Sun Ce was in Yangzhou, and he also had a bit of a headache when he received the news from Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu about the unfavorable war in Jingzhou. This year, for him, it has not been smooth.

The first was the Jiujiang epidemic, and the impact has not been completely eliminated until now. The people were afraid, and the merchants were reduced. Social activity plummeted. The market is deserted. Don't look at the Confucians, they all shout slogans and despise the merchants, but if the society is separated from the merchants, it really can't work. Moreover, among the major families, there are still fewer merchants?

Then Cao Cao suddenly betrayed the alliance, stabbed him in the back, and unilaterally tore up the alliance between the two families, causing his father Sun Jian to fall seriously ill and die. Sun Jian's death brought a big blow to Sun Ce. It's sad enough, and there is a group of people around him who are chattering all day long to stop the army and keep filial piety for his father for three years. It's okay to keep filial piety, but what is the idea of stopping the army? Sun Ce almost suspected that the person who proposed this proposal was an undercover agent sent by Cao Cao!

Now, wave after wave has not settled, wave after wave, and his uncle Wu Jing has also recently passed away. Wu Jing was not only his uncle, but also his father and his loyal supporter. Dedicated to assisting Sun for many years. Now Yangzhou is having a lot of events, and the general is dying again. Wu Jing's death, Sun Ce undoubtedly went to another arm. My uncle died, and my mother was crying like something at home. Since the death of both parents when they were young, Mrs. Wu and Wu Jing have relied on each other for their lives, and their relationship is very deep. This kind of blow is really a bit cruel for a weak woman. Sun Ce had nothing to do but stay at home, bringing a few younger brothers and sisters to comfort and persuade his mother every day.

After receiving Zhou Yu's report, Sun Ce thought about it, and took Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai as generals and led 6,000 people to reinforce Jingzhou. It can't be more, although Guan Yu in Xuzhou on the other side has no movement, I heard that the soldiers and horses under his command have also been sent to Yuzhou to fight for the country. But Sun Ce still didn't dare to take it lightly. His natural sense of smell on the battlefield made him feel that Guan Yu was like a fierce and cunning hungry tiger, hidden in the dark, staring at Yangzhou with blazing eyes. As long as he shows his flaws, he will unceremoniously kill the general.

Of course, for Wang Sima, who was on the verge of observing the festival, Sun Ce also made his own reward. Wang Sima's entire family was killed by Zang Ba. But Wang Sima still has relatives in Yangzhou. So he selected two people from the side department, and one of them succeeded Wang Sima, each of whom was named a captain, and gave countless gold and silver utensils.

This move is to tell the people of Yangzhou that follow me Sun Ce and don't be afraid of death. If you die, there will naturally be benefits for your family.

Zang Ba besieged the city of Yuguo, and he didn't fight for a long time. Defending a city is much easier than attacking it, as long as your organizational skills are passable, and then you have enough supplies, it is still easier to defend the city.

However, the defenders of the country were not happy for long, because Xiahou Yuan also led his troops to arrive. Zang Ba and Xiahou Yuan had actually made contact before.

But that's how the two men discussed. They felt that on Xiakou's side, Zhou Yu might send reinforcements. So Xiahou Yuan didn't show up for the time being, but found a place to hide.

As a result, the left and right waited, but the reinforcements in Yangzhou did not have a ghost. Xiahou Yuan waited impatiently. The sentinels sent to the south by the way, and there was no trace of the enemy within two hundred miles.

Now Xiahou Yuan was a little confused. I don't know if Zhou Yu has such self-confidence, thinking that the defenders here in the country can hold the city, or just give up here?

Xiahou Yuan guessed correctly, Zhou Yu directly gave up several counties in the north. Judging from the map of Jiangxia, several counties in the north are close to Nanyang and Runan, but they are very far away from Xiling and Xiakou. If you want to protect the northern counties, here in the south, the troops are a little stretched.

So after thinking about it carefully, Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu made such a decision. As a general in charge of the army, it is natural to know the way to choose between them, and if you are not ruthless or spicy, there is no way to survive on the battlefield. In fact, this strategy cannot be wrong, after all, the places that Zhou Yu gave up were all assigned to Henan in later generations.

As soon as Zang Ba and Xiahou Yuan figured it out, since you don't want it, then okay, we're welcome. So he launched a fierce attack on the city of Yuguo. Of course, it is inevitable to attack the heart.

All sorts of arrows tied with strips of cloth were fired into the city. Announce to the soldiers and civilians of the city that they have been abandoned. Well, you were abandoned, surprised, surprised, angry? So what are you waiting for, hurry up and surrender the city. Otherwise, when we attack us, we will slaughter the city.

At first, the guards in the city would collect arrows and strips of cloth everywhere, and then burn them in public, telling everyone that this was the enemy's strategy to attack the heart, and they were saying that the lord would not give up on us. If you keep going, you will be victorious, and everyone will be able to recuperate, and there will be a good reward.

Later, ten days passed, and twenty days passed. The reinforcements they were looking forward to still did not have a shadow. At this time, Zhang Shoujiang was a little out of control of the situation. Many people in the city hid their strips of cloth, and rumors spread one after another.

Some people say that the reinforcements will not come, some people say that the reinforcements were repelled by the Cao army, and some people say that General Zhang has long known that the reinforcements will not come, and he wants to drag everyone to death.

Even the toughest soldiers in the city couldn't help it. Looking at General Zhang's eyes, it was no longer reverence, but alienation. They are not afraid of death. They are also hungry for victory. But they are afraid of being abandoned, afraid of being killed by their own people.

Finally, someone began to ask: "General, where are the reinforcements?" The distance from Xiakou to our city can be reached in a few days, and it has been about 20 days now. ”

If you are given up, then you will fight for your life and death here, what is the picture? It's okay to say that if you win, if you lose, you probably don't have a pension at home.

The guard is actually very chaotic in his heart, but on the face, he is still as stable as an old dog. At this critical moment, he can't mess up, he's going to mess up, this city is still guarding a fart, and the army is about to collapse immediately. Without an army, he would surely die.

In fact, Zhang Shoujiang could almost conclude in his heart that he had been abandoned. But he is Zhang Hong's nephew, and this identity still makes him still have illusions in his heart. Don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, for the sake of his uncle, Zhou Gongjin also wants to save himself, right?

It was this unrealistic hope that stuck him here. has always been stubborn, never retreated. Otherwise, he would have run away with his troops. We'll have to wait until this time.

In fact, he didn't know, Zhou Yu didn't know his identity at all. Where did Zhou Yu think that the guard of Yuguo City was still a second-generation official? It may be that the wise man has a thousand thoughts, and there must be a mistake.

Cheng Pu knew, but he didn't know if Cheng Pu really forgot it, or if he didn't say it intentionally. Anyway, the country was abandoned in this way, intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhang Shou was asked this question, so he stood up, held his sword in his hand, and said, "What nonsense to do!" If he was really abandoned, how could Xia Kou not know the reason for us? This small county town, if you don't keep it, why bother to bury me more than a thousand soldiers? ”