The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 357 Leave a Hand

Lu Lingqi comforted her after hearing this: "My husband, you don't need to worry about it. You will have more chances to deal with Zhou Yu in the future. My lord is so powerful. I don't think he will even have a chance to escape back to Jiangdong."

"That's right, no matter how powerful Zhou Yu is, he is no match for senior brother." Zhao Yun has absolute confidence in Li Yuan. Yuan is amazing.

Although Zhao Yun repelled Zhou Yu in this battle, the flying cavalry army also lost 500 people, which made him feel very distressed. He has never lost so many people since the first battle with Lu Bu. Zhou Yu let them eat a lot suffering.

However, Zhou Yu also lost more than 2000 soldiers, and the soldiers in ambush were wiped out. Now Zhou Yu has only about 5000 soldiers, but they still can't be careless. No matter how many soldiers Zhou Yu has, he is a difficult opponent. If you underestimate him, you will be hit hard.

Zhou Yu disappeared after retreating from Xiapi. Jia Xu sent people out to investigate but did not find any information. Zhou Yu seemed to have evaporated suddenly, without any trace. The only thing that is certain is that Zhou Yu is still in Xuzhou. Jia Xu believes that as long as He is still in Xuzhou and will be able to find it one day.

On a mountain not far from Jiujiang, Zhou Yu led the army to hide here. Because he was worried that Zhao Yun would continue to pursue him, he did not take the main road but the small road along the way. Although the speed would be much slower, it was also much safer. I was worried that the enemy soldiers would come after me.

"Bah, I didn't expect this road to be so difficult. It was even harder than the last battle." Some soldiers scolded as they walked. In the past few days, they had to climb mountains or walk on dirt roads. It was very difficult.

"You guys stop talking nonsense, General Zhou didn't complain about what you complained about!" Chen Wu reprimanded from the side.Those soldiers didn't dare to speak out when they saw Chen Wu scolding, but they still complained in their hearts.

In fact, the soldiers worked hard, and Zhou Yu, as the chief general, also had a hard time. It was the first time he had fought with Sun Ce in countless battles, and it was the first time he was beaten so embarrassingly.

In fact, Zhou Yu couldn't say that he was defeated by Zhao Yun, it was just a strategic retreat. What's more, he also caused the flying cavalry army to lose more than 2000 people when he lost [-] troops. This kind of record is already very powerful, but in his opinion there is no Heavy damage to the Flying Cavalry Army or the capture of Xiapi is not a victory.

Zhou Yu sat down next to a big tree and looked up at the sky. Although the mountain was a bit desolate, it was very quiet, and the quiet environment made him less irritable.

Today is sunny, the weather is very good, there are a few white clouds floating in the blue sky, such a good weather is very suitable for an outing, but it is a pity that they are in the hinterland of the enemy, and they have just lost a battle, so they don't have the mood to travel around.

"General Zhou, when are we going to leave?" Chen Wu sat down beside Zhou Yu and asked.

Zhou Yu held a piece of grass in his mouth, looked up at the sky, and said, "Let's wait for Tanma to come back first. I sent someone out to investigate the situation an hour ago. Now we are very close to Jiujiang, so we can't act rashly. If my prediction is right, Li Yuan should deploy heavy troops in Jiujiang to stop us."

"Does Li Yuan still have time to deploy troops in Jiujiang? My lord has already attacked Lujiang. Li Yuan should be very busy now." Both Chen Wu and Zhou Tai knew about Zhou Yu's plans.

"This is exactly what I'm worried about. If the lord succeeds in attacking Lujiang, according to the agreement, he will meet me in Jiujiang. If not, then what is waiting in Jiujiang is not the lord, but Li Yuan's soldiers and horses." I don't know either. Why, Zhou Yu always felt uneasy in his heart. There should be nothing wrong with the strategy he formulated, but even if the opponent is Li Yuan, he can't guarantee that this series of tricks will be successful.

"I don't have to worry about the lord. We have attracted Li Yuan's attention. The lord's attack on Lujiang should be very successful." Zhou Tai has confidence in Sun Ce.

"That's right, my lord will not lose to Li Yuan, he is our little overlord in Jiangdong." Chen Wu said firmly.

Zhou Yu has never been an emotional person. He is a rational person. He has a deep relationship with Sun Ce and knows Sun Ce very well. In the past, he had absolute confidence in Sun Ce, but this time his opponent was Li Yuan. It was difficult for Li Yuan to gain an advantage.

"Have you ever thought about how we should go back if the lord does not succeed? Will we be trapped by Li Yuan in Xuzhou and never return to Jiangdong?" Zhou Yu suddenly said something that even he himself did not want to think about.

"This..." Chen Wu looked at Zhou Yu and didn't know how to answer. It was the first time he saw Zhou Yu so unconfident. He wondered if it was because of losing to Zhao Yun that he became like this.

Everyone is silent, only the sound of the wind is left. The wind on the mountain is so strong that it can always blow the trees, bend the grass, and gradually blow away the white clouds in the sky. It is also a good choice, but Zhou Yu, who has come to this point, cannot have this choice. He will not have other ideas until he conquers the world for Sun Ce.

At this time, the soldiers who went to inquire came back.

Zhou Yu asked, "How is the situation ahead?"

"General Zhou, Li Yuan has deployed a lot of troops in Jiujiang. It may not be easy for us to go there." The soldier replied.

"Is there only Li Yuan's soldiers and horses? Don't we have our own soldiers and horses?" Chen Wu couldn't accept this fact.

"No." The soldier shook his head, very sure.

"Could it be that the lord's sneak attack on Lujiang was unsuccessful?" Chen Wu was a little disappointed. They managed to enter Xuzhou with great difficulty to create opportunities for Sun Ce, but Sun Ce did not succeed, and all efforts were in vain.

"If the lord fails to attack Lujiang, I don't know how he is doing now, whether he was caught by Li Yuan." Zhou Tai was even more worried about Sun Ce's safety.

Zhou Yu deduced: "My lord should not have been caught by Li Yuan, otherwise Li Yuan would have spread the news everywhere to force me to show up."

"That's good," Zhou Tai breathed a sigh of relief, and he thought of a serious problem, "Then how can we return to Jiangdong? Now Li Yuan has deployed a large number of soldiers to guard Jiujiang, Shouchun and Lujiang. There is no way to go back to these places, but with our current strength and state, it is impossible to break through."

"You don't have to worry too much about this. In fact, I have already prepared my way out." No matter what Zhou Yu does, he is always fully prepared.

"What retreat?" Zhou Tai and Chen Wu asked at the same time.

"That's Chen Dao, Zhou Cang and Guan Hai."

"So it turns out that General Zhou wants to take the three of them as hostages and ask Li Yuan to let us go back." Zhou Tai then remembered that they had attacked Guangling and Langya by surprise, and also captured Guangling prefect Chen Dao, Langya guard Guan Hai and Zhou Cang. They were arrested. At that time, he and Chen Wu wanted to kill all three of them to avoid future troubles, but Zhou Yu insisted on keeping them alive. It turned out that he wanted to threaten Li Yuan to let them go back.

(End of this chapter)