Chapter Thirty: The Lion
Sun Jian, whose courtesy name is Wentai, was from Fuchun, Wujun. It is said that he was descended from the famous military strategist Sun Wu.
Sun's family has been an official in Wu County for many years. Although his official position is not very high, he is considered a child of an official. When Sun Jian was young, he was even more righteous, bold and extremely strategic. Later, he joined the army to fight and made countless contributions. He was also named "Wucheng Hou" for quelling the Liangzhou Rebellion.
In the first year of Chuping, Sun Jian, who was the prefect of Changsha, received a letter and immediately raised an army to respond.
However, Changsha is not the Central Plains. Although it is also a large county in Jingzhou, it is not very rich compared to the Central Plains. Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, tried his best to suppress Sun Jian. Hearing that Sun Jian wanted to raise an army to attack Dong, not only did he not support him, but he had evil thoughts.
Sun Jian is also a brave man and has resentment towards Wang Ruisu.
Now, all the heroes in the world take it as their responsibility to fight Dong Zhuo, and Wang Rui, as the governor, went against the trend and clearly looked for death.
So Sun Jian did not hesitate and immediately contacted Wuling Prefect Cao Yin.
This Cao Yin and Wang Rui have always been incompatible.
However, Wang Rui was the governor of Jingzhou and was very supportive of the Jingxiang clan, which made Cao Yin not dare to act rashly despite his ill-hearted intentions.
Sun Jian found Cao Yin and told Cao Yin that Wang Rui wanted to kill him.
Cao Yin was therefore frightened. Under Sun Jian's instigation, he issued a manifesto from the Guanglu Grand Doctor Wen Yi, who was the one who faked the case, to Sun Jian, and ordered Sun Jian to execute Wang Rui. Sun Jian knew that the manifesto was fake, but Sun Jian received it without hesitation. He led his troops to break through the city, seized Wang Rui, and killed him... Then, Sun Jian pretended to wake up again and led his troops back to Wuling on the charge of Cao Yin's false proclamation, took Cao Yin, and then executed Cao Yin together, neatly.
In this way, Sun Jian obtained all the troops and horses of Changsha, Nanjun and Wuling, as well as countless soldiers, armor and baggage, and his power increased...
However, if you think Sun Jian is at this point, you are very wrong.
After he obtained the troops from three counties, he raised an army to respond to Yuan Shao and went north to attack Dong Zhuo.
When he passed by Nanyang County, he handed over official documents to Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang, and asked him to supply military rations.
Nanyang is the capital and the big county, and it is the richest place in the world.
How rich is it?
Here is a comparison.
The population of Liangzhou is about 2.3 million.
Nanyang is just a county in Yuzhou, with a population of 2.8 million, which is more than a state in Liangzhou.
At that time, Sun Jian led the troops of the three counties, with tens of thousands.
Moreover, Yuan Shu also supported Sun Jian and asked for an official position from Yuan Shao, and appointed Sun Jian as the fake general of the Central Army.
But Zhang Zi believed that Sun Jian sent troops north and there was no official document from the court, so it was not counted. In addition, some of his subordinates persuaded him: "Sun Wentai is just a prefect of Jingzhou. How can we have the right to allocate food and wages? It shouldn't be."
After hearing this, Zhang Zi ignored him.
But Sun Jian saw that Zhang Zi ignored him and without saying a word, his troops were sent to Wancheng. After capturing Zhang Zi, he beheaded the entire Nanyang County Government, which shocked everyone. However, Sun Jian led his troops to plunder the Nanyang County Cufu Mansion and left...
A court official who ordered an official but was so indestructible, can be seen by someone.
However, Yuan Shu admired Sun Jian's style of conduct very much.
After joining Sun Jian, he also reported to Sun Jian as the governor of Yuzhou and ordered him to station troops in Luyang.
It is said to be a show, but it is actually a reward for it yourself.
Anyway, in Yuan Shu's eyes, the country is no longer a country, and the court is controlled by Dong Zhuo, which is simply not orthodox.
In other words, there is no need for the imperial court to appoint him. When Yuan Shu touched his mouth, Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou, was confirmed.
And Sun Jian accepted it even more without hesitation!
During some rest in Luyang, Sun Jian was a little impatient and decided to fight for the troops.
He took the banner of the governor of Yuzhou and appointed his eldest son Sun Ce as his vanguard, and appointed General Huang Gai as his deputy general, commanded three thousand troops to capture Yang people.
Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce, is now sixteen years old.
Since the age of fourteen, Sun Ce has followed Sun Jian, fought on the battlefield and made countless contributions.
Although he is not old, he is very skilled in martial arts and extraordinary bravery.
When he was in Changsha, Sun Jian would always fight against bandits, and he would make Sun Ce the vanguard and win every battle, so that all the bandits in Changsha would flee.
"Wentai, Hu Zhen, the guard general of the Yang people, is a warrior under Dong Zhuo's tent, and should not be underestimated."
When Sun Jian ordered Sun Ce to go to war, an aide stepped forward to persuade him.
Sun Jian laughed, "I saw Hu Zhen and sold the first one with a sign, which is not worth worrying."
He explained to his staff: "When I quelled the Liangzhou Rebellion in Guanzhong, I saw Hu Zhen.
This person has no real talent and knowledge, is reckless and has a high self-reliance. My son is not casual, but he is reborn from the overlord, and he is actually my Sun Family Shier.
Just Hu Zhen is not worth worrying about. You and I will just stay here and wait for the good news."
Because of Sun Jian's words, Sun Ce's name "Jiangdong Little Overlord" quickly spread!
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After Hu Zhen and Zhao Cen arrived at Yangren Pass, they prepared their troops.
Before going to the war, Hua Xiong once told Hu Zhen that he only had to stick to Yangren Pass and not go out to fight.
As Sun Jian said, Hu Zhen was very proud of himself.
He always believed that in terms of talent, he was far superior to Hua Xiong, but because of his bad luck, he had to surrender. However, Hua Xiong was the main general after all, and Hu Zhen did not dare to disobey the order. Therefore, after he arrived at Yangren Pass, he was also very responsible.
Even if Sun Ce led his troops to the city, he refused to go out to fight.
This made Sun Ce a little at a loss.
"Uncle, Hu Zhen has no courage and dares not fight. He can only attack Yangren Pass."
After all, Sun Ce was young and energetic. Seeing Hu Zhen avoiding the battle, he was immediately anxious.
Fortunately, deputy general Huang Gai stopped him.
"Bofu, don't be reckless."
Huang Gai was originally a descendant of Huang Zilian, the prefect of Nanyang, and his later grandfather moved to Lingling to live.
Huang Gai was young and poor, but had ambitions. He read the books left to him by his grandfather in his heart. Later, he was investigated as a filial and honest person and promoted to the Duke's Mansion. When Sun Jian became the prefect of Changsha, Huang Gai followed Sun Jian and was appointed by Sun Jian as a Sima of another department.
He is serious, rigorous in the military, and loyal.
Even though Sun Ce is Sun Jian’s son, he is still trembling in the face of Huang Gai.
Huang Gai said: "Bofu, Yang people are a strong city, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
We only brought three thousand soldiers and horses this time, and we were unable to break through the Yangren Pass, so we could only lose our troops and generals in vain. Therefore, if we want to break through the Yangren Pass, we can only be smart and cannot compete with us. The lord said that Hu Zhen was a reckless man, and it would not be too difficult to deal with."
When Sun Ce heard this, he nodded in praise.
After thinking for a long time, he came up with a plan.
The next day, he led his troops to challenge again, and Hu Zhen still ignored him and ignored him.
Sun Ce was angry and pointed at the city wall and cursed.
Later, he simply ordered people to prepare wine and food, and then ate wine under the city while making people scold him, with an arrogant attitude.
"Chunxuan, Sun Ce's son, is very rampant."
Hu Zhen was furious as he was closed by Yang Ren.
Zhao Cen was also a little angry, but he held Hu Zhen tightly and persuaded: "Don't be fooled by the cavalry supervisor. That child is a way to provoke you and go out of the city to fight. The Grand Supervisor ordered you and me to defend again and not fight. Please think twice."
After hearing this, Hu Zhen shook his head helplessly.
He was dissatisfied, but he could not disobey the general's order, so he had to look at Sun Ce under the city arrogant and domineering.
In this way, on the first day, Hu Zhen still couldn't stand it.
The next day, Hu Zhen simply did not appear on the top of the city.
On the third day, Sun Ce seemed to be tired of scolding. Seeing that Hu Zhen did not respond, he only cursed for a long time before he withdrew his troops and returned to the camp.
As soon as Sun Ce left, Hu Zhen appeared on the top of the city.
"Chunxuan, I have said a long time ago that children cannot be patient.
He lost his energy after only two and a half days of scolding... He must be helpless now and has no fighting spirit. Tonight, I will lead my troops out of the city and then attack the camp, and will definitely win a great victory."
"Chief, are you going to fight?"
Zhao Cen was shocked when he heard this and wanted to stop him.
But Hu Zhen waved his hand and said, "Chunxuan, there is a way that the king will not accept the orders of the king outside.
The Grand Supervisor was in Xingyang and did not know the changes in the battle situation, so he ordered me to stick to Yangren Pass. Now that the rebels are tired, I will take the opportunity to attack and win. At that time, the Grand Supervisor will not blame you and me. Besides, I will only attack sneakily and never pursue... After defeating these rebels, I will return to the city. Could it be that I have to sit on the warplane and slip away?"
Hu Zhen's words really touched Zhao Cen.
"Since the cavalry commander has made a decision, it is not easy for the last general to stop him.
Let’s do this, the cavalry commander leads 3,000 troops to fight, and I lead two thousand people to stay in the pass, so that I can adapt to the situation…”
Hu Zhen didn't like it, but he didn't want to say anything else.
After all, Zhao Cen was right, he was just following orders.
In this way, Hu Zhen and Zhao Cen discussed it properly.
After dark, Hu Zhen led three thousand infantry and cavalry to secretly leave Yangren Pass.
All the people were holding a cat, and the horses were wrapped in hooves, and quietly arrived outside the rebel camp. After a while, Hu Zhen raised his sword and shouted loudly: "Three Army men, follow me to attack... Kill Sun Ce's son, get promoted to the third level, and give him a hundred gold medal."
Three thousand infantry and cavalry shouted in unison, and rushed into the rebel camp with Hu Zhen.
However, after they entered the camp, they found that the camp was empty and there was no one...
Hu Zhen immediately realized something was wrong and hurriedly ordered to retreat.
At this time, a sound of war drums sounded.
Suddenly there was a fire everywhere in the camp. Outside the camp, countless soldiers rushed out of all directions, guarded several exits of the camp, and fired arrows. The Liangzhou army was panicked, and countless casualties were injured. Hu Zhen was even more panicked and beat his horse and danced his sword to the gate.
As soon as he rushed out of the gate, someone in front of him shouted loudly: "Well, that enemy general, is Hu Zhen?"
Hu Zhen looked up and saw a group of people blocking the way.
He was about to answer, but he saw the opponent's troops suddenly disperse to both sides, and a black horse flew out of the team, as fast as lightning.
The young general sat upright, holding two iron spears in his hand.
The young man has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is extremely handsome.
He urged the horse to lift his gun and shouted sternly: "I am Sun Bofu, the little overlord of Jiangdong, and Hu Zhen, the dog thief, so why don't I get my life!"
Gun is fast, horse is fast!
Before Hu Zhen could react, the young general had arrived.
I saw that he didn't talk to Hu Zhen, and he was distracted and stabbed him.
Hu Zhen was immediately pushing the knife to block it, but he heard a loud "clang" sound. The moment Sun Ce's spear stabbed Hu Zhen's big sword, the spear twisted in an extremely strange way, just like a spiritual snake turning over, and its strength increased immediately.
Hu Zhen felt a strange force surged in a spiral shape.
In an instant, he felt his hands numb, and the big knife in his hand fell even more.
"ah!"
Hu Zhen was shocked and immediately turned sideways and wanted to dodge.
His reaction was quick, but Sun Ce's iron spear was faster... With a puff, the iron spear directly tore the iron armor on Hu Zhen's body and penetrated into Hu Zhen's chest. After Sun Ce succeeded, he did not hesitate, and combined the Yin-Yang handle with both hands, and picked the iron spear upwards.
Hu Zhen's body flew up from the horse's back and fell to the ground with a panther.
"Hu Zhen is dead, and you will not surrender yet, so when will you wait?"
In the fire, Sun Ce rode his horse and circled in a majestic manner.
Seeing this, the Liangzhou troops who had Hu Zhen left the city to attack were frightened and had no courage to continue to confront Sun Ce.
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"Fortunately, Zhao Cen was smart and guarding Yang Renguan to the death, so he failed to make Sun Ce succeed."
Hucheng Pavilion, in the camp.
After hearing the messenger's report, Ding Chen couldn't help but show a solemn look.
Although Hua Xiong didn't like him, he did not forget him. After the war broke out in Yangrenguan, he sent someone to inform him of the situation.
"Then, how will the Grand Supervisor arrange the next step?"
The messenger said in a deep voice: "The Grand Supervisor is ready to lead his troops to help Yangren Pass.
He ordered the last general to pass the order with the Zhonglang, so he didn't have to worry about the war ahead. Just guarding Hucheng Pavilion would be a great achievement..."
Guarding Hucheng Pavilion?
Ding Chen did not comment and nodded and replied, "I asked the envoy to report back to the Grand Supervisor, and said that Ding Chen would hold on to Hucheng Pavilion and would never allow the rebels to pass."
When Gao Shun and Yang Aruo said this, they couldn't help but look embarrassed.
Not to allow the rebels to pass?
Chapter completed!