Chapter 709

Many Jiangdong soldiers and soldiers were nervous, but Zhou Yu, the commander of Jiangdong army, did not change his face.

"Order!"

Zhou Yu pointed the flag forward in his hand, and said, "order that the gates of all sides be closed, and that the whole army gather at the north gate of Shuxian County, and prepare for the formation of the city!"

"No!"

All the four gates of Shuxian county were closed immediately, while the East army of more than ten thousand rivers gathered towards the north gate of Shuxian county. Zhou Yu collected the troops of Han Dang army which had been defeated by Cao Ren before, and reorganized the army array. For a moment, about 20000 Jiangdong troops gathered outside the north gate of Shuxian County, forming a semicircle formation, with the back close to Shuxian county and the front like a machete Cao Jun.

Step on it!

Cao Chun and lejin, led by a thousand leopards and ten thousand Cao soldiers, came slowly. They suddenly stopped at a distance of about 300 steps from Jiangdong army.

Cao's soldiers, surrounded by a general, stood on horseback. He was not tall, but his face was sharp. He held a spear and his big eyes were bright. He was the first strong general who followed Cao Cao in his early years.

"Brother Zihe, the Jiangdong army is in a well-organized formation, and it is also in the formation of the city. Even if our army pours out, it will be difficult to defeat the enemy for a moment." Cao chundao on the opposite side of lejin.

When Cao Chun looked around, he saw that Jiangdong army had a well-organized formation, its arms were arranged reasonably, the banners were flapping, the red water Qilin battle flag was flying in the wind, and the water Qilin seemed to break through the air with his teeth and claws. A serious and powerful spirit spread out in an instant, which should not be underestimated.

The formation mode of the 20000 Jiangdong army effectively avoided the weakness of its own lack of troops. If there are twenty thousand troops in formation, only three of them will be attacked by Cao's army. Moreover, when Cao's army attacked, if the attack was too urgent, the garrison on the top of the city would use bows and arrows, rolling wood and stone as support.

"Well, stop marching for the time being and wait for the prime minister and general."

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

"The prime minister, the governor of Cao Qi and the captain of yuexiaowei, ask for instructions and instructions from the prime minister." The sentinel reported to Cao Cao in a loud voice.

"Well..." Cao Cao sat on his horse, squinting his eyes and looking forward, shaking his head.

"The city was in line, and his morale was high. Zhou Yu was really good."

Cheng Yu inquired: "prime minister, Jiangdong army was entangled with Cao Lifeng before, and his physical strength was exhausted. However, our army was able to keep up its strength. Although the Jiangdong army has 20000 people, if our army attacks on all sides, it is not necessarily impossible to win it down. Do you want to March?"

With a smile on his face, Cao Cao waved his hand: "no, take the pen and ink. I want to write a letter to Zhou Yu in person, and then withdraw."

Cheng Yu's eyes brightened: "is the prime minister planning to separate Zhou Yu and Sun Quan?"

"Well." Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction.

Cheng Yu worried: "I'm afraid that Zhou Yu's intelligence is superior, and he won't be cheated."

"No harm." Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "it's best to be able to separate Zhou Yu and Sun Quan. Even if we can't, we can also bury a gap between them. Zhou Yu is a foreign minister and leads a heavy army. As time goes on, Sun Quan will have doubts sooner or later."

After that, Cao Cao ordered: "retreat!"

"No!"

Cao junshao rode to Cao Chunhe and lejin and yelled: "governor Cao, Captain Yue, the prime minister ordered us to withdraw?"

"What? If we don't fight a battle, we will withdraw our troops? " Lejin frowned and said, "isn't this a waste of morale?"

"The prime minister has an order to withdraw the army, and ask yuexiaowei to carry out the order." The sentry scowled.

Cao Chun nodded his head and said, "reply to the prime minister, we will withdraw now."

The sentry nodded and turned away.

Cao Chun said to Yue: "Wen Qian, since the prime minister has orders, we must have other strategies. We just have to listen."

Lejin frowned, nodded, and ordered: "retreat!"

Cao Chun and lejin ordered the troops to withdraw. They saw that the vanguard, 11, 000 Cao's troops turned around, and the rear team turned into the front team, slowly retreating like the tide.

Although the morale of the Jiangdong army in the formation of Beicheng was uplifted, they were not war maniacs. If they could not fight, they would not want to fight. Naturally, they were relieved to see Cao's army retreat voluntarily, and then they cheered loudly.

"Cao Jun has retreated!"

"The rat generation of Cao Jun is a coward!"

In Jiangdong army, there were shouts of cheers, not only about 20000 soldiers, but also some generals of Jiangdong army.

Although it was the preparation of the city, we should know that there were 40000 Cao troops, and Cao Cao himself led the army. Once the war was fought, even if it would not be defeated, it would certainly suffer heavy losses. Now that Cao's army ordered to retreat voluntarily, it would be better.

Seeing Cao's retreat, Cheng Pu asked Zhou Yu, "Dudu, since Cao's army has retreated, will our army withdraw into the city?"

Zhou Yu nodded and shook his head.

"Forty thousand Cao troops came under threat, and there were a large number of people. If our army retreated into the city, would it not be left to be slaughtered?"

"What's more, our 20000 troops are out fighting, and the daily consumption of food and grass is countless. We must end this war as soon as possible."Zhou Yu said slowly, "order! Huang Gai and Xu Sheng, two generals, were ordered to set up an army stronghold outside the city, which would become a hornet with the county seat of Shu. The rest of the people would withdraw into the city and have a rest

If more than 20000 Jiangdong troops were to withdraw into the city, Cao's army only needed to besiege them more, surround them without fighting, and dig deep trenches all around Shuxian County, then they would be trapped alive and dead.

If Cao's army attacked Shu County, he could send troops in the village. If Cao's army attacked Shu County, he could send troops in the city. If Cao's army attacked Shu County, his strength would be weakened.

After Zhou Yu's military order was issued, Jiangdong soldiers and soldiers cheered one after another. Nearly ten thousand soldiers were led into the city by Zhou Yu, while Xu Sheng and the second general of huanggai led 10000 soldiers to cut down trees outside the city and set up camp.

There are more than 2000 soldiers under Chen Wu's command in the city. As a result, there are 12000 Jiangdong army in the city, while there are 10000 Jiangdong army in the military stronghold outside the city. The total number is 22000 Jiangdong army. Although the attack is slightly insufficient, the defense is more than enough.

It is not only Xu Sheng and Huang Gai who are cutting down trees to set up camp. More than 40000 Cao troops also need to set up camp. They need more trees than Zhijiang East army. Both armies are cutting down trees around Shuxian County, but they are absolutely invincible. Some Jiangdong soldiers and Cao soldiers are just a few dozen steps apart, but they are quite equal to each other. If it were not for the battle in the battlefield, who would like to kill people at will?

Trees around Shuxian county have been cut bare by nearly 50000 troops. It is estimated that many woodcutters will lose their jobs after the war. The deterioration of the environment is inseparable from the ancient army's campaign.