Zhou Ping's plan was to send two people, one with 3,000 soldiers to join Chen Deng in attacking Dantu, and the other with 5,000 soldiers to block the enemy who came from Qu'a to help.
However, they had to wait until Mi Fang captured Wu County and Chen Deng was ready to send troops to attack Dantu before they could attack Dantu.
In Qu'a City, Zhang Zhao and others received the report, Liu Bei sent troops to capture Wu County, and Guangling soldiers and horses were preparing again, seemingly to attack Dan Tu.
"Liu Bei's intention is very obvious. He just wants to seize the alchemy disciple and cut off our retreat."
"If Dantu is lost, Wu County is occupied by the enemy again, and Danyang is already in the enemy's hands, we really have no way out."
"It's a pity that General Sun is asleep. If he wakes up, he will definitely lead us to repel Liu Bei!"
"Zhang Changshi, what should we do now?"
Zhang Zhao gathered everyone to discuss, and everyone was talking about it.
"Dantu cannot be lost. That is our only retreat. Liu Bei also knows this, so he will occupy Wu County first and then attack Dantu. Perhaps he expects that we will save Dantu and wants to divide Qu'a's troops to attack us.
Reinforcements, now we have only two ways to go."
Zhang Zhao guessed Liu Bei's intention.
"Chang Shi, tell me quickly, which two roads are there?"
"First, we immediately led our troops to retreat to Dantu and took a boat to retreat to Lujiang River." Zhang Zhao said.
"Wouldn't this mean that all the land east of the Yangtze River is lost?" Zhu Zhi felt unwilling.
"This is absolutely impossible. General Sun defeated Liu Yao, and Liu Yao fled from Dantu to Yuzhang. If we do this, how are we different from Liu Yao?" Sun Fu also did not agree with this strategy.
Lu Fan asked: "What about the second one?"
Zhang Zhao glanced at Sun Fu and Zhou Tai and said, "Secondly, we go out of the city to fight Liu Bei. If we can defeat him, Jiangdong may be safe."
Everyone was suddenly speechless.
If Liu Bei could be defeated so easily, General Sun would not fall asleep and retreat to Qu'a.
Now the only capable generals in Qu'a City are Sun Fu and Zhou Tai. No wonder Zhang Zhao looks at them.
After a long silence, Zhou Tai stood up and said: "I am willing to go out of the city and fight the enemy. Even if I am shattered into pieces, I will kill Liu Bei."
"I am also willing to go out of the city and fight the enemy." Sun Fu also stood up and said.
"What if we lose?" someone asked.
Zhang Zhao looked solemn and replied: "If we lose, we can only abandon Jiangdong and retreat to Lujiang."
"In this case, only by going out of the city to fight can we hope to save Jiangdong. Let's go out of the city and fight the enemy!"
"Yes, if we can win, we can protect Jiangdong. If we lose, we can retreat to Lujiang. We must fight to the death no matter what. We must not abandon Jiangdong like this."
Most people supported leaving the city to fight, but Zhang Hong did not support it: "Liu Xuande took advantage of the victory to pursue him. He was so powerful and powerful, and Bo Fu was asleep. At this time, it would be difficult to win a battle out of the city. It is better to retreat in time to save his troops.
, when we arrive at Lujiang, when Yuan and Cao join forces to attack Liu Xuande, we can also recapture Jiangdong again."
Some people think Zhang Hong's words are very reasonable. It is difficult to win and easy to lose when going out to the city to fight Liu Bei. It is better to preserve our strength, wait for the opportunity, and wait for Sun Ce to wake up and then take back Jiangdong.
For this reason, everyone is at odds with each other and each has his or her own opinion.
At this moment, someone outside the door suddenly shouted: "Fight, why not fight!"
When everyone heard the voice, they were stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. They all stood up and were about to rush out to check, but they saw Sun Ce slowly walking in, his expression as usual, and even a trace of a smile on his face.
"General, you wake up!"
"The general is awake, Liu Bei must not be afraid anymore!"
"The general's injuries appear to be intact. We will definitely defeat Liu Bei this time!"
Everyone was overjoyed when they saw Sun Ce's sudden appearance. They all thought that with Sun Ce here, they would be able to defeat Liu Bei. They seemed to have forgotten how Sun Ce was injured.
When Sun Ce woke up, he asked the attendants and found out that he had been sleeping for many days. He also learned that Liu Bei was going to attack Dan Tu. Zhang Zhao was gathering everyone to discuss the matter, so he ordered everyone not to come to inform him. He went to the door in person and listened for a long time.
Now that he heard everyone arguing, he spoke.
Although the wound on his body has not completely healed, it seems to be no serious problem. These days, he is just sleeping and the wound is getting better day by day.
"Zi Bu, please tell me first what the situation is now."
Sun Ce walked up to the top, sat down, and asked Zhang Zhao.
He only knew a general idea just now and didn't know much about the specifics.
Zhang Zhao explained in detail what happened after Sun Ce fell into a coma.
The current situation is that Danyang and Wu Commandery only have the two cities of Qu'adandu under their control, with only 15,000 soldiers and horses. Song Qian who was stationed at Niuzhu died in battle again, and Niuzhu was captured by Huang She.
It is very unfavorable for Sun Ce. It seems that the only option is to retreat to Lujiang and wait for the opportunity as Zhang Hong said. If Cao Cao and Yuan Shao kill Gongsun Zan, they will definitely join forces to attack Xuzhou. Then they can take the opportunity to recapture Jiangdong.
"Liu Bei divided his troops to guard Wu County in Danyang. His force is already weak, but we have gathered our troops here. I have recovered from my injuries, so I must not retreat easily. There is still Gong Jin's revenge, and I will avenge him!"
Sun Ce punched the case hard and gritted his teeth.
"General, are you going out of the city to fight Liu Bei?" Zhang Hong asked urgently.
"Why not fight?" Sun Ce said with confidence on his face.
"Hong thought it was inappropriate. Liu Bei took advantage of the victory and captured Danyang. Wuxian County was also occupied by him, and his power was very strong. The general was recovering from his wounds. He had lost his generals in consecutive defeats and his morale was very low. It would be difficult to go to war at this time.
win."
Sun Ce interrupted Zhang Hong and said: "If you always win, you will be arrogant, and if you always lose, you will be angry. Liu Bei will be arrogant and arrogant at this time, but we are filled with resentment and fighting for survival. And I have recovered from my injuries, and I am ready to fight in armor.
It can boost morale and be invincible. How can it be difficult to win?"
Zhang Hong asked anxiously: "General, why don't you see Cao Mengde?"
"What do you mean by this?" Sun Ce asked in confusion.
"Cao Mengde has great ambitions, his troops and horses are still strong, and he is willing to surrender. He moves the emperor to Ye, and reduces his troops and horses, just to wait for today's opportunity. A hero should be able to bend and stretch. If the general raises his troops and retreats today, he must recruit them.
Soldiers, when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao attack Liu Bei with their troops, that will be the time when the general will be in great power again!"
Sun Ce responded solemnly: "Cao Cao was besieging the city on three sides at that time. He knew that he was difficult to defeat, so of course he had to surrender and compromise. Today, there are only Liu Bei's troops outside the city of Qu'a, so it is not difficult to win. Don't persuade Zigang anymore, I have made up my mind.
, we must fight Liu Bei."
"How can Zigang be afraid of Liu Bei? When the general wakes up, his morale will be high. If we fight now, we will win. If Liu Bei is defeated, the land east of Jiangdong will be ours again. Besides, General Yuan and Cao Yanzhou's soldiers and horses
"We will attack Xuzhou soon. Liu Bei will have too much to worry about at that time. Jiujiang and Guangling may also be captured by us." Lu Fan agreed with Sun Ce to go to war.
Zhang Zhao and Zhu Zhi both agreed to go to battle, but they did not agree with Sun Ce going to battle in person.
"The general is recovering from his injuries. It is not appropriate to go into battle in person at this time."
"Yes, as long as the general patrols the camp in person, and the lieutenants know that the general is fine, his morale will be boosted, and he can easily win the battle if he sends the general out."
Others also advised Sun Ce not to go into battle in person.
Only Zhang Hong shook his head slightly, he really did not agree to go to war at this time.
