Zhou Yu described Sun Ce as a "superhuman hero". This evaluation seemed too exaggerated for a seventeen-year-old boy, not to mention that the speaker was also a seventeen-year-old boy, not a famous critic. Both Sun Jian and Yuan Shu Thinking that Zhou Yu admired Sun Ce and was deliberately flattering him, he laughed at it and didn't take it seriously.
Zhou Yu also smiled, but they had forgotten that Gai Ying was criticized by He Yong as a "talent of Wu Qi" at the age of sixteen. Now it seems that what he said was true. Zhou Yu didn't think that Sun Ce would be inferior to Gai Ying, right or wrong? , we will see the result in three to five years.
Sun Ce still had a bright smile on his face...
Yuan Shu and Sun Jian exchanged a few words, and the conversation quickly turned to business. Sun Ce's uncle Wu Jing, cousin Sun Bi, clan brothers Sun He, Sun Xiang and others all came up to chat and get close to Sun Ce.
Among Sun Jun, the most respected clansmen by Sun Jian are undoubtedly Wu Jing and Sun Ben. The former is Sun Ce's uncle. He has watched him grow up since he was a child. Naturally, he is 100% happy about the arrival of his nephew. Sun Ben is Different, after all, as his nephew, he received special love from Sun Jian and commanded a large number of troops. Once Sun Ce arrived, it would definitely affect him. However, Sun Jian had only climbed to the status of a prince not long ago, and Sun Ben did not think otherwise, although he had some objections. Comfortable, but mostly happy.
Generals with foreign surnames such as Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, etc., silently looked at the "young master" from a distance. Occasionally, some people praised his handsome appearance and said polite words such as "a tiger father has no dogs and sons". As for what they thought in their hearts, they only Know it yourself.
"Uncle, why don't you introduce me to the generals under my father's command?" Sun Ce said, grabbing Wu Jing's hand.
"..." Wu Jing looked at his nephew with a surprised look on his face. You know, what he wanted to know was a group of generals who roamed the battlefield and killed many people. The reserve, shyness, and restraint that a seventeen-year-old boy should have... in There is not a trace of it on him, but what is there is infinite sunshine, which warms the heart and lungs. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "This kid is born to be a superior person."
"uncle……"
"Okay, okay, I'll take you there..." Wu Jing came to his senses and pulled Sun Ce toward the generals.
Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other generals couldn't help but look at each other. Although they did not hear Sun Ce's words, his actions showed that he proposed to Wu Jing to see everyone. Sun Jian's clan, except for Wu Jing and a few others, came from the Yellow Turban Sun Jian followed Sun Jian after the uprising, and others such as Sun Bi, Sun He, Sun Xiang, etc. all joined later. At the beginning, they did not dare to talk to the murderous general. Sun Ce was obviously a different kind.
Wu Jing first briefly introduced Sun Ce to his colleagues, and then was about to introduce the generals to the latter. Suddenly he saw him saluting Cheng Pu, who was tall and bearded, and said: "If I guess correctly, this is Is it Colonel Cheng?"
Cheng Pu nodded with a smile. As the well-deserved number one tiger general under Sun Jian, it was not surprising that Sun Ce could guess him. However, he was shocked soon after. Sun Ce was stabbed by Dong Jun's fierce general Fan Chou through Dagong Pass. He had been stabbed by Dong Jun's fierce general Fan Chou since he joined Sun Jun. Even he himself had forgotten some of his injuries, but Sun Ce remembered them clearly and advised him to cherish his body for the country.
Later, Sun Ce guessed Huang Gai again. Because the latter was from a noble family, he had been filial and honest, and he was serious, so his clothes and armor were neater compared to his. Sun Ce praised him as his father Sun Jian's buttocks, and Huang Gai, who had always been serious about words, rarely laughed. .
Han Dang was also recognized quickly. Han Dang had previously fought fiercely with Dong Jun's fierce general Hua Xiong, and both sides were injured. Sun Ce didn't know this, but seeing that the opponent's face was pale, he must have been injured. Among Sun Ce's troops, Han Dang was the best at fighting.
If you are always the first to get into the formation, you will have the highest chance of getting injured.
After Sun Ce guessed the number of people correctly, he finally made a mistake. However, he sincerely apologized and resolved the embarrassment between the two parties in a few words. After that, he stopped showing off and chatted with the generals without boasting. He spent most of his time listening to the generals describe the war.
, only occasionally adding a few words.
Sun Jian took advantage of Yuan Shu's lowered head and thought, turned around and looked back, and was surprised and a little relieved to see his son and the generals chatting happily. This scene was undoubtedly what he wanted to see the most.
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Yingchuan was governed by Yangzhai.
Cao Cao never had even the slightest hope of persuading Sun Jian to change his banner, and had been preparing for the war, such as training soldiers, repairing city walls, hoarding grain and grass, and forging weapons...
The north of Yingchuan is Chenliu County in Yanzhou. He and the prefect Zhang Miao have known each other for decades and have a deep friendship. Although the latter cannot support him openly, he secretly supports some soldiers and has no problem with food and grass.
Cao Cao recruited 4,000 Chen Liu soldiers, and recruited thousands more in Yingchuan, making up 10,000 people. Together with the 25,000 troops he brought, the total was 35,000. As for the combat effectiveness, it was similar to Yuan Shu's Jingzhou soldiers, but
Definitely not Sun Jianjun's opponent...
Zhou Zhe was puzzled by Cao Cao's active preparations for war. The terms they offered Sun Jian were not low. What reason did the latter have to refuse? It wasn't until Ren Jun returned and talked about failure that he couldn't help but admire Cao Cao's foresight. A war was inevitable.
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Information from Nanyang continued to come back. Zhou Zhe learned that Sun Jian had been fighting Dong Zhuo for a long time, and there were still 40,000 soldiers. Dong Zhuo had added more than 10,000 troops to Xiliang, plus Yuan Shu sent 20,000 troops, and the total force exceeded 70,000. It was known to the outside world as the Fifteenth Army.
Wan suddenly panicked.
Zhou Zhe thought that his troops were weak and could not be relied upon. He wanted to station the two brothers of Longkang in the state of Pei to the east of Runan and march westward with 20,000 Yangzhou soldiers. In this way, the two together would have more than 50,000 people, which could barely compete with
A battle between the Yuan and Sun coalition forces.
After hearing this, Cao Cao smiled bitterly. It was a huge chore to cooperate with a person who had no military knowledge at all. There were more than 50,000 people, which seemed to be a lot, but most of them were recruits. He was sure that if he fought with Sun Jian in the field, he would be short-changed.
If it takes three to five days, or as long as one and a half months, defeat is inevitable. If we were to defend the city, we wouldn't need so many people at all. Now the number is enough, or even more than enough.
"Meng De wants to defend to the death?" Although Zhou Zhe didn't know how to fight, he understood.
Cao Cao explained patiently: "Although Jingzhou is large, it has a vast territory and a sparse population. The maximum number of troops sent is 70,000 to 80,000. Now we have more than 30,000 troops to garrison Yingchuan, 20,000 men to garrison Peiguo Longkang, and the prime minister's county is also here."
The five thousand soldiers seem to be scattered, but in fact they are not. Yuan and Sun attack Yingchuan with all their strength, and the dragon attacks their backs. If they do not use their full strength, they will not be able to catch them. We have one purpose, to delay "
"Delay?" Zhou Zhe looked confused.
"Yes, that's right, drag." Cao Cao nodded vigorously and said: "We occupy the three places of Lu, Pei, and Yingchuan, Chen, and Liang are neutral. The other party only has Runan with the head and the rat at both ends. The longer we delay.
, the more powerful it is for us."
Zhou Zhe suddenly realized...
Sun Jian set off from Luyang with an army of more than 70,000 people, including more than 6,000 cavalry, and marched into Yingchuan.
In view of the opponent's characteristics of large cavalry, Cao Cao deployed three lines of defense with an army of 35,000. Fucheng, Kunyang, Wuyang, Dingling, and Linxian were all abandoned south of Ru River, and Yingchuan was south of Yingchuan and Jiaxian was north of Ru River.
, Xiangcheng is the first line of defense, with the middle part of Yingchuan, Yingshui north of Yingyang, and Yangcheng as the second line of defense, and the last line of defense is located in the northeast of Yingchuan, east of Lishui, Xu County, Changshe, if Cao Cao
Retreating here means that the situation in Yingchuan has deteriorated, and they are about to withdraw from the entire territory, either to move to Chenliu in Yanzhou and ask Zhang Miao for asylum, or to return to Pei State via Chen State to accumulate strength again.
Sun Jian easily recaptured Fucheng County, the first county in Yingchuan. Looking at the people in the territory, he immediately realized that this battle might not be as simple as he imagined. Sure enough, when the army crossed Ru River, they were attacked by Cao Jun.
The strong attack resulted in the loss of more than 3,000 people in just one day.
Sun Jian did not attack by force, but sent people to the southeast to occupy the disorderly counties of Kunyang, Wuyang, Linxian, and Dingling, and sneaked across the Ru River from Dingling. Cao Cao had long been prepared for this move and faced it head on.
He attacked and successfully repulsed Sun's army.
The war was not progressing smoothly. Sun Jun was not in a good mood, and the atmosphere in the tent was solemn. Huang Gai looked around and said: "Cao Cao, Zhou Zhe and the two thieves are well prepared. It is not easy to attack by force. Even if we defeat them, our casualties will be high."
It’s definitely not small. In my opinion, can we take a detour from Runan to the east of Yingchuan?..."
Cheng Pu's eyes lit up, he put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "This plan is very good, very good... If this is done, the defense line deployed by Cao Cao will be destroyed without attack."
Sun Ce immediately made inferences: "By taking the road from Runan to Yingchuan, not only will Cao Cao's Rushui defense line be useless, our army can even go further in a roundabout way, attack Yingyin and Changshe counties, cut off the retreat of Cao Cao's thieves, and make them
Become a turtle in a urn."
It must be said that what Huang Gai proposed was a good strategy. Cheng Pu and Sun Ce expressed their support one after another, but their support was useless. Sun Jian refused. He emphasized simplicity, directness, and sharpness in his military use. With the strength of Dong Jun, he
He was also completely defeated in front of him, and he did not believe that Cao Cao could stop him.
Following Sun Jian's order, the army was divided into three, attacking Jiaxian in the west, Xiangcheng in the middle, and crossing Ru River from Dingling downstream.
For a moment, the whole Ru water boiled.
From east to west, no matter day or night, the shouts of killing by the Ru River never stop. There are swollen and rotting corpses everywhere on the river, which almost stops the river from flowing.
A flock of crows hovered in the sky.
Sun Jian had many generals, and his soldiers were fierce. Cao Cao tried his best, sleeping only two or three hours a day on average. He lost more than one circle of weight, and could only resist for more than ten days. However, although the battle was short, it was extremely intense.
Gao and Sun's army paid nearly 10,000 casualties to gain control of the upper reaches of Ru River.
Cao Cao escaped from Yingshui with the remaining defeated generals and hurriedly organized a second line of defense. In his mind, it didn't matter if the first line of defense was lost, and the Yingshui defense line was the most important. Because once they failed, they would retreat to
The third line of defense, then they will not be far away from the complete withdrawal from Yingchuan. Therefore, he gathered 20,000 troops here to form an impeccable defense line. If Sun Jian tried to confront the enemy head-on as usual, he would definitely hit his head.
Broken blood flow.
Cao Cao stood on the north bank of Yingshui River and looked coldly at Sun Jun on the south bank.