222, turn passive into active (make up the fourth leader 16000/20000)
Sun Jing made a good judgment.
In the process of conquering Hefei and Lu'an, Wu Sheng and Huang Zhong also paid a heavy price. Especially Huang Gai was not an ordinary person. How could he be defeated without any damage?
Therefore, even with the remnants of Liu Xun's troops brought by Liu Ye, and the Xuzhou reinforcements rushing towards Shu County, although they are said to be over ten thousand, the total number is actually only eight thousand.
The total number of system soldiers and veterans among them is only more than 5,000.
In the process of breaking through He Qi's troops who were blocking them, even though he was well prepared, Huang Zhong took the lead in charging into the battle and fought fiercely in the middle of the night, but still paid the price of nearly a thousand casualties. In addition, after marching for dozens of miles in a hurry, his physical strength was greatly reduced.
The consumption is also very large.
According to what Sun Jing said, it would be fine if Wu Sheng and Huang Zhong rested on the spot. If they were eager to run to the lord Wang Zheng of Shu County to show off, it would give them an opportunity to take advantage of them!
"What the third uncle said is true."
Sun Ce nodded in agreement, thought for a while and then said: "Huang Zhong is so brave, and there are still Qiao Wan and Wei Yan in the city. I want to abandon Wancheng and send Cheng Pu to join us. What do you think, third uncle?"
"Abandon Wancheng?"
Hearing this, Sun Jing was immediately startled, then hesitated in her heart.
Wancheng is the county seat of Lujiang County. After several years of management by Liu Xun, this city alone has gathered half of the wealth of Lujiang. It was not easy to capture it at first. It took Sun Ce himself with five thousand tiger soldiers.
It is such a pity that we have to give up what we have taken.
"Bo Fu, you must think clearly. If we abandon Wancheng and transfer back to Cheng Pu, all the hard work and soldiers' lives they have put in over the past few months will be in vain." Sun Jing thought for a while and said: "Besides, if the Jingzhou army enters in large numbers, the loss of
Is Wancheng’s clampdown just an attempt to lure wolves into the house?”
"If we can drive back the Xuzhou Yellow Turbans, we can regain Wancheng and even the Lujiang River!" Sun Ce had always been decisive, and immediately snorted: "As for the words of restraint, Third Uncle, Liu Biao, this old man is greedy and has no courage.
If he is mediocre and incompetent, I am afraid he will never come, so there is no need to mention this matter again."
On the other side, Xuzhou Military Camp.
According to Wu Sheng's temperament, he would naturally want to go to Shu County immediately after winning. However, Guo Jia had already warned him not to rush forward after a quick trip, and to rest after a siege, so Wu Sheng also chose to camp on the spot.
, take a short rest.
Although He Qi was defeated in the first battle, Wu Sheng also knew that there was still Sun Ce's main force outside Shu County, so the place he chose to station was not very far from Sun Ce's military camp, but in a valley more than ten miles away.
Huang Zhong once had doubts about this: "We are camping here, aren't we afraid that Sun Ce will come out to attack our army?"
Because of the previous conflict, Wu Sheng's previous admiration for Huang Zhong was long gone, but he also understood the importance and just snorted coldly:
"General Huang is overly worried. As far as I know, the pretty boy from the Sun family had a long confrontation with the general yesterday. He has just withdrawn his troops not long ago. Even if he wants to come to capture my camp, I'm afraid he is too ambitious but not strong enough."
He didn't know much about writing, but he liked to follow Xu Fang's example of quoting scriptures. Instead, he spoke half-heartedly: "Then he took a step back and said, this little boy is really a coward and wants to come and attack us. Hey, General and Shucheng's
How can the defenders sit back and watch?"
"We have seven or eight thousand people rushing thousands of miles to come here, which will definitely boost the morale of the defenders in the city. On the other hand, the thieves must be panic-stricken. Under such a situation, the pretty boy will still dare to take the initiative to touch us.
Tiger hair, haha, I couldn’t ask for it, I’ve been looking forward to it day and night!”
When Huang Zhong heard the words, he thought for a moment, his eyebrows stretched, and he nodded and said, "What General Wu said is true."
"snort"
Huang Zhong didn't care about the matter and the person, so he felt it was reasonable and naturally agreed. However, Wu Sheng thought that the other party had given in. He glanced at Huang Zhong with a slightly relieved expression, and then proudly climbed to a high place to view Sun Ce's military camp from a distance.
It's almost dawn. Although early autumn is still a bit sultry, the early morning is completely different from summer. Even when the red sun rises, the whole world still has a unique plain color. Looking at the mountains from a distance, the mountains are beautiful, and the trees are bright from up close.
, even the air seems to have an indescribable crispness and clarity.
When Wu Sheng and Huang Zhong looked at it at this time, they saw a giant snake composed of camps connected one after another, tightly surrounding a city, with colorful military flags stretching for more than twenty miles. Of course, due to
Sun Ce divided his forces several times. First, Huang Gai attacked Hefei, and then He Qi set up an ambush on Zipeng Mountain. In fact, at least half of these forts are now vacant and unnoticed. The reason why Sun Ce still retains them is simply to increase his momentum and attempt to intimidate.
Just inside the city.
Passing through the He Qi tribe's camp and looking further ahead, there is the majestic and towering Shuxian city wall. Although it is far away, Wu Sheng, a fifth-level soldier, can still see the general outline, but he couldn't see it the first time he came.
When he saw something, he asked Huang Zhongdao: "General Huang, what you see is different from before?"
In fact, Huang Zhong has never really entered Shu County. The last time he was just watching from a distance when Wang Xiong met. Hearing this, he was startled at first, stared at it for a long time, thought for a while and said: "General Wu, look at what's going on in the city."
The military flags are still in order, which means that people in the city are still aware of it, and in the future, the city will be safe for the time being."
As he spoke, he sincerely praised: "Shu County has been trapped for almost a full term, and there is still such a situation. My lord is far better at running the army than my generation!"
"That's natural!" Wu Sheng nodded solemnly and replied proudly: 'Of course General A is not something you and I can compare to.'
In fact, even if they have extraordinary eyesight, what they can see is only a distant view, and the military flag is just a surface. If you are close, you can definitely see it clearly. The morale of the soldiers patrolling under the red flag is indeed very high, but 50% of the time they see it.
But all six of them were traumatized.
The city wall below the crenellations is also full of cracks and damage, and many sections have even collapsed long ago.
After watching for a long time, Wu Sheng was about to return to the camp when he heard Huang Zhong beside him suddenly let out a soft "Eh" sound. He followed the sound and saw that in the enemy camp opposite, a cavalry suddenly walked sideways from the position.
A rough estimate of the number was about six to seven hundred people.
At this time, several soldiers around him also saw it, and someone asked: "General, is Sun Ce the thief sent to test the strength of our army?"
Before Wu Sheng could answer, Huang Zhong shook his head and said, "Probably not."
He pointed at the people and horses on the road and analyzed: "Look, everyone, this cavalry is not marching very fast. It stops and goes. You must know that soldiers are very fast. If you want to test the reality, you must try to attack. The best way to attack is to make a surprise attack.
Why is it so slow?"
"It certainly doesn't look like they're here to fight."
Wu Sheng looked at it for a few times and made the same judgment as Huang Zhong. He rolled his eyes and immediately said with a sarcastic smile: "If you don't want to test the truth, then you are here to demonstrate, right?"
"The pretty boy is deeply afraid that we will raid his camp, so he puts on a show in an attempt to frighten us. Hey, I heard that this guy has been invincible and invincible in Jiangdong since the uprising. He has gained such a great reputation. Unexpectedly,
When you meet my heavenly army, you are already showing your cowardice before they even engage in battle? Hahaha."
Several soldiers joined in and chimed in: "What nonsense about being invincible in battles and invincible in all attacks, it's just that the Yangzhou army is too useless!"
"That is, Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses are already vulnerable. Isn't it the same when I met Liu Bei's soldiers and horses before? Showing off your power in front of them is nothing. In front of our heavenly army, even if you give him a hundred courages, he will not have such courage.
Got it!"
The more the group talked, the more excited they became, and Wu Sheng became more and more proud as they listened. Huang Zhong, the only one standing by, frowned secretly, disapproving of it.
Since he joined the Heavenly Army, he has already discovered that this is a truly arrogant and powerful force. It is definitely not comparable to the previous Jingzhou Army, and he has never taken it seriously before. After all, the Heavenly Army's record is there, and they are indeed proud.
And the capital of self-confidence, and to be honest, a proud army is happy to hear the battle. While it has never paid attention to any enemy, it will not be afraid of any strong enemy. It is no better than an army without self-confidence and bloody courage.
The army is better.
But pride is not a good thing after all, especially when facing a powerful enemy like Sun Ce.
not to mention.
Huang Zhong glanced at Wu Sheng and others, "It's not like you have never fought against Sun Jun. Although Lu'an was finally won, haven't Huang Gai and his men taught you to face the enemy?"
Although he had some suggestions, after thinking about it again and again, Huang Zhong still suppressed it for the time being.
His family knew his own affairs, so Wu Sheng not only couldn't listen to what he had to say, but he was also afraid that the relationship between the two of them that had just eased would intensify again. He had better go to the city to pay homage to his lord before talking about it.
So Huang Zhong just coughed dryly and said calmly: "General Wu, no matter what, there is a group of troops approaching the camp. How should we respond?"
Wu Sheng pondered for a while and said: "Brothers fought hard in the middle of the night and are already tired. Don't pay attention to them. Send an order. Except for taking necessary precautions, the three armies should rest."
After saying that, he looked at Shu County in the distance again and said seriously: "The most urgent task now is not to find Sun Ce to fight, but to get in touch with the general as soon as possible!"
Not long after Wu Sheng's military order was passed down, wildfires burned one after another on the hill where the garrison was located, and black smoke rose straight into the sky.
Black smoke billowed down the wind and soon filled the space between the two military camps.
There are more than a dozen third-order iron cavalry uniformly dressed and taking advantage of the smoke to disperse from the camp. In such a weather, it is difficult to sneak into the city, so we will simply charge hard and try to see if we can get in!
"The reinforcements have finally arrived!"
At the head of Shu County City, a soldier from the Tianzhu Battalion was so excited that he almost jumped up.
A whole month!
Having been pinned down in the city by the enemy and unable to get out, have you ever experienced such a humiliation since the heavenly army rose up?
Senior officials like Wang Zheng and Guo Jia had a better attitude, because they knew that this battle was unfair. It could be said that the Heavenly Army faced Sun Cejun's all-out effort with one hand, and it was normal for them to be at a disadvantage for a short time.
But for ordinary soldiers, especially veterans of the Heavenly Army, this is not only a kind of suffering, but also a kind of humiliation.
But now, this difficulty is finally over!
Is it time for us to fight back next?
While thinking excitedly, the soldier carefully counted the black smoke in the distance again, and then shouted: "That's right, General Wu is here!"
He gave a few instructions to the garrison on the city and ordered them to shout loudly so that the whole army and even the whole city would know. At the same time, he immediately ran down the city, jumped on his horse, and rushed to the county government in person to deliver a message to the king.
Wang Zheng was delighted when he heard the news and stood up suddenly: "Wu Sheng has arrived outside the city?"
"The report to the general is absolutely true!" the soldier said categorically: "I am afraid that I may be wrong, so I have carefully counted it three times. The number of fires lit outside the city is indeed the signal signal assigned by the lord to General Wu."
"good!"
Wang Zheng walked up and down the hall with his hands behind his back, murmuring to himself as he walked: "We set out from Hefei the day before yesterday, and defeated the enemy army last night. At dawn today, we arrived at the city. Well, well, well! What a great Asheng. He is worthy of his name.
What a shame!" His mood was so exciting that it was rare for him to utter foul language.
Wang Zheng's performance was pretty good, but there was only a "clang" sound, and everyone turned to look, but it was Zhou Hui who fell to the ground.
In Zhou Hui's view, Wang Zheng had always been too calm, and he didn't want to be compared with him, so he also forced a smile, but he didn't know that the other party had the confidence and confidence brought by the system, but he was clueless and uneasy.
It seemed that he was holding on with the same strength, but in fact he was struggling to hold on alone. So after a night, he was exhausted, and he was suddenly ecstatic and couldn't stop it. He fell to the ground with his seat.
Seeing Zhou Hui's handsome face turn red in embarrassment, Wang Zheng found it interesting and couldn't help laughing.
Tao Ze, Wei Yan and others on the side also burst into laughter. Even Qiao Wan, who was as cold as ice, slightly raised the corners of her mouth without anyone noticing.
The hall fell into a sea of joy for a while.
After a while, Zhou Hui got up, touched his buttocks, and explained with a dry smile: "Only today will I know what it means to be ecstatic."
The conversation immediately changed: "Now that the reinforcements have arrived, Wang Zhoumu will immediately send people to prepare a banquet, clear the house and sweep the couch to welcome Master Wang!"
When Wang Zheng heard this, he raised his eyebrows and immediately woke up from the excitement and joy just now. He glanced at Zhou Hui and said suddenly: "Don't be anxious, Lord County. Now the situation has reversed and the initiative is on our side.
It doesn’t matter when Wu Sheng entered Shu County along the way!”
Wang Zheng naturally understood the implication of Zhou Hui's words. Once nearly 10,000 Xuzhou troops entered Shu City, the place would be as solid as a rock and there would be no possibility of being breached. Seeing that Sun Ce's efforts were in vain, he would inevitably retreat on his own.
But the question is, is the purpose of his royal government spending so much time and personally leading an army to Yangzhou just to relieve the siege?
What an international joke!
He ignored the stunned Zhou Hui, turned directly to the soldier, and shouted in a deep voice: "Send a messenger ahead of time to go out of the city to see Wu Sheng, and ask him to hold on to the danger and not to rush into a fight with Sun Ce."
"Since the reinforcements have arrived, why not let them enter the city?" Tao Ze couldn't help but ask: "Isn't Wangzhou Mu afraid that Sun Ce will snipe from the side? This matter is not difficult."
"it's not true."
Wang Zheng waved his hand to deny. He first looked at Tao Ze, then looked around Zhou Hui, Wei Yan, Qiao Wan and others, and then said word by word: "Gentlemen, I would like to wait a little longer."
As for what they were waiting for, no one knew, and Wang Zheng didn't want to explain.