Han Xiang

Chapter 155

According to Long Xiang's instructions, Tang Yu picked a timid spy and quietly let him out of the south gate of Hefei.

When Xi Zuo returned to Jiangdong Daying, the collegiate meeting of the day had already ended in the main tent.

Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Lu Fan have already set off, returning to the three sub-camps in the east, west, and north.

Sun Ce was visiting Han Dang at that time, seeing him clutching his chest and groaning, but there was no decoction in the camp to relieve him, he felt inexplicably panicked.

"Yigong is patient for now, and tomorrow I will send you back to Jiangdong to heal your injuries."

"Going back to Jiangdong, we need to dispatch ships. Aren't our ships transporting the people of Lujiang River? My lord, please don't delay the important military affairs because of me alone."

"Don't worry, Yigong. The boats are going to Chaohu Lake. I have already sent people to look for them overnight. In addition, there is not enough food and grass in the camp to break the city. Sending Yigong back to Jiangdong is just the same way to collect food. Don't worry about delaying the military plane."

"That's good cough cough."

"Speak less, I'll see you later."

"Don't come, my lord. The general will go to bed soon. You should rest early. You will command the siege tomorrow. Remember to stand far away."

"I save it"

Sun Ce walked out of Han Dang's barracks, lingering with discomfort and guilt, and suddenly the guard came back with a report. He thought that Deng Dang had done his job, so he walked excitedly to the main tent, but was slapped severely by reality.

Deng Dang and his gang were all captured, and the night harassment became meaningless.

Seeing Sun Ce standing there with dazed eyes, Zhang Zhao stepped forward and reminded in a low voice, "My lord, do you want to call Gong Jin and the others back? Half of the follow-up battle plan is related to Deng Dang. Now that they have been captured by Long Xiang, we Countermeasures need to be renegotiated.”

"That's right."

Sun Ce raised his hand to Zhang Zhao, turned around and took a few steps to sit on the bed.

"Zibu sends the order on my behalf"

"Wei." Zhang Zhao responded and walked out of the main tent.

Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Lu Fan returned to the camp one after another, and almost as soon as they lay down, they received an order from Sun Ce to assemble urgently, so they rushed to the southern camp overnight.

The Jiangdong generals discussed until dawn, but they didn't think of a way to quickly win Hefei.

If the siege continued for half a year like Sun Ce did when he attacked the Lujiang River, he believed that Longxiang might be trapped to death, but the price paid would be too high for Jiangdong to accept now.

Because the generals stayed up all night, not only did they not make any noise or disturbance at night, they even did not plan to attack the city the next morning.

Jiang Qin retrieved the two boats last night, and Sun Ce sent Han Dang away with black eyes.

At this time, Sun Ce was on the verge of riding a tiger. He didn't want to fight until the siege equipment arrived, but it was easy to wear down the morale of the soldiers if he didn't attack. The most important thing was that after the equipment arrived, he might not be able to take Hefei quickly.

Under this kind of entanglement, Sun Ce could only adopt Zhou Yu's strategy, and every day was like training soldiers, making each department take turns to attack for two hours.

The main general is not thinking, and the people below are just pretending.

The weaker the offense and defense, the easier it is to defend the city.

On the ninth day of October, Wu Jing, the prefect of Danyang, sent several ships of food for emergency, and brought Peng Ze's battle report against Liu Xun.

As of the eighth day of October, Sun Ben and Sun Fu, relying on cities and water fortresses, forced Liu Xun's main force back to Haihun three times.

Since the division of troops at the end of September, although Sun Ce led the main force to take Lujiang quickly, he lost three to 4000 people in Hefei. There was no hope of breaking the city in a short time.

Comparing the records of the north and the south, the generals around Sun Ce were unhappy, but they dared not persuade him to give up hard work. In the end, it was Zhang Zhao who took the overall situation into consideration.

"My lord, our original intention of coming to Hefei was to receive Zheng Bao's money and rations and incorporate Long Xiang, but obviously the other party has made sufficient preparations and continued to fight hard.

Even if the city is finally broken, there will be very little food left in the city, why not give up here for now and attack Liu Xun instead?If he is allowed to wander in the sea, he may get in touch with Hua Ziyu (Hua Xin), and it will be bad for the lord to collect Yuzhang. "

"Makes sense."

When Sun Ce saw the steps, he descended. While ordering Zhou Yu and others to retreat, he sent people to the mouth of the Lujiang River to ask Ling Cao to bring a warship to Hefei to meet them. He also planned to go directly south to Yuzhang by water.

Come high-key, leave low-key.

The attack changed from strong to weak, and the seven-day battle finally came to an end.

Sun Ce took [-] troops from Jiangdong, just like he had been to Hefei for the eleventh day, and he would start returning as soon as the holiday came.

Seeing the soldiers queuing up to board the ship, there were inexplicable smiles on their faces.

Sun Ce felt unspeakable bitterness in his heart. He lamented that he had never encountered such an opponent since he sent troops.

I can't use my strength, and I feel aggrieved in the fight.

Standing on the deck, Zhang Zhao saw that Sun Ce standing on the bank was frowning, so he stepped off the boat and comforted him in a low voice, "Your Majesty, don't worry. When you completely recover Jiangdong, Hefei will have something in your pocket sooner or later. Don't be in a hurry."

"Long Xiang is supported by Lu Su and Xu Chu, and I am worried that Li Shu will not be able to defend Lujiang."

Sun Ce stroked his short beard with a serious face.

Zhang Zhao's analysis: "Based on Zhao's humble opinion of Long Xiang, he came from a humble background and had no great ambitions. He didn't want to be an enemy of Jiangdong at first, and his troops were limited, so he was unlikely to go south to threaten Lujiang. Keep more soldiers and horses."

Sun Ce shook his head and smiled wryly: "I removed tens of thousands of people from Lujiang River. The more soldiers and horses I leave for Li Shu, the more food he will need. Let's wait until Liu Xun is destroyed."

"Well, in fact, Hefei is connected to the Yangtze River in the south and the Huai River in the north. It is not easy to defend the city. If Longxiang boldly expands to the Lujiang River, do you think Yan Xiang will sit idly by?" Zhang Zhao smiled knowingly.

"What Zibu said is very true. Long Xiang is better than Liu Xun. It's a pity that he chose the wrong place. It can be considered a trick of fate."

Sun Ce sighed after finishing speaking, and suddenly thought that Deng Dang was trapped in Hefei, wondering if he should send someone to ask for it?
Diplomacy and war complement each other, and it is common to talk while fighting.

Thinking of this, Sun Ce immediately told Zhang Zhao: "Deng Dang is trapped in the city and needs us to rescue him. If Lao Zibu goes to Hefei, he will ask Long Xiang for a favor."

"Ah this."

Zhang Zhao looked puzzled, thinking how can I have such a big face?
Sun Ce understood Zhang Zhao's worry, smiled and patted him on the shoulder jokingly: "Zi Bu has to have confidence in himself, the entire army will count on you to have friendship with Long Xiang, don't forget that he also gave you gold and silver."

"My lord, that's not it."

"Okay, I have no intention of confiscating the gold and silver that Long Xiang gave you. You go and come back quickly, and I will leave the boat for you."

"only."

Zhang Zhao had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Hefei. On the way, he wanted to slap himself, thinking that he had been on the deck just now, if he didn't come down to be a bosom brother, he wouldn't get such a job.

Unlike the last time showing off their power, this time when they went to ask for favors, they were mostly looked down upon.

Zhang doesn't like being teased, but the boss's order has to be carried out.

Although Sun Ce's army was retreating, Long Xiang did not dare to open the city gate easily, he was worried that it might be Zhou Yu's plan.

Long Xiang stood on the city tower and looked at Shishui. Hundreds of warships were parked neatly on the shore. It looked like a huge building from a distance, but it was not clear to the naked eye.

It would be nice to have a telescope.
telescope?Long Xiang suddenly slapped the city wall excitedly.

The principle of the telescope is simple. There are crystal cups unearthed in the Warring States Period in museums of later generations. With the technical conditions of the late Han Dynasty, how can a simple binoculars be built without holding it?
(End of this chapter)