Chapter 77

And Sun Quan and Sun Shangxiang stayed in Chang'an.

Regarding Sun Quan, Sun Shiwann, Gu Yi naturally wouldn't care.

But Sun Shangxiang aroused Gu Yi’s strong interest.

However, at this time, Sun Shangxiang was still young.

Even if Gu Yi was a beast.

He couldn't be impatient now, right?

Therefore, Sun Shangxiang’s situation in the short term was still safe.

But if we talk about the long term, then I don't know.

A month passed in a hurry.

Kan Ze returned to Yuzhou and reported the situation to Sun Ce truthfully.

After listening, Sun Ce was so angry that he almost couldn't help but curse.

But soon.

The Liu Biao army from Xiangyang, Jingzhou, suddenly sent troops to attack Nanyang under the leadership of Cai Mao.

Nanyang was something Yuan Shu had worked hard to get.

How could he let Liu Biao have it for no reason?

Thus, Yuan Shu hurriedly sent troops to reinforce Nanyang.

Sun Ce decisively seized this opportunity and raided Yuan Shu’s lair, Runan.

Hearing the news, Yuan Shu had to withdraw troops from Nanyang again.

Cai Mao therefore took Nanyang.

Sun Ce also took the opportunity to capture many cities.

In the end, Yuan Shu became the only loser.

Of course, this does not mean that Yuan Shu would be unable to recover from this.

With the help of the Yuzhou noble clan group, Yuan Shu’s recovery ability could be called the pinnacle!

Whether it was Sun Ce or Liu Biao, they could at most cripple him in the short term, and it was impossible to eliminate him.

And the reason why Liu Biao sent troops to Nanyang.

Was precisely because Dong Zhuo followed Gu Yi’s plan and sent Jia Xu to Jingzhou.

Under Jia Xu’s bluffing.

Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and other leaders of the Jingzhou noble clan group couldn't wait to incite Liu Biao to send troops to attack Nanyang.

This led to the chaotic battle between Sun Ce, Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao.

And at the same time.

Chang'an received an unexpected piece of bad news!

In the Chancellor’s Mansion.

"Bang!"

Dong Zhuo kicked the table in front of him over.

"Niu Fu, you straw bag! You make me so angry!"

Dong Zhuo roared.

The sound even reached outside the Chancellor’s Mansion.

Yes.

Niu Fu was defeated, and it was a miserable defeat!

As the commander-in-chief of the expedition to Liangzhou, Niu Fu’s own troops numbered fifty thousand.

Plus the thirty thousand troops each of Li Jue and Guo Si.

The total number was close to one hundred and ten thousand.

And this did not count the twenty thousand troops under Xu Rong who were supporting Ma Teng.

If those twenty thousand were added.

The total force of this expedition would reach one hundred and thirty thousand!

But with such a large number of troops, Niu Fu actually suffered a defeat, which made it hard for Dong Zhuo to endure the anger in his heart.

"My lord, please calm down."

Li Ru and Gu Yi arrived together.

For such a big thing, Dong Zhuo naturally thought of notifying his eldest son-in-law and granddaughter’s husband first.

"This... Niu Fu’s defeat is too shameful!"

After reading the battle report.

Gu Yi couldn't help but complain.

It was really not that his emotional intelligence was low, but Niu Fu’s brain circuit was really hard to understand!

After entering Liangzhou, Niu Fu’s situation was very good at first.

Relying on old Dong’s prestige in Liangzhou.

Many Liangzhou noble clans didn't even need Niu Fu to send envoys to win them over.

They took the initiative to find the Dong Zhuo army and wanted to join it.

Maybe it was too smooth.

Leading Niu Fu to become more and more inflated.

Wanting to rely on his own ability to make a career.

He knew deep down that if he could settle Liangzhou with just the fifty thousand troops in his hands, he would definitely show off in front of his father-in-law old Dong!

But if he added the sixty thousand troops of Li Jue and Guo Si.

The military merit would shrink significantly.

Thus, Niu Fu made a decision he thought was very smart.

He took his fifty thousand troops and headed straight for Han Sui’s lair, Tianshui!

According to the intelligence Niu Fu had obtained before.

Han Sui was currently taking various small warlords in Liangzhou to besiege Ma Teng in Fufeng.

In other words, there were basically no defenders in Tianshui.

However.

Niu Fu really underestimated Han Sui too much.

How could Han Sui, known as the "Fox of Liangzhou," not leave enough troops to defend his lair, Tianshui, in advance?

Niu Fu attacked fiercely for two days, but still failed to capture Tianshui.

And at this time, Han Sui had already led some soldiers to withdraw from Fufeng and was planning to return to reinforce Tianshui.

Niu Fu listened to the advice of the dog-headed strategist under his command.

Planning to set up a formation in Jieting.

First break Han Sui, then come back to attack Tianshui!

The imagination was beautiful, but the reality was cruel.

Niu Fu had just set up defenses in Jieting with his troops.

Han Sui had already bypassed from another road!

And led his elite troops to raid Niu Fu’s baggage train!

Niu Fu had not left too much defense around the baggage train in order to speed up the march before.

Facing Han Sui’s elite troops at this moment, the result was imaginable.

Having lost the grain and baggage, Niu Fu had no choice but to hold Jieting.

But what was the use of holding?

The eating, drinking, and defecating of fifty thousand troops was not a small number every day.

The cunning Han Sui did not rush to fight a decisive battle with Niu Fu.

Instead, he deliberately besieged without attacking.

Until three days later, when the dry rations carried by Niu Fu’s army were completely exhausted, Han Sui ordered a general attack!