First of all, at such a tense moment, Yi Xiaotian told everyone a fact that could be called a back-up move——
"General Sun, Boyan, do you still remember the mission I gave to General Gan before?
I told him that I had a secret weapon and asked them to use the secret weapon in Wancheng to be ready to cut off Liu Bei's navy. You should still remember it, right?"
"Ah! Could it be that...the secret weapon Mr. said is this...explosion..."
"Bombs, yes, the reason why I didn't bring enough bombs was because the first batch of bombs that were successfully trial-produced were left north of the river bank - so after realizing that Liu Beijun was likely to keep the navy along the river,
When we reached the mouth of the sea, I knew that the batch of bombs left on the north side of the river bank would come in handy - those batches of bombs were all "
Yi Xiaotian showed his signature smile, which also gave everyone a little confidence.
"Of course…"
But Yi Xiaotian went on to say:
"If we want to see General Gan feeding Liu Bei's navy a full bomb feast on the river, the premise is that we must be able to withstand the front..."
"We must...we must hold on until tomorrow...if we hold on until tomorrow, we will have the capital to negotiate with the other party, and as long as we can hold them back, our chances of winning this battle will become greater and greater."
Sun Quan also knew that the war in Poyang was over, and that both Pang Tong and Wei Yan, whom he had rejected, were captured.
Of course - from the beginning to the end, Sun Quan never thought that he could really catch Liu Bei in one fell swoop. He only regarded it as the Haikou that Yi Xiaotian boasted about. Now in front of him, there is a road to reconciliation. How could Sun Quan not go?
What about choice?
"negotiation…"
Hearing what Sun Quan said, everyone looked a little confused.
Yes, with Wei Yan and Pang Tong, two key negotiators in hand, it would be a waste of resources not to negotiate.
But……
Everyone looked at Yi Xiaotian again. Now Yi Xiaotian actually has the greatest say, even though he is just an "outsider".
"General Sun is right. Negotiation may not be a prudent approach, but...if we think this way, we don't know what the enemy's attitude is."
"This... Yi Xiaotian, you are scaring me again, right?
Haha... I know the importance of Pang Tong and Wei Yan to Liu Bei. As long as they know that Pang Tong and Wei Yan are in our hands, wouldn't it be easy to get them to withdraw their troops?"
"But General Sun... have you really thought about it... if the other party offers a generous reward in exchange for the two hostages... are you sure you want to release them back to Jingnan?"
Yi Xiaotian's expression was calm, but the tone of his question made Sun Quan a little scared...
Regarding the consequences of letting the tiger return to the mountain, Sun Quan is not clear about it...but...how can Jiangdong now have the capital to fight the opponent to the death? Let's not talk about it from afar, just look at it now...The crisis in Piling has not been resolved. If the next
They lost the battle... let alone wiped out all the opponents, they just didn't even have the capital to negotiate.
Sun Quan was extremely confused by Yi Xiaotian's questions...
"I don't want to either...but...but if we don't take out the hostage issue now, will we be able to survive today?"
Just waiting for Sun Quan's words, Yi Xiaotian's eyes suddenly became extremely serious and he nodded heavily to everyone:
"I can survive it, I have a way."
Hearing what Yi Xiaotian said, for some reason, Lu Xun, who was still extremely flustered, suddenly felt an unspeakable calmness... Yi Xiaotian's promise was plain but had a convincing power.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expressions became a little better.
"Sir...you...are you telling the truth?"
"I can't completely guarantee it, but...everything involves risks, right?
As long as you believe me and do what I say, even if I don’t say it’s perfect, you’ll be sure of it nine times out of ten.”
Yi Xiaotian continued to answer.
At the same time, the sky outside the city suddenly changed... The sky that was originally clear and clear suddenly came with a cloud. Although there was no sign of rain,... Judging from the dim reflection layer under the clouds, the sky outside the city
The fire... is probably out.
Just when Yi Xiaotian was explaining his next plan to everyone, Zhuge Liang also saw the scene outside Piling City.
"it's time…"
He murmured in his mouth, and his eyes were already looking at the crumbling city wall of Piling. As his right hand fell heavily, the horn of the whole army's charge sounded again.
Liu Beijun, who had regained his strength, finally put aside all worries and launched a comprehensive general attack on Piling City.
——
At the same time, the situation in Piling City is in danger. Seeing that this disparity in military strength will become the most critical factor in overthrowing the Jiangdong campaign, here in Yangxian...
Zhao Yun's military strength has dropped sharply from the initial five thousand troops to more than three thousand——
This is the number of times that the Xiaoqi battalion led by Zhao Yun has launched a unilateral death charge against the Yangxian defenders.
Although Zhao Yun was not stupid enough to attack the city directly, their repeated attacks on Yangxian's rear and troop and food transportation lines forced Han Dang Quancong to struggle with Zhao Yun outside the city.
Finally, after repelling Zhao Yun's harassment again, Quan Cong and others returned to the city exhausted for a good rest.
During the rest period, Han Dang, a veteran, could not help but curse:
"Fucking Zhao Yun is really risking his life against us. He only had a few soldiers and horses, but after fighting for a long time, all the people who died were theirs... Why are you so obsessed with Yang Xian?"
"How about the Changdang Lake entrance?
I always feel that the other party will no longer send navy to Yangxian..."
"I don't know...at least we haven't found any trace of the other side's navy ships yet - but there is no news from Piling, so we must not take it lightly."
Quan Cong has always been cautious. This is his first large-scale battle as a youth army general, and he does not want to make mistakes.
Seeing how nervous the young man next to him was, Han Dang could only helplessly tease:
"How can we take this lightly...Zhao Yun, this kid, forces us to be on alert all the time...We can't get away even if we want to..."
Hearing Han Dang's complaints, Quan Cong faintly felt something was wrong...
Yes...it's not a strange thing for their more than 10,000 elite infantry and cavalry to be held back by Zhao Yun's mere 5,000 soldiers and horses...but Zhao Yun's attitude of not being afraid of death is still quite strange after all.
I didn't see him covering any of the navy's advance... What was he doing for that?
What is it for...
Suddenly, Quan Cong seemed to understand something... He straightened up immediately, making Han Dang next to him look confused.
Quan Cong stuck his head out of the city wall, nervously looking at the distant mountains and forests where Zhao Yun and others had disappeared, and at the same time looking at the winding post road to the east of Xiangyang County——
"What's the matter, family boy?"
"General Han... have the people we sent to report the news come back?"
"No, what's wrong?"
Quan Cong's attitude made Han Dang confused.
"General Han... I thought of a possibility... Although there is no evidence..."
"Zhao Yun is clinging to us here, isn't it to cover their frontal army's attack on Piling?"
Hearing what Quan Cong said, Han Dang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a lot of cold sweat broke out on his forehead——
He patted his thigh and realized the possibility belatedly.
"It's bad... maybe you really got it right..."
Han Dang straightened up, his eyes drifting into the distance. At the end of his sight, a cavalryman was running wildly on the post road, as if... he had some unknown aura about him.
