Asking for favors, Zhang Zhao takes orders

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Asking for favors, Zhang Zhao takes orders

Tang Wei followed Long Xiang's instructions, picked a timid spy, and quietly released him from the south gate of Hefei.

When Xizuo returned to the Jiangdong camp, the day's collegial meeting had ended in the main tent.

Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Lu Fan have already set off on their own, returning to three separate camps in the east, west, and north.

Sun Ce was visiting Han Dang at the time. When he saw Han Dang covering his chest and moaning, but there was no decoction in the camp to relieve his pain, he felt inexplicably blocked.

"Yi Gong, please bear with me for now. I will send you back to Jiangdong to heal your wounds tomorrow."

"We need to mobilize ships when we return to Jiangdong. Aren't our ships transporting the people of Lujiang? My lord, please don't delay the military event just because of me."

"Don't worry, Mr. Righteous. The ships are going to Chaohu for recruitment. I have spent the whole night searching for them. In addition, the food and grass in the camp are not enough to break the city. I am sending Yiggong back to Jiangdong to collect food on the same way, so there is no need to worry about delaying the military plane."

"That'll be great."

"Stop talking, I'll come see you later."

"Farewell, my lord, the general will go to bed soon. You should rest early. You will be commanding the siege tomorrow. Remember to stand far away."

"I can spare it"

Sun Ce walked out of Han Dang's barracks, feeling uncomfortable and guilty and unable to let go. Suddenly the guard returned with a detailed report. He thought Deng Dang had accomplished something, so he excitedly walked to the main tent, but he was slapped hard by reality.

Deng Dang and his group were all captured, and the night harassment became meaningless.

Seeing Sun Ce standing there with dull eyes, Zhang Zhao stepped forward and whispered: "Master, have you called Gong Jin and the others back? Half of the follow-up battle plans are related to Deng Dang. Now that they have been captured by Long Xiang, we

Countermeasures need to be renegotiated.”

"That's right."

Sun Ce raised his hand to Zhang Zhao, turned around and sat on the bed.

"Zibu, go and deliver the order for me."

"Wei." Zhang Zhao responded and walked out of the main tent.

Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Lu Fan returned to their bases one after another. Almost as soon as they lay down, they received an urgent order from Sun Ce to assemble their generals, so they rushed to the southern camp overnight.

Jiangdong generals discussed until dawn, but no one could think of a way to quickly capture Hefei.

If the siege continued for half a year like Sun Ce did when he attacked Lujiang, I believe it would be possible to trap Long Xiang to death, but the price paid would be too high and is not something Jiangdong can accept now.

Since the generals stayed up all night, not only did they not arrange any noise and harassment at night, they also did not even make arrangements for the siege the next morning.

Jiang Qin recovered two ships last night, and Sun Ce sent Han Dang away with dark circles under his eyes.

At this time, Sun Ce was riding a tiger and was unable to dismount. He did not want to attack before the siege equipment arrived, but not attacking would easily weaken the morale of his soldiers. The most important thing was that after the equipment arrived, he might not be able to capture Hefei quickly.

Under this entanglement, Sun Ce could only adopt Zhou Yu's strategy, just like training troops, let each department take turns to attack for two hours every day.

The general has no intention, so the people below just pretend.

The weaker the attack and defense, the easier it is to defend the city.

On the ninth day of October, Wu Jing, the prefect of Danyang, sent several ships of food for emergency use and brought reports of Peng Ze's attack on Liu Xun.

As of the eighth day of October, Sun Bi and Sun Fu relied on the city and the water village to force Liu Xun's main force back to Haihun three times. Taishi Ci even killed Zhang Xun in formation and captured Ji Ling alive, making the first achievement along the way.

Since the division of troops at the end of September, although Sun Ce led the main force to quickly capture Lujiang, he lost three to four thousand men in Hefei. There was no hope of breaking the city in a short time. On the contrary, Sun Ben had a small number of soldiers but fought vigorously.

Comparing the results of the northern and southern armies, the generals around Sun Ce felt unhappy, but they did not dare to persuade him to give up the tough nut to crack. In the end, Zhang Zhao stood up and took the overall situation into account.

"Lord, our original intention of coming to Hefei was to receive Zheng Bao's money and food and recruit Long Xiang, but it is obvious that the other party has made sufficient preparations and will continue to fight and work hard.

Even if the city is finally conquered, there will be very little food left in the city. Why not give up here temporarily and attack Liu Xun? If he is allowed to wander in the sea, he may be connected with Hua Ziyu (Hua Xin), which will be detrimental to the lord's collection of Yuzhang.

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"That makes sense."

When Sun Ce saw the steps, he went down the steps and ordered Zhou Yu and others to retreat. He also sent people to the mouth of the Lujiang River to ask Ling Cao to bring a warship to Hefei to meet him. He also planned to go south directly to Yuzhang via the waterway.

Come in high profile and leave low profile.

The attack turned from strong to weak, and the battle that lasted for seven days finally came to an end.

Sun Ce led 30,000 soldiers and horses from Jiangdong, just like going to Hefei to celebrate the National Day, and started to return as soon as the holiday came.

Watching the soldiers queuing up to board the ship, inexplicable smiles appeared on their faces.

Sun Ce felt unspeakable bitterness in his heart. He lamented that he had never encountered such an opponent since he sent out troops.

I can't use my strength, and I'm exhausted from the beating.

Zhang Zhao stood on the deck and saw Sun Ce standing on the shore with a frown, so he stepped off the boat and whispered to comfort: "My lord, don't worry. When you completely regain Jiangdong, Hefei will have everything in your pocket sooner or later, so there is no need to rush."

"Longxiang has Lu Su and Xu Chu's wings to assist. I'm worried that Li Shu won't be able to defend Lujiang."

Sun Ce stroked his short beard and looked serious.

Zhang Zhao analyzed: "Based on Zhao's humble opinion of Long Xiang, he was from a humble background and had no great ambitions. He did not want to be an enemy of Jiangdong. In addition, his troops were very limited and it was unlikely that he would go south to threaten Lujiang. If the lord is worried about Governor Li, he might as well

Leave more troops and horses."

Sun Ce shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I have moved away tens of thousands of people from Lujiang. The more troops and horses I leave for Li Shu, the more food he will need. I'd better wait until Liu Xun is killed."

"Well, in fact, Hefei is connected to the Yangtze River to the south and the Huai River to the north. It is no longer easy to defend the city. If Longxiang boldly expands to the Lujiang River, do you think Yan Xiang will just sit back and ignore it?" Zhang Zhao smiled knowingly.

"What Zibu said is absolutely true. Long Xiang is stronger than Liu Xun. It's a pity that he chose the wrong place. It can be considered a trick of fate."

After Sun Ce finished speaking, he sighed, and suddenly thought that Deng Dang was trapped in Hefei, and wondered whether he should send someone to ask for it?

Diplomacy and war complement each other, and it is common to talk while fighting.

Thinking of this, Sun Ce immediately told Zhang Zhao: "Deng Dang is trapped in the city and needs us to rescue him. I would like to ask Zibu to go to Hefei and ask for a favor from Long Xiang."

"Ah this."

Zhang Zhao was noncommittal and looked embarrassed, thinking to himself, how could I have such a big face?

Sun Ce understood Zhang Zhao's worries, smiled and patted him on the shoulder and joked: "Zibu must have confidence in himself. The only one in the army who has friendship with Long Xiang is you. Don't forget that he also gave you gold and silver."

"Lord, that's not it."

"Okay, I have no intention of confiscating the gold and silver that Long Xiang gave you. Go back quickly and I will leave a boat for you."

"only."

Zhang Zhao had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Hefei. On the way, he wanted to slap himself in the face. He thought to himself that he had just stepped on the deck. If he hadn't come down and become a close brother, he wouldn't have gotten such a job.

Unlike the last time when you showed off your power, this time you will probably be looked down upon if you ask for favors.

Zhang doesn't like to be teased, but he has to carry out the boss's orders.

Although Sun Ce's army was retreating, Long Xiang did not dare to open the city gate easily. He was worried that it might be Zhou Yu's conspiracy.

Long Xiang stood on the city tower and looked at Shishui. Hundreds of warships were parked neatly on the shore. From a distance, it looked like a huge building, but it was not clear to the naked eye.

It would be nice if I had a telescope.

Telescope? Long Xiang suddenly slapped the city wall excitedly.

The principle of a telescope is simple. There are crystal cups unearthed in the Warring States Period in later museums. With the technical conditions of the late Han Dynasty, how could you build a simple telescope without holding it in your hands?
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