Tai Shi Ci is gone!

The scouts of Jiangdong lost the traces of Tai Shici and his 5,000 men. Five thousand people, enough to affect the victory or defeat of a medium-sized meeting. If they couldn't find Tai Shici's whereabouts, Lu Meng and Sun Quan didn't dare to attack Lu Xun's camp, in case the war fell into a stalemate, Tai Shi Ci led people to suddenly kill him, and the consequences were unimaginable.

There were not many soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, and after giving Zhou Yu 30,000 men, Sun Ce forcibly levied 50,000 in Jiangdong and made up 80,000 men. He led 50,000 to attack Shouchun, and the remaining 30,000 sailors were handed over to Sun Quan. Before leaving, Sun Ce had an explanation to Sun Quan, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, as long as he ensured that Chaisang was not lost, Jiangdong would not be in danger.

After Sun Quan received 30,000 sailors, he recruited 20,000 troops in Danyang and Chaisang, and made up 50,000 horses to prepare for the crusade against Jiangxia. That is to say, at this time, there are not many soldiers and horses in Chaisang City, if Taishi Cizhen goes to attack Chaisang, the loss of the city is still second, and Sun Quan's hoarding of grain and grass in Chaisang will be difficult to protect.

This time he sent troops, Sun Quan held back the idea of saying goodbye to his brother Sun Ce, and he wanted to let the people of Jiangdong know that not only Sun Ce of the Sun family could fight, but he Sun Quan could also fight.

Compared with Sun Ce's conceit, Sun Quan knows how to win people's hearts better. Of course, Sun Ce's conceit is also conceited, martial arts can be said to be the first in Jiangdong, and he became the master of Jiangdong at a young age, looking at the world, except for today's son, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu can be regarded as young and handsome.

The complacent Sun Ce ignored the feelings of the people around him. It's not a good thing that people are too good. Things gather by like, people by groups, Sun Ce thinks he is amazing, and there is only one Zhou Yu who can enter his eyes, as for the others, they have more or less felt Sun Ce's contempt.

Sun Quan is different, Sun Quan is good at forbearance, and he is good at observing words and feelings. It is easy to gain the trust of others and be regarded as a confidant and friend.

Sun Quan did not want to lose, he hoped to gain the approval of most of the people in Jiangdong by attacking Jiangxia, and when talking about him in the future, he would say Sun Zhongmou, not Sun Ce's second brother. But Chaisang's safety was of paramount importance to Sun Quan, and before he could figure out Lu Xun's intentions, Sun Quan was unwilling to continue to take risks, so he had the idea of retiring from the army.

But it is easy to retreat and difficult to leave when you come, whether Sun Quan can leave depends on whether Lu Xun is willing to let him go. Jiangxia's battle report had reached Sun Quan's hands, and Liu Bei's questioning left Sun Quan speechless, and he also learned about a kind of warship used by the Jiangling Navy to be extremely fast on the water.

If it weren't for the kind of warship that crashed into Feng Xi and Zhang Nan's naval fleet at an unimaginable speed, Feng Xi and Zhang Nan might not have been wiped out.

At Lu Xun's place, Sun Quan knew about the slap pole and the catapult, and there was an extremely fast warship in the Jiangling Naval Army, and Sun Quan felt a little stressed. How many hole cards are still unexposed in this imperial court's navy, and whether their own navy can continue to maintain their superiority, these are still unclear questions.

"Ziming, prepare to withdraw your troops." Sun Quan instructed Lu Mengdao.

Although he was unwilling, Lu Meng did not dare to disobey Sun Quan's orders. And to be honest, Lu Meng was also worried about Chaisang's safety, and if he kept Chaisang, he would have a chance to win in the future, but if he lost Chaisang, even if he finally won Jiangxia, he would have to choose to retreat because he was alone.

"Zhongmou, have you figured it out?" Lu Meng asked.

"Think it through, let's withdraw. The coming day is long, and you don't have to worry about temporary gains and losses. Sun Quan replied affirmatively.

Even if it is decided to withdraw troops, it is not a matter of saying that it can be withdrawn, and a sequence must be considered. Lu Xun's Jiangxia Navy is not an idle meal, he will definitely not watch the Jiangdong Navy retreat with his whole body, and he will definitely try his best to obstruct it. After Lu Meng determined Sun Quan's intentions, he began to arrange the relevant matters related to the return of the naval army to Chaisang.

……

"Bo Yan, what did you send Ziyi to do?" Gan Ning couldn't help but ask Lu Xun with the curiosity in his heart. After Tai Shi Ci was ordered to leave, Gan Ning thought that Tai Shi Ci was going to attack Qi Chun, but Tai Shi Ci just led people to withdraw after showing their faces outside Qi Chun City. I thought that Tai Shi Ci was going to attack Chaisang, but until today, I haven't heard any news about Tai Shi Ci, and this Tai Shi Ci is like evaporating from the world.

"Xingba, don't ask about Ziyi, your deal is here." Lu Xun said with a smile.

"My deal? …… Bo Yan, what are you sending me to do? Gan Ning frowned and asked.

As soon as he saw Gan Ning's expression, Lu Xun knew what Gan Ning was thinking, and promised with a smile: "Don't worry, this time it's not a trivial matter, but something big for you to do." ”

“…… So what is the big deal first? Gan Ning was not fooled and asked cautiously.

"Hehe......" Lu Xun smiled, and said to Gan Ning: "Ziyi's disappearance, Sun Quan and Lu Meng's hearts will be confused, and it won't be long before they will retreat, and what you have to do is to find a way to eat the people and horses they left behind little by little." ”

"Are you finally going to do it?" Gan Ning asked happily.

"Well, to be exact, is it your Gan Xingba's opportunity to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, or are you Gan Xingba more adept. But Xingba, don't underestimate Lu Meng and Sun Quan, these two are not good, don't take advantage of them but let people make money. ”

"Ah, with the eight hundred heroes under me, even if he Lu Meng and Sun Quan design to earn me, I can make them lose all their money." Gan Ning said confidently to Lu Xun.

Gan Ning does have the ability to be confident, thinking that he already had the bandit name of the Jinfan thief before he joined Liu Xie, and there were more than 1,000 people under his subordinates. After being reused by Liu Xie, he ordered people to return and recruit the original subordinates to his command. These more than 1,000 people have been fighting with Ganning in the east and west over the years, and there are still more than 800 people left, each of whom is a brave man, and he is also proficient in water warfare. When the Jiangxia Navy was ordered to set up an amphibious combat team, Gan Ning used these 800 people as the backbone to form an army.

"Don't be careless, since the Jiangdong Navy can dominate the water for many years, there must be merit." Lu Xun frowned and reminded.

"Okay, okay, I remember, anyway, I listen to you, if you let me chase me, I will chase, if you let me go back, I will return, this is always okay, right?" Gan Ning compromised when he saw this.

"If you don't obey the general's order, don't blame me for imposing military law on you."

"Gotta order. When are we going to do it? Gan Ning asked impatiently.

"If you can't wait, why don't you go say hello tonight."

"Okay, look at me."

……

Lu Xun's water village is at the mouth of the Sanjiang River, located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and Lü Meng Sun Quan's water village is on the south bank of the Yangtze River, near Wuchang. Lu Xun asked Gan Ning to attack the Jiangdong Navy Shuizhai at night, firstly to satisfy Gan Ning's desire to fight, and secondly, to make Sun Quan and Lu Meng mistakenly think that they wanted to drag them down, so as to buy time for the missing Tai Shici, so as to strengthen their belief in withdrawing their troops.

Gan Ning didn't know what Lu Xun was thinking, anyway, if he had a chance to fight, it would be enough, it was better than sitting in the water village all day. When night fell, Gan Ning didn't bring many people, so he took 800 brave men and drove 50 ships out of the water village.

The reason why he chose not to choose the ship is very simple, Gan Ning is to harass this time, not to attack, the speed of the ship is fast, which is more conducive to grasping the rhythm of advance and retreat.

Gan Ning was bold and careful, and took advantage of the cover of night to arrive near the Jiangdong Water Village. He did not directly let people drive the ship to attack the water village in Jiangdong, but first docked on the shore, let go of 300 people, and then agreed with the remaining 500 people to launch a feint attack on the water village from the river after an hour. And he himself took 300 people ashore and touched the gate of the water camp from the land.

Looking at the Jiangdong Water Village in front of him, someone next to him whispered to Gan Ning: "Boss, what are you going to do?" ”

"I heard that Jiangdong Sun Zhongmou was born with a vision, purple hair and blue eyes, I want to see it with my own eyes." Gan Ning replied casually.

“…… Just 300 of us? To attack a large battalion of tens of thousands of people? ”

"What? Cowardly? ”

The 300 people led by Gan Ning were mostly water bandits in the past, and they followed them desperately after being subdued by Gan Ning. What this kind of person is most afraid of is losing face, and when he heard Gan Ning ask if he was afraid, he immediately stiffened his neck and replied: "As long as the boss dares to go, our brothers will give up their lives to accompany them." ”

"Cheng, I didn't lose my face. Tell the brothers, follow Lao Tzu for a while, you will enter when Lao Tzu enters, Lao Tzu wants to retreat, you will withdraw with Lao Tzu. Do you understand? ”

There's nothing I don't understand about this, anyway, it's just to keep up with the boss.

Gan Ning looked up at the sky, estimated that the time was almost up, and then waved at the two people beside him, and the two people who got the order immediately sneaked to the camp gate of Shuizhai left and right, and quickly cleaned up the soldiers guarding the door. As soon as Gan Ning saw it, he immediately got up and rushed to the camp gate. By the time he led his men to rush to the camp gate, his companions, who had previously solved the gatekeepers, had already pushed open the camp gate.

The Jiangdong Army's attention was mostly on the river, and it was not until Gan Ning and his gang were about to approach the Chinese army's tent that the patrolling Jiangdong Army was called. Night is the time to sleep, and in ancient times, there were no leisure activities, and most people had already fallen asleep. By the time they heard the warning and got up to put on their armor, Gan Ning had already rushed straight to the big tent of the Chinese army.

The big tent of the Chinese army is where Sun Quan stays, and he has not rested at this time, and is discussing with the generals in the army about the relevant matters of retiring from the army. Suddenly I heard the alarm of the attack, and immediately prepared to go out to see the situation. Fortunately, Ding Feng and Jiang Qin were closest to the tent, and the two received a meeting gift from Gan Ning on behalf of Sun Quan.

"Aha, this time it's a big deal." Gan Ning looked at the several people in the big tent of the Chinese army and couldn't help but shout happily.

But Sun Quan was not happy at all!

"What a thief! Dare to attack our Chinese army at night! Now that you're here, don't think about leaving. Sun Quan shouted angrily.

Gan Ning smiled disdainfully after hearing this, "Grandpa can come if he wants to, and leave if he wants, how can you wait for the Jiangdong rats to stop it." Speaking of this, Gan Ning looked Sun Quan up and down, and suddenly asked with a smile: "Sun Quan, are you really born to your father Sun Jian and your mother Wu?" Why is it not like your parents at all, don't pick it up, right? ”

"Presumptuous!" Sun Quan was furious. Looks have always been a taboo for Sun Quan, and it can also be said to be the shadow of Sun Quan's childhood. looks different from ordinary people, Sun Quan was ridiculed for this when he was young, but later when he got older, coupled with the strength of the Sun family, no one dared to ask Sun Quan this question in person. But today, Gan Ning was asked to uncover this scar in public, and Sun Quan couldn't help but be angry.

The Lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the Lord is humiliated by the death of the ministers. Gan Ning ridiculed Sun Quan in public as a wild seed that he had picked up, and Lu Meng, Pan Zhang and others around Sun Quan couldn't help but be furious, and they all roared and rushed up to fight Gan Ning. And Gan Ning's heroes don't suffer the losses in front of them, they take advantage of the advantages in their mouths, and it is easy to be surrounded by people if they continue to stay here, so they immediately smeared oil on the soles of their feet and slipped away.

Gan Ning's martial arts were already higher than everyone present, and no one was his opponent alone. Now that he wants to leave, how can Lu Meng, Pan Zhang and others stop him, he can only watch Gan Ning take people and kill them back the same way.

"Chase! Give me chase! I'm going to skin him! Sun Quan roared angrily.

It's just that before Lu Meng and the others ordered their troops and horses to chase after them, they suddenly heard the sound of war drums on the river, followed by the sound of shouting and killing from far and near. It was difficult to discern how many men and horses had come on the river at night, so Sun Quan had no choice but to give up the pursuit of Gan Ning, and ordered to stick to the water village and meet the enemy with bows and arrows.

Tossed until the sky became brighter, and the attacking Han army retreated. Sun Quan ordered someone to count last night's losses, and found that the losses were not very large, but that tone made Sun Quan uncomfortable.

"Zhongmou, something seems to be wrong." Lu Meng said to Sun Quan in a deep voice.

"What's wrong?" Sun Quan asked in an unhappy mood.

"The Han army that attacked last night did not seem to be very numerous, and it was not so much an attack on the camp as it was harassment. But thinking about it this way, why did the Han army choose to send people to harass at this time? ”

"They are well-fed and idle." Sun Quan replied hatefully.

"Zhongmou, something is wrong. The timing of the Han attack was not right, and they seemed to have deliberately prevented our troops from withdrawing. Lu Meng guessed.

“…… Ziming, are you thinking too much? We only decided to withdraw our troops yesterday, how could that kid Lu Xun get the news so quickly? Sun Quan didn't believe Lu Meng's speculation.

"But what if Lu Xun calculated it in advance?" Lu Meng still insisted on his guess.

Sun Quan, who didn't want to argue with Lu Meng, compromised and asked, "...... Well, even if you make sense. So what do you say? Shall we withdraw, or shall we not withdraw? ”

"Of course, we have to withdraw, but we have to speed it up. Zhongmou, Zhou Tai, who ordered Qichun, did not have to continue to stay in Qichun to defend the city, so he immediately led his troops to Chaisang. ”

"Okay, listen to you. Then we're ...... here."

"According to the previous agreement, Zhongmou will lead you to withdraw first."

"Okay, then I'll go first and wait for you in Chaisang." Sun Quan was not pretentious, nodded and said.

……

The Jiangdong army began to retreat, and Gan Ning also returned to his own water village with 800 men. Eight hundred people were brought out, and the same eight hundred people were brought back, and there was no one missing.

"Xingba, you didn't go last night?" Lu Xun looked at Gan Ning and asked.

"Go, I also asked Sun Quan in person if he was born to his father." Gan Ning replied with a smug face.

Lu Xun was not interested in how Gan Ning humiliated Sun Quan in public, after listening to Gan Ning's story, he just smiled, and then said to Gan Ning: "Xingba is hard, go and rest, there is a big battle waiting for you tonight." ”

"The Great War?"

"Hmm. Being made such a fuss by you, Lu Meng and Sun Quan will definitely speed up the withdrawal of troops, if it is not bad as expected, they should have already set off at this time. ”

"Then let's chase it now." When Gan Ning heard this, he suddenly lost his sleepiness.

"Don't worry, go after it at this time, wouldn't it give Lu Meng a chance to wait for work, don't worry, when you have enough spirits, you will fight." Lu Xun replied with a smile.

Sending Gan Ning to the warship to recuperate, Lu Xun instructed the generals: "The whole army listens to the order and slowly pursues the Jiangdong army." ”

When he heard that the Jiangxia Navy had left the water village, Sun Quan had already retreated to Chaisang with the first batch of people, and now it was Lu Meng who presided over the overall situation in the water village.

"Command, prepare for battle." Lu Meng commanded in a deep voice.

The two armies met on the river, and the time was close to evening, and seeing that the Jiangxia navy was late, Lu Meng couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart, feeling that he seemed to have fallen for Lu Xun's evil.

"Listen to Lu Meng of the Jiangdong Water Army, the governor of my family intends to talk to you in front of the battle." A ship sailed in quickly, and the soldiers on the ship shouted loudly at the Jiangdong naval army several times with a big iron horn.

Hearing that Lu Xun wanted to see him, Lu Meng didn't want to see him, but he couldn't guess what medicine was being sold in Lu Xun's gourd, so he agreed to the request of the Han army, got on a small boat and came to the front of the battle, and Lu Xun on the opposite side also came to the front of the battle in a small boat.

Looking at the young Lu Xun, Lu Meng couldn't help but feel a little emotional, if the lord hadn't killed more in Lujiang back then, maybe this Lu Xun would have been a good general in Jiangdong, instead of becoming the enemy of the Sun family like now, and there was no room to turn around.

"Lu Boyan, if you want to see so-and-so, what do you have to say?" Lu Meng asked.

"Without him, I just came to thank you, if it weren't for your Lu Ziming being suspicious, I, Lu Xun, would not have been able to take the credit of capturing the enemy's general."

"Huh...... Just because you want to capture someone alive? Lu Meng couldn't help but smile and asked.

"What are you? I have no deep enmity with you. Okay, I've seen it, I've seen it, I've said what I need to say, you go back and prepare for a fight. Lu Xun came and walked quickly, without giving Lu Meng the slightest chance to ask, and after saying what he wanted to say, he immediately let the boat retreat to the main formation.

Seeing this, Lu Meng had no choice but to quickly retreat to his own formation, but he was thinking about what Lu Xun had just said, whether he deliberately said those words to shake his military heart, or whether it was true. Lu Xun said that when he was born to capture the enemy's general, Lu Meng immediately thought of Sun Quan. If what Lu Xun said is true, then there is a reasonable explanation for Tai Shici's loss of trace, this guy must have ambushed Sun Quan on the way to Chaisang with 5,000 people.

The elite of the 5,000 Han army, coupled with Tai Shici, who is brave and brave, Sun Quan is really a little hanging. The more Lu Meng thought about it, the more worried he became, and while ordering his soldiers to prepare to meet the enemy, he ordered Ding Feng and Pan Zhang, who were in the rear, to immediately retreat to Shuizhai and lead the men and horses of his headquarters to join Sun Quan.