Yiyang instead of coming to support Jingling?"

Zhou Yu was once again shocked by the other party's decision.

It would be luck if the other party has not been affected by the provocation before.

The decision made this time was indeed beyond his expectations!

This Lu Bu doesn't seem to be as brainless as the rumors say...

Why is a military commander so smart?
It's amazing that they can come up with such a strategy that seems to be very hard-working but is actually very effective!

On the other hand, Bo Fu, who was standing next to him, was not only extremely brave on the battlefield, but at this time, everyone could only look at him.

Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, then slowly said:
“The enemy’s plan is indeed brilliant, but it is not something Lu Bu could have come up with.

"Could it be that there is an expert behind him giving advice?"

Sun Ce shook his head:

“Perhaps, we have underestimated this guy from the beginning to the end.

"What should we do now? Should we continue to attack Jingling, or go back to support Yiyang?"

Zhou Yu stroked his chin:

“It’s too late to go back and provide support now.

“And if I were him, I’d set up an ambush on our way back, too.

"If we go back now, we will most likely fall into the enemy's trap!"

Zhou Yu paused and continued:

"The only solution now is to continue to attack Jingling!

"But we must also exaggerate Lu Bu's decision and tell the enemy commander to undermine their will to fight!"

……

The city tower of Jingling City.

Hou Cheng and Song Xian looked at the letters shot up from outside the city and finally understood why their lord did not come to support them.

A flash of anger flashed across Hou Cheng's face:

"What are you thinking, my lord? Don't you know that once Jingling is lost, the gates will be wide open and Jiangxia will be difficult to defend?"

Song Xian was relatively calm and quickly reminded:
“Based on the Lord’s previous performance, he is definitely not a reckless person now.

“He probably did this to force Sun Ce to withdraw his troops.

"Sun Ce and his men deliberately revealed this news to us in order to undermine our fighting spirit and capture Jingling more quickly.

"We can't fall into their trap!
"I believe that when the crisis comes, the lord will come to support us."

Hou Cheng recalled that in the past six months, his master's performance was indeed outstanding.

He is no longer as unreasonable as before, but does things in an orderly manner, and treats them with both kindness and severity.

He also had more trust in his master and nodded immediately:

“You are right, and this is a good opportunity for us to accumulate military merit!

"If we can defend the city before the Lord's support arrives, the Lord will definitely give us a more generous reward!"

"That's right!"

Song Xian and Hou Cheng looked at each other and regained their fighting spirit.

……

Zhou Yu was not surprised when he saw that the defender on the city wall had no intention of surrendering.

As long as they read the letter, their hearts will be affected to some extent, and the intensity of their defense will naturally decrease!
He turned his head and looked at Sun Ce, who immediately understood what his childhood friend meant and once again led his army to attack Jingling!

After the attack, the enemy's momentum was indeed not as strong as before, but it was not as weak as imagined.

Zhou Yu looked at this scene and felt quite surprised.

I didn’t expect that the generals under Lu Bu were not that fragile.

How did Lu Bu manage to make his subordinates trust him so much?
If this continues, even if they finally capture Jingling, I'm afraid they won't have many troops left...

Wancheng.

Yuan Shu sat on the couch, listening to his subordinates' reports, his brows already twisted into a knot.

“…A rumor has spread from somewhere in the city that Sun Ce has defected to Lu Bu!
"In addition, Yiyang Township has been captured by the enemy!"

Yuan Shu kicked the creature in front of him so hard that it fell over. The loud noise startled Yan Xiang who was standing beside him!
"Sun Ce, this stray dog, actually dared to surrender to the enemy at this time!?" "This governor is simply throwing meat buns at a dog, and he has lost another 5,000 elite soldiers!"

Seeing that Yuan Shu really believed this, Yan Xiang hurriedly tried to comfort him:

"My Lord, calm down. This must be a rumor spread by the enemy!

"My lord, you have been very kind to Sun Ce, and the families of the enemy generals are all held in our hands.

"It is impossible for Sun Ce to surrender to the enemy at this time."

Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Yan Xiang:
“But how do you explain the capture of Yiyang by the enemy?

"If Sun Ce had not surrendered to the enemy, how could the enemy have bypassed them and taken Yiyang?"

Looking at Yuan Shu's sullen face, Yan Xiang pondered for a moment and said slowly:

“Maybe…it’s not that the enemy bypassed them.

"Instead, they bypassed the enemy and went straight to attack Jingling, where there were fewer defenders.

“The enemy was afraid of being ambushed on the way to support Jingling, so they attacked where the enemy must be rescued!

"But Sun Ce and his men were afraid they would be ambushed on their way back to support Yiyang, so they chose to continue attacking Jingling...

"That's probably what happened."

After listening to Yan Xiang's analysis, Yuan Shu felt that it made sense and gradually calmed down:
“But even so, once Yiyang is lost, our connection with Sun Ce will be cut off.

"He is alone and deep in the enemy's territory. If he doesn't have any support, he will be swallowed up sooner or later."

Yan Xiang said "hmm":
“We really can’t do nothing.

“Why not let General Qiao Rui, who just returned from Lu Bu’s army some time ago, lead an army of 10,000 to retake Yiyang and provide support to Sun Ce when the opportunity arises.

“Even if we can’t join forces with Sun Ce’s army, we can still make Lu Bu afraid to return to Jingling easily!”

Yuan Shu was silent for a moment, then nodded vigorously:
"Okay, let's do it!"

……

Yiyang Township.

Because it is one level lower than the county, there is not even a city wall here.

Wei Yan swept away the two thousand defenders here at the cost of hundreds of soldiers.

But before he could be happy for a few days, he heard that Qiao Rui was leading an army of 10,000 troops towards this side from Xinye.

Although his military strength increased to 4,500 after absorbing the prisoners.

But without the protection of the city walls, it would be very dangerous to confront an army of 10,000 head-on.

At this moment, he just received Lu Bu's order to retreat.

Wei Yan did not seek merit or advance rashly, and immediately led his troops back to Jingling.

……

Inside Jingling City.

Lu Bu was listening to a soldier covered in blood reporting:
"My Lord! Jingling City is in danger. There are only 600 defenders left, while the enemy still has more than 2,000!"

Hearing this, Lu Bu was not surprised.

His scouts had already informed him of the situation before the other party returned.

Sun Ce was indeed an expert at leading troops in battle.

The casualty ratio in the siege battle was close to one to one!

This is the case when the enemy has ambushes and has not yet attacked the city.

If the enemy's ambush troops had also joined the siege, I'm afraid Jingling City would have been breached by now.

However, in this situation, the soldiers in front of him were still able to rush out and report the news.

It was obvious that the enemy deliberately let him come back in order to lure them to support Jingling.

Otherwise, with Sun Ce's level, it would be impossible for someone to find a loophole.

But if we go to support Jingling now, we will inevitably encounter an enemy ambush.

But if we don’t support Jingling, Jingling will be lost!

I have to say that the combination of Zhou Yu and Sun Ce is indeed extremely strong.

Just five thousand soldiers were enough to give him a headache.

If the other party is really allowed to gain power in Jiangdong, he will definitely become another strong rival!
We must find a way to catch these two people in one fell swoop and never let them go back to the mountains!
(End of this chapter)