Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 957
In the face of the powerful offensive of the Han army, the generals of the Jiangdong Army fought desperately. At the same time, in order to delay the opponent's attack, Zhou Yu also tried every means. He has sent a messenger to Shu to ask Liu Bei for help. This is already the fourth batch of messengers Yes, if Liu Bei intends to send troops, I'm afraid he should do it earlier.

But what Zhou Yu didn't expect was that Guan Yu had already rushed to the southwest of Jingzhou to deploy defenses. Even if Liu Bei wanted to go out to fight in Shu, he had to ask Guan Yunchang whether he agreed or not.

After Cai Mao occupied a stronghold by the river, he followed up with the follow-up soldiers and horses to cross the river one after another. After two days of stalemate, all the forward soldiers and horses crossed the river successfully. At this moment, under the command of Gao Shun, the Han army began to attack the Jiangdong Army The camp attacks.

"What should come will always come." Sun Ce slapped the table and shouted: "The enemy has already attacked, and they will have more soldiers and horses crossing the river. Soldiers, what we have to do is Drive all the enemy troops down, don't give them any chance."

"Nuo,,,,,," even against a formidable opponent in front of him, the generals of the Jiangdong Army would still not back down, even if they would die here, but as long as Sun Ce said a word, they would all be willing to go to the battlefield.

"Next, I will assign a task. It is impossible to prevent the enemy from crossing the river, but we can use the favorable terrain on the east of the river to deal a heavy blow to the enemy until the enemy retreats by itself." Sun Ce ordered: "Leave a battalion The horse blocked the enemy's attack, and the rest of the troops withdrew to the predetermined ambush location in batches, remember, we are not strong enough to contend with the enemy, so we need to cooperate more, and there must be no mistakes in each other, do you understand?"

"Understood,,,,,," the generals roared in unison, and they waited for this day for a long time.

"Okay, now,,,,,," Sun Ce wanted to order, but saw Zhou Yu walking in, and then gave him a wink.

"Immediately go down to rectify the soldiers and horses of each battalion, waiting for dispatch at any time."

After the generals left, Sun Ce asked, "What happened, Gong Jin, didn't you deal with the enemy as planned?"

"I'm afraid it's too late." Zhou Yu sighed and said, "A part of the enemy army launched an offensive from Hefei to Jiangdong, and captured all the strongholds on the other side of the river overnight. The enemy generals Zhang Liao, Ji Ling and others led the army across the river Start attacking Lujiang, judging by the situation, the side of Lujiang may not last long."

"How is this possible? All the Jingzhou navy is held back by me. How can there be any extra sailors going to Hefei?" Sun Ce shook his head and said, "I didn't know much about military affairs until Zhong, so I reminded him many times and asked him to go to Hefei." Fortify along the coast, no matter how brave the enemy army is, they shouldn’t be able to cross the river overnight, how is this possible.”

"It's not the Jingzhou navy. It might be the navy that the general built in his early years. Do you remember? The navy that the general told us about." Zhou Yu explained: "We also learned a lot when we formed the navy. With the experience of the navy, the elite level of the navy under the general's command is probably higher than that of the Jingzhou navy, the commander of Hefei is Huang Zhong, and the general of the navy is Gan Ning."

"Gan Ning, Gan Ning, I remember." Sun Ce nodded and said, "There was a time when both Huang Zhong and Gan Ning disappeared. At that time, it seemed that the Northern Expedition to Hetao had just ended. The General will disappear until they reappear in our field of vision a few years later. Later, it is reported that they led the navy to fight at sea. It seems that this is true. Since then, the Beijiang Navy has been used in actual combat. It was formed earlier than my Jiangdong Navy."

"What should we do now? Zhong will definitely not be able to hold on for long." Zhou Yu asked, "According to the spies' report, apart from Zhang Liao and Ji Ling, Huang Zhong also has General Wei Yan beside him, and the banners of Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and others are also Appearing in Hefei, I think it will soon be successful across the river, Lujiang, Danyang and other places may be difficult to stick to."

"Their main attack point was in Hefei." Sun Ce said with a wry smile, "That is to say, no matter how well we fight here, we still can't save Jiangdong's fate. I thought that the natural danger of the Yangtze River would be enough to rely on. , we are left to rely on ourselves, Gong Jin, start the preparatory plan, we will retreat as we fight."

Zhou Yu nodded, but after a while, Zhou Yu suddenly asked, "It's been a long time since the secret agent in Jingzhou sent back any news. I guess she leaked her identity and was arrested. My little girl may be in the hands of the general."

"Brother is benevolent and righteous, and he will definitely not embarrass little sister." Sun Ce closed his eyes and said, "Besides, we can't take care of so much now, let's talk about little sister's affairs later, carry out the preliminary plan, we withdraw,,,,, ,"

Half a day later, in Jiangxia City, Gao Shun welcomed Gongsun Xu into the city at the gate of the city. As the fighting on Cai Mao's side got better and better, Gongsun Xu's reinforcements rushed to Jiangxia through Jingzhou and were ready to cross the river. As the commander in chief of this battle, Gongsun Xu had to go to the front line to condolences to the soldiers and boost the morale of the army.

"Zhengfang, you did a good job." Gongsun Xu walked side by side with Gao Shun, and soon came to the riverside. Looking at the pontoon bridge that had been built, Gongsun Xu nodded and said, "You did a good job here. Sheng has bought enough time and opportunities. In the morning, Hansheng has sent a battle report. Wenyuan and the others have already attacked Lujiang River. I ordered Yide and the others to go to Hefei. After crossing the river from there, they will attack Jiangdong. Soon, your side It can also speed up and strive for an early rendezvous between the two armies."

"The situation is very good now, but the general still feels that our army should fight steadily." Gao Shun nodded and replied: "We have been preparing for the past few years, but Sun Ce must have not let up. To ensure the overall situation is stable, we must die. Suppressing the opponent, the scouts sent intelligence that the Jiangdong Army abandoned the camp and retreated quickly. It seemed to be a rout, but the general felt that there might be other conspiracy, so I only sent Huang Xu to lead [-] cavalry to pursue and further inquire about the news. "

"You are right to do so." Gongsun Xu nodded and said, "Huang Xu has been with me for many years. He is proficient in the art of war and has been in battle for a long time. Hehe, he has long wanted to fight Bofu on the battlefield. I don't know if he can do it this time." His wish,,,,,, "

Outside the abandoned camp of the Jiangdong Army, groups of cavalrymen were going back and forth to spy on the news. Huang Xu looked around and ordered: "Don't act rashly, the archers are ready, if there is any abnormality, shoot immediately."

"Report, general, the enemy's flag appears in the distance, it seems to be the broken soldiers and horses of the Jiangdong Army..."

"Okay, it's best if you show up." Huang Xu said with a smile: "I will lead [-] cavalry first, and you will follow me, five miles away from me. If there is any abnormality, come to support me. Don't fall into the enemy's trap. ,,,,,,"

The elite soldiers and horses under Gongsun Xu's command also began to cross the river. In order to ensure the safety of Jiangxia, Gongsun Xu left [-] draft troops to camp outside the city, and there were other soldiers and horses guarding the city. Worry-free, all they have to do is attack.

(End of this chapter)