The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1343 Zhou Chuzhi's death
However, after losing the right to control water, Wu State completely lost the initiative in the Wuchang Battle. Although Zhou Chu was the backbone, Wu State could still rely on the strong city wall to support it, but if there were no reinforcements, the Wuchang City would be destroyed. Fall is inevitable.

Of course, Zhou Chu would not sit still. After Wuchang was besieged, he immediately asked Lu Yun of Chaisang for help. Lu Yun also sent an army to Wuchang, but Liu Yin was prepared for this and besieged Wuchang. At the same time, Fu Zhao was dispatched to lead [-] cavalry to block Wu's reinforcements in Xisai.

The example of besieging and attacking aid was the Han army's forte, but this time Liu Yin focused on attacking Wuchang, and the troops sent to Xisai were only responsible for blocking the aid.

Despite this, Fu Qian beat Wu Yanjun, who led the troops to rescue Wuchang, to the ground, and fled back to Chaisang in embarrassment.

After the land rescue failed, Lu Yun still did not give up, and sent Chaisang's navy to go up the water to try to rescue Zhou Chu from the water.

But now the power balance of the Wu-Han navy is no longer what it used to be. After the water battles in Yong'an, Xiling, and Wuchang, the Wu army suffered repeated defeats, and they no longer have the strength to compete with the Jihan navy. It is the second largest fleet of Soochow, but under the strong suppression of the firepower of the Han army, the Chaisang navy lost more than half, turned around and fled eastward in embarrassment, and the plan to rescue Wuchang by water also failed.

Lu Yun is also at his wit's end. It's not that he doesn't want to save Zhou Chu, but that he is really powerless. It doesn't matter if he can't fight the land battle. The key is that the water battle is also impossible for Wu. If the situation continues, the demise of Wu will also It's just time.

Zhou Chu is the military governor of Wu State, and the backbone of Wu State's army. If he makes a mistake, the Wu army will lose even the last leader. Although Lu Yun is the governor of Zhennan, he himself I understand that in terms of military affairs, his strategy is far inferior to that of Zhou Chu. The state of Wu can live without their Lu brothers, but it must not live without Zhou Chu. As the last general of Eastern Wu, Zhou Chu died in the If not, it will directly determine the final fate of Wu.

The cavalry itself is not very good at siege operations, and with the deployment of 1 people in Xisai to block the reinforcements, Liu Yin's troops to attack Wuchang are limited. advantage, but want to win Wuchang City, but some have more than enough energy.

Wang Jun's water army also faced the same problem. He was invincible in water battles, but he was not as good in attacking cities.So Liu Yin ordered to mobilize Wang Qi's group of people to cross the river and participate in the siege of Wuchang.

After Wang Qi arrived in Jiangbei, he had no boats to cross the river, so he could only look forward to it in Jiangbei. However, after Wang Jun's navy defeated the Wuchang navy and Chaisang navy one after another, they had completely controlled the Yangtze River. The water control power provided help for Wang Qi's army to cross the river.

The Han army added [-] new infantry, but the Wu army's reinforcements were nowhere to be seen. The situation in Wuchang became more and more serious. Zhou Chu was frowning and gloomy every day, but his eyes were as sharp as a knife. He didn't say anything, but the Wu soldiers around him were very afraid of him.

Seeing the critical situation, Xue Ying persuaded Zhou Chu, "Governor, the reinforcements from the Shu people are increasing and the offensive is getting stronger and stronger. I am afraid that Wuchang will not be able to defend it. It is better to kill a bloody road while the army is still there. There is hope of escape, but when the city breaks down, I’m afraid I won’t be able to leave even if I want to.”

Zhou Chu glanced at him, and said expressionlessly: "If you break through, do you plan to go by water or by land?"

When Xue Ying was asked such a question, she was speechless and at a loss. He now felt that Wuchang must not be able to hold on. There was no other way but to break through, but Xue Ying really didn't expect to break through. Specifically which way to go.

Zhou Chu said slowly, "We can't defeat the Shu people's warships by water, and we can't escape the Shu people's war horses by land. After leaving Wuchang City, what else can we have to deal with the Shu people?"

Xue Ying was speechless. Indeed, the speed of the cavalry of the Han army was unmatched by the Wu people. Once they lost the cover of the city walls, they would surely become the prey chased by the cavalry of the Han army. Sang had already been wiped out by the cavalry of the Han army.

And the waterway that the Wu people have always been proud of has now become a nightmare. In front of the warships of the Han army, the Soochow warships have completely lost their resistance, and those who walk the waterway are a dead end.

Looking at it now, Wuchang city guards can't hold it, and they can't escape. Is it possible that they have to sit and wait for death?Of course, there was another thought in Xue Ying's mind, but looking at Zhou Chu's gloomy face, Xue Ying endured it, and finally did not say it.

Zhou Chu didn't know what Xue Ying wanted to say, but sitting on the seat of the governor, Zhou Chu had cut off other thoughts. Maybe others could think and do it, but Zhou Chu couldn't. It is a matter of integrity, and it is also related to the dignity of the entire Jiangdong people.

Zhou Chu didn't give Xue Ying a chance to continue, he strode out of the residence and walked up the city wall.

Today is the most violent offensive day since the Han army attacked the city. The number of troops invested and the firepower are several times that of the initial attack. Obviously, the Han army is also a little annoyed that Wuchang City cannot be taken down by continuous attacks for many days. Desperate, he launched an attack with all his strength.

The top of Wuchang City was engulfed in a sea of ​​flames, and there was a pungent and choking smell of gunpowder smoke everywhere. The entire top of the city was strewn with corpses of Wu soldiers. Due to the fierce battle, these corpses There was no time to clean it up.

Wu Jun is resisting tenaciously. Perhaps they have lost the confidence to stick to it, and they can only persist by relying on inertia.

Zhou Chu was silent, this was the first time he went to the city without speaking since the battle of defending the city.

There was a commotion in front, obviously the siege troops of the Han army had broken through the defense line of the Wu army and attacked the top of the city. The Wu army could not resist the enemy and retreated one after another.

Only Zhou Chu, who continued to take firm steps, rushed up with a large ring-headed knife in great strides.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Chu was buried in the turbulent tide of soldiers. He swung his big saber and slashed and killed with all his strength. The blood was so bright that it almost became a red world in front of him, and Zhou Chu was dripping with blood. It was full of blood, and he didn't know whether it was his own blood or the blood of the enemy. His mind was blank, and all that was left was killing, and continued killing, until he finally fell down...

(End of this chapter)