The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 168 Chapter 168
Yangzhou, Danyang.

Since Sun Ce retired from Moling, he continued to recruit soldiers while training the army. In the places he occupied, it was stipulated that the army should not invade the people.

At the same time, Sun Ce was also paying attention to the movement of Moling City. When he knew that Liu Yao had handed over all the troops to Zhang Yan for training, he was a little worried.Therefore, Sun Ce also increased the intensity of his training, hoping to deal with Zhang Yan.

One day, Sun Ce was training soldiers on the school grounds. Seeing Zhou Yu approaching in a panic, he asked, "Gong Jin, what happened?"

Zhou Yu hurriedly said: "The scouts came to report that Zulang, the bandit from Jing County, and Jiao Ji, the bandit from She County, joined forces to Danyang. Now they have arrived in Wuhu. I don't know what their intention is!"

"It's just a mob, nothing to worry about, just ignore them and send someone to continue monitoring every move of these thieves," Sun Ce said.

Zhou Yu frowned, and said to Sun Ce: "Those who come are not kind, and those who are kind don't come. Although Zu Lang and Jiao Ji were both thieves, they are connected with Shanyue and spread across the mountains. There are also many in their army. The people of Shanyue. The people of Shanyue are tough, brave and good at fighting, and they are difficult to deal with. If they are coming towards our army, they must be deployed early."

"A few thieves are nothing. Our army is invincible. Could it be that we can't even defeat these thieves? Gong Jin is too worried. First, send someone to investigate their intentions. After finding out clearly, it's not too late to make a decision!" Sun Ce said.

Zhou Yu knew Sun Ce's temper, so he said nothing more, left the school grounds, and sent scouts to continue to investigate.

A day later, the scouts came back and said that Zulang, Jiaoji, and bandits from Lingyang, Yixian, Wanling and other counties had come to attack Sun Ce, wanting to rob some money and food, and plan for the winter.

It was October, and the weather was gradually getting colder, but because it was south of the Yangtze River at this time, it hadn't snowed yet.

Zhou Yu quickly informed Sun Ce of the news. After some planning, Sun Ce followed Zhou Yu's strategy and decided to take the initiative to attack and annihilate the invading enemy.

Sun Ce gathered two thousand elite soldiers and led four generals, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, and Sun Ben, to take the initiative to attack, but left Zhou Yu in Danyang City to continue training the army, and the rest had to follow Zhou Yu's command. , Those who disobey the order will be beheaded.

Sun Ce led the generals to a village called Nanzhe, [-] miles south of Danyang City, where they were going to attack Zu Lang and Jiao Ji's army.

So, Sun Ce ordered all the villagers to leave the village and seek refuge elsewhere, while he took Nanzhe Village as a stop and sent out scouts to inquire about news about Zu Lang, Jiao Ji and others.

Zu Lang and Jiao Ji combined [-] troops to commit the crime. The army marched and looted all the way without changing their thieves' nature. The distance from Nanzhe Village was less than [-] li.

When the scouts reported back to Sun Ce, Cheng Pu said: "My lord, there are quite a lot of bandit troops led by Zu Lang and Jiao Ji, and our army is relatively small. It is better to set up an ambush here. When the bandit army is halfway along, our army suddenly The attack will definitely break the bandit army and win a big victory."

After hearing this, Han Dang, Huang Gai, and Sun Ben all thought it was a good strategy, and they all agreed.

But Sun Ce waved his hand and said: "Although the bandit army is large, it is a mob. Although our army is small, it is an elite army. Although I can win a big victory by ambushing the bandit army, what I want is not only these, but also let the bandit army Fear of our army is the only way, only in this way, they dare not openly come to offend. Therefore, I decided to confront Zu Lang and Jiao Ji directly, and let them know how powerful we are!"

"A direct confrontation?" Cheng Pu said in amazement, "My lord, although they are bandits and not as elite as our army, many of them are the people of Shanyue, and their combat effectiveness is not inferior to our army. , I'm afraid our army will lose a lot of soldiers and horses. It's better to ambush, I hope the lord will think twice."

Sun Ce said: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to say more. You should obey my order, and when you charge again, try to move forward. As long as you can break into the bandit army, capture Zu Lang and Jiao Ji, and the rest of the bandits will be killed." The dragons have no leader, so they will naturally disperse."

Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, and Sun Ben all admired Sun Ce's courage, and knowing that any further persuasion would be futile, they simply stopped talking and followed Sun Ce's arrangement.As for the result of the head-on confrontation, their hearts are full of doubts.But the four of them are all experienced generals after all, so no matter what the environment is, they will do their best and fight hard.

Sun Ce assembled his troops and continued southward with Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, and Sun Ben.

Zu Lang and Jiao Ji's troops marched and robbed. According to Chen Deng's plan, they approached Danyang step by step where Sun Ce was.

Both of these two were the thieves' commander-in-chief, and when Chen Deng arrived at their territory with Tai Shici, he explained straight to the point what he wanted to do, and hoped that Zu Lang and Jiao Ji could submit to Zhang Yan.Naturally, Zu Lang and Jiao Ji would not be so willing to surrender. When the words were not speculative, Tai Shici made a sudden move, and with his extraordinary force, captured Zu Lang and Jiao Ji, and promised Zu Lang and Jiao Ji the post of prefect.

Because Zu Lang and Jiao Ji were afraid of Tai Shici, but also for the benefit, they willingly obeyed Chen Deng's arrangement and gathered together to attack Sun Ce.

"Report-"

A scout from the bandit army came from the front and came directly to Zu Lang's side, and said in a flustered face, "I report to Commander Zong, the enemy is found in front, it is Sun Ce's soldiers and horses, and they are attacking our army." Come here."

"Oh? How many people are here?" Zu Lang asked.

"About 2000 people."

When he heard this number, Zu Lang burst out laughing, and shouted: "How dare a mere 2000 people come to block our army? Send an order and get ready to fight. I will give Sun Ce a blow!"

The order to prepare for the battle was quickly conveyed. Zu Lang put his troops in the field and stopped moving forward. He let the crossbowmen spread out on both wings. He led the infantry in front and he led the cavalry in the middle. It seemed that the lineup was very strong.

Soon, Sun Ce led the army to arrive here. Seeing that Zu Lang's army was strong, and Zu Lang was in the middle army, instead of being afraid, he sneered.

"My lord, Zu Lang's army has a strong lineup, several times the strength of our army, and has already lined up soldiers and horses. Once our army approaches, it will surely rain like arrows. If our army launches a frontal attack, I'm afraid it will suffer heavy losses. I hope my lord will think twice before acting." Cheng Pu persuaded earnestly.

Sun Ce was a brave man, looked at the soldiers and horses displayed by Zu Lang, and saw that the central army was relatively weak. Although there were archers on the two wings, everyone had a trace of disdain on their faces. It seemed that Sun Ce was not brought here at all. People pay attention to this.

"If you are afraid of death, just leave. I won't force you to stay. If you are not afraid of death, you can rush over with me. Although there are many bandits, in my eyes, they are just a piece of loose sand." Sun Celang said.

Cheng Pu stopped talking, and Han Dang, Huang Gai, and Sun Ben also stopped talking. The four cheered up. Since Sun Ce was going to confront each other head-on, they had to fight hard.

Fortunately, Sun Ce led an elite army, a soldier of hundreds of battles, even in the face of a strong enemy, he would not back down.This is one of the reasons why Sun Ce is bold.

If Sun Ce led a group of fleeing people, he would definitely not dare to risk his life for this big gamble?

But this time, Sun Ce has always had a plan in mind, and it seems that he has already seen the hope of victory.

Now that the decision has been made, the soldiers stopped talking nonsense, and immediately rushed to the bandit army after Sun Ce gave the order.

Seeing Sun Ce leading the people rushing over, Zu Lang sneered and said, "It's courting death! Let the arrows go!"

Following Zu Lang's order, the crossbowmen scattered on both wings shot arrows one after another.

All of a sudden, hundreds of arrows shot towards Sun Ce's army densely like locusts.

Sun Ce rode on a horse and took the lead. Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Huang Gai followed with [-] cavalry, and Sun Ben followed with [-] infantry. Shooting arrows.

In just a moment, the gap between the cavalry and the infantry widened. Sun Ce, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai and others were all attached to their horses, and from time to time they used their weapons to cover the incoming arrows and aimed at the Chinese army. Then rushed over.

A cluster of arrows fell, and more than [-] cavalrymen led by Sun Ce were shot to death. Some of them were shot by the horses, and the horses were knocked off their backs by the fallen horses, and they were trampled to death by the cavalry later.

As for the infantry, due to Sun Ben's good command, the soldiers used shields to cover them one after another, so the losses were minimal.

Even so, the archers on the two wings were still shooting arrows, but at this moment, the archers consciously divided into two groups, one for cavalry and the other for infantry.

But the cavalry moved very fast, and before the arrow fell, they had already galloped out, but dozens of cavalry were still shot by the arrow and fell off their horses one after another.

With his long spear straightened, Sun Ce rushed to the central army, and with the help of the impact force of the horses, directly knocked the bandits in front of him into the air. Those who came to stop were stabbed to death one after another.

For a moment, no one among the rebels could stop Sun Ce. Relying on his personal bravery, Sun Ce fought desperately in the camp of rebels. After a while, the blood stained his iron armor red, and his face was splashed all over. It's bloody.

Cheng Pu and Han Dang followed Sun Ce, armed with knives and spears, invincible. Huang Gai, brandishing double whips, charged forward with the cavalry, and fought fiercely with the bandits in an instant.

At the same time, the infantry led by Sun Ben suddenly withdrew from the defense, and killed the archers on the two wings.

Seeing this, Zu Lang ordered the whole army to form a siege. Thousands of rebel soldiers rushed forward like huge waves, encircling Sun Ce and others.

(End of this chapter)