Han Xiang

Chapter 286 Don't Say I Bully the Blind

The morale of Sun Quan's troops suffered a setback, especially the death of Ji Ling, which seriously affected the morale of the army.

Jiangdong soldiers ran away desperately, while Cao Jun chased and killed them for several miles, and chased them to the south gate area of ​​Shouchun in a blink of an eye.

At this time, Jiangdong reinforcements suddenly appeared in the southwest.

Zhang Liao and Cao Chun immediately adjusted their strategy to gather the front line, trying to restore the original formation as much as possible, so as not to be divided and surrounded by the enemy.

No matter how sophisticated the equipment is, it cannot defend against all weapons, and no matter how brave the soldiers are, they will get tired after fighting for a long time.

The [-] elite soldiers in the era of cold weapons cannot stop like a perpetual motion machine. Zhang Liao and Cao Chun are here to save Shouchun from the siege. They never thought of completely annihilating their opponents, which is neither realistic nor wise.

The reason why Zhang Liao had the opportunity not to enter the city was because Xia Houyuan led his troops to detour to Shaopi. Entering the city at this time would put Xia Houyuan in danger, so they had to fight as much as possible.

Fortunately, at the same time that Jiangdong increased troops, Xiahou Dun also led [-] defenders out of the city for reinforcements. Although the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the field was relatively poor, they did not hesitate to face the demoralized enemy.

Xiahoudun and Zhang Liao seemed to be acting according to the script, directing their respective movements to move closer to the center, thinking that if they joined forces, they could attack or retreat.

Sun Quan retreated to the south of Shouchun City in a panic, and Lu Mian and Deng Dang, who had been rushed to support him, greeted him.

Seeing that Xu Kun was not among them, Sun Quan frowned and asked Deng Dang, "Have you not received my order? Why are you two leading troops to help? Where are General Xu and the rest of the troops?"

Deng Dang clasped his fists and replied: "Half an hour ago, Cao's army attacked Shaopi's dock. General Xu immediately stopped attacking the city when he got the news, and personally led a troop to rescue him. .”

"Shaopi was attacked by Cao's army?"

Sun Quan's eyes widened in shock, disbelief written all over his face.

Without waiting for Deng Dang's answer, the counselor Zhang Hong asked anxiously, "Where did Cao Jun come from? How many people are there?"

"Uh," Deng Dang shook his head and replied, "I don't know the specific situation. I just heard that several grain ships were burned."

"Shouchun is surrounded by our people, and even the Huai River has our warships. It stands to reason that no soldiers and horses can be silent."

When Zhang Hong was analyzing to himself, he suddenly thought of a terrible answer, so he quickly reminded Sun Quan: "My lord, I seem to understand why Zhang Liao marched slowly. He deliberately attracted our attention to cover the Cao army who attacked Shaopi. "

Sun Quan was speechless after hearing this, what's the use of reminding me now?He ignored Zhang Hong's second-guessing behavior, but asked Lu Mian, "How many people did you bring?"

Lu Mian replied truthfully: "The wounded soldiers resting in the camp, we brought more than [-] soldiers here."

"Very good." Sun Quan stabilized his mind, and then told Lu Mian and Deng Dang: "Zhang Liao's men are well equipped. We suffered a big loss just now, and now our morale is low. It is difficult to fight. You quickly lead your troops to block the pursuers. The military belt armor has chased so far, it should be very tired."

"Wei." Lu Mian and Deng Dang clasped their fists together.

"By the way, General Lu."

"My lord, do you have any orders?"

Sun Quan stopped Lu Mian and reminded: "General Ji Ling was brave enough to break the queen just now, but he was killed by Zhang Liao because he was outnumbered. Be careful."

"General Ji." Lu Mian's eyes were bloodshot, and he clasped his fists in response: "I'll save the last general, thank you, my lord."

The two bid farewell to Sun Quan, and immediately went to greet the soldiers under their command, and simultaneously inserted from the left and right wings of the defeated army, taking the place of the defeated army to stabilize the escape situation.

With the addition of a new force, Jiang Dong once again matched Cao Jun evenly with his large number of people.

Looking up from the heights, Sun Quan's previously pale face finally turned a little bloody.

He obviously had tens of thousands of soldiers, but Zhang Liao's 3000 men treated him like dogs.

Sun Quan had to let out his bad breath. Seeing that the defeat on the battlefield had stopped, he decided to pay more and wipe out all Cao Jun in front of him.

As long as he can eliminate his opponent and kill Zhang Liao, the humiliation just now will no longer exist.

Knowing that Xu Kun had gone to ask for help from Shaopi, Sun Quan Wuxia took care of where the Cao Jun who burned the boat came from. He was going to question the soldiers who were responsible for the dereliction of duty after the war.

"Cao Jun's right wing seems to be..." Sun Quan muttered to himself, pointing to the front, as if he saw the opponent's weakness.

"My lord's eyes are like torches." Zhang Hong praised first and then observed. After complimenting him, he followed Sun Quan's finger to look reassuringly, and then exclaimed, "Why did Zhang Liao's army grow larger? Do they have reinforcements?"

Sun Quan glanced at Zhang Hong, and said to himself that if you say a few more words before the battle, I will not bear the joke at this moment. Zhang Hong's unnutritive compliment did not make Sun feel happy.

No one answered Zhang Hong's question. He seemed to be asking about loneliness just now, which made the scene a bit awkward for a while.

During the silence, Zhou Tai rode his horse to Xiaoqiu, clasped his fists and told Sun Quan, "My lord, Xiahou Dun led the defenders out of the city and gathered on Zhang Liao's right wing at this moment."

"How dare that blind man go out of the city?" Sun Quan opened his eyes wide with anger, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "The Shouchun defenders are tired and hungry, how can they spare any energy to fight at this time? No wonder the enemy's right wing is very abnormal. It turns out that they are intact. The general is messing around."

Zhang Hong hit the nail on the head and said, "My lord, do you want to send someone to remind the two generals Lu and Deng?"

Sun Quan was noncommittal, and looked at Zhou Tai with a serious face: "Xiahou Dun took the initiative to go out of the city to seek death, and just took his head to boost morale. You Ping quickly sent orders to the various ministries, and quickly assembled the army to bypass Zhang Liao's right wing. I will kill them together."

"only."

Seeing Zhou Taili turn around, Sun Quan thought that I am no match for Zhang Liao, or Xiahou Dun who is pretending to be a tiger?

Don't say I bully the blind, who made you Cao Cao's man.

Not long after, Sun Quan personally led an army to attack Xiahou Dun's troops. The hungry soldiers in the field felt pressure instantly. They wanted to use Zhang Liao's Dongfeng to mix up some assists, but they didn't expect to be targeted by the vengeful Sun Quan.

There was a change on the battlefield, and Zhang Liao responded immediately.

Due to the better maneuverability of tiger and leopard cavalry, Zhang Liao asked Cao Chun to move to the right of Xiahou Dun, so that Xiahou Dun, who was originally on the right wing, was protected by Zhang Liao and Cao Chun in the center.

Temporary mobilization on the battlefield is a great test of the general's commanding ability.

The battlefield at that time was like guarding pick-and-rolls on a basketball court. When Cao Chun led his troops to "walk and run", Zhang Liao ordered his troops to "fill and move".

Cao Jun's formation suddenly changed, which caught his opponents off guard. All the opponents on the 'mark' were moving, but only Jiangdong's formation was messy, and the generals of both sides made judgments.

After a period of chaotic positioning, Cao Jun formed an inverted formation with Xiahou Dun in the center, Zhang Liao and Cao Chun lined up on the left and right.

Sun Quan chased the soldiers in the field to pinch soft persimmons, but after the adjustment, he was located in the front of the center of the army formation. However, it became difficult to take advantage at this time, because Xiahou Dun's army was in the rear and would be attacked by Zhang Liao and Cao Chun at the same time.

After the change of formation and adjustment, Jiangdong's original military advantage was lost due to the chaotic positioning of various ministries, allowing Cao Jun to seize the opportunity again.

(End of this chapter)