Sun Jun's 4,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry troops, a total of 14,000 troops, rushed southeast and entered the boundary of Runan County. Then they went east, passed through Zhaoling and Xihua County, and came to the Tongshui River. After passing here, they passed through Zhaoling and Xihua counties. The river leads to the State of Chen.
Wu Jing, the commander-in-chief of Sun Army and the commander of the cavalry, was walking along the river bank. He was moved by the scenery and was filled with emotions.
Seven years ago, the Yellow Turbans rose up violently. The most unruly ones were those in Yuzhou, and Xihua was the headquarters of the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou. The Yellow Turbans led by Bo Cai and Peng Tuo defeated the famous generals Zhu Jun and others. Sun Jian even almost died in the battle. The scenery was endless for a while.
However, Gai Jun defeated an army of 100,000 in the battle at Yingchuan. The latter only escaped with his life and returned to the Xihua camp. He was afraid and wanted to leave Yanzhou and crossed Lishui at night. Gai Jun did not want to pursue him here lightly, but he collided with him. They were all right and captured tens of thousands more.
In two battles, Gai Jun turned around the most corrupt situation in Yuzhou in just two battles.
In that battle, Sun Jian benefited from Gai Jun, attacked the empty camp, and got a big advantage for nothing. He was appointed as a commander of another department and granted the title of Marquis of the Pass. Naturally, Wu Jing would not say this to Sun Ce or Zhou Yu, lest he Affects the tall image of brother-in-law.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu listened to Wu Jing's oral description of the war, and recalled Gai Jun's demeanor in those days, and couldn't help yearning for him.
Huang Gai was also heartbroken to hear this. He was different from Cheng Pu and Huang Gai. He was from Lingling in Jingnan. Sun Jian was the governor of Changsha. He only joined Sun's army when he conquered the bandits in the three counties of Jingnan. Four years ago, he did not participate. Having lived through the Yellow Turban War, I deeply regret it.
Wu Jing patted his nephew Sun Ce on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, let's cross the river..."
As Sun Jun entered the country in a grand manner, Chen Wang Liu Chong and Prime Minister Xu Jue felt helpless. They had no choice but to offend neither of them, so they had to swallow their anger and pretend not to see it.
Sun's army marched all the way and rushed to Qiao County, the gate to the west of Pei State. This is Cao Cao's hometown. Before leaving Pei State, he left two thousand soldiers to garrison here. However, now that a good harvest is coming, many soldiers go out to work, and the number of troops in the city is reduced. Less than a thousand people.
Wu Jing first sealed off the surrounding areas of Qiao County, especially the residence of the Cao family, to avoid leaking the news. He never thought about harming his family, and did not say that the world would criticize him. If he dared to do something evil, Zhou Xin and Zhou Ang would naturally do the same to Wu County. It’s good that no one from the Sun and Wu families can be left behind.
Wu Jing then spent one day plundering thousands of strong men and craftsmen to build siege equipment, and another day to successfully capture the county seat of Qiao County.
Time was running out, and Wu Jing had no time to rest, so he left behind 3,000 men, pretending to attack Xiangxian County, and secretly led thousands of people on foot and cavalry, hiding day and night, and quickly headed south.
Although there were many cities in the Han Dynasty, they did not need to be garrisoned everywhere. Like Pei State, there were only military camps in Xiangxian County, Qiaoxian County, and Longkang County. Sun's army fought almost unimpeded all the way to Qixian County, which is 100 meters away from Longkang County. There are only dozens of miles left.
The infantry continued to march and became exhausted. Wu Jing ordered his army to stay in Qixian County to rest. Huang Gai and his two thousand horsemen rushed towards Longkang to see if there was any chance of a sneak attack. At the same time, he was not idle in the city. Capture craftsmen and strong men again to build siege equipment in preparation for a strong attack.
Longkang City is more than fourteen miles in circumference. The city wall is high and the four gates are merged. Apparently he heard the news. Seeing that there is no opportunity to take advantage of, Huang Gai is not impatient and calm. There is a branch of the Huai River in the west of Longkang City. This is not inferior to Ying. Water, the great river of Ru River, as long as it guards the key points and bridges and blocks the Zhou brothers' army, Long Kang will be the turtle in the urn.
Two days later, Wu Jing led his army to slowly arrive, surrounded Longkang, and attacked day and night. Wu Jing's hometown is in Qiantang, Wu County, adjacent to Guzhang County, Danyang County. He knows that Danyang's soldiers are brave, but they are only as brave as ordinary men. The first three
On the same day, Wu Jing stormed the north and east gates. Before sunset, he recruited eight hundred people from the army who dared to die first, and turned to attack the south gate, breaking the city in one fell swoop. All the large sums of money and food that the Zhou brothers had hoarded fell into their own hands. Of course,
Well, compared to the astronomical amount of supplies that Sun Jun hoarded in Yangcheng, Yingchuan, and fell into Cao Cao's hands, this can only be regarded as interest.
Wu Jing sat in the Longkang County Court and laughed loudly: "Longkang, the situation is settled." Wu Jing followed his brother-in-law Sun Jian in the war for seven years. For the first time, he took charge of his own affairs. He won the first battle and reversed the unfavorable situation of the battle. Needless to say, he was in a good mood.
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Huang Gai was also in a good mood, nodding in agreement and saying: "After this battle, the two thieves of the Zhou family will be unable to do anything."
Zhou Yu frowned unnoticed with his dark eyebrows. Sun Ce noticed it and asked, "Gong Jin, what do you have in mind?"
Upon hearing what Sun Ce said, Wu Jing and Huang Gai all looked at Zhou Yu. They did not forget that it was this seventeen-year-old boy who single-handedly directed this shocking attack.
Wu Jing said with a smile: "Gong Jin, just say what you have to say. There is no need to worry in front of me."
Zhou Yu expressed his gratitude to Wu Jing for his trust, and then asked: "How does Captain Wu plan to deal with the Zhou brothers next?"
Wu Jing said without thinking: "Of course we will cross the water to stop the two thieves, wait for them to run out of food and go south to Jiujiang, and then pursue them from behind."
"Sure enough..." Zhou Yu said silently in his heart. "What if Chen (Wen) Yuanti, the governor of Yangzhou, sends troops to respond?"
"..." Wu Jing and Huang Gai looked at each other in silence. The governor of Yangzhou is in Liyang County, Jiujiang County. Judging from Chen Yuanti's acquiescence to march to Yuzhou to help his brother in two weeks, it is indeed possible for him to directly send troops to intervene.
"What else? Does Gong Jin have any other ideas?" Wu Jing asked solemnly.
Zhou Yu said word for word: "Cross the water, go deep into the hinterland, and ambush for two weeks. Don't give Chen Yuanti time to react."
"This boy..." Wu Jing and Huang Gai both looked at the handsome and calm young man in shock. This boy is really courageous.
"Wonderful, this plan will work in seconds..." Sun Ce said with a stunned look on his face, stroking his hands in praise. This move seemed risky, but in fact it was very certain.
Wu Jing and Huang Gai looked at each other and nodded.
Wu Jing decisively adopted Zhou Yu's strategy, and sent deputy general Huang Gai to lead more than a thousand men to guard Longkang. He thought he was in charge, and the riding supervisor Ye Li was his deputy. He would have four thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry, cross the water to the west, and enter the eastern part of Runan.
Rudong, Xiyang, Yangzhou Army Camp.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, two middle-aged Confucian scholars sat speechless. One of them was about forty years old, of medium build, fair skin, outstanding appearance, with five long beards hanging on his chest, and his robes were spotless, very
He is the eldest brother of Yuzhou governor Zhou Zhe and Danyang prefect Zhou Xin and Zhou Taiming. He traveled to the capital for a long time and studied under the party leader and Taifu Chen Fan. He was imprisoned for more than ten years and carefully cultivated his reputation. He was the leading figure in Yangzhou.
The great celebrity is known as "the most eminent person in the world, with outstanding moral conduct".
The other person was naturally his second brother, Zhou Ang, the governor of Jiujiang. He was nearly forty years old and had a lot in common with his elder brother Zhou Xin. He was also a humble gentleman with a good appearance. It was a strange thing for two famous men to command an army.
What's even more surprising is that their opponent, Runan Governor Xu Qiu, was also a famous scholar.
Now, they seem to have encountered a problem, and they all look gloomy.
A few days ago, they learned that Sun Jian had divided his troops to attack Pei State and besiege Qiao County. It seemed that he was heading towards Xiang County. After emergency consultations, Zhou Xin and Zhou Ang decided to wait and see what would happen. After all, Xiang County had a high wall.
It is thick, and there are five thousand troops stationed there. Sun's army is not said to have only ten thousand people. Even if they come in full force, they may not be able to defeat them in a single battle. When Sun's army defeats the city, they can advance from behind and cut off their retreat. They can capture them in one fell swoop.
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However, just a few days later, they suddenly received news that Long Kang was besieged. Sun Jun's unexpected attack immediately defeated them. The two knew very well that Long Kang only had two thousand weak soldiers, and it was impossible to stop Sun Jun's attack.
attack.
At this moment, the two of them were discussing whether to turn around and recapture Longkang, or to go south and return to Jiujiang.
Based on their friendship with Yuan Shao, helping him fight for Yuzhou has given him great face. Withdrawing at this time, Yuan Shao could not tell their fault. The problem was that their third brother Zhou Zhe was still surrounded in Ying
Sichuan, can they leave with peace of mind? The answer is obviously no.
The two looked at each other and sighed, there was no other way. To save his third brother, Long Kang had to take it back, and he had to do it faster.
So, there is only one last question left, which way to go?
There are three main routes for them to choose. The first is to go eastward and attack Longkang. This route is the shortest, but also encounters the greatest resistance. The second is to go northeast, cross the water section, and go south from Chuihuiju to attack Longkang.
.The third is to cross the river via Xiachengfuju, which is further upstream.
The first one was quickly eliminated, and the third one was too time-consuming and could easily be taken advantage of by Sun Jun. In the end, the two chose the second path.
After making the decision, the two left a thousand men and tens of thousands of civilians to defend the camp as a bluff, and led an army of 20,000 back. It was about two hundred miles from Xiyang to Cross Water. According to the normal itinerary, it would take four or five days, but Zhou Xin,
Zhou Ang was in such a hurry that he completed half of the journey in just one day and one night.
Even though Zhou Xin traveled on horseback, he still felt overwhelmed by the rapid march, especially since it was still summer, and his face was extremely pale. He jumped off the horse and looked at a green mountain in the distance, and the strong discomfort was slightly relieved.
The army was always moving forward at a trot. Zhou Xin followed the army as they passed by the mountain, and his heart suddenly beat violently. As a young man, he liked to specialize in divination, and he was good at predicting disasters. Although not everything was predicted, he would always be prepared for danger whenever he encountered it.
Can be aware of it.
Zhou Xin became more and more panicked and shouted: "Second brother, retreat quickly, there is danger..."
Zhou Ang, who was not far away, turned around and showed a surprised expression when a deep horn sounded violently, echoing in the sky and space over and over again, shaking the whole world.
"Haha, Gong Jin expected things to go smoothly. The two thieves of the Zhou family took the middle route. Blow the trumpet and kill——"
Like a black river, the armored cavalry broke into the sight of the Yangzhou army with the sound of horns. Riding against foot, leisurely waiting for work, prepared against unprepared. This war could not be said to be fair from the beginning.
When four thousand cavalry crashed into the Yangzhou Army's front army and penetrated its formation in a short period of time, thousands of Sun Army infantry had also successfully surrounded it and were waiting in full formation. The Yangzhou Army in chaos could not hold on for more than two seconds.
They collapsed and scrambled to flee south. More than a hundred miles to the south was Jiujiang County, Yangzhou. That was their only hope.
Zhou Xin and Zhou Ang looked at each other and smiled bitterly, then turned their horses and fled with the rebel army.