"It's Gan Ning, that old man again..." Sun Quan was mid-sentence when he suddenly remembered Zhang Fei's words and quickly told Hu Zong: "Send someone to Dongting immediately and pass my order to Lu Xun to send naval troops back to Jiangxia."
"Ah? After withdrawing the naval forces, how can General Lu stop the trapped troops?" Hu Zong was puzzled.
"What else? Wait for Gan Ning to come and cut off our retreat?" Sun Quan shouted.
"It is said that the Jingzhou navy also suffered heavy losses. Gan Ning shouldn't have the energy to come over, right? Besides, he should return to Jiangling to help." Hu Zong continued to ask questions.
Sun Quan said angrily: "Go and send the order. How do you know the real situation? Now I only know that Jiang Gongyi died in the battle of Hanshui. The navy army he brought was almost wiped out, but Gan Ning is alive and well."
"Wei." Hu Zong didn't dare to be stubborn anymore.
After Hu Zong left in a hurry, Sun Quan lowered his head and found that Zhou Zheng was not wearing any clothes, so he called the waiter to go back to the room and change his clothes again.
After tidying up his clothes, the waiter brought breakfast. After Sun Quan was full, he went to the governor's house and prepared to summon Jiang Qin's defeated troops to inquire about the situation.
Before the defeated soldiers at the dock returned, Quan Cong, the general in charge of defending the city, unexpectedly broke into the main hall. He quickly stepped forward and clasped his fists to report: "My lord, there is an urgent military situation."
Sun Quan's right eye kept twitching, looking a little impatient, "Zihuang wants to talk about Hanshui? Wei Ze already told me this morning."
Quan Cong shook his head and replied: "Reporting to my lord, a large number of troops appeared in the southwest. They are probably the reinforcements Zhang Fei mentioned..."
"What? Take me to see it." Sun Quan stood up with a start before his butt was warm.
Everyone in the palace was shocked when they heard this, and began to doubt Zhang Fei's previous words. Jingzhou continued to send more troops to Jiangxia. If it were not premeditated, there was a high possibility that they wanted to capture the thieves first and capture the king first.
Quan Cong led Sun Quan and others to the south city tower of Jiangxia again. They saw flags fluttering two or three miles away and a uniform marching team slowly approaching. Looking into the distance from the city tower, one could roughly see the size of the opponent.
"The number of this army should be nearly 20,000..." Quan Cong reported based on his own experience. Although the number of people he counted was not wrong, he did not know that half of them were soldiers responsible for transporting supplies.
Sun Quan took a breath. At this time, there was no difference in the total strength between the inside and outside the city. Except for the thousands of sailors at the North Gate Pier, Jiangxia's defenders were already at a numerical disadvantage. This made Sun Quan's doubts continue to expand.
Did Lu Xun really vote?
"Lord, look." Zhuge Jin pointed not far away.
Sun Quan followed the direction of Zhuge Jin's finger and saw the flags fluttering in the wind in the military formation, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Fazheng has indeed come to Jingzhou, I don't know how long Liu Xuande has been planning..."
"Fazheng is the best at planning, and together with the fierce generals Zhang Fei and Pang De, Liu Xuande has a great plan..." Zhuge Jin looked solemn.
Zhang Fei and Fazheng came to attack Jiangxia instead of saving Jiangling. Jiang Qin's navy was annihilated by Gan Ning in the Han River. In addition, Yu Fan's divination was so bad that Sun Quan's already suspicious character made him completely lose judgment.
"Zihuang."
"The end will be here."
"Immediately send someone to the front line to pass the order, asking Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran to withdraw from Jiangxia's defense as soon as possible. Lü Meng will lead the troops to Dongting to collect Lu Xun's troops. If there is resistance, kill them without mercy." Sun Quan had a serious face.
"Ah?" Quan Cong was stunned, as if he didn't believe his ears.
"Why don't you do it right away? Don't you see it's a conspiracy? There's a traitor in our Jiangdong, and he wants to make us doomed." Sun Quan's anger was obvious in his words.
"My lord, please think twice. Lu Boyan is devoted to the public good. How can he be doubted by a few rumors? As the saying goes, if the king doubts his ministers, they will die. If all the troops are withdrawn, won't all the previous achievements be wasted? Maybe the governor has captured Jiangling now, and General Pan It's when you kill a general and make a great contribution. Once you fall into the trap, it's too late to regret it." Yu Fan quickly knelt down and remonstrated.
"Since we have sent troops to seize Jingzhou, we have completely broken up with Liu Bei. If we withdraw now and leave Guan Yu a chance to breathe, he will definitely launch an army to invade Jiangdong in the future. Why not wait patiently for a while?" Quan Cong also followed suit. Lu Xun said good things.
Sun Quan looked at the troops getting closer and closer outside the city, and said coldly to Yu Fan: "Since Zhongxiang can't defend it, I won't retreat for the time being, but Liu Xuande continues to increase his troops and Jiangxia has to guard against it. You can take advantage of the fast ship to rush to Dongting Palace immediately." Camp, order Lu Boyan to abandon Dongting and return to Jiangxia."
"Ah? My lord, if you withdraw the troops from Dongting now, the reinforcements from Jingnan and Jiaozhou will be able to enter the Yangtze River. Isn't it true that the Governor-General is facing enemies from both sides?" Yu Fan was still arguing.
"Humph, the garrison in Changsha has been drained by Guan Yu. There are also very few garrisons in Lingling and Guiyang. There are only more than 20,000 garrison in Jiaozhou, half of which are restrained by Ding Gong in the Longchuan area. Lantian can mobilize up to 20,000 troops. Yu, tell me how many soldiers are outside Jiangxia City now?" Sun Quan asked coldly.
"More than 20,000..." Yu Fan answered honestly.
"All the soldiers and horses from Lantian have come to Jiangxia. Who is Lu Boyan still defending in Dongting? Are those fish and shrimps in the Xiang River?" Sun Quan became more and more angry as he spoke.
"But Lantian didn't show up. We only saw Zhang Fei, Pang De and Fazheng..." Yu Fan was still defending.
Zhuge Jin couldn't stand it anymore, so he meaningfully advised from the side: "Zhongxiang, don't argue with the master. Lantian's name is Xuan Owl. He has a cunning character and is good at hiding. Maybe he is outside the city at this time. Boyan and we are both He was deceived..."
Yu Fan was startled when he heard this, and quickly raised his hands and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will go to Dongting immediately and will definitely bring General Lu back."
"Remember to take the north gate. There are Zhang Fei's cavalry on the other three sides. I'm afraid you will lose your life to deliver the message." Sun Quan reminded with a frown.
"I can spare it. Thank you for reminding me, lord." Yu Fan nodded and bowed, lifted up his hem and trotted for a while, gradually disappearing from the tower.
Sun Quan said to Quan Cong with a solemn expression: "Zihuang, there are more and more troops outside the city now. Pay special attention to the defense of each city gate. I will ask the Jiefan Guards to assist in defending the city."
"Don't worry, my lord, the end will be around. Jiangxia is impregnable." Quan Cong raised his fists and replied sonorously.
Sun Quan patted Quan Cong on the shoulder to express his approval. He walked down the tower and found Hu Zong waiting there, so he asked curiously: "Is something wrong?"
Hu Zong clasped his fists and saluted: "The last general has sent people to Dongting Lake to ask for reinforcements as requested by the lord, and brought back two troops of General Gong Yi. They are currently placed in the Jiefangwei barracks. Do you want to ask about the situation? ?”
"That's what I have in mind, but before that, please go to the port again and prepare warships in advance. If Jiangxia changes, we still have a way out." Sun Quan said seriously.
"Then, my lord, please go first. General Xu will be stationed at Jiefanwei. Later, General Xu will go to the port to make arrangements, and then return to the camp to report back to you."
There was intensive deployment in Jiangxia City. Outside the city, Xu Shuang commanded the new soldiers to set up camp and go down to the stronghold. Fa Zheng, led by Zhang Fei and Pang De, patrolled around the city to see if there was any chance of breaking the city.
More than a hundred cavalry, guarding several generals, walked slowly from east to south of Jiangxia City. When they reached the west gate, it was already dark and they could not see clearly.
Suddenly there was a whoosh, and a cold arrow struck from the city wall.
"Teacher, be careful."
Zhang Fei heard the wind and saw that he had quick eyes and quick hands, and used his bright silver gun to deflect the hidden arrow.
