Han Xiang

Chapter 561 Long Xiang cuts Yangzhou with his sword
Han Dang was forced to commit suicide, which made Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and others sigh.

"Yi Gong!"

Huang Gai shouted with difficulty, then his vision went dark and he fainted.

"Old General Huang."

"Old General."

Two soldiers hurriedly carried Huang Gai away for treatment. Lu Meng pointed to Han Dang's body and asked for instructions: "My lord, should I have General Han buried?"

"Buried?" Sun Quan's face was gloomy: "Old thief, have you wanted to die a hundred times? It's not that easy. You have people throw it outside the city immediately. No one will bury our fallen soldiers, so he can only expose his body in the wilderness."

"Uh Wei."

Lu Meng saw that Sun Quan was furious and did not dare to mention the generous burial.

All the generals left the hall with a tacit understanding. They felt sad because of Han Dang's incident. Only Sun Yu had something to say and stayed.

Sun Quan was still angry and disliked everyone.

When he found out that Sun Yu was there, Sun Quan also asked coldly:

"Do you have anything else?"

"My lord, there are no grains in the official warehouse in Wuhu. They must have been plundered by Longxiang. We can't resupply here, so we have to make plans early. There are only a few days of grain storage on the warship."

Sun Yu answered cautiously. He was in an extremely complicated mood now. His father, brother, and family members had fallen into Long Xiang's hands, but he had just suffered a defeat. He probably wouldn't be able to regain the lost territory in a short time, and he would have to be separated from his family for a long time. This feeling is really uncomfortable. .

"Is Long Xiang trying to force me to death? It's simply wishful thinking!"

Sun Quan was upset when he heard this. He slapped his forehead and murmured to himself, and then told Sun Yu: "If there is no food in the official warehouse, why don't you think of a way? Are there no people in the city? They don't need to eat or drink?"

"Uh." Sun Yu was stunned for a moment, then reminded him: "Lord, they are all your subjects."

"My people?" Sun Quan smiled coldly and asked meaningfully: "If Long Xiang continues to pursue us and there is no food in the city, we have to evacuate. Then Wuhu still belongs to our Sun family?"

Sun Yu swallowed: "You can't, right? Didn't the scout say that Long Xiang didn't chase him anymore?"

"That's impossible to say. This guy is a mad dog. He won't let go when he bites."

Sun Quan originally wanted to slap the table to express his anger, but he raised his hand and dropped it, but he almost fell down. He forgot that the corner of the table had been cut off by himself.

Sun Yu could only follow orders to plunder the people, and the people in the city cried for father and mother, so they naturally had no good impression of the Sun family.

Although robbing the people was unpopular, Sun Yu had to admire Sun Quan's judgment and

In the afternoon, a sentinel reported that Long Xiang was marching towards Wuhu.

After hearing the news, Sun Quan decisively ordered the withdrawal. All the remaining troops of less than ten thousand people boarded the ships and sailed toward the Yangtze River, leaving the chaotic Wuhu to Long Xiang.

The fleet sailed from Lishui into the Yangtze River. Sun Quan needed to make a choice at this time, whether to go northeast or southwest.

To recapture Wu Commandery, resources are needed. Sun Quan has obtained food by plundering the people, and he has less than [-] soldiers left. Now he can no longer fight with Long Xiang, and Wan Ling dare not go even if he can.

Niuzhu, Shicheng and other places in the northeast have been emptied of granaries by Long Xiang, and Sun Quan can only go to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River for supplies.

The northern part of Danyang, the northern part of Wu County, and Guangling are still under the control of the Sun family. In addition, Lu Fan has [-] garrison troops, which is Sun Quan's last strength card.

Yuzhang and Jiangxia in the southwest had fewer troops, but their territory was larger than those around Guangling. Sun Quan was worried that if he moved to Guangling, Liu Biao might regain Jiangxia, and Sun Ben might take advantage of the situation to stand on his own, so that the two counties to the west would lose control.

Long Xiang was like a knife at this time, cutting across Yangzhou with Lishui as a line, forcibly dividing the Sun family's power into two halves.Sun Quan hesitated and couldn't decide, so he asked Lu Meng for advice:

"Ziming, Han Dang and his son sold out to seek glory, which led to our defeat in Liyang. At this time, Long Xiang is still pursuing us. In your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

"Um"

Lu Meng stroked his beard and replied: "My lord has sent someone to Guangling to convey the order. I believe that Governor Lu will definitely send troops to rescue Wu. If we can trap Longxiang's main force in Danyang, Wu County will definitely be empty of soldiers. We will attack Longxiang when he comes to rescue him." Then, make them ignore each other."

"Long Xiang's army is at its peak at this time, but we have few soldiers and lack of food. How can we attack its rear?"

Although Sun Quan blamed Han Dang for the failure, Long Xiang's 'mad dog' state shocked Sun Quan's heart to the point that he did not dare to confront him head-on.

Lu Meng said sternly: "Before the attack on Hefei last year, I had an analysis with my lord. Long Xiang only had more than [-] soldiers. This time he crossed the river to attack Wu County and brought up to [-] people. But don't forget that he is now laying out It's too wide, [-] soldiers can't hold Danyang and Wu Commandery at the same time, and the fact that Longxiang doesn't have warships is the most deadly, we can go wherever we want, even if we get tired, we can kill those [-] soldiers."

After hearing this, Sun Quan nodded slightly, stroking his purple beard and murmured:

"There is some truth in what Ziming said, but when will it stop using your plan to harass people with warships? If he also learned from Lishui and built a dock and a fort on the river, what would he do?"

"Definitely not."

Lu Meng waved his hand decisively and explained: "First of all, Long Xiang has just arrived and cannot recruit so many people, nor can he bring out so much food. Secondly, Lishui River is wider than Ruxu River, and it is not as dangerous as the entrance of Chaohu Lake. It does not have the ability to build docks and forts." Conditions; thirdly, we can still harass him at any time, and Neng Jian will not give him a chance."

"Oh, it can only be like this."

Sun Quan sighed, and then reminded: "There is not much military rations in Wuhu. It is not suitable for the fleet to be stationed here. We should find a place to stay first."

"What the lord said is true. The general suggested that we move to Chungu County first, and the warships take turns to harass Lishui, dragging Longxiang's troops to Danyang to buy time for Governor Lu to regain Wu County."

Lu Meng nodded in agreement.

Sun Quan thought deeply and suddenly thought:
"Long Xiang mobilized all the people in Hefei to seize Jiangdong, but his Huainan must be empty at this time. Spring Valley is relatively close to Ruxushui. How about we seize Ruxuwu and follow Zhou Lang's example of surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao?"

"You can give it a try."

Lu Meng said happily: "The city of Hefei is difficult to capture, but it would be good to capture Ruxuwu. This can also cut off the connection between Longxiang and Hefei."

After the two men completed their plan, they led the warship up the Yangtze River and rested in Spring Valley on the other side of Ruxu River.

After waiting for two or three days, the envoy to Guangling came back to Huichun Valley.

Sun Quan then learned that Chen Deng had invaded Guangling Dongyang, and when Lu Fan led his troops to fight against him, he also received bad news from Wu County.

Lu Fan understood what the loss of Wu Jun meant, so he left half of the garrison with his lieutenant general to resist Chen Deng, and led the other half of the garrison across the river to rescue Wu Jun.

Moreover, the troops were dispatched before the envoy arrived in Guangling.

Lu Fan crossed the Yangtze River south to rescue Wu County. In order to help him contain Long Xiang, Sun Quan temporarily gave up the attack on Ruxuwu and sent warships into Lishui frequently to cause trouble. As a result, troops were stationed in Wuhu, Liyang, and Wanling, and the flags of each city were fluttering. Daily training.

Through intelligence analysis, Lu Meng determined that Long Xiang's main force was in Danyang, but it was actually Lu Su's trick.

Long Xiang and Lu Su arrived at Wuhu and found that Sun Quan had run away. They planned to continue chasing west and look for an opportunity to return to Hefei.

By coincidence, Liu Fu sent Xu Ding's military report, and Lu Fan led an army of [-] to Piling.

Long Xiang could only give up the idea of ​​going home and immediately sent 5000 people back to aid Wu County, leaving Lu Su with full responsibility for the west.

(End of this chapter)