When Zhou Yu could smell the pungent smell of fireworks and burnt meat from hundreds of feet away, he believed that there was no need to explain the situation to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu didn't want to think about how miserable the front line was, and he didn't dare to think about it.
The only thought in his heart is that no matter how many sacrifices he makes, he must at least make progress...
Zhou Yu acted very calmly, but the light in his eyes had gone.
Next to him, Pan Zhang stared dumbfoundedly at the soldiers in the distance who were constantly being torn apart by the heat waves unleashed by Cao Jun. No matter how experienced he was, he couldn't stand it any longer.
"Capital...Governor...can't die in vain like this anymore! All Cao Jun needs to do is light a fire at the entrance of the tunnel...how many of our troops come forward, there will be as many casualties as there are——"
"continue."
"Varied…"
I only heard Zhou Yu say in a trembling voice——
Pan Zhang even wondered if there was something wrong with his ears. It wasn't until he rushed to Zhou Yu and stared at Zhou Yu with disbelief that he realized... the man in front of him had lost the ability to think.
"Captain...you are tired...we can't continue fighting today."
"I said go ahead."
"Captain!"
"Take Pan Zhang down and let Han Dang, Ding, Feng, Zhoutai and others on the front line continue their attack - the tunnel must take the initiative."
When Pan Zhang heard this order, everyone was stunned.
So when the soldiers took Pan Zhang away with complicated emotions:
"General... let's go..."
When Pan Zhang heard this, he just stared at Zhou Yu without any reaction.
——
"General... the governor asked the brothers to continue the attack..."
The military intelligence coming from afar shattered the last illusions of Han Dang, Zhou Tai and others.
From the soldiers who reported the news to every general, everyone had complex and tangled expressions on their faces.
It is hard to imagine that on such a fierce battlefield - especially when there is a group of half-dead people not far away, howling in pain... a legion of thousands of soldiers and horses, would actually fall silent at the same time.
Silence is the main theme of the moment.
And when Zhou Tai was the first to raise his head and continue to issue orders with a slightly trembling voice, the lives of most people in the room were already frozen at this moment.
"Continue the attack...maintain the six-passage offensive...before withdrawing our troops..."
Zhou Tai took a deep breath:
"Everyone, please take care of yourself."
"Continue to attack! The general has orders! Continue to attack!"
Military orders like reminders weighed heavily on everyone like Mount Tai.
I believe that no one who was originally high-spirited would remain indifferent once they saw the tragic sight of the person who escaped from the tunnel.
"This is forcing us to die..."
Someone once said this in a low voice, but... after he rushed towards the tunnel full of fear, there was no similar sound again.
The battle in Hefei was already quite naked when it was fought to such an extent.
Just in front of the same city wall - on one side were Zhang Liao and Cao's soldiers who were urging the soldiers to shake the bellows box, constantly ordering people to light firewood, and send all the hot smoke and fire into the narrow tunnel;
Said, out of necessity, the Soochow soldiers and horses rushed into the endless abyss-like tunnel in waves, either collapsing or crying——
There is only a wall between the two sides, but this wall is the boundary between life and death.
Perhaps he was unwilling to do so - the same offensive actually lasted for an entire afternoon.
Three days later, when news of Cao's army's withdrawal came from Juchao and Niuzhu Port... Sun Quan no longer had the intention to care about the war in the rear.
No one expected that the Soochow people would be unable to withstand the battle in Hefei, the frontal battlefield with the strongest troops.
One month and seventeen days - this is the final stalemate of this battle.
At the end of the war, Sun Quan ordered his men to count the casualties:
"Reporting to my lord... Our army has a total of 46,072 killed in action - a total of 9,100 injured, including 2,000 seriously injured... and 894 people whose whereabouts are unknown -"
After a moment of silence, the first person whose name was called by Sun Quan was not... the person who should have been called by Sun Quan's name. It was Zhou Yu...
"Zhou Yu...is he guilty?"
"The general will finally be convicted——"
"Can I be charged?"
"Leave it to chance..."
"That's fine..."
Sun Quan didn't know what he was thinking after saying "It doesn't matter", and he remained silent for a cup of tea in front of the generals.
During this time, you could hear needles dropping in the tent - the sound of breathing was particularly prominent.
Everyone knows what kind of blow they suffered this time. Even Lu Su was transferred from Lujiang - with only one purpose.
"Remove Zhou Yu from the post of Governor-General and assign him to Lingnan - Bu Zhi should be in Jiaozhou now, so let Zhou Yu work with Bu Zhi."
"yes…"
There was no ripple in Zhou Yu's voice.
It should be said that he can't make waves... Zhou Yu's face is now sallow and haggard, and even the generals who were once with him seem unwilling to defend him at this time - the three-day tragedy is still in front of his eyes, eight thousand burns
Corpse...is a knife stuck in everyone's heart.
"Lu Su listens to orders——"
"I'm here..."
Lu Su heard Sun Quan's tired voice and hurriedly stepped forward to kowtow.
When he raised his head, Lu Su's unique melancholy was written on his face. People only noticed Zhou Yu's changes, but no one saw it. When giving the order, Sun Quan's fingers dug deeply into the seat.
middle--
What a sin...
Lu Su shook his head.
The voice from the front came again.
"You temporarily assume the position of Governor of Soochow, command the three armies, and take charge of the military affairs of Lujiang and Jiangxia. From now on...you will take Zhou Yu's place...and then our army will withdraw from here, and you will be entrusted with the responsibility for the aftermath."
"I accept my order."
This is the best result. Lu Su sighed, nodded, and then retreated.
Immediately afterwards, as if announcing something, Sun Quan stood up, waved his hand, and Zhou Yu was taken out of the tent by a group of soldiers.
The sound of carriages and horses outside the tent never stopped - this was already prepared, and Sun Quan did not even intend to give Zhou Yu a chance to say goodbye to his family...
With the rapid sound of horse hooves, everything became clear.
"Hehehehe..."
A dry cough-like laughter sounded, and the bitter taste returned to Sun Quan's mouth.
He reluctantly glanced outside the tent, and there was still a devastated but still standing city on the other side.
Presumably... this will be his eternal pain, right?
"Let's go, let's go... Don't stay any longer. I'm tired and want to take a rest."
After saying that, Sun Quan walked out. I heard that later, Sun Quan lay down in the carriage and did not get up for three days, including the time he returned to Jianye.
Standing on the soil of Soochow did not make Sun Quan any better.
On the contrary, he fell seriously ill immediately afterwards, which cast a layer of fog over the entire Soochow sky.
