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Yuzhang County, Nanchang City, Taishou Mansion.

Since the expulsion of the former Taishou Huaxin, this has become the new base camp of the Jiangdong forces. Not only the entire military and political team of Jiangdong was transferred here, but even the Sun clan and all the generals and their dependents moved here.

On the third day of March, it was the 45th birthday of Sun Jian's widow and Sun Quan's mother, Wu. Because it was not a big birthday, and the war on the front line was tight, this birthday banquet would not be held. Just invite three or five friends, and the important ministers under your command to come to pay their respects and have a light drink.

On this occasion, Sun Quan, who is the son of man, must arrive, Wu Jing, the younger brother of the Wu family, Yuzhang County, must arrive, and Zhang Zhao, the head of the ministers, must arrive. In addition, there are only a few members of the Sun clan such as Sun Jiao and Sun Fu, as well as a few minor sons of the Wu family, such as Sun Yi and Sun Kuang. And only one Dong Xi of the generals under his command was present, and the rest of the people were all on the front line in the east and west, and they had no time to return to celebrate their birthdays.

Dong Xi was originally accompanied by Zhou Yu's westward expedition, and the reason why he appeared here was because he was ordered to return to Yuzhang five days ago to report the victory, just in time for Wu's birthday, so he was stranded, which can be regarded as a birthday celebration for Wu on behalf of the front-line soldiers.

The Cao Liu coalition army brought back by Dong Xi broke Chen and shot Huang and captured the good news of Jingling, which added a festive atmosphere to this birthday banquet that was not a feast. For Wu in particular, the significance of this victory is even more extraordinary. Huang Zu is her husband-killing enemy, for ten years, gnawing her arms night and night, and now she is expected to be snowy, how can she not cry with joy?

Sun Quan was also extremely excited. Deliberately let the engaged in holding the good news, riding around the city for three weeks, and informing the whole city, so there was jubilation. This was not only a victory for the enemy, but also a reflection of the combat effectiveness of the allies, confirmed the correctness of the strategy of the alliance between Sun, Cao, and Liu, and also added a lot of points to Sun Quan's rule, making a good start.

The war on the Western Front is certainly happy, but the Eastern Front is unsettling, and Wu smiles. With hidden worries on his face, he asked Dong Xi: "Dong Jun has experienced a hundred battles and is familiar with Tao Strategy, in your opinion, can we resist the army of dragons and wolves?" ”

Dong Xi said angrily: "The topography of Jiangdong has the solidity of mountains and rivers, and the rebellion (Sun Ce) Ming Mansion is in the people. Capture (Sun Quan) Chengji, big and small. Zibu Bing is a man. Raids are minions, and when this place is good for people, there is nothing to worry about. ”

Everyone is strong.

Sun Quan Yixing was flying, and his arms and sleeves danced together: "Cao Liu is strong." Zhou Lang's strange soldiers, the three armies attacked together, and Jiangxia was just around the corner. Righteous and brave, Junli is good at scheming. Gong Miao (He Qizi) has both wisdom and bravery, and there are these three people guarding the north gate of Yuzhang, even if there are tens of thousands of dragons and wolves. There were more than 1,000 warships, and within a few months, they did not want to attack Yuzhang. By the time the three armies of the dragon and wolf merged and entered the door, our three coalition armies had already broken through Jiangxia and cut their wings......"

Everyone clapped their hands and laughed, and the house was full of joy.

The more Sun Quan spoke, the more enthusiastic everyone at the meeting became. At the time of the tide, a sudden sound of a report came from outside the house: "Report - Peng Ze urgent report!" ”

Sun Quan's heart jumped suddenly, Zhang Zhao raised his eyebrows, and Wu Jing and Dong Xi couldn't help but stand up.

A piece of mail hurriedly entered from the hand and presented it respectfully.

Sun Quan unfolded the emergency report, only glanced at it, and couldn't help but make a movement - raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, widened his eyes and looked at it again, closed his hands, squeezed the emergency report tightly in his hand, and saluted to the Wu family: "The military situation on the Eastern Front is urgent, and Shu'er can't serve his mother, so let's go." ”

Zhi'er Mo Ruomu, although Sun Quan is strong and calm, but the twitching eyelids and slightly trembling hands, how can he hide it from the Wu family? Wu's eyes were full of worry, but he forced a smile and said: "My son has a big responsibility on his shoulders and is connected to all the people, how can he be bound by an old woman?" Go ahead. Remember, you are the son of the Jiangdong Tiger and the brother of the Jiangdong Overlord, don't disgrace your father and brother. ”

Sun Quan took a long breath, his eyelids no longer twitched, his hands stabilized, and he bowed deeply to his mother: "My son will live up to the hopes of my father, brother and mother." ”

Although he was encouraged, encouragement was encouragement, facts were facts, cruel facts, so that as soon as Sun Quan walked out of the lobby, his upright body collapsed.

Everyone saw that something was wrong with this young young master, but no one dared to say anything, and silently followed him to the main hall of the state capital.

After everyone sat down according to their respective positions, Sun Quan silently put the battle report on the tray held by the attendant over the top, Zhang Zhao was the first to take the battle report on the attendant, and opened it to see, so calmly Zhang Zhao's face changed.

“…… The dragon wolf army attacked the city yesterday, the arrows and stones were like rain, the missiles were like hail, nearly a thousand guards, the bones were gone, from day to night, once the city was broken...... The county magistrate Zhu was seriously injured and captured, Captain Han was shot in the night patrol, Sun Sima was killed in the attack on the village, and He Duwei was ambushed in the battle...... I, Peng Ze's four generals and five thousand disciples, were all wiped out, and none of them fled. ”

"How is that possible!" Dong Xi jumped up suddenly, and there were four big words "I don't believe it" written on his face.

However, Wu Jing was shocked, and he could still think of a question: "The whole army is annihilated?" So how was this war report delivered? ”

Before Zhang Zhao could speak, Sun Quan had already replied sullenly: "There is a note at the end of the letter, it was written by He Gongmiao, who was allowed to be captured by Ma Han, and was sent to ...... by boat from him."

Wu Jing took a breath and muttered, "It seems to be true, breaking the city in two days, how strong is this dragon and wolf army?" I don't know how many days the San'in side can withstand it? ”

Among the people present, only Dong Xi had fought with Xu Linjun of the Dragon Wolf Army, and he had thwarted the opponent's attacks several times, and he didn't think that the opponent's combat power was amazing. But he also admitted that the siege equipment of the Dragon Wolf Army was very sharp. The battle of Wuxian was lost because of the enemy's strong siege engine. Looking at the description in the battle report, it seems that the Dragon Wolf Army also used special siege weapons, but under the surveillance of the enemy, He Qi could not write it clearly, only in the Spring and Autumn Period, vaguely.

Peng Ze fell so quickly that the strategy of the Jiangdong Army was completely disrupted, and Yuzhang, the base camp of the Jiangdong Army, was exposed to the enemy in front of the front and was in danger.

Dong Xi clenched his fists tightly and said through gritted teeth: "Then Ma Hu, he will definitely persuade him to surrender, right?" ”

Sun Quan shrank and said lightly: "Yes, at the end of the battle report, only eight words were spoken. ”

"What?"

"You can surrender, I will go to fight!"

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Sun Quan did not come to surrender, and he also did not dare to wait for Ma Han to go, he made a major decision: the third relocation.

For the first time, he was driven out of Wu County by Tai Shici and the dragon wolf Xu Linjun; The second time, under the strong pressure of the Dragon Wolf Army, he had to give up Huiji; The third time, due to Peng Ze's fiasco, the north gate was kicked open, in order to avoid the tragic fate of the dragon and wolf army cutting off the Yangtze River and closing the door and beating the dogs, Sun Quan was forced to withdraw the military and political center from Yuzhang again. This time, he had only one place to move - Jiangxia, Xiling.

Time is very short, and it can be said that there is no delay. Sun Quan discussed with Zhang Zhao, Wu Jing, Dong Xi and other important ministers overnight, and it only took one day and one night to make this decision. As a result, the Jiangdong military and civilians, who had just moved from Huiji Shanyin to Yuzhang Nanchang and had not been able to take a few breaths, began a major transfer again. Fortunately, there are many ships in Jiangdong, and ninety percent of them, regardless of people, things, or livestock, are shipped. In addition, Xiling is not far away, only a few hundred miles of waterway.

On March 12, Cheng Pu, a veteran of Jiangdong, deputy marshal of the Western Expedition, and general of Dangkou Zhonglang, led 5,000 soldiers including Pan Zhang and Chen Wu and more than 80 large and small ships to defend Chaisang with more than 3,000 soldiers of Wu Jing to resist the dragon and wolf army and escort the migrating soldiers and civilians.

Due to the withdrawal of a quarter of the troops of the Western Expeditionary Army at once, Zhou Yu had to postpone the attack on Exian, and some loopholes appeared in the encirclement network. Su Fei, the guard general of Exian County, was able to transport some of the supplies, and finally led 3,000 soldiers to retreat by boat and fled back to Xiakou.

Zhou Yu couldn't catch up and only captured several cities along the river, including Xiling, making it possible for Sun Quan to migrate again.

In mid-March, the fleet of the dragon and wolf pioneer Gan Ning appeared on the river northeast of Chaisang, and the terrifying wolf-headed banner could be clearly seen from the city, and Chaisang immediately entered a state of alert. However, Gan Ning did not take advantage of the situation to attack, but only led the fleet to go around not far or near, which made the Chaisang defenders tense and tired from time to time.

On March 17, Zhou Yu led a large army to join forces with Cao and Liu on the river north of Xiakou. What they had to face was the last line of defense that Huang Zu had arranged in Xiakou. This line of defense, with Chen as the main general and Su Fei as the deputy general, commanded nearly 10,000 Jiangxia troops.

Jiang Xia's army set up a checkpoint on the cliff on the bank of the Xiakou River, which was full of rolling logs and stones, condescending, and the trespassers were destroyed. The surface of the river is piled with two thousand ships, and several cables as thick as children's arms are pulled up, and the river is blocked, and no boat, allowed, can not think of passing through here. The only entrance is the water gate under the cliff, and above the head is a 10,000-pound boulder......

With such a tight defense, even the generals of Sun Cao Liu, who were divided by the three armies and whose morale was like a rainbow, did not dare to act rashly. I can only survey the terrain while thinking hard about countermeasures.

A few days later, Jingzhou sent an envoy, Han Song, to mediate and mediate. However, Cao Liu eats people and has a soft mouth, so it's hard to say anything. Jiangdong didn't buy it at all, and Zhou Yu even accused Huang Zu of killing Sun Jian at the banquet.

Han Song had nothing to say except to accompany him to tears.

Efforts for peace fail, and the only way to continue the war is to continue the war to the end.

Just when Huang Zu was about to call his mother, he received a letter from Ma Han, the commander of the Dragon and Wolf Army, informing him of the result of the battle of Peng Ze. At the end of the letter, Huang Zu was given a timetable, and if he insisted on it for a month, the Dragon Wolf Army could join forces with the Jiangxia Army at Xiakou and attack the three coalition armies.

This letter gave Huang Zu, who was about to collapse, a reassurance, and finally ignited his confidence to continue the battle. So Huang Zu, like Sun Quan, ordered him to ride a fast horse around the city to read it out to strengthen the confidence of the army and the people. As a result, the confidence of the Jiangxia army and civilians was high, and the opposing Sun Cao and Liu coalition troops were also anxious.

A decisive battle against the Yangtze River, a race against time, is coming ahead of schedule. (To be continued......)