On September 19th, the sixth year of Zhongping, Sun Jian led the main force of 7,000 people to arrive ten miles south of Yangxia County, echoing the county seat. Cheng Pu left a force to continue to surround the county seat, and he led the main force to slowly approach Sun Jian's troops.
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Cheng Pu was nervous and excited about being able to face off against his old master on the battlefield.
Sun Jian didn't have so many thoughts, only strong anger.
When he learned that the commander of the army on the opposite side was Cheng Pu, Sun Jian's anger level immediately soared to its peak. He immediately set off with his entire army to support Sun Jing, and said that he would take off Cheng Pu's head and use it as a chamber pot.
"This shameless man who betrayed me is now clinging to that traitor Liu Bei, and he is rising higher and higher! But this is his burial place!"
Sun Jian looked at the war map with red eyes, thinking about the tactics to put Cheng Pu to death.
Sun Ce, who accompanied the army on the expedition, was only fifteen years old, young and energetic, and he had heard Sun Jian say many times about Cheng Pu's disloyalty and betrayal towards Sun Jian. Naturally, he was full of hatred for Cheng Pu, so he immediately asked for a battle.
"The traitor Cheng Pu betrayed his father and colluded with the traitor Liu. My son is willing to ask soldiers to be the vanguard to kill this beast for his father and take his head as a sacrifice to his father!"
Looking at his son's heroic appearance, Sun Jian was quite pleased.
"My son's bravery cannot be compared to that of Cheng Pu. It's so good. Then use my son as the vanguard to attack the bandit's center and take his head!"
The night before the war, Sun Jian and Sun Ce, father and son, made a resolution to take revenge.
Sun Jian knew that his son was very similar to himself, he was brave, good at fighting, and unparalleled in courage. Sun Jian was very happy to have such a son.
It just so happened that this time gave Sun Ce a chance to perform, and also allowed Sun Ce to establish his prestige in his army and prepare to train his successor.
Cheng Pu didn't know the decision of the father and son. He only knew that when facing Sun Jian, he needed to go all out and not show any mercy.
Therefore, during the head-on confrontation on the second day, he gathered all the main elites under his command as the central army and assault troops. Sun Jian and Sun Ce did the same, and concentrated Jiangdong's disciples and Huaisi elites as the main assault forces. Yuan Shu recruited
Those Runan soldiers and Chen Guojiang soldiers were cannon fodder for the advance.
Most normal wars are like this. The cannon fodders are simply dressed and have crude weapons. They fight each other in the front and fight to the death. A small number of elites gather together to attack the opponent's weak points. If the attack is successful, they will win. If they fail, they will be defeated.
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In this era, only Liu Bei is able and willing to spend a lot of money to arm every soldier, so that these guys who are regarded as cannon fodder can become the main battle force. They can complete the counterattack by themselves without the need for a small group of elite assaults.
Push, attack.
It can be said that everyone is an elite and everyone is a main force.
Liu Bei was willing to give up, very willing to do so.
But at the moment, Cheng Pu doesn't have this condition. He can only retrieve his long-lasting memories and let the soldiers from Chenliu County and Liang State become cannon fodder for the advance, and compete with Sun Jian's cannon fodder. He can keep his own three thousand elite troops and be ready at any time.
Prepare for an assault.
On the other side, Sun Jian's plan was the same. He told Sun Ce to be careful and be ready to attack at any time.
So here, the rookies were pecking each other, and over there, Cheng Pu and Sun Ce each led their elite assault troops to take action.
In real comparison, Sun Jian's Jiangdong and Huaisi elites are relatively good at fighting. Their armor and weapons and equipment are far better than other troops. Sun Jian equipped them with weapons plundered from Chen State, and they are first-class.
The strength of this powerful army is comparable to that of the previous Luoyang Northern Army.
But Sun Jian and Sun Ce obviously didn't know that Liu Bei had updated and iterated the production techniques of weapons and armor when he was in Liangzhou, so the three thousand elites led by Cheng Pu were unparalleled in the world in terms of weapons and equipment.
In terms of the quality of soldiers, Sun Jian's soldiers were stronger in their personal qualities, while Cheng Pu's soldiers were stronger in their technical and tactical coordination.
There was no way, Sun Jian's recruitment of new soldiers had not been long in coming, and there was no time to conduct any serious training.
However, due to local factors, the people of Huaisi and Jiangdong have always been more martial. They have been mingling with Shanyue and other ethnic groups for many years, and they are full of martial virtues. For example, the world-famous Danyang soldiers came from Jiangdong. They are full of martial virtues, brave and good at fighting.
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In individual competitions and small-scale team battles, Sun Jian's army is rampant all over the world. Generally speaking, it is difficult to find opponents. Once you recruit them, you can earn money. You don't need to start training from scratch, which saves money.
However, they met this main combat battalion under Cheng Pu - a main combat battalion of veterans from Sanhe, and the absolute main force under Liu Bei.
Therefore, the exquisite technical and tactical coordination between the soldiers of this army had a huge impact on Sun Ce, a new recruit on the battlefield who faced the storm.
Sun Ce has a hot temper, has been restless since he was a child, and is a talented person. He is a famous prison-type talent in his hometown. He has perfectly inherited the aggressive genes of his prison-type father. He is very similar to Liu Bei's street fighter when he was young.
a feeling of.
Needless to say, Liu Bei is a street fighter, and Sun Ce also has a nickname, Little Bully.
They are not pure overlords, but they are a bit like overlords.
In the past, when fighting in groups with his friends, Sun Ce would charge forward with great ferocity.
He thought that the enemies he encountered this time would be similar, so he rushed and fought hard from the beginning, trying to take away Cheng Pu's head in one wave to make Sun Jian happy.
But he soon discovered that he was wrong, and it was quite wrong.
He can't rush!
He led a small number of elite assault cavalry in the army to charge, but was unable to charge, so he had no choice but to retreat and discuss other tactics.
He thought it was because the number of assault riders was too small, so they couldn't attack.
So he simply dismounted and fought on foot, leading the brave Jiangdong soldiers to form a formation and attack in person.
The result was still unstoppable.
Whether they were fighting on horseback or on foot, the army on the opposite side was as immovable as a mountain and their coordination was exquisite. No matter how they fought, they could not push this army back. Instead, they were firmly resisting it and pushing it back in turn.
Sun Ce was surprised by this, and Sun Jian, who was standing on the battlefield in the distance to observe the situation on the battlefield, was also a little surprised by this.
Can the impact of the absolutely elite soldiers under his command be contained? Will they be pushed back?
It is no exaggeration to say that Sun Jian felt that the combat effectiveness of this army under his command was the strongest among Yuan Shu's many armies. Even Yuan Shu's own personal guards may not be able to defeat them head-on. However, facing the army brought by Cheng Pu, they actually
Can't succeed?
How much does Liu Bei value this traitor? He actually gives him so many resources to train such a strong army?
Sun Jian became even more angry.
But soon he couldn't safely stay in the rear and became angry, because Sun Ce's side was obviously not stable and there seemed to be a possibility of overturning!
After Cheng Pu led the Sanhe veterans to withstand Sun Ce's attack, he almost tested the strength of Sun Jian's elite troops. He felt confident, so he beat drums to cheer up, ordered the army to advance, and began to attack.
Sun Ce's troops were confronted head-on by the Sanhe veterans' military formation, and they suddenly seemed to be in a hurry and unable to resist.
This made Sun Jian unable to sit still.
He was not at all calm about his son, so he could only immediately lead his elite bodyguards to join the battle group, attack Cheng Pu's military formation, and cover Sun Ce's troops.
The battle fell into a stalemate, and the two powerful armies fought bloody battles all afternoon. They fought until the sun set, and then they each paid their dues and retreated.
During this battle, Sun Jian and Sun Ce, their father and son, finally realized the capabilities of Liu Bei's strong army, and they also stopped showing some contempt for Cheng Pu and began to become cautious.
Cheng Pu also realized the strong fighting power of Sun Jian, Sun Ce and his son, as well as the impact of the elite troops under their command.
After that, for three consecutive days, Sun Jian and Sun Ce took the initiative and tried to break Cheng Pu's blockade of Yangxia City, but they failed. Cheng Pu tried to push back, but did not make much progress, and the two armies were trapped.
reached a state of stalemate.
Against the background of Yuan Shu's troops being completely routed, Cheng Pu failed to completely defeat the armies of Sun Jian and Sun Ce and his father, but only had a draw. Although it was not a failure, it definitely could not be regarded as a success.
But this is not important. Yuan Shu's troops were completely defeated. Only Sun Jian's troops were more capable and could not save the situation.
For example, Liu Bei's side had already advanced to the Shenting area north of Pingyu County when Sun Jian and Cheng Pu were fighting bloody battles.