I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 276 Ambush from All Sides
After a whole morning of fierce fighting, and several hours delayed by the burning of the water village, it was already afternoon when Sun Ce's army surrounded Jiangdu City. The soldiers of Soochow were also very tired and lost their attack spirit.

In addition, the fire made him lose a lot, so Sun Ce decided to surround Jiangdu first, and the infantry went ashore to build a camp. Take Jiangdu in one fell swoop.

Not long after the fire was extinguished, the remaining heat was still hot, and Sun Ce couldn't wait to order the large and small troop carriers to land and dock at the water village. Set up camp ten miles west of the Walled City.The remaining more than 4 soldiers of the navy set up camp in the water village.

Sun Ce's army, who landed ashore, did not dare to be careless at all. They sent powerful scouts along a radius of [-] li, constantly investigating and guarding against enemy surprise attacks. After all, Li Shimin still had nearly [-] troops in the Jianghuai area. Danyang and other places have limited troops, but they are a considerable force after all, so there is no big mistake in being careful.

Sun Ce also didn't sleep well that night, he was very worried about being attacked by surprise, and even more worried that if the enemy's reinforcements came, he would fall short if time dragged on.

Time, what Sun Ce needs most at this time is time.

Early the next morning, Sun Ce beat the drums and gathered the generals. Looking at the civil and military soldiers under his command, Sun Ce said firmly, "All the generals obey the order, the whole army will attack, and we must take Jiangdu."

"No! The last general will obey the general's order." Everyone shouted in unison.

Immediately, Sun Ce personally led 14 infantry to set off from the camp on the shore, and at the same time ordered Zhou Yu to command the navy to attack from the water.In this way, a total of [-] troops on the two water routes surrounded the river.

In the eyes of Sun Ce and others, taking Jiangdu, which is guarded by less than [-] people, is as easy as pie.

Sun Ce did not delay at all, and immediately launched an attack after deploying his troops. The infantry on the shore did not move, and the drums roared, as if to attract the defenders, but did not immediately attack the city.

This kerosene is actually the source of resin, from which a flammable oily substance was extracted. It was called firearms in the Han Dynasty. It was recorded when the Han Dynasty expedition to the Huns. This thing is not easy to store, so it is generally Used as a city guard.

Shocked, I saw Jia Xu beckoning, and after retreating left and right, only the four of them were left in the lobby, and then there was a secret discussion that no one knew about.

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Seeing that his offensive was frustrated, Zhou Yu grabbed the side of the boat with bruised veins in his hands, his face was flushed, and he was obviously very angry.

After finishing speaking, he clapped his hands, and walked in from the outside, a dark complexion, bronze skin, a general who had been exposed to the sun at first glance, with a strong appearance.

"Pfft..." The torch immediately ignited the liquid on the ground, and the flames spread rapidly across the deck. Some soldiers whose bodies were stained with the liquid instantly turned into burning men. The liquid was kerosene.

Jia Xu stroked his goatee and said with a smile, "General Ziyi, don't be surprised. I'll introduce you to a general. After meeting him, you'll understand."

"What? Gan Ning, Commander of the Navy?" Tai Shici was shocked again.Gradually, he seemed to understand a little bit, and all the surprises had the most reasonable explanation at this moment.

But reality often catches people off guard.

After exhausting all efforts, the fire was finally extinguished, and several warships that had just been burned bare rushed over again. Although the rockets kept flying, it was not easy to cause fire without the sails. It's on fire.

There are only [-] soldiers in Jiangdu City, which seems so thin and precarious.

Seeing that the big ship had already approached the city wall, Zhou Yu's tense heart relaxed. He felt that the battle was half won.

Caught off guard, more than a dozen warships rushing forward were all engulfed by the raging fire. The sergeants on the boats ignored the siege and jumped into the river to escape for their lives.

Seeing Tai Shici's bewildered face, Jia Xu introduced with a smile, "Ziyi, this is General Gan Ning, the first naval commander of our army."

Soochow soldiers started to put out the fire in a hurry before they got close to the city wall. The hull of the boat was made of high-quality century-old pine wood, which was not easy to be ignited, but the sail was made of thick silk cloth, which could ignite easily.

The navy soldiers leaned on their tall hulls, and several giant ships rushed to Jiangdu City from the waterway, trying to open the situation from the waterway. Once the giant ships were brought close to the city wall, the soldiers of Soochow could basically climb the city wall. This tall city lost its role.

The defenders were obviously well prepared and had already figured out how to deal with the big ships. Before the enemy ships approached, dense rockets hit the Soochow warships like shooting stars. This wooden ship was most afraid of fire. In addition, the rockets came in surprise.

After entering Yizheng City, he first met Song Xian, Lv Bu's deputy general, and unexpectedly discovered that Jia Xu, who had followed Lv Bu to attack Xuzhou, had also appeared here. This surprised Tai Shici, and asked in disbelief: " Sir, why are you here? Didn't you go to Xuzhou?"

Several warships quickly approached, and the Dongwu soldiers on board immediately jumped up and prepared to turn over the wall. At this moment, a sudden change occurred, and one by one pottery pots fell from the top of the city, and dozens of Dongwu soldiers The soldiers were knocked unconscious by the sudden attack.The earthen jar shattered, and a viscous and pungent liquid flowed out along the gap. The remaining soldiers thought it was some kind of marinade like gold juice when they saw it, so they didn't care, and were about to rush to the top of the city As soon as he avenged this, he didn't expect a dozen torches to fly over and landed on the unknown liquid.

It is said that Tai Shici first escaped from Jiangdu, and rushed all the way west to Yizheng, which is [-] miles away from Jiangdu. Gathered nearly [-] troops, including [-] of the most elite Mo Dao troops.

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Seeing that the attacking direction of the waterway in the south of the city was on fire, Sun Ce knew that Zhou Yu must have lost his defense. Thinking of the kerosene in the water village, he quickly understood the reason.

Before he had time to check the casualties, he swung his sword and shouted angrily: "Send the order, beat the drums to attack, kill..."

At this time, there is only a last stand. If the water attack fails, then the land battle will be a decisive battle.

"Dong dong dong..." The rapid and dense drum beat suddenly sounded, and the five thousand soldiers of the former Wu army, under the cover of crossbowmen on both wings, rushed to the top of the city holding their shields and lifting the ladder.

(End of this chapter)