Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 635

The defeat of the Nanman was not unexpected by Liu Xie. The strengths and weaknesses of the barbarians are very obvious. Without Wang Xuance's strategic assistance, they are like a tiger that can't think, with sharp claws and strong strength, but it is very difficult. Hard to threaten people.

Liu Xie has never been a good person, and his kindness and kindness are not cheap. From the beginning when he sent Wang Xuance to help the barbarians, he had the idea of ​​​​making them both lose. Although Jushou counterattacked strongly, the Yizhou army also suffered a lot of losses. Even if they could barely support him, not to mention how much time it would take, in fact it would be difficult to pose any threat to him.

On the contrary, after Sun Jian lost two veterans, Huang Gai and Han Dang, he was in a state of depression. The death of the two of them hit him too hard. At the beginning, he and Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao, and Cheng Pu fought together. The Yellow Turban battle against Dong Zhuo was so high-spirited, who would have thought that now that he was out of Jiangdong, everyone around him would leave him one by one.

Sun Jian was already old, his white hair was stained with frost, the wrinkles on his forehead formed deep furrows, his expression was exhausted, he was no longer as fierce as he used to be, and even his back became stooped.

When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu met, they wanted to comfort them, but they couldn't say anything about it. The generals would inevitably die before the battle. Whether it was Zu Mao, Huang Gai, or Han Dang, they all died on the battlefield, and they had no regrets.

Just thinking about it carefully, some wars could have been avoided.

"Report, my lord, something is wrong, Guangling County was captured by Yue Fei, old general Cheng Pu..."

"Demou, what happened to Demou?"

Before the principal finished speaking, Sun Jian was shocked and rushed forward to ask urgently.

"Yue Fei came suddenly leading the army, and within half an hour broke Guangling City. The old general had no time to retreat and was captured by Yue Fei himself. Now Guangling County has been taken back by the Xuzhou army, and the old general was escorted back to Xiapi City by the enemy. gone."

Liu Xie said that he didn't want to see Guangling County being occupied by Jiangdong for too long. He was a little disappointed with the performance of the Xuzhou Army, which made the whole Xuzhou, including Yue Fei, feel ashamed and frightened.

In the Battle of Chaohu, although Changsun Wuji secretly collaborated with the enemy and leaked military information, a defeat was a defeat, not to mention such a miserable defeat that even Xiapi City could not have been defended if Sun Shangxiang had not been there.

Yue Fei and the Xuzhou Army will not make excuses for their failures. They can be defeated or die in battle, but the soul of the Xuzhou Army will not just fall down.

When the soldiers and horses recovered a bit, Yue Fei led [-] soldiers and horses to raid Guangling County. With the momentum of thunder and fire, they broke through five counties in a row. It's just the news that the Xuzhou army came to attack.

Guangling City is strong. Yue Fei spent a lot of time on the defense of this city, but he also got to know it better. He hardly encountered any major troubles. He broke through the city gates in a hurry and captured Cheng Cheng who was too late to evacuate. general.

"so far so good."

Sun Jian felt at ease. Although he missed and was captured, he managed to save his life.If even Cheng Pu, the last old brother, died in battle, he really didn't know if he could hold on any longer.

"Guangling has fallen, and Jianye may be in danger."

Zhou Yu looked solemn. If Qi Jiguang's navy had not been disabled by them, I am afraid that what he received at this time was not just the news of the fall of Guangling.

But the current situation is also not optimistic for them. Xuzhou's soldiers and horses are indeed severely damaged, but Yue Fei, Qi Jiguang, Xun You, and Wang Meng are all civil and military, and no one can ignore their existence.

As for Jianye, only veteran officials like Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hu, and Ling Cao stayed behind, and they couldn't resist the civil and military soldiers of the Xuzhou Army.

Sun Ce also persuaded from the side: "Father, there is no room for loss in Jianye. With Xue Li and Chen Qingzhi here, and the two uncles' new funerals, the morale of the army is low. It may be difficult for our army to reap benefits in a short time. Why don't we just withdraw our troops?" Bar."

But Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "Bo Fu, the situation has developed to the point where we can no longer turn back. Jianye is indeed in danger, but I conclude that Yue Fei will definitely not attack right now. Xuzhou's army has not regained its vitality and it is difficult to fight for a long time. Second, Yue Fei is not a man of no plans. Even if he has the ability to attack Jianye, he will not attack, because if Jianye loses, I will have no way out, and I will definitely fight Liu Xie to the death. He dare not bet against Liu Xie. Whether the Association can stop the crazy counterattack of the three princes."

Zhou Yu was right. From the beginning to the end, Yue Fei had no intention of avenging himself by capturing Jianye. Jiangdong's army was out fighting. Although Xuzhou was short of troops, it would not be difficult for him to take Jiangdong.

It's just that, if Jiangdong's army counterattacked frantically, Chen Liu might not be able to keep it, and Liu Xie's situation would be very dangerous. This is not cost-effective and irrational.

However, although Jiangdong could not fight, Yue Fei would not stop fighting because of this.

Jingzhou has changed hands several times. The only thing that remains the same is its prosperity and wealth. Here, it can still be regarded as one of the most affluent states in the Han Dynasty.

Jingzhou is also very important to Jiangdong, but it is not without it. After Sun Jian and Zhou Yu led troops to the north, in Jingzhou, only Zhuge Jin led Jiang Qin, He Qi and other young generals and Zhang Juzheng stayed behind.

Jiangdong’s control over Jingzhou is not absolute. Aristocratic families have always been a big trouble that cannot be uprooted. There are many aristocratic families in Jingzhou. Cai, Kuai, Huang and other aristocratic families control most of Jingzhou’s economic and military strength. Their status and influence in Jingzhou It has never changed because of Jingzhou's change of ownership.

Even if there were Zhuge Jin and Zhang Juzheng, most of the time they just made friends with the aristocratic family and could not interfere with their actions.

Xuzhou was newly defeated, and it was a big defeat. Perhaps no one thought that Yue Fei would come to conquer such a rich and powerful state at this time with only [-] troops.

If you are caught off guard, it is easy to succeed immediately.The [-]-strong army concealed their tracks and made a surprise attack. Jingzhou was completely unprepared, and several cities were directly captured by Yue Fei.

After Yue Fei captured Bowang, he continued non-stop. Xu Huang, also known as Zhang Liao, led [-] troops to attack Nanyang County, Qin Qiong and Chen Dao led [-] troops to attack Nanxiang County, and himself led [-] troops to fight Zhuge Jin in Xinye.

Since ancient times, the use of soldiers is more expensive than many. The [-] soldiers and horses are all elite soldiers left after the Great War. What's more, Zhang Liao, Qin Qiong and other generals are also brave and resourceful generals.

Although they divided their forces, they did not reduce their deterrence by half. Wherever the two armies went, Jingzhou officials were intimidated by the reputation of several generals. No one dared to fight, so they all opened the city to surrender. Each had their own selfish motives and did not want to waste it. own strength.

(End of this chapter)