Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 189: Du family is very wise, Gao Shun crossed the Han River

(It has been reviewed again, and the revision of the text is very difficult.)
Fancheng, temporary palace.

The cups and plates for breakfast have not been cleared away yet, but the room is already full of spring.

Both Liu Ming and Du Shi were neatly dressed but did not delay their work (three hundred words are omitted here).

After these days of training, Du Shi has become very good at it, and the basic moves are familiar.

Her eyes were blurry and she bit her lip lightly. She didn't dare to scream out loud, so she could only suppress herself and hum softly.

Unexpectedly, this actually irritated the man behind him even more. Du Shi could clearly feel that His Majesty was different from usual today——

There are always ups and downs, sometimes soothing, sometimes intense, sometimes shallow, sometimes deep.

It makes you feel like you are sailing on the sea, with wave after wave of ecstasy and inability to stop. You enjoy this process very much.

But today, there was a strong wind and rain, as if it was trying to destroy the petals.

Du felt like she was a fallen flower in a violent storm, teetering on the edge of collapse and about to topple to the ground at any time.

After a long time, there was a dull tiger roar, the clouds disappeared and the rain stopped, and everything became calm.

Liu Ming patted the full moon, looked at the dazzling tremor of the bullet, and couldn't help but knead it twice more. Then he walked back to the table and sat down, picked up the wine bottle and took a few sips.

Some people like to drink beforehand to get better, but Liu Ming feels that a few sips afterwards can have a unique flavor and relieve dry mouth.

Du Shi lay paralyzed on the soft felt blanket, not wanting to move at all. She felt as if her whole body was falling apart. It was an unprecedented experience. Although it lacked tenderness and sweetness, the fierce collision was still another level.

"Your Majesty is young and strong, and has never tired of fighting for a long time. He is really a role model for men in the world." Du lay there and said feebly, "But why do you have to perform this Zhougong ceremony after eating today? Is there anything special about it?"

Liu Ming took another sip of wine and said with a smile: "I'm afraid the army will begin to cross the Han River at this time. I am beating drums for the soldiers."

"Is the sound of my concubine's drum too crisp? It may not be able to inspire the soldiers." Du Shi understood the reason, her face turned redder, and she said with a smile.

"That's why I have to wear clothes, so that there will be a thumping sound." Liu Ming laughed and said, "If you are tired, just rest. We have to take action here, I want to take a look!"

At this time, I heard Shi'a's voice coming from outside the door: "Your Majesty, there is news from the south."

Liu Ming looked at Du who was still leaning on the carpet and refused to get up, smiled, got up and walked out.

Walk out of the hall and close the door behind you.

Shi Ah handed over a small cloth bag and said: "Your Majesty, this is the latest information sent by the "Ming Han Imperial Guards" stationed in Xiangyang."

Liu Ming took the cloth bag, opened it, and took out a few bamboo slips with the latest information written on them.

This was Sun Jian's discussion this morning. Sun Jian was prepared to defend Xiangyang and fight to the death with the imperial court, and ordered the strong men to be captured to replenish his army. Sun Ce, Sun Jian's son, started to prepare for the formation of cavalry.

At the same time, Sun Jian still hoped that the Jiangxia navy could move north in time to prevent the officers and soldiers from crossing the Xiangshui River, or that even if the officers and soldiers had already crossed the river, they could use the navy to destroy the officers and soldiers' rafts to cut off their retreat and allow them to enter Nanjun. The officers and soldiers became lone soldiers...

There is not much content, but Sun Jian's main arrangements for the next are clearly written.

"Are you still waiting for the Jiangxia navy?" Liu Ming smiled, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Sun Wentai." He walked out.

The last straw may really save your life, but when your survival depends entirely on one straw, it is often difficult to survive.

When he walked out of the palace, he found the Grand Sima Cheng, Huang Wan, waiting there. When he saw Liu Ming coming out, Huang Wan hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "We are going to find your Majesty."

"Is there any news from Jiangxia?" Liu Ming asked.

"Your Majesty is wise," Huang Wan said, "Huang Zu is willing to obey your Majesty's instructions."

"Very good, just let Sun Shi wait. Hahahaha..." Liu Ming laughed loudly.

Just yesterday, Liu Ming issued a decree to Huang Zu, naming Huang Zu the prefect of Jiangxia, ordering him to command and train the Jiangxia navy day and night, waiting for orders from the court, and not to assist Sun Jian in fighting for the tiger.

At the same time, Huang Wan wrote a long letter to Huang Zu, analyzing the general trend of the world, explaining how wise and powerful the current emperor was, and the stakes of the current choice for the survival of the Huang family, etc.

Huang Zu and Huang Zhong have been expanding their naval forces in Jiangxia and training intensively recently, but they have no intention of going north and are paying close attention to the battle in Jingzhou.

After receiving the imperial edict and Huang Wan's letter, they could no longer remain silent, so Huang Zu held urgent discussions with Huang Zhong and the senior officials of the Huang family in Jiangxia, and finally decided to side with the imperial court. Anyway, there is no need to do anything for the time being, just continue to train the naval force, and he has also won the position of a local official as the prefect of Jiangxia.

Why not?
……

Tens of miles north of Fancheng along the Xiangshui River, there is a curved bend in the river where the water is relatively slow. This place is called Sizhong, and it is also a strategic location.

At this moment, there are already densely packed large rafts, which have been set up by the Fancheng garrison in recent times. They were transported here overnight while it was dark to implement the rescue plan.

The troops on the shore were running onto the rafts, in groups of ten. After filling the rafts with people, they rowed to the other side.

There were also men and horses stationed on the other side of such an important place for defense, but there were not many, only more than a thousand people. The guard was Zhang Yun, the general of Jingzhou.

The Zhang family is not very powerful in Jingzhou, and can only be regarded as a small wealthy gentry family. However, Zhang Yun is good at running business, so he is very close to many wealthy families, which also brings him opportunities for speculation. Sun Jian was Entrusted with important tasks.

It was his turn to defend here last night.

I didn't hear any sound all night. In the morning, when I was still sleeping, I was woken up by a soldier who said that the water on the other side was covered with rafts.

Zhang Yun rushed out of the camp with his clothes on. Sure enough, the rafts were densely packed and almost covered half of the river. It was obvious that the imperial troops wanted to cross the river from here to attack Xiangyang.

Zhang Yun was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat. With more than a thousand people, it was impossible for him to stop the imperial army.

"Hurry and report to Grand Sima that the imperial army and horses are trying to sneak across the river from Sizhong. Please send reinforcements quickly! Go quickly!" Zhang Yun shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Quick, quick, quick! Get my armor for this general!" Zhang Yun ordered in a panic, "Hurry and prepare for defense, archers! Archers step forward and release arrows!"

The South Bank suddenly became a mess.

If Liu Minggang was unfamiliar with some of the terrain when he came to Jingzhou, now there are a large number of native Jingzhou people in the army, so geography is no longer a problem.

Choosing Sizhong to forcefully cross Xiangshui was the suggestion given by Li Yan, Kou Feng and the Huo brothers after discussion. Later, Gao Shun and Huang Wan went to check it out in person, and then they chose this perfect place for a raid.

So last night we worked together to drag the large rafts that had been tied up in advance upstream to this place. This is why these rafts could not be found in Xiangyang.

Sun Jian's focus was still on Fancheng, and he also deployed heavy defense forces on the other side of Fancheng to prevent the army from crossing the Xiangshui River. But Liu Ming chose to take a detour from upstream. Zhang Yun hurriedly made arrangements, but it was already too late, and their number was too small. This time the officers and soldiers used 10,000 infantry and more than 600 large rafts, and they rushed towards the opposite bank in a dark mass.

Sparse and scattered arrows were shot from the shore, and most of them fell into the water. The few that hit the raft were mostly blocked by the shields in the front row, causing minimal damage.

There is a big drum every few rafts, and more than a dozen big drums are beating at the same time. The rumble of the drums can be heard for miles, and it also boosts the morale of the officers and soldiers. Everyone shouts for rowing, even though it is just a temporary raft. At this moment, it was as fast as a flying boat, rushing towards the south bank.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

Large rafts rushed onto the beach despite the rain of arrows. Kou Feng used the inertia to jump forward, raised his knife in the air, and shouted loudly: "Charge!" Then he split a stream of arrows with his knife, stepped forward and swung his knife towards A Jingzhou soldier was beheaded.

"Come on!" the officers and soldiers shouted, jumping off the raft and rushing towards Zhang Yun's team.

"It's over!" Zhang Yun's head buzzed, and his body couldn't help but sway. He also knew a little about military affairs and knew the consequences of losing this place.

"Block! You must block!" Zhang Yun yelled while running back, "Sword, shield, and spear soldiers come forward, and we must block the attack of the officers and soldiers. I, the general, will continue to mobilize troops! Block it!"

Zhang Yun jumped on a war horse, slapped the horse's buttocks hard, and fled away lifelessly.

He did not dare to return to Xiangyang anymore. With Sun Jian's moody temper now, knowing that the army was crossing the river from here, they might have to kill him alive, so he had to flee.

Originally, the defense on the south bank was a bit hasty, but now that the general has escaped before the battle, what fighting capacity does the rest have?

So they threw away their weapons and ran away, and some even knelt down on the spot and begged to surrender.

Gao Shun killed and dispersed the Jingzhou defenders, immediately held the beachhead, and assisted the subsequent troops to cross the river.

After all the ten thousand people had crossed the river, the raft went down the river to the waters of Fancheng.

Gao Shun led Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Kou Feng and other generals to attack Xiangyang.

……

Sun Jian was preparing to fight to the death with the imperial troops in Xiangyang. In fact, he wanted to rely on the strength of Xiangyang City to defend and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. After all, the Han River would affect the supply of the army and the communication between the north and the south.

This is his home court. If the navy can arrive in time and then prevent the official cavalry from outflanking him from behind, it will still be beneficial to Sun Jian in terms of terrain.

Just as he was about to go out to patrol the city, a scout sent by Zhang Yun hurried in and shouted: "The general is in trouble. The army has forced its way across Xiangshui from Sizhong. Zhang Yun cannot resist the enemy. Please ask the general for rescue!" "

"Ratch the ferry from Sizhong?" Sun Jian and everyone in the hall were all shocked. At the same time, they instantly understood where the rafts that disappeared under Fancheng this morning were.

"How many people are there in the army?" Sun Jian asked eagerly.

"I don't have time to count this. Anyway, the other side is so dark and full of people. There must be tens of thousands of people." The scout hesitated and said. He walked in a hurry and didn't pay attention to these details.

"How many ships are there?" Huan Jie asked.

"There is not a single boat, they are all temporary rafts." The scout continued, "As for how many there are, I was too anxious to count them. Anyway, at a glance, the rafts can cover half of Xiangshui's water."

"Huang Gai, Wang Wei, and Zhang Hu followed my general to intercept the army!" Sun Jian said through gritted teeth, "Zhu Zhi, Cheng Pu, and Huan Jie guard Xiangyang."

"Got the order!" Everyone took the order and went down to prepare.

The atmosphere in Xiangyang suddenly became tense, and everyone knew that the war was about to break out.

On the streets, groups of soldiers passed quickly, and the people hid in their homes and did not dare to go out. Those who were brave only dared to open a few cracks in the door and peek out tremblingly.

Hundreds of years of peace have made many people think that war may never come to them. However, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, wars have come one after another, and the people have become accustomed to it.

Now, war has come to this ancient city again.

Bang! Bang!
The doors of residents were kicked open one after another, and soldiers like wolves and tigers kept breaking into them, and captured each and every young man.

Since there is no source of troops in the short term, we must seize strong men.

In the city of Xiangyang, chaos broke out before the fighting started, and cries and cries kept coming and going.

After a while, the gate of Xiangyang opened, and Sun Jian led 4,000 men and horses to rush out of the city gate and march northwest along the Xiang River, preparing to go to Sizhong to join Zhang Yun to resist the official army crossing the river.

Soon they saw Fancheng on the other side of Xiangshui River. Correspondingly, there were also troops stationed on this side of Xiangshui River to monitor and defend the other side.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Sun Jian waved the ancient ingot knife and shouted.

The sergeants stopped in a hurry.

Sun Jian stared blankly at the other side of the river, and saw countless large rafts flowing down the river, quickly gathering towards the waters near Fancheng. Under Fancheng, there were countless soldiers and horses lined up at the moment, apparently waiting to cross the river. .

Sun Jian's heart skipped a beat, "It's too late to defend Sizhong, Fancheng is about to rush across."

At this time, a man came running upstream in panic. It was Zhou Shan who had just been promoted to Scout Du Bo.

"The general is in trouble. Zhang Yun fled without fighting. The officers and soldiers have crossed the river from Sizhong and are coming towards us!" Zhou Shan shouted loudly.

Sun Jian looked into the distance and saw dust rising upstream, coming along the Xiangshui River. It was obvious that there was a large army marching hastily along the coast. This must be the official army that had crossed over from Sizhong.

Sun Jian then looked at the officers and soldiers on the other side who were boarding the ship, gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Abandon the defense here, and all return to Xiangyang to garrison!"

After saying that, the flag was waved and the army returned towards Xiangyang.

When the soldiers are at a disadvantage, sticking to the city may still be enough to fight, but abandoning the city to fight in the wild would be a retarded move.

The soldiers who were originally guarding here took a look and realized that since they already had military orders, what were they waiting for? They threw away all the baggage, food and fodder in the camp, and fled towards Xiangyang like a swarm of bees following Sun Jian.

……

Above Fancheng, Liu Ming held up his telescope and observed the situation across Xiangshui, and couldn't help but smile.

I saw Sun Jian leading his troops and coming in a hurry. After being stunned for a moment, he retreated in a hurry and fled towards Xiangyang.

"Hey, sometimes the good medicine you have high hopes for is often the poison that kills you." Liu Ming said with a smile, "Being trapped in Xiangyang is what I most want to see."

(End of this chapter)