The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 521 Had to retreat
Samoko has already climbed half of the ladder, but when he saw the rolling stone falling from above, he immediately jumped down. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise he would be smashed to pieces. He saw that his ladder had been smashed to pieces. At seven or eight, knowing that it was hopeless to continue the strong attack, he had to order a temporary withdrawal of troops.

Shanyue's attack came and went quickly. Wei Yan's defense was surprisingly successful this time. The main reason was that the Shanyue people were not good at siege warfare at all, let alone making siege equipment, so they lost so quickly. Shanyue lost more than 3000 people in this siege, while Li Yuan's army did not lose a single soldier, which can be described as a great victory.

In the evening, the Shanyue people began to camp and rest. Shamoke called all the leaders of Shanyue to come to the camp to discuss the matter of attacking the city tomorrow, but many people opposed the siege.

"Shamoke, it's not that we don't want to capture Kuaiji, but the enemy's defense is too good. Now that our siege equipment has been destroyed, how can we attack the city? Do you want our people to sacrifice in vain?" The first objected It was Chen Ce, and as he spoke, other leaders responded one after another.

Sha Moke knew that these people could not be forced anymore, and if they were forced again, they would unite to deal with him, so he could only take a compromise method and said: "Well, let's not attack the city, but we can't retreat, we have to Assign people to build the ladder, and then continue to attack the city after the ladder is built, what do you mean?"

Everyone glanced at each other, but they didn't dare to offend Sha Moke. Seeing that Sha Moke had retreated a step, they could only nod in agreement, so Sha Moke didn't continue to attack the city in the next period of time, but concentrated on making ladders .

Three days later, Zhou Yu and Cheng Yu in Wu County had learned that tens of thousands of Shanyue troops were attacking Kuaiji. Although they didn't know why these Shanyue people suddenly united and summoned so many soldiers, they must send troops to Kuaiji rescue.

"General Zhou, tens of thousands of mountain victorious troops attacked Kuaiji. Now Wei Yan has sent the soldiers of Jiangji to various county towns to defend. Therefore, there are not many troops in Kuaiji City. I'm afraid it won't last long. You must go to Kuaiji to rescue as soon as possible. I don't know how many troops you need. ?" Cheng Yu decided to let Zhou Yu go to Kuaiji for rescue.

"The Shanyue Army has no less than 3 soldiers, and it is estimated to be close to 4. Now there are only 5000 soldiers in Kuaiji City, and the other [-] soldiers are in various counties. I plan to take [-] soldiers from Wu County. Pi brought [-] soldiers and horses, a total of [-] is enough to deal with Shanyue." Zhou Yu said confidently.

"Do you want to leave [-] soldiers for me to defend? To defend Wu County, I only need [-] troops. You can bring as many soldiers as you can. Now Shanyue is not just looting food, but wants to attack the city. I'm afraid Their generals have good strategies, don't underestimate the enemy, it's better to be careful." Cheng Yu felt that the Shanyue people are different from the past, and they can no longer underestimate the enemy.

"Cheng Taishou can rest assured that Shanyue may have united. Their purpose is not simple, but Shanyue is still Shanyue after all, and still can't become a climate. As far as I know, there are many Shanyue tribes in Jiangdong, and each tribe has a different leader. They are not a discus together, so they are very easy to break. I went to Kuaiji this time not only to rescue them, but also to completely defeat them, so that they can no longer stand up. The Shanyue people are good at mountain warfare, and now they give up their own advantages. Attacking the city is simply attacking our strengths with our own weaknesses, and our army will surely win this battle."

It’s not that Zhou Yu underestimated Shanyue, but that Zhou Yu knew Shanyue too well. This time, Shanyue united with him. Opportunity to defeat them, the tens of thousands of Shanyue troops are almost the elite of all Shanyue people, as long as they are defeated, at least ten years of stability in Jiangdong can be exchanged, so that they have time to implement Li Yuan's strategy of assimilating the Shanyue people.

Cheng Yu knew Zhou Yu's strength. Since Zhou Yu was confident of defeating Shanyue, he could only trust him and said, "Then everything is left to you. I hope you will be careful and everything will go well, and success will come soon."

"I accept your words." Zhou Yu clasped his fists and set off immediately with [-] Wujun soldiers and [-] Xiapi soldiers.Because the soldiers and horses in Xiapi were all recruits, Zhou Yu asked Cheng Yu to borrow troops, hoping to use the experience of the veterans to teach the recruits how to fight.

Zhou Yu did not march in a hurry along the way, but marched at a normal speed. Because Wu County is not far from Kuaiji, he did not need to be impatient. A normal march can not only keep the soldiers full of energy, but also prevent them from being ambushed by the enemy. It is unlikely to ambush halfway, but it is always right to be cautious when sailing for thousands of years.

Six days later, Zhou Yu's army was about to arrive at Kuaiji. He did not rush to lead his troops into Kuaiji, but sent scouts to inquire about the news. After several hours, the scouts came back and reported that Shanyue was not attacking the city, but was building ladders .

A smile appeared on Zhou Yu's face, and he said: "Sure enough, as I expected, the Shanyue people don't know how to attack the city at all. They can't break through the city without siege equipment. It's too late to be busy building ladders now."

"General Zhou, I am willing to lead [-] soldiers to be the vanguard, and I will definitely beat the Shanyue people to pieces." Chen Wu is a militant. He was the first to call for battle. Ling Cao and others also followed suit, fearing that Chen Wu would take the lead.Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang, the three veterans, are much calmer and are not in a hurry to grab credit.

"You don't need to worry. We not only want to win this battle, but we also want to win the battle. Don't give the Shanyue people a chance to escape. We don't rush to attack. Now the Shanyue people are still making ladders, so we won't be able to attack the city for a while. Even if the city is attacked, I believe that Wei Yan in the city can defend it." Zhou Yu said calmly, he was so calm when facing Li Yuan, and now he is even more so when facing Shanyue.

"Then what should we do?" Cheng Pu asked. Seeing that Zhou Yu was so confident, he knew that he had already figured out a plan.

"I have a good strategy in mind. Ling Cao and Dong Xi, each of you lead three thousand soldiers into the forest near Fuchun County, and then go around Kuaiji and lie in ambush behind the enemy's soldiers and horses to cut off their retreat. I will give you three days' time." Arrange it before the time, and you must not be discovered by the enemy." Zhou Yu knew that this battle must be won, so he arranged soldiers and horses to cut off Shanyue's retreat.

"Yes!" Dong Xi and Ling Cao followed orders and left.

"The rest camped in place, and we will continue to advance in three days." Zhou Yu decided to wait for three days before attacking Shanyue. He believed that Kuaiji could hold these three days, so he was so calm.

(End of this chapter)