Although Xu Shu and Zhang He had already expected it, they were still shocked when they heard Zhao Yun's words.

Zhao Yun frowned and said, "The enemy was obviously prepared and was waiting for our army to fall into the trap. They set up ambushes in all directions in that hill. When the eight thousand people in Gaoling arrived, they were attacked by their opponents from all directions!

With intentional calculations and unintentionality and the difference in military strength is too great, there is no suspense in this battle from the beginning! Gao Lan was not only dead, but even his head was cut off!"

Xu Shu said in a deep voice: "This is a big lesson! When faced with Cao Cao and Lu Xun, if you are a little negligent, the consequences will be so painful!"

Zhao Yun nodded and immediately ordered the army in the city to take turns to guard the defense without slacking off.

About a day later, the army led by Zhao Yanran arrived in Danyang.

Zhao Yun and others went to the city gate to greet him, and then welcomed Zhao Yanran into the hall of the city's capital.

Zhao Yanran stepped into the upper throne and turned to face the people standing in the hall. Everyone bowed together, "Grandmaster!"

Zhao Yanran smiled and said, "Thank you all these days! Thanks to you who have worked hard to fight to the end, otherwise the situation in Danyang today would be a different situation!"

Zhao Yun clasped his fists and said, "The Grand Governor is over-reputable! We are just glad that we finally failed His Majesty's heavy trust!"

Zhao Yanran smiled and said, "Zilong doesn't have to be too humble! Being able to turn defeat into victory under the sudden rebellion of Cao Cao, not only stabilize the situation, but also defeated Danyang with one blow! Such a record is enough to go down in history!"

Everyone thought of the desperate struggle these days, and they couldn't help but feel that "the efforts were not in vain."

Zhao Yanran thought, "The enemy army gave up Danyang to retreat, and should have retreated to Jingxian at this moment, right?"

Zhao Yun clasped his fists and said, "Report to the Grand Governor, according to the scout's reward, the enemy has indeed retreated to Jingxian. Now, the defense line is being built based on the mountains and rivers of Jingxian. It is obviously trying to use the favorable terrain in that area to stop our army from continuing to advance."

Xu Shu clasped his fists to Zhao Yanran, "Grandmaster, our army suffered a lot of losses after this battle. If we continue to attack, it will be too difficult, and it may not be worth the loss.

Therefore, my subordinates thought that the attack should be suspended and the army should rest on the spot. At the same time, he asked His Majesty to order the transfer of food, grass and supplies to come for support."

Zhao Yanran nodded and said, "I plan so too."

He glanced at everyone and said, "From now on, the army will be in a state of rest. Everyone should have a good rest. In addition, he sent a scout to closely monitor the enemy's every move."

Everyone agreed.

Zhao Yanran raised her head and looked out the door. Her thoughts couldn't help but fly to Liu Xian's side, and couldn't help but mutter: "It's almost noon, my husband should be having lunch, right?"

At this moment, far away in Wucheng, Liu Xian was discussing military affairs with Guo Jia and others.

Liu Xian said to everyone present with a smile: "I just received the news that Cao Cao and Lu Xun's army had retreated, and Yanran and Zilong should have joined forces at this moment. The situation in Danyang has finally stabilized."

Guo Jia smiled and said, "I thought this battle would cause an unimaginable result, but I didn't expect it to be like this!

General Zilong is worthy of being the Imperial General, and he is really not afraid of danger! And Xu Yuanzhi can be called an unparalleled national warrior. It is really admirable to be able to use this strange strategy to win at this critical moment!"

Everyone present nodded in agreement.

Lu Bu couldn't help but say, "There is no problem in Danyang. I think we can also concentrate on attacking the enemy in front!"

He then raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Those fishes dare to keep attacking. They are really a tiger who doesn't show their power and treats us as sick cats!"

Liu Xian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Fengxian, I don't plan to keep grinding like this with my opponent."

Lu Bu's eyes lit up and he immediately clasped his fists and said, "Please give the order, and I am willing to be the striker!"

Liu Xian couldn't help but smile with Guo Jia.

At this moment, a rushing footsteps came from the door. A female official from Diao Chan's men walked in quickly and presented a book of flying pigeons and said: "Report to Your Majesty, Mr. Pang Tong's flying pigeons and passed on the letter!"

When Liu Xian heard this, his heart couldn't help but feel moved.

Diao Chan, dressed in military uniform, walked up to take the letter and handed it over to Liu Xian.

Liu Xian took the letter, opened it and looked at it, frowned slightly and thought: "Pang Tong and his team led the army to be stubbornly blocked by the enemy in Liling, and no progress has been made yet."

The Liling mentioned here is located dozens of miles south of Chaisang and more than a hundred miles north of Yuzhang. Between the mountains and ridges, it is a dangerous place where one man can pass by and ten thousand men.

Before this war, the reason why the coalition forces dared to deploy their main forces to the Three Wus was actually the dangerous terrain of Liling.

With the very dangerous terrain from Liling to Yuzhang, the coalition forces were sure to withstand the fierce attacks from the opponent with less force, so there were not many troops left on this line, but all the main forces were transferred to Danyang and Kuaiji.

After hearing Liu Xian's words, Guo Jia thought, "This result is also expected. The mountains and rivers in Liling are steep, and the degree of danger is not inferior to that of Xichuan in the four blockades!

It is not easy for our army to break through that line, but it is not easy!"

He then clasped his fists at Liu Xian and said, "Your Majesty, you should remind Shi Yuan and the others that the attack in Yuzhang is mainly stable, and do not be greedy for merit and make a chance to give the enemy a chance!"

Liu Xian nodded thinking and murmured, "What Fengxiao reminded is that Gao Lan was careless and greedy for merit and advancement, resulting in the annihilation of the eight thousand elite troops, and he ended up being in a different position.

The lessons of the past are not far away, so be careful!”

Then he picked up the pen and wrote a book of Fei Ge's letter, picked it up and handed it to Diao Chan, and ordered: "Send it to Shi Yuan immediately!"

Diao Chan received the letter, Ying Nuo, greeted his female official and left the tent.

Liu Xian stood up and paced back and forth in the big tent, with a look of thought on his face.

He stopped, glanced at everyone, and said, "Send the order, and the army will set sail tomorrow morning and march into Yuhang. At the same time, he ordered Wenpin and Wei Yan's naval army to station near Haiyan County, waiting for the order."

Yuhang, the coalition tent.

After reading the Feige's letter I just received, Lu Meng said to Sun Jing with a serious expression: "Danyang has finally been lost! Cao Cao and Lu Xun have retreated to Jingxian!"

Sun Jing hurriedly asked: "Are the enemy troops attacking Jingxian?"

Lu Meng frowned and shook his head, saying, "It would be great if this was the case. Unfortunately, the enemy stopped in Danyang and rested. Judging from the current situation, they will not launch an attack for the time being!"

Sun Jing was silent for a moment and sighed, "We can't control the matter over there. What we need to consider now is how to resist Liu Xian's attack! Just now, the scout came to report that Liu Xian's army had already begun to march!"
Chapter completed!