I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

After all, Sun Ce has the upper hand in troops. Even if the attack on the waterway to the south is temporarily frustrated, as long as he works harder on his side, he can still take down Jiangdu City.

Relying on the superiority of his troops, Sun Ce released his big move from the beginning, preparing to take this strong city through the tactics of crowds.

It’s just that the river is close to the waterway of the Yangtze River, so a wide and deep moat was dug almost effortlessly. However, the big ships of the Eastern Wu Army couldn’t get in, and the small boats were easy to be attacked by fire. wooden passageway up.

Thanks to the powerful shipbuilding capabilities of the Soochow Army, the craftsman skills are also extremely powerful. Two pine logs several feet long are side by side, connected with a three-foot-wide hardwood in the middle, and are neatly paved to accommodate a person. A long and narrow passage, so that it can just stand on top of the moat.

Four or five Soochow soldiers pushed a simple cart, which could just hide behind to cover the body and other parts.The specially made wooden boards lay horizontally on the somewhat inclined section of the front. The soldiers pushed the small carts with a sigh of relief, and under the dense rain of arrows, they quickly piled up to the side of the moat.

The wrestlers stirred the chains, and the wooden bridge lying on the trolley smashed straight on the moat under the prying principle of the lever. In a short time, more than a dozen wooden bridge passages were opened, and thousands of Soochow soldiers passed through these wooden bridges. The bridge rushed over the city wall.

More than ten thousand Soochow archers in the distance kept suppressing the defenders at the top of the city, opening the way for the siege team to advance, and the tragic siege battle was staged again...

After a fierce battle, the defenders insisted on relying on the high and deep city walls to defend wave after wave of attacks and blocked the desperate charge of the Soochow army. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. river.

However, the defense line of Jiangdu was already crumbling. The defenders had killed 4000 to [-] people. Now they could only rely on the help of the people in the city to defend the city.

Seeing that the sun had set and he was still unable to take Jiangdu, Sun Ce had no choice but to withdraw his troops and fight again in the future.

Hearing the sound of Mingjin, the soldiers of Soochow finally felt relieved and retreated like a tide, like a wounded tiger, going back to lick their wounds and fight to the death again in the future.

In Sun Ce's big tent in the Eastern Wu camp, all the soldiers were ashamed and a little discouraged.Obviously, Li Shimin's army was caught off guard by the tenacious will today. Not only did the siege cost more than ten thousand soldiers, but dozens of warships were also burned to ashes. The loss was not insignificant.

Seeing today's loss of soldiers and loss of generals, Sun Ce also began to worry about it. He originally thought that this trip was just to rob, but he didn't expect to encounter a hard problem, but now he lost troops and failed to win even a Jiangdu. He thought that he really shouldn't Come to this muddy water?I can't help but doubt myself.

Zhou Yu on the side saw the clues, and immediately stood up and said: "My lord, although our army lost some soldiers and horses today, our army is still superior. The enemy's troops are few. We only need to attack one more day, and we will definitely be able to take Jiangdu." .”

Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others also came out more and more, bowed and cupped their fists and said: "Gong Jin's words are reasonable, our army will attack Jiangdu tomorrow, and we will definitely be able to take Jiangdu."

In fact, Sun Ce naturally knew the current situation, and it was impossible to retreat if he had to stand to the end. He hesitated because he was shocked by the huge casualties. After all, the loss of [-] yuan made him feel too painful.

Immediately expressed his attitude, stood up solemnly and raised his voice and said: "Everyone, this battle has a lot to do with our hegemony in Soochow, and we need all of you to work together. Tomorrow, Jiangdu must be taken down."

"No! The general will obey the order." Everyone saluted in unison.

After a day of fierce fighting, the soldiers of Soochow Wu were very exhausted. After returning to the camp and eating, they all returned to the military tents and fell asleep.

The big camp on the shore was quiet, and there was a constant stream of patrolling soldiers in the camp. The surrounding turrets were also hung with torches, and they never slacked off for a moment. Naturally, Sun Ce was worried about a sneak attack.

Near the water village on the north bank, hundreds of large ships are moored quietly. After all, there are too many warships, and they are all big ships. The water area of ​​Jiangdu is wide, and there is a small island in the middle of the river, which is relatively sheltered from the wind and also blocks part of the turbulent water flow, so all large ships dock here.

There are also many patrolling soldiers on the shore.The rest of the warships retreated to the south bank, ready to transfer food and grass for the army.

The night was deep, the river surface was pitch black, and the waves crashing against the side of the boat seemed to lull people to sleep.The soldiers in the water village had long been asleep, and no one thought that the danger was actually hidden in the darkness.

Zhou Yu was stationed in the water stronghold, guarding here. He tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep. There seemed to be an ominous premonition in his heart, which kept haunting him. Went on tour.

After turning around, everything inside the water village seemed to be normal, and the alert scouts outside the water village also received news, and everything was normal within a radius of thirty miles, and there was no sign of the enemy.

"Could it be that I'm suspicious?" Zhou Yu doubted himself: "Maybe it's because the battle didn't go well, so I was a little overwhelmed." Thinking about it truthfully, I felt a lot more relaxed, and I was ready to go back home.

Suddenly, a strange color caught in the corner of his eyes, and before he had time to think about it, he quickly looked straight at it, and it didn't matter, he was so shocked that he was struck by thunder, and he saw small boats not far away, shining red, going down the river And floated down.

Taking a closer look, the red light is nothing but the demon-like bewitching flame.

"No, it's an enemy attack, it's an enemy attack, blow the horn quickly, wake up everyone, and evacuate the water village, hurry up!" Zhou Yu yelled in horror.

The accompanying guards didn't know why, but they still went down to inform the warning ship to sound the horn of the enemy's attack, but the speed of hundreds of small boats down the river was too fast, and the number was huge.

When the shrill and rapid horn blew in the camp, before everyone could react, the fire boats were already approaching.Seeing that the surface of the river was already illuminated by fiery red, the sergeants who came to their senses panicked, and before they could turn around, they were surrounded by fire boats.

"Puff...Puff...Puff..." Ships collided together, and the kerosene on the small boats exploded, instantly dyeing Soochow's warships red, and the fire was unstoppable.

Zhou Yu was distraught. He really didn't expect the enemy to attack him from the river. He still used fire to attack. He didn't care to let Sun Ce on the shore be notified immediately. He knew that if he didn't respond in time this time, the Soochow army would inevitably escape. completely annihilated.