Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 416 Jingzhou Crisis 1
After capturing Fancheng, while Sun Jian sent troops to Fancheng to collect the supplies in the warehouse of Fancheng, he also sent people to inquire about Cheng Pu.

After learning all the plans and the ins and outs of the whole thing from Sun Ce, Sun Jian naturally praised Sun Ce in front of the generals. After all, this victory was won by Sun Ce, and Sun Ce just led the army. Having such a great military exploit is indeed worth celebrating.

But after the generals dispersed, Sun Jian's expression became less bright. He left Sun Ce in his tent, and at the same time ordered his soldiers to guard the tent and not allow anyone to approach.

Sun Ce thought that his father had some secret matter to discuss with him, but before he could ask, Sun Jian scolded him with a dark face: "Nizi, you are so hardened now that you dare to disobey the military order, do you know that?" What are the consequences of taking down Fancheng?"

Sun Ce knelt in front of Sun Jian, but he did not lower his head. Even when Sun Jian was scolding him, he still looked up at Sun Jian.

When Sun Jian stopped swearing, Sun Ce replied: "My son did this, and my father allowed it. It's not my fault. Moreover, my son is right."

"Presumptuous, you still have a temper, who taught you to fight like this." Sun Jian scolded: "Do you know what consequences your cleverness will bring?"

"Brother taught me to march and fight..."

"Fart, if the general is as reckless as you, he is not a general. You can learn a little bit from the general, and you really think you are amazing."

"If the child refuses to accept it, even if there is something wrong, the father should make it clear."

"Huh, you rebellious son, you are still so stubborn in your bones. Tell me first why you didn't follow my order and sent troops privately. Your Uncle Cheng Pu must have persuaded you. You are probably trying to suppress people. Tell me, what is it?" The reason made you send troops privately."

Hearing this, Sun Ce stood up and pointed to the map on the table and said, "Father, please look, Fancheng is here, but the place where I led the army to hide is near Chaisang. The distance between the two places is far away. The main force of the enemy army, and then order me to assist in the attack, it will also delay a lot of time, which will delay the opportunity of the battle.

When the troops were divided, my father knew that I was only going to lead the cavalry into battle, but he still sent two thousand elite infantry with me without asking if I agreed.In my opinion, this is the cue my father gave me.

Since my soldiers and horses are used as dark hands, naturally they cannot reveal their tracks, but there is still a big difference between 3000 men and 5000 men. If I want to hide tracks for 5000 men, it is much more difficult than hiding tracks for [-] cavalry. , coupled with the problem of food and supplies, the two thousand elite infantry is a drag on me, and my father should not be ignorant of this.

Moreover, with your father's talent, how could you not know the strengths and weaknesses of the cavalry? If I have kept the cavalry hidden, why should I form the cavalry? But if I have to bring two thousand infantry with me every time I move, then How can I take advantage of the mobility of my cavalry and the advantages of express delivery.

Therefore, when my father allocated me two thousand infantry and at the same time transferred Uncle Cheng Pu to my command, I understood what my father meant.It is difficult for three thousand cavalry to pose a threat to the enemy's main force, but it is best to harass the enemy.

As for the [-] infantry, my father must have left them for me to be sloppy, in order to deceive the enemy, and Uncle Cheng Pu was the commander of the two thousand infantry, because Uncle Cheng Pu's qualifications and ability were among the best in the army, Only he can make the best use of the two thousand infantry. "

Sun Jian's face finally eased a little, he nodded and replied: "Then you never thought about the end of disobeying the military order?"

"As a general, how can you be so pedantic." Sun Ce replied: "My elder brother has said that soldiers have no permanent momentum, and water has no permanent shape. If I only follow my father's orders, then why should I lead an army alone? Since I am The commander of an army naturally has to consider the overall situation while also thinking about his own troops."

"Hmph, anyway, at least you are not stupid, otherwise the general will be mad at you." Sun Jian concealed his inner joy. In fact, he admired Sun Ce's sneak attack plan very much. If there were not some loopholes in this plan, Sun Jian almost wanted to praise Sun Ce as a Hussar of the Sun family.

"Is it over?" Sun Jian asked coldly, "Do you feel that your plan is perfect, do you feel that you have broken the deadlock by doing this, do you feel that you can command thousands of troops..."

A series of questions made Sun Ce calm down. He knew that his father had something to say, to be precise, he wanted to point out his own shortcomings, but Sun Ce still couldn't think of any problems.

He looked at Sun Jian blankly, hoping to get an answer from his father.

Sun Jian shook his head and sighed: "Oh, you are still young after all, and you don't think carefully about things. When will you be able to think carefully about things like you sworn brothers before doing things, and you will be qualified to lead the army alone.

What you said before is correct, I did intend to dispatch those two thousand elite infantry to be your commander, and I also sent Cheng Pu there on purpose. Plan, which also shows that you have really used your brain.

But, do you know how Cheng Pu led 2000 men against Huang Zu's [-] troops? If I lost General Cheng Pu and his [-] elite soldiers because I wanted to capture Fancheng, then I still have the ability to continue attacking Jingzhou Is it necessary?

Also, your idea of ​​defrauding the city is very good, but you were able to take Fancheng smoothly only because of your luck, not because of your good plan.Why didn't you send someone to notify me in advance, at least I can lead the army as a response.

You don't have to lead people to rush into the enemy's formation when you are holding on to the city gate. You have to understand that you are not a simple general. If something goes wrong with you, do you think your subordinates can continue to hold on to the city gate?

Your luck is indeed pretty good. Your reinforcements will arrive before the second wave of enemy troops defend the city. This is your luck.You have to understand that the enemy soldiers were scared away by the torches outside the city, not by you.

Fortunately, you sent people to carry more torches in advance, and you made good use of those captives, creating the illusion of an army of [-].But, Bo Fu, your plan to defraud the city has many loopholes. If you meet a foresight general defending the city, how sure do you think you are of taking down Fancheng?

Don't tell me what depends on man's efforts, and don't say that what is planned depends on man and what happens. You are the commander of an army and you cannot shirk your responsibilities. You must understand that you are still too young and have too many things to learn. "

After hearing Sun Jian's explanation, Sun Ce now feels afraid. Indeed, he himself thinks that it is too easy to win Fancheng. As his father said, his luck is indeed good. In vain.

However, this is not what Sun Ce is concerned about now. Just now Sun Jian said that Cheng Pu and the 2000 infantry would be in danger.

"Father, is Uncle Cheng Pu really in danger?" Sun Ce asked anxiously.

"There must be danger, and this is the biggest loophole in your plan." Sun Jian sighed and replied: "In order to help you complete this plan, Cheng Pu must find a way to contain Huang Zu's [-] troops.

But he doesn't know how long he will persist. If you still can't take Fancheng, he has to persist until the whole army dies in battle.You didn't make a good aftermath plan with Cheng Pu, which will make it impossible for him to withdraw.

You child, alas, I really don’t know what to say about you, if you let other people mistakenly think that you are willing to sacrifice the lives of your subordinates in order to win, how many people do you think will be willing to sacrifice their lives for you? well. "

"Then, the boy will lead the troops to rescue now."

"I have sent Huang Gai to lead [-] infantry. If you wait for your reaction to come to the rescue, I'm afraid everyone will die."

"I know I was wrong, Father, please give me a chance to redeem my crimes. There are still more than 700 cavalry warriors under my command. I will use cavalry to attack, and within half a day I can harass Huang Zu's army. Uncle Huang Gai's infantry, I can save more time."

"It's good to understand. I have ordered the cavalry to gather. You rebellious son, what are you still doing here? Huang Zuna will soon get the news that Fancheng has been captured. Now it depends on who is faster. Make good use of your cavalry , don’t disappoint your father.”

"The child takes orders, and I will go down to rescue."

After finishing speaking, Sun Ce rushed out without looking back. Huang Zu still had an army of [-], which was the main force of Fancheng. If this army was not wiped out, Fancheng would not be safe. Cheng Pu is indeed in trouble now, and he really needs help.

The mobility of the cavalry is indeed much stronger than that of the infantry, especially when there are more than 2000 cavalry lightly armed, the marching speed is several times faster than Huang Zu's [-] army.When Sun Jian captured Fancheng, Huang Zu is now sending people to round up Cheng Pu's [-] Jiangdong Army.

Cheng Pu is also not mediocre. Of course he understands that it is difficult for the two thousand Jiangdong army to defeat the enemy head-on, so from the beginning he did not intend to face the enemy head-on.Even with the [-] forwards sent by Huang Zu, Cheng Pu retreated after only a symbolic resistance.

Anyway, Cheng Pu understood a truth. He had only 2000 people on his side, and if he couldn't beat them, he would run away. He didn't believe that he couldn't outrun the opponent's [-] troops. After all, Huang Zu probably didn't have the guts to order the [-] troops to disperse and pursue them.

However, both sides understood that this was just a stopgap measure. Huang Zu had the advantage in numbers, and he could slowly exhaust Cheng Pu by using wheel-to-wheel battles. As long as Cheng Pu dared to face them head-on once, Huang Zu was sure to take them all down.

It's a pity that Huang Zu didn't even know that his rear was copied, otherwise, he probably didn't have the heart to talk to Cheng Pu now.There were also many rout soldiers who escaped from Fancheng, but unfortunately they failed to escape to Huang Zu's camp in the shortest time.

Although Sun Ce set off late, his subordinates were all cavalry, and it took him half a day to catch up with Huang Zu's army. Huang Zu was destined to lose this battle.

(End of this chapter)