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

Chapter 48 I am Zhang Wenyuan from Yanmen! (Thanks to Brother Quedao Tianliang for the monthly ticket support~)
Zhou Yu turned around suddenly and saw Cheng Pu leading hundreds of remaining soldiers to escape.

The smile on his face was becoming stiff little by little.

Cheng Pu quickly came to Zhou Yu and clasped his fists dejectedly:
"Gong Jin... our ambush was discovered by the enemy in advance.

"In the end, we only managed to kill 500 to 600 enemy soldiers, and our army lost 800 to 900!
"Also, Gong Fu has been captured! Lu Bu is leading more than 5,000 people towards this side!"

Listening to Cheng Pu's report, Zhou Yu remained silent for a long time.

He did not punish Cheng Pu, nor did he have the right to punish the veteran.

I can only blame myself for underestimating Lu Bu and his gang!

From the initial attack on Yiyang to the later discovery of their ambush, it all showed that Lu Bu and his group were very extraordinary.

He increasingly felt that there was an expert guiding Lu Bu behind the scenes, otherwise it would be impossible for him to always do things beyond his expectations.

Seeing Zhou Yu remained silent, Cheng Pu raised his head and ashamedly advised:
"Why don't we retreat towards Xiakou Port? Once Lu Bu's army arrives, it will be too late for us to retreat..."

After this reminder, Zhou Yu came to his senses and realized that the situation was extremely critical.

He looked back unwillingly at Sun Ce who had already climbed onto the tower, and could only helplessly ask someone to ring the bronze bell...

Sun Ce, who was fighting alone against Hou Cheng and Song Xian at this moment, suddenly heard the sound of his own army calling back the troops!

The young face showed an expression of disbelief!

But after a moment of silence, Sun Ce chose to trust Gongjin's judgment.

Something more urgent than taking over Jingling must have happened!
Although I am extremely unwilling.

But Sun Ce could only lead the soldiers who had climbed onto the city wall to slide down the ladders and retreat like the tide, under the equally puzzled gazes of Hou Cheng and Song Xian!
Hou Cheng and Song Xian lay on the top of the city wall, watching the enemy army not even taking down their camp and quickly fleeing to the south.

The two looked at each other and immediately realized that the support of their lord had arrived!
The city was almost breached, but reinforcements had not arrived yet, and they were all in despair.

It now seems that our reinforcements must have encountered an ambush on the way, which delayed them.

Otherwise it should have arrived earlier!
Looking at the one hundred remaining soldiers behind them, Hou Cheng and Song Xian breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally managed to save it...

Although they had some resentment towards their lord during this period, they always believed in each other.

After this battle, their trust in their lord increased significantly!
……

When Lu Bu arrived at the foot of Jingling City, looking at the ruined city walls and the smoke filling the sky, he could imagine how brutal the previous battle was.

It was ten times more tragic than the last time Zhang Liao defended Anlu City!
Lu Bu immediately entered the city, looked at Hou Cheng and Song Xian who were covered in wounds, and walked up to them and gave them a hug.

He held their hands tightly and said with a trembling voice:

"I'm late... Thank you for your hard work, generals!"

Hou Cheng and Song Xian looked at each other, then quickly knelt down in front of Lu Bu and said excitedly:
"My lord, there is no need to do this... It is my duty to defend the city for you!

"Fortunately, we two have fulfilled our mission and held on until the Lord arrives!"

"Okay, okay! Very good!"

Lu Bu helped the two of them up, with a smile on his face:

"You two have performed a great deed this time! I will definitely reward you handsomely when we hold the celebration banquet later.

“But right now the enemy is leading two thousand remaining troops to Jiangxia.

“In order to prevent them from affecting Wenyuan, I have to rush over to provide support immediately.

"I will take 3,000 Bingzhou cavalry with me, and the remaining 1,000 or so will stay in the city for you."

"I obey your command!" Hou Cheng and Song Xian responded at the same time.

However, Lu Bu knew very well that they were exhausted, so he asked Cheng Lian and Wei Yan to stay as well.

He personally led three thousand cavalrymen to leave Jingling City.

……

Xiakou Port.

Taking advantage of the port's terrain advantages.

Zhang Liao led 5,000 elite soldiers to successfully block Liu Biao's 10,000 soldiers on the Yangtze River. Although they could not defeat the enemy head-on, Liu Biao, who had no powerful generals, could not force a landing at Xiakou Port.

The two sides entered a stalemate.

This is good news for Zhang Liao.

Because the rear supply is continuous, but the enemy has come from afar, once the food and grass are exhausted, they can only retreat.

At that time, he would order Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to lead the navy to attack, and they would surely win a great victory.

But soon, Zhang Liao received bad news:

"General Zhang! A 2,000-man troop suddenly appeared behind our army and is rapidly approaching Xiakou Port!"

Zhang Liao frowned.

Didn’t he hear that the lord had mobilized troops here?

Instead, I heard that Jingling City was in crisis.

Could it be that the enemy broke through Jingling City and turned to attack their Xiakou Port?

Zhang Liao instantly became alert, asked Chen Wu and others to stay in the harbor, and personally selected 2,000 elite troops to resist.

Soon, the armies on both sides deployed their troops and did not start fighting immediately.

Zhang Liao looked at the enemy's troops, who were covered in dust but in good formation, and knew that the enemy's commander was definitely not an ordinary person.

As expected, the enemy troops lined up and a majestic young general rode out on his horse:

"I am the Little Overlord of Jiangdong - Sun Bofu! A common name for thieves."

"Sun Bofu?"

Zhang Liao had heard of this name.

The other party should be the eldest son of Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong!
I didn’t expect that he is so powerful despite his young age.

It really proves the saying: Like father, like son!
Out of respect for Sun Jian, Zhang Liao responded calmly:
"I am Zhang Wenyuan from Yanmen! I never thought you could get this deep. You must be quite capable!"

Sun Ce sneered:
"How can a bunch of rabble stop my heroic army?

"Zhang Liao, I've heard of you, are you brave enough to fight me to the death?

"If I lose, I will just surrender.

"If you lose, you will give us Xiakou Port, how about that?"

Looking at the other party's smiling face, Zhang Liao would not pay attention to such a childish bet:
“I can give you a chance to fight me.

"But I never like to gamble with other people's fate, so don't think too much."

Sun Ce couldn't help but sigh:
"In that case, let's fight!

“After we finish fighting, let our soldiers fight again.

"Let's see who is stronger, your soldiers or the mob in Jingling City!"

As he spoke, Sun Ce had already kicked his horse's belly and rushed straight towards Zhang Liao with Overlord Spear at the top.

Zhang Liao slightly tilted the Yellow Dragon Hook Scythe in his hand and also rode his horse towards Sun Ce.

The moment the blade and the gun tip collided, intense sparks flew!

Each was surprised at the other's extraordinary strength.

Of course, the one who was even more surprised was Zhang Liao.

After all, the other party is several years younger than him, but his strength is comparable to his.

If he were the other person's age, he would definitely not be as strong as the other person!

However, in terms of combat experience, Zhang Liao has much more than the young man in front of him.

After a fight, he gradually gained the upper hand!
Just when Zhang Liao thought he could gradually defeat the enemy, the sound of drums suddenly came from the rear.

Zhang Liao's face suddenly changed!
This drum sound...means that Liu Biao and his gang have started attacking the port again!

(End of this chapter)