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Chapter 515: Retreat

Finally, Qin Jun broke free from the fight of the wolves, and rushed out of the siege with blood. Sun Jian was very annoyed and chased him with his army. Qin Jun didn't entangle with Wu Jun, and went straight into the hilly area. At this time, the Qin Army's infantry teams had retreated into the hills and built a defensive line according to the terrain. Wu Jun attacked the Qin Army's line with a wave of vigor. The battle between the two sides was earth-shaking, and the battle went straight until dusk. Although Wu Jun's offensive was extremely fierce, it could not break through the Qin Army's defense line.

Wu Jun's spirit has been sold off, but Sun Jian's anger has not disappeared, and he wants to attack. It was Lu Xun who dissuaded him, and Sun Jian led his army to retreat temporarily.

Seeing that Wu Jun had stopped the home attack, Chen Lang ordered Wenpin to guard, and he led the others back to the big tent. As soon as Chen Lang sat down, Lu Bu rushed in, clasped his fists and said, "Master, I'm back." Chen Lang glanced at Lu Bu, nodded, and said, "Fengxian has worked hard!" Lu Bu retired into the queue. .

Chen Lang put his hands on his chin, lowered his head in thought, the generals looked at Chen Lang. Zhang Fei couldn't help but clasp his fists and said: "Brother, the enemy will not expect our army to rob the camp tonight, so let me lead the elite to rob Wu Ying in the middle of the night, and I will succeed in one fell swoop!" The generals shouted and shouted. To lead the army to the robbery camp. In today's fierce battle, the Qin army suffered a lot, but the generals were only full of anger, not the slightest frustration.

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Ying De's idea is reasonable. It's just that Zhou Yu and Lu Xun are very resourceful people. How could we not expect us to rob the camp? The enemy must be prepared, and robbing the camp is not feasible!"

The generals felt that what Chen Lang said was reasonable and couldn't help feeling depressed.

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Kong Ming and I will figure out a way to defeat Wu Jun. You guys have worked very hard in today's battle. Let's go back and rest." Hearing what Chen Lang said, they couldn't help feeling tired and bowed to Chen Lang. After that, he filed away from the big account. After a while, Chen Lang and Zhuge Liang were the only ones left in the big tent.

Chen Lang stood up, walked under the tent with his hands behind his back, and murmured while looking out of the big tent, "Wu Jun is really a strong enemy! This series of actions has greatly exceeded our expectations!"

Zhuge nodded brightly, and then smiled: "But Wu Jun is considered normal with this performance." Then he glanced at Chen Lang and said half-jokingly: "If Wu Jun is too incompetent, wouldn't it be too much of the process of making the lord dominate the world? It's boring!" Chen Lang couldn't help laughing.

With regard to the Wu army, Sun Jianjun and Zhou Yujun joined together, and then approached the Qin army camp, Xiazhai, and hundreds of thousands of troops besieged the Qin army regiment. In the camp, there were brightly lit people and shadows. Countless soldiers from the Wu army stayed up all night to make all kinds of siege equipment. The clanging noise echoed in the mountains and rivers, frightening the birds and beasts that should have rested.

Standing on the top of the hill, Chen Lang looked into the distance, only to see Wu Jun's continuous lights in a half-moon shape surrounding his side, and on the other side was the gurgling Liu River. Although the Liu River is not very wide, the water is very deep, and it is impossible to wading across the river. Therefore, in the current situation, Qin Jun is surrounded by Wu Jun's tenth layer, and Fei Niao is sad.

Zhuge Liang ascended the hill and came behind Chen Lang. Chen Lang heard the footsteps and knew that it was Zhuge Liang, and couldn't help saying: "The enemy army rushed to build the siege equipment overnight, in order to completely wipe out us tomorrow." Zhuge Liang glanced at the Wu Jun camp in the distance and smiled. Looking back, he said, "Although Wu Jun thinks this way, I am afraid that he will not be able to achieve his wish."

Chen Lang turned around and said: "Cai Tao and Zhang Yun just sent someone to offer advice, saying that the enemy army is strong and I cannot take risks personally as the lord. They are willing to lead the navy soldiers to fight to cover my breakthrough. What does Kong Ming think?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "What Cai Hao and Zhang Yun said is not unreasonable."

Chen Lang laughed, "Does Kong Ming agree with them?"

Zhuge Liang clasped his fist and said: "Our army is in a very dangerous situation now. Wu Jun is no better than ordinary opponents, and now has several times the strength of mine. In fact, as far as the battle here is concerned, our army is undoubtedly defeated, but our army can The question of how many days we hold on! In addition, during the days our army has held on, will the battle situation change as we expect? If it can’t, Lord, the consequences will be very serious! Jingzhou will definitely not be protected, Xichuan It is also difficult to defend, and the Luoyang area will be directly threatened by the Soochow army...."

Chen Lang showed a thoughtful expression on his face, and said, "I have thought of these too."

Zhuge Liang continued: "But if you want to achieve the desired victory and completely control Jingzhou and reach Jiangdong, you must take this risk. The benefits and risks are equally huge, so subordinates don't dare to make a decision for the Lord."

auzw.com Chen Lang smiled and looked at Zhuge Liang, "Kong Ming, if it were you, how would you choose." Zhuge Liang frowned and was silent for a while, then clasped his fists and said: "The current situation The risk is far beyond what we expected before, and the risk is too great. If it were me, I would never dare to take this risk. If something went wrong, the loss would be too great! Only by standing in an invincible place can I finally achieve my goal, I think Should give up temporarily, the army will first cross the Liuhe River under the cover of the navy, and then cross the Xiangjiang River east to return to Hulukou, first stabilize the position, and then wait for the fighter."

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Zuge is only cautious all his life!"

Zhuge Liang was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but feel ashamed and said: "The lord just laughed!"

Chen Lang waved his hand, "Be cautious is not necessarily bad." He couldn't help but think of the fortunes between Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong in history. Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong can be said to be very resourceful characters, but their personalities are quite different. Zhuge Liang has a cautious personality. When approaching an enemy, he always has to put himself in an invincible place before considering aggressive strategies. However, Pang Tong's personality is exactly the same. On the contrary, Pang Tong is daring to take risks, and hopes to use this kind of adventure to surprise him to get the greatest results. It is difficult to say which one is better or worse. Zhuge Liang is more cautious. In fact, it is precisely because of caution that Zhuge Liang missed the opportunity to seize Guanzhong; if Pang Tong is higher, it is precisely that. Because of Pang Tong's adventures, Luo Fengpo's fiasco would happen. In fact, these two mistakes shouldn't be blamed on them as military divisions, but should be the fault of the lord. The military division only needs to propose various possibilities, and the decision should be the responsibility of the lord.

Chen Lang withdrew his thoughts, and immediately considered the situation in front of him, frowning tightly. Zhuge Liang looked at Chen Lang who was thinking, and did not dare to bother.

After a while, Chen Lang raised his head, glanced at the Wu Jun camp in the distance, and resolutely said: "I decided, the army will stick to the spot!"

Zhuge Liang didn't persuade anything, his thoughts couldn't help but shifted to the question of how to hold on to it. He clasped his fist and said: "Since the lord has made a decision, his subordinates fully support it. However, his subordinates think that they should be prepared for the worst. Make Cai Yu and Zhang Yun ready to enter Liuhe at any time to cover our army's south crossing Liuhe." Then frowned: The Liuhe is narrow. If we really get to this last step, I'm afraid our navy will suffer heavy losses!"

Chen Lang said, "Just send Cai Hao and Zhang Yun as you want, and tell them to be ready." Zhuge Liang clasped his fists and promised and hurried away.

Chen Lang turned to look at the Wu Jun camp in the distance, frowned slightly, and couldn't help but mutter with a smile: "I have always been bad luck. I don't know if God is on my side or on Wu Jun's side this time? "

Zhuge Liang sent Chen Lang's order to Cai Yuan and Zhang Yun, and then he went to the barracks to inspect to see if there were any loopholes. Along the winding terrain of the hills, fences and trenches are endless. At the same time, there are many sentries to monitor all directions. Teams of patrols are patrolling, and the troops are lying on their backs and seizing the time to rest. Qin Jun really deserves to be an elite of all kinds of battles that have been battlefield-ready. In such a short time, relying on the terrain to build such a defensive position! The main defensive direction of the Qin Army was east, west, north, and three sides. As the Liuhe River was in the south, Cai Tao and Zhang Yun's navy could guard the river, so there was no army in the north. The current arrangement can be said to be the best arrangement based on the current actual situation, and can maximize the combat power of the existing army.

In Wu Jun's big tent, Sun Jian, Zhou Yu and others are discussing the strategy of marching. Zhou Yu looked sick and said, "Qin Jun is a valiant fighter, and his strength is really impressive! Today, hundreds of thousands of the lord's army suddenly arrived and failed to defeat them in one fell swoop. This is evident! Now! They have relied on the mountain to form a defense. It is no easy task for our army to break through in a short period of time!"

Everyone couldn't help showing their worries, and Sun Jian asked, "Does Gong Jin have a clever plan?"

Zhou Yu said, "I think there is only one way to defeat the enemy at one stroke!" Sun Jian was overjoyed when he heard Zhou Yu say that he had a plan, and hurriedly asked, "What's Gong Jin's plan?"

Zhou Yu said: "Now that the enemy navy is strong, our navy is a situation where there are people and no ships. The enemy will never think that we will dare to launch a surprise attack from the surface of the water they can control. I believe that once an attack is launched, Can win a big victory in the shortest time!"

Sun Jian frowned, but did not immediately express his position. Lu Xun said: "General Governor, this plan is wonderful, but how can our army beat the opponent's fleet on the river? That kind of powerful iron pipe! Our army will have nothing to hide on the river, even if it will not be annihilated. There will also be heavy casualties, I am afraid that the effect of the raid will not be achieved at all!" The generals nodded in agreement, feeling that Zhou Yu's plan was not feasible.

Zhou Yu smiled slightly and said, "You all think so, so the enemy will be even more unexpected." Then he said to Lu Xun: "Don't worry, Bo Yan, I guess the Qin fleet has already retreated above Xiangjiang..."

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, one of the scouts rushed into the big tent and reported to Sun Jian, "Leader, the enemy fleet has already retreated to the Xiangjiang River!"

Everyone was surprised and couldn't help but look at Zhou Yu. Sun Jian couldn't help saying: "Gong Jin is really a magical calculation! How did Gong Jin know that the Qin fleet retreated to Xiangjiang?"

Zhou Yu smiled and looked at Lu Xun, who was clear-faced, and smiled: "Bo Yan seems to understand."