"I crossed Lu in the fifth month, penetrated deeply into the barren area, and ate the sun." [Previous Departure of the Master]
According to the military strategy of General Zhengnan, he led a large army to attack the Wuling barbarians and prevent them from invading Jingzhou; General Gan Ning used his navy to control the waterway on the river, and took the opportunity to put down the rebellion in Zangke County; Sun Ce, the governor of the surrender, led the two
Thousands of people rushed from Jianwei to Yuexi to stop the rebels and prevent them from entering Shu County. After Huang Gai relieved the siege of Zhu Ti, he guarded the area to guard against the Meng family. As for Annan's general Ju Jun, he advanced by land and water from Jiaozhou and penetrated into Yizhou County.
Attack the Meng family's rear and explore the situation in Yongchang County.
A total of 20,000 elite troops were mobilized for this march. Counting the county soldiers, field soldiers, etc. recruited along the way, there were approximately more than 60,000 people.
Gan Ning, the general of the building ship, was not only responsible for the partial division to conquer the Zoke barbarians, but was also responsible for the food and grass and troop transportation of the entire Yi and Jingzhou waterways. Therefore, when he first arrived in Jiangyang County, Qianwei County, Gan Ning had no choice but to do something.
He asked his subordinate Jiang Qin and others to lead the troops ashore, while he continued to stay on the river to provide support.
"Hey! I didn't expect that after I settled down on the Jingjiang River, I couldn't go ashore to kill the thieves, so I just let the younger generation do meritorious service." Gan Ning looked at the backs of Jiang Qin and others leaving, and couldn't help but regretted from the bow of the boat.
The scribe standing next to him was an old acquaintance of his. He had accompanied Gan Ning out of Sichuan to help him attack Deng Zhi of Chaisang. Deng Zhi was originally Yu Fuchang and was transferred to Bajun Hucao due to his merit. This time Gan Ning
When he entered Sichuan again, he wanted to make great achievements again, so he thought of old friends such as Deng Zhi. Among them, Huang Quan had been transferred to the army of General Xu Huang through his introduction, and Deng Zhi, Hu Zhong and others once again partnered with Gan Ning.
Go south.
Deng Zhi's loose robes were blown by the river wind, but he stood as thin as a flagpole: "Nowadays, the river is thousands of miles up and down, and thieves have disappeared. Who can not say that it is the general's contribution to peace? And like this
The great river in the north has been flooded with bandits ever since the chaos broke out in Jizhou. Comparing the two, the general's contribution is incomparable. As for pacifying the bandits on land, there are only a thousand barbarians, so why bother the general's physical strength?"
"You are still open-minded and have your thoughts towards me." Gan Ning laughed and reached out to pat Deng Zhi on the back: "I thought you would feel something in your heart when you saw Hu Zhong following Jiang Qin and others to the mountains to beg for thieves and perform meritorious deeds.
I was unwilling to do so, but now it seems that I was overly concerned."
It turns out that Gan Ning was a gentleman, and he deliberately used this to comfort Deng Zhi. With such a heart, who would dare to say that he was rude and rude?
Deng Zhi thought to himself, changed the topic, and said to himself: "There are many mountains in the south. Although the water flow is fast, the transportation of goods depends on the river. If the general wants to make a difference, he might as well explore the waterway, which may lead directly to Yizhou County.
, it is not known yet. Or he led his elite troops to rob the barbarian grain ships and disturbed the morale of the army. This is also an achievement."
"This is a very good plan!" Gan Ning had worked as a water thief in Yizhou for several years. If he was familiar with the waterways and intercepted enemy ships on the river, it would be more appropriate for him to come. Besides, he himself liked movement rather than silence.
Because of his nature, hiding behind to guard the river and transporting baggage is not what he wants. It is suitable for him to take the initiative to invade the rear.
"It's just..." Deng Zhi smiled teasingly and said in a difficult tone: "When we came here, Duke Xu had not yet given such orders. Since our army was divided, we only have more than a thousand people. It is okay to stick to the river. If we go deeper,
Behind enemy lines, I'm afraid..."
"Mr. Xu knows my temper. If I do it even though it's forbidden by law, wouldn't it be a disgrace to both of us? If we don't do it, I won't be who I am anymore." Gan Ning laughed, claiming to know Xu Huang very well.
Yes, it's just that he knew in his heart that it was more likely that Xu Huang knew what Gan Ning would do, so he didn't explain anything and let Gan Ning do it. Whether it was success or failure, all have their own reasons.
Deng Zhi smiled and shook his head for some unknown reason, as if he felt helpless for Gan Ning's temper, but his expression clearly supported Gan Ning's idea.
In the dense mountain forest, Captain Jiang Qin and Captain Ding Feng led more than 2,000 people to walk on an almost unrecognizable path. There were few people in the forest. From time to time, there would be a few unknown birds flying strangely in the mountains.
scream, or a venomous snake suddenly jumps out from somewhere.
Not to mention the unbearable mosquitoes, the venomous snakes alone had already cost them several soldiers.
"Damn it." Jiang Qin said bitterly: "I really want to burn this mountain with fire. I thought there were enough mosquitoes, snakes, and ants in the mountains and forests of Jiangdong, but I didn't expect it to be a disaster here!"
"Only barbarians will live here. Even Shanyue may not be accustomed to living here, right?" Sima Huzhong, who was accompanying the army, said in a low voice.
At this time, Ding Feng, who was leading the attack, came over, clasped his fists and said: "In front of you is the barbarian camp. Although there are not many soldiers, the camp is built on the cliff, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is a little more movement, and I am afraid that the people in Fan County at the foot of the mountain will
The defenders learned the news and took precautions."
"So what if we are prepared?" Jiang Qin said carelessly: "The rebels in the entire Zoke County only have a few thousand people. Recently, the Wuling barbarians are also deeply trapped in Jingnan and cannot extricate themselves. Our army now has two thousand people. Even though
Zhu Bao is here, so what do you have to fear?"
"Having said that, the terrain here is dangerous, and more soldiers are worse than fewer soldiers. If we can't attack by force, delaying here will probably delay the battle." Hu Zhong walked to a slightly higher ground and took advantage of the tree.
Yin looked at the camp in the distance and said softly.
Jiang Qin calmed down and asked, "Is there any other way?"
Hu Zhong spread his hands to him.
"Then select a team of elite soldiers and go up to raid at night. I see that those camps have been built for many years. They are all rotten wood. It would be cleaner to burn them with fire." Jiang Qin had the highest position here, so he immediately gave the order.
: "Captain Ding, you will be the first to board in the evening."
Ding Feng cupped his fists and accepted the order, then went down to choose Xiaoyong.
Late at night, Ding Feng fought bravely and managed to get under the camp while the barbarian soldiers were sleeping. Jiang Qin and others peeped in the nearby woods. After a while, they saw several groups of flames growing from small to large.
The ground ignited with tree-high flames, and the sound of crackling flames was suddenly heard in the wind, as well as frightened and unintelligible barbaric words: "Ding Chengyuan has succeeded! Come on!"
When they arrived in front of the camp, they saw that the heavy wooden door had been burned to a fragile state. Everyone held up huge rocks and smashed the door open several times. At this time, everyone in the camp had no intention of defending. Some were putting out the fire, while others were running for their lives.
, Ding Feng, wearing light armor and holding a short sword, was fighting among the panicked barbarians.
After the camp was secured, Jiang Qin immediately sent Hu Zhong to lead his troops down the mountain without waiting for repairs. Dalang Mountain was the barrier to the west of Fan County. Now that the danger was lost, Fan County only had time to notice the fire on the mountain and had not made any response.
The officers and soldiers were already on the mountain.
Fanxian County is located in an important position. It is not only an important town in the north of Zoke County, but also can be connected with Wuling County of Jingzhou through the river, becoming a nail in the back of Wuling Man. After Jiang Qin captured this place, he quickly collected ships and sailed down the river.
The rebellious counties and cities rebelled against each other one after another, and within a few days they were killed until they reached the county government.
Compared with Jiang Qin's overwhelming power in the east, Sun Ce, the commander-in-chief of the surrender, had a hard time in Yueqi County. Because he arrived a step too late, the soldiers of Yueqi went straight into the vassal state of Shu County, which greatly shocked the neighboring Shu County. Handan, the governor of Yizhou,
Shang hurriedly ordered the county soldiers to join the battle, disrupting Sun Ce's agreed deployment. In the end, Sun Ce finally managed to repel the old soldiers, but was finally blocked by Gao Dingyuan at Lingguan Road, and was unable to win after several strong attacks.
At this time, Sun Ce mobilized soldiers from Shu County, Guanghan and other counties, and added the troops and horses under his command, a total of five to six thousand people. He spent many days at the pass, but there was no progress at all. Even Sun Ce's brother-in-law, General Zhonglang, Sun Fudu was hit by an old man's poisonous arrow during an attack. He was dying and was about to die.
In the camp, a group of Sun's close relatives gathered together and looked at Sun Fu by the couch. They saw Sun Fu with a white cloth wrapped around his arm, holding his brother Sun Bi's hand, and begging in his mouth: "This battle can't be fought... we can't fight anymore." , all the men we brought from Jiangdong will die in this barren land!" He glanced at Sun Bi, who had a sad face, and then looked at Sun Ce beside him: "It's not that I'm afraid of fighting and death, I was originally in Jiangdong. Attacking mountains and conquering bandits, how can we be afraid of swords? I really don’t know why we continue to fight... As far as the imperial court is concerned, we are still outsiders and foreign soldiers. If we hang out with the old people here, we may not be in agreement with the imperial court. The person's intention..."
"Brother." Sun Ce said hurriedly: "Stop talking."
"What else can't be said?" Sun Ce's other brother, Zhonglang General Sun Hao, scolded angrily from the side: "When Zhou Gongjin said he would surrender to us, what did he promise? As a result, the world has been settled, and there should be The reward was not much, but Xu Huang tried to break us up several times. Now Cheng Gong and Han Gong are still drinking wind and swallowing snow in Youzhou! We were transferred away from Jiangdong again and came to this remote place in Nanzhong. As soon as they arrived, countless of those who came with them died of miasma. Even Sun Bohai... Now he has just gained a foothold. It was Xu Huang who urged him to fight some old man. If he continues to fight, it will not be easy in the end. Who!"
Sun Fu was lying on the couch and had no energy to speak anymore. At this time, he could only breathe "uh, uh" and reluctantly nodded in agreement.
"What did Zhou Gongjin promise you?" Sun Ce said coldly: "How come I don't know."
Sun Hao had the most perverse temperament. He was not afraid of anyone but Sun Ce. Just now he had a quick talk and said what was in his heart. When he saw Sun Ce's expression, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind his back.
It's just that Sun Hao was able to watch his words and saw that the people around him didn't show any resistance because of his words, which actually gave him confidence.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Lu Fan quickly tried to smooth things over and said: "When Sun Gong entered Luo alone, King Qin came to his rescue. It was a sign of loyalty. We are the same in the court anyway. If it is for personal gain, wouldn't it be a concession? A joke?"
"If you can't even distinguish between your own interests and harms, who can talk to you about justice!" Sun Hao sneered and seemed to want to contradict Sun Ce, but when he saw that Zhu Zhi, Chen Wu and others had shown bad intentions, he closed his eyes angrily. He stopped talking, turned around and left.
"This kid started to be afraid of death after he got a cold in Nanzhong!" Zhu Zhi, a veteran who once served Sun Jian and assisted Sun Ce, spat, mocking unceremoniously, and said to Sun Ce, Sun Bi and others: "We don't need to pay attention to him. We'll just transfer him to the rear to take care of the baggage. It's just Bo Fu... this battle can't continue like this."
Everyone knows that even if they continue to fight and take this dangerous pass, they will lose their troops. Now, let alone the emperor, they are not even direct descendants of Xu Huang. How can they be willing to die?