"Well, don't worry about this. Let's wait until the eldest lady and I cook the rice!"
Yang Ling replied casually, staring at the carriage Sun Shangxiang and Xiao Qiao were riding in.
Don't you know how to be more reserved?
Lu Su cursed in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.
When the carriage Sun Shangxiang and Qiao Shuang were riding in was taken over by Gan Ning, Yang Ling waved to Lu Su.
"Mr. Zijing, you are quite a nice person. Thank you very much. Go back!"
"Then I'll take my leave first and wait a few days before going to visit the general!"
Lu Su also breathed a sigh of relief, saluted Yang Ling, then turned and left!
Looking at his back, the corners of Yang Ling's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a sinister smile.
…
After making sure that Yang Ling really led his army to leave, Lu Su felt relieved and rode towards Chaohu.
"Mr. Zijing, Boyan, do you think Yang Ling really plans to take refuge with me?"
Sun Quan asked Lu Su and Lu Xun.
"Reporting back to Marquis Wu, since he has handed over Hefei and happily accepted the eldest lady, there is a high probability that he is sincere."
Lu Su analyzed.
"My subordinate's opinion is similar to Mr. Zijing's."
Lu Xun nodded and smiled,
"After all, Hefei City was lost. How could Cao Pi not pursue him?"
"Well, let's wait a few more days, and then we'll ask Mr. Zijing to go there again."
Sun Quan finally made up his mind.
"This subordinate is obligated to do so!"
Lu Su responded solemnly.
"Oh, by the way, you immediately send people to notify the two generals Huang Gai and Lu Meng, asking them to be more vigilant and not to fall into Cao Jun's trap!"
Sun Quan warned.
Lu Su did not dare to neglect and immediately found a messenger to ask him to go to Hefei.
…
Hefei City.
"Go back and report to Marquis Wu, and say that we know."
Huang Gai sent Sun Quan's envoy away and said to Lu Meng on the side,
"From today on, you and I will take turns keeping watch, so there won't be any mistakes."
"The general is a little too nervous."
Lu Meng smiled nonchalantly.
After Jiangdong's army entered the city, he led his men to search the city personally to ensure that there were no soldiers of Cao Cao in the city.
"You have to be careful when fighting Yang Ling."
Huang Gai sighed.
"Okay, then the general will be responsible for the night watch, and the general will be responsible for the daytime duty."
Lu Meng took the initiative to ask Ying.
"That's fine."
Huang Gai nodded.
The two chatted for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Huang Gai got up and went back to his room to rest.
Night falls quickly.
Lu Meng stretched himself and started to patrol the city with a team of personal guards.
After ensuring that all the guards on guard duty stayed at their posts, Lu Meng, relieved, wandered to the city wall.
Tonight, the moon is dark and the wind is so high that it can be said that you can’t see even if you stretch out your hand.
Except for the city head lit by oil lamps, it was pitch black outside the city.
Lu Meng watched for a while and was about to go back to rest when he suddenly noticed something was wrong!
Because it’s so quiet outside the city!
According to common sense, the chirping of birds such as night owls and crickets should be indispensable at night.
But at this moment, there was deathly silence outside the city, as if Hefei was the only city left in the world!
Lu Meng frowned. Just when he was considering whether to send someone to patrol outside the city, a sudden change occurred!
I heard a burst of fierce shouts suddenly erupting in the city behind me!
His heart sank, and he quickly turned around and looked down.
Under the light of the fire, countless soldiers of Cao Cao were seen, rushing towards the city gate like a tide!
Lu Meng was immediately shocked!
What the hell is going on?
During the day, he personally searched Hefei City from top to bottom, but he didn't find even one of Cao's soldiers.
How did these soldiers of Cao appear?
Before Lu Meng could recover, Jiangdong's soldiers were caught off guard and dispersed by Cao's army.
In the blink of an eye, the city gate fell into the hands of Cao Jun!
"Squeaky..."
The heavy city gate was slowly opened.
Followed by a loud arrow, it flew into the night sky with a sharp sound!
Lu Meng's heart sank, he quickly grasped the sword and shouted sharply,
"Quickly, take back the city gate!"
He took the lead and rushed down the city ladder!
At the narrow city gate, a fierce and bloody fight broke out between the two sides!
Within a moment, the ground was covered with corpses, and the pungent smell of blood filled the air!
However, after Cao's army captured the city gate, they formed a tight formation. No matter how hard Lu Meng and Jiangdong's soldiers attacked, it was difficult to break through!
At this moment, a steady voice sounded in the city gate,
"Classmate Amon, why don't you just surrender quickly?"
Lu Meng's body was shaken, and he looked up and saw Yang Ling standing on horseback among Cao's army, looking at him with a smile.
Behind him, there were countless Cao Jun soldiers pouring in from outside the city!
It’s over!
Lu Meng looked a little desperate, knowing that the situation was over!
Under Yang Ling's rule, Cao's army was not only well-fed and well-trained, but also had advanced ordnance, and completely overwhelmed Jiangdong's army in terms of combat effectiveness.
If it relies on defending the city or engaging in water battles, Jiangdong Army may be able to fight.
But in a head-on confrontation, Jiangdong Army is no match for Cao Army!
Sure enough, Cao Jun did not use firearms at all. Just with a volley of Ling Yue's crossbows, Jiangdong's soldiers began to show signs of defeat!
Lu Meng sighed, reluctantly cheered up, and led his men to fight and retreat.
When he retreated to the city, Huang Gai, who received the news, also rushed over.
"Lu Meng, you bastard, how on earth did you defend the city?"
When the two of them were dividing their work today, Huang Gai had repeatedly warned Lu Meng to be cautious, but he never expected that Cao Jun would still attack!
He didn't know the specific situation, so he just thought that Lu Meng was too careless.
So what came up was a slap in the face with accusations!
"The general has misunderstood!"
Lu Meng quickly told what happened.
Huang Gai was stunned after hearing this.
Did Cao Jun launch the attack from the city?
How can this be?
When Lu Meng was searching during the day, he was by his side. There was absolutely no way that Cao Jun could hide in the city without being discovered!
Before Huang Gai could figure out why Cao Jun appeared in the city, Cao Jun was already approaching.
"General, let's retreat! If we don't retreat, we won't be able to leave!"
Lu Meng shouted eagerly.
After taking a look at Jiangdong's army, which was being defeated by Cao's army, Huang Gai had no choice but to give up the city of Hefei he had finally obtained, and said helplessly,
"retreat!"
The two of them didn't hesitate for a moment, and immediately fled out of the city with their troops and horses!
The situation was unclear at the moment, and they had nowhere else to go, so they had to flee to Xiangchao Lake, planning to join Sun Quan first.
However, the moon was dark tonight and the wind was high. Huang Gai and Lu Meng led the troops and horses, rushing forward one step at a time, and the speed could not be increased at all.
Just when they were worried, a large fire suddenly appeared in front of them!
