Sun Quan rushed back to Jiangdong by boat overnight. He didn't have time to return to Jianye, so he reorganized his troops and horses when he arrived at Niuzhu, and passed through Ruxu early the next morning and headed directly for Chaoxian County.

Chaohu connects Feishui to Hefei in the north, and Ruxushui to the Yangtze River in the south. To capture this strategic location, Soochow can attack when advancing and defend when retreating.

At this time, the Dongwu naval force entered Chaohu Lake in a mighty manner. Thousands of sails crossed the border, blocking out the sky and the sun. The infantry besieged Chaoxian County. Cao Jun was panicked for no reason.

After Sun Ce took Jiangdong, Cao Cao married Cao Ren's daughter to his fourth brother Sun Kuang, and also married Sun Fu's daughter to Cao Zhang to win over Sun Ce through marriage.

Although there was a confrontation between the two sides after Sun Ce's death, they did not confront each other, and envoys from both sides kept in contact with each other.

Years ago, Cao Zhang got married. Soochow's wedding ship sailed north from Chaohu Lake. The gongs and drums were so loud that the sound could still be heard. Soochow's warships arrived soon after?

Sun Quan ordered Han Dang and Ling Tong to attack Chaoxian County, and the rest of the troops continued northward and went straight to Hefei to kill.

At this time, Zhang Liao, the defender of Hefei, was sending troops to rescue Lujiang. The troops had just been dispatched. Liu Fu, the governor, sent people to pursue him urgently and asked Zhang Liao to withdraw his troops.

Now that Sun Quan has betrayed him and the Poyang Wu army has invaded the Lujiang River, Niuzhu's navy will never sit idly by and ignore it. It is difficult to save the fire from afar, so the priority is to defend Hefei.

Zhang Liao suddenly realized that he left some troops to garrison Jiashi to prevent the Wu army from attacking Shouchun, and then returned to Hefei with his elite troops.

Only halfway there, Chao County sent people to rescue them. Sun Quan personally led the troops and had already reached Chao Lake and headed for Hefei.

"Bi Yan'er is a villain, I will kill him!" Zhang Liao gnashed his teeth and cursed, and retreated to Hefei overnight.

There were only 3,000 defenders in Hefei. Liu Fu heard the news about Wancheng and transferred 5,000 troops from Shouchun. He also asked Xiahouyuan in Xuzhou and Chen Deng in Guangling for help, but the reinforcements could not arrive in time.

Zhang Liao and his lieutenants Hou Cheng and Zhu Ling discussed: "Sun Quan betrayed his trust and raided Hefei. It is difficult to defend the small town, so it is better to take the initiative to meet the enemy."

Zhu Lingyan said: "The Wu army has tens of thousands of troops advancing by land and water. We only have three thousand defenders. It is better to wait for Shouchun's reinforcements to arrive before it is too late to meet the enemy."

Zhang Liao shook his head and said: "No! If we are defeated, Shouchun will be in danger and Huainan will not be protected! Only by going out to meet the enemy first and fighting with a last ditch effort can we stop the Wu army and wait for reinforcements."

Hou Cheng clasped his fists and said, "We have received great kindness from the Prime Minister, and now is the time to repay him with death. If Wen Yuan wants to fight, we will fight."

At that time, Lu Bu had eight strong generals under his command, but now he is the only two left. Their relationship is even closer, and they naturally have to advance and retreat together.

Seeing that both of them were facing the enemy, Zhu Ling was not willing to lag behind. Zhang Liao was the chief general and was highly regarded by Cao Cao. He cupped his fists and said, "I am willing to listen to the general's orders!"

Zhang Liao said: "There is Xiaoyaojin in the south of Hefei. General Zhu led his troops to ambush here. The Wu army sent out surprise troops to attack Shouchun. They must be eager to advance. When the Wu soldiers crossed the river, they cut off the Xiaoshi Bridge and divided it into two sections.

, a certain relative killed Sun Quan once and for all.”

Zhu Ling was taken aback: "General, it would be too risky to kill Sun Quan!"

Zhang Liao sneered and said: "The Wu army came to attack in large numbers. If you capture the thieves first, capture the king. What's the point of Jiangdong rats?"

Zhu Ling knew Zhang Liao's ability and was in a fight for his life, so he took the order to ambush him first.

Hou Chengyan said: "Wen Yuan wants to use the trap to attack and kill Sun Quan?"

"That's right!" Zhang Liao looked towards the south and said solemnly: "Gao Shun sacrificed his life generously and entrusted his brothers to me. His will will be passed down to you and me - the ambition to stay in the enemy's territory, life or death!"

Hou Cheng nodded and said: "It's a pity that Brother Gao only wants to die. Otherwise, if the three of us stand side by side, who in the world can stop him?"

Zhang Liao patted Hou Cheng on the shoulder: "In this battle, you will sacrifice your life to become a benevolent person. If you win, you will be granted the title of marquis and general, and your name will be known to future generations. If you lose, you will be reunited with Fengxian and the others. Life is like this, what regrets can I have?"

Zhang Liao deployed troops overnight, and Sun Quan left Chaohu the next day and rushed to Hefei. When he heard that Zhang Liao had returned to the city, he personally led the troops to guard it.

Cheng Pu said: "Zhang Liao is a good general in the world and should not be underestimated. It is better to wait until Chaoxian is captured and gather the army to attack again."

Sun Quan laughed and said: "Cheng Gong has been on the battlefield for a long time and is familiar with the art of war. Don't you know that soldiers are valuable and quick? If the move is delayed until Shouchun, Guangling reinforcements arrive, won't all the previous efforts be wasted?"

Zhou Tai asked for the order: "The last general is willing to serve as a vanguard and behead Zhang Liao as a sacrifice."

"What a great achievement!" Sun Quan was overjoyed and ordered Zhou Tai and Chen Wu to be the vanguard and take Hefei directly.

Last night, I came to report that Zhou Yu had captured Wancheng. Sun Quan was eager to prove himself, so naturally he was not willing to lag behind.

Xizuo had already reported that Hefei only had 3,000 defenders, and he had 30,000 troops, ten times as many as Zhang Liao. If Hefei could not be captured, how could he have the dignity to lead the Jiangdong heroes?

Zhou Tai led his troops to Xiaoyaojin and saw a wooden bridge across the river. Cao's army was guarding the other side. There were only a thousand people and they sneered.

Zhu Ling rushed his horse to the bridge and shouted: "Who is coming?"

Chen Wu came out and said: "A certain person is Chen Wu from Jiangdong. Seeing that my army is here, why don't you descend quickly and use your mantis arm as a chariot?"

Zhu Ling cursed: "The Eastern Wu thieves are ungrateful. The prime minister has treated Sun Quan favorably many times. Why did he send troops to sneak attack?"

Chen Wu was furious and urged his horse to fight. The two fought on the bridge. After more than ten fights, Zhu Ling couldn't resist, so he beat the horse and retreated.

Seeing that Cao's army only had a thousand men, Zhou Tai was even more unconcerned. He gave an order and Wu's army followed Chen Wu and rushed across the pontoon. Cao's army only had time to fire a random arrow, which was of no avail.

"General Zhou, rush into Hefei in one go!" Chen Wu chased Zhu Ling with his horse.

Zhou Tai then led his troops to Hefei to kill.

Sun Quan was leading his troops from the rear, and he came to report on his horse. He had already killed the vanguard of Cao's army, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Hahaha, Mr. Cheng, how are you?" Sun Quan looked back at Cheng Pu and said with a proud smile: "Cao Cao's elite are all in Nanyang, and God has given Huainan to me!"

Immediately, people were sent to speed up their journey and move forward to meet them. When they arrived at the north of Xiaoyaojin, they saw that the wooden bridge was destroyed.

Sun Quan was furious and said: "Who destroyed the bridge and harmed me..."

Dong dong dong——

Before he finished speaking, suddenly there was a loud sound of drums in the forest on the left, and an ambush force rushed out and rushed towards Sun Quan towards the bridge.

"Humph, how dare you show off your little skills to me?" Sun Quan saw that there were only a thousand ambush troops, but he didn't take it seriously and ordered Cheng Pu to lead the troops to respond.

Cheng Pu stepped forward to stop Hou Cheng. At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats behind him. When he looked back, a blue-robed general and his cavalry were approaching.

Rumble——

The sound of horse hoofbeats was like muffled thunder. Zhang Liao urged his horse to raise his sword, stared at Sun Quan, and shouted: "Bi Yaner, accept your fate!"

"Quick, stop it!" Sun Quan was frightened by Zhang Liao's momentum and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to step forward to intercept him.

Guard Gu Li roared, stepped forward with his mace, and yelled: "Zhang Liaoxiu is crazy, I... uh-"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Liao was seen slapping his horse to kill him. He swung his sword and was beheaded under the horse with just one move.

The Wu army hurriedly formed a formation and fired arrows, but they were unable to withstand the impact of the trapped camp. Gu Li was killed. Zhang Liao had already urged his horse to approach, and several soldiers were rushed away.
Chapter completed!