jdhmnovel Chapter 470 Wu Jun ran away with Guan Xing
Chapter 470 Wu Jun ran away with Guan Xing
North of Jiangling are Dangyang County, Yicheng and Xiangyang. Changbanpo is located within Dangyang County and was the only way for the Wei army to retreat from Jiangling to Xiangyang.
Guan Xing had lived in Jiangling for many years and knew the terrain around Jiangling very well. Therefore, he did not hesitate to chase after them out of the city, intending to recapture the 30,000 Wei soldiers who had been captured by Guan Yu and released by Sun Quan.
If this succeeds, it will be more than just capturing tens of thousands of prisoners; it will have far greater significance.
Because this Wei army had been captured by Guan Yu, and after being redeemed by Cao Wei, they were captured by Guan Yu's son. How is this any different from Guan Xing capturing Zhang Cheng twice? What will the people of the world and other Wei armies think? Will the Wei army still have the courage to fight when they encounter Guan family father and son in the future?
If Guan Xing really recaptures these 30,000 Wei soldiers, it will be a heavy blow to the morale of the other Wei troops. In the future, when the Wei troops see the Guan-character battle flag, they will probably be intimidated before the battle even begins.
Guan Xing, who frequently employed psychological warfare tactics, was well aware of this, so he chased after him without hesitation.
His pursuit presented Wu Jun and the allied forces of the gentry with a dilemma: to follow or not to follow?
Hu Zong, Xu Xiang, Zhou Shao, and Zhou Cheng quickly gathered together. Xu Xiang asked anxiously, "What should we do if General Guan goes out of the city to pursue us? Should we follow him or go back to report to our lord?"
Zhou Shao, who had a blood feud with Wei Jun for killing his father, said decisively, "Of course we should pursue them! The battle isn't over yet, why are we reporting back?"
After saying this, he took the lead and rushed towards the city gate. The other three had no choice but to follow. Under the leadership of the four, tens of thousands of Wu soldiers marched out of the city gate and headed north.
Just as Wu Jun left the city, Pan Zhu and Huang Zhe's private army arrived. Huang Zhe looked at the city gate and hesitated, "What should we do? Should we pursue them or keep them here?"
Pan Zhu said speechlessly, "Aren't you going to talk nonsense? At a time like this, we should naturally follow General Guan's lead. Even if we can't contribute anything, we should at least make a name for ourselves. Let's go."
Thus, the private soldiers of the aristocratic families also went after them, leaving the mess in Jiangling City to Fei Yi, Dong Hui, Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao, and others.
Fei Yi also wanted to go out of the city to seek revenge on Jiang Ji, but he knew that the stability of the city was more important. After learning Guan Xing's orders from Dong Hui, he actively devoted himself to the work, gathering the surrendered Wei soldiers, pacifying the people in the city, and treating the wounded soldiers on both sides.
Sun Quan showed no intention of coming down to help. He remained standing on the east gate tower, gazing at the north gate and sighing, "I never imagined that even Yu Jin would be killed by Guan Xing. Guan Xing's record has been further enhanced. This boy is becoming more and more terrifying."
In less than a year since the defeat at Maicheng, more than a dozen famous generals have fallen to Guan Xing, including Yu Jin, the foremost of Cao Wei's Five Elite Generals. If this were to get out, which general would still have the courage to confront Guan Xing?
Although Yu Jin was eliminated by the combined forces of the Han army, the Wu army, private troops, and the people, the battle was initiated by Guan Xing, the people were mobilized by Guan Xing, and Guan Xing even personally led the charge. No one can take away his credit.
Sun Shao, still wearing his green robe and fake beard, returned to the city wall and sighed as he watched the allied forces leaving the city: "Shouldn't we be cleaning up the battlefield and reinforcing the city walls to prepare for another enemy attack? Why did Guan Xing chase after them? Isn't he afraid..."
He suddenly stopped there, because the second half of the sentence was, "Isn't he afraid that Sun Quan will betray him and retake Jiangling?"
Sun Shao dared not say this, but it was indeed his doubt. Theoretically, after driving the Wei army out of the city gates and with the situation inside the city unstable, Guan Xing's best course of action would have been to seize the city gates, gather the remaining troops, stabilize the situation in the city as soon as possible, and defend the city. How could he have chased them out?
Isn't he afraid that his father-in-law will betray him again? Does he trust his father-in-law that much?
Sun Quan naturally understood the second half of Sun Shao's sentence, rolled his eyes and said speechlessly, "What are you afraid of? Didn't you see that Hu Zong and Xu Xiang ran away with Guan Xing?"
With his only army of over ten thousand men all running away with Guan Xing, how could he possibly betray them? With only a few hundred personal guards by his side?
Sun Quan said helplessly, "Let's go, let's help Fei Yi clean up the battlefield and prepare to welcome the young general's triumphant return."
After saying that, he took the lead and walked to the slide, slid down to the outside of the moat, and then entered through the east gate to meet up with Fei Yi and Dong Hui.
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Zhu Ran, who had just retreated from Yiling to Yidao City, received two orders from Sun Quan to surrender and from Guan Xing to go north and cut off the Wei army's supply lines.
Having received Sun Quan's order to surrender, he naturally had to obey Guan Xing's orders. Upon receiving the order, he immediately led his army north and successfully met up with Sun Huan in Dangyang.
After Zhu Ran and Sun Huan jointly destroyed a Wei army supply convoy, they were discussing whether to head north to Xiangyang to block the spring. However, before they could take action, they received an order from Guan Xing to set up an ambush at Changbanpo.
Military orders are absolute, and the two dared not disobey. However, they were currently within the territory of Bian County, which was a long distance from Changbanpo in Dangyang. They couldn't guarantee whether they could get there in time.
Even without a guarantee, they had to go. Military orders were absolute and could not be disobeyed. The two led their combined force of six or seven thousand soldiers and quickly turned around to head towards Changbanpo.
Unexpectedly, just after passing Dangyang and before reaching Changbanpo, they heard commotion and vaguely saw the figures of Wei troops. Zhu Ran quickly dismounted and ran to a high place to observe. He then saw the Wei army's battle flags and figures fleeing in panic under the flags.
They didn't reach Changbanpo, but encountered the Wei army on the way, turning Guan Xing's planned ambush into an encounter battle. What to do?
What else can we do but fight?
Zhu Ran immediately gave the order: "Charge! The Wei army is a rout, their morale is completely broken. It's the perfect time to pursue them with all our might. Charge forward and kill them!"
When he first received Guan Xing's order to set up an ambush at Changban Slope, he hesitated. What did it mean that Guan Xing did not send him to Jiangling to provide relief but instead kept him at Changban Slope to block the enemy? It meant that Guan Xing was confident in defeating the Wei army and driving them out of the city.
The problem is that Jiangling has a full 30,000 Wei troops, while Guan Xing only has tens of thousands of allied troops hastily put together. Not only are they of mixed quality and difficult to command, but they also do not have the advantage in troop strength. Can they really defeat the Wei army and drive them out of the city?
But when Zhu Ran saw the Wei army, he was completely convinced. Guan Xing had actually driven the Wei army to Changban Slope. No matter how he did it, he did it.
Now that Guan Xing had completed his mission, it was Zhu Ran's turn to take over. Without hesitation, Zhu Ran issued the order for a general offensive, then led several hundred personal guards to remain in place to observe carefully, ready to provide support or intercept at any time.
Such opportunities to intercept fleeing soldiers are rare. Today, we must inflict as many casualties as possible on the Wei army and expand our gains, otherwise we will have wasted the opportunity provided by Guan Xing.
Most people prefer to kick a drowning dog rather than bite a tough nut to crack. So when they saw the Wei army fleeing in panic, the Wu army was like they had taken some kind of poison. They mustered all their strength and followed Zhu Huan to kill the Wei army.
Wu Jun was overjoyed, but Wei Jun was in deep trouble. Jiang Ji, who had been urging his soldiers to speed up, was terrified when he saw Wu Jun charging towards them. His legs trembled as he muttered to himself, "How could there be Wu Jun here? Why would Wu Jun be blocking our way here?"
He used the time that Yu Jin had bought him to successfully leave the city, and then, without thinking twice, led tens of thousands of remaining soldiers in a desperate escape, fearing that Guan Xing would catch up with him.
He never dreamed that before Guan Xing caught up, Zhu Ran would attack from the front. Wasn't this going to kill him?
Seeing the vermilion battle flag flying towards him, Jiang Ji's heart sank to the bottom. Before he could figure out how to react, he heard soldiers behind him shouting urgently, their voices trembling with tears, "Guan Xing is coming! Run! Guan Xing is coming!"