Under the continuous attacks of the Chu army, the number of arrows fired by the generals in Qu'a City gradually decreased.
Xiang Ji was naturally overjoyed about this.
I just said, how can you, a small Soochow that has just founded the country and has not even stabilized its internal affairs, have so many arrows?
But how could Xiang Ji know that the arrows used by the Wu State were all arrows from his navy camp?
Compared with Xiang Ji's joyful mood, Sun Ce in Qu'a City was panicked.
"Gongjin, you have a good brain, please think of a solution quickly.
Although we had cheated a lot of arrows from Xiang Ji's fleet before, there was always a time when we ran out of arrows.
Now we have been besieged in Qu'a and are completely alone. If we continue, I'm afraid..."
Looking at Sun Ce with an eager face, Zhou Yu didn't know what he was afraid of.
But so what? You are afraid, but am I not?
But who told us that our Jiangdong Army is not strong enough to defeat others?
The original strategy of blocking the Yangtze River failed, and when Sun Ce had the opportunity to evacuate, Sun Ce did not listen to his words and insisted on fighting with Xiang Ji. Zhou Yu was helpless.
Now, all we can do is delay.
It was only when the Northern Allied Forces won the victory that the Wu army was able to get out of the predicament.
However, Zhou Yu also knew in his heart that judging from the current situation, it might not be possible to delay the victory of the Northern Allied Forces.
Unexpectedly, even the naval forces under this banner are so brave.
Originally, in Zhou Yu's plan, they led Wu's main cavalry troops of the same nationality to fight around, and then slowly retreated to Jianye to defend.
After all, compared to Qu'a, Jianye is far superior to the former in terms of wall height and logistics.
However, before the Wu army could take action, Jianye's side had already decided the winner.
Seeing the Chu army coming towards them, the Wu army had no choice but to retreat to Qu'a.
They couldn't even defeat five thousand cavalry in a field battle. Now that the main army has arrived, Wu State is even more afraid to go out of the city to fight in the field.
In fact, Zhou Yu did have a plan in mind, but he could not tell his adopted brother.
Whether it was out of morality or loyalty, Zhou Yu's plan was too difficult to talk about.
That is, let Sun Ce lead the main force to attract Xiang Ji here, and let his younger brother Sun Quan lead the Wu elite and the young reserve generals to leave by boat.
Although, the result of this is that the main force of the Wu Kingdom will be annihilated, and even Sun Ce will be killed on the spot.
But Sun Quan survived, so Wu's hope would not be cut off.
Of course, you can also let Sun Ce lead everyone away together.
But don't forget, Chu State also has naval forces on the other side of the river.
You can sneak away unnoticed with a small number of boats, but if you escape with a large force in a boat, how can the Chu State not pursue you?
What kind of boats do they have? There are only dozens of large-scale boats at sea level. When heading to the water station in front of them, Zhou Yu also had no confidence at all.
And it was Zhou Yu who asked Sun Quan to leave and let Sun Ce stay. If Sun Ce ran away, how could Xiang Ji not notice it? The final result would be the same.
Therefore, the final choice can only be for Sun Quan to lead a small number of Wu elites to escape in order to plan for the restoration of the country in the future.
Even Zhou Yu himself did not intend to leave together, because Zhou Yu understood that he was also the focus of Xiang Ji's attention.
However, looking at Sun Ce who had now lost his courage, Zhou Yu could not speak no matter what.
After some urgent questioning, he finally found no solution, and Sun Ce could only leave in disappointment.
Looking at Sun Ce's disappointed back, Zhou Yu's thoughts became more determined.
"Brother, I'm sorry. You have lost the courage you had in the past and can no longer lead the country of Wu."
At night, in Qu'a City, Sun Quan's room.
Seeing Zhou Yu's sudden visit, Sun Quan was full of surprise.
Why did Zhou Yu suddenly come to see him late at night?
You know, with Sun Ce's pure presence, Sun Quan has always been a marginal figure.
Now that the enemy is about to fight, what is Zhou Yu doing here instead of directing the battle or taking a rest?
"Zhongmou, let me ask you, can our country of Wu still withstand the attack of Xiang Ji of the state of Chu?"
Sun Quan, who was already confused, was even more confused when Zhou Yu suddenly asked him.
You came to my place in the middle of the night and you asked me this?
"Of course you can, why not?
Our officers and men of the State of Wu are united and united, their armor is well-equipped, and their arrows are sufficient.
Now guarding the city of Qu'a, Xiang Ji will not be able to break through our defense in a short period of time. When Cao Cao and others win in the north, I am afraid that we will all be able to counterattack Xiang Ji."
Compared to Sun Ce, although Sun Quan is still a little immature, he has something that Sun Ce does not have.
That's hope.
Yes, Sun Ce was already afraid of being killed by Xiang Yu, and now he was in constant panic every day, fearing that Xiang Yu would break into the city at any time.
But Sun Quan was not like Sun Ce. He was still full of hope and confidence in the future.
This is the most important thing to Zhou Yu.
If Sun Quan were like Sun Ce, Zhou Yu would be completely unimaginable.
In fact, Zhou Yu can also understand Sun Ce.
After all, he was once such a proud person, so arrogant and high-spirited.
But when facing Xiang Ji, all of Sun Ce's pride was ruthlessly knocked away. This made Sun Ce feel as if he had fallen from heaven to hell in an instant, and he suffered a psychological collapse.
Having lost his former pride, Sun Ce is now just a poor man who is afraid of death.
Fortunately, he also has a younger brother, Sun Quan.
"Zhong Mou, now our army has entered a moment of crisis. Now I have a task for you. Please do it."
After getting the answer he wanted, Zhou Yu didn't intend to delay it any longer.
Facing the siege of Xiang Ji's army, the Wu army would collapse at any time. People with emotions like Sun Ce's were not uncommon in the army.
So time is the most important thing for Zhou Yu.
After Zhou Yu told Sun Quan what he was thinking one by one, Sun Quan was dumbfounded.
Could it be that the state of Wu has reached this point now?
Don’t we still have more than 40,000 garrison troops in Qu’a?
But for Zhou Yu, Sun Quan was also full of trust, because he was a truly wise man and a truly loyal man.
At the very least, he did not choose to escape, but stayed to accompany his eldest brother Sun Ce to face the cruel future.
Shu said, night.
After a day, Zhou Yu finally arranged everything for Sun Quan. Looking at the boat slowly leaving under the cover of night, Zhou Yu's eyes were filled with hope.
Sun Quan, as long as you maintain your firm belief, our country of Wu will not perish!