In the eighth year of Wu, on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Wushan County, Dashuling.

Sun Ce's camp was on the ridge, facing the Shu army camp in Chunshuling. Cao Cao's command was always in his sight and never left.

As they expected, even if Cao Cao knew that this was a plan, he would not dare to leave easily.

The two evils are the least, and no position is more dangerous than the Chunshuling at present. When he appears here, he nailed Cao Cao and his central army firmly here. Not only can he not reinforce Jiangzhou, he even dared not go to nearby positions, and could only stare at him wholeheartedly.

The battle is going well.

After several months of practical exercises, the soldiers were already familiar with the nearby terrain, mastered the key points of mountain combat, followed repeated optimized tactical plans, and made an orderly attack.

Except for some people who were passionate about their blood, violated the established regulations and rushed too hard, causing large casualties. Most of them fought very steadily and did not give the Shu army any chance to counterattack.

The Shu army was under great pressure. In the face of the Wu army's full-scale attack, there were only a handful of people who could block the Wu army's attack and defend the position. The gap in overall strength between the two sides became increasingly obvious, and news of the breakthrough of the position was constantly coming, and it was only a matter of time before the full collapse was defeated.

Especially after the breakthrough was made in the battlefield north of the slope.

Lou Gui led his troops to launch an attack from the upper reaches of Wuxi. The progress was smooth. After Zhang Ren led his troops to reinforce, he was blocked due to insufficient troops and his attack was blocked. He was forced to retreat by Zhang Ren at one point. After Sun Ce rushed to the front line and took over the command in full, he gave Zhu Huan the first order and ordered him to take over Lou Gui.

Under the attack of Zhu Huan and Lou Gui, Zhang Ren could not resist it, so he had to give up his sloped position and retreat to Wenjiaping, northeast of Chunshuling, cover Huang Quan's left wing, and prevent Zhu Huan and Lou Gui from taking advantage of the victory to enter the upper reaches of Dongyan Creek.

Zhu Huan and Lou Gui attacked with the trend, and an army of 20,000 was attacking Wenjiaping.

Zhang Ren had warned Cao Cao three times in a row, but Cao Cao did not dare to move.

In the main battlefield of Motianling, Ji Ling's advantage is not as obvious as Zhu Huan, but his opponent Han Hao is obviously not as good as Zhang Ren. Under Ji Ling's patient command, 10,000 invaders composed of the Central Army and Changsha County soldiers and surrendered soldiers were like mercury, and they entered the ground, constantly swallowing the Shu army's positions, and collapsed.

The two wings are about to join forces and the final battle is about to begin.

Sun Ce looked at the opposite sign, his thoughts fluctuated.

At this moment, what was Cao Cao thinking? Was he waiting for the final ending in despair or waiting for the opportunity to turn the tables against the wind?

Thinking of Peng Yi who had been hiding behind him, Sun Ce curled his lips. It would be too naive to just turn the tables on those few people. Although he had not found where Peng Yi was, there were alerts along the way that might cause landslides and landslides, and Peng Yi would not have any chance.

Compared with technology, Peng Ye is not enough to see it.

"Your Majesty, the right general has cleared the periphery and surrounded Motianling." Guo Jia walked over, shook his feather fan, with a relaxed expression. "There is a better news. Zhou Gongjin and Huang Hansheng joined forces to take down Jiangzhou, Guan Yun's long formation killed Xiahou Yuanrang, and they are coming. The forward is expected to arrive tomorrow, and the main force may be two days later."

"So fast?" Sun Ce withdrew his thoughts and was somewhat surprised. He believed that Zhou Yu and Huang Zhong joined forces to defeat Xiahou Dun was not difficult, but it was not as expected that he would succeed so smoothly.

"Huang Hansheng is well prepared, and Zhou Gongjin is well versed in Xiahou Yuanrang's tactics. He is targeted and will naturally be faster."

Sun Ce nodded. Judging from the map sent by Huang Zhong before, Jiangzhou's defense system was not perfect, and Xiahou Dun did not have many real elites. In front of Huang Zhong and Zhou Yu who had been waiting for a long time, he really couldn't hold on for too long.

Xiahou Dun was too frustrated when he was killed by Guan Yu's formation.

Guan Yu's big sword is very hungry and he is merciless in his actions.

"Cao Mengde must have received the message, right?" Sun Ce raised his chin and looked at the opposite side.

"It's hard to say." Guo Jia smiled and said, "Huang Hansheng cut off the contact between the city and outside the city. The scouts of the Shu army who stayed outside the city might know that the city was broken, but they might not know that Xiahou Dun was killed."

"Send someone to copy a military report."

"only."

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Cao Cao sat under the cap, looked at the Wu army's position opposite, and gently tapped his fingers on his knees, and was anxious and slow.

He saw the envoy, but he couldn't guess what Sun Ce intended to send the envoy at this time.

Should I persuade the surrender or call for a confrontation?

Persuading surrender? It is impossible to surrender now. If you want to surrender, you have to wait a few more days, at least after New Year's Eve. Although the Wu army has a fierce offensive, it is still unrealistic to take down all positions in two days.

Trying? Sun Ce has been sitting opposite him for three days and has not launched a substantial attack. It is obviously to restrain his troops and prevent him from reinforcement of other positions.

He knew this, but he could do nothing.

Facts have proved that the combat effectiveness of the Wu army must be one level beyond the Shu army composed of various troops. Except for the central army he led, others are not opponents of the Wu army even if they have the right place to be able to barely support them. It is no longer easy to collapse on the whole line.

The final decisive battle is not elsewhere, it is here, Chunshuling.

In the past two days, he has been consciously shrinking his defense line - without pretending, the Shu army's defense line has been shrinking - just waiting for the final decisive battle. The surviving soldiers of all units were gathered over and re-arranged in Chunshuling, hurry up and rest and prepare for another battle.

It was difficult to incorporate these private parts before, but now the situation is different. The generals have lost new things and have no confidence to fight with him, so they can only be at his mercy.

Whether it can turn defeat into victory is not within Cao Cao's concern.

He just wanted to fight Sun Ce.

Back then, outside Wancheng, he ambushed Yuan Shu and lured Sun Ce, but failed, allowing Sun Ce to escape from the sky, which led to everything that happened later. This time the situation reversed, and I wonder if he could fight a bloody path like Sun Ce back then and survive in a desperate situation.

Or, prove that you still have the courage to do it.

These days, he always involuntarily thinks of Yuan Shao.

Xu You and Xin Ping have said that one of the important reasons why Yuan Shao was defeated in Guandu was that he was middle-aged and had insufficient energy. After several months of confrontation, he was physically and mentally exhausted and unable to deal with the difficult war or inappropriately, which gave Sun Ce a chance.

He is exactly fifty this year, just like Yuan Shao back then.

Will I die in battle like Yuan Shao?

Cao Cao thought that the envoy climbed the hillside, after being inspected by the guards, he came to him and handed a military newspaper with both hands.

Cao Cao glanced at the cover and couldn't help laughing. Sun Ce gave him the military report to him, and he wouldn't have revealed military secrets.

Are you afraid that I will lose too easily?

While thinking, he took the military newspaper. He glanced at him and saw Zhou Yu's words on it. He was shocked. He didn't care about guessing anymore. He quickly shook his eyes and looked carefully. Before he finished reading it, he burst into tears and burst into tears.

"Yuan Rang--"

Fa Zheng was shocked and hurried forward, picked up the military newspaper that had slipped out of Cao Cao's hand, and quickly scanned it, and the corners of his eyes twitched twice.

The words of the military newspaper are very concise, but they are by no means simple.

Zhou Yu and Huang Zhong conquered Jiangzhou in just one day?

Fa Zheng knew the city defense in Jiangzhou and knew what kind of person Xiahou Dun was. He didn't believe that anyone could conquer Jiangzhou in just one day.

"Master, don't believe it easily." Fa Zheng suddenly said, "This is Sun Ce's trick, just to disrupt our military morale." He turned around and looked at the messenger, pulled out the long sword from his waist, and shouted sternly: "Tell me quickly, right?"

The messenger looked confused. "What did you say?"

"This military newspaper!"

"This military newspaper, I just received it." Facing the murderous intent of Fa Zheng and the long sword shining in his hand, the messenger was a little nervous. "Your Majesty asked someone to copy one and I'll send it. Is there any problem?"

"This is a fake military newspaper!"

"Fake?" The cowardly messenger suddenly became energetic. "This is impossible, absolutely impossible. I saw the messenger coming with my own eyes, and looked at the copying of them, and read the original. Besides, why do you want to lie to you? We didn't expect you to surrender, so the generals pointed out that they could fight more battles this time and make some contributions."

The messenger suddenly realized that he had made a mistake, so he stopped and said embarrassedly: "Uh, I'm ashamed, I'm sorry, I'm letting go, this... I didn't allow me to say it."

Fa Zheng was furious and stabbed him when he waved his sword. The messenger looked like a Confucian scholar, but he was agile and dodged. He just didn't bring any weapons and could not fight back. He was in a hurry and was a little embarrassed, hiding while clamoring.

"Ah, a gentleman doesn't speak, why are you unreasonable? Please, please, who can make excuses? When two countries fight, they will not kill the envoys, and you still have to follow the rules?"

Cao Cao stepped forward, held Fazheng's shoulder, grabbed the long sword in his hand, and inserted it back into the sheath. Fazheng was anxious and tired, panting, and couldn't speak for a while.

Cao Cao looked at the envoy. "Have you practiced martial arts?"

"It can't be counted either." The messenger took out his handkerchief and wiped off the sweat from his forehead. "I am just a Shu Zuo, and occasionally practiced some rough martial arts and fitness, which is not counted. Oh, by the way, I know the son-in-law."

"Zi Xiu?" Cao Cao was shocked. "He is opposite?"

"No, no, it's Cao Zhang. He was a servant by the eldest prince, followed His Majesty to fight, and learned military affairs in the Military Scheme Office. He was strong and had good martial arts skills. His Majesty and the eldest prince liked him very much, and our colleagues in the Military Scheme Office also liked him."

Suddenly hearing the news of his son who had not seen him for many years, Cao Cao was excited. "Does he have anything to say to me?"

The messenger was stunned for a moment. "He didn't know I was coming. Even if he knew, he probably wouldn't have it. He never heard him mention the king."

Cao Cao was speechless and cursed "六" hatefully, not knowing whether to scold Cao Zhang or the envoy. However, he also realized that the envoy who was born in this book was a bit tragic, not like a lie, but this military newspaper should be true.

When Cao Cao felt sad when he thought of Xiahou Dun's death in a foreign land, his body and head were different.

This is really not a good sign. The battle in Nanyang was the first to defeat Xiahou Yuan, and now it is the second to defeat Xiahou Dun. It seems that this battle is the same as the battle in Nanyang, and it is probably going to end in a bleak situation.

After sending the envoy away, Cao Cao looked at the military newspaper and couldn't help crying again.

Fa Zheng stood aside, his face changed. He was angry and depressed. Although he still didn't believe that Xiahou Dun would die in battle, he did not dare to be too optimistic about the gains and losses of Jiangzhou. Jiangzhou was lost, and they were attacked from both sides, and it was inevitable that they would be defeated. Even if the mountains collapsed and the earth broke, Peng Yan destroyed the Nanlingtan camp of the Wu army as he wished, and it would be impossible to save the situation.

Fa Zheng suddenly felt weak all over and felt tired like a mountain pressing down, which made him feel a little exhausted even when he breathed.

What a pity. I have persisted for so long and thought of so many ways, but I still can't see even a trace of hope.

Fa Zheng's eyes went dark, his body fell straight to the ground, and with a "boom", dust flew.
Chapter completed!