July 8, 3rd year of Jian'an.

Just as Shangliao Offensive City entered its most critical moment, Gao Chong, who broke through the Yangtze River's natural barrier, was planning how to seize the important place behind Sun Ce's army - Moling.

The sunshine shone through the gloom of last night. Gao Chong, who delayed the landing time due to the storm, did not stop. He ordered Gan Ning and Zhu Huan's army to continue to chase the retreating Han Dang troops, while he rushed to Moling City with Xu Shu, Lei Xu and three thousand elite guards.

The general guarding Moling was Sun Ce's uncle Sun Jing. Sun Jing was nearly fifty years old. Although he was brave enough to be the last among the Sun family's brothers, he was quite steady. If he used it to charge in front of the formation, it was not his strength. But if he was guarding the key to the key, he could maximize his ability.

Sun Ce and Sun Jing were their uncles and nephews. He knew Sun Jing’s ability. This time he went to Yuzhang, the important task of guarding Moling fell on Sun Jing’s head.

Those who guard Moling with Sun Jing were also his two sons, Sun Yu and Sun Jiao.

Inside the mansion of the Moling Prefect.

Sun Jing, who has always been known for her calmness, had a serious face, and his hands were holding his jaw under his jaw, and a "chuan" character condensed between his eyebrows, which was spinning back and forth around the Moling topography in the room.

When it was dim, the news that Gao Chong led his troops to cross the Yangtze River reached Moling. However, since the road towards Danglikou had been cut off by Gao Chong's army, Sun Jing still did not know what Han Dang's situation was.

The news of this sudden change made Sun Jing, who had only five thousand soldiers at hand, feel embarrassed. If he rashly sent troops to rescue him, he would be afraid that the city would be empty. If he was unmoved and watched the changes, he would be afraid that Han Dang would not be able to support him. If he lost his arbitrary words and lost a strong support, the situation would be dangerous.

"Shulang, is there any news for the scouts sent out to inquire about the news?" Sun Jing asked.

Sun Jiao, who was standing beside him, had thick eyebrows and big eyes. He seemed to be less than twenty years old. He and Sun Ce's fourth brother Sun Ling were of the same generation as "Uncle". When he heard his father ask him, he hurriedly bowed and replied: "Father, the second brother has already been waiting at the city gate. If there is any news, he will report it immediately."

The second brother in Sun Jiao's words is Sun Yu, whose courtesy name is Zhongyi, how many years older than Sun Jiao.

"Send some capable scouts out of the city and be sure to find out the real situation of the battle at Likou." Sun Jing ordered.

Near noon, Sun Yu, who had been waiting for news at the city gate, hurriedly ran in and shouted, "Father, there are soldiers who are Likou and General Han Dang from outside the city who are here to ask for help!"

Sun Jing was shocked and asked anxiously: "Have you asked Han Dang where he is now?"

Sun Yu took a big breath and said, "According to the reports of the defeated soldiers, General Han Dang was surrounded by Gao Chong's pursuers, only ten miles from Moling City. The situation is now critical."

Sun Jing was cautious and asked again: "Zhongyi, have you ever interrogated those soldiers, but they all had Jiangdong's accent?"

Sun Yu said: "I have checked them one by one, and they are indeed speaking in Jiangdong's Nong accent!"

When Sun Jiao heard this, he sarcastically said, "Who is not right, and he still has the face to ask us for help?"

Sun Jing shouted and said, "Shulang, don't say that. Although Han Dang has lost his reputation, he is still an old general who follows Wentai. If I don't save him when I die, wouldn't I be sick in the future? Even if I return to the underworld in the future, my elder brother will blame me."

Sun Yu heard that Sun Jing was determined to rescue him and said worriedly: "Father, if we go out to Moling to rescue Han Dang, if Gao Chong takes advantage of the siege to attack Moling, we can't bear the responsibility of losing the city. In my opinion, wasn't General Jiang Qin stationed in Guazhou Ferry? It would be better to send someone to send him a message. Jiang Qin ordered Han Dang to guard Han Dang together. Now that he has lost the camp, Jiang Qin's responsibility is much greater than that of us."

Sun Jing pondered for a long time, with a firm expression in her eyes and said loudly: "If you only consider your own gains and losses, you are not a good minister. Gong Yi is far away in Guazhou and has just arrived from Danglikou for a long distance. If you send him back to the army, who can compete with Chen Dengjun on the other side? Besides, Guazhou is several hours away from Moling. Even if Gong Yi can come, it will not be able to relieve the near thirst."

Speaking of this, Sun Jing sighed and said, "It's not time to go, just decide like this. Sun Yu, follow me to lead 4,000 troops to break the siege of Han Dang, Sun Jiao, you lead the remaining 1,000 people to guard Moling."

Sun Yu said: "Father, only one thousand people left in Moling may be insufficient in the army."

Sun Jing smiled bitterly and said, "There are only 5,000 defenders in Moling. If the rescue forces are fewer, not only will Han Dang not be able to be rescued, but we may even be trapped in a siege."

In the difficult choice of saving or not, Sun Jing finally chose to go out of the city to rescue her. This news was good news for Han Dang, who was pursued by Gan Ning and Zhu Huan all the way and fled in a mess.

For Gao Chong, this is also excellent news.

Let Gan Ning and Zhu Huan bit Han Dang's butt and then surrounded him not far from Moling, forcing Han Dang to break through and ask Sun Jing for help. Xu Shu's plan went very smoothly.

"Pengshou, the defenders in the city have begun to move!" A scout of Gao Chongshou flashed through the dense bushes quickly and shouted in a low voice.

Just when Sun Jing and his son ordered their troops out of the city, in the dense forest outside Moling City, Gao Chong was quietly waiting for the opportunity to seize the city. No one was more familiar with Moling than Gao Chong. As a family slave, he spent the bleakest years of his life here.

Now, he, who is already the governor of Yangzhou, has finally returned to Moling. Under his command, there are 30,000 troops to drive. This time he will win the city and win the favor.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer!" Xu Shu sat steadily on a huge rock, enjoying the cool breeze blowing from the mountains and fields. He was in a good mood now, who was stolen by Lu Su before.

This time, whether the garrisons of Moling can be led out of the city is a critical matter. Xu Shu knew that Moling was easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the troops crossing the river alone would be difficult to quickly capture Moling City. After all, there were as many as 5,000 defenders in Moling. Once the war in Moling fell into a stalemate, Sun Quan, Zhou Tai's army, and Zhu Zhijun from Wujun might come at any time.

In that case, it would be meaningless to seize the right amount. For Gao Chong, who was blocked in Jiangdong, only by successfully taking Moling and capturing this important rear baggage area that Sun Ce believed was important could cross the river to achieve a decisive victory. The Sun Ce army's supplies, food and grass, which penetrated into the hinterland of Yuzhang, were all stationed in Moling. If Gao Chong took it down in one fell swoop, it would not only greatly shake the morale of Sun Ce's army, but also make Gao Chong's soldiers in the food shortage get unexpected surprises, and the morale of the new soldiers in the army can also be greatly improved with the victory.

"How many troops did Sun Jing mobilize?" Gao Chong looked at Moling and said.

"There are probably more than 4,000 people!" the scout replied.

"That's great! In this case, there are only one thousand defenders left in the city." Lei Xu said with a high-high and said ecstatically.

Gao Chong was also in a state of excitement, but his face was still calm, with a hint of tremor in the voice of command. He finished his efforts in one battle. Seeing the opportunity to break through the predicament was right in front of him, Gao Chong, who had been through many battle formations, could not help himself.

After finally waiting for Sun Jing to walk away, Gao Chong shouted: "Lei Xu, send an order to attack!"

"Brothers, follow me to the city!" Lei Xu stood up with a sword, and the scar on his face was hideous and eye-catching.

The guards of Gao Chong's army, who had been hiding in the dense forest for several hours, were already impatient. As the guards of Gao Chong, the soldiers of Lei Xu's army, who had always been responsible for the important task of marching and decapitating the village, watched the friendly troops rush to kill happily, and their hearts were already in full swing. Now it was their turn.

Without the agitation of Lei Xu, three thousand elite soldiers like tigers and wolfs shouted and rushed towards the Moling City Gate quickly.

The soldiers guarding the city who had just sent the troops out of the city were completely unprepared. These soldiers rarely saw real fighting scenes on weekdays. Suddenly, they saw countless enemy soldiers coming out. Someone was so scared that they were wet with their pants. After pretending to behave several positions, the Tunchang, who led the troops, did not even order the city gate to close, so they turned around and fled. The rest of the soldiers only made some unnecessary resistance and immediately gave up the city gate.

Sun Jing's troops are usually responsible for the guards in the rear, and their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with Gao Chong's most elite guards. If they have the advantage in numbers, they may have the courage to fight, but now they are defeated like a mountain. Sun Jiao, who is left behind in the city, has no choice but to gather the remaining soldiers and flee eastwards.

Moling, this strong city changed its owner in a blink of an eye. The large amount of food and supplies accumulated by Sun Cetun in the city made Gao Chongxin, who was worried about food shortage, bloomed.

Outside Moling City, although Sun Jing was rescued and no longer suffered a loss in terms of number of people, Han Dang, whose morale and combat effectiveness were seriously weakened, could not stop Gan Ning and Zhu Huan's attack. Ding Feng, who was dying of blood, broke into the enemy's enemy several times tirelessly and killed Sun Ce's soldiers who had no fighting spirit, and looked deserted.

After finally breaking through the siege and trying to return to the city to defend, Sun Jing and Han Dang just arrived at the city gate, but saw that the city gate was closed. Looking up at the top of the city, there was a big flag with the word "high" floating.

"Oh no, the middle-aged and high-ranking pet trick!" Sun Jing stamped her feet and sagged her chest. Fortunately, Sun Yu was holding her side, so she did not fall off the horse. Although she saved Han Dang, what she was waiting for was the dilemma of homelessness.

"Brother Youtai, since Moling has been occupied by Gao Chong, we will still rush to Jingxian to meet Zhongmou!" Han Dang said. Perhaps it was a kind of sad psychological reverence. Han Dang, who had lost his wisdom, saw Sun Jing accompanying him, and a hint of pleasure flashed through his heart.

Unable to do anything, Sun Jing and Han Dang were in a state of confusion and had no choice but to lead the remaining thousand soldiers to retreat towards Jingxian.

At the same time, after receiving the news that Gao Chong had successfully crossed the river, he had been watching and making a move, and finally got 6,000 Guangling men and more than 100 boats, and crossed to Guazhou on the south bank. Jiang Qin, who had just moved here, heard that Dang Likou, Moling was lost, Han Dang and Sun Jing were all defeated and fled. He knew that the alone army could not defeat Gao Chong, and Chen Deng's two troops were sent to Zhu Zhi, the prefect of Chen Deng, so he led his 3,000 troops to the headquarters of the prefect Zhu Zhi of Wujun without waiting for Chen Deng's troops to arrive.

Yinling, Jingxian.

Sun Quan, who had just encircled and suppressed Taishi Ciyu's troops, was resting. Suddenly, he heard the news of Han Dang and Sun Jing's defeat, and saw that the two were in a mess, and the 15,000 elite soldiers were completely lost. Suddenly, a rosy face was angry and turned into a purple-collar color.

The situation in the war that was originally beneficial to Sun Ce's side suddenly changed due to the failure of Han Dang and Sun Jing. Now, Gao Chong's army has occupied Moling, not only seizing a large amount of food and supplies accumulated by Sun Cetun in the rear, but also has a tendency to cut off the connection between Sun Ce's Western Expedition Army and Wujun and Kuaiji in one fell swoop.

If Gao Chong's goal is achieved, then Sun Ce's army, who had already cut off Gao Chong's army's retreat, would immediately fall into the situation where Gao Chong's retreat was cut off.

"When there are 10,000 elite soldiers in Likou and 5,000 soldiers in Moling City, how can Gao Chong be taken away in one day and one night!" Sun Quan was puzzled.

Han Dang stammered, "I don't notice it, and I accidentally fell into Gao Chong's trick--." After asking about the reason for Dang Likou's failure, Sun Quan was so angry that he almost pushed Han Dang out and cut him off. Fortunately, Zhou Tai was blocking him, Han Dangcai almost saved his life.

"Youping, I will fight to the death with all the troops gathered with me in Yinling!" Sun Quan was not broad-minded and he had always been upset about his grudges with Gao Chong. This time, he originally thought that he could avenge his previous shame, but he did not want to see Gao Chong turn defeat into victory again, and he turned victory into defeat, how could Sun Quan stand this anger?

"Zhongmou, now Gao is favored by Moling, and Chen Deng, the prefect of Guangling in Jiangbei, is supporting him. You and me alone can't move him. It's better to notify Bo Fu as soon as possible and Bo Fu decides the future plan!" Sun Jing said in a deep voice.

Sun Jing is Sun Jian's fourth brother. In terms of seniority, he is Sun Quan's uncle. Even if Sun Quan wants to take revenge again, his uncle Sun Jing still has to think about it.

July 8th.

Sun Ce, who was already determined to take down Shangliao City, unexpectedly did not attack.

The reason for not attacking was quite unexpected.

The Sun Ce Army camp, which was still calm at night, was extremely lively in the morning.

The source of this "hustle and bustle" is because of a rumor that has just been circulated.

When cooking in the morning, Sun Ce's soldiers whispered to each other and told each other about the strange story of Zhou Yu's twins in the military tent last night. If this news was changed to Chen Wu, who was violently sentimental, it would not cause such a stir.

However, Zhou Yu is different.

Zhou Yu, who has always had the reputation of "Beautiful Zhou Lang", is almost a perfect figure in the eyes of many Sun Ce soldiers. Now, Zhou Yu has been exposed for twin scandals. Whether it is believed or not, rumors are spreading quickly.

Sun Ce was furious.

Sun Ce knew very well about Zhou Yu's character. While ordering Lu Fan, he worked hard to investigate the origin of the rumors, while rushing to Zhou Yu to comfort Zhou Yu.

If this happened on weekdays, it would not have been possible. However, nowadays, the soldiers at all levels in Sun Ce's army are nervous, and the battle to attack the city in Shangliao is quite unsuccessful. The soldiers of Sun Ce's army, who are facing the sunshine tomorrow, are on the verge of collapse.

The rumors about Zhou Yu's twins became a tool for entertainment and jokes in the minds of the soldiers who were about to go to the battlefield and faced the dead. Among them, some generals who were bad in character and were not in harmony with Zhou Yu secretly instructed their soldiers to spread everywhere.

Sun Ce decided to investigate the matter thoroughly. Military discipline has always been what he valued the most. Now some soldiers are talking nonsense about Zhou Yu's fault. This is an absolutely intolerable move. In the face of a great enemy, any act that shakes the morale of the army must be severely punished without mercy.

Zhou Yu was also depressed, but he was not as angry as Sun Ce. Zhou Yu had already made up his mind about the relationship between himself and Xiao Qiao, and there was no need for others to make any remarks or blame him. Zhou Yu completely didn't care about the rumors that slandered him.

However, those people actually put the dirty water on Xiao Qiao, and Zhou Yu couldn't sit idly by and watch, so the matter had to be left alone.

And Xiao Qiao's mood is the same as Zhou Yu.

It was originally a violation of military discipline to disguise himself as a man and sneak into the military camp. Now there is a rumor that Zhou Yu is twinned. Xiao Qiao is generally unbearable when he sees someone around him destroying Zhou Yu's reputation.

After thinking about it over and over again, she confessed her identity to Sun Ce.

The action to track down the source of the rumors was directly responsible for Lu Fan of the army. After nearly a day of careful investigation, dozens of military marquis and other subordinate officers who participated in the spread of rumors were beheaded.

"Report to the lord, those who spread the rumors have been executed in accordance with military law!" Lu Fanqian stepped into Sun Ce's tent and said respectfully.

"Thank you for your hard work in Ziheng!" Sun Ce nodded gratefully to Lu Fan. The people Lu Fan cut down were just scapegoats. Sun Ce actually knew the source of the real rumor. There was no other person except Sun Ling.

"Fourth brother, you are too willful this time." Sun Ce sighed and waved his hand to signal Lu Fan to retreat.

However, Sun Ling is his own younger brother, so he can't pull his favorite younger brother out and behead him. If so, I'm afraid my mother will not be able to pass that level when she looks back.

After a day of repeated tossing and twists, under the strong pressure of Sun Ce, the incident of Zhou Yu's twin children finally subsided, but this incident made the lieutenant generals of Sun Ce's army even more distrustful.

The night wind blew, and there was a little cool summer.

Suddenly, Sun Ce felt an inexplicable fatigue. He was very happy about Li Shu going south in Zhou Yu's tent a day ago, but now he is starting to worry.

"Lord, please send me to the battle tomorrow's Shangliao Battle!" Lu Fan, who looked elegant, noticed that Sun Ce's expression was abnormal. He had never competed for the first time and volunteered.

As soon as Lu Fan finished speaking, a soldier from Sun Ce rushed into the tent quickly, knelt down and shouted: "Report to the lord, Jingxian is urgently reported!"

Lu Fan approached and took the bamboo slips from his soldiers and presented them to Sun Ce. Sun Ce took them and opened them. His face immediately changed. Lu Fan looked at the bamboo slips on the table hanging in Sun Ce's hand, and was seeing the big words "Han Dang's defeated, Moling fell."
Chapter completed!