Han Xiang

Chapter 342
"Since there will be no less, why is there only three thousand in Xiang'an?"

While Sun Quan was talking to himself, he suddenly thought of something, and then asked Huang Yi in surprise, "Could it be Cao thief's bait?"

"I don't know," Huang Yi said to comfort Sun Quan: "My lord, don't worry, General Wu has rich experience in commanding the army, and he will definitely not act rashly."

"I can only believe it"

Sun Quan looked at the calm water of the Yangtze River, and thought to himself that there were many huge monsters hidden in the water, and Huang Yi couldn't catch it because the bait was wrong, and he didn't know who Cao Cao used as bait.

Sun Quan was calm on the surface, but he was always restless in his heart.

Worried that Wu Jing would fall for the bait, he returned to the second deck and dispatched scouts to quickly chase after the large army that had left for two hours, reminding Wu Jing not to pursue deeply if he ran away from the enemy.

After a restless night on the boat, there was no news from the direction of Xiang'an.

Sun Quan sent several scouts to investigate in succession until all the spare horses were used up.

At the end of the day and the beginning of the day, the sun is shining brightly.

There was smoke and dust on the northern shore, and the sound of horseshoes came from far and near. Sun Quan moved to the edge of the deck to watch, thinking that there was news from the front.

Not long after, the scouts stationed on the shore to report the news that Wu Jingzheng led his troops back.

Sun Quan asked about the battle situation on the front line. The scouts said they were anxious and didn't ask clearly, but they could see that Wu Jing's marching team was neat.

Huang Yi heard that the team was neat, and immediately stepped forward to announce the good news: "Master, General Wu will definitely win a big victory, otherwise it would not be like this."

"It makes sense."

Sun Quan just gave affirmation, but soon questioned: "But since he won the victory, why didn't he enter Xiang'an? Instead, he led the main force back to the shore?"

Huang Yi thought for a while, and comforted: "It may be General Wu's unique way of using troops, and he will find out when he comes back."

"It seems that we can only wait."

Sun Quan nodded slightly, knowing that Wu Jing did not pursue and brought back the entire team. He admired his uncle's caution, and his original worries disappeared immediately.

After noon, more than [-] Jiangdong soldiers slowly walked towards the shore.

Sun Quan and the remaining generals got off the boat to meet them. Huang Yi and the others prepared a full stomach to congratulate, but before they had time to say it, Wu Jing and the others in front of the team looked strange.

Could something have happened?But this team is neat and tidy, it doesn't look like a big battle.

Sun Quan also saw the gloomy faces of the officers and soldiers, he hurried up to meet him impatiently, he didn't see Lu Mian when he looked around, his heart skipped a beat, he thought something happened, right?This is one of the few generals in Yuan Shu's old department, so don't get into trouble right after the battle.

With a large army of tens of thousands of people, Lu Mian may also be behind, and Sun Quan comforted himself as he walked.

Seeing Sun Quan personally coming to meet him, Wu Jing took the lead and dismounted a few zhang away, ran over in defeat and bowed down on one knee.

"Zhongmou, I have a responsibility."

"Uncle, why did you say that? The soldiers and horses you brought are all back, so get up and talk."

Sun Quan supported Wu Jing with both hands, and he spoke soft and comforting words, but his mind began to think wildly.

Wu Jing held Sun Quan's hand and stood up, lowering his head and sighing: "The 5000 soldiers led by General Lu were attacked by Cao Jun on the way and were defeated. When I arrived, the war was over, and only [-]% of the [-] soldiers escaped. Die or be captured"

"There are only [-] Cao soldiers in Xiang'an, and they defeated Lu Mian's [-] soldiers? Cao Cao must have set up an ambush in the rear," Sun Quan frowned and asked, "Where's Lu Mian?"

"According to the soldiers who escaped, General Lu was beheaded by Zhang Liao in the melee, and"

Wu Jing paused in the middle of his speech, and continued to report when he saw that Sun Quan was in a stable mood: "There is no ambush behind Xiang'an, General Lu was defeated by the three thousand Cao troops in the city. Abandoning the city and launching a surprise attack, most of the 3000 people belonged to the tiger and leopard cavalry that Zhongmou said, so."

"Zhang Liao again? Tiger and leopard cavalry again?"

Sun Quan was so angry that he drew his sword and threw it hard on the ground next to him.

The long sword dangled in the mud, and it felt like it had pierced Zhang Liao's body. Sun Quan could only vent his anger with this.

Seeing that Sun Quan was angry, Wu Jing clasped his fists and continued to add: "Lu Mian was beheaded, and the forwards of his troops were defeated, so there was no single army to pursue, and Xiang'an City was small and difficult to defend. I was worried that I would be besieged by Cao Cao, so I didn't choose to settle in the city, but came back directly to fight with Cao Cao. Zhongmou joined forces, this battle is a bit tricky."

"Uncle is right."

Sun Quan first gave affirmation, and then threw out his own thoughts: "I thought carefully last night. I am afraid that Cao Cao will bring tens of thousands of troops when he goes south this time. Otherwise, Chen Lan has tens of thousands of songs, and it is impossible to escape. Now we have 3 people. It is indeed a bit difficult to refuse."

"It's more than tens of thousands?" Wu Jing shook his head bitterly: "According to the news heard by the remnants of General Lu, Zhang Liao threatened that Cao Cao's [-] soldiers would flatten Jiangdong."

Sun Quan's eyes froze: "One hundred thousand? Flatten Jiangdong? Cao Cao's tone is so loud."

Wu Jing nodded: "10 must be a bluff. Cao Cao only used [-] to [-] troops in the warehouse last year, and he will never bring [-] to Huainan, but I guess there are [-] to [-], and it is a dream come true for him to flatten Jiangdong." , maybe even a decent warship can’t be assembled, so what can we use to cross the natural moat of the Yangtze River?”

Sun Quan frowned: "Although there are only [-] to [-] Cao's troops, there are elite tiger and leopard riders among them. It seems that the Lujiang River cannot be defended. What can we do?"

Wu Jing stared at Sun Quan and said sternly: "It depends on Zhongmou's thinking. If you plan to give up Huainan completely, you can directly retreat to the opposite bank by boat. Cao Cao has no support from warships, so he must not be able to cross the natural moat of the Yangtze River. If you choose to stay with Cao Cao If we have fought here, we have to wait for Zhou Lang's reinforcements, otherwise we will be at a disadvantage in terms of strength."

"Bo Hai (Sun He) is still trapped in Wan County, how can we give up lightly?"

Sun Quan shook his head and sighed, suddenly a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he hurriedly asked Wu Jing: "I don't know where Cao Cao's main force is, our warships have the advantage of going by water, why not go up the Shuo River to Wan County, how about cooperating with Bo Haili? "

"Probably wrong."

Wu Jing broke through the cold water directly, and then gave an explanation: "The submerged area leading to the Yangtze River in Wan County is narrow, and Liu Xun neglected to clean it up when Liu Xun was there. The boat, if it goes in, it is easy to run aground in the river, which is very dangerous."

"We can't go by water, and if we go by land, we will fall into Cao's trap, but Bohai has to save us." After Sun Quan muttered to himself, he added solemnly: "We can't just sit idly by."

At this time, Huang Yi and the other generals stepped forward, cupped their hands and comforted Sun Quan: "My lord, the more than a thousand Cao soldiers captured by Chen Lan have all been sent to Wanxian County. Maybe Cao Cao will be afraid of it? Wait until the reinforcements from the governor of the capital arrive. can break the deadlock."

"Cao Cao is cold-blooded and ruthless. He may not care about the life and death of the captives. He is afraid that before Gong Jin arrives to help, Wan County has been captured by Cao Jun." Sun Quan looked pessimistic.

(End of this chapter)