Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 118 Showdown
Liu Xuan kicked him over and exploded with great strength.

He directly kicked away the four or five defenders behind the door, and the city gate opened again with a creak.

Lu Bu rushed into the city gate corridor with a single step, and guarded the gate with one man. Fang Tian flew his halberd and killed all the Jiangdong soldiers in the doorway.

However, at this time, all the defenders near the north gate swarmed towards the city gate.

Everyone knows that once the city gate really falls, Jianye will be unable to defend it.

Liu Xuan and Lu Bu guarded the city gate, and the three thousand tiger battalions outside the city filed in. They formed a formation inside the city gate and faced off against thousands of Jiangdong defenders.

Liu Xuan nodded towards Cheng Hu. Cheng Hu understood.

He ordered the Tiger Battalion soldiers under his command,

"Line up to defend and advance slowly."

The Tiger Battalion soldiers immediately changed their formation, with the shield array in front, forming a defensive formation. The offensive immediately slowed down.

But there is nothing the thousands of defenders in the city can do with the elite Tiger Battalion for the time being.

At the same time, Yezhou Prefecture was built.
Sun Ce and a group of civil and military confidants had returned to the state capital to make arrangements. Suddenly, they heard orders from outside and soldiers hurriedly ran in.
"Report! The north gate of Yecheng has been lost, and the enemy has invaded the north of the city."

"What?" Sun Ce stood up in disbelief, "Liu Xuan's army is attacking at the west gate. There are thousands of people guarding the north gate. How can they be allowed to attack?"

The messenger said: "Replying to my lord, it's an internal response. There is an internal response in the city that deceived the city gate into opening. The enemy's elite ambushed outside the city and took advantage of the city gate to open and attacked."

"Internal response? Who is it? Who is it?" Sun Ce roared angrily. Unexpectedly, he blocked the massive attack from the west gate, but the opponent opened a breakthrough at the north gate.

Damn insider!
The ordering soldier took out a military talisman and said: "This is from the commander guarding the North Gate. I should use this military talisman as a letter to move the soldiers of the North Gate away from the North Gate, and then take the opportunity to open the North Gate to lure the enemy into the city." "

"Fortunately, the defenders on the city wall discovered it in time and killed all of them. However, the enemy troops have already entered the city and are confronting the defenders in the north of the city."

"That's not too bad," Sun Ce took the military talisman with one hand and said to Zhou Taichengpu next to him,
"Two generals, the battle in the north of the city is urgent. You two should quickly lead your troops to support and be sure to block the city gate."

Zhou Taicheng Pu took the order and left.

Sun Ce raised the soldier talisman in his hand and looked at it, then gritted his teeth and said,
"Gu Yu!"

"What a good Gu family. I, Sun Ce, have been very kind to the Gu family for many years. Now I just failed to meet the Gu family's requirements. I scolded Gu Yong a few words, and they took this opportunity to surrender to the enemy."

When Sun Ce saw Gu Yu's military talisman, he immediately understood that it was the fault of the Gu family.

"I'm afraid this time our enemies are not only the foreign enemy Liu Xuan, but also many enemies in the city."

Just then, a guard ran in,
"Lord, there are many fires in the city, and some people took the opportunity to cause riots."

As he spoke, the guard handed over an envelope.

"This was shot from outside the government office. It was tied to an arrow. I don't know who did it."

Sun Ce took the envelope and opened it. Inside was a secret letter.
After Sun Ce read the secret letter, he sneered, handed it to Sun Quan and said:
"Zhongmou, it seems that the Jiangdong family still looks down on us after all."

This secret letter is the one Gu Ji gave to Liu Xuan before, and the content inside is also the conditions put forward by the major aristocratic families.

After Sun Quan read the letter, he naturally knew that the Sun family had been betrayed by the major families in Jiangdong, but he still said calmly: "Brother, this secret letter should be sent by Liu Xuan's people, in order to provoke us and the famous families in the city. It’s a relationship.”

"Of course I know this was Liu Xuan's doing, but this secret letter is not forged. The Gu family did open the city gate to Liu Xuan."

Sun Ce was now completely convinced that the North Gate could no longer be defended.

The reason why Liu Xuan did not send the army into the city immediately was just to give Sun Ce time.

Give him time to clean up the Jiangdong family.

Although Sun Ce did not want to be fooled by Liu Xuan, this was Liu Xuan's conspiracy and Sun Ce could not escape.

Either let the Jiangdong family betray you, do nothing, and let Liu Xuan deal with this mess on his own.

Or, take the initiative to walk into Liu Xuan's trap and take revenge on the Jiangdong family for betraying the Sun family.

Sun Ce thought for a while, but after all he couldn't swallow the bad breath in his heart.

"Since all the major families are unjust, then don't blame me, Sun Ce, for being unkind."

Sun Ce's eyes were red. Compared with Liu Xuan's attack on the city, he was more angry at the betrayal of the noble families in the city.
"Send the order, and the whole guard camp will be dispatched to kill all the families in this secret letter and confiscate their property."

"Brother, if this happens, we will completely lose the support of the family."

Sun Quan reminded from the side.

Sun Ce sighed helplessly, "Zhongmou, don't you understand? Ever since Liu Xuan occupied Jiangdong Market, we have completely lost the support of the family."

"In the beginning, the family supported our Sun family because we could unify Jiangdong and provide them with opportunities to develop and grow. Now that Liu Xuan is powerful, they know that it is profitable to cling to Liu Xuan, so they immediately switched to Liu Xuan."

"In these people's eyes, they only have interests and no position."

"So you know why Liu Xuan would rather stand in a stalemate at the city gate than seize the city quickly, right?"

"It just so happens that I, Sun Ce, have fulfilled their wish today. Leave the bodies of the noble family to Liu Xuan and let them follow Liu Xuan forever."

. . .

The siege outside the west gate has long since stopped.

The massive attack was just a show. The north gate had been opened. Liu Xuan's army abandoned their siege equipment and quickly moved to the outside of the north gate along the area between the city wall and the moat.

The defenders on the city tower had long been eliminated, and the trapped camp controlled the northern city wall.

Liu Xuan, Lu Bu and Cheng Hu led the Tiger Battalion to suppress the city gate and confront the defenders.

Soldiers from outside the city also slowly poured in. The situation has become obvious. Jiangdong's army is not in danger of the city wall and is no longer a match for Liu Xuan's army.

But Liu Xuan was not in a hurry to attack.

But at this moment, the major families in Jianye City were extremely anxious.

The news returned by the spies sent out was that Liu Xuan had successfully entered the city and was breaking through the defense of the defenders in the north of the city.

However, a dozen waves of spies were sent out, and the news returned was the same.

When did Liu Xuan become so weak?
A thousand tiger battalions can break through the Qu'a garrison of 8000 men in one day.

Now three thousand tiger battalions plus thirty to forty thousand troops can't break through several thousand defenders for an hour?
The heads of the aristocratic families are still waiting for Liu Xuan's army to enter the city so that they can discuss their merits with Liu Xuan.

Unexpectedly, the first person waiting was not Liu Xuan's army, but the murderous Sun Ce guard camp.

"kill!"

As Sun Ce's personal guard camp, they will not hesitate in following Sun Ce's orders.

He rushed to the houses of major aristocratic families and killed people without saying a word.

A mere private soldier from an aristocratic family is naturally no match for the Guards Battalion.
The huge Jianye City was destined to be a restless night.

The guards camp killed all night, and more than a dozen families involved in the rebellion were wiped out one by one.

There were guards on all sides of the city gates of Jianye, and the people of these aristocratic families had nowhere to escape.

Compared to the invading foreign enemy Liu Xuan, Sun Ce's guard camp obviously hated the traitor more.

It was almost early in the morning. Liu Xuan stood on the north wall. His keen eagle eyes were activated. The fires everywhere in the city had been extinguished.

The shouts of death and screams were no longer heard.I thought that Sun Ce should have almost cleaned up.

Just waved his hand,

"Attack and end the battle before dawn."

The tens of thousands of men and horses under his command had been recharging their strength before, and it was only then that they exploded with overwhelming momentum.

Lu Bu led his army to attack in the center, with the Tiger Camp on the left and the Fallen Camp on the right.
Three sharp knives were thrust straight into the center of Jianye City.The already unstable Jiangdong soldiers' formation was instantly defeated.

Liu Xuan's army took the opportunity to attack the main street of Jianye.

Just as he was about to kill the government office, suddenly a group of men and horses shot out from the side.

The leading general is Sun Ce, who is holding a double halberd.

The soldiers behind him were also heavily armed, all of them tall and murderous.

It looks like a battle-hardened veteran.

The main street in Jianye was very wide, but this group of soldiers and horses numbered thousands of people, and the main street was immediately filled to the brim.

Liu Xuan's Chinese troops rushed over, but saw that the other party's troops also rushed forward uniformly.

Holding a round shield in his left hand and a short sword in his right hand, he rushed into Liu Xuan's team and killed most of the soldiers in the front row at once.

This is an elite force.

Liu Xuan's eyes flashed, and he finally saw a decent opponent.

The front row team's attack was frustrated and they immediately retreated to regroup.
In the confrontation just now, hundreds of Liu Xuan's ordinary soldiers were killed, but the heavy infantry on the opposite side only had a few minor injuries.

Both sides stood ready, Liu Xuan came down from the city wall and walked to the front of the formation.

Opposite Sun Ce also stood in front of the team holding a halberd.

The confrontation just now earned Sun Ce a lot of face.

"Sun Ce, we finally meet again." Liu Xuan was not in a hurry to attack. This was an elite force led by Sun Ce himself. In a battle on this narrow main street, relying on a large number of people could not give full play to his advantage.

"Liu Xuan, I admit, I underestimated you," Sun Ce looked directly at Liu Xuan and said,

"It's been less than two years since you captured Guangling from Yan Baihu, and you've already got the strength to attack Jianye City."

Liu Xuan smiled lightly,
"If Jiangdong hadn't pushed too hard, I wouldn't have been so eager to attack Jianye. Originally, I just wanted to sit on the land of Jianghuai, grow rice and wheat, grow mulberry and raise silkworms, and earn some money to live a happy life."

"But you, the Jiangdong family, are always making things difficult for me. I have no choice but to clear the obstacles first."

Sun Ce snorted coldly: "The descendants of King Huaiyang have such ambitions, which is not like your past style. But although you have invaded Jianye, in the final analysis, you still rely on the convenience of the traitors in the city."

"You and I have elites who have never really fought head-on. Even though I, Sun Ce, lost to Jianye, I still felt dissatisfied."

"Oh? Then how do you convince yourself?"

Sun Ce pointed at the troops behind him,

"This is our most elite force in Jiangdong. Lujiang Shangjia is an elite division that I have been training since my father. Today, I would like to see where the gap between you and me is."

"Do you want to have a military battle?" Liu Xuan asked.

"Why, don't you dare?" Sun Ce said, "I have [-] defenders in Jianye City. If you want to attack with the whole army, I will take over."

"Then what if I won the military battle?"

"You win, my Sun family withdraws from Jianye." Sun Ce raised his head proudly and looked at Liu Xuan,

"But if you lose, you can withdraw from the city. Whether you attack the city head-on or withdraw from Jianye, it's up to you."

When Liu Xuan heard Sun Ce's proposal, he was immediately moved.

There were [-] Jiangdong garrison troops in the city. If the whole army continued to resist and started street fighting in the city, although Liu Xuan was sure of winning in the end, the casualties of ordinary soldiers would definitely be high.

Sun Ce obviously also had confidence in his Lujiang Shangjia, and wanted to use this method to reverse the disadvantage of the city gate's fall.

I have to say that Sun Ce still has some brains.

If Lujiang Shangjia wins, Liu Xuan's army withdraws from the city, and if he wants to attack the city head-on, it will probably be difficult to achieve results.

Originally, this massive frontal siege was just to cover up the real actions of the North Gate.

But when it comes to military battles, Liu Xuan really doesn't know how to lose.

"Okay, military battle, I'll take it."

Liu Xuan smiled confidently, pointed at the troops behind him and said,

"This is the most elite unit in our army, the Tiger Battalion. If the Tiger Battalion confronts your Lujiang Shangjia, you will have no chance."

After saying that, Liu Xuan pointed to the trapped camp on the right,

"This is the trap camp you are familiar with. Its combat power is slightly inferior to that of the Tiger Camp, but it is more than enough to deal with your Lujiang Shangjia."

Sun Ce shouted coldly: "Arrogant! Just in time, my brothers heard that thousands of people from the trapped camp attacked Qu'a. They were quite dissatisfied and wanted to have a chance with them."

Sun Ce pointed at the city gate in front.
"Liu Xuan, you and I will each send 1000 elite troops into the formation. Our Lujiang Shangjia attack target is the city gate, and your trap camp's attack target is the prefectural government office. Whoever captures the target first will win, how about that?"

Liu Xuan nodded,

"Fair enough, I accept."

Having said that, he headed toward Gao Shun,
"Gao Shun obeys the order and leads a thousand elites from the trapped camp to fight against the enemy's army. There is no need to have any worries. Just use your full strength."

Gao Shun received the order, fighting spirit rising in his eyes.

Since the formation of the trap camp, it has not been fully used yet, and he is also looking forward to having a well-matched opponent to verify the effect of his training.

Now, the time has come to clear the name of the trapped camp.

A thousand veterans of the trapped camp were singled out,
These 1000 people are the 1000 people originally formed by Gao Shun. After being tempered by the war, they are all extremely tough.

"Ambition to fall into battle, there is death but not life"

"Those who are trapped in battle will advance but never retreat."

"Target, government office, attack!"

Following Gao Shun's order, the soldiers in the trapped camp roared together, and the 1000 people turned into ten small military formations and took the initiative to attack Lujiang Shangjia.

The commander-in-chief of Lujiang Shangjia is Chen Wu, who is excellent in marksmanship.The Lujiang Shangjia under his command are all also outstanding in martial arts.

Although the soldiers in Gao Shun's trapped camp are physically very strong, Gao Shun emphasizes the cooperation between the teams.

Chen Wu's Lujiang Shangjia focuses on the quality of individual soldiers.

The trapped camp formed a formation and entered the Lujiang Shangjia formation, and the battle between the two sides immediately entered a white-hot state.

Those in Lujiang Shangjia will fight alone, while those in the camp will cooperate with each other.

At the beginning of the battle, neither side could do anything about the other.

Lujiang Shangjia's individual soldiers have strong qualities. Once they hit a soldier in the trapped camp, they will temporarily lose their combat effectiveness.

On the other hand, the soldiers in the trapped camp cooperate with each other tacitly, and the soldiers in the team also have different weapons.

The shield warriors focus on defense, the halberd warriors focus on offense, and there are swordsmen in the middle to support them. The fighting method is somewhat similar to that of Tiger Camp.

However, the advantage of this method of warfare is that every warrior can bring out the best in him.

Moreover, with teammates taking care of them, the casualty rate of soldiers trapped in the camp will be much lower.

Over time, the strengths and weaknesses on the field gradually became apparent.

Although the Lujiang Shangjia is strong, its armor weapons are one level worse than those of the trapped camp, which directly causes the number of casualties in the Lujiang Shangjia to increase faster.

(End of this chapter)