Dingwu Zhonglang General Sun Jun's mood was very complicated, he was nervous, excited, and a little aggrieved and resentful.
The nervous thing is that the three-pronged army has exhausted its troops on an expedition and cannot attack for a long time. Seeing that this massive expedition will become a disaster, at least it is already a joke. He who is responsible for guarding Chenyang has a heavy responsibility. If he makes a mistake, it is likely to lead to Pan Jun's situation. Lu Dajun was in trouble because of a lack of food. As a descendant of the Sun family, he knew very well what Sun Quan, the king of Wu, wanted to do. He also knew Pan Jun's position in Sun Quan's mind. Of course, he also knew the weight of the burden on his shoulders. Because of this, When he received a warning from Chen Shi that Wei Ba had crossed Xuefeng Mountain and attempted to attack Xupu from the east and get involved in Chenyang, he was very nervous.
He always felt that Wei Ba's counterattack was nothing more than two possibilities: either take advantage of the barbarians' familiarity with the terrain, send out surprise troops from the mountains, and go straight to Chenyang from the west; or harass and pursue Pan Jun's army along the way, delaying his journey , drag him into a state of deprivation of food and let him collapse without a fight. Both of these methods are good and have a high chance of success. However, he did not expect that Wei Ba would actually go around to the east of Xuefeng Mountain, and he should have Chen Shi, who was stationed at the Xuefeng Mountain camp, actually came after him.
Sun Jun felt that there was something wrong here, but he was more concerned about the safety of Xupu. Xupu was the granary. If it was captured by Wei Ba, the losses would be immeasurable. So as soon as he received the news, Sun Jun immediately rushed to Xupu with two thousand elites. Xupu came and strengthened Xupu's defense overnight, preparing to face Wei Ba.
Wei Ba has become very famous recently. He escaped from Yiyuan with a hundred men. Under the pursuit of Bu Zhi and others, he not only survived, but also became stronger in the Vietnam War. In the end, he successfully held back three important generals of Wu State and an army of thirty to forty thousand soldiers. , this tenacity alone is enough to make people amazed. Now no one doubts Wei Ba's achievements in Guanzhong and Xiangyang. The Wu generals stationed in Jingzhou have unknowingly begun to pay attention to this famous Shu army for the future. Be prepared for the matchup.
Of course Sun Jun was no exception, but he didn't expect that he would have to face Wei Ba so soon.
Therefore, he was still a little excited.
Chen Shi said that Wei Ba only had more than a thousand men, and they were marching long distances without heavy ordnance. As long as he was prepared and defended the city, Wei Ba would have nothing to do if he did not give Wei Ba a chance to take advantage of it.
In other words, Sun Jun is now invincible. With Wei Ba's current strength, it is impossible for him to conquer Xupu, which is guarded by more than 2,000 people - even if Xupu is just a small town. The thought of being able to defeat the enemy The invincible Wei Ba returned home disgraced and defeated. Sun Jun was naturally a little excited.
However, Sun Jun was still a little aggrieved and a little angry.
He is a descendant of the Sun family, and both his father and brother have made great contributions. However, now that the army is on an expedition, he cannot accompany him and can only stay in the rear. For him who is eager to make contributions, this is a very regrettable thing, and he feels a little aggrieved because of it. However, let What he was even more unhappy about were the other two people.
One is Lu Xun and the other is Chen Shi.
Lu Xun was on his way to Chenyang. Of course Sun Jun knew what he was doing in Chenyang. As soon as Lu Xun arrived, I'm afraid Pan Jun would also have to give way, and people like him would have to give way even more. But he was very polite to Lu Xun. He didn't like it very much, because his brother Sun Huanying's early death had a lot to do with Lu Xun. If it weren't for the fact that Lu Xun refused to send people to support Sun Huan when he was trapped on the barbaric road, how could Sun Huan be so seriously injured that he only He died of illness in twenty-four years? He always believed that Lu Xun had an ulterior motive for doing this. He did not want Sun Huan to become his opponent.
Sun Jun didn't like Lu Xun, and he didn't like to listen to Lu Xun's orders.
Sun Jun also disliked Chen Shi. Although Chen Shi sent someone to report to him, he got other information from the few words of the messenger. Chen Shi left Xuefeng Mountain and pursued Xupu because the Xuefeng Mountain camp was lost.
The fact that Wei Ba was able to cross Xuefeng Mountain and suddenly appear in Xupu had a lot to do with Chen Shi's incompetence. Now that Chen Shi had chased Xupu, he naturally wanted to defeat Wei Ba and atone for his sins.
This is not wrong, but he let Sun Jun defend the city and wanted to take all the credit, which was unkind. Wei Ba is now a serious concern of King Wu. All the Wu generals know what defeating Wei Ba means and how much credit they have. Chen
Shi chased him to Xupu to grab credit, which made Sun Jun very unhappy.
Sun Jun was sitting in the hall. Although the morning sun was bright, his mood was very gloomy.
A personal guard came in with a sweaty messenger. Sun Jun raised his eyebrows and sat up straight.
"What's up?"
"General, I am sent by Captain Chen." The messenger bowed respectfully: "The captain has stopped Wei Ba, and the two sides are fighting. The captain asked the general to guard Xupu and prepare for rescue.
Prepare. Wei Ba's troops are very strong in fighting. Although we have a slight advantage in numbers, it is difficult to guarantee that no fish will slip through the net."
Sun Jun's face suddenly darkened and he said nothing. Chen Shi had two thousand men, so it was natural to defeat Wei Ba, who only had more than a thousand men. Chen Shi asked someone to deliver this letter to him, and asked him to
Defend the city well, which actually means that I want to monopolize the military exploits, so Sun Jun, you don’t want to come and share the pie. Defend your city and watch me make meritorious deeds.
After the messenger left, Sun Jun was so angry that he walked back and forth in the hall several times. He wanted to curse, but he didn't know what to curse. The anger was held in his heart and made him very angry. He wanted to curse Chen Shi, he wanted to curse Lu Xun
, he even wanted to scold Wei Ba: You arrived at Xupu yesterday, why didn't you come to attack the city today?
Another hour later, when the sun could not be seen directly, Sun Jun received another message from Chen Shi. However, this news made him very happy.
After fighting hard for half a day, although Wei Ba suffered heavy losses, he still resisted stubbornly. They were breaking out and wanted to escape back to Xuefeng Mountain. Chen Shi also suffered a lot of losses. I am afraid that he cannot stop Wei Ba. I hope Sun Jun can send troops to support, not too many, five or six
One hundred men would be enough. Wei Ba was at the end of his strength, and only five to six hundred fresh troops would be enough to destroy them.
Sun Jun sneered. He knew very well why Chen Shi said that. Five or six hundred people may indeed be enough, but if only five or six hundred people are really sent, then the final military exploits will be nothing to Sun Jun. It is at best a reinforcement. The main thing is
The credit still belongs to Chen Shi. At most, Chen Shi could only express his personal gratitude to Sun Jun, but the credit has nothing to do with Chen Jun.
Sun Jun ignored Chen Shi's tactics and immediately set off with 2,000 men. Chen Shi had 2,000 men and he also had 2,000 men. Chen Shi had the merit in the first battle and he had the decisive victory. The merits will be discussed in the future.
At least he won't lose to Chen Shi.
Sun Jun left the city, fearing that he would be late. Chen Shi had already settled the battle and led his army on the march. As soon as he walked more than ten miles, the scouts came to report that a large number of corpses were found on the battlefield between the two sides on the east bank of Qishui River. However, the enemy
It is no longer there. From various signs, Chen Shi paid a heavy price. But he finally won the victory. Wei Ba was fleeing into the mountains, and Chen Shi might have gone after him.
The scout's news was quickly confirmed by Chen Shi's messenger. Chen Shi had indeed defeated Wei Ba, but he had not yet captured Wei Ba. Wei Ba was fleeing into the mountains with hundreds of remaining soldiers. Chen Shi asked Sun Jun to immediately
Catch up and intercept Wei Ba. Wei Ba is best at escaping. Once he escapes into the mountains, it will be difficult to catch him.
Sun Jun was overjoyed when he heard this and urged his army to advance quickly. They crossed the Qishui River and saw the battlefield on the east bank of the Qishui River. Looking at the corpses and blood stains that had not been cleaned up in time, Sun Jun suddenly realized. He curled his lips secretly. From the casualties on the battlefield
From the situation, he could tell that Chen Shi was lying. Chen Shi was attacked by Wei Ba, but Wei Ba was not strong enough. Chen Shi counterattacked successfully, and Wei Ba had no choice but to retreat.
Sun Jun pursued all the way and kept seeing corpses along the way. The battle was very fierce. Both sides were exhausted. No wonder Chen Shi asked him for help. He really couldn't swallow such a huge victory. He had to let Sun Jun take a share. As long as he
Even if there is no way, he will not ask Sun Jun for help.
Sun Jun soon saw Chen Shi's battle flag. There was a big hole in the battle flag. It looked very embarrassed. There were not many people there. At a glance, there were about 560 people. Sun Jun couldn't help but want to laugh.
, two thousand people chasing more than a thousand people, how could they lose so much? Chen Shi was really incompetent.
Sun Jun ordered to speed up, bypassed Chen Shi's remaining soldiers, and pounced on Wei Ba who was about to flee into the mountains. Judging from the shadow, there were probably more than a hundred people.
Seeing Wei Ba right in front of them, the morale of the Wu army, which had marched for more than thirty miles, was greatly boosted. They seemed to have seen a golden mountain, and they were full of strength. They rushed to chase Wei Ba. Seeing that they could not escape, Wei Ba stopped running.
He turned around and rushed over.
Sun Jun was overjoyed. He straightened up on his horse, drew his sword and shouted: "Kill - capture Wei Ba alive -"
"Capture Wei Ba alive—" Two thousand Wu soldiers roared in ecstasy, rushing over like a tidal wave.
"Shoot!" shouted loudly from the opposite side, and more than a hundred remaining soldiers fired a hail of arrows.
"Raise shield! Charge!" Sun Jun reined in his horse, slowed down, and directed the soldiers to charge forward, but he slowly stayed behind with his guard battalion. Although he wanted to rush forward and kill him himself
Killing Wei Ba, but he knew better that it was not his task to kill generals and capture the flag, but to command the overall situation was what he should do.
Sun Jun commanded the army to outflank the two wings, hoping to annihilate the more than a hundred remaining soldiers led by Wei Ba in one fell swoop and engage in a beautiful battle of annihilation. Under the command of the passionate drums, the Wu army was like an eagle with its wings spread, toward
Surrounded by two wings. Although they had been running for a day, the great achievement was right in front of them. They all forgot their fatigue, exerted their full potential, and ran all the way.
At this time, Chen Shi chased after Sun Jun. Chen Shi rushed over with several personal guards. Before he could reach Sun Jun, he cursed angrily: "Sun Jun, do you want to take the credit?"
Sun Jun sat on the horse, without looking back, and calmly commanded the army to surround Wei Ba. It wasn't until Chen Shi walked behind him that he turned around and glanced, and couldn't help but be stunned: "Who are you?"
The general in front of him was definitely not Chen Shi. Chen Shi was a middle-aged man over forty years old, but the general in front of him who was angrily pushing his bodyguards to stagger while chattering incessantly was a young man.
The young man smiled: "Aren't you trying to catch me? Why don't you recognize me?"
Sun Jun didn't react for a moment: "Who are you? I want to arrest you?"
The young man suddenly took action, grabbed Sun Jun's belt, pulled his neck off the horse, pressed him to the ground, put a short knife on Sun Jun's neck, grinned, showing his neat white teeth, and said with a smile: