Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 277 Cao Mengde vs. Sun Zhongmou
Due to the death of Dong Xi and the retreat of the soldiers, the Cao army guarding Dongpo sent reinforcements to the north and south one after another. Soon all the attacks around the hill were repulsed, and Lu Meng counted the number of dead 3000 people.

Although Cao Jun also suffered nearly a thousand casualties, the casualties on Jiangdong's side were much greater.

"My lord, he was in Yuan Dynasty." Companion Jiang Qin was heartbroken.

Sun Quan frowned, "I saw clearly from the slope just now, that guy Cao Ying is indeed too fierce, maybe my brother can handle it."

"I've inquired about it. That guy's name is Xu Chu. He's in charge of Cao Cao's guards, and he's in charge of hundreds of tiger warriors." When Ling Tong reported, he secretly thanked himself that he wasn't in Dongpo, and then he thought that he wouldn't fight recklessly if he was no match.

Sun Quan nodded when he heard it. Anyone who sees a good thing will be happy, and he plans to raise a group of tiger warriors himself.

"My lord, Cao Jun's army is really powerful in land warfare. Why don't we go back to the boat and trap them, and go to the island to capture them after their soldiers and food are exhausted?" Lu Meng suggested.

"Although our army suffered a lot of damage, Cao Cao's side also suffered a lot of injuries, so I'm not reconciled to retreating like this." Sun Quan hesitated, thinking of the heroic ideals on the road, it really made him feel uneasy.

"My lord, don't hesitate." Lu Meng urged.

Jiang Qin, Ling Tong, etc. also saw how powerful Cao Jun was, and they agreed with Lu Meng's point of view very much. Since they can fight without bloodshed, why do they have to work hard?
Just when Sun Quan was about to make a decision, Cao Jun on the slope suddenly shouted in unison: "Your falsehood and reality have been revealed. If you don't retreat, Cao will come down the mountain."

Sun Quan was shocked when he heard this, and quickly ordered: "Just Yi Ziming, let's quickly return to the boat."

Walking down the island is all gentle slopes. Jiangdong soldiers seemed to walk briskly when they retreated. Those who didn't know it thought they didn't want to fight. Sun Quan was surrounded by Lu Meng and others, and he felt that Cao soldiers were laughing at him behind him.

Such a big advantage, but it is really a bit embarrassing to be defeated.

Lu Su, who was waiting for the news on the boat, was stunned, but he admired Lu Meng's strategy just now. Timely stop loss and adjustment strategies are what generals should consider. Under Amon', I suddenly had a feeling of 'admiration'.

After defeating Sun Quan, Cao Cao sat on a hill to rest and sent scouts to monitor his whereabouts.

Half an hour later, the scouts reported back, and Sun Quan led his army back to the warships, dispersed and sent away the warships in an attempt to encircle the island.

Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this. Although some food can be found on this island, there are still 2000 people left. How many days can the dry food brought from the boat last?

"Sun Quan is very insidious. It seems that he wants to trap us to death. I don't know when De Gui will come to help." Cao Cao sighed.

Cheng Yu looked at Zhang Yun, the deputy commander of the navy, and said meaningfully: "There are hundreds of Jiangdong warships outside the island, and I don't know if Governor Cai has the courage to rescue them. Yuan Si (Han Hao) and Wen Lie (Cao Xiu) may not dare to act rashly. "

Cao Cao nodded affirmatively, saying that he knew that Cao Hong would be left behind. Although Han Hao and Cao Xiu's official positions are not low, they may not have the ability to command the entire army.

"Now that Sun Quan has cut off our way back, there is no food for the army," Zang Ba said worriedly.

After hearing this, Cheng Yu didn't take it seriously. He looked at the corpses piled up on the hillside and sneered meaningfully: "It's not easy for Sun Quan to starve to death."

Cao Cao suddenly felt a little nauseous, he frowned and said, "Zhong De has always been resourceful, can you have a clever plan to help me get out of trouble?"

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "If Sun Quan wasn't here, I would be in danger, but he is here today. The Prime Minister can go to the island to show his righteousness. I expect Sun Quan will definitely retreat."

"Oh?" Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu suspiciously.

"Everyone has almost rested, let's talk while walking on the road." Cheng Yu said seriously.

Cao Cao knew that Cheng Yu must have a solution, so he ordered Cao Hong to move his army to the east of the island.

On the island east of the Jiangdong fleet, Sun Quan withdrew and carried out some supplies. The generals sat around on the big ship to rest. At this time, the sun's rays penetrated the clouds and radiated warmth onto the deck.

Lu Su frowned and looked at the sky, and then said to Sun Quan: "The fog will soon dissipate, should we send people back to Ruxuwu? Send all the navy ships over. It’s easy to fall short.”

"Zijing is right. Chaohu Lake is not too big, but it is not small. Cao Jun's water village is at the foot of Qibao Mountain. If you really search carefully, you will find it quickly. Besides, our dozens of boats are very conspicuous." Sun Quan nodded in agreement. .

"My lord, look." Ling Tong said, pointing to the west.

Sun Quan stood up, and he found that the Cao army just now was marching towards the edge of the island.

"What on earth is Cao thief going to do? Throwing himself into the lake collectively?" Sun Quan looked at Lu Su with a puzzled expression on his face.

Lu Su shook his head straight, "Tie Cao is full of tricks, I'll put the archers on guard first."

Cao Cao knew that the opponent would serve with arrows, so he used his shield hand to open the way, and they stopped ten feet away from the boat.

"Where is Sun Zhongmou?" Cao Cao shouted.

Sun Quan raised his head to signal to Lu Meng, and Lu Meng walked to the bow of the boat and replied loudly, "Is the prime minister here to surrender?"

Cao Cao laughed: "Have you ever seen someone who won a battle and surrendered? You waited for the archers to prepare a lot, but Sun Zhongmou didn't dare to answer?"

Lu Meng dared to refute, but suddenly found that Sun Quan grabbed his armor and walked straight to the front of the bow, with the shield hand guarding him in time.

"Why is the Prime Minister looking for me?" Sun Quan asked aggressively with purple eyes bluffing.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "I was nearly sixty years old when I was alone. In the early years, I fought with your father, Sun Wentai, against Dong Zhuo. Why did Zhongmou fight with me?"

After hearing this, Sun Quan snorted coldly: "The prime minister is so confused, if you don't invade the border, why should I come here?"

"Uh ha ha ha. I heard that the fish in Chaohu Lake is fat, and Gu Te came here to fish a few for His Majesty." Cao Cao said with a smile.

"The prime minister will take it easy, I will 'escort' you, and I will never leave this island without permission." Sun Quan was expressionless.

Cao Cao heard Sun Quan's implication, so he immediately changed the subject and teased: "Zhongmou wanted to capture Meng De, why did he stay on the boat? Cao is right in front of him, what are you afraid of?"

"Prime Minister, the beast is still fighting, why should I waste my troops, when you run out of food and exhausted, it will not be too late to go to the island to collect the corpse." Sun Quan said in his heart, so what if I tell you?If you don't surrender, you will die.

Cao Cao was not angry, and continued to provoke him: "My nephew seems to have far more troops than Gu, why don't you get off the boat and compete again? Your father and brother are not so timid."

Sun Quan's face was extremely ugly. It was really embarrassing to fight too much. He suppressed the anger in his chest: "Prime Minister, let's go to the water to fight. I can lend you two boats."

(Cao Cao hooked his hands: Come here. Sun Quan pursed his lips: "Come down.")
When the scene was a little tense, Cheng Yu gave Cao Cao a wink, and Cao Cao said meaningfully: "Zhongmou really wants to stay alone? Even if I die here, there are still children and grandchildren behind me, and the children of Jiangdong can attack Entering the Central Plains? I don’t think the whole city of Hefei can be destroyed, let alone Liu Xuande is planning to seize Xichuan.”

"The prime minister is actually showing off his tongue? Xuande and I are related by marriage, don't think that we can let you go." Sun Quan sneered.

"Hahaha, do you really think you can trap Gu? Zhongmou has already read the Changjiang newspaper, right? Liu Bei doesn't agree with you at all. Could it be that you didn't see the sarcasm?" Cao Cao asked suspiciously.

Seeing that Sun Quan didn't answer, Lu Meng whispered beside him, "My lord, what Changjiang newspaper?"

(End of this chapter)