The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 397 Chapter 396 Consecutive Defeats
As a pioneer, Zhou Tai has always been very dedicated to his work. He led a thousand light cavalry, set off from Yi County, and marched all the way to Nanchang with lightning speed. He went deep into Nanchang County for more than a hundred miles. The resistance of the soldiers.

In the evening, Zhou Tai and others were already approaching Poyang County. Seeing that it was getting late, and Zhou Tai and others were also tired and sleepy, they decided to temporarily rest in Poyang County for one night.

At dusk, Zhou Tai came to Poyang County with a thousand cavalry. Although there were county magistrates and a few garrisons in the city, when they saw Zhou Tai and others coming, they rushed to abandon the city and fled. Everyone dared to resist.

Zhou Tai and others occupied Poyang County without any effort and spent the night in the city.

The next day, Zhou Tai received a report from scouts that Sun Quan's newly promoted five generals had led their respective armies from Nanchang and were heading towards Poyang County. The vanguard Ling Cao was at the forefront.

After Zhou Tai learned of this situation, he was very excited instead, and he was gearing up secretly, finally able to fight a hearty battle.

Therefore, Zhou Tai sent someone to inform Chen Deng behind him, leaving [-] cavalry to garrison in the county seat, and he took [-] cavalry to meet Ling Cao, preparing to give the enemy a blow.

With [-] troops, Ling Cao had already arrived in Shanyang County, which was only [-] miles away from Poyang County.Ling Cao didn't stop in Shanyang County, nor went to the city to rest, but rushed towards Poyang County with [-] soldiers at the fastest speed.

Zhou Tai sent scouts to inquire about Ling Cao's marching route, and the number of soldiers he led, not only did not feel scared because of the small number of subordinates, but looked forward to the battle even more.

Under Zhou Tai's arrangement, the [-] cavalry were divided into three, and the [-] cavalry were in ambush on the only road from Yanyang County to Poyang County. He led a hundred cavalry to block the road, deliberately confusing Ling Cao, And lure the enemy deep.

In the evening, Ling Cao and Zhou Tai formally met on the official road. Zhou Tai led a hundred cavalry, and suddenly rushed out from both sides of the road, killing Ling Cao by surprise, but Zhou Tai's number was too small to dare to fight. After a brief charge, they retreated immediately.

Ling Cao led his army in hot pursuit, Zhou Tai fled all the way, when Ling Cao led his army to chase for more than three miles, Zhou Tai stopped suddenly, re-arranged his troops, blocked the official road, and turned towards him again. Ling Cao killed him.

At this moment, ambush suddenly appeared on both sides of the official road, and the cavalry rushed out, killing Ling Cao again by surprise, and Zhou Tai also joined forces with the ambush, harvesting the enemy's head to his heart's content.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ling Cao immediately ordered to retreat. Zhou Tai was not willing to give up, and led his army to chase all the way behind.

Zhou Tai fought a victorious battle. He heard from the scouts that the enemy army had arrived in Shanyang County one after another. There were about [-] troops. Zhou Tai had a small number of troops, so he didn't dare to act rashly, so he cleaned up the battlefield and returned with the loot. Arrived at Poyang City.

The next day, Chen Deng led his army to Poyang City. Zhou Tai reported his achievements to Chen Dengzou. While he was talking, he reported that Zhu Huan had come to attack the city with an army of [-], which was less than ten miles away from Poyang City.

Chen Deng immediately dispatched troops and generals, and asked Zhou Tai to lead [-] troops to line up outside the city to block the enemy, while Chen Deng watched the battle from the city wall.

After about a stick of incense, dust billowed on the official road to the west, and thousands of soldiers rushed out from the dusty fog. One of them was riding a tall horse, holding a long gun and wearing an iron helmet. , wearing iron armor, with a pair of murderous eyes on his stern face.

Behind the man was a group of disorganized cavalry, and behind them were panting infantry, without any formation at all, looking like a mess.

"I am Zhu Huan, General of Zhenwu. I am here to fight. Who would dare to fight to the death with me?" Zhu Huan rode out on his horse, waving his long spear, and shouted in a brazen and majestic way.

Zhou Tai had already led the army to set up a position below the city. The army was in order, and the flags were densely covered. All the soldiers were at war, and the blood in their hearts was constantly flowing, and they couldn't wait to start the battle as soon as possible.

When Zhou Tai heard Zhu Huan's cry, he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart any longer. He shouted "Jia", and the horse under his seat took a few steps forward, pointing at Zhu Huan and shouting loudly: "I am the traitor, General Henghai Zhou Tai. I am here to punish you rebellious officials and traitors by His Majesty's imperial decree. If you are sensible, you should lead the people to surrender as soon as possible. Otherwise, you will definitely become my dead soul under the sword!"

Zhu Huan snorted coldly, and without saying anything, patted his horse and swung his spear, and rushed towards Zhou Tai.

Not to be outdone, Zhou Tai brandished the sword in his hand, shouted loudly, and rushed out.

The two confronted each other, and when the two horses were about to meet, Zhou Tai and Zhu Huan raised their swords and spears simultaneously, and each exerted all their strength, trying to kill the opponent with one blow.

"Ding!"

The two weapons collided with each other, and there was a crisp sound. Once the two clashed, they fought together.

Zhou Tai's swordsmanship was superb, and Zhu Huan's spear skills were not bad either. Neither of them took advantage of the first round, and they separated in a flash.

After parting, the two turned their horses' heads again, and fought together again. After a clanging fight, the two fought to the fifth round, Zhu Huan's strength was a little weak, and Zhou Tai slashed at him, almost killing Zhu Huan. Huan's arm was cut off, and Zhu Huan's face turned ashen in fright. He turned his horse's head and retreated into the army, not daring to confront Zhou Tai again.

Seeing this, Zhou Tai swung his broadsword forward and yelled "Kill!" The soldiers behind him who were already gearing up rushed forward and rushed towards the enemy.

Not to be outdone, Zhu Huan charged forward with his subordinates, and the two armies charged towards each other. Once contacted, a fierce battle immediately broke out.

Zhou Tai's subordinates are all soldiers who are ready to fight, while Zhu Huan's subordinates are soldiers who have traveled a long distance. After the two armies fought, the strengths and weaknesses of the two armies were immediately revealed.

All of Zhou Tai's subordinates fought bravely, and Zhou Tai himself took the lead, leading the way. When he swung his sword, heads fell to the ground one after another.

Soon, the battle showed a one-sided situation. Zhou Tai's army was brave and good at fighting, and Zhu Huan's subordinates were defeated steadily.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Huan immediately ordered the whole army to retreat. Zhou Tai pursued and beat him fiercely. The killed Zhu Huan's army cried for their father and mother.

In this battle, Yangzhou's army won the victory, beheading a total of 500 enemy soldiers. If Zhu Huan hadn't run fast, his [-] army might have been wiped out.

Chen Deng was very satisfied with this battle, he also commended Zhou Tai, and asked Zhou Tai to credit him.

After a short rest, Chen Deng couldn't wait to order the army to continue marching towards Nanchang.

According to the report of the scouts, Zhu Huan, Zhu Ran, Ling Cao, Tan Xiong, and Pan Zhang all assembled the army in Shanyang County, which is the only way to Nanchang and the last barrier of Nanchang. The Sun family keeps adding troops here, it seems that they want to fight a trapped beast.

However, Chen Deng didn't pay attention to these new generals appointed by Sun Quan at all. To him, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Sun Ben, Sun He and others were more difficult figures in the enemy camp. If they were not dismissed and they were the ones leading the army, Chen Deng might still have to work hard.

However, judging from these two battles, Ling Cao and Zhu Huan were defeated one after another. These young generals would only rush forward to die. They knew what war was, and they couldn't possibly be Chen Deng's opponent.

In the afternoon of the same day, the army marched straight to Shanyang County, and Chen Deng still took Zhou Tai as the vanguard.

Moreover, Zhou Tai is currently the only general under Chen Deng's account that can be used. If he is not sent, who else can be sent.

Zhou Tai is also willing to be the vanguard, to fight battles, to make meritorious service, and to build up military prestige continuously, so why not do it.

……

Zhang Yan rode a white dragon, followed by his groom Ayub, and walked along the official road in an orderly manner surrounded by thousands of troops.

"Ayub!" Zhang Yan suddenly shouted.

"Your subordinate is here!" Ayub hurriedly replied, "What orders does His Royal Highness King Yan have?"

"There is no order, I'm just curious about you."

"Curious? Curious about what?"

"You came from the Western Regions and came to me with a bloody horse. However, I don't know much about you. There are many countries in the Western Regions. I don't know which country you are from?"

"Go back to His Royal Highness King Yan, I am from Dawan."

"That's no wonder, no wonder you have sweat horses. By the way, are there many sweat horses in your country?"

"Although Dawan is rich in horses, and most of them are good horses, sweat-blooded horses are extremely rare, because his bloodline is extremely noble, and the production is also very low." Ayou said.

"In that case, then I'm even more curious, how did the white dragon get into your hands?" Zhang Yan turned his head to look at Ayub, his deep eyes glistened, making Ayub feel extremely uncomfortable.

Ayub's eyes flickered, and he didn't know how to answer, because he was always hesitating in his heart, whether he should tell King Yan his real identity...

At this moment, a rider rode up the official road in front of him, and was stopped by the outpost. After learning that it was a messenger sent by Lu Su, he was brought to see Zhang Yan.

After Zhang Yan saw the courier, the courier handed over Lu Su's letter directly. After Zhang Yan opened it and read it, he immediately read it again. His expressionless face suddenly frowned, and he immediately ordered: "Send the order down!" , the army speeds up!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yan called another Jinyi Guard and asked him to rush to the front line. No matter where Chen Deng was or what he was doing, he must immediately stop Chen Deng from attacking the enemy again, and the army retreated a hundred miles. Stay put.

Knowing the seriousness of the situation, Jin Yiwei turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhang Yan. Considering the distance and time, Zhang Yan decided to go in person.

Zhang Yan's war horse is a blood-sweat horse, which can travel thousands of miles a day and [-] miles at night. No matter where Chen Deng is, he can reach Chen Deng at the fastest speed.

So, Zhang Yan rode out and asked Xu Chu to lead the whole army to continue marching at a faster pace. He himself left the army alone and chased Chen Deng away.

(End of this chapter)