The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 160 Set sail and set sail on my own
Cui Qian took his time and led the people to flee in front, turning his head from time to time and shooting a few arrows. Both elephants were hit by a few arrows, but their skin was thick and thick, and these arrows could not hurt them at all, but instead stimulated them. The ferocity of the dog is becoming more and more urgent.Ou Chu was killed by Cui Qian's three personal guards one after another, and he was so angry that he ordered to pursue him to the death.

Cui Qian led the pirates to run ahead, Ou Chu led two elephants to chase behind, and hundreds of Lin Yiguo barbarians ran behind. This battle showed a one-sided situation from the beginning. He had the upper hand, but what made him depressed was that Cui Qian was slippery like oil. Although he had the upper hand, his results were very limited. He kept chasing for five miles, and the casualties of Cui Qian's men were only more than 30, while his Casualties increased to nearly a hundred.

This made Ou Chu even more irritable. Nearly a hundred casualties were definitely not a negligible number for Lin Yiguo whose total force was only about 100. He had to ask Cui Qian to pay the price.If Cui Qian can be caught, whether he is alive or dead, it will be worthwhile to die another 200 or [-] people.

Ou Liang led his men to chase after him on foot. He was relatively weak and couldn't keep up with the pace. In the end, he could only be carried away by two personal guards. Seeing Ou Chu and the elephant soldiers chasing farther and farther, he suddenly felt a little uneasy. a feeling of.Although Cui Qian has been running away, but he was too calm, he beat and walked away, it didn't look like he was running away, but more like luring the enemy.He suddenly remembered the hundreds of people who had fled from the beginning, and he was startled. Could it be that they were not fleeing, but going to ambush?He raised his head and looked into the distance, there was a short hillside not far away, although it wasn't too big, it was not a problem to ambush a hundred people.

"No, hurry up and stop the prince, the enemy is in ambush." ​​Ou Liang said anxiously to the guards.

The guards ran away.But Ou Liang didn't feel relieved, because although the personal guard ran fast, he was not much faster than the rushing elephant, while Ou Chu, who was at the front, was not far from the hillside.

The son of a daughter can't sit down.Ou Liang suddenly understood a sentence he had heard someone say.

Cui Wu was lying behind a rock, his voice trembling with excitement, this time he caught a big fish, not only a big man from Linyi Kingdom, but also two elephants, this credit is not ordinary.He glared fiercely at the soldiers around him and said, "Open your fucking eyes wide and shoot at the man on the elephant's back, but don't close your eyes and shoot at the two elephants. Although the animal is rough , but if you hit too many arrows, you will be finished, this thing is a rare thing, I can point to it to shame Chen Hai's stick."

The soldiers all held back their laughter, and no one said anything.Cui Wu and Cui Qian, one fell in love with Chen Hai, and the other fell in love with Su Chuleg. These are no secrets, but to these soldiers who were originally pirates and are now Jiaozhou navy soldiers, these It doesn't matter.They only know that their lives are better now than before. Although they can't just grab and kill them at will, they eat well under General Fubo, pay their soldiers in time, and live a stable life. Brothers who died in battle can also get their money. Rich pensions, for them, this is better than anything else.As for the grievances of the Cui family, it has nothing to do with them.

"Master Wu, don't worry, you won't shoot those elephants to death." The personal guard Huaying comforted him.

"Hey, this is the best." Cui Wu stroked the short beard under his jaw like a steel needle, thinking about Chen Hai's possible expression, he smiled complacently.He has always been brooding over the fact that he was captured alive by Chen Hai. Chen Hai was demoted because he escaped, and he also had great opinions on him. The two had fought in private. Cui Wu was not Chen Hai's opponent, and he was beaten by Chen Hai. With a bruised nose and swollen eyes, he didn't expect to beat Chen Hai in fists and kicks. After all, he was more than 20 years older than Chen Hai. In terms of physical strength, he couldn't be Chen Hai's opponent.But if you want to get back this face, you can't look for it in physical strength, then look for it in merit. When the master is promoted, let's see how you, a personal guard, put face on me.

While speaking, Cui Qian had already led his people to escape the slope, and Ou Chu drove two elephants approaching like two heavy chariots.

Two hundred steps! 150 steps!One hundred steps!Eighty steps!

Cui Wu, who couldn't hold back for a long time, shouted loudly: "Shoot!" He shot an arrow first.

With the whistling sound of the long arrows, more than 100 arrows shot at Ou Chu and others on the elephant's back at the same time.Seeing that he could catch up with Cui Qian, Ou Chu didn't expect that someone would ambush him. He was caught off guard and was shot into a porcupine before he even had time to raise his shield.Those archers and spearmen were in the same situation. They didn't have time to react at all, so they were killed by this burst of shooting. The imperial hand sitting in the front got three arrows, and he trembled in pain, turning over from the railing. Flipping up and down, the leash in his hand pulled the running elephant to raise its head, and ran a few steps sideways. With a loud "bang", it fell to the ground, crushing the unrepentant Ou Chu under his body, blood Jetted out from Ou Chu's seven orifices, the heavy pressure crushed all his muscles and bones, his whole body was crushed, and his internal organs were squeezed out and flowed all over the floor.

Seeing this, the driver at the back quickly reined in the elephant. The elephant raised its head and let out a long howl, then rushed out more than a dozen steps before barely holding its feet and circling on the spot.With this turn, the soldiers above suddenly fainted. They held on to the railing tightly to avoid being thrown out. If they were thrown down at this time, who knew if they would be stepped on by an elephant?As for attack or defense, I can't take care of it for a while.

This gave Cui Wu and the others the best chance. The long arrows roared towards them, slaughtering all the soldiers on the elephant's back in a blink of an eye.

After the two elephants were dealt with, Cui Qian led his people to launch a counter-charge, and 2000 people rushed forward, sweeping away the more than 400 barbarians behind like a frenzy.Two hours later, all the fighting was over. Cui Qian captured two elephants, more than 200 prisoners, and killed more than 200 people on the spot. Of the more than 500 barbarians from Linyi Kingdom, only a dozen or so ran away.

What pleased Cui Qian the most was that he not only got two elephants, but also beheaded the prince of Lin Yi.

In return for Sun Shao, he didn't care about who the crown prince of Lin Yiguo was. He immediately ordered to take over Ou Chu's camp, captured the few remaining barbarians, and then ordered the whole army to set off for Rinan County Zhixijuan by boat.After a day and night of sailing, he appeared on the seashore twenty miles outside Xijuan City, and then left Yu Fan to guard the battlefield, and he led his men straight to Xijuan City.

Li Jing, the prefect of Rinan, just received a message from the prefect of Jiuzhen a few days ago.A scholar said that Sun Shao defeated Cui Qian near Hepu, and now he has controlled the entire South China Sea. The governor of Jiaozhou, Buzhi, rushed to Jiaozhi, and Shi Xie had bowed his head and surrendered. He decided to hand over Jiaozhou and accept the management of Bu Zhi, hoping that Li Jing would do it for himself.When Li Jing was doubting whether he should surrender or not, and how to explain Lin Yiguo's affairs, the massacre of people in the prince district of Linyi Kingdom happened in Chu, Li Jing regretted it very much, because of the confrontation between Shijia and Buzhi, innocent people were implicated , which is inconsistent with his original intention.He sent envoys to question Ou Chu, but he was killed by Ou Chu unexpectedly. Just when he decided to raise troops to drive Ou Chu out, Sun Shao led people to surround Xijuan (near Guangzhi, Vietnam today).

Although Li Jing was very surprised, he had already made preparations to defend the city a few months ago, so although Sun Shao came suddenly, he still ordered the city gate to be closed in time, preparing to fight to the end with Sun Shao.

While Sun Shao sent people to persuade him to surrender, he recruited Su Chuke and Cui Qian to discuss the siege of the city.Since Li Jing closed the city gate, it is obvious that the possibility of surrender is not high, and perhaps the only way is to attack by force.

"Although Xijuan City is not high, if the ants attack the city, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties." Su Chuleg had fought in battle and knew the difficulty of besieging the city, so he was the first to express his opinion.

Cui Qian looked at the top of the city, thought about it, did he agree with Su Chugui's opinion: "Looking at Li Jing's appearance, he should have been prepared to defend the city long ago. We couldn't cause a surprise attack, so we had to make long-term preparations. It's just that , this food and grass can't last too long."

Sun Shao sized them up and smiled faintly.He knows the psychology of these two people.Su Thick Legs is telling the truth, but Cui Qian has some intentions of taking a school exam. He was forced to surrender to him, and he has always been unconvinced. Now it depends on how he solves this problem. If he, Sun Shao, cannot attack as soon as possible If he went to Xijuan City, Cui Qian would no longer see him. When the time came, he would most likely be able to stand on his own again.

The problem right now is that there is no siege equipment, and there is only one way to attack by force, and the casualties of Yifu will be huge, Cui Qian will definitely not take the initiative, and Su thick legs will hesitate, probably only the one who can listen to him Chen Hai, Ding Feng, Zhao Xiu and others.The best way is of course to build siege equipment first, but his rations are limited, and if he delays for a long time, he may be in a dilemma.

"I can't wait." Since the two pirate leaders were not proactive, and Sun Shao had no intention of discussing with them, he said straight to the point: "My return trip was originally borne by merchant ships, but now it's half a hour. We will not be able to leave. The prince of Lin Yiguo was killed by Jianzhong again. I am afraid that the crossing of the sea will not go smoothly. We are facing the danger of food shortage. To break this deadlock, we can only quickly break down Xijuan and supplement it with autumn grain from Xijuan City. .”

"But..." Cui Qian smacked his lips with a look of embarrassment.

"No but." Sun Shao pointed with his hand: "Can the little Xijuan City stop me? Take a break, both of you, and watch me break it for you."

Cui Qian looked at Sun Shao teasingly. He felt that Sun Shao was talking big. Now that Sun Shao had less than two thousand direct descendants, it would undoubtedly be a dream to break through Xijuan City without siege equipment.He smiled faintly: "So, I'll wait and see the general's bravery."

Sun Shao looked at him calmly and smiled: "Jianzhong, last time you just saw my majesty in naval battles, this time I will show you how I attacked the city."

Cui Qian's complexion changed, a cold light flashed in a pair of slender eyes, and then he nodded unnaturally: "Qian will wait and see." After speaking, he turned and left without looking back.

Su's thick legs were a little awkward, and he looked at Sun Shao worriedly: "General, is there really a way to break the city?"

"Of course there is a way." Sun Shao looked at Su's thick legs leisurely, his mouth twisted: "If I can't break through this little Xijuan City, how can I cross the sea?"

Su Chuleg shook his head: "General, you can cross the sea because of the sharp attacking warships. Now you have nothing at hand. It is not easy to break through Xijuan City."

"It's okay." Sun Shao waved his hand, interrupting Su's thick legs: "Go back to the camp and rest, and see how I break the city."

Su Chuleg frowned. He felt that Sun Shao was a little too arrogant. Just now, he was a bit of a joke with Cui Qian, and now he is excluded from the group who is willing to help. Isn't this a bit too much?Or have you been winning battles recently, a little ignorant?

"Then I will wait for the general's good news." Su Chukuai cupped his hands, turned around and took two steps, and then turned his head: "General, don't worry, go to attack the city. With Su Chugui here, nothing will happen."

Sun Shao smiled, and he nodded slightly: "So, Brother Lao Su is here."

Su's thick legs smiled, cupped his hands, and strode away.

Chen Hai, Ding Feng, Shuai Zeng, Zhao Xiu and others looked at each other, turned around without saying a word, cupped their hands and said, "I wish to follow the general to the death."

Sun Shao raised his head, sighed, and glanced at the faces of Chen Hai and others one by one: "Do you have confidence?"

Chen Hai and the others looked at each other and smiled wryly. Obviously they were just ready to fight Sun Shao to the death, but they didn't think that Sun Shao could really break the city.Sun Shao chuckled, but he seemed confident. He stroked the knife ring, and looked at Chen Hai and Ding Feng without saying a word:
"Is Xijuan City as strong as Wan City?"

Chen Hai and Ding Feng smiled at each other, and said without thinking: "How can Xijuan City compare with Wan City?"

"It is said that General Zhechong attacked Wancheng back then, took the lead, broke the city and went to court, is there such a thing?"

Hearing this, Chen Hai's dejected face suddenly glowed, and he nodded heavily: "That's right, it's true. Hai had the honor to follow General Zhechong to ascend first."

Ding Feng also cheered up: "Does the general want to follow the example of General Zhechong?"

Sun Shao smiled: "Tigers don't show their power, they treat me as a sick cat. They think that we only rely on the sharpness of our warships to win battles, but they don't know that our most powerful is not our warships, but our courage to go forward. General Zhechong Hundreds of people attacked Cao Ying, why did they use any battle equipment? He only used the courage to look down on the heroes of the world. Although Sun Shao is not talented, but now he has the strong men who fought with General Zhechong. Xijuan City is just a small test, why? That's enough."

When Chen Hai and Ding Feng heard this, they immediately felt their blood boil.Sun Shao's subordinates are now divided into four forces. Among them, the East China Sea pirates under Su Chu's legs are the most numerous, with a total of nearly 5000 people. In fact, Cui Qian's South China Sea pirates are the most numerous, with a total of more than [-] people. Among Ning's troops and the navy of Houguan Shipyard, Gan Ning originally belonged to the smallest number and the weakest strength. Under Sun Shao's account, he has never been valued by others.But today, Sun Shao entrusted them with heavy responsibility and treated them as confidantes like Zhao Xiu and others. This was a great honor for Chen Hai and Ding Feng who were a little uneasy at first.In their view, Sun Shao threw away the most powerful Su Chugui and Cui Qian, and left the opportunity to them. It was trust in them and a chance to make meritorious deeds.

"Chen Hai is not talented, and he is willing to be promoted to the governor of the city." Chen Hai knelt down on one knee, raised his fists with both hands above his head, and shouted loudly.

"Ding Feng is not talented, and he is willing to be promoted to the governor of the city." Ding Feng, not to be outdone, knelt down and shouted loudly.

"You don't want to be promoted to governor, I will take it for myself." Sun Shao pointed to his nose: "You all attack the city with me, and see how Xijuan City compares to Wan City? Look at me, Sun Shao, can you Whether you are on the same level as General Zhechong, are you qualified to lead you to conquer the world after General Zhechong?"

Chen Hai and the others were taken aback for a moment, and their confidence rose even more.Gan Ning is famous for his bravery, but Sun Shao is not weak either. He rode through Cao Ying alone and fought against Zhang Liao, and Gan Ning was the limelight. The important thing is that this shows that he regards Gan Ning as a hero, instead of just treating Gan Ning as a brave fighter like others.For those like Chen Hai who once followed Gan Ning, this is a great honor, and it is worth repaying with their lives.

"I swear to follow the general!"

"Let the brothers have a full meal. After half an hour, let them see our majesty. Tonight in Xijuan City, I will celebrate for you." Sun Shaolang shouted, waved his hand, and ordered Chen Hai and others to go Prepare.

Chen Hai and the others responded abruptly and dispersed.

Li Jing looked at Sun Shao and the others who neither camped nor retreated from the top of the city, and were puzzled.Is he attacking the city?Not like.If he wanted to attack the city, he had to send people to rush to make equipment, no matter how simple it was, he had to build hundreds of ladders, right?Although Xijuan City is only one foot and five feet high, it cannot be climbed up with bare hands. If you want to build so many ladders, it will not take a day and a half. Ready to sleep out of town?Are you going to retreat?Surrounded by a dozen people, the young general pointed at the city wall, apparently arranging the siege, showing no sign of giving up.

This is Sun Shao?Li Jing looked at this young man who was the most popular in Jiaozhou recently from a distance, feeling a little confused.When he arrived in Jiaozhou last year, he was just a supporting role at first, but he swallowed the headhunter in one gulp, and then he made a strange incident about the navy escorting the merchant ship. Following the merchants' footprints, his reputation quickly spread throughout Jiaozhou.These sounds are already surprising, but his record this year is even more jaw-dropping. First, he conquered the great pirate Su Chugao in the East China Sea in one fell swoop, and then captured the pirate king Cui Qian in the South China Sea. In a few months, the situation in Jiaozhou was turned upside down. The Shi family who had been in Jiaozhou for 30 years was disgraced by him, and they could only bow their heads to Bu Zhi.

In front of such a person, can Xijuan City be defended?In a trance, Li Jing had a very bad premonition.He suddenly thought of the well-known little overlord of Jiangdong, Sun Ce. Sun Ce crossed the river with more than a thousand people, fought south and north in a few years, conquered the six counties of Jiangdong, and laid the foundation of Jiangdong.As his son, Sun Shao has always been unknown. Many people think that there is a big gap between him and the indomitable Sun Ce, but now it seems that these are all wrong. Even worse than Sun Ce.The difference is that Sun Ce is famous in Jiangdong, while Sun Shao's reputation comes from naval battles. Now, he is about to start his first battle on land. Will his Xijuan City be his first spoils of war?
(End of this chapter)