After Sun Ce withdrew, Liu Xun also arranged for his troops to return to the city. He rode his horse to see Wenpin. This time Liu Xun was really happy.
Last time, Sun Ce only temporarily withdrew his troops and had backup. This time, it can be concluded that Sun Ce will temporarily withdraw from the fight for Yangzhou.
There is nothing more joyful than this.[
"The preservation of Shouchun is all thanks to the general." After seeing Wenpin, Liu Xun expressed his gratitude again.
"You're welcome, sir." Wenpin said.
However, this time, Liu Xun was reluctant to express many words of gratitude. Finally, he invited: "Although Shouchun City is dilapidated, it is a big city after all. There are still some delicacies in the city. I will hold a banquet in the city and invite the general to come.
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Wenpin immediately said: "That's unnecessary." After saying that, Wenpin paused and explained: "After this battle, Sun Ce will definitely retreat, and I will follow him all the way. Only after Sun Ce retreats to the rear can I breathe a sigh of relief.
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This was out of Wenpin's caution. In addition, Liu Feng didn't know what kind of situation he would face in Chengde, and Wenpin was also quite worried. Of course he had to follow him.
Furthermore, although Liu Xun is an ally now, there is intrigue among the princes. If he is plotted against him after entering the city and loses his army, it will be something that cannot be redeemed even by death.
Initially, Liu Xun felt quite unhappy when Wenpin flatly refused, but after Wenpin explained, Liu Xun was relieved. This is a famous general, and he is cautious in everything.
"In that case, I won't bother the general anymore." Liu Xun said with a smile and raised his fist in farewell.
"Do as you please." Wenpin also raised his fist and said.
Soon after, Liu Xun rode his horse back to Shouchun City. While Wenpin and Wang Wei continued to build the camp.
In Sun Ce's camp, after retreating, Sun Ce first checked the casualties. What he learned was that there were more than a thousand casualties, which was still within the acceptable range.
Immediately afterwards, Sun Ce summoned many civil servants and generals to discuss the withdrawal of troops.
"Wen hired a famous general. He told Gu that the best time to capture Shouchun has already passed. If you don't want to retreat, you have to retreat." Sun Ce sighed as the commander sat down.
It's really quite decadent.
"Don't be discouraged, Marquis Wu. If you don't succeed today, just fight again tomorrow. Lu Su is far away in Xinye, and we have already occupied most of Huainan. We only need to wait for the next crisis of Lu Su, and we will send troops to Shouchun to capture it quickly.
, Lu Su could only stare." Seeing this, Huang Gai persuaded him.
"Gongfu is right, our advantage is that we are close." Han Dang also said.
"Yes, Wu Hou must lose his morale." As the two veteran generals spoke, all the civil and military officials in the tent spoke up, encouraging Sun Ce not to lose his morale.
The encouragement from many civil and military officials made Sun Ce feel better and inspired him a bit.
"Okay, I'll lend you the good fortune of waiting. When I return to Linhuai, I will leave Cheng Gong's 10,000 troops as a force beside Shouchun, ready to raise troops at any time." Sun Ce took a deep breath,
Said.[
"Wu Hou Yingming."
Seeing that Sun Ce was not discouraged by this battle, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and raised their fists in unison.