"At the beginning, I led thousands of troops into Jiangdong, with only a few generals around me, but I was still able to overcome many difficulties and unify Jiangdong. During this period, I encountered difficulties that were more dangerous than today. There are too many to mention. The strength of the troops at that time was,
It is a world of difference from now. However, we still did not back down and defeated the powerful enemy to survive. Now we have hundreds of thousands of troops in Jiangdong, and we have many people to make plans and attack the city. How can we do it for a small army?
Stumped by difficulties.”
Sun Ce stood upright, holding a long sword in his hand, walking calmly, and talked in the big tent. Just a few words aroused the blood in everyone's hearts. Everyone crawled out from the mountain of corpses. Just now, they were just for
The Feilong Army and the Feihu Army felt pressured by their reputations, and were worried about Sun Ce's safety, so they decided to give in. At this time, after Sun Ce said it, they all felt as if they had been flushed with chicken blood, and their fighting spirit was high.
"Haha, my lord is right. What about the Flying Dragon Army, and what about the Flying Tiger Army? They are just living people. We are not even afraid of the dead, but we are still afraid of them. Not even ten thousand people have died in my hands over the years.
Eight thousand, the injured blood is already endless, and I don’t care about a few more lives.”
Zhou Tai suddenly shouted loudly, with a wild smile on his face. The worry on his face just now disappeared without a trace.
"That's right, it's just a few more lives in your hands. At worst, you have to fight your way back to Jiangdong." Taishi Ci also laughed at this time.
"Okay, then we will fight our way back to Jiangdong. I want to see if the soldiers in Jingzhou can withstand my single halberd." Sun Ce laughed.
"Haha, my lord's arrogance is really enviable. If it weren't for Su's inability to kill, I would have wanted to go to the battlefield with my lord and kill for a while." Lu Su also stood up and laughed. Speaking of which, he also
I really envy Sun Ce and others. If he hadn't been in the period of mourning, he would have wanted to kill them with a long sword.
"Haha, Zijing said it well." Zhang Hong laughed. Lu Su looked so frail, but he was able to say such a thing, which really surprised him.
"Oh, does Zijing have any good ideas?" Zhou Yu's eyes flashed and he laughed. He and Lu Su were classmates. They had known each other for several years and knew Lu Su very well. If Lu Su had no other choice, he would never be so calm.
"Haha, there are no good strategies, but there is indeed one bad strategy." Lu Su looked at Zhou Yu and said with a smile.
"Haha, I just said that there is no perfect way. If you have any good ideas, sir, please tell us so that we can rest assured." Hearing that Lu Su had a way, Han Dang immediately changed his name to Lu Su.
"Haha, if you want to return to Jiangdong, you don't have to get rid of the entanglement between the Feilong Army and the Feihu Army. You just need to give them no opportunities to take advantage of, and they will naturally retreat. However, I'm afraid Chai Sang can't take it back."
Lu Su shook his head. Chaisang was guarded by the Flying Tiger Army. Unless Wang Wei made some fatal mistake, it would be impossible to recover Chaisang.
"Oh, then how can we prevent the Feilong Army and the Feihu Army from finding any loopholes? You must know that Wenpin is famous for his vicious eyes. It is not an easy thing to retreat safely under his eyes. And that Jiang Xia
I don’t know what Zhuge Liang’s intentions are. If he had made arrangements in advance, wouldn’t it be even worse?”
Zhou Yu thought for a while and said, he had thought repeatedly in the past few days, no matter how he thought about Jiangdong, it was already a dead end, but Lu Su actually still had a way.
"Haha, the army does not have to pass through Chaisang to meet Jiangdong. Although Jiangxia and Lujiang are separated by the Yangtze River, the army can definitely find a place with slower water flow and let Lujiang prepare ships to meet it. But it only needs one person
The general will lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to camp by the river, guard the camp gate, and the army can cross the river and return to the east of the river. As for the 20,000 soldiers and horses left behind, they only need to take advantage of the night to return to the east of the river." Lu Su was not in a hurry.
He said that when Liu Qi and his people suddenly appeared in Jiangxia, the situation was very similar to today's situation.
"Then it's better to let the navy come to respond. Why let Lujiang make preparations?" Zhang Hong said. The navy is currently on the Yangtze River, not far from Jiangxia, and it will be difficult for Lujiang to raise enough ships for a hundred thousand troops to return to Jiangdong.
Already.
"The navy cannot move. Jiangdong's 20,000 navy troops currently near Jiangxia can successfully withdraw to Jiangdong as long as they can resist Jingzhou's 40,000 navy troops. Once the navy army cannot resist, we will really be trapped.
Jiangdong." Lu Su shook his head and refused.
Others looked down upon Jingzhou's navy, but he would not take it lightly. The man in charge of the navy was Gan Ning and Gan Xingba under Liu Qi. Lu Su had heard of the name of the Jinfan thief in Jiangdong. I don't know yet.
The strength of Jingzhou's navy was such that Lu Su did not dare to take risks.
"Okay, just as Zijing said, we will rush to the river tomorrow and set up camp with our backs to the water to guard against Jingzhou's soldiers. I don't believe that these Jingzhou soldiers and horses can block the Yangtze River." Sun Ce said loudly at once.
Back then, Han Xin formed a camp with his back against the enemy and won a great victory. Now, how could he not be able to protect himself even after he had formed a camp against the enemy's back?
"Where is Lu Meng?" Sun Ce suddenly shouted to the door.
The curtain opened, and Lu Meng, wearing armor, walked in: "My lord."
"Immediately take your people back to Jiangdong and ask the Lujiang prefect to prepare ships to meet the army. If necessary, you can call on the naval forces stationed along the Yangtze River to guard against Cao Cao." There are more than 20,000 naval forces in Jiangdong, and only those stationed along the Yangtze River
There are more than 30,000 navy troops. Together with the rest of the navy, Jiangdong's navy has a total of 70,000 people, and its strength is still higher than that of Jingzhou's navy.
"No." Lu Meng immediately accepted the order and left.
"Zigang, how much food and grass does the army still have?" Seeing Lu Meng leave, Sun Ce suddenly looked at Zhang Hong. He had been moving towards getting rid of Jingzhou's pursuers, but he had forgotten about it.
"My Lord, there are only two days of food and grass left in the army. If we live frugally, we should be able to last for three days." As he spoke, a look of worry flashed across Zhang Hong's face.
Two days, that is to say, the army must leave Jiangxia within two days.
"Two days is enough." Two days were enough for the army to withdraw to Jiangdong, and Sun Ce was not worried.
"It's getting late, let's go back and have a rest. The army will set out early tomorrow morning to rush to the Yangtze River coast." Sun Ce looked at the crowd and said.
"No." Everyone bowed and left one after another.
Only Sun Ce, Zhang Hong, Zhou Yu and Lu Su were left in the big tent. They clearly had something important to discuss.
"My lord, the army is currently withdrawing to Jiangdong. The most important thing is the navy. If something goes wrong with the 20,000 navy to contain the Jingzhou navy, then forming a camp behind the water will not only fail to allow the army to return safely, but will also cause the army to be caught in a pincer attack.
The ground will be in danger by then." Seeing everyone leaving, Lu Su spoke out his worries.
"Oh, Ling Cao never failed to lead the navy. Then Gan Ning was just a water thief. How could he resist Ling Cao?" Sun Ce frowned.
Ling Cao and his son defected to him. It turned out that they had great military exploits. Let's not talk about Ling Cao's son Ling Tong, let's just talk about Ling Cao. Ling Cao led the navy to break through the enemy's water stronghold every time, kill the enemy's defenders, and never failed.
.20,000 naval troops under the leadership of Ling Cao could not resist Gan Ning.
"My lord, Gan Ning only led 800 people and was able to gallop on the river. Now he leads 40,000 people, and his power has reached the peak of the sky. Although General Ling is brave and extraordinary, General Ling is too aggressive. This time he rushed to the end.
If something unexpected happens ahead, it will be extremely detrimental to the army." Lu Su said solemnly.
He was almost certain that Ling Cao was definitely no match for Gan Ning. If Ling Cao led his navy to confront Gan Ning, he might still be undefeated. But if Ling Cao really stepped forward to fight Gan Ning, Ling Cao would definitely be defeated.
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"This..." Sun Ce hesitated. He knew Ling Cao's abilities. Although Gan Ning had a great reputation, he didn't think Gan Ning could beat Ling Cao. However, what Lu Su said was not unreasonable.
"Lord, the safety of the navy is related to the safety of the army. Why not send a general to help Ling Cao." Zhou Yu on the side stepped forward to persuade. He was also a little worried that Ling Cao was not Gan Ning's opponent. After all,
Gan Ning had been on the river for such a long time, and then followed Liu Qi to win consecutive battles, and his reputation had long been spread.
"In this case, let General Huang go to help Ling Cao." Sun Ce thought for a while and said. Among the current army, only Huang Gai is suitable to go to help Ling Cao. The other generals have followed Sun Ce for a long time.
Jiang Dong's status is higher than that of Ling Cao. Now only Huang Gai has made repeated mistakes and sent him to Ling Cao's side. Huang Gai will not affect Ling Cao.
"My lord is wise." All three of them bowed and said.
As soon as Sun Ce opened his mouth, the three of them understood what Sun Ce meant and couldn't help but nod secretly. At this time, Ling Cao led an army of 20,000 people, which could be said to be like an arm. If he changed the battle at the last minute, it would be extremely detrimental to the army.
"With the camp against the water, who do you think should be the main general?" Sun Ce looked at the three of them and said.
Although there is a precedent for forming a camp against water, if there is no good general, how can he withstand the Flying Dragon Army and the Flying Tiger Army? Although Sun Ce looked down upon the Flying Tiger Army and the Flying Dragon Army on the surface, he had to treat them with caution in his heart.
"This..." The three of them were hesitant. After all, whoever stayed would be in greater danger. Moreover, the safety of Jiangdong's 100,000-strong army rested entirely on this one person, so they had to be cautious.
"Since you don't say it, then Gu will." Sun Ce looked at the three of them and said, "Ming Ziyi will lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to guard the camp to resist the Flying Tiger Army and the Flying Dragon Army, and let the 5,000 personal guards stay.
Help Ziyi."
"My lord is wise." Zhou Yu and the others bowed and saluted.
Now the most suitable person in the camp is Taishi Ci. However, Taishi Ci followed Sun Ce late, and he was not a veteran of Jiangdong. His prestige and status in Jiangdong were not as good as those of Zhou Tai and Han Dang.
If a few people spoke about this matter, it would inevitably make Han Dang and others dissatisfied, so several people hesitated. When Sun Ce spoke out, no one could say anything.
Taishi Ci was not only a fierce general, but also a wise general.