On the sixth day of August, Liu Cong defeated the rebellious Shanyue. Except for the five thousand people who surrendered with Jin Qi, almost all the rest of the Shanyue tribe were killed. The people in Jiangdong applauded and praised Liu Jun's merits.
"My lord, the general, Fei Zhan and Mao Gan's tribe, nearly 200,000 people are in the mountains. Please allow the general to lead his troops back and bring them out of the mountains." After the battle, Jin Qi mentioned to Liu Cong
Got this.
Liu Cong would be happy to be able to increase the population by 200,000 out of thin air, "Wei Yan, you and Jin Qi go together, I will wait for you in Jianye."
"promise!"
"Next, it's time to completely defeat Jiangdong. According to Chuan Gu's order, the army returns to Jianye to rest and wait for Wei Yan and Jin Qi to return before sending troops to march!"
"promise!"
Pang Tong raised his hand and suggested, "My lord, Cao Cao and Ma Chao are fighting, and Chen Dao, who is guarding Cao's army in Xiangyang, can be transferred to supplement our army's strength."
Chen Dao is in Xiangyang, commanding 20,000 cavalry. In order to guard against Cao's army, and because there are many mountains and rivers in the east of the Yangtze River, he did not go with the army. Now, Liu's army has reached Jianye, and everything is flat as far as Wuxian. At this time, it can be mobilized
Coming.
"Send an order to Chen Dao to lead troops to Jianye immediately."
"My lord is wise."
On August 15, Wei Yan and Jin Qi picked up 200,000 tribesmen from the mountains. Liu Cong settled them in Yuzhang, Xunyang and other places with less population, and handed them over to Liu Ba for resettlement.
On the 18th, Chen Dao led the army to Jianye. On the 20th, Liu Cong decided to march eastward!
"Shi Yuan, Gu will give you 30,000 troops. Huang Zu and Gan Ning will accompany you to conquer Kuaiji for Gu."
"I am determined to live up to my lord's high expectations!"
"Huo Jun, I will give you 10,000 people, and you will stay in Jianye."
"promise."
"Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, with their 20,000 naval troops, must prevent the naval forces in the east of the Yangtze River from going upstream."
"promise!"
"The rest of the people will follow Gu and march towards Wu County!"
"promise!"
With the support of Chen Dao, Jianye's troops have reached nearly 110,000. Liu Cong personally led 40,000 troops and marched towards Wuxian County!
In Wuhou's Mansion in Wu County, Sun Quan became sad again. Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Zhuge Jin, and Lu Meng were sitting in the hall, but they all said nothing.
"Speak! Are you all mute?" Sun Quan finally lost his patience.
Several people looked at each other, and Zhou Yu said bravely, "My lord, now that we have fought to the death, there is no other way."
Sun Quan laughed miserably, "Fight to the death? Do you still have the capital to fight Liu Cong now?"
No one dared to answer. There were only more than 60,000 troops in Wu County. It was no joke to go out to fight with Liu Jun in the city. The last time Zhou Yu was forced by Cai Mao, he asked Lu Meng and Zhuge Jin to lead troops to return for reinforcements. They had the upper hand and laid a heavy ambush.
After this battle, the Wu army suffered 70,000 casualties! Even the two veteran generals Huang Gai and Han Dang were dead. If Lu Meng and Zhuge Jin did not come back, maybe Cai Hao would be able to take advantage of the situation and enter the city after the battle.
After all, Liu Jun has too many means, including giant crossbows on warships, repeating crossbows, armored heavy infantry, and war elephants. This time, Liu Cong is coming, can they still resist?
"Step back." Sun Quan waved his hand dejectedly.
Zhou Yu suddenly remembered something and raised his hands to Sun Quan and said, "My lord, the navy outside the city..."
"Back off!" Sun Quan shouted.
Several people walked to the gate of the Hou Mansion. Lu Meng said to Zhou Yu, "Grand Governor, our 20,000 soldiers from Jiangdong outside the city must be transferred back. Otherwise, when Liu Cong arrives, he will die without the supply of food and grass in the city."
Zhou Yu sighed, "This capital doesn't know, but you see that my lord is now in despair. Our capital is in Wu County, and we only have the power to mobilize five hundred troops. How can we go back and mobilize a large army?"
At first, after repelling Cai Mao, Wu Jun captured Liu Jun's warships and regained Jiangfang. Unfortunately, Liu Cong is about to arrive now. If we don't bring back 20,000 naval troops, wouldn't this give others a chance to defeat them separately?
When he was on an expedition, Zhou Yu was the leader of the entire army. When he returned to Wu County, he had to abide by his duties as a minister. Where the monarch is located, no general or minister is allowed to mobilize an army without permission.
"Grand Governor! Twenty thousand men are at risk of life or death!" Zhuge Jin eagerly said to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu looked back at the dim Hou Mansion.
The Wuhou Mansion is very large, with a total of 300 courtyards and more than a thousand rooms. There are also dozens of palaces and pavilions where Sun Quan handles government affairs and Jiangdong civil and military offices. This does not include flower rooms, martial arts arenas, stables and other places.
For a moment, the huge Hou Mansion seemed extremely dark.
Zhou Yu turned around, sighed, took out the Tiger Talisman from his arms, and handed it to Lu Meng, "Ziming, you leave the city immediately and bring back 20,000 soldiers."
"Captain!" Lu Meng looked at Zhou Yu with a bit of heartache in his eyes. Zhou Yu would rather risk his ministers' openness to repay the Sun family in this way.
"Go quickly and tell the soldiers that this is an order from the capital. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed on the spot! Leave the ships outside the city to Liu Cong."
"Captain, aren't you going to burn all the ships?" Lu Meng asked.
"What can I do if I destroy it? Liu Cong can't build Jingchu anymore? If he stays, it will also allow Liu Cong to dedicate some soldiers and horses for defense." Zhou Yu's expression changed, "Besides, it's not appropriate to live with Liu Cong now.
Too many grudges, just in case, just in case that day comes, we have to consider it, Lord."
"General, take your orders!" Lu Meng bowed his hands to Zhou Yu, turned around and left.
"Captain, is Jiangdong really helpless?" Zhuge Jin asked sadly.
Lu Su also had a sad look on his face, "Gong Jin, is there nothing you can do?"
"boom!"
There was thunder and lightning in the sky. Zhou Yu looked up and said, "Go back home. No matter what the outcome is, the storm is coming. We must face it calmly!"
On August 23, Liu Cong led his troops to Wu County. He first captured the navy camp outside Wu County. Then he ordered Cai Hao and Zhang Yun to lead troops. The Jiangdong government seat and Sun Quan's capital once again faced Liu Jun's attack.
Bingfeng!
"Lord, according to the Jinyi Guards' investigation, the Wu army withdrew the naval forces outside the city when we marched. There are still 60,000 troops in the city, and Zhou Yu has long reinforced the city defense." Duan Kun, who rushed back from Xiangyang, faced
Liu Cong reported.
"My lord, the general thinks that we should set up catapults to first demoralize the soldiers and civilians in the city, and then attack the city!" Huang Zhong immediately expressed his opinion.
"Yes, no matter what, hit him first!"
"Let Sun Quan's liver and gallbladder break apart!"
All the generals agreed one after another. However, Liu Cong was not moved. Instead, he asked aloud, "Where is Pang Tong?"
Duan Kun replied, "We are still marching. We estimate that we will reach Kuaiji in five days."
Liu Cong nodded, "Then let's wait until Pang Tong conquers Kuaiji and joins us."
"Lord, why?"
Liu Cong said seriously, "Sun Quan is about to be defeated. It doesn't matter whether we attack the city or not. When our army arrives here, the soldiers and civilians in Jiangdong have no morale. Let's just forget about bombarding the city wall with catapults. There is Mrs. Wu in the city, so
She is Gu’s mother-in-law, so she can’t do anything too ugly.”
Another point is that if Liu Cong wants to subdue Jiangdong's civil and military forces and let them use them for his own use, he cannot push Sun Quan to a dead end. I have the chance to win, and I won't even hit you. You have to take advantage of this situation!