Outside Guangling's Jiangdu City, the night was deep, but the defeated Sun Quan's expression wasn't any better. This was the first time he led an army alone. In the past, he had followed his big brother to conquer the world. Many of the powerful families in River East had been killed, but he had not suffered such a great defeat.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the majestic Taishi Ci who was known as the number one general in River East and the only one who was undefeated by his big brother. His big brother was worried about him and had specially sent him here. Although Taishi Ci and Liu Bei were old friends, with Taishi Ci's character, he was now a member of River East and would definitely fight to the death. However, Chen Deng was still defending the city and didn't come out. Even when the two armies were facing each other, he directly commanded the army to charge forward, not giving Taishi Ci any chance to face him.
Although Taishi Ci's archery skills were superb, it was very difficult to find a person in the chaotic army, let alone kill him. Moreover, Chen Deng did not show his face at all. If he did not leave the city, Taishi Ci would not even have a chance. Thinking about the casualties today, Sun Quan was even more furious. The 30,000-strong army had been scattered. After packing up and checking again, they actually lost more than 8,000 people. According to the report, Jiangdu only had 5,000 official soldiers brought by Chen Deng from Xuzhou. The rest were just county soldiers. It was such an unremarkable force that had thrown his army into chaos and even lost 8,000 men. It was really unbearable.
Sun Quan was currently in the prime of his life. Coupled with the fact that he had followed his elder brother to conquer River East, he had never suffered such a huge loss. Even though he had always been calm, he couldn't help but become a little impatient. Taishi Ci looked at his lord's younger brother, then thought of his lord who had fought in Xuzhou, as well as the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang. He could not help but sigh in his heart. However, no matter how much he wanted to say, he could not say it at this moment. After all, he had just suffered a defeat.
At this moment, a soldier came to report,""General, dozens of miles north of Jiang Du, bonfires are burning brightly. They are lined up vertically and horizontally. It is suspected that Xu Prefecture's reinforcements have arrived. The scouts are investigating, but no one has reported back.”Sun Quan and Taishi Ci exchanged a glance. Taishi Ci then said,""This is impossible. Xu Prefecture is surrounded by 200,000 troops and can't even protect itself.”
The soldier was a bold man and hurriedly said,""This lowly one is speaking the truth. If the general does not believe it, you can come out of the tent to take a look. The bonfire is bright and you can see it clearly.”Hearing this, Sun Quan ignored the soldier and walked straight out of the tent. He climbed up the watchtower and looked towards the north. As expected, he saw the bonfire lighting up half the sky. He couldn't help but frown.
Taishi Ci, who was following closely behind him, also frowned. Suddenly, a terrifying thought flashed through his mind. The soldiers were already panicking after the recent defeat. If they saw the arrival of the enemy's reinforcements, one could imagine how low their morale would be. If an army suddenly attacked the camp, the consequences would be unimaginable. Taishi Ci hurriedly stepped forward to ask Sun Quan for an order. He wanted to clarify that this was Chen Deng's plan to confuse the soldiers and disrupt the morale of the army. As long as they explained that Xu Prefecture was surrounded by 200,000 soldiers and that it was impossible for reinforcements to be sent out, the soldiers would feel much more at ease.
At this moment, they suddenly heard a shout coming from the rear camp. The two of them hurriedly looked over and saw that the rear camp was on fire where the grain was piled up. There were also earth-shaking shouts and killing sounds. The drums were beating in Guangling City. For a moment, the world was filled with shouts and killing sounds, drums, and the screams of soldiers who were burned by the fire. Sun Quan didn't need Taishi Ci to explain this to him to understand that his camp had been attacked.
Taishi Ci saw that the situation wasn't looking good, so he hurriedly pulled Sun Quan down from the watchtower. Ignoring Sun Quan's furious roars as he struggled to kill the bandits, he hurriedly pulled the horse from his personal guard and practically put Sun Quan on the horse. Then, he escorted Sun Quan to Shatou Town's ferry, where his own navy warships were located. Sun Quan was protected by a group of personal guards. At this moment, he had already sobered up and was no longer as angry. His face was ashen as he galloped straight towards Shatou Town.
Taishi Ci was relieved when he saw that Sun Quan had stopped shouting. The situation just now was very clear. The army had just been defeated, and they thought that a large number of enemy reinforcements had arrived. Their morale was extremely low. If they attacked the camp again, the soldiers would immediately blow up the camp. Everyone only cared about running away, and no one had the mood to kill the enemy. Taishi Ci saw this and hurriedly protected Sun Quan as he retreated. Otherwise, if the chaotic army was hit by the stray arrows, it would truly be a disaster. However, who knew how many soldiers would survive this battle?
Taishi Ci understood that after this battle, no matter how many people were left, they would no longer have the will to fight. Unless they transferred troops from River East. However, Sun Ce personally led 50,000 troops in Xuzhou, Zhou Yu also had 20,000 troops in Huainan to guard against Yuan Shu, and Hukou to guard against Liu Biao. Jiangdong also needed a large army to guard. At this time, other than his own troops, there were no soldiers that could be easily moved. This also meant that he had completely lost this journey. Taishi Ci couldn't help but look in the direction of Jiang Du as he sped forward. There was still a towering fire there, and the faint screams of soldiers could be heard in the wind.
Next time, next time, I will definitely take down Guangling. Taishi Ci secretly swore as he urged his horse to follow Sun Quan. On the city walls of Jiang Du, Chen Deng laughed loudly."Jiang Dong brat, how dare you covet my Guangling land. I'll let you go this time. If you dare to come again, I'll definitely let you die without a burial ground.”In this battle, Chen Deng confused the enemy's mind with the strategy of confusing soldiers, and then sent strange soldiers to burn the baggage of the rear camp, and sent the lieutenant to lead the army to attack the enemy's camp, completely defeated Sun Quan's army, beheaded more than 10,000 people, and seized countless prisoners. From then on, Jiangdong did not dare to invade Guangling easily.
In Xiaopei City, Wei Xu stood on the city wall and looked at Cao Cao's army with their flags fluttering. Hearing the curses, he snorted coldly and did not fight. The order he received was to defend Xiao Pei. Without Liu Bei's order, he could not fight. Wei Xu watched as Li Dianle entered the city and cursed. He stretched his body and went to the city tower to find a chair to sit down. He muttered to himself,"I have 10,000 elite soldiers in this city. Even if you fight, it will be enough for you to fight for a period of time. Moreover, you have the Nine Mile Mountain behind you. You don't know when Wen Yuan and Xuan Gao will come and give you a cold shoulder. You want to break my city? Dream on.”After saying that, he lay on the recliner that was popular in Xuzhou and closed his eyes contentedly. He wanted to take a nap.
Li Dianle led 15,000 troops to Xiaopei City to curse. Wei Xu, who was on the city wall, popped his head out and then withdrew, ignoring them. The two of them couldn't help but feel worried. They had no choice. After receiving Cao Cao's military order, they had mobilized their troops to attack Xiao Pei. They didn't expect Wei Xu to give them a death wish. Wei Xu was also one of Lu Bu's Eight Heroes. How could he tolerate this now? They didn't know that Liu Bei had given Wei Xu a death order. If the city was broken, he would be innocent. If he went out to fight, he would be severely punished. If he failed, he would lose his life.
Wei Xu was a brave general and didn't have much strategy, but he knew that military law was merciless. Therefore, he ordered the left and right lieutenants to guard the city and ignore whatever he scolded. The lieutenant naturally carried it out without hesitation, which left Li Dian and Le Jin at a loss. If they were to attack the city, firstly, they did not have that many siege weapons. Secondly, they had 15,000 people while the other side had 10,000 people defending the city. No matter how they looked at it, it did not seem like they had a good chance of winning. Moreover, the Nine Mile Mountain camp beside them was like a tiger serving them in the dark. Who knew when they would attack them? If they were attacked while they were attacking the city, they would be completely defeated. As for General Cao Ren's attack on the stronghold of Jiuli Mountain, he was probably still on his way. It would take him two days to get here from East County. Seeing that Xiao Pei refused to open the gate to fight, they had to set up a camp and send soldiers to report the situation to Cao Cao.
In the stronghold of Nine Mile Mountain, Zhang Liao looked at the intelligence report that the soldiers had presented and smiled. He then turned the intelligence report to Zang Ba and said with a smile,"Our military merits have arrived." Zang Ba took it and looked at it. He couldn't help but laugh,"Cao Ren's army will only arrive at Jiuli Mountain tomorrow afternoon, but Li Dianle is stationed outside Xiaopei City tonight.”"That's right." Zhang Liao chuckled. However, Yue Jin is brave and Li Dian has a plan. You must prevent us from robbing the camp. You must do this.”Zang Ba pointed at Zhang Liao and said,""Wenyuan, it's indeed a brilliant plan. Tonight, he would break through Li Dian and Le Jin's army, and tomorrow, he would break through Cao Ren's army.”The two of them looked at each other and laughed.
Cao Cao received the letters from the two of them and thought for a moment before hurriedly saying,"Not good, I'm afraid Wenqian will be robbed tonight.”Xun You smiled."With Manchester City by my side, my lord need not worry."”Hearing this, Cao Cao nodded slightly. However, he felt that something was wrong. He thought about it and replied, ordering the two to be careful. It was midnight. Outside Xiaopei City, it was quiet. Li Dianle entered the stronghold quietly. Zang Ba, who was hiding in the dark, waved his hand, and a lieutenant received the order. With Zang Ba's banner, he led 3,000 troops and quietly advanced to Lejin and Li Dian's camp. With a shout, he wanted to attack from the camp gate, but he entered with a drum beat. When he entered the stronghold, he saw that there was no one there. He was in a daze when he heard a loud shout from outside the stronghold,"Little brat Zang Ba, you've fallen into my trap.”Following that, the torches lit up the sky. A general led his troops and charged over. It was Li Dian.
The lieutenant turned around and fled. Li Dian was unwilling to give up and urged his horse to give chase. At this moment, Zang Ba led 3,000 soldiers out from the shadows and shouted,"Li Dian, Zang Ba is here." Li Dian was stunned and hurriedly looked over. He saw a group of people charging out from the front. The person in the lead was Zang Ba. At this moment, the lieutenant had turned around and led his troops back. For a moment, the two armies were engaged in a chaotic battle.
Just as the two armies were entangled, another army suddenly charged over. The leading general shouted,"Le Jin is here. All armies, follow me." Cao Cao's army marched forward with great momentum. Zang Ba led his army to resist, but they continued to retreat. At this moment, Cao Cao's rear army was in chaos. A group of military horses rushed out. The general in the lead had a purple jade face. The saber in his hand was really lethal. He charged straight into the Cao army formation. Seeing the chaos in the army, Le Jin hurriedly urged his horse to meet him and said,"General Lai, give me your name." "Zhang Liao of Yanmen," the general shouted.”A saber came slashing over, but Le Jin blocked it with his saber. The two of them fought for a while, but after ten rounds, Le Jin knew that he was no match for them, so he urged his horse to escape. At the same time, the Xu Prefecture Army shouted,""Li Dian is dead, Li Dian is dead." Yue Jin turned around and saw that Li Dian's flag had been broken. The soldiers were in chaos and were fleeing. Le Jin was shocked and urged his horse to go straight to Tancheng.
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