The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 274 Surrounding Wei and Rescue Zhao
"Ah?!" Sun Quan and the people around were shocked when they heard this. Yuzhang and Luling are the second largest grain-producing areas in the east of the Yangtze River, and they are also the main supply places for the Chaisang garrison.

Once these two counties are lost, Jiangdong's territory in the south is basically gone, and now he can only rely on Danyang and Wu counties for food and reinforcements.But the Jingzhou navy blocked the waterway of Dajiang, and the current Jiangdong navy dare not fight with the Jingzhou navy.

Zhou Yu also realized the seriousness of the matter. Now that the soldiers have no will to fight, if there are no reinforcements and food supplies, Chaisang may not be able to defend.Once Chaisang is lost, Jiangdong will completely become a bird in a cage. From then on, he will face endless harassment and invasion by the Jingzhou army until he dies from exhaustion.

Sun Quan also knew that the situation was critical now. If Chaisang was attacked again, even if he could escape without being caught by Zhang Wu, Jiangdong would be completely finished, and his demise would be a matter of time.

"Gongjin, what should we do now!" Sun Quan asked, and now he could only pin his hopes on Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu thought for a moment and said, "My lord, don't panic. There are still [-] troops in the city, which is enough to defend the city. The Jingzhou army is not good at attacking the city, and Zhang Wu will definitely not attack by force, so he can only besiege us. Although the food and grass in the city are not enough It’s a lot, but it’s enough to last for two months. Although outside reinforcements can’t come in, we still have a foreign aid available.”

When Sun Quan heard that there were reinforcements, he asked in surprise, "Oh? Where are the reinforcements?"

"Cao Cao." Zhou Yu said.

"Cao Cao?" Sun Quan was puzzled, Cao Cao would come to rescue him?
"Yes, if Cao Cao knew that our army was defeated and Chaisang was in danger, he would definitely send troops to Nanyang to contain Zhang Wu, because Cao Cao would definitely not want to see Jingzhou annex Jiangdong and thus increase his strength. Our army will guard the city tightly to restore morale. After Cao Cao dispatches troops, Zhang Wu will definitely draw his troops back to defend, and then we will join forces with General Cheng to break the siege."

Lu Su asked: "What if Cao Cao takes the opportunity to attack Jiangdong?"

Zhou Yu was seriously injured. After saying these words, he was a little tired. Because he hurt his lungs, he coughed a few times and said, "No way, Cao Cao has no navy. If Jiangdong perishes, Jingzhou will win in the end. It's better to stay in Jiangdong to contain Jingzhou."

After hearing this, Sun Quan felt a little more at ease, and said, "Gong Jin, since this is the case, you should take good care of your injuries and don't be tired."

At this time, Cao Cao had also received the news. Cao Cao was a little surprised, not because Jingzhou defeated Jiangdong, but because he was a little surprised that Jiangdong lost so quickly.

In the eyes of Cao Cao and his advisers, the Jiangdong navy is still the strongest. Although the Jingzhou navy has developed rapidly in recent years, it is at most similar to Jiangdong.In the decisive battle between the nearly 20 troops of the two sides, it is impossible to decide the winner so quickly!
Cao Jun also fought Jiangdong many times. Although Jiangdong's army couldn't fight on foot, he was Cao Jun's grandfather in water warfare, and Jiangdong Zhou Lang was not in vain.

Who knew that Jiangdong was defeated so quickly, and it was still a disastrous defeat, and the Jingzhou navy didn't lose much.In this way, Jiangdong is a little dangerous.

"Prime Minister, Sun Quan will definitely defend Chaisang! Although Jiangdong is defeated, it is not completely defenseless. At least within two months, Chaisang will not fall. We should send troops to Nanyang quickly to contain Jingzhou's troops, otherwise if Jiangdong loses again , then no one in the world can control Zhang Wu!" Xun You said immediately.

"What does Zhongde think?" Cao Cao asked again.

Cheng Yu said: "Prime Minister, what Gong Da said is true. Zhang Wu is a powerful man in the world, and he is already full-fledged in occupying the rich and prosperous Jingzhou. If he is allowed to annex Jiangdong, he will be like a tiger with wings added. The general trend has been achieved!"

Cao Cao also knew how powerful Zhang Wu was. If Zhang Wu were allowed to occupy Jiangdong again, it would be even more difficult to deal with, and he would even be able to fight against him, and he would definitely not be able to destroy him in his lifetime.

It just so happens that the army has assembled and is going to attack Hanzhong, so let's go to Jingzhou first. Although we can't cross the river to attack Xiangyang, once our army arrives, Zhang Wu will definitely have to withdraw his troops to defend, and the danger in Jiangdong will be resolved.Then, when Jiangdong has recovered his breath, I will lead the army to attack Hanzhong.

Therefore, Cao Cao ordered the army to assemble quickly and go to implement the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao.

But Ma Chao was in Xiliang, and that night he suddenly had a dream. He dreamed that he was lying in the snow, and a group of tigers came to bite him.Ma Chao woke up in fright and was very puzzled, so he gathered his generals and school and asked them who could interpret dreams.

At this time, a person said: "This dream is an ominous omen!"

When everyone looked at it, it turned out that it was Ma Chao's confidant Xiaowei, whose surname was Pang, first name De, and word Lingming.Pound followed Ma Teng very early, and when Ma Teng went around conquering the rebellious Qiang, Di and other foreign tribes, he made many contributions, won the three armies bravely, and was promoted to the rank of captain.

Since Ma Teng has always been the general who conquered the west by the imperial court, he also obeyed Cao Cao's orders at the beginning and helped Cao Cao attack Yuan Shao.In the battle against Guo Yuan and Gao Gan following Zhong Yao, Pound beheaded Guo Yuan himself.

Ma Chao asked, "Why did Ling Ming say that?"

Pound said: "Meeting a tiger in the snow is a very dangerous situation. Could it be that something happened to the old general in Xudu?"

As soon as the words were finished, a person staggered in, cried and fell to the ground and said: "Uncle and two younger brothers are dead!"

When Ma Chao saw that it was Ma Dai, he was shocked and asked, "What happened?"

Ma Dai cried: "Uncle and his servant Huang Kui conspired to kill Cao Cao. Unexpectedly, the matter leaked out. Cao Cao killed my uncle and two younger brothers. I pretended to be a merchant and fled back overnight."

After hearing this, Ma Chao cried and fainted on the ground, and everyone quickly helped him up.Ma Chao ordered his soldiers to go to Xudu for revenge.

Suddenly Han Sui, the prefect of Xiliang, sent someone to invite Ma Chao to meet him. When Ma Chao arrived, Han Sui showed Ma Chao a letter.

This letter was a private letter written by Cao Cao to Han Sui. The letter said: "If Ma Chao can be captured alive and escorted to Xudu, Han Sui will be made Marquis of Xiliang."

Ma Chao knew that since Han Sui showed him the letter, he would definitely not deal with him, so he knelt down on the ground and said, "Uncle, please tie us two brothers up and send them to Xuchang. Don't bother uncle to use force again!"

In fact, Ma Chao was playing the emotional card. Sure enough, Han Sui helped Ma Chao up and said, "I am brother to your father, how can I harm you? If you want to raise troops to take revenge, I will help you too."

Speaking of it, Han Sui was also very loyal. Not only did he not take action against Ma Chao for the title of Marquis of Xiliang, but he was also willing to raise troops to avenge him.

Ma Chao thanked Han Sui on the spot, and after Han Sui beheaded the envoy sent by Cao Cao, he ordered eight soldiers and horses under his command to send troops together with Ma Chao.

Han Sui led his eight generals, Ma Chao led Pang De and Ma Dai, and the two families combined a total of 20 troops to rush to Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)