"If there are timid people in the army, they will not advance despite the drumbeat. If they retreat before they hear the gold, they must be selected and killed to warn the others." [A Hundred-Battle Strategy]
Qianwei County, Bodao.
A fleet was going down the river. They were soldiers and horses coming from Nan'an County upstream. Nan'an County had convenient water and land access and was the closest to Lingguan Road. It was the rear area where Sun Ce, the commander-in-chief of Nijiang, stocked up food, grass and baggage and placed the wounded. At this time, it should have been It was Sun Hao, the Zhonglang general who was staying in Nan'an County waiting for orders, but strangely led more than 2,000 men and horses down the river. There were not only wounded people on the boat, but also intact soldiers and horses.
Seeing that he was getting farther and farther away from Nan'an, Sun Yu's worry became more and more serious. He looked at the green mountains on the bank in the distance and said: "Brother, I really can't wait two more days? Are you in such a hurry?" Rush back to Bodao, I'm really worried..."
"What else can you worry about? Everything has been done and we have all evacuated, but now you still want to go back?" Sun Hao was dissatisfied with his brother's coyness and said with dismay: "Lingguan Road is not that easy to fight. Yes, I have seen with my own eyes that a brave man like Sun Fu was hit by a poisonous arrow and died as soon as he climbed the city. That day when we were evacuating, Sun Ben was attacking the city again. Judging from the momentum, it was probably more dangerous than good. ."
"But what if it's an emergency? Although there have been no military reports in the past few days, maybe it's because of the rugged mountain roads and inconvenient travel. Why not wait one more day?" Sun Yu was worried that he had cut off contact with Sun Ce and others. It's not clear whether he will win or lose. Even if he wants to follow Sun Hao's idea, he must at least be familiar with the enemy's situation, right?
Sun Hao knew about it and said nonchalantly: "How else can I ask? Sun Bofu can't fight for a few more days, and the Meng family will lead troops from Yizhou County for reinforcements. At this time, he doesn't know how to retreat from the edge and choose the opportunity to fight, but instead returns Fighting on Lingguan Road, is this what the military strategists did?" He waved and seemed a little sleepy. He turned around to go back to the cabin: "Don't think about it anymore. If there is any news, it will be here long ago. Mountain Road How many days can we be delayed in the rugged terrain? Go and rest."
"Eh." Seeing his brother like this, Sun Yu really had no choice but to let him go. However, he could not help but hesitate a little, so he secretly asked his close associates to secretly go back and notify the three men who were behind to escort the last batch of wounded people. My younger brother Sun Jiao postponed his departure and waited for the news from the front before making any plans.
After all, they both came from the Sun family, so there was no reason to escape without authorization in times of danger.
It was almost noon, just when Sun Yu was about to ask people to have a good rest after dinner, someone suddenly exclaimed, and a fleet of ships suddenly emerged from the river in front of them. This fleet was mighty and tall, and the big ship at the head seemed to be different from others. It was different, like a cloud on the horizon. The people on board were all extremely strong and strong. This was no ordinary merchant ship or county official ship.
"Who is in front? I took a boat and went over to ask. I said that General Zhonglang, who is under the command of the Commander-in-Chief of Nijiang, has military affairs to return to Bodao. Please give way." Although he looked calm on the surface, there was no trace of uncertainty in Sun Yu's mind. Good hunch.
Sure enough, the sent soldiers never got off the other side's ship since they boarded it. Instead of giving way, they came straight upstream.
When the ship's sides met, Sun Yu hurriedly ordered people to put down their weapons, and asked people to go to the cabin to invite Sun Hao, and then strode forward to greet him.
"I am Sun Yu, the lieutenant of the Lieutenant General of Gajiang. I wonder who is leading the army?" Sun Yu took the initiative to report to his family, and secretly hoped that he or Sun Hao's lieutenant general would be more powerful than the other party.
At this time, the sail of the other party's main ship was already in front of us. Where was the clouds? It was clearly precious Shu brocade sewn into the sail!
Before Sun Yu could think of anything, he heard a bell ringing, and a tall man jumped steadily from the opposite side. He glanced at Sun Yu lightly and said, "Are you in charge here?"
Before Sun Yu could agree, Sun Hao hurried over behind him and said arrogantly: "It's me! I am Zhonglang General Sun Hao. Whose subordinates are you? Dare to block the Captain's boat transporting the wounded? ?Can you afford to delay the military situation?"
"Sun Hao?" The big man with a bell hanging on his waist laughed and asked the person next to him: "Is he Sun Ce's elder brother or younger brother?"
"He seems to be a younger brother." Someone next to him reminded me.
"Oh, then I remembered it wrong." The big man smiled nonchalantly: "I remembered it as Sun Ben, so how could Sun Ben take the initiative to withdraw due to his temperament?"
"Who are you?" The other party obviously didn't take him seriously, which made Sun Hao a little angry.
The man next to the big man slowly introduced: "This is General Lou Chuan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Division."
General of the building?
Gan Ning?
This name suddenly appeared in Sun Hao's mind. He and the other party had never met before, but he already knew the other party's name on the river. He didn't expect that the man who attacked Chaisang at night and swept away many water bandits on the river was actually this person!
"What? When you see the general, why don't you bow?" Lou Fa shouted softly.
Sun Hao and Sun Yu finally came to their senses and hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted.
Gan Ning lazily raised his hand and looked around the boat. He listened to Deng Zhi's words some time ago and looked around for a waterway leading to Yizhou County, but unfortunately he never found it. In the end, Gan Ning had to give up on this. With this thought in mind, he patrolled the river with peace of mind. During this period, he eliminated many stragglers and bandits who had escaped or barbarians who intended to harass. After hearing that Jiang Qin successfully killed Zhu Bao and quelled the rebellion in Zangke County, he ordered He sent a group of soldiers and horses, so that he could go east over the mountains and enter Wuling County through guides, and attack the Wuling barbarians from behind with Xu Huang's army.
This time while patrolling the river, Gan Ning, who thought nothing had happened, suddenly saw the fleet of boats with unknown origins in front of him. He asked Lou Fa to intercept them, and with just one glance, he realized something was wrong: "You said you wanted to Transport the wounded to Bodao? Why didn't I get the news in advance? Did Sun Ce give you an order? Let's take a look."
Sun Hao frowned. He was simply acting on his own initiative. Where did he get the order?
While he was hesitating, Deng Zhi also walked carefully from the ship on the wooden plank bridge. After hearing what happened, he also wondered: "Why don't the wounded soldiers and baggage stay in Nan'an County? Instead, they have to retreat to Bodao. ?Did something happen somewhere in Lingguan?"
Sun Yu said hurriedly: "It is precisely because the spiritual pass was severely damaged that we made this plan as a long-term solution."
He vaguely concealed the subject, so that at first glance it sounded like Sun Ce's idea.
But this could not fool Deng Zhi: "How much damage must be done to abandon Nan'an County? This county is connected to the three counties of Jianwei, Shu County and Yuexi. It is an important position and military strategists must fight for it. You can retreat just because you want to? Even if you attack If Lingguan Road cannot be reached, Governor Sun will have to retreat to Nan'an, otherwise wouldn't he be handing over Shu County to others?"
Gan Ning, who had been suspicious for a long time, suddenly said sharply: "Sun Ce is still so short-sighted? Get the military order!"
"Military, the military order is behind... I can't send it yet..." Sun Hao was confused and didn't know how to deal with it. He thought about it, but he never expected that he would meet Gan Ning on the river, and he would be in trouble. Big!
"If you don't have military orders, you just run away!" Gan Ning snorted coldly and said sarcastically: "Everyone says that all the brothers of the Sun family are brave, but it seems that is not necessarily the case."
Seeing that the other party was insulting his own family, the young and energetic Sun Yu ignored the other party's identity and cursed: "What are you barking at!"
"How dare you!" Lou Fa stepped forward and kicked the opponent, but he didn't knock him down. This made him feel embarrassed: "How dare you commit the following offense, let me take it down!"
Gan Ning admired the other party's courage, but he was still merciless: "It seems that they are indeed a group of deserters. Take them down first. After I report, I will ask Duke Xu to make a decision!"
"We are not deserters!" Sun Hao almost jumped up, but someone immediately suppressed his shoulders. The troops around the ship were controlled by the soldiers and horses of Gan Ning's fleet at some point. The fleet didn't know what happened, and the people sent to inquire were captured by subsequent sailors one after another.
"What are you going to do? I am a general conferred by the imperial court, why do you want to take me?" Although Sun Yu was panicking in his heart, he remained calm on his lips.
Gan Ning clapped his hands and walked to the side of the boat, and said calmly: "Why? It is a capital crime to flee in fear of battle, but no matter who you are, I have neither an edict nor a sword, so I can't kill you, but there is always someone who can." you."
After the Sun brothers were taken down, Deng Zhi thought for a moment and stepped forward and said: "Since they have retreated here, it can be seen that Sun Ce is not going well in Yueqi. If Nan'an is in danger and Shu County is in turmoil, we will all There is no way to escape the blame. There are more than a thousand of them here, and with the general's sailors, we can gather two to three thousand people. Why not go to Nan'an?"
"What you said just hit my heart." Gan Ning turned around and said with a smile: "I was worried that there was nothing to do and no achievements to be made on the river, so I simply collected these soldiers and horses and took them to Nan'an to inquire about the news. No matter what the situation is, I will always be useful."
So Gan Ning made a quick decision and told Xu Huang that Sun Hao and others were about to escape, but happened to be stopped by him on the way. He sent a fast boat out of Sichuan to inform Xu Huang; at the same time, he annexed Sun Hao's tribe and headed for Nan'an in a mighty way. He will be involved in the Yuexi war to suppress the rebellion.
At this time, Yueqi County was a few days late because the messenger reporting the victory was late, which caused Sun Hao and others to make a big mistake that was irreparable. At the same time, because of this, Gan Ning later felt that it was too late to lead the reinforcements south after hearing the news. For a few days, Sun Ce had led more than a thousand men to guard Qiongdu for a long time. Outside the city was the army of Meng and others. There was insufficient food and grass in the city, and the situation was precarious.
Fortunately, when Sun Ben unexpectedly saw the reinforcements led by Gan Ning on Lingguan Road, he knew something was wrong. He immediately sent his trusted aides out of the city overnight and rushed to Qiongdu to spread the news at night.
When Sun Ce found out, he was so angry that he vomited a mouthful of blood on the spot, which frightened everyone so much that he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He cursed again: "We must try something immediately. If we don't defeat Meng's army, I will atone for my sins!" As soon as Gan Ning comes, all the hard work I, Sun, have done for many years will be ruined by those two mediocre slaves!"
Everyone else was filled with indignation. They had worked so hard to get here. As long as the reinforcements came two days earlier, they would have had enough troops to ambush the Meng family. How could they be trapped in an isolated city like this with more than a thousand remaining soldiers?
Lu Fan still remained calm. He thought again and again, took a deep breath, and then said: "Fortunately, in order to fight quickly when I came here, I only attacked Chan County for supplementary repairs along the way, and the platforms along the river were
, Su Shi is encircling the city without fighting. If General Lou Chuan wants to come to help, he must capture every place, otherwise we will be in danger, so we still have a few days here to try to reverse the situation."
"Fortunately, the south of the city is close to Qiongchi. The deep water is deep and wide, and there are many big fish. I saw a sergeant catch a fish from it the day before yesterday that was two feet long and had a head as big as a cauldron." Zhu Zhi also came up with an idea: "The Meng family's barbarian
Many soldiers come from the mountains and forests and are not good at boating. We can feed on lake fish to alleviate the shortage of food and grass."
"Is there a sergeant going in and out of Qiongchize?" Lu Fan's eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "Who is it? Have you seen any Meng soldiers?"
"This...should not be the case. Most of the Meng's troops are in the east and north of the city." Zhu Zhi thought for a while and said.
Sun Ce looked at Lu Fan and said happily: "Zi Heng, do you have an idea?"