The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 236 Shaking the Lujiang River
"Return to the teacher, immediately abandon Lujiang City, and cross the river to help Jiangxia County!"

Liu Bei really couldn't sit still anymore. Without Jiangxia County, the connection between Jingzhou and Jiangdong would be completely cut off. What would the tens of thousands of troops eat?Is it just relying on Lujiang's food and grass?Although counties and counties such as Luling and Yuzhang are still in their own hands, these counties are sparsely populated and far away. It is almost impossible to supply food and grass in time!

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Shu hurriedly stopped him and said, "My lord, we are determined not to return to aid Jiang Xia now!"

"why?"

Not only Liu Bei, but also Liu Pan were very dissatisfied with Xu Shu. Jiangxia County is the east gate of Jingzhou. Facing the barrier of the six counties in Jiangdong, if this place falls, it means that the whole Jingzhou is open. Being able to drive straight into the hinterland of Jingzhou is an unbearable loss for both Liu Biao and Liu Bei!
Xu Shu said in a deep voice: "My lord, Liu Xiao has always made plans before acting, and is resourceful. The raid on Jiangxia County must have been an action he took just now to reduce the pressure on the frontal battlefield. If we withdraw our troops and return to aid, wouldn't it be Liu Xiao who hit the nail on the head? Besides, although we are not far from Jiangxia, Liu Xiao’s army is on the opposite side. If at this time we abandon the defense of the Lujiang River and cross the river to return to aid, Liu Xiao will follow us, surround us at the Yangtze River ferry, and launch an attack. Can you resist it?"

Liu Bei said anxiously: "But if we don't return aid, what will happen to Jiangxia County? If Jiangxia County falls, we will be surrounded by Liu Xiao on three sides, and the connection with Jingzhou will be completely cut off. How will we solve the supply of tens of thousands of troops? Even our We can't last a month, without Liu Xiao's attack, we will collapse and the trees will fall and the monkeys will scatter!"

Xu Shu quickly said: "Master, don't forget that Jingzhou and Xiangyang still have a lot of troops, and Cai Mao and Wenpin have more than 2 troops in Huainan County, adjacent to Jiangxia. Although Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun led the army to attack Jiangxia , does not mean that Jiang Xia will definitely fall, Huang Zu is a veteran general who has fought for many years, Jiang Xia's city is strong, and there is a lot of food and grass. , will definitely lose!"

"Simply put!"

Liu Pan shouted: "Emotional Jiangxia County is not your territory, right? Now that most of Jingzhou's main forces have been transferred to Jiangdong, how can my uncle have enough troops to help Jiangxia? As for Cai Mao and Wenpin, although they have a lot of troops, But they are still confronting Gao Chong's army, if they return to Jiangxia, wouldn't the hard work of fighting for days be in vain?"

Xu Shu said anxiously: "Master Taishou, it is more cost-effective to lose one Jiangxia than to lose the entire six counties of Jiangdong, right? Even if we lose Jiangxia, as long as we have established a firm foothold in the six counties of Jiangdong, we can return to Jiangxia one day. Defeating Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun was effortless, but if we return now, the entire Jiangdong Six Counties will fall into Liu Xiao’s hands, and we will no longer have the chance to take the Jiangdong Six Counties as our own!"

Liu Bei's heart was shocked, and he didn't need to care about other things, but if the six counties of Jiangdong really changed hands again, then he really had no chance...

"Gongjian,"

Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "What Yuan Zhi said is not unreasonable. Once the six counties of Jiangdong also fall into Liu Xiao's hands, Liu Xiao sits on the land of the four states and is the most powerful in the world. How can Jingzhou be able to defend it in the future? Although Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu attack Jiangxia, but they may not be able to capture Jiangxia County in a short time. Moreover, Cai Mao is on the side and can provide support at any time. We don’t have to rush back to the army and wait for a few days to observe. Guan Ping immediately ordered people to sail to Jiangxia. Check for news in the area, and report back in time if there is news! If Jiangxia is really in crisis, we will not be too late to send troops to rescue. We can go down the river and reach Jiangxia in only a day or two. Why rush?"

Liu Bei didn't want to withdraw the army. Although Liu Pan was very dissatisfied, Liu Bei was the commander of the three armies after all. He was only here to help.

Liu Pan could only hold back his anxiety for the time being and wait for Jiang Xia's news.

The news came back very quickly. In just two days, the spies sent out to inquire about the news came back, bringing Liu Bei and Liu Pan a bolt from the blue!
"Report!"

The scouts rushed all the way to Lujiang City to meet Liu Bei.

"My lord, Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun besieged Jiangxia City, captured Jiangxia City in just one day, and now Jiangxia City has fallen into Zhao Yun's hands..."

Before the scout finished speaking, Liu Bei jumped up from his seat in a hurry and shouted: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! No matter how powerful Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun are, they cannot capture Jiangxia City in one day! Is the information accurate? What’s going on?”

The scout quickly replied: "My lord, it is absolutely true. Zhao Yun led the army to besiege Jiangxia County, and General Huang Zu led the people to defend the city. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun suddenly shot a cold arrow, and the arrow hit General Huang Zu's left eye. Under the pain, he stumbled and fell to the top of the city, and was killed on the spot. The dragons in Jiangxia City had no leader, and under the onslaught of the Xuzhou Army, it fell that day..."

Everyone in the lobby was stunned, this Huang Zu was too unlucky, not to mention being shot by Zhao Yun with an arrow, and even fell from the top of the city. Jiangxia City is two feet five feet high, such a high top Falling down, coupled with serious injuries, is there any reason to survive?
"Uncle, I said the day before yesterday that I would send troops, but you didn't listen. Now that it's all over, Jiangxia City has fallen, but what should we do? Without Jiangxia's food and grass, how can we solve the cost of our tens of thousands of troops? Without Liu Xiao Attack, we are not far from death!"

Liu Pan shouted angrily.

"Master Prefect!"

Xu Shu shouted in a deep voice: "You have to understand that this happened yesterday. Even if we went out at that time, it was too late to save Jiangxia City, and we couldn't even make it to Xiakou. If something happened unexpectedly, who would have thought of General Huang Zu How could he be killed on the top of the city so easily? He is a well-known general in Jingzhou!"

"Let's not talk about these, Jiang Xia fell, we must take it back as soon as possible, otherwise, our food and grass supply will be cut off, how can we be Liu Xiao's opponent?"

Liu Bei said anxiously.

"Lord!"

Xu Shu was about to stop him, but Liu Bei waved his hand to stop him, "Yuanzhi, don't persuade me any more. The six counties in Jiangdong are important, but Jiangxia fell, and Jingzhou was shaken. Tens of thousands of troops are from Jingzhou, and the morale of the army is unstable. Xiao confronts, and it is no longer possible to gain any advantage, sooner or later it will be defeated by Liu Xiao, we must return to Jiangxia immediately, and together with Cai Mao and Zhou Yu, take back Jiangxia City!"

(End of this chapter)