Every time I see high mountains and great swamps, I often draw pictures of military camps, which makes many people laugh.
——"Three Kingdoms. Biography of Deng Ai"
Deng Ai was in Jiaozhou and had always been responsible for the farming affairs. Now Xu Shu would entrust him with the important task of intercepting the reinforcements of Soochow, which will inevitably make people suspicious.
"Although Deng Shizai is the prince's scholar, he has no experience in leading an army alone."
Wei Yan worriedly said: "Mr. Yuan Zhi, why don't you follow Deng Ai to capture Hepu and leave the interception to Soochow to me?"
Deng Ai frowned. Although Wei Yan was thinking about the overall situation, he inevitably meant to despise him.
"Chang Wen, you don't have to believe me, but you must never question the young master."
Xu Shu chuckled and said: "Shi Zai, you can choose any general in the army!"
"As long as you can intercept the Soochow reinforcements, it will be considered your first achievement!"
Deng Ai took a deep breath. He had been with Liu Mang for many years. It was time to repay the favor.
"I only take Huangshan!"
"Nothing else is needed!"
"We only need three thousand soldiers and horses!"
Deng Ai has now overcome his stuttering and intercepts Soochow with three thousand soldiers and horses!
Xu Shu warned: "Sun Quan will never be careless this time. The person who comes will be a famous general!"
Deng Ai nodded and said: "Whoever comes will die!"
Huangshan knows Deng Ai better than anyone else. He, his brother, has endured so much hardship to achieve what he is today!
"Shizai! It's up to you to intercept Soochow!"
Wei Yan patted Deng Ai on the shoulder and said with a smile: "The chaos in Jiaozhou must be put down!"
Deng Ai nodded, "General, don't worry!"
Three thousand troops and horses, none too many and none too few.
Deng Ai took only his deputy Huang Shan and went to intercept Soochow's reinforcements.
"Shi Zai, why don't you ask Mr. Yuan Zhi where Wu Jun will enter Cangwu?"
Huangshan frowned and said, "We only know how to intercept Wu Jun, but we don't know where they are!"
Deng Ai smiled. These days in Jiaozhou, wherever he goes, he will inevitably survey the terrain and point out the military camp locations. He doesn't mind being laughed at by others.
The efforts made before have finally paid off!
"If Sun Quan wants to make a sneak attack, he can only go through Nanhai County and enter Cangwu."
"The clouds open up the mountains, and it is easiest to bypass our army's passes!"
"Soochow is also good at mountain warfare!"
Deng Ai said bluntly: "The decisive battle will take place in Yunkai Mountain!"
Most of the three thousand soldiers were field soldiers under Deng Ai's command.
On weekdays, Deng Ai was considerate of his soldiers, but when training, he showed no mercy.
Even if some training in Huangshan is not done well, Deng Ai will be held accountable and even start over.
Be cruel to others, but even more cruel to yourself!
Deng Ai led by example and made the soldiers in the field be sincerely convinced of this Shangguan.
Originally, there were some rumors in the army that Deng Ai had such a status because he was Liu Mang's pupil.
Only his soldiers knew that among the generals in Jiaozhou, except for Wei Yan, probably no one could rival Deng Ai.
Given time, Deng Ai's achievements may be even greater than those of Wei Yan!
"Okay! Our brothers will go to Yunkai Mountain to ambush!"
"Shizai, this is your first time leading an army!"
"As a brother, I will definitely kill the general and capture the flag for you!"
During this year in Huangshan, martial arts also advanced by leaps and bounds.
Especially when I heard about the heroic deeds of my seventh uncle Huang Zhong, I was even more impressed by Huangshan's accumulated experience.
He is over seventy years old, but he can still mobilize his army to kill the Marquis of Xia.
Then he will also open the mountains in Huangshan and kill the famous generals of Soochow!
"Everyone, please do everything!"
Deng Ai waved his hand: "Let's go!"
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The person who assisted Shi Xie in Soochow this time was the famous general Zhu Huan.
That year, bandits from Danyang and Poyang swarmed out, captured the city, killed local officials, and camped everywhere.
Zhu Huan led his generals to conquer the enemy camps and pacified them wherever they went.
Later, he was appointed General Pi by Sun Quan and granted the title of Marquis of Xincheng Ting.
Lu Meng personally recommended Zhu Huan, thinking that he was brave and the best candidate to take over Shi Xie.
Zhu Huan led five thousand troops and carefully chose Yunkai Mountain as his route to sneak into Cangwu County.
"Liuzan, you once fled back to the South China Sea from Cangwu County. Can you really escape from the Yunkai Mountains?"
Zhu Huan confirmed again and again that after all, he had never been to Jiaozhou.
"General, don't worry, I just walked through the clouds and opened up the mountains to avoid the Han army's encirclement and interception!"
Liu Zan said bluntly: "In the land of Jiaozhou, Wei Yan is the strongest man in the Han army! Shi Xie put down the rebellion in Hepu, and he will definitely go there in person!"
"As long as Wei Yan is not here, no one can be the general's opponent!"
Wei Yan?
Zhu Huan remembered this man's name. The Han army was very powerful in battle, and could not be compared with the bandits in Danyang and Poyang.
However, Zhu Huan was not afraid, as he and the tribe who came before him were also experienced in hundreds of battles.
At the same time, there is also the famous general Quan Rou, who is also known for his bravery and martial arts.
"Wei Yan? Jingzhou Xiaozuer!"
Quanrou stroked her beard gently and sneered: "Lü Meng failed before because he didn't invite our whole family!"
"Don't worry, general, with the help of my whole family, we will definitely be able to support Shi Xie and bring trouble to Jiaozhou!"
A young general beside Quan Rou is his son Quan Cong.
"Father, don't be careless!"
"Liu Bei is as powerful as a tiger, even Cao Cao has to avoid his edge now!"
"What's more, the land of Jiaozhou is run by his son Liu Mang, so we must be on guard against it."
Zhu Huan couldn't help but praise Quan Cong's insights.
Rarely courageous, calm and capable!
"Humph! Liu Mang? It's just an illusion!"
"If he hadn't married the princess, I, Dongwu Baiyi, would have killed him long ago!"
"General, Bai Yi must have sneaked into Hepu and helped Shi Xie succeed, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Huan nodded, and then said: "In this operation, not only Baiyi, but also Cao Cao's subordinate - Tongque!"
The two major spy organizations jointly attacked Jiaozhou, which shows how fearful both sides are of Liu Mang.
"Cong'er, did you hear that? Even Cao Cao has taken action!"
"Our battle can be said to be a must-win battle!"
When the Wu army approached Yunkai Mountain, Zhu Huan ordered several scouts to conduct reconnaissance to ensure that everything was safe.
After receiving the report from the scouts, Zhu Huan ordered the army to advance directly into the mountains!
"I laugh at Wei Yan's lack of plans and Xu Shu's lack of wisdom!"
"If they are really as powerful as the rumors say, all they need to do is set up an ambush during this battle!"
"It doesn't need to be too many, three thousand people are enough! By then the arrows will be like locusts, and our army will definitely lose most of it!"
Quan Rou talked eloquently and ignored the comment, Quan Cong looked embarrassed, and Zhu Huan frowned and remained silent.
Although the scout patrolled many times, he always felt that something was wrong with this mountain!
"Stop making any noise and speed up the passage of troops!"
Zhu Huan gave an order and everyone speeded up the march. Unexpectedly, halfway through, they saw the flag of the Han army flying in the mountains!
The word "Deng" and the word "Huang" are particularly conspicuous!
"No! We were ambushed!"
Zhu Huan was about to turn his horse's head and escape, but saw the Han army appearing in Yunkai Mountain!
"Deng Ai, the general of the Han Dynasty, Dian Nong, Zhonglang, has been waiting here for a long time!"