I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 735: Everyone is targeting Jingzhou
Zhao Yun's army was in full swing in Yuzhou. After all, the terrain of Yuzhou was very suitable for cavalry raids.

When it comes to military skills, these people under Sun Ce are no ordinary people.

Sun Ce inherited the troops left by Sun Jian, and he also recruited many elites in Yuzhou over the years. Although there were many cavalry in his army, compared with the size of the cavalry in Hebei, it was really inferior. Far.

After all, the most prolific territory for war horses in the Han Dynasty is now in Liu Jian's hands.

In particular, the channels for war horses are almost entirely controlled by the north. Sun Ce's channels for purchasing war horses in the north are limited. Even if he can sneak in some, they are far from large enough.

Therefore, most of the war horses used by Sun Ce's army were horses from the south and horses bred at local horse farms in Yuzhou.

To be honest, the scale of these war horses is too small compared to those in the north.

And among the horses produced in the south, the number of horses that can be used as war horses is even rarer. Even if they can be used as war horses, the quality is much worse than the war horses in the north.

Therefore, in terms of quantity and quality, the horses of Sun Ce's army are compared to those of Liu Jian's army. The size of the army is far inferior.

Not only that, Liu Jian's war horse army was not only very large in size, but also high bridge saddles and double stirrups had become popular in his army.

The two sides set up their positions on the plain. Before they could fight several times, the cavalry team of Zhao Yun and others took full advantage. They were extremely mobile and cut back and forth from the left and right directions, breaking up the opponent's military formation. After that, the powerful infantry team and crossbow team will kill the scattered army.

This basic tactic is tried and true.

They did not have enough financial resources and iron reserves to popularize these things among their cavalry.

To put it bluntly, the amount of ironware controlled by Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is good enough to create sufficient ordnance and armor for the soldiers. How could there be too much leftover to popularize such horseshoes with extremely high damage rate? Woolen cloth?
Although these things are good things, they also consume a lot of money and iron.

After several more battles, the morale of Sun's army was completely destroyed by Zhao Yun.

This makes his army unmatched by other horse armies in terms of durability and combat effectiveness.

But the fact is that Sun Ce's plan may work against others, but against Zhao Yun, Sun Ce's calculations are in vain.

Because of this, Huang Gai and others were so angry that they even wanted to use a tactic to provoke the generals. They sent people to write letters to negotiate with Zhao Yun and discuss with the other party to see if they dare not to use cavalry and rely only on infantry. of a fight.

The armies of Huang Gai, Zu Mao, and Zhu Zhi fought against Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Yan Liang, and others respectively.

Sun Ce was able to boost the morale of the three armies with his bravery on the battlefield, and Zhao Yun could do the same.

When it comes to bravery on the battlefield, Sun Ce is no ordinary figure. In terms of commanding on the battlefield, he is also an unparalleled talent. It can even be said that compared with Sun Jian, he is no less generous.

When it comes to his bravery and skill in battle, Zhao Yun is not inferior to Sun Ce. When it comes to his commanding ability in front of the battle, Zhao Yun is even more generous. It can even be said that in terms of experience and practical ability in this area, he is one step ahead of Sun Ce. Son's.

Therefore, on the plains, the Northern Army had an absolute advantage.

In addition, a large number of horseshoes were also widely used in his horse team.

There is no doubt that these things will be spied by other forces such as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao sooner or later, but Liu Jian is not afraid. Even if Cao Cao and Yuan Shao send spies to secretly control the production methods of these things, it will be useless.

In the battle in Yuzhou, Sun Ce still wanted to rely on his bravery and his military commanding talents to fight to the death with the opponent and restore his own disadvantage on the battlefield in Yuzhou.

It is impossible for Zhao Yun to agree to their ridiculous and unreasonable request. If you say you won't let the cavalry team they formed based on their own skills be used, who do you think you are?

The problem is, this resentment only lingers in my mind for a while and then is given up.

No matter how many tricks Sun Ce's generals came up with, they were completely vulnerable to the northern cavalry army.

Even later, Sun Ce personally led the main force of the Sun Army, but he still could not change the decline.

Huang Gai, Zu Mao and others were also veteran generals who had followed Sun Jian in his northern and southern campaigns. Facing the powerful cavalry team, they were still unable to stop them and could only let Liu Jian's cavalry team roam freely on the Yuzhou Plain.

These two good generals, one from the south and the other from the north, finally met on the plains of the Yuzhou battlefield.

Although Sun Ce tried his best to confront Zhao Yun in his own way, and Sun Ce himself did make Zhao Yun feel rare pressure, in the end Zhao Yun, who went all out and Hebei's excellent cavalry troops, still defeated Sun Ce's army. In desperation, he could only return to Yangdi.

Zhao Yun was not in a hurry to pursue Sun Ce.

He started to set up camp a hundred miles outside Yangzhai, and let his troops rest and reorganize, preparing to look for good opportunities to conquer Yangzhai in one fell swoop. With the experience of the previous Battle of Wancheng, Zhao Yun felt that in a place like this, his army It would be no problem for his troops to capture him.

In Yangzhai City, Sun Ce raised the small wine jar in his hand and took a deep sip of strong wine.

Then he suddenly wiped his mouth and said to the people around him:

"Pull it out!"

Seeing that Sun Ce was ready, the military doctor on the side immediately stepped forward and carefully cut off the arrow shaft on his arm, then looked at his wound and arrow, then cut open the flesh, trying to minimize the damage caused by pulling out the arrow. After that, Fangcai suddenly twitched.

"Fizz!"

The arrow's barb cut open his flesh, and Sun Ce let out a loud cry in pain.

After taking out the sharp arrow that shot into his arm, the doctor did not delay and immediately applied the medicinal materials to the wound on Sun Ce's arm, and then bandaged the wound on Sun Ce's arm with silk.

Sun Ce immediately took another heavy sip of wine and shouted: "Happy, happy."

The doctor cupped his hands to Sun Ce and said, "The major general's injury is really serious. You need to take care of yourself recently and don't get too angry. Otherwise, once the wound is involved, although there is no chance of life, the recovery of the wound will still be very difficult." Influenced.”

Sun Ce waved his hand at the man, and then said, "Come here, reward me."

Then they saw Sun Ce's guards serving the doctor a reward of wine and meat.

The doctor immediately expressed his gratitude to Sun Ce, and then hurriedly retreated.

The queen raised her head and took another sip of wine, looked back and forth at everyone present, and sighed and said: "Zhao Yun is really not simple. Not only is he very brave, but his ability to command on the battlefield is also extraordinary. He is truly a famous general!" After that, Sun Ce raised his head and took another sip of wine.

Huang Gai looked at the side and shook his head randomly and said: "My lord, you can't drink so much wine at this time. You are already injured. This wine is not very good at healing wounds, so you need to avoid drinking alcohol." That’s it.”

A smile appeared on Sun Ce's face.

He then put the wine jar in his hand on the table and said: "This wine is to suppress the pain of pulling out the arrow. I won't drink it anymore. I am willing to listen to my uncle's words."

Huang Gai was quite pleased after hearing this.

Although Sun Ce was brave, he was not arbitrary.

He was still able to accept advice. In this regard, he even surpassed Sun Jian.

"It's just that I feel quite depressed." Sun Ce said with emotion.

Huang Gai saw Sun Ce so depressed? I thought to myself: Could it be that the enemy's cavalry is too strong to break through?

Sun Ce said: "To us now, the enemy's cavalry is just one of them. Zhao Yun's ability far exceeds my imagination."

"I have long heard that he is a brave general under Liu Jian, but after this fight, I realized that this man's ability is even more difficult to defeat than the legend."

"I fought against him in battle, and his military strategy and ability to charge into battle were actually slightly inferior to him."

Although Sun Ce has never thought too highly of himself, he also knows that his abilities are outstanding among the younger generation.

"I believe that no one can surpass me in terms of military strategy or bravery."

"But this time, the ability shown by Zhao Yun is actually superior to mine, which really makes me feel quite afraid."

Zu Mao on the side said: "My lord, there is no need to be so anxious. In fact, Zhao Yun is not of the same generation as my lord."

"This man is older, the lord is younger, and he has been serving as an official for a relatively long time. He has also experienced many wars in the north, and his experience in using cavalry in particular is far beyond that of the lord. There is no need for the lord to be like this just because of one or two battles. discouraged."

Sun Ce smiled when he heard this and said: "Uncle, there is no need to comfort me like this. I am not so narrow-minded. I feel resentful just because Zhao Zilong's ability is better than mine."

"The reason why I hesitate is because the opponent's strength is far beyond my imagination. Zhao Yun alone is so powerful... Let me ask, what about Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who are still more famous than him? What kind of person is that? And although Yan Liang, Wen Chou is weaker than Zhao Yun, he must not be much weaker."

"There is another Huang Zhong on the other side of Bingzhou. He and Qu Yi are both well-known and fierce generals. I previously dealt with Gongsun Zan in Yanzhou. Although I had the upper hand, I could not completely defeat Gongsun Zan."

"I originally thought that Gongsun Zan was a famous and illustrious general in the north, and I would have the upper hand when fighting him, as well as the other generals under Liu Jian. But now it seems that I was indeed wrong. "

When he said this, Sun Ce couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"There are so many talented people under Liu Deran's command!"

After hearing what Sun Ce said, Huang Gai said: "The north is vast and rich in resources, and Hebei has been run by Liu Jian for more than ten years. Its wealth is far from comparable to that in the south."

"In addition, since this person has started a school, the number of talents under his command will increase day by day in the future. It is really not easy for us to compete with him."

Sun Ce gritted his teeth and said: "If we don't fight with him, my father died at the hands of his generals. Back then, my father died at the hands of Xu Rong, Zhang He and others. As a son of man, what will happen to me if I can't take revenge?" Standing between heaven and earth.”

When Huang Gai, Zu Mao, Zhu Zhi and others heard what Sun Ce said, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts:
Yes, the old protagonist died in the hands of Liu Jianjun. This hatred has become irreconcilable. How can the hatred be easily resolved?
Sun Ce is a person who values ​​filial piety. Even if he risked his own life, he would definitely avenge his father.

The problem is that the group of people who killed his father are the most powerful force in the world, and their power is so powerful that there is no flaw to be found.

At least with their current strength, they can't find any flaws in each other.

Sun Ce rubbed his temples with a headache and said, "But these topics are far away. I'm afraid it's not that easy to avenge my father now."

"Now let's talk about the war in Yuzhou. With the strength of Zhao Yun and the others, as well as the size of the cavalry in the north, our army cannot stop them. If we fight on the plains, we have no chance of winning. "

Huang Gai said: "The main difference between the military of the north and the south is this. In the past, when Yuan Shao was strong, he relied on Nanyang County and Huainan's support from the side, which was enough for us to use our geographical advantage to resist the northern cavalry offensive. .”

"But the situation is very different today. The Yuan family has lost its vitality and its military front has moved from Nanyang County to near the Han River."

"Now the only ones bordering Liu Jian in the northern region are us and Huainan Cao Cao."

"But without Yuan Shao's support in Nanyang County, I think the longer the time goes, the easier it will be for the Northern Army to attack these undefensible places."

"Now Yuzhou is surrounded by Nanyang to the west and Yanzhou to the north. As long as Liu Jian wants to, he will send more elite troops from Hebei and Guanzhong at any time to encroach on the land of Yuzhou from two directions."

"And there are no natural dangers to defend here in Yuzhou."

"And Yuan Shao in the rear may not be able to mobilize any elites to support us. Now he can only rely on the Han River to defend Liu Jian."

"So, Lord, judging from the current situation, it is difficult for us to stay here for a long time."

Huang Gai's words hit the point. Sun Ce nodded and said, "What my uncle said is true. So in your opinion, what should we do now?"

Huang Gai thought for a moment, and then slowly said: "My lord, it is inevitable that the north will be occupied by Liu Jian. We want to take revenge, but I'm afraid it won't be done overnight. The most urgent thing is to find a way to establish ourselves, and Yuzhou is definitely not a suitable place for us to establish a foothold. The lord and the eldest son of the Yuan family, Yuan Tan, have a close relationship. Although Yuan Shao has lost Nanyang County and his vitality has been severely damaged, over the years, he has built many buildings along the Han River. The warships have also accumulated a lot of strong bows and crossbows, and they have also trained the navy. With the help of the Han River, they are fully capable of stopping Liu Jian's southward march."

"We might as well go to Jingzhou for now. The land in Yuzhou will be given to Liu Jian, and we will look for opportunities under Yuan Shao's command."

"If Yuan Shao can cheer up in the future, we will assist Yuan Shao to fight Liu Jian and look for opportunities to avenge the old master. If Yuan Shao fails to recover and the Yuan family has no successors, then the master might as well find a way to take over the land of Jingzhou from Yuan Shao. When the time comes, we will join forces with Cao Cao in Jiangdong to fight against Liu Jian and form a tripartite force with the powerful enemy in the north. In this way, it is possible to avenge the old lord. I wonder what your lord wants?"

Sun Ce said: "Good!"

(End of this chapter)