Chapter 598 Doing Business

This time, Surena decided to learn from the Han people what the essence of the night attack was and why he always failed.

"Okay, I will go to mobilize troops now and go to war with you."

"Mobilize troops?"

Zang Ba immediately stopped Surena's behavior.

If Anluo's troops were used in the night attack, what difference would it make to send people to fight.

"No need, I have prepared the troops, you just need to send famous generals to follow me."

"Okay!"

In order to learn what a night attack is, Surena brought five famous generals and followed Zang Ba in person.

Zang Ba led everyone and five thousand Taishan tiger bandits, walked along the small road, and cleared the sentries and sentries until the hour of Chou, and then arrived at the periphery of the Yizhou military camp.

Along the way, Surena felt a lot, and he knew that this was how the night attack was used, and he had to be so careful along the way, and even the horses' hooves had to be covered with thick cloth.

Zang Ba saw that the time was almost up, and immediately waved his hand.

Five thousand people rushed out directly, and fired rockets into the military camp at the same time.

After two rounds of volleys, the entire camp of Cao's army was on fire, and it was unknown how many tents were burned.

There was a lot of chaos in the Cao's camp for a while, and Zang Ba also led his men into the camp.

Surena immediately followed.

In the central army camp.

Cao Ren and the other two were still discussing how to attack the city tomorrow.

Then a soldier ran in covered in blood.

"Report, commander, generals, the front camp was attacked and suffered heavy losses. Now the attackers have rushed to the central army camp."

"What? When will these people from the Anluo Empire play a night attack?"

Cao Ren was shocked at first, and then ordered the deputy general beside him: "Go to the rear army to reorganize and come to support."

The deputy general took the order and turned to leave.

Then Cao Ren took Xiahou Dun and Xu Huang, immediately integrated the central army, and started a battle with Zang Ba and others who had rushed over.

When seeing Xiahou Dun appear, Fabius and others immediately became furious and were determined to avenge the dead Lucullus.

For a time, Xiahou Dun was under great pressure.

However, because there were six famous generals who followed this time, plus Surena, three of them went to target Xiahou Dun, and the remaining three soon couldn't hold on facing the attack of Cao Ren and Xu Huang.

Zang Ba knew that it was almost over, and immediately ordered a retreat.

However, except for Surena, the six people present obeyed Zang Ba's order to retreat. Some of the remaining people could not retreat, and some did not want to retreat. In short, they just didn't leave.

In the end, Zang Ba had to dispatch two thousand Taishan Tiger Bandits to join the battle group and forcibly replaced those who wanted to retreat.

The price was that the Taishan Tiger Bandits suffered heavy losses.

However, the three famous generals who fought with Xiahou Dun had no intention of retreating at all, and were still fighting desperately with Xiahou Dun.

Cao Ren also rushed into the battle group.

As a result, within an incense stick of time, another famous general was killed by Cao Ren.

With the death of another famous general, the two people present completely woke up. Three against one could barely win, and now two against two, it was just a death wish.

"Retreat!"

With Fabian's order, the two immediately evacuated.

Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren wanted to catch up, but were entangled by the Taishan Tiger Bandits who followed closely.

Zang Ba looked at the two people who ran back and wanted to say something, but seeing that more and more Cao troops were surrounding them, he had to give up temporarily and rush to the city with the remaining people.

After returning to the city, Zang Ba counted the number of people. In this night attack, the Taishan Tiger Bandits lost as many as 3,000 people, and the main loss was to cover the rear for these Anluo famous generals.

Zang Ba was extremely regretful at this time.

He didn't understand why he was so impulsive at the beginning and had to take this group of pig teammates to attack at night?

A good night attack was turned into a tough battle.

Surena didn't look sad at all, and even wanted to laugh.

The one who died was the famous general of the Roman Empire, Trajan, not the one he rested in peace with, which really achieved his original purpose.

Even if he was happy, Surena could only hold back his smile and pretend to be sad. He comforted Fabian, who was coaxing his eyes, and looked at Zang Ba.

"General Zang Ba, this is also a successful night attack, right?"

Success? Success is a fart, the Taishan tiger thieves are elite, and what are Cao's army? What did they get in exchange for three thousand elites? The loss of Cao's army was at most five thousand, and three thousand elites were exchanged for five thousand ordinary soldiers. Only this group of Anluo people could say that this was a success.

Zang Ba was full of grievances now, but he had no way to say it out. He could only sigh helplessly and waved to these people, asking them to disappear, otherwise he really couldn't help but curse them directly and curse these trash to death.

After everyone left, Zang Ba wrote down everything he had done and seen in the past few days since he arrived in a military report and handed it to Pang De in Linjiang City.

Pang De saw the military report and didn't know what to do for a while. He could only send it to Gu Rubing in Jiaozhou at an urgent speed of 800 miles.

Cangwu County.

Gu Rubing looked at the battle report on the table and fell into deep thought.

One hundred thousand people defended the city, and there were ten famous generals. In five days, the loss reached 80,000 people. Even the loss of the Taishan Tiger Bandits was as high as 5,000 people. If the other side had a lot of people, Gu Rubing would understand.

But there were only one hundred thousand people and only three famous generals.

Gu Rubing looked at the burning candle and thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out how this battle was fought.

After an hour, Gu Rubing still couldn't figure it out. In the end, he could only sigh and continue to read the battle report.

When he finally saw that two famous generals from the Anluo Empire had died, he stood up from his chair.

Because the speed was too fast and the force was too strong, the chair fell directly to the ground.

Gu Rubing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was not the same person who killed the two famous generals, but he also felt a little scared.

Now that the legendary generals on both sides have reached a balanced state, if the other party adds one more, their situation will be very dangerous.

How can I call for reinforcements? Isn't this an experience pool for others? If these ten famous generals are all dead, Cao Cao will definitely have one or even two more legendary generals.

"What on earth did Zang Ba think of leading this group of losers in a night attack?"

After Gu Rubing muttered in a low voice, he directly found Zhuge Liang overnight.

Zhuge Liang also fell silent after seeing the battle report in Gu Rubing's hand.

After a long time, Zhuge Liang suddenly asked: "Master, are these our people? Aren't they Cao Cao's?"

"..."

Regarding Zhuge Liang's question, Gu Rubing was also a little bit dumbfounded.

"Prime Minister, given the current situation, do we still need to attack Yizhou? The current situation in Yizhou, if the fight continues, we will definitely have to increase our troops, but we currently have insufficient food and grass."

Zhuge Liang heard this, looked at the map, and finally sighed.

"Lord, let Pang De and the others withdraw. It doesn't matter that we don't want Yizhou. The problem of food and grass has not been solved yet. Liang has thought of a way, but it's a bit troublesome."

As soon as he heard that Zhuge Liang had a solution, Gu Rubing put Yizhou's affairs aside.

"Now the entire north has lost its harvest due to the locust plague. The remaining Xiliang and other places are even poorer states and counties. They still need support from the northern cities on weekdays, let alone now, so they are the only ones without problems. The only place is the south.”

After speaking, Zhuge Liang took the map next to him.

"Lord, here in the south, Yizhou has fertile water and soil, and sufficient food and grass. However, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack under Cao Cao's control. If we want to capture Yizhou, it will require a lot of losses, and it will not be short. Our food and grass may not be able to hold on. Don’t live.”

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"As for Jiaozhou, the income from grain and grass is pretty good, but it is jointly controlled by Cao Cao and Sun Jian. Both sides have hundreds of thousands of soldiers. It is difficult to tell the winner for a while. So I suggest that we send troops from Yuzhang County and Guangling County at the same time to win in one go. Yangzhou.”

"Yangzhou?"

Gu Rubing did not expect that Zhuge Liang would choose Yangzhou immediately.

This Yangzhou is where Sun Jian started his family. There are many families there, and Sun Jian has been there for many years. Even if he takes Yangzhou, he will probably be in constant trouble.

"Yes, it's Yangzhou. In comparison, Yangzhou's terrain is more suitable for us to take action. In addition, Yangzhou's combat effectiveness is relatively low, and the number of people on guard is not large. It is just right for us. The most important thing is that Yangzhou's water and soil are fertile, even better than Jiaozhou. Better."

Gu Rubing did not speak, but looked at the map.

No matter what, Yangzhou is Sun Jian's base camp. If he really attacks Yangzhou, will Sun Jian defend it? There are three legendary generals, and two of them can create poison. If they really fight, the losses will not necessarily be less than attacking Yizhou.

Seeing that Gu Rubing was still hesitating, Zhuge Liang stood up.

"My lord, with the current situation, we don't have much time to make a choice. Many soldiers have already known about the locusts in the north. Everyone is afraid of the problem of food and grass. If my lord is worried about Sun Jian's problem, then this Totally unnecessary."

"Um?"

Gu Rubing looked at Zhuge Liang doubtfully. His guess was correct. He was indeed worried about Sun Jian's desperate resistance.

"My lord, Sun Jian has overdrawn all the potential of Yangzhou in order to fight with us. Now the people in Yangzhou are dead and running away. The total number of young and middle-aged people in the whole state is only 60,000. Now Yangzhou wants to completely recover. , it will take at least ten years, and what we lack most is the people, and there are even many refugees in various prefectures and counties. We can give Jiaozhou to Sun Jian in exchange for Yangzhou. "

Zhuge Liang's words can be regarded as awakening Gu Rubing. There is a very promising Jiaozhou, and Yangzhou is already overdrawn. Sun Jian should not resist this kind of business desperately, but if he wants to do this, then he Sun Jian must be allowed to get Jiaozhou reasonably.

Thinking of this, Gu Rubing immediately asked someone to bring Sun Shangxiang over.

Sun Shangxiang was called over by Gu Rubing late at night, and he was very resentful.

"Why did you call me here?"

Hearing this, Gu Rubing smiled directly and said: "I heard that you want to return to Jiangdong?"

"Um?"

Sun Shangxiang looked at Gu Rubing doubtfully, why should I have heard of this? He had personally told Gu Rubing that he wanted to go back.

But at that time, Gu Rubing not only disagreed, but also had him locked up.

"Nonsense, let me go?"

"Of course, since Miss Sun is not happy here, I will let you go back."

"good."

After hearing this, Sun Shangxiang turned around and prepared to leave and go back to pack his luggage.

"Wait a minute, Miss Sun. Although I promised to let you go back, not now. I will notify your father and ask him to pick you up in person. Otherwise, if there is an accident on your way back, how do you want me to explain it?"

Sun Shangxiang didn't think much and nodded and agreed.

That night, Gu Rubing sent two invitation letters to Sun Jian and Cao Cao respectively.

When the two of them learned that Gu Rubing actually wanted to send Sun Shangxiang back, they were both a little confused.

The existence of Sun Shangxiang is to strengthen the alliance between the two. As long as Sun Shangxiang is still in Liu Bei's hands, this marriage will not be successful, and the alliance will naturally become more and more problematic. They can all understand this kind of thing, how could Liu Bei do it? Can't figure it out?

But now Liu Bei really wanted to send Sun Shangxiang back. Cao Cao felt that this might be Gu Rubing's plan, but he couldn't figure out why Gu Rubing did this.

Sun Jian also looked puzzled at this time, and even called Zhou Yu. The two studied it all night, but they couldn't come to any conclusion.

Noon the next day.

The two of them arrived outside the city.

At this time, Gu Rubingzheng, Sun Shangxiang, Zhao Yun and others had been waiting here for a long time.

When Sun Jian saw that Sun Shangxiang was intact, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

"King Lie, I would also like to thank you for sending my little girl back. I wonder what King Lie wants?"

"Nothing is needed. Originally, I took my niece back as a guest because I saw that it was not safe to be alone outside and wanted to protect her. Now that my niece wants to go back, it is naturally difficult for me as an uncle to keep her."

When Sun Jian heard this, he gave Gu Rubing a rollicking look. Even a fool could see that what Gu Rubing said was a lie.

Cao Cao, on the other hand, was standing aside, listening to what the two said, and then looked at Sun Shangxiang, who had been silent. He always had a feeling, had something happened to Gu Rubing and Sun Shangxiang?

Not only Cao Cao had this idea, but also Cao Zhang on the side had the same feeling. The way he looked at Sun Shangxiang changed a little at this time.

Gu Rubing waved his hand.

Sun Shangxiang came to Sun Ce under the escort of Zhao Yun.

"Okay, you two, I have returned Miss Sun. If nothing happens, I will leave."

Gu Rubing turned around and returned to the city without any hesitation.

Looking at Gu Rubing's back, Sun Jian frowned slightly, thought of something, and turned to look at Sun Shangxiang.

"Shang Xiang, you and Liu Bei..."

Sun Jian didn't ask what happened next. After all, there were many people present, so it couldn't be too obvious to ask about something like this.

Sun Shangxiang didn't understand what Sun Jian meant, so he didn't answer.

But this lack of answer made everyone think that Sun Shangxiang acquiesced in this matter, and Cao Cao's expression changed drastically.

Cao Zhang snorted coldly, turned around and left.

"Sun Jian, what do you say about this matter?"

Cao Cao no longer had a good tone at this time, and his face became completely gloomy. (End of chapter)