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Chapter 2740 The 27080 Plan Can't Keep Up with Changes!
Zhou Tai was deeply shocked when he saw the fighting style of the soldiers of the Bandit Suppression Command from afar. He never expected that there were such brave and valiant men in the world.

What are they for?
What benefits did Wang Yue give them?
If the Jiangdong soldiers had blocked Zhang Liao with the same fearlessness when they attacked Hefei, how could they have given Zhang Liao the opportunity to get close to Sun Quan?
With such soldiers protecting him, Sun Quan was no longer forced to flee, which caused other generals to want to rescue him, throwing the entire formation into chaos.

Li Dian, Le Jin, and others had no chance to press their advantage and were utterly defeated, making them a laughingstock of the world!
By this time, Zhou Tai had given up all hope. He knew that with such soldiers around, Jiangdong had no hope.

Therefore, as the general of the Sun family, Zhou Tai decided to make more contributions to ensure the continuation of the Sun family line.

Zhou Tai then bowed to Wang Yue and said solemnly, "Governor, this humble general requests to fight!"

Seeing Zhou Tai's performance, the other soldiers from Jiangdong also volunteered to fight.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Wang Yue cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to the crowd and solemnly said, "I'll be waiting to go to Xiapi City to celebrate our victory!"

"Here!"

After Zhou Tai and the others agreed, they immediately led their personal guards to the front and headed towards the Xuzhou army with their soldiers.

Li Dian was also very shrewd. When he saw the catapults return to normal, he knew that Zhang Liao was doomed!

Therefore, Li Dian immediately covered the rear, ordering the soldiers to retreat back into the city to search for Yue Jin.

However, before the deputy general assigned by Li Dian could reinforce the rearguard position, the gates of Xuzhou suddenly opened, and Le Jin led his men out in single file, quickly rejoining Li Dian.

When the city gates opened and soldiers surged out of the city, Li Dian's heart sank, knowing that Xiapi was doomed!
But he still asked, unwilling to give up, "What exactly happened in the city?"

Le Jin said with great shame, "I was just worried that Zhang Bao and Guan Ping's army would cut off your retreat, so I transferred the archers in the city here to be ready to support you at any time."

Unexpectedly, Guan Yu's second son, Guan Xing, suddenly appeared north of Xiapi with 2 soldiers.

I only arranged for a little over a thousand men to guard the city. By the time I received the notification, the city gates had already been breached, and it was too late to block them.

I was worried that even the south gate would eventually be captured, so I went straight out of the city to meet you.

Where is General Wen Yuan?

Li Dian sighed and said, "They have most likely died for their country. I will cover the rear, and you lead the retreat. This battle is definitely lost. Take as many men as you can with you."

Knowing the urgency of the situation, Yue Jin didn't say much. He immediately led his personal guard to charge into the enemy lines, with the other soldiers following behind, breaking through Zhang Bao's army to the east.

Zhang Bao had already received news of Guan Xing's entry into the city, so he was arranging for some men to cooperate in breaking through the eastern city gate, while also launching continuous attacks on Li Dian from the flank. In a moment of carelessness, Le Jin tore open a gap in the defenses.

When Zhang Bao tried to block the breach again, he was met with a desperate counterattack from the Wei soldiers. Although he managed to block the breach through a strong attack, more than 10,000 people still escaped.

Because there were still nearly 2 people inside the encirclement, who were still fighting desperately under Li Dian's organization, Zhang Bao had no intention of pursuing them. He simply sent two thousand cavalrymen to keep watch at a distance, keeping track of Le Jin's retreat direction.

After Le Jin left, the remaining soldiers fell into despair. Even with Li Dian in command, their fighting strength dropped significantly. Furthermore, the catapults began firing with unerring accuracy, something they had never experienced before, causing their formation to become increasingly chaotic. Even so, it was already two hours later when the battle officially ended.

Wang Yue, Guan Ping, and Zhang Bao left Guan Xing to garrison in the city. The three of them split up and swept through the entire Xuzhou in less than three days.

Meanwhile, Le Jin and his more than 10,000 soldiers joined forces with Zang Ba, relying on Taishan County to prepare for a desperate resistance.

In fact, at the beginning of the Battle of Xuzhou, Zang Ba personally led a group of people to Xuchang to provide support.

As a result, just as Zang Ba arrived in Chen, the city of Chen fell. Man Chong was captured alive by Guan Yu, and Zang Ba was blocked by Liu Feng, so he could only fight and retreat.

Knowing that Xuzhou had not yet been captured, Guan Yu sent Liu Feng to Chenliu to put pressure on Wei, while he himself pursued Zang Ba all the way to Taishan County.

Therefore, by the time Zang Ba and Yue Jin reunited, they already knew that Xuzhou had been lost, and Guan Yu naturally knew this as well.

Therefore, Guan Yu was even less anxious. He simply stationed his troops outside the city and sent out cavalry to patrol the surrounding area, closely monitoring the movements of Taishan County.

In just three days, Wang Yue had already led his army to Taishan County. After meeting Guan Yu, he left Guan Yu to wait for Guan Ping and Zhang Bao, and then led his men towards Qingzhou.

The reason Wang Yue was not in a hurry to attack Taishan County was entirely because the catapults had not yet been delivered.

Although most of the catapult troops established by Wang Yue were auxiliary soldiers, their effectiveness was terrifying. Therefore, waiting a few days for the catapults would reduce losses.

Moreover, after the catapults were put into widespread use, the original plans had to be brought forward.

Therefore, Wang Yue entrusted the task of capturing Taishan County to Zhang Bao and Guan Ping, while he himself went to take over Qingzhou, thus cutting off the Taishan army's retreat and preparing for the attack on Jizhou.

Zang Ba was originally quite confident, after all, Taishan County was his territory. Back then, he and the others from Taishan were the largest bandit force in the country, and they almost took Taishan County for themselves.

Now that all the other bandits have been wiped out, Zang Ba has essentially taken control of the entire Taishan County. He doesn't believe anyone can destroy him in Taishan County.

To Zang Ba's surprise, while Wang Yue was leading his army to sweep through Qingzhou, Zhang Bao and Guan Ping arrived five days later with thousands of catapults.

Guan Yu had prepared various stones in advance, and after the catapults arrived, the huge stones were continuously thrown into the city like raindrops.

Zang Ba finally sensed Li Dian's frustration, as hundreds of people were dying almost every minute.

After Zangba and Lejin joined forces, they originally had more than 3 elite soldiers. These people were originally trapped in a city, and with ample food, they could hold out for a year or two.

As a result, Zangba's soldiers lost three to five thousand men in just one day, and the long-neglected city walls were even smashed with large holes, and even the city gates were broken.

(End of this chapter)