The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 408 Endless
Sanxia finally decided to withdraw his troops, but Liu Bei had no choice but to follow them.

But at this time, Dongfang Sheng didn't pursue Sanxia and Liu Bei very urgently.

He just sent Tuobahan and the others to hang behind Sanxia, ​​harassing them from time to time.

In this way, Sanxia has been harassed by Qingqi sent by Dongfang Sheng to the border between Jiangdong and Jingzhou. In the end, because the soldiers were exhausted, Sanxia was defeated and fled.

So far, Jiangdong and Jingzhou have fallen into the hands of Dongfang Sheng again, and Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou are connected together.

Dongfang Sheng is already one of the strongest princes worthy of the name, and Cao Cao is probably the one who can rival him.

Dongfang Sheng was issuing various orders in Sanyin at this time, and at the same time signed many official transfer orders.

Jiangdong and Jingzhou were newly established, and there must be some official vacancies. Dongfang Sheng selected officials from the Jiangdong area based on Lu Su's recommendation.

The scout camps in the Jiangdong and Jingzhou areas are also being opened at a fast pace. All of this requires Dongfang Sheng to sign and agree to stamp the seal.

In Jiangdong and Jingzhou, Dongfang Sheng fought back from the conspiracy of Sun Quan and Liu Bei, and finally won the victory, which shocked Cao Cao, and at the same time made up his mind to defeat Dongfang Sheng.

However, just when Dongfang Sheng was about to leave for Youzhou, Jiaozhou, which was located below Jiangdong, suddenly had a strange situation. The native emperor Shi Xie of Jiaozhou invaded Jiangdong with extremely ferocious force.

Dongfang Sheng had always treated Shi Xie with respect before, and he never imagined that Shi Xie, who had always been called his brother and brother, would turn against him, and it was so sudden.

There must be something quirky about it!Dongfang Sheng sent a messenger to contact Shi Xie, but the feedback he got was that there was no reason, and Shi Xie simply ignored Dongfang Sheng's messenger.

Because after two consecutive battles in Jiangdong, the soldiers and the common people were a little war-weary, so once Shi Xie attacked, he received little resistance, and it can be said that he was invincible along the way.

Naturally, Dongfang Sheng didn't dare to let Shi Xie attack Shanyin. The reason why he agreed with Zhuge Liang's idea to let Liu Bei go to Shanyin City was because Dongfang Sheng knew Liu Bei's strength and had confidence in his heart.

But Shi Xie, this guy is comparable to Han Sui.

If Han Sui hadn't been fettered by Ma Teng, and Dongfang Sheng'an had placed Zhang Liao and Zhang Yun to restrain him for so long, he might not have been defeated so easily in the end.

Shi Xie, on the other hand, has been in control of the huge Jiaozhou alone. Although Jiaozhou looks like a mountainous and wild place in the Central Plains, it is actually not the case.

Dongfang Sheng has been there once, so he naturally knows some of the situation in Jiaozhou. In short, Jiaozhou almost covers the entire northern and central part of Vietnam, Guangxi and Guangdong in China for later generations.

There is abundant rainfall, a complete range of species, more fertile land and various aquatic products, and Jiaozhou is also located near the sea, with continuous maritime trade. After years of development, the people are rich and the soldiers are abundant. It can be said that Shi Xie's strength is unfathomable.

Moreover, in history, Shi Xie was also the only state shepherd who had been in control of the state and county under his jurisdiction until his death. Even Sun Quan had nothing to do, which shows that he is absolutely powerful.

This is such a person, according to his historical character, he will definitely not jump out to fight for the world at this time, but he is now leading his subordinate Erlang to attack Jiangdong.

Because the Jiaozhou soldiers brought by Shi Xie were generally darker in complexion and smaller in stature, they were called the Black Dwarf Army by the people of Jiangdong.

But these black dwarves are not easy to provoke. They are not only brave in battle, but also very cruel to the enemy. When fighting on the battlefield, these black dwarfs will use some methods in the jungle to kill and injure the enemy.

Poisoned arrows smeared with poison, blowtorches...everything you can think of in the jungle has been used in battle.

This is also one of the reasons why the local soldiers in Jiangdong do not dare to fight Shi Xie's black dwarf army. Even if they don't die, they will be poisoned or disabled when they go to the battlefield, because the opponent's methods are too brutal, which deters these ordinary soldiers to a certain extent .

Of course, all this was improved after Dongfang Sheng dispatched his elite army. The difference between the elite and ordinary soldiers was that the ordinary soldiers would be afraid of the cruelty of the black dwarf army, while the elite soldiers could still fight back despite being afraid.

Dongfang Sheng didn't pay much attention to it at first, but after several defeats in a row, Dongfang Sheng gradually smelled a hint of conspiracy.

Because Shi Xie seemed to be very familiar with Jiangdong, the successive defeats were all because Shi Xie used the terrain to win, and at the same time he knew some shortcuts to win by sneak attacking from behind.

Could it be that these roads are routes known by some locals in Jiangdong? Dongfang Sheng's army has suffered a lot because they are not familiar with Jiangdong. But Shi Xie is in Jiaozhou, how does he know the terrain of Jiangdong?Even if he knew the terrain of Jiangdong, how could he even connect these country roads and shortcuts that only the locals knew?
Either Shi Xie had captured a local as a guide, or he had an insider who was very familiar with Jiangdong.

But for the time being, Dongfang Sheng couldn't come to a conclusion. When Shi Xie pressed on, Dongfang Sheng also drew up three or four plans, and at the same time sent people to Xuzhou, Qingzhou and Youzhou to mobilize a large number of cavalry to join the battle.

Why did Dongfang Sheng call in a large number of cavalry?This is because there are very few cavalry in Shi Xie's army, most of them are infantry, and the cavalry and horses under Shi Xie's command are also short.

The cavalry in Youzhou is not only very tall, but the horses under their crotch are also much stronger and taller than ordinary horses.

In this way, Dongfang Sheng can defeat Shi Xie with overwhelming strength, which lowers his morale and gives him a chance to defeat Shi Xie in one fell swoop.

Of course, this is just Dongfang Sheng's idea. Judging from the current situation, Dongfang Sheng must hold back Shi Xie's progress and wait for reinforcements from Xuzhou to implement his plan.

In order to delay Shi Xie, Dongfang Sheng personally led the army to intercept Shi Xie, and at the same time let Lu Su guard Shanyin and stick to Jiangdong's base camp.

Dongfang Sheng originally thought that he could see Shi Xie this time, but he didn't expect that he fought several times with Shi Xie's black dwarf army, but he never saw Shi Xie.

This made Dongfang Sheng even more troubled. Shi Xie didn't show up because he was afraid of embarrassment when they met?Or because of other unknown reasons?
In view of this confusing situation, Dongfang Sheng planned to sneak into Shi Xie's barracks to find out.

As soon as he had this plan, Dongfang Sheng let Zhuge Liang, who was with the army, take over the barracks temporarily. Dongfang Sheng instructed Zhuge Liang not to be too rigid in acting randomly. After explaining, Dongfang Sheng sneaked directly to Shi Xie's barracks.

(End of this chapter)