According to Zhuge Jin's plan, the follow-up battle against the Sun family should be mainly to induce Sun Ce to return to defend Moling and sit in the lonely city.

Then continue to surround and wait for Liu Bei's reinforcements, consume the grain and grass in Moling City, and cut off the supply channel between Moling and the outside world.

As a result, when the grain after this year's autumn harvest cannot be transported to Moling City, Sun Ce will collapse on his own sooner or later. Even if he still has more than 20,000 elite soldiers to defend the city, he can still pull many villagers to help defend it, and when the food runs out, everything will be in vain.

It has been four years since Zhuge Jin joined Liu Bei's camp, and Liu Beijun has really not fought the most traditional "siege and grain cutting method" siege warfare in the past four years, mainly because of the previous battles, and they all felt that this was too slow and easy to drag down the strategic rhythm.

But this time, the situation is too suitable for the siege of the city. Because Liu Beijun fought on two fronts, Zhuge Jin and Guan Yu's troops were originally only half of Sun Ce's, and after weakening the enemy in several battles, they only beat the enemy to the same level as their own strength.

When the strength of the two sides is about the same, it is absolutely impossible to storm the city, and he has to delay Sun Ce for several months, waiting for the Western Front to transfer troops over.

After all, Zhuge Jin only built some siege equipment such as trebuchets and Ge buses, and he didn't have muskets and cannons like other traversers who drove very loudly. And Moling has always been a fortified city in the southeast, the fortifications are complete, as long as the defender has determination, the later dynasties can drag on for a long time.

In this case, if you want to be fast, you can't reach it, don't be afraid of slowness, don't be afraid of trouble, it's slow here, and it will be fast in other parts of Jiangdong in the future.

However, with Zhuge Jin's IQ, after finalizing the battle plan to be implemented, other alternatives and scrapped cases cannot be wasted.

Those scrap cases can still be used as smoke bombs, and a false shot can be used to lure the enemy.

It's like the county magistrate Ma doesn't have the courage to suppress bandits, but he still has the courage to collect money in the name of suppressing bandits, and it's very big.

Zhuge Jin would not go to Wu County to burn, kill, and plunder, and instigate Gu Lu Zhu to pull the flag against Sun, he already regarded the people of Wu County as his own people, but Sun Ce and Zhou Yu didn't know that he wouldn't.

So Zhuge Jin explained to Guan Yu and Tai Shici overnight, and asked them to do this, combining fiction and reality.

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Early the next morning. Guan Yu and Tai Shici, who had only rested in Guangling for one night, once again embarked on a new journey in person, crossing the Yangtze River south with their fleet, preparing to attack Dantu.

Before Guan Yu set out on the expedition, Zhuge Jin had already scattered more small sentry boats one night in advance, as suspicious soldiers, spreading the illusion of feints along the Yangtze River. On the way, I met some fishermen in the south of the Yangtze River, and the fishing boat was detained, and then some money, grain, rice, cloth and silk were put back for them to spread rumors.

Zhuge Jin also sent people to infiltrate Dantu County in advance to make some other preparations - of course, none of these people carried weapons, otherwise they would not have been able to blend in.

In the early afternoon, Guan Yu landed in Dantu, and occupied the port town along the river in the north of the county, and then divided his troops to the east and west sides, outflanking the county seat of Dantu.

Guan Yu's troops showed their banners, the army was majestic, and the defenders at the head of the city looked from afar, and they couldn't see the reality of Guan Yu's troops, but they only felt that there were at least 10,000 people.

The defender in Dantu City was Zhou Yu, who had failed in the previous attack on Guangling and was temporarily hidden by Sun Ce to calm the anger of the public.

When Zhou Yu saw this battle, he immediately sent people out of the south gate and quickly went to Biling to report the urgency, while rectifying the city defenses and trying to keep another hand in case of danger.

It was already May 20th, and Zhou Yu had already learned the news that Sun Ce was injured by an arrow and was being treated in Piling through the fast horse messenger from Piling last night. also knew that because Sun Ce was recuperating from his injuries, the troops were still assembled in Biling, and the defeated troops were collected one after another, and it was too late to withdraw.

As soon as Zhou Yu sent someone to ask for help, Guan Yu on the other side had already lined up in formation, and he didn't even plan to wait for a day to launch an attack on the city. Zhou Yu hurriedly returned to the north gate tower of Dantu to check the recent situation of the enemy.

I saw that Guan Yujun was still pushing some siege equipment, although they were all relatively light and simple. But the suddenness of the siege within an hour or two of the arrival of the troops was already remarkable.

Obviously, all the siege equipment was transported to the river by ship and directly unloaded and pulled to the siege battlefield. Although there is no large cargo like Ge bus, which takes several days to assemble slowly, the number of simple small door-smashing cars and flying ladders is enough.

After Guan Yu's army opened the formation, he also sent Tai Shici to shout in front of the formation in person, so that a group of scolding fighters could amplify their voices.

"Listen, Dantu people! Liu Yangzhou was ordered by the imperial court to rebel and has already killed the Dantu! You followed your predecessor Liu Yangzhou Zhengli Gong, loyal to the monarch to serve the country, resisted the Sun thief for two years, and the court remembered your loyalty!

As long as he assists the imperial court to expel the Sun thief, Liu Yangzhou will give grace to Dantu County, and within three years, he will be exempted from the county's Tian Fu Ding tax and forced labor! I thought Wu would be a model for righteousness! The imperial army is tens of thousands, and the city will be besieged today, don't make a mistake! ”

Tai Shi Ci shouted repeatedly, and the defenders at the head of the city showed their timidity. After all, most of Dantu's troops were taken away by Sun Ce's previous decisive battle. The remaining defenders in the city now, in terms of numbers, must not even be three or four percent of the siege troops on Guan Yu's side.

What's even worse is that Tai Shici's shouting reminded Zhou Yu of one point: Dantu County was the last stronghold of Liu Miao in Danyang, and Liu Miao stayed here until the second year of Jian'an, which fell more than two years later than Moling and other areas of Danyang.

Although in the end, when Liu Miao and Tai Shici retreated, they took away the descendants and some righteous people, there are still many people in Dantu County who are concerned about the imperial court. Or because he fought with the Sun family for many years, and some relatives and friends died at the hands of the Sun family, so he resented the Sun family.

Before this battle, whether Zhuge Jin and Tai Shici took advantage of this point and sent a detailed envoy to infiltrate and contact in advance to find the internal response in the city, Zhou Yu could not guarantee it.

If Sun Ce's main force was still stationed in Dantu, he naturally didn't have to worry about the potential internal response, but now that Sun Ce's main force was hit hard and was still in Biling, the situation would be delicate.

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Zhou Yu knew that the situation was not good, and hurriedly ordered: "Quickly block the three gates of the east, west and north!" Only leave the south gate in and out, guard the city, and ensure that even if there is Tai Shi Ci in the city, he will not be able to take the door! ”

Sun Cejun resolutely carried out Zhou Yu's order, and then Guan Yu carried out a tentative siege of the city, and for a while the drums were thundering, Zhou Yu was stumbling left and right, desperately resisting, and only then did he resist the strong attack on the evening of the first day, and both sides were killed and wounded.

But looking at Guan Yu's military situation, Zhou Yu's worry became heavier, and he knew that if Sun Ce didn't come back, he would definitely not be able to hold on for long.

After the night, Zhou Yu estimated that the messenger he sent to Biling to report the emergency should have arrived in the middle of the night, and Sun Ce should have divided his troops to return after dawn, but it would take at least a day or two for the army to forcibly march back to Dantu from Piling-

Dantu corresponds to the urban area of Zhenjiang in later generations, while Biling is between Changzhou and Jiangyin, that is, there is a distance equivalent to one and a half prefecture-level cities in later generations, which is about one hundred and thirty or forty miles.

This is two days away from the forced march of the infantry, but not if there are wounded soldiers.

On May 21, after dawn, Zhou Yu observed the enemy situation again, and found that in just one night, Guan Yu's army had extended the besieging camp to the south, and had already passed the southeast and southwest corners of Dantu County.

According to this progress estimate, if you don't break through during the day today, before nightfall, Guan Yujun's camp will definitely be able to block the south gate.

Zhou Yu saw the noose slowly tightened, and there was also a trace of vigilance in his heart: "Doesn't Guan Yu want to completely surround the Dantu, and then use Bo Fu's rescue eagerness to surround the point to send reinforcements, and fight another decisive battle with the remnants of Bo Fu after repeated defeats outside this Dantu city?"

Our army's strength is already stretched, and if we lose, our troops will be far weaker than Guan Yu and Zhuge Jin. Could it be ...... Do you want to give up Dantu County before it is completely encircled? Go all out to defend Moling? ”

Zhou Yu knew very well that Sun Ce was very righteous to him, and if he was besieged in Dantu City, which was not strong in the city and did not have many troops, he would definitely force Sun Ce to save him with all his might.

The Jiangdong Army has already lost two games in a row, and if it loses again, its vital force will be exhausted, how can it hold out until Cao Cao repels Yuan Shao, turns the situation in the Central Plains around, and holds on to change?

Although Zhou Yu was completely unsure whether Cao Cao could repel Yuan Shao. But he knew that Sun Cejun's only way to survive now was to count on Cao Cao to win, and then unite with Cao Cao to flank Liu Bei. In addition to this situation, it is impossible for Sun Cejun to turn the tables on his own.

It is very important to preserve the vitality now.

When Zhou Yu was panicking, this morning, Guan Yu and Tai Shici launched another siege on the east, west, and north, and Zhou Yu continued to resist as much as he could, but he became more and more powerless.

Perhaps because Guan Yu had not cut off the communication between the South Gate and the outside world for a long time, around noon, Zhou Yu had received two bad news from the scouts sent out the night before.

"Governor of the Empire! Downstream found that Zhuge Jin and Guan Yu's sailors landed along the coast, harassing the counties, and there were also Huiji sailors under the banner of Wang Lang, taking advantage of the looting on the way back! ”

"Governor Yudu, Jurong County reported urgently, saying that this morning just received a defeated army in the direction of Niuzhu County, and the enemy Lusu Department attacked from Wuhu and has launched a siege on Niuzhu County!"

These two pieces of news made Zhou Yu more and more upset and difficult to support, he was afraid that the enemy army would infiltrate and attack again, and would cut off the way for Sun Ce to retreat, so he decided to divide his troops to break through the siege and go out of the city to ensure the main road between Dantu County and Jurong County.

Because Zhou Yu knew that the road between Dantu and Jurong County was the only way for Sun Cejun's main force to retreat to Moling. If Guan Yu surrounded Dantu, even if he didn't capture the city, but he went around the city and cut off the road, Sun Ce's back road to help would be pinched.

In order to prevent reinforcements from being encircled, Zhou Yu could only divide his troops in order to ensure that the back road was unblocked.

With this division of troops, the defenders in Dantu City became weaker and weaker, and the soldiers had no fighting spirit.

The siege of Dantu County was fought until the beginning of the afternoon, and suddenly there was an old internal response in the city that had been in contact with Zhuge Jin and had a heart for Tai Shici's side, and set fire in the city. Because Zhou Yu blocked the city gate in advance, these internal responses could not directly seize the door.

However, the inexplicable fire in the city still caused the morale of the defenders to plummet, and the besieging side kept shouting, "The old department of Zhengli Gong and General Taishi has defected!" The defenders of the city were so frightened that they hurriedly fled from the south gate left by Guan Yu, and even trampled on each other when they left the city.

Guan Yu didn't let people block the door, but just hurriedly seized the Dantu city, and then waited for most of the enemy deserters to go out, then stopped and rushed to kill and cut off, and chased and killed the enemy's front ranks.

Don't stop the head, you can cut the waist, and chase the tail. Such a three-plate axe combo is the best for the enemy who wants to break through and escape without a fight.

Zhou Yu himself broke through to Jurong and reported the latest defeat to Sun Ce, who was still halfway through.

Sun Ce had just brought the main force of 15,000 people and ran non-stop to a position more than fifty miles away from Dantu, and heard that the small county of Dantu had been lost, so Zhou Yu went to Jurong.

He had to temporarily adjust the direction of his march, from rushing to the northwest to retreating due west, and finally ran back to Jurong after a night.

Because of this defeat, Sun Ce was so angry that the arrow wounds and sores on his face that he had just bandaged almost collapsed again. The two brothers had a miserable reunion in Jurong County, sighed, and continued to hurry the next day, rushing back to Moling to hold on, lest Moling be lost.

After Guan Yu and Tai Shici captured Dantu, they had completely cut off the connection between the Yangtze River waterway between Moling and the hinterland of Wuhui.

In the future, if Sun Ce wanted to transport any soldiers, horses, money and food to Moling City, he could only take the land route through Jurong County. And Guan Yu stationed heavy troops in Dantu, and he could send troops to harass and cut off the supply line of Moling Jing Jurong at any time.

When the time comes, the neighbors will store grain and I will store guns, and Sun Ce will help Guan Yu transport things through Jurong.

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