System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

"We were completely unprepared."

Gao Shun sighed helplessly.

Is it their responsibility?

Yes, no.

Yes, because they are responsible for guarding the camp, any loss of the camp is their responsibility.

No, it’s because they really didn’t expect the enemy to use the navy, and they didn’t even include the enemy’s navy in their plans from the beginning.

Not to mention Gao Shun and Pang De, even Zhang Liao and Xu Huang didn't think of the navy.

After all, I have never come across it before, and I have rarely even heard of it.

Who could have imagined that the enemy would suddenly use this tactic?

"Alas, this matter can't be entirely blamed on you."

"I'll carry it."

Zhang Liao sighed, knowing that he had not considered this matter, so he took the responsibility directly.

"No, we all have responsibilities, and I can't be any worse."

Xu Huang spoke quickly.

He was the deputy general, responsible for assisting Zhang Liao in finding and filling in the gaps.

So Xu Huang did not give in and stood up immediately.

"Let's spend the night like this."

"The army will march tomorrow, so withdraw."

"This achievement...is not only in vain, I'm afraid it's even a mistake."

Zhang Liao was lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out.

He was quite open-minded and was not depressed by it.

If he could achieve merit once, he could achieve it a second time. If he missed it, he missed it. Anyway, the Jiangdong rats were always accurate in their attacks, so he never had to worry about not having military merits to earn.

the other side

Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others led their troops to retreat to Hefei.

Hefei is considered to be the most important military town in Jiangbei.

Once Hefei was lost, it would mean they had to retreat south of the Yangtze River.

As for Lujiang County, to put it bluntly, two-thirds of Lujiang County is mountainous, and there is almost nothing except the Dabie Mountains. There is no need to defend it at all.

"Bofu, eat something."

Zhou Yu held a bowl of porridge and looked at Sun Ce who was sitting on the couch in a daze, his eyes full of self-blame.

"Can't eat it."

"Nearly half of our troops were killed or wounded in this battle."

"Haha, more than 16,000 of Jiangdong's 30,000 elite soldiers were killed."

"The wealth I've accumulated over the past few years is almost gone."

Sun Ce laughed miserably as if he had lost his parents.

"Bofu, cheer up."

"If you lose your elite soldiers, you can train more, but if you lose your spirit, then it's all over."

Zhou Yu put the bowl of porridge aside, supported Sun Ce's shoulders with both hands, and encouraged him loudly.

"I suddenly understand why the Overlord refused to cross the river."

Sun Ce covered his face and said with a painful expression.

"We still have soldiers."

"Jiangdong still has 20,000 new troops."

"After several years of training and fighting in the mountains and the Yue, they have become an elite force."

"We are still young, why can't we start over?"

"Besides, isn't it much better now than it was back then?"

"When we entered Jiangdong, we didn't have an inch of land under our feet, and we only had a few thousand soldiers."

"Bofu, don't disappoint those who have high hopes for you."

“If you fail, start over again.”

Zhou Yu looked serious and tried to enlighten Sun Ce.

"Okay, I, Sun Ce, will never let you down."

Sun Ce nodded and said through gritted teeth.

The Battle of Jiujiang.

It seems that both Dong and Sun suffered casualties.

But in fact, it was Dong's army that won the victory, although Dong's army also suffered considerable casualties in this war, and even the camp was burned down by the enemy.

But the purpose of this operation has been achieved.

The lands of the two counties north of the Yangtze River all belong to the Dong family.

Even though Sun Ce was unwilling to give in, he was unable to fight again.

It was impossible to mobilize a large number of troops to garrison in Hefei in a short period of time, and the food and grass were not enough to support the army's defense.

Retreat is inevitable.

On the warship on Chaohu Lake, Sun Ce looked back at Hefei City.

His eyes were full of resentment.

The springboard to the north is gone!

"Don't look at it, Bofu. We will take it back someday."

Zhou Yu patted Sun Ce on the shoulder and comforted him.

"It's easy to say, but if that really happens, who knows how many casualties it will cost."

"Forget it, let's move on."

Sun Ce shook his head with a wry smile, sighed, and ordered the ship to set sail.

Nearly a hundred large and small warships set sail from Chaohu Lake along the Rushu River.

Hefei City was engulfed in flames, and the entire city turned into a sea of ​​fire.