Chapter 916 Six cities fall, trapped in Sakuragawa
In the imperial garden, the trees swayed, and there seemed to be sounds of bamboo and silk. Although it was not as vibrant as in the past, it had a unique charm.
Xiao Guizi arrived in a hurry, and Emperor Chu's cold scolding sounded, only to hear his deep voice.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent battle report coming from Beihai Island!"
"Beihai Island?"
Emperor Chu's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition suddenly struck him. The thought of Tu Feijiu leading the Northern Wei army to make a comeback flashed through his mind.
"Mr. Ji, I have some government affairs to deal with. Mr. Ji will go back to Zhaixing Villa to rest first. I will go there another day."
"Your Majesty, you should put state affairs first. I will take my leave now!"
Mr. Ji left the imperial garden under the leadership of a young eunuch. Emperor Chu did not stop at all, and quickly walked towards the imperial study room with a flick of his sleeves.
"Xiao Guizi, please send an order to summon the lords of the Zhongshu Order: Bai Qi, Yue Fei, Ran Min, Huo Qubing, Zhao Yun, and Lu Bu."
In the palace corridor, Xiao Guizi and Emperor Chu parted ways, and quickly sent people to summon the nobles. An hour later, everyone gathered in the imperial study. At this time, Emperor Chu looked at the battle report coming from Beihai Island in front of him, and his eyes were splitting.
, an angry roar sounded.
"Cao Mengde, wait to die!"
Because of a battle report from Beihai, the joy of the good New Year disappeared completely, and the atmosphere in the imperial study room was extremely tense.
"Your Majesty, the cities in Beihai have fallen, and the generals have retreated to Yingchuan City, relying on the natural moat to block Tu Feijiu and the Northern Wei army. The enemy troops have surrounded the city. General Zhou may not be able to hold on for long!"
The trembling voice of the kneeling scout rang out, and Emperor Chu ordered him to stand down. The battle report from Zhou Yu was very clear about the situation of the battle. Now he needed to discuss with the ministers how to defeat the enemy. The scout returned from thousands of miles away, and Emperor Chu waved his hand.
Let him step aside and rest.
"Tu Feijiu colluded with the Northern Wei Empire and led the army back to Beihai Island. Now General Zhou and others are in a critical situation. Do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"
The Emperor of Chu asked, but Zhang Liang, Guo Jia and others had never been to Fusang, so they did not know much about the situation in Fusang. Only Zhuge Liang was familiar with the situation.
"Your Majesty, there is a natural barrier in Sakuragawa City, and with General Zhou's resourcefulness, it will not be possible for Tu Feijiu and the Northern Wei army to break the city overnight."
"Wei Chen thinks that we can dispatch the troops from Kyushu Island and Treasure Island to Beihai Island. In addition, I think that in order to resolve the crisis in Beihai, we must start from the root cause. In my humble opinion, we can attack the Northern Wei Empire."
Zhuge Liang came out of the queue, his feather fan shook slightly, and a sonorous sound was heard. The Emperor of Chu was silent when he heard the sound, with a strange smile on his lips.
"Gong Jin mentioned in the battle report that the Northern Wei general led 200,000 troops, and Cao Cao was determined to win. I will make him despair on Beihai Island."
"Bai Qi, in the past Soochow and his party, 200,000 Northern Wei troops were killed in a sea of fire under Red Cliff. I have expressed to Sun Jian my intention to unite to defeat Wei. You lead Luo Shixin and several Shenji Guards to Soochow and tell Sun Jian that I will kill them in Beihai.
The Northern Wei Dynasty has 200,000 strong soldiers. Now is the best time for him to attack the Northern Wei Dynasty. As for how to choose, I believe Sun Ce and Sun Quan will help Sun Jian make the choice."
"Zilong, please go to the Ministry of War and issue my edict. Thirty thousand troops from each city and county in Chu State will be sent to Yongjiang City to assemble."
"Yue Fei and Ran Min have heard the order, and I have appointed you two as marshals of the army, commanding the soldiers of the three armies. Now you go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to collect the supplies needed for the army, and lead the troops to Yongjiang City."
Emperor Chu's figure rose up, stood up and walked down the high platform. Two tiger charms appeared in his hands and handed them to Yue Fei and Ran Min. He glanced sideways at Huo Qubing.
"Qu Bing, I will appoint you as the vanguard general of the three armies, and you will lead the three armies together with General Yue and General Ran. Remember to control your temper and never act out of anger and ruin my plan."
"You will finally understand!"
"Kong Ming, Zifang, Fengxiao, the three of you will go with the army to Yongjiang City. When fighting against the enemy soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty, we will rely on the wisdom of the three of you to win!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will never let the enemy soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Tu Fei Jiu Mad Iron Legion leave Beihai Island alive."
Battles on the battlefield often involve a single move that affects the whole body. The Chu army on Beihai Island was weak and was caught off guard when faced with a surprise attack by a strong force. All 20,000 soldiers in the small mountain city were wiped out. In the Sakura City, the Fusang mob rioted, and the inside and outside cooperated to help Tufeijiu seize the battle.
Go down to the city.
In desperation, Zhou Yu could only abandon Ping An City and lead his troops to Sakuragawa City overnight. The first thing he did after entering the city was to massacre all the people in the city because they did not want to repeat the same mistake.
The defense of the natural moat made it difficult for tens of thousands of people to attack, so Zhou Yu ordered the city to be closed and guard Yingchuan. The Chu army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Six Cities. The 100,000 Chu troops guarding Beihai now had less than 40,000 left, and they were unable to confront the Northern Wei army.
During the confrontation, without the defense of Sakurachuan Castle, they would have become dead souls killed by the Northern Wei army.
There is a strong smell of blood lingering over Sakuragawa Castle. If it were not for the severe winter weather, the smell from the city would have spread throughout the entire Beihai Island.
at this time.
The four generals Zhou Yu, Huang Zhong, Pang De, and Wang Yanzhang stood with their hands behind their hands, their clothes and sleeves fluttering in the biting cold wind, and they stared outside the city.
Under the deployment of Cao Ren, Chen Qingzhi, and Cao Hong, the Northern Wei army controlled all the cities near the sea where ships could be parked, while other cities had no troops deployed, leaving the people of Fusang to fend for themselves.
Tu Feijiu came with strong troops, claiming that he was going to save the people from the fire and water. The Chu troops in each city withdrew, killing and dying. They regained their lives and called Tu Feijiu King Fusang one after another.
The Northern Wei Dynasty's 100,000-strong army gathered in Tokyo City. They launched several attacks on Sakuragawa City in the past few days, but they did not enter the city. On the contrary, they suffered heavy casualties.
Cao Ren ordered the army to return to Tokyo City to garrison. Several generals could not imagine how the Chu army entered Sakuragawa City that day.
"Qingzhi, you are the most resourceful among us. After several days of trying, is it really impossible to break into Sakuragawa Castle?"
Cao Ren looked sideways at Chen Qingzhi and asked urgent questions. He was worried that if Sakuragawa City could not be captured for a long time, once the Chu reinforcements arrived, the situation on Beihai Island would immediately reverse, which would be very detrimental to them.
"The peaks on both sides of Sakuragawa City are very strange, stretching for thousands of miles, and dense with thousands of trees. They go straight into Yunqing. It is not advisable to attack by force. The only way is to make a fuss on the peaks on both sides."
"A hundred-foot giant mountain, do we have a goshawk? How can we enter the city from the top of the mountain?"
When Cao Ren heard Chen Qingzhi's words, he heard a helpless voice. The speaker was unintentional, but Chen Qingzhi had an idea and murmured to himself.
"Goshawk!"
"Yes, it's a goshawk. If all our troops are goshawks, they can enter Sakuragawa Castle!"
"Could General Chen be thinking about letting the soldiers fly down from the top of the giant mountain? This is simply a fantasy. How can we do it? If we are not careful, there will be no bones left!"
"Generals, you know that there is a very popular thing in the Fuso Empire. Its name is the paper kite. We can use this thing to enter Sakuragawa Castle." (To be continued)