The number of torches at night clearly showed the size of the team, which gave Xu Sheng the confidence to launch a brazen attack.

When fighting together, the sword has no eyes.

Regardless of whether Sun Lin or Zhang Cheng died because of this, Xu Sheng had enough reasons to shirk it. At that time, he defeated the rebels and became a hero. He was truly the commander-in-chief of Chaisang.

If Zhang Cheng was lucky enough to survive, he might not have the shame to stay any longer. How could a general be captured just as he went out? On the other hand, how sharp-eyed he was? It would be his loss if King Wu didn't reuse him.

Xu Sheng thought a lot at that moment. He even dreamed of succeeding Lu Xun and becoming the governor of Soochow. He thought how majestic and heroic that would be? However, reality gave him a slap in the face.

It was as if the Chaisang defenders had kicked up an iron plate. After several charges, they fell in front of the enemy's formation. The trapped troops were like a steel meat grinder. Not only did they annihilate the Wu army that rushed forward, but they also started to counterattack with neat steps.

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In the dark night, the flags could not be seen, and the sound of fighting broke the silent wilderness. The trapped troops carried out the orders through special long and short whistles, and pressed back neatly like an iron pagoda. The poor visibility at night did not make the fighting troops confused at all.

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"How is that possible?"

Xu Sheng was still immersed in a sweet dream just now, but in just a moment, the front army began to retreat backwards. He quickly restrained his troops to resist the trapped troops.

After fighting for about half an hour in front of the city, Xu Sheng's troops were losing more and more troops. Seeing that the situation was not going well, he made a quick decision and took the lead in shouting to withdraw into the city. He thought that the opponent only had a few thousand people and it was impossible to capture the strong Chaisang.

Bar?

"Major General, do you want the reconnaissance battalion to chase after you? Maybe we can control the city gate." Seeing Xu Sheng retreating, Chu Qing quickly clasped his fists and relaxed towards Lan Yuan.

Lan Yuan shook his head slightly: "Forget it, let them leave. Just stop them from rescuing the water village. The reconnaissance battalion is the elite of our army. Don't sacrifice it for the sake of attacking the city. Don't forget that our important task is not in firewood."

Sang, hurry up and take advantage of Xu Sheng's retreat, collect the troops, count the battle losses, camp for rest, and send a medical battalion to treat the injured soldiers. Anyway, General Gan's warship has arrived, so we can just wait outside the city."

"Wei." Chu Qing clasped his fists and left.

Lan Yuan took advantage of the break and asked someone to bring Zhang Cheng and Sun Lin forward, and asked meaningfully: "General Sun, did you see clearly? We didn't use any strategy just now, did we? Do you still think the Sun family can protect Jiangdong?"

"General Xu must have some scruples, otherwise how could Chaisang's elite army be defeated? You can only use conspiracy and tricks..." Sun Lin was still not convinced.

"Hahaha, isn't it true that those who don't listen to the military are being deceitful?" Lan Yuan's words left Sun Lin speechless.

Zhang Cheng already knew the whole story at this time. He had just witnessed Xu Sheng being killed and retreating, and his mood had dropped to freezing point. He didn't know what would happen to Jiangdong in the future, but Lu Fan's tens of thousands of troops in Pingxiang would soon starve due to lack of food.

, I thought that Xuan Owl was indeed well-deserved, using himself and Guangzhou City as bait to attract all Jiangdong soldiers and horses.

Everyone knew to be on guard against Gan Ning, but no one thought that the trapped troops would appear in Luling. What Chai Sang was facing now was not due to the incompetence of Sun Lin and Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng was much calmer than the young and energetic Sun Lin. He knew that as a prisoner, he was not qualified to argue with the winner, so he stared blankly at the fire in the east.

"What is General Zhang thinking?" Lan Yuan asked meaningfully.

"I don't understand why the water stronghold caught fire. Half of Chaisang's garrison are fed and housed in the water stronghold. It's impossible for you to sneak in and set fire to it." Zhang Cheng frowned.

Lan Yuan smiled and said: "It's okay to tell you the truth. In the past, Lu Meng led his warships upstream from Yushui to attack Bushan County, where Lai was the governor of Jiaozhou at the time. As a result, he was attacked by fire ships at the bend upstream. Soochow

In the end, the warship was in danger of losing all its strength in the chaos, and it’s also this season.”

"Could it be that fire boats were used to build the water village?" Zhang Cheng looked at Lan Yuan in surprise, and immediately asked in disbelief: "But where did these boats come from?"

"General Zhang is really smart. There are hundreds of warships parked at Xingan Pier. You have prepared them yourself. We passed by and were disrespectful." Lan Yuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, thinking that all this was just a coincidence, and it was just right that Jiangdong was about to perish.

"It turns out that Zi Qiao (Sun Song) and Xiu Mu (Zhu Huan) brought the warships. If I had known, I would have asked them to leave the ships in Chaisang..." Zhang Cheng felt heartbroken, and then continued to ask for advice: "Then... it would cause a fire.

Things are also..."

Lan Yuan smiled slightly and said nothing. The dejected Sun Lin next to him smiled bitterly: "They brought them from Nanchang. I didn't know what they were going to do..."

Zhang Cheng had a bitter look on his face after hearing this. It felt so uncomfortable to be defeated by his own 'weapons'. He suddenly thought that the traitor Ding Feng was commanding the warship. He didn't know if it was the other party who suggested it, because Ding Feng had been in Pan Dynasty that year.

If Zhang's subordinates joined the army, and the strategies, soldiers, warships, and fire starters all came from Jiangdong, he didn't know what Sun Quan would think if he was trapped in a cocoon.

"This fire attack plan cannot be done by Ding Feng..." Zhang Cheng hesitated before speaking.

"This fire boat plan was first used by my father. This time, my subordinate Sima revived the old plan. However, the situation in Penglize is different. Because the lake is wide and the water flow is not too fast, the driving force of the Gan water cannot accurately make the fire boat rush.

Entering the water village, it's all up to the officers and men under General Ding's tent to maneuver the boat."

Although Ding Feng did not come up with the fire ship plan, the other party also helped a lot in this battle. If Lan Yuan said it at this time, it would also make Zhang Cheng and Sun Lin 'happy'.

Zhang Cheng saw Sun Lin lowering his head and said nothing. He also felt that his face was getting very hot, so he stood aside silently and waited for his resignation.

Chu Qing counted the previous battle losses, and finally counted more than 50 wounded soldiers, and not a single soldier was killed. After hearing this, Lan Yuan nodded with satisfaction and lamented that the newly recruited soldiers were trained well.

While the trapped troops were encamping, the fire in Pengli Water Village gradually extinguished, and the scouts came back first to report that the Wu troops in the water village had stubbornly resisted and were completely wiped out.

The two generals Jiang 1 and Jiang Xiu were all killed in battle. Coincidentally, Jiang Qin was killed by Gan Ning at the Han River, and his two sons also died in the hands of Gan Ning. Like Ling Cao and Ling Tong, their family ended up together.

Yuanyuan'.

Shortly after the battle at the water village ended, Gan Ning, Li Yi, and Ding Feng came to see Lan Yuan first, leaving Su Fei to deal with the aftermath at the Pengli water village.

Before the war, Lantian was worried that Chaisang was an important town, so he transferred Li Yi's navy to Jiaozhou for reinforcements, and also transferred Su Fei's Jiangxia garrison to Wuchang, allowing Gan Ning to command 30,000 troops to guard against Lu Xun.

Gan Ning and Lan Yuan hadn't seen each other for several years. When they met again and saw the tall and powerful young man, they couldn't help but hold his hand and praise him: "We haven't seen each other for so many years. Boyang has become the pillar of the sky, and we are getting older."

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Lan Yuan smiled and replied: "Uncle Gan just killed two generals. I don't believe you if you say so modestly..."

"Hahaha, Jiang Qin's two sons are not good at martial arts. It is difficult to regain the feeling of the Hundred Horses Robbery Camp. However, the reason why I can maintain my current posture is all thanks to my husband letting me learn Wuqinxi. I have not been tortured by illness for so many years." Gan

Ning stroked his beard and sighed.

"Because my nephew still has important responsibilities, he left Chaisang City uncaptured. There should be less than 10,000 defenders, so I asked Uncle Gan to take care of it. We will march to Yixing early tomorrow morning." Lan Yuan said seriously.

Gan Ning nodded, "Sir, he is under great pressure in Pingxiang. It is right for Boyang to rush to support earlier. Xu Sheng's child is left to me. It just so happens that I haven't had enough fighting tonight. There has not been such a rich battle in so many years...
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