716 Attacking Chaisang (1/2)
Chapter 716-Attacking Chaisang
Translator: ryangohsf
Editor: Nora
”What's the other path mister is referring to?” Ouyang Shuo asked.
”Attack Chaisang.” Jia Xu went straight to the point, ”Chaisang current has no troops. If we plan it well, we can definitely break in. The moment Chaisang falls, the danger at Yizhou will be resolved.”
Ouyang Shuo smiled and nodded, ”Mister that was exactly what I was thinking. Send the order, swiftly clear the battlefield. Rest for a day in Red Cliff; then, we will strike Chaisang!”
”Yes Monarch!” Zheng He went to execute the orders.
Ouyang Shuo summoned the messenger, asking him to send a letter to Feng Qiuhuang, ”Defend for ten days and the situation will change.”
Xunyang Prefecture, Chaisang.
Changjiang River flowed to the foot of Lushan and was connected to Poyang Lake before reaching Chaisang.
Chaisang was called Jiu Jiang now, guarding the throat of Changjiang and was a place that militants would always fight for.
Before Red Cliff, Chaisang was the governing area of the Jiangdong Organization. It looked over Jiangxia; the goal was to take down Huang Zu. Zhou Yu trained the Jiangdong Navy in Poyang Lake to keep up with the times.
After the death of Huang Zu, Chaisang was still a place where attention was focused on.
After five days of travel, the voyage squadron finally reached outside Chaisang City. The squadron suddenly appeared from the mist. Ouyang Shuo held his sword and had his cape on; overall, he looked decidedly majestic.
”Send someone to tell Sun Quan to come out and surrender. As long as he uses Zhou Yu to exchange, I will not massacre them. If he does not, let the Chaisang people die with him!” Ouyang Shuo proclaimed emotionlessly.
”Understood!” Jia Xu received the order.
Jia Xu believed that the Monarch would follow his words, but he hoped that Sun Quan would be more defiant.
Chaisang City was built up in the water and was surrounded by water on all four sides. To an army, Chaisang was definitely something that was hard to attack. But to the voyage squadron, it was the easiest to take down.
The squadron just needed to get close and the cannons would be able to destroy the city wall. As they had cannon platforms on the warships, the cannons could shoot over the city wall and shoot inside the city.
That killing strength was something that Chaisang could not block no matter what.
Hence, when the golden dragon flag fluttered outside Chaisang City, the people in the city were shocked.
”They have nefarious intentions!”
”What warship is that? I have never seen it before!”
”I'm guessing they are the ones who destroyed the Lu Su and Huang Gai Armies.”
”Then aren't we dead?!”
The people panicked.
After a short while, the Shanhai City envoy sent over the letter telling Sun Quan to surrender.
When Sun Quan saw the letter, he immediately tore it into half, ”They dare bully us Jiangdong despite having no one?”
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City Lord's Manor, meeting hall.
The young Sun Quan sat with a solemn expression, ”An enemy has arrived. Do any of you have any good ideas?” Sun Quan was angry, but he truly did not dare to underestimate the enemy.
However, wanting him to walk out and surrender was impossible. A king naturally had the dignity of a king.
Facing the question, the civil servants and generals all looked at one another. The true great generals in Jiangdong had already left, and only the lesser ones were left. Hence, how could they come up with any good tactics?
The only important minister, Zhang Zhao, even supported surrender.
Sun Quan truly was at an unlucky time.
The central pillar of the Wu Country was Lu Xun; however, he was not currently valued by Sun Quan. He was thousands of miles away, slowly gaining experience and had not shown himself.
Jiangdong was obviously not unfamiliar with the Shanhai Squadron. The Lu Su Army and Huang Gai Army had both fallen at their hands. Most recently, some news even reported that the Liu Bei Army had also fallen to them.
No matter how they saw it, they had no chance of winning.
”Why, did the enemy terrify all of you?” Sun Quan was furious, his aura overbearing.
The young ruler still could not control his aura.
They panicked and muttered, not daring to speak up, ”Lord, do not be angry!”
”Hen!” Sun Quan was extremely unhappy.
Just at this moment, a young man stepped out, ”I can give it a try!”
The young man became the focus of everyone all of a sudden.
It was actually the only player Lord in Chaisang - Xunlong Dianxue.
”Oh, you have a plan?” Sun Quan's expression became gentler.
”I have a past with Qiyue Wuyi, so I can try to convince him to retreat.” Xunlong Dianxue smacked his chest and said. However, he turned to look at Zhang Zhao.
During this battle, Xunlong Dianxue truly did not go all out and mix with Xiong Ba and the others. He led his troops to Chaisang to try to recruit Zhang Zhao.
Although Zhang Zhao supported surrendering during the Battle of Red Cliff, his reason did make sense. When Sun Quan had started out, he was already an official under his camp and was truly all rounded.
Zhang Zhao was truly a talented person. Such a talented person was all the more suitable to raising the administrative and military level of Xunlong City.
On this point, Xunlong Dianxue had planned it all out.
During this period of time, Xunlong Dianxue had used his talents at quests to get close to Zhang Zhao; he had obtained good progress. Helplessly, Zhang Zhao had not given him a definite answer, making him feel anxious.
The Jiangdong problem in front of him was a chance for Xunlong Dianxue.
Xunlong Dianxue believed that to help him recruit Zhang Zhao, Ouyang Shuo would give him face. The two of them could use this chance to get rid of their personal problems, killing two birds with one stone.
As expected, Zhang Zhao turned around to look at Xunlong Dianxue and nodded.
When he saw this reaction, his heart calmed down.