Chapter 672: Misfortunes never come alone

Chapter 672: Misfortunes never come alone

"Ruxuwu fell?"

After hearing the battle report sent back urgently by Lu Kang, Sun Quan fell into deep silence.

He was not stupid. He could not see at this time that he was tricked by Ma Su. From the beginning to the end, Ma Su's goal was not Jianye, but he still placed his strategic goal on Ruxuwu.

After all, the base of the Eastern Wu in Jiangbei was too strong, posing a threat to the entire Jiujiang line. In a normal strategy, Ruxuwu should be attacked first before crossing the river.

But the problem lies here. Ma Su almost never plays his cards according to the normal routine. In addition, he did not show up for a whole half month, which made Sun Quan think more.

Then, he was tricked by the Shu army and took the initiative to withdraw his troops. While he crossed the river to Jianye, Ma Su launched a strong attack and completely eliminated his base in Jiangbei.

TMD was calculated!

Sun Quan's face darkened and he subconsciously touched his sword. But he soon realized that there was no table around him, so he had nothing to chop.

"Forget it, although I was tricked by Xishu, I successfully suppressed Zhuge Ke's rebellion, which is also a little gain." Sun Quan sighed and shook his head gently.

If Ma Su conquered Ruxuwu in the north and Zhuge Ke rebelled in the south. Then Sun Quan, who was caught in the middle, would probably be pushed down in one wave.

So, now Sun Quan thought about it, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Although he was tricked by Ma Su again this time, he was not pushed down in one wave after all. As long as Jiangnan was still there, Sun Quan believed that he still had the strength to fight.

"It's a pity that Ruxuwu was finally broken by the Shu army..." Sun Quan smiled bitterly and shook his head gently. While arranging troops to prepare to guard against the Shu army's southward crossing along the river, he was considering how to appease the Jiangdong nobles.

Originally, because Dongwu had failed to open up the borders to the outside world in recent years, the Jiangdong nobles were already frightened birds. This time, the Shu army went south and not only lost Ruxuwu, but even Zhuge Ke surrendered to the enemy. Sun Quan didn't dare to imagine how panicked they would be.

Once Jiangdong was in chaos, Sun Quan would have no chance.

"By the way, where is Luo Tong?" Sun Quan suddenly remembered the main force of the Jiangdong navy still in Xiakou, and his brows frowned.

"I remember that he was ordered to lead his troops back to the east half a month ago. Why hasn't he come back after so long?"

Because of Zhuge Ke's rebellion, Sun Quan was already a little stressed. When he realized that Luo Tongning did not lead his troops back according to his order, he began to panic in his heart.

Could this Luo have led his troops to surrender to the enemy?

Fortunately, the report from the generals made Sun Quan relieved.

"Your Majesty, Commander Luo reported that he was about to lead his troops back east. However, due to the relentless pressure from the Shu army, he was unable to leave and was now stuck in Xiakou and could not move..."

"The Shu army was pressing forward? Could those bandits from Xichuan force my Dongwu navy to this extent?" Sun Quan was relieved when he heard this, but his heart sank after he realized it.

The Dongwu can hold on until now, all thanks to the navy that dominates the Yangtze River as a barrier. If the Shu army's navy is already strong enough to compete with the Dongwu navy, he will lose all his support!

"Your Majesty, you worry too much. Commander Luo replied that the Shu army's navy is not a problem. But a new general was transferred here, and he led his men to attack Chibi Mountain at night, causing Commander Luo to have to confront him on the battlefield of Chibi..."

"This..." Sun Quan had nothing to say now, but his mood couldn't be worse.

As the saying goes, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone. This is probably what he is in now, right?

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When Sun Quan and Yu Jianye were having a headache, the last naval commander of the Eastern Wu was also having a headache.

At this moment, Luo Tong, the famous general of Jiangdong, was leading his troops to confront part of the Shu army on Chibi Mountain.

"Commander, we have tried every way to provoke and lure the enemy. But the Shu army is stubbornly holding on to the top of the mountain and insists on not going down the mountain to fight..."

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Luo Tong felt an indescribable headache.

"How many soldiers are there in the Shu army? The food and fodder on the mountain can..."

"Commander, they have a total of 2,000 soldiers. Let alone the food they brought with them, the food and fodder that our army had stored on the mountain before is enough for them to eat for half a year." The general smiled bitterly and immediately shattered Luo Tong's fantasy.

With his fantasy shattered, Luo Tong felt helpless. Looking at the Shu army flag flying on Chibi Mountain, he could only rub his temples in pain.

"First, send 5,000 troops back to Chaisang, and the rest of the troops will continue to block here with me..."

Chibi Mountain is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Jiangxia. If you continue to go east, you can reach Xiakou, a transportation hub.

On the other side of Chibi Mountain is the largest wetland swamp in this era... Yunmengze.

Because of Yunmengze, the Han army can only march along the river bank when it approaches Xiakou eastward. In this way, the food route is completely exposed to the navy's front, and even the most mediocre commander cannot do this easily.

And Chibi Mountain is an extremely critical position in this area.

From the map, Chibi Mountain may not be anything special. After all, even if you take it, the road on the south bank of the Yangtze River is not so easy to walk.

And even if you march along the south bank, you will be stuck in Xiakou in the end.

But in fact, locals like Luo Tong are very clear about the importance of Chibi Mountain. There is an unknown path several dozen miles north of Chibi Mountain, from which you can drive straight into the heart of Yuzhang County!

It can be said that Chibi Mountain is the barrier of Yuzhang County. It was for this reason that Zhou Yu led his troops here to resist Cao's army.

But most people don't know about this. Before, Li Hui stationed troops in Xiangyang and didn't even look at Chibi, so Luo Tong relaxed his defense here.

As a result, Ji Han's new young general took advantage of Li Hui's approach to Xiakou and took 2,000 people to Huarong Road and rushed straight to Chibi. When Luo Tong found something wrong, the Shu army had already conquered Chibi Mountain.

This action was equivalent to making it clear that the Shu army already knew the strategic value of Chibi.

Now, Luo Tong didn't dare to move, and could only divide his troops to Chibi Mountain to try to hold back the Shu army. But because of this, Luo Tuo did not dare to withdraw his troops from Xiakou. The Wu navy, which had been invincible for a while, was dragged by the Han army in Jiangxia.

When he saw Sun Quan ordering him to lead his troops back to the west, Luo Tong was completely speechless. If he did not continue to hold back here, Yuzhang County would be in danger.

"Grand Commander, what should we do? His Majesty has sent several people a day to urge you to withdraw your troops and return for assistance. If we just sit back and do nothing, I'm afraid His Majesty..."