Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 417 Jingzhou Crisis 2
Most of Sun Ce's cavalry were fighting continuously, and their physical strength was high. Facing Huang Zu's [-] army, Sun Ce also knew that he was invincible. A bereaved dog is no longer worthy of Sun Ce's death.

In fact, Huang Zu also felt a little strange, because the grain and grass in Fancheng were not delivered in time according to the original plan, but Huang Zu didn't think about it carefully. In his opinion, maybe the troops escorting the grain and grass encountered some troubles or It was only a day or two of delay on the road, after all, I have only sent troops for less than two days now.

After some hunting, plus Huang Zu divided the 2000-strong army into four, three soldiers took turns chasing Cheng Pu’s army, and the remaining one was used as a reserve team. No matter how good you are at fighting in the mountains, you can't afford it.

Huang Zu is not a purely incompetent person. After all, the generals sent by Liu Biao to guard Jiangxia are not only Liu Biao's compromise with the local aristocratic family to a certain extent, but also Huang Zu himself is actually Some talent.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Huang Zu to stick to Jiangxia after losing battles with Sun Jian. Of course, there are reasons for Sun Jian's lack of confidence, but it is undeniable that if he hadn't met such a difficult opponent as Sun Jian, Huang Zu may not become what he is now.

If Huang Zu is not as good as Sun Jian, there should be no objection, but if Huang Zu is not as good as Cheng Pu, I am afraid Huang Zu himself will not agree.After all, Cheng Pu was just one of Sun Jian's generals, Huang Zu didn't think he would be inferior to Cheng Pu, especially now that he had the advantage in the strength of the army, he didn't think he would lose to Cheng Pu.

At the beginning, Cheng Pu planned to use two thousand infantry to pretend to be an army of five thousand. Before he fought Huang Zu, Huang Zu was indeed deceived. Unfortunately, when Huang Zu sent someone to make a tentative attack Cheng Pu's side was exposed. No matter how strong 2000 people are, it is difficult to hold up the posture of 5000 people in front of a strong enemy.

This is why Huang Zu pursued him so hard. He knew how much the killing of Cheng Pu would affect the Jiangdong Army. Cheng Pu was Sun Jian's number one brave general. Pu, Sun Jian must not be far from retreating.

In fact, Huang Zu's idea was indeed right. Jiangdong had limited troops, let alone generals, and there were only a few of them fighting.It is no exaggeration to say that Cheng Pu is Sun Jian's right-hand man. If Cheng Pu is really killed, Sun Jian's career will probably take a big step down.

Huang Zu, who was excited, failed to worry about the possibility of abnormalities in Fancheng. The key is that Fancheng has the advantages of a city. No matter how you say it, there are more than 1 defenders in the city, and there are many defensive equipment. There should be more than enough troops on the other side of the Sun Jian River.

It's a pity that there are always variables in many things, and Sun Ce is this variable. I'm afraid even Huang Zu didn't expect that it would be an immature child who ruined his major affairs.

When Huang Zu commanded the army to encircle and suppress Cheng Pu's troops, a group of cavalry appeared behind the Fancheng army. Sun Ce had already discovered the traces of Huang Zu's army, but he did not attack immediately. Huang Zu had [-] soldiers and horses, and he only had cavalry If it is less than three thousand, if you fight recklessly, you will probably lose a lot, so Sun Ce has been waiting for an opportunity.

When Cheng Pu's side pushed and retreated, stretching the battle line, causing Huang Zu's troops to lose their formation because they were chasing Cheng Pu's army, Sun Ce really ordered an attack.

"Like a wolf, keep an eye on your opponent, wait for the right moment, and kill him with one blow." Sun Ce stared at the driven Huang Zujun and said coldly, "Brother, I remember everything you taught me. Today, I will use Huang Zu's knife."

After finishing speaking, Sun Ce led the last 500 cavalry to charge. These 200 cavalry were the elite among the 300 cavalry, and they were also the most powerful cavalry team that Sun Ce could organize. Riding and shooting, the remaining [-] people are good at fighting and killing.

"Fancheng has fallen, surrender to avoid death,,,,,,"

The cavalry also shouted slogans to surrender when they charged the enemy's formation, which was conducive to quickly disintegrating the enemy's morale.

Huang Zu had 1 men under his command. It stands to reason that it would not be so easy to be overwhelmed by Sun Ce's cavalry, but what he should never have done was to focus all his attention on Cheng Pu, and all the elite troops were sent to encircle and suppress Cheng Pu. Pu, although Cheng Pu had been pushed into a desperate situation, he had also exposed his rear.

The dispersed Huang Zu's army fled in all directions, but was driven by Sun Ce's cavalry to rush towards Huang Zu's front army. This driving tactic is most suitable for attacking enemy positions.While Sun Ce was attacking swiftly, Cheng Pu also launched a counterattack, catching Huang Zujun by surprise.

Two hours later, Huang Zu's army was defeated, and Sun Ce had led a thousand cavalry to chase and kill the remnants of the enemy. However, because the surrounding area was surrounded by forests, it was not conducive for the cavalry to gallop, so many of the defeated troops managed to escape, and Sun Ce also captured them. Just over 2000 people.

After all, Huang Zu didn't have the courage to fight to the death with Sun Ce's army. After he led 3000 troops to escape, the rest of them couldn't last long. The [-] army was defeated like this. , Huang Zu is already a sick wolf that has lost its minions.

Although Huang Zu escaped successfully, he still has a lot of things to solve.Compared with other generals, Huang Zu still knew how to gather the defeated troops and approach Xiangyang. When he returned to Xiangyang, Huang Zu had nearly 8000 troops under his command.

This is also due to the fact that many of the defenders successfully escaped during the Battle of Fancheng, and Sun Ce led the cavalry to defeat Huang Zu and was unable to continue the pursuit, which led to Huang Zu's ability to win so many troops.

After entering Xiangyang and meeting Liu Biao, Huang Zu naturally cried bitterly. The main responsibility for the Battle of Fancheng had to be Huang Zu's resistance, but Huang Zu had to give a suitable reason, otherwise, he would just punish Huang Zu. I'm afraid it's not enough to appease Liu Biao's anger.

"My lord, Sun Jian's army is unstoppable and the last general is incompetent. Under Sun Jian's successive attacks, the last general lost Fancheng. Please punish me, my lord." These were the first words Huang Zu said when he saw Liu Biao.

Before, Liu Biao had received the news that Fancheng had been captured. At that time, he was not very sure. After all, Huang Zu had not yet sent the battle report, and it was reported that Huang Zu still had [-] elite soldiers in his hands, and he had a chance to take back Fancheng. .

But before Liu Biao sent someone to contact Huang Zu, this guy came back with eight thousand defeated soldiers.Fortunately, Liu Biao also had some understanding of Sun Jian, so when Huang Zu said that Sun Jian's soldiers were elite and brave, he did not deny it.

"You have Fancheng in your hands, and you have more than 2 elite soldiers under your command. Even if Sun Jian is powerful, you shouldn't be defeated so quickly." Liu Biao said angrily, "Say, what's going on?"

"Sun Jian's thieves are very cunning. The last general deployed his troops to guard the city gate. Sun Jian couldn't get close to the city wall even after two days of attack." Huang Zu quickly replied: "But, who would have thought that Sun Jian sent a team of 5000 men before he sent troops. The partial teacher detoured to our Jingzhou territory.

This side division is doing all kinds of evil, intending to cut off our army's food supply, the final general had no choice but to lead the army out of the city to attack this side division, and the commander of this side division is the number one fierce general under Sun Jian's command, Cheng Pu, I feel that if Cheng Pu can be captured or killed If not, Sun Jian will retreat.

Originally, I commanded the army to besiege Cheng Pu. As long as the siege lasts for a long time, Cheng Pu's troops will surely perish. I don't want Sun Jian, the thief, to cheat and open the gate of the city. The rear of our army.

Under such circumstances, the general had to lead his troops to retreat.My lord, it's not that the last general is unwilling to contribute, but that the cavalry of the rebel army is too fierce. Sun Jian's cavalry commander is his eldest son, Sun Ce. This Sun Ce is sworn brother with the general, and Sun Ce is very good at cavalry tactics. The general's true biography, even if the last general's subordinates fight desperately, how can they defeat their cavalry?

A field battle with the cavalry is to attack the enemy's strengths with your own strengths. The last general ordered to retreat in order to preserve his vitality. Fortunately, the last general did not forget to take over the cover when he led the army to retreat, so Sun Ce did not take advantage of the loopholes. "

After saying this, Huang Zu knelt down on the ground and refused to get up. After hearing Huang Zu's explanation, everyone understood that this was Huang Zu's rhetoric, and there must be a lot of water in it. But, to be honest, Huang Zu just needed Just a rhetoric.

Anyway, Huang Zu's family is still very important. Even if Huang Zu lost Fancheng, Liu Biao would not be able to cut off Huang Zu's head. Now Huang Zu said that his failure had nothing to do with him. Just looking for an excuse.

However, Huang Zu didn't talk nonsense. At least when he mentioned that there were [-] cavalry in Jiangdong, the corners of Liu Biao's mouth twitched twice. It is clear that five hundred cavalry could turn the tide of the battle back then, but now the opponent has three thousand cavalry, which is indeed not to be underestimated.

"Go to the side, and I'll settle the score with you later, hum." Liu Biao scolded, "After fighting with Sun Jian for so long, don't you still know his details? This time you lost so badly, you still have the face to come back. roll."

After the scolding, Liu Biao also felt that something was wrong, but the problem has not been resolved. Now Sun Jian's army should have been stationed in Fancheng. If he doesn't send people to resist, he is afraid that Jiangdong's army will continue to advance. .

However, it is also difficult for Liu Biao to make a decision now. After all, he is now fighting on two fronts. Apart from Sun Jian on this side, the Huainan Army is challenging him on the other side.

"Everyone, Yiyang is here to report that Yuan Shu's army has been besieging Anfeng for several days. According to my estimation, Anfeng has probably been captured now. Now that Sun Jian has captured Fancheng, tell me, what should we do?" Liu Biao had to ask everyone for advice.

"My lord, for the present plan, the only way is to stick to the city." Kuai Liang stood up and said, "After the Huainan army is defeated, General Cai Mao can lead his army back to help. At that time, Sun Jian will surely retreat. Besides, I am in Xiangyang City. Qiangjian, if Jiangdong's army wants to attack, it will definitely suffer heavy losses, Sun Jian cannot understand this, so I feel that when Sun Jian feels that he can't attack, he will probably withdraw his troops."

"Well, whatever, I will leave this matter to you. Send me an order to Cai Mao to repel the Huainan army as soon as possible. I, Jingzhou, can't stand the torment of war."

The advancement of the Jiangdong Army has indeed put Jingzhou into an embarrassing situation. I am afraid that Liu Biao himself will not know what will happen next.

(End of this chapter)