Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2331 Hulugu surrounded Shouchun with a large force, Wang Jian and Wang Ben joined forces

When the news of the fall of Dabie Mountains came, Zhu Di felt sad, but not surprised.

Fighting alone and under heavy siege, how could he be surprised at the final result?

Even if Shouchun fell shortly afterwards, he would not be surprised at all!

What saddened him most was that not a single soldier from Dabie Mountain was withdrawn, almost all the generals were killed in the battle, and only the God Yuan was left, and his whereabouts were now unknown.

The others were fine, but the most important one was Lu Er. The death of this most powerful general of the Yangzhou Army was an unbearable pain for Zhu Yuanzhang's forces. It was also a heavy blow to the morale of the Yangzhou Army.

This is truly adding insult to injury for their already precarious situation.

"What are the movements of Guo Ziyi and Wang Jian?" Zhu Di said calmly.

"Guo Ziyi led his troops to station along the banks of various rivers, and set up countless iron chains and hidden stakes at strategic locations along the rivers!"

"Wang Jian's troops are now marching day and night towards Shouchun!" The person in charge of the Jinyiwei in the Jianghuai area spoke immediately.

"Like This!"

"Send a secret order to my second uncle, telling him not to come. Shouchun is already a dead end, there is no need to waste more strength!" Zhu Di said calmly.

Zhu Tianpeng was not Zhu Yuanzhang's biological brother; the two were just from the same clan.

However, among his peers, Zhu Tianpeng was indeed ranked second, while Zhu Yuanzhang was ranked eighth.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Di called Zhu Tianpeng his second uncle.

Now, with the force of Wang Jian, the Jin army has more forces to mobilize in the Jianghuai region.

Today, Guo Ziyi has sufficient forces to deploy a large number of defenses in the surrounding waters.

Now, even though Guo Ziyi did not have naval power, he was on the active side, while Zhu Tianpeng and Liu Bei's navy were on the passive side.

Guo Ziyi now only needs to attack the enemy's must-save place. Shouchun is a place that cannot be escaped. As for Zhu Tianpeng and Liu Bei's navy, at least Zhu Tianpeng would never turn a blind eye to it.

Therefore, Zhu Di is now very worried that if Zhu Tianpeng becomes anxious, he may fall into Guo Ziyi's ambush.

The most crucial thing is that Hulugu’s Hanzhong camp was already under Shouchun City, and now Wang Jian’s troops have also arrived. Even if Zhu Tianpeng’s troops really break in, are they really sure they can pick them up?

The most crucial thing is that Liu Rengui would never agree to take risks with Zhu Tianpeng. It would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. With only Zhu Tianpeng's 10,000 naval forces, if Zhu Tianpeng really came to rescue him, he would be saving him on the surface, but in essence he would be sending himself to death.

Therefore, Zhu Di simply told Zhu Tianpeng to ignore him.

Given Shouchun’s current situation, it actually makes no difference whether this force exists or not.

"But, General, if General Zhu doesn't come..." the Jinyiwei said with a worried look on his face.

If Zhu Tianpeng hadn't come, Zhu Di would have been in a desperate situation with no chance of survival.

You know, Shouchun is located in the north of the Jianghuai region, which is too far from the Yangtze River. If there is no navy to support him, even if Zhu Di can leave Shouchun, the Jin army will kill him many times on the way.

"The situation is like this, don't you have the determination to sacrifice your life for the sake of righteousness?" Zhu Di said nonchalantly, as if he was not the one being talked about.

The Jianghuai war situation is now in a desperate situation.

Even if more troops were deployed, it would only result in greater sacrifices, and it would be difficult to change the situation in the Jianghuai region.

Instead of this, it would be better to preserve Zhu Tianpeng's power.

"Oh..." Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart.

At this point in the battle, he could hardly see any hope.

In the Central Plains battlefield, Zhao Kuangyin, the main force, has already had grass growing on his grave. After Xie Ai was killed in the battle, there are not many of his remnants left.

On the southern battlefield, Jingbei and Jiaozhou had been lost one after another.

In the Jianghuai region today, there is only one lonely Shouchun left, still stubbornly holding on. But Zhu Di has seen the end, the last lonely Shouchun will not be able to hold on for much longer.

It would only take a few days for the Jin army to completely occupy the Jianghuai region.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's only remaining Yangzhou and Jingnan regions were really in a state of being attacked from both north and south. After these defeats, Zhu Yuanzhang's elite troops had been lost by more than half.

Once the situation really develops to this extent, with at least four routes of troops attacking from Jiaozhou, Jingbei, and Jianghuai, how can Zhu Yuanzhang resist?

Things had developed to this point, and even a man with a strong character like Zhu Di felt there was no hope.

The only hope is to rely on others! Or to rely on Temujin in the north to be more powerful!
However, no matter how powerful Temujin is, it will be useless if they cannot wait for Temujin to achieve a breakthrough result!

What is a breakthrough result?

That would be the defeat of Wei Qing and Meng Tian's army, and the entry of Temujin's troops into the Siyong area. That would be the breakthrough that could really shake the Jin army. Only at this time would the Jin army be able to withdraw a large number of troops from the southern battlefield, truly changing the situation in the southern battlefield and giving Zhu Yuanzhang the possibility of a comeback.

But how easy is it to achieve this?

If he were Wei Qing or Meng Tian, ​​he would definitely be more inclined to defend the status quo, rather than trying to drive out Temujin with the power of one army. Judging from the strength comparison between the two sides, it is not realistic to want to do this.

Not only is it unrealistic, but it is also more risky.

A more conservative strategy was adopted, focusing on defense, holding on to the Liangdong area, and preventing Temujin's troops from entering the Siyong area. Then, with the Central Plains battlefield and the southern battlefield as a foundation, this time, the Jin army would still have a lot of food to eat. After sorting out the Central Plains and the southern regions, its strength would still enter a blowout period.

At the same time, in Hulugu's camp, everyone was excited after hearing the news of the victory in the battle of Dabie Mountains.

Wang Ben, one of the two deputy generals of the Hanzhong camp, was particularly excited. He had received news that after the battle of Dabie Mountain, Wang Jian had led his army towards Shouchun.

The father and son, one in Yizhou and the other in Hanzhong, had not seen each other for two years because of their respective military duties.

And with Wang Jian's upcoming arrival, it means that Wang Jian and Wang Ben, the famous father and son generals of the Qin Dynasty, will soon appear on the same battlefield at the same time.