Sun Quan led Lu Bu to the southwest, while Hua Xiong appeared in the opposite direction to the northeast. As a result, the distance between the two sides became farther and farther. Sun Quan not only blocked the way for Lu Bu to join Hua Xiong, but even let Lu Bu I don't even know what's going on at Hua Xiong. There was no way Hua Xiong could tell Lu Bu from beginning to end before taking action.
Not to mention that Sun Quan continued to flee here, on the other side, except for Sun Ce and his party, and the Cheng Pu troops who had just contacted Sun Ce, the rest of the Jiangdong Army had no idea what was going on. Why did Lu Bu's army, which was supposed to be surrounded, disappear? In such a small area, Lu Bu brought so many soldiers this time. Can they hide it?
This is the biggest drawback of ancient warfare. In ancient times, there was no real-time communication capability. This is why there were so many tricks in ancient wars. Only by fixing the strategies and tactics in advance can everyone work together as one. But correspondingly, once something unexpected happens, it is easy to become overwhelmed.
At this time, what is tested is the general's ability to adapt to circumstances, as well as the mutual understanding and cooperation between commanders. You have no idea what your allies will do, so you can only rely on guessing and trust, and then make the choice you think is the most reasonable.
The first was Cheng Pu's department. Cheng Pu was the party who knew the truth best and also knew which direction Lu Bu's army had gone. He made a prompt decision. While sending people to inform other Jiangdong troops, he changed the original plan and directly sent his troops south, even if he was alone. With his own army, he might not be Lu Bu's opponent at all. Cheng Pu also wanted to temporarily delay Lu Bu for a while to see if he could re-encircle him, or at least rescue the helpless Sun Quan, right?
Huang Gai's tribe in the north, because they encountered Hua Xiong's sneak attack from behind, could only passively resist while hurriedly calling for help. He had no other choice. At this time, it was Huang Gai's luck that he did not encounter Lu Bu, which prevented Huang Gai's army from being attacked from two sides. However, the delay of Lu Bu's army showing up was always a hidden danger, which made Huang Gai dare not take action to counterattack Hua Xiong.
Han Dang's troops in the south are completely blind now. They don't know any information and haven't encountered any situation yet. However, they are very sure that Lu Bu has entered, so out of caution, Han Dang ordered his subordinates. , while heading north, he carefully searched the mountains and forests to prevent Lu Bu from scattering and hiding his soldiers in the woods.
Finally, there was Sun Jian who stayed at the base camp and prepared to block Lu Bu's retreat. Sun Jian first discovered that Lu Bu's army was missing, and there was no fighting where it should have been. Sun Jian is in the east, and the troops on the north and south sides were separated from him not long ago. The three parties are very close to each other. It can be said that if any party is fighting, Sun Jian will get the news quickly. So Sun Jian was sure that Lu Bu should have gone to the west. As for whether it is southwest or northwest, it is hard to say.
Just when Sun Jian was about to make a decision, news of Huang Gai's attack in the north came.
Is this Lu Bu's trick? !
It has to be said that Sun Jian was extremely surprised when he got the news. Lu Bu must have guessed that it was a trap and deliberately pretended to be fooled, so he made the current arrangement. Then, Lu Bu may have very few people with him, just pretending to be a large army. It is precisely because of the small number of people that he can easily disperse and hide in the mountains and forests. But the real attack point is in the north! Of course, other directions are not ruled out.
Thinking of this, Sun Jian did not dare to hesitate and made a decisive decision. He directly led his troops north to rescue Huang Gai. At the same time, send someone to notify Cheng Pu in the west and Han Dang in the south to immediately go to the north to meet up. Enemies may also be encountered in other directions at any time. Holding a group is the best choice now.
As for the original plan, to surround and kill Lu Bu? Sun Jian no longer thought too much. Now that he had determined that this was the enemy's plan, Sun Jian felt that it would be quite good to ensure that the Jiangdong Army was not lost in the first place.
At this time, Sun Jian had no idea that what was waiting for him was not just a loss, but a big victory!
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Sun Quan, who didn't know how far he had run, finally saw Cheng Pu's troops coming for help. Upon seeing this, Sun Quan turned around and laughed.
"Hahaha, Lu Bu! You have been fooled! You are already surrounded!"
Lu Bu was initially hesitant when he saw Jiangdong's army, but now he immediately stopped advancing after hearing Sun Quan's words.
Sun Ce and Cheng Pu, who hurried over, almost didn't curse.
Although they may not be Lu Bu's opponents, they are never afraid of fighting Lu Bu. On the contrary, Cheng Pu's purpose is to fight Lu Bu in order to drag Lu Bu here and wait for Jiangdong's army from other directions to encircle him again.
Now Sun Quan is doing well, he can scare Lu Bu away with just one word. Could it be that Sun Quan didn't realize that he was running in the wrong direction from the beginning, and thought he had successfully led Lu Bu into a trap?
The question is what should Cheng Pu and Sun Ce do now?
He grabbed Lu Bu enthusiastically and said, "We only have a few people, so you don't have to be afraid at all. Why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea before leaving?"
As for charging directly, no matter what, let’s attack first and then talk about it? Just kidding, when Lu Bu sees that someone like you dares to be so unscrupulous, he will think there is something wrong. Does he really think Lu Bu is a fool?
As a result, the two parties stopped and hesitated. There was about three to five hundred meters between them. Both sides watched from a distance, but no one moved first. They just watched Sun Quan ride his horse, slowly, and run back to his position.
After it was over, Sun Quan probably didn't feel happy enough, so he finally turned around and mocked Lu Bu,
"Who said I am dead? Let me see who is dead today!"
"Sun Quan!!"
Lu Bu roared angrily and almost couldn't control his temper.
However, a general next to him suddenly grabbed Lu Bu and whispered a few words to his side. As he spoke, he pointed in this direction, and Lu Bu gradually became quiet.
Sun Quan squinted his eyes and couldn't see clearly due to the cover of night, but the person around Lu Bu who could speak well, Zhang Liao? Gao Shun?
"Second brother! You made a mistake! Hey!"
Sun Ce came to Sun Quan and wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed heavily.
There are many smart people around Lu Bu. Jiangdong's army can appear in such a short period of time, and Cheng Pu personally leads the army. You don't need to guess to know that it is a trap.
When we were transporting food, we obviously didn't see these soldiers. They were so close. Why didn't these people escort the two brothers Sun Quan and Sun Ce to transport food? Isn't it obvious that he was deliberately dragging himself behind, waiting for Lu Bu to be fooled?
People's mentality is like this. Even if Jiangdong's army is all standing in front of them, Lu Bu dares to fight. But once he finds out that he has been trapped and deceived, Lu Bu subconsciously thinks about retreat instead of a decisive battle.
"Sun Quan, the head on your neck will be mine sooner or later!"
Lu Bu said one last harsh word, and after speaking, he calmly retreated slowly. This was a normal withdrawal of troops, not an embarrassing escape. It was definitely not a good opportunity, but Cheng Pu had no choice but to chase after him, otherwise, Lu Bu would really get away.
There were some sparks between the two sides, until not long after, Sun Jian sent someone to send a message, asking Cheng Pu to lead his troops north to rendezvous.
