Chapter 773 Abandoning Gold and Running Away

The total number of Shanyue Army and Cao Army was as many as 80,000 to 90,000, while the strength of Jiangdong Army was only about one-third of the coalition forces. Under the repeated attacks of Shanyue Army and Cao Army, it was already crumbling.

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Even Zhou Yu no longer had confidence in counterattack after seeing the scene in front of him.

"Lord, if this continues, our army will definitely be defeated. Otherwise, why don't we break out of the encirclement?"

Zhou Yu spoke to Sun Quan with difficulty.

Sun Quan's face turned pale: "Grand Governor, is there really nothing we can do?"

Zhou Yu sighed: "Unfortunately, the Shanyue Army was probably bribed by Cao Cao and joined forces with Cao Cao's army to attack our army. Without the Shanyue Army, our army would not necessarily have been defeated."

Sun Quan understood that Zhou Yu's words meant that this time there was no doubt that they would be defeated and must retreat.

"Even if we retreat, where can we retreat to?" Sun Quan said helplessly.

Now that the entire six counties in Jiangdong have basically fallen into the hands of Cao Jun, is it possible that a group of people will go to sea to become pirates?

Zhou Yu thought for a moment and suggested: "Our army can temporarily withdraw to Chaisang and then make plans."

Chaisang is located in Yuzhang County, and Sun Fu, the previously appointed governor of Yuzhang County, was attached to Cao Cao and had been killed in the previous turmoil. Since Yuzhang County is the hometown of the Sun family, it is naturally much easier to occupy.

"My lord, please make a decision quickly. The more entangled we continue, the more damage our army will suffer."

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "Our army is familiar with the terrain. As long as we run fast, Cao Cao's army cannot catch up with our army. Besides, Cao Cao still has to appease Kuaiji, Wu County and other counties, so our army still has a chance."

Sun Quan pondered for a while and nodded helplessly: "Okay."

Suddenly there was a sound of gold ringing in Sun Quan's army, and the faces of all the troops in Jiangdong changed drastically.

"My lord has ordered us to retreat to the west!"

Taishi Ci, who was fighting hard, frowned: "The war is in full swing now, how can we retreat?"

"Brother Ziyi, if we continue to struggle with Cao Jun, I'm afraid our army will be completely annihilated!"

Xu Sheng advised: "If we withdraw our troops now, we can at least preserve our strength. We can do whatever we want in the future."

"Damn it!"

Taishi Ci snorted and shouted: "The whole army retreats!"

The sound of ringing gold caused a chain reaction on the battlefield. After hearing the sound of ringing gold, all Jiangdong armies gathered towards Sun Quan and retreated westward.

"Prime Minister, the Jiangdong Army has retreated." Cheng Yu said to Cao Cao.

"Haha, Sun Quan can't hold on anymore after all."

Cao Cao showed a proud look on his face, and then said loudly: "Send an order to the entire army to pursue us one after another. We must capture and kill Sun Quan and capture Zhou Yu alive!"

Cheng Yu on the side was slightly aware of Cao Cao's thoughts. Sun Jian was from Fuchun, Wu County. The Sun family had a long-standing reputation in Jiangdong. If the Sun family members were left behind, someone might cause trouble, so they must be eradicated.

In this battle, Zhou Yu's military talents were fully demonstrated. Cao Cao couldn't help but admire Zhou Yu greatly, and naturally hoped to use Zhou Yu for himself.

Seeing that Taishi Ci and Xu Sheng were about to run away, Xia Houyuan couldn't help being very unhappy and shouted: "Taishi Ci, why did you run away? You have the guts to stay and fight for three hundred rounds."

Taishi Ci snorted and didn't reply. He turned around and left without hesitation. Xia Houyuan was attacked by him and Xu Sheng before, but now that he saw him running away, he naturally refused to let him go. There was a pursuit behind them. .

When Cao Ren saw that Sun Quan was about to run away, he naturally refused to let him go.

"Everyone is chasing Sun Quan, be sure to catch him!"

His men were all cavalry, and they ran very fast on four legs. Naturally, they followed Sun Quan closely and refused to let go. Cao's cavalry were like a pack of wolves on the grassland, following Jiangdong's army. From time to time, they rushed up to fight for a while, killing hundreds of Jiangdong's soldiers, and then retreated, constantly consuming the strength of Jiangdong's army. The Jiangdong Army's military formation is constantly weakening. Once the Jiangdong Army's troops are thin, it will be swallowed up in one bite.

In the previous battles, Jiangdong's army had lost less than half of its casualties, leaving only more than 10,000 people. But now during the escape, his back was completely exposed to Cao Jun. Naturally, there were more and more casualties, and Sun Quan couldn't help but feel sad.

"Don't leave Jiang Dongjun!"

"Capture Sun Quan and offer it to Prime Minister Cao."

"Don't leave Sun Quan and Zhou Yu!"

Suddenly, there was a cry of killing from the southwest, and tens of thousands of people were seen swarming up. They had colorful hair and looked like crazy people. The thick mass of them was the Shanyue Allied Forces. The Sanyue Army was about to cut off Jiangdong Army's retreat. As a result, Jiangdong Army would inevitably fall into an encirclement, and it would be difficult to fly by then.

"Grand Governor, what should our army do?"

Helpless Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu.

"It doesn't matter."

Zhou Yu thought for a moment and said: "You can order the generals to throw the gold and silver in their arms on the ground to break the fighting spirit of the Shanyue Army. The Shanyue Army is greedy for treasures. As long as they stop and take the treasures, our army will naturally break out of the siege." ."

"good!"

Sun Quan issued an order: "If you have gold and silver in your arms, even if you throw them on the ground, they will be compensated after you break out of the siege."

Jiangdong Army Lieutenant Generals, in addition to those who have families and careers, there are naturally singles. Soldiers who have families and careers often send their belongings home to subsidize their families, while those who are not yet married have a lot of other things besides subsidizing their parents at home. Keep some of it with you for easy access.

After hearing Sun Quan's order, many Jiangdong Army officers were quite reluctant to give up, but this was the most critical moment. As long as they could escape with their lives, what did a few gold and silver treasures mean? What's more, Sun Quan also promised to compensate them in the future.

Taishi Ci set an example. He had some five baht coins in his arms to use for drinking, but he threw them all on the ground at this moment. Seeing Tai Shici leading by example, the Jiangdong Army officers and soldiers who had money in their arms reluctantly threw their money on the ground. For a while, Jiangdong Army's rear was dazzlingly colorful, with five baht coins and various gold and silver jewelry everywhere.

The tens of thousands of Shanyue troops who were chasing could not help but be dazzled when they saw this scene in front of them, and their saliva was about to flow out. The poorer Shan is, the more he likes money. How can they not be tempted by the sudden appearance of so much gold and silver?

"Oh my God, there are so many five baht coins, they are distributed, they are distributed!"

"This jade pendant belongs to me, don't grab it from me!"

"It's mine, get out of my way!"

The eyes of the Shanyue soldiers in the front row were all red, and they immediately rushed forward, reaching out to grab the five baht coins scattered on the ground. These Shanyue soldiers refused to give in and even fought over money.

"This is mine, let me go!" A Shanyue soldier grabbed a jade pendant and shouted to another Shanyue soldier.

"This is mine, you have to get out of the way!"

Shanyue soldiers have a strong and rough character, and they often draw swords at the slightest disagreement.