Chapter 212 The last hope is shattered! Sun Quan: Is God going to destroy our Sun family? Let us retreat into the sea to feed the fish?
Five miles south of Wu County, on a slope.

More than 4,000 Jiangdong soldiers were lined up on the high slope, and hundreds of bamboo rafts were also arranged at the foot of the slope.

Sun Quan stopped his horse and looked into the distance, gazing far in the direction of Wu County.

Although he was mature beyond his years and tried his best to remain calm and natural, he was still young after all, and his brows could not hide the anxiety and excitement that coexisted between his eyebrows.

This battle was the first one he personally led the army in since he inherited the throne as the Lord of Jiangdong.

Only by winning this battle can he win the trust of his soldiers and prove to the military and civilians of Jiangdong that although he is young, he is worthy of the position of the lord of Jiangdong.

This battle also concerns the survival of the Sun family's foundation.

Only if his plan succeeds and Liu Bei's army is defeated, will he have a hope of holding the two counties of Wu and Hui, and have a chance to recover the lost territory of Nanjing and turn the tables in one fell swoop.

Under the double pressure, how could Sun Quan not be anxious and nervous?

"Zhongmou, you should just relax."

"Lü Ziming's plan is unpredictable. Even if Xiao Fang was a master of foresight, he would never have thought that we would open the Zhenze River to flood Wu County, drowning the people in the city and his tens of thousands of troops."

"What's more, Ziming also suggested that we dig up and destroy all the walls of Wu County so that the big-eared thief would have nowhere to hide."

"With this plan, the big-eared thief will surely fail!"

"If God helps us, we may be able to kill the big-eared thief in one fell swoop."

Sun Ben saw that his brother was anxious, so he smiled and tried to comfort him.

It can be seen from his words that he is quite confident in Lu Meng's wisdom.

Hearing Sun Ben's high praise and approval, although Lu Meng pretended not to hear it, the corners of his mouth raised slightly with a hint of pride.

"Brother, what you said makes sense."

"Zi Ming's plan can be said to be flawless and unpredictable. It is indeed a brilliant plan."

"That Xiao Fang is extremely clever, but he would never have expected that I would dare to plot against Liu Bei in such an adverse situation!"

Sun Quan nodded slightly, the anxiety on his face gradually disappeared, and a hint of pride ignited in his eyes.

He looked towards Zhenze again and sneered:

"By now, Zibu and his men should have dug up the Zhenze dam, and the flood is probably on its way to Wu County."

After saying this, Sun Quan's face lit up with murderous intent, and he shouted:

"All troops, listen up and be ready to board the bamboo rafts at any time. Once the flood arrives, board the rafts and head straight to Wu County to kill all the surviving enemy troops!"

"Whoever gets Liu Bei's head will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"

"A reward of 10,000 gold will be given to anyone who captures Liu Bei alive!"

Sun Quan made a big promise and offered a generous reward to 4,000 Jiangdong soldiers.

The four thousand Jiangdong soldiers were all excited and eager to fight.

Sun Quan was very excited, staring at the slope below, eagerly looking forward to the flood coming.

However, as time passed, there was still no sign of the flood coming.

On the contrary, on the originally pitch-black Zhenze, there were faint spots of firelight.

"Could it be that……"

The confidence on Sun Quan's face gradually disappeared, and an ominous premonition came over him.

Sudden.

Zhou Tai, who was standing beside him, suddenly became alert, jumped off his horse, and lowered his ears to the ground.

Everyone was confused by Zhou Tai's strange behavior and looked at him blankly.

Zhou Tai lay on the ground and listened for a while, then his face suddenly changed, and he jumped up and shouted:
"My lord, there seems to be a large group of cavalry coming towards our army from the north!"

Sun Quan's face changed, his heart skipped a beat, and he looked anxiously towards the north.

The flood did not come, but the cavalry was approaching. What does this mean?
There are no cavalry in Jiangdong. Only Liu Bei has an excellent Xiliang cavalry.

That is to say...

The Xiliang cavalry are approaching!

"Ziming!"

Sun Quan's face turned pale and he looked anxiously at Lu Meng.

At this time, the calm and confident look on Lu Meng's face was gone, and he could no longer hide his guilty conscience.

"My Lord, this may not be the case..."

Lu Meng's voice was hoarse and he didn't know how to explain.

He didn't have a chance to explain.

The sound of the sky collapsing and the earth cracking was heard. Under the cover of night, countless cavalrymen broke through the darkness and rushed towards the slope like a steel torrent.

"cavalry!"

"My lord, it is indeed the Xiliang cavalry that is coming!"

Zhou Tai drew his sword, pointed forward and shouted loudly.

Sun Quan and Lu Meng turned their heads at the same time and looked forward, and sure enough, they saw the iron cavalry coming like the wind in the dust and fog.

The two men froze in place, their faces changed drastically, and the remaining hope in their hearts collapsed in an instant.

The facts could not be more obvious.

Lu Meng's plan miscalculated!

Liu Bei must have seen through his plan to flood Wu County. The twinkling lights of fire in the direction of Zhenze must be Liu Bei's ambushes, and they are besieging and killing Sun Fu and Zhang Zhao who have fallen into his trap!

No, that’s not what Liu Bei expected!

The one who can see through this plan must be Xiao Fang!

Not only did Xiao Fang calculate that they would take the water route to dig Zhenze, he also determined that they would lead their main force here, waiting for the flood to submerge Wu County, and then take a raft to defeat the drowning dog.

That's why Liu Bei sent out the cavalry, taking advantage of the cover of night to kill them by surprise.

"Where exactly is the flaw in my plan?"

"Then how did Xiao Fang see through it?"

"This doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense..."

Lu Meng's face was grim, cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and his eyes were filled with endless confusion and bewilderment.

"Zhongmou, I've said it before, Xiao Fang is a very smart man, even Zhou Yu was killed by him, let alone him?"

"Now our plan has failed. My brother Zhang Zibu and the others are in danger of life or death. The enemy cavalry is right in front of us. You have to make a decision quickly whether to fight or flee!" Sun Ben was in a panic. He complained and shouted at Sun Quan.

Sun Quan suddenly woke up, looked up and saw the cavalry rushing to within fifty steps, and he was instantly panicked.

"Retreat, the entire army retreats immediately~~"

Sun Quan screamed hoarsely and turned his horse to escape.

Lu Meng was startled, but suddenly came to his senses and said anxiously:

"My lord, the terrain here is flat. We have no time to retreat. The enemy cavalry will catch up with us and our 4,000 soldiers will be finished."

"The best strategy is to form a battle array right here and fight to the death. We may still have a chance to repel the enemy cavalry, and then retreat!"

Sun Quan had never led his troops into battle himself, so how could he know the intricacies of fighting cavalry? He was frightened by the cavalry's overwhelming force.

He turned a deaf ear to Lu Meng's warning and continued to ride away.

Lu Meng shook his head and sighed, and had no choice but to retreat with Sun Quan.

More than 4,000 Jiangdong soldiers immediately fled southward like ants whose nests had been destroyed.

Lu Meng's worries came true.

How could the two legs of the Jiangdong army possibly outrun the four legs of the Xiliang cavalry? They were caught up in the blink of an eye.

The killing begins.

The iron cavalry crushed the 4,000 Jiangdong troops with the force of a landslide and the cracking of the earth, killing them until the blood flowed like a river.

Zhang Xiu brandished a silver spear and charged forward.

Wherever he went, he easily killed countless Jiangdong deserters like weeds.

Sun Quan didn't care about his soldiers and just fled like a frightened bird.

at last.

After sacrificing 4,000 soldiers to serve as human shields and cannon fodder for him, he fled for more than 20 miles and finally shook off the pursuit of the cavalry.

The sky brightened and the east turned white.

The warhorse under Sun Quan's crotch was so tired that it foamed at the mouth, but Sun Quan still didn't care and kept whipping the horse madly with the whip.

"My lord, please stop for a while. The enemy has been left far behind. Let's take a break."

"If we keep running like this, all our horses will die of exhaustion!"

Zhou Tai caught up from behind and snatched the reins from Sun Quan while shouting.

Sun Quan finally calmed down and looked back to see that there was indeed no cavalry. He breathed a sigh of relief and reined in his horse.

Everyone seemed to be exhausted and sat on the ground gasping for breath.

After Sun Quan took a few gulps of water, his emotions calmed down a little.

Looking around, he saw that the five thousand soldiers had been reduced to ashes.

Apart from Zhou Tai, Lu Meng and Sun Ben, there were less than 300 soldiers left around him.

As the lord of Jiangdong, Sun Quan could not help but feel sad to see himself in such a miserable state.

"Could it be that God really wants to destroy Sun Quan and our Sun family?"

Sun Quan fell down on a big rock and cried out in sorrow towards the sky.

Sun Ben became more and more angry as he watched, and he helped Sun Quan up and said sternly:

“Zhongmou, you have to cheer up, our Sun family has not lost yet!”

"Although we have lost Wu County, we still have Kuaiji County. We can recruit more soldiers and defend the Zhejiang River!"

"My fellow Sun family members, we will never admit defeat until we fight to the last drop of blood!"

Although Sun Quan looked the least like Sun Jian, he still had Sun Jian's blood flowing in his bones. Sun Ben's roar finally aroused some of his bloodiness.

"You are right. I am a descendant of the Sun family. How can I just give in and admit defeat like this?"

"I will retreat to Kuaiji County, recruit soldiers and horses, and fight the big-eared thief to the death again!"

Sun Quan jumped up, forced himself to show some heroic spirit, and was about to climb onto his horse.

"My lord, you must not go to Kuaiji!"

However, Lu Meng stepped forward and stopped Sun Quan.

Sun Quan was stunned and hadn't reacted yet.

Sun Ben was furious and pushed Lu Meng away, saying angrily:

"What qualifications do you have to point fingers here?"

"If it weren't for your so-called brilliant plan, how could we have lost five thousand precious soldiers and horses, and how could we have fallen to such a point where we have no soldiers to use?"

"Now you still want to stop Zhongmou from retreating to Kuaiji, what do you want to do? Do you want us three hundred people to stay here and be crushed to pieces by the tens of thousands of big-eared thieves' army?"

Lu Meng clenched his fists, his face turned ashen, and he gritted his teeth and endured Sun Ben's angry scolding.

Then, Lu Meng took a deep breath and bowed to Sun Quan:

"My lord, I was indeed defeated in the battle of Wu County, which caused you to suffer a disastrous defeat."

"If you want to punish me, I am willing to accept the punishment. But if you retreat to Kuaiji, you will die. I have no choice but to stop you."

Sun Quan's body stiffened, and he raised his hand to interrupt Sun Ben's angry words, and signaled Lu Meng to continue.

Lü Meng pointed north and said sternly:
"Liu Bei's army is right behind us, only a day's journey away. Even if we retreat to Kuaiji, we will not have time to recruit soldiers."

"Liu Bei's cavalry will pursue us relentlessly, all the way across the Zhejiang River, and wipe us out."

"Retreating to Kuaiji will only lead to death!"

Sun Quan shuddered after hearing Lu Meng's stern words, and suddenly he became a little more sober.

"You are right. Liu Bei's cavalry is right behind us. He will not give us the opportunity to recruit soldiers."

"Retreating to Kuaiji is indeed a dead end, a dead end..."

After weighing the pros and cons for a while, Sun Quan asked again:
"But Wu County has been lost, and I only have Kuaiji County left. If you don't let me retreat to Kuaiji, where else can I retreat to?"

Lu Meng slowly raised his hand and pointed towards the east.

Sun Quan and everyone present all looked towards the east in the direction he pointed, their eyes changing from helplessness to confusion.

Sun Ben's expression suddenly changed again, and he said angrily:

"To the east is the vast ocean. Do you want Zhongmou to lead us into the ocean to feed the fish?"

(End of this chapter)