Chapter 772

Wuxi County is located in the north of Wu County.

From Wuxi County to Wu County, if the speed is fast enough, it will be enough to arrive in two days.

Chang Heng, general of the Wei army, led his troops to the South and was already in Wuxi County.

Chang Heng is a general under Yu ban, brave and good at fighting, especially good at long-distance attack. This time, Chang Heng was ordered to rescue, and Chang Heng led the army, commanding 30000 elite of Wei state.

"Hurry up, hurry up and get on the way."

"If we arrive in Wuxian a quarter earlier, we will have more time to prepare."

"Whether we can save the state of Wu and resist the Chu army is all in our mind. When I got to Wu County, there were some wine and meat, and some rest time. "

"Quick, quick, quick!"

Chang Heng was in the central army, riding on horseback, constantly urging the soldiers to go on their way.

Wei soldiers listen to Chang Heng's words, but also constantly southward.

The army is on its way in a mighty way, never stopping.

Until noon.

After running all morning, Chang Heng ordered him to stop. The army stopped for a rest, and the soldiers began to have lunch. The lunch of Chang Heng's soldiers was very simple, only dry food and dried meat, no hot soup and hot rice.

Because Chang Heng's mission is to rescue Wu County.

So it's time.

Chang got off the horse and sat on a tree, resting.

Because it was a rush March, he was also very tired.

"Da! Dada

Suddenly, the sound of the horse's hooves came back from the front.

A sentinel came at a gallop.

The sentinel was a spy sent by Chang Heng, who was in Wuxian county.

"Newspaper!"

The sentry called and rode to Chang Heng.

"Woo!"

The sentry held the reins of the horse, turned over and got off the horse, knelt down on one knee and said, "general, it's not good. Wu county has fallen."

Chang Heng was stunned when he heard the speech.

Wu county has fallen.

How is that possible?

According to Sun Quan, Wu county is the home of Wu state. In the city of Wu County, there is no shortage of food, weapons and weapons, and there are tens of thousands of Wu troops led by Lu Xun.

Under such circumstances, how can Wu County fall?

Chang Heng asked, "what's the matter?"

Sentinel report: "the specific situation is not clear, only know that Lu Xun surrendered, Wu county completely fell."

Chang Heng hears the speech with a dignified expression.

In Sun Quan's description, Lu Xun was a loyal minister who wanted to defend Wu County and fight for time for Wu state.

But now, Lu Xun surrendered.

The surrender of Lu Xun and the fall of Wu county made it meaningless for Chang Heng to rescue Wu County.

If Chang Heng attacks again, he will easily get into trouble.

In Chang Heng's original plan, the army arrived in Wu county to replenish food and grass, and then let the state of Wu supply food and meat, so that the soldiers could have a good meal.

But now, all of a sudden, things have changed.

Wu County was occupied by the Chu army. Chang Heng went to Wu county now, which was tantamount to throwing himself into the net.

In particular, his soldiers did not have much food.

Carry dry food, at most three or five days, will be completely exhausted.

Chang Heng's face became dignified. He stood up and paced back and forth in the same place, thinking about the solution.

The situation is complicated at the moment.

If we go deep into the enemy's territory, even if we don't pay attention to it, it will lead to unrest.

Chang Heng thought about it and didn't come up with a suitable way, so he said, "go and invite Zhu Qi."

The soldiers went to give orders. In a short time, a middle-aged scholar came forward.

The man was very ordinary, pale, but his eyes were bright and intelligent.

This man is Zhu Qi, an aide to Chang Heng.

In October, the weather turns cool.

Zhu Qi was infected with the wind cold and had some discomfort, so he didn't go with Chang Heng.

Zhu Qi arched his hand and said, "general!"

Chang Heng said in a deep voice: "Sir, Ben has just received the news from the sentinel. Wu County of Wu state has been captured by Chu army. Lu Xun, the great general of the state of Wu, also surrendered to the Chu army. If we go to Wu county again, we will go deep into the enemy's rear. What do you say we should do? "

Zhu Qi was also surprised.

The news came too suddenly.

Zhu Qi was silent and thought carefully.

A moment later, Zhu Qi asked, "general, the state of Chu has occupied Wu County. Have you sent troops to kill us now?"

Chang Heng said, "I haven't heard from you yet."

"Newspaper!"

As soon as the voice fell, the voice of the sentinel came back.

A sentry came quickly, stopped in front of Chang Heng and said, "general, in the state of Chu, Tai Shici is leading the army to the north, and we are killing in the middle of the court. At the present speed, one day at most, the Chu army will meet us. "At this point, the sentry stopped for a moment, and then said: "if we continue to rush to Wu County, and the Chu army continues to go north, the time to meet will be shorter."

Often horizontal a listen, brow is more tight wrinkly.

The good don't come, the bad come.

At this moment, the bad news is all piled up.

First came the news of the fall of Wu County, and now it's the news that Tai Shici of Chu state sent troops.

Chang Heng was overwhelmed by a series of news.

Chang Heng pressed down the tension in his heart, looked at Zhu Qi and asked, "Sir, what should I do next?"

Zhu Qi said: "I have three strategies for the general to choose."

Chang Heng said, "say it!"

Zhu Qi's expression was solemn and said slowly: "the best policy for me is to turn the direction immediately, retreat to piling County in the north of Wuxi County, occupy piling County, and then resist the Chu army before the news of the fall of Wu County spreads."

"The advantage of occupying piling county is that it can slow down the Chu army's march northward and wait for an opportunity to counterattack."

"In addition, it can buy time for General Yu Jin to respond."

"But the disadvantage of occupying piling county is that once piling county is lost, the general will be easily defeated by the Chu army and fall into crisis."

Zhu Qi put forward the advantages and disadvantages of the best policy.

He listed the advantages and disadvantages.

After hearing this, Chang Heng thought about it carefully, but he didn't make a decision and asked, "is it the best policy?"

Zhu Qi said, "my best policy is to take advantage of the fact that the Chu army is one day away from us and immediately go north and withdraw to Guangling county. What this strategy doesn't say much is to retreat directly. It's just that our retreat will not help the current situation. "

Chang Heng is not very happy.

Withdraw to Guangling county.

This means that he didn't make any contribution, and he went back.

Chang Heng asked again, "what's the worst way?"

There was a sharp flash in Zhu Qi's eyes, and he said: "the best way is to go south and fight with Chu army. When the two armies fight, the brave win. The army fought with the Chu army and fought to defeat the Chu army. As long as the Chu army is defeated, Wu County will recover. It's not easy to defeat the Chu army. "

Chang Heng nodded with approval.

It's not easy to defeat Chu army.

Chang Heng is not a headstrong man, he has self-knowledge. With the food of the soldiers in the army and the number of soldiers under his command, if he fought with the Chu army, he had no chance of winning.

It is better to retreat than to do so.

Chang Heng said directly: "Ben will choose the best policy and retreat to piling county to defend. Piling county has grain, weapons and solid cities. We defend piling County, and then send someone to Guangling county to send a message to inform general Yujin, please make arrangements. As long as the pace of the Chu army is held back, General Yu Jin will be able to deploy his troops calmly. "

Zhu Qi said: "the general is wise."

Chang Heng stood up and ordered: "summon, the army will retreat and return to piling County for garrison."

When the order was given, the soldiers carried out the order, though they talked about it.

Without any delay, the army set out in a mighty way, changed its direction, and went straight to piling county.