Chapter 744 Retreating at Night

Zhou Yu looked stern and stood up immediately, pacing back and forth, thinking about the possibility of Wu Jun being captured.

"Ziyi, do you think Wu County has really been captured?" Zhou Yu suddenly stopped and asked Tai Shici.

Tai Shici looked troubled and said worriedly: "Grand Governor, I have an impression in my mind that Zhao Ke before was indeed the Army Sima of the Lou County Patrol Camp, serving under Zhu Fengche."

The meaning of Taishi Ci's words is obvious. A military commander who was still in Wu County suddenly appeared in Lujiang in the blink of an eye. Could it be that Cao Jun really conquered Wu County and sent him here?

Zhou Yu nodded slightly: "In this case, there may be a crisis in Wu County."

"Captain, are our troops going to retreat and temporarily abandon Lujiang County?" Tai Shici asked.

This time Zhou Yu led his army northward precisely to suppress the rebellion and regain Lujiang. However, compared with Lujiang, Wu County is obviously more important. If Wu County is captured and Sun Quan is captured, the morale of Jiangdong Army will inevitably collapse.

Zhou Yu shook his head slightly.

"Wu County may have been invaded by Cao's army, but it may not have reached the point of irreparability. Otherwise, why didn't my lord ask our army for help?"

Taishi Ci's eyes lit up: "What the governor said is very true. Maybe Xia Houyuan's tug-of-war with the lord in Wu County has not reached the point of danger."

"Well I still need to confirm."

Zhou Yu thought for a while and then said: "Transmit the governor's order."

"First, remove all the soldiers who witnessed it today on top of the city, let them live in the city, and don't let them spread the news. Do you understand?"

As the saying goes, if one word spreads from ten to ten, if these Jiangdong soldiers break the news and spread the news of Wu Jun's fall, then the military morale in the city will definitely be in chaos, so they must be separated and their mouths must be tightly controlled.

Taishi Ci nodded approvingly.

"Second, you send your cavalry to notify Jiang Qin and ask him to inquire about Wu County's military situation as quickly as possible. Do you understand?" Zhou Yu warned.

This time, it was the navy led by Jiang Qin that was sent to Lujiang County by Zhou Yu's army to counter the rebellion. Now Jiang Qin is still able to lead the navy close to Lujiang County and deliver food and grass to Zhou Yu's army. It is naturally much faster to deliver news by water than on the road. After all, boating on the water can be done day and night without fatigue.

Taishi Ci directly asked for orders: "Grand Governor, it would be better for me to go out of the city in person. I am afraid that ordinary cavalry will not be able to break through the siege of Cao's army."

Zhou Yu thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, in that case you will leave the city in person, but you must be careful."

"promise!"

Taishi Ci was full of confidence. In history, when Beihai was besieged, it was he who personally went out of the city to ask for help, but tens of thousands of yellow scarf thieves could not stop him.

That night, Taishi Ci took a spear and a halberd, carried a bow and arrows and two bags of arrow feathers, and fled at night. Naturally, Cao Jun was on guard. More than ten cavalrymen pursued Taishi Ci together. However, Taishi Ci's shot was unparalleled. He shot down three Cao Jun cavalrymen with a swish. The remaining Cao Jun cavalry were so frightened that they dispersed and did not dare to pursue Taishi Ci.

"Okay, let him go."

"Yes, the commander has an order. There is no need to catch up with the enemy."

However, Cao Jun's cavalry had received the order long ago, so they did not pursue and intercept him, but directly let Tai Shici go.

Unexpectedly, it would be so easy to break out of the encirclement. Taishi Ci felt that his talents were overkill, but he didn't think much about it. He just dismounted his horse at full speed and galloped southward.

Jiang Qinjun's water stronghold.

"Ziyi, why are you here so late?"

Jiang Qin couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Tai Shici. Wasn't he still fighting under the command of Governor Zhou of Lujiang County? Why did you come here suddenly?

"Brother Gongyi."

Taishi Ci made a long story short and said: "There has been some turmoil in Wu County recently. Do you know about it?"

"Unrest in Wu County?" Jiang Qin frowned and said, "I have never heard of it."

Taishi Ci briefly introduced what happened during the day, and then said: "Hurry up and send a messenger to Wu County to confirm what is going on with my lord."

When Jiang Qin heard this, he said with a solemn expression: "Don't worry, I will send someone right away."

Jiang Qin arranged for Tai Shici to stay temporarily, and then arranged for a team of elite naval troops to fly towards the south on a stern warship.

Six days later.

"Ziyi, something bad is going on."

Jiang Qin frowned at Tai Shici and said: "Now most of the counties in Wu County have been captured by Xiahou Yuan. Wu County is surrounded by Cao's army. There are many ambushes inside and outside. The messenger cannot enter Wu County at all."

Taishi Ci solemnly said: "I understand, I will go back and report to the Governor."

Taishi Ci immediately set off from the water stronghold of Jiang Qin's army and returned to the city.

"Is the situation so dangerous?"

Zhou Yu couldn't help but frown, and then said: "Instruct the generals to hold a meeting immediately."

The guards in the mansion went out one after another, and not long after, the Jiangdong Army generals came to Zhou Yu's governor's mansion. Because Zhou Yu deliberately suppressed the previous events, many Jiangdong Army generals did not know what was going on and were a little confused.

"I guess you all don't know what the governor is going to do when he summons the generals late at night."

Zhou Yu looked at the confused expressions of the generals and said slowly.

"May I ask what the purpose of Governor Zhou summoning us to do?"

The highly respected Cheng Pu asked first.

"We have summoned all the generals here today to discuss one thing and withdraw the troops." Zhou Yu said slowly.

"retreat?"

"Why? Are our troops going to abandon Lujiang County?"

"Now that Cao Cao is outnumbered, it would be better if our army abandons Lujiang County. After all, Cao Cao's army has no navy."

Regarding the withdrawal of troops, the generals of the Jiangdong Army were naturally talking about it. Lujiang County is the northernmost county among the six counties in Jiangdong. If you want to keep Lujiang County, you will inevitably have to fight against Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops.

And if we withdraw from Lujiang County, relying on the natural moat of the Yangtze River, it is easy to stop Cao's army, but it is indeed not good to give up Lujiang County casually.

"Governor Zhou, why do our troops have to retreat?"

Cheng Pu asked: "Although Cao's army is outnumbered now, our army can still rely on Jiang Qin's navy to transport food and grass. We are not at the point of retreating, right?"

Zhou Yu looked at Cheng Pu and said slowly: "Cao's army launched a surprise attack on Wu County from Guangling and has now surrounded Wu County."

"What? Wu County is surrounded by Cao's army?"

"Doesn't this mean that the Lord is in danger?"

"No wonder, our army seems to have to withdraw."

As soon as these words came out, all the Jiangdong Army generals looked shocked. They were originally confronting Cao Jun in Lujiang, but why did Cao Jun suddenly raid Wu Commandery without realizing it?

Wujun is the hinterland of Jiangdong. If it falls, the consequences will be disastrous. Many soldiers have their families in Wujun. It seems that they must withdraw their troops this time.