Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 507
According to the original plan, the two armies of the North and the South were supposed to mix up with the Guishuang rebels without raising their flags, and start their attack on Guishuang in the name of Nishijia. However, the leaders of the rebels were beheaded by Hua Xiong , These plans were naturally invalidated, and the army unfurled the banner of the Han Dynasty, with Sun Jian's troops as the vanguard, Huang Zhong led the cavalry and the left wing, Dong Zhuo was in the middle army, and Cao Cao ruled the rear army.

The army set out, but it did not attack Malacanda directly.

The soldiers of Gongsun Zan's Bravery Battalion were running back and forth, constantly inquiring about the situation on the periphery. After entering Guishuang, the generals looked at the situation in their hands, and they were not even too unfamiliar. Before the people of Guishuang could react, Dong Zhuo already knew their current situation.

Afterwards, the army spread out in all directions. Sun Jian led the three battalions of the Southern Army, totaling [-] people, and set off towards the south. In the south of Lakanda, there is an army that is responsible for guarding this important passage. If it can be captured here, on the one hand, it will cut off the way for the soldiers of Malacanda to retreat southward.

On the other hand, it can also block Guishuang's domestic reinforcements here so that they cannot pass through.

The three battalions led by Sun Jian were Xu Chu, Ma Chao, and Sun Ce. In addition, Gongsun Zan personally led nearly a thousand people to clear the way. There are mountains and forests everywhere, and it is really difficult to walk. That's why Gongsun Zan followed Dong Zhuo's order , came to lead the way for Sun Jian.

Guishuang Empire, from south to north, and the south has more territory, the north is small and pot-shaped, and in the middle of the north and south is a mountain range. Malakanda is on this mountain range. If you want to go to the south, you have to go south. Plain, and then rushed to the Lanshi City of the Daxia people. After passing through the Lanshi City, Gaofu was conveniently in front of it, but there was a big river between Gaofu and Gaofu.

The King of Malakanda is also called the King of Sogdian by the Guishan people. Most of the people here are Sogdians. Later, it was conquered by the Guishuang people and became part of the Guishuang Empire and one of the more powerful princes of Guishuang.

In Guishuang, in addition to the Sogdians, there are four princes. Among the mountains, the Daxia people are blocking the way. However, Sun Jian is not going to capture the Lanshi City. The defense of Shuangnanbei is the only way, even stronger than Wangcheng. It is impossible for Sun Jian to lead these troops to capture Lanshicheng.

Sun Jian's main purpose is to cut off the connection between Malakanda and Daxia and other regions. The northern part of Guishuang was cut by the river and divided into two parts. Malacanda is on the east of the river, and the Daxia people are on the west. Therefore, if you want to get to Lanshi City, you have to cross the river to Daxia first, and Guishuang painstakingly built a passage. At the beginning, the Sogdians occupied this passage, forcing the Guishuang people to detour, cross the river from Huacizimo, and attack Vasut.

Coming all the way, Gongsun Zan and Sun Ce were at the forefront. Gongsun Zan didn't understand why Sun Jian let his eldest son take the vanguard. This is the most dangerous official position. Worrying, of course, all battles are dangerous, but the vanguard is undoubtedly the most dangerous. The young man rode behind Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan couldn't help admiring him. Gongsun Zan could gallop wildly and rarely rest. Apart from excellent horses, the most important thing was that their entire army was lightly armored, with only strong bows and swords as weapons. Sun Ce could wear armor, With a spear in hand, you can still follow yourself, rest and set off together, which is very remarkable.

"Bo Fu. You go back and tell General Sun not to cross the ridge, but to rest where you are. We have traveled a long distance and can't fight directly. I'll go check the surrounding situation." Gongsun Zan whispered, and Sun Ce nodded, Immediately leaving this place, Gongsun Zan ordered everyone to dismount and approach quietly. This is the narrowest area of ​​the river. In winter and dry season, this is the only area that can rush to the opposite bank.

Of course, you can take a boat on weekdays. However, the shipbuilding industry in the north of Guishuang is not as developed as that in the south, and there is no fleet that can provide tens of thousands of people to cross the river. To build such a fleet, perhaps only the south can. This is a big man same.

Gongsun Zan didn't get too close, he couldn't let others notice too early, and he didn't bring too many people, just a few people, approaching cautiously among the woods, Gongsun Zan couldn't understand that in the territory of Han, any important city There will be no forests left around, but any forests that are such an eyesore should be cut down immediately, because this will allow the enemy to hide.

It may even become a sharp weapon used by the enemy to attack the city. The enemy directly obtains materials here to make siege equipment. However, such things are rare in Guishuang, especially in the territory of the Sogdians. , Not only did they not cut down these woods, but they directly built the village in the woods. Do they think it is so easy to hide themselves? ?

Gongsun Zan didn't understand anyway. If he was the chief general and learned that there was an enemy village in the woods opposite, he would definitely set fire to the forest. Using the strategy of attacking with fire, he would be able to wipe out such a village with little effort. up
He carefully observed the opposite city. It was not a complete city, but more like a checkpoint. It was built tall, much taller than Malacanda. The gate was closed, and it seemed that there were no people around. People living here, this is a pure checkpoint, there are only soldiers stationed inside, this checkpoint is backed by the river bank, and items such as rejecting horses are placed in front of the city gate.

It is estimated that it is somewhat difficult to break through the city gate.

Gongsun Zan observed for a while, then rested here. After nearly two hours, everyone had finished their rest. Gongsun Zan left them to continue stationing here to observe the enemy's situation, and then he went back to join Sun Jian. , If it climbs out, such a big movement cannot be concealed from the enemy. Sun Jian understands this, so he obeys Gongsun Zan's order to stay here and make repairs.

After Gongsun Zan arrived, he was immediately brought to Sun Jian's side by the soldiers. Sun Jian looked at Gongsun Zan and asked quickly, "How is it, Captain?" The door is closed, if we attack by force, we are afraid of heavy losses, not to mention, when they chased our troops in the past, they could send nearly [-] people, it is conceivable that there must be more than [-] troops in their city."

"If we attack the city wall with the same number of people, we will win, even if it is a miserable victory."

Sun Jian thought for a while and said: "What the captain said is reasonable, but Mr. Dong gave me [-] days to take this place within [-] days, and now it's been [-] days since we're on our way. If we don't attack by force, I'm afraid we won't be able to complete the military order Ah!", Gongsun Zan smiled and said, "General, the generals defending the city here really hate me."

"Oh? The captain wants to lure them out??"

"That's right, it's better to ambush them than to attack them by force. If an ambush fails, even fighting in the wild is worse than attacking a city."

"En" Sun Jian thought for a moment, then nodded, he looked at the surrounding terrain, waved his hand, and called the burly man over, he said: "Zhongkang, later, you will follow General Gongsun, Ambush in that forest, and when they are about to cross the hills, I will hide my army and rush to kill them, and you will directly cut off their retreat and trap them here!"

"Please!"

"Meng Qi. You lead the cavalry, don't act rashly. After we have fought, you lead the cavalry to chase down the remnants, and you can't let the enemy escape from here!"

"Please!"

After giving all the instructions, Gongsun Zan set off. First, he encouraged the soldiers of the Valiant Battalion a few times. They heard that they were going to provoke the nearly ten thousand Guishuang army. Praise them for their unparalleled ability to escape, but they don't like the feeling of being hunted down. If they can, how much they hope to return to Dongyi to catch their fish.

Gongsun Zan gave an order, and the soldiers of the Valiant Battalion rushed out. Such a big commotion immediately frightened the enemies on the wall. They saw the familiar horse bandits in the distance, and quickly roared. , slowly approaching the city wall, but not within the shooting range of the opponent, Gongsun Zan raised his head and looked seriously.

Soon, the enemy chief climbed up the city wall and looked down. Although the distance was far away, Gongsun Zan couldn't find the thief chief at all, but the thief chief, that is, the Sogdian general Ha Yi who guarded Xinha City, looked at him. When he arrived at Gongsun Zan who was standing under the city wall, he recognized this guy at a glance. Immediately, anger burned in his chest. His father, the general Lao Hai who used to protect Xinha, was killed by Gongsun Zan!
His father, Old Hay, was the bravest and most irritable general among the Sogdians. He was known as the No.1 general of Sogdians. Now, he is the only one who has never experienced a defeat, and he has won many times with less. It is also because of his bravery that King Guishuang conferred him, a Sogdian of the third caste, into Xinha, the most important area, as the leader of this place. .

It was such a violent general who met Gongsun Zan's brave battalion, how could he tolerate Gongsun Zan acting wild in front of him, leading the army, chasing and killing him many times, but never being able to catch up with Gongsun Zan. There was no way to keep this hateful horse bandit, when Gongsun Zan appeared in front of him for the fourth time.

The old general couldn't stand it anymore, and took all the army in Xinha City, and started a long-distance pursuit. After more than ten days of continuous pursuit, when he was about to catch up, this group of cunning guys crossed the river. After the bridge was damaged, the old general couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, he spurted blood and fell to the ground. He died of serious injuries and died four days later.

In the north of Guishuang, the most stalwart old general was lost in the hands of the brave battalion. Even Gongsun Zan didn't know about it. However, his son Hai hated Gongsun Zan to the bone. His father's enemy, how could he bear it? He stood up, his face was red, and his whole body was trembling with anger. It seemed that he had inherited his father's violent temper.

"General, these horse bandits have always been cautious. They fled after we discovered them. They must have been deceitful if they came up so boldly today." The school captain on the side said, Hay grinned grimly, and said, "I know, look, you can see them in the distance." Those woods where the birds are hovering above, lingering, they have an ambush, right there."

"Hehe, I'll take the cavalry to chase them down. You lead the rest of the soldiers and hide behind the city gate. When their ambush comes out, you charge and kill their ambush directly from behind."

"General, why don't we just set fire to the forest"

"Those people run faster than rabbits and set fire to the forest. Once they escape, we will never catch them again. If he treats me as a fool, then I will be a fool again. Keep him and cut him down the head of the priest, to avenge the father!!!”

(End of this chapter)