Chapter five hundred and forty-fifth: solitary to the north of the Yangtze River without war
As Yuan Ping expected, Zhou Yu was captured, and the attack on the entire Jiangdong and Wu Kingdom was devastating. When Cheng Pu in Pingchang City learned everything from Huang Gai, it immediately caused the arrow wound to collapse, and he fainted and could no longer get up. No one knew the importance of Zhou Yu better than him. At such a critical moment, Zhou Yu's capture would make the new Wu Kingdom easily broken like a rainbow after the rain. In addition, the younger generation such as Lu Meng, Zhu Ran, Xu Sheng, Zhou Tai may die or be captured, which made him, the three-generation old ministers of Wu Kingdom, unable to hold on anymore.
In the government office of Pingchang City, Xu Huang, who came back safely, sat alone in the main seat with a complex look on his face. Since he heard about everything, he was also shocked. He never expected that Yuan Ping would set his target on Zhou Yu. Now Cheng Pu fainted and the elite of Wu State lost. Can Pingchang still defend this?
At this time, Chen Qun, who was in charge of food and grass logistics, walked in with exhaustion.
"Long article, what's the situation?" Xu Huang asked immediately with concern.
"It's not good. The remaining soldiers of Wu State have completely lost their souls and have no fighting spirit. Zhou Yu's prestige in Wu State is too high. I guess all they want to think about is going back at this time," Chen Qun sighed.
"Where is General Huang Gai?" Xu Huang was anxious.
"General Huang Gai also locked himself in the room, no one saw him. He probably wouldn't be able to accept such a blow in a short time. General, this night attack was a crushing defeat, not only Zhou Yu, but also the younger generation of Wu State suffered heavy losses. It can be said that now, except for these veterans, it is estimated that it will be difficult for Wu State to have a rare general to take action. No one can stand such a blow," Chen Qun said regretfully.
"Oh!" Hearing this, Xu Huang hit the desk heavily and said annoyedly: "This is all the fault of me."
"No! General, this can only be said that Yuan Ping is too terrible. He was able to figure this far. It is God who helped him if Yuan Xi has such a younger brother." Chen Qun shook his head and said.
Xu Huang's face froze and said, "How many soldiers and horses are there in the city now?"
"It is less than 50,000, and because of the miserable defeat of Wu, our soldiers of the Great Wei Dynasty were also panicked. The momentum that had been accumulated in the past some time was dispersed. General, we must ask for help," Chen Qun said worriedly.
"Ask for help" Xu Huang smiled bitterly and said, "I have already ordered the governor of Xuzhou Zang Ba to come with him with a reserve of 20,000 troops, but now the force is not the key, the key is morale. I am most afraid that Sun Quan will order the Wu army to withdraw from Pingchang because of Zhou Yu's death. That will have an immeasurable impact on the entire battle situation."
"General, do you see if you can redeem Zhou Yu?" Chen Qun suggested.
Xu Huang immediately shook his head and said, "It is impossible not to say it. Even if it is possible, our army will redeem it. Now the Great Yan has gained the upper hand. What they want is the whole world."
"Then, what should I do?" Chen Qun said uneasy.
"Now you can only take one step at a time. I will immediately send an order to command the captains at all levels to appease the soldiers and tell them that reinforcements will arrive soon, Pingchang will not be lost, and the Wei will not lose," Xu Huang ordered, and at this time he must stabilize the morale of the army as soon as possible.
"promise!"
When Chen Qun left, Xu Huang brought a bamboo slip from the side, and his eyes condensed and he immediately started writing quickly.
"I am Xu Huang, two days ago, I tried to burn the food and grass of Yan's army, but I didn't expect it..."
After writing hundreds of words quickly, Xu Huang put down his pen, picked up the bamboo slips, and murmured with determination: "King, I swear to guard Pingchang to the death."
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On the other hand, in the military camp of Guandu, Yuan Xi was the first to receive the news that Zhou Yu was captured because the emperor pigeon passed on a letter.
"Ping is really an unparalleled military god. Zhou Yu was captured, and his great cause can be determined!" Yuan Xi said excitedly. Zhou Yu's departure represented the vast world north of the Yangtze River. There was nothing that could threaten him except Cao Cao. He was confident that Yuan Ping would definitely take Xuzhou, but he never expected that Zhou Yu would be caught. This really made him feel a big stone in his heart. At this time, he was like Cao Cao in his previous life, and he was as powerful as Cao Cao in his previous life. However, Cao Cao was defeated by Chibi. Yuan Xi was actually worried that he would have such an experience. However, Zhou Yu was captured, and all the elite troops of the Wu Kingdom were lost, Lu Meng, Zhu Ran, Xu Sheng, and a dead Zhou Tai, Jiangdong Wu Kingdom had already collapsed half of the country, which was not worth mentioning. He just waited for him to recover the Central Plains and sweep the army.
When the generals in the tent heard this, they all showed excitement. Since this, Wu, among the five countries, was defeated first.
"King, I think I should immediately reward the marshal to set an example," Zhuge Liang said with his fist.
"Yes, yes, I immediately granted the title of Emperor Ping as Duke of Zhenguo, and it was hereditary. In addition, all generals from the Second Corps should be highly rewarded." Yuan Xi happily granted the first duke of the entire Dayan.
"No!" Zhuge Liang replied.
"King, good news!" At this time, Feng Ji suddenly rushed in and said loudly: "The General's Mansion just received the news that five days ago, in Tianshui, Liangzhou, Ma Shuai and Xu Junshi led 20,000 people of the four banners of the Xiongnu and 30,000 people of the Second Legion. They severely damaged the deep-seated Shu army in the Tianshui area, chased and killed a hundred miles, killed 20,000 enemies, intercepted countless weapons, food and grass, and Shu was ineffective."
"Shu Kingdom was also defeated," Zhu Zheng said in shock. With Yuan Ping's great victory, the five countries seemed to have begun to collapse step by step.
"Okay, okay" Yuan Xi immediately shouted twice after reading it.
"King, once Shu Kingdom is defeated, the Zhao army in Chang'an will not need to be kept anymore. Please suggest that you immediately pass the news of Xuzhou and Xiliang to Xiaozhi, let him join forces with Zhao Shuai, eat Wu Yi's 50,000 troops in Chang'an, and then seize the counties in Hanzhong." Zhuge Liang immediately suggested.
"Well, Wu Yi has been crazy for a long time, but it is not worth it to Hanzhong. I told Xiaozhi that the entire Yizhou that Gu wanted was too chaotic for too long, and Gu had no time to delay it," Yuan Xi said loudly.
"promise!"
"King, everyone has won many victories. Should we, Zhongyuan, do something?" Zhang Fei couldn't wait to say.
Yuan Xi smiled slightly and comforted: "Yide, don't be anxious, I'm waiting for two news alone. As long as these two news comes, Cao Cao will be completely finished."
"What news?" Zhang Fei said curiously
"The King" saw Zhang Nan suddenly rushed in with joy, clasped his fists and said, "Report to the King, I just got the news that Chen Su's son has been rescued from Changyi."
"Is there any?" Yuan Xi said expectantly.
"Yes, Liu Biao in Jingzhou is critically ill and is probably dead for a while. In this way, the dispute between Liu Qi and Liu Cong's prince has begun," Zhang Nan continued.
"Hahaha" After hearing this, Yuan Xi burst into laughter. The huge laughter was filled with endless joy. This magnificent and beautiful mountains and rivers were finally coming to Yuan Xi's feet.
"King, you can launch a general attack." Zhuge Liang also said excitedly. Once Liu Biao died, the army of Qi would inevitably turn around, and the Kuai and Cai tribes would definitely compete for the position of prince. In this way, the so-called five countries are actually the only ones in Wei.
"Kong Ming, you will deploy it next. I will just say one thing. Within a year, there will be no war north of the Yangtze River." Yuan Xi waved his domineering hand.
Chapter completed!