Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, just want to die

Chapter 672 Misfortunes never come singly
"Ruxuwu has fallen?"

After hearing the battle report urgently sent back by Lu Kang, Sun Quan fell into deep silence.

He was not stupid, and he could see at this time that he was tricked by Ma Su. From the beginning to the end, Ma Su's goal was not Jianye, but he still placed his strategic goal on Ruxuwu.

After all, the base of the Eastern Wu in Jiangbei was too strong, posing a threat to the entire Jiujiang line. In normal strategy, it was necessary to attack Ruxuwu first and then decide whether to cross the river.

But the problem lies here. Ma Su almost never plays his cards according to the normal routine. In addition, he has not shown up for a whole half month, which makes Sun Quan think more.

Then, he was tricked by the Shu army and took the initiative to withdraw his troops. While he was crossing the river to Jianye in the south, Ma Su launched a strong attack and completely eliminated Sun Quan's stronghold in Jiangbei.

Damn, I was tricked!

Sun Quan's face darkened, and he subconsciously reached for his sword. But he quickly realized that there was no table nearby, so he had nothing to chop.

"Forget it. Although I was tricked by Western Shu, I successfully suppressed Zhuge Ke's rebellion, which is also a gain." Sun Quan sighed and shook his head slightly.

If Ma Su conquered Ruxuwu in the north and Zhuge Ke rebelled in the south, Sun Quan, who was caught in the middle, would probably be defeated.

So, now when Sun Quan thought about it, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although he was tricked by Ma Su again this time, he was not defeated in one go. As long as Jiangnan was still there, Sun Quan believed that he still had the strength to fight.

"It's a pity that Ruxu Fort was finally breached by the Shu army..." Sun Quan smiled bitterly and shook his head. While arranging for troops to be deployed along the river to prevent the Shu army from crossing south, he also considered how to appease the Jiangdong nobles.

Originally, because of the failures of the Eastern Wu in recent years, the Jiangdong nobles were already frightened. This time, the Shu army went south and not only lost Ruxu, but even Zhuge Ke surrendered to the enemy. Sun Quan didn't dare to imagine how panicked they would be.

Once Jiangdong falls into chaos, Sun Quan will have even less chance.

"By the way, where is Luo Tong?" Sun Quan suddenly remembered the main force of the Jiangdong navy still in Xiakou, and his brows immediately frowned.

"I remember that I ordered him to lead his troops back east half a month ago. How come it's been so long and he hasn't come back yet?"

Sun Quan was already somewhat stressed out by Zhuge Ke's rebellion. When he realized that Luo Tongning did not follow his orders to lead his troops back, he began to panic.

Could it be that this Luo guy has already led his troops to surrender to the enemy?

Fortunately, the general's report made Sun Quan feel relieved.

"Your Majesty, Commander Luo reported that he was about to lead his troops back east. However, due to the relentless pressure from the Shu army, he was unable to escape and is now stuck in Xiakou, unable to move..."

"The Shu army is pressing forward step by step? Can those bandits who came out of Xichuan really force my Dongwu navy to this point?" Sun Quan was relieved when he heard this, but his heart sank after he realized what was going on.

The reason why Dongwu can hold on until now is because of the navy that dominates the Yangtze River. If the navy of Shu army is strong enough to compete with the navy of Dongwu, he will lose all his support!
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. Commander Luo replied that the Shu navy was no problem. But a new general was transferred to the Shu navy and led his men to attack Chibi Mountain at night, forcing Commander Luo to confront them on the battlefield of Chibi..."

"This..." Sun Quan had nothing to say now, but his mood couldn't be worse.

As the saying goes, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes singly. Maybe this is what he is facing now, right?

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When Sun Quan was having a headache with Yu Jianye, the last naval commander of the Eastern Wu was also having a headache.

At this moment, Luo Tong, the famous general of Jiangdong, was leading his troops to confront part of the Shu army at Chibi Mountain.

"Commander-in-chief, we have tried every possible way to provoke and lure the enemy. But the Shu army is firmly on the top of the mountain and refuses to come down to fight..."

After hearing the report from his generals, Luo Tong felt an indescribable headache.

"How many soldiers does the Shu army have? The food and fodder on the mountain can be..."

"Commander-in-chief, they have only two thousand soldiers in total. Not to mention the food they bring with them, the food and fodder we stored on the mountain before is enough for them to eat for half a year." The general smiled bitterly and immediately shattered Luo Tong's fantasy.

His fantasy was shattered, and Luo Tong felt helpless. Looking at the Shu army flag flying on the Red Cliff Mountain, he could only rub his temples in pain.

"First, send 5,000 troops back to Chaisang, and the rest will continue to block me here..."

Chibi Mountain is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Jiangxia. If you continue eastward, you will reach the transportation hub of Xiakou.

On the other side of Chibi Mountain is the largest wetland swamp of this era...Yunmengze.

Because of Yunmeng Lake, the Han army could only march along the river bank when approaching Xiakou eastward. This way, the food route was completely exposed to the navy's front, and even the most mediocre commander would not easily do so.

And Chibi Mountain is an extremely critical location in this area.

From the map, Chibi Mountain may not be anything special. After all, even if you take it, the road on the south bank of the Yangtze River is not so easy to walk.

And even if you march along the south bank, you will be stuck at Xiakou in the end.

But in fact, locals like Luo Tong knew the importance of Chibi Mountain very well. A few dozen miles north of Chibi Mountain, there was an unknown path, from which one could drive straight into the heart of Yuzhang County!

It can be said that Chibi Mountain is the barrier of Yuzhang County. It was for this reason that Zhou Yu led his troops here to resist Cao's army.

But most people were not aware of this. Before, Li Hui stationed his troops in Xiangyang and did not even look at Chibi, so Luo Tong relaxed his defenses here.

As a result, the new young general of Ji Han took advantage of Li Hui's approach to Xiakou and led 2,000 people to attack Chibi through Huarong Road. By the time Luo Tong found out something was wrong, the Shu army had already conquered Chibi Mountain.

This action was equivalent to making it clear that the Shu army was already aware of the strategic value of Chibi.

Now, Luo Tong dared not move and could only send troops to Chibi Mountain to try to hold back the Shu army. But because of this, Luo Tuo did not dare to withdraw his troops from Xiakou. For a time, the Wu navy, which had been invincible, was dragged in Jiangxia by the Han army.

When Luo Tong saw Sun Quan ordering him to lead his troops back west, he was completely speechless. If he didn't continue to hold back here, Yuzhang County would be in danger.

"Grand Commander, what should we do? His Majesty has sent several people a day to urge you to withdraw your troops and send reinforcements. If we just sit there and do nothing, I'm afraid His Majesty..."

(End of this chapter)