Chapter 183: Strategies for Danyang (Twenty-nine)

"Oh my god~"

Liu Yao felt his hands and feet were cold, and his eyes turned black and he almost fainted again.

"Zhengli Gong" Wu Jing hurriedly stepped forward, supported Liu Yao, and comforted him: "Zhengli Gong, your body is important~~ your body is important..."

After a while, Liu Yao woke up and felt sad and lost before. Since he received the imperial edict from the court and took office as the governor of Yangzhou, he and his brother, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, were both important officials in the local area, and the reputation of the two brothers was unparalleled.

Liu Yao also held back his energy and wanted to make some achievements so that the people of Yangzhou under his rule could support him, have good weather and prosperity. In this chaotic world, deep in his heart, there was a kind of magistrate who wanted to take this opportunity to dominate the country. However, he had never told others that in the eyes of everyone, Liu Yao was still a noble family member, a distant relative of the royal family, and a kind of honest governor of Yangzhou.

Unexpectedly, Yangzhou, which was calm on the surface, had a hidden crisis. The court was so silly that Dong Zhuo was in power, and the prefects of each county were all respectful. He, the governor of Yangzhou, was just a decoration. Danyang prefect Wu Jing was also using him to resist Zhou Yu's attack. How could Liu Yao, a worldly-good person, not know how could he not see clearly?

What he unexpectedly expected was that Zhou Yu, the prefect of Lujiang, attacked Danyang County under the banner of following the father's command, attacked Danyang County with great force. His troops were unpredictable, and all the soldiers were powerful generals and elite soldiers. Although the number of people was not large, they were truly elite troops. Whether it was the partial army attacking Jingxian, Yixian, Shexian, Wuhu, or using the change of wind direction to defeat Zhang Ying, defeating Fan Neng, Yu Mi, and Hengjiangjin, including the capture of Niuzhu Fortress, Zhou Yu's army showed strong combat power. Although his army and Wu Jing were numerous, they were defeated repeatedly and fought to the present level. Unless a miracle happened, the defeat was decided.

"Oh..." Liu Yao sighed heavily. He had no ambitions when he first arrived in Yangzhou. Even a thin layer of mist blinded his eyes. Liu Yao blinked his eyes a few times to avoid being seen at the moment. After a moment, Liu Yao whispered to Wu Jing: "Mr. Wu, now we have no strong support and no fighting spirit. All the important towns in Danyang have been captured. It is not a solution to defend this lonely city to the end~~"

Wu Jing said anxiously: "Don't be discouraged by Zhengli. We can send a quick horse to Jiujiang County, Yuzhang County, Kuaiji County, and Wu County to ask for help."

A few disappointment flashed in Liu Yao's eyes. He thought for a while and whispered: "Let's analyze it. Jiujiang is located in the northeast of Lujiang. You have to detour Xuzhou to cross the river. It's too far from us. Besides, the prefect Zhou Mao and us are not the same. Kuaiji Prefect Wang Lang may be hiding aside and watching our jokes. He will send at most thousands of old, weak and disabled soldiers to pretend. Yuzhang County has long been divided into two parts. Zhuge Xuan occupied the west and obeyed Liu Biao. Zhu Hao would send troops, but with his half-county troops, can he defeat Zhou Yu's group of tiger and wolf troops? Not to mention Wu County, Yan Baihu occupied the entire territory. Xu Gong, who was supposed to be the prefect in Wu County, was still staying in Qu'a City. Yan Baihu is our enemy, how could he help us?"

"Uh~~This..." After hearing Liu Yao's detailed analysis, Wu Jing was a little stunned and said with a silence, "We~~ We can also ask for help from the governor of Xuzhou Tao Qian. Xuzhou is vast and has hundreds of thousands of armors, which is enough to deal with that boy Zhou Yu!"

Liu Yao shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Mr. Wu, do you think Tao Qian will send troops to rescue us? You don't know this person, so I still know a little. He firmly controls the military and political power of Xuzhou, and now he is the unscrupulous leader of Xuzhou. Moreover, Tao Qian is a sleek person. Even when the Kanto Alliance Army attacked Dong Zhuo, under the banner of righteousness, he did not send troops to participate. On the contrary, he was watching the tiger fight, taking the opportunity to expand his power, and reap profits. This person is not simple~~"

"Then~~What should we do?" Wu Jing asked with a bitter face.

"Well" Liu Yao pondered for a while, finally made up his mind and said to Wu Jing with a firm tone: "Master Wu~~There is now a lonely city, and we must not defend it to the death. Fortunately, we still have 20,000 troops. My plan is to take advantage of the fact that the enemy has not yet formed an encirclement of Moling City and choose to break out in the middle of the night."

"Where can we go after leaving Moling?" Wu Jing blurted out.

"Yuzhang County! Let's go to Nanchang and gather Zhu Hao's troops to take care of the funeral!" Liu Yao's tone gradually became firm.

"This..." Wu Jing was very reluctant to make this choice. After all, he was the prefect of Danyang. After leaving Danyang, he was a prefect of name but not real. Everything needs to be relied on others and look at people's eyes. This life will be sad.

Seeing Wu Jing hesitating, Liu Yao knew that he would not want to go to Nanchang with him, and Liu Yao knew that he could not force him, so he said softly: "Mr. Wu, if you don't want to go to Nanchang with me, you should go back to Wanling. It is your base and there are still some people. You can hold on to Wanling City and wait for the army and prefect Zhu Hao and I to defeat Zhou Yu again?"

When Wu Jing heard this, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly ordered someone to call the personal soldier who had just reported the news. He couldn't wait to ask: "Is there any news about Wanling City?"

"Yes~~", the personal soldier said hesitantly, "Wanling left-behind personnel had just sent an urgent report. After Ganning's troops captured Qu'a, the momentum was greatly boosted. Many people signed up for the army. Now he led the main force to surround Wanling. The urgent report also said ~~"

"What else do you say?" Wu Jing picked up the collar of the personal soldier, with a fierce expression, afraid of hearing any bad news.

"The urgent report said that the enemy's offensive was very urgent. Wanling City was in danger and could not hold on for two days. Please send troops to help quickly!" The personal soldier replied hurriedly.

"Ah~~" Wu Jing relaxed his hand, sat down on the ground with a depressed look, and said with his head in his arms: "It will take one day to send a letter from Wanling to Moling. Even if I lead the troops back immediately, Wanling is probably lost!"

Liu Yao comforted Wu Jing in turn and said, "Mr. Wu, there is no way out. Since Wanling cannot go back, why not~~You should go to Nanchang with me. Zhou Yu is so new Danyang County, and there is no power to attack Yuzhang in the short term. When we have settled in Yuzhang, I will send someone to borrow troops from my elder brother, the governor of Yanzhou, Liu Dai. At that time, the two armies joined forces to drive Zhou Yu back to Lujiang. You can still continue to be your Danyang prefect."

Wu Jing lowered his head and was silent for a while, and gritted his teeth and said, "I listen to Zhengligong! Zhou Yu, my son, I must avenge this revenge!"

"Stay the green mountains and don't worry about burning firewood." Liu Yao persuaded Wu Jing in this way, and at the same time convinced himself.

Wu Jing asked with some concern: "Our family is now in Zhou Yu's hands. I wonder how Zhou Yu will treat them?"

"I'm not afraid of this," Liu Yao's tone was quite affirmed, "The Zhou family is also a large clan in Lujiang, and people from aristocratic families are naturally responsible for their work. After all, Zhou Yu is the prefect of a county, not a bandit or a Yellow Turban thief. I think... he will treat them well. I'm afraid he will send troops to us in a while."
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