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"Brother Yi went to Hefei?"
Sun Ce, who was patrolling the camp, said anxiously, "Quick, chase him back!"
Zhou Yu said, "Bofu, it's too late."
"This brat!" Sun Ce clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles cracked. "How dare he act recklessly!"
Zhou Yu said, "Actually, this is not necessarily a bad thing."
"Huh?"
Zhou Yu said, "We did not expect Sun Yi to dare to do this, so the enemy should not expect it either. Therefore, what we should do now is to gather the army and prepare to break the city! "
Sun Ce said, "But Brother Yi is surrounded. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to stop so many Yuan soldiers!"
Zhou Yu said calmly, "Therefore, we should attack the city and make the defending army busy. This will give him the biggest chance to survive."
Immediately, Zhou Yu ordered Gan Ning to lead an army to the west camp to stop Zhang Liao. Taishi Ci led an army to the east camp to stop Xu Huang. Sun Ce led Zhou Tai, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and other generals to Hefei City.
Forty thousand soldiers carried soil and grass and arrived in front of the moat.
It was spring, and the moat was shallow. In addition, when the Sun clan's army attacked the city a few days ago, they had already filled up most of the moat. Now, all they had to do was to throw in the soil bags and grass firewood into the moat, and the army would be able to pass through unimpeded.
Inside Hefei City, flames soared to the sky and people were shouting. Apparently, the city was in chaos.
"The city gate! The city gate is open! " Zhou Yu said excitedly to Sun Ce, "Bofu, quickly attack the city. Take Hefei and we will be able to open the door to the Central Plains!"
Sun Ce raised his spear and Zhou Tai and other generals led the army into the city. Sun Ce led the army and pressed forward.
The Yuan army was more tenacious than Sun Ce imagined. Although the city gate was lost, they still persisted in fighting in the streets.
The fierce battle lasted for half the night before Sun Ce took Hefei City. The defending general, Cao Ren, abandoned the city.
Zhou Yu felt strange and said, "The number of Yuan soldiers guarding Hefei is different from the number in the intelligence report. The total number of Yuan soldiers we've killed and captured is only a few thousand. "
Zhou Tai asked, "Did they all escape with Cao Ren?"
Zhou Yu shook his head in silence.
At this time, Gan Ning came to report, "I fought with Zhang Liao and couldn't win. Later, when Zhang Liao saw that Hefei had fallen, he immediately retreated. Without orders, I did not pursue. "
Zhou Yu said, "Don't pursue a cornered enemy. General Gan did the right thing."
Although he said that, Zhou Yu's handsome brows were filled with doubt.
Not long after, Taishi Ci also came to report that Xu Huang did not continue to fight and had also retreated.
Sun Ce waved his hand and said, "The Yuan Army are all cowardly bandits. Hefei is such an important gateway, yet unexpectedly they did not fight to the death to defend it. If I were Yuan Xi, I would definitely chop off the heads of these shrimp soldiers and crab generals … Oh right, have you seen Brother Yi? "
Zhou Tai and the other generals who participated in the attack on Hefei shook their heads, indicating that they did not know.
Sun Ce's heart sank, he said, "Order the whole army, dig three feet into the ground to find Yi Di. If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his corpse! "
Zhou Yu advised, "Bofu, we have just captured Hefei. We should immediately patrol the city and restore the defense. At the same time, send people to Wan Cheng to guard against accidents."
Sun Ce shook his head and insisted, "If Brother Yi is lost, I would rather give up Hefei City!"
The Jiangdong army searched the streets and alleys of Hefei City.
Suddenly, someone reported that the city gates were on fire. Sun Ce had just arranged the soldiers to put out the fire. Before the military order was issued, the four gates were on fire. The fire was so big that the houses in the city were set ablaze.
This fire was obviously planned for a long time. The fire burned half of the sky.
Zhou Yu was shocked, "It must be the Yuan Army who set the city on fire! I don't know who came up with such a vicious plan. Bofu, quickly give the order to withdraw from Hefei! "
Sun Ce was unwilling, but he could only lead the army out of Hefei City.
After the Sun family's army left the city, they encountered the Yuan family's army, which came back to kill them. Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Cao Ren, and the other generals of the Yuan Army led the troops to intercept them. The Sun Ce army's morale was greatly reduced and their formation was in chaos.
Yuan soldiers from three different directions rushed toward Sun Ce's banner, shouting that they wanted to capture Sun Ce alive.
Zhou Yu whispered beside Sun Ce, "Put down the flag and return to Jiangdong!"
Sun Ce raised his spear and shouted, "The general has the courage of the soldiers. If I run away in fear, what will happen to the 50,000 Jiangdong soldiers? Raise the flag and follow me to kill the enemy! "
In the chaos, Sun Ce bravely rushed forward and killed 7 generals of the Yuan Army. No one dared to stop him.
The Jiangdong army's morale was boosted. With Sun Ce's personal troops as the vanguard, they regrouped.
Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Cao Ren, and the other generals saw that the situation was not good. After fighting for a while, they retreated to the southeast.
Sun Ce reorganized the army and saw that only half of the 50,000 soldiers were left. Most of them died in the fire. Most of the remaining twenty thousand plus soldiers were also injured.
"This time, we fell into the Yuan Army's trap and lost our troops. However, Hefei is now a piece of white land. When we return to Wan Cheng, we will regroup and take the Central Plains! "
At the critical moment, Sun Ce was very reliable. His impassioned speech rekindled the confidence of the Jiangdong generals.
However, Zhou Yu was not optimistic. He whispered to Sun Ce, "I am afraid that Wan Cheng will be difficult to defend. Look at the Yuan Army. When they retreated, why didn't they go to the northwest but to the southeast? There is only Wan Cheng in the southeast. Do they want to throw themselves into a trap? "
Sun Ce was surprised, "You mean, Wan Cheng will be lost?"
Zhou Yu nodded and said, "I estimated that the Yuan Army that fought with us tonight is less than 30,000 people. Hefei has at least 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers! Where did the remaining half of the soldiers go? I am afraid that they took advantage of the battle in Hefei to capture Wan Cheng! "
Sun Ce narrowed his eyes and said, "Even so, if I don't see it personally, I will not be satisfied."
… …
Wan Cheng.
Jia Xu stood on top of the city wall and looked ahead. He saw the Yuan Army's banners coming from afar. He shook his head and said, "Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Cao Ren are all fierce generals. How can they not take down Sun Ce? The strength of Jiangdong's army is really strong. "
Qiao Rui, who was standing behind him, smiled and said, "Mister's strategy is really eye-opening. Burning Hefei and secretly capturing Wan Cheng. The chain of strategy is done in one go. No wonder Milord entrusted his sword to you. "
Jia Xu shook his head, "My strategy is far worse than Milord's."
Qiao Rui could see the pride in Jia Xu's eyes. He could not help but smile and said, "I have to thank Mister for leaving me the merit of capturing Wan Cheng."
Jia Xu shook his head and said seriously, "General Qiao is the most suitable candidate to capture Wan Cheng. When I deployed, I did not have any selfish motives."
"… … Mister is right." Qiao Rui nodded.
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