Chapter 440
Just when Sun Ce's attack was not going well, Zhao Qian finally came from Jingzhou to join Zhang Liao.

Zhao Qian was very happy that Zhang Liao was able to stick to Hefei and repel Sun Ce's Jiangdong army, and praised Zhang Liao greatly.

On the other hand, Sun Ce was really worried. When Zhang Liao was alone, he could not break through Hefei. Now Zhao Qian came again. Although he only brought Tai Shici with him, the difficulty of attacking the city has increased several times!
Sun Ce pondered for a long time, then suddenly said: "I want to gather all my troops and attack Hefei with all my strength, and I vow to take this city down!"

After hearing this, Cheng Pu stood up quickly, cupped his fists and said, "The last general is not talented, and I would like to be the vanguard of the city!"

Sun Ce was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "That's very good!"

"My lord, don't do it!" Zhou Yu hurriedly stopped after hearing this.

Sun Ce frowned and asked, "Why not?"

"The defender of Hefei, Zhang Liaoyong, is unstoppable. His power overwhelmed the Xiongnu. Now he is guarding here to stop our army. It is extremely difficult to win. Now that Zhao Qian is here, it is even more difficult to attack. If we want to attack by force, we will lose troops and generals. The gains outweigh the losses." Zhou Yu said. .

Sun Ce was silent, and after a while, he said, "Gong Jin is right."

When Cheng Pu heard this, he was very anxious, his son Cheng Zi was beheaded under the city of Hefei, he was eager for revenge, and wished he could kill him and run to Hefei immediately.

"My lord, the general is willing to attack with all his might!" Cheng Pu said urgently.

Seeing Cheng Pu's firm look, Sun Ce was in a dilemma, but Zhou Yu's words were indeed very reasonable. He knew Zhou Yu's talent, so he had to listen to his advice.

Sighing, Sun Ce said, "Warning Xiang Yi, General Cheng was injured, let's take care of him first."

Hearing this, Cheng Pu was very disappointed. His beloved son was killed in front of his eyes, but he was powerless to save him, or even take revenge. No one knows the pain.

Sun Ce was also a little annoyed, so he turned to Zhou Yu and asked, "Since we can't attack by force, should we just retreat like this?"

Zhou Yu smiled slightly and said, "Otherwise, what is lost is Sangyu, and what is gained is the eastern corner."

"Why?" Sun Ce asked.

Zhou Yu said to Zhou Yu: "Zhu Guang, the former prefect of Lujiang, descended to Zhao Qian, and now he has stationed troops in Wancheng, garrisoned fields to prepare food for Hefei, and has filled his army. It is better to capture Wancheng first, cut off its food and grass, and then attack Hefei."

Sun Ce nodded and agreed, "This plan is very good. What advice does General Cheng have?"

Cheng Pu lost his interest, cupped his hands and said, "I am willing to listen to the command of the lord."

Seeing that Cheng Pu had no objection, Sun Ce set up his camp and retreated.

In Hefei City, although Zhao Qian felt strange, he did not investigate carefully. After all, he rushed to help, and if Sun Ce was smart enough, he would not attack by force.

Sun Ce, who had retreated, began to dispatch troops and generals, preparing to capture Wancheng.

Cheng Pu seemed to have lost his temper, so Sun Ce ordered Lu Meng and Gan Ning to be the vanguard, Jiang Qin and Pan Zhang to be the rear, and personally led Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng as the central army, and marched towards Wancheng.

Cheng Pu returned to Jiangdong to guard.

Sun Ce drove his army across the river, across Hezhou, and came straight to Wancheng.

After hearing the news, Zhu Guang, the prefect of Wancheng, hurriedly went to Hefei to ask for help, and then stood firm in the city without getting out.

Sun Ce led the army to the city to observe the enemy's situation. Thousands of arrows were fired from the city wall, and they almost hit Sun Ce's helmet tassel.

Sun Ce was furious, returned to the camp, and asked everyone, "How to break the city!"

Jiang Xin stepped out of the squad and replied: "You can order the soldiers to transport earth and build mountains, and then attack them!"

"We can build ladders, set up rainbow bridges, go up and down, attack and break!" Xu Sheng also said.

After hearing this, Lu Meng waved his hands and said: "These two strategies will take a lot of ten days. If the rescue troops arrive together, nothing can be planned, and it is not advisable."

Sun Ce nodded and asked, "What is Ziming's best strategy?"

"Our army has just arrived today, and our vigor is at its peak. We can take advantage of this vigor and attack with all our strength, and we will definitely be able to break the city!" Lu Meng replied.

Sun Ce was overjoyed and said: "This is very much in line with my wishes, so Ziming and Xingba will lead the army to attack the city!"

Lü Meng and Gan Ning took orders to go, and the next day after five o'clock dinner, the three armies marched together, and Lü Meng personally played drums to help.

Zhu Guang ordered the arrows to be fired on the city wall. Gan Ning held the iron chain and shot up the arrows.

Seeing Gan Ning coming up, Zhu Guang quickly stabbed with his sword, but was dodged by Gan Ning, and hit him directly with the iron chain in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Jiangdong soldiers attacked the wall, and before Zhu Guang got up from the ground, he was hacked to death by the crowd.

Seeing that Zhu Guang was dead, the rest of the soldiers dropped their weapons and surrendered to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce led his troops into Wancheng, rewarded the three armies, rewarded Lu Meng and Gan Ning generals, and held a banquet to celebrate their achievements.

On the second day, Sun Ce gathered his troops and marched towards Hefei, preparing to take Hefei in one go and occupy Huaiyang.

At this time, Hefei Zhao Qian had already learned that Wancheng had been lost, and couldn't help being furious. Once Wancheng was lost, Hefei's food and grass would be difficult to provide, and he could not fight for a long time.

"Sun Ce came here by victory, what is the best way to defeat the enemy?" Zhao Qian asked.

Zhang Liao took a step forward and said, "Sun Ce led an army of more than [-] people. They are invincible, but they can set up an ambush, take advantage of their unpreparedness, go out and break them, and win a battle!"

"Where can I ambush?" Zhao Qian asked.

Zhang Liao pondered for a moment, then said: "To the north of Xiaoyaojin, you can set up an ambush. When the enemy comes, you can break the small stone bridge and attack front and back. You can win!"

Zhao Qian nodded, and said: "Just follow Ziyuan's plan, and the Chinese court will lead the army to ambush."

Su Huan took the order and went to order the army to ambush himself.

Not long after, Lu Meng and Gan Ning, as the vanguard, felt that Tai Shici led Zhao Qianling to resist.

Gan Ning went out to fight Taishi Ci, and after more than ten bouts, Taishi Ci cheated and fled. Gan Ning and Lu Meng led the army to pursue and kill him.

Sun Ce was behind, and when he heard that the former army had won a great victory, he also hurriedly urged his troops to move forward, and soon came to the north of Xiaoyaojin. As he was walking, there was a sudden cry of killing, and all the way Biao's troops came to kill him. It was Zhang Liao.

Sun Ce was shocked, and at the same time resisting Zhang Liao, he ordered Gan Ning and Lu Meng to come back to rescue him.

Ling Tong, a young general in the formation, yelled, "My lord, go back!"

Ling Tong took over Zhang Liao and fought to the death with all his strength, while Sun Ce led the soldiers to fight a bloody road, rushing back and forth to Xiaoshiqiao.

However, when they came to the bridge, most of the stone bridge had been destroyed. Sun Ce stepped back with his horse, jumped across the bridge, and led the remnant army back.

Gan Ning and Lu Meng returned to the army to rescue them, but Tai Shici came after them, Su Huan stopped and fought again, and most of Jiangdong's troops were lost.

Ling Tong was not Zhang Liao's opponent, all the soldiers around him were killed, and he himself was injured in many places, so he desperately fought to the side of the bridge.

It's just that the bridge was completely destroyed at this moment, so he had to flee across the river. Fortunately, Sun Ce followed up with Dong Xi by boat and crossed him back.

Gan Ning and Lu Meng also returned from a bitter battle. After this battle, most of Jiangdong's soldiers died outside Hefei City, losing troops and generals.

After this battle, Sun Ce was unable to fight back. In order to prevent Zhao Qian from chasing after the victory, he might as well assign the generals to various places.

Zhao Qian won a complete victory, and granted Zhang Liao the title of Marquis of Xiaoyao, rewarding the three armies.

Later, Zhao Qian ordered to mobilize troops from all over the country to prepare to attack Jiangdong and not give Sun Ce a chance to recuperate.

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