Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 157

"Derun, how's the situation?" Seeing Kan Ze come back, Sun Quan asked quickly.Kan Ze shook his head and said, "My lord, Zhao Botao is Liu Bei's loyal minister. Ze is incompetent and failed to persuade him to surrender."

"We are weak now. It is normal for Zhao Botao not to come. Derun doesn't need to blame himself." Sun Quan was quite open-minded.In fact, this matter is indeed too unreliable, even if you replace Su Qin and Zhang Yi and tell the fish in the river to the top, I am afraid that Zhao Feng will not seek refuge with Sun Quan.

"My lord, according to what Ze saw, Zhang Fei is doomed." At this time, Kan Ze told Sun Quan another piece of news that wasn't too bad. Hearing this, the latter hurriedly asked about the details. Now Kan Ze said softly: "When I was talking with Zhao Botao, I saw that he was out of breath, and there was a faint look of anger between his brows. In the end, he was so emotional that he claimed to take revenge. It is estimated that Zhang Fei was hit by the magic arrow of General Taishi, and he died soon. carry on."

"It's so good!" Sun Quan was also overjoyed when he heard the words, and at this moment someone came to report: Just now, Tan Ma saw white banners hanging in Zhang Fei's barracks, and faint wailing could be heard, as if some important person hung them up. up.

"Follow me to have a look!" Sun Quan hurriedly climbed to the top of the city of Wujun to check for clues.The Xuzhou army camp is not far from here, but it gets dark early in winter, and it is already evening at this time, and the visibility is not very good. Even if you can't see anything from the top of the city, it is still no problem to hear the movement.At present, Sun Quan and Tai Shici and other generals hurried up to the top of the city, looking at the brightly lit Xuzhou army camp from a distance, and indeed faintly heard the sound of mourning.

"Is Zhang Fei really dead?" Pan Zhang asked with a hint of excitement, and the rest of the generals also chatted about it.Seeing that Sun Quan's brows were tightly furrowed, Tai Shici knew that he was not too sure, so he took the initiative to say: "My lord, don't worry, my arrows are covered with poison that seals the throat with blood. Forgive that Zhang Fei will not escape this disaster!"

"That's good!" Sun Quan also heaved a sigh of relief.How did the two of them know that there is now a Zhao Feng in the Xuzhou army whose medical skills are almost as good as Hua Tuo's, and that's why he abruptly pulled the third master back from the gate of hell.After taking the medicine, I was sleeping soundly.

"My lord, Zhang Fei is Liu Bei's capable general. If he dies, the morale of the army will be unstable. Why don't you take the opportunity to attack the camp at night, or you can defeat the enemy army in one fell swoop!" The excitement didn't last long, and Pan Zhang, the most combative, couldn't wait to ask for orders. up.

"Huh?" Sun Quan was also moved when he heard the words. This proposal is indeed very attractive.Although he now re-occupies several counties in Jiangdong, Sun Quan also knows about his own affairs.First of all, a few years after I left Jiangdong, the hearts of these four counties have turned towards Liu Bei, and I don’t have a strong sense of identity with him who has just returned to the old master; secondly, my army claims to be [-] to [-], but its combat effectiveness is relatively high. Poor, a large part of them are newly recruited recruits; moreover, there is currently a shortage of talents under my command, and there are only a few generals who are fully engaged, and the rest are children of my own clan, and there is not even a decent civil servant; the last thing is to face With Zhao Feng's halo as the protagonist, it is extremely difficult to win! (The last one is purely a spoof)
Sun Quan very much hoped that there would be half a year or a few months, so that he could calmly reorganize his armaments, and then fight with Liu Bei, but Liu Bei obviously didn't want to give him this opportunity.So right now, whether he can quickly defeat Zhang Fei's army is the key to Sun Quan's success this time.If the siege battle of one city and one place was delayed again like last time, Sun Quan couldn't guarantee what would happen to his not-so-elite troops.Therefore, Sun Quan was really moved by Pan Zhang's proposal to rob the camp.

Looking at all the generals, most of them agreed with Pan Zhang's proposal, but Lu Meng bowed his head and remained silent.Sun Quan was slightly taken aback, and asked Lu Meng, "Ziming, what do you think?"

Lu Meng looked up at Sun Quan and the others, and then slowly said: "My lord, the general feels that if we launch an army to attack, I'm afraid it will be bad luck."

"How did Ziming see it?" Sun Quan hurriedly motioned him to continue talking.Right now Sun Quan didn't have half a counselor around him, so only Lu Meng could offer some advice.Over the past three years, Sun Quan has relied on him more and more.

"Zhao Botao is a famous general of his generation, even if he is mourning for Zhang Fei, how can he be defenseless? Maybe the Xuzhou army is waiting for us to fall into a desperate situation." Lu Meng said slowly.This statement is a bit shocking, and many people say that they don't believe it.

"It makes sense." Unlike the dubious generals, Sun Quan quite agrees with Lu Meng's words.There is no other reason, but the psychological shadow left by Zhao Feng, who single-handedly destroyed his Jiangdong foundation, is too heavy.Even people like Sun Quan had to treat him with caution.

"But the morale of the Xuzhou army is not stable right now. Wouldn't it be a pity to let go of such a great opportunity?" Pan Zhang, who offered his advice, said unwillingly, but Lu Meng smiled slightly and said, "It's not a bad idea to rob the camp, but we need to take care of it later." Just plan it."

"What's Ziming's opinion?" Seeing Lu Meng smiling, Sun Quan knew that most likely he had a plan in mind, so he hurriedly asked.

"Even if the Xuzhou army is prepared, it is also against us waiting for the Wujun garrison to rob the camp. If it is other army horses, it will inevitably be caught off guard. My lord can send pigeons to inform General Shubi of Xindu County, and let him lead the cavalry to charge overnight and attack the Xuzhou army. Battalion. After General Shubi has entered the Xuzhou army formation and all the ambushes are out, I will lead the army to fight out again. With the cooperation of the inside and the outside, we will surely defeat the Xuzhou army!" Lu Meng said confidently.

"A wonderful plan!" Sun Quan thought for a while after hearing the words, and then praised repeatedly.Patting Lu Meng on the shoulder, Sun Quan said with a bit of emotion: "Zi Ming used to be just brave and ruthless. Since he went to Jiaozhou to study the art of war, his plans are far-reaching and far-reaching, which is not the same as before. I have Zi Ming , like Qi Zhitian Dan, why are you afraid of Zhao Feng?"

"My lord, I've won the award!" Lu Meng hurriedly said humbly, and then remembered something, Lu Meng said again: "My lord, Zhao Feng is likely to attack Wu County while our army is robbing the camp, my lord needs to take precautions." Sun Quan was at this time Excited, and in a good mood, he didn't agree.At that moment, Sun Quan hurriedly wrote a letter, and sent it to Sun Yi who was in Xindu County by using a flying pigeon.It is estimated that the pigeons can fly to Shixin County, the seat of Xindu County, in two hours. Sun Yi will dispatch the cavalry after receiving the letter, and he will definitely be able to catch up with the robbery camp before dawn.

To say that Sun Quan's work efficiency is indeed very high now, less than two months after returning to Jiangdong, several counties have been set aside from the original Wu County and Danyang County to form a new capital county, facing the guardian of Poyang County.Right now Sun Yi is in command of the infantry in Xindu County, while Sun Jiao is in command of the navy in Poyang Lake, confronting Chen Dao in Chaisang City on the west bank of the lake.It took less than half a day for the cavalry to attack Zhao Feng from Xindu County.Sun Yi sent troops before midnight, and he would definitely arrive before dawn.

"My lord, I am leading the army to ambush on the left side, and Cheng Yuan is ambush on the right side. But when the Xuzhou army comes, they will be caught by surprise!" Pan Zhang reported to Sun Quan after arranging the ambush.Sun Quan nodded when he heard the words, looked at the right-hand man in front of him who had been with him for many years, and sighed softly.

"It's a pity that there are not enough manpower at the moment." Pan Zhang seemed to know why Sun Quan sighed, and at the moment he said with some righteous indignation: "The three old generals live in seclusion in Baqiu, and Yifeng and others are not in Jiangdong. Except for Mr. Ziheng and General Taishi None of my colleagues came to help me. My lord never treated them badly when he was here, but now he is respectful to Liu Bei one by one so quickly, it really is the coldness of the world."

"It's human nature to seek blessings and avoid disasters, so no wonder they." Sun Quan was more open-minded, and said with a slight smile.Not to mention Sun Quan and Pan Zhang's separate calculations. Although Zhao Feng had a long discussion with Pang Tuan in the Xuzhou army camp at this time, he still felt a little bit confused.There is no other reason, this battle reminded him of the first battle that made him famous nine years ago.

"Cao Cao wanted to lure our army to rob the camp that day, so I designed and defeated Cao Cao. Shi Yuan, I don't want to make the same mistakes again!" Zhao Feng said a little unoptimistically.

"Don't worry, general, although Sun Quan has a plan, I'm sorry he can't see through it. If Zhou Yu was here, how dare I trust you so much? Right now, it's just Sun Quan, so it should be fine." Pang Tong was full of confidence. laughed.

"Having said that, it's unavoidable that it's too risky. If Sun Quan follows the same pattern and avoids the truth, then wouldn't it be more dangerous for General Gao who raided Wu County?" Zhao Feng frowned.At the beginning, Lao Cao's battle was miserable by himself, and he lost tens of thousands of horses.

"The general's battle that day was different from today's battle." Pang Tong stroked his short beard and continued to laugh, "The general set up an ambush on Jiulishan Avenue to burn Cao Cao. Right now, General Gao is going to fetch Wu from Shenting Ridge. The county is only [-] miles away, and there is no lush vegetation like Jiuli Mountain, so you can get away even if you lie down. Moreover, the general asked General Zilong to lead cavalry to raid the enemy camp to confuse Cao Cao. How can Sun Quan get so many cavalry now? Therefore, at most, this plan will fail, but it will never suffer, the general need not worry too much."

"That's the best!" Zhao Feng nodded uncertainly.As the saying goes, people are not as good as heaven, and it is hard for a resourceful man like Pang Tong to believe that someone under Sun Quan can see through his strategy, not to mention, and miraculously come up with a cavalry.What's more terrible is that they use the pigeons to communicate, and the convenience of intelligence is far from comparable to that of the Xuzhou army.This battle also taught Pang Tong, who has always been arrogant, a lesson. Of course, these are things for later.

The flying pigeons passed the letters very quickly. In the middle of the night, Sun Yi, who was in Shixin County, received an urgent military message from his second brother. After reading it, he immediately mobilized five thousand cavalry and rushed to Wu County with all his strength.At the same time, the Xuzhou army camp has also arranged everything properly. Zhao Feng and Huang Zhong led 6 troops to ambush around the camp, and Gao Lan led the remaining 2 troops to hide behind Shenting Ridge, waiting for the Wujun army to come out. , So he took advantage of the void and entered the city.

"General, why haven't the defenders of Wu County come here yet?" The person who spoke was Niu Jin, his personal guard who was lying in ambush beside Zhao Feng. It had been three or four hours since they had been lying in ambush, but the garrison of Wu County hadn't even seen a single person. This made Niu Jin, who had never had any experience in setting up an ambush, a little puzzled.

"Don't be distracted, pay attention at all times." Zhao Feng reprimanded, and then patiently taught: "Stealing camps is usually carried out before dawn. At this time, people sleep the deepest, and stealing camps can get twice the result with half the effort!"

"I understand!" Niu Jin quickly nodded in agreement.The Xuzhou army continued to lie in wait for about two hours. Zhao Feng felt a vibration coming from the ground when it was about three or four o'clock in the morning, and then the vibration became more and more obvious.

"Here we come!" Niu Jin excitedly picked up his big sword, gearing up for the battle, as did most Xuzhou sergeants who had stayed up most of the night.Zhao Feng frowned when he heard the approaching roar.

At the same time, the gate of Wujun city suddenly opened, and a group of people came out, marching toward Zhao Feng's tent.

(End of this chapter)