The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1317 Recovering Xiling
At this moment, a group of troops suddenly appeared from the southeast, and the leader was Zhendong General Zhuge Shang.

It turned out that Fu Qian received A Jian's flying report and immediately ordered Zhuge Shang to lead a cavalry to meet Hu Ji.Zhuge Shang marched overnight and arrived at the Xiling area at dawn. He happened to meet Zhou Chu who was chasing and killing Hu Ji.

Seeing the reinforcements from the Han army coming, Zhou Chu stopped chasing them, and ordered Mingjin to withdraw the troops. Anyway, the Wu Kingdom had already won a complete victory in this battle, and it was only a little regret that they failed to capture and kill the main general of the Han army. Jin Jin It was just missing a flower, and Zhou Chu didn't care about it, and led the army back to Xiling.

Although Hu Ji escaped with his life by chance, he was also ashamed and angry. He sent Fu Qin and Zhuge Shang to attack Jiangling, but only asked him to be a partial teacher to distract the Wu army. Let Hu Ji, the governor of the Southern Conquest, be disgraced.

The Han army suffered heavy losses in this battle. The army led by Hu Ji lost [-]% of its value, leaving only [-] to [-] remnants. The Han army who escaped by chance was also in a state of disarray. Hu Ji could only order the withdrawal of troops from Xiangyang.

The middle road was defeated, and Fu Qian on the east road failed to conquer Jiangling, so he was forced to lead his army to retreat northward.Wang Jun's army from the west road left Yong'an, but was blocked by Wu Yan in Jianping, and could not advance an inch. Hearing that Hu Ji was defeated in Xiling, Wang Jun had to retreat to Yong'an.

This time the Han army went out to attack Xiling, and they went out in three directions. The force was strong and unstoppable.

The target of Zhou Chu's main attack this time was only Xiling City. It was only because of the Han army's attack that he had to delay the attack on Xiling.

Under the great victory, Zhou Chu was still able to maintain a clear understanding that Ji Han's national power is now strong, which is unmatched by the weak state of Wu. In this battle of Xiling, Wu Junsheng had the right time and place to help him, which is actually very important. It was a fluke.

So Zhou Chu categorically rejected the generals of the Wu army's plea for orders to pursue, gathered his troops, and launched a strong attack on Xiling City again.

When Cen An got the news of the defeat of the Han army, he was dumbstruck, with a wry smile from the corner of his mouth, it seemed that this was a doom that could not be escaped.

Ever since Cen Hun was killed, Cen An knew that he was at the end of the road. Although the Wu court had not moved him for the time being, it did not mean that he would never move. Only by surrendering to Ji Han could Cen An escape with his life.

But now it seems that even if he seeks refuge with Ji Han, his safety cannot be guaranteed, and in the end he is still destined to die.

When the Han army came to help, the entire Xiling defenders were enthusiastic and energetic, thinking that a savior had come. At this time, Xiling City was full of fighting spirit and united, and no one doubted that Xiling City would not be able to defend it.

But when the news of the defeat of the Han army came, the entire Xiling City fell into a dead silence. The word despair was deeply written on the faces of every Xiling person, with empty and helpless eyes wandering.

This is a result that no one expected. Doesn't it mean that the Han army is extremely powerful?Destroying the Jin Kingdom, sweeping the Wuhu, and ruling the world, how could they be defeated in a small Xiling City?
Cen An couldn't figure it out, the Xiling army couldn't figure it out, and I'm afraid even Hu Ji, the governor of the Han army conquering the south, couldn't figure it out, but the facts are indisputable, the Han army was indeed defeated, and it was a terrible defeat.

Zhou Chu didn't give Cen An any chance to breathe, and when he turned around, he commanded the army to attack the city with all its strength.

There are still so many people attacking the city, and there is no change in the people defending the city. However, the Wu army had attacked Xiling City for more than [-] days and had not been able to capture it. It only lasted for half a day before it was declared lost.

The defenders in desperation lost their original fighting spirit, their morale was low, and their morale was low. Being able to hold on for half a day was already the last bit of will left. There was no suspense about the fall of Xiling City.

After entering Xiling, Zhou Chu ordered the Wu army not to kill a single person indiscriminately, and all rebels who lay down their weapons will be treated leniently, except for Cen An, the chief culprit of the rebellion will definitely be sentenced to death.

As for his subordinates, whether they are voluntary followers or coerced, Zhou Chu will not go into the matter any further. These people are all the people of Wu State. If Zhou Chu starts killing in Xiling, it will only hurt his relatives. Enemies fast.

Zhou Chu put the captured Cen An's family into a prison car, escorted them back to Jianye and handed them over to the imperial court, and then rebuilt Xiling City. After all these wars, Xiling City also became dilapidated. Prepare for another attack by the Han army.

Although the Han army suffered heavy losses this time, Zhou Chu knew very well that the Han army was not at all injured. Perhaps out of revenge, the Han army would attack again soon, so rebuilding Xiling is a top priority and must not be delayed. no.

Xiling is indeed a blessed land of Wu State. It was here that Lu Xun defeated Liu Bei and established the three kingdoms. The situation turned from danger to safety, this feat is enough to rival Lu Xun, and it also made Zhou Chu a well-deserved famous general in the Wu Kingdom.

After Cen An was escorted back to Jianye, he was soon sentenced to be torn apart. Cen's family was ransacked and beheaded, and the three clans were wiped out. For the rebels, any high-ranking person will show no mercy.

But because of Zhou Chu’s meritorious service in quelling the chaos this time, [-] households in Shiyi were granted the title of Grand Tutor, and his reputation shocked Jiangdong. Forever safe.

After Hu Ji fled back to Xiangyang, he felt aggrieved on the left and depressed on the right. Under the instigation of his subordinates, he wanted to recruit troops and conquer Xiling again.

Fu Qian refuted it unceremoniously, thinking that now that the Han army was newly defeated, it should only retreat and not attack.

The two disagreed, and they couldn't stop arguing. This time Fu Qian didn't make any concessions, and confronted Hu Ji very forcefully. He said that Hu Ji was joking about the lives of the soldiers of the Han army.

This annoyed Hu Ji very much, but one was the governor of Zhengnan University and the other was the governor of Pingnan University.Moreover, most of Hu Ji's soldiers and horses were lost. Even if he wanted to send troops, he had to rely on Fu Qian's soldiers and horses. Fu Qian refused to fight, and Hu Ji had nothing to do.

Not long after, the news of the fall of Xiling came back, which broke Hu Ji's last thought. In desperation, he could only pack up the remnants and return to Luoyang in despair.

(End of this chapter)