Chapter 1920 Soldiers approaching the city
When the eunuch heard that Sun Xiu wanted to commit suicide, he was so scared that he was scattered and said, "Your Majesty, you can't do it. General Cavalry is defending the city. Maybe he can stop the Wei army. Your Majesty must not seek a short opinion of himself!"
Sun Xiu was stunned. Didn’t all the ministers have fled? There was still someone coming to defend the city? Wait, wasn’t General of Cavalry Sima Yi? When Sima Yi led his troops to surrender to Wu, the Wu court was overjoyed and gave Sima Yi the official position of General of Cavalry. However, although the General of Cavalry seemed to be a high-ranking official, it was actually just a false title. Sima Yi had no power except to mobilize some of his troops to attack.
Moreover, when Sun Jing was in power, he valued Sima Yichang very much, so the court undoubtedly labeled Sima Yichang as Sun Jing's confidant. If it weren't for Zhang Bulu Kang's choice to stand by and watch when he was killing Sun Jing, it would be possible that Sima Yichang would have fallen to the ground with Sun Jing at that time.
Although the court did not hold Sima Yi responsible in the end, he did not reward him at all, and his merits and demerits were offset. However, because of this matter, Sima Yi never gained the trust of Lord Wu Sun Xiu. Although he still had the title of General Cavalry, he was completely reborn.
Since the 30,000 troops brought by Sima Yichang when he surrendered were also completely lost in the Battle of Huainan, with only a few thousand troops left, Sun Xiu arranged Sima Yichang and his remaining troops to the Qinhuai River outside Jianye City, and temporarily stationed there, without letting him participate in Ding Feng's defensive plan.
Obviously, this is a cold treatment of Sima Yichang by Sun Xiu. After all, Sima Yichang was a surrendered general. At this moment, facing the overwhelming military of Wei, Sun Xiu still had some concerns about Sima Yichang. If Sima Yichang or his subordinate general colluded with the Wei army, it would be equivalent to laying a hidden danger on the Yangtze River defense line, and Sun Xiu had to be careful.
Knowing people but not their hearts. Although Sima Yichang and Cao Liang have deep hatred and there is little possibility of rebellion, his soldiers are all from Wei State, and no one can guarantee that these people can be reliable. So Sun Xiu finally chose to let Sima Yichang stand aside and arrange him to the bank of the Qinhuai River, which seems important but not very important.
Now that the navy is defeated, Ding Feng is killed, and the shore defense is lost, the situation is already broken, even Prime Minister Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing have fled, and other ministers and generals have even escaped, dispersed. In the huge Jianye City, Sun Xiu could not see any civil and military officials who could rely on.
But unexpectedly, Sima Yichang did not escape. Instead, when other generals fled out of the city, they led their troops back from outside the city to the city, walked in against the current, and assumed the responsibility of defending the city.
Sun Xiu laughed sadly at the sky and said, "I didn't expect that when the city was in a state of collapse, the only person who could stand up was the surrendered general Sima Yichang. It's such a big joke! Father, my child is incompetent. You have been holding on to the foundation of your life. Today, I will be ruined. In the nine springs, my child has no face to see you!"
Sun Xiu sighed at the sky, and was filled with grief and anger. A blood arrow gushed away, and his body fell backwards without any breath.
The eunuch was shocked and shouted: "Your Majesty has passed away-"
Unfortunately, there were noisy people outside the palace, and everyone in the palace was packing up their fine and soft belongings and running away in a hurry, so that no one paid attention to such shocking news.
At this moment, all the troops of the Wei army had broken through the river bank defense line. The navy fleet traveled back and forth several times in a day, transporting the troops from various infantry and cavalry camps of the Wei army continuously across the river and successively putting them into battle.
Although Ding Feng was brave, how could he defeat four hands with his fists? What's more, the Wei army's troops were far more than four hands. The Wei army that kept rushing to the south bank was like a tide. How could Ding Feng fight alone with his enemy dozens of times? The loss of the river bank was a foregone conclusion.
Dante Ting Feng fought to the death and eventually died for his country and sprinkled his blood on the bank of the Yangtze River. For Ding Feng, such an ending was the best ending. He used his blood to defend his reputation. The most brave general in Jiangdong was definitely not a false reputation.
Of course, there is another important reason, that is, Ding Feng hopes to do his last cotton thinness to create opportunities for Master Wu Sun Xiu to escape from Jianye. He persists here for a little longer, and the hope of Sun Xiu's escape has increased a little bit. This is the last bit of loyalty and righteousness he can do as a minister.
But what Ding Feng did not expect was that Sun Xiu had already reached the point where the lamp was dry and the oil was dry. The civil and military officials of the Wu Kingdom had long abandoned him. Sun Xiu became ill and became a real lonely man. No matter how much time Ding Feng could delay, it would have no meaning.
Ding Feng was injured dozens of times, stained with blood in the robe and armor, but he would not fall down easily without shedding the last drop of blood.
At the last moment of the battle, there was no more subordinate by Ding Feng's side. He was trapped in the siege of the Wei army. The Wei army ordered him to surrender, but Ding Feng just smiled contemptuously. Although he was defeated in this battle today, countless Wei soldiers who also died under his sword were able to hold so many people to the back. Even if they died, it would be worth it.
Ding Feng finally fell into a pool of blood, but his face was full of regret, no fear or pain. Even if he was finally killed in battle, he still smiled.
Because Ding Feng killed many Wei soldiers, even after he died in battle, the Wei soldiers were still very angry and wanted to dismember him and resent him for revenge.
But Yang Hu stopped the soldiers' actions and asked someone to bury Ding Feng's body and prepare to be buried with a grand funeral. The real warrior will always be worthy of respect from his opponents. Ding Feng's heroic battle and would rather die than surrender, which made Yang Hu admire him very much.
After breaking through the Jiang defense, Jianye City was right in front of him. All the troops of the Wei army became excited at this moment. Whoever attacked the capital of Wu first would be a huge contribution. No one was willing to miss such an opportunity. All the troops rushed forward and rushed to Jianye City in one breath.
At this moment, the Wu army was defeated like a mountain. After Ding Feng died in battle, the Wu army was even more defeated and fled one after another, and the chaos was in chaos. The Wei army's various troops swept across the fallen leaves like the autumn wind swept across the leaves, sweeping across the road. At dusk, they had already reached the foot of Jianye City.
Originally, I thought Jianye City had become an unguarded city, and the Wei army could easily attack the city and take over the capital of Wu. However, unexpectedly, when the Wei army reached the city, they found that the city gate was closed, and arrows shot down from the city, blocking the Wei army under the city and not allowed to enter the city.
Chapter completed!