Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1019: Stop the troops for now
Zhang Liao in the past would definitely not have been able to say these words, because after all, he was also born as a landlord and not a commoner. However, he had followed Yuan Xi for a long time and saw what happened to the lower class people of Qingzhou and even the southern Huns in Bingzhou. He knew what was best for them. Impress them.

His words really had an effect, and echoing voices came and went. These Shanyue soldiers were originally captured by Sun Quan to be used as slave soldiers, and they had long been dissatisfied. If they don't fight back now, when will they wait?
Moreover, Sun Quan also learned from Cao Cao's farming system and turned these Shanyue soldiers into slaves in the military camp. However, compared with Cao Cao's farming system, there was a huge hidden danger.

Even Cao Cao's field soldiers had their parents and wives under guard. Therefore, if the field soldiers rebelled, their families would be implicated, so they naturally had concerns.

But the Shanyue soldiers were different. Although they themselves were captured, most of their family members were still in the Shanyue area, so there was no pressure on them. On the contrary, they hoped that Sun Quan would be destroyed and return to their hometown to reunite with their relatives!
So it was passed from one to ten, and then to a hundred, and finally a voice echoed in the open space in front of Hefei at the same time.

"Kill the Jiangdong dog thief!"

Sun Quan watched helplessly as tens of thousands of soldiers on the opposite side, who were supposed to be his subordinates, all raised their spears towards him, let out an angry roar, and surged over like a rolling wave!
His head felt dizzy. Has this happened before?

Aren't Shangoe slaves supposed to be submissive?

But he had no time to think too much, because in the rolling wave, eight hundred cavalry, led by Zhang Liao, were like sharp steel knives, stabbing Sun Quan's formation fiercely!

Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang subconsciously rushed towards Sun Quan. Their personal guards had already been scattered, but both of them stood in front of them risking their lives. Sun Quan must not get into any danger at this time. If Sun Quan died, Jiangdong would be finished!

Zhang Liao was charging forward with his horse, but he saw He Qi roaring out from behind and blocking the road.

He Qi's intestines are filled with regret now. He must bear at least half of the responsibility for the current situation. If he doesn't come out to stop Zhang Liao, he will die!

He stretched out his spear and pierced Zhang Liao's vitals, but how could Zhang Liao be stopped by him at this time? The crescent halberd suddenly hooked and slashed, swinging He Qi's spear away, and then slashed He Qi's horse's neck.

The blood spurted from the horse's throat covered He Qi's head and face. He fell heavily to the ground. When he got up, Zhang Liao had already rushed over like a whirlwind. He Qi saw it and shouted Roaring unwillingly.

Eight hundred cavalrymen violently and resolutely marched past the Jiangdong soldiers who were fleeing in front of them. They had completely lost their fighting spirit. With unstoppable killing intent, they slammed into Sun Quan's middle army. As the Jiangdong soldiers fell like wheat, Zhang Liao left. Sun Quan is getting closer and closer!

Sun Quan was finally afraid. He turned his horse's head and fled towards the rear. Seeing this, Zhang Liao took out his longbow and fired an arrow. He saw that the general was about to shoot Sun Quan's vest, but the arrow was chopped by a big sword. fall.

It was Xu Sheng who wielded the sword. He shouted: "The traitor must not be cruel. I, Xu Sheng, am here today and will never let you go any further!"

After Zhang Liao heard this, he laughed and said: "So you are Xu Sheng, and I am Zhang Liao of Bingzhou. Let me come and meet you!"

Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang were shocked when he signed up for his number, because Zhang Liao had gained such a great reputation in the past two years, but they didn't expect that he would be guarding Hefei!
Pan Zhang stepped forward on his horse and shouted: "Don't hurt my lord, let Pan Zhang fight you!"

When Zhang Liao saw it, he sneered and said, "You guys can go up together!"

This was what Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang wanted. At this time, they didn't care about their face anymore. If the army of 100,000 people were defeated, they would be truly shameless!

So the two men rode forward and faced Zhang Liao together. Zhang Liao immediately summoned up his energy to fight the two men.

But Zhang Liao was not a fool. He immediately said to the lieutenant behind him: "Bring five hundred people forward to hunt down the people under that handsome banner!"

Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang were all shocked when they saw the Youzhou cavalry chasing Sun Quan like a whirlwind, and they couldn't help but secretly groan.

Sun Quan was trying to escape when he saw the cavalry chasing him. He was frightened and tried his best to hide among the scattered soldiers. Seeing the pursuers getting closer and closer, he couldn't help shouting: "Someone is coming, stop them!"

Song Qian immediately led the troops and stopped the Youzhou cavalry. At this time, He Qi also found another horse and came over. The two ordered Jiangdong soldiers to surround them.

The deputy general and his cavalry were too old to charge, so they had to fight with Song Qian and He Qi. Over there, Zhang Liao couldn't defeat Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang in dozens of battles. They knew that they were overconfident. Jiangdong generals were not in vain. It was a fluke that they shot Chen Wu to death. , and now he is entangled with two people. When Jiangdong soldiers reorganize their formation, his eight hundred cavalry will be trapped here!
Thinking of this, Zhang Liao stopped entangled, shouted loudly, swung away Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang's weapons with his crescent halberd, and led his troops to rush towards Sun Quan. Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang spoke up and chased after him.

When Zhang Liao arrived, he found that his men had been blocked by Jiangdong's army and could not advance any further. He sighed inwardly, knowing that the charge had been exhausted and could no longer pose a threat to the enemy.

He made a prompt decision, joined forces with his men, and shouted at the same time: "Sun Quan, do you dare to come out and fight?" Sun Quan did not dare to reply in the formation, but Han Dang Pan Zhang had already arrived, and Song Qian and He Qi protected Sun Quan. forward.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao's move was a false shot. He took advantage of the Jiangdong soldiers to protect Sun Quan. With a shout, he led his men to break away from the Jiangdong soldiers on the flanks and retreat to Hefei City.

On the way, he also shouted: "Brothers Shanyue, Sun Quan has been defeated, follow me back to Fei!"

Immediately, a large number of soldiers carrying weapons followed Zhang Liao and ran towards Hefei.

Only then did Xu Sheng and others realize that they had been tricked by Zhang Liao, and He Qi wanted to lead his troops to pursue him. Song Qian stopped him and said, "Don't enter rashly. There is something strange in the woods in front of Hefei, so as not to be ambushed by the enemy again."

He Qi stopped his horse after hearing this. He was ashamed in his heart. He didn't do anything, but he was beaten to a bare stick by the opponent, and Chen Wu died in battle!

He dismounted and asked Sun Quan to plead guilty. Sun Quan was dissatisfied, but He Qi tried his best to save him. He couldn't say anything at the moment, so he could only say: "You should rectify the sergeants first and see how many people have been lost."

Xu Sheng and others heard this, and on the one hand they sent people to form defensive formations, and on the other hand they went to count the positions. After two hours, the results came out. After hearing this, Sun Quan's face was gloomy.

The number of soldiers who died at this station was actually not that many, only three to five thousand. Including the injured, the number was only over ten thousand.

But apart from that, there were nearly 20,000 people who escaped, and a large part of them followed Zhang Liao into Hefei!

In other words, there are now more than 10,000 more defenders in Hefei City for nothing!

One thing goes another, Sun Quan lost more than 20,000 soldiers this morning, and now there are only 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers left. If he continues like this, what else will he fight?
He saw that all the generals were silent, and he knew that many of them were thinking of quitting, right?
Could he just give in and retreat like this?
No, it's impossible. I still have 60,000 people, and there are no more than 20,000 people on the opposite side. There are still many Shanyue soldiers who are holding them back. I have only reached the city of Hefei, but I can still break the city!

If I leave now, how will I raise my head in Jiangdong in the future?
Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said, "Retreat to Xiaoyaojin to camp. Tomorrow, we will set fire to the woods in front of Hefei City, and then advance step by step!"

"Hefei must be captured, and the war on Chaohu in the south may have already started. By then, we will attack from the north and the south and completely destroy the ferocious tiger. Only then can I achieve my Jiangdong foundation!"

After hearing this, all the generals spoke out to accept the order. In fact, in their hearts, they quite agreed with Sun Quan's idea. Now our own force is several times that of the opponent. Today's defeat was just a result of carelessness and underestimation of the enemy, and the enemy was so scared that they trampled on themselves. , if it had been defended well, the hundreds of cavalry on the opposite side would not have caused much damage to one's side!
And Sun Quan is right, the current setback is only temporary. As long as he holds fast to Xiaoyaojin, the ferry from Chaohu to Hefei, the ferocious tiger will have nowhere to escape, and Zhou Yu's troops in Chaohu are also superior, and they will never be able to escape. Maybe lose to Fierce Tiger!
At that moment, everyone reorganized their military formation, retreated more than ten miles, and set up camp with Xiaoyaojin as their back. At the same time, they arranged their manpower to look for something to ignite the fire, and prepared to burn the woods in front of Hefei tomorrow, so that they could reach Hefei City safely!
Liu Ye had been fighting at the top of the city, looking uneasily into the distance. There were faint shouts of killing in his ears. Because of the obstruction of the woods, he could not see clearly most of what was happening on the battlefield. After half a day passed, He hadn't seen Zhang Liao return to the army yet, so he thought to himself: Could it be that Zhang Liao's entire army was wiped out?

Suddenly his eyes flashed. The densely packed heads on the horizon in the distance seemed to be retreating?
It's impossible, right? A hundred thousand troops just retreated?

Just when Liu Ye was confused and uneasy, he saw a large number of soldiers walking out of the woods in the distance. He saw that the soldiers were wearing Jiangdong Army uniforms, and he suddenly felt nervous. Was Zhang Liao really defeated?
But then he realized something was wrong. These soldiers were walking sparsely with their weapons, and they didn't seem to want to attack the city. Soon, Zhang Liao rushed to the city with his cavalry and said to Liu Ye: "Open the door, these are surrender troops!"

Liu Ye quickly went down to the city to greet him. After hearing Zhang Liao's story, he couldn't help being surprised and happy. Zhang Liao couldn't help but win the battle and surrender tens of thousands of soldiers. Now Hefei City can be defended!
But then he worried and said: "Sun Quan will definitely not give up. He still has at least 60,000 to 70,000 people. If he comes back tomorrow, he will destroy the forest at the same time."

After hearing this, Zhang Liao nodded slightly and agreed: "Yes, as long as they camp step by step and rush to the city to attack the city, it will be difficult to defend against the troops in the city, which are mainly newly descended mountain soldiers."

Liu Ye thought the same way. It would take several months to reorganize the troops before he could command the troops. If Sun Quan forced an attack on the city again, Hefei might not be able to hold it.

But then Zhang Liao said: "But I already have a countermeasure for this."

He came to Liu Ye's ear and whispered a few words, which made Liu Ye open his eyes wide. Zhang Liao really dared to do this!
Zhang Liao smiled and said: "This is what I have learned from your lord's use of troops in the past two years. The essence of it lies in the importance of military speed, speed and surprise."

"The Lord can now reorganize the soldiers. If they are unwilling, let them distribute weapons to do chores first. Those who are willing to be soldiers can be mixed into the soldiers in the city for resistance."

"Leave the rest of the matter to me and my eight hundred cavalry!"

(End of this chapter)