Chapter 290

"Old General, this is merely the opponent's strategy of increasing stoves to hide a reduction in troops!"

Zhou Yu spoke dismissively!

These lit cooking fires were nothing more than an attempt to deceive them!

Did they think such a trick of increasing stoves to hide a troop reduction could fool him, Zhou Yu?

He was certain that Lin Yang had run out of grain and was about to run away!

Zhou Yu was so firm that the others nearby said nothing more!

Two days later, in the dead of night

"Pass the order down, the great army is to withdraw!"

In Lin Yang's camp, Taishi Ci looked at the fifteen thousand-plus troops under his command and shouted aloud!

After these days of retreating, the army now only had this mere ten thousand-plus troops!

Following Taishi Ci's order, the ten thousand-plus troops quickly assembled and headed toward Xianxialing!

The great army withdrew, moving toward the rear in a vast, imposing manner!

Taking advantage of the cover of night, Taishi Ci, walking at the front, vigilantly observed his surroundings!

"Kill... kill... kill....."

Not long after they had advanced, torches lit up in the forests on both sides, and sounds of slaughter emerged from within!

"Taishi Ziyi, we have been waiting for a long time!"

A hearty shout rang out, and Sun Jian was seen leading Zhou Yu and others, directly commanding thirty thousand troops to ambush them!

"Damn it, the great army is to retreat!"

Seeing Sun Jian and the others charging, Taishi Ci had no intention of fighting; he blocked the charging soldiers with his own horse and spear, then ordered the many soldiers to retreat!

"Clang!"

After clashing with old generals like Han Dang, Taishi Ci parried with his spear and quickly whipped his horse to flee!

In this brief clash, more than two thousand of Taishi Ci's ten thousand-plus troops were left behind!

"Hmph, the whole army is to pursue and kill; do not let Taishi Ziyi escape!"

With a cold shout, Sun Jian immediately commanded the thirty thousand troops to pursue quickly!

Taishi Ziyi's troops were all starving soldiers without grain!

As long as he caught up, he could crush the opponent's soldiers!

Then, driving straight in and catching up to Lin Yang and the others, he could settle the fate of Yangzhou in one battle!

"Kill..... kill..... kill...."

Roars echoed, and for a time, the fleeing Taishi Ziyi gritted his teeth and headed toward Xianxialing!

Under the continuous pursuit, the sky began to brighten!

Stepping into Xianxialing, a smile appeared on Taishi Ci's face!

After fleeing for more than two hours, he had finally arrived here!

"Soldiers, once we cross this mountain range, we will be safe!"

Seeing that only ten thousand soldiers were following him, Taishi Ci's heart was bleeding!

However!

If you don't risk the child, you won't catch the wolf!

As the ten thousand troops quickly crossed Xianxialing, a huge rumbling sound erupted from the rear!

"Taishi Ziyi, today this place shall be your burial ground!"

Sun Jian, Han Dang, and others, who had pursued all the way, saw Taishi Ci's army right before their eyes, and their eyes gleamed!

Now that the road here was difficult, Taishi Ci had nowhere left to flee!

Among the crowd, only Zhou Yu frowned at this moment!

Something was wrong!

What exactly was wrong?

"Pah, Sun Wentai, you are not qualified to take my life!"

Cursing, Taishi Ci looked at the pursuing Sun Jian and stopped acting!

Now that the opponent's great army had arrived, he could fully engage them in battle!

"Soldiers, follow me and kill!"

Accompanied by a loud shout, the next moment, Taishi Ci directly led the ten thousand troops to collide with Sun Jian's vanguard!

"Clang... clang... clang....."

In an instant, the two armies collided, swords and spears danced, and the tragic scene of slaughter instantly caused the frowning Zhou Yu's expression to change!

Wrong!

These people had fled the whole way; how could they still be so valiant?

In an instant, scanning the scene, he saw that the soldiers under Taishi Ci were all vigorous and full of strength, showing no signs of being famished!

"Bad, my lord, this Lin Yang has not run out of grain!"

In an instant, Zhou Yu reacted!

No wonder he felt something was wrong throughout this pursuit!

So the problem was here!

If Lin Yang's army were truly short on grain, these troops would have been caught by them long ago!

It was impossible for them to have the strength to flee to this place!

Wait, this place!

Zhou Yu's gaze swept across the surrounding hills, and his vigilance surged!

"My lord, bad, we have fallen into an ambush!"

Zhou Yu exclaimed, and the next moment, he saw giant rocks and rolling logs being hurled from the hills on both sides toward Sun Jian's center army!

"Boom..... boom..... boom......"

Under the deafening sounds, giant rocks and logs smashed into the center army, causing the soldiers to wail!

"Kill, whoever captures Sun Jian alive will be rewarded with a thousand gold and promoted three ranks!"

Accompanied by the loud shout, the next moment, Dian Wei led four thousand iron-clad spiral-pattern troops and charged straight down from the hillside!

Such a scene left Zhou Yu stunned!

Why were his soldiers still so fierce when there was no grain?