The defeated Jiangdong warships on the front line rushed into Xiakou crazily. The Xiakou channel was already narrow, there were ambushes on it, and there were pursuers behind. Only one or three people could escape smoothly in the end.
Seeing the defeated soldiers, they were frightened. In panic, they ignored military orders and charged directly at the central army. Chaos spread at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Sun Quan couldn't help but feel despair.
He lost the bet, completely lost. Not only did he fail to save the defeat by adding more troops to the front, but he also lost his brother Sun He and thousands of soldiers. For a time, Sun Quan felt filled with regret.
Lu Su, who was standing behind Sun Quan, was very anxious at the moment and wanted to speak several times. However, considering that Sun Quan was quite resentful towards him for taking the pole, he could only wink at Hu Zong and Zhou Tai frequently.
When Hu Zong was in his weak years, he wore a robe with big sleeves and a handsome appearance; when Zhou Tai was in his thirties, his body was like a bear and tiger, and he was extremely powerful.
Both of them were Sun Quan's "Qiandi" ministers. Hu Zong had a close relationship with Sun Quan, and he had been studying with the latter since he was fourteen years old. Zhou Taize was a life-saving benefactor to Sun Quan. At that time, Sun Quan was a member of thousands of bandits.
Surrounded, Zhou Tai risked his life to protect Sun Quan and was wounded twelve times in an effort to save Sun Quan from danger.
Hu Zong understood the idea and came to Sun Quan's side. He whispered: "General, the front has been frustrated and the morale of the army has been messed up. It is difficult to fight again. It is better to retreat temporarily to avoid the edge."
Zhou Tai took a step forward, clasped his fists and said: "General, I would like to lead my troops to break off and cover the retreat of the army. I also ask for your permission, general."
Sun Quan looked at Hu Zong, then at Zhou Tai, and couldn't help but lamented: "This time I marched into Jiangxia, I wanted to avenge my father and comfort his soul in heaven, but I didn't want to be defeated like this. How could I have the dignity to go back to see him again?"
Father Jiangdong?"
"Winning or losing is a common matter for military officers. Why should the general care about it? Besides..." Hu Zong said seriously: "The Art of War says: Know yourself but don't know the enemy, and you win and you lose. The thieves have sharp weapons on board, and we were unprepared for this.
Defeat is not a crime of war."
Having said this, Hu Zong paused for a moment and then said: "Our Jiangdong warships are far superior to the bandit army. Huang Zu only relies on stones and sharp weapons. In the future, the general can send spies to spy on him or bribe the enemy generals with heavy sums of money."
, when our army masters this weapon, it will be easy to defeat the Jiangxia thieves."
When Sun Quan heard this, the sadness on his face dimmed slightly, he glanced at Lu Su and ordered: "Give me an order. The rear army will change into the front army and retreat in sequence. The left cannot move to the left, the right cannot move to the left, and the front and rear cannot change. If you disobey the order,
The one who killed me will be killed!”
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"General..." Zhou Tai wanted to keep Duan Hou, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Sun Quan raised his hand to stop him. Duan Hou's mission was extremely dangerous, and it could even be said to be a narrow escape. Sun Quan regarded him as a direct descendant, how could he give up so easily.
"Youping, I want you to stay with me and protect my safety after Chen Wu Zilie leads his troops."
Although Zhou Tai looked disappointed, he didn't say anything else. He was from Jiujiang, and Chen Wu was from Lujiang. Both of them belonged to Huainan. Chen Wu was a well-known warrior in Huainan, and he had five troops under his command, all from Lujiang.
The people of Lujiang are impetuous and resolute, and they regard death as a homecoming. Chen Wu, the governor of the country, went forward in an unstoppable manner. He conquered Jiangdong for Sun Ce and made illustrious military exploits that were beyond the comparison of Zhou Tai.
Faced with such a difficult and dangerous task, Chen Wu showed no fear. While organizing the defense line, he collected the broken troops and covered the orderly evacuation of the army.
Chen Wu followed the previous practice of the Jiangxia Army and used several large ships to cross the river. Seeing that the enemy ships had sharp weapons that could shoot stones, Chen Wu chose to kill hundreds of people, pilot a fire ship, and counterattack the enemy, successfully blocking the enemy's pursuit.
The two sides fought fiercely for more than an hour. The army had successfully retreated and the mission was completed. Chen Wu was about to leave. At this time, Xu Kun led hundreds of defeated soldiers and returned from the south bank on foot.
Chen Wu rescued Xu Kun and others, and after repelling the attack of Jiang Xia Army again, he quickly evacuated. Jiang Xia Army was naturally unwilling to give up and pursued them closely.
In the next few days, Jiangxia's army pursued Jiangdong's army between Zhu and Hubei. They won two battles and achieved great success, and successfully recovered the two counties of Zhu and Hubei.
Soon after the soldiers and people of Qichun and Xiaji counties heard the news, they also killed the chief officials of Jiangdong and destroyed the city anyway. At this point, all the four counties in the eastern part of Jiangxia that Jiangdong had captured were declared lost.
As the saying goes: "Good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortune never comes alone." Just as Jiangdong's army was fleeing, Sun Quan suddenly received a report from the rear that all three counties of Yuzhang, Lujiang, and Danyang rebelled.
Sun Quan's eyes suddenly darkened, and what he was most worried about happened. He led his army to the west to take Jiangxia, leaving the country empty. Now three of the five counties in the east of Jiangdong have rebelled.
At this time, all the civil and military officials in Jiangdong were at a loss. Only Lu Su did not change his tone and spoke: "General, the rebels in the three counties today are all over the mountains. They are bandits and bandits. Although they have invaded the counties, they cannot shake Jiangdong.
The foundation. The general can order Zhou Yu to go to Danyang and Taishi Ci to Luling. The general will lead the army and also decide Yuzhang. The rebellion in the three counties can be decided in ten months."
Lu Su's remarks calmed down Sun Quan's confused heart a little.
Lu Su added: "The old traitor Huang Zu is the real threat to us. If the Jiangxia traitor army is allowed to rush into Jiangdong, join forces with the rebels in the country, and collude with internal and external forces, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, no matter how much the price is paid,
We must defeat the old thief Huang Zu so that he will not dare to look eastward."
Xu Kun nodded repeatedly as he listened and said: "In the past, Deng Yu and Feng Yi were smart in using troops, but they also underestimated the enemy's pursuit and were defeated by the red-browed thieves. The Jiangxia thieves had won consecutive battles, and Huang Zu would have been arrogant and underestimated the enemy.
Sincerely, now is the time for us to fight back."
Then Xu Kun took the initiative to ask for orders: "I am willing to risk my life and counterattack the rebel army, so as to relieve the general from worries. If this battle is unsuccessful, I will be benevolent!"
"Ziyu..." Sun Quan frowned and hesitated to speak. Xu Kun was able to escape danger before, which made him overjoyed. He did not want Xu Kun to put himself in danger again.
Xu Kun bowed down and said, "I failed the general's high hopes. I defeated Xiakou and lost my army and generals. Fortunately, Sun Hebohai sacrificed his life and was saved from death. Since returning, the general has not said a word to blame, but my heart is really uneasy."
I hope the general will make it happen."
Sun Quan stepped forward to help Xu Kun up, held the latter's hand tightly, and said with some emotion: "Brother is determined to do this, and I have no reason to be unreasonable. However, the second brother is my right-hand man, and now from my brother Sun He
Unfortunately, my brother died in battle. I must not make any mistakes again, otherwise I will have nothing to rely on in the future."
"No." Xu Kun responded solemnly.
The next day, God provided good luck, and a strong east wind blew up. Xu Kun led his troops to counterattack Jiangxia's army at sunset. Jiangxia's army was unprepared, so Xu Kun took advantage of the wind and set fire to it, and fought fiercely until dark. After dark, the effectiveness of the pole-shooting was greatly reduced, and Jiangdong's army was unprepared.
The advantage of the elite soldiers and bravery gradually came into play, and soon the Jiangxia army was defeated, and its commander-in-chief Chen Ji was killed. There were thousands of people under General Zhang Shuo, and Huang Zu led his army to flee in panic.
Although he won the victory, this battle resulted in the killing of one thousand enemies and eight hundred self-inflicted losses. In addition, the sky was dark and the line of sight was unclear, so Xu Kun was unable to pursue and expand the victory.
Sun Quan, who was at the rear, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. When the news of the success at the front came back, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and all the civil and military officials also laughed and celebrated each other.
If this battle is defeated again, Jiangdong's foundation will be in danger. Fortunately, Xu Kun lived up to expectations and successfully defeated the Jiangxia bandit army.
In this way, they can return to Jiangdong calmly and deal with the rebellion. In their view, the rebellion in the three counties is just a scabies disease. It may be difficult to treat for a while, but it is not fatal.
At this point, the Battle of Jiangxia came to an end. Sun Quan mobilized his troops to attack Jiangxia. Not only did he not gain any advantage, but he ended up losing troops and generals. From Sun He, Ling Cao, and Dong Xi onwards, more than ten generals died in the battle.
, more than 10,000 soldiers died, and hundreds of ships were damaged. The losses were extremely heavy.
Of course, Huang Zu was not much better, and also lost more than half of his warships. In this battle, both sides suffered losses, and there was no winner.
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Liu Jing knew nothing about the withdrawal of the Jiangdong Army. At this time, he was still stationed in Jiangling, while Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning were besieging Yiling.
The county magistrate of Yiling stood at the top of the city, looking at Liu Jingjun, who was standing in neat formation outside the city, standing solemnly. Even though the red sun was high in the sky, he couldn't help but feel frightened.
Liu Jingjun advanced to Yiling for several days and repaired war equipment. Today he will finally begin to attack the city.
At this time, a thick and majestic voice sounded: "Why panic in Yiling? Didn't I send people to Zigui, Jiangling, Xiangyang and other places to ask for help a few days ago? We only need to hold on for ten and a half days, and the reinforcements will definitely arrive."
The speaker is about 20 years old, more than seven feet long, with tiger eyes and a square mouth. He has a very special appearance. Especially when he speaks, his voice is as loud as a bell. This person is the Yiling guard general and the Dang bandit school captain Fu Kuang.
"Secure for ten days and a half? That's easy to say..." the Yiling County Magistrate said angrily. Liu Jing's army outside the city numbered at least five thousand. However, under Fu Kuang's command, there were only more than seven hundred soldiers, including Yiling.
There are more than a hundred county officials, and even if they try hard, they can't even get a thousand people together.
Moreover, Liu Jing's army was well-armed and looked like an elite division at first glance. How could it be resisted by his own ragtag army of less than a thousand men?
"Dong...dong...dong..."
The thunderous drum beat sounded, and when the Yiling County Magistrate saw that Liu Jingjun was about to attack the city, he was greatly frightened and hurriedly said to Fu Kuang: "Fu Xiao Lieutenant, I don't have any experience in military affairs. It will be useless to stay at the top of the city, so he resigned first.
For the defense of Lingcheng, I leave it to the auxiliary captain."
Fu Kuang despised his greed for life and fear of death, and said "hmm" with a nasal sound. Such rude behavior made the chief of Yiling County angry, but he knew that he was wrong, so he had to suppress his anger and leave.
Watching the other party's back disappearing from the top of the city, Fu Kuang spat hard and secretly cursed: "You are a cowardless person!"
Then he said to the left and right: "The southern thieves are attacking. Counties along the way have fallen one after another, and there are countless people who have defected to the thieves' army. I have received great kindness from General Liu, and I must repay it with death, but you don't have to do this. If you don't want to follow me
If you fight hard, you can take my head and ask the southern thieves to surrender. In this way, you can save your life and gain wealth."
The subordinates all looked excited and shouted: "Why did the captain say this? We swear to live and die together with the captain, and we will never have two intentions."
Yiling officials also rushed to express their opinions.
"Okay!" Assistant Fu Kuang said. "Since you are not willing to kill me for glory, then let me stick to Yiling and wait for reinforcements. I have sent people to ask for reinforcements from the general a few days ago. I believe reinforcements will arrive soon. By then,
If the enemy retreats, we will all receive a generous reward from the general. If reinforcements fail to arrive and the situation becomes critical, you will tie me up and leave the city to surrender without losing your wealth."
Fu Kuang's words were so sincere that no matter whether it was his subordinates or Yiling officials, they were all deeply moved and said: "I would like to follow the captain to uphold justice and kill thieves and make meritorious deeds."
At the same time, Liu Jingjun outside the city officially launched an attack on Yiling.
Taking advantage of his superior strength, Liu Jingjun attacked from the east and north at the same time.
Due to limited time, the culmination of mechanical weapons such as the Linchong siege tower and the combined giant siege equipment are time-consuming and labor-intensive and cannot be built in a short time. Therefore, the siege equipment used by Liu Jingjun are all conventional wells.
, ladders, rush carts, stone carts, etc.
To the north was the partial army, with Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning taking Huang Zhong as their generals, while to the east the main force, Gan Ning, ignored Zhuge Liang's repeated dissuasion and led the attack on the city governor himself. Although Gan Ning was the commander of an army, he was brave and rough by nature.
He did not like to take command from the center. Gan Ning personally went to the front line, holding a drum in hand, to boost morale, and led the soldiers to march towards Yiling City.
Yiling had few troops, and the scale of the arrow rain could not effectively suppress Liu Jing's army. Liu Jing's soldiers were well-trained, held their shields high, and quickly advanced to the bottom of the moat. Several moat bridges made of wooden planks were built across the moat.
The first to cross the moat bridge was the charging chariot, followed by various ladders, while many wells and stone chariots were left outside the moat, and in conjunction with the phalanx of bows and crossbows, they continued to pour arrows, stones, and fire towards the head of Yiling City.
Cover and attack the city first.
Wei Yan defeated Huo Du and became Liu Jingjun's first general. As a powerful general second only to Gan Ning and Huang Zhong in the army, this result is reasonable.
As for Huo Jun, Zhuge Liang had sent him to lead five hundred soldiers a few days ago to attack the gorge northwest of Yiling.
Guarding the Three Gorges at the mouth of the gorge is the only way from Wushan and Zigui to Yiling. As long as the mouth of the gorge and Wushan are controlled, it will be difficult for Zigui's soldiers to get even half a step out of the Three Gorges. It is natural to use five hundred soldiers to eliminate the worries of the west.
Extremely cost-effective.
A series of cloud ladders were built up at the top of Yiling City. Liu Jingjun's first warriors held large pillars and hid their knives in the pillars, and jumped up along the ladder.
As a general, Wei Yan could not be willing to stay behind others, and of course he could not be too conspicuous to avoid becoming the target of public criticism. He mingled among the soldiers and "quietly" climbed to the top of Yiling City.
"Kill...kill...kill..."
At this time, the soldiers of both sides were already fighting together. Wei Yan jumped up to the top of the city, without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy, and directly hit the crowd in front with his spear.
Wei Yan's physical strength was extraordinary, and this blow knocked down four or five people at once. Wei Yan took advantage of the enemy to fall to the ground, dizzy, put away his knife, and killed two people in a row.
At the same time, Wei Yan's personal guards on the left and right also climbed up the city wall to defend the left and right sides. This allowed Wei Yan to no longer have to worry about the threats on both sides. He only had to move forward with all his heart. Wherever he passed, limbs and heads flew everywhere and blood splattered everywhere.
Those who stand in your way are invincible.
Wei Yan was brave and invincible, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and he quickly attracted Fu Kuang's attention.
Fu Kuang knew that such a brave man would do great harm to his own morale, so he could not let it go and rushed towards Wei Yan with his troops.