Chapter 120 - Sun Ces Begin His Counterattack (2) (1/2)
Chapter 120 – Sun Ce's Begin His Counterattack (2)
Translated by Bloodfalcon, Edited by Krayto
Eh, this fast?! Chen Gong and Lu Bu looked at each other. They know Sun Ce’s army's capabilities with 100,000 troops. They are kings on Yangtze River, but they truly didn’t think that his speed is so fast. Shucheng County has fallen into enemy hands.
“How can this be?!” Chen Gong's complexion become a little pale. Shucheng County in Lujiang is a big city, its size is not smaller than Wancheng city. Moreover, according to geographical advantage, Shucheng County’s position is very special. It’s located between Jiangdong and Central Plains.
“Report!!!! Milord, emergency report!!!” An emergency report was handed into Lu Bu's hand “Ehhh, we also lost Jias.h.i.+ County?!”
Lu Bu's army supply routes have been blocked completely. They come from Huangzhou city. Huangzhou has been occupied by Jiangdong's army. After Lu Bu conquered Huangzhou city, using Jing Province as a place to escape was no longer an option. We are in big trouble.
Now Shucheng County and Jias.h.i.+ County have both been lost, the escape route from Lujiang was completely blocked.
“How is Chen Deng?!” Chen Gong pinched the emergency letter. Shucheng County, Jias.h.i.+ County and s.h.i.+ting County was entrusted by Lu Bu to manage. That is because Chen Gong knows that Chen Deng's talent is pretty high, let alone three counties, even if Lu Bu gave him a province to manage, he will be able to do it very well. But from three counties, two counties have fallen.
“d.a.m.ned Zhou clan!!!!” Lu Bu read the third emergency letter with sullen expression. This time, the news no longer contained losing a county, but the emergency news stated that in a few weeks prior, s.h.i.+ting County's defenders who had no activity previously suddenly discovered enemy outside of s.h.i.+ting County, the banner that was flying above is the Zhou banner.
Zhou Yu is currently confronting Jiangxia and Jing Province's army, so now the one who besieged s.h.i.+ting County is definitely the Zhou clan of Shucheng County.
Those despicable n.o.bles pulled out 40,000 troops to take over Shucheng County and Jias.h.i.+ County.
This event explained well why Chen Deng was able to lose those two counties so quickly and his two familial generals died in battle and his location currently unknown. The city was not broken through from the outside, but instead self-destructed from the inside.
Lu Bu originally planned to subdue the Zhou clan, who knew that this Zhou clan was one step ahead of Lu Bu and took down his two counties.
“These d.a.m.n n.o.bles!!!” Lu Bu's face become much colder. How can Lu Bu not get angry?! This is the second time he was betrayed by n.o.bles. Previously when he was in Xu Province, he was sold out by Chen Deng and Chen Gui. This time Chen Deng was also played by the Zhou clan.
“We cannot afford to lose s.h.i.+ting County!!!” If Shucheng and Jias.h.i.+ is easily defensible, then s.h.i.+ting can be defended like guarding a pa.s.s. It was a very strategic place and its impregnability is just like Hulao Gate.
If s.h.i.+ting County was lost, Lu Bu’s army will be cornered like a turtle. Casualties for breakthrough and retreat will be too big.
Lu Bu's complexion sunk even further and said “Pa.s.s my military command, order for Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to see me NOW!”
Shortly after that, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun arrived in Wancheng city office hall to discuss official business.
“Zhang Liao, you bring Bing Province Heavy Cavalry and rush toward s.h.i.+ting County. Rescue s.h.i.+ting at any cost!” From Wancheng city to s.h.i.+ting is quite a distance, and the one who can arrived there quickly is the Bing Province Heavy Cavalry.
“Gao Shun, you bring your Formation Breaker to follow Bing Province Heavy Cavalry. I do not want to see the Zhou clan again appear in Shucheng County!!!” Lu Bu said it with an angry tone. Exterminating the Chen clan proved to be insufficient, so he must also exterminate the Zhou clan. So all of you can see how dangerous it is to let a seed of chaos bloom.
“Yes sir!!!” They receive their order and leave ASAP.
“Let Zang Ba put his Taishan army on standby, await orders. He is to go with me to Wuwei Village!” Wuwei Village is the fisherman village near Chaohu Lake, which is also where Wancheng city naval HQ located. If Sun Ce lead his unit to land there, the damage will be too great.
All of Wancheng city armies is on the move. Bing Province Heavy Cavalry is the first one to leave the city, following after them was the Formation Breaker. Taishan Army also moved to Wuwei. Under Zang Ba's leaders.h.i.+p, suddenly those former Jiangxia soldiers who were initially very weak, got a sudden boost of strength.
Lu Bu army's movement naturally could not be hidden from the Wancheng city's n.o.bles, either small or big n.o.bles.
Zhou Yi's eldest son, Zhou Cheng is stationed in Wancheng city, he has frequently been paying attention to Lu Bu's army movement, frequently sending spy to get Intel on Lu Bu's army.
“Bing Province Heavy Cavalry is leaving the city along with the Formation Breaker. And Lu Bu also personally gone into action?!” Zhou Cheng is currently reading an Intel on Lu Bu’s army.
“Young master, is he coming toward us?!” One of Zhou clan's general inquired.
“Do not worry, it is not us!!!” Zhou Cheng shook his head. He is Zhou Yi's son, this year, his age is the same as Zhou Yu which is 24 years old. But from his infancy to adulthood, all that Zhou clan ever praised was only Zhou Yu, Zhou Gongjin. His grandfather and his father also said that Zhou Cheng had no achievement at all. So today, come an opportunity to make his name soar like Zhou Yu, how can he share it?
His goal is just like his father, making chaos from inside Wancheng city, so the governing power can be returned to Sun Ce and restoring its status as the connector between Jiangdong and the Central Plains.