The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 184 The little trick of carving insects, how dare you make an ax

Although Zhou Yu was suppressed by Zhuge Liang everywhere in the original book, and was finally pissed off by Zhuge Liang, it cannot be said that Zhou Yu is incompetent. Even if he is a little worse than Zhuge Liang, Jiang Ji's little trick is still not enough for Zhou Yu.

"My lord, don't retreat!" Zhou Yu hurriedly stopped Sun Quan, and then explained: "Cao Cao personally led the main force in Fancheng. If he sent a large army to help, he would not be able to make it in a month. Xudu and Shouchun have no reinforcements to send. Although Runan There are more than [-] defenders, but there are still remnants of the Yellow Turbans making trouble. How can [-] reinforcements come? If there are [-] reinforcements, why bother to write a letter to inform them? This must be the deceit of Liu Fu and Jiang Ji. It can be seen that the city is really difficult to support, and the Lord should do his best Siege the city, break the city within two days!"

When Sun Quan heard it, what the governor said made sense. After fighting for so many days, if he just withdrew like this, it would be fine if the other party really had reinforcements. If you are scared away, then you must not be laughed at to death?Haven't you become a stepping stone for others to become famous?
But what if reinforcements really come?Sun Quan expressed his concerns again.

"My lord, there is no point in besieging the three and one. You can gather all the soldiers in the south of the city and attack Hefei City with a mortal heart. At the same time, all the cavalry in the general will gather together to find out the news. If Cao's reinforcements come, With our army backed by the navy, it is not difficult to retreat."

"Okay, just follow Gongjin's plan. Tomorrow, Gongjin, you will personally command the siege. If the generals dare to slack off, you can kill them first!" Sun Quan is also very courageous sometimes, and he is also crazy to think about credit. , no matter who is in command, as long as Hefei can be taken down, as the top leader, the credit for this good leadership cannot be escaped.

"Follow my lord's order!" Zhou Yu ordered.

"Follow your lord's order, and obey the commander's order!" The rest of the generals also responded one after another.

On the second day, wearing armor and holding the sword bestowed by Sun Quan, Zhou Yu commanded all the generals to lead their troops in formation, preparing to capture Hefei in one fell swoop.

Liu Fu on the city wall was full of worries. At this time, Sun Quan should have received the letter sent by Jiang Ji and knew about the arrival of the reinforcements. But why did the Jiangdong Army not only not retreat, but also put up such a large formation to prepare to attack? city.Judging by this posture, today is not easy to deal with.

Liu Fu saw that the defenders on the city wall and the people who came to assist them were exhausted, and their eyes showed fear, so he had no choice but to bring out the fake news to boost morale.

"Soldiers, our reinforcements are on the way and will arrive soon. The enemy army must want to attack desperately one last time. As long as we withstand this attack, the enemy army will retreat!"

Just as the defenders and soldiers got a little more spirited, Zhou Yu outside the city shouted loudly: "Inspector Liu, do you know Jiang Dong Zhou Lang? Don't deceive yourself. Are you trying to scare us away by saying that reinforcements are on the way?" What a pity, I have already seen through your plan, you have no reinforcements at all, and you are going to break through Hefei City today. Listen to the defenders on the city, surrender and avoid death, and resist Killing Unforgiven.”

Hmph, how dare you use your axe for such a small trick, Dawei, no, the army is attacking!

Zhou Yu gave an order, and the generals led their troops to attack the city bravely. Zhou Yu assembled a phalanx of 5000 archers behind the formation to suppress the counterattack of the defenders on the city wall.

Under Zhou Yu's command, the Jiangdong Army's siege put a lot of pressure on the defenders. Liu Fu was not good at military affairs, and this time Jiang Ji left, he was even more busy.

The army took turns attacking the city, never giving the defenders a chance to breathe.

In the afternoon, the Jiangdong army who had inquired about the news rushed back to tell Sun Quan and Zhou Yu that they had not found a large number of reinforcements from the Cao army, and only about [-] Cao troops were watching tens of miles to the northwest.

After receiving the news, the Jiangdong Army's morale was greatly boosted, and they rushed upwards desperately. Finally, under the leadership of the fierce general Zhou Tai, they rushed to the city wall and gradually gained a firm footing.

Seeing that the matter had come to this point, Liu Fu could no longer defend Hefei City, so he had to lead his army to retreat and ran back to Shouchun.

The Jiangdong army entered the city in a large scale, and Sun Quan was ecstatic. After taking Hefei, he could control a large piece of land between the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River, and then use Hefei as a base to capture Shouchun, and he could occupy Yangzhou completely!

Brother, did you see it?I have also expanded the territory for Jiangdong Foundation, and I will surpass you!
Sun Quanzhi was satisfied, and Zhou Yu was also very happy. Hefei's strategic location is very important. Taking Hefei is of great significance to Jiangdong. If Hefei can be held, then use Hefei as a base to gradually control the surrounding land and control the water supply of the Huaihe River Quan, then Jiangdong will usher in a period of rising power.

While all the generals congratulated Sun Quan one after another, they also expressed their admiration for Zhou Yu's ability to see through the opponent's strategy. If it weren't for the great governor's ingenious plan, this time would have been in vain.

Sun Quan felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this. I am the commander of the army, and I am your master. Shouldn't all the credit be mine?But the facts were so, Sun Quan couldn't say anything, and Zhou Yu's prestige in the army was very high, so Sun Quan had no choice but to praise Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu didn't drift away. He thought of Sun Quan and said, "My lord, although we have captured Hefei now, it's hard to say whether we can hold it. Although the reinforcements in Jiang Jixin's letter are fake, the reinforcements sent by Cao Cao must be here." On the way, if Cao Cao knew that Hefei was lost, he would definitely send an army to take it back."

After hearing this, Sun Quan felt that what Zhou Yu said made sense. Hefei was very important to Jiangdong, and it was also very important to Cao Cao. After losing Hefei, Cao Cao would not only lose a large area of ​​land, but even Shouchun and Runan would be unsafe.Besides, Cao Cao had just suffered a loss from Zhang Wuna, so it's hard to say that he wouldn't vent this anger on himself fiercely.

"What is Gongjin's clever strategy?" Sun Quan asked.

"Cao Jun's army will not be able to come for a while. It is estimated that the cavalry should be the first to come. The cavalry cannot attack the city. As long as Hefei is held for half a month, the Lord will send another navy from Qu'a to Pofutang. The soldiers are about to die. In spring, Cao’s army will withdraw to support Shouchun. Cao’s army has no navy, so as long as we control the Huaihe River, Cao’s army will not be able to transport food and grass, and will not be able to fight for a long time. Not only is Hefei as stable as Mount Tai, but we still have a chance to win Shouchun and occupy Yangzhou.” Futang is today's Hongze Lake.

Sun Quan was moved by Zhou Yu's plan. Cao Cao didn't have a navy. As long as he sent a navy to control the Huaihe River and prevented Cao Cao from crossing the river to transport grain and grass, Cao Cao could not send a large army to support him. As for whether Cao Cao would cross the Qinling Mountains to transport grain and grass, Sun Quan would ask do not care.

Shouchun is located on the south bank of the Huaihe River. Now that Hefei is in hand, Shouchun will certainly not be able to defend for a long time in the face of attack from both sides of the waterway.

As for who to send to lead the navy to the Huaihe River, the best candidate should of course be Zhou Yu, but Sun Quan worried that he would not be able to hold Hefei after Zhou Yu left.Cao Cao didn't have a navy, and any general of the navy could actually complete this task, so sending the governor there was really overkill.

(End of this chapter)