Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 566 Breakthrough
The next day, after Sun Quan found the way, the army disembarked from the boat and headed east to Hefei to gather the navy in Chaohu Lake and prepare to meet the two armies in the rear.

Zhu Huan led some of his subordinates and other soldiers deployed by Sun Quan instead of launching an attack, but dug a ditch outside Cao Shuang's camp to confront him.Liuzan camped in the north of Zhu Huan to stop the vanguard of the Wei army going south.

On the mound, Cao Shuang looked at the calm Wu Jun and asked doubtfully, "Why does Wu Jun not attack?"

Chen Tai squinted his eyes, looked at it for a while, and said: "General, the Wu army is not going to attack, but wants to abandon the boat and go around Jiangjun Ridge along the way."

"How do you know?"

Chen Tai pointed to the soldiers of the Wu army and said: "General, our army is encircled in front. If Sun Quan wants to break through from our army, he must lead his army to attack. But Zhu Huan has no intention of attacking, but is digging a ditch. I thought I would stick to it. Therefore, I thought that Sun Quan would definitely leave from here, and that Zhu Huan's troops should be the rear of the palace."

Cao Shuang frowned and asked, "What should I do?"

Chen Tai pondered for a while, then took out a map of Hefei from his cuff, pointed on it, and said, "Don't worry, there are two mountains on the left and right of Jiangjunling. To the east is Jiming Mountain, and to the west is Liling Mountain (now Hefei Zipeng Mountain). Today, if Sun Quan wants to go around, he has to go around these two mountains."

"Liling Mountain has many mountains and mountains, the mountains are endless, the north slope is gentle, the south mountain is steep, the road is difficult, and our army is chasing after. Therefore, Tai thought that Sun Quan would go to Jiming Mountain, abandon the ship, and use Zhu Huan as a hindrance. Head east."

Cao Shuang looked at the map, pointed to Hefei, and said, "If Sun Quan goes east to Jiming Mountain, he must enter Hefei City and then go south to Chaohu Lake to escape our encirclement."

"Exactly." Chen Tai said.

Hearing this, Cao Shuang gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and said, "If that's the case, wouldn't our army have failed His Majesty's mission by not intercepting Sun Quan's army and letting them go around?"

Chen Tai rubbed his chin and said: "This is not a bad thing. Taiwei Man said that Sun Quan is not a deep planner, and it is true. Now Sun Quan is leaving the army behind, thinking that it will make it difficult for our army to pursue him. Then he will be careless."

Cao Shuang said thoughtfully: "Uncle Xuan's intention is to let our army abandon Zhu Huan and pursue Sun Quan."

Chen Tai smiled, and said: "If our army pursues, Zhu Huan and Liu Zan will be able to go down the Ruxu River. Wouldn't it be possible for these two people to escape from the sky? So Tai thought that our army could send envoys to let Tian Yu And Your Majesty, send cavalry to pursue Sun Quan's army. Our army will attack Zhu Huan's army, making it difficult for them to escape."

Chen Tai's meaning was very simple, since Sun Quan had fled, the importance of the Wu army staying here must not be as important as Sun Quan's.It is better to let Tian Yu, who marched on the east road, go directly south to pursue Sun Quan, instead of letting Cao Rui send cavalry to pursue him.But Cao Shuang stayed here to bite Zhu Huan, and kept Zhu Huan's army behind, preventing him from retreating.

Cao Shuang nodded slightly, and said in a serious voice: "In that case, according to Uncle Xuan's words, our army will attack Zhu Huan's troops immediately."

"promise!"

……

"Boom~"

Amidst the sound of drums and infantry, the soldiers of the Wei army erected large shields in front, and the spears and halberds behind them protruded from the gaps.The entire complete army formation moved towards the Wu army formation in an orderly manner.

The Wu army on the opposite side was also gathering. Zhu Huan, who was planning to set up camp, had no choice but to go out from the undeveloped camp to fight the Wei army because of Cao Shuang's attack.

The soldiers of the Wu army also greeted them without fear, and the vanguard was the elite trilogy under Zhu Huan's name.As the step drums continued to beat, the soldiers of the Wu army were getting closer and closer to the Wei army's formation.

"Wow!"

When the sword and shield players in the front row of Wei Jun arrived at Wu Jun's formation a hundred paces away, the horn of attack rang through the river.

Soldiers of the Wei army stepped across the green grass in the field, stepped over the undulating potholes, and charged forward.When they were charging, the crossbowmen of the Wu army had already shot out the arrows, across arcs, and landed on the shield, making a crackling sound.

In an instant, the two fronts turned into curves, and the two armies collided.The sounds of killing, howling, and the clashing of armor and weapons filled the ears of the soldiers, which made them fight together more fiercely.

Above their heads, the crows seem to smell the smell of death, swarming, hovering above the sky.

Fighting from noon to dusk, the two armies separated, leaving behind a large number of stumped limbs and arms.The crows made a rough hoarse sound of 'Wah-wah-', and only after the crowd had left, they circled down to enjoy the delicious food of the corpse.The scarlet blood of the corpse dripped on the soil and was absorbed by the roots of plants and trees growing here. Perhaps the aquatic plants growing here will become more luxuriant in the next few years.

On the north side of the two armies, Liu Zan led the army to fight with the vanguard of the Wei army.Zhu Huan and Liu Zan bought an extra day for Sun Quan's retreat, which also attracted Wei Jun's attention.The price they paid was the army led by Cao Rui, who wanted to surround them and wipe them out.

And although their Majesty still had a large number of Wei Jun cavalry chasing him, fortunately Sun Quan was almost out of the encirclement.But it was Zhu Huan and Liu Zan who were surrounded by the net for him.

But how could the two of them be willing to sit back and wait for the end of their defeat.

That night, several lieutenant generals including Zhu Huan and Liu Zan discussed to find a way to break out of the encirclement and return home.

In the tent, Zhu Huan spread out the map of the vicinity of Hefei, and said: "Your Majesty ordered us to be the queen of the palace. Now our army has attracted the Wei army here. In terms of distance, Your Majesty is not far from Hefei. Therefore, Huan thought that our army should Thinking about the strategy to break out and return to China. I don’t know what Zhengming (leave praise) thinks?”

Liu Zan nodded slightly, and said: "What the former general said is not unreasonable. It's just that there are Wei troops in the front and back, with Liling Mountain in the west and Jiming Mountain in the east. It is difficult to escape. If our army goes east, we may meet someone chasing His Majesty." It is difficult for the army of Wei to go east. But if you go west, there are more than a hundred peaks in Liling Mountain. If there are no local soldiers, it may be difficult to walk."

Zhu Huan pointed to Liling Mountain on the map, and said: "Although Liling Mountain has more than a hundred peaks, the road is difficult, but it is only for Wei people. Our soldiers have been stationed in Ruxukou for a long time, and they are familiar with the terrain of Huainan. .This mountain is stacked with mountains, and there are many roads passing through it. Non-village people don't know it. Our army entered this mountain to get rid of the Wei army's pursuit."

While speaking, Zhu Huan looked at Liu Zan and asked, "And once our army crosses this mountain and heads southwest, we will reach Lujiang County in Yangzhou. At that time, our army will be able to survive. I wonder what Zhengming thinks?"

Liu Zan saw that Zhu Huan had made up his mind, so he didn't say much: "I like the words of the former general."

"If there is no objection, the two armies of you and me will break out to the southwest tomorrow." Zhu Huan said.

"promise!"

At the same time, Man Chong, who received Chen Tai's letter, sneered at Li Lingshan on the map, and suggested that Cao Rui send tiger and leopard riders to chase Sun Quan who was fleeing eastward.

As far as Man Chong is concerned, how could he allow the prey to escape from his careful planning.Even if you want to go, you have to peel off your skin.

(Jianghuai plot will end tomorrow)
(End of this chapter)