Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

Chapter 709

Countless Jiangdong sergeants can't help but get nervous, but Jiangdong army chief Zhou Yu doesn't change his face.

"Passing orders!"

Zhou Yu pointed the flag forward in his hand and shouted: "Order the gates on all sides to be closed, and the whole army will gather at the north gate of Shu County and prepare for the city!"

"promise!"

All the gates on all sides of Shuxian County were closed immediately, while the Wanyu Jiangdong Army gathered towards the north gate of Shuxian County. Zhou Yu gathered the soldiers of Han Dangmen who had been defeated by Cao Ren before and refurbished the army formation. The 20,000 Jiangdong Army gathered outside the north gate of Shu County, forming a semi-circular formation. The back side was close to the city of Shu County, and the front side was like a machete, waiting for the Cao army.

Tatata!

Cao Chun and Le Jin led a thousand Leopard Cavaliers and 10,000 Cao Army infantrymen, and suddenly stopped when they were about three hundred steps away from the Jiangdong Army.

Cao Jun's pawns were surrounded by a general and stood on horseback. They were not tall but had a sharp face. They held a spear and had two big eyes with piercing eyes. However, they were the first ascendant general who followed Cao Cao's account in his early years.

"Son and brother, the Jiangdong army is in a strict formation, and it is also preparing for the city. Even if our army is out in full force, it will be difficult to defeat the enemy for a while." Le Jin said to Cao Chun on the side.

Cao Chun looked around, and saw that the Jiangdong Army was well-arranged and the troops were arranged in a reasonable way. The flags were displayed in the army. The red water unicorn battle flag fluttered in the wind. The water unicorn’s teeth and claws seemed to burst out of the air, a serious and mighty force. His spirit spread out instantly, which should not be underestimated.

The formation of the 20,000 Jiangdong Army effectively avoided the weakness of its insufficient strength. Twenty thousand armament cities are lined up, so there is a city behind it, and only three sides will be attacked by Cao Jun. Moreover, when the Cao army attacked, if the offensive was too fast, the defenders above the city would also use bows and arrows and rolling wood and stone as support, which can be described as solid.

"Well, stop marching for now and wait for the prime minister."

Cao Chun nodded, and then sent a sentry to inform Cao Cao.

"The Prime Minister, Superintendent Cao Qi and Lieutenant Le for instructions, please give instructions to the Prime Minister." Shaoqi reported to Cao Cao loudly.

"Hmm..." Cao Cao sat on the horse, narrowed his eyes and looked forward, and shook his head.

"Being prepared for the city, morale is high, Zhou Yu is really amazing."

Cheng Yu asked: "Prime Minister, Jiangdong Army was entangled with Cao Lifeng before, and was physically exhausted, while our army is replenishing energy. Now, although Jiangdong Army has 20,000 people, if our army is attacking on all sides, it is not necessarily impossible. Come down, do you want to march?"

Cao Cao smiled and waved his hand: "No, take the pen and ink, a certain person will write a letter to Zhou Yu himself, and then retreat."

Cheng Yu's eyes lit up: "Is the prime minister planning to separate Zhou Yu and Sun Quan?"

"Yeah." Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction.

Cheng Yu said worriedly: "I'm afraid Zhou Yu is so talented that he won't be fooled."

"It's okay." Cao Cao waved his hand: "It's best to be able to separate Zhou Yu and Sun Quan. Even if they can't separate, they can bury a rift between the two. Zhou Yu is a foreign minister and leads the heavy soldiers out. Over time, Sun Quan will be suspicious sooner or later. ."

After all, Cao Cao ordered: "Retreat!"

"promise!"

Cao Junchao rode to Cao Chunhe Lejin and shouted: "Supervisor Cao, Captain Le, the prime minister has orders, order me to withdraw?"

"What? Do you have to withdraw troops without fighting?" Le Jin frowned, "Isn't this a waste of morale?"

"The prime minister has an order to order the withdrawal of troops, so please ask Lieutenant Le to execute the order." Sentinel frowned.

Cao Chun nodded and said, "Return to the Prime Minister, I will retreat after this."

The sentry nodded and turned away.

Cao Chun said to Le Jin: "Wen Qian, since the prime minister has orders, there must be other strategies, let's just follow it."

Le Jin frowned, nodded, and shouted, "Retreat!"

Cao Chun and Le Jin ordered to retreat, only to see the forward 11,000 Cao Jun's infantry turned around, the back team changed to the front team, slowly retreating like a tide.

Although the Jiangdong army in the formation was uplifting, they were not war mad. They could not fight and they did not want to fight. When Cao Jun took the initiative to retreat, they naturally breathed a sigh of relief, and then cheered loudly.

"Cao Jun retired!"

"Cao Jun rat generation, brave fellow!"

The Jiangdong army burst into cheers of mountains and tsunami, not only the nearly 20,000 soldiers, but some Jiangdong army generals also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it is a preparation for the city, it is important to know that Cao Jun has a total of 40,000 people, and Cao Cao himself led the army. Once the war, even if it will not be defeated, it will definitely suffer heavy losses. Now that Cao Jun has ordered the initiative to retreat, naturally It could not be better.

Seeing Cao Jun retreating, Cheng Pu asked Zhou Yu: "General Governor, since Cao Jun has retreated, should our army retreat into the city?"

Zhou Yu nodded and shook his head again.

"Forty thousand Cao's army came under threats. There are many people and powerful people. If our army retreats into the city, wouldn't it be slaughtered?

"Furthermore, my 20,000 army is out on the battlefield. I consume countless food and grass every day. We must end this battle as soon as possible."

Zhou Yu slowly said: "Pass the order! Order Huang Gai and Xu Sheng two generals to lead 10,000 to build a military village outside the city, forming a horn with Shu County. The rest of the people retreat into the city and rest for a while."

If more than 20,000 Jiangdong troops withdraw into the city with a single brain, then Cao Jun only needs to besiege more, siege without fighting, dig deep trenches on all sides outside the city of Shu County, and then be able to trap Jiangdong troops alive.

The establishment of a military village outside Shu County will be able to form a horn with Shu County. If Cao Jun attacks Shu County, the village can send troops to respond to it. If Cao Jun attacks the military village, the city can send troops to respond. If Cao Jun attacks Shu County at the same time The county town and the military village are weakened.

After Zhou Yu's army order was issued, Jiangdong sergeants cheered. Nearly ten thousand soldiers were led into the city by Zhou Yu, while Xu Sheng and Huang Gai led ten thousand soldiers to cut down trees outside the city and set up camp.

There are more than two thousand soldiers under Chen Wu's command in the city. As a result, there are a total of 12,000 Jiangdong troops in the city, and there are 10,000 Jiangdong troops in the military village outside the city. The total number is 22,000 Jiangdong troops. Although slightly inadequate, the defense is more than enough.

It is not only Xu Sheng and Huang Gai who are cutting down trees to set up camps, the more than 40,000 Cao troops also need to set up camps, and they need much more trees than Jiangdong Army. Both armies are cutting down trees around Shu County, but they have no intention of being hostile. Some Jiangdong soldiers and Cao soldiers are only a few dozen steps apart, but they treat each other as invisible to each other. If it is not for battle, who wants to kill casually?

The trees around Shu County were chopped down by nearly fifty thousand troops. It is estimated that many woodsmen will lose their jobs after the war. The deterioration of the environment is also inseparable from the ancient army campaigns.