Han family achievements

Chapter 546: Heading

The battlefield changed rapidly. Before Zuo Rong could react, the army was still being mobilized, and Guan Yu had already killed his way into the center of the army.

Guan Yu's big white horse was dyed blood red, and it neighed as he roared, like a tiger descending the mountain, ferocious and terrifying.

Under the blue umbrella, Zuo Rong was horrified, stood up, and shouted angrily: "Stop him! Stop him!"

He was dressed in golden Buddhist robes and had a golden hoop on his long hair. The ordinary holy Buddha was now terrified, with a ferocious look and roaring angrily.

The central army was in even greater chaos, with soldiers constantly gathering in front of the central army umbrella, holding spears and short swords, and nervously rushing towards Guan Yu who was coming to kill them.

As they discovered Zuo Rong's location, the momentum of Guan Yu's 3,000 men reached its peak. They would kill gods and Buddhas, like an arrow shot from a bow, unstoppable, and headed straight for Zuo Rong.

"Stop him!"

"Stop him!"

Zuo Rong roared in a shrill voice.

The green silk umbrella was shaking, the big flag was trembling, and the entire central army was in chaos.

"kill!"

Guan Yu roared, the sword in his hand was red and dripping with blood, like a devil's sword from hell, nothing could stop him.

All the men and horses blocking his way were thrown to the ground, and they could not pose any obstacle at all.

Zuo Rong was frightened. He had clearly seen Guan Yu's face, his eyes wide open, his hair and beard flying, it was like the King of Hell coming to the earth!

"Stop him!"

Zuo Rong was so anxious that his whole body was in a state of panic. Any horse that was near him would have run away.

Standing under the Qingluo umbrella, holding the big banner, he felt unprecedented fear!
The soldiers in front of him were in chaos and had lost control. Seeing Guan Yu approaching, instead of stepping forward to stop him, they retreated and squeezed towards the green silk umbrella cover.

"Zuo Rong, die!"

Suddenly, Guan Yu shouted loudly, and the white horse under him leaped up and crossed the obstacle.

The big knife in Guan Yu's hand fell from the sky and slashed towards Zuo Rong diagonally.

Zuo Rong seemed to be frightened silly. He stood there motionless, staring at the big knife that was approaching from afar.

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Amidst thousands of soldiers, in full view of everyone, Guan Yu chopped Zuo Rong down with one sword, and he rolled to the ground.

Guan Yu dismounted from his white horse, swung the sword in his hand in a circle, forcing back the soldiers of Zuo Rong around him, and then chopped at Zuo Rong with the sword again.

There was a shocking scar on Zuo Rong's chest. Before he could stand up, he saw a blood-red sword coming towards him.

"Do not……"

It came to an abrupt stop, the golden hoop broke, his hair was disheveled, blood dyed the golden robes red, the holy Buddha was covered in blood and slowly fell.

Guan Yu didn't care about that. He swung his sword and held up Zuo Rong's head. He shouted, "The traitor Zuo Rong is dead. Those who surrender will not be killed!"

Guan Yu shouted like this, but his sword did not stop. The morale of his 3,000 cavalrymen became even higher, their shouts shook the sky, and their murderous aura was overwhelming!
Zhang Liao, who was not far away, heard the spy's report and his first reaction was disbelief!
Zuo Rong had an army of tens of thousands, and he was stationed in the center of the army with only 3,000 men. How could it be possible for him to rush to the rear of the center army like an empty space and kill Zuo Rong!

Sima Fang immediately suspected Guan Yu was lying. He sat higher and looked up. Although he could see a commotion in the distance, he could not tell what it was. He said to Zhang Liao, "I think we should wait a while."

Zhang Liao sat on his horse with a serious expression. Before he could say anything, another fast horse came running over and landed on the ground, saying in a hurry, "Report to the General of the Central Army, Captain Guan has killed the traitor Zuo Rong!"

Zhang Liao drew his sword fiercely and shouted, "All troops, attack!"

Sima Fang was still trying to stop him, but Zhang Liao, who was ready to attack, had already galloped out on his horse.

The 20,000-strong army moved in an instant, the sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

Zuo Rong was dead, and tens of thousands of troops were in chaos. Faced with Zhang Liao's sudden attack, they were instantly thrown into disarray and fled frantically.

Zhang Liao dispatched his troops to attack from different directions and force the enemy to surrender.

The army of Zuo Rong, which had been powerful, victorious in every battle and fearless, was completely defeated. Countless people fled in no direction, and countless people threw away their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

There were also those who resisted stubbornly and were killed on the spot.

After three full hours, the battlefield had returned to calm, but Zhang Liao, Guan Yu, Sima Fang and others were not there, leaving only a small number of troops to clean up the battlefield.

Zhang Liao, Guan Yu and Sima Fang attacked from different directions and began the operation to retake Xuzhou according to the plan.

The 20,000-strong army attacked separately. Wherever they passed, the people either abandoned the city and fled, or surrendered, with almost no resistance.

Zhang Liao's army swept through like a whirlwind, quickly conquering every county in Xuzhou from north to south.

At this moment, 'Liu Sun' was still confronting Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao divided his troops into two groups. One group headed north to Wujun, intending to wipe out Sun Quan, who had just inherited the title of Marquis of Wucheng and concurrently served as the prefect of Wujun, completely occupy Wujun, and unify Yangzhou.

The other group fought with Liu Bei in Jiujiang County, and the battle turned into a seesaw battle. For many days, neither side achieved any results.

Both sides were very cautious and did not choose a large-scale decisive battle. They deliberately delayed and tested the situation.

Liu Bei was not in a hurry for a decisive battle because the imperial court had no plan to send a large army into Yangzhou, but only wanted to stop Yuan Shao from going north.

Yuan Shao's focus was on testing and involving Wu and Jiujiang counties.

Thirty miles south of Yinling County.

Zhang Fei led two thousand men and moved quietly, detouring to the south.

When he went around a hill, not too far away, he saw a flag with the word "Yuan" erected high on the opposite side, and a Yuan army suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he ordered the troops to stop advancing.

Not far away, Ji Ling, who was leading the troops, also waved and watched from afar.

Faced with such a sudden encounter, both armies were extremely vigilant and observed carefully.

Not long after, a scout came back and said to Ji Ling, "General, the leader is Liu Bei's third brother Zhang Fei, with about 2,000 soldiers and horses."

Ji Ling burst into laughter and said, "Hahaha, this is a great gift from heaven! I will take the head of Liu Bei's third brother!"

As he spoke, Ji Ling, holding a big knife and leading three thousand soldiers, charged towards Zhang Fei.

On the other side, Zhang Fei also found out about Ji Ling's situation. He glared at him with his tiger eyes, held a big spear in his hand, and rode out.

The two sides soon approached each other. Zhang Fei raised his spear high and shouted, "Traitor, Zhang Yide of Yan is here, die quickly!"

"Unknown rat!"

Ji Ling swung his sword forward with a confident look and bright eyes. In his eyes, Zhang Fei was not a person, but a head, a great merit sent from heaven!
The two men fought each other, and five thousand soldiers met them at the same time, swords clashed, and roars filled the air.

The not-so-spacious space at the foot of the mountain became crowded and narrow as the two sides fought each other.

bang bang

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, Zhang Fei and Ji Ling were fighting back and forth, shouting and shouting, and every move was deadly.

After five or six moves, Ji Ling was overjoyed and shouted, "Zhang Fei, you are nothing but this. I will kill you!"

Ji Ling brandished his sword and attacked Zhang Fei again.

Zhang Fei's eyes widened and the spear in his hand became more ferocious.

The fighting intensified, and the soldiers of both sides were entangled with each other, almost to the point of being crowded.

And Zhang Fei and Ji Ling fought for a few more moves, both sides fought hard, and retreated again. "Nothing more!"

Ji Ling found out Zhang Fei's strength, and felt relieved and confident. He swung his sword again and killed Zhang Fei.

He clapped his hands on his horse and raised his sword high, looking confident and calm. He was trying his best, obviously intending to kill Zhang Fei in one fell swoop.

"The traitor shall die!"

Zhang Fei was enraged. He roared and rushed towards Ji Ling with the long hair in his hand.

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Ji Ling's sword was still raised in the air, but Zhang Fei's spear pierced directly into Ji Ling's chest at a very tricky angle.

Ji Ling's face was filled with shock and he couldn't believe it.

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Zhang Fei drew back his spear and stabbed again.

Ji Ling screamed and fell off his horse.

Zhang Fei raised his horse's leg high and stepped hard on Ji Ling's chest.

噗

Ji Ling suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes still filled with disbelief and unwillingness.

Donkey peeing~
The horse's legs were raised, and Ji Ling fell down and died.

"kill!"

Zhang Fei ignored Ji Ling and swung his spear to kill Ji Ling's three thousand men.

As soon as Ji Ling died, the three thousand troops were instantly in chaos. Zhang Fei led two thousand people and launched an almost one-sided attack.

The encounter ended quickly. In less than an hour, Zhang Fei returned to Liyang with Ji Ling's head and hundreds of prisoners.

Two hours later, Wujun, outside Wucheng.

Sun Quan personally led an army of 20,000 and relied on a small pass to confront Yuan Shao's army of 30,000.

Behind Sun Quan stood Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Gu Yong and others.

Han Dang held his saber, his expression solemn, and said, "Lord Sun, is Ju Yi still going to attack by force?"

Sun Quan did not speak. He wore a rather large armor and pretended to be calm. He smiled calmly and said, "We have been defending for five days. As the saying goes, the first attack is strong, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted. Now Yuan Shao is exhausted. There is no need to worry."

After Sun Quan finished speaking, many of the generals behind him, both big and small, looked relaxed and not as nervous as before.

Ju Yi had an army of 30,000, and Yuan Shao had tens of thousands of troops in the rear. It was extremely difficult for them to defend Wucheng with only 20,000 people.

On the half-new city wall, Gu Yong stood behind Sun Quan, taking in everyone's expressions. He sneered and said, "Lord Sun, Yuan Shao is really arrogant. He has been fighting in Jiaozhi for more than a year and has just returned. He is now splitting his troops into two groups to take Xuzhou and Yuzhou. This is simply stupid! Not to mention that the soldiers have been exhausted after running thousands of miles. As for the food and grass alone, I estimate that Yuan Shao's food and grass will not last more than five days!"

Sun Quan's eyes lit up with joy. He turned around and looked at Gu Yong and asked, "Sir, are you serious?"

Gu Yong and Sun Quan looked at each other, not knowing whether the new Marquis of Wucheng was going to play along with him or was really unclear, but that did not stop him from continuing, saying, "This humble official is certain!"

Sun Quan's expression relaxed instantly, and he couldn't help laughing, "Great, great! As long as we can hold on for another five days, Yuan Shao will run out of food and grass and will surely retreat, and the imperial court's reinforcements will surely arrive. Wujun will have nothing to worry about!"

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others nodded in unison, no longer feeling so anxious.

Soon, Yuan's army approached again and prepared to attack.

On the top of the city wall, archers and shield bearers quickly moved forward, ready to fight.

Just when Yuan's army was halfway through its march, it suddenly stopped advancing and began to retreat in an orderly manner.

This scene made Sun Quan, Cheng Pu, Gu Yong and others stunned. They looked at each other with confusion on their faces.

As they watched, Yuan's army really retreated. It was not a trick, but they really gave up the attack.

"Strange..." Cheng Pu muttered to himself in confusion.

Gu Yong and others were also puzzled. Yuan's army advanced and retreated, which was obviously a problem.

Sun Quan turned around and looked at Gu Yong, and asked, "What do you think, sir?"

Gu Yong pondered and said, "Lord Sun, in my opinion..."

"Report!"

Suddenly, a soldier ran up in a hurry, handed over a letter, and said, "Lord Sun, an urgent letter from Luoyang."

Sun Quan was startled and hurriedly took it, tore it open and pulled out the letter.

After reading the letter, Sun Quan suddenly understood what was going on. He was more relaxed than ever before and said, "So that's how it is."

Chen Pu, Gu Yong, Huang Gai and others were puzzled, and some even stretched their heads to look.

Sun Quan put the letter away and put it back in his arms. He looked at the retreating Yuan army and said with a confident smile: "The news from Luoyang is that although His Majesty was assassinated, he is no longer in danger. The court officials are returning to the capital one after another. The Grand Marshal is already dispatching troops to quell the rebellions in various places."

As everyone listened, their expressions relaxed, they looked at each other, and smiled at the same time.

Even though they had different attitudes towards Luoyang and were unfamiliar with that Majesty, the impact of his Majesty's resurrection on Wujun was truly enormous!

The resurrection of that majesty shattered Yuan Shao's dream of taking the opportunity to march north!

Sun Quan did not turn around, but he could feel that everyone's breathing had returned to normal. He smiled more and said, "Also, His Majesty has issued an order for the Admiral Zhou Yu to lead 10,000 naval forces south. Calculating the time, they should be arriving in Wujun soon."

"No wonder Yuan Shao retreated." Cheng Pu was relieved and said to Sun Quan: "Lord Sun, perhaps we can contact General Liu and turn the defense into offense."

Sun Quan didn't think too much about it and said, "Let's wait for Zhou Yu to arrive first, and contact Liu Bei first."

Cheng Pu understood immediately and said, "I understand."

The advisers and generals under Sun Quan were not as nervous as before and watched Yuan Shao withdraw his troops.

But Yuan Shao did not leave completely. After the siege army returned to the camp, they maintained a defensive formation and did not immediately move back to Danyang.

It was not until noon of the third day that Zhou Yu's navy arrived in Wujun and anchored at the naval base that Zhou Yu had built earlier.

But at this time, news from all over the country continued to reach Wu County, making people in Wu County both happy and worried.

In Wucheng, inside the back hall, everyone was sitting together, waiting for Zhou Yu to arrive.

Cheng Pu summarized the various news and said, "Lord Sun, Guan Yu's army of 10,000 killed Zuo Rong. Xuzhou's Lieutenant General Zhang Liao led 20,000 troops and has already recaptured most of Xuzhou. At the latest, they should be in Guangling County tonight."

"In Jiujiang, Zhang Fei, the third brother of General Liu Bei of Yuzhou, killed Yuan Shao's general Ji Ling in Yinling, forcing Yuan's army to retreat a hundred miles. General Liu led an army of 30,000 and was about to occupy the entire Jiujiang area."

After Cheng Pu finished saying these two sentences, the back hall fell into silence.

Jiujiang and Guangling are two places adjacent to Wu Jing, which means that the imperial court has 50,000 troops surrounding Wu County on both sides.

To the east is the sea, and to the south is Yuan Shao.

Wujun is already caught in the cracks.

Cheng Pu glanced at everyone, especially noticing the silent expression on Sun Quan's face, and said, "The Grand Marshal's Office has issued an order requiring Marquis Wucheng to obey the orders of the General of Yuzhou and join forces with him."

"What!? No!" Han Dang was shocked and subconsciously objected.

If they followed the order of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, wouldn't it be like the imperial court swallowing up their troops without any effort! ?

(End of this chapter)