"Reporting to the military advisor, General Cai Mao and his men won a great victory at Shiting. They killed 6,000 enemy soldiers and captured 2,000 enemy generals Zhang Liao. Our army's casualties were less than 500!"
Pang Tong, who was sitting on the commander's seat, was a little surprised, "I was thinking that someone else was coming, but I didn't expect that it was Zhang Liao who came in person. Zhang Liao was brave and posed a huge threat to our army. Now that he is captured, our army will be in great trouble. Cai Mao
Well done.”
When Zhu Ran heard this, he cupped his hands and said, "Military advisor, the general thought that we should take advantage of our army's great victory to continue attacking Hefei!"
Pang Tong chuckled and said, "Hefei and Shouchun will naturally still have to be attacked. However, although our army won a great victory, there were still 20,000 casualties. But we cannot blindly attack Hefei and Shouchun."
"What does the military advisor mean?"
Pang Tong sneered and said, "Let the soldiers repair for three days. After three days, 10,000 troops will be left in Lujiang, and the rest will follow me to Hefei!"
As he said that, Pang Tong thought to himself, Zhou Gongjin should have received my letter, right?
Thousands of miles away on the sea, a fleet was sailing with the wind. It was Zhou Yu who was heading south to return to the army!
After plundering 100,000 people in Xuzhou, Zhou Yu received Pang Tong's letter and immediately ordered to return!
When we arrived, it took us two months to reach Langya due to headwinds and unfamiliarity with the sea route. When we returned, we had a smooth sailing and followed the same path we had already taken. Now the fleet is close to Huai
Come on!
Huaipu is an important town to the north of the estuary of the Huaihe River. To the north of the Huaihe River is Huaipu and to the south is Sheyang!
"Gong Jin, why did you suddenly give the order to turn around?" On the deck, a pale-faced Lu Su asked Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu turned around and smiled and said, "There is a wonderful strategy in Pang Shiyuan's letter to me, but it requires us to return from the Huaihe River."
Lu Su asked curiously, "I have also read his letter. Apart from asking you to lead the troops back from the Huaihe River, he didn't tell you what he wanted you to do?"
Zhou Yu smiled and joked, "Zijing, when it comes to strategic layout, I am not as good as you. When it comes to leading troops in battle, you are not as good as me."
Lu Su was as anxious as a child, "Oh, tell me quickly, what on earth are you and Shi Yuan fighting about?"
"Hahaha..." Zhou Yu laughed loudly, even holding his stomach, tears streaming from the corners of his eyes, "Lu Zijing, Lu Zijing, you look so deflated..."
It wasn't until Lu Su's face changed that Zhou Yu put away his smile and said, "Zijing, think about it, where do we have to pass along the way back from the Huaihe River?"
Lu Su counted with his fingers, "Sheyang, Xuyi, Zhuoqi, Huailing, Zhongli, Dangtu, Shouchun..."
Speaking of Shouchun, Lu Su raised his head in surprise, his eyes widened, "You, you want to..."
Zhou Yu nodded and said seriously, "That's right! Let's give him a two-sided approach!"
"Zijing, think about it, there are only 60,000 Cao troops left in Shouchun and Hefei, and 50,000 troops are stationed on the front line in Hefei. This is a thunder pool that Pang Shiyuan cannot get past no matter what."
"But Shouchun only has 10,000 troops. The terrain of Shouchun is low-lying, but it is still close to the Huaihe River. This is indeed a disadvantage for the army attacking the city. However, as a commander, you must learn to adapt to local conditions!"
"There is almost no army that can compete with our army in the places you just mentioned. If our army goes upstream along the Huaihe River, and then diverts the Huaihe River to pour into Shouchun, then Cao's army in Hefei will be alone! Huainan will all belong to the lord!"
Lu Su smiled bitterly and said, "What a Feng Chu, what a Zhou Lang. If you two cooperate, who else in the world can be your opponent."
After saying that, Lu Su asked again, "Didn't they also read Pang Tong's letter? Didn't they think of Pang Tong's intention?"
Zhou Yu looked to the horizon and said, "It's normal for others not to think of it, but Lu Xun is different. He thought of it. Not only did he think of it, he also came to discuss it with me. He even thought of the march route and specific tactics!"
"Lu Xun?"
"Yes, this boy and Zi Ming (Lu Meng) will definitely be the other two handsome men in the Lord's account from now on!"
Lu Su stood there and pondered. He was wondering whether Liu Cong, who had captured Huainan and had so many talents, was qualified to unify the world!
Zhou Yu smiled and walked away, and then the flag bearer on the observation platform played the flag.
"Full left rudder, all sails hoisted!"
In the 16th year of Jian'an, on March 15th, Pang Tong once again led his troops to surround Hefei, but did not attack the city.
Sergeant Liu from the city of Hefei pushed two carts to the front of the battle formation. There were two wooden boards on the carts. Zhang Liao and Li Dian were tied to the wooden boards!
"Isn't that General Zhang Liao?"
"Yes, the other one seems to be General Li Dian."
"How could they be captured by Liu Jun?"
Zhang Liao and Li Dian were both veteran generals of the Cao family. How could the soldiers in the army not recognize them?
Standing at the top of the city, Xiahou Dun's face turned livid. He struck the city with a hammer and said guiltily to Xun You, "Sir, I regret not listening to you and letting Wen Yuan go to support Lujiang."
Xun You sighed and said, "General, Pang Tong is leading us by the nose. If we don't support Lujiang, the army sergeants will also complain. We still have tens of thousands of people guarding here. As long as we hold on to the city, Pang Tong has nothing to do with us."
There’s a way.”
Xiahou Dun swallowed and said, "Sir, is there any way to save Wenyuan and Mancheng?"
Xun You waved his hand and said, "General, it's best not to have any other ideas at this time. The fact that Wenyuan and Mancheng are alive is the best news. Hold Hefei first, and wait until the prime minister arrives before making any decisions."
Xiahou Dun sighed and nodded, "As of now, this is the only way it can be."
At this time, Cao Cao had just marched to Luoyang and had already obtained the military report of Zang Ba's defeat and the repeated crossbow!
"I marched so quickly, but I didn't expect that there would be constant reports of defeats ahead! It's hateful!"
Cao Cao hurriedly walked into the Prime Minister's Mansion in Luoyang, without even looking at the newly built Prime Minister's Mansion, and went straight to the main hall.
Yang Xiu, who was following him, cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister, Liu Jun has not only the catapults that threaten the city, but now even more so the crossbows, our cavalry is becoming less and less of a threat to Liu Jun."
"
Cao Cao stopped and looked back and said, "I know, I know. But now I have to rush back to Huainan to help!"
As he said that, he picked up the repeating crossbow in his hand, raised it high and was about to throw it to the ground, "This kind of thing, this kind of thing!"
In the end, all the anger in his body turned into a sigh, "Oh, let me bring it back to Xudu and order the craftsmen in Xudu to make a replica for me!"
"promise."
"On Chuan Gu's order, all the soldiers in the army should prepare for an hour, and then set off immediately, rushing to Xuchang, to the Central Plains, to Xuzhou, and then to Huainan!"
At the end, Cao Cao almost roared again.
Sima Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "Prime Minister, our army has been marching rapidly in recent days. Do you want the soldiers to..."
Before he could finish his words, Cao Cao interrupted him, "If you keep repairing it, when Gu goes back, Huainan will belong to Liu Cong!"
After saying that, Cao Cao's chest heaved violently, obviously very angry, "Are there any military reports coming from Huainan and Xuzhou?"
Jia Xu stepped forward to report, "Prime Minister, Xun Yu organized a military echelon march in the fields and temporarily stabilized Zhou Yu. There are no military reports from Huainan for the time being."