Overlord!

Chapter 168 Zhang Fei Enters Wu County

Gao Shun was flattened by Sun Ce's decisive order, and he was respected on the battlefield.The fleeing Bingzhou army became more and more frightened, and they didn't dare to have anyone to resist. All the generals and soldiers knelt down one after another.

The battle was completely quiet in the second half of the night. Jiangdong soldiers beheaded thousands of ranks, beheaded the enemy vanguard Wei Yue and Gao Shun, and captured Bingzhou army generals Song Xian, Cao Xing, Hou Xie, Pang Shu and other strong generals.

And the more important harvest is that more than [-] war horses, dead horses and abandoned battles, stretching across the mountains and plains, are invincible!
Lu Bu walked alone in Lingshui with hundreds of his own soldiers, and the thousands of men and women captured by his camp, as well as the looted luggage, money and food, all belonged to Jiangdong.

In the middle of the night, Dudu Lu Su rectified the whole army, and after clearing the battlefield, he began to report to Sun Ce, saying: "General, the army has dispatched a school inspector and two hundred medical staff to treat the disabled soldiers with all their strength. thing."

This battle is really too tragic.The death rate of the soldiers of the Sun Liu coalition army is no less than [-]%, and in some places where the battlefield is anxious, the entire team has even been almost wiped out.

After the First World War, there may be no fewer than a thousand casualties.

These are the elite of Jiangdong!It is the order of an army that dares to fight and kill, and is brave and good at fighting.

And after going through a battle of this level, if they can survive, they will be the backbone of forming a new army in the future.What's more, fierce generals must be posted in the ranks, and maybe there will be a few qualified Jiangdong fierce generals among them.

So Sun Ce said seriously: "Rescue these soldiers at all costs."

Lu Su looked solemn, and said: "There are so many wounded soldiers on the front line, and the supply of medicinal herbs, raw silk, and silk is in short supply, and everywhere is in short supply. I think the wounded should be transported back to Jiangdong and do our best to treat them."

Most of Jiangdong's materials are stationed in Wu County, and it is indeed insufficient to transport them to the front line for thousands of miles.

Moreover, it would be difficult for wounded soldiers to return to the battlefield on the front line. Sun Ce agreed with him and said, "There should be no need for naval assistance in the future battle. Let the navy fully transport the wounded to Wu County for proper treatment."

Not only is Wu County richer, but it is bound to have better treatment conditions than the frontline.

The medical treatment on the front line is really rudimentary. After bandaging the wounds of soldiers, they can only be sent to the wounded barracks to wait for them to fend for themselves.

The best way is to give first aid at the front line, and then send it to the rear for careful recuperation.

It may be difficult for the armies of other forces to have this condition, but Jiangdong has the advantage of a navy, so it can flow eastward and reach Wu County in a few days.

Lu Su said at this time: "I think Xuzhou soldiers should be treated equally. Xuzhou soldiers also made great achievements in this battle, and suffered heavy casualties. If the general does not save them, they will have no supplies. I am afraid that the wounded will not survive. Minor wounds can stay on the front line He was treated by the school doctor and doctor, and the serious injuries were also sent to Wu County by the navy for intensive care."

Sun Ce's eyes lit up, and he suddenly understood what Lu Su meant, and asked, "How is Zhang Fei's injury?"

"With dozens of arrows in his body, several wounds, and several fights of blood, he has passed out."

It's an exaggeration to bleed for several fights. If so much blood was really shed, I'm afraid he would have died a long time ago.

But this does not prevent Sun Ce from accepting this rhetoric, and then he will publicize this rhetoric widely so as to deal with Liu Bei.

Zhang Fei's injuries were so serious, if it wasn't for Jiangdong Army's inspector doctor to clean up his wounds and bandage his wounds in time, he might have died in battle.

With such a serious injury, it is obviously impossible to save his life from dying with just a bandage. In order to treat his injury with all his strength, it is really normal to send him to Wu County.

On this point, even Liu Bei must have no way to say more.After all, Jiang Dong also had good intentions, if he ignored it, he would send him back.Liu Bei was only in the Dongyang area, and he had neither foundation nor supplies of medicinal herbs. Zhang Fei, who was seriously injured, would inevitably die in Liu Bei's army.

After Zhang Fei has spent three or two years in Wu County, it's hard to say whether he can go back smoothly.

After all, after three or two years, Liu Bei's forces may have been defeated, and it is still a question of whether he will be there or not.

Can't Zhang Fei also pass five levels and kill six generals, and ride thousands of miles alone?
Sun Ce said decisively: "Let Sun Ning personally supervise the matter, arrange all the wounded soldiers properly, and do our best to rescue them. Since all Xuzhou soldiers have been rescued, the Bingzhou army will be treated equally. Save all who can be saved and bring them back to Wu County."

In fact, there is no great hatred between the two sides, it is just a struggle in troubled times.When the world is unified, everyone is the same robe of Zhuxia.

There are already enough people who have died in this troubled world, and if you can save one part of the essence for Zhu Xia, you can save one part.

Moreover, these captives may not be able to serve Sun Ce in the future.There are a large number of frontier warriors who are good at riding. They are good at bow horse riding and shooting. They are one of the best cavalry soldiers in Jiangdong.

So Sun Ce asked, "How are the captives?"

Lu Su replied: "In addition to capturing four enemy generals, we also captured more than 500 defeated soldiers. If the wounded soldiers are included, there may be no fewer than [-]. Since this generation did not die in battle like Gao Shun, they all have the intention of surrendering. .”

These are the brave generals in Lu Bu's army. The four captured generals are all Bingzhou fierce generals.

Song Xian, Cao Xing, and Pang Shu are all brave generals who lead the army in battle.

And Hou Xie is even more powerful, this is the Prime Minister of Pengcheng appointed by Lu Bu!It is equivalent to the status of Lu Xiang Zhang Liao.

He is one of the prefects under Lu Bu!

What is the status of the prefect?You can see one or two from the prefects of the five counties in Jiangdong.If any prince captured Zhu Zhi, Xu Kun, Lu Fan and others, one of Jiangdong's prefects, on the battlefield, it would definitely be a serious blow to Jiangdong's prestige.The enemy will surely shock Jiangdong because of this.

From this, it can be roughly inferred that this battle has severely damaged Lu Bu's forces, and Sun Ce is bound to shock Xuzhou in the first battle.

The only problem is that Sun Ce also suffered heavy losses in this battle. With the disciples and iron cavalry, the available soldiers are only more than two thousand infantry and cavalry.

To use this scale to continue to attack Ling County guarded by Zhang Liao's thousands of troops, it is indeed beyond our capabilities.

Sun Ce didn't want to win first and then lose, and was defeated by Zhang Liao in Lingxian City for a while.

Lu Su also suggested: "I think that at this time, the general should repair his soldiers a little bit and stabilize the front line. At the beginning of the Jiangbei Expedition, the purpose was only to control the Huaihe River, and not rush to march north of the Huaihe River. To control the world, advance enough to defeat the enemy, and retreat enough to hold on, just like in the past when the great ancestors protected Guanzhong and Guangwu ruled Hanoi. In this way, even if there are difficulties and defeats, the great cause can be achieved in the end.”

Sun Ce nodded, it does make sense.

Jiangdong really needs to recuperate now!In particular, Guangling needs to be stabilized and become its own foundation.Provide money, food and soldiers for yourself.

If Guangling is uncertain, the Jiangdong army has been traveling thousands of miles, transporting money, food and soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River to the north, and then crossing the Huaihe River to attack Pengcheng and Xiapi.

The main force of Jiangdong was held back by Shanyue and Zongshuai, and only 4000 men were able to gather enough troops for the Northern Expedition.

This made the fight on the battlefield very difficult and tragic.

But in this battle, if Jiangdong has an army of [-], Lu Bu can be flattened, and so many soldiers will not be killed or injured.

However, the Jiangdong army could not be withdrawn. If they wanted to increase the number of troops, they could only find a way from Guangling to expand the size of the Beifu army.

If Guangling County can provide [-] soldiers, and can raise a large amount of food and grass on the spot to supply the front line, then Jiangdong's attack on Xiapi and Pengcheng will be much more stable.

Lu Su said: "I thought Lu Bu was defeated at this time, so I dare not take it seriously. We should disperse the disciples and garrison south of the Huaihe River. The general will personally lead the cavalry to Dongyang to help Liu Shijun resist Yuan Shu."

Sun Ce thought deeply, and asked, "Zijing wants Liu Bei to go north to attack Lu Bu after Yuan Shu is defeated, so we can take Xuzhou while we are in chaos?"

Lu Su calmly said: "The way of heaven is good, and China has the principle that it must be extended; people will follow suit, and every man will take revenge. He is generous and heroic, and his talent is extraordinary. With his vigor, he will avenge his shame. Besides, he has more than ten thousand soldiers , Lu Bu is newly defeated, how can he not send his army to the Northern Expedition and recapture Xuzhou?"

Makes sense.Liu Bei was also a martial artist from the frontier. If he hadn't been attacked by Lu Bu, he might not be as powerful as Lu Bu in the confrontation.

After all, Liu Bei is also a hero who can fight Cao Cao decisively.

What's more, the scale of 1 people is the stage when Liu Bei's ability to command troops is the strongest.

If he has sufficient logistics and a solid military spirit, with Guan Yu as the forward, riding ten thousand people to attack the newly defeated Lu Bu, Lu Bu may not be able to resist it.

At that time, Liu Bei and Lu Bu will fight for the front. Sun Ce can take Yuan Shu Huainan if he advances, and Huaiyou land when he retreats, and divide Xuzhou east and west with Liu Bei equally.

But this situation is unpredictable even for Lu Su, and there are too many changes.There are four princes and a large number of aristocratic families gathered here in Huainan. There are too many variables, and it is difficult to say what the situation will be in three or two years.

The first point is that Sun Ce could not predict whether Liu Bei would act as he expected.It is impossible to judge whether he will still be in Dongyang and Xuzhou in three or two years.

Moreover, Cao Cao may intervene in the situation in Xuzhou at any time and move eastward, making the situation even more unpredictable.

To make a judgment on the situation in a few years, I am afraid that it has exceeded the sphere of influence of the counselor, so I have to ask the warlock.

Therefore, strategists advocate deep roots and solid foundations to control the world.

But whether it is to manage Guangling or take advantage of the chaos to take Xuzhou, the immediate priority is to support Liu Bei and defeat Yuan Shu.

Sun Ce said: "According to Zijing's words, I led a thousand cavalry to Dongyang to help Liu Bei. Zijing commanded the main force of the disciples and stationed in Huainan to stabilize the situation."

After talking about the strategic arrangement, Lu Su mentioned another happy event with a relaxed smile, and said, "We defeated Lu Bu in this battle, and gained a lot of armour, staff and equipment. There are not only more than [-] horses, but also nearly a thousand sets of black armor!"

Xuanjia This is the most sophisticated heavy armor in the world.

Lu Bu moved to Chang'an, Nanyang, Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou to accumulate so many property, and almost died in World War I, all of which belonged to Jiangdong.

Especially the entire army trapped in the camp was annihilated, and all their [-] sets of heavy armor were captured by the Jiangdong army.Adding the armor of other cavalry and armored soldiers, there are thousands of sets in total, which can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers.

Lu Su also smiled and said: "With a little repair of these armors, the cavalry can be completely covered with black armor."

People wear armor, but horses do not wear armor. This is the most typical equipment mode for cavalry in the Tang Dynasty.This is the real elite cavalry.

If it can be armed to the extreme, more than a thousand dragon sparrows in Jiangdong, plus two thousand Xuanjia cavalry, cooperate with an elite army of [-] to [-] in the Northern Expedition, and it is no problem to compete with Cao Cao in the Central Plains. It may even compete with Yuan Shao's army of [-]. [-] war horses compete for superiority.

This kind of thing always makes people feel happy, Sun Ce said with a smile: "Then Zijing will supervise this matter, complete the repair of Xuanjia as soon as possible, and send it to the army."

Lu Su nodded calmly, full of confidence, and said: "I went to inspect the seized Xuanjia just now, but part of the armor was damaged. Let the craftsman cut the armor, replace the armor, and re-weave it."

Replacing a piece of armor is not a simple matter. Generally speaking, the area where the armor is attached is cut off and rearranged, which is very time-consuming.

But as long as it does not involve a lot of transportation and mining, just sitting in place and weaving things by hand, a skilled armorer can repair two or three sets of armor a day.If the numbers are stacked up, dozens of skilled craftsmen can repair all the armors in a few days.

After all, the captured armor is still more convenient than building from scratch.

Talking about the capture, Lu Su said: "In this battle, we still captured thousands of Haixi officials, wives and daughters in Lu Bu's camp. How does the general want to arrange it?"

Haixi's biggest problem is that he belongs to Guangling, but is north of Huaihe River, hanging alone in Huaibei.

To occupy Haixi, it is necessary to send additional troops across the Huaihe River to garrison the area.Unlike the south of the Huaihe River, as long as there is a natural moat in the Huaihe River, there is no need to mobilize troops to defend various places.As long as there is a navy patrolling, it is enough to ensure stability.

Sun Ce thought for a while and said, "I will settle it in Huaiyin and Ping'an counties. Recruit its young and strong, build Hangou, and connect Hangou to the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers."

One of the difficulties facing the Jiangbei Expedition today is that it is difficult to communicate directly between the Jianghuai and Huaihe Rivers.

To travel from the Yangtze River to the Huaihe River, the navy in Jiangdong had to detour and ship by sea.

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which directly connects the Jianghuai River, is missing between the two rivers.

Hangou in Guangling starts from Jiangdu in the south, which is later known as Yangzhou, and only reaches Ping'an County in the north, and Huaiyin County in the middle has not been dug through.

So Sun Ce said: "I will appoint a magistrate of Huaiyin County, and focus on building a canal in the county to connect the Huaihe River with Hangou. Can Zijing recommend anyone?"

Lu Su immediately said: "Su really has a talented person who he wants to recommend to the general. His surname is Chen, his first name is Jiao, and his style name is Jibi. He is from Dongyang County, Guangling County. He has been taking refuge in Jiangdong."

Chen Jiao?

Sun Ce had the impression that this was a famous official in the late Han Dynasty, who once assisted Cao Ren in guarding Jiangling.Cao Ren's title Cao Tianren came from his mouth.

His son, Chen Qian, was also the Taiwei and Da Sima of the Western Jin Dynasty, and was known as one of the eight founders of the Jin Dynasty.

This person is not only famous in later generations, but also famous in the present, prominent in Jianghuai.Not only Yuan Shu conscripted him, but Sun Ce also conscripted him.It's just that he refused to accept it, even if he took refuge in Jiangdong, he did not accept Sun Ce's conquest.

Sun Ce asked, "Is he willing to accept conscription?"

"The general has conquered Guangling, and there is all the land of Guangling. When will he return to his hometown if he is not ordered?" Lu Su said solemnly: "The reason why I chose Chen Jiao to guard Huaiyin is because I want to talk to the general about his mother. family."

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