People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 536 The army that mourns will win!
The army of sorrow will win.
Whether this is true or not, no one can say for sure, but Zhou Yu said something very true. When there is no way out, there is no need to hesitate or worry about anything. Just charge forward with your last breath.

No longer worrying about gains and losses and looking back and forth, just working towards a clear goal, this is when a powerful force can often burst out.

The so-called prosperity will eventually decline, and good times will come after adversity. This is the law of the operation of things, not their fantasy. Now they have reached the darkest and lowest time, with a cliff behind them. If they can hold on to this last bit of confidence, they may be able to survive.

"Gongjin is right. We still have more than 300,000 main forces. We are far from dead end. You should cheer up and overcome the difficulties together!" Xu Shu also stood up and echoed Zhou Yu's words.

After the two of them took a deep breath, the atmosphere in the tent finally improved a bit.

Liu Bei and Sun Quan came to their senses and realized that as monarchs they should not show pessimism. If even the monarchs were like this, the ministers under them would only be even more depressed, and the morale of the army would probably plummet to the bottom.

"I am obsessed!" Liu Bei took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his anxiety and pessimism, then stood up and looked around at everyone: "Yangzhou and Shu are all lost, Wu and Shu have nothing left to lose. In this case, there is no need to be afraid. Although the Yellow Turbans are strong, my miserable army can still fight them!"

Sun Quan was not stupid after all, and he calmed down at this time. No matter how bad the situation was, he had to stand up and work with Liu Bei to stabilize the people's hearts.

He walked to Liu Bei's side and looked at everyone: "I am the king of Wu, and I am ready to share the fate of the country. Are you willing to follow me into the disaster?"

At this time, both the ministers of Wu and Shu knelt on the ground and shouted "Fight to the death!".

Liu Bei and Sun Quan looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Fortunately, they stabilized the situation in time. If the pessimistic mood just now was allowed to spread, it would be difficult to clean up the situation.

Sun Quan stepped forward, helped Zhou Yu up, and looked at everyone: "I have already prepared for a decisive battle, but I still cannot decide how to deal with the current situation. You are all heroes of the time, what can you teach me?"

Everyone looked at each other, and although their expressions were solemn, they had calmed down and were thinking seriously about countermeasures.

Zhou Yu is undoubtedly the core figure in the Wu-Shu coalition, otherwise Sun Quan would not have stepped forward to help him up. Sure enough, Zhou Yu soon took the lead in giving a countermeasure.

"I think that our army has lost its rear and has lost the conditions for a direct battle with the enemy. The only way now is to retreat to the fortified city to resist the enemy for a long time. If we can withstand the offensive pressure of the main force of the Yellow Turbans in the east and prolong the war indefinitely to form a confrontation, we still have a chance to seek to recover Shuzhong and Xiangyang."

After saying that, Zhou Yu walked to the side, where there was a hanging map. He pointed at the map and began to analyze it.

"Yangzhou and Yizhou have both fallen into the hands of the Yellow Turbans. Our coalition only has Jingzhou to rely on. Unfortunately, Xiangyang has also been captured by the Yellow Turbans. The key points of Jingzhou are controlled by the enemy. The situation is already very critical, but it is not a dead end. If we want to seek survival, our army needs to change the goal of the war. We should no longer forcefully repel the Yellow Turbans, but first seek survival!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone nodded. Although this fact was cruel, they had to accept it.

At this point in the fight, it is impossible to repel the Yellow Turbans. The most important thing is to ensure that you can survive. Only by surviving can you have hope of regaining lost territory.

Sun Quan and Liu Bei fell silent after hearing this. This meant that they had to temporarily give up the idea of ​​recovering Shuzhong and Yangzhou. No one knew how long this temporary period would last. Maybe they would never have the chance. Not to mention recovering the lost territory, whether they could survive was also a huge problem.

Xu Shu also stepped forward, pondered for a moment and said: "Gongjin is right. Seeking a head-on battle with the Yellow Turbans now is only a way to death. Without logistical support, our army will not be able to fight the Yellow Turbans, who are already strong head-on. If we lose this battle, everything will be over!"

Zhou Yu nodded and said, "So, our army can only retreat to the counties of Jingzhou, clear the fields and prepare for a long-term defense, forcing the Yellow Turbans to slow down their attack, and then our army will seek opportunities to counterattack in future battles."

Xu Shu added: "After retreating to Jingzhou, although our army was attacked from both sides, we also cut off the connection between the two Yellow Turban armies. The Yellow Turbans in Xiangyang, Shu are not very strong. If the Yellow Turbans cannot break through Jingzhou head-on, then it is time for us to recapture Xiangyang in Shu."

Inside the big tent, everyone discussed their ideas one after another, and finally made various suggestions based on the current situation.

Although these proposals were very frustrating, and could be summed up as a desperate defense without retreating, which could only be described as a cowardly retreat, they had no better solution.

Of course, they could also simply take a big gamble with the Yellow Turbans and put all their forces into a head-on battle with the Yellow Turbans, seeking a miracle of the weak defeating the strong, but the possibility of such a miracle no longer existed after the loss of Shuzhong and Xiangyang.

If we do not deploy enough troops in the counties of Jingzhou, then in the fierce frontal battle, the Yellow Turbans in Shuzhong and Xiangyang will quickly surround us, and at that time, without the coalition forces in the rear, our survival will be truly cut off.

Liu Bei and Sun Quan felt as uncomfortable as if they had swallowed a stone. The loss of Xiangyang and Shuzhong was so unexpected and devastating.

Now think about the entire war process. The Yellow Turbans actually dominated the direction of the entire war from the very beginning. The Wu-Shu coalition forces were completely fooled. If there had not been a careful and advance plan, how could the Yellow Turbans' actions against Xiangyang and Shuzhong be so swift and deadly.

If possible, Sun Quan and Liu Bei would like to go back to the past and deploy more troops in Xiangyang and Shu, but this is just their fantasy. The fact is that even if they go back to the past, they will not have more choices because their troops are no longer enough.

Ultimately, it was the imbalance in power between the two sides that prevented the Wu-Shu coalition from gaining any initiative in the war. Being led by the nose was not a result of incompetence, but helplessness.

Sun Quan said in a deep voice: "In this case, our army should act quickly. I think the main force of the Yellow Turbans is on the way. We can't delay any more time and must quickly retreat to Jingzhou!"

Liu Bei said with a gloomy face, "This matter cannot be delayed. We must requisition food and grass from the people as quickly as possible. All cities in the counties must be strictly guarded. Once the Yellow Turban army attacks, we will support each other to contain them."

As soon as the two of them spoke, everyone quickly agreed and began to prepare to carry out the order.

The crowd's swift and clean movements were quite impressive, but whether this momentum was forced or not, only they themselves knew.

The plan was a good one, but the prerequisite was that it must be able to withstand the attack of the main force of the Yellow Turbans. Everyone had huge doubts as to whether the current Wu-Shu coalition could do this.

(End of this chapter)