Wei Ni

Sun Shao suddenly realized that something was wrong. He did not see the boats and soldiers from Kuangqi City here.

According to common sense, since there are sergeants who escaped from the Guangwu Lake rebellion and returned to Jiangduwu Fort, there must be some who fled to report the news to Kuangqi City.

With the strength of the troops stationed in Kuangqi City, they should immediately send troops to intercept Zhang Peng here.

Even if Zhang Peng had chosen to travel by land instead of heading north via the Zhongdu River, the defenders of Kuangqi City would have sent several walking boats back to Jiangdu to report the news.

However, this place is surrounded by Lin Jing.

Moreover, even I, who was far away in Jingkou on the south bank of the river, learned of the military situation and led troops to Fanliang Lake!
Judging by time, why did the garrison in Kuangqi City respond so slowly?
You must know that the soldiers stationed in Kuangqi City are all elites selected from his private army!

Such an abnormal situation made Sun Shao feel that there was only one truth - the sergeant who fled to Kuangqi City from the Guangwu Lake rebellion must have been intercepted by others.

Zhang Peng's hundreds of private soldiers obviously cannot do this.

If it was not Zhang Peng's fault, it can only be explained by the fact that the Wei army had already entered Guangling County.

Following this line of thinking, we can continue to speculate that since the Wei army entered Guangling County, if they just wanted to attack Kuangqi City, it would be impossible not to intercept the sergeants who fled to Jiangdu.

Therefore, Wei Jun’s plan is very big!
The so-called Zhang Peng rebellion and defection to Wei was probably just a cover-up. Their real purpose was to lure the snake out of its hole.

This snake is Dan Tu’s garrison!
But what made Sun Shao a little confused was that even if the Wei army successfully occupied Guangling County, what would it do to the war situation?

When they made a sneak attack on the Wancheng Valley before, they only swept back the common people in the fields, and did not take the Wancheng Valley as their own. Even the Wei army gave up strategically important places that could protect Anfeng County and Lujiang Lu'an County. Why are they now fighting for a useless place like Guangling County?
However, Sun Shao quickly put this confusion behind him.

Because he finally realized his negligence at this time!
Wang Li and Liu Yu were close friends, but when Wang Li was in trouble, Liu Yu didn't ask him to come with him out of grief and indignation!
Jiangdu Wubao is in danger!

Looking back at the hundreds of walking ducks floating like ribbons on the waterway, Sun Shao also felt enlightened.

Most of these crews are naval forces affiliated with Jiangdu.

Moreover, even Sun Yi, the commander-in-chief of Jiangdu Wubao, came with him. With Liu Yu, a member of the Wei army, could Jiangdu still be able to defend it?
The answer is self-evident.

If Jiangdu Wubao was occupied by the Wei army, and the entrance of the Zhongdu River was blocked by cutting boats and throwing logs, would my 1,000 private soldiers and 800 navy troops, without any food or baggage, still have a chance to return to Jiangdong? ?

Sun Shao had no answer.

But it’s definitely up to people!
As long as you are willing to fight, anything is possible.

"Turn around! Return to Jiangdu quickly!"

When the dozens of soldiers who came ashore and the sailors who went deep into Fanliang Lake came back and reported that they had not seen any people, he immediately ordered the front troops of the fleet to change to the rear troops and quickly returned to Jiangdu Wubao.

Xia Houhui, who had just arrived here, saw that Wu Bing's fleet began to turn around, and he couldn't help feeling that Sun Shao, who had almost no defeats, was not in vain.

He led his cavalry to intercept and kill the sergeant who fled from Guangwu Lake to Kuangqi City to report the news.

In order to successfully remove Kuangqi City.

But what he didn't expect was that such an approach would scare Sun Shao away.

The so-called abandonment of the basics and pursuit of the weak is nothing more than this.

Of course, he didn't blame himself for too long. The battlefield was changing rapidly, and the enemy would not always follow his expectations.

Instead of just sighing, it is better to try to remedy the situation.

Therefore, he made a prompt decision and no longer waited for the three hundred soldiers of Deng Ai's tribe. Instead, he asked his cavalry to no longer be stingy with horsepower and no longer hide their traces, and rushed to Jiangdu at full speed. He hoped that when Sun Shao arrived in Jiangdu, he could arrive and attack Leliang and others, leaving Sun Shao on the north bank of the river forever.

This is the only way now.

If the Wu soldiers do not come ashore, the Wei army will not be able to attack.

Whether Sun Shao can be forced ashore, the only hope lies in the speed with which Leliang, Jiao Yi and other troops can break through Jiangdu Wubao and intercept the waterway.

At this time, the Wu Jun fleet returned and found Wei Jun who was no longer hiding his traces.

Sun Shao, who saw the organized cavalry and knew the various units of the Wei army on the north bank of the river, of course also knew that these Wei troops came from Huainan.

Wei's garrison in Huainan was much more elite than Qingxu's garrison.

The soldiers who can be entrusted with the important task of attacking hundreds of miles away are even more carefully selected.

If he is intercepted on the north bank, he may be in trouble.

Therefore, he also ordered the war drums to be beaten, and once again asked the navy generals to urge the rowing soldiers to speed up and return to the river at all costs.

A time race with life and death as the bargaining chip begins between Wei and Wu.

Who can win?

Sun Shao and Xia Houhui both believed it was their side.

But Leliang and others, who can influence the outcome of this life-and-death race, have laid the foundation for victory in advance.

Because when Sun Shao led the fleet to Guangwu Lake, Jiangdu Wubao had already changed hands!

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

After Jiangdu's general Sun Yi followed Sun Shao to the north, the garrison duty fell on his deputy Zheng Zhou. Zheng Zhou, named Zigui, was the youngest son of Zheng Zha, the minister of the State of Wu.

Famous at a young age, he has the reputation of being as talented and knowledgeable as his father, and he knows military skills and strategies. Although his talents are not as good as those of Chen Biao, Zhuge Ke and others, he can still be called a rising star in Jiangdong.

Therefore, he is already serving as a general before he has reached the age of 30, and is training in the navy.

It is worth mentioning that he is from Peiguo, Yuzhou.

It was for this reason that Liu Yu felt that it would be more meaningful to capture him alive and offer him to Xia Houhui than to surrender his head to Wei.

But he said that after Liu Yu sent the Wang family's nephews to the ship, he returned to Wubao. He first ordered his private troops to station themselves at the gate of the camp as much as possible to be prepared to meet the Wei army, and then went to find Zheng Zhou alone.

When he found it, he took Zheng Zhou aside and whispered.

The Tuntian sergeant who claimed that his tribe had escaped from Guangwu Lake had obtained some news about General Gan in Kuangqicheng, which seemed to be related to the hidden secrets of the rebellion. In this regard, he felt that the matter was serious and he could not judge the authenticity and did not dare to hide it, so he asked Bu Qu to take the sergeant to his barracks to watch. Now he came over and wanted to invite Zheng Zhou to see him.

When Zheng Zhou heard this, he immediately became solemn.

There was no doubt that he was there. After instructing his soldiers to stay on guard, he followed Liu Yu.

He did not feel that this was AWOL.

Now it's just a rebellion at the Guangwu Lake garrison point, and it's not the Wei army that's attacking!

Moreover, Sun Shao, the general who conquered the north, personally led the troops, so what does it matter if he leaves temporarily?

Furthermore, Jiangdu Wubao has been built since the Sun Ce period.

Although Wu Bing voluntarily gave up once during Wei Cao Pi's third personal expedition, it has been almost ten years now and has been renovated and reinforced! And there are thousands of soldiers stationed all year round. Even if the Wei army attacks several times, the troops and horses on the south bank of the river can still hold on to rescue him. What does he have to worry about.

However, what he didn't expect was that he would be pushed to the ground as soon as he entered Liu Yu's barracks.

"what!"

After being pushed down, he first screamed in surprise, and when the soldiers tied him with a rope, he angrily shouted, "You thief, how dare you tie me up!? I'm not afraid that when General Zhengbei returns, he will kill everyone in your house!"

"General Zhengbei is back? Ha~"

Crouching down, Liu Yu grabbed his collar and sneered disdainfully, "Zigui is quite talented and well-known, but why don't you stop evil now? General Zhengbei will not come back."

These words shocked Zheng Zhou, who was constantly struggling.

After a moment, he said sadly, "The general treats you well! The imperial court does not hesitate to promote you to an official position, so why are you rebelling against evil!"

"Do you treat me badly? Damn you!"

Liu Yu spat angrily, lifted up the already tied Zheng Zhou with one hand, and cursed with all his hair and hair, "I was living and working in peace and contentment in the countryside, but Sun Quan forced me to join the army and threw me to Jiangbei to guard. I am tired all day long and my life is in jeopardy! What is even more deplorable is that Sun Shao did not allow me to accept the dead of Wei as my disciples. Does this mean that he treats me badly? Granted! But we treat Jiangdong's kindness as nothing but a piece of cake! I'm rebelling now, but I'm following the destiny of my life to save myself!"

Zheng Zhou was silent as his face was sprayed with saliva.

He was born and raised in Jiangdong, and he knew the strong character of Jiangdong's little tyrants very well, and he also knew that it would be useless to continue arguing.

Therefore, after being silent for a moment, he asked softly, "Since you rebelled, why don't you kill me?"

"Nothing else."

After venting his anger, Liu Yu also softened his expression and said, "You are from Qiao, the hometown of the Wei family. I don't know if your ancestors are related to the Wei family."

After saying that, before Zheng Zhou could reply, he tore off his sleeve, crumpled it into a ball and stuffed it into his mouth.

Zheng Zhou didn't resist, but his heart was filled with despair.

With his wisdom, it is not difficult to guess from what he just said that Wei Jun is lurking outside, and he also knows that Jiangdu Wubao is about to change hands.
His realization was right.

No matter how indestructible the fort is, it cannot withstand being breached from within.

When Jiao Yi and Gou Quan led their troops to attack, the soldiers without general supervision were like headless flies. When Liu Yu's private soldiers opened the camp gate, they surrendered Wubao directly.

However, unlike in Kuang Qi City, the Wu soldiers here were not completely wiped out.

When several hundred-man governors saw that the situation was over, they gave up resistance and each led their soldiers to the ship. Yang Fan headed for Dantu on the south bank.

There is no way to avoid this.

Jiangduwu Fort was built on the Dujinkou, behind which is the dock for docked ships.

Liu Yu's private army only numbered more than 300 people. After opening the city gate to lure the Wei army in, they could not stop the defeated troops from boarding the ships and escaping. Not to mention that he also assigned nearly a hundred people to guard the ship where his family and the Wang family were.

It was precisely because of the fish that slipped through the net that Leliang immediately ordered the burning of Jiangduwu Fort.

They led the remaining ships to the mouth of the Zhongdu River and scuttled them to block the waterway. They then ordered Jiao Yi and Gou Quan to search for loot as soon as possible. After leading Liu Yu and others to quickly return to Huainan, they took Qianqi and hurried north along the waterway.

Time is running out.

After those fish that slipped through the net returned to report, with the elite Jiangdong Navy, it was only a matter of seconds before reinforcements were sent. (End of chapter)