Sun Quan was overconfident in his own strength. In fact, Sun Quan was fully qualified to be confident.
Since his brother Sun Ce crossed the Yangtze River southward, he swept across the east of the Yangtze River with almost no effort. The unworthy princes such as Yan Baihu, Liu Yao, and Wang Lang were almost vulnerable in the eyes of the Sun family army.
Even Liu Biao of Jingzhou was often at a disadvantage in his battles with Sun Ce.
It is not an exaggeration at all to describe this Sun family army as being unrivaled across the Yangtze River.
The invincible glory made the Sun family, including Sun Quan, and his generals naturally feel proud.
In their view, Yan Liang, who annexed Jingzhou, was at most just an enhanced version of Liu Biao.
Sun Quan did not expect that although Yan Liang's army was still mainly composed of Jingzhou people, Yan Liang, who commanded this army, and even the generals under his command, were mainly composed of northerners.
The army trained by such a group of almost exclusively Northern generals may not have the same water warfare capabilities as Liu Biao's era, but its infantry warfare capabilities are by no means comparable to the original Jingzhou Army.
When Sun Quan realized this, it was too late.
As the tens of thousands of infantry troops united by Zhang He arrived, the soldiers under his command who were originally highly motivated fell into a more passive situation in the blink of an eye.
The huge army of 40,000 people was like a frightened stupid cow. It was panic-stricken and allowed to be attacked by the enemy's minions, but it completely forgot that there was a pair of horns on its head that could fight back.
In the center, Wen Chou's iron pagoda, with the cooperation of the infantry, exerted its power again, and finally broke through Zhou Tai's front army formation.
The sword and shield formation composed of more than ten thousand Wu troops was like a fragile glass wall. If it was shattered at one point, the entire wall would fall apart.
Wen Chou took the lead, charging left and right with his spear, tearing the gap in the center wider and wider. The Yan family's cavalry who followed him poured into the broken enemy formation like a tide, and slashed ruthlessly at the panicked Wu soldiers with their blades.
Wen Chou galloped his horse like flying, cutting a path of blood like lightning, heading straight towards Zhou Tai.
Zhou Tai, who was passive, did not think much and raised his sword to meet him. The two top generals in the world were instantly engaged in a battle.
Zhou Taizhi's martial arts skills are also among the best in Jiangdong, but he is slightly inferior to Wen Chou. Even so, if Wen Chou wants to win, he will have to do five to six hundred moves before he can see the result.
But now the Wu army is in a state of defeat, and the soldiers on the left and right are in defeat. As the commander-in-chief, how can Zhou Tai not be affected in his heart?
After being defeated and timid, Zhou Tai's fighting spirit gradually weakened, and the power of his sword also decreased. After more than fifty moves, he fought fiercely. However, Wen Chou, who was angry and powerful, gained the upper hand.
Seeing that the army was defeated like a mountain and the battle was endless, Zhou Tai attacked a few times and jumped out of the battle group when he saw an opening. He turned his horse and watched the Chinese army retreat.
Wen Chou forced the enemy back, and his fighting spirit increased sharply. He moved his army forward to cover up the enemy, chasing the Wu army and killing them like a wolf driving a sheep.
The military formation was in chaos and the entire army was in disarray.
Looking at the defeated army that was falling apart, Sun Quan's face was grim, and his blue eyes were flashing with pain.
This cruel fact completely dispelled the ambition of the Lord of Jiangdong.
"My lord, the morale of the army is in chaos. If we continue to fight, there is a danger that the entire army will be annihilated. My lord's safety is the most important. Please retreat to the riverside quickly and call for the navy to support the retreat."
Lu Su calmly spoke to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan frowned and shouted angrily: "I will never retreat until I die. I will fight to the death with the dog thief Yan Liang."
Sun Quanfang was young and energetic, and he faced this defeat when he led his troops in his first expedition. He couldn't live with it, and for a while he lost his mind in anger.
Seeing that he could not be persuaded, Lu Su's face darkened, and he shouted to Jia Hua and Song Qian, the commander of the pro-army forces: "My lord is tied to the survival of Jiangdong, how can we allow any loss? What are you waiting for? Why don't you escort my lord away quickly?"
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Lu Su's meaning is very clear. If Sun Quan doesn't leave, you will take him away by force.
In normal times, the two generals would never dare to do this, but looking at the current situation, they knew it was necessary.
The two looked at each other and said in unison: "My lord's safety is of paramount importance, and I will offend the general."
After saying that, the two men stepped forward, forcibly picked up Sun Quan's mount and headed towards the river.
"Let me go, you are so brave, let me go -"
Sun Quan was so angry that he yelled and struggled desperately with his small body, but he couldn't resist the two tiger and bear generals.
As soon as the flag of the Chinese army moved, the Wu army that still had some will to resist collapsed completely in an instant. Tens of thousands of Wu soldiers abandoned their helmets and armor and ran desperately towards the river.
At the rear, as soon as Chen Wu's troops retreated, Lu Lingqi took advantage of the situation and led Shenxing to ride up. Together with several other groups of troops, she joined the pursuit of the Wu people.
On the left wing, Yan Liangshang and Taishi Ci were fighting fiercely.
In just a moment, the two of them had exchanged more than two hundred moves.
Yan Liang couldn't defeat Tai Shici, but he was fully capable of dragging him here. During the exchange of more than a hundred moves, Wu Jun was defeated by his own surprise attacks from three sides.
Seeing Sun Quan's central army wavering and fleeing towards the river, Yan Liang became more confident. He opened and closed the long sword in his hand, and the powerful sword roared out, and his combat power suddenly increased dramatically.
But when Taishi Ci saw the disintegration of his tens of thousands of troops, his heart felt cold, and he became more and more anxious as the war progressed.
At this time, Taishi Ci clearly realized how far behind Yan Liang was in terms of strength as the number one cavalry general in Soochow.
The cavalry he carefully trained could not withstand the enemy's charge. The cavalry regiment he was so proud of turned out to be the key to the failure of this battle.
For a moment, Taishi Ci felt endless shame in his heart, and he felt as if he had become a sinner of Soochow.
This mental loss directly caused Taishi Ci's marksmanship to gradually become chaotic. Before he could reach a close, he was completely suppressed by Yan Liang. Under that aggressive blade, he could only struggle to cope and was somewhat breathless.
Sun Quan's central army commander's flag had moved to the river. Taishi Ci knew that his lord could no longer withstand it and planned to retreat by water.
The soldiers on the left and right became less and less as they fought, but Yan Liang's offensive became stronger and stronger. Taishi Ci's marksmanship gradually became messy, and his momentum dropped to freezing point, and he was gradually losing strength.
"I didn't expect that Yan Liang's martial arts skills are so high. If the fight continues, I will be trapped in a helpless situation..."
Taishi Ci had been fearful all his life, and he did not dare to hesitate anymore. He used all his strength to strike a few times quickly, and when he saw an opening, he turned his horse and left.
Seeing that Taishi Ci wanted to run away, Yan Liang was so ambitious that he laughed wildly and said: "Taishi Ci, if you have the courage, you can fight with me for a thousand rounds. Why should you escape first?"
Yan Liang's sarcastic smile made Taishi Ci very angry, but he did not dare to stay for a moment, so he just galloped away.
Seeing the Yan family's cavalry looking north towards the river in pursuit, Taishi Ci did not dare to look towards the river, so he just rode his horse to break through the encirclement to the east.
After defeating Taishi Ci, Yan Liang did not pursue him. The blue-eyed Sun Quan was his real target.
Now if Sun Quan could be captured and killed in one fell swoop, the entire Soochow would be left without a leader. What he would win would not only be a victory in this battle, he could even march eastwards and seize Jiangdong down the river.
At that moment, Yan Liang urged the victorious soldiers to pursue them all the way to the river.
On the Yangtze River, Sun Quan's cousin Sun Yutang led hundreds of warships. Seeing Sun Quan's defeat, Sun Yu was shocked and ordered several other small boats to sail to the river to meet Sun Quan.
By the time the boats arrived at the south bank, tens of thousands of Wu soldiers had already swarmed to the riverside. These panicked soldiers scrambled to seize the boats one by one, fearing that they would be chased by Yan's army and would not be able to escape.
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Not long after, Sun Quan, escorted by Lu Su and others, hurried to the river.
Because the riverside was crowded and full of soldiers scrambling for their lives, Sun Quan was blocked behind and was not allowed to board the boat.
At this moment, dust was seen flying in the distance behind him, and Yan Liang was already leading his Shenxing Cavalry in pursuit.
When Lu Su saw this, he immediately ordered: "Jia Hua, use your men and horses to clear the way first. Anyone who dares to block my lord from boarding the ship will be killed. Song Qian, I order you to lead 800 swordsmen to block the enemy's approach. My lord must be killed."
The ship buys time."
Sun Quan had lost his composure at this time, and only Lu Su remained calm.
The two generals only followed his orders. Song Qian received the order and hurriedly sent out eight hundred elite pro-military swordsmen and went against the flow of people fleeing.
Jia Hua, on the other hand, opened the way with his long halberd, killing the panicked soldiers mercilessly, and opened a bloody path for Sun Quan to board the ship.
The menacing cavalry was none other than the Shenxing Cavalry led by Yan Liang.
After repelling Tai Shici, he looked at Sun Quan's Chinese army banner and pursued him. When he approached the river, he unexpectedly discovered that the way forward was blocked by hundreds of Wu troops arrayed in formation.
Now Wu's tens of thousands of troops were scattered like ants. At this time, there was actually a group of soldiers who dared to block his way. They must be Sun Quan's most elite troops.
So what if Sun Quan's troops dare to block my way, Yan Liang, I'll let you taste the feeling of a knife blade slicing across your neck.
Yan Liang, who was galloping on horseback, not only did not stop for a moment, but instead clamped the horse's belly violently and rushed up like black lightning.
The rolling iron hooves, carrying the power of destroying everything, kicked up the bloody mud all over the sky.
Amidst the thunderous shouts, the big black horse leaped up with all four hooves, and Yan Liang's majestic iron tower-like body actually flew over the enemy's head.
That god-general-like momentum instantly shocked Wu Jun, who was already trembling with fear.
"Stop this thief!"
Song Qian stepped forward with his sword and shouted sharply.
The frightened Wu soldiers hurriedly raised their swords and stabbed forward. Before they could raise their swords and spears, Yan Liang's broadsword was already swinging from top to bottom like a wheel.
There was a sudden crackling sound, and countless weapons and human arms were cut off.
Amidst the screams, Yan Liang landed on his horse, and with the strong momentum, he crashed into the oncoming Song Qian.
The shocked Song Qian seemed to be frightened by Yan Liang's majestic murderous aura. In fear, he could only instinctively raise his sword to meet him.
Before he could draw his sword, he saw a black gust of wind plundering past him, and with a "pop", Song Qian's bloody head flew into the air.
Kill the enemy with one strike.
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