The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 402 Unexpectedly
When Dongfang Sheng surrounded Shanyin County, Ling Tong also knew that it was too late for him to regret, so he knelt down in front of Zhang Zhao and wanted to commit suicide.

Although Zhang Zhao was distressed that Ling Tong put him under house arrest, which caused Dongfang Sheng's soldiers to come to the city, killing Ling Tong at this time would not help, and would even have a counterproductive effect. Thinking of Sun Quan's stalemate in Xuzhou, Zhang Zhao felt uneasy.

So Zhang Zhao immediately stopped Ling Tong, and at the same time gave Ling Tong a task, and then Ling Tong kowtowed and left with tears in his eyes. Zhang Zhao heard the drums outside the city, and heaved a long sigh.

The next day, Dongfang Sheng's encirclement outside the city was broken by a young general, but this young general did not break through easily. Almost all the soldiers he led were killed in battle, and only a few cavalry were left to break through.

Although Dongfang Sheng was also very concerned about this young general who broke through the siege, but now that the city was about to break through, he naturally had no way to spare, so he just ordered a few people from the scout battalion to chase after him.

Zhang Zhao had already prepared the whole city to fight to the death, so he immediately mobilized the people in the city, using deceptive words to make the people express that they would live and die with the government.

With the soldiers and civilians in the city seemingly determined to fight Dongfang Sheng to the end, Zhang Zhao also felt that it would not be a problem for him to hold out for at least a month or two. He even imagined that Sun Quan would capture Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and take Youzhou directly. Sheng had no choice but to retreat, and the siege of Shanyin would naturally be broken by itself.

Of course, fantasies can only be fantasies forever. For Shanyin City, the Dongfang victory is bound to be won, and it must be captured as quickly as possible.

Long nights and many dreams, this is the unchanging truth.

And Dongfang Sheng has the help of Lu Su and a group of Jiangdong indigenous gentry, even if Shanyin City is controlled by the Sun family, it is inevitable that they will have friends of these aboriginal gentry in it.

As the saying goes, it is easy to do things with an internal response. Since ancient times, if there was an internal response in the siege of the city, then the city would basically be destroyed without any pressure.

People from the scout battalion under Dongfang Sheng sneaked into the city at night, contacted Nei Ying, and then opened the city gate at dawn to let Dongfang Sheng's army enter the city.

The whole process was so simple that Zhang Zhao was captured alive while he was asleep.

Zhang Zhao, with disheveled hair, realized that he had been captured after being shaken awake by Dongfang Sheng's personal soldiers.

"Dongfang boy, don't be arrogant!" Zhang Zhao cursed as soon as he saw Dongfang Sheng, "Your good days are coming to an end!"

Dongfang Sheng didn't want to spend too much time with this kind of diehard, so he waved his hand and let the soldiers push Zhang Zhao down.

So far, Jiangdong has all fallen into Dongfang Sheng's pocket, but Dongfang Sheng feels a little uneasy in his heart. This uneasiness comes from Cao Cao, Sun Quan in Xuzhou and Liu Bei in Jingzhou.

Connecting Cao Cao, who has been silent recently, Sun Quan, who has been attacking Xuzhou, and Liu Bei, who is stable and stable in Jingzhou, Dongfang Sheng always feels that these three people are plotting something.

But now Dongfang Sheng can't figure out why, once Shanyin City is broken, Dongfang Sheng still has a lot of things to do, so he put aside his doubts for the time being, and plans to hold a celebration party first, and then rewards for meritorious deeds, the most important thing is to do it as soon as possible Arrange for a reliable person to guard Jiangdong.

Needless to say, the person guarding Jiangdong was selected. Dongfang Sheng had already been determined before he came. This person is Lu Su, and the remaining official positions Dongfang Sheng also allocated to the outstanding generation among the gentry who surrendered this time without hesitation. .

But Dongfang Sheng himself only kept Lu Xun, and none of the others.

For Dongfang Sheng's arrangement, all Jiangdong gentry raised their hands in agreement. Although Lu Su was happy in his heart, he couldn't figure out Dongfang Sheng's attitude, and he was also faintly worried.

The reason why Dongfang Sheng made such a decision is naturally related to the current situation. In the area of ​​Jiangdong, the power of the gentry is particularly strong. It will take time for ordinary outsiders to completely control it. I am afraid that it will easily end up with the same result as Sun Ce, full of hatred and resentment.

In the end, Sun Ce was also assassinated by the disciples of the Jiangdong gentry, which has to be said to be a tragedy.

As soon as the Jiangdong incident was over, Dongfang Sheng rushed back to Jingzhou immediately. He didn't go to Xuzhou immediately.

But Dongfang Sheng was still a step too late. Jingzhou changed quickly after he transferred Cai Mao to Jiangdong. Liu Bei has no other skills, but his instigating ability is first-rate.

Anyway, I don't know how he did it. Except for the counties guarded by Tai Shici, which were not occupied, the rest of the counties fell into Liu Bei's hands again.

At this time, Dongfang Sheng had no choice but to circle around the border of Jingzhou. However, the worse news came later at the same time. Sun Quan even gave up Xuzhou and counterattacked Jiangdong. The offensive was very fierce.

At this point, Sun Quan's counterattack showed his fangs. Jingzhou has Liu Bei, and Sun Quan's feigned attack on Xuzhou actually cares about Jiangdong.

What frustrates Dongfang Sheng the most is that Cao Cao's two teams restrained the troops in Youzhou on the one hand, and the troops in Yizhou on the other. .

Such an ingenious layout, interlocking, must have been conceived by only Cao Cao. Dongfang Sheng admires Cao Cao from the bottom of his heart, but now he is completely troubled by his situation.

If Sun Quan and Liu Bei attacked back and forth, I am afraid that Dongfang Sheng would have a high chance of being killed here.

Fortunately, Dongfang Sheng didn't spend much time attacking Sanyin, which bought him precious time.

Dongfang Sheng now faces a choice: Should he join Lu Su, or join Jingzhou and Taishi Ci?
On the surface, it seems safer to meet up with Lu Su back then, but in fact it is not.

The Jiangdong soldiers led by Sun Quan are brave and good at fighting. Zhou Yu is the one who advises them, and the generals are also veterans who have experienced many battles.

In comparison, although Liu Bei came aggressively, the Jingzhou soldiers did not return their hearts, there were not many generals available, and the tacit understanding between the soldiers and the generals was not enough.

Dongfang Sheng weighed the two, and finally decided to enter Jingzhou and join Taishi Ci.

As soon as Dongfang Sheng entered Jingzhou, he was warmly welcomed by Liu Bei. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Chen Dao had been waiting for an ambush.

For these old acquaintances, Dongfang Sheng was very familiar with dealing with them. He asked Tuobahan and Sima Bao to lead Jingqi to disrupt Liu Bei's position, and the army followed closely behind to disperse the ambush circle arranged by Liu Bei.

Because the Jingzhou soldiers did not have a strong sense of belonging to Liu Bei, Dongfang Sheng easily broke Liu Bei's ambush circle and walked away.

However, Liu Bei didn't send troops to chase after him, which made Dongfang Sheng's heart tremble, and secretly called out that it was not good.

(End of this chapter)