After listening to the soldier's detailed report, Zhou Yu couldn't help but feel weak and almost collapsed.
Originally they thought the grain camp had been burned down, but they didn't expect that even Hefei was taken back by the enemy.
But it’s normal to think about it. Hefei is so close to Chaohu Grain Camp, and this city is extremely important to Cao Jun. Cao Jun has no reason not to take it back. And after burning the grain camp, he wanted to pretend to be a defeated Jiangdong army and deceive Hefei into leaving.
The city gate couldn't be simpler, or even effortless.
They were about to attack the city of Xuchang, but unexpectedly they fell short.
The grain camp was burned, and our army had no choice but to retreat. All our previous efforts were really in vain!
Zhou Yu was very unwilling, but had no choice but to do so. He did not have the ability to produce food for nothing.
As the current capital of the Han Dynasty, Xuchang City must have been repaired many times by Cao Cao, and it could not be captured in a short time.
If you want to attack Xuchang, you must be prepared for a protracted battle. This battle must last for at least a month.
The rations carried by the entire army can only last for five days. Even if they are ruthless and reduce the daily rations by half, it will only last for ten days at most. What Zhou Yu can be sure of is that with only ten days of time, he wants to conquer the enemy first.
Qiao County and then conquering Xuchang are simply idiotic dreams.
If this is true, the fate Jiangdong's army will face is nothing more than depletion of morale and the complete defeat of the entire army.
No matter how reluctant he was, Zhou Yu knew very well that it was time to retreat.
If you continue to break up, you will suffer chaos. At this moment, you are hesitant on whether to withdraw the troops. When the time comes when the morale of the army is really broken, it will be too late to regret it.
When that time comes, I can't leave even if I want to, and I'm waiting to be completely wiped out by Cao's army.
Although I don't know how Sun Jian would feel about the proposal to withdraw his troops, Zhou Yu estimates that he will agree.
If you want to ask who hates the failure to capture Xuchang the most, it is definitely Sun Jian. In addition to developing his own power, Sun Jian launched this war to avenge his beloved son Sun Quan.
But he never thought that before Sun Quan could take revenge, another son of Sun Jian, Sun Yi, would also die in the hands of Cao Jun.
After losing two sons one after another, and both of them died at the hands of Cao Cao's army when he attacked Cao Cao, one can imagine the grief in Sun Jian's heart.
Bearing such huge anger and sadness in his heart, but having to face the decision of whether to retreat, Zhou Yu couldn't help but feel pity for Sun Jian at this moment.
However, Sun Jian is a powerful hero after all, and his character is still very firm. Zhou Yu believes that after learning the tragic news, he will make the right decision from the perspective of the entire army.
——————————————————————————————————When Sun Jian heard the news of the fall of Chaohu Liangying, although he was shocked, he
He could still control his emotions and keep his shock from appearing on the surface. However, when he learned that his other son, Sun Yi, had also died at the hands of Cao Jun, it was obvious that he could no longer remain calm.
Sun Jian is forty-eight years old this year. He is no longer in his prime, and he has obviously felt that his physical strength and energy have dropped significantly compared to usual. Therefore, he put more effort into the next generation, hoping that they can hold up a sky.
However, his favorite and most optimistic Sun Quan was killed by Cao Cao a few years ago, and now the brave and resolute third son Sun Yi has followed in the footsteps of his second brother, and another of his sons was killed by Cao Cao's army.
The bad news of his beloved son's death made Sun Jian unable to remain calm. He was extremely angry at the moment, his eyes were splitting, and his hair and hair were all crazy!
At the same time, a hint of haggard appeared quietly on his angry face.
The pain of losing a child is not so easy to bear. When a person with white hair sends a person with black hair, it is a kind of exhaustion and sadness that penetrates the heart.
Logically speaking, Zhou Yu should say a few words of comfort at this time, and then from the standpoint of a military advisor, persuade Sun Jian to withdraw as soon as possible.
But Zhou Yu did not do that. Zhou Yu believed that Sun Jian would make the right judgment. If he stepped forward to persuade him, he might be self-defeating and arouse Sun Jian's hatred for Cao Jun, which is not good.
Sun Jian's expression was changing, and he was struggling to make a decision.
His eyes were completely red, and his expression was very painful. The food and grass were burned, and there was no possibility of winning this war. Continuing to attack Xuchang would undoubtedly push the entire army to a desperate situation. But if he just turned back to Jiangdong, the deep hatred between the two sons would be unknown.
Will I be able to repay it in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse?
"Father! How can we not avenge the second brother and the third brother? We and Cao Cao's thieves are no longer sworn in. If we retreat today and take revenge tomorrow, I don't know what year or month we will have to wait?" Sun Jian was still there.
When he was hesitating, Sun Ce suddenly shouted, "Even if the granary is burned, the dry food our army carries can last for several days. As long as we attack Xuchang quickly, we can avenge ourselves!"
Capture Xuchang within a few days? Sun Jian also wanted to do this. Yixue felt hatred in his heart, but how could this be so easy?
But if we just retreat like this, how should we bear the pain of losing our son? How should we vent it?
Just when Sun Jian was hesitating, another messenger ran in and told a shocking news.
The Xiliang army was defeated and retreated from Chang'an!