Chapter 153 Lu Su’s plot to capture

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Chapter 153 Lu Su’s plot to capture

Han Dang failed to plot against Long Xiang, but was hit by Xu Chu's flying stone.

Sun Ce was still frightened when he recalled it, and lost the interest to continue fighting. He immediately ordered the troops to retreat back to the camp, and the danger at the south gate of Hefei was instantly lifted.

When Han Zhong was wounded and returned from defeat, Sun Ce ordered several of his soldiers to protect the wounded and return to the camp first, while he made arrangements for the aftermath.

Xu Chu had the courage to enter the battle, but Sun Ce was worried that this man would take advantage of the retreating troops to attack him.

Han Dang returned to his tent and allowed his soldiers to remove his armor. He saw that the armor on his chest had been deformed by stones, and his skin inside was black and blue.

When he was removing his armor, Han Dang vomited a mouthful of blood. Seeing that the soldiers were seriously injured, they were all helpless and shed tears.

Han Dang shouted: "Don't act like a woman and wrap the general's body in horse leather. If you die, your ears will be dead. Matters in the army are important. You must not affect the morale of the army or ruin the master's plan."

Not long after, Jiangdong soldiers and horses returned to camp.

Sun Ce visited the barracks in person and saw that Han Dang looked poor and his chest was black. He guessed that he had been hit by a stone and suffered internal injuries.

"Lord, I'm fine. I just need a night's sleep. I will continue to attack the city with you tomorrow."

"Don't try to be brave. I have already sent the camp doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment. You can just stay in the camp to recuperate and don't have to worry about other things."

"The last general."

"The siege battle is not very smooth, and there is nowhere to use all the courage. There will be more opportunities to get trapped in the battle in the future. I have to summon the generals to discuss the matter. I will see you later."

"My lord, go away, everything will be fine in the end"

Han Dangqiang endured the pain and sent Sun Ce away. He was secretly glad that he had armor to protect his body today, otherwise Xu Chu Feishi might have broken his ribs. He was even more fortunate that he could block Sun Ce's knife.

Xu Chu Feishi was so accurate, why didn't he hit the lord just now?

Han Dang lay on the camp bed with suspicion, and soon fell into a drowsy sleep.

Sun Ce sat in the main tent without saying a word, and just kept drinking to relieve his boredom until nightfall.

When the three generals from the east, west and north gates came back to discuss the situation, Zhang Zhao, Jiang Qin and other generals from the south gate all realized that their lord was in a bad mood, so they wisely did not speak.

Before Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and other generals returned, the doctor's diagnosis results had already been delivered to the chief accountant.

When Han's vital parts were hit, he needed to take decoction to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and rest for a hundred days before going to the battlefield. However, the army only prepared medicine for external injuries and no herbs to treat internal injuries. Sun Ce became even more upset after hearing this.

Soon after dark, the generals from all walks of life rushed to the main tent one after another.

Sun Ce then calmed down and asked about today's battle situation with the other three sects, but the result was still not ideal.

After only two days of siege, more than 3,000 people had been killed or injured.

Although the soldiers surrendered by Lujiang are not very powerful, under the military order of "If you don't advance, you will be killed", they have exploded into super-level strength. If they continue to fight regardless of the cost, it is very likely to cause a mutiny.

After everyone finished reporting, the veteran Cheng Pu decisively stood up to make a speech.

"My lord, we have been fiercely attacking for two consecutive days. Our army has suffered huge casualties. We have no siege equipment and we are acting recklessly. This is not the way to use troops. Why don't we wait a moment?"

During the first attack on the city yesterday, all the generals realized that Hefei was more difficult to attack than Wan County. It was extremely difficult to break the city without equipment. Many people suggested that Sun Ce transfer his troops from Lujiang.

After discussing with Zhou Yu, Sun Ce decided to make more preparations and sent people to Lujiang overnight to transport siege equipment to Hefei by water.

He quickly rushed to Lujiang to ship the siege equipment to Hefei, which would take seven or eight days at the earliest.

Sun Ce was worried that his morale would be damaged by waiting too long, so he motioned for Cheng Pu to sit down, and then turned to ask Zhou Yu for advice.

"What General Cheng said is true. Long Xiang is very well prepared. Without equipment, it may be difficult to take the city. But if we stop fighting like this, the morale of the army will inevitably be damaged, and Deng Dang who sneaked into the city will be at a loss.

Does Gong Jin have a good plan to deal with it?"

Zhou Yu cupped his fists and replied: "A total ceasefire is definitely not appropriate. The original intention of the four-door attack is to suppress and build momentum. Since Longxiang's defense is watertight, we can change our approach.

My lord, we might as well attack all four gates together instead of attacking each other in turn, so that the defenders cannot detect our intentions. It may have a disruptive effect, and we can organize a strong attack after the equipment arrives."

"This is a very good plan."

Sun Ce nodded affirmatively, and then asked Zhang Zhao: "Since we are going to fight a protracted war, we must first ensure a sufficient supply of food and grass. Zibu, how long will the army have enough food?"

Zhang Zhao looked embarrassed and replied: "At first I thought I could go to Hefei quickly, but I didn't prepare much food in a hurry. I guess it was only enough for five or six days."

Sun Ce frowned for a moment and murmured to himself: "I can't wait for this little food."

"My lord, why don't you collect some from Shu County nearby? Yi Gong (Han Dang) is injured and needs to take decoction. He can also go to Shu County with the grain urging officer to recuperate."

Cheng Pu stood up to offer advice, but before Sun Ce could respond, Zhou Yu grabbed the conversation.

"Lujiang has just been captured, and there are not many garrison left. Li Shu may not be able to collect food, and General Han has suffered internal injuries, so it is not suitable to be bumped by horses and horses on the way."

Sun Ce was convinced, and he stroked his beard and affirmed: "Gong Jin has thought carefully. We have marched through Shu County before and have taken away all the food in the government. If we extend our hands to the people now, it will easily provoke a civil uprising. It is better to use force to control people."

Cross the river to Danyang by boat, ask my uncle (Wu Jing) to prepare some relief, and let Yi Gong go to Jiangdong to recuperate."

"This method is very wonderful, it is this boat." Cheng Pu started to say but stopped.

Sun Ce snorted coldly: "How can there be no ships around Chaohu Lake? Recruiting a few ships is not a problem. The people there must be attached to Hefei. Now that Longxiang has become the enemy of Jiangdong, we can only consider these people unlucky and go get some food for military use first."

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"I don't have to worry about it." Cheng Pu looked serious.

Sun Ce asked Zhou Yu again: "What about the harassment at night? It doesn't seem to have much effect if it lasts for two nights. Should we stop it tonight?"

Zhou Yu smiled mysteriously, nodded and said: "Stop, but you don't have to stop all of them. You can change it to taking turns to harass. I don't believe Long Xiang can still sleep."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Sun Ce frowned.

Zhou Yu pointed to the lights in the tent as a comparison: "Is it normal for everyone to light a fire at night? If there is no fire on a certain day, or the fire light comes and goes, do you still think it is normal? We attack fiercely during the day, but if there is only one harassing door at night

, I guess the defenders in the city will be more nervous."

"Um."

Sun Ce nodded in response and immediately signaled to Cheng Pu, Lu Fan and other generals.

"Just do as Gong Jin said. We can discuss it later on how to arrange it tonight."

"only."

"It would be great if Deng Dang could do it earlier. Maybe he wouldn't have to wait for the siege equipment to arrive."

Seeing Zhou Yu shaking his head and sighing, Sun Ce comforted him with a smile: "Deng should act cautiously. He may still be looking for an opportunity at this time. As long as we keep attacking the city, he should find the right opportunity to seize the door."

"Well, there are a lot of homeless people in Hefei, and I don't believe Long Xiang can handle it." Zhou Yu nodded lightly in agreement.

Sun Ce spoke highly of Deng Dang and believed that he was cautious and steady and could definitely complete the latent mission.

Unfortunately, at the same time that Han Dang was hit by a flying stone, a detailed arrest operation had been completed in Hefei City.

Lu Su used a trick to catch all the stray fish that had sneaked in, but the cunning Deng Dang was fooled by his cleverness. When he escaped, he stole a piece of clothing with an ID number printed on it, but was intercepted and captured by Cao Xing's patrol.
Chapter completed!