After Wang Zheng gathered his thoughts, he remembered something again and couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Liu Bei's army ambushed him halfway and sent more than five thousand men..." He paced with his hands behind his hands and muttered to himself: "How many are left now?"
This issue is critical.
First of all, after this ambush, nearly a thousand of our four thousand Heavenly Army had been lost, and excluding those who were seriously injured, we had less than three thousand capable soldiers.
At this time, there were many soldiers who had lost their strength after fighting for a long time, so it was impossible to take advantage of the victory and immediately go up the mountain to attack the stronghold.
If the opponent still has men and horses on the mountain, they don't need more, just two thousand. The mountain road is rugged, and there are ambush traps...
But my family has to trudge from top to bottom, facing difficulties, and I am afraid that I will suffer heavy losses again.
"General," Gu Jian on the side scratched his head and said: "What Yuan Jun's sentry cavalry found before was only five or six thousand people in Tangyi City. No matter how many ambushes there are in Liuhe Mountain, they should not be able to exceed this number. After all, the Lord
If there is a difference, Tangyi is the really important place."
"In my opinion, this ambush on the other side is complete."
"I hope so." After looking at the terrain far and near, Wang Zhengsi thought for a while and ordered those around him: "Go and call the adjutants from the Tianzhu Camp."
Soon after, a man followed the guards into the commander's tent. He was in high spirits and high spirits. He cupped his fists and said loudly: "I will pay my respects to the general."
Wang Zheng turned around and looked around, and saw that he was wearing armor with bloodstains on his armor. He smiled and said: "Today is a great victory. You and your brothers in the camp have done the most, and you have earned face for your major!"
"Thank you, General." The adjutant rubbed his head naively, a little embarrassed.
"However, after the hard battle last night, most of the brothers are exhausted." Wang Zhengdao: "Next, we have to prevent the Guangling army from turning back. My intention is to let the other troops set up camp and repair immediately..."
After a pause, he continued in a soft voice: "You can lead the Tianzhu Camp garrison on the left and right, can you still hold on?"
There is no other way. Currently, the only ones who still have some spare energy are the Tianzhu Camp, which mainly focuses on the second and third levels.
"The general has entrusted you with such an important task, and I am not very honored to do so." The adjutant clapped his chest and said, "Not to mention the garrison, even if we are asked to kill the enemy again, we are still brave enough!"
"Haha." Wang Zheng nodded with satisfaction, and looked at it for a while. Seeing that the bloodstains on the deputy general seemed to be left by the enemy, but there was no trace of wounds on his body, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and praised: "What a good man.
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"The battle was so fierce, but you didn't get hurt at all?"
Gu Jian on the side heard the words and interjected: "General, I don't know. I was chatting with the brothers in the camp before, and I found out that Lao Yang is a well-known member of the Heavenly Army, General Fu. Since joining the army this year, no matter what
No matter how difficult and dangerous the battle was, I didn't even scratch my skin at all."
"General Fu?" Wang Zheng was dumbfounded. He was exactly the same as Wu Sheng. He couldn't help but laugh. His loud laughter broke the silence of the battlefield and frightened some birds that were pecking at flesh and blood.
"In war, sometimes luck is the most important thing." He nodded at the lieutenant general and said, "Bring me some wine!"
"Today you have won the hard battle, drink three cups full!"
"One respects Huang Tian, the other respects the heroes of the army who fought hard, and the third respects the heroes who sacrificed their brothers!"
...
After half a day of hard fighting, not only the Tian army was exhausted, but the Guangling army that retreated never came back. Wang Zheng was still cautious and sent out dozens of groups of rangers ten miles away.
The Qingming moon rose again in the sky, the camp was hastily set up, and after arranging the soldiers for the night watch, Wang Zheng was also very tired. He insisted on patrolling the camp and condolences to some infantrymen. After two consecutive days of high-intensity hard work, even he was very tired.
This monster-like being felt top-heavy for a while, so he barely managed to carry himself back to the handsome tent and fell asleep.
The chirping of insects in summer became more and more wanton in the wild, mixed with the occasional sound of war horses neighing in the distance, waking Wang Zheng from his sleep.
He looked around, it was still dark, and through the tent, he could vaguely see the gentle night.
The soldiers on night watch beat the third watch drum, and a rush of footsteps came from outside the tent. Two or three barely audible whispers, and they refused to rest. The ancient sword in front of the guard tent tiptoed outside the tent.
"General?" he called in a low voice.
Wang Zheng stood up in his clothes, walked out of the tent under the moonlight, and asked, "What's the matter?"
"General." Gu Jian cupped his hands and said, "Shou Chun sent a messenger to report an urgent military situation?"
...
After looking at the person who came, Wang Zhenglue recalled that he should be one of Yuan Shu's personal guards, and his heart couldn't help but move.
Why did the Skeleton King's bodyguard come here as a sentinel?
He joked with a smile: "What? Could it be that the other troops have already finished their work, and Yuan Zhoumu sent you to supervise the battle to urge us to hurry up?"
"Report to the Governor." When the messenger heard this, he smiled bitterly and said in a low voice and hastily: "The villain sent by Zhou Mu is here to report urgently from eight hundred miles away!"
The gentle night suddenly became fierce. Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows and shouted directly: "Tell me."
"Not long ago, Zhao Xun's troops led 15,000 troops to attack Dongcheng, Gaoshan, and Huailing cities in one go. The troops advanced towards Xiapi. However, when they arrived at Tongguo City, they encountered an enemy general rising in front of the formation.
During the provocation, Lieutenant Zhao Xun stepped forward to fight with the general, but within three rounds he was beheaded by the enemy general. After that, our army was defeated!"
Zhao Xun...that bearded man is dead?
Then Mrs. Fan will not be a widow?
For some reason, this inexplicable thought came to Wang Zheng's mind immediately, and he was suddenly startled.
Whether Zhao Xun dies or not is none of his business, but if Yuan Jun was defeated directly in Tongguo along the way...
"Let me put it into the account." He didn't have time to think about it, and directly ordered his guards: "Open the map immediately!"
Then he turned around and told Gu Jian:
"Send an order for those in the army who are above the rank of uncle to come and assemble in my tent with a cup of tea!"
"Here!"
...
After looking at it for a long time, Wang Zheng snorted coldly and couldn't help cursing in his heart, Zhao Xun, this useless trash!
After Yuan's army was defeated and the victory was great, Liu Bei must have made great efforts to move the main force of the army forward to the south of Xiapi, which meant...
My connection with Yangzhou will soon be cut off!
What does this mean? The lonely army has gone deep!
He glanced at the messenger, thought for a while and said: "How many fighting troops are left on the way to Xiapi now?"
"Ten thousand people."
"Did you return to Yangzhou, or still stay in Xiapi?"
"Before the villain comes, Zhou Mu has decided to send another general to collect the remaining remnants and prepare for another battle!" The messenger said: "zhou Mu ordered me to come here to inform the governor Wang that we must capture Tangyi as soon as possible!"
Still use him to say it?
Wang Zheng's face was as dark as water, and he nodded and said: "I naturally know that, but Guangling is different from Xiapi. Not only did the army gather at the front, but Tangyi and Liuhe Mountain also have their own tribes at this time, and they are the horns of each other. What's more, this general yesterday We were also ambushed halfway by the enemy. Although we won the victory, the soldiers were still tired. If we don't rest for a while, we won't be able to attack Liuhe Mountain."
"If Liuhe Mountain is not taken, there will be enemies watching from behind. Neither I nor General Ji will dare to attack the city with all their strength, let alone capture it as soon as possible."
"How's it going over there in Jiangdong?" Zhao Xun was so unhelpful that Wang Zheng now didn't have much confidence in Sun Ce. He couldn't help but ask, "Do you know?"
"General Xiang Kou, the power of the tiger!" Hearing this, the messenger rarely smiled: "The journey has been overwhelming, and we have entered the hinterland of Wu County!"
Wang Zheng let out a long breath, that's good, at least there is a retreat to the southeast.
He had completely forgotten that he had slapped people in the face before. If he really retreated that way, it would be difficult to encounter Sun Ce.
Gu Qin
Wang Zheng just took a breath and turned around to complain again and again.
No wonder Sun Ce later dissatisfied with Yuan Shu. Looking at it this way, except for the little overlord, none of the generals under Yuan Shu could fight.
On Guangling's side, if he hadn't joined by himself, let's not talk about whether the general of Tangyi was Zhang Fei or not, just based on the combat effectiveness shown by the ambush army this time, if not for his own preparations and the bravery of the heavenly army under the system, Incomparable, if it were Ji Ning...
There is a high probability that there will be bad luck and bad luck.
As for Zhao Xun...not to mention.
Wang Zheng really felt that this person was extremely stupid and useless.
If you can't do it in a one-on-one fight, just don't join. If you want to die, the key is that you die so cowardly!
Having the general beheaded by a human formation would have greatly damaged morale, and what's even more troublesome...
He couldn't survive three rounds? Then he was completely defeated.
After pacing twice in the tent, Wang Zheng glanced at the messenger and said, "Thank you for your help. I already know about the incident. Does Ji Junwei know about it?"
"The villain came here first to make history." The messenger said.
"Then I'll trouble you to make another trip and inform Lieutenant Xia Ji." After thinking about it, Wang Zheng ordered again: "By the way, bring him a message for me."
"Please tell me, Governor."
"If you encounter someone who wields a spear, start a fight with him." Wang Zhengdao said: "Jiang Ji Junwei must not show off the courage of an ordinary man!"
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Donghai County, Tancheng, Zhou Mu's Mansion.
"Zizhong, did you bring today's military report?" Hearing the footsteps outside the hall, the current Xuzhou Shepherd Liu Bei sat cross-legged on the table and asked directly without raising his head.
With the help of Mi's intelligence, they had already received the news that Yuan Shu intended to invade Xuzhou. Not only had they made preparations in advance, but they also requested that in the event of a war, regardless of whether something happened or not, Xiapi should be as close as possible, and they were required to report it every day.
Guangling is a bit far away, so we have to report it every two days at the latest.
"It's here," Mi Zhu, who looked happy, glanced at Liu Bei, bowed and said with a smile, "Zhou Mu, Yun Chang is a true tiger warrior!"
Staring at Liu Bei who raised his head in surprise, Mi Zhu was so happy that he couldn't even maintain the demeanor of a celebrity. He grinned and said: "Just yesterday, Guan Sima fought against the enemy generals in Tongcheng Formation and defeated thousands of troops. It can be said to be a great victory! "
"How many beheadings?" However, Liu Bei showed no joy at all. Instead, he raised his eyebrows slightly, thought for a while, and asked.
"More than a thousand!" Mi Zhu said excitedly.
"Is that so?" Liu Bei nodded and buried his head among a pile of bamboo slips again.
Xuzhou used to be wealthy, but after the catastrophe, its territory was much larger than that of Qingzhou Plain Country, but the embarrassment of being cash-strapped still existed.
The food and fodder for the two groups of troops have been provided, but the replenishment of other arrows and other supplies, and the distribution and mobilization of various baggage items, still need to be calculated one by one.
The subordinates reported numbers and plans, but as the state pastor, he had to verify them one by one.
"Zhou Mu." Seeing that the dusk was getting darker and darker, Mi Zhu ordered someone to bring a lamp, and as he approached, he asked in surprise: "Why are you so calm after such a great victory?"
"A great victory?" After a long time, Liu Bei patted his head, sighed, looked up at Mi Zhu, and said with a wry smile: "Yuan Gongdao's family has a great cause, and only two thousand men and horses can be lost, so it is nothing to him."
Staring at the astonished Mi Zhu, Liu Bei said: "With such a victory, even if I win it several times, he will not lose his vitality. He can't afford to lose."
"Instead of defeating ten thousand people, I would rather completely wipe out even two thousand. It is more cost-effective."
"If we don't damage its roots, let him know the pain, know the fear, and know how to retreat..." Liu Bei shook his head: "How can it be considered a great victory?"
Liu Bei felt that he was sighing more and more recently. When he first became the governor of the state, his ambitions were already overwhelmed by the trivial affairs of the state. Now that enemies are invading the territory, he is even more anxious.
Now we know how difficult it is to govern a state. To bring peace to the world and support the country...
How could it be that easy?
Mi Zhu was silent for a long time, then nodded.
"However, although it has nothing to do with the overall situation." After turning two more pages, Liu Bei closed his book and sighed, pondered for a while, and said, "But we still need to advertise it widely, not only to show the power of our army, but also to calm the hearts of the people."
Looking at Mi Zhu, he suddenly laughed: "Zizhong, since you are here, how about helping me deal with these trivial matters?"
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Liuhe Mountain, Hanshan Mountain.
In the night, the accompanying guards looked at their young master Sun Qian with some worry. He had been standing here for a long time, motionless.
In fact, not just them, Sun Qian felt as if he had turned into a stone to watch his husband.
In the early hours of the morning, through the dim moonlight, Sun Qian was condescendingly paying attention to the battle situation in the distance. His sight seemed to be able to really see the yellow turban thief through the little clusters of firelight in front of him.
's camp.
He knew that it was the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans who made a big fuss last year. They invaded Xuzhou at the beginning of the year and captured the two counties of Langya and Pengcheng. Now they have joined forces with Yuan Shu to invade Pi and Guangling!
Right next to the tributary of the Huaihe River that reflects the starlight and moonlight, the person camping on the riverside is none other than that man named Wang Zheng!
Sun Qian asked himself that he already attached great importance to this bandit!
Because of this, he would choose to launch an attack when the opponent was running long distances at night, when the energy and physical strength of the opponent's army were severely depleted, or to use a calculated and unprepared surprise attack!
Knowing that the opponent's soldiers were all thieves, they still didn't take it lightly even though they had the upper hand. They really tried their best like a lion fighting a rabbit, and even sent nearly 90% of the troops and all the cavalry to participate in this raid!
But why...
But this is the result?
In the early morning, when the royal government's troops and his own army were fighting fiercely on the plain, Sun Qian was also standing in this position. Even though he couldn't see clearly from such a long distance, he could still imagine the scenes of the battle.
That was a scene seen in countless raids and night battles in history books.
Sun Qian asked himself, he did not do anything wrong.
But why are these thieves the winner in the end?
This was beyond Sun Qian's expectation, and he couldn't accept it. He couldn't believe it. He pressed the hilt of his sword and turned around on the high stone irritably twice.
Now it's his turn to have a headache!
At this time, there were only a thousand soldiers and horses on Liuhe Mountain.
At this time, Sun Qian seemed to have remembered. It is said that soldiers are deceitful. This means that not only the success of the sword's deflection will bring about the enemy's defeat, but also the failure of the sword's deflection will lead to the defeat of the strategist. Falling into a complete disadvantage, passive!
Sun Qian and his troops, as well as all the Xuzhou troops on Liuhe Mountain, have now become the latter.
Sun Qian was angry and desperate.
If we hold on, it is absolutely impossible for these thousand men and horses to defend Liuhe Mountain.
And once Wang Zheng's men and horses directly pressed in, and were under heavy siege, lacking food and water, the fate of him and the army could be imagined.
But if I were to leave at this time and return to Tangyi...
That will also bring the yellow turban bandits who no longer have any worries!