Sun Quan rushed back to Jiangdong by boat overnight. He didn't have time to return to Jianye, so he reorganized his troops and horses when he arrived at Niuzhu, and passed through Ruxu early the next morning and headed directly for Chaoxian County.
Chaohu connects Feishui to Hefei in the north, and Ruxushui to the Yangtze River in the south. Taking this strategic location, Soochow can attack and defend when retreating.
At Chen time, the Dongwu navy entered Chao Lake in a mighty manner. Thousands of sails passed by, blocking the sky and the sun. The infantry besieged Chao County. Cao Jun was panicked for no reason.
After Sun Ce took Jiangdong, Cao Cao married Cao Ren's daughter to his fourth brother Sun Kuang, and also married Sun Fu's daughter to Cao Zhang to win over Sun Ce through marriage.
Although there was a confrontation between the two sides after Sun Ce's death, they did not confront each other, and envoys from both sides communicated with each other.
Years ago, Cao Zhang got married, and Soochow's wedding ship sailed north from Chaohu Lake. The sound of gongs and drums could still be heard, so Soochow's warships arrived soon after?
Sun Quan ordered Han Dang and Ling Tong to attack Chaoxian County, and the rest of the troops continued northward and went straight to Hefei to kill.
At this time, Zhang Liao, the defender of Hefei, was sending troops to rescue Lujiang. Before the troops were launched, Liu Fu, the governor of Hefei, sent people to pursue him and asked Zhang Liao to withdraw his troops.
Now that Sun Quan has betrayed him and the Poyang Wu army has invaded the Lujiang River, Niuzhu's navy will never sit idly by and ignore it. It is difficult to save the fire from afar, so the priority is to defend Hefei.
Zhang Liao suddenly realized that he left some troops to garrison Jiashi to prevent the Wu army from attacking Shouchun, and then led his elite troops back to Hefei.
Only halfway there, Chao County sent people to rescue them. Sun Quan personally led the troops and had already reached Chao Lake and headed for Hefei.
"Biyan'er is a villain, I will kill him!" Zhang Liao cursed with gritted teeth and retreated to Hefei overnight.
There were only 3,000 defenders in Hefei. Liu Fu heard the news about Wancheng and transferred 5,000 troops from Shouchun. He also asked Xiahouyuan in Xuzhou and Chen Deng in Guangling for help, but the reinforcements could not arrive in time.
Zhang Liao discussed with his lieutenants Hou Cheng and Zhu Ling: "Sun Quan betrayed his trust and raided Hefei. It is difficult to hold on to the small town, so it is better to take the initiative to meet the enemy."
Zhu Lingyan said: "The Wu army has tens of thousands of troops advancing by land and water. We only have three thousand defenders. It is better to wait for Shouchun's reinforcements to arrive before it is too late to meet the enemy."
Zhang Liao shook his head and said: "No! If we are defeated, Shouchun will be in danger and Huainan will not be protected! Only by going out to meet the enemy first and fighting with a last ditch effort can we stop the Wu army and wait for reinforcements."
Hou Cheng clasped his fists and said, "We have received great kindness from the Prime Minister. Now is the time to repay him with death. If Wen Yuan wants to fight, we will fight."
At that time, Lu Bu had eight generals under his command, but now he is the only two left. Their relationship is even closer, and they naturally have to advance and retreat together.
Seeing that both of them were facing the enemy, Zhu Ling was not willing to lag behind. Zhang Liao was the general and was highly regarded by Cao Cao. He cupped his fists and said, "I am willing to listen to the general's orders!"
Zhang Liao said: "There is Xiaoyaojin in the south of Hefei. General Zhu led his troops to ambush here. The Wu army sent out surprise troops to attack Shouchun. They must be eager to advance. When the Wu soldiers crossed the river, they cut off the Xiaoshi Bridge and divided it into two sections. , a certain relative killed Sun Quan once and for all.”
Zhu Ling was startled: "General, if you want to kill Sun Quan, it would be too risky!"
Zhang Liao sneered and said: "The Wu army came to attack in large numbers. If you capture the thieves first, capture the king. What's the point of being a rat from the east of the Yangtze River?"
Zhu Ling knew Zhang Liao's ability and was in a life-and-death fight, so he took orders to ambush him first.
Hou Chengyan said: "Wen Yuan wants to use the trap to attack and kill Sun Quan?"
"That's right!" Zhang Liao looked towards the south and said solemnly: "Gao Shun sacrificed his life generously and entrusted his brothers to me. His will will be passed down to you and me - the ambition to stay in battle, life or death!"
Hou Cheng nodded and said: "It's a pity that Brother Gao only wants to die. Otherwise, if the three of us stand side by side, who in the world can stop us?"
Zhang Liao patted Hou Cheng on the shoulder: "In this battle, you will sacrifice your life to become a benevolent person. If you win, you will be granted the title of lord and general, and your name will be known to future generations. If you lose, you will be reunited with Fengxian and the others. Life is like this, what regrets can I have?"
Zhang Liao deployed troops overnight. Sun Quan left Chaohu the next day and rushed to Hefei. When he heard that Zhang Liao had returned to the city, he personally led the troops to guard it.
Cheng Pu said: "Zhang Liao is a good general in the world and should not be underestimated. It is not too late to wait until Chaoxian is captured and gather the army to attack again."
Sun Quan said with a smile: "Mr. Cheng has been on the battlefield for a long time and is familiar with the art of war. Doesn't he know that soldiers are valuable and quick? If we wait for Shouchun and Guangling reinforcements to arrive, won't all our previous efforts be wasted?"
Zhou Tai asked for the order: "The last general is willing to serve as a vanguard and behead Zhang Liao as a sacrifice."
"You are so strong and so peaceful!" Sun Quan was overjoyed and ordered Zhou Tai and Chen Wu to be the vanguard and take Hefei directly.
Last night, I came to report that Zhou Yu had captured Wancheng. Sun Quan was eager to prove himself, so naturally he was not willing to lag behind.
Xizuo had already reported that Hefei only had 3,000 defenders, and he had 30,000 troops, ten times that of Zhang Liao. If Hefei could not be captured, how could he have the dignity to lead the Jiangdong heroes?
Zhou Tai led his troops to Xiaoyaojin and saw a wooden bridge across the river. Cao's army was guarding the other side. There were only a thousand people and they sneered.
Zhu Ling rushed his horse to the bridge and shouted: "Who is coming?"
Chen Wu came out and said: "This is Chen Wu from Jiangdong. Seeing that my army is here, why don't you descend quickly and use your mantis arm as a chariot?"
Zhu Ling cursed: "The Eastern Wu thieves are ungrateful. The prime minister has treated Sun Quan many times. Why did he send troops to attack him?"
Chen Wu was furious and urged his horse to fight. The two fought on the bridge. After more than ten days of fighting, Zhu Ling couldn't resist and beat the horse back.
Seeing that Cao's army only had a thousand men, Zhou Tai didn't even care. He gave an order and Wu Jun followed Chen Wu and rushed across the pontoon. Cao's army only had time to fire a random arrow, which was of no avail.
"General Zhou, attack Hefei in one go!" Chen Wu chased Zhu Ling with his horse.
Zhou Tai then led his troops to Hefei to kill.
Sun Quan was leading his troops from the rear, and came to report on his horse. He had already killed the vanguard of Cao's army, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"Hahaha, Mr. Cheng, how are you?" Sun Quan looked back at Cheng Pu and said with a proud smile: "Cao Cao's elite are all in Nanyang, and God has given Huainan to me!"
Immediately, people were sent to speed up their journey and move forward to meet them. When they arrived at the north of Xiaoyaojin, they saw that the wooden bridge was destroyed.
Sun Quan was furious and said: "Who destroyed the bridge and harmed me..."
Dong dong dong——
Before he finished speaking, suddenly there was a loud sound of drums in the forest on the left, and an ambush force rushed out and rushed towards Sun Quan towards the bridge.
"Humph, how dare you show off your little skills to me?" Sun Quan saw that there were only a thousand ambush troops, but he didn't take it seriously and ordered Cheng Pu to lead the troops to respond.
Cheng Pu stepped forward to stop Hou Cheng. At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. When he looked back, a blue-robed general and his cavalry were approaching.
Rumble——
The sound of horse hoofbeats was like thunder. Zhang Liao urged his horse to raise his sword, stared at Sun Quan, and shouted: "Bi Yaner, accept your fate!"
"Quick, stop it!" Sun Quan was frightened by Zhang Liao's momentum and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to step forward to intercept him.
Guard Gu Li roared, stepped forward with his mace, and yelled: "Zhang Liaoxiu is crazy, I... uh-"
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Liao was seen slapping his horse to kill him. He swung his sword and was beheaded under the horse with just one move.
The Wu army hurriedly formed a formation and fired arrows, but they could not withstand the impact of the trapped camp. Gu Li was killed. Zhang Liao had already urged his horse to come closer, and several soldiers were rushed away.
Sun Quan was so frightened that he spun around on his horse. Seeing Zhang Liao approaching with murderous intent, he shouted in panic: "You... don't come over!"
