The Jiangdong Army occupied the mountain road and spread out to both sides. The two ends of the formation had a good geographical advantage, but the formation was not thick, which was a relatively weak link, especially when the crossbowmen on the hillside stopped shooting.

It is obvious that Gao Shun took advantage of the tacit understanding between the two sides and took advantage of the loopholes. It is understandable to do so. The crossbowmen of the Jiangdong Army also have their positions. If they start shooting and suppressing them, Gao Shun will not be able to accuse them of foul.

Hu Shen, the commander of Qu Jun, looked back at Jiang Qin on the hillside, posed a banner, asking whether to change the established tactics. Jiang Qin saw the banner, shook his head, ordered the reply to Hu Shen, and fought as planned. Hu Shen received the order and cursed himself secretly. He understood Jiang Qin's meaning, winning or losing is not important, just try out the strength of the trapped camp. Even if he was defeated by Gao Shun, Jiang Qin would not punish him. But the question is who is willing to defeat? He will have no shame to see others in the future. If he let go and do his best, even if he is defeated, he will be convinced. Now he is holding a dominant crossbowman without using the dominant position, and only defending the front with infantry. This is a bit unfair.

Although he was reluctant, Hu Shen did not dare to disobey the order, even though he and Jiang Qin were fellow villagers. He ordered the drum to fight, and sent two more points to the two wings to strengthen the positions. Forty soldiers rushed towards the positions on both wings, and the positions in the center of the mountain road became even weaker. In order to prevent accidents, Hu Shen himself raised his shield, drew out his sword, and was ready to fight at any time.

The soldiers on the two wings had already fought. The soldiers of Jiangdong Army relied on the terrain and fought back hard. The sword and shield hand side by side to form a shield wall, swung the knife and chop it, and seized the opportunity and forced the collision, knocking the soldiers of the unstable camp backwards. The spearman stood behind the sword and shield hand, and the spear passed between the sword and shield hand, stabbed the chest of the face door and the lower abdomen and thighs.

"Dang! Dang!" The ring-headed sword collided with the shield, and the sword wind was fierce, like a tiger descending the mountain, unstoppable.

"Puff! Puff!" The spear thrust, fast and fierce, like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, and it is hard to guard against it.

The Jiangdong Army is condescending and easy to exert force. The camp is not good at attacking the backwards. Once it is knocked away by a knife, shield and hand, it reveals a flaw. The Jiangdong Army's spear will find a gap and stab at close range. Even if these soldiers in the army wear iron armor, they will not be able to protect themselves. Once they are stabbed, they will be injured and fall to the ground, and they will be killed on the spot.

The two sides fought for a while, and several soldiers of the formation fell in front of the formation.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the camp immediately changed its tactics. The sword and shield hand stepped back and the spearman stepped forward to attack the Jiangdong army. The sword and shield hand of the Jiangdong army's sword and shield hand was not as long as the spear, so it could only defend and could not attack. The spearman behind him also could not reach the opponent because of the obstruction of his companions in front of him. He could only watch the sword and shield hand being stabbed by the spearman.

The Jiangdong Army was unable to respond for a while, and the sword and shield hands were forced to retreat by the soldiers who were trapped in the formation. The formation was moved, and the sword and shield hands, who were eyeing the camp, immediately attacked, forming a local advantage and seizing the position. The Jiangdong Army fought and retreated, striving to block, and both sides fought hard in a small area.

Although the equipment of the camp was not as good as that of the Jiangdong Army and had no advantage in terms of geographical advantages, they fought with the Jiangdong Army with tacit cooperation and personal courage. Although they could not make a quick breakthrough, they fought more and more vividly than the previous Bingzhou Army soldiers, at least they did not lose their advantage in the scene.

Hu Shen was so angry that he scolded Gao Shun for being a scoundrel. Under normal circumstances, without a knife and shield hand in front of him, the spearman was the living target of the crossbowman. Under the close shooting of the crossbowman, no matter how good the iron armor was, it was meaningless. Gao Shun asked the spearman to go forward and attack directly, which was definitely a advantage. While Hu Shen beating the drum to boost morale and let his subordinates stabilize the position, he asked Jiang Qin again, hoping to shoot with the crossbow and teach Gao Shun a lesson, the shameless Bingzhou barbarian.

Jiang Qin saw it carefully and felt a little scratched his head. Gao Shun was really useless and was indeed elite in the camp. He had a brave style, fast response, and his personal combat power was not weak. Without the need for crossbows to cover it, Hu Shen could not last long. However, after considering it, he decided to act according to the established plan and send two soldiers to prepare for the support. He estimated that Hu Shen would support him for at most one hour, and it was likely that he would only have half an hour.

The request was rejected again. Seeing that the positions on both wings were broken again, Hu Shen was so angry that he cursed.

At this time, Gao Shun and his personal guard Qu pressed up. The two wings made a breakthrough, and Hu Shen's position gradually became more promising. Although he had gained an advantage in the scene, he was not happy. First, this victory was not a victory under normal circumstances. If the opponent used a crossbow to suppress it, the camp of the trap would not make a breakthrough so quickly, and the casualties would be much greater. Second, the camp of the trap was the most elite soldier under his command, but his opponent was the most ordinary Jiangdong army soldiers, not even Jiang Qin's personal guard Qu. The two thousand soldiers under Jiang Qin had similar combat power, but he could not produce more camps.

You cannot force yourself to attack Hongnong, otherwise there will be heavy casualties.

But how to explain to the court? We won for a while, but Hongnong could not attack? Gao Shun himself felt that it was not convincing. He knew how eager the emperor was to win, and he also knew how high Lu Bu had expectations for him. If the position of the Jiangdong Army could not even shake the camp, that would be fine, but now the camp has won, and it doesn't seem to be difficult. Why can't Hongnong be enterprising Hongnong? Don't you know how important it is that Hongnong is the gateway to Guanzhong?

While thinking about his thoughts, Gao Shun observed the situation on the battlefield. Seeing that the positions on both wings had advanced to the level with the positions in the mountain road, he raised his hand and ordered the attack. Zhang Yan, the Hou of Qu Jun who was standing by in front of the formation, was ready and immediately ordered the attack. One hundred soldiers pressed forward.

There were only sixty people left by Hu Shen. When he saw the other party pressing up, he made a wise choice and ordered a retreat.

The morale of the Shanxing camp was greatly boosted, and the more they fought, they became more and more brave, and they chased them reluctantly. They chased them until they were in front of the Jiangdong Army position that they were supporting, and then stopped, waiting for Gao Shun to lead the main force to step forward and redeploy the offensive. Gao Shun did not continue the attack. He ordered the Shanxing camp soldiers to defend on the spot. Seeing Jiang Qin's command calmly withdraw, they immediately ordered people to count the battle losses between the two sides.

The battle ended very quickly. In less than half an hour, both sides entered the battle with one song, and the camp won the victory. Not only did they defeat the positions of the Jiangdong Army, but they also killed and injured more than 30 Jiangdong Army people, and they also suffered similar casualties. Considering that the injured soldiers of the Jiangdong Army were withdrawn, it was impossible to count, and in terms of casualties, the camp might have some advantages.

Gao Shun then informed Huangfu Jianshou of the results of the battle.

After listening to Gao Shun's report, Huangfu Jianshou sighed. His view was the same as Gao Shun. Although he won this time, the gap between the two sides was very obvious. If they attacked Hongnong City, they would not only have no chance of winning, but would instead suffer major casualties.

"Just tell me the truth. No matter what, I finally won for a while and saw Hongnong City." Huangfu Jianshou smiled bitterly and said, "The emperor is Mingrui, and the Shisun Taiwei is idle in military affairs. They will make appropriate decisions."

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The emperor was furious and furious

Just when he contacted Dong Yue and planned to advance from Feng Yi to Hedong and attack Lu Su's flanks, he received a message: Feng Yi's prefect Zhong Yao accidentally fell into the water while supervising the transportation of food, and his life and death were unknown. He originally shed tears for Zhong Yao's misfortune, and then received the message, and all signs indicated that Zhong Yao did not seem to have died in the water, but seemed to have escaped. The reason was very simple. On the same day, his wife, Mrs. Sun, who was hostage in Chang'an, disappeared.

During the war, Feng Yi's prefect fled. Not only was Feng Yi's government affairs untreated, but it was also the biggest mockery of the court.

How could Zhong Yao do this?

Liu Ye was in charge of the secretariat, and he found out the news. He knew clearly about Zhong Yao's intention. The people of Ruying bets were made by each other. Zhong Yao had been in the court before, but the court did not give him enough attention and put him in Zuo Fengyi for several years. Seeing the people of Liangzhou entering the court one after another, and today his son was in the army but did not give him the opportunity to command troops to fight, Zhong Yao was disappointed and abandoned his official position and left.

But he could not explain to the emperor. Not to mention that there is no evidence to prove that Zhong Yao was absconding, even if there is, it cannot be made public. This is a severe blow to people's morale. Although Zhong Yao left, there are still many people in Ruying in the court, especially the Shangshu Ling Xun Yu, who was in charge of Chang'an, which was related to the stability of Guanzhong. Xun Yu had a close relationship with Zhong Yao, and announced that Zhong Yao was not to leave Xun Yu and forced Xun Yu to resign. The emperor was obviously unable to leave Xun Yu at the moment. Even if he wanted to deal with the Ruying faction, he had to wait until the war ended.

Zhong Yao's departure was just right and his method was very exquisite. He not only expressed his dissatisfaction to the emperor, but also did not tear his face, which made the emperor unable to say anything.

Liu Ye could not explain to the emperor, so he could only remain silent. The Grand Marshal Sun Rui arrived after hearing the news. When he heard the news, he understood it in his heart. Unexpectedly, it was reasonable. The conflicts between Kanto and Kansai were intensified, and the Kanto people would inevitably react. Now it was a good time. He advised the emperor to take the overall situation into consideration. The best way to counterattack was not to tear the face, but to defeat Sun Ce and revive the Han Dynasty. On that day, Zhong Yao would become a joke. Your Majesty, you can do whatever you want.

At this moment, Huangfu Jianshou heard news that they broke Jiang Qin's blockade and arrived at the city of Hongnong.

The emperor turned anger into joy. However, after carefully studying the battle report, the only little good news immediately turned into a bubble. Gao Shun's record showed that unless these 40,000 troops were all trapped in the camp, attacking Hongnong would be to hit the stone with eggs and bring shame to himself.

The emperor was so depressed that he could not conquer Hongnong. Can he defeat Sun Ce and revive the Han Dynasty? Can he still make Zhong Yao regret his choice today?

Shi Sun Rui and Liu Ye repeatedly comforted the emperor. No matter what, at least we pushed the front line to the city of Hongnong. If Yuan Tan could launch an attack, or Xun Yan attacked Henan in Henoi, Lu Su would inevitably withdraw the main force back to Henan. Even if we could not attack Hongnong forcibly, we could still besiege Hongnong.
Chapter completed!