The war between Sun Quan and Cao Pi became fierce, and Cao Ren in the middle also launched an attack. Tens of thousands of troops had reached less than seventy miles away from Ruxu.

After receiving the report from the detective, Zhu Heng finally realized that he was caught by Cao Ren's plan.

But Zhu Heng was not panicked, and made a quick decision and sent a fast horse to chase the large army that was advancing towards Xianxi.

The cavalry sent by Zhu Heng had not yet recovered the large army, and Cao Ren's army here was already at the city of Ruxu.

Facing Cao Ren's army, Zhu Heng remained calm in the face of danger and quickly assembled the remaining troops. After all, he found that there were only more than 5,000 people left behind.

At this time, Zhu Heng's subordinates also discovered the disparity between the forces between the enemy and us, so they were all panicked and their morale was sluggish.

Zhu Huan knew that it was time to show the responsibility of the general.

He summoned everyone and said to them:

"The key to deciding the outcome of the two armies in the battle is the generals, not the number. Do you think Cao Ren can use his troops to compare with me, Zhu Huan? In the military strategy, in battle, the defense only needs half of the troops to resist double the attacking side, and this also refers to the situation where there are no cities on the plains, and the troops on both sides are equally brave and consistent in their orders. Now Cao Ren is neither smart nor brave, and his soldiers are brave and have little courage. He is coming from thousands of miles away. It is a time when people are trapped. We occupy a strong city, with a large river in front and a high mountain in the back, and we control guests. This is a trend of victory in every battle. You have the opportunity to make meritorious and rewarded. In this case, even if Cao Pi comes in person, what are you afraid of? What's more, an old Cao Ren!"

Zhu Huan's speech was extremely arrogant, but it was also reasonable and very inflammatory!

The morale of the city guards was even more encouraging? He was inspired by him, and Zhu Huan was always kind to his soldiers? Many of his subordinates were motivated by the army, and everyone was eager to make contributions and had the confidence to win the defensive battle.

Zhu Huan said excitedly, but he did not dare to underestimate Cao Ren, who was famous in his heart, nor did he really have the idea of ​​confronting Cao Ren head-on? After thinking hard for a while, I thought about it.

Zhu Heng ordered the whole city to stop and make the illusion of abandoning the city? He lured Cao Ren to attack the city.

This time it was Cao Ren's turn to fall into the trap, and he sent his son Cao Tai to lead his troops to attack the city.

Zhu Huan was surprised? He came out of the city and killed Chang Diao in formation, winning a great victory.

Cao Tai led his army to attack the city? Zhu Huan defended himself? Cao Tai could not capture it.

And the rescuers sent before?                                                                                                                            

Cao Rensheng's plan to attack the east and west failed? The middle line could not achieve results, and the two armies fell into a confrontation.

Compared with the unexpected victory of the East Road? and the misperforming performance of the middle road general Cao Ren? The performance of the West Road Army? It can be said that it is in a proper manner.

The attack on the west road? Is Cao Pi the most important road? He has already arrived in Wancheng in person, which is equivalent to supervising the battle.

The generals leading the army along the way? The two Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shang, who Cao Pi trusted the most, plus the prestigious generals like Xu Huang and Zhang He, have a luxurious lineup along the way.

The first thing Cao Zhen did after leading his troops to surround Jiangling was to order Zhang He to lead his troops to attack Sun Sheng on the western middle continent of the city. The other generals also took their own responsibilities and were responsible for cutting off Zhu Ran's contact with other troops.

During the past southern expeditions, Cao Cao and his son liked to choose their time in winter, which was a deeper consideration.

The Cao army occupied the north, and cavalry was its strength. It was not good at water warfare. If the navy that was not trained and the powerful navy of Sun Quan faced head-on, there would be no chance of victory.

When the water flow slows down, the water level drops, and even the river freezes, the advantages of the Sun Quan naval army are greatly weakened.

The Cao army could force the Wu army to fight decisively on land and use its advantages in cavalry and infantry warfare that they are good at.

Therefore, every time Cao's army marched south, the most difficult thing for Sun Quan was the dry season. As long as the few months were struggling, the water level gradually rose, and the water flow became faster, the water battle with the king Sun's army would wake up from hibernation and give a fatal blow to the Cao army.

Zhang He took advantage of the drop in the water level in winter and led the infantry and cavalry to cross the river to the land in Zhongzhou, launching a fierce attack on Sun Sheng.

Although Sun Sheng had set up a dock to defend, his martial arts skills were not against Zhang He, and his military strength was not superior. He had no reinforcements outside and had to struggle to support him. The situation was in danger.

Sun Sheng insisted on it for more than a month and was eventually defeated by Zhang He.

Zhang He successfully occupied Zhongzhou and the encirclement of Jiangling took shape, and Jiangling completely turned into an isolated city.

Sun Quan tried his best to seize Jiangling, and did not hesitate to retaliate against Liu Bei, so he naturally would not give up easily. In addition, his classmate Zhu Ran was his guard at Jiangling, so he ordered Zhuge Jin and others to lead troops to rescue him.

Zhuge Jin and others led their troops on the periphery, mainly to disperse Cao's army's forces. Seeing that the situation was critical, they got Sun Quan's order. Knowing that it was impossible, they had to lead the army to cross the river, wanting to regain Zhongzhou and open the way to rescue Zhu Ran.

Because Xiahou Shang was responsible for attacking aid, he personally led his troops to Zhongzhou to defend.

Leading the army to fight was not Zhuge Jin's specialty. He was not sure of defeating Xiahou Shang, so he set up a camp by the river to stabilize his position and look for opportunities for fighters.

But he was attacked by Xiahou Shang, who was well prepared at night. Xiahou Shang attacked him from land and land, and set fire to Zhuge Jin's warship. Zhuge Jin had no choice but to withdraw from the battle in Zhongzhou.

Xiahou Shangze built a floating bridge to pass through Zhongzhou and continued to increase his troops, eventually increasing his troops to 30,000. The Jiangdong army could no longer shake it and firmly occupied Zhongzhou.

Zhuge Jin, Pan Zhang, Yang Can and others had less than 20,000 troops. Facing the powerful Xiahou Shang, they were powerless. Jiangling City became a lonely city, and no one could save Zhu Ran, except Zhu Ran himself.

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Before Li Yan arrived, Cao Pi's attack on Sun Quan had not yet begun, and many officials were worried about Liu Bei's safety and advised Liu Bei to return to Chengdu.

Liu Bei wanted to turn the tables, so he naturally would not agree, so he said to everyone:

"I used improperly, resulting in my defeat today. What's the face of returning to Chengdu to see the ministers? Besides, Sun Quan was eyeing me in Xichuan. Lu Xun stationed his troops in Yidu and could attack Kui Pass at any time. I should guard myself and resolve the crisis before returning!"

Liu Bei issued an order to live in Baidi City and change the palace built by Chen Dao to Yong'an Palace.

Seeing that Liu Bei had decided, everyone did not dare to persuade him again.

This time, Liu Bei lost Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, Fu Tong, Cheng Ji, Shamoke and other generals, and was deeply saddened.

Liu Bei was very kind to the family members of these ministers, and punished the families of Du Lu, Liu Ning and others who rebeled and surrendered to the enemy.

Some people also reported:

"Huang Quan led the troops from Jiangbei to surrender to Cao Pi. Your Majesty can send his family to the Ministry for questioning."

Huang Quan repeatedly dissuaded Liu Bei from the East Expedition and tried his best to prevent Cao Pi in Jiangbei. Liu Bei felt guilty and said to everyone:

"Huang Quan was separated by the Jiangdong soldiers on the north bank of the river. If he had no way back, he had to surrender to Wei. I was sorry for him. Huang Quan did not regret me, so why blame his family?" He still gave Lu Mi to support him.
Chapter completed!