"Kill!!"
Clad in armor, Shi Ji roared in fury, then led his army charging out.
The Cao troops in the distance suddenly cleared a path, moving in perfect concert, as though they had no desire to fight them at all.
Shi Ji gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with grief.
But he did not hesitate. Leading his army onward in their charge, he swiftly broke out, fighting his way through the encirclement of Wang Ji's army.
On a raised platform in the distance, Wang Ji watched Shi Ji's army break through his defensive line, yet not a ripple crossed his face.
Shi Ji had abandoned Jiangling of his own accord.
Their warships were on the river to receive them, and they were preparing to retreat to Lexiang.
Lexiang lay directly across the river from Jiangling.
That was what made Wang Ji's way of fighting so sickening: even knowing he was jumping into Wang Ji's trap, he had no choice but to jump.
Jiangling could not hold out much longer.
If Shi Ji died in Jiangling, all of Jingzhou would lose its commander-even the entire Wu Kingdom would lose its supreme commander!
The Wu Kingdom had no supreme commander now!
Lu Kang was still very young. Even if the Wu emperor had the discerning eye to recognize his talent and promoted him, the generals across the land would not necessarily accept his authority.
The veteran Ding Feng barely qualified, but he had always commanded a single army independently and had no experience commanding multiple armies.
Shi Ji knew he could not keep dragging this out. With no other choice, he could only abandon Jiangling and retreat to Lexiang, fully exploit his navy's advantage, reestablish contact with the various regions, and beat back the enemy offensive.
And this was precisely what Wang