Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2349: The Battle of Red Cliffs, Three Thousand Camps Out, Trusted by the Wrong Person

"Xu Da is also a famous general of his generation, and few in the world can compare to him!"

"Pity!"

“It’s nothing to worry about!”

"Once Wu Zixu is dealt with, the war in the south will be over!"

After receiving the news from Jingnan, Bai Qi sighed with great sorrow.

Having been caught by Zhang Liang, Bai Qi no longer considered Xu Da a threat.

If he were in Xu Da's current position, there would be no other way.

Even though he knew that Zhang Liang and Chang Yuchun were waiting for him, he could only continue to send troops. As long as Zhu Yuanzhang was not rescued, he would continue to send troops until the moment of his death.

"Tell Qi Jiguang to cross the river with all his strength regardless of casualties!" Bai Qi said sternly.

The strength of the united navy is naturally superior to that of their navy!

However, as the outcome of the Jianghuai battlefield is about to be decided, countless armies may march south at this time!
Wu Zixu had to allocate a large number of manpower to control the lower reaches of the Yangtze River!
Therefore, in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River today, Qi Jiguang’s pressure can be said to have been greatly reduced!

It can be said that a battle situation of having more people against fewer people has been formed!

Their overall strength is not as good as yours, but the opponent's battle line is too long. They use their overall strength to deal with part of your strength. How can they still be inferior to you?

This is also the reason why Xu Da had limited military strength.

With Bai Qi's order, the Battle of Chibi officially began.

At this time, even though the situation had become extremely bad, Zhu Yuanzhang remained as steady as a rock.

When Kuaiji was just lost, if he had left without caring about the troops and just left on his own, he would have had time to leave.

But he didn't leave after all!

For him, leaving would only be worse than not leaving!

If he left when the enemy was about to attack from both sides, the morale of the soldiers would be extremely low.

Under attack from both sides, this part of the army will be destroyed in a short time.

At that time, Chang Yuchun's troops and Yang Su's troops joined forces and marched north.

Then, there was no need to fight the Battle of Red Cliffs at all!
Xu Da was in Chaisang, combining land and water forces, and relying on the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, he managed to repel the powerful Bai Qi. As for whether he could stop him in the end, that was still an unknown! Zhu Yuanzhang could only hope that Xu Da could withstand this pressure.

However, if the troops in the south also attacked together, it would be difficult to deal with them alone, not to mention having to face Wu Qi in the north at the same time.

If he stayed here, at least he would have a chance to resist.

Besides, since there is no way out, whether we advance or retreat, it will be a dead end!

Then why did Zhu Yuanzhang continue to retreat? In this war in the south, they retreated again and again, and now where is their retreat?
Zhu Yuanzhang once gave orders to Xu Da, asking him to concentrate on guarding against Bai Qi, and there was no need to worry about him here!
However, in this case, Zhu Yuanzhang's order did not mean that Xu Da had to obey it. Xu Da would naturally obey other orders.

But how could he listen to an order to abandon his own boss?
Zhu Di in the Jianghuai region, in a desperate situation, could ask Zhu Tianpeng not to rescue him, and Zhu Tianpeng might accept this reality.

The situations in these two places seem very similar, but they are completely different.

No matter how important Zhu Di was in the south, he would never be as important as Zhu Yuanzhang.

If he were gone, no matter how heavy the blow would be, it would not lead to their immediate destruction.

But if something happened to Zhu Yuanzhang, it would be no different from declaring their demise!

Therefore, even though Wang Jun suffered heavy casualties and even lost himself there, Xu Da's mood at this time, no matter how heavy, he could only continue to send reinforcements.

I know there is no hope, but sadly, I can only keep flying into the flames.

This time, Xu Da even sent up all three thousand troops.

The war in the south has been going on for so long, and although Xu Da has always been mainly on the defensive, under such circumstances, it is better to use the cavalry as little as possible.

However, after all these battles, the Three Thousand Battalion still suffered heavy losses.

At its peak, the Three Thousand Battalion had more than 10,000 men, but today, this first cavalry unit in the South is reduced to the last 4,000 men.

More than 60% of the force was lost in these great battles.

But even so, the remaining 3,000 battalions are still Xu Da's strongest force and a trump card he has always held.

But now, for Zhu Yuanzhang, even though he knew the future would be difficult and arduous, he was still willing to bet on this force, or even everything.

But, unfortunately, Xu Dada had entrusted his trust to the wrong person!
After the battles of Jingbei, Jiaozhou, Jianghuai, countless famous generals such as Du Fuwei, Fu Gongyou, Huan Wen, Lu Dai, Xiong Tingbi, Xiong Lu, Wang Ling, Song Que, Wang Hui, etc., either surrendered to the enemy or died in battle.

There are not many generals worth using in Yangzhou today.

Apart from the famous naval generals who have been preserved intact, only a few big cats and kittens are left among the others.

When it came to Xu Da, the only people who were worth using were Yang Hu, Zhu Wen, Lu Tong and Wang Jun!
If he had to choose between these four people, which one should he choose that he could trust more?
Among the four people, he naturally prefers Zhu Wen, who is from the Zhu family of Jiangdong.

After all, he is from the same family as Zhu Yuanzhang. In Xu Da's opinion, he is more reliable than the other three!

Moreover, Zhu Wen's ability is guaranteed.

When historical books talk about Zhu Wen, they always emphasize his regicide and usurpation of the throne, and exaggerate his cruelty and debauchery, but often ignore his ability to command troops and his leadership charisma, which is unfair.

There were many brutal and licentious warlords at the end of the Tang Dynasty, most of whom flashed by like shooting stars. How many of them could rise quickly in troubled times and eventually achieve hegemony like Zhu Wen?
Putting aside his other abilities, just his ability to command troops, in the late Tang Dynasty when there was chaos among military generals, if he didn't have some skills, how could he have become the top force at that time?
When reading the Twenty-Four Histories, a great man of his generation made this comment: "Zhu Wen was in a place surrounded by enemies, similar to Cao Cao, but more cunning than him."

His military ability is naturally several levels lower than those of the top commanders. However, if you say that he has no military ability, that is even more false!

Zhu Wen's own abilities, coupled with his special background, eventually won him the favor of Xu Da among several people.

Therefore, Xu Da handed over the last sharp knife of the Three Thousand Battalion to Zhu Wen, and also handed over the important task of rescuing Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Wen.