Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 446: Huainan Raiders
It was already late at night, the inside and outside of Jiangling City were full of flames, and the sound of killing was boiling.

Although the [-] Chu troops in the city were on standby all the time, they never expected that the Qian army would enter the city from the south gate. They couldn't adjust their deployment in haste, so they had to bite the bullet and fight.

The Western Army was originally an elite army, and the [-] troops who entered the city were even the best of the elite.

Before Liu Bei dispatched troops from the three gates, Yan Xing had already smashed the camp in the city, took advantage of the situation and set fire to them, and defeated the [-] Chu army that had been killed. To the north gate.

As long as you concentrate your forces to break through one gate, the army outside the city can enter the city.

When Liu Bei received the news halfway, he almost fell off his horse in surprise.

Pang Tong and Xu Shu were also furious, and reluctantly gathered thousands of soldiers and horses. While scolding people to inform the guards of the three gates, they rushed to the south gate, preparing to take back the south gate and flee to the river.

The three guards received the news, so there is no fighting spirit.

Abandoning the city gate at the first time, he fled to the south gate with his soldiers and horses.

The Qian army took advantage of the situation to attack fiercely, and the three gates were quickly broken through, and the Qian army immediately rushed into the city.

That night, Jiangling City was completely submerged by the flames soaring into the sky and the sound of killing and screaming.

The people near and far could see clearly, and they all hid in their homes in fear, and no one dared to come out and move around.

When it was dawn, the shouting and killing in the city still did not subside and continued.

Chinese army tent.

Sima Yi hurried into the military tent, bowed his hands to Luo Zheng excitedly, "My lord!"

Although he didn't sleep all night, this guy was full of energy and didn't feel sleepy at all.

"no!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand and asked in a deep voice: "Have you ever caught Liu Bei?"

Sima Yi replied: "Liu Bei broke out of the siege and fled to Jingnan under the support of the Jiangling navy, but he was never caught."

Luo Zheng is a frown, Liu Bei is a scourge, and he can run away, which is really uncomfortable.

Sima Yi looked at his face and said again: "Although Liu Bei ran away, he didn't have time to take away Liu Qi, king of Chu, and the Jingzhou nobles. Both Liu Qi and the Jingzhou nobles have a heart of attachment. Can my lord see you?"

Luo Zheng'oh' sounded, and waved his hand, "Bring it up!"

"As ordered!"

Sima Yi bowed his hands and went to the military tent.

With little effort, Chu Wang Liu Qi and a group of Jingzhou gentry were taken to the tent of the Chinese army.

In fact, as early as when the Gan army was marching southward, King Liu Qi of Chu and the gentry of Jingzhou wanted to surrender. Liu Qi was weak, and the gentry of Jingzhou had a strong local concept, and they did not want to abandon their family business and follow Liu Bei to Jingnan.The most important thing is that the army is powerful and has the potential to sweep the world, even if they escape to Jingnan, what can they do.

For the elites of the gentry, the preservation of the family business is always the first priority.

Luo Zheng's bad reputation is because Luo Zheng was weak before, and no family could compete with him, so no one was willing to rely on him.

However, as Luo Zheng defeated Cao Cao, entered the Central Plains and Hebei successively, and became the leader of the princes of the world, even if the princes of the world joined forces, it was difficult to compete, and the gentry of the world chose to forget Luo Zheng's past.

The general trend of the army sweeping the world is unstoppable, and following the trend will always be the mainstream of the times.

Either fight to the end, and the clan will be destroyed.

Either surrender, or preserve the clan inheritance.

As long as you are not too stupid, you will know which one to choose.

Luo Zheng didn't embarrass these people, he tried to comfort them with a few words, and only called Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue brothers to work in front of the tent, and the rest of the people waited for temporary use, and when the Jingzhou gentry retreated, Jia Xu and Fazheng also arrived.

"Lord!"

Jia Xu and Fazheng bowed their hands and saluted.

Luo Zheng waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Jiangling has fallen, and I intend to move Huainan, what does Wenhe think?"

Jia Xu nodded and said: "Xu is also about to talk about this. Below Jiangling, Jingnan is blocked by rivers and natural dangers. There is no rush. It is time to move to Huainan and defeat Sun Ce and Cao Cao first. After the navy is trained, we will cross the south of the Yangtze River. "

"It's a pity that Liu Bei ran away!"

Luo Zheng sighed, and then asked: "How many soldiers and horses did Liu Bei bring to break through?"

Fazheng said: "The maximum is nearly ten thousand, but there are still ten thousand soldiers from Huang Zhong and Wei Yan in Jingnan, Liu Bei should have about twenty thousand soldiers and horses, and one hundred thousand young and strong conscripts. It's a pity that our army can't cross the river. Can't take advantage of the victory!"

Luo Zheng asked again, "Where is Zhang Fei, has he ever been captured?"

Fazheng replied, "I also ran away with Liu Bei."

Luo Zheng showed displeasure, and then stretched his brows, and asked: "The location of Jiangling is very dangerous, who can guard it?"

Jia Xu said: "Jiangling has fallen, and the gate of Xichuan has lost its strategic significance. Xu thinks that the lord should give the people of Sichuan full trust. General Zhang Ren of Sichuan can guard the belly of the fish, and General Xu Huang can guard Jiangling."

Luo Zheng thought for a while, then said: "Shan, according to Wen He's opinion, quickly call Xu Huang to come!"

"As ordered!"

Fazheng agreed and immediately went down to make arrangements.

In April, the Qian army broke through Jiangling, and Liu Bei fled to Jingnan.

In May, Luo Zheng ordered Xu Huang to guard Jiangling, moved to Xiangyang, dismissed Liu Qi as the king of Chu, and bestowed the title of Nanxiang Gong.

In June, Luo Zheng was preparing to move to Huainan to defeat the allied forces of Cao Cao and Sun Ce, but Huainan ushered in the rainy season.

Taking advantage of Luo Zheng's absence in Huainan, Cao Jun, supported by the Soochow navy, sent troops to attack Anfengjin, but was repelled by Zhang Liao. Cao Cao had to return to Shouchun.

At the beginning of July, the rainy season, which lasted for nearly two months, finally passed.

Luo Zheng moved to Huainan, mobilized 50 troops to cross the Huai River to the south, and officially started the battle of Jianghuai.

Shouchun, Cao Cao's official residence.

"Lord!"

Cheng Zhong entered the inner hall and bowed his hands to Cao Cao.

"Zhongde is free!"

Cao Cao waved his hand, and suddenly noticed that Cheng Yu's temples were already frosted, he couldn't help sighing, and said, "In a blink of an eye, Zhong De and Gu are also old. It's quite old, and when we met Zhong De for the first time, we can't forget each other as vividly as we can remember." , the great achievements of the past have not been accomplished, and the years have passed!"

Cheng Yu was moved, but seemed to be blocked by something, and was speechless for a while.

Cao Cao immediately lifted his spirits and asked, "Is there something important for Zhong De?"

Cheng Yudao: "Liu Qi and Jingzhou gentry have surrendered to Luo Zheng, and Liu Bei retreated to Jingnan with more than [-] soldiers and horses. Jiangxia is now owned by Luo Zheng, and our plan to retreat to Jiangxia cannot be carried out!"

Cao Cao was silent for a while, then sighed, and said, "Forget it, let's fight Luo Zheng to the death!"

Cheng Yu didn't say anything more, he bowed, and then retreated out of the inner hall.

Cao Cao sat alone for a while, and then suddenly shouted outside the tent: "Come here!"

Dian Wei entered in response, stood at the bottom of the hall and said, "What do you want, my lord?"

Cao Cao said: "Go and call Zhang'er!"

"As ordered!"

Dian Wei agreed, and immediately withdrew.

(End of this chapter)