At the head of E County City, Chen Ju was already surrounded by Wu troops, and only a few Jingzhou troops were left to guard him.
Pan Zhang, the general of Wu, held a knife and approached slowly. He looked at Chen and asked, "Will you surrender or not?"
Chen Chen's face was blood red, his body was covered with scars, and his two pupils reflected Shen Ren's ferocious look: "Are you worthy of this, you bastard?"
Pan Zhang had a cold face and slashed several of his guards to death, but spared Chen Jiude's life. He pierced Chen Jiude's thigh with his knife and kicked Chen Jiude on the head one after another.
"Ah, feel good, feel good, I have never felt so comfortable, ah..." Chen Ju vomited blood in his mouth and shouted inarticulately.
Pan Zhang finally lost his patience, cut off Chen Jiu's head with a knife, and ordered: "Sew it up, hang it on the top of the city, and expose it to death for ten days!"
Zhou Yu led the army into E County. Looking at the Wu army clearing the battlefield, he asked: "What are the casualties between the enemy and us?"
Ling Tong, who was behind him, came forward on horseback and said: "To the Commander-in-Chief, we have more than 2,000 dead and nearly 5,000 wounded. The enemy has more than 2,000 casualties and only less than 200 wounded. What should we do with them?"
This is the disadvantage of the siege side. If the defenders are well prepared, even if the siege side can quickly capture the city, more people will be injured than dead!
Zhou Yu pondered for a while and said: "When we attacked the city, there were more than 3,000 enemy troops at the head of the city. Why are there only more than 2,000 casualties now? They ran away. Why didn't our scouts notice them?"
"Grand Governor, shall Gong Fu (Han Dang's nickname) and I go search it?" Huang Gai next to him said.
Zhou Yu waved his hand: "That's all, it's just more than a thousand defeated troops. We can't make trouble, Ling Tong."
"The end is here!"
"Go and kill all those two hundred people." Zhou Yu ordered.
Two hundred people were disabled, and even after they were cured, Soochow would have to work hard to support them. Zhou Yu had been on the battlefield for a long time and would not care about the lives of these people.
"No." Lingtong took the order and left.
"All the wounded soldiers will stay in E County. Pan Zhang, I will ask you to lead a thousand troops to garrison E County. In addition, I will report to the lord and ask him to also garrison in E County." Zhou Yu continued to order.
"promise."
Sun Quan was in charge of Chaisang, with five thousand soldiers and horses around him. Zhou Yu wanted Sun Quan to be in charge of E County to make up for the lack of defense in E County.
"The rest of you, take a rest for a day and continue pushing forward tomorrow!"
"promise!"
After Zhou Yu finished giving the order, Han Dang, who was beside him, asked: "Gong Jin, would it be too impatient to let the lord stationed at the front line now?"
"Old general, it's not that I want to put my lord in danger, but time is running out for me. If Liu Biao sends troops from Xiangyang to support him, they can go all the way down the Han River and reach Jiangxia in just one day." Zhou Yu sighed helplessly.
"But, if my lord is stationed on the front line, what if..." Han Dang was still a little worried.
Zhou Yu replied: "As long as we capture Jiangxia quickly, we can force Liu Biao to negotiate peace. In the future, when Cao's thieves go south, we can only control Xiakou and Fankou, and we can advance and retreat freely."
"As for the rear area that the old general is worried about, Zhuge Ziyu and Lu Zi suppressed Shanyue in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. That's enough!"
The next day, Zhou Yu led more than 30,000 people who regrouped and continued towards Jiangxia!
Pan Zhang was left in E County to garrison with more than a thousand soldiers and horses. In addition, there were 5,000 injured Wu troops in the city.
The Wu army encountered no resistance at Xiaji. After Zhou Yu left Dong Xi and two thousand troops behind, he continued the attack to Shaxian.
"Commander, why are there not even a single soldier in Sha Xian?" Han Dang asked in confusion as he entered Sha Xian.
Ling Tong replied: "I guess it was Liu Biao's son Liu Cong who was afraid, so he recalled his troops to Jiangxia."
"Hahaha, yes, yes, yes, it must be like this, then little Liu Cong must be scared to death!"
"Hahaha."
Ling Tong's words made the surrounding generals burst into laughter and ridicule.
Zhou Yu thought about it for a long time, then slowly said: "Then there is only one possibility!"
"There were no reinforcements at all. Huang Zu and Liu Cong reduced their forces and wanted to concentrate their forces and defend the city."
Huang Gai said: "Captain, it will be difficult to fight. Jiangxia City is three feet high and there are nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses. Can we conquer it?"
"Yes, Governor, our Jiangdong army is invincible in water battles, and it is not our strength in Jiangdong that can conquer a city." Han Dang responded.
Zhou Yu sneered: "Who said I was going to attack Jiangxia?"
"What does the governor mean?" the generals asked curiously.
"Soldiers are valuable and quick. Jiang Qin, Ding Feng, Xu Sheng, and Zhou Tai. The four of you will lead an army of 20,000 people. Set out immediately to surround Jiangxia City."
"promise!"
"General Huang, General Han, you lead five thousand troops and station them on the other side of Xiakou. If the Jingzhou army comes to support them, prevent them from landing."
"promise!"
"There are hundreds of thousands of people in Jiangxia who have surrounded the city and are starving to death."
"Chen Wu, you go back and report to the lord, asking Lu Zijing to go to Xiangyang and tell Liu Biao that if he wants his son to survive, he will cede Jiangxia City to us."
"promise!"
"My lord, Zhou Yu led his troops to conquer three counties and has now come to Jiangxia!" In the Jiangxia prefect's house, Liu Ba walked in with a hurried look and said to Liu Cong who was having a fight with Sun Shangxiang.
Liu Ba also participated in the military meeting that day. The only thing he worried about Liu Cong and Pang Tong's plan was whether Jiangxia City could be defended. If Jiangxia fell and Liu Cong was captured by Zhou Yu, all plans would be over.
Liu Cong was stunned, put away his careless manner, and turned around to look at Liu Ba: "Zichu, don't worry, is there any news from Huang Zu?"
Liu Ba glanced at Sun Shangxiang, and Liu Cong said: "Zichu just said it doesn't matter, there is nothing to hide."
"Huang Zu had fled out of the city the day before yesterday, and it only took Zhou Yu less than two hours to conquer E County." Liu Ba was still worried, reminding Wu Jun of the speed of their attack.
Sun Shangxiang walked to Liu Cong, shook his arm and said, "Go quickly! I'm begging you."
Liu Cong reached out and stroked Sun Shangxiang's face and said, "It's okay."
"Zichu, let's go." Liu Cong said and walked out of the courtyard.
"Send a message to Shi Yuan and Wen Chang that it's time to move."
"Order Zhang Yun and Gan Ning to attack and defeat the Wu army's navy!"
"Order Huang Zu to take back E County. If the city cannot be conquered, join forces with Pang Tong!"
"promise!"
"How much food and grass is left in the city?"
"It's only enough to last for ten days, and..." Liu Ba hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Besides, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the city. If the city is besieged, I'm afraid there won't be enough food and grass?"
Jiangxia's grain output was also abundant, but in order to curb Huang Zu, Liu Biao transported the collected tax grains to Jiangling, and then took the waterway from Xiangyang to supply Jiangxia grain.
It is better to cause losses than to allow people to have the opportunity to grow bigger! Jingzhou has no wars all year round, has many water systems, and is rich in grain. Liu Biao doesn't care about this loss at all.
Liu Cong thought for a moment and said, "How about borrowing grain from the rich households in the city?"
Liu Ba smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, these people will naturally do things that are beneficial to them. If they are not beneficial, I'm afraid..."
Liu Cong naturally knew the corners of the mouths of these aristocratic families, and sneered: "Then use the knife!"
Liu Ba was shocked and said: "No, my lord, the city is already under-defended. If there is another internal conflict, we will die without a burial place!"
"My lord, there is a scribe outside the palace asking to see him. He claims to be able to help my lord defend Jiangxia!" While Liu Cong and Liu Ba were talking, Xu Feng came in to report.
Liu Cong was confused for a moment and asked: "What's your name?"
Xu Feng scratched his head, thought for a while and said: "It seems to be called Fei...Fei...oh, Fei Wenwei!"