Chapter 484 The scenery here is unique, let's go all the way to shoot
After receiving Zhou Yu's reply, Sun Quan pinched his knuckles until they turned white.
Originally, he had some luck, hoping that Zhou Yu, who had always been tough on the outside world, would cheer him up and encourage them to continue the attack.
But what Sun Quan never expected was that this time Zhou Yu replied very simply: Wait for me to come back and retreat together!
Zhou Yu's reply means that the Northern Expedition has almost failed. Tens of thousands of soldiers died in vain, and hundreds of thousands of grain and grass were wasted in vain... It may take Jiangdong two to three years to recover, and by then, Cao Cao
The army is probably already approaching.
But if they don't withdraw, once Cao Jun's navy cuts off their food routes and supplies, the hundreds of thousands of troops may all have to be defeated by then, and it won't be something they can recover from in two or three years.
Sun Quan took Zhou Yu's reply and asked with great reluctance to Lu Meng who had sent the letter: "Ziming, can't we first send part of the navy to eliminate Lu Yan, or can we just take a step back and keep the food route open?"
Lu Meng is actually unwilling to do so, but judging from the current intelligence,
"According to General Han's news and detailed intelligence, Lu Yan's navy is all big ships, and they are equipped with a very strange and powerful weapon.
If our army sends fewer naval forces, it will only be Lu Yan’s credit; if we send too many, Hefei will definitely be attacked and probably defeated."
When Sun Quan heard this, he fell silent immediately.
What Lu Meng said made sense, but Sun Quan was really unwilling to do so.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside. It turned out that there was another messenger coming to report.
"Report! Report! Lord! A letter from Chang Shi, please return to the army immediately for reinforcements!" After the messenger finished speaking, he handed over the urgent letter of Huoqi with both hands.
Lu Meng took the letter and strode forward to hand it to Sun Quan.
After Sun Quan opened the envelope, he trembled when he saw the contents of the letter for the first time!
"Lord, what did the letter say?" Lu Meng asked softly.
Sun Quan took a deep breath, suppressed his anxiety and rage, and said: "Lu Yan... Lu Yan! That guy actually destroyed our defenses along the way. He has destroyed dozens of our defensive fortresses and destroyed dozens of them.
Nearly ten thousand stones of food and grass were spent!
Not only that, he also blocked Ruxukou and completely cut off our army’s water and food routes!”
"hiss!"
Everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cold air,
"As expected of Lu Yan, his actions are so fast, accurate and ruthless!"
"This guy has such vicious methods!"
At this time, Lu Su finally stood up again, cupped his hands and persuaded: "My lord, Lu Yan is the best general in the world, we can't take any chances... Now there is no other choice, let's withdraw our troops.
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Lu Meng also retreated to the hall, clasped his fists and said: "My lord, the governor is expected to return to Hefei this evening... Let's be ready to retreat!"
All the civil and military personnel in the big tent began to urge each other: "Lord, withdraw!"
Sun Quan looked up at the roof of the big tent, sighed deeply and finally said through gritted teeth: "Send me the military order, pack your bags secretly, and prepare to evacuate!"
"Here!"
...
When Zhao Yun led his troops into Zhou Yu's camp, he discovered that Zhou Yu had already withdrawn, and the withdrawal was clean and tidy, without any sloppiness.
Xia Houlan looked in disbelief at the camp with military flags all over the walls but an empty camp inside, and murmured: "Zhou Yu ran away? Why is that?"
Jiangdong's army was still attacking the city in the middle of last night, but there was no movement at all this morning.
Zhao Yun felt a little confused, so he led the dragon cavalry army to explore Jiangdong Army's camp.
After this investigation, Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan discovered that the army led by Zhou Yu had withdrawn overnight!
At the top of Pingyu City, Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan and Man Chong were sitting in the governor's mansion.
Man Chong, who was covered with several bleeding bandages, said to himself in disbelief: "Zhou Yu actually withdrew this time, did he really withdraw like this?" It was as if he was still in a dream.
Until now, they still can't think of any reason for Zhou Yu to withdraw his troops.
"Is it possible that the lord has sent reinforcements again?" Man Chong looked at Zhao Yun and asked.
Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be the case... Before we set out, Xuchang only had 10,000 defenders led by General Cao Hong and his wife, and there were no extra troops at all."
"Then maybe General Xiahou defeated Sun Quan, so Zhou Yu had to evacuate?"
However, Man Chong quickly rejected his second conjecture, "It shouldn't be... General Xiahou only has 20,000 troops. It is basically impossible to defeat Sun Quan's 100,000 troops in such a short period of time."
"That's strange..."
At this time, Xia Houlan, who was always thinking outside the box, suddenly asked with a strange expression: "You two, I have a guess, should I tell it or not?"
Hearing this, Man Chong grinned and said, "We are all old brothers, what else can't we talk about?"
Xia Houlan also laughed and said: "Don't you, sir, plan to lead the navy on an expedition... Do you think Zhou Yu's sudden withdrawal has something to do with sir? Of course, this is just a guess..."
Although Xia Houlan said it was just a conjecture, these words opened up Zhao Yun and Man Chong's thinking and made their thinking suddenly clear!
Oops!
Man Chong suddenly stood up, and then stared at Xia Houlan with wide eyes... After a while, he burst out laughing: "Hahahaha! That's right! In terms of understanding of sir, it's you Xiahou Ziheng.
!!!”
Zhao Yun also became excited. He changed his usual calm image and couldn't help but walk back and forth in the hall, "Yes, yes, yes... it must be sir!"
"But... how did you do it, sir?" Xia Houlan asked another question.
"I don't know!" Man Chong and Zhao Yun simply shook their heads and replied.
"Uh..." Xia Houlan's mouth twitched...
At this time, Zhao Yun showed a bright smile and said to Xia Houlan and Man Chong: "Since Sir has taken action, the news should come soon. Let's wait and see!"
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Wetting the mouth.
The ten three-masted warships in the front row launched a three-volume bombardment against the Jiangdong Army's water stronghold at Ruxukou.
The wooden wall of the water village was almost collapsed, and the soldiers in the water village were wiped out with the water village before they even recovered.
Gan Ning fired two shots himself and finally got over his addiction.
After finishing the matter, he came to Lu Yan with the smell of gunpowder all over his body and asked:
"Sir, Jiangdong Army's defenses in Ruxukou have all collapsed. What should we do next?"
Lu Yan looked at the Jiangdong soldiers who were still fleeing in panic on the shore, and replied calmly: "The Jiangdong Navy should be returning for reinforcements soon. Let's withdraw from Ruxukou first, and continue to move westward, destroying the Jiangdong Army along the coast.
of fortifications.”
"If this happens, we will definitely not be able to increase our speed... What will happen if Jiangdong Navy catches up?" Gan Ning asked again abruptly.
Lu Yan turned his head and glanced at Gan Ning, then asked: "Aren't you going to eat the meat that was delivered to my door?"
Hearing this, Gan Ning subconsciously stretched out his scarlet tongue and licked his chapped lips and said, "Hey, sir, you are joking... there is no reason not to eat the meat that is delivered to your door!"