In March of the 23rd year of Jian'an, just as the army of Cao Cao and Liu Bei from Nanyang gathered on the Xinye line, and a war that could turn the world around was about to break out, Sun Quan, who had been preparing for a long time, finally took action against the Jianghuai land. Lu Meng and Ganning led their troops to capture Wan County first. Wei general Zhu Guang and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians defending the city were captured, and at the same time, it also kicked off the prelude to Sun Quan's northward journey to Jianghuai.

Even though Cao Cao had already made arrangements, Sun Quan was coming in full force this time, and the 100,000 troops were walking on the water. Within half a month in the early days, the Cao army almost fled along the way, and successively gave up the real cities, which also made the morale of the Jiangdong army continue to rise. Coupled with the good news from Wan County, the morale of the Jiangdong army climbed to a limit.

Hefei, yamen office.

Zhang Liao and Man Chong carefully studied the marching route of Jiangdong. A general walked in quickly and saw the two of them. He suppressed his anger and said, "Wen Yuan, Boning, Sun Quan has led his army to the city. Could it be that the two of them even want to give up the Hefei city?"

The visitor was Zang Ba, who was also one of the eight powerful generals under Lu Bu. Later, after surrendering Cao Cao, he made many military achievements. This time, Cao Cao fought with Liu Bei in Nanyang, worried that Sun Quan would be persuaded to go north to attack Jianghuai, so he sent Man Chong and Zang Ba to the courtyard to advocate Liao. However, he wanted to mobilize troops from Qingxu, so he came relatively late. When he arrived in Hefei, Sun Quan was about to fight to Hefei.

I have never quite understood why people like Zhang Liao could make Sun Quan sing and rush to the city of Hefei.

"This is a plan to lure the enemy. Xuan Gao should not panic." Zhang Liao looked at Zang Ba and said with a smile.

"Teel the enemy?" Zang Ba glared at Zhang Liao, puzzled.

This time he came, he didn't send Sun Quan's city. At present, Lujiang and Jiujiang land were almost defeated by these two people. More than 20 cities were gone, and Zhu Guang's tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were added.

Zhang Liao said helplessly: "Sun Quan's 100,000 troops are coming this time, and our army is insufficient. If we resist by city, we will only be defeated by Sun Quan! Zhu Guang did not listen to me, and was defeated and captured. The current situation should not be fought against him."

"But Sun Quan fought like this and our army retreated one after another, which would only make morale worse!" Zang Ba frowned.

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "It's true, it's just that you are defending the city by one, and you will have to fight for an inch of land. When the troops are dispersed, you will be more likely to be defeated by Sun Quan."

Unlike Nanyang's occupation, Cao Cao mainly dealt with Liu Bei this time, and most of the elite troops were concentrated in the Nanyang area. On the side of Jianghuai, there were few soldiers and few generals. Compared with Sun Quan, he was at an absolute disadvantage. At this time, Sun Quan could divide his troops, but once they divided their troops, they would only be defeated faster.

"The cities along the way are less than two meters high. I declare that I think how should we guard it?" Man Chong also said, except for the cities in Wan County, Zhu Guang refused to obey the orders and fought with Lu Meng and Gan Ning. He was captured alive and lost to Lujiang. Now, although their main force seems to be suppressed by Sun Quan, there are actually not much actual losses. On the contrary, all the county guards in the county along the way have been taken back to Hefei.

"But it can also consume some of Sun Quan's spirit. Now the Jiangdong army is in full swing. It may not be easy to defend Hefei!" Zang Ba sighed.

"That may not be!" Zhang Liao smiled and said, "Jiangdong seems to be advancing rapidly, but its foundation is not solid. We will give in temporarily..."

Zhang Liao said here, slowly clenched his fists, with a little coldness in his smile: "It made him feel arrogant. Sun Quan had never achieved any record of war. This time, he personally proposed a 100,000 troops to fight. I looked at his army formation. The three armies had their own subordinates, but they were not one. This person's ability to command the army was not as good as that of the captain in our army!"

"Wen Yuan wants to..." Zang Ba looked at Zhang Liao's clenched fist and raised his thick eyebrows.

"As these days, I have selected 800 most elite soldiers in the army with Boning. When Sun Quan arrives in Hefei, I will personally lead 800 dead soldiers to defeat the thief before his army gathers!" Zhang Liao said at the end, his eyes shining coldly.

When the morale of the Jiangdong army reached its peak, the damage caused by this was definitely more effective than the one that would be defended in every city and a fight for an inch of land, but it was even more dangerous. If the other party was a man who knew the military, Zhang Liao's decision would undoubtedly be a death sentence. Even the central army was not able to break through, but Sun Quan personally led the troops. Zhang Liao had not been idle these days. He had carefully observed Sun Quan's march and expected that Sun Quan was not a man who knew the military, so he decided to fight and lose his courage to look north!

"In this way, I will help Wen Yuan with help!" Zang Ba looked at Zhang Liao and said.

"Okay, I dare to ask Xuan Gao to plunder me!" Zhang Liao smiled. Although Zang Ba was under Lu Bu's name as the eight powerful generals under Lu Bu's command in the past, he actually defended himself, but the two of them were both surrendered generals and had a good relationship over the years. Zhang Liao was very relieved about Zang Ba's ability, and at the same time, he also needed one person to help him.

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On the eighth day of the March, Sun Quan led the central army to Hefei. Seeing that the gate of Hefei was closed, he thought that Cao's army was unable to fight now. The city of Hefei was strong, and Sun Quan felt that he could not capture it. He immediately ordered people to set up camp and prepare to attack the city after several other troops arrived.

As Zhang Liao said, the rapid progress of the journey encouraged Sun Quan's arrogance, and at the same time underestimated Cao's army. He expected that the other party would not dare to leave the city, so after the camp was set up, he invited the generals.

"King of Wu, Liu Bei sent a letter." Do not drink alcohol in the army. Even if Sun Quan does not engage in military affairs, he strictly follows these rules. Therefore, today's banquet is mostly to comfort the generals. If you have meat but not wine, you will not eat well. After half of the banquet, a general suddenly hurried in and bowed to Sun Quan and said.

Sun Quan was in a good mood at this moment, and he smiled and said, "Come on."

After receiving the letter from the general, Sun Quan did not avoid the crowd. He opened the letter and read it for a while, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Why did the King of Wu laugh?" General Chen Wu said with a smile.

"Uncle Liu looked down on my Jiangdong soldiers and sent general Zhao Yun to help, so that I could let go!"

"How many soldiers did Zhao Yun bring?" When the generals heard this, they raised their eyebrows, worried that this was Liu Bei's treacherous plan and wanted to harm them. Although Liu Bei was fighting with Cao Cao in Nanyang, Jiangxia, Jiangling and Changsha were deploying defenses everywhere, obviously they could not trust Jiangdong, which made everyone very dissatisfied. At the same time, they were also wary of Zhao Yun's arrival this time. Liu Bei now has a lot of troops stationed in Jiangxia. If they kill in the empty place behind them and cut off their retreat, it would be a bad thing.

"Only three hundred light cavalry!" Sun Quan shook his head: "Don't panic, Zhao Yun came here to help our army, but this Uncle Liu is too sceptical about my Jiangdongerlang. In this battle, I will ask Uncle Emperor to see, and I have a hero in Jiangdong too!" Mobile::

"What the King of Wu said is very true!" Ling Tong smiled and said, "I heard that Zhao Zilong was regarded as a brother and sister by Liu Bei, and was like Guan and Zhang, but I have never seen Zhao Yun have any achievements. How can he compare with Guan and Zhang?"

Without the Battle of Changbanpo, without intercepting the river and saving Adou, although Zhao Yun is now famous and valued by Liu Bei, his reputation is far less than that of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. It is no wonder that the Jiangdong generals underestimated it.

Sun Quan also felt that Liu Bei's move was a bit redundant. Now he could only wait for various armies to gather to capture the city of Hefei. At that time, the Jianghuai land would be all in his palm. He could attack Runan to the west and cooperate with the navy to attack Qingxu land. The victory here would also have an impact on the battle in Nanyang. Cao's army lost two places in a row, and his voice would definitely be much worse than before.

Although he suffered a great loss at the hands of Liu Bei, in the years when he fought with Cao Cao in Jiangdong, Cao Cao had never taken advantage of since the Battle of Chibi. This time he was beaten by Jiangdong and fled, which made Sun Quan look a little despised by Cao's army at this moment. Although there were no cavalry, as long as he captured Xuzhou, the Jiangdong army's momentum would probably surpass Liu Bei. At that time, the two families divided the land of Cao Wei, and then it would be the time when the two heroes stood together. As for who will win in the end... Liu Bei was old after all, and Sun Quan was confident to waste him to death!

A banquet lasted until late at night. Sun Quan was full of wine and food. He ordered the generals to return to the camp and prepare their troops. He only waited for the subsequent army to arrive and attack Hefei.

On the other side, Zhang Liao was always watching the movements of Jiangdong Camp. The scout inquired that Sun Quan was having a banquet at this time. Zhang Liao couldn't help but smile at Zang Ba, and said, "God helps me!"

Sun Quan has obviously completely ignored the Cao army in Hefei, feeling that they dare not leave the city.

"When will Wenyuan be planning to send troops?" Zang Ba looked at Zhang Liao and asked. ::

"It will be bright tomorrow morning!" Zhang Liao said with a smile. This is also his experience in wars over the years. At this time, it is the darkest night and the most sleepy time.

That night, Zhang Liao ordered 800 dead soldiers to eat and rest early, preparing to leave the city early tomorrow morning to attack Sun Quan off guard.

When the sky was about to dawn, a gap suddenly opened in the closed gate of Hefei City. Eight hundred dead soldiers came out of the gate like ghosts. With the protection of the night, they carried horses and hugged their hooves and quietly approached the Jiangdong camp.

Although Sun Quan did not think that Cao's army dared to leave the city at this time, the Jiangdong generals who were responsible for guarding the camp were quite responsible and the camp was rigorous. However, the mentality of despising Cao's army was not just Sun Quan. Most of the Jiangdong soldiers had similar mentality. In addition, before dawn, it was the most sleepy time of the day. Many soldiers guarding the camp were drowsy at this time and did not find the Cao army coming from the night.

These dead soldiers are all veterans on the battlefield, brave and capable. The Jiangdong soldiers guarding the gate were directly cut off their throats by the fierce dead soldiers. The gate was opened quietly, but it still alarmed the Jiangdong soldiers who were patrolling the night.
Chapter completed!