Traveling through history leaving a name

Chapter 104 Zhang Liao Asks for Help
In the next few days, the people on the Youzhou fleet were sorting out the results of the battle of Guangling City, and at the same time guarded against Sun Quan's army coming to attack the city.

However, according to various indications, Sun Quan's army did not seem to have the intention of retaking Guangling City.

In the attack on Guangling City this time, no one in the Youzhou fleet was lost, and all the casualties were Zang Ba's army.

But when the results were too high, the Youzhou fleet took the lead.

A few days later, when counting the seized food and supplies, the Youzhou fleet got almost [-] million worth of things.

These things include food, cloth, tea, weapons and armor and so on.

Grain, cloth, and tea are okay, but they are hard goods.

It's just that none of the people in Youzhou valued weapons such as armor, and in the end they could only make Zang Ba cheaper.

But in general, by capturing Guangling City this time, the Youzhou fleet almost made a lot of money.

"Brother, I think it's faster to get the money this way. Let's fight a few more cities, and why do we need Sun Quan's compensation? We got it all back." A young man said happily to Lin Yongsheng.

After taking Guangling City easily, everyone was a little bit flustered.

"You think places like Guangling City are Chinese cabbages!" Lin Yongsheng criticized.

Guangling City, because it is a big city facing Cao Cao, has a lot of military supplies in it.But other cities are different. It is estimated that even if you scrape the ground three feet, it is impossible to find too many valuable things.

Unless you rob the wealth of the powerful landlords and gentry, you can make a lot of money in a short time.

However, the consequences of doing so are too serious, and they will be resisted by the powerful landlords and gentry all over the world. Unless they have the ability to easily suppress everything, doing so can only be a way of death.

After the Youzhou fleet captured Guangling, they took a temporary rest.

Fighting looks easy these days, but many people are actually very tired.

Just as the Youzhou fleet was resting, Hefei City was besieged by Sun Quan's army.

Sun Quan's army moved very quickly, and more than [-] soldiers and horses surrounded the city of Hefei in just a few days.

Sun Quan's army did not rush to attack after besieging Hefei City. Their purpose was simple, that is, to delay until the news reached Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao could send troops to help, thereby restraining Cao Cao's forces and allowing Gongsun Kang of Liaodong to attack Youzhou. To gain time.

Guangling City received the news on the third day after Sun Quan's army besieged Hefei City. It was a message sent by Zhang Liao asking for help.

Zhang Liao hoped that the Youzhou fleet and Zang Ba's thousands of soldiers and horses could go to support Hefei City.

"Commander Lin, what do you think about this matter?" Zang Ba asked Lin Yongsheng for his opinion in Guangling City.

"This……"

Lin Yongsheng was a little hesitant. Their main purpose of coming to Jiangnan this time was to seek revenge from Sun Quan and claim compensation.

Now, Sun Quan has started to attack Hefei desperately, so I'm sorry if he doesn't rescue him.Rescue, he was afraid that the Youzhou fleet would lose too much.

"I still need to seek other people's opinions on this matter." Lin Yongsheng said to Zang Ba.

"Commander Lin, I think rescue is still necessary, but the high walls of Hefei are easy to defend and difficult to attack, so we don't need to be too anxious to go to the rescue, lest we be surrounded and rescued, we can go to the rescue after we are fully prepared. "Zang Ba said to Lin Yongsheng.

"I see. Let me discuss with my brothers and sisters before we see how to rescue Hefei City." Lin Yongsheng nodded.

"Then Zang will leave first, and Commander Lin will tell me when he has made a decision." Zang Ba cupped his hands and left.

Afterwards, Lin Yongsheng called all the captains of the Youzhou gunboats and the commander of the Youzhou Musketeers together to discuss this matter.

"Brother, I don't think it is necessary to rescue. Hefei City has a tall wall and 10 defenders inside. Even if Sun Quan has [-] soldiers, he can't take it all at once. You can wait until Prime Minister Cao leads troops to rescue."

A gunboat captain stood up and said, "We in Youzhou have less than 7000 soldiers plus gunners. This number of people is still too small in front of Sun Quan's 10,000+ army. Why don't we wait until Prime Minister Cao arrives."

"What do you think?" Hearing the boy's words, Lin Yongsheng looked at the others.

"Brother, I agree that rescue is possible. We can enter Yuxi River from the Yangtze River, enter Chaohu Lake from Yuxi River, and then follow the Fei River from Chaohu Lake to Hefei City."

Qi Jiguang, the commander of the Youzhou Musketeers, stood up and said, "As long as our troops don't go ashore, we don't have to worry about being attacked by Sun Quan's army."

Qi Jiguang was originally a manager of Yuyang Machine Factory, but when the Musketeers were formed, Zhang Qingfeng brought him up.

"I think it is feasible. Hefei City has a wide moat. Even if Sun Quan has an army of one million, he can't invest too many troops to attack the city. We only need to send food and supplies to Hefei City by boat. Sun Quan's army wants to capture Hefei City. It's harder than climbing to the sky." At this time, Zhang Chao, the captain of the Youzhou, also spoke.

The moats to the east and north of Hefei City are the famous Fei River, which is more than 50 meters wide, and the siege and filling of the river can only be imagined.

To the south is a long pool that is wider than the Fei River, with an average width of hundreds of meters, which is twice as wide as the Fei River.

In history, Cao Cao and Sun Quan fought the battle of Hefei several times, and Sun Quan basically suffered.

The first time was from 208 to 209 AD. This time the two sides were tied, and Sun Quan could not attack Hefei for a long time and had to retreat.

The second time was in 215 A.D., when Sun Quan's 800 troops surrounded Hefei City, and they were unable to attack for a long time. Sun Quan himself was almost killed by Zhang Liao's [-] people sneak attacking the main camp.

The next few battles in Hefei were won by Wei, which shows how difficult it is to attack Hefei.

If Sun Quan captures the city of Hefei, he will be able to control all the territory south of the Huaihe River, and Cao Cao will use the Qinling Huaihe River as the boundary, just like the Southern Song Dynasty in later generations.

However, Cao Cao will not give up Hefei. This is not only a strategic location, but also a springboard for attacking Sun Wu.

"Since everyone thinks rescue is possible, let's rescue. Let's make a few plans first to see how to best rescue." Lin Yongsheng said to everyone. After discussion, most people agreed that rescue should be done.

Afterwards, everyone formulated two plans. The first plan was to enter the Fei River from the Huaihe River and then turn to the Fei River. It would take a lot of time to implement this plan, and it took less than ten days to reach Hefei City.

However, this plan is better than safety. The whole process is within the range of Cao Cao's power in the north, so there is no need to worry about being attacked by Sun Quan's navy.

However, this plan was ultimately rejected, and everyone chose the second plan.

That is to enter the Yuxi River from the Yangtze River to Chaohu Lake, and then enter the Feihe River from Chaohu Lake to Hefei City.

It only takes four or five days to reach Hefei City by this road.

After choosing the second option, everyone has reached an agreement, which is to rescue Hefei City. Lin Yongsheng told Zang Ba of this decision and asked him to lead [-] soldiers and horses to Hefei City with the Youzhou fleet.

As for Guangling City and Hailing City, only a few hundred people need to be left to defend the city. Sun Quan's army is all in Hefei, and there are no extra soldiers and horses to attack here.

(End of this chapter)