was first ambushed by Lu Bu and Zhao Yun, and then chased by Chen Zhi all the way, Sun Ce and Tai Shici fled back to the barracks in embarrassment under the response of Zhang Zhao and others.

Since borrowing troops from Yuan Shu to seize Jiangdong, Sun Ce has never suffered such a big loss.

Back in the handsome tent, he was annoyed.

Zhang Zhao and the others stood in the handsome tent, bowing their heads one by one and not daring to say anything.

Sun Ce's face turned pale, and he said to Zhang Zhao: "I shouldn't have listened to Zibu's advice and recklessly led the troops to rob the camp, so that I was ambushed by Lu Bu. ”

"It's over, the general doesn't have to take it personally." Zhang Zhao replied: "I expected that Lu Bu would attack early tomorrow morning, so it is important to plan early." ”

"How is Gongjin doing over there?" Sun Ce didn't make a decision immediately, but asked Zhang Zhao.

"There's some news coming back from there." Zhang Zhao said: "Gongjin led the troops to Shouchun, but was stopped by Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan. The two sides confronted each other eighteen miles east of Shouchun City, and the enemy army hid its tracks with the help of Bagong Mountain, so that Gongjin was never able to move forward. The war over there isn't going too well. ”

"Even Gongjin isn't going well?" Sun Ce's face was even more ugly than just now: "Are we really going to hand over Lujiang to Lu Bu?" ”

"It's just a small defeat, why did the general say that he wanted to give up Lujiang to Lu Bu?" Zhang Zhao said: "Our army is still more numerous than the enemy, although Gong Jin failed to break Xiahoudun and Xiahou Yuan, the army is also advancing step by step, and it should not be long before the army can reach Shouchun." Looking at the current situation, it is still more beneficial to our army than to the enemy. As long as there are no mistakes in the later deployment, it should not be difficult to defeat Lu Bu. ”

"Zibu already has a plan?" Sun Ce asked.

"There is no plan to destroy the enemy." Zhang Zhao replied: "Our army can hold the defensive line to intercept Lu Bu, Gongjin's troops are more than the enemy, and it is only a matter of time before Shouchun is broken." Once he broke through Shouchun, the general could defeat Lü Bu on both sides with him. ”

"Wait until Gongjin breaks Shouchun, I don't know how many days later." Sun Ce said: "Lu Bu is brave, and he has two fierce generals by his side, Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi. It is also his subordinate general Zhang Liao who insists on Shouchun, not to mention that there is also the coordination of Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, not to mention whether Gongjin can break Shouchun. It's just that it's already very difficult for us to hold on! ”

"Although Lu Bu is brave, the general is not worse than him." Zhang Zhao replied: "He has Zhao Zilong and Chen Shuzhi, and the general has Taishi Ziyi by his side!" Shouchun has Zhang Wenyuan, Xiahou Yuanrang, Xiahou Miaocai, and Gongjin also has Zhou Youping by his side. The strength of the two armies is equal, and our army still has a lot of advantages in numbers, so why is the general worried? ”

"Yijing is a flat river in the area, and it is not easy to intercept Lu Bu here." Sun Ce asked, "How should I deploy so that Lu Bu can't break through our army's defense line?" ”

"Although there are few hills in the Yoshii area, there are many cherry blossom forests nearby." Zhang Zhao replied: "The general can send soldiers to sneak into the cherry blossom forest, once Lu Bu attacks, our army will ambush everywhere." Although it will not win a big victory, at least it can delay Lu Bu for some days. ”

Although he thought that this method was not very reliable, Sun Ce still nodded: "It has to be like this." ”

That night, Tai Shici led thousands of men and horses to the cherry blossom forest by night.

Lü Bu only sent some scouts that night to investigate the movements of the Jiangdong Army.

It was getting dark, and the soldiers were busy cooking war meals in the camp, and rushed into the barracks on fast horses.

The cavalry galloped through the barracks to Lu Bu's tent.

He jumped off his war horse, stood outside the tent and bowed: "Qiqi Wenhou, last night Tai Shi Ci led a Jiangdong army to sneak into the cherry blossom forest, as if he was planning to ambush our army. ”

Lu Bu had already risen at this time.

He put on his armor and walked out of the tent, and asked the guards who reported the news, "How many soldiers and horses did Tai Shici bring?" ”

"About three or five thousand people." The scout replied.

Lu Bu motioned for the scouts to leave, and Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi walked over.

"The soldiers have cooked, and I will have someone bring a bowl to Wen Hou later." Chen Zhi said: "After eating, you can go." ”

"The scout sent back the news that Tai Shici led three to five thousand people into the cherry blossom forest." Lu Bu asked the two, "What do you think he wants to do?" ”

"Cherry blossom forest?" Zhao Yun frowned and said: "The Yijing cherry blossom forest stretches for more than ten miles, they got into it, and we can't find it." They were supposed to be going around the back to ambush them. ”

"I'm wondering, what if a fire burns down the cherry blossom forest?" Lu Bu asked.

"More than ten miles of cherry blossom forest, if you set it on fire, I don't know how much it will implicate." Zhao Yun shook his head: "Maybe the soldiers of our army will also be implicated." I don't think it's appropriate. ”

"You can't go into the woods and fight them?" Lu Bu said: "They entered the forest first, and they must have already prepared an ambush. Three or five thousand people are in ambush, and even if I send ten thousand people, it will not necessarily be an opponent. ”

"I think it's good to set fire to the forest." Chen Zhi said: "Let the soldiers stay away, so that they will not be able to implicate ......."

"When Uncle Zhi said that, I really had an idea." Lu Bu's eyes lit up: "Tell the soldiers, stay away from the cherry blossom forest." Then find some people with torches and make a posture that they want to burn the forest. Get the archers ready, and shoot them as soon as Tai Shi Ci comes out! ”

"I'm afraid they won't come out." Chen Zhi said: "Tai Shici is not a stupid person, he shouldn't be so easily fooled......

"If they don't come out, we'll really set it on fire." Lu Bu said with a smile: "No one should be willing to be roasted into charcoal." ”

Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi glanced at each other, and neither of them said much.

Tai Shi Ci led his troops to sneak into the cherry blossom forest, his intention could not be more obvious, it was nothing more than waiting for Lu Bu to lead the army to pass by, once he and Sun Ce started a big battle, the Jiangdong army in the cherry blossom forest could rush up and cut off Lu Bu's back road.

In the face of flanking attacks from the front and rear, almost no army can achieve that the morale of the army will not waver at all.

Leaving them alone will do absolutely nothing good for the army.

To defeat Sun Ce, the first thing you have to do is to destroy this enemy army hiding in the cherry blossom forest.

After breakfast, Lieutenant General Lu Bujun got the order.

The whole army retreated away from the cherry blossom forest, and the few selected soldiers carried torches and prepared to set the forest on fire.

The archers in the army first retreated with the army, and then quietly touched a place not far from the forest, drew arrows and prepared to shoot the Jiangdong army at any time.

Soldiers with torches came to the edge of the forest to wait for orders.

As soon as the order is given, they will immediately set fire to the trees and roast the Jiangdong army hiding inside into charcoal and roast pigs!

Tai Shici, who led the troops into the forest, was already dormant.

He was waiting for the news that Lu Bu had led his army to advance.

But what he was waiting for in the end was not for Lu Bu's army to set off, but for Lu Bu to order some soldiers to hold torches, ready to light the cherry blossom forest at any time.