Zhou Yu really didn't expect that after he came up with such an excellent siege tactic, Lu Meng and others still failed to completely attack Hefei City.
After attacking for four or five days, although the outer city of Hefei was breached and many Hefei defenders were killed, the Hefei defenders under Zhang Liao's control finally retreated to Wengcheng and were still resisting tenaciously.
Zhou Yu cursed Zhang Xi in his heart again. The training method this boy gave him must be hidden, otherwise the difference in combat power would not be so big.
Since the city of Hefei could not be breached after four or five days of attacking, Zhou Yu thought for a while and suggested to Sun Quan that he should destroy the outer city of Hefei and then retreat as soon as he saw fit.
If we don't retreat and Cao Cao's army comes to support him, something big might happen.
But now Sun Quan doesn't want to retreat.
The outer city has been conquered, and Zhang Liao's son retreats to Wengcheng. If he doesn't work harder to defeat him and capture Zhang Liao alive, where will his face go? !
Therefore, Sun Quan insisted on attacking.
But Zhang Liao withdrew his troops.
Yes, Zhang Liao did not continue to defend Hefei. Instead, he led the remaining Hefei defenders to evacuate Hefei City and gave this strong city to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan was overjoyed and immediately planned to pursue with all his strength - it doesn't matter to others, Zhang Liao must die.
Zhou Yu felt that this was wrong, and quickly dissuaded Sun Quan and asked him to slow down the attack. But at this time, Sun Quan did not listen to Zhou Yu. He only had Zhang Liao in his eyes.
Then, the pursuit force led by Chen Wu encountered an ambush set by Zhang Liao halfway. In a deadly battle, the pursuit force led by Chen Wu was completely wiped out, and Chen Wu himself died in the battle.
Fortunately, Lu Meng, who was following Chen Wu in pursuit, quickly sensed something was wrong, deployed his troops on the spot, and did not continue to pursue rashly.
Then Lu Meng received the news from the defeated army - the army ambushing Chen Wu was definitely not just Zhang Liao's defeated army, there were at least more than 5,000 people.
At this time, Lu Meng finally woke up, quickly arranged a defensive formation, and then sent out a spy to investigate. The result was that Cao Cao personally led an army of 200,000 people, which was thirty miles north of Shouchun, and was heading towards Hefei.
Zhang Liao's retreat was ordered by Cao Cao, in order to attract Sun Quan to pursue him, or to allow Sun Quan to occupy Hefei City and not leave, and the two sides would fight decisively.
Cao Cao can't beat you Sun Quan on the Yangtze River, but on the land north of the Yangtze River, can Cao Cao be afraid of a kid from Jiangdong? !
While Lu Meng made a defensive posture, he quickly told Sun Quan the latest situation and asked Sun Quan to make a decision.
At this time, Sun Quan had already entered Hefei City. When he heard the news that Cao Cao was coming in person, he immediately felt a little numb.
It is not necessary to be afraid. A year ago, Cao Cao led an army of "400,000" to attack Ruxukou. In the end, he had no choice but to retreat. Sun Quan was really not afraid.
But the problem is that if there is a decisive battle with Cao Cao in Jiangbei, it is easy to win. If he loses, then Jiangdong will probably have to draw the ground to protect himself.
Moreover, 70,000 vs. 200,000. Regardless of whether these 200,000 are "so-called" or not, the party with superior military strength can be sure that it no longer belongs to them.
After all, Sun Quan had not lost his judgment. He knew that he was more likely to suffer losses if he beat him like this, so he stopped insisting.
On the one hand, he ordered Lu Meng to lead the army to cut off the rear, and on the other hand, he began to make arrangements for retreat.
As for the city of Hefei, if you can win it the first time, you can win it the second time. Why care about the gains and losses of one city or one place?
I have to say that at this time, Sun Quan really had the courage of a generation of heroes, especially the conquest of Hefei, which was far from a failure. Sun Quan was still full of confidence.
Therefore, Sun Quan decided to arrange for the army to withdraw first and personally guard the Xiaoyaojin Ferry. Firstly, it was to win over the morale of the army. The lord personally stopped the retreat and let his subordinates go first. This is such a wise master.
Secondly, it is also to support Lu Meng's rear-cutting troops.
Lu Meng was promoted from the army by Sun Quan. From a fierce general who only knew how to charge into battle, he slowly turned into a general with the potential to lead. Sun Quan is really optimistic about Lu Meng's growth, so he will never allow Lu Meng to make mistakes. He must Only when I saw Lu Meng return to the army with my own eyes.
Sun Quan even wanted to hold a banquet for Lü Meng at Xiaoyaojin Ferry to reward him for his achievements in conquering Hefei and leading the army to seize the rear.
Then he was trained by Zhou Yu.
This time Zhou Yu really didn't give Sun Quan face, because Sun Quan was a bit unreliable in doing this.
There are any rewards and celebration banquets that we can't talk about when we go back. We are facing a powerful enemy now. If Cao Cao sends someone to lead a cavalry raid, what can we do with the few people we have left? !
Sun Quan was very unhappy, but at least he still had reason. Under Zhou Yu's dissuasion, he finally did not hold a banquet. After receiving Lu Meng's return army, he began to arrange for Lu Meng to cross the river first, and he was the last to leave.
Zhou Yu really has nothing to do with this lord. The person in the army who should leave first is you, Sun Quan.
But think about it, the lord is trying to win over the soldiers, so Zhou Yu can't say much. If he talks too much in this regard, he will easily get annoyed.
Therefore, Zhou Yu was only prepared for a surprise attack by Cao Cao's army, just in case.
As a result, this response really worked - Zhang Liao saw that Sun Quan had only left two or three thousand men on the north bank of Xiaoyaojin, and immediately asked Cao Cao for a fight and led troops to raid Sun Quan's main formation.
Cao Cao had never seen such a dissolute leader, so he immediately agreed to Zhang Liao's request.
Then Zhang Liao led another raid with three thousand men this time.
Sun Quan also didn't expect that Zhang Liao would make a surprise attack after he had already retreated. He suddenly remembered the horror of being surrounded by 800 people.
But Zhou Yu was not Sun Quan. He had already prepared. On the one hand, he steadily defended the camp, and on the other hand, he asked Sun Quan to quickly board the ship and retreat.
Zhang Liao attacked for a while and found that the enemy's troops were well-organized and the camp was well-defended. He knew that he could not attack for a while. When he saw that Sun Quan's men had already boarded the boat and crossed the river, he did not continue to attack and went back to apologize to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao didn't pay attention because he saw the banner with the word "Zhou" in the camp.
"Zhou Lang Jiangdong is indeed a person who has gained a reputation in vain!"
Cao Cao completely forgot what he said a few years ago when he defended his defeat at Chibi as "burning the ship and retreating" and said that Zhou Yu was "the disciple who made Zhou Lang's son famous".
After leaving this latest comment on Zhou Yu, Cao Cao left Zhang Liao to continue to guard Hefei while he led his troops back north.
In this battle, although Jiangdong captured Hefei, it was quickly lost. It can be said that both the strategic goal was achieved but not completed.
But this battle allowed Sun Quan to successfully establish his prestige in the army, and it also allowed Jiangdong Group to see the possibility of capturing Hefei and marching into Qingxu, so Jiangdong actually did not feel that he had failed.
As for Cao Cao, although he lost Hefei for a time, he finally regained it and thwarted Jiangdong's conspiracy to march into Huainan.
Another battle that both sides feel they have won.
And when this battle was later introduced to Shu, people in Liu Bei's group were also amazed.
At first, I didn't expect that Sun Quan didn't occupy Hefei despite such a favorable wind, and almost caused a big incident. If Zhou Yu hadn't responded in time, the consequences would have been disastrous.
On the other hand, Zhou Yu is really not easy to mess with.
The person who felt this most deeply was Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi really didn't expect that the impact of Zhou Yu's death would be so great.
Zhang Xi knew the original history and knew that when Sun Shiwan attacked Hefei, he should have been frightened half to death by Zhang Liao's 800-man assault. Then he fought for a month and was unable to defeat Hefei. When he was about to retreat, he had to waste his troops and lead them by himself. Not to mention the rear of the military palace, they still held a banquet in the military camp when there were only two or three thousand people guarding it, thinking that Zhang Liao's young soldiers would not dare to attack.
Then Zhang Liao said, "You have set up the stage for me. If I don't go up and sing a few lines, wouldn't that mean I'm sorry for your hard work?" !
He decisively seized the opportunity and led two to three thousand men to launch an assault on Sun Quan's main formation.
Think about it, Zhang Liao's 800 men were able to force Sun Quan to go up the slope to defend himself with a spear. This time he had two to three thousand men, and Sun Quan only had two to three thousand men. Is there any surprise who will win and who will lose? ? !
Sun Quan was beaten almost to death in Xiaoyaojin, and the generals in the army suffered heavy losses, so much so that when Jiangdong heard Zhang Liao's name, his children stopped crying.
This should be the real second battle of Hefei between Zhang Babai and Sun Shiwan.
But now, because of Zhou Yu's timely rescue, although Sun Quan was still frightened and went up the mountain to defend himself with a spear, he did not suffer much loss at least. It can be said that he repelled Zhang Liao's attack.
The city of Hefei was even more outrageous. Sun Quan actually captured Hefei with the help of Zhou Yu. Although he could not hold it, it was normal considering Sun Shiwan's ability.
So overall, although Sun Quan sent troops this time, although Chen Wu was damaged, it can't really be said to be a big defeat. Zhang Xi knows the real hero here.
Zhou Yu.
This made Zhang Xi a little numb. If Sun Quan betrays his alliance and attacks Jingzhou in the future, the person leading the army will not only be Lu Meng, but also Zhou Yu.
Then Jingzhou's current defense is somewhat insufficient.
The guard of Gong'an City is not Shiren, but Wenpin, and the prefect of Wuling County is Xu Shu. But Zhang Xi is really unsure. Can these two people really stop Zhou Yu and Lu Meng's joint attack? !
Maybe it can be done, maybe it can't be done. Zhang Xi is now the governor of Badong County, and he can't stretch his hands that far yet. He can only take one step at a time for matters in Jingzhou.
(End of chapter)
