Although Sun Quan was injured and fell from his horse, he refused to retreat to recuperate. In the evening, he personally inspected each camp. Wu's army was all excited and willing to die for him.
Lu Su told the generals that when Cao Jun saw that Wu Hou was injured, he would probably take the opportunity to rob the camp and ask the generals to return to the camp. They must take strict precautions and the front army should be on guard just in case.
As expected, Cao's army left the city at the third watch. Han Dang and Huang Gai stood guard outside the east and west gates and drove back the enemy. Everyone in the camp gnashed their teeth and cursed, determined to attack the city with all their strength after dawn.
Lu Fan, Zhu Huan, Jia Hua and other generals were guarding the central army. They were supposed to divide their forces to rescue them, but Lu Fan said: "Cao's army left the city late at night, and we don't know whether it is true or not. We should each perform our duties and not cause chaos among ourselves."
Sure enough, the sound of killing stopped soon after, and the generals were preparing to rest. Lu Fan said: "Cao's army retreated after a short battle and did not leave the south gate. I am afraid that the enemy is targeting the main camp. The two generals must not be careless."
Jia Hua said disdainfully: "Cao's army has been defeated after attacking the side camp. How dare they attack our main camp? I think they are just trying to exhaust their troops and they don't dare to come."
Zhu Huan said: "Soldiers are deceitful! I fool you to think that General Lu's words are reasonable, but what is false is true. Cao Ren is trapped in the city. It is very possible that he will make a desperate move and imitate Zhang Liao to capture the central army directly. No matter how deceitful he is, our generals As long as you are vigilant at all times, you will be safe.”
Although Jia Hua agreed with his mouth, he didn't take it seriously in his heart. How could he possibly alert the enemy to come and rob the camp again?
However, he is mainly responsible for guarding Sun Quan's safety. He only needs to guard the camp tent. The guards are usually heavily guarded, so there is no need to give special orders.
Lu Fan was patrolling the camp, and Zhu Huan was guarding the central army. Not long after he arrived and sat down in the tent, suddenly there were shouts of killing from the camp gate. As expected, Cao Jun came out from the south gate, and the sound of people was like a sea wave, with great momentum.
Zhu Huanduan sat in the tent and did not move. His own soldiers rushed in and said in panic: "General, something bad is going on, everything is happening...Liao is coming——"
"What?" Zhu Huan stood up suddenly, grabbed the spear, took two steps but suddenly stopped, and said in a deep voice: "This must be Cao Jun's trick, please send an order to all the battalions not to panic."
The soldier said anxiously: "The front army saw that it was Zhang Liao and had already reached the middle camp."
"Zhang Liaoyuan is in Xuchang and has too much time to take care of himself. How can he come to Shouchun?"
Zhu Huan's eyes were slightly gleaming. He raised his gun and came out of the tent. He mounted his horse and scanned the whole camp. He saw the front camp with flames shooting into the sky and silhouettes of people bumping into each other. He didn't know how many Cao's troops there were.
The deputy general and his entourage had already been waiting in full formation. Seeing that Zhu Huan was standing still, he urged: "I am afraid that the front camp will be lost. Why doesn't the general go to rescue him?"
Zhu Huanyan said: "The front camp is under the control of General Lu. If we haven't sent anyone to report the news, we can resist it. There is no need to act rashly."
The shouts of killing in the Wu army camp were loud and the drums were beating like thunder. Sun Quan was awakened from his sleep. He vaguely heard "Liao Lai Lai Lai..."
Suddenly panicked, he sat up from the bed, tore the wound open, and screamed in pain.
Jia Hua heard this from outside the tent and hurried into the tent to report: "Cao's army has robbed the camp. Generals Lu and Zhu have taken precautions. Don't worry, my lord."
The soldiers lit the lamp and saw Sun Quan sitting by the bed, his beard and hair disheveled, blood streaming from his shoulders, soaking his clothes, and he hurriedly called the doctors for treatment.
Sun Quan managed to calm down and asked, "But Zhang Wenyuan is coming?"
Jia Hua replied: "Everyone in the army calls Zhang Liao. We don't know whether it is true or not, but the Chinese army is stable, so there is no need to be afraid."
"Why should I be afraid of Zhang Liao?" Sun Quan was determined. He stood up and pushed the doctor away, saying in a deep voice, "I am about to go into battle and fight Zhang Liao to the death!"
Jia Hua cupped his fists and said, "Zhang Liao was lucky enough to succeed in a sneak attack last time. If he dares to attack again this time, he will be killed by the last general. Why bother, my lord, to personally attack?"
"Well, that makes sense!" Sun Quan nodded slightly and motioned for everyone to step back and let the doctors heal their wounds.
When Jia Hua and others exited the tent, Sun Quan's face was grim in pain, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Quickly take the Ma Fei San!"
At this time, the shouts of killing were loud outside the tent. Cao's army took advantage of Zhang Liao's reputation and charged all the way. Although Lu Fan led the troops to stop him, Wu's army was timid before fighting. Most of them retreated and gave way, and the army was panicked.
The person Cao Ren chose to lead the army was a captain of thousands who was usually very brave in battle. This time he was asked to lead the army with the intention of being rewarded for his meritorious service. His soldiers and horses were all elite. If he could kill Sun Quan, he would surely become famous in one battle. All move forward courageously.
As soon as they passed through the front camp, they saw an enemy general standing in front of him. The man shouted coldly with his sword drawn: "Zhang Liao is here, why don't you surrender quickly?"
"Use the Yu to make up for it, look at the spear!" Zhu Huan laughed, urged his horse to dance with his spear, and rushed forward.
The two horses crossed each other, and after only three turns, the enemy general was lifted off the horse. Zhu Huan raised his gun and shouted: "Zhang Liao is dead, kill him!"
When the Wu army saw that Zhu Huan had really stabbed Zhang Liao to death, they were all excited and roared loudly. The defenders beat drums and gongs vigorously, and the whole army rushed towards the chaotic Cao army.
At the same time, Lu Fan also led his troops from behind. The two groups of troops attacked from behind and surrounded Cao's army. They fired arrows at random and the soldiers swarmed up and killed all the enemy troops.
Zhu Huan led his troops straight to the city. In the light of the fire, he saw Cao Jun standing at the top of the city. He shouted: "Old thief Cao Ren, you were captured by Liu Qi. You have no face to face the enemy. You actually used Zhang Liao's name to form an army. Do you know the word shame?"
Cao Ren was just feeling sad about the loss of soldiers leaving the city. When he heard Zhu Huan's words, he was furious and wanted to go down to the city to fight with him.
Sima Yi hurriedly came out of the archery tower to dissuade him: "This is Wu Dog's way of irritating the general. The general must not be angry."
Cao Ren said angrily: "This kid is arrogant. It's hard to resolve the hatred in someone's heart without killing him."
Sima Yi said: "The governor is of great importance to Xuzhou. The safety of the Central Plains is in danger. Why should he care about the generals with his rich body? Since ancient times, to become a king or defeat a bandit, only by being able to endure a moment of anger can one achieve immortal achievements. Sun Quan has exhausted his skill as a donkey in Guizhou. In ten months There must be changes within.”
Cao Ren took a deep breath and told Niu Jin and others to guard the city carefully. He ignored Zhu Huan's yelling and scolding and went back to the government office to rest.
Seeing that Cao Jun did not dare to fight, Zhu Huan led his troops back and went to the Chinese army's tent to see Sun Quan and report the war. Sun Quan praised Zhu Huan for his wisdom and bravery and promoted him to General Fenwu.
Unexpectedly, it was getting brighter. Huang Gai, Han Dang and other generals also came to the Chinese army to discuss matters, and they all asked for battle and then attacked Shouchun.
Sun Quan looked defeated, and said with force, "Cao's army ventured out of the city, which shows that it is no longer able to defend the city. If you keep up your efforts, the city is about to be destroyed."
As they were assigning tasks, Sun Yu suddenly sent someone to report that Lujiang soldiers and horses passed by Jiashi and were ambushed by Cao's army. They were defeated and retreated to Shiting.
All the generals felt sorry after hearing this. Seeing that Cao Ren was on guard, Lu Fan and others asked Sun Quan to stop his troops.
The fierce fighting in the past few days was just to buy time for the Lujiang soldiers and horses, but now Cao Jun saw through it. Shouchun was impregnable. If the battle continued, the people would be resentful, the soldiers would be impetuous, and their morale would soon collapse like ice and snow.
Sun Quan, however, remained calm and did not blame Sun Yu. Instead, he comforted him and ordered him to continue to increase troops to Shiting, repair barracks and strongholds, hoard grain and grass to contain Cao's army, and choose the opportunity to move.
Lu Fan advised: "The troops and horses marching on Lujiang failed. Our attack here is only a loss of troops. The people of Huainan have been very resentful recently. Why don't my lord retire first to rest, appease people's hearts, regroup the troops and fight again?"
Sun Quan stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Don't you hear about the lost mulberry trees in the east? Although Sun Yu is defeated, Zhou Tai's navy will definitely win. He has his own strategy to capture Cao Ren. You just have to perform your duties."
The generals saw that Sun Quan had no intention of retreating, so they had to go and make preparations, and attack Shouchun again half an hour later.
