Chapter 292: Lu Xun vs. Zhou Yu III in Three-Front Warfare
"What? The city of Hefei was massacred!?" The news brought by the scouts was so shocking that Zhang Liao and others could hardly believe it.
They had never imagined before that Sun Jian would order the massacre of the city!
If they could have known this result in advance, Zhang Liao and the others would never have given up on Hefei City as resolutely as they did now. After all, a city was massacred. The seriousness of this matter cannot be expressed in words.
As someone who abandoned the city, the crime of causing the murder of all the people in the city would undoubtedly be heavily pinned on him, and he would not be able to get rid of it no matter how hard he tried.
Zhang Liao could even imagine that if Cao Cao stood in front of him at this moment, he would definitely order him to be executed on the spot immediately.
But what Zhang Liao couldn't figure out was why Sun Jian massacred the city? Because he led his army to evacuate early, Sun Jian could be said to have captured the city of Hefei without much effort. Although Jiangdong's army did suffer some losses before, these
The loss was not serious, and it would not have allowed Jiangdong's army to massacre the city to vent their hatred. Didn't Sun Jian know what impact the massacre would have?
Zhang Liao did not consider Sun Jian's pain of losing his son, but no matter what, Jiangdong Army's massacre of the city was an established fact and could not be changed. Tens of thousands of people who were massacred could not be resurrected. Zhang Liao and others had no way out.
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Now Zhang Liao and the others can only atone for their sins by winning the battle. If they cannot win this war, then they who voluntarily abandoned Hefei City will undoubtedly become sinners for the ages and be firmly nailed to the pillar of shame in the history books.
Even if the final victory is achieved, the negative reputation and impact caused by abandoning Hefei and causing the massacre of the entire city will probably not be eliminated in a short time.
Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Yue Jin, including Lu Xun, everyone must be in a bad mood.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere in the entire army seemed very depressing for a moment. However, the troops' marching speed did not slow down, but continued to move towards their destination.
Only by achieving the final victory, otherwise the crime of abandoning the city will be punished by death!
————————————————————————————————After the Jiangdong Army captured Hefei, they left five thousand soldiers to defend it and returned to Sun Jian’s three descendants.
The rest of the army then headed north along the Yingshui River, attacking cities and territories along the way. The advance was not unsatisfactory.
Fortunately, perhaps because his inner resentment was vented, Sun Jian never launched another massacre after Hefei.
At present, Jiangdong's army has captured Xiyang. To the west of Xiyang is Qiao County, and to the west of Qiao County is Xuchang.
It can be said that Jiangdong Army is very close to Xuchang.
And now Jiangdong Army still has 80,000 combatable soldiers!
When Cao Cao learned that Xiyang had been breached, he was so anxious that he had a headache on the spot.
"What are Zhang Liao and the others doing? Not to mention abandoning Hefei, there is still no news about the 40,000-strong army!" Cao Cao was so angry that he had given Zhang Liao and others important responsibilities, but was this how they failed to live up to his expectations?
It was time to abandon Hefei City! What made Cao Cao even more angry was that after Zhang Liao led nearly 40,000 people to leave Hefei City, he lost all news and disappeared without a trace. Just like this, Jiangdong Army directly attacked
Arrive at the door of your home.
However, anger is useless. Now Cao Cao must start arranging Xuchang's defense.
Even Cao Cao didn't know where Zhang Liao went with his army, and Zhou Yu naturally couldn't figure it out either.
There was no news about the 40,000 troops, which made Zhou Yu feel a little uneasy. The enemy was hidden and we were clear. Zhou Yu even had a hunch that Zhang Liao's missing 40,000 troops might very well lead to the defeat of his own army in this war.
When he thought of this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but blame Sun Jian. If he immediately sent troops to pursue after taking Hefei City, he would probably catch up with Zhang Liao's army who had escaped.
However, Sun Jian believed that the enemy was just a lost dog who fled due to fear of his own might, so he ignored Zhang Liao's fleeing army and insisted on massacring the city, making it a hidden danger today.
Zhou Yu originally speculated that Zhang Liao's 40,000 men had entered Huainan, and were preparing to suddenly attack his army with a knife from behind when it was heading north.
Therefore, Zhou Yu also made a series of preparations to resist the enemy's surprise attack.
However, until Jiangdong's army reached Xiyang, the 40,000 Cao troops still remained motionless and did not know where they were going.
Jiangdong's army had penetrated so deeply that Cao's 40,000-strong army had lost the chance even if they wanted to launch a surprise attack.
But despite this, the scruples in Zhou Yu's heart did not subside by half, but became even more uneasy. The disappearance of 40,000 people could not be for nothing, it must be for some reason. Unfortunately, Zhou Yu has not yet been able to guess the reason.
But no matter what, if these 40,000 people are not found, how can Zhou Yu dare to attack Xuchang with confidence?
"There is no problem with the supply of food and grass." Zhou Yu asked the soldiers around him.
If you can't think of an answer, you can only put it aside for now. After all, the problem at hand is the most practical. As the army gradually deepens, the battle line becomes longer and longer, and of course the grain road also lengthens, so the problem of grain and grass transportation becomes more serious.
It is very important. Once there is any problem with the transportation of grain and grass, it will be a small matter if the whole army is hungry, but it will be terrible if the morale is greatly reduced.
Grain? Wait...
Zhou Yu suddenly thought of something, and then his face changed rapidly...
If it is really what you think, the consequences will be really unimaginable!
Hearing Zhou Yu's question, the soldiers on the side were about to answer when suddenly a messenger ran into the camp in a hurry and shouted to Zhou Yu: "Chao, Chaohu Grain Camp has fallen!"
When Zhou Yu heard the news, there was a buzz in his head.