"Since there will be no less, why is there only three thousand in Xiang'an."

While Sun Quan was talking to himself, his pupils suddenly opened and he thought of something, and then asked Huang Yi in surprise: "Could it be the bait of the Cao thief?" ”

"I don't know" Huang Yi comforted Sun Quan after speaking: "Don't worry, my lord, General Wu has rich experience in commanding the army, and he will definitely not act rashly." ”

"I can only believe it"

Sun Quan looked at the calm Yangtze River, and said in his heart that he didn't know how many huge things were hidden underwater, and Huang Yi couldn't catch it because the bait was wrong, and he didn't know who Cao Cao used as bait.

Sun Quan was calm on the surface, but he was always uneasy in his heart.

Worried that Wu Jing would be hooked, he returned to the second deck and sent scouts to quickly chase after the large army that had left for two hours, reminding Wu Jing not to chase after the enemy if he fled.

After a night of anxiety on the ship, there was no news from the direction of Xiang'an.

Sun Quan sent a number of scouts to investigate until all the spare horses were used up.

At the end of the day and the beginning of the morning, the sun was shining.

There was a burst of smoke and dust on the northern shore, and the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, Sun Quan moved to the edge of the deck to watch, and said in his heart that there was news of the front line.

After a short time, the scouts stationed their horses on the shore and reported the news of Wu Jingzheng's return with his troops.

Sun Quan asked about the battle situation at the front, and the scout said that he was in a hurry and didn't ask clearly, but he could see that Wu Jing's marching team was neat.

When Huang Yi heard that the team was neat, he immediately stepped forward to report the good news: "Lord, General Wu will definitely win a big victory, otherwise it wouldn't be like this." ”

"There is some truth to it."

Sun Quan just gave an affirmation, and soon questioned: "But since he is victorious, why didn't he enter Xiang'an?" But he led the main force back to the shore? ”

Huang Yi thought for a while and comforted: "It may be General Wu's unique method of using troops, and he will find out when he comes back and asks."

"Looks like we'll have to wait."

Sun Quan bowed slightly, knowing that Wu Jing did not pursue and brought the team back completely, he admired his uncle's caution, and his original worries suddenly disappeared, and he said that as long as he was there, he would be able to deal with Cao Thief.

After noon, more than 20,000 Jiangdong soldiers slowly walked towards the shore.

Sun Quan and the left-behind generals got off the boat to greet each other, Huang Yi and the others prepared a stomach of congratulations, but before they could say anything, the faces of Wu Jing and the others in front of the team were wrong.

Could it be that something is wrong? But this team is neat, not like a big battle.

Sun Quan also saw the soldier's face gloomy, he couldn't wait to meet him quickly, and when he looked left and right, he didn't see Lu Mian, and his heart immediately sighed, and he said Don't something happened, right? This is one of the few generals in Yuan Shu's old department, don't have an accident as soon as you fight.

With a large army of tens of thousands of people, it is also possible that Lu Mian will be in the aftermath, and Sun Quan will comfort himself while walking.

Wu Jing saw that Sun Quan came to greet him in person, he took the lead and dismounted a few zhang away, ran over in rout, and bowed directly on one knee.

"Zhongmou, I have a responsibility."

"Uncle, why did you say this, all the soldiers and horses you brought are back, get up and talk quickly."

Sun Quan held Wu Jing with both hands, and the soft and comforting words in his mouth began to think crankily in his heart.

Wu Jing held Sun Quan's hand and stood up, bowed his head and sighed: "General Lu led the 5,000 people around the rear, and was attacked by the Cao army on the way and collapsed, when I arrived, the war was over, only 20% of the 5,000 soldiers escaped, and the rest were either killed or captured."

"Xiang'an only has 3,000 Cao soldiers, and he defeated Lu Mian's 5,000 soldiers? It must be Cao Cao who set up an ambush in the rear," Sun Quan had an expression of hindsight, and then frowned and asked, "What about Lu Mian?" ”

"Listening to the soldiers who fled back, General Lu was beheaded by Zhang Liao in the melee, and"

Wu Jing paused halfway through his words, and only when he saw that Sun Quan's mood was stable did he continue to report: "There was no ambush in the rear of Xiang'an, General Lu was defeated by the three thousand Cao troops in the city, and the enemy generals Zhang Liao and Cao Chun saw that General Lu was around, and decisively chose to abandon the city to launch a surprise attack, and most of the three thousand people belonged to the tiger and leopard cavalry in Zhongmou's mouth, so."

"Zhang Liao again? Another tiger and leopard ride? ”

Sun Quan was so angry that he pulled out his sword and threw it the ground next to him.

The long sword staggered into the mud, and it felt like it had pierced Zhang Liao's body, and Sun Quan could only use it to vent his anger in anger.

Wu Jing saw that Sun Quan was angry, and continued to add: "Lu Mian was beheaded, and the forward of the department was defeated, so he did not pursue alone, and Xiang'an City was difficult to defend, I was worried about being besieged by Cao Cao, and I did not choose to settle in the city, but came back directly to join forces with Zhongmou, this battle is a bit tricky."

"Uncle did the right thing."

Sun Quan first gave affirmation, and then threw out his thoughts: "I thought carefully last night, Cao Cao went south this time, I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of troops, otherwise Chen Lan has tens of thousands of parts, it is impossible to flee from the wind, and now we are rejecting with 30,000 people, which is indeed a bit difficult." ”

"How about tens of thousands?" Wu Jing shook his head bitterly: "According to the news heard by several remnants of General Lu, Zhang Liao threatened that Cao Cao's 100,000 troops would set foot in Jiangdong. ”

Sun Quan's eyes lit up: "One hundred thousand? Stepping into Jiangdong? Cao Cao breathed a big sigh. ”

Wu Jing's head: "100,000 must be a bluff, Cao Cao only used 60,000 or 70,000 troops in Cangting last year, and he will definitely not bring 100,000 people to Huainan, but I estimate that there are 30,000 or 40,000, and he is even more foolish to set foot in Jiangdong, maybe a decent warship can't make it up, what to take to cross the Yangtze River moat?" ”

Sun Quan frowned: "Although there are only thirty or forty thousand Cao troops, but there are elites like tiger and leopard cavalry, it seems that this Lujiang River can't be defended, so what can I do?" ”

Wu Jing stared at Sun Quan, and Zhengse said: "It depends on Zhong Mou's thoughts, if you plan to completely abandon Huainan, then retreat directly to the other side by boat, Cao Cao has no warship support, and will definitely not be able to cross the Yangtze River moat, if you choose to fight with Cao Cao here, then you have to wait for Zhou Lang's reinforcements, otherwise we will be at a disadvantage in terms of strength." ”

"Bohai (Sun He) is still trapped in Anhui County, how can we give up easily?"

Sun Quan shook his head and sighed, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly asked Wu Jing: "I don't know where Cao Cao's main force is, our warships have the advantage of taking the waterway, it is better to go up the Shuojiang River to Anhui County, how about joining forces with Bohaili?" ”

"Probably not."

Wu Jing directly broke the cold water, and then gave an explanation: "The diving leading to the Yangtze River in Anhui County is narrow, and Liu Xun was negligent in cleaning it up when he was there, and now the river is bound to be blocked and difficult to travel, and it may be okay to take an ordinary boat, but our large warship is easy to run aground in the river, which is very dangerous."

"You can't go by water, and if you take the land route, you will fall into the trap of Cao thieves, but Bohai can't help but save him" Sun Quan muttered to himself, and added seriously: "We can't sit idly by."

At this time, Huang Yi and the rest of the generals stepped forward and bowed their hands to Sun Quan and comforted: "Lord, the more than 1,000 Cao soldiers captured by Chen Lan have been sent to Anhui County, maybe Cao Cao will throw a mouse trap?" Wait until the Metropolitan Governor's reinforcements arrive to break the deadlock. ”

"Cao Cao is cold-blooded and ruthless, and he may not care about the life and death of the captives, but he is afraid that he will not wait for Gongjin to come to support, and Anhui County has been broken by Cao's army." Sun Quan looked pessimistic.

(End of chapter)