Chapter 431 Wanting to fight for merit, Sun Quan is in the middle
Chapter 431 yù Sun Quan was defeated in the fight for merit
After thinking for a long time, Cao Cao had no idea. He looked at everyone and asked: "Everyone, what do you think Sun Quan should do in the best way?"
"Back to Prime Minister, if I were Sun Quan, I would stand still and fight with you. When Sun Ce breaks through Nanjun and marches to Xiangyang, and our army has to retreat, I will lead my troops to follow him." Xun You is indeed a master of military art. He actually guessed it.
Lu Su’s plan.
"Not necessarily." Cheng Yu was scheming. He lightly twirled his long beard and said: "I heard that Sun Quan and Sun Ce have been at odds for a long time because of the position of the lord of Jiangdong. If Sun Ce makes great contributions to Jiangdong this time, Sun Quan will not be able to fight with him.
Fight. I think Sun Quan will take the initiative and try to defeat the prime minister to prove that his ability is not inferior to Sun Ce."
"This..." What Cheng Yu and Xun You said were very reasonable. Cao Cao hesitated a little and couldn't help but ask: "Which one is more likely?"
"Prime Minister, why do you care what Sun Quan will do? It's our choice over Sun Quan." Jiang Ji said with a smile: "If Sun Quan wants to defend, we will naturally attack. If he wants to attack, isn't it just playing into the hands of our army?"
"What Zi Tong said is true." Cao Cao smiled and said, "It's because the truth is confused."
"Prime Minister, this is serious." Jiang Ji bowed and said with a smile, "You are just a member of the authorities."
Cao Cao waved his hand and was about to speak. Suddenly, there was a noise outside the big tent. He asked angrily: "What happened outside?"
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, there was a strong wind in the camp and the commander's flag was blown down." Hearing Cao Cao shouting, a junior high school student walked into the big tent and told the reason for the commotion.
"The strong wind blew down the handsome flag?" Cao Cao scanned the crowd and asked, "What is this sign?"
"Prime Minister, could it be that Sun Quan wanted to attack the camp, so he went to heaven to warn him?" Although Zi did not say anything about the strange power of Luàn, since ancient times, strong winds blowing down the commander's flag either damaged the general or symbolized someone attacking the camp. Jiang Ji frowned.
I thought of two possibilities, but didn't dare to mention the other possibility.
"Sun Quan attacked the camp?" Cao Cao said: "I just attacked his camp, and he dared to attack my camp. Could it be that he wants to repeat the same mistakes as I did?"
"I would rather believe that something is true than something that is not true. Please make a decision as soon as possible."
He and Jiang Ji looked at each other just now and had already changed their opinions.
"This..." Cao Cao said with a smile: "In this case, if Sun Quan really dares to attack the camp, I will make it difficult for him to take advantage of the situation. I will order you to go to the camp first and ambush outside the camp until Sun Quan's army enters the camp.
, you will be the first to enter.”
"The last general obeys the order" and the first to climb the camp is no different from a dead soldier. Because of this, its combat effectiveness is very strong. Qu Yi regards taking the lead in every battle as the highest honor to be the first to climb the camp.
"Gao Lan, Han Meng," Cao Cao said, "Wait to ambush at the gate of the camp. If Sun Quan enters the camp, when the killing cry starts, you will cut off his return."
"The last general obeys the order," Gao Lan said, and Han Meng retreated with the order. The two of them seemed a little excited. Blocking the enemy's retreat was the only advantage of being able to capture the enemy's general alive.
"Xu Huang, Cao Chun" Cao Cao picked up two more command arrows and said: "You two will ambush behind the camp. When Sun Quan retreats, you will lead an attack and kill as many soldiers as possible under Sun Quan's command."
"The last general takes orders" Cao Chun and Xu Huang took the order arrows and retreated.
After arranging the ambush in the camp, Cao Cao smiled and said: "If there is nothing else, you guys can go down and prepare."
"Prime Minister, why don't you arrange an ambush on the wooden bridge, maybe you can capture Sun Quan alive?" Xu Huang was also a talented general. He saw the omissions in Cao Cao's arrangement and reminded him.
"Gongming, Sun Quan cannot die." Cheng Yu said with a smile: "Sun Quan and Sun Ce are at loggerheads, and Sun Quan's ambitions are even greater. If Sun Quan dies, everyone in Jiangdong will follow Sun Ce's wishes, and our army will be in trouble. Therefore, we want to keep Sun Quan.
Let Jiangdong not be unified internally."
"I see." Xu Huang understood what Cao Cao meant and said no more. Everyone returned to their bases to prepare to meet the invading enemy.
On the south bank of the river, in the Jiangdong Army camp, Sun Quan was sitting in the command post of the Chinese army's tent very depressed. Although he defeated Cao Cao, he lost a lot of supplies. It can't be said that he won or lost. At most, it was a tie. Sun Quan finally
Depressingly, Lu Meng's troops suffered the greatest losses because Lu Meng blocked Cao Jun's first camp.
Back then, Xiandengying was unstoppable under Yuan Shao, and now it is even more prosperous in the hands of Cao Cao. Although Jiangdong's army was not bad, Xiandengying was able to defeat 3,000 cavalry with 800 infantry. Now there are ten thousand people in Xiandengying, and Lu
Meng has less than 10,000 people under his command. It would be strange if the losses were small.
"Everyone, Cao Cao is on the north bank now. Do we really have to wait for our eldest brother to defeat Jingzhou before sending troops?" Looking at the people under his command, Sun Quan was a little frustrated. The people who can fight are all under Sun Ce, and he can't give orders to those veteran generals.
.Sun Quan, who wanted to achieve success in this battle, never wanted to wait until Sun Ce was victorious before entering the army.
"This is the best way." Lu Su said with a smile: "Second Young Master, we not only want to defeat Cao Cao, but also preserve our strength. You know, our biggest enemy in the world is not Cao Cao, but Liu Zhang."
"If I win the world like this, what does the world have to do with me?" Sun Quan felt a hint of cruelty in his heart, and he said solemnly: "I will never wait for my elder brother to win. I will use Xu Chu's head to honor my father."
"This..." Lu Su said: "Second Young Master, Cao's army is powerful. It is not easy for us to maintain a stalemate with him. How can we defeat him?"
"Attack the camp," Sun Quan said; "Yesterday, Cao Cao attacked our camp secretly and was severely damaged by our army. Today, our army also attacked the camp at night. He must not have expected it."
"Second Young Master, Cao Cao is good at attacking camps. How could he be unprepared? Please think twice." Looking at Sun Quan, Lu Su's eyes were full of sincerity.
"I have made up my mind, no need to persuade anymore." Sun Quan ignored Lu Su and insisted on going his own way. In his opinion, Lu Su was Sun Ce's man and he did not want him to make meritorious deeds.
"Alas..." Lu Su understood Sun Quan's thoughts and couldn't help but sigh and retreat.
"Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai listen to the order." Seeing that Lu Su stopped persuading, Sun Quan stood up and said, "I order you two to make food at the third watch, break camp at the fifth watch, and follow me to attack Cao Jun's stronghold at Yin Shi."
"The last general will obey orders" Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were ordered to assist Sun Quan, so they naturally had to obey Sun Quan's orders, even if they were unwilling to do so.
"Zhu Ran, Lu Meng, Zhu Huan" Sun Quan said: "The three of you are behind the two generals Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai. After entering Cao's camp, set fire everywhere to prevent an ambush in Cao's army."
"Yes" Zhu Ran and the other three are Sun Quan's cronies, and they will not disobey Sun Quan's orders. But Lu Meng still has some hesitation in his heart. He can tell that Lu Su's opinion is correct. However, he can also see that Sun Quan
It’s not that I don’t understand, it’s that I resist
After arranging the attack on the camp, Sun Quan asked everyone to go down and prepare. Lu Meng hesitated for a long time, but did not leave. When Sun Quan raised his head again, he found that Lu Meng had not left, so he smiled and asked: "Ziming, what else is there?"
What's the matter?"
"Lord, I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not." Lu Meng knew Sun Quan's character, so he hesitated. In fact, he stayed and had already mustered up great courage.
"Ziming, you are my confidant. If you have anything to say, speak out." Sun Quan patted Lu Meng on the shoulder. Sun Quan was smiling. He admired Lu Meng who had transformed from a reckless man to a famous general.
"Lord, Master Lu's words are very reasonable and indeed the best way. You..." Just halfway through speaking, he saw a haze on Sun Quan's face. Lu Meng's heart tightened, and sweat immediately wet his clothes.
He can't speak any more.
"Alas..." Seeing Lu Meng's frightened expression, Sun Quan shook his head and said, "Ziming, you are indeed not the former Wu Xia Eméng. Even you can see it, so why can't I? But have you ever thought about it?
If I have no merit in this battle, then why should I inherit the position of Lord of Jiangdong? Besides my father's last wish, the one who avenges him is the Lord of Jiangdong. If I wait for my elder brother to win, won't I be giving up the position of Lord of Jiangdong?
Are you going to give it up?"
"This..." Lu Meng was stunned for a moment. Although he understood a lot of truth through reading, he still didn't have a clear understanding of internal struggles and family strife.
Seeing the confusion on Lu Meng's face, Sun Quan smiled and said: "Ziming, if you don't understand now, you will understand later and rectify the army."
"Yes." Now that Sun Quan understood, Lu Meng said no more, but the moment he turned around and left, a murderous look flashed through Sun Quan's eyes.
Night fell again, and there was no movement in Sun Quan's camp until late at night. Cao Jun's scouts had already withdrawn, and even the lights in Cao's camp became dim. At three o'clock, there was a rustling sound in Sun Quan's camp, and Jiangdong's soldiers began to
Cooking in silence. At five o'clock, under the cover of night, groups of Jiangdong soldiers marched towards Cao Jun's camp. Sun Quan had a golden helmet and a sword on his waist. Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were guarding him, but he didn't dare to
Neglect.
The lights in Cao's camp had long been extinguished, and only a few torches were still burning at the gate of the camp. On the observation deck, several soldiers with bows were patrolling, but there were no patrolling soldiers in the camp. Seeing this, Sun Quan laughed and said: "
It seems that Cao Cao was defeated by us and has relaxed a lot. Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, you lead people to deal with the soldiers at the gate."
"Yes" Jiangdong's army was good at shooting, and Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai's shooting skills were even more extraordinary. They brought a few archers and killed the sentries at the gate of Cao Ying and the soldiers on the observation tower.
When Lu Chai and Lu Chai saw that there was still no movement in Cao Ying, they sent a secret signal to Sun Quan.
"Kill" Sun Quan pulled out the sword from his waist and roared loudly. The Jiangdong soldiers rushed towards Cao Ying like water, but Cao Ying still did not move at all.
"Hiss..." Sun Quan overturned a tent and found that there was no one inside. He immediately realized that Cao Cao had been prepared, and quickly ordered: "Send my order, the whole army..."
"You can't leave." Before the word "Retreat" was uttered, the lights around Cao Cao's camp were brightly lit. Cao Cao stood not far away with Xu Chu and said with a smile: "My nephew Zhongmou, are you okay? If you don't dismount and surrender, why don't you wait?