On the south bank of the Han River, at the Wu Army camp, the Dongwu soldiers could finally take a breather and rest after a night of hard work. However, thinking of the fierce battle between the Wei Army last night, they were still a little shaken.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, Sun Quan was pacing back and forth with a frown on his face. All the generals under the tent were holding their breath and concentrating, not daring to take a breath for fear of upsetting their masters.
"Have the losses of the army not been calculated yet?" Sun Quan flicked his robe sleeves and asked slightly angrily.
At this moment, only Zhu Ran dared to answer. He clasped his fists and replied, "I think it's almost time. Please wait a moment, Your Majesty."
Sun Quan hummed and sat down. Although he was angry, he couldn't get angry with Zhu Ran. He was thinking about whether to send someone to urge him, but he saw Pan Zhang, who had gone to count the losses, finally returned.
"Reporting to the Supreme Being, our army's losses have been calculated."
Sun Quan said feebly: "Tell me about it."
"No." Pan Zhang unfolded the letter written by the Chinese military officer and read: "In the battle last night, our army lost more than 3,000 people who died in the battle and did not return, and 3,642 were injured. Thirty percent of the damage was done, but fortunately all the warships were safe except for a dozen small boats that were missing."
After Pan Zhang finished reading in one breath, he raised his head and glanced at Sun Quan. Seeing that he had no reaction, his heart pounded and he stood there at a loss.
After a while, Sun Quan waved his hand and said warmly: "Thank you for your hard work, Wen Gui, please take a seat." Pan Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his fists and saluted, walked to Zhu Ran and sat down.
"My lords, the battle last night was actually due to a sneak attack by Wei thieves. It was a small setback, but it is nothing. I hope you can cheer up and wait for the army to rest before we can decide the victory or defeat with Wenpin."
Although Sun Quan was heartbroken about this level of loss, it was not unacceptable. Especially with the main force of the 50,000-strong army, Sun Quan still had a chance to capture Jiangxia.
In fact, all the generals in the tent are people who are used to fighting, and they understand that victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. The defeat last night did not make them lose their fighting spirit. The reason why they were unhappy was not only that they were defeated in the end, but also because of their own defeat. The influence of the Lord. Sun Quan had a sad look on his face. How could they dare to speak out?
Fortunately, his lord now cheered up again, and the generals responded in unison excitedly: "I am willing to die serving the Supreme!"
Sun Quan nodded and added: "It's just that the arrival of Cao Wei's reinforcements last night was a bit strange. Before the military situation is ascertained, our army should not act rashly."
"What the Supreme Being said is absolutely correct. Logically speaking, the reinforcements from the Wei thieves will not come so quickly. Where were the reinforcements last night? How many people came?" Zhu Ran had already noticed the abnormality, and He already had a guess in his mind, but it was hard to say it out loud at the moment.
At this point, Sun Quan turned to Zhou Tai and asked, "Youping, have the scouts gone out?"
"Your Majesty, the arrangements have been made and information will be sent back soon."
Sun Quan hummed, and then said: "We must also find a way to contact the experts in Shiyang City. They should know better."
"Yes." Zhou Tai responded in a deep voice.
Sun Quan looked at the sun outside the tent and said a little tiredly: "Okay, let's discuss it here first. The generals will return to their camps and appease the soldiers. They are not allowed to go to war without permission."
The generals responded and then got up and went out of their tents to disperse. Zhu Ran was about to return to the camp when he suddenly heard Sun Quan say from behind him: "Yi Feng, please stay for a while."
"promise."
Sun Quan walked to the wooden map on the side and looked at Jiangxia and Xiangyang. He waved to Zhu Ran, and when he came closer, he whispered about the latest news from Xiangyang.
Wancheng, the county seat of Nanyang County, has been owned by Cao Wei since Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Wei. It is an important town on Cao Wei's middle line of defense. Since Guan Yu launched the Battle of Xiangfan and destroyed the cities of Fancheng and Xiangyang, most of the important officials of the Wei State who were in charge of the military affairs of Jing and Hezhou were stationed in this city.
Now Sima Yi, the general of the Fu army who was ordered to go out to relieve the siege of Xiangyang, has come to Wancheng to take charge. Although the military situation on the front line is urgent, he did not immediately lead his troops to Xiangyang for rescue. Instead, he sent scouts to inquire about the military situation in Jiangxia.
After learning that Sun Quan was defeated by Wenpin and Xun Yu a few days ago and retreated to the south of the Yangtze River, Sima Yi knew that his own fighters had also arrived.
"Come here, beat the drum and gather the generals." Putting down the information in his hand, Sima Yi walked to the door and shouted angrily.
In a spacious and magnificent manor outside Wuchang City, a silver-haired old woman sat blankly on a silk cushion in the lobby and kept sighing. There were people outside the house and shouting, and most of the maids and servants inside were in a panic. , coming and going, all packing things in big and small bags.
"Mother." At this time, a beautiful woman in her thirties walked into the house and bowed to the old woman.
The old woman glanced at her angrily and asked calmly: "Is Zong'er back?"
The beautiful woman replied: "My husband is still in the city, and according to the agreement, he will be back in half an hour."
"Hmph, why is this evil obstacle still nagging in the city? Since he wants to leave, he shouldn't leave as soon as possible." As she said that, the old woman thumped the crutch in her hand on the ground twice.
The middle-aged woman hurriedly said: "Mom, please don't be angry. My daughter-in-law has already sent someone to rush you."
The old woman shook her head after hearing this, sighed, and then said, "Has your father's coffin been placed?"
"Don't worry, mother, the coffin has been hitched to the carriage and can set off at any time."
The old lady nodded, then thought about it, and said angrily: "Huh, it's all your fault for being incompetent in running the family. That's why that evil man was lawless and did so many harmful things. Now we are so tired that we have to run away overnight. North, pity my Han family’s reputation will be ruined tonight!”
The middle-aged woman said aggrievedly: "Mother, daughter-in-law..."
Seeing that she was about to cry, the old woman felt weak and sighed: "Oh, I can't blame you for this. It's all because of my incompetence as a mother.
Your father, as a veteran of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, had devoted himself to assisting the lord for three generations. After he died this year and took office, the king personally paid his funeral. What an honor and favor this is? I don’t want to be implicated by that evil obstacle and ruin my reputation for the rest of my life. How can I see him underground in the future? "After saying that, the old woman burst into tears.
Seeing this, the middle-aged woman quickly took out the silk scarf in her arms and stepped forward to wipe the old woman's tears: "Mother, don't be sad. The matter has come to this, and we can only think about preserving the family."
"Hey, go ahead and clean up the things. Leave me alone for a while." The old woman stopped crying and waved her hand weakly.
In Wuchang City, General Han Zong, who was entrusted by Sun Quan to defend the city, was not at his post in the city at the moment, but he led dozens of troops to the city gate quietly.
"Who is here? Isn't it already the curfew?" The captain of the city gate saw a large group of people coming from a distance, and quickly led his troops to alert and stop them.
Han Zong resisted his horse and replied: "Captain Sun, I am the general."
Lieutenant Sun took a lantern and took a closer look. It turned out to be his immediate superior. He quickly saluted and said, "It turns out to be General Han. The general came here late at night to..."
"There is an emergency at home. I have to rush back overnight. Open the city gate quickly." Han Zong shouted anxiously.
"Yes Yes."
Although it was somewhat against the rules, Han Zong was the person in charge of Wuchang's defense. Lieutenant Sun did not dare to disobey his order, so he shouted to the sergeant behind him: "Open the city gate."
Han Zong led his troops out of the city gate, looked back at the Wuchang city wall, sneered, and then galloped towards his manor.
