The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 261 Chapter 260
It was just dawn, and there was still a thin layer of mist on the Yangtze River. Fifty light boats rowed to the bank silently, and then hid in the reeds on the bank at the fastest speed.

Zhang Wu and Chen Sun divided into two groups, each leading 250 daredevils. According to reports from scouts, Huang Zu's army was stationed near Zhoujiabao, which was only five miles from the shore, while Huang Zu himself was stationed at Inside the Zhou Family Fort.

Zhoujiabao is a big and wealthy family in this area. They built a fort here for self-defense.

The owner of the Zhou family castle and Huang Zu are old acquaintances. Relying on Huang Zu's relationship, the Zhou family can run amok here. In addition, the Zhou family also formed a private army of about 1000 people. When Huang She pursued Zhang Wu and Chen Sun, the Zhou family sent troops to assist them.

Therefore, Zhang Wu and Chen Sun hated Zhoujiabao deeply. This time they were ordered to go to Zhoujiabao to attract Huang Zu's troops. Because they were very familiar with the terrain in this area, they were very cautious.

After all, they only have 500 people, and Huang Zu has tens of thousands of troops. The navy is stationed in the upstream ferry, about 2, and the army is all stationed in Zhoujiapu area, with [-] people. Huang Zu arrived yesterday Here, I was kindly invited by the owner of Zhoujiabao, so I am also in Zhoujiabao.

Zhang Wu and Chen Sun were originally from river thieves, and they are very experienced in water warfare, but this time Huang Zu led [-] sailors to come. Zhang Wu and Chen Sun planned to lure the sailors. All of a sudden, they completely dispelled their plan to lure the navy.

It can be said that this time Huang Zu spent a lot of money in order to get revenge, and dispatched the most elite navy under his tent.This water army was built by Huang Zu after several years of painstaking efforts. There were hundreds of warships, large and small. If they sailed in the middle of the river, they could stretch for several miles from front to back.

Moreover, the navy has been trained all the year round, and its combat effectiveness is very strong. Dealing with such small river thieves as Zhang Wu and Chen Sun is like crushing an ant to death.

Zhang Wu and Chen Sun had long heard that Huang Zu's naval forces could cross the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, and when they saw it yesterday, they were sure what they said was true, so they went downstream, trying to lure the weaker army.

Huang Zu had [-] elite troops under his tent, [-] sailors were the elite of the elite, and the other [-] horse infantry were just as a foil, because he guarded Jiangxia all the year round, and the water area of ​​Jiangxia was very wide, and several important cities were located along the river. The Yangtze River was established, so the navy is very important.

Because Huang Zu attached great importance to the navy, in comparison, all the good things were given to the navy, while the horse infantry seemed to pale in comparison. Both weapons and equipment were poor, so the combat effectiveness of the horse infantry was relatively low. .

Zhang Wu and Chen Sun made a plan. Zhang Wu asked Chen Sun to lie in ambush here so that he could meet them and keep an eye on the ships. He led 250 men who dared to die and headed straight for Zhoujiabao.

The sky was slightly bright, Zhang Wu took advantage of the fog and arrived outside the Zhou Family Fort, before approaching the Zhou Family Fort, he suddenly saw that there were simple camps everywhere outside the Zhou Family Fort, and Huang Zu's soldiers were not guarding them tightly.

Zhang Wu inspected it, chose a camp closest to him, approached quietly with daredevils, and then suddenly launched an attack.

Huang Zu's soldiers were suddenly attacked, and they were at a loss. Zhang Wu set fire to the camp and burned down the camp. Although it was April weather, there was still some breeze, which just blew the burning tents, making the fire more and more intense. Big, and spread to the surroundings along the wind.

Many soldiers were still sleeping soundly in the tents, and they were awakened by the sudden fire. They ran out of the tents without even putting on their pants.

Zhang Wu took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, but it was a pity that the number of soldiers was too small and Huang Zu had too many generals, they were like a caravan, they couldn't shake Huang Zu's barracks at all, they just caused a commotion in this area.

Soon, Huang Zu's soldiers came to their senses, and under the command of the officer, they began to counterattack Zhang Wu.Seeing this, Zhang Wu ran away, fighting while retreating, but the troops he attracted were very limited.

Huang Zu's camp that caught fire was quickly extinguished by the soldiers, it was not worth mentioning at all, even Huang Zu in Zhou's Fort was not disturbed.

However, Huang Zu's chasing troops kept chasing Zhang Wu, and more than 800 people kept biting Zhang Wu, determined to wipe out Zhang Wu and others.

Zhang Wu was in a hurry, and led them into the reeds on the bank. When the pursuers arrived, Chen Sun and others who had already ambushed here, immediately launched a sudden attack.

Huang Zu's pursuers were caught off guard, and Zhang Wu led his subordinates to turn around and attack the pursuers together with Chen Sun and others. They defeated Huang Zu's pursuers and fled in the end.

Zhang Wu and Chen Sun chased after for a while, then gave up, and gathered together immediately. The two discussed it, and felt that they had few soldiers. If they really went to attract a large army to chase, it was a little impossible, and they were afraid of being wiped out, so they two They returned to Xunyang together, and then made a decision.

The two returned the same way, and after returning to Xunyang, they reported to Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Lu Su that they could not successfully lure Huang Zu's army.

Lu Su then changed his strategy and asked Zhang Wu and Chen Sun not to go any more but to stay in Xunyang and wait for Huang Zu to lead the army to come, and then act according to plan.

At the hour of Chen, Huang Zu woke up from his sleep, and while having breakfast, he realized that he had been ambushed by a small force this morning.He sneered, didn't make any indication, just said he knew.

After eating too much breakfast, Huang Zu ordered that the [-] sailors march straight in and occupy the shore of Xunyang first to ensure the landing of the follow-up troops.

All the process went very smoothly, without any resistance in the middle.Huang Zu was very happy. He guessed that he knew his army was coming, so he was so scared that he hid.

Afterwards, the scouts reported that when the people in Xunyang County heard that Huang Zu was coming, they were like frightened birds and fled here overnight in fright.

In other words, the current Xunyang County is already an empty city.

Huang Zu was overjoyed when he heard this, and thought it was understandable, since the army is here, who would dare not follow?

"Report-"

A scout drew a long voice, and quickly rode over from a distance.

"Report to my lord, the enemy is found five miles ahead!"

Huang Zu hurriedly asked, "How many people are there?"

"About 500 people!"

"A mere 500 people dare to come to stop my army? It's like blocking the car with an arm, and I'm overconfident!" Huang Zu said vigorously, "Han Xi!"

"The last general is here!" A person answered immediately, it was Huang Zu's favorite general Han Xi.

"I'll give you two thousand soldiers, and you go and destroy this enemy!"

"There are only 500 people in the area. Why do we need so many soldiers and horses? Three hundred cavalry are enough!" Han Xi boasted.

"Excellent! I will give you three hundred cavalry. If you win, you will be rewarded." Huang Zu said happily.

Han Xi received the order and immediately led [-] cavalry to kill them in a mighty manner.

As soon as Han Xi left here, another scout came to report that another enemy army was found on the southeast side, and the number was only about 500.

Immediately afterwards, a series of four scouts came back to report, and each scout said that they had found an enemy army, and each enemy army had only about 500 people.

Together with the two enemy troops just now, there are a total of six groups, and they are scattered in different directions, a total of 3000 people. After hearing this, Huang Zu just sneered, without even thinking about it, the dispatch department immediately led a thousand horse infantry troops to destroy These groups of enemy troops.And he himself followed Han Xi with an army of tens of thousands, and headed to Xunyang, preparing to occupy Xunyang City first, then march towards Wan County, and then capture Shucheng, the county town of Lujiang.

Han Xi led three hundred cavalrymen, and soon arrived at the position of the enemy army. The first person was Zhang Wu. Han Xi drove the troops to kill without saying a word. Then he blew the whistle, and everyone dispersed, leaving the cavalry led by Han Xi unable to catch up.

"The mob is so vulnerable!" Han Xi spat and cursed secretly.

Cursing is all about cursing, but Han Xi didn't send anyone to chase after him, because there are many rolling hills here in Xunyang, and the roads are not very smooth. Except for the official road leading to Xunyang County, the rest are rugged paths. Not suitable for cavalry walking.

Han Xi had someone's head beheaded at random to act as the leader of the enemy army. He took this head and waited here, and then quietly waited for Huang Zu's arrival to claim credit.

A while later, Huang Zu led the army and arrived here. Seeing Han Xi and the others standing there unscathed, with a human head in their hands, he was very happy.

Holding the head, Han Xi rode up to Huang Zu, and said with a smile, "My lord, this is the head of the leader of the enemy army. I cut it off. Seeing this, the rest knew that they couldn't hold back our army." , and they dispersed."

"Well, very good, I'll give you a credit, and when you're done, you'll be rewarded a lot!" Huang Zu believed it was true, and said loudly without even looking at the head.

"Here!" Han Xi succeeded in deceiving Huang Zu, feeling elated, immediately clasped his fists and said, "My lord, the general is willing to be the vanguard, first go to Xunyang City to prepare everything for the lord."

"Okay, I'll give you two thousand troops..."

"No, my army is here, invincible, and these three hundred cavalry are elite, enough!" Han Xi said smugly.

Huang Zu nodded, so Han Xi ran towards Xunyang City with only [-] cavalry, gradually getting farther and farther away from Huang Zu.

Not long after, scouts from all sides came to report that all the ministries had defeated the enemy army and fled in all directions.

Huang Zu was overjoyed, so he gathered his troops together again, without any worries, he boldly headed towards Xunyang City.

The army walked forward for about five miles, when Huang Zu suddenly saw that the ground not far ahead was already stained red with blood, and there were many corpses lying here and there, most of them were soldiers wearing enemy uniforms.

Seeing this scene, Huang Zu laughed sincerely, affirming Han Xi's pioneering role, and ordered to move on.

But when the army had just advanced for less than a mile, there were deafening shouts from all directions, and the enemy troops rushed out from all directions, Zhang Liao on the left, Gao Shun on the right, and Gan Ning, Su Fei, Zhang Wu, and Chen Sun in front. They and the soldiers are even more densely packed, with about tens of thousands of people.

(End of this chapter)