"Because of the shape, I am better than the crowd. The crowd cannot know. Everyone knows the shape of my victory. No one knows the shape of my victory." Taibai Yin Jing.
"I only know that Sun Wentai is good at fighting, but I have never heard that his eldest son Sun Ce has such high attainments in the art of war." Guo Jia carefully recalled the character Sun Ce and realized that he knew very little information about this man. He could only say uncertainly: "Sun Ce, Sun Bofu, isn't he famous for making friends and wise men in Jianghuai? Unexpected, really unexpected."
Even Guo Jia didn't know it, and Tian Chou had never heard of it.
But whether Sun Ce is really talented or there is someone planning behind him, this does not prevent the two of them from discussing the matter and discussing what should be done next.
"Regardless of whether we have enough time or not, the top priority is that we still have to rush south to help Colonel Zhang escape from the predicament." Tian Chou frowned slightly and said with some worry: "If Sun Ce succeeds, the situation in Runan, which was finally stable, will be repeated again. Already."
"There is still room for improvement in the situation in Runan, and Zhang Chao will not lose so miserably." Guo Jiagang was still saying that Zhang Chao would not be able to fight, but now he said that the other party would not lose so miserably. His words were inconsistent, and Tian Chou couldn't help but look at him with suspicion. Guo Jia hid something, and said with an unknown smile: "There is a connection here. Zitai will know it when he gets to Pingyu."
Guo Jia has a lot of weird tempers, is lecherous, addicted to alcohol, and is a bit arrogant. After just a few days of contact with him, Tian Chou found that his personality was a bit familiar. Although the two of them didn't have a close friendship, Guo Jia was very talkative. He shouted, which made Tian Chou a little uncomfortable, but he also couldn't refuse. After all, establishing a good relationship with Guo Jia was also the emperor's private instruction.
"So what now?" Tian Chou suddenly became interested and wanted to know what clever plans this Yingchuan counselor, whom the emperor had never met but admired for a long time, had.
"Didn't the prince suit say they had six scouts? Three died, two were captured, and one is missing. He must have escaped in the chaos." Guo Jia looked to the side and touched his chin and analyzed. : "I have been to Runan to visit friends before, and I know that there is a shortcut nearby, but it is possible for people to walk, but it is extremely inconvenient for large armies to pass. Since the troops sent by the prince later did not see him on the road, then the other party may be Taking a shortcut."
"If we take a trail, then Sun Ce should know our whereabouts in advance, so that he can take precautions first, and we will not be able to act as a surprise attack." Tian Chou nodded and said.
"It is precisely because they are on guard that when they know we are coming, they will not put all their troops on Zhang Chao. This is also Zhang Chao's chance of survival." Guo Jia was no longer as lazy as before, although he was still as lazy as before. He had a playful expression, but with a hint of seriousness and seriousness: "If I were Sun Ce, I would know that there were two to three thousand people wandering outside the battlefield. Not only would I have to divide my troops for defense, but I would also judge whether an ambush was going to happen based on the moonlight tonight. As for us, we just need to wait for work."
Almost at the same moment, Zhang Chao's camp outside Pingyu City was filled with flames, and the flames illuminated half of the sky.
Zhang Chao, the captain of Diannong School in Henan Province, only brought 2,000 elite troops into Yuzhou. The remaining 6,000 to 7,000 troops were all from Yingchuan families, Runan and other places such as Li Tong, Xu Chu's family soldiers, as well as good and bad soldiers. The Yellow Turbans surrendered their troops. Successfully defeated the many with less. After defeating the Runan Yellow Turbans, Zhang Chao was a little complacent. Not only did he not reorganize in time and gather military morale, but he mixed all kinds of troops together in such a mess. The Yellow Turbans who first surrendered and the newly attached Buqu gave Sun Ce a huge flaw.
It was almost just a short attack that defeated Zhang Chao's army who was preparing to make rice. They were not expecting this sudden army. They just met each other, and some of the timid soldiers turned around and ran away.
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The chaos in the military camp outside the city quickly attracted the attention of Sun Bi and Sun Xiang in the city. After confirming that the message sent by Sun Ce was true, Sun Bi immediately ordered all troops to leave the city. Zhang Chao was suddenly attacked and was at a loss.
It was difficult to restrain everyone, so they had to fight and retreat under the protection of Li Tong and others.
A burly man carried a knife in his hand. He first slashed an enemy soldier to death with the knife, and then pulled a man next to him who was equally tall but only slightly smaller and said: "The matter is urgent. Brother, please take the lead first."
Let the children of the family and the guests escort Captain Zhang to escape from this place, and it will not be too late to fight again after the troops and horses are purged!"
"Zhongkang, it's me, the elder brother, who wants to stay. There's no reason to keep my younger brother as a heir!" Xu Ding, the elder brother, said decisively.
"It's not that bad yet. With my force, are you still afraid that I won't be able to get out? Brother, please stay behind for a moment, I'll come soon!" Xu Chu's usually rigid face now showed a bit of a smile.
Xu Ding stared blankly at Xu Chu's face. It was a face as hard as a rock. Every line and outline seemed to have been chiseled with a knife or an axe. Now these lines were filled with splattered blood. Under the light of the fire,
Under the reflection, even if he is smiling, he looks terrifyingly ferocious.
"Brother, I am someone who can defeat a cow. Even they can't stop me." Contrary to Xu Ding's expectation, a teasing smile appeared on Xu Chu's stone-carved face.
Xu Ding originally thought that the other party would have many reasons to convince him to leave first, but he did not expect that the other party would be so upright and upright that he would not give face to his brother.
"Okay!" Xu Ding said loudly. He knew the gap between himself and his brother Xu Chu, and he also understood that now is not the time for him to show off: "I won't fight with you. Please understand something for me and save your life!"
Xu Chu grinned and said nothing. He led a few swordsmen with great martial arts skills and rushed into the crowd with knives in hand. The sky was getting darker, and even if there were firelights all around, it was difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Despite this, Xu Chu still
He has his own unique identification method. Anyone who speaks with a Yangzhou accent, is in pairs, and is relatively short in stature will be regarded as an enemy.
He was like a tiger charging into a herd of sheep, unstoppable for a moment, and everyone retreated in fear. At this moment, a corps commander entered Xu Chu's field of vision. He was one of the few who could take Xu Chu's sword without shaking his hands.
people.
Xu Chu did not pause, nor did he speak as expected. His sword was just like himself, silent when it was still, and the rocks cracked when it moved.
Xu Gu could only parry, but he had no power to fight back. He gritted his teeth, but what he was thinking about was how Cheng Dang was able to save his life with only one eye left when he met the tiger in the mountains.
?The sturdy man in front of you is simply a tiger!
It's a pity that he never had the chance to think about this unnecessary question.
There was a flash of sword light, and the thick-backed knife in Xu Chu's hand cut off Xu Gu's weapon with one stroke. He saw the sword light chasing him in front of him, and a sharp arrow shot on the blade.
Xu Chu stopped and ignored the half-dead Xu Gu lying there. Instead, he stared at a knight not far away as if he was facing a powerful enemy.
He was a young general about seventeen years old, with a tall and straight body. A cool night breeze lifted a few strands of hair from his hair, and the firelight illuminated his sharp, handsome face.
The mount under him was a rare dark purple horse. The heroic young knight threw away the carved bow in his left hand and drew his sword in his right hand. He seemed to think that Xu Chu was enough to be his opponent, so he treated Xu Chu generously.
Self-reported family:
"Sun Ce and Sun Bofu of Wu Commandery came to ask for advice."