I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 225, Liu Bei vs. Sun Jian
Sun Jian now felt that he was breathing much more freely.

What kind of celebrity is Wang Rui, but he is just an incompetent waste, an idiot.If it weren't for his family background, it would be impossible for Wang Rui to be the governor of Jingzhou. Even a rebellious star could not be put down. If he helped him put down the rebellion by himself, it would be fine if he didn't say thank you. Wufu also said that he would be impeached for crossing the border without authorization.

Just like that, he deserves to be a celebrity. He is simply a sinister villain. However, such a villain has great power. He has been suppressed all these years and has no place to vent his anger. This time he hacked Wang Rui to death as an outlet for himself.

To be honest, he was still a little apprehensive when he killed Wang Rui just now, but after he led the army to Xiangyang City, he found that although Jingzhou was shocked by his killing Wang Rui, it was just shock and there was nothing he could do about it.

Xiangyang Ling was even more worried that he would attack Xiangyang City, and even gave him tens of thousands of shi of grain, just begging him to leave Xiangyang as soon as possible, and it was even more impossible for the court to punish him, because Dong Zhuo occupied the court, and they no longer recognized the court. In other words, even if he killed the governor of Jingzhou, no one could punish him.

At this time, Sun Jian suddenly realized that the rules of the world have changed, and in the future, the soldiers will be strong and the horses will be the king!Family background is never as useful as it used to be!
But Cheng Pu said worriedly: "Wentai, after all, Wang Rui has a prominent family background and great influence in the court. If the court pursues it in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to afford it!"

Cheng Pu, courtesy name Demou, was born in Tuyin, Youbeiping. He served as an official in the prefecture and county in his early years. He was quite handsome, strategic, and good at answering questions.It's a pity that although Cheng Pu is talented, he came from a poor family and his official career has not been smooth.

In the first year of Zhongping, the Great Han put down the Yellow Turban Uprising, and Xiliang began to rebel again. Cheng Pu followed Gongsun Zan to Xiliang to fight in order to fight for his family background. Suffering a serious injury, he had to stay in Xiliang to recuperate, and then met Sun Jian, and the two were congenial, Cheng Pu became Sun Jian's subordinate, followed Sun Jian to fight everywhere, made many military exploits, and now he has become a captain.

Sun Jian said: "Now Dong Zhuo is in chaos and the country is in danger. Those who follow Dong Zhuo are rebellious ministers who are disastrous to the country and the people, and the rebellious ministers and thieves can be punished by everyone! I punish the rebellious ministers, who dares to say anything?"

Cheng Pu looked melancholy, my lord, don't you realize that you are more like a traitor!

Sun Jian continued: "When I rescue the Son of Heaven, will the court still hold me accountable for this small mistake!"

Han Dang said with a smile: "Now the three princes are all strong soldiers and horses. If Duke Ming really drives Dong Zhuo away, he can replace Dong Zhuo. He Dong Zhuo has become the Prime Minister of the country. Could it be that Duke Ming can't do it!"

Han Dang, courtesy name Yigong, was born in Lingzhi County, Liaoxi County. He has excellent martial arts skills and outstanding arrows. Han Dang also found it difficult to get ahead in his hometown, so he went to Luoyang City, hoping to find someone who appreciates him so that he can get ahead.Then I met Sun Jian who was still studying, and was dormant by Sun Jian's martial arts, and recognized Sun Jian as the boss, and has been following him ever since!
I have to say here that even though the nobles are scolding Dong Zhuo, many generals still regard Dong Zhuo as an idol!

Back then, Duan Yan could only be a Taiwei, and he was hired by the eunuch party.But now Dong Zhuo can become the prime minister of the country and take charge of the regime of the entire Han Dynasty, which is unique among the warriors. All the warriors in the world have discovered that if they want power, they can live by relying on the soldiers and horses in their hands.

Huang Gai also said: "Ming Gong, instead of helping the Yuan Clan to fight the world, it is better for us to fight the world by ourselves. What right does Yuan Shao have to call himself a chariot general? Has he ever fought? He relied on an inexplicable edict Officials can be distributed, and any time my officials can be appointed by themselves! Why don't we stay in Nanjun and use Nanjun as the foundation to capture the entire Jingzhou!"

Huang Gai, courtesy name Gongfu, was born in Quanling, Lingling. He was originally a descendant of Nanyang prefect Huang Zilian, but his family was separated, and Huang Gai's grandfather moved to Lingling to live.Later, all the villagers died, and Huang Gai's life was difficult, but he still had great ambitions. Although he was poor, he often paid his salary to guard himself, and he also studied books and learned the art of war by himself.After that, he served as a county official, was inspected as Xiaolian, and was promoted to the government.When Sun Jian was attacking Ou Xing, he found Huang Gai's martial arts skills and commanding ability outstanding, so he appointed him as the army's Sima.

But Sun Jian said, "I am magnanimous. I look up to the sky and bow down to the ground. The reason why I killed Wang Rui was because he joined Dong Zhuo and blocked our Qing Dynasty. If I occupy Jingzhou now, everyone in the world will think that I am for Jingzhou. Wang Rui was killed only in his own territory, so I also became a rebellious official like Dong Zhuo!"

Sun Jian knew that now was not the time to occupy Jingzhou. He didn't have much reputation. Even if he occupied Jingzhou, not many people would admire him. I look down on the prefects of Jingzhou, because none of them can fight. At the beginning, the power of Jingzhou could not be calmed down by a district star.
It took Sun Jian three days to cross the Han River, and then Sun Jian took Cheng Pu as the vanguard and marched all the way to Luyang.

But after walking for less than three days, Cheng Pu discovered that there was an elite cavalry in front of their army!

Cheng Pu was very surprised. How could there be thousands of cavalry in Jingzhou?
Jingzhou is located in the south, and there are very few cavalry, let alone thousands of cavalry. Generally, only the northern regions can support so many cavalry.

After he personally led someone to capture a cavalryman, he realized that this was the subordinate of Zhennan General Liu Xuande, and that Liu Bei was leading an army of [-] to attack them!
When Cheng Pu got the news, he immediately sent Tan Ma to inform Sun Jian, and he carefully led his army forward slowly, and Tan Ma was released 30 miles away. He is from Youzhou, so he naturally knows the consequences of encountering thousands of cavalry on the plain. , if you are not careful, your vanguard will be swallowed by the enemy!
After Zhao Yun intercepted Sun Jian's army in Chaoyang County in advance, he immediately sent scouts to report to Liu Bei and the others that he had found Sun Jian.At the same time, he dispersed the cavalry and kept intercepting the probing horses who shot Cheng Pu to death.

Compared with riding skills, the cavalry in Jiangnan and Zhao Yun's cavalry in Xiliang are far behind. In less than three days, Cheng Pu's scouts killed hundreds of people, and the rest of the scouts were so suppressed that they couldn't travel more than 10 miles. Within a wide range, Cheng Pu's rectification army has become deaf and blind, and they can't detect any information!

However, Zhao Yun sent scouts to investigate the surrounding terrain and geography within a radius of 50 miles in Chaoyang County.Zhao Yun discovered that Chaoyang is surrounded by a rare plain in Nanyang County, which is suitable for cavalry to gallop and is the best battlefield for cavalry!He thought that if they used this as a battlefield, they could use their cavalry power to defeat Sun Jian.

At the same time, Sun Jian also got the news that Liu Bei had come to Nanyang County in the rear!

He was taken aback and said, "How did Liu Bei appear in Nanyang County? Isn't he in Xiliang?"

It's no wonder Sun Jian was surprised. Xiliang is not to mention thousands of miles away from Nanyang, but there are still thousands of miles. He couldn't understand why Liu Bei would appear here.

Zhu Zhi worried: "Dong Zhuo must have sent Liu Bei here. General, don't forget that Yuan Shu still occupies Luyang. Now we are defending Yuan Shu. Liu Bei is a famous general in hundreds of battles, and the army in his hands is an elite that has been fighting for several years. There are thousands of cavalry in our hands, I am afraid that it will be difficult for our army to defeat Liu Bei!"

Sun Jian and other generals were also worried!Sun Jian's hands are all Jiangnan soldiers, so it's impossible to compare their combat effectiveness with Xiliang soldiers, not to mention that Sun Jian's real elite here is only 1 in Sun Jian's hands, which he has trained for several years, but even these elites , and may not be the opponent of the Xiliang soldiers. As far as the stage of the big man is concerned, except for Xu Wei, the traverser, the Xiliang soldiers are the strongest arms of the big man!

Sun Jian thought for a while and said: "We are now crusading against national traitors. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, it's fine if Liu Bei doesn't help us. How dare he help the tyrant!"

Zhu Zhi rolled his eyes when he heard this, and saw that there was a clan member of the Han Dynasty who was attacking Dong Zhuo, that idiot Liu Dai didn't count, in Liu Bei's eyes we are the real national thieves!
Huang Gai thought for a while and said: "Although Liu Bei has cavalry, Jingzhou's water network is densely covered. Generals, we can retreat one after another, occupy Fancheng, and rely on Fancheng to resist Liu Bei's army. At the same time, send someone to inform Yuan Shu to lead the army to encircle Liu Bei. We are an army of 7 attacking Liu Bei's army of [-], even though Liu Bei has Xiliang elites in his hands, the advantage is still on our side!"

But Sun Jian didn't want to just retreat like this. He went to the Central Plains to make a name for himself. Now he retreated before fighting Liu Bei. What a thing!
Sun Jian said firmly: "This is the south, not Xiliang. The power of the cavalry is not as great as everyone imagined. We marched all the way along the Feishui River, so that Liu Bei and his cavalry could not exert their power! Liu Bei's 3 Xiliang soldiers will definitely come to Nanyang. The climate is not acclimatized, and it is impossible to exert all of our combat power. With the 3 troops in our hands, we may not be able to defeat Liu Bei's [-] Xiliang soldiers!"

I am a descendant of my grandson, so my command ability must be better than Liu Bei's!

Under Sun Jian's insistence, Huang Gai and others had no choice but to continue to advance with the army, but Sun Jian was worried that Cheng Pu's 5000 vanguard would be defeated by Zhao Yun's cavalry, so Cheng Pu and the main force joined together, and Sun Jian's [-] troops joined together, allowing Zhao Yun No chance to attack.

Of course, Zhao Yun also used cavalry to restrain Sun Jian. Sun Jian's army marched at a speed of no more than 20 miles a day, and it took several days to reach the vicinity of Xinye.

At this time, Liu Bei also led his main force to intercept Sun Jian's army, and the two armies confronted each other on the outskirts of Xinye!
The two sides tacitly repaired for a day.

next day
Both Sun Jian and Liu Bei dispatched their entire army, and in the suburbs of Xinye, the two armies met less than 5 miles away to confront each other!
Sun Jian took the lead and said, "I also invite Liu Xuande to come out and answer!"

Liu Bei flattered his horse and said, "Sun Jian, the late emperor treated you well. He enshrined you as the prefect of Changsha, Marquis of Wucheng. You repay the late emperor by rebelling against the imperial court!"

Sun Jian yelled: "Liu Xuande, don't spit blood on people. It is precisely to repay the late emperor that I want to attack Dong Zhuo, a treacherous official. What Dong Zhuo has done is already outraged. Liu Bei, as a member of the Han family, you don't want to repay the late emperor. , rescued His Majesty from Dong Zhuo, and still attacked us righteous people, you are really a descendant of the Liu family!"

Liu Bei said angrily: "You killed Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, to serve the late emperor?"

Sun Jian said: "Wang Rui has taken refuge in Dong Zhuo, such a rebellious minister and traitor can be punished by everyone!"

Liu Bei said angrily: "I think you, Sun Jian, are the traitor of a rebellious minister. I am still a big man, so it is not up to a rebellious minister like you to be presumptuous!"

Sun Jian said helplessly: "If the way is different and we don't conspire with each other, then we can only see the real skills on the battlefield!"

After speaking, Sun Jian returned to the army, and Liu Bei also returned to his army!
"Boom, boom, boom" the attack drum roared!The armies of both sides are constantly approaching!

Liu Bei divided Zhao Yun's 5000 cavalry into two groups. On both sides of the army, they swam around Sun Jian's army, waiting for Sun Jian to show his flaws and completely defeat them.The central phalanx, led by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, kept approaching Sun Jian's troops.

After the armies of both sides approached within a hundred paces, both Zhang Fei and Guan Yu stopped the army from advancing.

Instead, he shouted: "Archers shoot!"

"Shhhhhhh!" Tens of thousands of bows and arrows shot at Sun Jian's army formation.

And Sun Jian also commanded his army to shoot at Liu Bei's phalanx!
Soldiers from both sides fell under the rain of bows and arrows, but Liu Bei's army was equipped with a lot of ceramic armor, and leather armor was more than Sun Jian's army. After all, it is easy to obtain cowhide in Xiliang, and the price of cowhide armor is several times cheaper than Jingzhou in the south. .

So in this round of bow and arrow shooting, Sun Jian fell thousands of soldiers, but Liu Bei only fell 200-300 soldiers!
After three rounds of shooting by the archers on both sides, the bows and arrows were exhausted, so the soldiers moved on!
Sun Jian called his messenger and said, "Let Cheng Pu test the strength of Liu Bei's army!"

The messenger immediately ran to the Cheng Pu camp to deliver the order!
Cheng Pu shouted after hearing Sun Jian's order: "Brothers follow me to kill the enemy!"

"Kill, kill, kill!" Cheng Pu's soldiers shouted with high morale!
Amidst the fierce drumming, 5000 soldiers from Chengpu followed him out of battle slowly, and came to the forefront of the battlefield. The soldiers shouted loudly to release their fear!Boost the morale of your army!

After Liu Bei saw the movement of Sun Jian's army, he ordered Zhang to fight!
Zhang Fei waved his spear and said with a smile: "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!"

The 5000 soldiers also shouted in high spirits: "Kill!"

Then Zhang Fei led 5000 soldiers to charge towards the Chengpu phalanx. The soldiers around Zhang Fei also quickly followed behind Zhang Fei. The 5000 soldiers quickly transformed from a square formation into a conical formation, and the sharpest cone was Zhang Fei. I!
In the wild, the soldiers on both sides were shouting heartily, and the two armies kept approaching.

Zhang Fei shouted: "10 steps!" Zhang Fei reminded the soldiers to get ready!
"5 steps!" The soldiers all put their spears flat, ready to kill the enemy!
"kill!"

(End of this chapter)