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Wan County is the capital of Lujiang County and the largest county in Lujiang County. The city is more than 20 miles in circumference, with a tall and strong wall, with a population of about 10,000. However, at this time, Wanjiang East Army was stationed in Wan County, making the county town crowded.

Cheng Pu led the Wanjiangdong Army to station in Wan County for nearly half a month. He originally led his army to Qichun County and cooperated with the Jiangdong Navy to cross the river to attack Jiangxia, but unexpectedly, the Jiangxia army occupied Qichun County first and blocked the river surface, causing the Jiangdong Navy to lose this important strategic place in Qichun County.

Cheng Pu knew very well that if he entered Qichun County in this case, his logistics supply would have major problems.

Since the situation changed, Cheng Pu no longer rushed to enter Qichun. He stationed troops in Wan County and patiently waited for the orders of Wu Hou.

Cheng Pu stood at the top of the city and looked south. Deputy General He Qi slowly walked forward and said, "I guess Mr. Wu wants us to go to Chaisang. The risk of entering Qichun is high, and Mr. Wu cannot bear it."

Cheng Pu nodded, "General He said it well, I think so too. Wu Hou will not let us return to Jiangdong. The best solution is to cross the river south and join forces with the navy. He was originally planning to join forces in Qichun, but also in Chaisang. He can attack Changsha to the south and attack Wu Chang directly to the north, and fight with Wu Hou's main water team."

He Qi smiled and said, "In this way, fighting against Jiangxia Army in Chaisang is actually more threatening than in Qichun County."

"Chaisang is the gate of Jingzhou and the first strategic location. General Xu Sheng has indeed made great contributions to us to seize Chaisang. Taking Chaisang will at least add 10% chance of victory to us."

As the two were talking, several cavalrymen rushed over from a distance, and some soldiers shouted, "It's our cavalry."

The famous cavalry rushed to the city, and it was indeed the Jiangdong cavalry, shouting to the cavalry: "The situation is urgent, I want to see Governor Cheng."

Cheng Pu immediately ordered: "Take them up to see me."

For a moment, a cavalry was taken up to the city wall and knelt down on one knee for the cavalry, holding an arrow and a letter high, "Wuhou Emergency Letter"

Cheng Pu took the letter and the arrow and looked at it. It turned out to be Lu Meng's arrow, but the letter was written by Wu Hou. He quickly opened the letter and read it. As expected, Wu Hou ordered and others to go to Chaisang to meet up and sent Lu Meng to lead a ship to greet them.

Cheng Pu felt relieved and asked again: "Where is General Lu now?"

"Reporting to the Governor, General Lu led his fleet to Wankou and waited for the Governor's army at Wankou."

Cheng Jin and He Qi looked at each other and they were a little surprised. How to get to Wankou? There is four miles away from Songze Lake. He Qi asked, "Why aren't you in Songze Lake?"

"We originally planned to be in Songze Lake, but we found Jiangxia army warships in Songze Lake. We were all empty ships and were unable to compete with Jiangxia Navy, so we could only switch to the Wankou."

Cheng Pu nodded, "The Jiangxia army's warships should be a supply fleet. Judging from the time, the Jiangxia army should also enter Lujiang County at this time. They will replenish supplies in Songze Lake."

Speaking of this, Cheng Pu said to his personal soldiers around him: "Take them down to rest, each person will receive ten taels of gold."

"Thank you for the reward of the Governor"

The famous military force went down, but Cheng Pu did not say a word to his official office. As soon as he entered the room, He Qi followed him in. He Qi was about fifteen or sixteen years old and was also a powerful general in Jiangdong. In the Sun Ce era, he was an important general in Jiangdong.

However, He Qi mainly dealt with Shanyue people in Kuaiji County, and rarely went to the outside world. This time, Sun Quan called 20,000 Kuaiji garrison troops to attack Qichun from the mainland. He Qi naturally followed the army. Although he was just a deputy general, Cheng Pu did not look down on him at all. The person who could really control this army was He Qi, not Cheng Pu, and Cheng Pu knew this very well.

"The situation is urgent, why is the governor hesitant?" He Qi asked anxiously.

Cheng Pu was walking back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, but he still said nothing. He knew the strategy of the Jiangxia army very well, occupying Qichun County and preventing the Jiangdong army from using Qichun as a logistics focus, but an open strategy. The real purpose of the Jiangxia army was to completely annihilate itself and gain an advantage in the number of troops.

Therefore, Cheng Pu was extremely cautious and refused to take a step in Wan County. At the same time, he also blocked the city gates and did not allow anyone outside to enter the city. This eliminated the hope that the Jiangxia army would join forces to seize the city.

Of course, if the Jiangxia army that came from Qichun County could be annihilated, it would add another hope of success to the Jiangdong army's final victory. However, to annihilate the Jiangxia army, you must first know yourself and your enemy. If you act blindly, you will be devoured by the Jiangxia army.

Thinking of this, Cheng Pu sighed, "It's not that I don't want to retreat. I really don't know the situation of the Jiangxia army and dare not act rashly. Now we are in the open and dark. If we retreat hastily and ambushed by the Jiangxia army, we may not be worth the loss."

He Qi was also a famous general in Jiangdong. Although he was eager to evacuate Wan County, Cheng Pu's caution made him think deeply. Indeed, he didn't know the situation of Jiangxia army, so it was really unwise to leave Wan County rashly, but staying in Wan County was not a solution.

"What will the general do?"

Cheng Pu walked a few steps behind his back: "I was thinking that the Jiangxia army must be explored outside the city, and they will always peek at our movements. If we can use the tricks, lure the Jiangxia army to take the bait and wipe it out in one fell swoop, this is our great contribution."

He Qi pondered for a long time and said, "It's better to do this. Beizhi led 5,000 troops to pretend to be the main force and go ahead along the west bank of the Anhui River. The general led the main force to accompany him on the east bank of the Anhui River. Every hour I would send a messenger. If Beizhi was ambushed, the general could attack the enemy sideways."

Cheng Pusi had a moment, and He Qi's plan could indeed be adopted, so he let him pretend to be the main force and go first, thinking of this, Cheng Pu happily said: "I decided like this and set off immediately after dark."

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At night, an army left Wan County and rushed south along the west bank of the Wan River. Each soldier held two torches in his hand, which looked quite spectacular. From a distance, this was an army of about 20,000 people, with flags waving and great momentum.

General He Qi was in front of the team, watching the situation around him with caution. He kept sending out to inquire about the movement ahead. Although He Qi took the initiative to lure the enemy for bait, the danger of being ambushed still made him very nervous.

Just one hour after He Qi led his army to leave Wan County, Cheng Pu also led 25,000 main forces to leave the east gate of Wan County. However, they quietly walked along the east bank of the Wan Water as low as possible. At the same time, in the river, there was a fleet of about fifty small boats forming a fleet to follow the team to the south.

Although the Wan River is the largest river in Lujiang County, it is actually not wide in the upper and middle reaches, and the widest part is less than ten feet long. It is only in the last dozen miles of the Yangtze River that are about to flow into the Yangtze River. Due to the influx of several tributaries, the Wan River surface suddenly widens to 10 meters and turns into a big river.

Walking along the Anhui River from Wan County, you have to walk about 100 to 50 miles to reach the Anhuikou. Most of the above are hills and plains intersecting, with low terrain, wide terrain on both sides, sparse forests, dense population, and large areas of farmland. This area is the most important population gathering area in Lujiang County.

After about sixty miles, it was already five o'clock. It was almost dawn. The Jiangdong army slowed down and the wide plains gradually ended. A few miles ahead was a undulating hilly area with ravines and ravines, which were easy to hide the army.

He Qi suddenly ordered: "Stop moving forward"

The Jiangdong Army stopped. To the west of them was a low hill, no different from ordinary hills, but the wide valleys on both sides of the hill were a good ambush for the hidden army. He Qi, who had fought with the Shanyue people for many years, saw the murderous intent hidden in it at a glance.

He immediately ordered: "The scout went to investigate on both sides."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard drums in the valleys on both sides, and fires soaring into the sky. Two armies rushed out from the valley and rushed towards the Jiangdong Army. The general was the veteran Huang Zhong. He led 10,000 troops to divide into two groups. He had been ambushing the valley for a long time, waiting for the Jiangdong Army to appear.

Huang Zhong waved his sword and shouted, "Kill me."

Amid the rumbling drums of war, ten thousand Jiangxia ambushed soldiers were divided into two groups, like mountain torrents rushing out of a valley, sweeping across the wilderness and heading towards the tail of the Jiangdong Army.

Generally speaking, it is dangerous to encounter ambush during the marching process, not entirely because the army is caught off guard. Many times, the probe has found ambush, but the marching team still has no time to adjust.

The key is that the marching force is long, from at least four miles to more than ten miles, and it will take at least half an hour to form a combat formation. However, the ambush army will never give them time to complete the team. It lacks formation and the extended distance will not have much combat power.

The Jiangxia army's night attack suddenly caused chaos in the Jiangdong army. He Qi shouted urgently: "Shoot the rockets quickly"

The personal soldiers beside him immediately shot more than a dozen rockets into the night sky and notified the main force of the Jiangdong Army on the east coast. At this time, the Jiangxia army was like two sharp swords, instantly splitting the Jiangdong Army's long team into more than a dozen sections. Especially at night, it was difficult to distinguish between the enemy and us, and the situation was chaotic. He Qi shouted loudly and "gathered troops to fight"
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