Chapter 854: Strategic Focus
The elite Qin army landed in the direction of Xiakou, and then attacked Xiakou with one rush, and then attacked Jiangxia. This surprised Sun Jian, who was in Changsha. Sun Jian immediately decided to personally lead the army left behind in Changsha to reinforce north, but Pang Tong raised objections. Pang Tong believed that the number of Qin troops landed in Xiakou must be small, and Jiangxia had 50,000 troops. Even if it was attacked by the main force of the Qin army, it could hold on for a while, so there was no need to be confused by this. More importantly, he firmly grasped the advantages of the navy. In this case, even if the main force of the Qin army crossed the river, it was very likely to be called a turtle in the jar.
Sun Jian couldn't help but nod. At this time, Zhang Zhao and others strongly opposed Pang Tong's analysis. Zhang Zhao believed that the Qin army was used to taking dangerous moves, and that the Qin army could use war to support the war after crossing the river. The Qin army did this when fighting against the Xianbei. Finally, Zhang Zhao suggested rushing to Jiangxia immediately and defeating the Qin army as much as possible before the Qin army reached its strategic intentions.
Sun Jian couldn't help but hesitate. Seeing that both sides had their own opinions and argued endlessly, Sun Jian couldn't help but feel a little headache.
"Okay! Shut up!!" Sun Jian shouted in a deep voice. The two sides of the quarrel immediately stopped arguing and bowed to Sun Jian.
Sun Jian thought for a moment and said decisively: "The entire army has not been able to hold its troops for the time being. We must find out the scale of the Qin army crossing the river in front!"
"Lord, what about the reinforcements requested by the major general?" Zhang Zhao asked with his fists.
Sun Jian hesitated for a moment and frowned and said, "The enemy's situation is unknown now, so don't act rashly!" Pang Tong, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but have a vague premonition of bad feeling.
When Sun Jian finally figured out the scale of the Qin army crossing the river, it was noon the next day. At this time, the Fifth Army led by Lu Bu and Dian Wei and Wenpin had already attacked Jiaozhou City for a day and a night. The smoke was scattered up and down, and the layers of corpses spread out under the walls, gathering into small hills. The entire city wall was stained with blood and the broken "Sun" battle flag was flying in the wind; Sun Jian's soldiers were panting, very
He looked tired and looked outside the city, with a hint of confusion in his eyes, but few people showed fear, because their major general Sun Ce made them have the courage to face the Qin army after seeing the fierce offensive like a mountain collapse and a tsunami. Sun Ce patrolled the city walls, inspiring the soldiers from time to time, but he had no confidence in the war in front of him. Sun Ce turned his head and looked out of the city, and saw that the Qin army, like a tide, was continuing its energy.
The sound of war drums suddenly sounded, and the two Qin troops of 10,000 teams shouted loudly and ran towards the city walls of Jiaozhou at a speed of trotting, accompanied by siege equipment such as cloud ladders, rushing cars, flying towers, etc.
After a moment, the fierce siege battle began again. The elites of the Second Qin Army Corps shouted and rushed towards the city wall; the soldiers who climbed the city wall fought to death in blood; arrows from both sides roared in the air, and soldiers from both sides were constantly being shot down from the city wall.
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The war lasted until the moon appeared in the sky in the east. The golden bell finally rang, and the Qin army retreated like a tide. The soldiers of Sun Jian's army finally breathed a sigh of relief. Many people couldn't help but collapsed on the ground, and some people looked a little dull.
After Sun Ce arranged the garrison work, he returned to the Jiaozhou capital with Jiang Qin and other generals.
"Major General, when will the lord's reinforcements arrive?" Jiang Qin asked anxiously.
Sun Ce replied indifferently: "It should be only these two days!"
Seeing Sun Ce's look of inattention, Jiang Qin and other generals who were originally worried couldn't help but feel relieved. At this moment, the messenger hurried in and reported: "Major General, the lord's flying pigeon passes the letter!" As he said that, he presented a short note with both hands.
When Sun Ce and the generals present heard this, their eyes lit up. Sun Ce quickly took the letter, opened it and read it, but his brows frowned slightly.
Seeing this, Jiang Qin and other generals couldn't help but feel anxious, "Major General, what did the lord say?" Jiang Qin couldn't wait to hold his fists and ask.
Sun Ce said in a deep voice: "The Qin army also launched a fierce attack from both Chibi and Chaohu at the same time, and Jiangdu and Xiakou have been lost!"
"What!" The generals were shocked.
Sun Ce glanced at the letter in his hand and said, "Father said that reinforcements cannot be sent for the time being! However, our envoys have stepped up their activities against Yang Feng."
The generals started to talk in a low voice, and there was a clear look of worry on everyone's face.
Sun Ce glanced at the generals, frowned, and said loudly: "Are you scared of anything you do?"
All the generals stopped talking and bowed their heads and said nothing.
Sun Ce angrily scolded: "How can you be cautious when you are a general? If the soldiers see you waiting for this, you won't have to fight this battle!!"
When the generals heard this, they couldn't help feeling ashamed.
Sun Ce paused, "Although the current situation is very unfavorable to us, we are not without a chance of winning! If we take a step back, even if we have no chance of winning, so what if our soldiers die on the battlefield, it will be considered as a good idea!"
The words immediately aroused the blood of the generals, and they all stared at Sun Ce with excitement. Seeing this scene, Sun Ce breathed a little relieved.
Sun Ce ordered with a serious expression: "You must not disclose what you said just now! Violators will be punished for being punished for colluding with the enemy!"
The generals couldn't help but feel a stern heart and agreed. In fact, Sun Ce could not tell the truth about Sun Jian's letter, but Sun Ce considered that the paper could not keep the news, so he chose to make this matter clear to the generals. However, he was worried that ordinary soldiers would be in chaos after they knew about this matter, so he decided to keep the matter secret from the lower-level officers and soldiers.
At about this time, Lu Bu, who was in the Qin army's tent outside the city, also received a letter from Chen Chu's flying pigeon.
After reading the letter, Lu Bu was immediately overjoyed and burst into laughter.
"General, why are you laughing?" Wen Qin couldn't help asking.
Lu Bu smiled and said, "Our army's primary goal has been achieved! The primary goal now is the Jiaozhou City in front of us!"
When all the generals heard this, they were overjoyed.
"In this way, Jiangdu has been captured," Wen Pin asked excitedly.
Lu Bu nodded and said, "Of course! Jiangdu City has been captured by our army a few days ago!"
"That's great! In this way, the entire north of the Yangtze River will be occupied by our army!" Wen Qin said excitedly.
"General, what else did Your Majesty say?" Wen Pin asked with his fist.
Lu Bu glanced at the letter in his hand and frowned and said, "Your Majesty wants us to be careful of Yang Feng in Yinye Cave!" Then he showed a disdainful expression, "What a barbarian in the mountain is worth mentioning!"
"I heard that Yang Feng is very famous among the southwestern barbarians. He has 100,000 Ding Jun in his hands. It is said that he is extremely fierce and capable of fighting!" Wen Pin frowned.
Wen Qin, who was standing beside him, nodded, "I have heard of it too! General, don't be careless!"
Lu Bu raised his chin and said proudly: "I take his life like taking something out of my pocket!"
Seeing Lu Bu say this, Wen Pin and Wen Qin not only were not excited, but were worried.
Just as the two were about to persuade him again, Dian Wei came in from outside and laughed carelessly, "Guess who I brought back?"
Wen Pin, Wen Qin looked at each other. Lu Bu laughed and scolded: "You big brown bear, too! Tell me quickly, who is it?"
As soon as Lu Bu finished speaking, he heard a familiar laugh outside. He couldn't help but be stunned. Then a man came, and then he walked in alone.
"Aren't you an old fox in Yizhou?" Lu Bu rushed forward and asked with surprise. The person who came was not someone else, but Jia Xu, also known as the "poison warrior". Wenpin and Wen Qin did not know Jia Xu, and he couldn't help but show a confused look.
Jia Xu laughed, turned his head to look at Wen Pin and Wen Qin on the side, and asked with a smile on his fist, "You must be Wen Pin, Wen Qin, two generals."
The two of them quickly replied, "That's right. I don't know the name of Mr. Gao!"
Just as Jia Xu was about to speak, Lu Bu on the side laughed and said, "This is Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe, who 'kills people without paying for their lives'!"
Both of them had heard of Jia Xu's name. Jia Xu's name is not very good among the people. Although he is not a bad guy, he is definitely a synonym for insidiousness and conspiracy. The two were shocked and quickly saluted: "I don't know if it's Lord Jia. If there is any rudeness, please forgive me!"
Chapter completed!