"How?" In Tangyi, Zhou Tai's death gave Jiangdong the opportunity to withdraw his troops, and he finally came back without any danger. However, Sun Ce's coma made everyone panic. Seeing the doctor come out of Sun Ce's room, Zhou Yu hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
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"My body is not seriously injured, but I am exhausted. In addition, I have some internal injuries, but they are not life-threatening!" The doctor smiled and said, "I will prescribe some medicine later. Please refrain from touching others for the next few days, and you will be cured."
"Thank you." Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief and asked the doctor to get the medicine, and at the same time offered him money to thank him.
"Captain, the people from Youping are back!" Ling Cao came in and looked at Zhou Yu with a heavy expression.
"How is Youping?" Zhou Yu asked hurriedly.
Ling Cao shook his head and said nothing.
"Take me there." Zhou Yu's heart sank. Although he had already speculated, before seeing the result, he always had a glimmer of hope in his heart. Maybe Zhou Tai was just seriously injured. No matter how serious the injury is, there is still hope of recovery while he is alive.
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Ling Cao sighed and took Zhou Yu out. Zhou Tai's body had been carried back. The moment Zhou Yu saw Zhou Tai's body, the hope in his heart was completely cut off.
"It was Lu Bu who took action personally. General Zhou Tai died in a fierce battle. Lu Bu respected General's loyalty. Our army has gone far and has not troubled ordinary soldiers." Ling Cao said with a serious face.
Zhou Yu looked at Zhou Tai's blood-soaked appearance. Even if he was dead at this moment, he still maintained the posture of holding the knife to resist. Even if he tried hard to break it, he could not change his posture.
"The body of Youping will be recovered soon and sent back to Jiangdong immediately, and his wife will be picked up and raised." Zhou Yu closed his eyes and said with some sadness.
In today's battle, Jiangdong lost troops and generals, not to mention the destruction of the navy. The generals Taishi Ci, Huang Gai, and Zhou Tai were lost. In addition, Lu Meng died in the battle. It was definitely a huge blow to Jiangdong, and more importantly, the morale was destroyed.
Damn it, Lu Bu almost wiped them out by himself!
Sun Ce's invincible image has always been the source of confidence for Jiangdong's soldiers.
This was established by Sun Ce in battle after battle. In the hearts of Jiangdong soldiers, as long as Sun Ce was around, they would be invincible. However, today, this myth of invincibility was completely broken when they first entered the Central Plains. Jiangdong group will take action.
, was suppressed by Lu Bu alone and couldn't hold his head up. Who would have thought of this before the war?
No one can be invincible. Zhou Yu also thought that Sun Ce's enthusiasm would end one day. Jiangdong could not rely on Sun Ce to carry the banner alone. As the lord, Sun Ce could not always fight on the front line. According to Zhou Yu's previous
After the idea gained a certain foundation, Sun Ce went behind the scenes to strategize.
With the joining of people like Tai Shi Ci and Zhou Tai, this condition has actually been met. Zhou Yu's original idea was that after they captured Xuzhou and had a basic position to compete with the princes of the Central Plains, he would start to persuade Sun Ce to retreat behind the scenes.
However, this battle in Xuzhou ended Sun Ce's undefeated myth in advance, which Zhou Yu had never thought of beforehand.
Lu Bu's bravery has surpassed Zhou Yu's definition of a warrior. There is really someone who can defeat a thousand armies with one force!
"Captain, my lord is awake and looking for the governor." Chen Wu walked quickly and said to Zhou Yu.
After Zhou Yu heard this, he gathered his emotions and quickly returned to the house. When he saw Sun Ce, Sun Ce was struggling to get up. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The doctor said that Bo Fu is exhausted now. He will be fine after a few days of rest."
"What are the casualties?" Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu and asked.
casualties?
Zhou Yu smiled bitterly: "Don't worry about these things for now, you should cultivate yourself first!"
Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu: "Are there heavy casualties?"
Zhou Yu nodded.
"If you don't tell me, I'll ask others. If you don't believe they dare to hide it from me!" Sun Ce said in a deep voice.
"Gongfu died in the battle, and the navy was wiped out. Gongfu's body could not be recovered. Ziyi died in the battle. In order to protect the generals, the people led their troops to fight against Lu Bu. He was beheaded by Lu Bu, and no bones were left. There are also
...Youping died fighting Lu Bu to cut off our army's rear!" Zhou Yu knew Sun Ce's character and gave a brief summary of the casualties after sighing.
The specific number of casualties has not yet been released, but the naval force brought by Sun Ce suffered serious losses. In terms of generals, three generals were lost in a row, plus a young general who was relatively optimistic about Zhou Yu, which can be said to be extremely heavy.
On Lu Bu's side, there were almost no major casualties.
"Pfft~" Sun Ce felt depressed after hearing this, and couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"If something happens to you, we will have no choice but to retreat." Zhou Yu patted Sun Ce on the back and said helplessly.
Sun Ce shook his head and took a deep breath. With Zhou Yu's support, he leaned on the bed, his eyes dimmed, and shook his head and said: "Lü Bu's bravery is difficult for ordinary people to defeat!"
This was the first time that Sun Ce admitted that he was inferior to others in terms of force.
He had never fought against the fierce generals of the Central Plains before, and the strongest one was the one he fought against Taishi Ci at Shenting Ridge. He thought that even those famous generals were nothing more than this. It was not until today's fight with Lu Bu that Sun Ce's previous invincibility mentality was broken.
Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce with some worry. If Sun Ce failed to recover due to this, it would definitely be a huge blow to Jiang Dong.
Sun Ce saw his expression and knew what he was thinking. He smiled and shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Gong Jin. Victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. If you lose, you will be in ruins. Compared with those people who have done nothing, I can't do anything."
He is a bit more brave and can’t really be called a hero!”
Seeing him like this, Zhou Yu was relieved. Sun Ce's charm was not only his bravery, but also his strong heart. Even if he was not as good as others, I would just go back and practice hard, and I would never be discouraged.
"Have you ever regretted plotting against Xuzhou at this time?" Zhou Yu asked with a smile.
"Why should you regret it? In the battle of the world, there is always a winner or lose. There is nothing wrong with the strategy you and I have decided this time. This is the best time to take control of Xuzhou. I just didn't expect that Lu Bu would be so tyrannical. If that were the case, he would deny everything to you and me.
Plan, weren't Liu Yao, Yan Baihu, Wang Lang and others wrong in the past?" Sun Ce shook his head: "Now what you and I should consider is how to defeat Lu Bu."
Zhou Yu recalled today's battle and thought: "Lü Bu is not brave alone. Did Bo Fu notice that there were people commanding behind Lu Bu, and they judged the timing very accurately? The soldiers and horses who faced Gong Fu were really powerful.
It's a pity that we are not above the river today, otherwise the public prosecution would not be defeated so easily."
Although it is blocked by a river, it is only a small river after all. The ten-foot-wide river is considered wide in the river, but compared with the general, it is far behind. The naval advantage cannot be exerted. The enemy is standing on the bank.
You can shoot directly with a bow and arrow. If you are in the river, no matter how powerful the opponent's army is, if you don't go into the water, you may not even be able to touch their side.
"If we want to enter the Central Plains, we cannot rely solely on the navy. Land warfare will happen sooner or later. A defeat today is not necessarily a bad thing. Our army needs to form a strong land warfare division in the future to compete with the princes of the Central Plains.
." Sun Ce shook his head and said.
If they want to take over the Central Plains, it is obviously not enough to rely on the navy alone. They must have an army that can compete with others on land. Although today's defeat was tragic, many gaps between the Jiangdong Army and the Central Plains princes also emerged in this battle.
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The navy can guarantee their dominance in the east of the Yangtze River. However, in the Central Plains, without the great river, the limitations of the navy will be revealed. This is still in Guangling, where the waters are developed. Further north, the terrain is less like it is now.
If you still insist on taking pride in the navy, even if you defeat Lu Bu today, the further north you go, the weaker you will be!
Therefore, from the very beginning, Sun Ce's concept never relied on the naval force. It was more or less sufficient. The main thing was the army.
Zhou Yu nodded. In terms of strategy, Sun Ce had a long-term vision, so he paid great attention to generals like Tai Shi Ci and Han Dang who were good at land warfare in the army. Unfortunately, his foundation in Jiangdong was too shallow, and he had mainly fought in Jiangdong before. Even if
Sun Ce attached great importance to the construction of the army, but failed to truly build a powerful army to compete with the princes of the Central Plains.
Moreover, the military generals do not have this concept. Many people think that being king on the water is enough. After this battle, everyone should begin to understand the importance of the army.
"Now it seems that we can only hope that the Eight Gate City built by Chen Yuanlong can trap Lu Bu. Not to mention killing him, as long as we trap Lu Bu, our army can first defeat his army and then join forces to surround and kill Lu Bu!" Zhou Yu laughed!
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Lu Bu is a little confused now, so let’s not understand it for now. As long as Chen Deng’s Eight Gate City can trap Lu Bu, when the Xuzhou army is leaderless, no matter how strong it is, they can still find a way to divide it and break it!
"My lord, Mr. Yuan Long would like to see you." At this moment, Ling Cao came in and saluted the two of them.
"You're here just in time, please come quickly!" Sun Ce nodded.
"Here!"
Ling Cao turned around and left, and soon brought Chen Deng in.
"General, are you okay?" Chen Deng looked at Sun Ce and said with a salute.
"Yuanlong, sit down quickly. He's not seriously injured, he's just exhausted." Sun Ce motioned Chen Deng to sit down and said with a wry smile: "We will know how brave Lu Bu is after today's battle."
"General, there is no need to be discouraged. Lu Bu is no match for him. In the past, under Hulao Pass, even the eighteen princes were unable to defeat him. During the Battle of Puyang, Cao Cao's army was almost wiped out. The two brothers Xuande Gong were also invincible.
He is a fierce general, but if the two of them join forces, they can only make a draw with him!" Chen Deng said with a smile.
"Two people join forces?" Sun Ce became interested after hearing this: "What if we fight Lu Bu alone?"
I have never seen Lu Bu's bravery before. I heard that Liu Guan and Zhang took three battles with Lu Bu as merit, and most of them sneered. After all, three of them fought against one and they still didn't win. Sun Ce really didn't know what Liu Bei was so proud of?
After today's battle with Lu Bu, and now I heard that Guan and Zhang could draw with Lu Bu, I suddenly felt that the other party was bragging, two against one? How could it be a draw?
"I don't know at Hulao Pass, I didn't take part in it, but in the past Lu Bu and Zhang Fei had several fierce battles, and General Zhang Fei and Lu Bu fought alone for eighty years without losing." Chen Deng said with a smile: "General Guan won't take action.
There are many, but the two of his brothers should be among the best."
Liu Bei actually has such a fierce general under his command!?
After Sun Ce was silent for a long time, he sighed: "In the past in Jiangdong, I only knew that the heroes in the world were just like this, but now I know how big the world is!"
Zhou Yu didn't want to talk about this topic, so he looked at Chen Deng and said, "Yuanlong came here because of the matter of Bamen City?"
"Yes, the Eight Gate City has been built and hidden underground. We can abandon the city and lead Lu Bu to the Eight Gate City. When the Eight Gate City comes out, we can trap and kill Lu Bu!" Chen Deng nodded, these
Over time, with the addition of his father, the construction of the Eight Gate City progressed much faster. Now it has been completed and is hidden underground by his father and son. As long as Lu Bu can be led to the location of the Eight Gate City, Chen Gong is confident that the city will be trapped.
Live in Lu Bu!
"Okay!" Sun Ce clapped his legs and said with a smile, "We will act according to the plan."
"But the general's injury..." Chen Deng looked at Sun Ce and said worriedly.
"It will take a few days to train. I'll get started with the preparations!" Sun Ce waved his hand carelessly. He just overexerted himself and was injured by Lu Bu. He can recover after a few days of rest. Now he can start preparations. It's about the same time.
"My lord, you should take a good rest. I can take care of the matter of retreating the troops and luring the enemy." Zhou Yu stood up and said with a smile.
"I'm just going to do nothing?" Sun Ce said speechlessly.
"If Lu Bu can be trapped, my lord must personally take charge of defeating the enemy!" Zhou Yu nodded and said, "So, lord, please focus on recuperation first."
"Forget it!" Sun Ce lay back on the couch speechlessly.
Zhou Yu and Chen Deng looked at each other and smiled, and they immediately said goodbye and left, preparing to withdraw their troops...