After arriving at Hefei City, Ji Ling rode forward and communicated with the generals guarding the city. They opened the city gate and chose to surrender.
Yang Ling and his party entered Hefei smoothly.
After checking the situation in the city, Yang Ling stretched out comfortably in the lobby of the county government office.
Taking Hefei today will mean that the war in Huainan is completely over.
After Cao Cao sends someone to take over the territory, he can return to Xudu with Cao Ang.
Before the expedition, Yang Ling thought he would fight for a year and a half, but he did not expect Yuan Shu to be so vulnerable.
Just when he was about to lie down and rest, he saw Zhao Yun walking in with a serious look.
"Brother, there's a situation!"
"What's wrong?"
"The spies we sent out reported that there is a group of troops heading here under the banner of the Governor of Kuaiji!"
Yang Ling's heart moved.
The governor of Kuaiji, isn't that Sun Ce?
Sure enough, just as he thought, Sun Ce also realized the importance of Hefei and sent troops to rush over.
He pondered for a moment and then said,
"Go and call Ji Ling and Wenyuan!"
"Here!"
Zhao Yun took the order and left.
Not long after, Zhang Liao and Ji Ling received the news and rushed over.
Yang Ling told the two of them that Sun Ce had sent troops to Hefei.
After hearing this, the two of them were shocked and secretly admired Yang Ling.
Fortunately, he asked to travel overnight, so there was no delay and he entered Hefei City ahead of Sun Ce.
"General Zilong, how many troops did Sun Ce have?"
Zhang Liao asked in a deep voice.
"At least thirty thousand!"
"Thirty thousand people actually came?"
Ji Ling lost his voice and said.
You must know that when Yang Ling came to Hefei this time, he only brought a thousand fine cavalry.
Even if the soldiers and horses in the city that originally belonged to Yuan Shu were brought with them, they would only be able to defeat 3,000 troops.
In addition, Hefei has narrow roads and a small city, so how can it be a match for Sun Ce's army?
"As a military advisor, the wisest thing to do now is to take action."
Zhang Liao suggested softly.
Hefei was not a high city to begin with, and the city walls were in disrepair.
Naturally, those soldiers and horses that originally belonged to Yuan Shu could not be counted on.
In order to seize the city of Hefei, Yang Ling only brought a thousand cavalry and no three-eyed muskets at all.
It can be said to be quite difficult to hold on to Hefei.
Not Zhang Liao, Yang Ling also understands this truth.
It's easy to give up Hefei, but if you want to get it back in the future, it will be troublesome!
You must know that in history, Sun Shiwan fought in Hefei six times in his life, but they all ended in failure.
"Hefei must never be given up. We must find another way."
Yang Ling shook his head and whispered,
"I have a plan..."
He expressed his thoughts in detail.
After hearing this, the other three people all looked hesitant.
"Military advisor, this plan is too risky."
"Of course I know, but I have to take the risk!"
Yang Ling said categorically.
He has always given advice to Cao Cao, and this time he even took action in person. What was the purpose, other than hoping for early unification.
The world is at peace, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and they themselves can enjoy prosperity and wealth.
If we give up Hefei today and hand it over to Sun Ce, I'm afraid there will be endless trouble!
"This battle depends on you two, Zilong and Wenyuan!"
Yang Ling said in a deep voice.
Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao looked at each other and said in unison,
"Please don't worry, military advisor! We will fight to the death!"
…
Ten miles outside Hefei City.
The mighty Jiangdong troops are rushing towards Hefei City.
At this moment, a scout rider ran back from the front.
"Second Young Master, there is news from Hefei City!"
A young man with a broad mouth, blue eyes and purple beard, slowly rode out.
Yes, he is Sun Quan, Sun Jian's second son!
"Stop!"
Sun Quan gave the order, and the 30,000-strong army immediately stopped and waited on the spot.
"How is the situation in Hefei City?"
"Reporting to the Second Young Master, Cao Jun has captured Hefei early this morning!"
"What? Is it still too late?"
Sun Quan looked in the direction of Hefei City with a rather unwilling expression!
When Cao Cao sent troops to attack Yuan Shu, Jiangdong remained stationary.
They originally planned to wait until both sides were defeated, and then another fisherman, Deliliu, came.
It's just that Sun Ce and others never expected that Yuan Shu was so useless and Cao Jun was so powerful.
In less than a month, Yuan Shu's power collapsed!
After learning the news, Sun Ce immediately ordered 30,000 troops and handed them over to his younger brother Sun Quan and Polu captain Lingcao, regardless of the fact that Danyang and Yuzhang counties had just been pacified.
Let the two of them lead troops and horses to Jiujiang County with the intention of capturing Hefei City.
Unexpectedly, Sun Quan and Ling Cao rushed slowly and hurriedly, but they still failed to capture Hefei before Cao Jun.
"Second Young Master, since Hefei has been captured by Cao's army, why don't we withdraw?"
Ling Cao suggested.
Before they came, Sun Ce told them not to conflict with Cao's army again if they failed to capture Hefei City.
But Sun Quan didn't seem to hear him. He looked at the scout and asked,
"How many soldiers and horses are there in Hefei City now?"
"Reporting to the Second Young Master, Yuan Shu sent a total of 2,000 troops to garrison the city previously. This time, Cao Jun came with another 1,000 troops. It is said that the leader is none other than military advisor Yang Ling."
"In other words, there are only three thousand soldiers and horses in the city?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Quan's eyes flashed and his expression became excited.
Ling Cao saw his move and quickly persuaded him,
"Second Young Master, Yang Ling was able to serve as Cao Jun's military advisor and defeat Yuan Shu in a short period of time. He is definitely not an ordinary person."
"Oh, if he is really not an ordinary person, how could he be unknown before? It's just that there are no heroes in the times, so Zhuzi became famous!"
Sun Quan smiled nonchalantly.
In his opinion, it was just that Yuan Shu was too useless, not that Yang Ling was too strong.
If it were him, he could easily defeat Yuan Shu!
"Besides, no matter how strong he is, after all, he only has 3,000 soldiers and horses. We have 30,000, why should we be afraid of him?"
"this……"
Ling Cao looked hesitant.
Seeing this, Sun Quan struck the tunnel while the iron was hot,
"Captain Ling, I don't need to say more about how important Hefei is, right? If you can capture Hefei, my brother will definitely reward you heavily!"
"There are only three thousand men and horses in the city today, it can be said to be a God-given opportunity!"
"If we don't take it today, and Cao Cao sends a large army to station it in the future, we will be in trouble!"
Ling Cao was a little moved by what he said.
yes.
No matter how powerful Yang Ling is, he only has three thousand troops.
Our own army is ten times larger than his, and Hefei is a small city. Wouldn't it be easy to capture it?
Even if we can't take it down, the worst we can do is retreat!
Could it be that Cao Jun still dared to pursue him?
Thinking of this, Ling Cao nodded,
"Okay, I will obey the master's orders in everything!"
Sun Quan was immediately overjoyed and ordered,
"Keep marching!"
Jiangdong's army continued to move towards Hefei City.
The ten-mile journey arrived in a blink of an eye.
However, when Sun Quan, Ling Cao and others rushed to Hefei City, they were confused by the situation in front of them.
