He Qi's opinion is not pertinent, but it is extremely harsh to Sun Quan's ears. The purpose of his expedition this time is very clear, and the consequences of retreating here are also obvious. The reason why Sun Quan asked He Qi's opinion was nothing more than how to fight and how to take the city. But who would have thought that He Qi would retire as soon as he opened his mouth.

The cost of retreating from the army was huge, and returning in vain was definitely a great blow to Sun Quan's rule. Sun Quan could even imagine that if he withdrew his troops like this, those big families who were still watching him would probably be separated from morality. Under such circumstances, he would not be able to seek his own piece of heaven between Sun Jian's old ministers and Sun Ce's old ministers no matter what.

Sun Quan's heart was a little anxious and annoyed, and he saw that He Qi was even more unkind. After all, He Qi is also Sun Ce's former minister, and he has always been friendly with Zhou Yu on weekdays. If it weren't for the fact that these newly promoted generals were really embarrassed, he would have said that he would not have brought He Qi with him to the expedition. Hearing He Qi's words, Sun Quan even felt for a while that maybe He Qi didn't want to let himself win, so he had these words. Therefore, Sun Quan is brows were furrowed, looked at He Qi and said, "Can't you take Guangling?" ”

As soon as He Qi saw Sun Quan's face, he knew in his heart that Sun Quan must have doubts about his suggestion, thinking that he was deliberately making the matter serious and deliberately not wanting him to win. But He Qi still shook his head and said: "Lord, the matter has come to this, and our army has no possibility of taking Guangling." If we can't withdraw in time, when Cao's army cuts off our army's back road, it will be very difficult for our army to retreat with all its body. Saying that, He Qi sighed lightly and continued: "I know the lord's concerns, but the lord, you must know that if you lose, I am afraid that it will be worse!" ”

Sun Quan couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, He Qi's words could be said to have woken up the person in his dream. What I was thinking about just now was nothing more than what would happen if I couldn't take Guangling. But what He Qi said is right, the current situation can be described as extremely dangerous for himself, and there is Guangling City in front of him, and the city is high and deep, and it cannot be taken lightly. On the side, Cao Cao's reinforcements were rushing overnight, preparing to cut off their retreat. If you want to return to Jiangdong, you not only need to hurry, but also need to cross the river as soon as possible. All of this indicates that he must retire quickly. Returning without success may make his rule a little sad, but if he returns with a big defeat, he is afraid that Jiangdong will immediately have some turmoil.

Sun Quan, who had been pondering for a long time, finally nodded with difficulty, reluctantly squeezed out a smile, stood up and arched his hand to He Qi and said, "Thanks to General He's reminder, otherwise I would have almost made a big mistake!" Saying that, he solemnly arched his hand to He Qi and said, "Then according to Gong Miao's opinion, how should we act?" ”

He Qi groaned slightly, and then spoke: "The most important thing now is not to be cut off by Cao Jun. The lord can order a general to immediately lead troops to Xingguo to block Cao's reinforcements. The lord can personally take the remaining men and horses, immediately retreat south, retreat to the south of the Yangtze River, and continue to face Cao's army across the river. When retreating, you can order another general, follow the example of the old thing of hanging sheep and drumming, thinking that it is a suspicious soldier, so that Guangling City is suspicious, and dare not pursue it easily. At the same time, make up for the ambush in the battalion, if there are really pursuers, they can also be gained, which can be regarded as a small victory. ”

Sun Quan immediately nodded yes, and then said: "This matter after the break is very important, in my opinion, non-public seedlings are not competent." I don't know if the seedlings are willing to do it? As soon as Sun Quan's words fell, He Qi's pupils shrank slightly, but he still hurriedly got up and said, "Don't worry, just leave it to me!" ”

Although the matter after the break was dangerous, He Qi did not shirk it, which made Sun Quan's heart feel a little calm. No matter what, at least Zhou Yu is still on his side now. He Qi has always been brave and strategic, and he has led troops to fight since the time of Sun Ce, and he is even more experienced. After he broke off, Sun Quan believed that even if Chen Deng killed him, he would not be able to get anything good. As for the people who rushed to Xingguo, Sun Quan looked around for a week, and finally got up and looked at Jiang Qinyan and said: "Gongyi, I will leave it to you to rush to Xingguo and block Cao Cao's pursuit of soldiers!" ”

Jiang Qin hurriedly surrendered his hand, and Sun Quan continued: "Cao Jun's intentions are sinister, whether we can retreat this time depends on whether you can stop Cao Cao's pursuers in Xingguo." Don't let me down! ”

Jiang Qin replied: "Don't worry, the lord is in the city!" It is inevitable that Cao Jun will not be asked to step half a step through the rejuvenation of the country! ”

Sun Quan's big tent was gloomy, but Guangling City was full of joy. Lu Zhao and Chen Deng in the lobby did not sleep, to be precise, Chen Deng was asleep and was woken up again. The direction of Sun Quan's camp was noisy at this moment, which made Lu Zhao really uncertain, and he didn't know what kind of medicine Sun Quan was selling in this gourd. It is precisely because of this that Lu Zhao urgently ordered someone to invite Chen Deng over.

Chen Deng was sleepy-eyed, but as soon as he heard Lu Zhao's words, his eyes lit up, and he patted Lu Zhao's shoulder and said with a smile: "Our suspicious plan has succeeded!" Sun Quancai set up camp, it was so noisy, he must retreat! Quick, get ready, we'll strike early tomorrow morning! ”

Lu Zhao was even more overjoyed when he heard this, and with Chen Deng's accurate words, he naturally didn't think much about it, and hurriedly ran out to make arrangements. But even if Chen Deng said so conclusively, the vigilance that the road move should have was not lacking at all, on the one hand, he ordered people to prepare for tomorrow's battle, and on the other hand, he ordered people to continue to stabilize the city defense to ensure that nothing went wrong.

The drumming in the direction of Sun Quan's camp did not dissipate until dawn, which made Chen Deng, who had been standing at the head of the city, very happy. The contemptuous smile completely showed Chen Deng's contempt for Sun Quanjun at this time. Chen Deng also laughed secretly, how could he not know about this old thing of hanging sheep beating drums. If it weren't for the fact that he had already arranged for Zhang Liao to ambush in the Tanglin Pavilion, he would have ordered the army to test it last night. Although it is unlikely that there is an ambush, if there is, it is part of it to destroy part. If not, then it's not chasing the big fish!

Chen Deng's contempt, Sun Quan and the others naturally did not know. He Qi, who had been preparing all night, did not wait for Guangling's pursuit even before dawn, and immediately ordered the whole army to retreat south. While withdrawing, he ordered someone to report to Sun Quan and tell him that the rear was worry-free. But He Qi's heart is quite uncalm, sometimes things are too smooth, but it will make people feel a little unnatural, this is what He Qi really feels now.

But Sun Quan, who received He Qi's reply, didn't think so, and the absence of chasing soldiers can be described as a blessing in misfortune for the current Sun Quan! Ling Cao took the vanguard army, and he was already thinking about killing by the river, and the pontoon bridge when he came had not been demolished, and he could just use it when he crossed the river and went back at this time. And Ling Cao's heavy task is that in case Jiang Qin can't hold the rejuvenation of the country, he Ling Cao must guard the pontoon bridge across the river, so that the army can return to Jiangdong smoothly.

Sun Quan, who was in a hurry, was a servant of the dust, and Jiang Qin's soldiers and horses, who had just arrived at Xingguo, were even more tired. After all, rushing from Guangling City to Xingguo can be described as a rapid march for the infantry, but now fortunately, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses have not arrived, and everyone can still enter the city to rest. The soldiers can rest, but Jiang Qin can't, how to keep the rejuvenation of the country is Jiang Qin's biggest problem at this moment. It's just that Jiang Qinsi rushed to Xingguo at the right time, knowing that he didn't see a shadow of Cao Jun for a while, and even the scouts didn't find any signs that Cao Jun was about to arrive. This couldn't help but make Jiang Qin suspicious: It stands to reason that Cao Jun should have arrived a long time ago, but now Cao Jun has not come, what is going on? Oh! Not good! It's a trick, the lord is in trouble!

As soon as the four words "the lord is in trouble" appeared in Jiang Qin's mind, Jiang Qin's brain seemed to blow up! He rushed to Xingguo, took 5,000 soldiers and horses, and prepared to resist tens of thousands of reinforcements from Cao's army. But when he arrived in Xingguo, he didn't even see half of Cao Jun, the only explanation is that Cao Jun's rush to Xingguo is just a trick, and the real purpose of Cao Jun is Sun Quan, who is retreating south from Guangling at this moment!

Jiang Qin thought well, but unfortunately it was a little late. Just when he thought that the lord was in trouble, Sun Quan was really in trouble! Jiang Qin took 5,000 soldiers and horses to Xingguo, and Ling Cao also brought 5,000 soldiers and horses to guard the pontoon bridge. He Qi had 3,000 soldiers under him, and now on the march, there were not many soldiers around him, after all, walking on this road, Sun Quan didn't think that there would be any danger at all. I would never have thought that Zhang Liao, who was supposed to be in Xingguo and Jiang Qin, would actually appear here!

Zhang Liao's prestige and martial arts may not be as good as Gao Ye and Zhao Yun, but in the Jiangdong Army, he is also like a no-man's land. A long knife slashed through, and it can be described as flesh and blood. The cavalry behind Zhang Liao was also elite, and with Zhang Liao's charge, it was even more unstoppable for a while. Sun Quan was already surrounded by foot soldiers, and his morale was even lower when he hurried overnight, and now in the face of Zhang Liao's rush, where is the strength to fight again?

What's more, Zhang Liao's timing in the battle can be said to be just right, aiming at Sun Quan's handsome banner, and stabbing it fiercely on the waist and eyes of the Jiangdong Army. Xu Sheng, who was the leader, and He Qi, who was at the end of the team, didn't have time to react at all, and they were killed by Zhang Liao's cavalry. Seeing Zhang Liao killing himself, Sun Quan was even more frightened and almost speechless. Zhou Tai, who was still beside him, shouted: "The lord leaves quickly, I will fight!" This woke up Sun Quan.

Sun Quan didn't say a word when he heard this, he left after beating his horse, and on the other hand, he hurriedly ordered He Qi and Xu Sheng to come to the battle to block Zhang Liao's attack. Although Zhou Tai was brave, he was still a little weak in the face of Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao was even more angry when he saw Sun Quan fleeing from under his nose. In the face of Zhou Tai, he was even more ruthless, a knife was as tight as a knife, but in more than 20 rounds, Zhou Tai had seven more scars on his body. It's just that Zhou Tai is still fighting endlessly, as if he is going to fight for his life, which also makes it a little difficult for Zhang Liao to win quickly for a while.

On the other hand, Sun Quan, who fled on the other side, did not dare to turn back. Although Zhang Liao was dragged down, the cavalry under Zhang Liao was mighty and slaughtered Sun Quan, who fled. As soon as Sun Quan turned around, he could see a black torrent rushing towards him. Sun Quan, who was holding the horse's neck and galloping wildly, suddenly saw Xu Sheng rushing to the horse in front of him, and hurriedly shouted, "Wen Xiang save me!" Wen Xiang save me! ”