Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 392: A Sidebar

By the time Xing Daorong got the news, it was already too late.

Although Bao Long tried his best, it would only take one day to attack the city. By the time the news came back and Xing Daorong mobilized his troops, it would be too late.

This cannot be blamed on anyone, it’s just that the current intelligence efficiency is just about the best it can do.

However, although it might be too late to know the news, Xing Daorong still wanted to give it a try. He quickly assembled his troops and headed towards Hefei.

Fortunately, Xing Daorong and Lu Xun were always prepared, and all the troops were dispatched in less than half a quarter of an hour.

He appointed Jiang Qin as the vanguard and told him, "Gong Yi... lead a group of soldiers and rush to Hefei. If Hefei has already been captured, then forget it."

"If we fail to capture it... no matter how the war goes, you should interfere first."

Upon receiving the order, Jiang Qin immediately led 3,000 troops as the vanguard and headed straight for Hefei.

...

In Hefei city.

Sun Quan frowned as he looked at Cao's army that was frantically besieging the city.

This Cao Jun...

I don't even plan to talk to myself!
This was somewhat beyond Sun Quan's expectations.

Originally...Sun Quan planned to use Cao Zhi's head when the crisis came.

But now it seems that others have no intention of talking to me at all!

Just attack fiercely and try to break into the city directly!

Sun Quan felt heavy-hearted and felt that God wanted to destroy the Sun family.

Liu Bei came to attack me, and Cao Cao also came to attack me. When Cao Cao died, Cao Pi also came to attack me.

Who can you go to for justice on this matter?

Looking around, he saw that although the soldiers around him were still resisting, they had lost their momentum, just like that day in Moling!
But that day in Moling, with He Qi and Lu Fan by his side, they found a way out and headed to Hefei.

And now Hefei is about to be broken again, where can Sun Quan go?

Could it be possible that we were going to Xuzhou or Qingzhou?

Those were places that Cao Cao had already "rectified". Going there would only lead to death.

"There is no way out!"

With a sigh in his heart, as Sun Quan's death was approaching, a different thought suddenly came to his mind.

But he said: "Father and brother in the past, what a great reputation they had!"

"If I flee in a hurry now, I will be killed. Thousands of years later, I will become a joke."

"Only by fighting to the death can we live up to the reputation of our Sun family!"

Thinking of this, Sun Quan immediately drew his sword and shouted: "Sun family ancestors, please bless me and let me kill more Cao soldiers and generals!"

After saying this, Sun Quan rushed straight to the gap in the city wall.

This place was about to be conquered by Cao's army, but when Sun Quan arrived, he actually held on.

...

Compared to Sun Quan who had already disregarded life and death, Cao Zhen seemed to be even more worried about gains and losses.

Yu Jin's performance already made him irritated, and he became even more annoyed when he couldn't take Hefei.

It’s not that Hefei can really hold on, but Sun Quan’s dying struggle makes him feel quite disrespected.

Cao Zhen felt that he was being looked down upon as he fought back even when he was doomed to die.

More importantly, Hefei City was clearly doomed, but it still resisted like this, making him feel as if God was not helping him. "I don't believe how long Sun Quan can hold on!"

With a ruthless heart, Cao Zhen ordered his troops to charge forward and fight to the death.

This approach would have been a good one.

This was also the choice made by Xing Daorong when he attacked Moling that day.

But there is a prerequisite for this style of play, there can be no trouble.

Otherwise, Cao's camp would be empty, and if someone attacked, the attack and defense would be reversed.

When Xing Daorong attacked Moling that day, reinforcements would have been impossible unless the Jade Emperor sent down heavenly soldiers and generals.

However, Cao Zhen is in Hefei today. Although Sun Quan has no reinforcements, it is very likely that someone will come to cause trouble.

It cannot be said that Cao Zhen's plan of making a last-ditch effort and attacking with all his might was wrong, but things on the battlefield change rapidly, and the consequence of not holding back at all is that once a change occurs, it is likely that there will be no recovery!
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Jiang Qin traveled quickly all the way and arrived outside Hefei, only to see a scene that looked like a "meat grinder".

The sounds of killing and shouting shook the sky.

There was fire everywhere, and no one knew where it came from even though no one had started it.

But no matter what the situation is, it is time to fight to the death.

Jiang Qin remembered Xing Daorong's instructions clearly. No matter what the situation on the battlefield was, as long as there were two armies fighting, he would rush forward and disrupt the fight!

Immediately, he gave an order, gongs and drums sounded loudly, and without daring to hesitate or rest, he rushed forward with three thousand men.

Now that was a good thing, the small city of Hefei immediately turned into a three-way melee.

Sun Quan didn't care about being on the city wall. After all, it was already a dead end. If more people got involved, there might be a way to survive.

But for Cao Zhen, this news was too bad!
The three thousand people from Jiangdong are not scary. What is scary is the Jiangdong army that comes with these three thousand people!
If Xing Daorong came with ten thousand men to attack, he would suffer a great loss while he was attacking the city now.

What can we do when we are caught in a dilemma?

When Cao Zhen saw this, he immediately knew that the situation was not good.

There are only two options open to Cao Zhen now. One is to ignore Jiang Qin's troops and attack Hefei fiercely.

I'm afraid that if they can break into the city, Xing Daorong will be helpless even if he comes.

The second is to retreat first and see whether Xing Daorong will move to Hefei. If he does, he can take the opportunity to attack.

In a split second, Cao Zhen had to make a decision.

The first path chosen was obviously a bit too risky!

Although the benefits were huge, not to mention that it was unrealistic to leave Jiang Qin's 3,000 troops alone, it would be difficult to break the city because Sun Quan would keep resisting. Once Xing Daorong's army arrived, everything would be over.

So without much thought, Cao Zhen directly chose the second path.

Just call off the troops immediately and wait for changes.

Of course.
Cao Zhen thought too simply about his second choice. After Xing Daorong came here, he did not only have the option of attacking Hefei, he also had the option of directly competing with him, Cao Zhen.

Cao's army was about to capture Hefei, but suddenly they heard the sound of a horn and became dissatisfied.

The most dissatisfied one among them was Yu Jin. After knowing that it was because of Jiangdong's vanguard army, he said angrily: "Jiangdong came so anxiously, and Jiang Qin only brought a small number of troops on a forced march."

"If the commander-in-chief can personally lead his troops to stop them, we will surely be able to capture the city!"

"If we retreat today, when the Jiangdong army arrives, we won't have another chance to break into the city!"

"Cao Zhen is so ignorant of military tactics that he has harmed Major General Xu Yi. Is he going to harm all of us veterans?"

When Yu Jin said this, although he didn't mean it in front of Cao Zhen, he was still trying to show his sincerity!
Many people heard these words very clearly, and naturally, they soon reached Cao Zhen's ears.

When Cao Zhen heard Yu Jin putting all the blame on him, he became furious!
(End of this chapter)