The retreat of the Wei army did not relieve much pressure on Sun Quan. On the contrary, it made him even more anxious.
Judging from the time, Wei Ba fell out with Lu Xun yesterday evening and withdrew from the battlefield. Wei Jun arrived here this morning. It can be seen that their goal is very clear, which is to use cavalry to launch a surprise attack and cut off the communication between him and Lu Xun. It is even possible
It was to kill Sun Quan and put the Wu Kingdom into a dangerous situation without a leader.
Although the attack by the Wei army did not last long, it caused serious losses to Sun Quan. Without statistics, a cursory glance at the battlefield estimated that there were more than ten thousand casualties. More importantly, in order to resist the sudden attack of the Wei army's cavalry, they burned
A large part of the reason for Wei Jun's retreat was that the fire was so fierce that it greatly disturbed the horses. If they retreat now, they can come back again, but where can Sun Quan find so many baggage trucks to form an array? And the Wei army
They retreated because they had just galloped for more than a hundred miles and lacked physical strength. It is conceivable that when these supply camps are burned out and the Wei army regains their physical strength, the next battle will be even more brutal.
Sun Quan found that he was trapped here and could not move. To run, a two-legged man could not outrun a four-legged horse. To fight, the initiative was in the hands of the Wei army. He could not do anything if he wanted to fight, not to mention that the shocked soldiers might not be able to.
The courage to take the initiative to attack the Wei army.
The only plan now is to wait for reinforcements and hope that Lu Xun will withdraw from Xiangyang as soon as possible. But in this way, Xiangyang City, which has just been conquered, has no choice but to give up. It has been planned carefully for so long and at such a high price.
One foot has already stepped into Xiangyang City, and in the end it has to be spit out intact, which is really unacceptable.
It was all because Wei Ba suddenly withdrew and left a pontoon bridge for the Wei army. Otherwise, how could the battle situation have changed so quickly.
When Sun Quan thought of this, his teeth itched with hatred.
At the beginning of the alliance, Sun Quan did not think about the risks involved, and he acquiesced to Lu Xun's step-by-step approach. However, as the battle progressed step by step, the Shu army won several major victories in succession, and finally even captured Fancheng at the cost of more than half of the casualties.
, which made Sun Quan begin to wonder if he had been too cautious. Since Fancheng was in the hands of the Shu army, and the Wei army had no navy and could not easily cross the Han River, it should still be possible to attack Xiangyang. Even if there is still a risk,
Can't resist the temptation of Xiangyang.
Not only did Sun Quan think so, but Lu Xun also thought so, so he took the initiative to attack Xiangyang. As for Wei Ba's stimulation, it was not the main reason at all.
But no one expected that such a thing would happen when the outer city of Xiangyang was destroyed and only some remnants were left to resist stubbornly in the inner city. Although Sun Quan knew that Wei Ba might have had bad intentions from the beginning, he
I am still very dissatisfied with Lu Xun's handling. Either you don't make any moves, and if you do, just get things done. If you do it like this, what does it mean?
The more Sun Quan thought about it, the angrier he became. He sent people to break out and asked Lu Xun for advice. However, only Sun Quan knew how much of it was strategy and how much was resentment. The Wei army was standing nearby, and the people who broke through were in danger.
Young Master, if you just report the situation to Lu Xun, there is no need at all. The surrounding scouts will soon discover the situation here, and maybe the news has been sent to Lu Xun by now.
However, everyone knows that Sun Quan is in a bad mood now. Sun Lu's death in battle is almost a foregone conclusion, and the army has suffered a disastrous defeat. No one knows what the final result will be. At this moment, who is willing to say a word for Lu Xun. Although Lu Xun
He was in a high position and powerful, but his popularity was not good. People in Jianghuai were alienated from him, and people in Jiangdong may not like him. Seeing Sun Quan make this arrangement, everyone fell silent.
Lu Xun indeed already knew. Long before Sun Quan was attacked, he had received news that the Wei army's cavalry had gone south. He didn't have to guess what the Wei army's intentions were. He also sent people to call the police. Unfortunately, the Wei army was also cautious.
, sent a large number of scouts to intercept and kill. In the end, Lu Xun was not sure whether the people sent out could reach Sun Quan alive. However, he was not worried. Sun Quan himself had rich battlefield experience and was also very afraid of the Wei cavalry.
He must have been wary, and secondly, he had already reminded Sun Quan at the end of his report on the conflict with Wei Ba. At that time, the Wei army was still crossing the river, and it must have been delivered to Sun Quan's hands.
He never expected that Sun Quan was so distracted by Sun Lu's death that he didn't notice the implicit reminder in the last few sentences. When he learned that Sun Quan was attacked by the Wei army during the march and was still trapped in the wilderness,
At that time, he was very shocked.
He immediately called Zhu Ran and others and announced the withdrawal of troops.
Zhu Ran and others were very surprised, but also very helpless. They all knew that since the Wei army had crossed the Han River through the pontoon bridge left by the Shu army, and the inner city of Xiangyang was still in the hands of Xiahou Ba, the Wu army even wanted to hold on to Xiangyang.
It couldn't be done, and the only way left was to withdraw the troops. But in this way, so many days of hard work and so many casualties were all in vain, and all the money was lost.
And all of this was caused by Wei Ba. When they thought of this, everyone hated Wei Ba, their teeth were itching with hatred, and they wished they could catch Wei Ba and eat him alive right now.
But they couldn't catch Wei Ba, but the Wei army was right in front of them.
Zhu Huan stood up first and expressed his worries. "Sima Yi's troops are nearby, and the Wei army's 20,000 cavalry have rushed in front of us. If we retreat, will we be pursued by them?"
Lu Xun sighed: "The pursuit of the Wei army is inevitable, but their most important goal should be to regain Xiangyang. Now that we have given up on Xiangyang, their goal has been achieved. It will not be their original intention to fight our army in a bloody battle. It is necessary.
I know that the battle of Xiangyang was also a helpless move for the Wei State. From the beginning of the war to now, they have lost a lot of men and horses, and they will no longer compete with us for short periods of time. Do not stop when you return to the army. Sima Yi understands this principle, and Cao Cao
Rui also understands that they still need troops to retake Guanzhong."
Although Zhu Huan was not convinced by Lu Xun, he didn't say much after hearing this. Lu Xun immediately arranged for Zhu Ran to lead the navy to withdraw first, go down the Han River, and rush to the Yishui River to set up defenses, connect the army, and force the Wei army
The cavalry retreated.
Zhu Ran took the order and left, led the navy and immediately set sail. Lu Xun personally led the army and slowly withdrew from Xiangyang. As he expected, Sima Yi did not pursue him, but immediately entered Xiangyang City and easily recaptured Xiangyang.
Wu Jun retreated and Xiangyang was recovered. Cao Rui finally breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately ordered General Chen Qun of the Fu Army to stop advancing and temporarily stay in Wancheng.
After more than a month of fierce fighting, Xiangyang City finally returned to peace, but Sun Quan was still living in dire straits. In order to prevent being attacked by the Wei army's cavalry, Lu Xun walked very slowly, almost at every step, ready to fight at any time. Cao Yu's suggestion on Tian Yu
He left a few people to monitor the retreating Wei army in Xiangyang, and then led the main force to launch a fierce attack on Sun Quan again.
Sun Quan defended the formation and suffered heavy casualties. Because of the large amount of baggage and the burned food and grass, they faced the dilemma of insufficient arrows and food shortages. Insufficient arrows, the power to deal with the cavalry was greatly reduced, lack of food, and the morale of the army was even more unstable.
In the face of the tidal wave of attacks by the Wei army, the Wu army persisted very hard. For two days, even Sun Quan, who was at the center of the battle formation, had to put up a shield to prevent him from being hit by the stray arrows of the Wei army.
When the situation became extremely critical, Zhu Ran led his troops and arrived. Wu Jun's navy entered Yishui and threatened the retreat of Wei Jun's cavalry. Cao Yu then gave up the attack and walked away. They met Lu Xun halfway, and again
They launched an attack once, but Lu Xun was well prepared and they didn't get any big advantage, so they had to watch Lu Xun leave.
Freed from the threat of the Wei army's cavalry, Lu Xun began to quicken his pace. On the afternoon of the third day, he crossed the Yishui River. At this time, he received a piece of news that made him very nervous: Sun Quan did not wait for him, but led the remaining soldiers directly back to Jiangling.
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Lu Xun sighed, feeling heavy.
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Wei Ba and others were far away in Longzhong and received the news slower. When he learned that the war in Xiangyang was over, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Lu Xun gave up Xiangyang without hesitation, and Cao Rui was also very restrained.
He pursued and allowed Wu Jun to retreat, which greatly undermined his plan. Calculating, Wu Jun's total losses will not exceed 40,000, and Wei Jun's losses are slightly more, which should be around 50,000. Although the results are brilliant, they have not yet been
To the point where their vitality was so damaged that they could no longer fight.
As a result, the problems that Shu will face next will be much more serious than expected. In order to gain a greater advantage in the subsequent melee of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Ba discussed with Wu Yi and Meng Da to attack Danshui immediately
The navy of the Wei army put the Danshui section from Wuguan to Xiangyang under the control of the Shu army, then occupied Nanxiang County and recaptured Wuguan.
However, both Wu Yi and Meng Da expressed their opposition.
Meng Da objected, and Wei Ba had already prepared. This time Meng Da had the credit for killing Hu Zhibu and conquering Fancheng. He had made enough and suffered a lot of losses. At this time, he was thinking of returning to Fangling to reorganize
Take prisoners, replenish your strength, and attack Nanxiang County and Wuguan City if you have the guts to do so.
However, Wu Yi objected, and Wei Ba did not understand it. In his opinion, Wu Yi did not have the problem of losing strength. Once he returned to Chengdu, it would be a question whether he would have the chance to go out again next time. He should hope to get all the credit at once.
That's right. The Shu Navy now has nine armored ships. It is easy to destroy the Wei Navy. It is also very easy to capture Nanxiang. Only retaking Wuguan City may be a little difficult. Overall, this is a very good opportunity.
Wu Yi should applaud with both hands.
But he objected.
Wu Yi was the commander-in-chief and Meng Da was the deputy-general. The commander-in-chief and the deputy-general were both opposed. Wei Ba was just a soldier. Although he had many supporters, he could not act arbitrarily. Facing this scene, Wei Ba felt for the first time the embarrassment of not having the military power in his hands.
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At this moment, Fei Yi and Zhang Wen came, bringing news: Sun Lu died in battle. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)