Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 423: The Death of the Tiger 2
Half an hour later, Cheng Pu and others arrived one after another. They saw Sun Ce outside the tent, so they all stepped forward and asked, "Young master, what's the matter?"

Cheng Pu and the others also just rushed back to the navy camp. It is not an easy task to lead the army to retreat overnight. There are not only wounded soldiers in the camp, but also a lot of food and supplies. It is impossible for them to leave these strategic materials and escape. Besides, retreat It is also necessary to pay attention to the method. Cheng Pu and others lead the army to stop, just to prevent the Jingzhou army from chasing them.

"I don't know yet." Sun Ce shook his head and said, "It's already been overnight."

When he said this, Sun Ce's face turned pale. Even though he was a brave and invincible general on the battlefield, he was still a child after all. After such a fiasco, it was difficult for Sun Ce to face his father. away from your own reality.

Not long after, a military doctor walked out of the tent, and he said to Sun Ce: "My lord, my lord invites you and some generals in."

Sun Ce and the others rushed in immediately. The Jiangdong Tigers who were in high spirits yesterday were now lying on the bed tightly bound. Sun Ce could feel the weakness of his father. Once, the father who would never be defeated, now But he couldn't afford to be seriously injured.

"Father" Sun Ce threw himself on the bedside and cried, "Father,,,,,,"

Sun Jian struggled to open his eyes. He first glanced at Sun Ce, then looked at Cheng Pu and the others and said, "Ce'er takes my place and quickly retreats to Jiangdong."

"Father, the child will avenge you."

Sun Jian shook his head, he braced his pain and replied: "Bo Fu, you are too much like me, I am afraid you will follow in my footsteps, remember, go back to Jiangdong first, stabilize Jiangdong, Jingzhou is temporarily out of reach.

If I had been willing to follow the advice of the general in the letter, I would not have ended up in such a situation. Bo Fu, if the news of our army’s defeat spread back to Jiangdong, those aristocratic families who had different intentions would definitely rebel. They are enemies.

If Jiangdong cannot be defended, you must immediately send your family to your uncle to seek asylum.Bofu, in the land of Jiangdong, the rich and powerful families are intertwined. If you are not stable, go to northern Xinjiang and join your elder brother. As a father, I know that you have ambitions in your heart, but the world is unpredictable. Your elder brother is a hero in the world. You There is the righteousness of sworn worship with him, if there is no way out, go..."

Before Sun Jian finished speaking, his right hand that had just been raised suddenly fell on the bed.

"Father (Lord),,,,,,"

Sun Jian, the fierce tiger in the east of the Yangtze River, finally died in the city of Xiangyang. Sun Ce resisted the pain in his heart. He ordered that the news that his father had died was not allowed for the time being. The identity of the temporary commander leads the army.

Liu Biao sent Huang Zu to lead the troops to test the Jiangdong Army, but was attacked head-on by the Jiangdong Army. In the melee, Huang Zu was wounded by Huang Gai, and the Jingzhou Army was defeated after losing more than 3000 people. Sun Ce did not come down to pursue, but ordered the soldiers to hurry up. Time to clean the battlefield, and then return to Fancheng.

Liu Biao thought that Sun Jian was still alive, so he didn't dare to press too hard against Jiangdong's army. Anyway, now that Jiangdong's army has shown the posture of retreating, he has no reason to fight Jiangdong's army to the death.

After the Jiangdong Army retreated from Fancheng, Liu Biao breathed a sigh of relief. The Huainan Army and the Jiangdong Army jointly attacked Jingzhou, and now they finally forced one of them away. The remaining Huainan Army stayed in Yiyang City for more than ten days. The meaning of continuing to attack.

Just two days after the Jiangdong Army retreated, in Yiyang City, Ji Ling called all the generals to discuss the military situation. He had just received news from the Jiangdong Army that Jingzhou had freed up his hands to deal with him. Ji Ling had already considered whether to withdraw the army up.

"Everyone, according to reliable information, Sun Jian was seriously injured in ambush under the city of Xiangyang. The Jiangdong army has withdrawn from Fancheng to Jiangdong. In my opinion, Liu Biao will take action against us." Ji Ling handed the information to Yan Xiang and said: " You all look at the information, and now it seems that our army is in a dire situation."

Yan Xiang thought for a while after reading the information, and then said: "General, judging from the performance of the Jiangdong Army, Sun Jian was either seriously injured or died in battle. It seems that the Jiangdong Army can't count on it, and our army should also do something. The choice, whether to fight or withdraw, is for the general to decide."

The other generals were staring at Ji Ling. This kind of decision had to be made by Ji Ling. Only Ji Ling could command the Huainan Army's next move.

"I decided to retreat." Ji Ling said directly: "Before, our army had captured the grain and grass in Anfeng City, and later captured the grain in Yiyang City. Adding up, our army has obtained no less than 20 grain and grass Stone, this is about the same as the amount that the lord wanted to borrow from Liu Biao.

In addition, these aristocratic families in Anfeng and Yiyang City also paid [-] shi of food and grass, enough to cover the consumption of our army's expedition this time.Although Jingzhou is rich, it is not so easy to win.

I want to return to the army in time to take Yangzhou as my lord. Now is the best chance for us to take Yangzhou. Jingzhou will not be able to pose a threat to us within three months after experiencing this war. Although we had the strength to attack Yangzhou before, we still have to You have to take Liu Biao of Jingzhou into consideration.

But it’s different now. Our army has captured more than 1 prisoners, and now Cai Mao is in my hands. Even if Liu Biao defeated Sun Jian, Jingzhou must have lost its vitality. If you don’t take this opportunity to take Yangzhou , that is simply sorry for ourselves. "

"Good advice, General." Yan Xiang nodded and replied, "Yangzhou is adjacent to Huainan, and the Lord's territory is not too big at present. The reason why our army is short of food this time is because the territory is too small. There should be no worries about food and grass for the army.”

"Forget it, pass the order to transport the last batch of grain and grass back to Huainan, and then we will return to Anfeng first. However, before retreating, we can talk to Liu Biao first. If it is so easy to leave, it is too cheap for Liu Biao. What do you say? Let him hand in some good things."

"No." All the generals knelt down to accept the order.

These days, Liu Biao sent envoys to negotiate with Ji Ling. The purpose was to stabilize the Huainan army. Ji Ling didn't want to continue the attack, so he talked slowly with Liu Biao. He never thought that the Jiangdong army would withdraw so soon.

Ji Ling understood that Liu Biao probably wouldn't be polite to him anymore, but it shouldn't be difficult to blackmail him for something.

In fact, what Ji Ling thought was right. This time is undoubtedly the best time to blackmail Liu Biao. Although the Jiangdong Army has retreated, Liu Biao has to send someone to keep an eye on the Jiangdong Army's situation, because Liu Biao doesn't dare to Determine if Sun Jian is still alive.

In addition, during this period of time, the Jingzhou Army has been fighting on two fronts, both in terms of strength and logistics, and it consumes a lot. Even if Liu Biao wants to send troops to expel the Huainan Army, he may have to think carefully. Anyway, the Huainan Army is not so easy. If the current situation can be dealt with peacefully, Liu Biao will not refuse.

Soon, the letter of peace that Ji Ling sent to Liu Biao was sent to Xiangyang. After some discussion among his subordinates, Liu Biao finally decided that it was not appropriate to be in trouble with the Huainan Army for the time being. But currently Liu Biao doesn't have much strength to save face. The most important thing is that Cai Mao is now in Ji Ling's hands, so Liu Biao still has to worry about this matter.

Four days later, all the food and grass requested by Ji Ling were sent to Yiyang. In order to show his sincerity, Ji Ling did not indulge the soldiers to plunder the people in the city. For a wealthy family, Ji Ling is not polite, and extortion is always inevitable.

After Ji Ling led the [-] cavalry and [-] elite infantry to retreat from Yiyang, the battle of Jingzhou was coming to an end. Liu Biao refused Yuan Shu's request for food borrowing because of a moment of anger. trouble.

However, Liu Biao also knew that it might be okay for Jingzhou to talk to Yuan Shu in Huainan, but he and Sun Jian were already mortal enemies. This is an irresolvable conflict, but this time when these two powerful enemies jointly conquered Jingzhou, Liu Biao was really at a loss. .

When the last batch of Huainan troops stationed in Anfeng withdrew, Ji Lingzheng led four thousand cavalry to raid Lujiang River. The Jingzhou Army was now seriously injured, and the Jiangdong Army was unable to cross the river. Now it is the Huainan Army that is expanding its territory. At the best time, Ji Ling had already submitted an application to Yuan Shu. He believed that under such circumstances, his lord would be happy to see him gain more territory.

In Chang'an, a cavalry galloped wildly, and at the same time shouted: "Urgent report, urgent report, Jiangdong urgent report."

When this urgent report was delivered to Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo impatiently read it.

"Hahaha, Sun Jian is dead, Sun Jian is dead, hahahaha." Dong Zhuo looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "The Jiangdong tiger is dead, and Gongsun and his son will not leave the northern border for three years. I see who else in the world will be my opponent. ,Ha ha ha ha."

It turned out that Sun Ce led the army back to Jiangdong and finally announced the news of his father's death. Without these scruples, he must let his father die as soon as possible.

For a long time, Dong Zhuo regarded Sun Jian as a strong opponent for himself. When the Kwantung princes joined forces to attack him, Sun Jian led the troops to attack Sishui Pass alone, and defeated his own troops many times alone. In addition to Jiang Gongsun, Jiangdong Sun Jian became Dong Zhuo's most troublesome and most admired person.

Now that he knows that he has lost a strong opponent, how can Dong Zhuo be unhappy.Sun Ce is only 17 years old now, and the various forces in Jiangdong are intricate and complicated, which cannot be settled by a young Sun Ce.

Sun Jian's death will definitely cause changes in the situation in Jiangdong, which in turn will affect the situation in Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and even the entire south. Now Dong Zhuo doesn't have to worry about the south, he can enjoy his life with more peace of mind.

In northern Xinjiang, in the Hetao Grassland, a group of messengers galloped wildly. They received an order from the military advisor Guo Jia to send an urgent letter to Gongsun Xu. delivered.

When Gongsun Xu read the urgent letter, he sighed and shook his head and said, "The waves wiped out the heroes, and the six tigers at the end of the Han Dynasty have all gone."

(End of this chapter)