The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 186 The Change of Shouchun
When Xia Houyuan heard that Jiang Ji said there was a way to take back Hefei, he also asked happily: "What's Jiang Biejia's plan?"

Jiang Ji said: "The general is coming so fast, Sun Quan must not know. Although these thousand cavalry can't attack the city, if Sun Quan can be lured out, the general will lead the cavalry to make a surprise attack halfway, and Sun Quan will definitely be defeated. Maybe he can take the opportunity at that time. Harvest compost."

Xia Houyuan asked, "How can we lure Sun Quan out?"

Jiang Jidao: "For Jiangdong, Hefei is good, but how is it compared to Shouchun?"

"You mean to use Shouchun to lure Sun Quan out of the city? How?"

Jiang Ji was like this, and said his plan like this.

After Xia Houyuan heard this, he immediately sent a cavalryman to Shouchun, sent Liu Fu the letter written by Jiang Ji, and then ordered all the tiger and leopard riders to dismount and leave the horses in the woods. Marching to Hefei under the banner of Jiang Ji.

This army stopped advancing a thousand steps away from Hefei City, and began to retreat after discovering that Hefei City had been occupied by the Jiangdong Army.

When Sun Quan heard that Cao Jun was coming, he hurriedly boarded the city wall to watch. Seeing that the enemy was retreating, he couldn't help laughing and said, "This must be the reinforcements that Jiang Ji moved from somewhere. It's a pity that they came late, and the number of people is only a thousand or more." people." If these 1000 people could come two days earlier and join Cao Jun in the city, they might be able to last for a few more days, but it's a pity that you came late!

Zhou Tai said: "My lord, the final general requests to lead the troops out of the city and wipe out all the thousand Cao troops."

Just as Sun Quan was about to agree, he suddenly remembered what Zhou Yu said before he left, so he changed his mind and said, "Don't attack rashly. Then Jiang Ji has a plan, how can he know that it is not his trick to lure the enemy? Even if there are more than a thousand Cao troops, they will not be able to make any big waves. Just ignore them."

"My lord is wise!" All the generals complimented one after another.

Sun Quan is a little proud, as long as I stick to this Hefei city, I will not go out of the city to fight in the field. When Cheng Pu cuts off the way for Cao Jun's army to cross the river, I will see how you, Cao Cao, can take Hefei back from me again!
However, after Cheng Pu and Jiang Qin led [-] sailors to detour into the Huaihe River, they immediately divided into two groups. Cheng Pu led one to the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, patrolled the river, and prevented Cao's reinforcements from crossing the river.Another route, led by Jiang Qin, carried out a feint attack on Shouchun, which prevented Shouchun from mobilizing soldiers from various counties to help.

Cheng Pu just arrived at the destination with his army, and happened to meet Zhang Yun with [-] cavalry coming to the bank, looking for boats to cross the river.Cheng Pu immediately led his army to destroy some of the ships that Zhang He had collected, and Zhang He was so angry that he cursed on the shore.

Cheng Pu looked at Zhang Xi's angry look, but he was very proud. Fortunately, he came in time, otherwise, if these five thousand cavalry were allowed to cross the river, although it is unlikely to capture Hefei again, it would be a big threat to the Jiangdong Army. At least the Jiangdong Army did not dare to go out of the city.

Cheng Pu sent someone to quickly report the news to Sun Quan and Jiang Qin.

Jiang Qin was relieved when he learned that Cheng Pu had stopped Cao's reinforcements.Jiang Qin's hometown is Shouchun, and he is very familiar with this place.Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai made a living by plundering on the river. Like Gan Ning, they were also water thieves.Later, the two realized that there was no future in being water thieves. It happened that Sun Ce crossed the river to attack Qu'a and Liu Yao.

There were quite a few people who were water thieves together, some defected to others, some were conscripted by Cao Jun, and some continued to do their old jobs.Jiang Qin contacted some people who were still doing water thieves, promised them benefits, and took advantage of his familiarity with the terrain near Shouchun to tentatively attack Shouchun.

Jiang Qin originally wanted to test Shouchun, but had no hope of capturing Shouchun. After all, Shouchun was a big city. Yuan Shu had occupied Shouchun back then and had many soldiers and supplies, and he even proclaimed himself emperor.

However, Jiang Qin had an unexpected surprise. Not long after the Jiangdong army attacked, the defenders on the city wall dispersed in a rush. The Jiangdong army climbed up the city wall with only a few casualties, and then opened the north gate of Shouchun City. .

Jiang Qin was overjoyed. It must be that the Shouchun defenders ran away in fright when they learned that Hefei had fallen and tens of thousands of troops from the Jiangdong Army were about to come.So he immediately led [-] Jiangdong troops and the water thieves called in to rush in, trying to take the opportunity to occupy Shouchun and plunder it.

Liu Fu, the governor of Yangzhou, reacted quickly and led [-] soldiers to build a line of defense relying on the governor's mansion and the buildings in the city to stop the Jiangdong army.

Jiang Qin had insufficient troops to break through Liu Fu's line of defense, so he had to immediately send someone to report the situation to Sun Quan, asking Sun Quan to send troops quickly to defeat Shouchun.

Shouchun is located on the south bank of the Huai River and controls the throat of the Huaihe River. It is not only the administrative office of Huainan County, but also the administrative office of Yangzhou established by Cao Cao.In the south, it leads to the Ru and Ying waters, in the east it connects the affluent areas of Sanwu, and in the north is Xuzhou, the hinterland of the Central Plains.There are rivers and lakes outside, Huai, Fei and water conservancy inside, the geographical location is important, and it is the hub of north-south transportation.

Jiangdong's acquisition of Hefei is only a defensive advantage, but if he gets Shouchun, it will open the door to the Northern Expedition.Even if Jiangdong is not strong enough to attack Cao Cao temporarily, but at least he has occupied the complete Yangzhou, and Sun Quan is a veritable Yangzhou shepherd.

Occupying Shouchun, Jiangdong is no longer a corner of peace, it can be attacked and defended. This is the greatest wish that Sun Ce did not realize during his lifetime, and it is also the dream of Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other generals of the Huaisi Group. Target.

Therefore, when Sun Quan received the news from Cheng Pu and Jiang Qin, he almost led his troops to Shouchun on the spot, but suddenly remembered what Zhou Yu said before he left, and hesitated for a while, so he had to ask: "Everyone What do you think?"

Huang Gai and Zhou Tai were both members of the Huaisi Group, and of course they strongly advocated sending troops immediately to seize this opportunity to capture Shouchun. Otherwise, this golden opportunity would be lost when Cao Jun's reinforcements arrived.

Although Lu Su is also a member of the Huaisi Group, he really hopes to go back to his hometown, but he is still a little cautious, and he is a little worried about what to do if Hefei is lost after sending troops to Shouchun.

Jiangdong's army had just occupied Hefei, but it had not yet had time to occupy the surrounding prefectures and counties, and it had not yet established a firm foothold. If it loses Hefei again, it will not be able to stand even if it captures Shouchun. Cao Cao will definitely fight to take it back.Therefore, if you want to stand firm in Shouchun, you must firmly control Hefei.

Huang Gai said: "Demou has blocked Cao's reinforcements to the north of the Huaihe River, and there are not many Cao troops in Huainan. As long as there are [-] defenders in Hefei, Hefei will be safe. If my lord sends troops to Shouchun, I would like to Order to establish an army to stay in Hefei."

At this time, a scout from the Jiangdong Army reported the military situation. Twenty miles northwest of Hefei City, a Cao army with more than a thousand men was found heading towards Shouchun under the banner of "Chiang".

"It must be that Jiang Ji also knew about Shouchun's situation, and he was going to Shouchun to support Liu Fu. Now Jiang Qin and Liu Fu are evenly matched, so they are at loggerheads. If Jiang Ji's 1000 people arrive, It is possible that the balance will be broken, causing Jiang Qin to fall short. My lord, it is better to send troops as soon as possible!" Huang Gai was a little anxious.

(End of this chapter)